S8E31: Bret's Best of 2024 (so far)
Added 2024-08-20 11:22:13 +0000 UTCBret rounds up the best movies and TV shows from the first half of 2024. Part 1 of 2.
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I only worked on set for the doctor’s office location. I didn’t see any call sheets or casting stuff if I wasn’t needed. It was a great experience though
M. Nero Nava
2024-09-12 00:33:51 +0000 UTCDid I hear sandra bernhard say she was in blue jasmine, did a few scenes, but it was decided she wasn't right for the role? I could have the wrong Allen film though ...
K.D.F.
2024-09-12 00:13:56 +0000 UTCRich 'n' miserable
slimshadyfan666
2024-09-09 22:13:54 +0000 UTCFriedkin's "RAMPAGE" is my kinda fuckin' trash, I think quite a few folks here including Bret would/could get some enjoyment out of it-from IMDB-"Liberal district attorney (MICHAEL BIEHN) decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood." If that doesn't sell it for you, I dunno man!!!
Johnny Blade
2024-09-01 16:19:45 +0000 UTCShort and sweet.
Erick
2024-08-26 18:39:56 +0000 UTCBret won’t even go to Silver Lake to see a movie.
N.M. Janice.
2024-08-26 04:57:16 +0000 UTCAlec Baldwin would make a great guest.
Sodaheiress
2024-08-26 01:38:51 +0000 UTC"Obsession almost never results in happiness." What a great line.
Megan Abbott
2024-08-25 16:10:50 +0000 UTCThey played earlier this year at the Forum for their "Farewell Tour" and sounds like he didnt go to that..
Alexander Quattlander
2024-08-25 08:21:09 +0000 UTCBorg vs McEnroe was a great tennis movie btw with Shia Lebouf.
Alexander Quattlander
2024-08-25 08:19:56 +0000 UTCI having been listening to Blur as well. Barbaric feels like a BEE song.
Mary Walker
2024-08-25 05:04:07 +0000 UTCBret will you be going to see The Eagles at the Vegas sphere?
Rowan Oliver
2024-08-25 01:48:19 +0000 UTCdont even engage with him man, guy is whacked out
Collin Myers
2024-08-24 19:03:08 +0000 UTCmatch point is one of woodys best! no doubt. i have gone back and knocked through a lot of his more recent movies--even found i enjoyed a rainy day in new york even though im not a huge chalamet fan
Collin Myers
2024-08-24 19:02:34 +0000 UTCClaustrophobic and people shouting over each other? The parallel is obvious as far as the movie, it’s ok. Wildly overrated, but ok
Adam Lehrer
2024-08-24 18:47:29 +0000 UTCUncut Gems was one of the best movies of that decade. Pure fucking id. Sandler didn't have any time for bullshit self reflection and that's all they do on the bear.
Stephen
2024-08-24 18:25:48 +0000 UTCGreat to hear Brett reviewing culture artefacts again. It’s been awhile. He has a real ability when talking to be both casual and insightful.
Dan
2024-08-24 08:32:39 +0000 UTCFor most of human history, there have been only a few great works of art made every decade, if even that. We just expect everything to be amazing because the world moves so quickly now.
Someone Else
2024-08-24 04:30:21 +0000 UTCGreat episode but no Capote vs The Swans?
Someone Else
2024-08-24 04:19:10 +0000 UTCWhat are you carrying on about, Neil?
M. Nero Nava
2024-08-23 23:43:35 +0000 UTCyep, an absolutely pathetic, shallow, implausible take on the upper class...by the rules of science...but The Bear sucks? I haven't seen it, but you are most likely wrong
Neil G.
2024-08-23 23:41:43 +0000 UTCYeah, it’s just too self conscious but not arty or interesting enough to make me buy in. Also, these working class fetish shows are just silly. Match Point is top 5 Allen for me. I love that faux Euro period. Vicky Cristina was great and fun, and I liked Cassandra’s Dream (didn’t love), of course Midnight In Paris. But, I even liked the later non euro stuff—Irrational Man. I was lucky to fall into a two day gig on Blue Jasmine (an actress I was working for had a part in the film, it was meant to be bigger but it became a one scene gag). Anyway, I got to work on the super small set, it was very cool, super productive, easy going, and Woody Allen was super pleasant and patient with the crew. He would give his direction and notes up close to the actors, and he was friendly to every person on set.
M. Nero Nava
2024-08-23 18:14:03 +0000 UTCLove Match Point. Top 10 Allen for me. I can’t bring myself to watch The Bear. I don’t know what it is. I have heard all the hype, and it’s been recommended to me, but something about it just turns me off.
N.M. Janice.
2024-08-23 17:58:37 +0000 UTCEven BEE describing and reviewing The Bear can not coax me into trying that posturing snore fest again. I also rewatched Match Point. That film is one of the best works of art about social climbing. Fun ep! I’m on board with most of his picks! I love these eps
M. Nero Nava
2024-08-23 17:45:13 +0000 UTCI just never thought the show was good at all. It’s like Uncut Gems but about chefs, aka the most insufferable people on the planet with the most inflated egos on the planet
Adam Lehrer
2024-08-23 14:14:12 +0000 UTCI feel like I can boil down why S3 was the weakest of the series so far. The Fak brothers got way too much screen time and most of their attempts at comedy fell flat and wasn't funny. Which is ironic that it is included in award shows as a comedy. S2 focusing on Cousin worked much better dramatically. And I guess he is just a much more interesting actor.
Charlie C
2024-08-23 14:01:19 +0000 UTCBret, Adam, - you gotta get Moon Unit Zappa on the podcast. Her new autobiography is phenomenal and she and Bret can reminisce about the glory days of L.A. Two-parter! Please!
C. James
2024-08-22 22:43:51 +0000 UTCNo, and I agree.
N.M. Janice.
2024-08-22 21:44:58 +0000 UTCMoments like BEE’s review of Challengers is what elevates the podcast to another level. Loved that movie. Being in the theater on opening night and hearing the audience’s *audible* reaction to the twist/callback at the end (Zweig signaling, ball-to-racket, that he slept with Zendaya) is among my favorite moviegoing experiences in years.
Sam Leuenberger
2024-08-22 20:33:32 +0000 UTCBrets malaise sort of speaks to the world... has it ever felt so deadened and meaningless culturally?
Chris De Burgha
2024-08-22 11:52:57 +0000 UTCHad to drop it during season 1
Chris De Burgha
2024-08-22 11:47:08 +0000 UTCBret on the weight point it really is calories in caloties out. Once you get that down you don't have to worry about too much else. Going for walks would help a lot too
Chris De Burgha
2024-08-22 11:46:53 +0000 UTCI'm a little confused by how dismissive Bret was about Shogun... but I also kind of get it. This adaptation is extremely conventional, and it "streamlines" the novel's subtleties into something that, in many ways, is less impactful than the 1980 adaptation. So far, it's more impressive on a second watch, but I still feel it's been so highly rated because it's surrounded by dreadful television. The announcement of a second season fills me with dread. Hopefully, they will adapt one of the later books instead of dicing up the first one some more. Malena is quite good. It's at least worth a watch.
Louis
2024-08-22 08:50:02 +0000 UTCSo true. I worked in the industry for many years, it is fairly realistic, but not quite that dramatic. Season 3 sucked.
Sodaheiress
2024-08-22 04:37:31 +0000 UTCI like THE BEAR. But I had a lot of problems with Season 3. Artsy for the narcissistic artist's sake yet the whole season left me wanting more and caused me to lose interest in the character's personal lives minus the exceptional Sugar who had the best episode with Jamie Lee Curtis
MisterBlasty
2024-08-22 04:15:46 +0000 UTCIt’s so saccharine and predictable.
Chris N
2024-08-22 02:56:35 +0000 UTCthe way Guadagnino & Marco Costa uses the Reznor & Ross score in Challengers really is the hidden gem of that movie. happy to hear BEE catch & appreciate it too
Normaling
2024-08-21 22:34:42 +0000 UTCTornatores Malena : Monica Bellucci in her prime :)
Tim Seibel
2024-08-21 21:23:22 +0000 UTCYes!!! Been waiting for this
Harold B
2024-08-21 19:03:45 +0000 UTCThe bear makes me wanna throw up, just horrid narcissistic losers screaming at each other with absolutely no plot movement
Adam Lehrer
2024-08-21 17:57:52 +0000 UTCam going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
richard owain roberts
2024-08-21 16:06:43 +0000 UTCWell said
Andrew Harty
2024-08-21 03:06:19 +0000 UTCBret is very good at plot summary and analysis. His descriptions of Baby Reindeer and The Bear are excellent. It's not easy to do. His summaries are often better than the shows themselves.
Steve
2024-08-21 01:29:20 +0000 UTCMorricone documentary is nicely done.
Stevan Popovic
2024-08-20 15:29:14 +0000 UTC
