Podcasts by For Better or Worse
For better or worse, it seems as though Hollywood is bent on remaking every movie and rebooting every franchise. Sometimes they're warranted, but most often they're not. Either way, a new version of your favorite movie is near. And that's where married couple Michael and Shana Sims come in. Every other Friday they'll recast, rewrite, and reboot cinematic classics, underrated gems, and stinkers with potential. Hollywood might not get it right, but these two will.
Further podcasts by Michael and Shana Sims
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For Better or Worse: The Breakfast Club from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.434330
For Better or Worse is here, and, to kick the show off, Shana and Mike examined The Breakfast Club. Though it's a product of its time, the universal truths presented within make it a timeless class...
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For Better or Worse: Jurassic Park from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.407659
Truly a modern masterpiece, and one of Shana's favorite films, Jurassic Park continues to thrill with its nearly flawless visual effects, heart-pounding sound, and grandiose directing! It is, howev...
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For Better or Worse: The Crow from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.403327
Even though Mike enjoys The Crow for what it is, he has to agree with Shana that substance was neglected for style. Also, they can't help but wonder the following things: What was Top Dollar trying...
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For Better or Worse: Moonstruck from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.395060
Though Shana and Mike love Moonstruck, they do disagree on one point. As they recast it, however, they agree on not one but two actors! Also, Mike's words come back to haunt him. Twice.
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For Better or Worse: Saved by the Bell from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.389044
Thanks to the generosity of Will Ackerman, Christian Honore, and Matthew McKinnon-Gray, Shana and Mike sat down to discuss how they'd remake Saved by the Bell. In their revamp, both the original ca...
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For Better or Worse: Fantastic Four from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.384195
Why are Shana and Mike rebooting Fantastic Four, a movie from 2005? 'Cause that's the way of superhero movies: reboot, remake, repeat.
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For Better or Worse: Psycho from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.379284
Psycho, the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, is up for discussion today. And the review / remake leads to Shana and Mike having a frank chat about mental disorders, as well as a conversation about the...
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For Better or Worse: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.372865
Chances are you've never heard of Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, a little gem from 1990 starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. And that's precisely why Shana and Mike are talking about it today.
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For Better or Worse: Hannah and Her Sisters from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.368304
Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters is widely considered a cinematic classic, but Shana and Mike find there aren't enough of the sisters, especially Hannah, and too much Woody Allen. And, in an ef...
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For Better or Worse: Dirty Dancing from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.361374
Shana's seen Dirty Dancing countless times, while this was Mike's first viewing. Does it hold up for The Wife, and what did The Husband think about this much-loved movie from 1987? Also, is Johnny ...
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For Better or Worse: Lethal Weapon and Die Hard from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.355663
Christmas is a time for love and sharing, as well as peace and happiness. It's also a time for shooting bad guys, apparently. In the very first For Better or Worse doubleheader, Shana and Mike disc...
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For Better or Worse: The American President from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.352228
As Shana and Mike remake The American President, something odd happens. Despite their divergent plots, things come together to form something bigger.
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For Better or Worse: Update 18 January 2013 from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.348310
Mike delivers a brief update regarding the whereabouts of episode 13.
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For Better or Worse: Network from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.339444
How the bloody hell do you update a visionary classic like Network? Shana and Mike think they'e found a way.
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For Better or Worse: Pretty Woman from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.300426
What single sticking point had prevented Mike from seeing Pretty Women until now, and who did Shana cast against type for Stuckey? Also, more Stanley Tucci love.
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For Better or Worse: Runaway Bride from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.295343
Even if you've never seen the abysmal Runaway Bride, Shana and Mike implore you to listen to this episode of For Better or Worse. In the short lifespan of the show, never have they encountered a mo...
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For Better or Worse: My Cousin Vinny from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.291434
In 1992, if someone said that a courtroom comedy starring Tommy DeVito as a lawyer, Herman Munster as a judge, Daniel LaRusso as a college kid, and that girl from Oscar would be considered a classi...
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For Better or Worse: A Few Good Men from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.287094
Once, a Hollywood producer said, "We live in a world that has remakes, and those remakes have to be produced by A Few Good Men with a vision. Who's gonna do it? You? I have a greater responsibility...
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For Better or Worse: What Women Want from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.282901
What Women Want is quite possibly the most misogynistic movie of all time. Period. Also, Mike remakes a different movie, Shana justifiably rants, and Giselle takes a poop. Appropriately.
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For Better or Worse: Bull Durham from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.275915
Baseball season has officially arrived, and so has Shana and Mike's coverage of Bull Durham!
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For Better or Worse: Major League from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.268772
Shana and Mike conclude baseball month on For Better or Worse by looking at the comedy classic Major League. Despite enjoying the film, one takes issue with an unintentionally creepy subplot, while...
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For Better or Worse: Pretty in Pink from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.261131
To celebrate Shana's recent birthday, she and Mike cover their third John Hughes-penned movie: Pretty in Pink.
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For Better or Worse: Three Men and a Baby from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.258165
Shana and Mike imagine the pitch for Three Men and a Baby must have gone like this: "Thomas Magnum, Sergeant Mahoney, and Sam Malone join forces to bring down mobsters while raising an infant girl ...
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For Better or Worse: Independence Day from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.250080
Shana and Mike celebrate Independence Day! Not Independence Day the movie, 'cause that sucks. Independence Day, the holiday. But not really. This is just a play on the title and the date. Also, wh...
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For Better or Worse: Daredevil from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.241253
Take Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, add in Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan, and top it all off with red leather and dodgy special effects. Mix, edit, chop, and edit once more. What do you...
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For Better or Worse: The Princess Bride from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.203108
To celebrate the first anniversary of For Better or Worse, Shana and Mike each crafted two casts for the nearly perfect The Princess Bride. Also, according to Mike, who bathes in the blood of virgins?
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For Better or Worse: The Birdcage from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.198591
While covering The Birdcage, Shana and Mike find themselves in a surprisingly deep conversation about sexuality and faith, and societal pressure to hide both. All of that is brought down a level, h...
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For Better or Worse: Saturday Night Fever from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.194658
Breaking away from their plans to cover The Big Chill, Shana and Mike opt to look at Saturday Night Fever. instead Why? For the answer to that question, you'll have to listen in. Also, Shana wants ...
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For Better or Worse: Splash from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.187804
Shana solves Hollywood's female problem with hardcore fairies, while Mike retcons President Madison out of US history. They also discuss Splash, starring Tom Hanks' shouty voice and Daryl Hannah's ...
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For Better or Worse: Update 27 September 2013 from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.181965
Mike and Shana briefly discuss why their remake of West Side Story will be delayed by a few days.
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For Better or Worse: West Side Story from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.174583
What do you get when you set Romeo and Juliet in a racially charged New York neighborhood in the 1950s? The all-singing, all-dancing, surprisingly subversive, perfectly executed West Side Story. (P...
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For Better or Worse: Wall Street from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.167294
Straight out of the gate, Mike reveals his feelings for Wall Street, and Shana laments the lack of character depth. That said, the husband and wife team do praise some of Oliver Stone's directing, ...
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For Better or Worse: Candyman and Beetlejuice from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.149487
Say it once, say it twice, but whatever you do don't say it thrice, because in this For Better or Worse doubleheader, Shana and Mike remake Candyman and Beetlejuice. Please visit our Patreon page a...
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For Better or Worse: The Big Chill from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.142519
Despite eight wonderful actors breathing life into their characters, Shana and Mike take issue with The Big Chill. Death, drugs, dancing, and dalliances do not make a plot. Also, by the end of the ...
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For Better or Worse: Pocahontas from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.111067
Just in time for Thanksgiving, and to pay thanks to Christian Honore for his generous donations to For Better or Worse, Shana and Mike remake their first animated feature: Pocahontas. Be like Chris...
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For Better or Worse: The Rookie from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.090250
As Shana and Mike examine The Rookie, they find themselves troubled by one major sticking point. Namely, is it one movie, two, or even three? Please visit our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com...
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For Better or Worse: Scrooged from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.083484
Christmas is here, and, in that spirit, Shana and Mike fix their gaze upon Scrooged! Join them as they discuss the highs and lows of this meta-adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Please visit our Patr...
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For Better or Worse: When Harry Met Sally... from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.077780
In the style of the When Harry Met Sally... transitions, Shana and Mike open the show by outlining the journey that led to their marriage, then the wedded duo discuss this near-perfec...
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For Better or Worse: Edward Scissorhands from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.072758
Shana and Mike tackle what is easily one of Tim Burton's finest pictures: Edward Scissorhands. Listen as the husband explains why it took him over 20 years to see the movie a second time, as the wi...
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For Better or Worse: The Graduate from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.069673
Shana and Mike agree: The Graduate is a hugely influential black comedy, but it spirals out of control after a certain point. Listen as they fix this problem with their remakes, then they address l...
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For Better or Worse: Casablanca from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.066890
Shana and Mike are not here to remake Casablanca. Recast and tweak it a little, yes. But not outright remake it. Also, neither can pronounce Ugarte, Shana prepares for flames, Mike lays down the la...
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For Better or Worse: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.064149
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure turns 25 this year, and, despite the use of a phone booth as a mode of traversing time, Shana and Mike think this one holds up rather well. Also, Mike believes this...
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For Better or Worse: The Crucible from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.061761
The Crucible, Arthur Miller's condemnation of McCarthyism through use of the Salem witch trials, is examined in this episode of For Better or Worse. Specifically, Shana and Mike look at the 1996 fi...
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For Better or Worse: The Douchies from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.058053
The Douchies have come to a close, and The Vinegar King has been crowned! Shana and Mike discuss the poll results, read through lots of comments from the forums, Shana sings a song for Ian, Mike co...
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For Better or Worse: Weekend at Bernie's from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.052027
Shana and Mike tackle their hardest movie yet: Weekend at Bernie's. How do they update and reimagine this so-very-80s plot? Also, the awesomeness that is Toonces, and Mike channels Tranquil Tirades...
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For Better or Worse: A Knight's Tale from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.038480
After a brief break, For Better or Worse returns with a look at A Knight's Tale! Shana revels in Paul Bettany's glory, Mike has trouble pronouncing "Canterbury," and living next to a bar inadverten...
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For Better or Worse: Pump Up the Volume from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.032213
Pump Up the Volume perfectly captures the teenage angst of Generation X, at least, according to Shana and Mike. Also, someone reveals a their crush on Samantha Mathis, and another movie is added to...
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For Better or Worse: Annie Hall from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.026713
To celebrate the 50th episode of For Better or Worse, as well as the program's second anniversary, Shana and Mike examine Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Plus, is it Monty Hall or Monty Python, and how d...
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For Better or Worse: Mrs. Doubtfire from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.020559
Unfortunate puns are in abundance as Shana and Mike pay tribute to the late, great Robin Williams with their discussion of Mrs. Doubtfire. Please visit our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/fo...
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For Better or Worse: Back to School from 2023-12-13T15:53:04.013351
What movie from the 1980s stars Iron Man, Catwoman, Otis, Jadzia Dax, Hot Lips, Paulie, Johnny, Sam Kinison, and Rodney Dangerfield? It's Back to School, a rather odd relic from a much different ti...
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For Better or Worse: Roxanne from 2014-05-27T18:35
In this edition of For Better or Worse, Shana and Mike take a look at the Steve Martin / Daryl Hannah outing Roxanne, which itself is an adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. The Brothers Wilson also s...
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For Better or Worse: Twister from 2014-05-06T16:05
As far as Shana and Mike are concerned, Philip Seymour Hoffman steals the show when it comes to the ultra-bland, utterly predictable, and downright generic Twister. With their remakes, they attempt...
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For Better or Worse: The Golden Girls from 2013-05-24T13:30
How can The Golden Girls be both timeless and ripe for an update? Shana and Mike explain this very question as they remake the surprisingly progressive program into a new TV show and movie, respect...
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For Better or Worse: Mr. Mom from 2013-05-10T15:55
Just in time for Mother's Day, Shana and Mike pay tribute to motherhood by discussing and remaking a movie that has more to do with fatherhood: Mr. Mom.
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