It's a Joey pick episode! I wanna apologize right off the top because half of this episode is just me and Joey commentating on the active Knicks v Celtics game (spoiler alert Knicks won and Celtics season is over). When we aren't being a sports pod, we were reviewing Agnes Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7 and then to chase this down we made the regrettable…

Buzz buzz cinephiles! On today's episode, the fellas tackle one of the Nic Cage's most controversial films (not the bees) The Wicker Man. To chase this down, Matt endured The Bee Movie for the first time in his life and it did not go well! Joey expresses confidence in the Lakers, Nick compares the original and 2006 Wicker Man, and Matt is watching …

Welcome back! How's everyone enjoying the every other week format? Hope you like it because it's here to stay. This week, Nick made the boys endure an early Ozgood Perkins take on the classic Hansel and Gretel story. To chase this down, we all took Advil and watched Hoodwinked which aged like fine wine. Nick makes the fellas listen to a song that i…

WE ARE BACK! Sorry we went MIA, things got a little hectic here but (as previously stated) we are SO back. Returning from our temporary hiatus, we got to watch one of Denis Villeneuve's earlier hits, Incendies. To chase this down we watch the definitive covid movie, Ride the Eagle. Drinking Buddies fans rejoice! Nick launches himself into the Gunda…

We're kicking off the new schedule with quite a combo. For our shot, the boys finally checked out I Saw the Devil (we love you Old Boy) and to chase this down we checked out the famous On Cinema bit, Oh God starring George Burns. Which sparks the title debate. Which God are you worshipping? Matt tells us all about the block chain, Nick's fridge won…

JK thank god, but could you imagine? Oscar season is over and we are going over our thoughts and very important opinions on this year's turbulent award ceremony. It's controversial every year and this year was no different. From it's musical choice during the In Memoriam to the new record for longest acceptance speech in Oscar history, we discuss i…

It's been quite a journey, but we are at the homestretch of Oscar season! For this week's shot, the fellas got to check out Sing Sing, a profoundly under-loved nomination. To chase this down, most of us complete our animation nominations with Memoir of a Snail. The fellas go over some Oscar predictions, Emilia Perez remains hated, and who will comp…

Only one more Oscar episode after this! On this week's episode, the boys dive into one of the best international nominations with The Girl with the Needle which disturbed us a lot more than we were expecting from an Oscar nomination. To chase this down, we watched Pablo Larrain's Maria, the 3rd installment in his 'Lady in Heels' trilogy. Best cinem…

If you thought we hated Emilia Perez last week BOY are you in for a treat today. A movie that really deserves your attention this Oscar season is our shot, Nickel Boys. To chase this down, we checked out the 2 time Oscar nominated animated film, Flow, a sad animal movie that Joey prefaced by saying "It's not sad." Emilia Perez is still terrible, Ni…

It was A Real Pain having to watch Emilia Perez! After the nominations (awful) were announced we decided to take the next few weeks to knock out some of the heavy hitters for these years Academy Awards beginning with THE most controversial film Emilia Perez. A wildly racist AND transphobic hunk of waste! To chase this down, we watched Jesse Eisenbe…

It's Oscar szn baby! To kick things off, the boys took a day trip to the Alamo and witnessed The Brutalist in all it's glory. To chase this down, we checked out the Mubi doc Grand Theft Hamlet, a movie filmed entirely in GTA online. We go over our wonderful meals, the beauty of the intermission, and a basic movie theater etiquette review as some pe…

Absolutely insane that the last David Lynch movie we watched together was Dune mere days before his death. We are very emotional about it, but listen to how chipper we are in this episode because next week the laughing stops. To chase down the sci fi epic, we watched a true Lynchian masterpiece, Spice World! Nick scolds Matt on his Kingdom Hearts p…

Fellas, is it gay to love your homie and respect women? On this week's episode, the boys watch their first Mike Nichols movie together with Carnal Knowledge. To chase this down, we watched I Love You, Man and were all under the impression that Judd Apatow had something to do with this. Are we wrong for assuming that? Nick doesn't think Jack Nichols…

At long last, we have made our lists of the best movies of 2024 as well as some highly anticipated movies coming in 2025! We're excited to see what this year may bring and what movies we will endure. 2024 was a surprising year for movies to say the least, but what were some of your favorites? Don't worry listener, next week we are back to watching …

There’s nowhere for you to run Joe Russo! Every year people have utter meltdowns about “worst of 2024” lists and we are here to tell you it’s totally normal and appropriate to dunk on a band movie and tonight we are gonna dunk on almost 30 unwatchable movies from this year! Matt somehow only came up with 9, Joey gets his heart broken by some of Mat…

Nick was whisked away by Santa for a helping hand up at the North Pole, but luckily the big man himself decided to hang out on the pod this Christmas! For the shot this holiday season, we watched the Lifetime Taylor Swift Christmas movie, Christmas in the Spotlight. To chase this down, we watched the Hallmark "Taylor Swift" "Christmas" movie Holida…

ONE WEEK TIL CHRISTMAS OH MY GOD! In preparation for the best day ever (Nosferatu release day) we finally got Matt to watch It’s a Wonderful Life and everyone cries. To chase this down, we found a PG-13 Hallmark movie by the name of How Sarah Got Her Wings. Don’t sleep on this newfound subgenre of wholesome Hallmark. Matt is back on his Star Wars b…

2 episodes in one week? We really are too generous. We had a lot of commentary on The Royal Nanny and felt it would be kinda fun to record our commentary on this week's Hallmark nightmare. Enjoy our first ever live commentary on the controversial Hallmark hellscape, The Perfect Christmas Present.By The Shot & The Chaser

What if Hallmark made a creepy stalker movie but they made it uwu cute??? They don’t do that and it’s not even close. For our shot, we had the immortal Jingle All The Way and to chase this down we reconsider our commitment to watching Hallmark movies after our viewing of The Perfect Christmas Present. We also had not seen each other in weeks so the…

Happy Holidays cinephiles! Sorry we were out for Thanksgiving, but we are back now! To start our 3rd year of Christmas movies we picked an evidently controversial topic with Die Hard as our shot. It's a Christmas movie, we will prove it. For the remainder of the month we will be watching Hallmark movies as our chasers so we started real strong with…

Hands in the air, kino bros! On this week's episode before the holidays begin, we kicked things off with Vince Vaughn's immaculate performance in Brawl in Cell Block 99. To chase this down we watched Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's biopic I Love You Phillip Morris. We kinda babble about what we're doing for Thanksgiving and ultimately we decide that…

No sad animal movies here! Joey was last week's loser and we thought it would be funny to make him endure David Lynch's final feature film (unless you're goated and consider The Return a film) Inland Empire. This sorta backfired, but have no fear! To chase down the surrealist nightmare, we watched Tootsie. Which was somehow worse than we thought it…

It's that awkward lull in between Halloween and Christmas where we get a lil weird with our choices and Joey decided to keep that tradition alive with this weeks combo. For our shot, the boys watched Bong Joon Ho's animal rights protest film, Okja. And to chase this down we endured everyone's favorite sad dog movie, Marley & Me. Nick plots his reve…

Ruh Roh rilm ros (I'm not doing this bit past this point), it's Halloween again! Our 3rd annual Halloween celebration is upon us, and what better time to watch 4 Scooby Doo movies from our childhood? We got together and watched Zombie Island, The Witch's Ghost, Alien Invaders, Cyber Chase, and rated them from worst to best! The boys dress up this y…

It's blood sucking time! We are just a week away from the spookiest day of the year and we thought it would be a good idea to pregame with some damn(nation) good fun! For our shot, we watched Francis Ford Coppola's take on Dracula, and to chase this down we watched the 1931 Bela Lugosi rendition of Dracula. Before we could get into the classic mons…

We should definitely check out the abandoned cabin! Surely our demise does not await inside! On this week's spooky episode, the boys go for gore with Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. To chase this down we brushed off our Associates in Psychology degrees so as to dissect the complexities of Eli Craig's Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Joey defends…

(thunder booming/lighting crashing/pipe organ jamming) Welcome horror movie enthusiasts to the start of our Spooky month! We begin with the 1977 psychedelic Japanese horror classic, House! To chase this down, we cover the somewhat cult classic animated joint, Monster House! Nick is reading House of Leaves, Matt begins his personal spooky month bing…

Welcome to therapy corner, are you afraid of dying? TOO BAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA. On this week's episode, we celebrate Molly's birthday with Alexander Payne's Nebraska. To chase this down, we watched Tim Burton's truly underrated masterpiece Big Fish! We are joined by Molly and Hannah to discuss movies, mortality, and the correlations between the t…

Bonjour and Ni Hao! On this week's feline themed episode, the boys watched Ang Lee's kung fu romance epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. To chase this down, we searched deep in the filmography of Shawn Levy (it only goes so deep) and watched his 2006 reimagining of The Pink Panther. Nick shares his views on Happiness, Joey finishes Peaky Blinders,…

Howdy partner! Welcome to this week's Western themed episode (we watched 2 movies with cowboys). For the shot, we revisit our old buddy Jodorowsky with El Topo, and to chase this down we took a detour into the world of the early 2000s buddy comedy with Shanghai Noon. Nick shares his hot takes on The Prince of Egypt, Joey spends a day at Regal, and …

Hello again religious trauma survivors! On this week's episode, we dive into Paul Schraeder's A24 super hit, First Reformed. To chase this down, we run to Tubi to find one of the hornier movies about religious upbringings with Yes, God, Yes! The boys give their thoughts on Alien Romulus, overtime season is over, and remember when Rush Limbaugh was …

It's rare we watch a movie so bad that it can't even be classified as a hate watch, but unfortunately, Your Highness exists. For our shot, we revisit Yorgos Lanthimos after a turbulent viewing of Dogtooth and give The Favourite a shot (aha). To chase this down, we drink the equivalent of liquid shit with David Gordon Green's Your Highness. Nick beg…

Shout out to Alex for such a bizarrely perfect pairing! On this week’s episode, the boys brave their fear of Lars Von Trier and musicals with Dancer in the Dark! To chase this down, we watch a better version of Barbie with 9 to 5! Two Dolly Parton movies on this show, both bangers. Matt’s watching the Olympics, Nick hunts down the lost song from th…

Turbulent familial relationships amirite? On this week's episode, the boys travel way back to one of Yorgos Lanthimos' first feature films, Dogtooth. To chase down this inc*stuous nightmare, we decide to see what it would be like to rewatch every 10th grader's favorite Adam McKay movie, Step Brothers! Surely this has aged wonderfully! Nick closes i…

Welcome to hell, fellow cinephiles! On this week's episode, the boys dive into the pits of hell and ask the question: What IS Adam Sandler doing with his voice here? For our shot, we watched the 1922 docudrama, Häxan. To chase this down, we ordered a 12 piece and watched Little Nicky, a 10 year old's perfect movie. Nick's basement is haunted (again…

It's time for the moment you've been waiting for! [a blue screen appears with the Krabby Patty slowly coming closer to the screen. He hums "William Tell Overture"] Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-daa, Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-daa, Da-da-da-da-da-da-daa Da-da-da-la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-daa, Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-daa, tssshh Da-da-da-da…

Sorry for the delay everybody, but we are back and better than ever! On this weeks episode, the boys watch Godzilla Minus One for the first time not in a movie theater. To chase this down, Matt finally gets his way and we watch Spider-Man 2 aka peak Marvel. The fellas saw Maxxxine, Nick has his movie of the year, and Joey watched Succession AGAIN. …

Croissant! Escargot! And other French things. It’s a double whammy French cinema episode here at The Shot and The Chaser pod. For our short, we begin our long awaited journey into the filmography of Agnes Varda with Vagabond. And to chase this down, we watched the 2002 Oscar nominated sensation, Amelie! Joey finally sees I Saw the TV Glow, Aggro Dr…

The end of an era (3 months)! Through our teary eyes, we come to the conclusion of the Nolan binge and what a journey it has been. To wrap up our first ever director binge, we watch the mindfuck classic, Memento. To chase this down, we watch the sci fi epic, Dude, Where’s My Car! Nick is in tune with the tao, Matt praises I Saw The TV Glow, and tod…

Does magic exist? Or are we all victims of con men? On this week’s episode of illusion, we are inching closer to the end of the Nolan binge with The Prestige. To chase this down, the fellas run to Tubi to watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Steve Martin and Michael Caine as villains? What more could you ask for! Maybe subtitles. Nick talks basketball, M…

Should you let your children be exposed to Lost in Translation at the age of 12 under the impression that Bill Murray was gonna be a laugh riot? The answer is no. Your child will grow up to be Nick and no one wants that. On this week’s episode, the boys inch one step closer to completing the Nolan filmography with his feature debut, Following! To c…

I was gonna try to rewrite the Aqua Teen theme song using our names, but it got complicated and weird. Anyways, we’re back with the final Nolan Batman movie, Batman Begins! To chase this down and stay on the theme of origin stories, the fellas watched Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. Comedy has never recovered. The fellas discu…

They found your copy of Starsky & Hutch dumped in a landfill covered in GARBAGE. On this week’s crime dramedy episode, the boys make their way through Nolan’s earlier works with Insomnia. To chase this down, Nick thought that he could find a correlation with Starsky & Hutch. Spoiler alert: not so much. Matt and Joey watch Thunderdome, Nick vouches …

sdeah naloN kcab emocleW! On this week’s time entry in the Nolanverse, the boys finally give Tenet another chance after dunking on it since it’s premier in 2020. To chase this down, we watched the Tumblrcore Netflix hit, Safety Not Guaranteed, and boy does it age! Nick critiques Satantango, Joey takes Matt to see Challengers, and (spoiler alert) th…

Nazis aren’t human beings knowwhatimean? For our final week of seeing Nolan movies at our local Regal, the boys blow out their eardrums with Dunkirk. What better way to chase this down than with our favorite goofball, Ernest P. Worrell, in Ernest in the Army. Joey gets emotional, Nick loves the triumph of the human spirit, and Ernest in the Army wa…

Which one of your friends does a good Bane impression? Or are you that friend? On this week’s episode on the Nolan trail, Nick opens the eyes of Matt and Joey to the total trainwreck that is The Dark Knight Rises. To chase this down, the boys endure another movie about heroes trying to go the distance well past their prime with Rocky Balboa aka Roc…

Philip K. Dick, Dostoevsky, Alex Jones. What do all of these things have in common? Apparently, insufferable people dream about them all the time! On this week’s episode in our Nolancentric series, the boys watch Richard Linklater’s college freshmen wet dream, Waking Life. To chase this down, we tackle the normies favorite Nolan film, Inception. Jo…

Imagine, if you will, a world where all you can eat is corn, and your only hope for survival was Matthew McConaughey. Or, just maybe, you’re the size of an ant and you’re being tortured by aliens while psychedelic rock just ominously played in the background for eternity. Like the sound of either or both? Then you’re gonna enjoy the next episode in…

Good evening, basement dwellers! Welcome to the first multi-episode series in The Shot & The Chaser podcast history: The Nolan Gauntlet (just made that up). To kick it off, we are watching The Dark Knight as our shot, and to chase it down we are breaking back into Terrence Malick’s filmography with Days of Heaven. The boys marathon the extended cut…

Quit daydreaming about listening to a myriad of better shows! You’re here and that’s all that matters. On this week’s episode, Joey gets the fellas to watch Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. To chase this down, we endured the 2013 blockbuster hit, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Nick deletes social media, Matt finishes his Nightmare o…