Movie Food

Tightrope (1984) w/ Brandon Boozer

Brandon Boozer returns to discuss Clint Eastwood and his 1984 film Tightrope. We discuss Clint's career, why the movie is set in New Orleans, Clint's parenting style, and why Clint's so damn rambunctious in this film (32:00). 

But first in our Appetizers (5:00): we discuss Clint Eastwood's social media accounts, True Detective Season 4 and giving up on TV shows. Also, Corrections & Retractions and a new possible segment: Mandela Effect or Man-Duuuh Effect.

32:00 Main Course: Tightrope (1984, written/directed by Richard Tuggle, co-directed by Clint & starring Clint) 

1:55:00 Wine Pairings for Tightrope

1:59:00 The Game (MILFcast trivia game courtesy of Kai Parker)

NOTES:

Speed Zoo

Clint Eastwood's X Account

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The Terminator (1984) w/ Will Hayes

Will Hayes (Tech CEO & expert in A.I. powered-search) joins Carlo & Steve to breakdown The Terminator (1984). How likely is the Terminator-scenario? Is it already happening? Should we just chill out? Is Reese No-Fap? We explore all scenarios and MORE! 

9:00 The Main Course: The Terminator (directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the current state of A.I.

1:22:30 Wine Pairings for The Terminator

1:25:00 The Game (MILFcast trivia game courtesy of Kai Parker)

NOTES:

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Swing Shift (1984) w/ Keith Uhlich

Film critic Keith Uhlich (Slant, Time Out New York) joins Carlo & Steve to breakdown Swing Shift (1984, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Goldie Hawn) and why the Custom Workprint Edit is superior to the theatrical release. Keith describes how we got from Demme’s initial work print to the theatrical release, and everything that happened to get to the Custom Workprint version (1:21:00).

But first, Keith describes his film review style, favorite auteur film makers, and his love of The X-Files and Vince Gilligan.

1:21:00 Main Course: discussion of Swing Shift (1984) and Jonathan Demme’s career

3:27:00 Wine Pairings for Swing Shift

3:47:00 Keith plays The Game (MILFcast trivia game, thank you Kai Parker)

 

NOTES

Check out Keith's Substack (All(PARENTHESES))

Sight & Sound Article, Swing Shift: the unmaking of a masterpiece?

Abel Ferrara Highlights on Youtube

Demme's Standing Rock documentary

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Rockers (1978) w/ Petros Papadakis

Petros Papadakis (Petros & Money Show and college football analyst) returns to discuss Rockers, the roots reggae classic starring Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and nearly every reggae hero of the 1970s. A real celebration of music, people, and hustling culture!

But first in our Appetizers (1:00), Petros describes his radio style, the birth of the Secret Textoso Line, and his recently watched movies.

14:00 The Main Course: Rockers (1978, directed by Theodoros Bafaloukos)

47:00 Wine Pairings for Rockers

51:00 The Game (MILFcast trivia game)

 

NOTES:

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

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Check out the Petros and Money Show

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Movie Tournament - Season 2

32 movies enter the Tournament… but only ONE can be crowned the CHAMPION!!

The Insider (1999) vs. Se7en (1995)

Poor Things (2023) vs. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Marked for Death (1990) vs. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

O.C. and Stiggs (1987) vs. Cloak & Dagger (1984), and so many more!

SEE MOVIE BRACKET HERE

Our Official Tournament Referee JR (Wordle in 5 podcast) returns to guide Carlo & Steve through the Bracket of Movies covered in Season 2 of the pod. Will a 2023 release make it through to the final (Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Infinity Pool)? Will an old favorite bull its way to the top (Exorcist 3, Hiroshima 2009, OC & Stiggs)?

Time Codes:

4:30 Tournament Introduction

9:00 Round of 32

53:00 Sweet 16

1:10:00 Elite 8

1:20:00 Final 4

1:29:00 The Championship Matchup

 

ShowNotes:

BRACKET

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Repo Man (1984)

Carlo & Steve kick-off Season 3 aka Movie Food '84 w/ Repo Man, starring Emilio Estevez; written & directed by Alex Cox. Discussion of the life of a Repo Man is intense! (35:00)

But first in our Appetizers (2:30):

3:00 Carlo’s Canon: Falcon Lake (2022)

11:00 NEW JINGLE DEBUT

14:30 Carlo’s Canon: Blink 182's Untitled Album

21:00 Steve’s Racial Corner on the New York City tunnels and a movie pitch for Season 3

27:30 Carlo’s Canon: Stop Making Sense (1984)

35:00 Our Main Course: Repo Man (1984)

1:55:00 Wine Pairings for Repo Man

SHOW NOTES:

Tera melos house party show, 2006

Sunami's house party show, 2019

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2023 Awards Show & Year-in-Review

Join Carlo & Steve for the Inaugural Movie Food Awards! Hear which 2023 film took home Best Kiss, Best Needle Drop, Best Stunt, Best Storage Unit, Most Annoying Character, and so many more! It's our version of a Year-in-Review. We hear from past guests, including Kay, Bill Scurry, & Petros Papadakis, and also get Carlo & Steve's favorites of the year. 

After a brief recap of Season 2 and announcing the theme for Season 3 (2:00), in our Appetizers we discuss the Golden Globes w/ Jo Koy (32:00) and Letterboxd Wrapped (54:30).

1:08:30 The 2023 Movie Food Awards

1:10:00 Best Sex Scene

1:19:00 Best One Take

1:29:30 Bill Scurry’s Favorite of 2023

1:34:30 Best Original Song

1:40:00 Most Annoying Character

1:49:30 Kay’s Favorite of 2023

1:56:00 Best Stunt

1:59:30 Best Kiss

2:06:00 Carlo’s 2023 “Terrible Turds” Movie-Tier

2:16:30 Line of the Year

2:20:00 Best Food

2:26:30 Ken Jeong Award

2:36:30 Brandon Boozer’s Favorite of 2023

2:41:00 Carlo’s 2023 “Odd One I Did Not Get” and “Fairly Forgettables” Movie-Tiers

2:48:00 Ken Jeong Award, Part Deux

2:51:30 Surprise Mother F@#KER Award

2:58:30 Hype Me Up Award

3:07:00 Petros Papadakis’s Favorite of the Year

3:10:30 Best Emotions Award

3:14:00 Best Original Movie Moment Award & Best Trailer Award

3:20:30 Best Needle Drop Award

3:29:30 Best Guest Moment Award

3:35:00 Andrew Warren’s Favorite of the Year

3:39:00 Best Movie Phrase Award

3:41:30 Best Storage Unit Award

3:42:45 Best Kill Award

3:46:45 Best Post-Movie Conversation Award

3:56:00 Kai Parker’s Favorite of 2023

3:59:00 Carlo’s 2023 “Auteurist Armour” Movie-Tier

4:19:00 Carlo’s 2023 Movie Experience of the Year 

4:27:30 Carlo’s 2023 “Vary Gud” Movie-Tier

4:43:00 Carlo’s 2023 “Certified Bangers” Movie-Tier

5:03:00 Steve’s Favorites of 2023

5:07:00 Season 3 Preview

 

Show Notes:

Pharoahe Monch "Simon Says"

Herb Alpert "Rise"

La Libertad Trailer 

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Poor Things w/ Kay

Kay is back for our Season Finale! Carlo, Kay and Steve do NOT hold back with their thoughts on Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest release (2023, starring Emma Stone) (1:52:00). This holiday season, enjoy ALL the takes!

But first (10:00), we get to know Kay’s favorite holiday movies, dating litmus test movies, discuss Godzilla Minus One, and Letterboxd reviewing.

In our Appetizers (1:06:30), we quickly discuss Thanksgiving (2023), May December (2023), and Manhunter (1986).

1:13:00 Movie Food News on Melissa Barrera/Scream and we play a round of “Who’s Ghostface?”

1:20:00 Scott Take on movie recommendations

1:29:30 Carlo’s Canon: Murch: Walter Murch on Editing (2007) and The Lobster (2015)

And in The Main Course:

1:52:00 Poor Things (2023, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos)

And Kay ends the episode with an incredible round of The Game (aka the Man, I Love Films trivia game) (3:06:30).

 

Show Notes:

Check out Kay on Jena Cinema 

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