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On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads throw on their finest flower tiaras and grab their fanciest headcheese as they cover Miloš Foreman's 1967 firefest: The Fireman's Ball. Does the film's sharp satire and blisteringly dark tone make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its l

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads make their way to a drawing room in Saddle River, New Jersey to scream conspiracy theories into a microphone as they cover Robert Altman's 1984 Nixon-fest: Secret Honor. Does Philip Baker Hall's stunning performance and the DIY

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads head to the Cork disco to sing some Kinks for the IRA as they cover Kirsten Sheridan's 2001 oink-fest: Disco Pigs. Does a young Cillian Murphy and a deeply idiosyncratic script make the movie a Fancy Feast? Or does opening up En

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads unplug their phones and have a good cry as they cover James L. Brooks' 1987 ode to the joys of work: Broadcast News. Does the electric chemistry of the three leads make this movie a Fancy Feast? Or does its overlong runtime make

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads head to Taipei and dance with the pigeon man as they cover Edward Yang's coming-of-age drama Yi Yi (2000). Do the film's novelistic approach and impeccable characterizations make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its vibes-based tone an

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads throw on their Onion Knight armor and do battle with a shaky cam, as they cover Orson Welles' 1966 Falstaff-fest: Chimes at Midnight. Do Welles' magnetic lead performance and adroit dramaturgical whimsy make the movie a Fancy Fe

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the lads grab their matchbooks and make for the hotel from hell as they dive into Alain Resnais' 1961 puzzlebox: Last Year at Marienbad. Do the striking performances and impeccable atmosphere make this hallmark of the French New Wave a Fancy F

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads groove to Also Sprach Zarathustra and save the economy as they cover Hal Ashby's 1979 Gumpfest: Being There. Do this movie's melancholy tone and memorable performances make it a Fancy Feast? Or do its static characters and moder

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the fancy lads grab their Gaveston's and get caught in the gay labyrinth as they cover Derek Jarman's 1991 Marlowe-tacular: Edward II. Do the film's Jacobean tendencies and visual eccentricities make it a Fancy Feast? Or do its lack of emotion

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brain and A.J., the Fancy Lads conquer their narcolepsy and hit the mean streets of Portland as they cover Gus Van Sant's gay odyssey: My Own Private Idaho. Do the stellar performances and Shakespearean pizazz make it a Fancy Feast? Or does its meandering plo

In this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads head for the Thai countryside to do battle with death as they cover Apichatpong Weerasethakul's 2010 surreal monkey-ghost-a-palooza: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Does the film's adherence to Weerasethakul's confi

In this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads grab their cigarettes and smoke out of the sunroof of a red Saab as they cover Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 2021 Chekhov/Murakami mashup: Drive My Car. Does the film's haunting portrayal of grief and its repercussions make it a Fancy Fea

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads hop in a biplane and knock out Jim Backus as they cover Stanley Kramer's 1963 mega-comedy: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Do its wide array of comedic stars and its commitment to throwing every bit at the wall make it a Fancy

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads go on a bender with a novelist and die on a snowy swing as they cover Akira Kurosawa's 1952 bureaucratic tragedy: Ikiru. Does the film's luscious cinematography and poignant insights into the nature of being make it a Fancy Feas

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads make their way down to Anarene, Texas for an exercise in depression as they cover Peter Bogdanivich's 1971 coming-of-rage opus: The Last Picture Show. Do the rich performances and anti-nostalgia lens make this film a Fancy Feast

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads attend a night at the opera/ballet as they cover Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1951 adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera/fever-dream: The Tales of Hoffmann. Do the lavish costumes and visual imagination make this fi

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the lads grab their original iPods and throw themselves headlong into the teenage wasteland of the mid-aughts as they cover Kenneth Lonergan's long-delayed coming-of-age film: Margaret. Do the truthful script and magnificent performances make

On this special double-feaster episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads find themselves in the charming French village/terrifying modernist hellscape that is the world of Jacques Tati in what many consider to be his two masterpieces: Mon Oncle (1958) and Playtime (1967). Does

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the fancy lads strap on their wings and fly headlong into the rabbit-infested no-man's land between East and West Berlin as they cover Wim Wenders' treatise on the meaning of life and the sexiness of trapeze: Wings of Desire (1987). Does the f

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads crack open their copy of the Malleus Maleficarum and kiss the Devil's butt as they cover Benjamin Christensen's 1922 silent horror essay: Häxan. Do the stunning diagrams and exquisite production design make it a Fancy Feast? Or

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads grab their chessboards and face down Death itself in Ingmar Bergman's contemplative, plague-ridden romp through the Middle-Ages: The Seventh Seal. Does the film's incredible cinematography and Looney Tunes slapstick make the fil

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the fancy lads recruit their first ever Fancy Guest, one Josh Boerman from The Worst of All Possible Worlds, to cover François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age drama The 400 Blows. Does Truffaut's unblinking look into the terror

On this episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads continue their streak of covering movies with infectious theme songs as they dive deep into the derelict dystopia of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. Does the shocking violence and razor sharp satire make for a fancy feast? Or do its Gil

Hey everybody! We're gonna have to skip the FMT for this month as A.J. does his second dance with Lady Covid. But that just means next month, you'll get TWO Fancy Movie Times and, boy howdy, are they DOOZIES. See you fancy folks then! Yours in Fancitude, Fancy Brian and Fancy A.J.

On this month's episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads bask in the colorful claustrophobia and unbearable longing of Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love. Does the sight of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung eating noodles together make for a Fancy Feast? Or does the frenetic pace

On this month's Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads take the highway to the Zone as they plunge into the existentially terrifying world of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. Is this sci-fi benchmark a Fancy Feast worthy of our innermost desires? Or is it a failure to fancy that should be c

On this month's Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads battle their way through the sexism of showbiz as they witness the glory and downfall of the titular heroine of Joseph L. Mankiewicz' All About Eve. Is this a theatrical feast worthy of Bette Davis' Margot Channing? Or would Addiso

Hey y'all! Due to illness and a family emergency, Fancy Movie Time will be taking a brief hiatus in February and will be returning in March. See you then, fancy folks! Lurv, Fancy Brian and Fancy A.J.

On this month's Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., the Fancy Lads experience the slow-burn and exquisite delights of watching a Belgian woman do chores in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Is this newly crowned top of the Sight and Sound Top 100 List a Fancy

On this month's episode of Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., our intrepid budding cinephiles experience the most aggressively French Christmas ever devised as they review Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale (2008). Do the sumptuous performances and shifts in style make this movie a fancy feast?

On this month's Fancy Movie Time with Brian and A.J., we play a high-stakes game of solitaire looking for that dastardly Red Queen as we make our way through the labyrinthine and meandering plot of John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962)! Is Angela Lansbury's chilling portrayal of Elean