The Golden Briefcase

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Ryan Turek from ShockTillYouDrop and producer of The Night Stalkers to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for The Internship and Scenic Route and more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the Devil in cinema, in honor of horror film The Last Exorcism: Part II hitting theaters. The guys talk over the convention of Satanism and the devil in film and how they're used in films past and present. They also discuss the most popular examples and if this trend will still be relevant.

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, hosts Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Liam O'Donnell of Hydraulx for a spoiler-filled discussion on Paul Verhoeven's 1997 science fiction action cult classic Starship Troopers, based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel, starring Casper Van Dien. The main 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 Liam O'Donnell of Hydraulx Entertainment to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers and Danny Boyle's Trance and more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the Die Hard Franchise, in honor of John Moore's A Good Day to Die Hard in theaters now. The guys talk about the strong and weak points of the series, what makes a good Die Hard film and also about the multitude of Die Hard rip-offs that flooded the market in the years after the original.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Sam Zimmerman from Fangoria to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for friend of the show Josh Johnson's SXSW VHS documentary Rewind This! and Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 6 and plenty more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the zombies sub-genre in honor of Jonathan Levine's Warm Bodies, which is now playing in theaters everywhere. The guys talk over some of the strengths and weaknesses of the genre and where they would like to see it go from here on out. Listen in!

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, hosts Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Peter S. Hall of Movies.com for a spoiler-filled discussion on Swedish director Tomas Alfredson's 2011 adaptation of John le Carré's novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, featuring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth. The main 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 guest Ryland Aldrich of TwitchFilm as well as our own Alex Billington of FirstShowing to go over their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and Juan Solanas' Upside Down and much more. The main topic of the night was a complete discussion on the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which just concluded this past weekend (our coverage). Ryland and Alex talk about some of their must-sees of the festival and discuss this year's films in relation to years past. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Matt Singer from IndieWire and Filmspotting SVU to discuss their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for comic book sequel RED 2 and Antoine Fuqua's Olympus Has Fallen and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on famed action superstar Jason Statham, in honor of his new film Parker (watch the trailer) hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over what makes Statham such a compelling action character and where they hope to see him in movies the next few years. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest James Marsh of TwitchFilm, living in Hong Kong, to go over their picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Colin Farrell's Dead Man Down, The Last Exorcism II and Jeff Nichols' Mud and much more. The topic of the night was a discussion on filmmakers from South Korea in honor of Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand hitting theaters this weekend! The guys talk about some of their favorites from that side of the globe and talk about where they hope to see some of their favorite South Korean directors working next.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim, Jeremy are joined by our own top man at FS, Alex Billington, to go through 2012 in film, a look back at this past year as it comes to a close. The guys go over their favorites in numerous categories including: Biggest Disappointments & Surprises, Best Performances and of course their Worst and Best Films of the year. It was an enjoyable experience to revisit some of our favorite moments and performances from 2012's best movies. The guys also spend the last half of the show previewing movies coming up in 2013, with many exciting films, especially sci-fi, the year ahead. Listen in!

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, hosts Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Scott Weinberg, of Twitch and Fearnet, for a spoiler-filled discussion on Jalmari Helander's 2010 Finnish film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. They also talk about a few other holiday horror classics! The main 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 & Jeremy are joined by guest 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, new trailers for Shyamalan's After Earth, G.I. Joe: Retaliation in 3D and Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim and plenty more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, in honor of his new film Django Unchained arriving on Christmas. The guys talk over the filmmaker's brief but prolific filmography and how his career may have shaped the film industry as a whole.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Germain Lussier from SlashFilm to go through their picks of the week, new DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness, Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion and Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the Lord of the Rings film series. The guys go over the early incarnations of the beloved series, all the way up to Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, in theaters this week. The guys talk about the LOTR films at length and how impactful they've been and hopefully will continue to be!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by podcaster Bobby 'Fatboy' Roberts, of The Cort and Fatboy Show, to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest in DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Shane Carruth's next film Upstream Color and Roman Coppala's Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and much more. The main topic of the night was about prolific comedy actor Bill Murray, in honor of his film Hyde Park on Hudson hitting theaters. The guys go over some of the high and low points of his expansive career and talk about what makes Mr. Bill Murray so damn likable!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest filmmaker Josh Johnson (of the doc Rewind This Movie) to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Dwayne Johnson's Snitch and Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer and much more. The main topic of the night was all things regarding hired killers in film, in honor of Andrew Dominik's mob killer film Killing Them Softly hitting theaters this week. The guys go over some of their favorite hired hitmen/hitwomen, talk about why it is such a popular storytelling method in film and more.

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, hosts Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest West Anthony from The AuteurCast (and Ep #134), for an extremely spoiler-filled discussion on the legendary Alfred Hitchcock's mystery classic Vertigo, from 1958, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. The main 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.