The Now Conspiring podcast team flocked to the theaters this weekend to catch up on all your would-be favorites. Do these latest mid-summer movies get through our rigorous litmus test of nonsense and high expectations?
At the very end of the show, we have an awesome spoiler review/discussion about Paper Towns with a clear spoiler warning. Don’t worry, it’s the very last part of the show. We also cover a ton of headlines for this week in entertainment, a box office catchup, and a new segment called “This Week in Brie Larson!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is your favorite REVENGE movie?
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Our Song of the Week intro-ing the show is “Fools” by Wild Child from their upcoming October album. Enjoy!
Revenge of the Fallen. Because Shia Lebuef
Finding Nemo. If youve read The Pixar Theory you know where im coming from. And yes Jon i trolled u last week. Gotcha *****
I feel honored to be a part of Jon and Kayla’s couple therapy.
The best revenge movie for me is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (a sequel to the movie Home Alone)
THE STREETS ARE NUMBERED!
I have a couple things i have to say cause this was one heck of an episode.
First of all, Kayla my girlfriend has that same popcorn dream and i find it super cute. Only reason i do share the popcorn even though i hate butter. Jon just share the popcorn. Trust me, its worth letting them live their dream.
Second, Minions are the Illuminati.
Third, I think Maria is the funny and sweet youtuber like Grace Helbig or Zoella.
And finally, the best revenge movie is Memento. Bit some honkrable metions are the Kill Bill movies, The Crow, Man on Fire, Payback, amd Oldboy from 2003. Sorry this is so long.
Grace Helbig AND Zoella? I am beyond flattered.
Dont you mean “but” and “honorable” Sergio? Yeah how does it feel that karma got you huh? HUH?!
PODCAST MVP: I wanna give it to Kayla for that Good Dinosaur animation awesomeness, but I’m voting Jon instead because I love popcorn seasoning.
ALSO: I’m back from vacation, sorry it was so long!
I vote Jon too for that triangles bit.
Jon for making me laugh the hardest this week. I lost it at “This podcast is brought to you by Brie Larson and her publicist who won’t call me back.”
I wish you guys did the Now Conspiring Game Show every week…
Maria, you cultural tastemaker, you!
I feel like all Adam Sandler movies are revenge movies aimed at people who liked him in the 90s.
Maria isn’t the cultural tastemaker. She’s the voice of reason. Oh and calling Adonis a nerd is pretty generous. He’s like the Closet King.
Here’s my list:
Inglorious Basterds
I Saw the Devil
Oldboy
Django Unchained
The Punisher
Payback
Revenge of the Nerds
Kill Bill
Gladiator
Hardcore