CRWN Cinema Podcast

Nightcrawler is the darkest success story ever put on film. We break down why Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the greatest actors alive and how this might be the performance that proves it. We get into how Jake created his entire character from scratch including the hair bun, the weight loss, and the physicality without a single note from the director. We discuss the wild detail that Rene Russo never kisses Lou on screen because she is actually the director's wife in real life. And we talk about why that last line of the movie is one of the greatest final lines in cinema history and exactly why it works so well.
Chapters:
00:00 What a beautifully dark movie
5:47 Jake is too good at being scary
16:03 The complicated nature of Lou Bloom
22:53 The craziest story from on set
25:04 One of the best written psychopaths
28:03 The real villain in this movie
31:05 A horribly perfect success story
33:50 Revealing the dark side of the news
45:56 Top notch filmmaking examples
55:49 The power of negotiation
57:41 A great movie recommendation
1:02:02 Lou Bloom will always find the best deal
1:09:12 Movie ranking & final thoughts

Limitless is the ultimate guy movie… and we are not taking questions on that. We break down how Shia LaBeouf was originally cast as Eddie Morra before a car accident handed the role to Bradley Cooper, and why that accident might have saved this movie entirely. We discuss how Bradley Cooper realized mid-shoot that his performance wasn't working and completely overhauled how he played a genius on the drug. And we get into the ending that everyone thinks is a happy ending… and why it actually proves Eddie never got off the pill and never will.

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Land of the Lost is a disaster on almost every level… but is still one of Kade’s favorite movies. We break down how Universal bought the rights to this movie with the sole purpose of putting Will Ferrell in it at the peak of his career, and how it still managed to flop harder than almost any movie in Hollywood history. We talk about why this is the only movie Will Ferrell and Danny McBride ever made together and why that alone makes it worth watching. We get into how the original creators of the TV show publicly apologized at Comic-Con and called it one of the worst films ever made. And we discuss why despite all of that, this movie gets exponentially funnier every single time you rewatch it.

Chapters:
00:00 Announcements & Intro
0:52 Why are we watching this movie?
9:03 Horrible plot
16:08 Massive flop
24:57 Jorma Taccone out of nowhere
32:16 A universally hated movie
42:02 The lines that made it's way into Kade's vocabulary
54:22 Adam McKay almost graced us with directing
59:26 Has Will Ferrell lost his touch?
1:05:29 Final thoughts

Hell or High Water is one of the most perfectly written movies ever made… and somehow nobody talks about it. We break down how Taylor Sheridan built the dying cowboy way of life directly into the DNA of this film and why every single character, even the smallest ones, feels like somebody you actually know. We talk about Jeff Bridges delivering one of the best performances of his entire career as a retiring ranger who can't quite let go. We get into Ben Foster's insane method acting and the wild lengths he goes to for every role he takes. And we discuss how this movie got four Oscar nominations and walked away with nothing, which honestly just makes us more pissed off about it.

Chapters:
00:00 Announcements & intro
0:54 Some of the most real characters on screen
11:41 The theme effects every part of this movie
17:33 The coolest side character there is
19:45 Chris Pine stepping out of the usual
22:39 Breaking down the opening scene
26:17 The beautifully bad brotherly love
30:47 Ben Foster's insane method acting practices
42:47 No Country vibes
45:28 The perfectly written dialogue
47:57 In praise of Jeff Bridges
53:23 2016 tough year to win an award
56:00 How Taylor Sheridan wrote this movie
59:09 A complete rushed production
1:02:39 Smart editing choices in this movie
1:06:11 Townsfolk have never been more ready
1:15:09 Our final thoughts

Adam McKay’s passion project that changed the direction of his career. We break down how The Other Guys was his first attempt at calling out the 2008 financial crisis through comedy… and when nobody took it seriously, he made this. We get into why cutting away to Margot Robbie in a bathtub to explain mortgage backed securities is actually Adam McKay making fun of the audience. We discuss how Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment quietly made this movie possible after already producing Moneyball from the same author. And we break down why Ryan Gosling's performance as Jared Vennett might be the most underrated thing in the entire film.

Chapters:
00:00 ANNOUCEMENTS & Intro
2:02 Adam McKay finally being fr this time
9:25 What the hell is even going on in this movie
17:17 Michael Burry's next big prediction
21:26 Why Adam McKay wanted to make this movie
26:25 Josh Safdie needs to take some notes
31:47 What happened in the Morgan Stanley scene?
35:12 Brad Pitt making money moves
38:14 How the cast came to be & stories from their prep
52:21 Why the style is perfect for the movie
59:04 Our final thoughts