
The Box Office Show
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Ep 1562024 Box Office Draft
ERyan and Dylan make their official selections in what may become the closest Box Office Draft yet. TIMESTAMPS Royal rumble rant pt 2 (happy ending): 0:42 Box Office Breakdown: 7:27 Box Office Predictions: 9:32 Superbowl predictions: 10:40 2024 Box Office Draft Rules: 16:30 2024 Draft Selections: 18:55 2024 Draft Discussion: 30:20
Ep 155Grab Bag Reviews: Jaded January
ERyan and Dylan recap some of the winter hits they missed talking about, including Saltburn, All of Us Strangers, Percy Jackson, and a special WWE rant about the Royal Rumble by Ryan. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:56 Dylan's Beastie Boys Commercial Pitch: 12:00 Box Office Breakdown: 16:50 Percy Jacksons s1 follow-up: 21:30 Saltburn: 27:35 LONG royal rumble rant: 50:35 Post-rant discussion: 1:30:30
Ep 154Top Ten Movies of 2023
ERyan and Dylan count down their top movies of the previous year and give some honorable mentions to those that did not make the cut. TIMESTAMPS Oscars Nominations: 0:35 Box Office Breakdown: 17:30 Honorable Mentions: 24:10 Ryan's 10-6: 39:00 Dylan's 10-6 (spoilers): 57:45 Ryan's 5-3: 1:10:40 Dylan's 5-3: 1:25:23 Ryan's #2: 1:37:50 Dylan's #2 (spoilers): 1:44:59 Ryan's #1 (spoilers): 1:47:00 Dylan's #1 (spoilers): 1:56:55
Ep 1532023 Box Office Draft Results
ERyan and Dylan crown the winner of the 2023 Box Office Draft in the closest competition so far. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:45 Box Office Breakdown: 5:45 Box Office Predictions:7:00 2023 Draft Reflection: 8:15 2023 Draft Results: 33:07 2023 Draft Stats and Fun Facts: 41:00
Ep 152Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
ERyan and Dylan go over the winners of the 2024 Golden Globes and look ahead at their most anticipated movies of the coming year. Timestamps News: 0:35 Box Office Breakdown: 16:00 Box Office Predictions: 17:45 Golden Globes Discussion: 21:20 Honorable Mentions: 51:00 #10-#6: 1:03:00 #5-#2: 1:18:20 Dylan's Most Anticipated 2024 Film: 1:26:22 Ryan's Most Anticipated 2024 Film: 1:30:20
Ep 151Grab Bag Reviews: Delicatessan December
ERyan and Dylan bring back the grab bag reviews to fill in on all the movies they caught up on in December, including Napoleon, Five Nights at Freddy's, and Anatomy of a Fall. Timestamps News: 1:10 Box Office Breakdown: 5:10 Box Office Predictions: 6:55 Napoleon (spoilers): 8:40 Leave the World Behind: 25:15 Dream Scenario: 34:45 The Killer (spoilers): 38:50 Anatomy of a Fall: 53:25 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 57:20 Five Nights At Freddy's (spoilers): 1:01:45
Ep 1502024 Oscar Draft
ERyan and Dylan make their official picks for the 2024 Academy Awards season. Timestamps News: 1:03 Box Office Breakdown: 2:30 Box Office Predictions: 3:40 Oscar Draft Picks: 6:50 Oscar Draft Discussion: 11:05
Ep 149The Boy and the Heron
ERyan and Dylan are joined by Studio Ghibli fanatic Ryan Mayers to discuss the supposed final work of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Timestamps: News: 1:01 Box Office Breakdown: 14:30 Box Office Predictions: 15:50 Reflecting on Studio Ghibli: 16:10 Boy and the Heron Initial Impressions: 31:40 Spoiler Discussion: 44:50
Ep 148Guest Flick Picks: Y tu mamá también
ERyan and Dylan are joined by Abiesel A. Baez to talk about one of Alfonso Cuaron's first films, Y tu mamá también. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:45 Box Office Breakdown: 6:30 Box Office Predictions: 8:04 Y Tu Mama Tambien Introduction: 9:40 Y Tu Mama Tambien In-Depth Discussion: 12:55
Ep 147Dylan's Flick Picks: Playtime and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
ETake a trip with Ryan though the pastel colors and optimistic surrealism of 60s french cinema with Dylan's flick picks: Playtime, The Red Balloon, and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:45 Box Office Breakdown: 9:00 Box Office Predictions: 10:40 Dylan's Picks Rationale: 11:55 Umbrellas of Cherbourg: 13:40 The Red Balloon: 29:30 Playtime: 40:15
Ep 146The Hunger Games - Franchise Retrospective
ERyan is joined by Sebastian Marcano-Perez and Andrea Rincon to discuss the four films in the big-screen adaptation of the popular Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Does the YA dystopian series hold up or does it crumble under the weight of hindsight? May the odds be ever in their favor. TIMESTAMPS News: 1:00 Box Office Breakdown: 11:30 Box Office Predictions: 13:35 Hunger Games Franchise Intro 14:10 Depth to The Hunger Games: 23:50 Hunger Games Review: 33:25 Catching Fire Review: 50:15 Mockingjay Pt 1 and 2 Review: 1:07:08
Ep 145The Anime Episode IV: Attack on Titan Finale... Or is it? Part Two: The Final Chapters
ERyan and Dylan wrap up one of the longest-running final seasons to ever be made and finally say farewell to Attack on Titan. TIMESTAMPS Box Office Breakdown: 0:36 Box Office Predictions: 1:39 The Long Attack on Titan Journey So Far: 3:04 AOT Finale Initial Impressions: 10:00 Battle of Heaven and Earth: 20:00 Final Chapter: 44:14 Trying to decipher Eren's decision: 50:00
Ep 144Killers of the Flower Moon
EIt has finally arrived. Martin Scorsese's latest picture, and Ryan and Dylan's most anticipated movie of the year, Killers of the Flower Moon. TIMESTAMPS: Matthew Perry Passing: 0:40 Box Office Breakdown: 11:05 Box Office Predictions: 14:00 Killer of the Flower Moon Initial Impressions: 15:00 KOTFM Spoiler Review (book spoilers too): 32:00
Ep 143Spooky Cinema Showdown - 2023 Halloween Special
EDylan battles it out with Riley Kvailheim and Sean Tormey over which horror movie legendary horror hater Ryan should try next. TIMESTAMPS: Enjoying the Spooky (or not): 1:25 Cinema Showdown Rules: 5:00 Opening Statements/Rebuttals: 8:45 Open Debate: 17:10 Bathroom Break: 48:04 Q&A: 52:30 Closing Statements: 1:10:16 Deliberation: 1:14:35 Decision: 1:24:47
Ep 142Director Analysis: Martin Scorsese - Part Two
ERyan and Dylan run through another batch of Scorsese classics. This time it's The Color of Money, Age of Innocence, and Silence. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:55 Box Office Breakdown: 5:50 Box Office Predictions: 6:40 RYAN'S BOX OFFICE DRAFT PICK: 8:30 Batch of Films: 11:30 The Color of Money: 13:00 The Age of Innocence: 36:25 Silence: 1:02:00
Ep 141Episode Roulette
ERyan Hill is joined by frequent guest Sean Tormey to test out a brand new series where a few random words dictate which episodes of random shows the boys must watch. In this episode, the mystery words brought us to episodes of VELMA, MIRACLE WORKERS, and WRECK. Which episodes were they, and did any of them reveal a new bingeworthy gem? Find out in the first installment of Episode Roulette! TIMESTAMPS News: 1:17 Box Office Breakdown: 7:55 Box Office Predictions: 10:50 Episode Roulette Explanation: 12:50 Words & Episodes Reveal: 15:15 Viewing Order and Expectations: 19:00 VELMA Episode 1x10: 25:30 MIRACLE WORKERS Episode 3x04: 41:35 WRECK Episode 1x06: 53:20
Ep 140Guest Flick Picks: Scream
ERyan is joined by Blake Nebeker and Andrew Helow on a frightening Friday the 13th in Halloween season to discuss the meta-slasher that spawned a franchise and plenty copycats: Scream TIMESTAMPS News: 0:40 Box Office Breakdown: 6:15 Box Office Predictions: 7:40 Guest Introductions: 9:40 Scream Franchise: 14:00 Favorite Characters: 36:40 Scream Rankings: 1:00:00
Ep 139Grab Bag Reviews: Sloppy September
ERyan and Dylan review a mixed bag of decent movies that came out over the past month. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:40 Box Office Breakdown: 4:00 Box Office Predictions: 5:17 The Creator: 6:00 Shushing Movie-goers: 38:30 The Exorcist Believer: 41:20 Dumb Money: 1:01:15 Wolf of Wall Street callback: 1:12:00 Reservation Dogs: 1:17:50
Ep 138Director Analysis: Martin Scorsese - Part One
EIn anticipation for Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan and Dylan kick off a long series of director analyses on one of cinema's greatest directors. TIMESTAMPS Big Writer's Strike News: 0:53 Box Office Breakdown: 7:22 Box Office Predictions: 8:30 Scorsese Style Analysis: 11:55 Raging Bull (featuring New York, New York): 19:00 After Hours: 45:20 Relitigating "Stay" and the It's-All-A-Dream trope: 1:04:50 Wolf of Wall Street: 1:18:00 McConaughey Impressions Galore: 1:25:05 Addressing the Red Flag Movie Allegations: 1:56:00 The Wolf of Wall Street:
Ep 137Ryan's Flick Picks: Stay and Predestination
ERyan picks two underrated movies for Dylan to check out. Will he like them as much as Ryan? TIMESTAMPS News: 0:40 Box Office Breakdown: 4:40 Box Office Predictions: 6:15 Flick Picks Introduction: 7:30 "Stay" Selection Rationale: 8:55 "Stay" Discussion: 14:25 "Predestination" Selection Rationale: 41:59 "Predestination" Discussion: 44:00
Ep 136Guest Flick Picks: California Split
ERyan and Dylan are introduced to the seedy tidings of the world of gambling in Robert Altman's California Split with special guest Alex Guerra. TIMESTAMPS Debating the Drew Barrymore Strike Situation: 0:50 Box Office Breakdown: 8:42 Box Office Predictions: 9:35 California Split: 10:05
Ep 135The Before Trilogy Part 2: Before Sunset
ERyan and Dylan get deep again, 9 months after the first installment in the series, while talking about Richard Linklater's seminal sequel Before Sunset. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:26 Box Office Breakdown: 4:40 Box Office Predictions: 5:50 Reflecting on Before Sunrise: 6:50 Before Sunset: 13:05
Ep 134Director Analysis: Rob Reiner - Part 2
ERyan and Dylan finish their director analysis on Rob Reiner's hot streak of movies with When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and A Few Good Men. TIMESTAMPS News: 0:45 Box Office Breakdown: 12:36 Box Office Predictions: 13:37 Rob Reiner Analysis Pt 2: 14:30 When Harry Met Sally: 16:24 Misery: 37:42 A Few Good Men: 59:30
Ep 1332023 Box Office Draft Update
ERyan and Dylan give an update on their Box Office Drafts and make predictions for how the rest of a very close year will turn out. Timestamps News: 0:40 Bob Barker dies on air: 3:48 Back to the news: 8:40 Box Office Breakdown: 13:25 Box Office Predictions: 15:00 Box Office Draft Update: 16:30 Ryan's Potential Replacement Picks: 30:55
Ep 132Director Analysis: Rob Reiner - Part 1
ERyan and Dylan discuss the early work of Rob Reiner, who held one of the hottest streaks in cinema in the 80s. Timestamps News: 0:55 Box Office Breakdown: 3:30 Box Office Predictions: 5:28 Rob Reiner Bio & Style: 7:00 Spinal Tap: 22:06 Stand by Me: 37:40 Princess Bride: 51:00
Ep 131First vs. Finale: The 100 (But Not The Middle 98)
ERyan and Dylan premiere an all new series where they contrast the first and final episodes of a television show, starting with CW's The 100. Timestamps News: 0:38 Box Office Breakdown: 2:20 Box Office Predictions: 5:16 First vs Finale Premise: 6:15 Ryan's The 100 Journey: 8:25 The 100 First Episode: 9:30 Finn Style: 28:00 Series Predictions: 32:00 Series Revelations: 34:45 The Bellamy Travesty: 37:00 The 100 Finale: 44:05
Ep 130The Dual Strike and the State of the Industry
EDylan and Ryan provide an update on the historic dual strike of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions. Then, they discuss their observations, frustrations, and fears about where Hollywood is headed. TIMESTAMPS Box Office Breakdown: 0:30 Box Office Predictions: 2:50 Dual Strike Update: 5:50 Streaming Services Removing Programming: 11:00 The AI Issue: 24:00
Ep 129Barbenheimer
EIt's finally here. The double feature of the century. Barbie and Oppenheimer. Timestamps News: 0:54 Box Office Breakdown: 1:30 Draft Discussion: 6:00 Dissecting the Barbenheimer Phenomenon: 9:30 Our Barbenheimer Schedule: 16:30 Oppenheimer Viewing Experience: 20:50 Oppenheimer Review: 26:00 Sloppenheimer: 44:15 Barbie Review: 1:08:40 Nolan-Gerwig Parallels: 1:14:30 The Unsubtle Monologue Discussion: 1:25:30
Ep 128Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
ERyan and Dylan are once again joined by Kirk Simpson, as well as fellow longtime Mission: Impossible fan Lillian Snyder, to discuss the latest exploits of Tom Cruise's super spy, Ethan Hunt. Timestamps: Box Office Breakdown: 0:55 Box Office Predictions (AND BOX OFFICE DRAFT SHAKEUP): 6:00 Mission Impossible Franchise Journey: 13:05 Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning (Spoiler-Free): 16:00 Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Review: 23:10 The Sub Debate: 27:30 The Ilsa Debate: 41:00
Ep 127The Mission: Impossible Franchise Part One
ERyan and Dylan are joined by Kirk Simpson to discuss the variability of the first three Mission: Impossible films in anticipation of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. Timestamps News: 0:50 Emmy Nominations: 4:15 Box Office Breakdown: 14:09 Box Office Predictions: 15:42 Relationship with the Franchise: 17:28 Franchise Overview: 25:15 Mission Impossible: 30:20 Mission Impossible II: 59:00 Mission Impossible III: 1:16:08
Ep 126Indiana Jones - Franchise Retrospective
EHold on to your hats, Ryan and Dylan are joined by Ross Widener to talk about everyone's favorite whip-slinging, treasure-hunting, action hero, Indiana Jones. Timestamps News: 0:45 Box Office Breakdown: 9:20 Box Office Predictions: 12:30 Relationship to Indy Franchise: 14:27 Franchise Overview: 20:50 Raiders of the Lost Ark: 22:08 Temple of Doom: 51:40 Last Crusade: 1:08:50 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 1:24:50 Dial of Destiny (non-spoiler): 1:49:30
Ep 125Past Lives
ERyan and Dylan are joined by Lillian Snyder to look deeper within themselves while discussing the effortlessly introspective Past Lives. This time, it's personal. Timestamps: News: 0:50 Box Office Breakdown: 3:23 Box Office Predictions: 4:30 Box Office Draft Replacement Pick: 5:15 Past Lives Overview: 7:16 Past Lives Initial Impressions: 10:15 Past Lives Spoiler Review: 13:17 Hot Dog Argument: 47:10 Hypotheticals and Getting Dangerously Personal: 55:10 Back to Discussing the Film: 1:29:40
Ep 124The Flash: DCEU's Triumphant Finale or Final Failure
EDylan and Ryan run through the highs and lows and cameos of The Flash, the official end to DC's 10-year cinematic universe that began with Man of Steel. Beware, the discussion gets HEATED and spoilers from every multiverse movie in every timeline (including Across the Spider-Verse) get pulled into the fray. Timestamps: News: 0:28 Box Office Breakdown: 13:18 Box Office Predictions: 19:45 The Flash Disclaimer: 23:05 The Flash Initial Impressions: 24:15 The Flash Spoiler Review: 28:18 The Great Cameo Debate: 1:16:45
Ep 123Does "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Redeem the Franchise?
ERyan examines the robots in disguise of the latest entry into the Transformers franchise: Tranformers Rise of the Beasts. Can it live up to the Bayhem of the previous installments, or does it escape that every same pitfall? Timestamps: News: 0:32 Box Office Breakdown: 14:15 Box Office Predictions: 16:45 Transformers Franchise Discussion: 17:55 Rise of the Beasts Non-Spoiler Review: 24:00 Rise of the Beasts Spoiler Review: 34:28
Ep 122The Spider-Man Specials Part 4: Exploring the Spider-Verse
ERyan and Dylan weave a web of interconnected projects detailing the history of the concept of the Spider-Verse across TV, video games, and film. Timestamps: News: 0:50 Box Office Breakdown: 4:15 Box Office Predictions: 6:08 Explaining the Spider-Verse: 8:36 Spider-Man 90s Cartoon: 9:22 Shattered Dimensions: 25:13 Ryan's Spider-Verse Story Idea 40:35 Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon: 53:45 Miles Morales' Animated Spider-Verse Film: 55:40 No Way Home: 58:10 Dylan's Sinister Six Revisionist History: 1:04:42 Across the Spiderverse (Beware Spoilers): 1:07:12 Future of the Spider-People Films: 1:16:40
Ep 121Succession
ERyan and Dylan delve into the high-stakes world of CEOs, CFOs, and SOBs in HBO's Succession. Timestamps: News: 0:48 Box Office Breakdown: 5:30 Box Office Predictions: 8:26 Succession Overview: 9:04 Season 1: 11:00 Season 2: 36:49 Season 3: 58:40 Season 4: 1:20:20
Ep 120Ranking the Live-Action Disney Remakes
ERyan is joined by special guest and bonafide Disney expert Sara Saunders to discuss Disney's live-action remakes and determine an official Top 10 Ranking. Timestamps: Guest intro: 1:00 What Qualifies as Live-Action Remakes?: 6:55 What Movies Should be Made into Live-Action Remakes: 11:15 Sara's Ranking for Worst Disney Remakes: 14:50 Excited for any Upcoming Remakes?: 39:10
Ep 119Cinema Showdown: The Worst Live-Action Disney Remake
ERyan does battle with Brandon Seibert and Caleb Jones over which live-action Disney remake is the worst, Judge Dylan presiding.
Ep 118Fast and Furious Follow-Up: Fast Five
ERyan finally watches Fast Five for the first time following the fast and furious cinema showdown from forever ago. Then, Ryan and Dylan fastidiously feature fast and furious footnotes and faultfindings for the franchise's finest feature film. Timestamps: News: 0:50 Box Office Breakdown: 10:10 Box Office Predictions: 14:30 Reflecting on Fast and Furious Cinema Showdown: 16:20 How Extended is the Fast Five Extended Edition: 19:45 Ryan's Familiarity with the Franchise: 22:45 Fast Five Review (Spoilers): 34:45
Ep 117Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
ERyan and Dylan give their thoughts on the tear-jerking and intense finale to the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Timestamps: News: 0:47 Box Office Breakdown: 3:38 Box Office Projections: 6:22 Guardians of the Galaxy Review (Spoilers): 7:40 Box Office Breakdown: Box Office Predictions:
Ep 116We're Afraid of Beau is Afraid
ERyan and Dylan journey into the weird, unsettling, and oddly sexual with Ari Aster's newest psychological thriller, Beau is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Timestamps: Writer's Strike: 0:50 Box Office Breakdown: 12:50 Box Office Predictions: 16:45 Beau is Afraid Initial Impressions: 20:00 Beau if Afraid Spoiler Discussion: 29:20
Ep 115Cinemacon 2023
ERyan and Dylan go over the movie news released at this year's Cinemacon and preview the jam-packed summer blockbuster season. Timestamps: Box Office Breakdown: 1:00 Box Office Predictions: 3:35 CinemaCon Discussion: 6:00 Summer Preview: 1:01:00
Ep 114Guest Flick Picks: Shiva Baby
ERyan is joined by Kamryn Amory and Owen West in another installment of guest flick picks to discuss the indie darling starring Rachel Sennott: Shiva Baby.
Ep 113The Super Mario Bros. Movie
EDylan is joined by long time Mario super fan Carlos Irizarry to talk about the history of Mario, the Mario Bros movie, and a ton more! Timestamps: News and RIP HBO Max: 0:54 Box Office Breakdown: 10:20 Box Office Predictions: 12:56 Dylan and Ryan's Mario Review (non-spoiler): 14:10 Future of Nintendo Cinematic Universe: 20:00 Dylan and Super Mario Fan's Review (spoilers): 27:15
Ep 112Guest Flick Picks: At Eternity's Gate
ERyan and Dylan are joined by Ross Widener to talk about one of his favorite movies: At Eternity's Gate. News: 1:25 Trailer Talk: 19:50 Barbie Talk: 23:12 Box Office Breakdown: 26:50 Box Office Predictions: 27:55 At Eternity's Gate Discussion: 31:22
Ep 111Cinema Showdown: John Wick's Best Action Scene
EDylan does battle with frequent guests Sebastian Marcano-Perez and Carlos Irazabal over which action sequence in the John Wick franchise is the best. News: 1:11 Box Office Breakdown: 7:10 Box Office Predictions: 8:14 Explaining the Showdown Rules: 11:40 Opening Statements: 14:55 Open Debate: 22:05 Questions Section: 1:03:00 Winner Selection and Debrief: 1:27:55
Ep 110HBO's The Last of Us - Season One
ERyan and Dylan sit down once again with Sean Tormey to discuss the first season of HBO's critically acclaimed adaptation of The Last of Us. Box Office Breakdown: 1:00 Box Office Predictions: 2:05 Reflecting on TLOU game: 3:02 Adapting the game to television: 9:30 Season One Discussion: 11:25 The Great Spores vs Tendrils Debate: 24:40 Does the Show Beat the Game?: 1:20:00 How to Handle Adapting TLOU II (SPOILERS): 1:21:07
Ep 109The 2023 Oscars
ERyan and Dylan review the Oscars ceremony, talk about the winners, give out superlative awards, and officially crown a winner for the 2023 Oscars draft.
Ep 1082023 Oscar Predictions
ERyan and Dylan give their final predictions for the 2023 Oscars just ahead of the ceremony.
Ep 107Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
ERyan and Dylan review the latest outing of Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and give insights on what the film's script could have been.