Movie Slackers

It’s Sam first pick of Oscars Month and his pick goes to… “1917”! Directed by Sam Mendes, “1917” was nominated for Best Picture in the 2020 awards, losing out to Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. The two get into the feat of craft it took to bring this film together in its famous “oner” style and the effectiveness of the simple story.
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:19:38 - Movie Reveal
00:27:25 - Movie Discussion & Rating

To kick off Oscar Month, Robin picks 2018’s Best Picture winner, “The Shape of Water”. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, who also took home the trophy for Best Director that year, the movie was largely loved by critics and audiences. But with this being his first time watching it, will Robin agree with this Best Picture winner?
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:25:15 - Movie Reveal
00:30:49 - Movie Discussion & Rating

Sam picks a comedy that neither he or Robin have seen before. They’re watching 1995’s “Friday” and discussing the day in the life vibe of it, stand out jokes, and if they feel the humor aged well.
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:16:46 - Movie Reveal
00:23:45 - Movie Discussion & Rating

Robin makes a rare choice by picking one of his favorite comedies, as he and Sam revisit 2023’s “The Blackening”. The two discuss their reactions to re-watching the film, what held up for them, and what they remembered differently. They also pay tribute to the late, great Catherine O’Hara before diving into the movie.
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:33:28 - Movie Reveal
00:36:13 - Movie Discussion & Rating

This weekend is Valentine’s Day! DSo to get in the mood, Sam is showing Robin the rom-com genre parody film, “They Came Together”. The two talk about the meta humor of a rom-com poking fun at rom-coms and the insane amount of recognizable faces in the stacked cast.
 
00:00:00 - Intduction & Chit-chat
00:18:09 - Movie Reveal
00:24:34 - Movie Discussion & Rating

Robin wanted to celebrate the record breaking 16 Oscar nominations earned by “Sinners”, with a re-watch! With this movie making both his and Sam's top 10s for 2025, Sam has maintained that he might like it even more on a second viewing. Will his rating go up this time around? And will Robin still be as stoked on it after a third watch?
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:30:12 - Movie Reveal
00:33:52 - Movie Discussion & Rating

Sam introduces Robin to another comedy with 2007’s Hot Rod, starring Andy Samberg. The two get into Andy Samberg’s career, highlight some jokes of the film, and as always, go off on tangents
 
00:00:00 - PSA from Sam
00:03:12 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:20:41 - Movie Reveal
00:27:15 - Movie Discussion
01:27:35 - Movie Ratings

Last week Sam and Robin discussed "Man On The Moon". And this week they're taking it literally with 2009’s "Moon", starring Sam Rockwell and...Sam Rockwell!?!? Robin and Sam talk about their connections to sci-fi, Rockwell’s dual performances, and the theme of living with yourself.
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:29:41 - Movie Reveal
00:33:42 - Movie Discussion & Rating

After the sick week, Sam and Robin are back! And with Sam’s first pick of the year, he and Robin are watching “Man On The Moon”, the Andy Kaufman biopic starring Jim Carrey. The two discuss what worked for them and what didn’t about Kaufman’s approach to comedy. Which leads them to a larger conversation about comedy on their own podcast.
 
00:00:00 - Introduction & Chit-chat
00:16:54 - Movie Reveal
00:22:35 - Movie Discussion & Rating

Unfortunately, we do not have a new episode for you this week. Sam has been sick with the flu and as a result, he and Robin have run out of banked episodes. However, after 11 days, he's finally feeling better and we'll have a brand new episode to put out next week. We're sorry for the delay.