Episodes
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
208 - Death Note & Logan Lucky
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
This week we are in no shortage of topics with special guest Mike Fallek of the east-coast podcast "Lets Start a Cult." He joins us to talk about the dangers of group think, the virtues of Obi Wan Kenobi and the role of an actor on set. Together we review Stephen Soderbergh's new film "Logan Lucky," the Netflix-produced "Death Note," based on the Japanese anime, and at the end, we discuss Brad Bird's animated classic "The Iron Giant."
Logan Lucky trailer
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Thursday Jul 13, 2017
204 - Spider-Man Homecoming
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
This week we forgo movie news and we give the final word on Cracked.com's list of "20 Shows and Movies That Don't Deserve The Praise They Get." We also review Marvel's new "Spider-Man Homecoming" and at the end of the program we review the 2011, gay-themed romantic indie, "Weekend."
Spider-Man Homecoming trailer
Weekend trailer
Tuesday May 30, 2017
200 (pt.2) - Listener Q&A
Tuesday May 30, 2017
Tuesday May 30, 2017
This half of the 200th episode contains our Q&A segment with listeners who sent in their questions. Topics include: how one teaches improv comedy, when spoilers are and are not appropriate, our all-time favorite television shows, High School, our pop-culture obsessions, the future of cinema, and accidental racism. Thank you to everyone for listening, thanks for sending in your questions and for hanging on as long as you have.
Thursday May 04, 2017
198 - Fate of the Furious
Thursday May 04, 2017
Thursday May 04, 2017
In this episode Cassidy talks about the darker corners of Reddit, Keith discusses his basketball injury and we review the box-office breaker "Fate of the Furious." We also discuss a new Lonely Island movie in the works, an upcoming Netflix "Carmen Sandiego" cartoon, and for our Netflix Homework we review the Documentary "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films."
Fate of the Furious trailer
Electric Boogaloo trailer
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
196 - Ghost in the Shell
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
This week we discuss the American live-action remake of the cult anime "Ghost in the Shell," and for the Netflix homework we review the Bill Paxton thriller "Frailty." We also talk more about our recent concert outings, Robert Rodriguez's connection with the "Escape from New York" remake, and Seth Rogan's involvement with the developing film adaptation of Robert Kirkman's ultra-violent comic book series "Invincible."
Ghost in the Shell trailer
Frailty trailer
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
195 - Beauty and the Beast
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
This episode, in light of reviewing Disney's new live-action remake of their 1991 classic "Beauty and the Beast," we choose our picks for the Best/Worst/Overrated/Underrated Disney Animated Features, and Cassidy reviews the notorious festical shocker "Raw." We also talk about what our pop-culture social deal-breakers are when meeting new people. For our Netflix Homwork, we review the 4-hour long, 1963 hisorical-epic "Cleopatra."
Beauty and the Beast trailer
Raw trailer
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
193 - Logan & Get Out
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
This week we review both Jordan Peele's new horror film "Get Out" and Hugh Jackman's final hurrah as the X-Men character Wolverine in "Logan." We also talk about Keith at the San Diego Mardis Gras parade, the "Beauty and the Beast" gay-character controversy, and we debate awkwardly worded Rotten Tomatoes blurbs. At the end of the podcast, as our Netflix homework we discuss the James McAvoy dramedy "Filth."
Check out our guest spot this week on the SoCal music-request podcast The Listening Party!
Get Out trailer
Logan trailer
Friday Jan 20, 2017
189 - Top10 of 2016
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Friday Jan 20, 2017
This week, Richard comes back to the podcast to help us say farewell to 2016 with our lists of the top 10 and bottom 5 films of the year. Keith gets called a racist, Richard is a warm and fuzzy new parent, and Cassidy celebrates the bleak and bizare movies that 2016 had to offer. Join this two hour journey as we wrap up last year's messy and turbulent film output.
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
185 - Arrival
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
This week we talk about our our post-election weekend escapes, the movies we watched the most as teenagers and we review the new Amy Adams science-fiction drama "Arrival." At the end we also review for our Netflix homework the quirky documentary "Finders Keepers."
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.