The Parallax Podcast
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Podcast Description
Join editor-in-chief D. B. Bates and managing editor Matt Wedge as they discuss the latest theatrical and DVD releases.
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ExplicitThe Illusionist / The Eagle / Vanishing on 7th Street | Matt and D.B. talk about the animated film "The Illusionist," the Roman epic "The Eagle," and the horror-thriller "Vanishing on 7th Street." | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTop 10 Runners Up | Matt and D.B. discuss a handful of honorable mentions that didn't quite make their top 10 lists. | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitOscar Season | In this special episode, Matt and D.B. yammer at length about this year's Oscar contenders--what was nominated, what shouldn't have been nominated, and what the Academy unjustly ignored. | 1/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJFK | In honor of its 20th anniversary, Matt and D.B. discuss Oliver Stone's "JFK." | 1/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTalton Wingate Interview | D.B. sits down (via Skype) with the screenwriter of one of his favorite films of 2010, "Norman." | 1/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBlack Swan | Neither Matt nor D.B. know what to make of Darren Aronofsky's latest film, but D.B. has some ideas... | 12/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Town | A short discussion of Ben Affleck's solid heist thriller, which hits DVD and Blu-ray this week. | 12/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCyrus / Restrepo | Matt enthusiastically recommends the documentary "Restrepo," while he and D.B. contemplate the oddly challenging, tonally adrift dramedy "Cyrus." | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitI Love You Phillip Morris | Matt and D.B. discuss the under-the-radar Jim Carrey vehicle, which has finally found American distribution. | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitInception | A contentious debate about the strengths and weaknesses of this summer's biggest movie, which finally hit DVD this week. | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitKnight and Day | D.B. and Matt discuss "Knight and Day," the movie D.B. has been calling the year's most entertaining summer movie since it came out. | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitFair Game | Matt tells D.B. all about "Fair Game," the new remake of the 1995 William Baldwin/Cindy Crawford classic. | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMetropolis | Matt and D.B. discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Fritz Lang's newly restored classic. | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDue Date | Matt explains to a skeptical D.B. why he enjoyed (but didn't love) "Due Date." | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitScott Pilgrim vs. the World | Our first rerun! Because of technical problems, we are "re-airing" our original conversation about "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," which hit DVD this week. | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCenturion | D.B. still thinks "Centurion" is a terrible, dumb action movie, but Matt has a theory that it's a subversive satire. | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMonsters | Matt and D.B. discuss the merits of the indie sci-fi/horror/romance/road movie "Monsters." | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBiopics | Matt and D.B. agree that new indie releases "Nowhere Boy" and "Carlos" have many strengths, but they share problems endemic to their genre. | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCIFF Week 3 | D.B. gives Matt the rundown on three festival films: "Abacus and Sword," "Polish Bar," and "Devil's Town." | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWinter's Bone / Indie Cliches | In a podcast both epic in length and scope, a discussion of the excellent indie film "Winter's Bone" gets Matt and D.B. complaining about the worst aspects of the current independent movement. | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCIFF Week 2 | D.B. tells Matt all about two great films: "Norman" and "Love Life of a Gentle Coward." | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRed | Matt and D.B. pick apart "Red," a film they mostly enjoyed despite a few reservations. | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitHow to Train Your Dragon | Although Matt and D.B. agree "How to Train Your Dragon" is easily DreamWorks Animation's best film, they both had reservations about its problematic third act. | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLife as We Know It | D.B. explains why the awful second half of "Life as We Know It" betrays the decent first half. | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCIFF - Week 1 | Matt and D.B. discuss the films they've seen at the festival (so far): the excellent "Skeletons" and "Golden Slumber," the ambitious but not outstanding "Sword of Desperation" and "The Robber," and the strange and somewhat unsuccessful "Asleep in the Sun" and "The Defiled." | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJonah Hex | Now that Matt's finally seen "Jonah Hex," he can commiserate with D.B. about what is easily the worst studio film of 2010. | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Social Network | Matt and D. B. discuss "the Facebook movie." | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitFrozen | Matt and D. B. talk about the little-seen indie thriller "Frozen." | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRemake Fever | Matt and D. B. complain about "Let Me In," "The Karate Kid," and "A Nightmare on Elm Street." | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWall Street / Legend of the Guardians / The Killer Inside Me Redux / Iron Man 2 / Get Him to the Greek | D.B. expresses disappointment over "Wall Street: Money Never Sleep"'s bland central relationship and Oliver Stone's decade-long disinterest in his own work. Matt shocks the world by liking "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole." On the DVD front, D.B. chimes in to agree with Matt about "The Killer Inside Me," but he disagrees with Matt's enthusiasm for "Iron Man 2." Finally, they talk about "Get Him to the Greek"'s strengths and weaknesses. | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Town / Easy A / Robin Hood | Matt encourages D.B. to see "The Town," D.B. discourages Matt from seeing "Easy A," and both agree that "Robin Hood" was an unfortunate waste of time. | 9/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitResident Evil: Afterlife / Get Low / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Paper Man | After D.B. encourages Matt to compare the "Resident Evil" series to George A. Romero's "...Dead" series, they discuss the charming independent film "Get Low." On the DVD front, they complain about the dullness of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and rage against the awful "Paper Man." | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMachete / Going the Distance / MacGruber / Killers | Join a very tired D.B. and Matt as they discuss two new theatrical releases, "Machete" and "Going the Distance," and two DVD releases, "MacGruber" and "Killers." | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Last Exorcism / Centurion / Lebanon / Harry Brown | While Matt describes "The Last Exorcism," D.B. realizes he read the script for his job many moons ago. They commiserate about the film's disappointing ending. Then, they go to war over "Centurion" and "Lebanon." Finally, they check out unofficial "Death Wish" remake "Harry Brown," which hits DVD this week. | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLottery Ticket / Piranha 3D / Survival of the Dead / The Back-Up Plan | D. B. explains his love for "Lottery Ticket" and defends his bold proclamation that it's the best comedy of the year (so far). Matt makes his disdain for "Piranha 3D" well known. Then, they discuss two extremely disappointing DVD releases: George A. Romero's "Survival of the Dead" and the Jennifer Lopez bomb "The Back-Up Plan." | 8/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Expendables / Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Eat, Pray, Love | D. B. explains why he liked "The Expendables" and shrugged at "Eat, Pray, Love," while Matt describes why loved "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" despite its bad marketing and Michael Cera saturation. | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Other Guys / Date Night / The Joneses / Death at a Funeral | This week, Matt checks out "The Other Guys" in theatres and explains to D.B. why it's good, but not quite as good as "Anchorman." Then, D.B. has microphone problems that require him to swap out a cheap one and patch over the rough edges with a smooth if mildly disruptive edit. The boys follow this up with a discussion of the new DVD releases, including "Date Night," "The Joneses," and the "Death at a Funeral" remake. | 8/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBonus Podcast: This Week in DVDs | Listen to Matt and D.B. passionately disagree about the worthiness of "Kick-Ass," which hit stores this week. Luckily, they kiss and make up after finding common ground with "The Ghost Writer." | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit2010 Summer Blockbusters | Join Matt and D.B. as they run through the bulk of this summer's blockbuster offerings--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Including: "Iron Man 2," "Robin Hood," "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," "The A-Team," "The Karate Kid," "Jonah Hex," "Toy Story 3," "Grown Ups," "The Last Airbender," "Despicable Me," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and "Salt." We promise the next one won't be this long. For real this time. | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitInaugural Podcast Part 2 | Join Matt and D. B. as they take a closer look at two new DVD releases, Noah Baumbach's "Greenberg" and the remake of "The Crazies." | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitInaugural Podcast Part 1 | Matt makes his case to disinterested D.B. as to why "Inception" is the best film of the year (so far?), while D.B. makes a desperate plea for listeners to see the underrated "Knight and Day" in theatres while they still have a chance. Then, Matt runs through the indie movies he's seen in the past few weeks: "Winter's Bone," "The Kids Are All Right," and "The Killer Inside Me." | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 41 Episodes |
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