Scott was feeling a little self-conscious about his insistence in our Congo episode that the book was better than the movie, so he made us record an entire episode that made it clear he’s NOT a book snob. I’m busting Scott’s balls a bit here, really the episode evolved into an interesting discussion surrounding movie …
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Summer blockbuster season is upon us and we decided to play a game of movie prognostication. We looked at the remaining blockbusters to be released this summer and tried to predict what Rotten Tomatoes score each movie would receive from critics. The rules: be the closest percentage without going over, Price is Right style. You …
Sparked by an article on The Verge claiming Infinity War’s Thanos is proof CGI super villains are bad practice, the Boys Who Note have a discussion about the nature of modern computer effects. Where do they succeed? Where do they fail? Why does puppet Yoda look so much better than animated Yoda? And speaking of special …
Next month Marvel will culminate a decade’s worth of super hero movies with their biggest team up yet, which makes us wonder if super hero movies about to peak or are there an infinite (get it?) number of films yet to come? Colin, Gregg, Scott and guest Erin Beever ruminate on the history of capes on …
Happy belated New Year fellow armchair screenwriters, we’re celebrating the new year by dwelling on the past, rounding up all the movies we loved and hated from 2017! Yes, Gregg already wrote a Best & Worst article, but who like reading, amiright? Colin, Gregg and Scott also spend some time ruminating on a little indy …
It’s the final Side Notes of twenty-seventeen and we are in fine form, let me tell you, mostly struggling with the fact that our recording space has no internet access. Erin Beever joins us to follow up on last month’s discussion regarding the plague of grossness that is Hollywood. Did you hear John Lasseter joined …
Fellow Alberta Podcast Network member German Villegas of Modern Manhood joins us for a chat about the torrent of sexual assault allegations spilling out of Hollywood and how masculinity is portrayed in movies. Yes, it’s a bit less of the light-hearted affair you’re used to when tuning into I Have Some Note, but we promise …
It’s our first Side Notes of Season 3 and we must have really missed doing these because it is a firehose of pop culture discussion. We touch on Blade Runner, MacGyver, MacGrubber, American Vandal, The Godfather, Citizen Kane, Planet of the Apes, China Town, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Peep Show and …
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Achievement Unlocked: Microphones! You have all been loyal troopers listening to our show despite it’s rather average audio quality. Well, dear listener, get ready to have your loyalty rewarded with BETTER THAN AVERAGE SOUND*! Oh, and we also talk about Wonder Woman n’stuff. *Sound quality not guaranteed, may not be available in your area, check …