CRWN CINEMA Podcast

We thought Oldboy was a South Korean action film… and then the plot twist happened. We break down why this movie has the most evil villain either of us has ever seen in our entire lives and how he dedicated his entire existence to the darkest revenge possible over something any teenager could have done. We get into the hallway fight scene, one of the most iconic in cinema history, filmed in a single unbroken shot that took three full days and seventeen attempts to get right. And we give our honest reaction to a film so heavy that one of us had to go stand in the backyard in the sun just to feel something normal again afterwards.

Chapters:
00:00 Reaction & recap
20:35 The messages relevance today
27:15 Did he forget at the end?
38:13 The most iconic fight scene ever filmed
49:53 True dedication to the character
54:08 How Tarantino made this movie internationally famous
56:31 The kinds of movies Park Chan Wook wants to make
1:00:29 A perfectly made movie
1:04:44 Our official ranking & final thoughts

Hot Rod is a childhood staple that bombed so hard at the box office that nobody saw it coming… but it somehow became one of the most rewatchable comedies ever made. We break down how this movie was originally written for Will Ferrell and how the Lonely Island completely took it over and made it into something nobody had ever seen before. We discuss why the whole movie is basically just a series of sketches and why that's exactly what makes it impossible to stop watching. And we get into all the wild behind the scenes stories that prove this movie was just as chaotic to make as it looks on screen.

Chapters:
00:00 Flop city to beloved classic
15:57 The rise of internet humor
19:20 The beauty of Danny McBride
21:41 The stunts gone wrong
28:51 The most quotable movie of all time
35:41 "Cool beans" was almost cut
39:53 New comedies that flop
45:55 Bill Hader: The Man
51:35 Talkin' Tony Romo for some reason
54:55 Danny McBride: The Man
59:08 What Andy Samberg is up to now
1:02:35 Arrested Development, Sopranos, & Friends
1:08:03 Our ranking & final thoughts

Three watches deep, and we’re ready to talk about The Odyssey… We break down the themes and character decisions that most people are completely missing on their first watch. We discuss the casting choices that the internet got wrong and exactly why Nolan made them. We get into the details hidden throughout the film that you will only catch if you know what to look for. And we talk about why this is exactly the kind of Nolan movie that gets better every single time you watch it.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro & B.S.
11:36 The themes and meaning
29:07 Our favorite moments
33:03 Nolan's intention with casting
51:08 Nolan's deeper meaning
56:03 Defending Nolan dialogue
58:27 Theories and wishes
1:07:39 The secrets of Odysseus' bow
1:09:37 When Odysseus returns
1:11:47 The limitations of complete IMAX
1:22:28 A taste of Nolan horror
1:24:15 The scenes that showcase Odysseus' cleverness
1:27:17 Our ranking & final thoughts

Nightcrawler is the darkest success story ever put on film. We break down why Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the greatest actors alive and how this might be the performance that proves it. We get into how Jake created his entire character from scratch including the hair bun, the weight loss, and the physicality without a single note from the director. We discuss the wild detail that Rene Russo never kisses Lou on screen because she is actually the director's wife in real life. And we talk about why that last line of the movie is one of the greatest final lines in cinema history and exactly why it works so well.
Chapters:
00:00 What a beautifully dark movie
5:47 Jake is too good at being scary
16:03 The complicated nature of Lou Bloom
22:53 The craziest story from on set
25:04 One of the best written psychopaths
28:03 The real villain in this movie
31:05 A horribly perfect success story
33:50 Revealing the dark side of the news
45:56 Top notch filmmaking examples
55:49 The power of negotiation
57:41 A great movie recommendation
1:02:02 Lou Bloom will always find the best deal
1:09:12 Movie ranking & final thoughts

Limitless is the ultimate guy movie… and we are not taking questions on that. We break down how Shia LaBeouf was originally cast as Eddie Morra before a car accident handed the role to Bradley Cooper, and why that accident might have saved this movie entirely. We discuss how Bradley Cooper realized mid-shoot that his performance wasn't working and completely overhauled how he played a genius on the drug. And we get into the ending that everyone thinks is a happy ending… and why it actually proves Eddie never got off the pill and never will.

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