We've got an action packed episode this week. Ricky welcomes back his former Wham Bam Pow co-host Rhea Butcher to discuss female protagonists in sci-fi films, the overall theater going experience, and the new psychedelic Natalie Portman joint, Annihilation. The crew also welcomes Academy Award winning sound editor Mark Mangini to talk about the use of sound in film, his work on Blade Runner 2049, and how he got his start working on Hanna-Barbera cartoons. This one is not to be missed!
In news, Willem Dafoe lists a bunch of ways his characters have died, you can now stay overnight at Camp Crystal from Friday the 13th, and a Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie is in the works.
Weekly Movie Recommendations:
April - Mohawk
Alonso - All Monsters Attack
Rhea - Battle of the Sexes and Only The Brave
Ricky - The Ritual
PLUS, we have two Spotify playlists. One is for Movie Soundtracks and the other is for Movie Scores. Check 'em out!
Next week we're discussing Game Night with Inkoo Kang.
With Rhea Butcher, Mark Mangini, Alonso Duralde, April Wolfe, and Ricky Carmona.
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It's that time of year again! The Bullseye team listened to hours of comedy from the past year and picked the absolute best for you to enjoy in one convenient episode. There was a lot of great stuff this year. Our list includes industry veterans, newcomers and lesser know talents you are going to love. This was no easy task -- please let us know who else should have made the cut @Bullseye or on Facebook!
Like what you hear? Click through to learn more information on these comedians. For your convenience links to buy their albums have also been provided below:
Dana Gould - Mr Funny Man
Kate Willett - Glass Gutter
Josh Gondelman - Live at Max Fun Con East
Roy Wood, Jr. - Father Figure
Jackie Kashian - I Am Not The Hero Of This Story
Shane Torres - Established 1981
Myq Kaplan - No Kidding
Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher - Back to Back
Dave Anthony - Hot Head
David Gborie - Live at Max Fun Con West
Joel Kim Booster - Model Minority
Chris Gethard - Career Suicide
Janelle James - Black and Mild
Solomon Georgio - Homonegro Superior
Cristela Alonzo - Live at Max Fun Con East
Comedians and writers and actors and married couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher join Jordan and Jesse to get deep into baseball uniform preferences, Jesse's mystery friend who knows where the grilled dogs are at Dodger stadium, and some high level NDA breaking. Plus, Jesse gets some solid advice from a spoiler on a car.
The Bullseye team has taken on the terrible task of finding the best of the best comedy albums and bringing them to you in a nice little end of year package. 2016 has been a rough year, so listen to some incredible comedians to celebrate making it through!
Links have been provided below for all of the comedians you’ve heard on this episode.
Kyle Kinane - Loose In Chicago
Matt Besser - Matt Besser Breaks The Record
Colin Quinn - Unconstitutional
Maria Bamford - 20%
Chris Garcia - Laughing and Crying at the Same Time
Hari Kondabolu - Mainstream American Comic
Kamau Bell - Semi-Prominant Negro
Cameron Esposito - Marriage Material
Rhea Butcher - Butcher
Aparna Nancherla - Just PUtting It Out There
Josh Gondleman - Physical Whisper
Baron Vaughn - Blaxistential Crisis
Emily Maya Mills - By A Thread
Brandie Posey - Opinion Cave
Tig Notaro - Boyish Girl Interrupted
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Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher are Los Angeles based comedians, actors, and producers. Both hailing from the Midwest, Rhea is from Akron, Ohio and Cameron Chicago, Illinois, which is actually where they met 5 years ago. Cameron and Rhea have since moved to Los Angeles, gotten married, and have made a name for themselves in the LA comedy scene, hostin a weekly stand-up show called Put Your Hands Together .
Cameron, who has been in the business about 10 years longer than Rhea has released 3 comedy albums and has appeared on a number of late night talk shows. Rhea released her debut comedy album this year and has since made her first appearance on Conan .
This week, Jesse sits down with Cameron and Rhea to discuss their new show Take My Wife , working together, and LGBTQ rights.
You can find their new show Take My Wife on the SeeSo network
Comedian Jeff Garlin tells us about the worst night of his entire career.
Jesse tells us why The Taking of Pelham 123 is just too much fun to pass up.
Comedian Rhea Butcher joins us to talk Back to the Future, stage nudity, and tango.
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This week, an era draws to a close, but not before we review the crime thriller Sicario. Plus, we relax the Star Wars news embargo a bit, Ricky admits he's warming to the Ghostbusters reboot, and it wouldn't be a Wham Bam Pow sendoff without some Back to the Future Part II chat. Thank you for listening, and SEE SPY!
You can keep up with Cameron, Rhea, and Ricky via Twitter: @cameronesposito, @RheaButcher, and @RickyCarmona.
This week, the gang is back together to talk about the Kristen Stewart/Connie Britton/Jesse Eisenberg action flick, American Ultra! Plus, we compare streaming original series, Cameron sings an ode to baseball, and we make some exciting announcements.
We'll be back in October with a new episode! Be sure to keep an eye on our Twitter accounts for the movie announcement! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to and supported Wham Bam Pow -- we are excited to move to this new format to keep bringing you awesome, consistent episodes.
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This week, Rhea and Ricky review 2014's The Rock vehicle, Hercules! Plus, we say goodbye to a horror movie legend and a groundbreaking neurologist.
We'll be back next week with a review of American Ultra/i>, which is in theaters now!
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This week: Ricky Explains Movie Trailers to Rhea, what marvel over Fantastic Four, and we delve into Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. Plus, baseball talk!
We'll be back next week with a review of Starship Troopers, which is available now on Netflix Watch Instant!
Follow us on Twitter! Cameron is @cameronesposito, Rhea is @rheabutcher and Ricky is @rickycarmona. Discuss the show using the hashtag #WhamBamPow!
Don't forget about our Facebook and Tumblr pages. You can also email us at whambampow@maximumfun.org