Drop The Remote

About Drop The Remote

Just three guys that love talking about movies

Publisher

Ben Houck, Chris Hyer, and Shayn Foley

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Feb 2022

Latest episode

22 Mar 2024

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Mar 2024

   Ep. 16: Dune: Part Two

   Welcome to Episode 16: Dune: Part Two! The guys discuss the newest installment of Dune, a special guest stops by, and there's even some draft action for the top 5 most anticipated movies of 2024. For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on Instagram and @BuckWildBenny on Letterboxed for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

2. 

   16 Feb 2024

   Ep. 15: 2024 Check In

   Welcome to Episode 15: 2024 Check In! After a quick 6 month break the guys are back to catch up on everything since Oppenheimer and look ahead to what 2024 has in store, For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on Instagram and @BuckWildBenny on Letterboxed for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

3. 

   7 Aug 2023

   Ep. 14: Oppenheimer

   Welcome to Episode 14: Oppenheimer! This week the boys are back in the studio to discuss: Barbie follow up (1:58) The Crowded Room (3:50) The Bear (4:46) Asteroid City (5:25) Past Lives (7:06) Joy Ride (7:33) They Cloned Tyrone (8:37) The After Party (10:59) The Righteous Gemstones (11:41) The Other Two (11:56) Platonic (14:03) Succession (14:46) Minx (15:20) After that it's an in-depth review of Oppenheimer (16:38) followed by everyone’s top 5 Christopher Nolan movies (1:24:23). Also check out this Modern Marvels episode for more info on The Manhattan Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y1jGZnzB7U For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on Instagram and @BuckWildBenny on Letterboxed for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

4. 

   31 Jul 2023

   Ep. 13: Barbie

   Welcome to Episode 13: Barbie! This week Ben sits down with special guest host Kristey Palmisano to talk all things Barbie! For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

5. 

   14 Jul 2023

   Ep. 12: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

   Welcome to Episode 12 - Across The Spider-Verse! This week the guys battle through technical difficulty to talk about their most anticipated movie of 2023, as well as what they've been watching recently. (1:40) Benny’s big News (2:20) Across The Spider-Verse (11:20) Chris’s mic turns into Godzilla (31:30) Writers strike overview (37:30) Barry/Succession swap (39:45) The Bear S2 (43:45) I Think You Should Leave (45:10) Platonic (46:30) The Idol (49:30) Is Silo good? (49:50) The Crowded Room is not good (50:40) Is Tom Holland a good actor vs a movie star? (52:15) Elemental (55:30) A look back on our 2023 movie draft (1:02:20) What’s next on our lists For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com) Thanks for listening!

6. 

   1 May 2023

   Ep. 11: Hot Rod

   Welcome to Episode 11: Hot Rod! This week the fellas catch up on their recent watches: Atlanta (1:23) Beef (2:22) Barry (4:28) Air (6:00) The Menu (6:43) The Hunger (6:53) Succession (9:23) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (12:28) Mafua Mama (12:44) Ghosted (13:22) Rye Lane (14:50) Fool's Paradise (16:08) After that they dig into Hot Rod (17:57) and all things Andy Samberg. For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

7. 

   17 Apr 2023

   Ep. 10: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

   Welcome to Episode 10: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse! This week the fellas catch up on their recent watches: Stolen Youth (1:07) The Big Door Prize (2:46) The Resort (4:23) Joh Wick 4 (6:21) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (11:44) The Mandalorian (13:20) 65 (14:22) Air (15:20) After that it's a review of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (18:12) followed by the definitive DTR ranking of every Spider-Man movie that has hit the big screen (48:23) For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

8. 

   4 Apr 2023

   Ep. 9: Champions

   Welcome to Episode 9: Champions! This week the fellas catch up on their recent watches: John Wick: Chapter 4 (1:07) Luther (3:02) South Park (3:32) Shrinking (4:25) Ted Lasso (5:06) Succession (5:13) The Elephant Whisperers (7:08) The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse (7:32) The Knicks (7:58) After that it's a review of Champions (8:26) followed by a draft of everyone's starting 5 sports movie characters (35:38) with a bonus round for head coaches. For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

9. 

   27 Mar 2023

   Ep. 8: The Last of Us

   Welcome to Episode 8! The Last of Us This week the fellas catch up on their recent watches, talk movies vs. TV, and get into shows that make a limited run and then hang it up. They cover: Swarm (0:43) Shrinking (4:03) Ted Lasso (4:26) The Mandalorian (5:14) Everything Everywhere All At Once (7:16) Puss in Boots (7:32) Basketball (8:13) John Wick: Chapter 4 (9:03) The Whale (9:21) Succession (10:33) Barry (10:47) West World (11:29) After that it's a review of season one of The Last of Us (12:13) and what video games can or can't make it as TV shows or movies. Then, because you can never really have too much Pedro Pascal, they dive into The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (59:43). For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com) Thanks for listening!

10. 

    15 Mar 2023

    Ep. 7: Blood In, Blood Out (Bound By Honor)

    Welcome to Episode 7! Blood In, Blood Out (AKA Bound By Honor) Ben Houck, Chris Hyer, and Shayn Foley catch up on their most recent watches including: My Cousin Vinny (0:45) History Of The World Pt. II (1:04) Daisy Jones & The Six (1:45) Shrinking (3:11) Aftersun (3:37) South Park (4:20) Poker Face (5:34) Creed III (6:16) Magic Mike's Last Dance (6:25) Little White Lie (6:52) Luther: The Fallen Sun (7:38) Then they take a look at the 1993 classic Blood In, Blood Out (8:31), also known as Bound By Honor. After that they draft their top 5 most anticipated movies of 2023. (58:27) For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com) Thanks for listening!

11. 

    7 Mar 2023

    Ep. 6: 2023 Oscars

    Welcome to Episode 6! 2023? Oscars!? Really?! Ben Houck, Chris Hyer and new Host Shayn Foley round up: The “State of Movies” in March 2023. Streaming account password apocalypse, advertisements, pricing and the Sports/NFL effect, - 5:50 The Oscars Preview: (13:55) Best Picture: (18:45) Everything Everywhere All at Once: (20:30) We Cut 5 Films: (22:30) Best Actor: (31:00) For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com) Thanks for listening!

12. 

    2 Mar 2023

    Ep. 5: The Harder They Fall

    Welcome to Episode 5! The Western Episode - The Harder They Fall Review Ben Houck and Chris Hyer round up some recent watches including: Winning Time: (1:35) I Think You Should Leave (4:50) South Park (6:50) Minx: (7:30) Human Resources (9:00) Turning Red (11:30) Our Flag Means Death (13:00) The After Party (16:35) The Harder They Fall - (18:15) Ben and Chris Top 5 “Westerns” - (51:00) The Power of the Dog (54:15) Chris 5 - The Harder They Fall (59:00) Ben 5 - The Hateful Eight (59:50) Chris 4 - The Mandalorian (1:01:10) Ben 4 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1:02:15) Chris 3 - Django (1:03:40) Ben 3 - Unforgiven (1:06:35) Chris 2 -The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1:07:50) Ben 2 - True Grit (Remake) (1:10:10) Chris 1 - Shanghai Noon (1:11:00) Ben 1 - High Noon (1:12:55) Honorable Mentions For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on instagram and @BuckWildBenny on LetterBoxd for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com) Thanks for listening!

13. 

    21 Mar 2022

    Ep. 4: The Batman

    Batman EPISODE Ben and Chris break down Matt Reeve’s 2022 The Batman! THIS IS A FULL SPOILER POD! They compare comic books to on screen Batman and discuss the millennial Batman psyche! Everything from Detective Comics to Adam West, Tim Burton’s Batman contrasted with Nolan’s Batman and more! (46:00) Then they break down their 5 favorite Batman characters to have hit the big screen! Cheers to the infinitely malleable hero this podcast needs!  XO THEBAT. Let us know what you think on instagram at @droptheremotepod and on gmail at droptheremotepod@gmail.com (mailto:droptheremotepod@gmail.com) Ben has also gone Letterboxd crazy as “BuckWildBenny.” You can see all his reviews there.

14. 

    12 Mar 2022

    Ep. 3: Oscars Retcon

    Thank you for listening to the Drop the Remote Podcast. Be sure to leave recommendations/questions you want to hear the guys discuss @houckbd192 on instagram or by email at droptheremotepod@gmail.com (mailto:droptheremotepod@gmail.com). Ben and Chris do a quick round up of TV shows and a couple movies they watched this week before jumping into Sam Levinson’s Euphoria with special guest Kristey Palmisano. Then the guys retcon the last 5 years of Oscar’s Best Picture Awards. Succession (1:00) Pam and Tommy (3:05) The Afterparty (6:30) Search Party (9:00) Sex Lives of College Girls (10:00) Parallel Mothers (12:30) Want You Back (12:40) Worst Person in the World (13:30) Scream (13:48) Extended Euphoria Discussion (14:30) We screwed up the years but we discuss a lot of great movies that deserved more shine: Best Picture Retcon Discussion (28:15) Borat Subsequent Movie Film (33:50) Palm Springs (35:53) Promising Young Woman (37:12) Judas and The Black Messiah (37:52) Sound of Metal (39:08) Parasite (40:10) Beach Bum (41:30) Dolemite is My Name (43:00) Jojo Rabbit (43:30) Greenbook (47:00) Game Night (48:50) Mission Impossible: Fallout (51:10) Widows (52:00) First Man (52:10) Bad Times at the El Royale (52:35) Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (53:10) Shape of Water (55:10) Baby Driver (56:12) Three Billboards (58:10) Thor: Ragnarok (58:20) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (1:00:20) Phantom Thread (1:00:40) Dunkirk (1:01:20) Nice Guys (1:04:20) Green Room (1:05:00) The Founder (1:05:15) War Dogs (1:05:25) FINAL RETCON 2020 - PALM SPRINGS 2019 - BEACH BUM 2018 - SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE 2017 - JOHN WICK 2 and THOR RAGNAROK 2016 - 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE and THE NICE GUYS And a little lead in on The Batman (1:09:00) Next week is the full Batman discussion!

15. 

    4 Mar 2022

    Ep. 2: The Kid Detective & Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies

    Welcome to Episode 2! For more great Drop the Remote content follow us on Instagram @DropTheRemotePod! You can follow the host Ben Houck at @houckbd192 on Instagram for even more great movie reviews! We would love to hear from you! Shoot us a line at DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com (mailto:DropTheRemotePod@gmail.com)! Ben Houck and Chris Hyer jump into “Kid Detective” 1:25 by Director Evan Morgan starring Adam Brody. Then at 21:30 they jump into their 5 most anticipated movies of 2022 where they discuss: 5 Across The Spiderverse 21:45 5 Killers of the Flower Moon 23:59 4 Turning Red 24:55 4 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 26:30 3 Black Panther Wakanda Forever 28:45 3 Thor Love and Thunder 31:10 2 Nope 33:40 2 Knives Out 2 35:20 1 Top Gun 38:00 1 Batman 40:05 Two Honorable How Did This Get Made Mentions An American Underdog 46:40 Morbius 48:15 As well as some most anticipated Honorable Mentions: Havoc 50:40 The Flash 51:55 The Northmen 53:00 Thanks again for listening! Episode 3 we will pivot to some TV and Retconning the Last 5 years of Best Picture Oscar Winners. Episode 4 we’re talking full spoiler Batman. Hope to see you at the Spectrum Theater!

16. 

    24 Feb 2022

    Ep. 1: Red Rocket & 2021 Benny "Ebert" Awards

    Welcome to the Drop The Remote Podcast! For more great movie reviews be sure to follow @houckbd192 on instagram! Ben Houck and Chris Hyer jump into “Red Rocket” by director Sean Baker. (2:30) (SPOILERS). A Indie movie about a run down American town and man trying to turn his life around. (25:00)They then talk about Spider-man: No Way Home (HEAVY SPOILERS) and Dune (31:45) (ALSO SPOILED) and the difference between couch watching and theaters. Then Ben gives out his “Benny Ebert” Best of 2021 awards featuring Get Back (35:30) Summer of Soul (41:15) Listening to Kenny G (41:50) SouthPark Covid Special Ep. 1 (42:45) Bo Burnham’s Inside (44:30) Shiva Baby (45:50) Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar (47:15) Last Night in Soho (48:40) A Quiet Place II (49:30) Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (50:40) Nobody (52:20) 8 Bit Christmas (54:00) Mitchell’s vs the Machines (54:25) French Dispatch (55:05) Boss Level (55:50) Free Guy (56:30) No Sudden Move (57:15) House of Gucci (57:35) Cruella (1:00:00) King Richard (1:02:00) West Side Story (1:04:05) And as a teaser to next episode Kid Detective (1:05:55) Thanks and hope to see you at the Spectrum Theater!

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5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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