Happy Halloween, everybody! We are back, just like the Sanderson Sisters, to talk about something spooky (or spooky-ish) for Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than with Hocus Pocus 2? Did this movie put a spell on us or did we place a hex on it? Find out here!
What even is a "month?" Anyway, for this Manly Movie of Undetermined Time Frame, we review that movie where Pacino yells? No, not that one. It's the one where he yells and tries to do a Latin accent? No, not THAT one either. The other one. That's it. It's Carlito's Way. Here comes the review.
Hey, we did an episode about our editor! Just kidding...sort of. On this episode, we are talking about the Oscar-nominated, anti-romcom, The Worst Person in the World. Did John and Sammie survive? What does sock puppet Joseph think? Was there an Armond White review? These answers and more are all here. Check it out! (Also, we didn't use any soundclips from the movie in the episode because 99.98% of this movie is in Norwegian and unless you actually speak Norwegian, it will do nothing for you.)
Continuing to play catch up, this episode was recorded in July. On this episode, we talk about the Hulu original romcom, The Hating Game. I wish I had a snappier episode descriptor than I do, but here we are. Enjoy!
We are trying to catch up on the backlog of unedited episodes. This was supposed to close out Pride Month.
This week wrap up Pride Month 2022 to review a movie shot on an iPhone ironically recorded on an iPhone. (But not edited on an iPhone. That's too far.) Under the microscope this week is Sean Baker's 2015 drama, Tangerine. Did we end Pride Month on a high or a low? Find out here.
Once upon a time, there was a President so popular, his legacy could be tarnished with the worst scandal ever - he asked a woman out on a date. This week, we bring Aaron Sorkin back into the mix and review the 1995 romantic comedy, The American President. Did we vote for it or against it? Find out here!
Pride Month continues and our friend Mark returns to discuss a movie way funnier than its subject can ever be - conversion therapy. This week we are talking about the 1999 comedy, But I'm A Cheerleader. Did we give this movie an A or did we give it an F? Find out here!
On our latest episode of our latest spinoff, this week we examine the 2005 true story, Coach Carter, the Samuel L. Jackson drama about a basketball coach who believed that excellence was demanded not just on the court but off the court as well. Was this a slam dunk or did we foul the movie out? Find out here!
Pride month continues with a film that focuses on that most horrific of horrors...attending a gathering with your family. This week we give some attention to a film that gives some love to the bisexual community, Shiva Baby. Check it out here!
Welcome to Pride Month 2022! Hope everyone is celebrating safely and definitely following one specific rule - don't fall asleep. Because we are kicking things off with the man of our dreams, Freddy Kruger, and his return to Elm Street to stalk teenagers in the sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, a film where subtext, just like teenagers, went to die. Check it out here!
What do you get when two nerds decide to pull a Frankenstein and create a woman using a computer? Comedy gold, Jerry. Gold. This week, we travel back to the 80s to review the John Hughes sci-fi comedy, Weird Science. Was this creation a success or a failed experiment? Find out here!
Ghostface is back and we needed some legacy characters to help us stop him. To properly examine the latest requel, Ro Karen and Mark return as well for a review of the fifth and latest entry in the Scream franchise - Scream. Did this movie do it's 25 year legacy and original creators justice or did it just make us want to...well, you know. Find out here!
After many months of peace, a nemesis returns to wreak brutal havoc upon everyone in its path. And by havoc, we mean he's here to make you cry. This week we venture back to Nicholas Sparks with his Miley Cyrus starring coming of age drama, The Last Song. Did this movie end on a high note or was someone dead the entire time and John won't let it go? Find out here!
The second qualification of what we consider a chick flick to be is "any film with a strong female lead." I think this movie has one actress playing TWO strong female leads. This week we take on the Renny Harlin directed, Shane Black penned 1996 action thriller, The Long Kiss Goodnight. Was this movie worth the $4 million check that paid for the screenplay or did we all pray for some kind of amnesia so we could forget this film when it was over? Find out here!
It's Manly Movie of the Month and with Sammie away, John and Joseph park the car at Harvard yard and review the Oscar-winning, Martin Scorsese directed crime drama, The Departed. But after it took the top prize and the directing prize (finally) at Thhe Oscars, does the film hold up all these years later or did we need to take it out to the desert and bury it? Also, I know that's a Casino reference, but you get the point. Anyway, find out here!
Well, as the song says, we don't talk about Bruno, but we can talk about the movie it comes from. This week, we are joined by Joseph's daughter Aizlee and we take on the latest Disney movie driving parents crazy worldwide, Encanto. Did we find magic in this tale or did we banish it to live in our walls with the rats? Find out here!
Yeah! Racing, bitch! Somehow this week, we have managed to combine sports flicks (kind of) and our manly movie of the month by once again returning to the realm of video game movies. This week, Sammie picked for us the 2014 racing drama, Need For Speed, a film where a performance was basically skyped in. Did we cross the finish line or did this film crash and burn? Find out here!
Inspired by one Super Bowl and recorded before the most recent, John, Sammie, and Joseph start a new series within the show - Surviving Sports Flicks, an "as in depth" (LOL) look at the world of sports in cinema as we give to chick flicks. And what better way to kick things off with the moment football met cocaine as we examine the Oliver Stone gladiator metaphor, Any Given Sunday. After 20 plus years, does this hold up as one of the best football movies or did it get sacked? Find out here!
What happens when you take two iconic actors, a bombshell actress, and a legendary director? Well, probably a lot of things, but specifically, you get a classic like Some Like It Hot, a film about romance, murder, and having to pose as the opposite sex to avoid being murdered yourself. Is this film still hot or did it age like milk? Find out here!
This episode had a slight technical malfunction that did force us to finish the episode the next night with Sammie on the road. You might say, podcasting...It's Complicated. This week we are covering Nancy Meyer's comedy about love after divorce starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, and Jim from The Office. But, did we survive? Find out ere!
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