John-uary continues…in…March. Our promised second half of John Carpenter’s birthday celebration is here, with the second-tier-but-still-good Stephen King Adaptation: Christine! What, exactly are Christine’s powers? Would Arnie fit in with the T-Birds? What the heck is the Home Alone guy … Continued
Mel Brooks’ History of the World Pt. 2 drops today, so we’re checking in on the origins! It’s another sketch movie! Tripp learns he’d never seen this, it’s good to be the king, the delights of Busby Berkeley musicals, and … Continued
Favorites-bruary comes to a close with a foundational favorite: Tremors! How great is Kevin Bacon? What happened to the blue-collar hero? Why on Earth did SyFy not make that reboot pilot?! What, exactly, is this grad student’s job? (Also, this … Continued
Crack your whips, grab your hats and buckle up for adventure: it’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Tripp gushes about Spielberg, does a mediocre Sean Connery, and can’t stop talking about one of his all-time favorites. Andrew posits theories … Continued
It’s Favorites-bruary, and we’re starting with an Andrew pick – our first animated film! – My Neighbor Totoro. Talking points: Supreme dad energy, hangout movies, vibe movies, dust times, Miyazaki food, and so much more! Want to hear episode #234, … Continued
Hey y’all, we had some unforeseen circumstances and had to punt on our episode on Christine, so here’s the closest thing to a Carpenter film from the archives! The end of Fourbruary is sadly here: Halloween 4: The Return of … Continued
It’s our newest fake holiday celebrating a celebrity birthday: John-uary! John Carpenter’s turning 75 and he rules and we’re doing two movies of his, starting with THE FOG! Jamie Lee Curtis swoons over Tom Atkins, Adrianne Barbeau gets all sultry … Continued
Well…this didn’t go as expected! Tripp vaguely remembered liking this movie, so we made a huge mistake and did an episode on a movie we…really hated! Happy Holidays, we guess? (It still came out as a pretty funny effort, we … Continued
Danny DeVito’s back, baby! Our favorite short king directed this bizarre little comedy featuring the great Ann Ramsey, Billy Crystal having a slow meltdown and a lot of weird little touches. (For those who hate tangents, episode starts around 23 … Continued
He’ll be back – Jim Cameron, that is, with Avatar 2: The Way of Water, so we’re celebrating with his first mega blockbuster; The Terminator! How good is Arnold’s performance as a merciless killing machine? How great is Michael Biehn? … Continued