#291: Date Movies
adam
1. The Princess Bride
2. Brief Encounter
3. His Girl Friday
4. Notorious
5. Swing Time
Matty
1. Brief Encounter
2. Once
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Shakespeare in Love
5. My Love
#290: Career Comebacks
adam
1. Dennis Hopper — BLUE VELVET
2. Gloria Swanson — SUNSET BLVD.
3. Mickey Rourke — THE WRESTLER
4. Burt Reynolds — BOOGIE NIGHTS
5. Jackie Earle Hayley — LITTLE CHILDREN
Matty
1. Gloria Swanson — SUNSET BLVD.
2. Burt Reynolds — BOOGIE NIGHTS
3. Frank Sinatra — FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
4. Peter Fonda — ULEE’S GOLD
5. Jason Bateman — DODGEBALL
#289: Most Anticipated 2010 Movies
adam
1. Inception
2. Green Zone
3. Iron Man 2
4. The Green Hornet
5. The Social Network
Matty
1. The Green Hornet
2. Paul
3. The Special Relationship
4. Toy Story 3
5. The Rum Diary
#288: 2009 Blowout
truly moving moments
Adam
Marriage Montage, UP
Piggy Back, TREELESS MOUNTAIN
Mother’s Story, FOOD, INC.
matty
Marriage Montage, UP
Piggy Back, TREELESS MOUNTAIN
overrated
Adam
AVATAR
BROKEN EMBRACES
INVICTUS
THE MESSENGER
THE COVE
matty
AVATAR
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
underrated
Adam
BROTHERS
ANTICHRIST
THE BROTHERS BLOOM
NINE
MATTY
SUGAR
BIG FAN
WORLD’S GREATEST DAD
discoveries
Adam
Bailee Madison, BROTHERS
Jonathan Groff, TAKING WOODSTOCK
Mark Duplass, HUMPDAY
Carey Mulligan, AN EDUCATION
Christoph Waltz and Mélanie Laurent, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
matty
So Yong Kim, TREELESS MOUNTAIN
Antonio Campos, AFTERSCHOOL
Carey Mulligan, AN EDUCATION
Bailee Madison, BROTHERS
Duncan Jones, MOON
Hirokazu Koreeda, STILL WALKING
disappointments
Adam
The Lovely Bones
Taking Woodstock
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Informant!
Maggie Gyllenhaal, CRAZY HEART & AWAY WE GO
matty
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Informant!
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
surprises
Josh
Robin Williams, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD
Michael Rappaport, BIG FAN
Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, BROTHERS
Adam
Natalie Portman, BROTHERS
Jake Gyllenhaal, BROTHERS
most annoying performances
Adam
Brad Pitt, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Emile Hirsch, TAKING WOODSTOCK
Maggie Gyllenhaal, AWAY WE GO
Christian Bale, PUBLIC ENEMIES / TERMINATOR SALVATION
matty
Christian Bale, PUBLIC ENEMIES
Amy Adams, JULIE & JULIA
Best Date Movies
Matty
Up
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Funny People
Adam
Up in the Air
Drag Me to Hell
I Love You, Man
(500) Days of Summer
An Education
Worst date movies
Matty
Antichrist
The Girlfriend Experience
Adam
The White Ribbon
The Road
A Single Man/Nine
The Girlfriend Experience
Moon
favorite scenes
MATTY
Slap Da Bass, I LOVE YOU, MAN
TV Set, PRECIOUS
Opening Scene, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
Final Shot, A SERIOUS MAN
Adam
Opening Scene, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
Party Scene, HUMPDAY
Comparing Cards, UP IN THE AIR
Expectation vs. Real Life, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Best Male Frontal Nudity
Matty
Randy Gambill, OBSERVE AND REPORT
Willem Dafoe, ANTICHRIST
Billy Crudup, WATCHMEN
Adam
Willem Dafoe, ANTICHRIST
Billy Crudup, WATCHMEN
THE HANGOVER
Best Performance in a bad movie
Adam
Amanda Seyfried, JENNIFER’S BODY
Sam Worthington, TERMINATOR SALVATION
Jonathan Groff, SAVING WOODSTOCK
Jackie Earle Haley, WATCHMEN
best opening scenes
Adam
Inglorious Basterds
Where the Wild Things Are
Zombieland
The Hurt Locker
Scene stealers
Adam
Glenn Kenny, THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Carrie Preston, DUPLICITY
Comedy that made me laugh that nobody saw
Matty
The Goods
Movie that will have you talking like the character
matty
Liam Neeson, TAKEN
#287: Best Supporting Performances of 2009
adam
1. Christoph Waltz, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS / Diane Kruger, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
2. Jake Gyllenhaal, BROTHERS / Anna Kendrick, UP IN THE AIR
3. Christian McKay, ME AND ORSON WELLES / Bailee Madison, BROTHERS
4. Joshua Leonard, HUMPDAY / Natalie Portman, BROTHERS
5. Peter Capaldi, IN THE LOOP / Mo’Nique, PRECIOUS
Matty
1. Colm Meaney — DAMNED UNITED
Anna Kendrick — UP IN THE AIR
2. Christoph Waltz — INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Mia Wasikowska — THAT EVENING SUN
3. Peter Capaldi — IN THE LOOP
Vera Farmiga — UP IN THE AIR
4. Fred Melamed — A SERIOUS MAN
Bailee Madison — BROTHERS
5. Jim Broadbent — THE YOUNG VICTORIA
Isabella Rossellini — TWO LOVERS
#286: Lead Performances of 2009
adam
1. Mark Duplass — HUMPDAY
Carey Mulligan — AN EDUCATION
2. Jeff Bridges — CRAZY HEART
Mélanie Laurent — INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
3. Colin Firth — A SINGLE MAN
Charlotte Gainsbourg — ANTICHRIST
4. Michael Stuhlbarg — A SERIOUS MAN
Marion Cotillard — NINE
5. Sam Rockwell — MOON
Arta Dobroshi — LORNA’S SILENCE
Matty
1. Tom Hardy — BRONSON
Carey Mulligan — AN EDUCATION
2. Christian McKay — ME AND ORSON WELLES
Meryl Streep — JULIE AND JULIA
3. Michael Stuhlbarg — A SERIOUS MAN
Charlotte Gainsbourg — ANTICHRIST
4. Baard Owe — O’HORTEN
Marion Cotillard — NINE
5. Michael Jai White — BLACK DYNAMITE
Hatice Aslan — THREE MONKEYS
Steve Prokopy
1. Sam Rockwell — MOON
Maria Heiskanen — EVERLASTING MOMENTS
2. Jeremy Renner — THE HURT LOCKER
Carey Mulligan —THE HURT LOCKER
3. Matt Damn — THE INFORMANT!
Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibie — PRECIOUS
4. Sharlto Copley — DISTRICT 9
Hiam Abass — LEMON TREE
5. Michael Stuhlbarg — A SERIOUS MAN
Sasha Grey — THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
#285: Top 10 Films of 2009
Adam
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Humpday
3. An Education
4. The Hurt Locker
5. A Serious Man
6. Up in the Air
7. Summer Hours
8. Brothers
9. The White Ribbon
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Matty
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. An Education
3. The Hurt Locker
4. A Serious Man
5. Brothers
6. Sugar
7. Treeless Mountain
8. Up in the Air
9. O'Horten
10. Summer Hours
Michael Phillips
1. Up
2. Where the Wild Things Are
3. Waltz with Bashir
4. Of Time and the City
5. The Hurt Locker
6. A Serious Man
7. In the Loop
8. Sugar
9. Me and Orson Welles
10.A Single Man
Scott Tobias
1. 35 Shots of Rum
2. Duplicity
3. Humpday
4. Collapse
5. Julia
6. Afterschool
7. Revanche
8. The House of the Devil
9. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
10. The Hurt Locker
#284: Golden Brick Nominees of 2009
joint top 5
1. Anvil: The Story of Anvil
2. Food, Inc.
3. Humpday
4. Moon
5. Summer Hours
6. World’s Greatest Dad