Josh and Evan see Another Earth, written by Mike Cahill and Brit Marling, who also direct and star, respectively. Josh struggles to unpack the film's metaphor; Evan just thinks outer space is neat-o. Then your hosts look at Josh's number five film of 2011, Red State, from writer-director Kevin Smith. Does Smith finally show his range as a filmmaker? Is 'satire' too strong a descriptor for this bloodfest? 'Sup with John Goodman? Find out on Episode 32 of Moviefraud.
Music: moe. - "Haze" / "Downward Facing Dog" / "Paper Dragon"
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The Moviefraud kids ring in 2012 with a countdown of their favorite films from last year. Oh, how good it feels to be back!
Music: M83 - "Midnight City" / "Steve McQueen"
Photo (L to R): Evan, Joey, Josh
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Episode 30 is the Return of the Thr3e: Josh, Joey and Evan reunite at last! Your hosts discuss Melancholia, the latest film from controversial writer-director Lars von Trier, starring Kirsten Dunst. Does von Trier continue to 'troll', as Evan puts it, or is he actually growing as a filmmaker? Plus, Josh and Evan attempt to break down Margin Call, from writer-director J.C. Chandor, starring Kevin Spacey and Zachary Quinto. Joey politely listens, then tries to sell us toxic assets. It's apocalypse, financial ruin and fun, all on this here Moviefraud.
Music: Radiohead - "Lotus Flower" / "Codex"
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Josh and Evan investigate the latest from Clint Eastwood: J. Edgar, starring Leo DiCaprio. Will the movie join the ranks of such Eastwood classics as The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and Unforgiven? Or will it shine with the glow of failure, like Gran Torino, Invictus, Hereafter and (according to Evan) Letters from Iwo Jima? Find out on this lil' Episode 29 of Moviefraud.
Music: Cults - "Walk at Night" / "Most Wanted"
Happy Thanksgiving, you turkeys!
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Josh and Joey check out the new film from writer-director Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain.
Music: Givers - "Ceiling of Plankton" / "Noche Nada"
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Happy Halloween from Moviefraud! Josh and Evan see two new horror releases: Paranormal Activity 3, the latest in the found-footage franchise; and The Thing, the prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 original about an alien killer in Antarctica. Settle in for a spooky show, folks - it's all tricks, and no treats, on Episode 27.
A big thanks to Joey for letting us get our 'scare' on!
Music: The Temper Trap - "Fader" / "Resurrection" / "Rest"
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Josh, Joey and Evan take a dangerous Drive (starring Ryan Gosling); and Josh and Evan try not to die (Steven Soderbergh's latest, Contagion, starring Matt Damon), on this here episode 26 of Moviefraud. Oh my!
Music: White Denim - "Shy Billy" / "Champ" / "Anvil Everything"
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It's the end of summer, and Josh and Joey try something new as they put movies on the back burner, and discuss life.
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Josh, Joey and Evan fight like brothers over the new Terrence Malick epic, The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain. Then your troublesome trio celebrates this very special 25th episode of Moviefraud with a countdown of their top five movies... of ALL TIME. Get ready for some intense, personal, revealing talk about movies, folks. And buckle your seatbelts. It is the safe way to drive.
Music: Phish (live, 6/17/11) - "Mike's Song" / "Reba"
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Josh and Joey are excited to welcome former co-host Evan Stewart into their science fiction lair! This week, your three, strangely handsome hosts look at sci-fi auteur J.J. Abrams' newest film, Super 8. Joey blows things up, Evan vomits, and Josh films it all. Then Moviefraud Plus revisits Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic, E.T. Comparisons are made, real and/or imagined. Are aliens nice? Is Crispin Glover in Super 8? Can Evan still comment on this episode?
Music: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - "Home" / Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
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Moviefraud looks for the real Ernesto Guevara in Steven Soderbergh's 2008 epic, Che, starring Benicio del Toro as the guerrilla revolutionary. Is four-and-a-half hours simply too long? Then in the second half of Episode 23, your hosts continue to reveal their movie souls. This week, Joey is especially not a genius; Josh waits two days to call (but calls ten times); and the MFers have their very first overlapping pick on the Top 25 list. Q: Will this new bond make them hug, and perhaps for too long? A: Yes, and there is even butt-grabbing!
Music: Local Natives - "World News" / Typhoon - "The Honest Truth" / YACHT - "Dystopia"
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Will Farrell stars in Everything Must Go, directed by Dan Rush and based on the short story by Raymond Carver. What happens when an alcoholic lives on his lawn with nowhere else to go? Appearances by Rebecca Hall, Michael Pena and Lady Laura Dern, obv. THEN Joey asks the Moviefraud gentlemen to watch another film by a director of their Top 25 Movies of All-Time, and picks Noah Baumbach's 1996 romantic romp Mr. Jealousy, starring Eric Stoltz and Annabella Sciorra. Josh chooses the thuggier, more leathery, "Thief", starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann (1981), and feels like one of those pimps. LEATHER.
Break out the cab sav and the tissues, because we're feeling pretentious, emotional and nostalgic up in here. (What else is new?) Your hosts list numbers 15 through 11 of their Top 25 Movies of All-Time. Josh had Joey at hello, but Joey didn't understand when Josh reached out to take his hand. Also: Josh is secretly Mexican and Scottish, and currently leads the countdown with clip-guessing points. All this, and much more, on Episode 22 of Moviefraud!
Music: The Tom Tom Club - "Genius of Love" / Talking Heads - "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" / "Girlfriend is Better"
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Meek's Cutoff is the latest from Kelly Reichardt (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy), and it's got all the elements of a winner. Michelle Williams. The Oregon Trail. Zoe Kazan. (Wait... scratch that last one.) So what makes your hosts fight over the film like cowboys and Indians? We'll bring in Josh's essay about the film, written last year for college, and see if the movie lives up to his unreasonable expectations.
The Co-Host Challenge goes to Eastern Europe! Josh assigns Dogtooth, a Greek film by Yorgos Lanthimos, and Joey responds with his own brand of torture: Police, Adjective, a Romanian movie about a man who walks in and out of buildings, and who also eats food. Both these movies are from 2009, and have won Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Which deserved it? And what's so certain about that regard?
Our Top 25 Movies of All-Time rolls on. This week, Moviefraud presents numbers 20-16. Josh doesn't make you laugh, but he doesn't make you cry. What happens in a meadow at dusk? Joey lets us know. Then he assigns a new Co-Host Challenge; the Moviefraud boys preview their next episode; and everyone goes home. Except for Josh, who broadcasts out of his apartment in his underwear.
Music: Portugal. The Man - "The Sun" / "Got it All" / "People Say"
Kelly Reichardt and Meek's Cutoff: A Speculative Essay
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