Crucial Podcast

The Matt and Tubes kidnap a very important man to find out if "Suicide Kings" is crucial...   Who's the man? Who made the plan?  Who has Elise?  Who will survive?   You'll have to listen to find out!    This is one of my favorites. So sit back and enjoy!   Love,  2bs  Up Next: 'It Follows"   

The Matt and Tubes call "RECO!" to find out if "Boiler Room" Is Crucial. With a great cast, quotable lines, and ties to "Glengarry Glen Ross" is it any suprise that this is one of our favorites? Give a listen and find out why both The Matt and Tubes love this movie. Tubes may even say something nice about Ben Affleck in this episode.    Love, 2bs   Up Next: "Suicide Kings" 

The Matt and Tubes keep evolving to try and find out if "The Thing" Is Crucial!   Alternate Title: "The Matt Vs. The Thing"   Love,  2bs   Putting these out in the best order possible. Recorded in 2023. Up Next: "Boiler Room"  

All of The Matt and Tubes gadgets fry and explode as they try to find out if "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" is Crucial.  The Matt isn't the biggest fan of the "James Bond" or "Mission Impossible" series. Can the writing and directing of Brad Bird change his mind? You'll have to march into a sandstorm and climb the Burj Khalifa to find out! Love 2bs  Up Next: A few more episodes than I though...

The Matt and Tubes face down "Snake Eyes".  An epic "Political Thriller?!?"  I'm not sure of the genre, but I am sure that "Snake Eyes" is Crucial!   NIcholas Cage gives his all as "Rick Santoro" a dirt-bag detective who gets forced into doing the right thing. He will have to compete with Gary Sinese who is chaneling his manliness into "Kevin Dunne" a Navy Commander who may be up to no good.    Th...

Greetings,    Tubes here, letting everybody know that I am publishing the final run of our recorded episodes.  We recorded these in the summer of 2024 and I apologize for the delay in uploading them. Lets just say I wasn't ready to be out of episodes to chop up.  Starting with "Snake Eyes" we have four episodes left to release. We end the series with a talk about "The Empire Strikes Back".  I hope...

The Matt shares the behind the scenes story of Backward Blue's new EP "Eye Of The Storm"   You're going to want to know where the songs come from and how the group put everything together on this follow up to the bands first album "By the Time You Hear This I'll Be Dead"    Congratulations to the band on their recent release!   Love 2bs  

The Matt and Tubes go hard all night to understand "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?"   This is one of Tubes favorite movies! Which might tell you something about Tubes.   The guys endure over two hours of truth and illusion as "Martha" and "George" play mind games involving "The Husband" and "The Mouse". Will they snap! Will they understand this? Or will the puff go away? Are they just flops?   Yo...

The Matt and Tubes go into counseling to find out if "Good Will Hunting" is Crucial.    We have a talk about sperm donors, adoption, and what we would do with Will Hunting's talents. We also discuss what works about the construction of "Good Will Hunting" and why studio notes can be a good thing.    Sorry this write up is short. I gotta see about a girl.   Love, Tubes   Up Next: "Who's Afraid Of V...

The Matt and Tubes stop to change their Talkboy batteries to find out if "Home Alone 2" is Crucial. Kevin gets seperated from the Mccallister clan again, this time ending up in New York for christmas. We talk about the city, the landmarks, the cast, and we compare it to the original to see how it holds up.   The episode schedule is gonna be changing everybody. I've got a new gig and we just don't...

How time flies... It's October! So The Matt and Tubes are doing some horror. First we have a discussion about "Candyman" a look into urban legends and the real world events that inspire them.  Can you look into the mirror and call out "Candyman"? You'll have to watch out for bees, and hooks, and poo!   Love, 2bs (1984) Up Next: "The Thing" (1982) Isn't it annoying to have to disambiguate all of th...

The Matt and Tubes won't go as far as Linda Fiorentino to find out if "The Last Seduction" is Crucial. This was a wild movie and an even wilder talk! This movie goes hard, so this episode does too! Listener discretion advised!   Love, 2bs Up Next: "Candyman"

Sometimes you just have to draw a line. Yeah, ain't that the way these days. I just gotta say some stuff on "The Super Mario Bros. Movie". My issue going into this movie was pure fatigue. It wasn't fatigue from over saturation of blockbusters, I actually don't watch that many blockbusters these days. I just had this sinking feeling every time I saw an ad for this movie. Everyone is going to be tal...

The Matt and Tubes have amnesia to find out if, wait what? Who are you? Where am I? Cowboys And Aliens? Crucial? The hell are you talking about?   Up Next: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Blight, cryosleep, time dialation, Matt Damon!?!?  Oh we are going to need a couple hours to sort this out. 

The Matt and Tubes pay a few violations of the verbal morality statute to decide if "Demolition Man" is Crucial.   2bs

The Matt and Tubes head for Aspen to find out if "Dumb and Dumber" is Crucial.   You know it is. 2bs

The Matt and Tubes load up the family truckster to find out if "Vacation 1983" is Crucial. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo star in this classic family trip gone wrong. There may also be a Randy Quaid discussion...   Love, 2bs

The Matt and Tubes return to Hong Kong and enter "Kumite" to find out if "Bloodsport" is Crucial.   We answer all the big questions in this jam packed episode! What is our favorite asian food? How would we infiltrate the competition? Just how good is Jean-Claude Van Damme's butt? Would you like a mango lassi? Listen in and find out!   Love,  2bs  

Sometimes you just have to circle back... for the record we did it for Hartnett.   Sorry for the break, May has been crazy for everybody this year. All good, just busy. 2bs.

The Matt and Tubes get hauled out of the sea to find out if "The Bourne Identity" is Crucial! Tubes goes on a tangent, The Matt tells a couple crucial stories, and we have a talk about DVD bonus features.    Also "The Faculty" got trashed. Turns out mics work better when they are on... We are moving forward. It has been Vetoed by fate.   2bs

Grab your Sex Wax and your hair samples compadre! Point Break is Crucial! I gotta say, "Point Break" has me feeling the rush! I'm getting so crazy, I might even pick "The Faculty" soon...    2bs Up Next: "The Bourne Identity"

So it's come to this.... We go all the way back to our first episode and fill in the gaps to find out if "Moneypenny" is Crucial. Can you believe it's been eight years of Crucial Podcast?!?   Up Next: "Point Break"

Upload fixed 3/14/23* The Matt and Tubes walk back into town to find out if "First Blood" is Crucial. Sylvester Stallone Co-wrote this 80's action classic about a Vietnam veteran who is harassed by a corrupt small town police force. The situation becomes serious when the veteran begins to have flashbacks and employs the skills he learned overseas to fight back against them. A simple and impactful...

The Matt and Tubes get their talent stolen to find out if "Space Jam" is Crucial. "Space Jam" Is a 1996 family comedy that follows Micheal Jordan's retirement and return to the NBA during the height of his career and also at a very pivotal time in his life. Then to put things into hyperspace Warner Brothers throws in The Looney Tunes for good measure. Tons of NBA stars, recognizeable characters, a...