Sun, 22 May 2011
Linoleum Knife 05/22/11 -- "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Midnight in Paris," "Love Exposure," "L'Amour Fou," "Spork"
Dave chafes against the show's new "Clean" rating, especially when he and Alonso try to explain "Love Exposure," the Japanese four-hour epic of teen perversity. Also, they rave about one of Southern California's best drive-in movie theaters. |
Sun, 15 May 2011
Linoleum Knife 05/15/11 -- "Bridesmaids," "Priest," "Hey Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird," "Hesher," "The First Grader," "Everything Must Go"
Despite being exhausted from a late-night concert and a post-brunch pancake coma, Dave and Alonso discuss the hilarious new Kristen Wiig movie, the terrible new Paul Bettany flick, as well as some limited-release indies. |
Sun, 8 May 2011
Linoleum Knife 05/08/11 -- "Thor," "Something Borrowed," "The Beaver," "Jumping the Broom," "Hobo with a Shotgun," "There Be Dragons"
Dave and Alonso have way too many movies to talk about this week, so things run a little long. But hey, you've got an unhinged chick flick, the return of Mel Gibson, Spanish Civil War histrionics, and a hobo with a shotgun, so, you know. |
Sun, 24 April 2011
Linoleum Knife 04/24/11 -- "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Water for Elephants," "African Cats," "Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold"
Dave and Alonso try to get excited about this week's new movies, but it's much more interesting to talk about old ones featuring Johnny Cash talking for Jesus, rabid zombie hippies, and blatant product placement. |
Sun, 17 April 2011
Dave and Alonso tell actors why they should be nice to the costume department, complain about the Black Eyed Peas, and wonder what Ayn Rand's philosophy means for turning off your cell phones in movie theaters, much less streetlights and fire departments. |
Sun, 10 April 2011
Dave and Alonso disagree about the virtues of slow cinema, teen girl assassins, and enthusiastic Christians. They also take a moment to remember the awesomeness of Sidney Lumet. |
Sun, 3 April 2011
Dave and Alonso discuss a quartet of new movies, two Netflix Instant classics from the 1970s, the deliciousness of cream and of Cracker Barrel, and other pertinent topics. |
Sun, 27 March 2011
"Sucker Punch" is so godawful that Dave and Alonso consider apprenticeships for new careers as, respectively, a butcher and a weaver of Chanel braid. But until that happens, they review "Potiche" and the new "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movie, as well as HBO's "Mildred Pierce" and the wonderfully depressing first two movies based on the "Peanuts" comic strip. |
Sun, 20 March 2011
Grae Drake (of Movies.com and the Popcorn Mafia podcast) sits in for an absent Dave this week, talking new movies (and Austin, and the Spice Girls) with Alonso. |
Sun, 6 March 2011
Linoleum Knife 03/06/11 -- "Uncle Boonmee," "Take Me Home Tonight," "Beastly," "The Adjustment Bureau," "Rango"
Dave waxes eloquently on his love for director Apichatpong Weerasathakul and his new film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," while Alonso stands alone in not loving "Rango." |
Mon, 28 February 2011
Dave and Alonso try to make heads or tails of a staggeringly dull Academy Awards ceremony. Dave defends James Franco's hosting abilities, but Alonso's not having it. |
Sat, 26 February 2011
In the first of two episodes this week, Dave defends Nicolas Cage's career choices while Alonso recounts shivering his way through the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards. |
Sun, 20 February 2011
This week, Dave tries to defend his love for Michael Bay and fat-suit fart humor while Alonso attempts to explain the plot of "Gypsy." |
Sun, 13 February 2011
Linoleum Knife 02/13/11 -- "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D," "Just Go With It," "The Eagle," "Gnomeo & Juliet"
Dave and Alonso have words for Justin Bieber, Adam Sandler, Channing Tatum, and Elton John. Also, Alonso's Super Bowl Sunday Oscar Movie Marathon, plus a DVD pick. |
Mon, 7 February 2011
Dave and Alonso review "The Roommate" and "Sanctum" and attempt to answer a question sent in by a listener. |
Sun, 30 January 2011
Dave and Alonso discuss "The Rite" and "The Mechanic"; Dave went to "From Prada to Nada," Alonso went to Sundance, and neither of them like the Oscars or the poop smell in Theater 7 at The Grove. |
Sun, 16 January 2011
Dave and Alonso do some awards-show celeb sighting, then review two new movies. |
Sun, 9 January 2011
Dave and Alonso are back -- in both ears! -- to talk about three new (or newish) movies. |
Sat, 27 November 2010
The Christmas holiday season officially kicks off with some not very good movies, including one that Dave and Alonso signed a form promising they wouldn't talk about until opening day. (Can you guess which one?) |
Sun, 21 November 2010
Linoleum Knife 11/20/10 -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1," "The King's Speech," "Tangled"
Little wizards, idealized royalty, Disney princesses. And we're still trying to figure out the audio. |
Sat, 13 November 2010
Dave and Alonso talk about career girls, bumbling terrorists, and movies that each other haven't seen. |
Sat, 6 November 2010
In their first episode, Dave and Alonso discuss Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" and Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls." |