What If I Don’t Like It? with Kt Baldassaro What If I Don't Like It? with Kt Baldassaro

One of the very first actors that gets brought up when I talk about the concept of this podcast is Adam Sandler. He is incredibly divisive. One group of people will like him for his comedy but not his dramatic roles, and the other group will like him and hate him for exactly the opposite reasons. He truly seems to be an actor who can't quite break this cycle.

So when Spaceman (2024) came out on Netflix, and I saw that, yet again, Sandler is attempting to expand his capacity as a dramatic actor by taking bigger swings. As a result I have since found myself a bit of a convert on his behalf and wanted very much to discuss this particular film with someone. Well boy did I luck out in finding our first ever DUO of guests in long time friends, Arielle Faye-Foulds and Sarah Frieser! While they are both exceptionally thoughtful and insightful film goers, they are also a wonderful duo to listen to. Their rapport is so welcoming and witty that it's akin to sitting in your favourite chair with a delicious warm drink.

(You may also recognize Ari from Episode Two - Bad Boys.)

This is why I'm so excited to share them both with you as we attempt to enter the SADlerverse. (The sad movies of Adam Sandler).



LINKS:

Easthampton Film Festival

https://www.easthamptonfilmfestival.com/


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In case TikTok is officially banned in the US please follow me on YouTube where you can subscribe to see all my MovieRunTime reviews there as well!

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Watch Kt’s 35 min long body horror short film, Girl in the Basement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcn2Q57VXEQ



Here are the guest's top four films from this episode's conversation.

Ari

The Secret World of Arrietty

Oh Brother Where Art Thou

The Usual Suspects

Over the Garden Wall



Sarah

Moonstruck

Sister Act

Big Lebowski

Adaptation



Kt’s Letterboxd

letterboxd.com/MovieRuntime/



The Just Scare Me Film Collective

www.youtube.com/channel/UCBD0PdcN1wGxpcZvhBgb9BQ

Don’t worry, there are no pranks as part of episode 9, even though it is coming out on the first of April. Save your anxiety about unforeseen pranks and use it instead on the movie we’re covering: Eli Roth’s Green Inferno! We’re joined by actress, singer, writer, and Movie Night Extravaganza’s resident Greta Gerwig correspondent: Lauren Chouinard. She tells us about her upcoming performance in the Bay Area Diverse Musical production of American Psycho the musical. (Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik)[July 12-21st- tickets NOW at: https://www.badmusicaltheatre.com/). She also took a huge risk with us and watched a violent and graphic movie about cannibalism despite not really enjoying the horror genre or Eli Roth as a director. We break this apart and go on some incredibly interesting tangents as we try to understand why some people are inescapably drawn to stories that others find utterly repellant. 



Links:

Follow Kt on TikTok and get DAILY movie reviews and Entertainment News @MovieRuntime

https://www.tiktok.com/@movieruntime



In case TikTok is officially banned in the US please follow me on YouTube where you can subscribe to see all my MovieRunTime reviews there as well!

https://www.youtube.com/@MovieRuntimeKt



Purchase Tickets to see Lauren in American Psycho the Musical

(July 12th- 21st, 2024)

https://www.badmusicaltheatre.com/



Watch Kt’s 35 min long body horror short film, Girl in the Basement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcn2Q57VXEQ



Actress, Singer, Film Critic, and Writer Lauren Chouinard on Social Media:

Facebook- www.facebook.com/lauren.chouinard

Instagram- www.instagram.com/suburbsurvivor

Twitter- www.twitter.com/laurenchouinard

TikTok- www.tiktok.com/@laurensingshighnotes



Follow Lauren on Letterboxd!

letterboxd.com/lonelygoatherd/

Here are her top four films from this episode's conversation.

TOP FOUR

Lord of the Rings (2001) - Fellowship of the Ring

Bringing Up Baby (1938) - Her fav Rom Com

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) - half documentary/ narrative about gender and sexuality about trans people in Japan in the 1960s.

Almost Famous (2000)



Kt’s Letterboxd

letterboxd.com/MovieRuntime/



The Just Scare Me Film Collective

www.youtube.com/channel/UCBD0PdcN1wGxpcZvhBgb9BQ



Movie Night Extravaganza LIVE on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/movienightextravaganza

Movie Night Extravaganza’s Official Website

https://www.movienightextravaganza.com/

This episode we have on writer, director, editor, and cinematographer and personal friend, Jared Skolnick. Jared and I have worked on several projects over the years including my first script, Girl in the Basement. He’s an incredibly astute filmmaker with a lot of experience watching and talking about films. If you know one thing about Jared it’s his love for Steven Spielberg, but when I first started talking to Jared he mentioned having never seen Goonies (1985)! He’s exactly the right age to have seen it as a child, but somehow missed out. While Spielberg didn’t directly direct Goonies, he did have an exceptionally large influence on it- even stepping in directing a few of the scenes for Richard Donner. Will we find a rare deviation from Jared’s love, or will we help him get over the trepidation that there could be something in his oeuvre that he might not like? 





Links:

Follow Kt on TikTok and get DAILY movie reviews and Entertainment News @MovieRuntime

https://www.tiktok.com/@movieruntime



In case TikTok is officially banned in the US please follow me on YouTube where you can subscribe to see all my MovieRunTime reviews there as well!

https://www.youtube.com/@MovieRuntimeKt



Jared’s official website where you can reach out to him regarding film opportunities and see his work!

https://www.skolnickfilms.com/



Watch Kt and Jared’s 35 min long body horror short film, Girl in the Basement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcn2Q57VXEQ



Watch Jared’s “kids on bikes” 25 min short horror tale, “The Earth Rejects Him”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDXYYPhdAs



Watch Jared’s comedy short masterpiece, “The Answer”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1A3WLvWgEY&t=8s



See all Jared’s short films and subscribe to keep updated on more on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/@JaredSkolnick



Director/ Writer/ Editor/ Cinematographer Jared Skolnick on Social Media:

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/jared.m.skolnick/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/jared_skolnick/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/jaredskolnick

TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@jared.skolnick



The Just Scare Me Film Collective

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBD0PdcN1wGxpcZvhBgb9BQ



Jared’s Letterboxd

https://letterboxd.com/jaredskolnick/



Kt’s Letterboxd

https://letterboxd.com/MovieRuntime/



Jared on IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3487720/



Kt on IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3539674/



Writer/Director commentary alongside the full film Girl in the Basement with Kt and Jared

https://tinyurl.com/mtd5kj6t



Listen to Kt and Jared talk about Delicatessen (1981) on Movie Night Extravaganza:

https://tinyurl.com/57ybwfhc



Listen to Kt and Jared talk about Evil Dead (1991) on Movie Night Extravaganza:

https://tinyurl.com/4trhzjcm



Listen to Jared and KT on episodes of Opinions May Vary (OMV)

https://omvpodcast.com/

We’re joined in this episode by a close personal friend of mine - hell, he’s in my weekly DnD group, so you know that means he’s good people - artist, designer, actor and “scary maker” Brett Kelley. He’s managed not only to have never seen the 1995 crime thriller classic, The Usual Suspects, but he doesn’t even know the twist ending! Join me as we breakdown some of the issues around this film in our current climate and see if it can still surprise a modern viewer.



Links:

Follow Kt on TikTok and get DAILY movie reviews and Entertainment News @MovieRuntime

https://www.tiktok.com/@movieruntime

Brett’s online shop where you can purchase prints and pins!

https://ko-fi.com/bkartmerc/shop

The Artwork of Brett Kelley on Social Media:

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/BKArtMerc/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/bkartworks/

Watch Brett and Alex in Jared’s comedy short masterpiece, “The Answer”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1A3WLvWgEY&t=8s

Listen to Brett and Kt in the audio drama, The Starwell Foundation on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nN6JjcnNBFX1pSlSiCmoY

Listen to Brett and KT on episodes of Opinions May Vary (OMV)

https://omvpodcast.com/

Movie Night Extravaganza’s LIVE Oscar Watch-along

https://www.youtube.com/movienightextravaganza

Kt’s Letterboxd

https://letterboxd.com/MovieRuntime/

Want to know more about Neil Gaiman’s The Books of Magic, the graphic novel that may be the “inspiration” for Harry Potter?

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/the-other-harry-potter-that-never-was/387364/

This episode is a very special Valentine’s Day episode that’s a day early! The theme is, of course, Romantic Comedies, and we have an extra special guest joining us to discuss their trepidation on the genre: Conan Neutron! You may know Conan from his work as a musician and his band, Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends as well as his music-based podcast Protonic Reversal, OR his work as a host on Movie Night Extravaganza. However you know him, this episode if EXTRA LONG because we has such a fun and fruitful discussion on why we *both* aren’t too keen on romcoms. Even if that is true, Moonstruck (1987) is STILL a perfectly weird little gem for even the most cynical of us.



LINKS: 

Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends 

Protonic Reversal

Patreon

Movie Night Extravaganza

Conan’s Letterboxd



MovieRuntime

LaLa Rewards “Collect merch and art, connect with fans and stories, unlock rewards and experiences”

Instagram Live 2pm on the 15th

Movie Night E May December Episode on the 20th

Discord Trivia on the 21st

Kt’s Letterboxd





Unanswered questions from the show:

Part One:

Who wrote RENT and what was the name of the Andrew Garfield movie about him?

The movie was Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021) and it was based on the autobiographical musical by playwright Jonathan Larson.

Part Two:

What year was that Vietnam movie with Nicholas Cage and Matthew Modine? Was it in fact called Birdy? 

It was in fact called Birdy, and the year was 1984.

It's a new month and that means a new theme! This February we're talking to musicians about film genres that they typically don't like, and trying to find a film that might be an exception for them.



Our first guest is Jesse Sterling Harrison of the band Mystic Warrior. They have a brand new album titled, Animal Rites, that has JUST DEBUTED TODAY! Clips of three songs off the album - Mr. Grey, Church of Spiders, and Orcas Biting the (Richards) off Our Floating Idols - are featured throughout this episode so you can get a taste of what to expect.

To get a copy of this album/ listen to more of it, visit:

https://mysticwarrior1.bandcamp.com/album/animal-rites

To find out more about the band and tour dates/shows, visit:

Mystic Warrior Music



We're talking to Jesse about his dislike of the genre: Biopics, and I thought it would be a very good time to take a look at a Biopic starring Margot Robbie! Many people are divided by her snub for Best Actress in Barbie at this years Oscars, with a contingent claiming she can't really act. To them I give this film as well.



Make sure to double check your laces, and let's get on the ice for this one!

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Additional Show Links:

@MovieRuntime on TikTok

@WhatIfIDontLikeIt on Instagram

Kt Baldassaro on Letterboxd



Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Caterwaul Music Festival - LINE UP

Movie Night Extravaganza