Episodes
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.
Wednesday May 18, 2016
172 - The Darkness & The Huntsman: Winter's War
Wednesday May 18, 2016
Wednesday May 18, 2016
This week we catch up on "The Huntsman: Winter's War" and the new Blumhouse horror film "The Darkness." We discuss Kevin Smith's plans to adapt "Buckaroo Banzai" into a TV series and at the end of the program we also review the 1991 documentary "Paris is Burning" for our Netflix Homework.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
168 - Midnight Special & Everybody Wants Some
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
This episode we review the sci-fi indie "Midnight Special" and Richard Linklater's new comedy "Everybody Wants Some." We also, weirdly, talk a lot about Snow White's different cinematic portrayals and at the end of the program, for our Netflix Homework, we review the Icelandic penis-documentary "The Final Member."
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
167 - The Bronze
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
This episode we burn through the week's movie news in another lightening round and we review the dark comedy "The Bronze," written by and starring Melissa Rauch of "The Big Bang Theory." For our Netflix Homework we also review 1970 Italian thriller 'The Conformist," directed by the great Bernardo Bertolucci.
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.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
131 - Mad Max: Fury Road
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Leading up to our review of "Mad Max: Fury Road" we catch up on some movie news and discuss our favorite post-apocalyptic wasteland movies. Cassidy also regales Richard with more stories of disastrous apartment hunting episodes in LA, and at the end of the show we review the David Wain comedy "They Came Together."