The Bluff Council Podcast

The Academy Awards are supposed to be Hollywood's biggest night, but it's no secret that viewership is suffering and some of the prestige of this historic awards ceremony has been lost. What's the best way to fix it? Keith says shorten it. Ev says make it longer. True to character, their argument spirals into screaming about Major League Baseball, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Mona Lisa. Check ou...

It's everyone's favorite event of the year! You know, if by "everyone" we mean "idiots like us." Which, luckily, we DO. It's the Academy Awards! Known as "The Oscars" to the people who in the "know," (like us) the Academy Awards honor the best of this year's cinema talents! You know, unless it's like some STUPID talent like "film editing" or "original score" or whatever. I mean, when was the last...

It's the debut episode of "Council Pop!" New show, new-ish style, new, complicated graphics for Keith to create in the editing process... It's a win for everyone! Join the boys as they discuss "The Batman," Matt Reeves' new film starring Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, and a talented supporting cast throughout...

In this episode, Keith and Ev discuss Robert Rodriguez's 1995 shoot-em-up classic, "Desperado." The film stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, and it is a damn good time. Beinvenido a la fiesta! Let's do it. 00:00 - Intro / Keith is a bad driver and Ev is friends with Nathan Fielder 02:11 - How has Keith never seen this 03:42 - You guys could have picked "Tremors" 03:59 - Some background on "Des...

We are The Bluff Council. We love movies. You love movies. Let's yell about it. Thank you so much for checking out our channel! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When you look "cult classic" up in the dictionary, there's a picture of Elizabeth Banks with her face covered in BBQ sauce, and a picture of Molly Shannon sobbing, surrounded by children, and a picture of Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black interlocked in passionate embrace. It's "Wet Hot American Summer," the 2001 over-the-top comedy film from director David Wain. Perhaps predictably, Keith is a...

2021! Wow, that was... that was a year, all right. There were some great films in 2021, and Warner Bros. made quite a few movies, too. Keith and Ev like to talk about movies! I'm sure you know where this is going. Check out this special episode, as Keith and Ev discuss 2021, the year in film. The best, and worst, and a few in between. To those of you who have watched and/or enjoyed our show over t...

The Matrix is back! Keanu Reeves is here! Carrie-Anne Moss is here! Lana Wachowski is here! It had a great trailer! This should be pretty good, right!? RIGHT? Oh nooooooooooooooo In this episode, Keith and Ev plug back into "The Matrix Resurrections." Is this movie bad on purpose? It's bad on purpose, right? It has to be bad on purpose. It's really bad. Intent is the only explanation. Hosted by Si...

It's the biggest movie of the year. It's the biggest movie of SEVERAL years. It's "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the latest tentpole installment of the MCU. Does it live up to the hype? Are all the spoiler rumors true!? Does it make ANY sense AT ALL!?!? Keith and Ev are here to clear things up. Boy oh boy... this is a big one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

In this episode, Keith and Ev get into the Christmas spirit by discussing "True Lies," James Cameron's over-the-top 1994 action-comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, and Tia Carrere. It is such a fun movie... Why don't they make movies like this anymore!? Why was Arnold such an amazing star? Has there ever been anyone in any movie as good...

It's got ACTION. It's got STARS. It's got JOKES. It's the BIGGEST Netflix movie of ALL TIME. It's got Dwayne Johnson being STRONG and FLYING THROUGH THE AIR in SLOW MOTION. It's got Ryan Reynolds being super SELF-REFERENTIAL and breaking the FOURTH WALL. It's got Gal Gadot wearing a RED DRESS and being, well, ACTUALLY KINDA FUNNY SOMETIMES. It's "Red Notice," the new film from writer/director Raws...

In this very special Viewer Recommendation episode (thanks Kev!), Keith and Ev talk mostly about Marisa Tomei, but also the 2007 film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," directed by Hollywood legend Sidney Lumet and also starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, and Michael Shannon. The film is dark, violent, and often pessimistic. Also Marisa Tomei. Subscribe...

In this episode, Keith and Ev discuss the lowest-rated MCU film to date: Chloe Zhao's 2021 "Eternals." The film has an Academy Award-winning director and an all-star cast, including Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kit Harrington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, and more... Does it really warrant all the hate it has received? LET'S GET EXISTENTIAL. Subscribe to The Bluff Council Podcast...

In this episode, Keith and Ev head to Arrakis and learn about the world of "Dune" by watching the highly-anticipated new flick from Denis Villeneuve and starring an all-star ensemble cast, including Timothée Chalamet (or "Chamalet," as Ev seems to think it's pronounced), Zendaya, Oscar Issac, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and more. Expectations were high. Expectations...

In this episode, Keith and Ev discuss Marvel's brand new blockbuster, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." It's Marvel! It's martial arts action! These guys should love it! Right? RIGHT!? Uh-oh. Subscribe to The Bluff Council Podcast! Available anywhere you get your podcasts. CLICK THE LINK! https://anchor.fm/thebluffcouncil/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...

In cooperation with the Paris Art and Movie Awards, we've made this first ever episode of its kind! The PAMA is a wonderful international film festival, and we were asked to discuss ten of the selected films in their 'Best French Short Film' category. It was truly our honor. The short films were all great, and Keith and Ev were just mediocre. Business as usual, folks. Our discussion includes SPOIL...

It's the 2009 raucous comedy that puts the CRIMINAL into "criminally underrated" (at least according to Keith). Coming in at just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's Neal Brennan's "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard." With such an amazing cast of comedic talent, why did this film not find its audience? Why wasn't it a success? Is it because of Jeremy Piven? Is it because they put the tagline in the F**KING...

In this (50th!) episode of the Bluff Council, Keith and Ev dissect "The Suicide Squad," James Gunn's hyper-violent and very funny not-a-reboot-or-a-sequel reboot/sequel film featuring the DCEU team of villains. And "dissect" is the appropriate word, considering all the bodily innards this film loves to showcase. Has Warner Bros. finally made a solid 2021 film!? LET'S DO THIS. Subscribe to The Bluf...

Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy's airplane crashes into the ocean and he is marooned and alone for four years. It's a tale as old as time. That's right, it's "Cast Away," the 2000 Robert Zemeckis / Tom Hanks marathon. It's everything you remember: The sushi is fresh. The Hunt is Helen. The volleyball is... heartbreaking. Join Keith and Ev as they discuss all the good and all the bad...

Keith and Ev discuss the sequel to the 90's classic, "Space Jam". But is this is the worst movie ever made? Yes... yes it is. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the first time, The Bluff Council leaps head first into the Marvel Cinematic Universe without a parachute as they discuss "Black Widow," the posthumous ode to Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff. Don't worry, we are also mere humans who are completely invincible. It's an episode full of a lot of firsts, frankly. You'll see. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

In this episode, Keith and Ev discuss "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," the 1982 classic by reasonably talented filmmaker Steven Spielberg. It's one of Ev's favorite movies of all time, but Keith doesn't have quite the same history with it. What makes this film so great? Is it the best "kids movie" of all time? Is this John Williams' best score? How does this hack Spielberg keep making such great film...

In this episode, Keith and Ev discuss Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror classic: "Alien." How does it hold up over time? Where does Ripley (as played by Sigourney Weaver) rank on the list of all-time great protagonists? All this and way too much more on this episode of The Bluff Council. Subscribe to The Bluff Council Podcast! Available anywhere you get your podcasts. CLICK THE LINK! https://ancho...

In this episode, Keith and Ev try to avoid falling victim to a run-by fruiting as they discuss 1993's "Mrs. Doubtfire," starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, and a Living God. I'm sorry, stupid autocorrect, "and Pierce Brosnan." Is the film still as great as we thought it was as kids? Could you get away with making this movie today? Will Keith be grateful to Ev for sharing "Fiddler on the Roof" wi...

In this Viewer Recommendation episode, Keith and Ev discuss Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 tour-de-force "Children of Men," starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, and Michael Caine. How does this film fly so consistently under the radar? Where does this cinematography work rank on the list of all-time greats? Did Keith and Ev used to do that weird ping pong ball trick with each other? Lots of important quest...