The Shot & The Chaser

Apr 09 2025 132 ep. 95 mins 10
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The Shot & The Chaser is a weekly podcast where Nick, Matt, and Joey get together to watch 1 disturbing movie and follow it up with 1 socially acceptable movie and try to find the resemblences.

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Incendies/Ride the Eagle - The Inability to Pronounce Villeneuve Returns

Apr 09 2025 89 mins  
WE ARE BACK! Sorry we went MIA, things got a little hectic here but (as previously stated) we are SO back. Returning from our temporary hiatus, we got to watch one of Denis Villeneuve's earlier hits, Incendies. To chase this down we watch the definitive covid movie, Ride the Eagle. Drinking Buddies fans rejoice! Nick launches himself into the Gundam universe, Joey defends a new mov

I Saw the Devil/Oh God - Morgan Freeman God or George Burns God?

Mar 12 2025 96 mins  
We're kicking off the new schedule with quite a combo. For our shot, the boys finally checked out I Saw the Devil (we love you Old Boy) and to chase this down we checked out the famous On Cinema bit, Oh God starring George Burns. Which sparks the title debate. Which God are you worshipping? Matt tells us all about the block chain, Nick's fridge won't stop running, and Joey continue

The 2025 Oscar Special - Emilia Perez Sweep Unlocked

Mar 05 2025 85 mins  
JK thank god, but could you imagine? Oscar season is over and we are going over our thoughts and very important opinions on this year's turbulent award ceremony. It's controversial every year and this year was no different. From it's musical choice during the In Memoriam to the new record for longest acceptance speech in Oscar history, we discuss it all! So good to be done with Osc

Sing Sing/Memoir of a Snail - Oscar Season Comes to an End

Feb 26 2025 89 mins  
It's been quite a journey, but we are at the homestretch of Oscar season! For this week's shot, the fellas got to check out Sing Sing, a profoundly under-loved nomination. To chase this down, most of us complete our animation nominations with Memoir of a Snail. The fellas go over some Oscar predictions, Emilia Perez remains hated, and who will complete the entire Oscar list this ye

The Girl with the Needle/Maria - The Monkey Musical Cinematic Universe

Feb 19 2025 78 mins  
Only one more Oscar episode after this! On this week's episode, the boys dive into one of the best international nominations with The Girl with the Needle which disturbed us a lot more than we were expecting from an Oscar nomination. To chase this down, we watched Pablo Larrain's Maria, the 3rd installment in his 'Lady in Heels' trilogy. Best cinematography nomination? Unfortunatel

Nickel Boys/Flow - The Hidden Oscar Gem

Feb 12 2025 94 mins  
If you thought we hated Emilia Perez last week BOY are you in for a treat today. A movie that really deserves your attention this Oscar season is our shot, Nickel Boys. To chase this down, we checked out the 2 time Oscar nominated animated film, Flow, a sad animal movie that Joey prefaced by saying "It's not sad." Emilia Perez is still terrible, Nick has a watch party, and Matt sha

Emilia Perez/A Real Pain - The Oscar Binge Begins

Feb 05 2025 98 mins  
It was A Real Pain having to watch Emilia Perez! After the nominations (awful) were announced we decided to take the next few weeks to knock out some of the heavy hitters for these years Academy Awards beginning with THE most controversial film Emilia Perez. A wildly racist AND transphobic hunk of waste! To chase this down, we watched Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain which was neither

The Brutalist/Grand Theft Hamlet - A Beautiful Day at the Alamo

Jan 29 2025 79 mins  
It's Oscar szn baby! To kick things off, the boys took a day trip to the Alamo and witnessed The Brutalist in all it's glory. To chase this down, we checked out the Mubi doc Grand Theft Hamlet, a movie filmed entirely in GTA online. We go over our wonderful meals, the beauty of the intermission, and a basic movie theater etiquette review as some people (in an Alamo no less) have fo

Dune 1984/Spice World - If You Wanna Be My Lover, You Gotta Free My People

Jan 22 2025 93 mins  
Absolutely insane that the last David Lynch movie we watched together was Dune mere days before his death. We are very emotional about it, but listen to how chipper we are in this episode because next week the laughing stops. To chase down the sci fi epic, we watched a true Lynchian masterpiece, Spice World! Nick scolds Matt on his Kingdom Hearts play style, Joey begins his descent

Carnal Knowledge/I Love You, Man - Boyhood is a Spectrum

Jan 15 2025 83 mins  
Fellas, is it gay to love your homie and respect women? On this week's episode, the boys watch their first Mike Nichols movie together with Carnal Knowledge. To chase this down, we watched I Love You, Man and were all under the impression that Judd Apatow had something to do with this. Are we wrong for assuming that? Nick doesn't think Jack Nicholson has any sex appeal, Joey descri