Ben Around

POSTERS BY COASTERS THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) ELYSIUM (2013) THE MARTIAN (2015) JASON BOURNE (2016) (h/t Tom Butler)

POSTERS BY COASTERS CRIMINAL (2016) MACBETH (2015) SICARIO (2015) ENEMY (2014)

It’s Ben v Corey on “Batman v Superman: Dawn of the Justice,” the latest from Zack Snyder and DC Comics. One hates it, one likes it. They get into specifics and also talk about the general backlash over the movie and where the studio might go from here. Since it's been a while since they last recorded, the guys also briefly unpack the 2015 film year, finally saying goodbye to another wonderful year at the movies. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: http://ia601506.us.archive.org/32/items/AspectRadio120/AspectRadio120.mp3 You can follow the show on Twitter at @AspectRadio, or email any feedback to [email protected]. Please “Like” us on Facebook! We’re also on iTunes. We’d really appreciate a rating and review! Thanks for listening!!!

Born Ruffians - “Don’t Live Up”

Daniel Pemberton - “The Skylab Plan” (on the “Steve Jobs” soundtrack) Nevermind the horrible photoshop job in the video image, this is a wonderful track used beautifully in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s film.

Ben and Corey look back at summer 2015 and look ahead to the busy fall and winter 2015. They break down their favorite moments and films from a solid summer season that brought “Inside Out,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Tangerine,” “Mad Max Fury Road” and so much more. They break down their most anticipated movies for the fall and winter season, including “Spectre,” “Spotlight,” “The Good Dinosaur” and some dinky little production called, I don’t know, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” y’all.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD!!! Please “Like” us on Facebook! We’re also on iTunes. We’d really appreciate a rating and review! Thanks for listening!!! Produced by Andrew Richardson Music heard in AR #118: Kanye West - “Runaway”

Lonesome Ghost - “My Dear”

Our friend Ben Stark’s new short film “Dead Saturday” stars Oscar-nominee Eric Roberts ("Inherent Vice," "The Dark Knight," "Runaway Train") as Pastor Malcolm and Kurt Krause ("True Detective") as troubled youth Jimmy, who interprets a loophole in the Bible as a free pass to sin without consequence on the Saturday before Easter. Acclaimed young Shoals-area band The Bear contributed an original score.The film will screen at Druid City Brewing Company in Tuscaloosa on July 11 at 6 p.m. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow, with another screening of the movie right after. After a series of statewide screenings, the filmmakers will then take the film to as many regional film festivals as they can manage, including this year's Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, so stay tuned for programming information. Ben talked to Stark about the themes and ideas explored in this film, why the short format suited this project, how to find the right people to help make it and how he plans to get more eyes on the movie moving forward. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD!!! Please “Like” us on Facebook! We’re also on iTunes. We’d really appreciate a rating and review!Thanks for listening!!! Music heard in AR #117: The Bear - “Sinner’s Prayer” (as heard in “Dead Saturday”)

Ben and Corey dive back into the summer to catch up on the latest, some of them record-breaking, releases like “Jurassic World,” “Inside Out” and “Terminator: Genisys.” The guys see eye to eye on Pixar’s latest, calling it one of the studio’s best to date, and mostly agree they didn’t really care for “Jurassic” or “Terminator.” They also look ahead to the rest of summer 2015 which promises even more good times with movies like “Ant-Man,” “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” and “Straight Outta Compton.” They’ll be sure to check back in as soon as they see another handful of them. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD!!! Please “Like” us on Facebook! We’re also on iTunes. We’d really appreciate a rating and review!Thanks for listening!!! Music heard in AR #116: Michael Giacchino - “Bundle of Joy” (as heard in “Inside Out”)

Ben and Corey catch up via phone to recap the 2015 summer movie season so far, including huge releases like “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Spy.” They did most of what they’ve seen so far, but are split on titles like “Tomorrowland,” “San Andreas” and “Entourage.” Corey also recommends a few indies to keep an eye on, especially a couple from the horror genre. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD!!! Please “Like” us on Facebook! We’re also on iTunes. We’d really appreciate a rating and review!Thanks for listening!!! Music heard in AR #115: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - “Mas que nada“

Corey recaps his visit to the 2015 Nashville Film Festival where he saw a handful of  fantastic movies including John Maclean‘s western “Slow West” starring Michael Fassbender. Other notable films included Rick Alverson’s “Entertainment,” Bill Pohlad‘s “Love & Mercy” and Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker‘s “Welcome to Leith.“ CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD!!! Music heard in this AR Nugget: Lovin’ Spoonful - “Nashville Cats”