With this episode, Multiplex Time Machine concludes its year-long look at the movies of 2007, a strangely notable year in modern movie history. What were our favorites? What do we still wish we could have covered? What comes next? Was this wort

Week 52: There Will Be Blood

Dec 30th, 2022 29m 59s

We've reached our final movie of 2007, and it's one that many consider not only one of the best movies of the year but also one of the best movies of this century: There Will Be Blood. It's been discussed for years, but let's see if there's sti

Week 51: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Dec 23rd, 2022 30m 1s

In the end of 2007, one of the all-time great movie spoofs was released to a disappointing reception. Does it deserve its cult status? Should it have single-handedly stopped the further production of music biopics? We'll discuss all of that in

Week 50: Youth Without Youth

Dec 16th, 2022 29m 55s

Welcome to a weird one! In Episode 50 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at Francis Ford Coppola's ambitious (and kind of inaccessible) Youth Without Youth, originally released to audiences on December 14, 2007! Youth Without Youth was wr

Week 49: Juno

Dec 9th, 2022 29m 52s

In Episode 49 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're rounding out our pregnancy trilogy of 2007. First, there was Waitress, then there was Knocked Up, and now we're turning our attention to the feel-good teen pregnancy movie of the year, Juno, origin

Week 48: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Dec 2nd, 2022 29m 55s

When it was released, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was universally praised for its unflinching look at the real-life struggles of a man suffering from "locked-in" syndrome, trapped in his own body. In Episode 48, we're discussing this har

Week 47: Enchanted

Nov 25th, 2022 30m

We've been watching a lot of heavy stuff as we get into awards season, so in this episode of Multiplex Time Machine, we're taking a turn from the dour to the delightful with a look at Enchanted, originally released November 21, 2007! Enchanted

Week 46: Southland Tales

Nov 18th, 2022 29m 58s

After the inaccessible Donnie Darko managed to find an audience, writer-director Richard Kelly thought, "I can't let that happen again." And with Southland Tales, released to audiences on November 14, 2007, he may have done it! Southland Tales

Week 45: No Country for Old Men

Nov 11th, 2022 29m 57s

In Episode 45 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're finally looking at one of the reasons this show exists: No Country for Old Men. Much ink has been spilled and many pods have been cast over the years about it, but that's not going to stop us from

Week 44: Bee Movie

Nov 4th, 2022 29m 46s

One day, Jerry Seinfeld got bored sitting on top of a giant pile of money, called his friend Steven Spielberg, told him about his idea for a movie about a bee, and the rest is history. In Episode 44 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at B

Week 43: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Oct 28th, 2022 29m 57s

Today's episode of Multiplex Time Machine is brought to you by the word "bleak!" In it, we'll be discussing Hollywood legend Sidney Lumet's last film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, originally released on October 26, 2007. Before the Devi

Week 42: Gone Baby Gone

Oct 21st, 2022 29m 58s

After proving his mettle as a writer and actor, Ben Affleck finally stepped into the director's chair with Gone Baby Gone, released on October 19, 2007, co-starring his brother Casey and the literal city of Boston! Gone Baby Gone was directed b

Week 41: Lars and the Real Girl

Oct 14th, 2022 29m 57s

More than a decade after appearing on The Mickey Mouse Club, relative unknown Ryan Gosling burst onto the scene with 2007's biggest guy-orders-a-sex-doll-but-acts-like-it's-his-girlfriend movie. In Episode 41 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're lo

Week 40: Michael Clayton

Oct 7th, 2022 29m 59s

In Episode 40 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at the creatively named Michael Clayton, a fine movie all about a guy named Michael Clayton, originally released on October 5, 2007. Michael Clayton was written and directed by Tony Gilroy,

Week 39: The Darjeeling Limited

Sep 30th, 2022 30m

While it may be considered a lesser entry in the Wes Anderson filmography, we're pretty big fans of The Darjeeling Limited over here, and we'll be discussing all of the reasons why in Episode 39 of Multiplex Time Machine! Join us as we examine

Week 38: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Sep 23rd, 2022 29m 58s

In Episode 38 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're making our second visit of the year to the Old West, with a look at The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, originally released on September 21, 2007. Is our love for this movi

Week 37: Eastern Promises

Sep 19th, 2022 29m 57s

Two years after their collaboration on A History of Violence, David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunited for Eastern Promises, their brutal examination of London's Russian mob, originally released on September 14, 2007. Eastern Promises was

Week 36: 3:10 to Yuma

Sep 9th, 2022 30m

2007 saw a revival of the Western genre, and in Episode 36 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're starting our discussion of that revival with a look at 3:10 to Yuma! 3:10 to Yuma was directed by James Mangold from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and

Week 35: Halloween

Sep 2nd, 2022 29m 57s

In 2007, Spooky Season arrived early when Rob Zombie's remake of the horror classic Halloween was released on August 31! How does it stack up to the original? Find out in Episode 35 of Multiplex Time Machine! Halloween was written and directed

Week 34: The Nanny Diaries

Aug 26th, 2022 29m 58s

Only a couple of years before they became Avengers, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans tackled something even more epic: CHILDCARE. In Episode 34 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at The Nanny Diaries, originally released on August 24, 2

Week 33: Superbad

Aug 19th, 2022 30m

2007 gave us the one-two punch of Seth Rogen's arrival as a comedy heavyweight, first as a star with Knocked Up, then as a writer with Superbad. In Episode 33, we're taking a look at that second punch, and its original (and surprisingly sweet)

Week 32: Stardust

Aug 12th, 2022 29m 57s

In Episode 32 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at the modern fantasy classic Stardust, originally released on August 10, 2007! Stardust was directed by Matthew Vaughan from a screenplay by Vaughan and Jane Goldman based on the book by N

Week 31: Hot Rod

Aug 5th, 2022 29m 56s

On August 3, 2007, The Lonely Island made their theatrical debut with Hot Rod, and cinema was never the same. Join us as we celebrate it in Episode 31 of Multiplex Time Machine, and make this another momentous day for listening. Hot Rod was dir

Week 30: The Simpsons Movie

Jul 29th, 2022 30m

After years on the small screen, the Simpsons finally made their theatrical debut with The Simpsons Movie! Originally released on July 27, 2007, it hoped to make the case that this was a movie and not just a long episode of the show. To help us

Week 29: Sunshine

Jul 22nd, 2022 29m 59s

It may have failed to make much of an impact at the box office, but Sunshine definitely made an impact on our hearts. Our favorite philosophical, slightly inaccessible sci-fi movie of the year was originally released on July 20, 2007, and we ho