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Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Hey guess what, we've got another project going! This is a bit different from our usual fare, this is a commentary track I recorded with my best friend Matt, meant to be played along with Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace!
This will be a longform retrospective of each theatrical release Star Wars film, from the two of us reminiscing about how we became friends because of Star Wars, how it's affected us, the way the movies are made and work, bits we like and don't like...the works.
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
And we're back to our usual standard of terrible films with 1967's CASINO ROYALE! We talk about the very, very few high points, how people got paid to be in it, the missed opportunities of multiple Bonds and how that could have affected the rest of the series, and what makes better parodies work!
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Hello and welcome to Sword and Bored: Sidequest! This week I am joined by Evan McDevitt, my best friend in the world, and we are talking about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! We touch on the toy line multiple times, music and what this movie wants to be, how Frank Langella's Skeletor is one of the all time greats, and acts of Fatherly Love! Check it out!
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
THUNDERBALLLLLLLLL The fantastic theme by Tom Jones comes up on this one, we talk about what it means compared to Goldfinger, how it's kind of a big movie, and whether or not we actually like it!
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
THE DEAD SPEAK! We are back after too long a hiatus, talking about maybe our most solid slate of movies ever! We go back to the House of Mouse for our three! We once again talk about ALADDIN...the animated classic this time, how Robin Williams was a genius, how SLEEPING BEAUTY defines and determines the formula for Princess movies, and how ROBIN HOOD is easily the best Robin Hood movie for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is he's actually Robin Hood in it!
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Hello and happy new year! After an extended hiatus we are back with GOLDFINGER, my favorite Bond movie. We discuss how it's the one everyone thinks of as Bond, how it sets the stage for most every piece of Bond media afterwards and how we have a Formula finally, interesting tidbits about actors and inspiration, and dance around who Goldfinger himself reminds us of!
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
To close out 2020, we talk about the surprisingly good DAWN OF THE DRAGON SLAYER, the absolutely atrocious ERAGON and how it's more or less STAR WARS, and the still fantastic, heavily dwarven REIGN OF FIRE!
See you all next year!
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
James Bond is Back! This time around we are talking about the classic FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE, considered by two thirds of the hosts to be the best Bond! We gush about the late Sir Sean Connery, talk about his career and his one character that he made work in every movie, about how Bond is starting to take shape and how we have almost all the pieces of what makes a Bond movie!
BORED, JAMES BORED WILL RETURN IN...GOLDFINGER
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Hello! On this special spooky spooky Halloweenish episode, Lars is off, so filling in is the amazing Lillian Boyd of Rank and Vile! The show we shamelessly ripped off for this! We talk about LEGEND(1986) and how it's certainly movie shaped, how we all have a cultural memory of THE WITCHES, Great British Bakeoff and our favorites taken too soon from us, rambles about video games and other things, and the still fantastic MONSTER SQUAD! Enjoy!
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Episode 2 of our side quest deep dive into every James Bond is here. DR. NO, the first official Bond movie is on the docket. We talk about how it's still a bit odd but they are finding their feet, iconic bits of cinematic history, 60s kitsch, and how big a step up it was from Casino Royale!
Sword and Bored
Lars and Luke, Brothers in Arms, talking about every fantasy film they've ever seen, want to see, what makes them tick, what makes them not work, what's better, what's worse.
What we define as a fantasy: If it's readily apparent, if someone could or does pull out a sword and it doesn't require additional context to make sense, it's a fantasy. Raiders of the Lost Ark isn't a fantasy. The Mummy is.
This arbitrary definition will be used and ignored at a moments notice for comedy.