Trilogy in Theory

In which we apologize to the Giant Face for being late... ...on the other hand it's probably not a bad idea to be late to INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS considering what Mélanie Laurent has in store for filmgoers. As we wrap up this trilogy on movie lovers we primarily talk about the expectations for this Quentin Tarantino film upon release and also now as he has continued with his alternate history shtick....

In which we love tall women and hate short men. During the post-PULP FICTION renaissance of John Travolta came him playing yet another charmer in the professional field of crime. Only thing time his character in GET SHORTY shared our love of movies. Which means all of his crimes can be forgiven. In fact... most everything in this Barry Sonnenfield adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel can be forgi...

In which we fall in love with Jeff Daniels of DUMB AND DUMBER. The premise of Woody Allen's THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO was too hard for your hosts to resist as it leads us to a discussion of choosing the real world or a life in the movies. (And yes, we promise no MATRIX discussion this episode...) However it wouldn't be TRILOGY IN THEORY without some self-loathing: Is heartbreak necessary to make a...

In which we pick out nice words (the best words as a loser FORMER President once said) for the end of the world. Look, it wasn't enough to just survive 2020. To celebrate moving from one tough year to what looks like a marginally less tough year in 2021 we recruit some of our most charismatic screen icons to talk about endings... and hopefully new beginnings. Mainly we just want an excuse for Ed H...

In which one host finally gives George Clooney a chance. The disrespect to the great state of Kentucky continues as our most handsome candidate is FINALLY off the waitlist for one co-host while the other jeopardizes his marriage with trivia about stunt butts for Vera Farmiga in UP IN THE AIR. We assume this is the type of commentary that Jason Reitman expected in his film about rising unemployment...

Two Guys Who Love SIDEWAYS But Not Wine No expertise to be had on this episode for Alexander Payne's SIDEWAYS. Oh sure, both your hosts have revisited this film many times. One of them fondly remembers experiencing its charms while eating a frozen pizza. So it shouldn't surprise any of you that neither man on this podcast is a wine snob. Or even drinks the stuff. Though I assure you that we do dri...

The Truman Show is depressing. Thank the maker for Jim Carrey though! As we discuss on this episode it takes a light touch to navigate the murky ethical waters of THE TRUMAN SHOW. Thankfully Peter Weir cast a comedian for this part written by Andrew Niccol and what results is a very entertaining film that the Academy could safely ignore. Because it was entertaining! On this episode your hosts abou...

Episode Notes Well... we made it to a new year. And with that in mind we figured 2020 deserved no celebration of joy but instead a trilogy of loss. So board this episode with us as we decidedly are not in the mood for SNOWPIERCER's shenanigans of violence, the privileged gaining time travel powers in ABOUT TIME and/or Rooney Mara being made to feel bad about falling in love. Yep. This is a trilogy...

On this special Christmas Day episode we give our listeners those new identities that they probably didn't even know they wanted. HOWEVER for those that listened closely who could deny putting on the catsuit and becoming Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman in BATMAN RETURNS? Or perhaps a dead ringer for Veronica Lake like Kim Basinger in L.A. CONFIDENTIAL? And Leonardo DiCaprio bedding any number of youn...

In the third part in our criminal Christmas trilogy we are granted many a gift from the Steven Spielberg classic (that's right, we're old and you're old) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. These presents include: A great knock knock joke from Tom Hanks that you most definitely should tell to your non-mask wearing family member. Amy Adams with an even deadlier combination of disarming charm when you add braces t...

All we want for Christmas is a lovely lady who looks like Veronica Lake. And not, we can not stress this enough , a gift that resembles in ANY WAY one Kevin Spacey. But he's still pretty good in the Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland film adaptation of James Ellroy's L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. So that means our listeners will have to settle for Guy Pearce. Better than a PS5, right? Support what we do with...

Most people say, it's just not Christmas without Christopher Walken as a scheming businessman with great hair. And if you are most people you also listen to TRILOGY IN THEORY. Unless it's a month on Michael Cera, you jerks. But no Michael Cera this month! For it's December which means a podcast is obligated to do a Christmas theme. Every week. This week it's BATMAN RETURNS. And one host is not yet...

On this Thanksgiving we attempt to be thankful for all of the things in our lives. Right before we get rid of them. No, this isn't one of this creepy and extremely privileged YouTube minimalist videos from a wealthy twenty something who is tired of having so much stuff. This is about a man dealing with the trauma of destroyed Nintendo Switch cases and the trilogy of films that got him through it....

The ever cantankerous persona of Ron Swanson is only somewhat to be found in the Nick Offerman starring HEARTS BEAT LOUD... sooooo we try our best to fill that void. But this film is so darn likable. Forgive us for this corny episode and then promptly go to hell for agreeing that it's corny. Like rate and review! This is TRILOGY IN THEORY. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes o...

Who knew that a mostly ignored Will Ferrell dramedy from 2010 would unite your two favorite podcast hosts even further in their bromance? Not the filmmakers of EVERYTHING MUST GO but I'm sure they will take this as praise. In fact they would probably gladly accept a podcast (even this one) a decade later trying to share the surprising amount of joy that this film contains. As long as that joy rema...

Listen with great intrigue as two middle-aged men try to understand the whims of teenage girls but do not despair... for these characters come from a comic book! And thus your hosts have a SLIM chance of understanding the motivations of Enid and Rebecca in GHOST WORLD. We are old and we are tired... but we haven't boarded that bus out of town just yet. For this and many other things we apologize t...

For Halloween we play dress up by dressing down comic book film adaptations. Wait. That sounds insulting. Maybe even sexual. None of that! Just two dorks talking about their own strangely paternal trilogy of comic books on the silver screen. Nothing remotely sexual about this. Just insulting. TO YOUR EARS. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Twitter / Instagram / Fa...

In an episode on SIN CITY these two movie podcasters feel free to commit all the sins at their disposal: Disparaging the director by choosing THE ONE scene directed by someone else as the best (love you, QT) Choosing Josh Hartnett as their favorite character because he's the least Chatty Cathy of all these monologue loving dudes. And debating if it's worth the end of theatrical exhibition as we kn...

Join us as you discover one host's REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE phase of his youth was strangely influenced by the screen persona of Paul Giamatti. Grabbing the podcast microphone and proudly proclaiming that he is a nerd leaves your other host with no recourse but to play the hipster card and go on the record with being early on the AMERICAN SPLENDOR bandwagon. So, both are dorks. Welcome to TRILOGY IN...

In this episode we discover that one host was THE adult in the room back in the summer of 2002; hanging out with the greats of Newman and Hanks. Meanwhile your other host couldn't get enough of some dork named Tobey and the usual comic book tights as seen in a little movie called SPIDER-MAN. This month... that host becomes a MAN. Not Spider-Man. That's for kids. STUPID kids. We are so mature here...

When one thinks of rabbits in film... the first thought that comes to one's sick mind is FATAL ATTRACTION. When one thinks of dreaming in Paris of lives not lived... one judges the scheming of a duplicitous young lady named AMELIE. And finally when one thinks of Michael Cera you could go with the three prior films we talked about on this very podcast. Or maybe even SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD . Bu...

What more can we say about this century's sexiest leading man in cinema? Our listeners would probably say PLEASE GOD NO MORE and to that we say... calm down, we have to take this opportunity to revisit a "physical journey" with Michael Cera. And that's just the disturbing cold open! What will the rest of the episode reveal about our deviant hosts? Only the bold listeners of TRILOGY IN THEORY will...

It's time to be bad, dear listeners. And there's no greater bad boy in American cinema than François Dillinger as played by the actor that made all parents concerned for the youth at the end of aughts. That's right. Double The Cera in this episode on YOUTH IN REVOLT. If that wasn't panty dropping enough, you also have Mike and Web. And they're pretty good. Not great. But pretty good. Support what...

Our most dedicated listeners may find this very podcast to be an infinite playlist of two men with undeniable sexual chemistry... so why not give them more of the same? Except we switch out our hosts for perhaps the more appealing Kat Dennings and Michael Cera in 2008's NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST. This particular mixtape has less emo, more Wu-Tang Clan, THE One Direction and a debate ove...

2007 was a far gentler time when it came to disagreements. J.K. Simmons DID NOT throw a cymbal at your head for revealing your teen pregnancy. Ellen Page insulting your favorite band was not the most insulting thing in the world (or in that particularly awkward conversation, Jason Bateman). And the great Michael Cera could trust his heart with the full confidence that the greatest of all movie cha...