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Natalie and David get drunk with Monica in "The One Where They All Turn Thirty" and get drunk with Ted in "46 Minutes." Friends season seven, episode fourteen, "The One Where They All Turn Thirty": Rachel's 30th birthday prompts the friends to reminisce about their own 30th birthdays. How I Met Your Mother season seven,
David and Scott Nye are joined by the cast of Delicate Arch, the new movie directed by longtime friend of the show Matt Warren. Delicate Arch premieres Friday, June 28th at the Dances with Films film festival. Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then,
In BP Movie Journal 6/20/24, David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Red Rock West, Firebrand, Ghostlight, Kinds of Kindness, Chestnut, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Thelma. Movies discuss in BP Movie Journal 6/20/24:Red Rock WestFirebrandGhostlightKinds of KindnessChestnutHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonThelma Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in
This week on the Patreon, David and Scott Nye open up the June 2024 mailbag. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! The June 2024 mailbag includes questions about Anora and more! Become a Patron! Swabbie Tier ($2 per month): A great way to
This week, we're running the color gamut. Here's what else we're doing. We're running the color gamut, querelling, lilying, eating all the cheesecakes and marrying the toys. Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Episode 899: Both Ends of the Spectrum Home Video Hovel: Querelle, by Rudie Obias
Natalie and David grab some beers from an armchair with Rachel in "The One Where Rosita Dies" and grab some beers at a gravesite with Marshall in "Tailgate." Friends season seven, episode thirteen, "The One Where Rosita Dies": Phoebe becomes involved with a suicidal office worker. Rachel breaks Joey's favorite chair. Monica's beloved childhood belongings
I’m going to cheat a bit and start this piece off with the same quote that Yasmina Price uses to begin her excellent essay, included with this new release - when asked about the concern that his films might not be legible to a European audience, writer/director Ousmane Sembène replied, “Why be a sunflower and
Tyler and David are joined by Susan Burke and Brandie Posey to celebrate 900 episodes of Battleship Pretension. Tyler, David, Susan and Brandie celebrate 900 episodes by discussing Caligula and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we've done live comedy shows, written
This week on the Patreon, David and Josh Long conduct an IHOP taste test. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Does the IHOP taste test make David and Josh want to see John Krasinski's IF? Find out! Become a Patron! Swabbie Tier
Movie Meltdown - Married to the Toy Lifestyle We're coming to you “live” from WonderFest as we hang out and talk about toys and marriage… and possibly even a few movies. And while we’re confused about converting things to the metric system, we also mention… getting married to George Romero, Lego storylines, Kill Bill 1 and 2,
During his short, yet prolific, career, New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder made 44 films and TV dramas in just 15 years. In 1982, Fassbinder’s life was cut short from a drug overdose of cocaine and barbiturates at age 37. He was trying to stay awake through the night, so he could keep working
Natalie and David get stuck on the roof with Joey and Ross in "The One Where They're Up All Night" and get stuck on the roof with Marshall in "Symphony of Illumination." Friends season seven, episode twelve, "The One Where They're Up All Night": Monica falls asleep during sex. Rachel argues with Tag. Ross and
Every Monday, we'll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance originally ran as a theatrical review. When Nicolas Cage recently showed up on “Saturday Night Live,” he basically said “I’m with you.” He knows his persona has become bigger than himself, that all of us are
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David play a game of Fuck Marry Kill as suggested by the patrons. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! The Fuck Marry Kill game includes John Huston's The Maltese Falcon and more! Become a Patron! Swabbie
In this episode, David and Scott Nye discuss directors who worked extensively in both color and black and white as well as how to get your nourishment during a double feature. Movies discussed in this episode include Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith
In BP Movie Journal 6/6/24, David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Lilies, Daddio, The Muppet Movie, Dodes'ka-den, Midnight Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Ivans xtc. and Twentynine Palms. Movies discuss in BP Movie Journal 6/6/24:LiliesDaddioThe Muppet MovieDodes'ka-denMidnight CowboyMy Own Private IdahoIvans xtc.Twentynine Palms Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007
Natalie and David eat a cheesecake with Chandler in "The One with All the Cheesecakes" and eat a cheese plate with Robin in "The Rebound Girl." Friends season seven, episode eleven, "The One with All the Cheesecakes": Phoebe's former boyfriend returns for one night only, but Joey could ruin their plans. Monica plots revenge on
Though his titles (which caught every end of the seasons, though never winter) often verge on the interchangeable, and his plots were so familiar that three of them feature Setsuko Hara as unrelated young women named Noriko facing pressure to get married, writer/director Yasujiro Ozu only formally remade one of his films. In transforming his
David is joined by Angie Han to discuss the state of television in 2024. The state of television in 2024 includes Evil and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we've done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more. Battleship Pretension is
This week, we're running with lovers. Here's what else we're doing. We're running with lovers, taste testing, anatomizing falls, dimming bulbs and eating all the candy. Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Episode 897: Lovers on the Run Patreon: Baskin-Robbins Taste Test Home Video Hovel: Anatomy of
This week on the Patreon, David and Scott Nye open up the May 2024 mailbag. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! The May 2024 mailbag includes questions about Challengers and more! Become a Patron! Swabbie Tier ($2 per month): A great way to
Movies during the late ‘90s and early 2000s were truly special. While a small budget didn’t hinder big ideas, there was also a working marketplace for independent cinema. With showcases like the Sundance Film Festival, movies —such as You Can Count on Me, Twin Falls Idaho, Chuck & Buck, and SLC Punk — could thrive
One of the most rewarding endeavors in the world of film criticism and academia is that of reassessment. That is, to look deeper into a movie from a distance and with the benefit of hindsight. In doing this, it allows the critic to dismiss all of the superfluous elements surrounding a movie at the time
Natalie and David are scared of a tarantula with Joey in "The One with the Holiday Armadillo" and are scared of a cardboard cutout with Ted and Marshall in "Tick Tick Tick." Friends season seven, episode ten, "The One with the Holiday Armadillo": Ross teaches Ben about Chanukah. Phoebe worries that Rachel prefers living with
Every Monday, we'll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Tom at the Farm originally ran as a theatrical review. At only 26, Xavier Dolan has already left a mark on world cinema with his five vibrant and emotionally complex features. For some unknown reason, his fourth feature, Tom at the Farm,
Anatomy of a Fall was one of the most buzzed about movies from 2023. It received rave reviews from critics, a healthy box office with a $35.6 million worldwide haul (from a budget of $6.7 million), an Academy Award for best original screenplay, and the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The French
This week on the Patreon, David and Josh Long conduct a Baskin-Robbins taste test. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Does the Baskin-Robbins taste test make David and Josh want to see John Krasinski's IF? Find out! Become a Patron! Swabbie Tier
In this episode, David and Scott Nye discuss lovers on the run movies as well as the reviews out of Cannes. Lovers on the run movies discussed by David and Scott include Terrence Malick's Badlands and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then,
In this episode, David and Scott Nye discuss movies with protagonists who aren't that bright as well as the death of Sam Rubin.. Dim bulbs discussed include Marlon Brando's character in On the Waterfront and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we've
Natalie and David yell at neighbors in the hallway with Chandler in "The One with All the Candy" and try to pick up a neighbor in the hallway with Ted in "Disaster Averted." Friends season seven, episode nine, "The One with All the Candy": Rachel gets in trouble for dating her assistant. Monica tries to
Title: La Chimera Year: 2023 Director: Alice Rohrwacher Cast: Carol Duarte, Josh O'Connor, Alba Rohrwacher, Isabella Rossellini, Vincenzo Nemolato Synopsis: An angsty Englishman known as Arthur (O'Connor) emerges from a mysterious prison term to the rural outskirts of 1980s Italy to reunite with a scruffy band of bandits who assist him in plundering ancient gravesites
Every Monday, we'll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Pulp Fiction originally ran as part of our top 100 movies list. The Scorseses and the Spielbergs were the first generation of successful filmmakers to have graduated from film school and so they made movies that were more academic and referential
Movie Meltdown - Rebel Moon 2: The Wheat-giver Sam Drog returns… and this time I’m not sure we truly represent both sides of the argument as we discuss Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. And as we bust into a large box of Wheat Thins, we also cover… Close Encounters of the Third
In BP Movie Journal 5/16/24, David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Jeanne du Barry, The Whistle at Eaton Falls, Let It Be, Kidnapped, Babes, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Glen or Glenda, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, The Amusement Park and Reservoir Dogs. Movies discuss
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David reveal their best and worst films by filmmakers picked by the patrons. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Tyler and David's best and worst films include Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler and more! Become a Patron!
Natalie and David hate America with Ross in "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs" and love America with Barney in "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns." Friends season seven, episode eight, "The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs": Chandler's irrational fear of dogs causes problems when Phoebe brings home a cute canine. Rachel's assistant gives her a Thanksgiving
Every Monday, we'll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Aquarius originally ran as a theatrical review. Do objects have a history? Can the past be preserved through things? Early on in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, acclaimed music writer Clara (Sônia Braga) tells a young journalist about a record she picked up
In this episode, David and Julie Sesnovich are joined by Scott Nye for a 2024 summer movie preview. The 2024 summer movie preview includes Francis Galluppi's The Last Stop in Yuma County and more! Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we've done live
This week, we're writing wickedly. Here's what else we're doing. We're writing wickedly, turning novelists into filmmakers, driving me crazy, best and worsting and baking with girls. Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: I Saw the TV Glow: Don’t Sit So Close, by Scott Nye Episode 894:
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David reveal their best and worst films by filmmakers picked by the patrons. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Tyler and David's best and worst films include Mulholland Drive and more! Become a Patron! Swabbie Tier