Podcasts by Working Title
Four reviewers with no qualifications embark on an epic journey to review every entry on IMDB's top 250 English Language Movies.
Further podcasts by Jack, Jun, Mike, and Shane
Podcast on the topic Filmrezensionen
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The Imitation Game or: The Turning Test from 2023-07-04T06:03:14
#201--The Imitation Game (2014). Thanks for joining us this week where we forget about reviewing this film and instead go on long tangents about the real life story upon which it was based. Bu...
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Scent of a Woman or: A Rampage of Fine Dining from 2023-06-02T00:56:49
#202--Scent of a Woman (1992). HOOAH-lcome everybody to another episode after a long hiatus. This week we dive into HOOAH-L Pacino's Oscar winning performance as a crotchety old war vet who HOOs...
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The Exorcist or: The Devil is in the Details from 2022-11-27T23:45:37
#203--The Exorcist (1973). We're back with one 'hell' of a movie! Join us as we try to stop Shane from making this movie into his version of Constantine.
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Dog Day Afternoon or: TIA (This is Attica) from 2022-09-17T03:57:03
#204--Dog Day Afternoon (1975). ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!
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The Best Years of Our Lives or: Jerkin' Sodas from 2022-07-19T00:22:47
#205--The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). This week we review the movie that beat out our previous movie at the Oscars (which isn't saying much). This film is about veterans, starring veterans, mad...
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Brief Encounter or: How to Train Your Mistress from 2022-06-12T03:02:13
#206--Brief Encounter (1945). This week we discuss relationships. Specifically railroad-based forbidden romances between less than stellar people, played by less than stellar people. But does it al...
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The Iron Giant or: Am I a Gun? from 2022-05-31T01:43:12
#207--The Iron Giant (1999). This week we take a detour back into the world of animation, and to the world of Brad Bird. Find out if this film is a giant of Vin Diesel proportions; or if we nuke it...
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Out of the Past or: Smoking and the Bandit from 2022-05-06T04:28:37
#208--Out of the Past (1947). This week we're back in black and white as we return to Film Noir. It's also been a while since we hit on some really heavy hot button topics like taxes, tobacco use, ...
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La La Land or: Hollywood Wet Dream from 2022-04-29T06:55:38
#209--La La Land (2016). Strap in for another long one this week as we not only pretend to be movie reviewers; but also trained musicians. Did this Academy Award powerhouse tap dance its way into o...
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The Bourne Ultimatum or: Shaky-Cam Shit-Show from 2022-04-10T04:46:15
#210--The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). This week we tackle what was once the capstone of the renowned trilogy. It was truly the beginning of the end in more ways than one. Some might even say in more...
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12 Monkeys or: Time Phone from 2022-03-08T02:57:13
#211--12 Monkeys (1995). On this episode we discuss all the contemporary topics that have affected modern society including: pandemics, airport security, and the pervasive nature of homelessness am...
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Young Frankenstein or: High Brow Low Brow from 2022-02-10T02:44:14
#212--Young Frankenstein (1974). This week we raise an old Mel Brooks classic from the dead, and try to piece together a coherent review. Also Shane talks about hair again.
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Zootopia or: Crash for Kids from 2022-01-24T03:44:17
#213--Zootopia (2016). This week we tackle hard hitting, and controversial social issues; and what better medium to do so than through children's animation!
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The Avengers or: The League of Extraordinary Convenience from 2021-12-25T04:34:22
#214--The Avengers (2012). This week your favorite reviewers assemble to review our first foray into the MCU. Was it a coincidence that this dropped the same year the world was supposed to end? I...
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Blade Runner 2049 or: Her with Guns from 2021-11-23T23:35:50
#215--Blade Runner 2049 (2017). This week we find out if this movie sets a new baseline. Will it rise to the top? Or will it fall to the depths to be locked away? [cells] Which box will we put it i...
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Jaws or: Small Boat, Big Fish from 2021-10-20T03:38:21
#216--Jaws (1975). This week we go fishing to find out if this movie is a catch. Is this big fish a bigger fish than Big Fish? Tune in to find out, but don't be sharked when we rank this movie ours...
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JFK or: Hanlon's Razor from 2021-10-14T02:08:15
#217--JFK (1991). This week we set out to answer the age old question of: Did Gary Oldman kill Kennedy? We'll dig deep into the realm of conspiracies, and probably uncover some scary stuff. So if w...
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The Wizard of Oz or: Are You My Dad? from 2021-09-18T19:38:35
#218--The Wizard of Oz (1939). This week we compare and contrast psychedelic fever dreams with Hawaiian Folk music!
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Anatomy of a Murder or: An Attractive Jiggle from 2021-09-02T01:36:52
#219--Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Welcome to Working Title where we four intrepid, handsome, intelligent, and legally unqualified reviewers judge this film and litigate about controversial topics ...
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Rain Man or: We're Not in K-Mart Anymore from 2021-08-20T02:43:49
#220--Rain Man (1988). This "week" we are dealt a hand of proverbial Blackjack as we delve into a movie that is objectively not as good as Blood Diamond, but definitely better than Kind Hearts and...
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The Sound of Music or: Karate Nuns from 2021-07-08T00:49:08
#221--The Sound of Music (1965). We have once again gathered our Musical experts to answer your burning Musical questions such as: "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" and "Who sunk the Lusita...
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Magnolia or: The Hoffman Triangle from 2021-05-11T02:06:50
#222--Magnolia (1999). In this episode we get froggy and try to find out if it did happen. Also, Shane calls a "Gentleman's Hotline."
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Dances With Wolves or: Every Movie Ever from 2021-04-05T17:02:01
#223--Dances With Wolves (1990). Three of us discuss this film's influence on cinema; while Shane pays homage to the set's hairdressers in an in-depth tirade about the impact of hair on film.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets or: Mantraps and Tit Bits from 2021-03-30T03:08:39
#224--Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). This week we discuss a matter of some delicacy. This film is described as a British Dark Comedy. It is really only one of those three things.
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The Night of the Hunter or: The month? Maybe the year of the Hunter? from 2021-03-25T03:32:26
#225--The Night of the Hunter (1955). Do you like thrillers, but don't like to be thrilled? Then this movie is for you! Listen along as we follow the escapades of two road warrior children as the...
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Blood Diamond or: Off-Brand Activism from 2021-01-22T05:57:53
#226--Blood Diamond (2006). Much like this film we introduce hard-hitting socioeconomic issues like DiCaprio's accent, and whether or not a taxi is a viable transportation option to a lucrative ba...
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The Incredibles or: The Fantastics from 2021-01-11T23:37:01
#227--The Incredibles (2004). If you don't like Pixar, we can't be friends. We also can't be friends unless we... well, you'll see.
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The King's Speech or: The Emperor's New Voice from 2020-12-14T00:07:56
#228--The King's Speech (2010). Listen along this week as we stammer through another movie and find out if it really speaks to us.
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The Martian or: The Niña, The Pinta, and The Michael Peña from 2020-11-21T16:45:22
#229--The Martian (2015). Join us this week as we science the shit out of this movie. This is the first film in our Rescue Matt Damon series so pull out your salt shakers and science along with us!
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or: Don't Go Chasing Boxcars from 2020-11-02T01:17:46
#230--Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Do you guys like Tennessee Williams? So far, we don't either...
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Rio Bravo or: Degüello from 2020-10-06T01:49:43
#231--Rio Bravo (1959). Starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. This is our first foray into the Western genre where we discuss relevant and riveting topics like the origins of Post Malone, and the in...
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? or: What a Dump! from 2020-09-21T02:14:23
#232--Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). The plot keywords listed on IMDb for this film include: "alcohol," "drunken argument," "marital argument," and "professor." So if you're into any of t...
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The Last Picture Show or: The Erectile Dysfunction of Cinema from 2020-09-10T02:39:06
#233--The Last Picture Show (1971). A "coming of age" film about Jeff Bridges and the other guy, or some shit.
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Rope or: Almost Sleuth from 2020-09-03T07:31:45
#234--Rope (1948). This week we rock out with our Hitchcock out, and get real nerdy about cinematography.
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Annie Hall or: What a Crock of Shit from 2020-08-26T20:00
#235--Annie Hall (1977). The the the neurotic ramblings of a of a strange little man as as he navigates the the relationships in his life and complains about everything. (and no, we're not talking ...
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 or: Moonshoveler from 2020-08-15T15:41:04
#236--Kill Bill: Vol.2 (2004). An interesting foray into the significance of prequels as we dive into the second volume of a series before seeing the first; at least for one of us.
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Fiddler on the Roof or: High School Musical from 2020-08-06T04:00
#237--Fiddler on the Roof (1971). Witness first hand the consequences of playing instruments in questionable places.
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Working Title Special 01 - "The Pitch" from 2020-07-30T05:00
This week we interrupt our semi-regularly scheduled programming to introduce the first of our Special Episode series. We thought to ourselves; there's a lot of good movies that didn't make this li...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas or: Panic! At the Mistletoe from 2020-07-27T22:25:09
#238--The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). This is Halloween... or is it Christmas? This is Tim Burton... but is it another Big Fish?
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Rosemary's Baby or: Planned Parenthood from 2020-07-16T23:14:07
#239--Rosemary's Baby (1968). If selling your soul to the devil doesn't work, try selling a uterus instead!
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Short Term 12 or: Car Smashing Therapy from 2020-07-09T07:00
#240--Short Term 12 (2013)--Captain Marvel and Freddie Mercury run a house for at-risk youth. They team up with an emo kid to destroy a car and commit several violations of professional ethics. Ove...
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Her or: Don't Date God from 2020-07-02T06:00
#241--Her (2013). I, for one, welcome our new sexbot overlords.
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Ratatouille or: Rat Cook from 2020-06-26T20:00
#242--Ratatouille (2007). This week we slow roast a Pixar classic!
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The Straight Story or: Diet Forrest Gump from 2020-06-18T06:00
#243--The Straight Story (1999). Directed by David Lynch, but somehow not traumatizing. There's no way to describe this movie other than to just summarize the plot. An old man drives a lawnmower ac...
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Sling Blade or: Kaiser Blade from 2020-06-11T07:00
#244--Sling Blade (1996), a heartwarming redemption tale about a man who befriends a young boy. Or maybe a sad tale about recidivism in Arkansas prisons. Who knows? Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Fre...
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Sleuth (1972) or: Citizen Caine from 2020-06-03T06:00
#245--Sleuth (1972), not to be confused with the 2007 remake of the same name. This is one of those movies that relies completely on surprise plot twists to be good, so... spoiler alert or whatever...
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Sin City or: I Ain't No Senator's Son from 2020-05-27T08:00
#246--Sin City (2005), yet another film noir. Will we ever escape these? We weren't sure... This was pretty good though. Featuring actors like Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, the Peanut M&M, and Ben...
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The Maltese Falcon or: How to Lose a Bird in 10 Days from 2020-05-20T06:00
#247--The Maltese Falcon (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart. How much do you know about dreams? Do you know what they're made of? The answer may surprise you...
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Big Fish or: Don and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Life from 2020-05-13T07:00
#248--Big Fish (2003), join us as we leave the small pond of the 1950s behind, and swim through the rivers of discussion into the vast waters of the 21st Century.
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Touch of Evil or: Big Trouble in Little Mexico from 2020-05-06T07:00
#249--Touch of Evil (1958), by none other than Orson Welles. Part of our early binge (though not a binge by choice) on Film Noir.
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The Killing or: Reservoir Guys from 2020-05-03T14:00
#250--the bottom of the list. Stanley Kubrick's 1954 film The Killing. The start of it all for this podcast.
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