Michael May's Blog, page 27

AfterLUNCH | After Dinner Lounge – This Tootsie Roll Pop of a Question

Michael, Rob, and Pax raise a glass to the sadly absent Evan and get into yet another meandering discussion about what they've been listening to, reading, watching, and thinking about. Topics are diverse, but much time is spent on Thanos, Stephen King, Star Trek vs Star Wars, and spontaneity in podcasting.

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Seriously Felicity | Thanksgiving

Kristi and I dress contempo casual, buy a questionable turkey, and make sweet potatoes in the microwave as Noel's girlfriend (Jennifer Garner) visits, causing him and Felicity to re-evaluate their feelings for each other.  
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AfterLUNCH | Mystery Movie Night – Terror, Time Travel, and Teens

Dave asks David, Evan, Erik, and I to find the hidden connection between An American Werewolf in London, The Butterfly Effect, and X-Men: First Class. If you haven't seen one or more of the movies, feel free to skip to the discussions of your choice:

00:02:16 - Review of An American Werewolf in London (1981)
00:14:22 - Review of The Butterfly Effect (2004)
00:27:58 - Review of X-Men: First Class (2011)
00:49:59 - Guessing the Connection

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Hellbent for Letterbox | Skin Game (1971)

Pax and I discuss a comedy about slavery with James Garner and Lou Gossett Jr in Skin Game.
Also: I pick up my Western History in Movies project again with Alejandro Iñárritu's The Revenant. And Pax checks out Richard Pryor and Fred Williamson in Adios Amigo.
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AfterLUNCH | Iron Man 2 and Thor

Our MCU panel (Lizzie, Pax, Rob, and I) are back to talk about the middle two movies of Marvel's Phase 1: Iron Man 2 and Thor. Opinions are certainly divided on the first film and there's also some disagreement about who Thor should be dating, so get your opinions ready and see who you agree with.

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AfterLUNCH | Build-a-Sitcom

Rob and I welcome Rob's son, Ben Graham, to the show to create situation comedies in which each of us is a character surrounded by other characters from existing sitcoms. As opposed to the non-existent sitcoms that we're imagining. It'll make sense when you listen, I promise.

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AfterLUNCH | Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk

The plan was for Lizzie Twachtman, Paxton Holley, Rob Graham, and I to briefly discuss each of the films in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But in a shocking turn of events, we had a lot to say and only got through the first two films (plus some opinions about Ang Lee's Hulk from 2003). Clearly we're not going to get through this project as quickly as we originally imagined, but please enjoy this in-depth discussion of the first two films in the MCU and we'll be back soon to talk about a couple more.

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Hellbent for Letterbox | Johnny Guitar (1954)

Pax and I watch another much-requested Western, Nicholas Ray's gorgeous Johnny Guitar starring Joan Crawford, Ernest Borgnine, John Carradine, and Mercedes McCambridge as an all-time great movie villain.
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AfterLUNCH | Trendy Movies – 2 Laff 2 Lympics

Sue London, Jeff Somogyi, Rob Graham, and I make another movie out of whatever's trending on Twitter at the time. 
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AfterLUNCH | Enterprise, Season 2

The AfterLUNCH Star Trek crew return to debrief about the second season of Enterprise. Delaney, Evan, Rob, and I discuss the continuation of the Temporal Cold War, the introduction of the Romulans, the return of the Borg, and all the other plot developments. We also update our opinions about the crew and of course discuss favorite and least-favorite episodes. 
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