Episodes

Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
177 - The BFG and The Do Over
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
This week we catch up on movie news and review Steven Spielberg's "The BFG." as well as the straight-to-Netfix film "The Do-Over," starring Adam Sandler and David Spade. Other topics include: what makes a cult-film, what happened to TV-movies, and Pokemon Go.
The BFG trailer

Thursday Jun 23, 2016
175 - Finding Dory Warcraft Conjuring 2
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
This week we unload some backed up reviews, including Pixar's "Finding Dory," the horror sequel "Conjuring 2" and "Warcraft," based on the well-known video game franchise. We also discuss, at some length, Ken Russell's controversial 1971 film "The Devils," and for our Netflix homework we review the 2016 low-budget slasher movie "Hush."
Finding Dory trailer

Thursday Jun 09, 2016
174 - Popstar
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
This week we talk about he nuances of primary voting and review the Lonely Island film "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping." For our Netflix Homework we review the David Gordon Green indie "Prince Avalanche," starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch.

Thursday Jun 02, 2016
173 - The Nice Guys & X-Men Apocalypse
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
This week we catch up on reviews for Shane Black's new crime comedy "The Nice Guys" and last weekend's "X-Men: Apocalypse." We also discuss the status of Terry Gilliam's long gestating Don Quixote project and Cassidy talks about why he feels old going to punk shows in Los Angeles. No Netflix homework this week. Sorry.

Wednesday Mar 30, 2016
166 - Batman v Superman
Wednesday Mar 30, 2016
Wednesday Mar 30, 2016
This week we bring on Patrick, host of the podcasts Almost Educational and Make Dad Read Comics, to help us review Warner Bros' "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I also quiz our guest with a game of "Real Movie Premise or Made Up." At the end of the program we review the homelessness-themed drama "Shelter" for our Netflix homework.
Batman v Superman trailer

Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
164 - Eddie the Eagle
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
San Diego comedian and friend of the show Keith Foster takes Richard's spot as co-host for a week to review the Olympic ski-jumping comedy "Eddie the Eagle." We also discuss our reactions and opinions about the 88th Academy Awards, and for our Netflix Homework we review the Lorn Michael's produced "Staten Island Summer."

Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
158 - Top 10 and Bottom 5 Films of 2015
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
In this episode we run through our top 10 and bottom 5 movies released in 2015. Some cross over and a few surprises as well. No Netflix homework or news items this week. Enjoy!

Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
154 - Krampus
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
This week's episode we get in a heated debate about the new holiday-themed horror-comedy "Krampus," of all movies. We also answer letters, discuss Luc Besson's developing 183-million dollar sci-fi project, and at the end of the show we review the documentary "Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World" for our Netflix homework.

Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
152 - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 (w/ guest Mindy Crouchley)
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
This week we are joined by author and YA fiction enthusiast Mindy Crouchley to review the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise "Mockingjay Part 2." We discuss the film in context to the aftershocks of recent political violence, the deeper themes of YA distopian literature, and weather or not Francis Lawrence should make an "Aliens" film. Cassidy does a solo review of the Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara romantic-drama "Carol," and for our Netflix homework we also review the 1991 ensemble comedy "Soap Dish," starring Sally Field, Kevin Cline, and Robert Downey Jr.

Thursday Oct 29, 2015
149 - Steve Jobs
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
It's a few days before Halloween and we decide to list a few film that are scary, even though they aren't technically horror movies. We also review the new Danny Boyle film "Steve Jobs," written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Michael Fassbender, and in our Netfllix homework we review the Iranian vampire film "Girl Walks Home Alone At Night."