The Movie Proposal

Something Old:   Josh’s: Blood Simple (1984)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/ Brian’s: Fargo (1996) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/ Something New: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/ Josh’s Proposal:  The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is like the art form of poetry. Important, beautiful, yet unappreciated by most people. Brian’s Proposal: This is an example of a new breed of film that Netflix has created: The Big Budget Independent Film.  Something Borrowed:  http://baxterblack.com https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/27/ballad-of-buster-scruggs-endings/ Something Blew: Josh’s: Batkid Begins (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3884528/ Brian’s: Mary Poppins Returns (2018):  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5028340/ Jason’s: Robin Hood (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4532826/

Something Old:    Josh’s:The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: Young Guns (1988) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096487/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something New:    Outlaw King (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6679794/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4   Josh’s Proposal:  I liked Outlaw King when it was called Braveheart.   Skye’s Proposal: Outlaw King is Braveheart if Braveheart sucked.     Something Borrowed:    https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25018061/outlaw-king-braveheart/     Something Blew:    Josh’s: PATRIOT (2015- ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687882/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017- ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Jason’s: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4123430/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something Old:    Josh’s: Hello Dolly (1969): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064418/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Skye’s: The Bodyguard (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103855/?ref_=nv_sr_1    Yentl (1983): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086619/?ref_=nv_sr_1    Lawrence Kasdan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/?ref_=tt_ov_wr    Something New: A Star is Born (2018) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/?ref_=nv_sr_1    A musician helps a young singer find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.   Josh’s Proposal: This bittersweet film perpetuates Hollywood’s love of “You can’t have your cake and eat it too”   Skye’s Proposal: This movie should have been called “A Star is Bored”   Something Borrowed: Josh’s game thing, IDK man.   Something Blew:    Josh’s: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nv_sr_1    Skye’s: Vice:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6266538/?ref_=nv_sr_1    Jason’s: Barry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5348176/?ref_=nv_sr_1 

Something Old:  Josh’s: My Date with Drew (2004): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378407/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Silverado (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090022/?ref_=nv_sr_1  Something New: Chappaquiddick (2017):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5270948/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Chappaquiddick is a cautionary tale of misguided parenting. Skye’s Proposal:  Chappaquiddick reveals that political tribalism and hypocrisy is not new to the age of Trump. It’s always been a part of America’s celebrity political culture. Something Borrowed: Why Every Liberal Should See ‘Chappaquiddick’  https://variety.com/2018/film/columns/every-liberal-should-see-chappaquiddick-1202746616/ Something Blew:  Josh’s: Blew Chunks:Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057054/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Blew Mind: 306 Hollywood: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6296764/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: American Vandal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6877772/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jason’s: Documentary Now! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677934/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Something Old:  Josh’s: Roxanne (1987):  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093886/?ref_=nv_sr_7 Skye’s: The Killing Fields (1984): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New:  Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/?ref_=nv_sr_1 This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. Josh’s Proposal: If you’re a fan of the traditional Rom-Com, you’ll love Crazy Rich Asians, and you don’t have to be Asian. Skye’s Proposal: Crazy Rich Asians is a paint by numbers Rom-Com that is more important for what it represents than for what it actually is. Black Panther: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something Borrowed: Fresh Air 'It's Taken On A Whole Other Life,' Says 'Crazy Rich Asians' Author Kevin Kwan:  https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2018/08/20/640148359 Something Blew:  Josh’s: The River Wild (1994): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110997/ Skye’s: Parks and Recreation - Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster (Extended Cut):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BBhNkywMJY

Something Old:  Josh’s: White Knights (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Skye’s: The Power of One (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105159/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: BlacKkKlansman (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/ Josh’s Proposal: Our listeners should see BlacKkKlansman with a group of friends, grab a burger or beer, and discuss. Skye’s Proposal: I found this movie to be really confusing.  Something Borrowed: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/blackkklansman-colorado-springs-spike-lee-boots-riley-714602/   Something Blew: Josh’s: Mission: Impossible Fallout https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4912910/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Aquaman (2018) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Skye’s: Shazam (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448115/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Jason’s: Binging with Babish https://www.youtube.com/user/bgfilms/videos  

Something Old: Josh’s: Thin Blue Line: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/ Skye’s: Speed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111257/ Something New: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7681902/ Josh’s Proposal: The filmmakers of Won’t You Be My Neighbor were wise to focus on the message rather than the man himself. Skye’s Proposal: This film reveals why Christians, and evangelicals in particular, should be much, much less concerned about being relevant. Something Borrowed: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/rob-sheffield-mr-rogers-doc-697288/ Something Blew:  Josh’s: Planet Earth: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795176/ Skye’s: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2314952/ Jason’s: https://twitter.com/garywhitta/status/1019759979916476416?s=21

Something Old:  Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993):https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065/?ref_=nv_sr_1 You Only Live Twice (1967): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New:  Incredibles 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606756/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Incredibles 2 remembers what made the first one so special, which is why it works. Skye’s Proposal:  Incredibles 2 is a celebration of parenthood that we need in an age of rapidly declining birth rates. Something Borrowed: http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/quiz-tyler-durden-vs-screenslaver-from-incredibles-2.html Something Blew:  Beautiful Boy: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/beautiful-boy-trailer-steve-carell-timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet_us_5b338dbbe4b0cb56051df85e Leave No Trace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_07ktacEGo8 Revisionist History: http://revisionisthistory.com/   Welcome to Marwen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289724/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4

  Something Old:   To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Stand by Me (1986): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something New:   I Can Only Imagine (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450186/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Listen to the song! MercyMe- I Can Only Imagine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lrrq_opng   Josh’s Proposal: I Can Only Imagine is a good film that could have been a great film, but suffers from it’s own self fulfilling prophecy.   Skye’s Proposal: I Can Only Imagine succeeds as a Christian movie because it’s based on a true story.   Something Borrowed: https://www.facebook.com/pg/The-Movie-Proposal-Podcast-561413187547299/community/?ref=page_internal     Something Blew:    Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/   Dumbo (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3861390/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Operation Finale (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5208252/?ref_=nv_sr_1   https://www.patreon.com/holypost

Something Old:   Sneakers (1992): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Regarding Henry (1991): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102768/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something New:    Solo: A Star Wars Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Josh’s Proposal: Solo was worth the risk even though it was a financial misfire.   Skye’s Proposal: Solo was a pretty good Star Wars movie that never should have been made.   The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103586/?ref_=nv_sr_1   Something Blew:    Josh’s: Lost in Space: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/   Skye’s: The Toys that Made Us Season 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7053920/?ref_=nv_sr_1   The soundtrack show: https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com/   Drawn: The story of Animation: https://www.drawnpodcast.com/