Reboot Already Underway

Aaron suffers growing pains diving back into Jacob's list as the two reconvene on July 4th for one of Adam Sandler's most infamous films, Grown Ups. They both think it chocolate-wasted its premise with a lot of groan-inducing comedy.

The guys emerge from quarantine to enter a world where a pandemic threatening to wipe out all of humanity is exacerbated by virulent racism: Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men. The two find the sci-fi film holds unfortunate evergreen relevance, but don't despair like Clive Owen! They still find plenty of things to kid around about.

Stories of marriage, and deaging hitmen. Dishonest settlers and bright little women. Stars in old ages, cars, wars, and clown grins. One of these will have a Best Picture win...and Jacob and Aaron have seen them all. Hear which are their favorites, and their predictions for the big night. Spoilers for the discussed films begin at... The Irishman - 6:20 Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood - 19:25 Ford v Ferrari - 35:11 Marriage Story - 44:10 Little Women - 1:00:39 Parasite - 1:14:00 Joker - 1:29:00 1917 - 1:42:39 Jojo Rabbit - 1:51:29

As the sun sets on spooky season, Aaron and Jacob sink their teeth into the seductive 80s cheese of Fright Night. Both find it to be a bloody delight that just might stake claim to being the ultimate Halloween treat.

Aaron and Jacob are animated to talk the Looney-Tunes stop-motion spectacle of Army of Darkness' spooky, scary skeletons. The film takes Aaron back in time to his homemade fantasy epic, and both hail it as the potential king of cinema, baby.

This week, Aaron and Jacob revive their Mel Brooks dispute with Young Frankenstein. Both do agree that not all its parts are as lively as others, but things get Wilder when Jacob mobs Aaron with his fiery takes.

Jacob and Aaron are psyched to get back to their routine with the social satire American Psycho. Aaron hides his frustrations behind a facade over how well it holds up, while both are glad to have no reservations about director Mary Harron's intentions.

In the pilot episode of Gr(eat/ate)ways to Cinema, Jacob's list of movies immediately spells trouble for Aaron, who has to get through the grind of Grindelwald. Aaron finds its beastly blend of retcons, wheel-spinning, and tone-deaf developments to be far from fantastic, but Jacob still kinda likes it, Hogwarts and all.

Aaron and Jacob come together to talk the mind-bending, low-budget sci-fi film Coherence, hoping to turn their enthusiastic response into a coherent discussion.

Before the Oscars ceremony, Reboot Already Underway's three hosts predict the winners... but they're definitely not rhapsodic for every possibility. Also, Jacob thinks Happy Death Day 2U takes the cake, David is animated about his new foray into anime, and Aaron's not high on the fear-mongering of 1936's Tell Your Children.

After another year, another competition, and over 100 movies, the guys review all the films of 2018 to pick the best. Jacob finds Paddington 2 unbearably good, David's stuck on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Aaron still believes Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom should, uh, find a way into that conversation.

Aaron and Jacob get on top of Yorgos Lanthimos' oddball Best Picture Nominee, and, to avoid the obvious pun, find it to be one that they very much prefer.

Aaron and Jacob get swept up in Alfonso Cuarón's beautiful and intimate Best Picture nominee, but after they become too awe-struck to be eloquent, their conversation begins to roam.

Aaron and Jacob infiltrate Spike Lee's Best Picture Nominee with a thoughtful analysis that births a complex discussion on the infamous legacy of Birth of a Nation.

Aaron and Jacob put Vice in a vise-grip to get a firm grasp on Adam McKay's Best Picture nominee, a movie that has a firm grasp on its Dick Cheney dispensation, but suffers the sins of self-indulgence.

Before they see through Glass, Aaron and Jacob break into the first film in the Shyamalan series, Unbreakable. In a surprising twist, their conversation ends up Split-ting off into various tangents. Well, maybe not that surprising...

The guys pop in this week to pour one out for a lost legend, Stan Lee and his eclectic cinematic cameos. Also, Jacob can't over laud Overlord enough, David's ready to topple the House of Cards, and Aaron can't make out Seven in Heaven.

When in all the known universe, not a single wide release is hitting theaters, Aaron and Jacob choose the path to Mr. Nobody, and, for the most part, enjoy its tapestry of timelines, philosophies, and styles, even if nobody is sure what to make of a few story threads.

Aaron and Jacob sing the praises of Singin' in the Rain, the classic movie musical that Makes 'em Laugh, makes Jacob cry, and makes Aaron talk up silent films.

With Hollywood adding another Robin Hood film to its arsenal, Aaron draws up his childhood favorite Robin Hood: Men in Tights for Jacob, but both end up thinking the spoof misses the mark.