2013
19 episodes · 2013
1The Last Stand and A Haunted House
Mike and Jay discuss The Last Stand, Arnold Schwarzenberg’s mediocre return to starring in mediocre action movies! They also spend more time contemplating the Marlon Wayans spoof comedy A Haunted House than Marlon Wayans did when he wrote the script.
2Warm Bodies and Movie 43
Mike and Jay discuss some movie that they’ve already forgotten the title of, as well as the critically darling, Movie 43.
3A Good Day to Die Hard
Mike and Jay discuss Bruce Willis’ latest paycheck. Meanwhile, Mr. Plinkett puts his foot down about the progress of his VCR repair.
4Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Jack the Giant Slayer
Mike and Jay discuss the latest action fantasy films adapted from old timey fairy tales, and discuss this baffling recent trend.
5Oz the Great and Powerful and Return to Oz
Mike and Jay discuss all things Oz! As well as deal with Mr. Plinkett’s recent drug addition problem.
6Evil Dead
Mike and Jay literally got to Hell to discuss yet another remake. This time it’s Evil Dead, a modern update on the Sam Raimi cult classic.
7Oblivion and The Lords of Salem
After burying the body of Mailman Tommy, Mike and Jay discuss the sci fi action film Oblivion, directed by the guy responsible for everyone’s favorite movie, Tron: Legacy. They then discuss the horror film The Lords of Salem, directed by the guy responsible for everyone’s OTHER favorite movie, the Halloween remake.
8Iron Man 3 and Pain & Gain
While business begins to boom at the VCR repair shop, Mike and Jay use their lunch break to talk about the latest Marvel film Pain & Gain, as well as Michael Bay’s newest product, Iron Man 3.
9Star Trek Into Darkness
Wanna hear Mike, Jay, and Rich Evans talk about Star Trek Into Darkness for 45 minutes? WARNING: 90% of this episode is spoilers. So if you haven’t seen the movie yet and want to avoid spoilers, maybe skip this one. And if you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t care about spoilers, there’s a lot of stuff mentioned in this episode that won’t make a lot of sense to you until you’ve seen the movie.
10The Hangover Part III and After Earth
In the epic conclusion to Half in the Bag’s “Hipster Trilogy,” Mike and Jay discuss the “final” Hangover film (unless it makes a ton of money and a Hangover part IV is rushed into production) as well as After Earth, the latest collaboration of two of cinema’s finest: M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith.
11Man of Steel
Mike, Jay, and their new friend Rich Evans (a different Rich Evans or something) discuss the latest iteration of Superman, this one being too cool and “real” to actually be called Superman. Also, Mr. Plinkett receives some distressing news that may lead to him losing his house! Is this the end of Half in the Bag??!! (spoiler: it isn’t)
12White House Down and the Lone Ranger
Mike and Jay discuss two recent flops that both have the exact same poster.
13Grown Ups 2
Mike and Jay check out the latest Adam Sandler comedy, and their reaction may surprise you.
14Pacific Rim
Mike and Jay discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s sci fi fantasy monsters vs. robots film Pacific Rim.
15The Wolverine vs. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Jay and Mike take on The Wolverine and also discuss the film that came before that, Xmen origins: Will. i. Amverine.
16Summer Movie Catch Up and THINGS
Jay and Mike find Plinkett to be the new roommate of an old friend as they discuss some movies they saw over the summer, as well as an old piece of trash called Things.
17Gravity and Carrie
Mike and Jay give Mr. Plinkett some chores to do while they discuss the lost in space adventure film Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as well as the horror flop Carrie.
18Ender’s Game and Thor: The Dark World
Mike and Jay discuss a recent sci-fi flop and a sci-fi hit. First up is Ender’s Game, based on the novel by Orson Scott Card and then the Marvel sequel Thor: The Dark World, in which Mike and Jay constantly refer to magical elves as aliens because who cares?
19The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Happy Holidays, everyone! In this special Christmas episode Mike and Jay put Mr. Plinkett to work so they can be lazy and discuss Peter Jackson’s latest six hour movie about little people walking around a lot, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.