Erick SchieleFeb 31 minEpisode 085: "Walter Mitty" & "Stranger than Fiction"Tonight MG takes on a midlife double feature! " The "been there" and "done that" sections are blank. " Mid-life crisis stories are often...
Erick SchieleSep 16, 20211 minEpisode 075: "True Stories"A movie Dan hasn't seen! It's True! Tonight we have the third in our Blind Spot series - first there was Chris with A Clockwork Orange,...
Erick SchieleSep 2, 20211 minEpisode 074: "Saturday Night Fever " & "Staying Alive"MG double feature with one of the best of the 70's - Saturday Night Fever - and one of the worst of the 80's - the sequel, Staying Alive.
TEAM MARTINI GIANTApr 28, 20211 minEpisode 065: Paris, Texas & Blood SimpleIt's a Texan double feature this time on MG - First is the Coen Brothers’ debut film Blood Simple, a seething neo-noir that rocked the...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTApr 15, 20211 minEpisode 064: Tenet & PrimerFor the third in our Time Travel series, we present two strangely similar films that were made at opposite ends of the budget spectrum,...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTApr 1, 20211 minEpisode 063: Get Carter & The LimeyMG takes on a cockney-crime double feature with two of our favorite tough guys! First on the list is Mike Hodges' grim gangster...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTMar 18, 20211 minEpisode 062: The Big ShortMG takes some inspiration from recent events - in this case, Reddit vs. the 1% - and looks back at Adam McKay's hilarious (read: wildly...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTMar 4, 20211 minEpisode 061: Get Out Your HandkerchiefsThis week we take on a french classic - and one of Chris' favorite movies - Bertrand Blier's bizarre, hilarious, and ever-more...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTFeb 18, 20211 minEpisode 060: Blow-Up & The Girl with the Dragon TattooJoin us for a double feature of generation-centric murder mysteries: David Fincher's big-budget, dark-n-kinky version ofThe Girl With the...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTFeb 4, 20211 minEpisode 059: RollerballJames Caan has had an incredibly varied career, from mobster classics likeThe Godfather and Thief, to light-hearted comedies like Wes...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTJan 21, 20211 minEpisode 058: Citizen Kane & MankNo film in the history of American cinema casts as long a shadow as Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane- but was the magic really all...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTJan 7, 20211 minEpisode 057: Parasite & The ServantParasite's win for Best Picture in 2020 was a major breakthrough, representing a huge shift at all levels of the film industry. Audiences...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTDec 24, 20201 minEpisode 056: It's a Wonderful Life & The Family ManBreak out the eggnog and wrap tinsel 'round your headphones as we bring you an MG Yuletide double feature! And between these two...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTDec 10, 20201 minEpisode 055: All the President’s Men & IdiocracyAfter a long four years and a nightmarish 2020, we still didn't know which path the country would take in November - so we picked movies...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTNov 26, 20201 minEpisode 054: Invasion of the Body Snatchers & BeetlejuiceMG features a father-daughter team-up today as we are joined by Erick's daughter (and contributing website artist) Olivia Schiele!...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTNov 12, 20201 minEpisode 053: The Keep & LegendDirectors Michael Mann and Ridley Scott have each developed a strong brand for themselves, so when you see their name on the marquee, you...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTOct 29, 20201 minEpisode 052: The Texas Chainsaw MassacreJoin MG for a Halloween treat as we take on our first Twitch-based episode! Classic films always set a standard, but few movies are so...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTOct 15, 20201 minEpisode 051: Akira & The Promised NeverlandChris' daughter Lily is with us tonight to talk about the current state of anime! The iconic Japanese style of animation and storytelling...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTOct 1, 20201 minEpisode 050: Masculin Féminin & HairsprayAt first glance, Chris' pairing of Godard's New Wave groundbreaker Masculin Féminin with John Water's mainstream crossover Hairspray...
TEAM MARTINI GIANTSep 17, 20201 minEpisode 049: The Diving Bell and The ButterflyWhen Julian Schnabel decided to make a film out of of Jean-Dominique Bauby's autobiographyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly, he was...