The Defiant Ones | Welcome To The Basement

[@captainnutella67]

Charlie Potatoes is such a fancy and rich man that TWO potatoes he eats.

[@Goldenspiderducck]

I’ll bet he has so many pillows that he doesn’t even mind if you put your ass on them!

[@caffeineadvocate]

Just checked Facebook. There is a Fran Newhouse on there. And she's in Madison. Weeeeeeeird...

[@mrtveenstra]

A friend of theirs maybe?

[@caffeineadvocate]

@@mrtveenstra ... or an enemy. *Bumbumbuuuuum

[@HalloweenR5]

Another thing about Midsommar is the concept of empathy. One major reason that the main character struggles so much with her emotions and her mental health is because she gets zero support or empathy from anyone around her, especially her boyfriend. In Sweden, the locals have empathy to the extreme to the point where they scream and cry with her and mirror her intense emotions. She is no longer isolated with her intense feelings and therefore feels supported. Anyone who has struggled with their mental health can definitely identify with this, or at least I did. I have BPD and the first time I did group therapy in my DBT group, I finally didn't feel so isolated in my struggles.

[@collagefrolic]

I am home with Norovirus. I don't wanna watch anymore news so I am spending my sick day with Blame Society...my own personal Nurse Stimpy! Love y'all!!

[@gabrielmendez4161]

I feel like Fran new house should be segment in the show where you choose a movies you guys wanna talk about

[@blamesocietyfilms]

For the record, it's Fran Neuhaus. A nice German gal.

[@themoviedealers]

@@blamesocietyfilms I went to the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, so I guess no relation then, due to the variant spelling.

[@samaraisnt]

Best Scene It yet! We love you, Fran Neuhaus! Keep her reccs comin', I think she has great taste! I *love* The Defiant Ones, it came on ramdomly at 5am and I watched it all...a great way to watch a film, I was pretty young and wondered why no one was talking about it (60 years too late, I guess). Also, I falsely remember it was called "The Chain Gang" though maybe the TV guide named it as such for more audience views? Either way, glad you watched it and gave it a chance! :)

[@ChipWhitingtonIII]

This week Craig takes it for that Trains, Planes and Automobiles reference.

[@grfgtbhh34]

I was trying to find the reference, but I couldn't. When does he do it?

[@ChipWhitingtonIII]

@@grfgtbhh34 6:20

[@NatetheAceOfficial]

Shoutout to my favorite boys watchin' movies!

[@Zipteyes]

Its lovely that youre such a proud father

[@PoseidonXIII]

This was a home run episode

[@TwoThingsProductions]

Craig, the one you may have been reaching for as a possible remake tone is Fled (1996)

[@bensneb360]

One Charlie Potatoes a man eats

[@themoviedealers]

Damn that Skip Maxwell!!!

[@grfgtbhh34]

Holy crap, Lorenzo is like 3 or 4 and he's already exhibiting a better music taste than me!

[@GreenbeanFloyd]

Thank you for giving Lon Chaney Jr. his due praise. He had many good moments. He was in a lot of stinkers, but he was a good actor.

[@flahoo2807]

Excellent episode

[@maxtrax5660]

Saw the mixed reaction to Midsommar and so made sure to watch the director's cut and I thought it was fantastic. Yeah its not very shocking (too many similarities to other cult movies) and you know what its leading towards pretty early on but otherwise loved it

[@lem0nwedge]

I had the SAME reaction to the end of Uncut Gems! Haven't had such an intense time watching a movie in a long time

[@Aramis419]

Holy chest hair, Matt-man!

[@Hannah-vh3tm]

6:09 is Matt and Craig in an alternate universe. Great episode, guys!

[@Robroy333]

Midsommer: "wicker MAN MUCH?" My thoughts exactly! lol

[@mergus]

Nice work, Fran.

[@benpat100]

Another great episode! Midsommar's cinematography is amazing. Seen it? Scooby Doo on Zombie Island. 1945 film - Abbot and Costello in Hollywood.

[@Tempo_Topos]

Great episode, fellas! The "Fran Newhouse" moment was inspired, it's nice to see a little improv on the show. Like everyone else I've been paying pretty close attention to the coronavirus situation in the past few weeks. Apart from washing our hands and staying home if we feel ill, however, there's not much we can do. So, I'm using it as an excuse to watch some pandemic/disease outbreak thrillers, like The Andromeda Strain, The Crazies, Stephen King's The Stand, Outbreak, and Contagion. Seen It: Safe (1995)? Julianne Moore is great in this psychological drama directed by Todd Haynes.

[@CaptChrispy]

22:37 "...and once she goes up, who has to go down?"! YIKES!!

[@lilacbookshelf1909]

Coming back to this episode after Sidney’s death. Such an amazing actor!

[@PokerJoker811]

1945? Leave Her To Heaven! One of the best non-horror castings of Vincent Price.

[@tiffaniaporchiazzo3397]

🌹I love you guys so much!🌹

[@evalange4626]

Could've sworn Fran was older than this. In any case, always great to hear from her.

[@Twosocks42]

Matt's theater reaction was the same as mine and my wife's when we saw Uncut Gems.

[@themoviedealers]

Could it be that the real uncut gems are the friends we made along the way?

[@nevet1212]

Craig: "watched it in college in class" Matt: "oh so a long time ago" Slam on the Craigster

[@chumon1992]

Lorenzo honestly sounds like the funniest kid Also that kids mom probably has seen no action since 9 months before that kid was born. Cant blame her for wanting the first guys who walk through her front door lol

[@BrianQuarfoth]

Has Matt ever shown the notes he writes while watching the movie? I've always wondered how he's able to write down the events of the movie as well as jokes and observations in real time and still be fully taking in the movie. It seems like at the end of the movie he has basically a full script ready to go. As someone who also reviews movies and tries to keep notes while I watch, I truly marvel at Matt and Craig's ability to juggle all these things while they're watching.

[@Aurelio4491]

This content is relevant to my interests.

[@jonathaneilbeck2263]

Seen it? Up in the Air (2009).

[@nonspiderweb]

so did you film the cold open AFTER revealing the movie? because it seems like a huge coincidence that Craig was teaching Lorenzo about the Wolfman at the same time you're going to watch a film with Lon Cheney Jr.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Coincidence. I had forgotten that Lon Chaney Jr was in the movie.

[@SpiderDijon2]

Thieves Highway, i mean, i'm sure you remembered a few seconds after you said about the apple truck, but i thought i'd write it anyway.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

The funny part is I own Thieves Highway on dvd

[@craigjohnson6423]

Yeah, it was literally 15 inches from Matt's head at the time.

[@revolverroman]

Have y'all seen the exploitation film Black Mama, White Mama? It's basically a remake of The Defiant Ones but totally tasteless and a ton of fun!

[@kefka989]

I keep asking about this one so will keep asking before animation month kicks in; Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie. Scene it?

[@klemrobertsonzombiek]

La Ciénaga, seen it?

[@SleepFan771]

Stanley Kramer's Judgement at Nuremburg is very moving and genuine. I didn't find it preachy at all. Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, and Burt Lancaster have astounding supporting roles too!

[@09amandaaustin09]

I know this will never get answered but I'm admiring Craig's mug and would like to know where he got it.

[@themoviedealers]

Duh, he was born with it.

[@iiCantSing]

@@themoviedealers lol

[@GreenbeanFloyd]

Razzle them. Dazzle them. Razzle Dazzle them.

[@johnegancomedy]

Minute 21 is the best

[@danwatchesmovies]

Great episode guys! Is Fled a remake of this film? I remember almost walking out of the theatre during that one.

[@TomWDW1]

Fran Newhouse asks, "Connie and Carla - seen it?"

[@zatoichi4897]

I'd like to meet his tailor!

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

SEEN IT QUESTION/REQUEST I'm not sure how often you're asked if you've seen any foreign/Asian films as I don't see it often in your segments, but I'm very interested to know if either of you have seen either The Man from Nowhere or A Bittersweet Life. These are usually two of my "go-to" films when I'm trying to ease someone int Korean cinema as they're similar to American films in their structure. The Man from Nowhere being nearly beat-for-beat Denzel Washington's Man on Fire and A Bittersweet Life sharing a somewhat similar story and tone with George Clooney's The American.

[@MrJuliangross]

Fran should request a seen it each episode. Also please talk about fossie Verdin

[@ScottKorin]

I know I'm being the "I bet you're fun at parties" guy here, but Tony Curtis never actually said "Yondah lies the castle of my faddah"

[@daganmoriarty1973]

So, DO eat at Lee Ho Fook's when next visiting Wisconsin, but DON'T order the beef chow mein, got it. ; )

[@dreamsn2]

Speaking of wolves... Brotherhood of the Wolf? Seen it? French. Monsters. Iron Chef?

[@zsandmann]

The 1945 version of Brewster's Millions would be a treat!

[@Hawkman220]

If you guys want to check out a fun movie from 1945 that has that wolf man of a man Mr. Lon Chaney Jr. you should check out "Here Come the Co-eds" You get to see Lon Chaney in a other role that is not the wolf man but this time working with the great comedy team of Abbott and Costello!

[@Goldenspiderducck]

20:59 Wait - so now THESE guys are “hack frauds”?? My Wisconsin-based internet movie review shows are colliding!!

[@ibrahimhamid3321]

I wish you guys pick Scarlett Street (1945)

[@lyricsfromsweden]

Fran Neuhaus wants to know if you've seen The 39 Steps?

[@morieux1548]

man that fran newhaus sounds like a cool lady. hope she makes a reappearance on the show sometime.

[@toddevangelista]

Charlie Potatoes writes, "Have you seen the movie 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying?'"

[@jrb1677]

Was that a billy Elliot reference 😂seen it billy Elliot? 👍😌

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Was what?

[@nonspiderweb]

Fran Newhouse is Stew's wife.

[@Misadventures_85]

Canon accepted!! xD

[@KatiCleo]

What the hell Lorenzo last time I checked was a baby! How do they grow so fast???

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

I was sure there were easier ways to get out of chains. Leverage or something.

[@Utubepooperful]

Let the train run over the chain

[@Zylork0122]

Run Forrest and DaForrest, run!

[@mrtveenstra]

While looking up movies from 1945 that you could potentially watch, the topic of movies from Nazi Germany came up. This reminded me of 2014's "Forbidden Films", about the forty Nazi propaganda films that were never re-released for obvious reasons. Seen it?

[@seanhenry2921]

And so "Fran Newhouse" was born.

[@CaptChrispy]

Charlie Potatas a man eats

[@gkriebz]

What about the best movie of 2020, Little Women?

[@blamesocietyfilms]

not out on dvd yet

[@CaptChrispy]

Because of Lorenzo 's Oil

[@stevnated]

Curse you, Skip Maxwell! :)

[@avatarkc]

I think someone should remake this movie but pull a "From Dusk till Dawn" twist where they are attacked by the bloodhounds and contract lycanthropy.

[@dancing_odie]

i feel like the remake of this was Fled with Stephen Baldwin and Laurence Fishburne.

[@aestevalis0]

Can I get flapjacks _and_ catfish?

[@floraposteschild4184]

"Werewolves of London" -- again?

[@adamjg4]

Cannibal Holocaust - now that would be a show.

[@BlackHoleBrew42]

Zevon forever, and don't forget Kramer directed It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World... not exactly a statement movie.

[@demona6662]

i barely get 10 min every two hours. and my lunch is 25 min if that. so... those dogs gotta deal

[@ianschiffman6840]

1945 immediately made me think Rome, Open City.

[@GetTheFunkOut46]

Werewolves are badass. Van Helsing might be a shit movie but the Werewolves in it are perfect. I wish there were more Werewolf movies.

[@tecumsehcristero]

Switzer(Alfalfa) was murdered in cold blood by that guy.

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Spoiler for Uncut Gems! A second before the end of Uncut Gems I thought "there's no way this is going to end on such a high note, the dick enforcer guy is gonna shoot him" and sure enough a second later Sandler gets killed. Then his brother in law is acting like an idiot and it's obvious he's gonna get killed too, then of course he gets it. I would have been shocked if it happened just a second sooner but I had jumped the gun literally a moment early and the impact was diminished somewhat.

[@Trygman81]

Unlike Carl Switzer, Sidney Poitier and Cara Williams are still alive and in their nineties.

[@michenry8]

Jackson looks like he's one minor inconvenience from saying the n word 💀

[@petersonj198]

So excited to be mentioned in Unboxing in connection to my favorite movie of last year 'Uncut Gems'. Thanks guys! And please check out my movie blog if you have time letterboxd.com/petersonj198/

[@KeoMewak]

Certain Fury (1985) with Tatum O'Neal and Irene Cara is soma kind of remake of "The Defiant Ones" ... not a good one ...

[@SolsbaryStouvre]

When your extreme politics leak through it sadly takes the edge off the humor for a while....

[@cinemafanatic2010]

Your son is gonna be a furry, trust me, thats how it happened to me. Beauty and the Beast, then werewolves, then ban awoo.

[@phantasthma2969]

Nah