Hard Ticket

Jeffrey Boggess
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  • TV & FILM
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

You're walking up to the theater to catch a double feature, only to find that both movies are playing at the exact same time! Now you've got a hard ticket to choose between the two. Which one will you watch? Let's decide!

  1. 5D AGO

    37. "When Marnie Had Vertigo" (with Amy Hensarling!) - Vertigo vs. When Marnie Was There

    It's a hard ticket between Vertigo and When Marnie Was There. Which one will you watch? Let's decide! This week, we're crossing over with the legendary Amy Hensarling, host of Watch This List and its brand new sub-series "Psychoanalyze This!" Seems as appropriate a time as any to talk about Vertigo, the movie for obsessive film fans by an obsessive film director about a man suffering at the hands of his own obsession. Tristan suggested we pair this classic up against Studio Ghibli's own When Marnie Was There, a film about a spacey protagonist drawn to a mysterious blonde with a knack for disappearing. Does it sound familiar? Well, maybe on the surface, but the road maps of feminine longing and masculine desire will take you to two very different destinations. Buckle up, we're going to the peninsula. How phallic! 0:00 - Act I 13:56 - Act II 1:01:11 - Act III

    1h 16m

  2. APR 3

    The Blind Spots: Signs

    What?? You like movies and you've never seen Signs? Uh... yeah? Is M. Night Shyamalan's Signs a blind spot? Tristan seems to think so, and Josh is none the wiser. So, in this episode of The Blind Spots, the two sit down to determine, definitively, if this invasion flick that scarred so many children has earned "must watch" status. What do you think? Is Tristan onto something, or can we all skip out on Signs on our journey to become certified cinephiles? Let us know down below! 0:00 - Part 1 28:20 - Part 2

    1h 30m

  3. MAR 27

    Hot Ticket: Project Hail Mary

    We're stepping away from our regularly scheduled program to talk about the hottest movie of 2026 thus far: Project Hail Mary. This movie is absolutely tearing up the box office right now, and like many others, we've made the trek to the theater to partake. What do we think? Well, we have... opinions. What else is new? Jeff actually read the book, so he's got something to say. 0:00 - That's a Hot Ticket! 6:09 - Tristan Has Questions 22:05 - Jeff's Adaptational Grievances 39:41 - Isn't That Just Our Generation? 43:56 - Something Nice to Say 47:32 - Closing Thoughts

    58 min

  4. MAR 20

    36. "Finding One Nemo After Another" - One Battle After Another vs. Finding Nemo

    It's a hard ticket between Finding Nemo and One Battle After Another. Which one will you watch? Let's decide! Now that One Battle has officially been canonized by the Academy as the Best Picture of 2025, we're ready to put the discourse to bed. What better matchup to do that with than the story of another father braving the big, blue, dangerous world to reunite with his progeny? Finding Nemo has been that story for over two decades. Has it been dethroned? Of course, there's a little more happening under the surface between these two movies: the anthropomorphized natural world versus the very natural chaos of Paul Thomas Anderson's supposedly "civilized" society. What's inherent in the system? Are we leaving the world better than we found it, and are we preparing our kids to do the same? Well, we've gotta find them first... 0:00 - Act I 11:33 - Act II 1:00:09 - Act III

    1h 13m

  5. MAR 16

    Ticket Stubz: One Oscar After Another

    The Oscars are over, and the canon has been set. Which movies did you think deserved the gold? Did they win? Were they snubbed? We certainly have our own opinions, one being that it was a contentious Oscar year to start. Let's talk it out, y'all. Nobody died.

    24 min

  6. MAR 13

    35. "Hamnet in Love" - Shakespeare in Love vs. Hamnet

    It's a hard ticket between Hamnet and Shakespeare in Love. Which one will you watch? Let's decide! Our Oscar countdown concludes with one of 2025's greatest dramas — and one of 1998's great instigators of drama. Yes, we're talking about the famous Saving Private Ryan snub that decorated Harvey Weinstein in gold. That's all anyone seems to remember about John Madden's Shakespeare in Love. But how does the movie actually hold up? And what about Chloe Zhao's take on a similar if vastly tonally different concept in Hamnet? Historical fiction never hurt so good, and it certainly explains why we're still talking about Shakespeare's tragedies centuries after their debut. So grab some tissues and watch along with us, then lob them at your TV when One Battle After Another sweeps the 2026 stage. 0:00 - Act I 19:10 - Act II 56:15 - Act III

    1h 12m

  7. MAR 6

    34. "Nosferankenstein" - Frankenstein (2025) vs. Nosferatu (2024)

    It's a hard ticket between Robert Eggers' Nosferatu and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. Which one will you watch? Let's decide! As we continue to capitalize on the upcoming Academy Awards, we're taking an opportunity to compare two decorated, contemporary updates on classic Gothic horror tales. These two Halloween mainstays feel appropriately similar yet curiously diametric. Why are Eggers and del Toro so different yet drawn to such similar concepts? Hard Ticket is getting to the bottom of why these auteurs have been desperately trying to tell two stories that have already been told countless times over. So, clutch tightly to those pearls. This week's episode is ALIIIIIVE(!!) and well. 0:00 - Act I 15:02 - Act II 1:02:22 - Act III

    1h 18m

  8. FEB 27

    33. "Pass Thrugonia" - Bugonia vs. Pass Thru

    It's a hard ticket between Bugonia and Pass Thru. Which one will you watch? Let's decide! Awards season is in full swing, so we're counting down to the Oscars by talking about some of the biggest films from last year. What to put up against Yorgos Lanthimos' latest critical darling? How about an equally talky indie flick held together with duct tape instead of VistaVision film? That's right, Neil Breen has entered the ring for an oddly appropriate matchup. The ramblings of a conspiratorial lowlife never sounded so clear. Who did it better? Who didn't do it worse? We're excited to lay it all out. 0:00 - Act I 14:03 - Act II 57:13 - Act III

    1h 11m
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You're walking up to the theater to catch a double feature, only to find that both movies are playing at the exact same time! Now you've got a hard ticket to choose between the two. Which one will you watch? Let's decide!

Information

  • Creator
    Jeffrey Boggess
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jeffrey Boggess
  • Show Website
    Hard Ticket