HypeCast: X-Men, Popstar, and Movies You Shouldn't Watch on Netflix

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler and Collin discuss a slew of movies available for viewing both in theaters and in the comfort of your own home. First up is our latest superhero bash X-Men: Apocalypse, a film that Mitchell genuinely enjoyed for its back-to-basics simplicity, and one that Elwyn can't wait to stop talking about. He perks back up to sing the praises of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, a film that he adored despite being one of only 17 people in America who saw it last weekend. Finally we move to Netflix, where Tyler watched something called The Iceman, and struggled through the first half of the latest Adam Sandler flick The Do-Over while Collin's copy of Birdman continued to sit idly right next to his television. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-29:33---X-Men: Apocalypse
29:34-48:45---Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
48:46-1:00:04---The Iceman
1:00:05---The Do-Over and Birdman-related frustration

HypeCast: Game of Thrones Midseason Report

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, we invite our first-ever guest to hop on the mic. The oft-referenced 'Collin's roommate' Max Teschner joins the guys to talk about the sixth season of HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones, a subject all three speakers have plenty to say on. Will we ever see Arya's Dire Wolf again? Is Daenerys actually a villain? Are there any limits to what Podrick can do in the bedroom? All of this and more is answered by our team of decidedly non-experts. Closing out the show, Tyler divulges his wildly incorrect feelings of the movie Swingers, and Collin and Max team up to defeat the evil nonsense that comes pouring from his mouth. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within... like, more than most weeks. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-52:12---Game of Thrones
52:13-1:07:57---Swingers

HypeCast: The Nice Guys, Neighbors 2, and Last Days in the Desert

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler and Collin both offer effusive praise to the same movie for the fourth time in this still-young calendar year (are they morphing into the same person?). Following in the footsteps of The Witch, Midnight Special and Green Room, The Nice Guys is yet another out-and-out winner from the year 2016. Say what you will about all the other movies coming out this summer, writer/director Shane Black's latest might be your only chance to see a father more offended by sloppy grammar than the time his pre-teen daughter spends around sex workers! Having not yet laughed quite enough, Tyler then ventured out and saw Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, the feminist comedy of our generation that still manages to make time for jokes about how slovenly Seth Rogen is. Finally, Collin checked out Last Days in the Desert, a film the depicts a portion of Jesus' 40-day trial in the desert wherein he is tempted by Satan, and yet is still most interestingly described as 'that movie directed by Gabriel García Márquez's son.' Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
The Nice Guys---0:00-32:48
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising---32:49-47:43
Last Days in the Desert---47:44-1:06:26

HypeCast: Money Monster, Keanu, and More

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler and Collin are suffering from Big Summer Movie withdrawal in the wake of Captain America: Civil War. Scrambling around for both answers and meaning on this cold blue orb of ours, Mitchell decides to go see Money Monster, director Jodie Foster's follow-up to the modern masterpiece The Beaver. The film appears to feature George Clooney dancing awkwardly as you can see above, as well as a whole lot of preachiness, just for good measure. A traffic delay turned Collin's flick for the week from Eye in the Sky into Keanu, the Key & Peele 80's-tinted crime comedy about saving the world's most adorable kitten, no matter the cost (Perhaps more importantly, it also prompts a heartwarming story about the time Tyler saw Tim Allen's The Shaggy Dog three times). Then comes Creep, a new pseudo horror flick starring Mark Duplass that you probably won't end up seeing, and About Time, the 2013 romantic comedy starring newly-minted Not-Collin's-Least-Favorite-Actor Domhnall Gleeson. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!


Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-25:25---Money Monster
25:26-43:00---Keanu
43:01-50:42---Creep
50:43-1:14:13---About Time (?!?)

HypeCast: Captain America - Civil War

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, we discuss the new Marvel Studios action adventure Captain America: Civil War. The boys are so excited about the first big flick of the summer that Tyler forgets to plug in his microphone, leading to an even more attention-hogging, egomaniacal contribution from Collin than you're already used to! The two somehow wring an hour-and-fifteen minute conversation of out a movie they both would most immediately describe as 'pretty good,' but after watching Batman v Superman fall on its face a few weeks ago, 'pretty good' might as well mean classic. All your favorite heros are back, this time with fewer CGI glowing rocks, but just as many quips and punches. SPIDER-MAN!!! And again, that faint whisper you hear in the background is proud podcast co-host Tyler Mitchell. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-1:16:06---Captain America: Civil War

HypeCast: Green Room and the State of Modern Thrillers

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler and Collin have only just calmed themselves down enough to talk about Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier's new heart-attack inducing thriller. Those looking for a measured, exacting analysis of the film's occasional faults ought to look elsewhere, because Mitchell and Elwyn are basically gaga over this Punk Kids vs Skinheads blood bath. Simply put, it's one of the best thrillers in years, which parleys into a discussion on the state of the modern thriller, harkening back to their scratchily-recorded first episode, wherein they chatted about recent trends in the action genre. The episode also includes out-dated references to Stanley Tucci eating soup, and Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio sticking a candle up his butt for the sake of art. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!

Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-36:33---Green Room
36:34-1:13:24---The State of Modern Thrillers

HypeCast: The Jungle Book, Midnight Special, and Game of Thrones

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler relays his experience seeing Jon Favreau's new live-action remake of Disney's 1967 animated classic The Jungle Book at a test screening nearly a whole year ago. Collin is very curious to hear about Mitchell's whole experience watching the unfinished product, which is decidedly more interest than he can drum up for the film itself. That's not to say that there's nothing exciting being discussed on today's episode, because the boys each catch up with Mike Jeff Nichols' excellent sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, and also chat about the last Sunday's season premiere of Game of Thrones. Elwyn also fails to make a convincing case for you to watch James Pondsoldt's first feature Smashed despite really enjoying the movie. Better luck next time, I suppose. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-25:08---The Jungle Book
25:09-48:35---Midnight Special
48:36-57:19---Smashed
57:20-1:17:29---Game of Thrones

HypeCast: Summer Movie Preview

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler preview the ever-expanding slate of summer movies, a blockbuster season that has managed to encroach all the way into mid-April. That's right folks; it's time to talk about sequels, remakes, and wanton cash grabs (hey there, The Angry Birds Movie!). 'Highlights' include super heros being super, fish that are perpetually lost, Jared Leto chasing Heath Ledger's ghost, man children mistaking Ghostbusters for hallowed cinematic ground, Warcraft bringing Window's 98-level technology to the big screen, Kevin Spacey playing a cat, and all your friends lying to you about their allegedly genuine desire to see Sausage Party. However, there is hope amidst the city-leveling chaos; this summer features new flicks from Damien Chazelle, Shane Black, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Jeremy Saulnier, whose new Oregon-set thriller Green Room the boys somehow mistake for an Appalachian Mountains local. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-11:18---April Releases
11:19-27:25---May Releases
27:26-41:14---June Releases
41:15-50:34---July Releases
50:35-1:02:02---August Releases

HypeCast: Zootopia, Everybody Wants Some!! and More

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler finally catch up with a crowd-pleasing box office heavyweight Zootopia... and they're only a month late! Elwyn praises the movie's unpacking of racism, sexism, and classism in modern America, whereas Tyler is a little too old to let a damn bunny teach him how not to be a bigot, and would prefer a Charlie Kaufman movie about cute, fuzzy, prejudiced animals with a more abrupt and soul-crushing final scene. Collin then describes Everybody Wants Some!!, Richard Linklater's sex-n-booze fueled follow-up to Boyhood, and casually claims that all white people look the same. They round out this explosive podcast with a pair of films, Knight of Cups and The Night Before, that receive Mitchell's infamously common film review: 'meh.' Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-30:52---Zootopia
30:53-54:58---Everybody Wants Some!!
54:59-1:05:52---Knight of Cups
1:05:53-1:19:28---The Night Before

HypeCast: Pee-wee's Big Holiday and other Netflix Picks

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler celebrate the release of Netflix's third original feature, Pee-Wee's Big Holiday, by not only talking about the film itself, but also pointing out a few other gems currently available on the streaming giant. Tyler's childhood affinity for the work of Mr. Paul Reubens is rewarded by Pee-Wee's latest cross-country trek, which Mitchell is almost too busy laughing about to properly discuss. They then move on to less buzzy features presently available on instant watch, including a couple of genre classics, a still-running television program, a staunch disagreement over all things Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, and Collin recommending literally the first five of so minutes of Rounders despite disavowing the rest. If today's list doesn't strike you as quite long enough, check out our previous podcast on the very same subject, What to Watch on Netflix. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-21:06---Pee-Wee's Big Holiday
21:07-1:07:56---Netflix Instant Watch Picks

HypeCast: Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler take a blow-torch to discuss Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the new feature "film" from "director" Zack Snyder. Spoiler Alert: it's terrible, and yet Mitchell and Elwyn feel compelled to talk about it for an hour and a half. Topics include the the movie's delirious bouts of schizophrenia, the wild swing-and-miss of casting Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, embarrassing plugs for future D.C. superhero flicks, and Tyler's inability to dislike anything involving comics. Collin shares a story about sneaking into the movie on the grounds of moral objection, but manages to cite his four favorite scenes in the film, one involving a Jolly Rancher. It's cherry. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!

HypeCast: Up-and-Coming Young Directors

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler discuss a slew of young directors who are on the rise, and might some day be household names. Being fan boys and all, they start with a group of guys who apparently only helm movies that make at least a billion dollars world-wide: Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams, Rain Johnson, and Colin Trevorrow. Don't worry, they eventually skew smaller, heaping praise onto the work of Matt Reeves, James Ponsoldt, and Denis Villeneuve while wondering what the future has in store for Jennifer Kent, Paolo Sorrentino, and Robert Eggers. It's basically an hour-long movie buff nerd fest, so buckle in, folks! Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!

HypeCast: 10 Cloverfield Lane and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler is forced by his wife into seeing Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the new wartime dramedy staring Tina Fey, and finds himself with almost nothing but good things to say (points for Lauren). Perhaps not the laughter riot fest that some might have hoped for, Mitchell praises both its relatively straight-faced nature, and the performances of Margot Robbie and Martin Freeman. Then Collin takes us on a ride down 10 Cloverfield Lane, a movie that probably shouldn't share a name with the 2008 found footage flick Cloverfield, but manages to get Collin gushing all the same. As a matter of fact, Elwyn has nothing but praise for the hyper-intelligent puzzle/thriller, which marks the third time since the turn of the calendar year that he's gone bananas for a flick. Is he going soft in his old age? Does his brain still work? Tune in next week to find out! Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-27:56---Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and a lot of random digressions
27:57-56:55---10 Cloverfield Lane

HypeCast: The Witch and Leftover Flicks from 2015

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler and Collin travel back to the 1630's and dawn puritan garb as they watch and discuss The Witch, the frightening directorial debut of Robert Eggers. Both are pretty high on the flick, with Elwyn essentially going gaga over this taught, intense examination of faith, trust, paranoia... and, ya know, Satanism. Truth be told, they basically can't shut up about it, resulting in a rushed lighting round wedged at the end of the show that covers a slew of films Collin managed to catch just before the Oscars. Tyler finally gets to elaborate on his love for What We Do In the Shadows, and they also talk about Batman vs. Superman for some reason! Lucky you! Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-48:36---The Witch
48:37-51:21---Random digression about Batman vs. Superman and the films of Zach Snyder
51:22-56:25---What We Do in the Shadows
56:26-1:01:05---Diary of a Teenage Girl
1:01:06-1:05:32---Youth and 99 Homes
1:05:33-1:13:43---Chi-Raq
1:13:44-1:14:28---The Assassin
1:14:29-1:15:25---Welcome to Me
1:15:26-1:17:21----Phoenix
1:17:22-1:20:38---Clouds of Sils Maria

HypeCast: Oscar Recap and TV Catch-Up

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler is kind enough to offer a plug for the new website that Collin just started writing for, Backthought.com, which features reviews and think-pieces on film, music, and video games... check it out! On the real though, today's show is all about recapping the Oscars, a ceremony which created great joy between our two hosts with its selection of Spotlight for Best Picture, and Mad Max: Fury Road for everything else. Collin has so many disparaging things to say about Leo winning Best Actor for grimacing a lot in The Revenant that he forgets to make his joke about how the George Clooney's smug cloud from that one episode of South Park might now belong to DiCaprio. Upon finishing our conversation about a four-hour TV show, Tyler catches us up on what else we should be watching on the small screen, including James Franco in the weirdest show ever. Collin also lies about covering some more movies, but the guys will be back at it next week, so try to forgive him. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-44:09---Oscar Recap
44:10-55:06---Better Call Saul
55:07-1:04:35---Jessica Jones
1:04:36-1:13:25---11.22.63
1:13:26-1:17:07---Preview of Next Week's Episode

HypeCast: Final Oscar Predictions

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Tyler makes his final predictions as to the winners of this sunday's Academy Awards, while Collin hedges his bets like a coward by reserving the right to switch his selections in his big Oscar Predictions write-up on Sunday. Neglecting the three short categories (because really, everyone knows the winners will be Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, Mi ne mozhem zhit bez kosmosa, and Shok, amiright?) the guys dispense their infinate wisdom on Documentaries, Foreign Films, and Animated flicks that neither of them have seen. The podcast truly takes off when Mitchell and Elwyn dig deep on the differences between Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, and only becomes more exciting when they parcel through the 15 nominees at the Production Designers Art Directors Guild. Collin seems genuinely befuddled by both Supporting categories, while Tyler still holds out hope for the man George Miller to take home the golden statue. Finally, we dive into the three-horse race for Best Picture (Spotlight, The Big Short, and The Revenant), and emerge with diverging opinions. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-8:33---Best Documentary, Foreign Film, and Animated Feature
8:34-46:40---Technical Categories
46:41-51:09---Adapted and Original Screenplay
51:10-57:42---Supporting Actor and Actress
57:43-1:01:26---Actor and Actress
1:01:27-1:04:55---Director
1:04:56-1:10:37---Picture

HypeCast: Deadpool, and our Top 10 Movies of 2015

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler celebrate their favorite films of the year 2015 by crudely attaching a number to each that mitigates their artistic accomplishments. That's right folks, it's time for the HypeCasters to reveal their Top 10 movies of last year! Before we delve into list-making, Tyler tells Collin all about Deadpool, the Ryan Reynolds-starring superhero flick that broke the fourth wall, and shattered box office records. A movie where Ryan Reynolds is snarky, and the superhero genre gets lambasted? What a strikingly original idea! After rattling through a handful of honorable mentions, the guys rip into their favorites from the previous 365 days, Tyler's list proving to be filled with fun, funny, rollicking good times at the flicks, while Collin tends to include movies like whatever the hell that Pigeon film from Sweden was. Disagree as we might on some list entries, Collin and Tyler still have the same two movies at the top of their lists... which means you should too. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!

Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-22:00---Deadpool
22:01-35:08---Best of 2015: Honorable Mentions
35:09-1:37:20---Our Top 10 Movies of 2015

HypeCast: Hail Casear!, Legend, and Son of Saul

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler discuss Hail, Caesar!, the latest from the Coen Brothers, and the first big release of 2016. A love/break-up letter to Hollywood of the 1950's, the film features a bevy of prestigious thespians behaving like imbeciles as they attempt to find meaning in our collective pointless existence. In other words, it's a Coen Brother's movie! Next on the docket is Legend, a gangster flick starring Tom Hardy and... Tom Hardy, because the more ridiculous accents you can fit into one movie, the better. The film coaxes Tyler into employing his most frequently-used, mono-syllabic movie review ('meh'), an obliging analysis that Collin can't quite muster up for Son of Saul, the latest entry into last year's seemingly endless depictions of utmost misery... and, fittingly, the front runner to win Best Foreign Feature at the Oscars. Elwyn also sorrowfully relays a terrible tale of a former co-worker's preferred version of The Pixies' Where is My Mind? Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-47:34---Hail, Caesar!
47:35-59:04---Legend
59:05-59:06---Son of Saul

HypeCast: Love & Mercy, Shaun the Sheep, and... A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. In today's episode, Collin and Tyler discuss a trio of under-seen 2015 wonders from all over the globe, each hailing from an incredibly different genre. First up is Love & Mercy, the Brian Wilson biopic about which Collin can hardly contain his enthusiasm. Who knew that a music movie could actually be about music, and the process of its creation? Speaking of music, that's all you'll hear in Shaun the Sheep, Aardman Studio's latest stop-motion animated adventure that Tyler neglected to inform Collin was a silent film. Finally, clear your throat, because here comes A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, a brazenly esoteric Swedish film that Elwyn ends up adoring, and whose title Mitchell can hardly endure. Warning: occasional naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!



Podcast Itinerary:
0:00-25:17---Love & Mercy
25:18-37:58---Shaun the Sheep
37:59-53:38---A Pigeon Sat on A Branch Reflecting on Existence
53:39-58:56---The Producer's Guild Awards

HypeCast: Carol, Mistress America, and Joy

        Hello, and welcome back to the HypeCast, a film-centric podcast hosted by Collin Sherwood Elwyn and Tyler Mitchell. It's Ladies Night, so in today's episode, Collin and Tyler discuss a three-pack of female-driven releases from the year 2015. First up is Carol, the yesteryear-set lesbian romance from (Portland's own!) director Todd Haynes. Then we're on to Mistress America, a film that Tyler likes well enough, and forces Collin to decide if he's more in love with Greta Gerwig, or hipster cliches. Finally, we arrive at Joy, the latest David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence collaboration, wherein together, they brave the unknown, and create the Miracle Mop. Warning: a few naughty words are contained within. Continue at your own risk. Here We Go!