The Golden Briefcase

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by our own top man here at FirstShowing, Alex Billington, to go through one final recap of 2013 in film, a look back at this past year. As usual, the guys venture away from the traditional Top 10 and go with different categories such as the Biggest Disappointment, Best Male & Female Performances and Best Score/Soundtrack and so on. The three shuffle through what was actually a surprisingly good year in film to find their personal picks for the various categories. Listen in as the guys touch on some truly great gems from 2013's excellent cinematic offerings.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Dave "Da7e" Gonzales of Latino Review and the Fighting in the War Room podcast to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the acting career of comedian Will Ferrell, in honor of his new movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues hitting theaters everywhere this week. The guys talk over Ferrell's various performance in the years past, his relativity as a comedic actor and where they hope to see him turn up in the future. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim (sans Jeremy) is joined by Eric Vespe (aka the legendary "Quint") from Ain't It Cool News to go through their latest Picks of the Week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on dragons in movies in honor of Smaug making his appearance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hitting theaters on Friday. The guys talk over some of their favorite and least favorite dragon-related entries in film history, the different ways film has depicted dragons and wrap up by talking about where the dragon sub-genre is today.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim and Jeremy go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was an in-depth discussion on the films of Joel & Ethan Coen, better known as the Coen Brothers, in honor of their latest film Inside Llewyn Davis in limited release this weekend. The guys talk over the Coens as a unit in regards to their storytelling, collaborations with cinematographers and overall legacy as American filmmakers. They also divulge their favorites of the Coen's filmography and where they'd like to see the duo work next. Enjoy!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Alan Cerny aka "Nordling" from Ain't It Cool News to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the topic of fatherhood in films, in honor of the comedy Delivery Man with Vince Vaughn hitting theaters this week. The guys talk over how fatherhood is depicted in cinema across its various genres and which films show fathers/dads in their truest forms. The group also talks about some of the greatest movie and TV dads from yesteryear. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Vince Mancini of FilmDrunk to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was an in-depth discussion on Release Dates, in honor of Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street being moved from its original release this very weekend. The guys talk over common reasoning for date changes and how this can affect the final product. They also discuss how film marketing has evolved to rely heavily on the importance of a release date and what that means for many films to come.

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, hosts Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Andy Triefenbach (from #176) of Destroy the Brain for a spoiler-filled discussion on John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis, and also briefly glaze over its subsequent sequels. The purpose of Breakdown episodes is to to ponder, discuss and challenge the films that we feel often need more than just a simple review. We breakdown the film to discuss plots and theories in order to better understand the director's vision and hopefully challenge our listeners at home to re-evaluate the way they watch cinema.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Film Crit HULK (aka @FilmCritHULK) of Badass Digest to discuss their picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and more. The main topic was an in-depth discussion on Joseph's Campbell's Heroes' Journey in relation to superhero movies, in honor of Marvel's Thor: The Dark World hitting theaters. Hulk talks about his major issues with Campbell's Journey as a plot structure and how it works and doesn't work in relation to superhero films. The guys discuss implementation and which films successfully carve out their own journey.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Andy Triefenbach of the blog Destroy the Brain to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on Halloween in film, in honor of today being Halloween (photo is from Trick 'r Treat). The guys talk over the use of the holiday in movies and TV shows and discuss the pieces that stand out as true examples of the spirit of Halloween. They also discuss their personal Halloween favorites including traditions, soundtracks and, of course, the best films! Listen in.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim and Jeremy go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on Reality TV in the Cinema World, in honor of Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa in theaters. The guys talk over some of the few instances where reality TV has made its way to the big screen and which genres work best. They also pontificate on the nature of reality TV and how that translates due to moral ambiguity and the agenda of reality shows. The two include more reality genres they'd like to see and discuss methods.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by screenwriter (Sinister) and author (Dreams and Shadows) C. Robert Cargill aka Massawyrm to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the film works derived from author Stephen King, in honor of Chloe Moretz's Carrie remake hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over King's works that have been made into movies, those that haven't made the smoothest transition from book to screen and what they would still like to see from the author.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Rob Hunter from Film School Rejects to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them this time!) and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on beloved Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks, in honor of his new movie Captain Phillips (directed by Paul Greengrass) hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over Tom Hanks' long and illustrious career and debate serious Tom vs. comedy Tom as to his best acting chops. Another great episode you won't want to miss. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them!), recap additional Fantastic Fest titles, discuss the end of "Breaking Bad" and much more. The shorter main topic of the night was a discussion on filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) in honor of his spectacular new movie Gravity arriving in theaters this week. The guys go over some of his past movies and Jeremy shares some thoughts on Gravity. We're back at it again everyone!

It is with bittersweet feelings that we post our podcast recap of an absolutely wonderful Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas! Jeremy and I both had the privilege of seeing an abundance of excellent films and talking about them with our friends and colleagues for you to hear at home. The films mentioned include Machete Kills, Patrick, The Dirties, Afflicted, A Field in England, The Sacrament and others. We're also joined by friends of the show, such as Brad McHargue of Dread Central (who was our guest on Episode #171), Britt Hayes of ScreenCrush, Eric D. Snider of Twitch, J.C. De Leon of OneofUs.net & more.

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Evan Saathoff, aka "Sam Strange" of Badass Digest (on Episode #170) for a spoiler-filled discussion on Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Cornetto Trilogy, made up of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. The purpose of Breakdown episodes is to to ponder, discuss and challenge the films that we feel often need more than just a simple review. We breakdown the film to discuss plots and theories in order to better understand the director's vision and hopefully challenge our listeners at home to re-evaluate the way they watch cinema.