More Than One Lesson

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Tyler’s eighth favorite film of all time, F.W. Murnau’s The Last Laugh.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen of Versailles and Robert Redford’s Ordinary People.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro
00:01:20- Will Gray
00:03:55- Reed’s Top Ten
00:08:10- The Queen of Versailles
00:44:40- Ordinary People
01:25:16- Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh are joined by Jason Eaken to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty and Sean Penn’s The Pledge.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro, minisodes
00:01:30- Wondercon
00:02:15- The SHIELD Act
00:04:40- Tyler’s hiatus
00:06:00- Jason Eaken
00:10:00- Zero Dark Thirty
01:13:45- The Pledge
01:42:35- Sermon Recommendation- “Hell”
02:23:45- Episode wrap-up

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Josh’s ninth favorite film of all time, Francois Truffaut’s Jules and Jim.

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Tyler’s ninth favorite film of all time, John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Martin Scorsese’s controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, The Walking Dead, MTOL Store
00:05:10- The Last Temptation of Christ; controversy, plot, acting
01:07:50- Musical excerpt from the film
01:12:20- The end of the film
01:39:00- Who is Jesus?
01:50:22- Episode wrap-up, more music from the film

ARGO (2012)
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Written by: Chris Terrio
Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman

Throughout the years, and especially recently, the Academy Awards have taken criticism for being self-congratulatory. A glittering gala, held for the richest people in the film industry, where they give each other golden statues for achievements. While I find this an overly cynical view of the Oscars (and of awards shows in general), I can see where the sentiment comes from, especially when class-warfare language has become so prevalent. This year, the Academy seems either unaware or unconcerned with this criticism, giving the Best Picture award to a movie about how Hollywood rescued Iranian hostages. Directed by Hollywood Insider (and Oscar winner) Ben Affleck and produced by Hollywood Insider (and Oscar winner) George Clooney.

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Josh’s tenth favorite movie of all time, Wes Anderson’s Rushmore.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Seth Gordon’s Identity Thief and John Hughes’ Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro,The Walking Dead, Westerns, The General, Best of Pictures
00:07:00- Will Gray
00:08:35- Identity Thief
01:03:30- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
01:28:25- Episode wrap-up

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh kick off their “Top Ten” series with a discussion of Tyler’s tenth favorite movie of all time, Buster Keaton’s The General.