Movie of the Year: 1988 – State of the Franchises

Movie of the Year 1988: State of the Franchises The Taste Budz–and two of their favorites from the Unnatural 20s podcast–have franchise fever and the only prescription is more franchise. That can’t be right. Why would franchises cure franchise fever? If anything they probably cause it, right? I bet the real prescription would be something…

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Movie of the Year: 1988 – Rain Man

Movie of the Year 1988: Rain Man The Taste Buds are tackling the number 2 seed for 1988 on this week’s episode: Rain Man. That’s right, this is the 2nd highest seeded movie in the bracket, but do you feel like you know that much about this movie? Have you seen it? Do you think…

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Movie of the Year: 1988 – Intro

Movie of the Year 1988: Intro The Taste Buds have chosen their next year, and it is 1988! Prepare yourself for a blast of nostalgia as the guys attempt to winnow the vast field of 1988 movies down from 16 to 8. Many think 1988 to be the best year in the history of film,…

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Movie of the Year: 2018 – Finale Part One

Movie of the Year 2018: Finale Part One The Taste Buds discuss all of your favorite 2018 movies, on their way to picking the 2018 Movie of the year! Join your host Greg as he welcomes three new contestants into the arena: Ryan, Mike, and a ghost that we are too embarrassed to ask to leave!…

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Movie of the Year – The 2004 Finale (Part 2)

Movie of the Year The 2004 Finale (Part 2) It’s time to figure out the greatest movie of 2004. Society has already decided that the best movie of 2004 is Napoleon Dynamite. Obvi. But what if we made a bracket of 16 movies to battle it out for Best of 2004, and didn’t put Napoleon Dynamite in the…

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Movie of the Year: 2004- The Incredibles

Movie of the Year 2004: The Incredibles The Taste Buds discuss the 2004 film The Incredibles! Special guest star Books from the Unnatural 20s joins Ryan and host Mike (what??) to review and revere the 2004 Pixar masterpiece, which they all thought was good or whatever, no big deal. Maybe more than good. OK, maybe they went…

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Movie of the Year: 2004- Before Sunset

Movie of the Year 2004: Before Sunset   The Taste Buds discuss the 2004 movie Before Sunshine. In this film, director Richard Linklater returns to characters Jesse (played by Ethan Hawke) and Celine (played by Julie Delpy) from Before Sunrise and shows us what happens years after the end of that film. How have the…

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Movie of the Year: 1999 – Best of Rushmore

Movie of the Year 1999: Best of Rushmore The Taste Buds review their favorite Rushmores of the season! Everyone is still hard at work prepping the new season of Movie of the Year: 2004, so kickback and enjoy this look back at the season that was. On this week’s episode, we choose our favorite Rushmore segments, where…

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Movie of the Year 1999 – Eyes Wide Shut

Movie of the Year 1999: Eyes Wide Shut The Taste Buds discuss the 1999 movie Eyes Wide Shut. The boys cover the meticulous film-craft, the many iconic scenes, and, of course, the s-e-x. But Ryan doesn’t think the s-e-x is actually s-e-x, so check that out.  Plus, the guys construct a 1999 Ghostbusters squad, and we…

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Movie of the Year: 1999 – The Blair Witch Project

Movie of the Year 1999: The Blair Witch Project The Taste Buds discuss 1999’s The Blair Witch Project, a lighthearted romp through the woods a Maryland, which brings a crew of filmmakers together in ways they never would have imagined. The panelists discuss what made the film such a cultural, critical, and financial success, and they…

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