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PODCAST

Aspiring Snobs

Jon and Greg Mantell

Jon and Greg have seen a lot of movies. But can they really call themselves "snobs"? Despite their film bona fides and their pop culture prowess, there are many obvious blind spots that need to be filled. So follow along with Jon and Greg as they reexamine the supposed "classics" and expose themselves to more arthouse fare.

tv & film

All Episodes

58:49

Gremlins 2 (and 2019 wrap-up)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/12/26

Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the house, all sorts for creatures were stirring, and they were those nasty little gremlins! Greg and Jon looked at the Christmas classic last year, so they thought it was only appropriate to watch the sequel this year; Joe Dante's 4th wall-breaking romp, Gremlins 2. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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01:00:15

Life is Beautiful

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/12/19

The boys are feeling awful sad as of late, what with the state of the world, the current affairs, and such. Aw heck, maybe a movie whimsical take on the Holocaust and produced by Harvey Weinstein will cheer them up. We'll have to see by listening to the new episode, Life is Beautiful. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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01:08:17

American History X (and Knives Out)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/12/12

Ugh, the principal is forcing the boys to rewrite their 1,500-word essay, and they have to do it by tomorrow! Thankfully, they have the perfect subject. They've decided on writing it about the dorm-room poster classic, American History X. And while they are already at each other's throats, they might as well talk about the new murder mystery movie, Knives Out. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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01:02:07

R&R #10 (The Irishman and more)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/12/05

Once again, the boys are all about those recent releases, and this time, they could watch them from the comfort of their own homes! This week, the boys caught up on the Irishman, the newest from Marty Scorcese. Or maybe it's not his newest, it's just been digitally de-aged to look like his newest... Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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59:52

Big Night

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/11/28

In honor of Thanksgiving, it was only appropriate to revisit a movie about immigration, family, and eating a massive amount of food. Luckily the Aspiring Snobs found one in the Stanley Tucci film (THE TOOCH!), Big Night Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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54:00

Tokyo Story

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/11/21

The boys are back after a little siesta in the far east, and to continue that theme of stories from Tokyo, they decided to revisit the 1953 film, Tokyo Anecdote...I mean Story. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovQVUS8LWkOtYweuOoRXR Subscribe

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59:47

Deliverance

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/11/07

Ah, the great outdoors...just men and nature. Plants, animals, and sexual assaul...wait, what? Jon and Greg are exploring some dark territory as they venture down the rapids of the Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight-starring film, Deliverance. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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01:01:17

The Terminator

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/10/31

This week's episode confronts the scariest thing of all; the endless march of time. With their futures uncertain, they travel back to 1984 to see what they can change and how accurate phonebooks are, as they revisit the James Cameron-directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring The Terminator. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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01:03:03

Little Shop of Horrors (and Joker)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/10/24

All their lives, they've been poor, struggling, underclass bums, but this week, the boys work their way up to success through the only way they knew how: murder and mayhem. But don't blame them, they learned it from watching this week's movies; Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors and Todd Philips' Joker. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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01:02:02

Carrie

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/10/17

The boys are locked in the closet and praying this week, but if you are really good and show your reverence for the Lord, you might get to hear them talking about the 1976 Stephan King-penned, Sissy Spacek-starring film, Carrie. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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59:59

Rosemary's Baby

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/10/10

The boys have baby fever this week, so they decided to get a crash course in child-rearing and New York real estate by revisiting the problematic fav, the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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50:04

The Blob (1958)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/10/03

Oh no, two giant, pink, quivering masses are coming right at us, consuming all its path! Oh wait, it's just the Aspiring Snobs, revisiting the Steve McQueen-starring B-movie staple, The Blob. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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01:01:04

Stalker

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/09/26

The boys venture into the mysterious Zone this episode, and neither one wants to be the first one to go. But while they argue about who goes first, they might as well argue about the nature of existence or the 1979 Tarkovsky film, Stalker. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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54:44

Harold and Maude

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/09/19

This episode is extra saucy, and we aren't sure if it's the May-December romance or the sexy tones of Cat Stevens. Either way, the boys are ready to get it on with the 1971 cult classic, Harold and Maude. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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55:12

Top Secret!

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/09/12

Shhh, the boys are on a very secret mission this week, and they won't tell which end of the fake cow is which. They are on a mission to stop not-Nazis in modern-day 1940s Germany by watching the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker comedy, Top Secret! Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on

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59:40

The Thief and The Cobbler

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/09/05

Don't ignore that sound in your ear / it's just a new episode for you to hear! Richard Williams has passed, we are sad to say / so they are watching his magnum opus this very day. The boys are treating you much like a toddler / because they watched the unfinished film, the Thief and The Cobbler. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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55:34

The Dark Crystal

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/08/29

Two become one on this week's episode as Jon and Greg dreamwalk across each other's minds and merge their thoughts on the Jim Henson classic, The Dark Crystal. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovQVUS8LWkOtYweuOoRXR Subscribe to Aspiring

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01:12:41

Zodiac (with special guest!)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/08/22

We have a special guest for this week's podcast, as Sam DeMott of the TV Lab Podcast joins the boys so they can crack the case and solve the mystery behind the 2007 David Fincher film, Zodiac. Subscribe to the TV Lab Podcast on Apple Podcasts: http://tvlabpodcast.com/ Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovQVUS8LWkOtYweuOoRXR Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs

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01:04:09

Throne of Blood

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/08/15

This week, the boys have to bear the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune as they watched their first Akira Kurosawa film for the podcast, Throne of Blood. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovQVUS8LWkOtYweuOoRXR Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs

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01:07:32

R&R #9 (Once Upon A Time...in Hollywood and more)

Aspiring Snobs ·

2019/08/08

The boys hate repeating themselves, but by playing with time and adding a killer soundtrack, no one will notice that they are watching Quentin Tarantino films back to back. But fear not, because they also have room to discuss other recent releases like The Lion King and The Mountain. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple

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