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Can We Still Be Friends? – A Movie Podcast

Ryan Ebling and Nate Gass

Two longtime friends, a librarian and teacher, talk about movies.

tv & film film reviews

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Ep. 16: The Avengers

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2014/11/20

With the recent release of the trailer for The Avengers: The Age of Ultron, Nate and Ryan decided to revisit Joss Whedon’s 2012 blockbuster The Avengers. Considered by many to be the crown jewel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers broke box office records and was hailed by comic book geeks and… Continue reading

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Ep. 15: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

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2014/10/28

As trees shed their leaves, and people frantically find ways to make a sexy version of any and every costume, Nate and Ryan celebrate Halloween by watching The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of the most revered horror films of all time. Made in 1974 on a small budget and with… Continue reading

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Change of Plans!

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2014/10/20

Quick Update- Contrary to what we said in our last episode, we will not be discussing Babel in our next episode. We are liars! Instead, we’ve decided to do something more festive. We will be watching and discussing the original 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Neither of us has seen… Continue reading

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Ep. 14: Braveheart

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2014/10/09

In this episode, Nate rights a nearly 20-year wrong and gets Ryan to watch Braveheart for the first time. Nate’s been a fan since childhood, and given Ryan’s well known aversion to epic period movies, this has the makings of a battle worthy of…well, an epic war movie. With Scottish freedom on… Continue reading

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Ep. 13: American Movie

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2014/09/18

In this episode, Nate and Ryan discuss the listener-suggested, landmark 1999 documentary American Movie. Director Chris Smith profiles independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt, a Milwaukee native who dreams of finally making the film that has been brewing inside him from childhood. With aspirations only outsized by his debts and with self-motivating talk… Continue reading

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Ep. 12: Garden State

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2014/08/31

Ten years after the release of Garden State, writer/director/star/punching bag Zach Braff has come out with a new movie, Wish I Was Here. The reception was ambivalent to negative, a stark contrast to the general reception of Garden State. Nate and Ryan hadn’t seen Garden State in years, but couldn’t help but notice that… Continue reading

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Episode 11: Hook

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2014/08/14

The recent death of Robin Williams came as a shock to everyone. It was especially shocking to us, as just days before Williams’ death, we recorded this episode on Hook. Though we couldn’t have known what would happen, we are glad that we had so recently been able to discuss and… Continue reading

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RIP Robin Williams

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2014/08/12

Various news sources have reported that Robin Williams was found dead today at the age of 63. In a statement, his publicist said that the Academy Award winning actor and comedian “passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss.”… Continue reading

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Episode 10: Scott Pilgrim vs The World

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2014/07/26

We’re in full summer movie swing with a discussion about Edgar Wright’s 2010 action-comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. This energetic adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series stars Michael Cera as the titular hero. In this episode, Ryan and Nate square off in an epic battle which sees Ryan… Continue reading

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Episode 9: A Hard Day’s Night

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2014/07/10

Nate and Ryan welcome Evan Mather back to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of A Hard Day’s Night, starring The Beatles and directed by Richard Lester. Along with their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, A Hard Day’s Night was America’s first introduction to The Beatles. What was originally conceived… Continue reading

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CWSBF Meets The Beatles

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2014/07/01

To celebrate the 50th anniversary and Criterion release of The Beatles Hard Day’s Night, Ryan and Nate will spend some time with the fab four in the next episode. In the meantime, here’s a short clip of the lads from Liverpool talking about the movie during their 1964 American tour.… Continue reading

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Cite Your Sources: The Quentin Tarantino Episode

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2014/06/14

During our last episode discussing Quentin Tarantino, we threw around a slew of articles without giving any proper reference. Pulling out the MLA handbook might have slowed down the momentum of the podcast, but we like to give credit where its due. So, in the spirit of proper research I’ve… Continue reading

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Episode 8: Quentin Tarantino

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2014/06/09

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of Pulp Fiction, Nate and Ryan invite their good friend Tim Yoder in to point guns at one another while screaming about the polarizing figure that is writer/director Quentin Tarantino. Pulp Fiction is a brilliant film that marked a change in… Continue reading

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Episode 7: Gremlins

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2014/05/29

As a way of ringing in summer blockbuster season and celebrating the 30th anniversary of a great year in movies (see our list of 5 great ones from 1984), Nate and Ryan watched Gremlins, a film that, for some reason, neither of them had seen. Though this episode didn’t start out as… Continue reading

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Five Great Movies from 1984

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2014/05/21

In anticipation of our next episode, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of Gremlins, I decided to revisit some of the great films from 1984 that weren’t among the biggest money-makers upon their initial release. All but three of the top ten money-making films were parts of franchises, either spawning… Continue reading

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Episode 6: Pinocchio

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2014/05/11

Evan Mather joins us once again to discuss Pinocchio, the 1940 Disney Classic that was recently named by Time Out New York as the best animated movie ever made. Since we hadn’t seen Pinocchio in a long time, we rewatched it to see if we agree with the experts who compiled the… Continue reading

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Remembering Bob Hoskins

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2014/04/30

British actor Bob Hoskins has died of pneumonia at age 71. Early in his career, he made a name for himself in British film and television, most notably The Long Good Friday, and Mona Lisa, where he established his reputation for complex, hard-nosed, gritty roles. His major introduction for American audiences was… Continue reading

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Next Episode’s Syllabus: Time Out’s Best Animated...

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2014/04/30

A few have asked why the current poll is limited to our 5 choices. “How could we not have included (blank)?” Aside from the fact that we don’t approve of thinking outside our narrowly defined parameters, the films listed are also coincidentally the Top 5 of Time Out’s 100 Best… Continue reading

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Episode 5: The Sandlot

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2014/04/24

With summer just around the corner, we discuss a movie from our childhood that makes us long for the days of no school and no responsibilities. The Sandlot enjoys a place of unalterable honor in many people’s minds, Nate’s included. Ryan doesn’t hold it in such high esteem. In this… Continue reading

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Episode 4: All About Eve

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2014/04/05

In this episode, Nate and Ryan tackle All About Eve, a (nearly) universally lauded classic. Nate thinks that maybe the praise is undeserved, and the movie’s reputation has clouded people’s judgement. Ryan affirms that this movie is as good as everyone thinks because it continues to be relevant and biting. Inspired… Continue reading

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