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The Watch and Talk | Film & TV Podcast

The Watch and Talk is a weekly podcast started by Dylan Schuck (@schuster) and hosted by Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) dedicated to each a in depth NON SPOILER review of a new theatrical release every week, as well as discussions of everything we've watched that week, a weekly top 5 and more! Perfect for any big fans of TV and film.
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Now displaying: 2016
Dec 25, 2016

In this episode Dylan sit's down with his sister, to discuss their mom's favorite movie THE BIG CHILL, for her as a Christmas present. Because Dylan is a broke pile of crap. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone out there.

Dec 23, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) discuss our 10 least favorite films of 2016

  

 

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Next week we review SILENCE

 

Dec 23, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) to discuss A MONSTER CALLS

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom's terminal illness.

  

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Next week we review SILENCE

 

Dec 23, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with Austin Gold (@BWBPod) talk PASSENGERS

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

 

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Stand Alone Science Fiction Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

05:20 - What We Watched Recently

24:00 - Top 5 Stand Alone Science Fiction Films

35:45 - Featured Review: Passengers

50:00 - Spoilers: Passengers

 

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Next week we review SILENCE

Dec 18, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down with Nathan Hartman (@nhartmanonline) to talk STAR WARS ROGUE ONE

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE EIGHT:

Star Wars Movies Ranked

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

8:20 - Star Wars Movies Ranked

01:17:00 - Featured Review: Star Wars Rogue One

01:43:00 - Spoilers: Star Wars Rogue One 

 

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Next week we review PASSENGERS

Dec 16, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with John Bucher (@JohnkBucher) to discuss PATRIOTS DAY and MISS SLOANE

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:00 - Non-spoiler Review: Miss Sloane

17:00 - Non-spoiler Review: Patriots Day

39:30 - Spoiler: Patriot's Day

 

Guest's Work:

John Bucher - http://www.TellingaBetterStory.com



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Next week we review STAR WARS ROGUE ONE

 

Dec 14, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell talk LA LA LAND

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.

 

 

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

n/a

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:35 - What We Watched Recently

18:50 - Featured Review: La La Land

58:10 - Spoilers: La La Land

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review STAR WARS ROGUE ONE

Dec 14, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about the recently announced Golden Globe Nominees of 2017

  

 

 

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Next week we review STAR WARS ROGUE ONE

 

Dec 4, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell talk MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

 

 

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Films of 2000

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

05:30 - What We Watched Recently

18:20 - Top 5 Films of 2000

53:20 - Featured Review: Manchester By The Sea

01:13:20 - Spoilers: Manchester By The Sea 

 

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Next week we review LA LA LAND

Nov 29, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with John Bucher (@JohnkBucher) to discuss NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.

 

 

Guest's Work:

John Bucher - http://www.TellingaBetterStory.com



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Next week we review MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

 

Nov 28, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down with Nathan Hartman (@nhartmanonline) to talk MOANA

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

 

 

 

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Nov 28, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down with Nathan Hartman (@nhartmanonline) to talk ALLIED

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Robert Zemeckis Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

01:30 - What We Watched Recently

26:25 - Top 5 Robert Zemeckis Films

01:09:00 - Featured Review: Allied

01:22:00 - Spoilers: Allied 

 

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Next week we review MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Nov 21, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with Justin Moreno (@justinbmoreno) and Franziska Beck (@niceonefransi) to talk FANTASTIC BEASTS

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Films of 2001

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

04:10 - What We Watched Recently

17:30 - Top 5 Films of 2001

39:20 - Featured Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

01:01:40 - Spoilers: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review ALLIED

Nov 14, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down with Nathan Hartman (@nhartmanonline) to talk ARRIVAL

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Alien Invasion Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro/2016 Election

20:40 - What We Watched Recently

29:20 - Top 5 Alien Invasion Films

01:04:00 - Featured Review: Arrival

01:29:40 - Spoilers: Arrival 

 

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Next week we review FANTASTIC BEASTS

Nov 7, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about DOCTOR STRANGE

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

07:30 - What We Watched Recently

31:00 - Top 5 MCU Films

49:00 - Featured Review: Doctor Strange

01:10:00 - Spoilers: Doctor Strange

 

 

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Next week we review MOONLIGHT

Oct 31, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about MOONLIGHT

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

none this week

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

06:35 - What We Watched Recently

23:00 - Featured Review: Moonlight

44:00 - Spoilers: Moonlight

 

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review DOCTOR STRANGE

Oct 23, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with Sean Mulvihill (@MessEnScene) to talk about JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Tom Cruise Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - What We Watched Recently

33:20 - Top 5 Tom Cruise Films

44:00 - Featured Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

58:30 - Spoilers: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

 

 

Guest's Work:

www.FanBoyNation.com

 

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Next week we review MOONLIGHT

Oct 22, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with Tyler Merchant (@FutureHorsePod) to discuss OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by a merciless spirit, the family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

 

 

 

Guest's Work:

Tyler Merchant - http://www.FutureHorsePod.com



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Next week we review MOONLIGHT

 

Oct 15, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about THE ACCOUNTANT

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Ben Affleck Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

11:30 - What We Watched Recently

39:00 - Top 5 Ben Affleck Films

58:20 - Featured Review: The Accountant

01:20:00 - Spoilers: The Accountant

 

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

Oct 12, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) sits down with John Bucher (@JohnkBucher) to discuss THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.

 

Guest's Work:

John Bucher - http://www.TellingaBetterStory.com



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Next week we review THE ACCOUNTANT

 

Oct 8, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about THE BIRTH OF A NATION

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Films of 1995

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

06:40 - What We Watched Recently

39:00 - Top 5 Films of 1995

1:02:20 - Featured Review: The Birth of a Nation

01:21:20 - Spoilers: The Birth of a Nation

 

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review THE ACCOUNTANT

Oct 6, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Justin Moreno (@JustinBMoreno) sit down to discuss The 2016 San Diego International Film Festival

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

MOVIES DISCUSSED:

Lion

Other People

Burn Your Maps

Denial

Julieta

The Cliff

Po

Citizen Solider

Chronically Metropolitan

In Utero

Love is All You Need?

 

 

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Next week we review THE BIRTH OF A NATION

 

Oct 3, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about DEEPWATER HORIZON

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

Mark Wahlberg Films

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:40 - What We Watched Recently / San Diego Film Festival 2016

40:00 - Top 5 Mark Wahlberg Films

53:40 - Featured Review: Deepwater Horizon

01:14:00 - Spoilers: Deepwater Horizon

 

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review THE BIRTH OF A NATION

Sep 26, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down to talk about THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

 

WEEKLY TOP FIVE:

n/a

 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

06:35 - What We Watched Recently

47:00 - Featured Review: Snowden

01:09:35 - Spoilers: The Magnificent Seven

 

 

Guest's Work:

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Next week we review DEEPWATER HORIZON

Sep 20, 2016

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This week Dylan Schuck (@schuckster) and Chris Hartwell (@ChrisHartwell) sit down with Indie Horror Director Anthony Raus to discuss BLAIR WITCH

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and breif discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his sister's experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, James and a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling.

 

Guest's Work:

Anthony Raus - http://www.anthonyraus.com/



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Next week we review MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

 

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