Crucial Podcast

The Matt and Tubes go into counseling to find out if "Good Will Hunting" is Crucial.    We have a talk about sperm donors, adoption, and what we would do with Will Hunting's talents. We also discuss what works about the construction of "Good Will Hunting" and why studio notes can be a good thing.    Sorry this write up is short. I gotta see about a girl.   Love, Tubes   Up Next: "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?"    

The Matt and Tubes stop to change their Talkboy batteries to find out if "Home Alone 2" is Crucial. Kevin gets seperated from the Mccallister clan again, this time ending up in New York for christmas. We talk about the city, the landmarks, the cast, and we compare it to the original to see how it holds up.   The episode schedule is gonna be changing everybody. I've got a new gig and we just don't have as much time as we have in the past. We are going to be putting out episodes when we can but the week to week thing just isn't possible right now. Just wanted to throw a note in.   Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals,   2bs   P.S.   And A Happy New Year!

How time flies... It's October! So The Matt and Tubes are doing some horror. First we have a discussion about "Candyman" a look into urban legends and the real world events that inspire them.  Can you look into the mirror and call out "Candyman"? You'll have to watch out for bees, and hooks, and poo!   Love, 2bs (1984) Up Next: "The Thing" (1982) Isn't it annoying to have to disambiguate all of these reboots? 

The Matt and Tubes won't go as far as Linda Fiorentino to find out if "The Last Seduction" is Crucial. This was a wild movie and an even wilder talk! This movie goes hard, so this episode does too! Listener discretion advised!   Love, 2bs Up Next: "Candyman"

Sometimes you just have to draw a line. Yeah, ain't that the way these days. I just gotta say some stuff on "The Super Mario Bros. Movie". My issue going into this movie was pure fatigue. It wasn't fatigue from over saturation of blockbusters, I actually don't watch that many blockbusters these days. I just had this sinking feeling every time I saw an ad for this movie. Everyone is going to be talking about this. No one has any reason to like this over anything else. Everyone is going to ask me about this movie a hundred times because they know I like Mario games, and animated features. This may be strange to hear from a guy that does a podcast discussing movies... but I just didn't want to formulate an opinion. I didn't want to watch it. I didn't want to discuss it. I didn't want to have to disagree with people or not be excited for it when they wanted me to be.   You may have picked up along the way that I am a fan of animation. I was the kind of kid at age ten to twelve that wasn't quite ready for "Predato

The Matt and Tubes have amnesia to find out if, wait what? Who are you? Where am I? Cowboys And Aliens? Crucial? The hell are you talking about?   Up Next: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Blight, cryosleep, time dialation, Matt Damon!?!?  Oh we are going to need a couple hours to sort this out. 

The Matt and Tubes pay a few violations of the verbal morality statute to decide if "Demolition Man" is Crucial.   2bs

The Matt and Tubes head for Aspen to find out if "Dumb and Dumber" is Crucial.   You know it is. 2bs

The Matt and Tubes load up the family truckster to find out if "Vacation 1983" is Crucial. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo star in this classic family trip gone wrong. There may also be a Randy Quaid discussion...   Love, 2bs

The Matt and Tubes return to Hong Kong and enter "Kumite" to find out if "Bloodsport" is Crucial.   We answer all the big questions in this jam packed episode! What is our favorite asian food? How would we infiltrate the competition? Just how good is Jean-Claude Van Damme's butt? Would you like a mango lassi? Listen in and find out!   Love,  2bs  

Sometimes you just have to circle back... for the record we did it for Hartnett.   Sorry for the break, May has been crazy for everybody this year. All good, just busy. 2bs.

The Matt and Tubes get hauled out of the sea to find out if "The Bourne Identity" is Crucial! Tubes goes on a tangent, The Matt tells a couple crucial stories, and we have a talk about DVD bonus features.    Also "The Faculty" got trashed. Turns out mics work better when they are on... We are moving forward. It has been Vetoed by fate.   2bs

Grab your Sex Wax and your hair samples compadre! Point Break is Crucial! I gotta say, "Point Break" has me feeling the rush! I'm getting so crazy, I might even pick "The Faculty" soon...    2bs Up Next: "The Bourne Identity"

So it's come to this.... We go all the way back to our first episode and fill in the gaps to find out if "Moneypenny" is Crucial. Can you believe it's been eight years of Crucial Podcast?!?   Up Next: "Point Break"

Upload fixed 3/14/23* The Matt and Tubes walk back into town to find out if "First Blood" is Crucial. Sylvester Stallone Co-wrote this 80's action classic about a Vietnam veteran who is harassed by a corrupt small town police force. The situation becomes serious when the veteran begins to have flashbacks and employs the skills he learned overseas to fight back against them. A simple and impactful premise that launched one of the 80's most well known action series.  We learn all about grenade launchers, helicopter safety, and the hazards of film production in this massive conversation about "First Blood".   Up Next: Episode 200  

The Matt and Tubes get their talent stolen to find out if "Space Jam" is Crucial. "Space Jam" Is a 1996 family comedy that follows Micheal Jordan's retirement and return to the NBA during the height of his career and also at a very pivotal time in his life. Then to put things into hyperspace Warner Brothers throws in The Looney Tunes for good measure. Tons of NBA stars, recognizeable characters, and a killer soundtrack gave us plenty to talk about.    2bs   Up Next: "First Blood"

Tubes sits down with Mother Tubes to sort this whole bath thing out. My Mom and I had fun grabbing a quick reply to our recent review of "The Hunter". I hope you enjoy it.   2bs   Stay tuned for "Space Jam"

Well there are only two episodes to go to get to 200. For now The Matt and Tubes spend less time hunting Tasmanian tigers and more time having a serious discussion about a few pivotal scenes in the movie. They have a split vote on "Willem Dafoe" being Crucial. (Who votes thumbs down on Dafoe? tune in to find out!) The guys also recast and retool the entire film into the most badass hunt in Tasmania that could ever be. A great series of discussions in this one. You'll also get a couple of good The Matt stories. You will also learn a thing or two about Tasmanian wildlife.      Up Next: I can't believe I get to say this...  "Space Jam" Hopefully there will be no naked baths in that one...

The Matt and Tubes go into the pocket dimension to find out if James Wan's 2010 horror success "Insidious" is Crucial!   Matt tells a great story about air travel in the U.S. We find out that songwriting is very important in horror films. There are a lot of laughs in this one.   2bs Up Next: "The Hunter" with Willem Dafoe on HBO MAX