The Film Blerds

The third part of 171 starts off with Brandon going into the changes made to ELIO, the current state of Paramount. and the Astronomer CEO and head of H.R. caught having an affair at a Coldplay concert.

 

The two then talk trailers for RUN, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, SPLITSVILLE, ROOFMAN, Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA, HOPPERS, THE CAT IN THE HAT, MORTAL KOMBAT II, Luca Guadadino's AFTER THE HUNT, and Edgar Wright's re-adaptation of Steven King's THE RUNNING MAN.

In the second part of the elusive episode 171, the boys discuss Denis Villeneuve now hired to direct the next Bond film.They discuss the rumor of Sydney Sweeny being the next Bond girl before pivoting to Sydney's bar soap made with her bath water. And finally, the two discuss the ticket roll out for THE ODYSSEY IMAX 70mm.

 

The rest of the episode is dedicated to another What Have You Watched Lately? with Brandon's watches.

In Episode 175, Brandon and Jeff discuss the lawsuit put forth by Andy Byron against Coldplay for his affair that went public at a Coldplay show. The two turn to Sydney Sweeny's new American Eagle and its race coding. 

 

Jeff watches Rick & Morty (Season 8), Pushers (Channel 4), The Waterfront (Netflix), Smoke (Apple+), Heads of State (Amazon), Deep Cover (Amazon), Showgirls (HBO Max).

 

Brandon watches THE BEAR Season 4, starts a rewatch of THE X-FILES, and finishes with SORRY, BABY.

 

Brandon talks briefly about the newly released trailer for AVATAR: FIRE & ASH.

 

Finally, Brandon reviews OH, HI!.Jeff joins Brandon for a review of HAPPY GILMORE 2, Brandon reviews THE BAD GUYS 2, and the two end on a review for the legacy sequel THE NAKED GUN.

 

Brandon and Jeff give a spoiler-free review of the new body horror rom-com TOGETHER starring James Franco and Alison Brie.

 

The episode ends with a brief interview with writer/director Michael Shanks on TOGETHER conducted by Brandon.

In 173, Brandon and Jeff give their initial spoiler-free thoughts on the start of Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Presented in IMAX.

In 172, Brandon and Jeff are joined by film journalist Mattew Schuchman.

 

Brandon gives a quick recommendation with the new Clipse album, LET GOD SORT 'EM OUT. Their first in sixteen years.

 

Brandon then launches into a quick review for Paramount's SMURFS featuring Rhianna as Smurfette.

 

Brandon and Matthew do a spoiler review for the I KNOW WHAT DID LAST SUMMER legacy sequel.

 

Finally, the three end on a review of Ari Aster's fourth film EDDINGTON. A 2020 set satire Western.

 

In this special Interview episode of the Film Blerds podcast, Jeff sits down with Danielle Deadwyler, the star of the apocalyptic thriller "40 Acres," and the film's writer and director, R.T. Thorne. 

In a special first look episode, Brandon is joined by Lee Romero as they give their spoiler-free thoughts on James Gunn's SUPERMAN. The first film in the newly relaunched DC Universe. Presented in IMAX.