ATR #110 – Heist, Heist, Baby

Yep, you read the title correctly, this week’s episode is all about heist movies! Returning after a 1 year hiatus is friend of the podcast Jed, and together he and John give their picks for “Good”, “Bad”, and “Ugly” heist movies. Plus a review for the new film “Disobedience”.   Heist films run the gamut from silly capers, to all out action, but they all have a few things in common. On this episode Jed and John go over what they think makes a good heist film, and then they each give their choices heist movies that fall into the “Good”, “Bad”, or “Ugly” categories. Make sure to vote for this podcast in the first ever Geek Awards that Renton City Comic Con is putting on! When you click this link -> Renton City Comic Con Geek Awards you can vote for this podcast in three different categories: * Question 8: “Favorite Northwest Podcast” = “About To Review” * Question 9: “GEEK OF THE YEAR from the Northwest” = “That Guy Named John from About To Review” * Question 10: “Where do you consume your geekdom information from?” = “About To Review podcast” If you want to support the show, there are now more options! * Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. * Click here for the – Threadless Store. Pick up a T-Shirt or coffee mug to show your support! * Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Timecode breakdown: * 0m:00s – 5m:10s: Introduction of the guest and topics * 5m:10s – 20m:18s Geek news Jamie Foxx officially cast as “Spawn” in a film written and directed by Todd McFarlene “Locke and Key” was ordered by Netflix after HULU passed on it a few months ago Jake Gyllenhall in talks to play Mysterio and Michael Keaton might be returning Justice League cast reunites and reads from LOTR on “Talkin’ Toons” with Rob Paulsen Aaron Campbell, artist for “Infidel” has a new podcast called “Adventure Hook” which is a great podcast to listen to if you want to learn more about Dungeons & Dragons 20m:18s – 28m:20s: Discussion, review, and rating of “Disobedience” (IMDB.com/Disobedience) Make sure to listen to the interview I did with the director, Sebastian Lelio on last week’s episode of “About To Interview” -> Youtube.com/ATI15 – Sebastian Lelio 28m:20s – 33m:10s: John and Jed try to answer the question of what makes a good heist film? Is it the protagonist or antagonist? The setting? The heist itself? The “item” that is being taken? 33m:10s – 41m:50s: Starting off with the choices fo...