Story Screen Presents

Mike Burdge and Robby Anderson sit down to discuss the junior effort of Kevin Smith, CHASING AMY, and the crazy sexual politics that may or may not have been aggressively ahead of the curve for the time. They also talk about his earlier career of breaking into the Hollywood system with heart, talent, and dick jokes, while drinking way, way, WAY too much whiskey. Enjoy!

Jack and Robby are joined by guest Diana DiMuro to talk all about Steve McQueen's latest venture into more populace, pulpy content, with his deadly violent and extremely dramatic heist-revenge flick, WIDOWS.

Here on COOKIN' W/ QUENTIN, Mike Burdge, Jack Kolodziejski and Robby Anderson tackle the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, along the way stopping to develop some thematically inspired food for each installment. First up is the 1992 directorial debut, RESERVOIR DOGS, which found Tarantino's signature style exploding onto the screen with the talent and confidence of a veteran and salted director. Op...

Robby sits down with guests Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge to talk about the latest Oscar-worthy tearjerker, BOY ERASED. Religion, sexuality, gay conversion therapy, 1st generation iPods... Nothing is sacred in their discussion of what really makes this plunge into realistic tragedy tick.

Host Mike Burdge is joined by Bernadette Gorman-White, Stamper and Reeya Banerjee to discuss a slew of romance films that feature a wildly original and different take on the typical depiction of women falling in love in film, including EVER AFTER, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, CLUELESS and DIRTY DANCING. They also drink more than a few Bloody Mary's, briefly touch on James Bond (duh), discuss patriarchy,...

Jack and Robby have themselves a look at the new HALLOWEEN flick, which erases almost 40 years of franchise canon, to tell a simple story about a boy and the girl he tried to kill. And, wouldn't you know it, Mike Burdge (resident chatty Kathy) shows up to talk about how much he loves both HALLOWEEN and Halloween.

Jack and Robby go for a ride with guest Diana DiMuro to check out Damien Chazelle's latest gift to the cinematic landscape: MORE GOSLING. Hear what these three beautiful folks have to say about the space-race flick that just might turn some heads come awards season.

Mike is joined by friends Helen, Elise and Allyson (all super cool moms) to talk about the positives and negatives of the Jason Reitman film, TULLY. Along the way, they discuss what works and what doesn't, how it treats mental health and parenting, and generally start laughing due to that best of friends in the room: Wine.

Jack and Robby, along with guests Tim Irwin and Mike Burdge, sit down to chat about the recently release Shane Black joint: THE PREDATOR. So, how'd everybody do?

Jack and Robby are joined by special guest Tim Irwin to talk about the mind-melt movie of the year, MANDY.

Your two favorite dorks (Jack and Robby) venture into the world of video games in our latest series tackling all the different types of story on screens, Talking Simulator. First up, a look at what is easily considered one of the most entertaining additions to the modern gaming world, BIOSHOCK. Would you kindly give the episode a listen, and let us know what you think!

Jack went and caught the latest "found footage/screen capture" movie to drop in theaters, SEARCHING, which is surprisingly well-made and just the right size of slice of cheese. Guests Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge also share their thoughts on what is sure to be remembered as one of the most enjoyable surprises of the year.

Mike sits down with friend and fellow Western enthusiast, Tim Irwin, to talk about the infamous Sergio Leone Trilogy, from A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, to FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, all the way to THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY. Along the way, they discuss the original concept for The Man with No Name in Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO, as well as Clint Eastwood's own farewell love letter to the series, UNFORGIVE...

Mike sits down with all around super person, Reeya Banerjee, to talk about the 2008 film, MAMMA MIA, as well as its newly landed sequel, MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN. This is all to not only declare the sequels' wickedly awesome execution, but to also talk about that very specific category of the musical genre: The Jukebox Musical.

Spike Lee's eagerly anticipated BOTE feature has landed in wide release, and has not disappointed. Robby and Jack, along with guest Jeremy Kolodziejski, took a look and reported back on what is sure to be a big contender this year.

It has arrived. The movie every other movie tried to sell you in the trailer reel. That's right, it's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT time! Has it been worth it? And more importantly, how could this movie possibly live up to that first trailer. Robby, with guests Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro, chose to find out...

Mike is joined by lifelong friend, Brian O'Mara, to discuss that flicker in the eye of reality that is WATERWORLD. They talk about how it happened, why it happened, and what happened to it, as well as where we go from here. They also drink water. Naturally.

Jack and Robby get down with guests Diana DiMuro and Melissa Schlobohm to talk about the latest A24 release to drop, Bo Burnham's, EIGHTH GRADE. Make-up! Cell phones! Swim class! Angst!

Mike and Diana are visited by some friends from the TWO BALD MEN & FRIEND podcast, Joe and Alex, to knock back some whiskey and talk about THE BIG SICK, representation in film, family, and how much fun it is to have a podcast. You don't want to miss this one.

Robby and Jack, joined by guests Jeremy Kolodziejski and Brian Castellano, talk about the latest big wave flick to smash down into cinemas, Boots Riley's SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, which has already created a whirlwind of topical conversation.

Jack and Jeremy brave the NOBODY FUCKING ASKED FOR ANY OF THIS, YOU DAMNED DIRTY BASTARDS, NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY waters and checked out the latest installment into (mostly) everybody's favorite Dino-Franchise.

That wacky Marvel Studios is up to it again. This year alone, they've broken down racial barriers with BLACK PANTHER, and destroyed childhoods with AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. Now, it's time to see if that gamble they made a few years back can pay off... And a little Walton Goggins never hurt anybody.

Bernadette, refusing to let the mystery be, sits down with guest Mike Burdge to talk about the full three season run of the HBO hidden gem, THE LEFTOVERS, what it all means, how it's perfect, and can be used as the perfect example of what happens when a TV show plays by its own rules and knocks it out of the park. We like it a lot.

Robby and Jack, joined by Mike Burdge, popped out to see the latest sequel that no one asked for, this time for SICARIO, a truly amazing movie that has a beginning, middle and end, all with points, themes and reflections. The second one? Well, we think it's really gonna be up to the viewer on this one...

One of the most anticipated sequels to one of the greatest films of all time has finally landed. The Boi's take a look at what made the first so incredible, and just how the newly minted sequel lives up to the hype.