Noah and Chance were held up by sickness and travel in their plans for a steel-jaw-meets-iron-glove fight over Batman Vs. Superman. But they still squabble a bit. Noah calls from a parked car in Los Angeles to explain what he finds entertaining about the much-maligned superhero showdown. Chance is largely incredulous.
Author Archives: Chance Solem-Pfeifer
One Foot In Toon Town
In the late ’80s and throughout the 1990s, Hollywood conceived a new wave of animation, cross-branding and films for children. They looked half-animated and half-live action, with entries like “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”, “Space Jam” and “The Pagemaster.” On this week’s episode, Noah and Chance revisit that trio and that era in filmmaking to assess […]
Reeled In: “10 Cloverfield Lane”
In the post-awards wasteland, Noah and Chance took shelter underground this week with “10 Cloverfield Lane.” A spirited conversation followed the bunker thriller and “Cloverfield” pseudo-sequel — about the state of popcorn filmmaking in 2016, how marketing creates suspense and what happens when you give John Goodman a real role.
Fight Crime Through Time
For as long as humanity has dreamt of traveling through time, it’s also dreamt of time manipulation as a means of preventing terrorism, apprehending warlords in future dystopias and stopping your younger self from killing your older self. But don’t take our word for it! This week, we watched a trio of “Fight Crime Through […]
Reeled In: “Room”
Spurred forth by Brie Larson’s Oscar victory, Noah and Chance watched “Room” for this mini-episode. Worthy of both tears and cringes as it was, a debate ensued about whether adaptational problems from Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel are severe enough to derail this emotional study of trauma-sick mother and son.
Coen Kidnappings
On this week’s episode, Noah and Chance review the Coen Brothers’ three kidnapping films, 1987’s Raising Arizona, 1996’s Fargo and 2016’s Hail, Caesar! Circumstances Have Changed, Jerry: Kidnapping With the Coen Brothers As a handsomely ratty Nicolas Cage dreams his exiting Raising Arizona monologue, his character, H.I. McDunnough, has a cautiously blissful vision of the future. On the sleeve, it’s full […]
Does That Make Me Crazy?
On this week’s episode, Chance and Noah tell you about everything but their childhoods. But a little personal disclosure is appropriate as they discuss three movies about therapists and their patients. Plus, Chance invites a counseling graduate student (to whom he’s also a live-in boyfriend) onto the show to talk about the accuracy and responsibility-of-representation sides of “A Dangerous […]
To Periscope Depth
On this week’s episode, Noah and Chance dive below the surface and into the high stakes, misunderstanding-wrought world of submarine movies. With a little help from retired navy man and sub expert John Clear, they take on the undeniable plot of “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), the bad movie genetics of “Below” (2002) and […]
Reeled In: “The Revenant”
Because they mostly like their suffering beautiful, Noah and Chance review “The Revenant” in this mini-episode. There’s talk of Emmanuel Lubezki’s gorgeous catastrophes, disagreements over whether Leo’s performance is interesting and comparisons to Alejandro Iñárritu’s previous outing. Plus, a friend of the program hops on for a segment we’re calling “The Kozal Proposal.”
One Last Attempt At Family (Or “The Hangover Pod”)
Noah and Chance were reunited over the holidays when they spent a few very head-achy days in a dim and borrowed living room. Back together in their Nebraska college town, they rang in 2016 watching three movies (all covered in the 2015 “Trailer Pod,” by the way) about trying to reconcile with family before it’s […]