Predictions!? More like FACTS. Join Keith and Ev as they make their picks for all the categories at the upcoming Academy Awards celebration and discuss many of the nominated films.   00:00 - Intro / Rules to the game 01:34 - Film Editing 04:09 - Documentary Feature Film 05:34 - Visual Effects 07:11 - Cinematography 08:32 - Production Design 10:33 - Makeup & Hairstyling 11:26 - International Feature Film 11:57 - Music (Original Song) 14:05 - Animated Feature Film 15:16 - Writing (Original Screenplay) 16:19 - Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 18:25 - Music (Original Score) 19:23 - Sound 20:12 - Costume Design 21:14 - Actress in a Supporting Role 22:10 - Actor in a Supporting Role 24:26 - Actress in a Leading Role 28:56 - Actor in a Leading Role 33:17 - Directing 37:38 - Best Picture   For more film discussions, film reviews, movie reviews, Oscar conversations, movie history, film history, Oscar picks, Academy Awards picks, and more, please consider subscribing to our channel! Thank you so much for watching.  #Oscars2023 #OscarPredictions #AcademyAwards2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

The year was 1986, and creative geniuses Jim Henson and David Bowie teamed up to create one of the most unique, memorable, and largely beloved kids movies of all time. It's "Labyrinth," starring Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, and a wild cast of assorted creatures and goblins. It puts the "trip" in "trip down memory lane." Let's talk about it.   00:00 - Intro / Mr. Bulge 00:40 - Keith had never seen this movie before; what did he think? 02:24 - Ev grew up on "Labyrinth" (and "Willow") 03:40 - Jim Henson, God amongst men 06:15 - This film was not successful when it premiered 08:02 - Let's talk about these amazing practical effects 11:47 - The puppeteers and performers do incredible work AKA shoutout to Shari Weiser! 14:25 - Anyway back to the bulge 15:56 - The music is all top notch 18:13 - Keith wants more backstory for Jareth 25:28 - The ending is a breath of fresh air compared to films today 27:28 - The best line in the movie 29:14 - Sarah sucks for like, a LOT of this movie 31:17 - "She chose down!" AKA Sarah is also kinda stupid sometimes 33:48 - Ev worries about Ludo's odors after the Bog of Eternal Stench 34:58 - The Fierys probably could have been cut... 37:27 - The themes of the ballroom scene AKA Keith accuses the Goblin King of being a groomer 41:41 - Jennifer Connelly in "The Rocketeer" changed Ev's life 42:05 - Keith's third grade teacher changed his life #Labyrinth #JimHenson #DavidBowie --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

In this episode of "The Chamber," Keith and Ev look back fondly on "The Other Guys," Adam McKay's largely under appreciated comedy gem, starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, and many more. Why didn't this movie set the world on fire? The boys are pumping iron and drinking High Life; they're sure to figure things out. Let's get sloppy.   00:00 - Intro / Can you even HEAR the saxophone!? 03:00 - Out of this fantastic cast, who is the funniest in this movie? The answer is Michael Keaton. 04:38 - Also Brett Gelman 04:55 - Where does this rank on Keith's favorite comedies? 06:07 - This film is underrated 09:10 - The tonal inconsistencies may be to blame for this film not catching on in a big way 12:40 - The action scenes ground the rest of the movie 15:40 - Adam McKay's message and career as a whole 21:10 - Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's blowup, "Winning Time," and Jerry West's d**k AKA Keith thinks there are too many sex scenes on HBO 26:15 - Will Ferrell actually plays outside of his usual character in this film, and it works 29:28 - Keith thinks Will Ferrell deserves more credit for creating a new direction in comedy films 30:34 - Mark Wahlberg learning ballet to tease other kids is a great bit 32:04 - The hot dog guy: "No drinks!" 32:50 - Shoutout to Steve Coogan 33:15 - Ev needs a new beverage 33:58 - Mark Wahlberg... do more comedies! 36:00 - "The Other Guys" is the Olive Garden AKA Keith's wife made a terrible mistake 38:23 - Other funny bits 39:43 - One bit that goes on for too long 40:41 - More Michael Keaton appreciation 43:33 - Getting swole for the fans  For more film reviews, movie reviews,  "The Other Guys" reviews, film discussions, film reactions, movie reactions, comma comma period semicolon, please consider subscribing to our channel! Thank you so much for watching.   #TheOtherGuys #TheOtherGuysReview #WillFerrell --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

2022 was an interesting year in cinema, and you're lucky* to have a couple of film experts like Keith and Ev on hand to break it all down for you. In this special episode, the boys each select their three favorite films of the year, as well as their three LEAST favorite films of the year.   00:00 - Intro / Stay out of my shot 00:26 - We enjoy some  @BuckedUp , who definitely did not sponsor this 02:47 - "The Man from Toronto" 03:10 - "Deep Water" 03:53 - "The Menu" 04:28 - "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" 05:14 - "Spirited" 09:19 - "Death on the Nile" 09:22 - "Morbius" 09:58 - "Thor: Love and Thunder" 10:02 - "Ambulance" 10:18 - "Clerks III" 11:48 - "The Wonder" 12:03 - "The Adam Project" 12:20 - "The Gray Man" 12:35 - "Blonde" 15:03 - "Black Adam" 18:22 - "The Bubble" 21:10 - "The Lost City" 23:50 - "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" 28:12 - "White Noise" 28:33 - "See How They Run" 28:50 - "The Pale Blue Eye" 29:04 - "Babylon" 33:00 - "The Batman" 34:35 - "Triangle of Sadness" 37:31 - "Top Gun: Maverick" 41:48 - "The Banshees of Inisherin" 46:40 - "Nope"  #BestFilms #WorstFilms #2022movies   *not really --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

It was one of the most anticipated films of 2022, and is now available to stream on Disney+: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Directed by Ryan Coogler.  00:00 - Intro / That 3rd act... 01:20 - What Keith thought 02:36 - What Ev thought 04:42 - It's hard to judge MCU films as FILMS 06:36 - Wishing that Marvel would tell the occasional small, personal story 07:47 - Marvel wants its cake (billions in revenue) and to eat it (Oscars), too 11:42 - Do comic book fans like this movie? 13:03 - This film has the unenviable job of appealing to literally EVERYONE 14:47 - Cut all the action, cowards 15:57 - Keith's favorite scene: Okoye on the bridge 17:49 - Ironheart? More like SHOEHORN, am I right or 19:43 - 3rd Act Stupidity AKA Keith's Monster Rant 23:02 - No stakes, no perspective 25:34 - STOP FAKE-IMPALING PEOPLE, MARVEL 28:46 - The wonderful performances of Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, et al. 34:09 - Make Namor more like Jaime Lannister 36:09 - Keith finally sees the light on the importance of practical locations 38:38 - Inconsistent CGI 39:54 - The beautiful, emotional opening sequence 40:57 - How did they handle the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman? 44:56 - T'Challa Junior AKA Get Rid of All These Kids 48:31 - Adults Only Universe  Thank you so much for watching.  #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWakandaForever #WakandaForeverReview --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

It's got a fantastic cast. It's got a good-time vibe. Critics love it. Audiences love it. The only problem? It's not very good. Let's get to the bottom of this mystery, shall we?  It's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, and quite a few other people whose considerable talents are wasted here.  Why... why do people love it so much? That's not a trick question. We're genuinely confused. FLUMMOXED, even.  Here we go...  00:00 - Intro / New Rating System? 01:15 - What Keith thought 03:05 - What Ev thought 04:33 - Comparisons with the original "Knives Out" 07:08 - The (overly) comedic tone 08:10 - The never-ending exposition 09:33 - If you use every trope at once, is that... original?* 10:24 - Why the strength of the story is so important in a mystery film AKA It needs to make sense forwards and backwards 14:19 - Making a film funny to avoid being criticized 15:04 - Benoit Blanc is too much of a caricature, leaving no one to ground the film in any sort of reality 17:34 - Is this movie kinda bad on purpose AKA The Glass Onion Theory 20:58 - Talking about Rian Johnson 25:12 - So much to hate about the ending 27:30 - Wasting a talented casts talents with bland characters 28:32 - Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista are at least periodically funny 32:20 - Edward Norton and Ken Norton, Jr. are TOO cool 36:00 - Thank God Ethan Hawke showed up, even if he is the worst security guard of all time 37:35 - This movie does nothing to throw you from your expectations 41:49 - Look, we're sorry, it's been a rough day   For more movie reviews, film reviews, film discussions, Knives Out reactions, Glass Onion reactions, movie fun time blog variety hour, and more, please consider liking this video and subscribing to our channel. Thank you so much for watching.  #GlassOnion #KnivesOut #glassonionaknivesoutmystery   *No. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

In this special holiday viewer recommendation episode, Keith and Ev sit down to watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" for their very first time. Is it a holiday classic, and if so, which holiday!? Why are they singing so much of their dialogue? Is Jack Skellington kind of a... jerk? The boys dissect Tim Burton (not literally) and so much more in this look at the 1993 cult classic.   00:00 - Intro / The Bluff Council is For the Children 01:02 - A very special episode 02:14 - Wait people let their KIDS watch our show!? 03:33 - Young Jack introduces the film 04:40 - Complimenting the stop motion animation 07:24 - Why Keith had never seen this movie before (Tim Burton) 08:55 - Surprised to learn Burton did not direct this movie 09:34 - Why Ev had never seen this movie before (Tim Burton) 11:24 - The music - The good, the bad, and the ugly 14:41 - Do Ev and Keith like this movie? 17:04 - Ev praises the originality and premise 17:52 - Everything outside of Halloween Town is great 18:48 - Exploring the cast, including Prince Humperdinck and Uncle Lewis 21:15 - Shots fired at... Catherine O'Hara!? 24:32 - Young Jack's favorite characters 26:57 - Does Jack Skellington have a character arc? Did he learn anything? 29:06 - Keith has some issues with the story 31:30 - Is this a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie? 33:40 - Our thoughts on Tim Burton and his style 37:55 - "Disparaging comment on Keith's... size."   #TheNightmareBeforeChristmas #TimBurton #JackSkellington --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

Join us as we discuss Ben Berman's "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary," the unique and polarizing film about the late comedian/magician.    00:00 – Intro / Please hire us 00:38 – How’d we get ourselves into this mess? 01:31 – Oh hey we make documentaries! 02:54 – Some people have issues with the title of this movie 03:56 – What Keith thought 05:13 – What Ev thought 06:16 – What exactly is this movie about? 12:23 – The climatic interview 14:28 – "Disaster capitalism" and the ethics of documentary filmmaking 17:50 – Keith’s issue with the ending 19:06 – The ever-present suspicion that The Amazing Johnathan might be staging an elaborate hoax 22:35 – Do viewers care about the struggle to make a documentary film? 24:54 – Keith thinks the whole movie is staged 26:09 – Shoutout to Chad the juggler 28:12 – Ev thinks everyone is just insecure and projecting 30:17 – Nathan Fielder vibes 31:50 – If the film was staged, was Simon Chinn in on it 33:18 – Steve Byrne and the other doc 35:20 – Andy Kaufman vibes 36:44 – Some of the funniest parts 39:44 – "As filmmakers ourselves..." relating to Ben's plight AKA WE'RE ONTO YOU RON HOWARD 41:24 – Should documentary filmmakers put themselves in their films?   #TheAmazingJohnathan #TheAmazingJohnathanDocumentary #TheAmazingJohnathanDocumentaryReview --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

It's our first-ever discussion of a series as opposed to a film, and boy are we nervous for the Pandora's box we may have opened. It's "The Watcher," the new Netflix show starring Naomi Watts, Bobby Canavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Mia Farrow, and Shooter McGavin. This show was either way too smart or way too stupid for its own good. Maybe both...? LET'S GET INTO IT.   00:00 - Intro / Truck nuts 00:59 - Ev is a bit delirious 02:16 - Shoutout to Deja Brew, our location 04:05 - What we thought going into "The Watcher" AKA we actually start discussing the thing we're here to discuss 05:53 - What Keith thought 07:26 - What Ev thought 10:14 - Did this show have a campy streak? 11:30 - Let's talk about that ending 13:10 - Keith is not a fan of ends that are loose 14:48 - This true story isn't that true 16:47 - K but when's something going to actually happen tho 18:35 - The cartoonish supporting characters and inconsistent tone 22:29 - Can you think something is good if the ending is bad? 23:19 - The final scene with Jennifer Coolidge felt out of place 25:17 - Other stupid things 26:45 - Keith insults general audiences, you morons 30:15 - The little brother was clearly guilty of SOMETHING 30:52 - Did anyone have an arc? 32:50 - Ev and Keith probably explain the ending of the show while complaining they didn't understand the ending of the show 33:49 - "Game of Thrones" still sucks   For more series reviews, The Watcher review, The Watcher reaction, The Watcher Netflix, and more things that definitely make sense in a plausible sentence, please consider subscribing to our channel. Thank you so much for watching. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message

In this episode, we revisit "Beverly Hills Cop," the 1984 action-comedy classic that launched Eddie Murphy into the superstardom stratosphere.   00:00 - Intro / Where's Kevin? 01:45 - Keith's new career as a movie theme hummer 02:28 - What happened to Jenny AKA Lisa Eilbacher? 03:50 - Eddie Murphy's 1980's (and beyond) run 06:05 - What makes Eddie such a star 10:15 - Simple story, but so many elements that work 11:20 - Drama and real stakes 13:07 - Are today's films catered to too specific an audience, or too general? 15:30 - A bit of pessimism regarding "Beverly Hills Cop 4" 16:21 - Keith loves profanity 17:38 - We still hate "Red Notice" 18:37 - Keith gets critical 19:54 - Is it time to forgive Martin Brest for "Gigli?" Gobble gobble. 22:33 - Axel Foley is the ideal protagonist 24:04 - Except he doesn't know how to hold a gun 25:24 - Bronson Pinchot appreciation ("Serge.") 27:55 - This was almost a Stallone movie 30:13 - The "Why wasn't Lisa Eilbacher a bigger star/Is Axel Foley gay?" theory 33:55 - Bronson Pinchot appreciation Part 2 35:48 - Checking in to the hotel 36:46 - Modern films, and uh oh, someone brought up "The Adam Project," time to leave   #BeverlyHillsCopReview #EddieMurphy #AxelFoley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebluffcouncil/message