52. La La Land

Cooper, Bree, and Bella reunite to discuss everyone's favorite movie star who absolutely rocks—oh, and Ryan Gosling too. Listen to hear these good friends break down the pacing, ethical dilemmas, the cowardice(?) of Grace, and much more.

Cooper is joined by guests Bree and Bella to discuss the latest Pixar movie. We enjoy a wide-ranging conversation about the delights and shortcomings of a movie that is a spectacular return to form for Pixar, while throwing shade on Turning Red and Twisters. We also discuss the importance of tourniquets (yes, we really do). CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE HERE: https://www.412podcasting.com

This episode is what happens when you get five guys who like movies to talk about the recent Dune movie. A long, fun, and hopefully insightful conversion about Paul's turn to dark messiah, the highs and lows of the climax, pronunciation, the romance, the score, why anyone should care about Dune, and in true homeschooler fashion, how this story compares to the Aeneid. We hope you enjoy! Chapter Markers: 0:00-1:15 Intro to podcast and panelists  1:15-11:00 History with Dune and first impressions / opening thoughts of Part 2 11:00-20:03 Paul and Chani’s love story 20:03-22:15 Timothee Chalamet’s (superior?) performance as Paul 22:15-32:00 thoughts on other characters and performances / character continuity with the first movie  32:00-1:15:55 Paul’s transformation into dark messiah  1:15:55-1:21:05 Todd gushes about Hans Zimmer’s score 1:21:05-1:21:49 Oh yeah, btw the action wuz good 1:21:49-1:39:20 Climax: what went right and what went wrong? 1:39:20-End Closing thoughts / what should someone take away from Dune?

Bryson and Cooper discuss the new(ish) prequel to the Hunger Games. Featuring: Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God concert; how swim meet warmups are basically the modern-day Hunger Games; cheering for Taylor Swift to beat Beyonce; Peeta as beta male (but well-deserved winner of the love-triangle); the daunting length of the three-parter; tragedies and fall stories within a larger comedy; the crumbly, gluten-free nature of the final part (Snow's fall arc, his relationship to Lucy Gray); one-star alternate endings; implications, set ups, and payoffs; Chick-Fil-A lunch delivery; forgetting the reason for the Hunger Games; ND Wilson and how to win people over (hint: don't kill people); how a Christian should behave in the arena (seriously); how Star Wars storytelling would have made this movie better; Book storylines getting changed; lame Cracker Barrel Hunger Games; Bryson listening to Olivia Rodrigo; ruining D-12 lore; Snow White sadness; and Bryson's first Screening ending. CHECK OUT OUR COOL WEBSITE: https://412podcasting.com

Cooper and his epic, rapping, ukulele-playing cousin check-in and discuss many movies. Here's some timestamps if you want to jump around and avoid spoilers for a given movie:Puss in B--wait no, Across the Spider-Verse (2:51)Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (for real this time) (6:36)Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (18:09)Rerun of the King (21:17)Spider-Man (27:04)Spider-Man 2 (plus, why No Way Home stinks!) (29:00)Spider-Man 3 (32:41)The Amazing Spider-Man (34:58)The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (35:37)Jurassic Park (36:18)Barbie(?) (39:48)Karate Kid (the new and old ones) (40:41)Donor Shoutouts (Rerun of the King edition) (41:35)Ukelele solo outro (43:11)

Cooper and Isaiah do a hot take on the new Spider-Verse movie. SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/thescreening

It's Cooper doing a solo review of the newest MCU movie! Without intro music! Yay! Look out for more new movie reviews over the summer.SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/thescreening

It's another day of podcasting! Join Cooper, Tanner, and special guest Todd, as they break down everyone's favorite musical rom-com staring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. It's the longest podcast we've ever done, and ALL of it is quality--infotainment at its best. Listen now!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/thescreening

A classic Disney Princess movie is fawned over by… two teenage guys? Yessiree, that’s what happened this episode!SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/thescreening

A star, known for his unpredictable characters on screen, signs up for an epic quest to rescue a girl from certain death. Set in the west, this movie has enraptured audience all across the world since its release... 10 years ago. The star? The newly not-canceled Jonny Depp. The movie? Rango. Cooper and Tanner discuss the movie, pontificating how this movie fits in with the grand tradition of the western genre, enlightening listeners as to the clever inversion this film performs, and wondering which came first: the Sandworms from Dune, or Rattlesnake Jake. We'll be back, hopefully with legendary co-host Matthew, to talk about The Searchers. In the meantime, enjoy this episode (our 50th!) on Rango: It's one heck of a ride and a taste of fresh water in the desert. This is The Screening. SUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/thescreening