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Before Showtime With Connor and Marcelo
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A weekly movie news and review show where American University students and filmmakers Connor McCreesh and Marcelo Ohno-Machado discuss recent releases, movie news, awards, recent industry events, classic films, and much more! Follow Connor on Instagram @c0nn0r.mc Follow Marcelo on Instagram @mohnomachado
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Criterion Roundup (Funny Games, Daddy Longlegs)
May 21, 202300:59:04Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo review several films from the Criterion Collection, and with special guest Lucas! Connor and Marcelo choose the Safdie brothers' early film Daddy Longlegs and Lucas chooses Michael Haneke's shocker Funny Games.Spoilers for Funny Games at 15:27-29:16Films Mentioned:Funny Games (1997), Funny Games (2007), The Piano Teacher, The Lives of Others, The White Ribbon, Benny's Video, Psycho (1998), Daddy Longlegs, The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Good Time, Uncut Gems, Frownland, Take Out, Fish Tank, Red Rock WestWe highly recommend supporting the Criterion Collection and subscribing to the Criterion Channel! They are doing god's work in releasing high-quality editions of a variety of films.
Transcribe →Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (feat. Math Teacher Movies)
May 12, 202300:44:42Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo review the latest Marvel extravaganza, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but this time with a very special guest: Sean aka Math Teacher Movies!Films mentioned:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Suicide Squad, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Avengers: Endgame, Werewolf By Night, Captain Marvel, The Avengers, Terminator: SalvationIntro and Non-Spoiler Review: 0:00-18:50Spoiler Review: 18:50-35:26Guardians Ranking: 35:36-43:11Outro: 43:11-end
Transcribe →Rye Lane, Air, Evil Dead Rise
May 2, 202301:20:06Tap to summarizeConGod and CelloFello review three recent films, Rye Lane, Air, and Evil Dead Rise, and review the Evil Dead franchise.Introduction: 0:00Rye Lane: 3:16Air: 11:28Evil Dead Rise Non-Spoiler: 23:28Evil Dead Rise Spoiler: 48:38Evil Dead Ranked: 51:50DC Screenings and Outro: 1:07:32Films Mentioned: 2001: a Space Odyssey, Rye Lane, The Apartment, Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally, Love Actually, Air, Good Will Hunting, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Reindeer Games, Phantoms, Gigli, Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Argo, Live By Night, All the President's Men, The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead (2013), Evil Dead Rise, Crimewave, Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, For Love of the Game, The Gift, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Drag Me to Hell, Oz the Great and Powerful, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Hole in the Ground, Polite Society, Sick of Myself, Sisu, Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Showing Up, First Cow, Suzume, Your Name, Weathering With You, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Transcribe →Beau is Afraid Review and Ari Aster Ranked
Apr 25, 202301:27:26Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo Review Beau is Afraid and rank Ari Aster's filmography as of 2023 Time Markers: Recap of ConGod's Birthday 0:00 - 1:39 Non Spoiler Review of Beau is Afraid 1:40 - 24:15 Spoiler Review of Beau is Afraid 24:16 - 1:04:25 Ari Aster Ranked 1:04:26 - 1:19:00 Closing Remarks (How Horror has Changed) 1:19:01 - 1:27:26 Films mentioned:Beau is Afraid, Jaws, Double Indemnity, Seven Samurai, Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, mother!, Babylon, Being John Malkovich, Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Wicker Man, 80 For Brady, 21 Jump Street, The Shining, The Exorcist, Halloween, Alien, The Babadook, The Witch, Let the Right One In, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Star Wars, Scream VI, Smile, Ouija, Polite Society, R.M.N, Air, Evil Dead Rise, Army of Darkness
Transcribe →Everything Everywhere All At Once and the Top 5 A24 Films
Apr 3, 202301:23:03Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo have a special guest, John Vangeli, to discuss this year's Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, and give their thoughts on the studio A24 and their top 5 films from that studio. John Vangeli Introduction: 0:00 - 1:15 EEAAO Spoiler Review and In Depth Discussion: 2:00 - 40:20 Top 5 A24 Films of All Time (Personal Picks): 40:30 - 1:13:00 A24 Closing Remarks (The Next Great American Production House Titan?): 1:13:05 1:32:02 Films Mentioned: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ratatouille, Banshees of Inisherin, Tomorrow Never Dies, Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Swiss Army Man, Death of Dick Long, The Florida Project, Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham: Inside, Uncut Gems, Punch-Drunk Love, Hereditary, C'Mon C'Mon, 20th Century Women, Beginners, The Witch, The Babadook, Get Out, Moonlight, Aftersun, First Reformed, The Lighthouse, Under the Skin, Minari, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, The Green Knight, The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Last Black Man in San Francisco, Close, Pearl, Ex Machina
Transcribe →Inside, John Wick: Chapter 4
Mar 26, 202301:14:07Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo review the new Willem Dafoe film Inside, as well as John Wick: Chapter 4, and give their thoughts on the John Wick franchise and their top 5 action sequences in the franchise. Inside Spoiler-Free Review: 1:30-10:24Inside Spoiler Review: 10:24-18:54John Wick 4 Spoiler-Free Review: 18:54-42:29John Wick 4 Spoiler Review: 42:29-49:42Franchise Ranking: 49:42-59:00Top 5 Best John Wick Action Scenes: 59:00-1:07:00Films Mentioned: Inside The Lighthouse Platoon At Eternity's Gate Spider-Man: No Way Home Last Temptation of Christ My Friend Larry Gus The Quiet Girl John Wick John Wick: Chapter 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum John Wick: Chapter 4 It Police Story Police Story II Taken The Matrix Everything Everywhere All At Once Avatar: The Way of Water The Woman King Banshees of Inisherin Lawrence of Arabia The Warriors Suicide Squad (2016) Armour of God The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Barry Lyndon No Time to Die Indiana Jones franchise The Super Mario Bros. Movie Air Past Lives A Thousand and One Tetris Rye Lane Enys Men The Wicker Man Don't Look Now
Transcribe →The Quiet Girl, 8 1/2, Midnight Cowboy, and the Top 5 Needle Drops in Film
Mar 24, 202301:27:43Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo review 3 films tonight, the first being the Oscar nominee for Best International Feature The Quiet Girl, Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, and John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy, and give their top 5 pop music needle drops on film. The Quiet Girl: Spoiler free - 2:08-12:18 Spoiler section - 12:19-17:29 8 1/2 Spoiler Free - 18:13-33:03 Spoiler Section - 33:04-42:54 Midnight Cowboy Spoiler free - 42:55-52:49 Spoiler Section - 52:50-1:01:18 Top 5 Needle Drops 1:01:25-1:26:06
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95th Academy Awards Recap
Mar 14, 202300:58:09Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo give all of their final thoughts on the winners and telecast and favorite moments of the 95th Academy Awards, and discuss what Everything Everywhere All At Once's win means for cinema history.
Transcribe →Creed III Review, and Final Oscar Predictions!
Mar 8, 202301:04:02Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo give their thoughts on Creed III, and give their final predictions for this Sunday's Academy Awards. Spoilers for Creed III 11:19-18:23 Films Mentioned: Creed III Creed Creed II Rocky Rocky III Rocky IV The Italian Stallion (as a joke, don't actually watch it) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Magazine Dreams Everything Everywhere All At Once Banshees of Inisherin Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri In Bruges Seven Psychopaths Swiss Army Man The Death of Dick Long Tar The Fabelmans Triangle of Sadness Force Majeure Women Talking All Quiet on the Western Front 1917 Avatar: the Way of Water Elvis The Whale The Batman Babylon Top Gun: Maverick Bardo Seven Midnight in Paris Uncut Gems The Immigrant Evita The Quiet Girl 65 Scream VI Inside (2023) Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Transcribe →Script Update and Politics and Prose
Feb 27, 202300:24:59Tap to summarizeConnor and Marcelo give updates on their upcoming short film Daydreamer, and stop at the D.C. bookstore Politics and Prose to discuss the physical media that they found there, including one Criterion Blu-Ray!
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