130. Strikes, Flops and the Death of Physical Media
Almigos
It's a strange movie year ahead of us. With a weird 2023 in the rear view, 2024 poses yet another year with a release schedule affected by strange circumstances (hopefully no pandemic this time). Alejandro and Jon delve into a variety of topics and give their thoughts on the odd year, as well as give what seems like a euelogy for physical media.
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129. TOP 10 OF 2023!!!!
Almigos
Happy New Years our lovely listeners! After an extended break (again), we're back!!! Again! We're sorry we have personal lives! Work and stuff gets in the way sometimes ya know. Any way, what better way to kick off the new year than by reflecting on the previous one? 2023 was a strong year for the motion pictures, and Alejandro and Jon are here to list their favorites (in order of course), as well as some honorable mentions. They also discuss television programs, video games and some music as well. We missed you very much and we just KNOW you're dying to hear what we have to say!
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128. Barbenheimer!
Almigos
It's the biggest cinematic event of the decade! Literally! The internet strikes again, and made this unqiue release of Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day one of the most anticipated days ever. And an event this feels like. With both films killing it at the box office and dominating the conversation in the common rhetroic, Alejandro and Jon sit down and break down both films, the hype surrounding it, and what this means going forward. They also squeeze in a little discussion of the Netflix film They Cloned Tyrone, which unfortunately was released in the midst of the Barbenheimer madness and...
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127. The Best of 2023 So Far!
Almigos
The summer is here. That means two things- awful humid weather and MOOOOOOVIES. It also means that the year is just over after done, and before the Summer Movie season really kicks into high gear with a chaotic July, Alejandro and Jon are back from a hiatus to recount the year so far. They each talk about what 2023 has been for the Hollywood industry, talk about the movies they loved thus far, and even a couple that they've LOATHED.
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126. Short Filmmaking with Matt Benson and Eve Smith
Almigos
The Almigos gang has been busy! With what, you ask? Making short films!! Alejandro Cardenas joined forces with his childhood friend Matt Benson and his now fiance Eve Smith to create two short films that we are excited to share with you, Bugsy and Bright Noise. Jon also helped (he's writing this description and wanted to be sure you guys know he was involved). The "Troublesome Two" (as dubbed by Alejandro) join the Almigos duo to discuss the productions, which both star Almigos alum Alexa Pastor (who was in the land down under during the recording of this pod). They discuss inspirations, set...
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125. Last of Us Spoiler Discussion with Mike Reis
Almigos
The duo are joined by Almigo alum and video game enthusiast Mike Reis to discuss the biggest show of the year, a show based on a video game! The Last of Us, the HBO phenomenom, is sweeping the nation by storm, along with Pedro Pascal-mania. The group break the show down, give their thoughts on how the show has translated from video game form, what they thought of the shows many twists and turns, as well as speculate on future season- including a spoiler discussion for the video game Last of Us Part II (skip to 1:05:00 to avoid).
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124. Mystery Movies with Chris Bertosen
Almigos
The duo is back, and this time they tackle a popular topic. Fellow Sea graduate and longtime pal, Chris Bertosen, has been dying to come on. Finally he does, and he does not disappoint. Mystery/true crime stories/podcasts are all the rage these days, and these three debate their favorites in the genre. They attempt to discuss lesser known entrys in the genre and try to recommend under the radar Mystery films you may have missed! They attempted to veer away from the popular films like Seven and Knives Out to give you some gems of recommendations. We hope you enjoy them as well as the episode!
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123. Ranting about Movie Theater Etiquette
Almigos
In a surprisng turn of events, the duo have an episode that went UNDER one hour. Who would've guessed! In light of the recent announcement that AMC will be pricing certain seats differently for reasons that remain unclear, the duo take this opprotunity to discuss the sad state of the movie theaters. Despite some recent glimmers of hope from the likes of Avatar 2 and Puss in Boots 2 (is it the second one? The third? I dunno), times are scary for the theater going experience. And the two weigh in on this, especially the behavior of the movie goers.
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122. the 2023 Most Anticipated Movie Draft
Almigos
The year is upon us, and in store is a fun gimmick for you, humble listener. First the duo recap what they've seen so far in the new year, including a discussion of the hit new HBO television program The Last of Us. Then, the meat of the episode, the two draft the movies they are most looking forward to in the coming year! Divided into categories of genre, the two take turns picking the films they are most excited about.
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121. TOP 10 OF 2022 WITH CHRIS ESPOSITO
Almigos
It's the biggest episode of the year, and appropriately the longest one of the year. No clever description is needed. Chris Esposito joins to break down a truly splendid year for the pictures. Jon wrote this description in case you couldn't tell. Strap in, and get ready for the gang's top 10 favorite movies of 2022.
info_outlineThe duo is joined by long time friend and now 3x Almigos guest Joe Bitetto! In a departure from the usual pop culture heavy topics, this one gets a little more personal. Joe opens up about his fitness journey, personal struggles, highs, lows, goals and more.
And then, because we are contractually obligated to tie this back into movies, we round the episode by testing Joe on his knowledge of actor's health. We play a game of "Natty or Not" where we show Joe a pic of a shredded celebrity and he must deduce whether they are natural or not. It's a fun and suprisingly heartfelt episode that you won't want to miss.