Category Archives: Fat Guys at the Movies

Episode 457 – #FatGuysSoWhite

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the show with some controversial statements about Amy Schumer, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith. After splashing around in the politically incorrect puddle for a while, he looks at some cool new trailers before launching into a huge slate of movies to review, including Dirty Grandpa, The 5th Wave, The Boy, Ip Man 3, Boy & the World, Synchronicity and Mojave. Later, he offers some insight into the coming weekend’s box office and also some at-home viewing suggestions.


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Episode 456 – Michael Bay Mea Culpa

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This Week: Kevin takes a moment to wish a final rest in peace to David Bowie and Alan Rickman. Then he sounds off about the Oscar nominations and the eventual box office potential of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Later, he reviews Ride Along 2, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Norm of the North, The Abandoned and Lamb. Finally, there’s some box office analysis and the world-famous home cinema round-up!


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Episode 455 – The Revenant’s Bill Cosby Bear

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the first weekend of releases this year with a look at some Star Wars and Star Trek news before rolling into reviews of The Revenant, The Forest, The Masked Saint and Diablo. He also discusses the significance of everything from Bill Cosby bear action to the eerie Eastwood look-alike western actors. Later, he offers his five most anticipated films of 2016 before looking deeper into the Star Wars box office and the home cinema selections for the week.


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Episode 454 – Best and Worst of 2015

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This Week: Kevin dresses up in his Baby New Year diaper and rings in 2016 with a final accounting of the last films to be released: The Hateful Eight and Anomalisa. Of course, he can’t start this without some Star Wars talk, so he deconstructs Carrie Fisher’s tantrum on Twitter and mansplains why there are not as many girl characters in the toy market. Later, he breaks down the Best and Worst of 2015 before offering his wisdom on box office predictions and the home cinema recommendations. Happy New Year!


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Episode 453 – The Big, Fat Christmas Special 2015

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This Week: Kevin greases himself up and slides down the chimney to talk all things Christmas and Christmas movies this year. First off though, he talks a bit about the box office records achieved by Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as some last-minute award changes that reveal the issues with end-of-the-year awards. Later, he reviews Concussion, Joy, Daddy’s Home, Point Break and Where to Invade Next?. Finally, he gives his infallible box office predictions and some home cinema recommendations for your Christmas gift card consideration. Ho! Ho! Ho!


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Episode 452 – Star Wars: The Fat Awakens

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This Week: Kevin runs around, giddy as a schoolgirl, celebrating the release of a new Star Wars movie, but he also makes sure to talk about some of the other films going up against this juggernaut at the box office. After looking at some scant news, he dissects the problems with the Star Trek Beyond teaser (and the damage control that followed) and gives a thumbs up to Independence Day Resurgence, Kevin launches into reviews of Alvin and the Chipmunks (in full-on chipmunk voice), Body, Sisters and of course Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Later, he gives his insane predictions about the box office and offers some home cinema suggestions.


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Episode 451 – Call Me Fishmael

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This Week: Kevin is in full Christmas mode and ready to talk about the ultimate Christmas story: Moby Dick… or rather the story behind the story of Moby Dick. That means it’s time to talk about In the Heart of the Sea as well as Don Verdean, Legend, The Big Short and a little award season catch-up with By the Sea. Kevin also chats about some news stories includes the Golden Globe nominations and new Hunger Games movies in development. Finally, at the end, he gives the listeners some home cinema recommendations before jumping in his sleigh to head out to wait in line for Star Wars: The Force Awakens next week.


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Episode 450 – Merry Krunking Krampus

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the Christmas season with a bright and shiny review of the new horror film Krampus. Of course, he first lays into the early award season choice of Mad Max: Fury Road as the best film of the year, then unleashes his Doomsday-like cynicism over the new Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. Other reviews for the week include The Letters, Brooklyn and Carol. Finally, Kevin answers another listener voicemail before offering some home cinema selections, including a post-Turkey Day visit to the Satellite of Love.


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Episode 449 – The Big, Fat Thanksgiving Special 2015

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This Week: Kevin celebrates Thanksgiving by tearing into the turkey box office of Mockingjay: Part 2, chiding those who are making unnecessary excuses for the bloated franchise. He then offers up reviews of the new films The Good Dinosaur, Creed, Victor Frankenstein and The Danish Girl. Later, he talks to Bryn Imagire from Pixar about The Good Dinosaur, gives his take on the box office and offers some suggestions for home video viewing.


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Episode 448 – Mockingfat

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This Week: Kevin breathes a death rattle of relief as the Hunger Games finally comes to an end after dragging out the end of its once-promising franchise. He also reviews the other new films, including Secret in Their Eyes, The Night Before, Spotlight and The Hallow. But first, he talks about news items, including Jesse Eisenberg ripping off Shia LaBeouf’s plagiarized content, Rhonda Rousey hopefully no longer being courted by action movies, and Mystery-Science Theater 3000 making a return. Later in the show, he answers a listener’s voicemail about Star Wars and offers some box office insight and home cinema recommendations.


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Episode 447 – Bonkers Over a Coffee Cup

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This Week: Kevin girds his loins for the valley between the big releases of November to cover films like The 33, My All American and Love the Coopers. He looks at some news about Gunnar Hansen as well as the hopeful revival of Mystery-Science Theater 3000. Later, after reviewing the new releases, he also takes a look at Labyrinth of Lies and The Funhouse Massacre. Finally, he looks at the Spectre box office and offers some home cinema recommendations.


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Episode 446 – A Fat Charlie Brown

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This Week: Kevin straps on his Walther PPK and hops in his vintage Aston Martin, heading towards a rendezvous with secret agent 007. But first, he looks at some news, including the row between Quentin Tarantino and the FOP. Later, he covers some trailers and reviews some movies, including Spectre, The Peanuts Movie, Miss You Already and Suffragette. Finally, he gives a quick James Bond retrospective and offers some picks for home cinema viewing.


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Episode 445 – The Big Fat Halloween Special

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This Week: Boo! Kevin rocks into this year’s Halloween episode talking about spoilers for The Walking Dead and why they will never stop. He also covers some other news stories before moving onto the movie reviews for Burnt, Truth, Our Brand Is Crisis and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. Later, he offers a Fat Guy Five about the best horror movies of all time, then finally covers the box office and the DVD Round-Up! Happy Halloween!


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Episode 444 – Obligatory Star Wars Click-Bait Headline

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This Week: Kevin starts off a new week with some news, including a rant about how Jeremy Renner is right and Jennifer Lawrence needs to fire her agent. Then he gushes over the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and is reduced to a quivering blob of jelly. Later, he reviews The Last Witch Hunter, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Steve Jobs, Jem and the Holograms and Bone Tomahawk. Finally, to end the show, Kevin looks at the box office and the new releases on home video.


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Episode 443 – Crimson Peaking

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This Week: Kevin bows down and gives thanks to there actually being Halloween-themed movies in the theaters this year, as opposed to recent years when everyone would get out of the way of the latest Saw movie. However, before reviewing the spooky selections, he sounds off on some news stories and takes a look at the trailer for the new Coen Brothers’ movie. Then, it’s on to the reviews of Goosebumps, Bridge of Spies, Crimson Peak and Tales of Halloween. Finally, he finishes off the show with a look at the 7th Annual 24-Hour Horror Movie Marathon, an interview with his son Ben about My Little Pony, gives info on the box office and offers some suggestions in the DVD Round-Up!


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