Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ from 2023-12-13T13:02:23

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

Even MORE practical knowledge is gained by reading Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation: if you are Clint Eastwoo...

Drive My Car (2021) from 2023-12-07T23:00

The Third Part in our Obsessed Behind the Wheel Trilogy

We pat ourselves on the back for going with international cinema in our finale for this trilogy on drivers instead of THE OBVIOUS...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: PARADISE ALLEY from 2023-12-05T23:01:06

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

Finally some practical knowledge is gained by reading Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation: if you need a man you...

Christine (1983) from 2023-11-29T01:40:57

The Second Part in our Obsession Behind the Wheel Trilogy

We get behind the wheel for the first time (!!) with a John Carpenter flick in the Stephen King film adaptation of CHRISTINE. O...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: ROLLING THUNDER from 2023-11-16T23:19:42

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

Finally some practical knowledge is gained by reading Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation: if you need a man you...

Taxi Driver (1976) and Cinema Speculation! from 2023-11-13T00:00

The First Part in our Obsession Behind the Wheel Trilogy

We tackle one of the Mt. Rushmore of college dorm room poster movies by throwing a book at those dumb kids for our episode on TA...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: DAISY MILLER from 2023-11-08T23:10:35

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

We resume our reading of Quentin Tarantino's book of essays and this time it's the shortest chapter on Peter Bogdan...

Alien: Covenant (2017) from 2023-10-26T02:05:48

The Third Part of our Building a Better Monster Trilogy

PROMETHEUS asked all the questions and answered none. So in the followup Sir Ridley Scott decided to give us some rather dumb ans...

The Prestige (2006) from 2023-09-08T00:56:51

The Second Part of our Building a Better Monster Trilogy

We are back to talking Christopher Nolan joints (but still no TENET) in a dueling banjos of dorks between Hugh Jackman and Chris...

The Village (2004) from 2023-09-01T07:30

The First Part in our Building a Better Monster Trilogy

We welcome M. Night Shyamalan's work to the TiT club with the film where it all started to go wrong for "The Next Spielberg....

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: SISTERS from 2023-08-30T20:41:44

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

We try not to be a peeping tom like the hero in SISTERS (though at heart that's all we are) by throwing in a couple...

Bride of Chucky (1998) from 2023-08-24T00:06:11

The Third Part in our Dolls in Different Worlds Trilogy

What began with Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie reinventing BARBIE for the modern age ends with Jennifer Tilly domesticating a tin...

Coraline (2009) from 2023-08-16T12:19:15

The Second Part in our Dolls in Different Worlds Trilogy

One host introduces his child to horror and the other is horrified to pay Fathom Event pricing for the re-release of CORALINE. H...

Barbie (2023) from 2023-08-09T14:43:55

The First Part in our Dolls in Different Worlds Trilogy

The second part of Barbenheimer is the first part of our trilogy playing with dolls at the movies. And before you accuse us of be...

Oppenheimer (2023) from 2023-08-04T12:32:19

The Third Part in our Circles of Power Trilogy

What more can be said about OPPENHEIMER? Did we see it in IMAX? 70mm? No and no. Emily Blunt? She's pretty good. Matt Damon? Better role t...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) from 2023-07-19T16:00:42

The Second Part in our Circles of Power Trilogy

In which one host questions why the other needs more books when he's already seen the picture show. This is but the first of insults to t...

Sphere (1998) from 2023-07-11T07:30

The First Part in our Circles of Power Trilogy

After 130 episodes we finally answer the burning question this little movie podcast has been building to:

• What happens when J...
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The Flash (2023) from 2023-07-07T21:11:07

The Third Part in our Time Traveling with Dads Trilogy

Given the box-office reception to THE FLASH perhaps it's appropriate that your hosts found a theme of failure to be the most fulfi...

Interstellar (2014) from 2023-06-28T22:52:31

The Second Part in our Time Traveling with Dads Trilogy

We apologize (though not with much enthusiasm) to director Christopher Nolan for not being in the appropriate tax bracket to appr...

Back to the Future (1985) from 2023-06-25T11:35:14

The First Part in our Time Traveling with Dads Trilogy

In what is perhaps the most dour episode on the all-time classic film BACK TO THE FUTURE we go over the appropriation of black cul...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) from 2023-06-20T01:18:52

The Third Part in our On the Road with Ladies of Vengeance trilogy.

You can't go wrong with Charlize Theron driving your movie. Unfortunately the prequel to MAD MAX: FURY ROAD does not ...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: THE OUTFIT from 2023-06-15T07:30

In which one man thinks he may have a PAYBACK: Director's Cut DVD on a shelf somewhere...

Quentin Tarantino uses this chapter of CINEMA SPECULATION to settle some scores with an overzea...

Death Proof (2007) from 2023-06-12T22:31:13

The Second Part in our On the Road with Ladies of Vengeance trilogy.

On the road with a backtracking Quentin Tarantino...for he apologized for his half of the failed GRINDHOUSE double f...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: THE GETAWAY from 2023-06-08T07:00

A dumpster truck filled with love.

We're a little late... but Steve McQueen is a forgiving man in Sam Peckinpah's THE GETAWAY. As long as the one being forgiven is Ali MacGraw. And even...

Thelma&Louise (1991) from 2023-05-11T12:11:30

To tell the story of female empowerment we must turn to Sir Ridley Scott...

...and of course the talents of Susan Sarandon, TRILOGY IN THEORY favorite Geena Davis and most importantly s...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: DELIVERANCE from 2023-05-04T12:58:18

Floating along the river with QT and Lara Croft's father...

In the spirit of Richard Linklater (our most popular filmmaker on the podcast) we present a hang movie.

Just boys bein...

Air (2023) from 2023-04-20T08:34:42

Meet a man who manages to hate both Michael Jordan and Toni Collette...

...and please (PLEASE) stick around for the other host who respects and admires both while also showing some love...

Notting Hill (1999) from 2023-04-14T00:13:58

We begun our discussion on a modern romcom classic by reading erotica.

As one does when discussing NOTTING HILL. It's lovely. And mostly gross. The erotica! Not Julia Roberts and Hugh G...

The Lady from Shanghai (1947) from 2023-04-06T12:45:17

We travel back to the good old days of courtship...

...when Orson Welles could still rock a deep V and at the height of his career.

No, not making CITIZEN KANE but instead being ...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: DIRTY HARRY from 2023-04-05T12:42:06

If you didn't think Quentin Tarantino could ever shut up about movies...

... how about two OTHER guys who can't shut up about HIM talking movies?? Huh? HUH?? Worth a dollar?

We c...

Scream VI (2023) from 2023-03-23T15:08:17

Theatrical movies are back!

Which is to say that the old men shouting at clouds FINALLY get a franchise reboot that speaks to their hyper-specific demographic for peak nostalgia.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) from 2023-03-19T18:14:53

When you want to see Gremlins take over Manhattan...

...but the studio didn't really want to pay for it. Another theme is forming as we continue to look at horror movies in New York Cit...

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) from 2023-03-09T00:32:13

It's a long boat ride to New York City...

...but thankfully you have this podcast to keep you company. In which one host calls this series part of the Mt. Rushmore of horror while ALSO ...

Patreon Preview of Cinema Speculation: BULLITT from 2023-03-01T08:00

If you didn't think Quentin Tarantino could ever shut up about movies...

... how about two OTHER guys who can't shut up about HIM talking movies?? Huh? HUH?? Worth a dollar?

We c...

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) from 2023-02-22T23:02:28

The finest of the Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling dating trilogy.

Sure LA LA LAND won Best Picture for thirty seconds but then there is GANGSTER SQUAD. Which leaves us with this ensemble film s...

Before Sunrise (1995) from 2023-02-20T03:09:29

An actual movie from a trilogy on Trilogy in Theory?

We make exceptions for any entry in Richard Linklater's BEFORE trilogy and this time it's BEFORE SUNRISE! However as the producers o...

Annie Hall (1977) from 2023-02-08T08:00

With Woody Allen... it's best to just get the kissing over with.

Okay, that was poor form. Maybe. However the legacy ANNIE HALL has had on the romcom can not be denied... even if it doe...

Presenting our Patreon Movie Book Club: CINEMA SPECULATION from 2023-02-01T13:04:20

If you didn't think Quentin Tarantino could ever shut up about movies...

... how about two OTHER guys who can't shut up about HIM talking movies?? Huh? HUH?? Worth a dollar?

We c...

The Menu (2022) from 2023-01-25T08:00

Horror adjacent but still a generous helping of black humor.

That would be a description of TRILOGY IN THEORY but we suppose we can share some of that thinly veiled acclaim with Ralph F...

Tár (2022) from 2023-01-19T23:57:11

We are experts on Cate Blanchett performances.

Which is to say that we think they are mostly pretty good. Good job, Ms. Blanchett. Well... except for that TRUTH movie about Dan Rather. ...

The Outfit (2022) from 2023-01-11T08:00

We present a resolution for the new year...

...and that is a simple request to find the little square on a streaming service (currently Amazon Prime, you're welcome) and enjoy the old-f...

Glass Onion (2022) from 2022-12-21T23:05:24

Rian Johnson Strikes Back...

...with another KNIVES OUT entry and OF COURSE it features the return of Ana de Armas as she finds yet another rich liberal family of condescending jerks an...

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) from 2022-12-14T08:00

It's Christmas season which means we should be watching IN BRUGES.

Or more likely IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. However we choose instead to continue our look back at our fandom for 2022 with ...

Scream (2022) from 2022-12-07T08:00

This Rian Johnson mockery will not stand...

...well, maybe for this episode. But just you wait until the end of the month, dear listeners! Just don't tell Netflix we actually watched a ...

A Trilogy of Black Sheep from 2022-11-16T08:00

We accepted our punishment and have reached the end.

Again. And again. Our reexamination of the black sheep of highly respected film trilogies (okay maybe not GHOSTBUSTERS) has reached ...

Ghostbusters (2016) from 2022-11-10T10:50:41

Answer the Call? The Female Ghostbusters? We got all the clickable comments.

Two men who are decidedly not beholden to the original GHOSTBUSTERS film take on THE hot button issue of 201...

Scream 3 (2000) from 2022-10-13T23:24:04

Jay and Silent Bob learned how to overstay their welcome from the SCREAM franchise.

This seems like an appropriate lesson for TRILOGY IN THEORY as our little podcast just hit 100 episod...

The Godfather Part III (1990) from 2022-10-06T23:08:57

We question just how much Francis Ford Coppola values family...

...and how little he valued Al Pacino's hair in THE GODFATHER PART III. Or is it The GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL...

Paradise is No Picnic from 2022-09-30T01:48:08

Much like Albert Brooks... one host can't be happy with every version of cinematic heaven.

As the host with the opposite opinion of THE MAJESTIC I'll take my cheap shots on my unwitting...

The Descendants (2011) from 2022-09-22T07:00

George Clooney makes a flip-flops sprint of panic iconic.

Among his other accomplishments. Such as losing a lover to one Matthew Lillard. Alexander Payne continues to bring darkly comic...

The Majestic (2001) from 2022-09-16T02:55:58

Jim Carrey gets no respect...

...and Frank Darabont is told to get back to his Stephen King books as one host comes out swinging. This instinct for cruelty inspires the host with a hear...

Defending Your Life (1991) from 2022-09-08T23:44:27

We love everything about an Albert Brooks movie except for Albert Brooks!

However a little bit of Meryl goes a long way as we kick off our paradise trilogy with this oddly charming movi...

Sex, Lies and High School from 2022-09-03T11:57:38

We can only relate to the youth of movies with a reference to THE SIMPSONS.

That's still hip right?

We finish our tour of lying about sex in high school across cinematic generati...

Assassination Nation (2018) from 2022-08-18T12:15:47

Two old guys are scared of young women.

So just another movie podcast! Unfortunately for us (and you, dear listener) we come to our final entry in our look at modern-ish high school lif...

Easy A (2010) from 2022-07-07T13:42:52

Patricia Clarkson becomes the official face of TiT...

...but Stanley Tucci isn't far behind. This duo of perhaps the greatest onscreen parents in EASY A allows two old men to discuss th...

Wild Things (1998) from 2022-06-30T23:41:33

A formative film in one man's youth.

And a formative film in one man's middle age as well! WILD THINGS is everything to everyone! Especially if you are Matt Dillon. Somehow not reaching...

Tracking Down Trials of Combat in 1978 from 2022-06-23T00:49:54

We come to the conclusion that we wouldn't have survived 1978.

On the other hand we've come of age post 9/11, a recession and a global pandemic so 1978 had the simple amusements of Clin...

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) from 2022-06-16T02:09

One host just doesn't understand the blue collar desire for Clint Eastwood and a monkey.

The simple pleasure of life.

The greatest film of 1978.

EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE....

The Deer Hunter (1978) from 2022-05-25T09:00

We open the episode with no faith in the human race and end up with a passionate discussion on the musical GREASE.

Somewhere in between we talk about possibly the first Academy Award Be...

Five Deadly Venoms (1978) from 2022-05-18T23:47:40

A correction is issued by one host for fear of being tracked down by a venomous social club.

Meanwhile the other host maintains his composure by doing what most white male film fans do ...

Threesomes Can Be Awkward But Rewarding from 2022-05-11T21:18:23

In which even a trilogy of threesomes isn't enough... what about a foursome?

Emotional and sexual rumbles!

Flashback to one host's love triangle!

Another host proudly play...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) from 2022-05-04T09:00

In which Rebecca Hall gets her revenge.

Maybe this was a little THE NIGHT HOUSE buzz talking (currently taking HBO Max by storm... probably) but after her appearance on our episode for ...

The Station Agent (2003) from 2022-04-27T19:22:54

A film so good that two DVD copies are needed just in case of divorce.

We continue the least sexy threesome trilogy by going with the quiet, contemplative and platonic Tom McCarthy film...

As Good As It Gets (1997) from 2022-04-25T12:31:28

Jack plus any other two equals a good time.

Even if the character Mr. Nicholson is playing is racist, homophobic, sexist and any other cancellable offense. The thing is though... he was...

The Masks of the Batman from 2022-04-21T22:19:39

Batman is more than an HBO Max premiere. It's a podcast event.

And we celebrate all the Batmen in our lives. Mainly because one co-host wants the other to stop talking about Battinson (...

The Town (2010) from 2022-04-06T09:00

In which we travel back to a time when people liked Jeremy Renner.

Though he's playing a character in Ben Affleck's THE TOWN that is only SLIGHTLY less likable than Hawkeye. Thankfully ...

American Psycho (2000) from 2022-04-02T22:23:53

In which even a dork finds many horrific acts more appealing than Reese Witherspoon.

Thankfully we don't share Christian Bale's taste in romantic partners... or more importantly his lov...

Pacific Heights (1990) from 2022-03-24T07:08:35

In which real estate thrillers aren't that thrilling.

Michael Keaton upset a young Batman fan back in 1990 but a lifelong devotion to Melanie Griffith was born with that VHS rental of P...

Holy New Release! It's... The Batman (2022) from 2022-03-17T09:34:59

In which one host caters to the other who really, really loves his funny books.

But also... we are pandering for listeners with the only new release around. Thankfully (?) director Matt...

Travels to a Second Love from 2022-03-15T14:44:21

A valentine episode with enough distance from that wretched holiday. Get drunk instead this week for St. Patrick's Day!

Traveling to a second love comes very naturally to this podcast e...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) from 2022-03-06T00:30

In which we applaud the use of crying and male nudity in film.

While also still finding it very funny. Also some disagreement to be had in the applause a man deserves for calling off or...

Jersey Girl (2004) from 2022-03-04T00:28:03

In which Liv Tyler somehow makes us miss video stores even more.

One host could be forgiven for stopping with Ms. Tyler but apparently there are at least two other Jersey girls in Kevin...

The Accidental Tourist (1988) from 2022-02-09T09:52

In which it all comes down (or up) to height.

We can assume the above was the tipping point for Oscar voters when appraising the Academy Award performance of Geena Davis in Lawrence Kas...

Stolen Scraps of the Holidays from 2022-02-02T10:44:06

Ae winter holidays for an episode wondering why we can not be happy.

What began with a Thanksgiving feast Paul Newman's old beautiful blue eyes filled with youthful glee at his pranks i...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) from 2022-01-20T16:53:28

In which we look forward to Valentine's Day by looking back at memories we no longer have.

As part of the wretched film Internet community at large we ALSO tend to forget how we felt ab...

A Simple Plan (1998) from 2022-01-12T17:59:42

In which we make a New Year's Resolution to eat the rich.

Billy Bob Thornton not included... as he is already playing a pretty sad dude in this Sam Raimi thriller. Bridget Fonda on the ...

Nobody's Fool (1994) from 2021-11-18T01:45:03

In which one host rediscovers Melanie Griffith.

And a few other things to be thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving. Such as:

• The fact that this film is not the Tiffany Haddish...
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A Second Stay in Horrible Hotels from 2021-11-11T01:08:08

We test our commitment to sequels as we choose to visit three horror franchise hotels again...

... and it's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS getting the poor Airbnb review. This is just one of many ...

Doctor Sleep (2019) from 2021-11-03T09:00

In which a director's cut almost causes a divorce...

...but thankfully Mike Flanagan's DOCTOR SLEEP is so good that both your hosts remain married. The tragedy of our respective wives l...

The Devil's Rejects (2005) from 2021-10-28T01:08:39

In which we support divorce for the Zombies.

That's a bit unfair to Sheri Moon Zombie as she represents only one third of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. She is also not a clown.

And on thi...

Psycho 2 (1983) from 2021-10-25T19:48:09

In which we have fun with gaslighting.

As long as that gaslighting is being done to a serial killer! It's fun we promise.

Along the way we talk about what many may perceive to be...

Debunking Is No Fun (Tombstone, 1408 and The Girl on the Train) from 2021-10-18T00:15:12

We let a trilogy of films ask the questions...

...and then question why the characters in said films asked them. However we do manage to challenge each other on a few points:

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Rashomon Again and Again from 2021-10-13T04:00

Doddering old podcast hosts try to remember the three films they watched last month.

And the only reminder we get from our friends on the Internet is that we discussed Rian Johnson's ST...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) from 2021-09-29T22:22:44

In which we discuss the movie that caused us to lose faith in our fellow man.

Among other things.

Anyway this is an episode about STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI which proved that once ...

Snake Eyes (1998) from 2021-09-26T20:32:05

In which we discuss an ample bosom.

And missiles. Also Brian De Palma's SNAKE EYES. We like to think that the director would be proud of this. For Nicolas Cage with runaway chest hair, ...

Rashomon (1950) from 2021-09-24T21:16:47

In which we discover that Akira Kurosawa did not in fact make a film similar to BARBERSHOP.

As it's long been said by one host on this show "a Kurosawa film is the bran muffin of c...

A Number of Arguments in One Room from 2021-09-22T21:01:29

As usual... this episode starts with our segment called Ask Women As Answered By Two Men.

And it goes horribly wrong for one co-host. While the other one giggles we get back to the onli...

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) from 2021-09-08T06:29:24

If two movie podcast hosts find themselves in a bunker during the end of the world... they still grumble about J.J. Abrams.

...HOWEVER, we aren't total elitist snobs. An insult to Terre...

The Hateful Eight (2015) from 2021-09-06T06:21:25

This is a movie podcast hosted by two dudes. So here's another Tarantino movie.

The difference is that this time it's the lesser host Web's favorite QT flick. One could blame the better...

12 Angry Men (1957) from 2021-08-19T02:09:39

One host has a new favorite movie... and it's no longer Guy Ritchie's SNATCH.

Meanwhile the other host is hoping for a "sluttier" version of the classic 12 ANGRY MEN... and TH...

Historical Fiction Team-Ups... of the 60s from 2021-08-12T01:45:19

We start with funny books, hate on true stories and in the end save all the compliments for ourselves.

It's the ultimate team-up as your two hosts take on the likes of great artist such...

Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) from 2021-08-04T09:00

Not since the hosts of this very podcast has there been a more handsome team-up.

Slightly better hair on Leo and Brad, though. We should hate them. But we don't. Although it took one ho...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) from 2021-07-31T12:17:25

Your much beloved hosts team up to take down a cannibal...

... and also Guy Ritchie's film adaptation of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. which is just silly.

Silly in that the sell by da...

Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) from 2021-07-21T21:55:58

One host gets his way to take this podcast direct-to-video...

...and then keeps apologizing for it. Is it because he does not enjoy our selection of JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER? Listen

Hitchcockian Duality (Dressed to Kill, What Lies Beneath and Shutter Island) from 2021-07-14T23:17:16

We restrain ourselves... in a trilogy on film love excess.

The three films selected not only are a celebration of three prior months/trilogies on this podcast... I'll wait as you go bac...

A Breakdown of a Trip from 2021-06-26T23:53:26

We take a trip based solely on our love for pudding.

And also Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. And Woody Allen's BLUE JASMINE... or Cate Blanchett's BLUE JASMINE if you'd rather. But in a thi...

Blue Jasmine (2013) from 2021-06-17T01:18:32

In which Cate Blanchett has more than a few financial problems but is still better off than people who spend their time podcasting.

Anytime now, Spotify. Anyway... Ms. Blanchett is grea...

Punch-Drunk Love (2002) from 2021-06-09T21:59:31

In which we wonder what Paul Thomas Anderson saw in BILLY MADISON and/or HAPPY GILMORE.

And we don't stop questioning universally sanctioned arbiters of taste! One host continues to tak...

Psycho (1960) from 2021-06-02T19:45:10

In which we wonder if there is anything left to say about PSYCHO... and then spend a half hour talking about PSYCHO.

But mainly this episode is about one question... when is the right t...

Grieving Mothers, Good Movies from 2021-05-26T21:58:21

In which one host still just wants to talk about ALIENS and refuses to honor mothers.

As much as I love throwing my co-host under the bus in these show notes (as it truly is the only co...

A Simple Favor (2018) from 2021-05-21T00:42:23

Lively. Kendrick. Mike. Web.

But only one has a helium tank at the ready. We conclude our mothers trilogy the only way we know how.

Support what we do with bonus content and earl...

Traffic (2000) from 2021-05-13T00:48:21

In which we talk about one man's continued hatred for films in The Criterion Collection.

When faced with a film tackling the war on drugs... what do the hosts of TRILOGY IN THEORY focus...

Aliens (1986) from 2021-05-05T21:04:27

In which we praise sequels... the few that are good.

We kick off a new month of a TRILOGY IN THEORY by starting in the middle of the story, specifically with James Cameron's ALIENS. Tak...

Directors Repeating Themselves from 2021-05-01T23:20:19

Never before have you heard anyone repeat themselves on a podcast. Right?

We never promised to break new ground on TRILOGY IN THEORY... which means we are very comfortable with a theme ...

Boyhood (2014) from 2021-04-26T21:43:45

In which one host learns just what those crazy teenagers have been up to all these years.

Never before has a Criterion Collection been more educational than when one host was appalled t...

Drag Me To Hell (2009) from 2021-04-19T21:38:04

In which we judge an old lady for judging Alison Lohman.

It's a tradition on TRILOGY IN THEORY (and in particular this month) to rewatch films that are decidedly unpleasant. Sam Raimi d...

Clerks 2 (2006) from 2021-04-11T00:24:40

In which we express concern for Rosario Dawson's love life.

On this podcast there is one Dante and one Randal... and absolutely no Rosario Dawson around. Kevin Smith kicks off our trilo...

Ending in Failure.... and Loving It! (Dr. Strangelove, The Player and Freddy vs. Jason) from 2021-04-02T21:59:12

This Will Be A Pleasant Bit of Unpleasantness.

Whenever a podcast opens with a Monty Python sketch... show notes must come in to apologize to our dear listeners. And also to assure them...

Movies Versus Movies from 2021-03-29T02:07:20

In which we want movies to stop fighting with each other.

And so they do! For this is the wrap-up to our versus trilogy which includes so much hyper-masculinity that it this episodes ha...

Ford v Ferrari (2019) from 2021-03-22T22:39:31

In which two film dorks DON'T talk cars.

FORD v FERRARI was known as The Great Dad Movie of 2019. Well, one of your hosts is a father and he took offense. The other host finds kids offe...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) from 2021-03-10T10:00:20

In which we release our Ultimate Edition Snyder Cut of something shorter. Much shorter.

Don't @ us #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. But thanks for the download! In this episode we explore more ugl...

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) from 2021-03-04T01:45:08

In which we discover that free speech is unpleasant.

And also we have dirty minds. But the blame does not lie with us. Oh no, dear listeners! For the crafting of devious young thoughts ...

The Love of Movies Brought to Life from 2021-02-24T11:01:21

In which we conclude that GET SHORTY is the end of cinema.

Woody Allen is a controversial figure in film... but also has had a professional life of much critical acclaim.

Quentin...

Inglourious Basterds (2009) from 2021-02-20T11:45:31

In which we apologize to the Giant Face for being late...

...on the other hand it's probably not a bad idea to be late to INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS considering what Mélanie Laurent has in s...

Get Shorty (1995) from 2021-02-11T23:07:51

In which we love tall women and hate short men.

During the post-PULP FICTION renaissance of John Travolta came him playing yet another charmer in the professional field of crime. Only t...

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) from 2021-02-04T00:43:14

In which we fall in love with Jeff Daniels of DUMB AND DUMBER.

The premise of Woody Allen's THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO was too hard for your hosts to resist as it leads us to a discussion...

End of the World Speeches from 2021-02-01T02:34:14

In which we pick out nice words (the best words as a loser FORMER President once said) for the end of the world.

Look, it wasn't enough to just survive 2020. To celebrate moving from on...

Ep. 339 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (In a Lonely Place vs. Hollywoodland) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode we present next door neighbors to Quentin Tarantino's latest divisive film (that opened to glowing reviews and box-office success... but real divisive!) ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLY...

Ep. 338 - Captain Marvel (Total Recall vs. Galaxy Quest) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We invite CAPTAIN MARVEL superfan, but not a fanboy for that's an important distinction, Dave Giannini of Listen

Ep. 337 - Dark Phoenix (The Little Mermaid vs. Pretty Woman) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The thoughtful and generally kind response to the last in the Fox version of the X-Men saga DARK PHOENIX requires an equally thoughtful and kind dissection of redheads generally being crazy and ...

Ep. 336 - Shazam! (Big vs. Once Upon a Deadpool) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Challenged by longtime friend of the show Peter of Original Remake and Listen

Ep. 335 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Grosse Pointe Blank vs. American Teen) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Because I am not a nice person I drag returning guest Natasha of The Rad Ass Bitches not only back to...

Ep. 334 - Under the Silver Lake (The Black Dahlia vs. The Nice Guys) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It wouldn't be a movie podcast without a couple of dudes trying to put the pieces together on things they don't fully understand and that is very fitting for the recent film UNDER THE SILVER LAK...

Up in the Air (2009) from 2021-01-26T03:24:37

In which one host finally gives George Clooney a chance.

The disrespect to the great state of Kentucky continues as our most handsome candidate is FINALLY off the waitlist for one co-ho...

Sideways (2004) from 2021-01-13T10:00

Two Guys Who Love SIDEWAYS But Not Wine

No expertise to be had on this episode for Alexander Payne's SIDEWAYS. Oh sure, both your hosts have revisited this film many times. One of them ...

The Truman Show (1998) from 2021-01-07T03:29:55

The Truman Show is depressing.

Thank the maker for Jim Carrey though! As we discuss on this episode it takes a light touch to navigate the murky ethical waters of THE TRUMAN SHOW. Thank...

A Trilogy on New Year's (Snowpiercer, About Time and Carol) from 2021-01-02T03:37:18

Episode Notes

Well... we made it to a new year. And with that in mind we figured 2020 deserved no celebration of joy but instead a trilogy of loss. So board this episode with us as we d...

A New Identity for Christmas from 2020-12-25T18:46:09

On this special Christmas Day episode we give our listeners those new identities that they probably didn't even know they wanted. HOWEVER for those that listened closely who could deny putting o...

Catch Me If You Can (2002) from 2020-12-21T23:48:23

In the third part in our criminal Christmas trilogy we are granted many a gift from the Steven Spielberg classic (that's right, we're old and you're old) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. These presents incl...

L.A. Confidential (1997) from 2020-12-12T22:45:12

All we want for Christmas is a lovely lady who looks like Veronica Lake. And not, we can not stress this enough, a gift that resembles in ANY WAY one Kevin Spacey.

But he's still...

Batman Returns (1992) from 2020-12-03T01:32:47

Most people say, it's just not Christmas without Christopher Walken as a scheming businessman with great hair. And if you are most people you also listen to TRILOGY IN THEORY.

Unless it's...

The Everything Must Go Trilogy from 2020-11-26T18:26:54

On this Thanksgiving we attempt to be thankful for all of the things in our lives.

Right before we get rid of them.

No, this isn't one of this creepy and extremely privile...

Hearts Beat Loud (2018) from 2020-11-19T01:51:30

The ever cantankerous persona of Ron Swanson is only somewhat to be found in the Nick Offerman starring HEARTS BEAT LOUD... sooooo we try our best to fill that void.

But this film is so d...

Everything Must Go (2010) from 2020-11-12T03:43:41

Who knew that a mostly ignored Will Ferrell dramedy from 2010 would unite your two favorite podcast hosts even further in their bromance?

Not the filmmakers of EVERYTHING MUST GO but I'm ...

Ghost World (2001) from 2020-11-05T03:09:13

Listen with great intrigue as two middle-aged men try to understand the whims of teenage girls but do not despair... for these characters come from a comic book! And thus your hosts have a SLIM ...

Comics Without the Capes and Cowls from 2020-10-28T23:00:52

For Halloween we play dress up by dressing down comic book film adaptations.

Wait. That sounds insulting.

Maybe even sexual.

None of that! Just two dorks talking about their...

Sin City (2005) from 2020-10-21T09:45:05

In an episode on SIN CITY these two movie podcasters feel free to commit all the sins at their disposal:

• Disparaging the director by choosing THE ONE scene directed by someone else a...
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American Splendor (2003) from 2020-10-14T22:23:21

Join us as you discover one host's REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE phase of his youth was strangely influenced by the screen persona of Paul Giamatti. Grabbing the podcast microphone and proudly proclaimi...

Road to Perdition (2002) from 2020-10-08T02:15:38

In this episode we discover that one host was THE adult in the room back in the summer of 2002; hanging out with the greats of Newman and Hanks.

Meanwhile your other host couldn't get eno...

The B-Sides (Fatal Attraction, Amélie, Paper Heart) from 2020-10-01T02:40:30

When one thinks of rabbits in film... the first thought that comes to one's sick mind is FATAL ATTRACTION.

When one thinks of dreaming in Paris of lives not lived... one judges the schemi...

The Romantic Influence of Michael Cera from 2020-09-23T10:38:01

What more can we say about this century's sexiest leading man in cinema? Our listeners would probably say PLEASE GOD NO MORE and to that we say... calm down, we have to take this opportunity to ...

Youth in Revolt (2009) from 2020-09-16T11:06

It's time to be bad, dear listeners. And there's no greater bad boy in American cinema than François Dillinger as played by the actor that made all parents concerned for the youth at the end of ...

Nick&Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) from 2020-09-09T09:00

Our most dedicated listeners may find this very podcast to be an infinite playlist of two men with undeniable sexual chemistry... so why not give them more of the same? Except we switch out our ...

Juno (2007) from 2020-09-02T12:11:41

2007 was a far gentler time when it came to disagreements. J.K. Simmons DID NOT throw a cymbal at your head for revealing your teen pregnancy. Ellen Page insulting your favorite band was not the...

Dreaming in Paris of Lives Not Lived from 2020-08-26T11:39:35

We open with Hemingway and it's all downhill from there as we lament the lack of travel in 2020 and bemoan the inability for our three male leads in BEFORE SUNSET, INCEPTION and MIDNIGHT IN PARI...

Midnight in Paris (2011) from 2020-08-19T17:12:05

Though we may never fit into the Parisian lifestyle, at least in Woody Allen's MIDNIGHT IN PARIS we find a kindred spirit in Owen Wilson's bumbling DORK.

Granted a bumbling dork who is en...

Inception (2010) from 2020-08-12T09:00

We continue our podcast tour of Paris (which is to say, not really) with great philosophical debate over the nature of dreams (also, not really) as one host finds Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION s...

Before Sunset (2004) from 2020-08-05T16:49:24

The dream of TRILOGY IN THEORY started with a conversation on THE BEFORE TRILOGY... which means of course that one host will question the need of Richard Linklater to the whole venture while the...

Of Rabbits and Imaginary Friends from 2020-07-29T09:00

One host looks into the symbol of the rabbit in mythology but can't market our first selected trilogy worth a damn. Meanwhile your other host gets into the weeds of time travel (thanks Richard K...

Jojo Rabbit (2019) from 2020-07-22T09:00

A scrappy Nazi youth and his even more precocious imaginary friend Hitler made for unfortunately timely movie watching in 2019 as we wrap up our selections for our rabbit trilogy with the title ...

Donnie Darko (2001) from 2020-07-15T09:00

In which you find your hosts befuddled by the youth of both the 80s setting of Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO... but also by themselves in 2001 when this film was originally released. One host won...

Harvey (1950) from 2020-07-08T09:00

In our first proper episode of TRILOGY IN THEORY you will quickly succumb to the charms of James Stewart in the classic 1950 film HARVEY... and also quickly surmise that your hosts Mike and Web ...

Trilogy in Theory Trailer (This is Who We Are) from 2020-07-01T09:00

Because a podcast trailer is the first in a series of errors we promise to make as we present to you TRILOGY IN THEORY.

Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Listen

Invisible Life (Vice and Virtue vs. Sisters) from 2020-04-05T23:46:22

In a time when separation from your friends and family is encouraged we chose a theme of sisters separated and the consequences that come along with this decision. So maybe our theme isn't encou...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (In a Lonely Place vs. Hollywoodland) from 2019-09-02T16:00

On this episode we present next door neighbors to Quentin Tarantino's latest divisive film (that opened to glowing reviews and box-office success... but real divisive!) ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLY...

Captain Marvel (Total Recall vs. Galaxy Quest) from 2019-09-01T16:00

We invite CAPTAIN MARVEL superfan, but not a fanboy for that's an important distinction, Dave Giannini of Listen

Dark Phoenix (The Little Mermaid vs. Pretty Woman) from 2019-08-31T16:00

The thoughtful and generally kind response to the last in the Fox version of the X-Men saga DARK PHOENIX requires an equally thoughtful and kind dissection of redheads generally being crazy and ...

Shazam! (Big vs. Once Upon a Deadpool) from 2019-08-30T18:00

Challenged by longtime friend of the show Peter of Original Remake and...

Spider-Man: Homecoming (Grosse Pointe Blank vs. American Teen) from 2019-08-29T18:07:14

Because I am not a nice person I drag returning guest Natasha of The Rad Ass ...

Under the Silver Lake (The Black Dahlia vs. The Nice Guys) from 2019-07-25T03:48:11

It wouldn't be a movie podcast without a couple of dudes trying to put the pieces together on things they don't fully understand and that is very fitting for the recent film UNDER THE SILVER LAK...

Ep. 333 - The Post (The Front Page vs. The Paper) from 2019-07-23T01:42:05

Having been looked upon for years as the movie podcast of record for this art form known as cinema we've taken it upon ourselves to celebrate 1001 films covered on this show (don't ask why two e...

Ep. 332 - Juliet, Naked (Training Day vs. The Phenom) from 2019-07-21T22:50:03

On this episode with Jairo from the great MARK AS PLAYED podcast (an...

Ep. 331 - Beatriz at Dinner (Rope vs. The Last Supper) from 2019-07-21T00:08:07

We invite our listeners to one last dinner with us, machine and horse, as we do the polite thing and talk politics over the dinner table. BEATRIZ AT DINNER features two great performances from S...

Ep. 330 - Thoroughbreds (Heavenly Creatures vs. Saved!) from 2019-05-25T02:30:11

On this episode where we get lost to search engine shenanigans (and maybe pick up a few new disappointed listeners) we look at girls gone wild... on film. Good films. Films like Peter Jackson's ...

Ep. 329 - I Feel Pretty (The Tao of Steve vs. Shallow Hal) from 2019-04-08T12:11:32

Amy Schumer recently had a stand-up special that I'm sure will force Netflix to change their rating system yet again, but before they do that we put in our two cents on her last feature film Listen

Ep. 328 - The Hero (The Contender vs. I'll See You in My Dreams) from 2019-02-20T01:45:49

For your consideration... give Sam Elliott a damn Oscar already. Since we don't yet have that power (once again, YET) we do the next best thing: podcast about three Sam Elliott movies with Listen

Ep. 327 - Widows (Spring Breakers vs. Ocean's 8) from 2019-02-13T01:45:36

We held back on our episode for WIDOWS for its inevitable Oscar nominations. No dice. So how about the same week there's yet another movie about revenge starring Liam Neeson. Well, goddamnit tha...

Ep. 326 - A Star Is Born (Death to Smoochy vs. Chicago) from 2019-01-16T05:11:25

99 FROM 99 host Ben Zuk is back to educate us on NOT ONLY all the versions of Listen

Ep. 325 - Escape Room (Sleuth vs. 12 Angry Men) from 2019-01-09T04:52:21

It's early January so that must be a cheesy horror movie we can watch instead of homework films like ROMA. Thankfully ESCAPE ROOM arrived right on time and also gave us the opportunity to let La...

Ep. 324 - Bad Times at the El Royale (Four Rooms vs. Seven Psychopaths) from 2019-01-02T02:16:20

On an episode programmed by a SOBER CINEMA superfine (but definitely not this podcast) Listen

Ep. 323 - The Nun (Doubt vs. The Little Hours) from 2018-12-31T03:03:14

As we head into 2019 we have one New Year's Resolution to make... and that is never trust a nun. To do so Josh Dotson of Listen

Ep. 322 - Boy Erased (Beginners vs. Pariah) from 2018-12-13T03:05:21

New release BOY ERASED inspires a conversation on coming out in cinema, but more importantly how to record podcast...

Ep. 321 - Instant Family (Traveller vs. Four Brothers) from 2018-11-22T19:57:50

For our Thanksgiving episode we open up the family for ALL of The Funky Bunch with a triple feature of Mark Wahlberg flicks. The first is new release INSTANT FAMILY which inspires a conversation...

Ep. 320 - Searching (Personal Shopper vs. Ingrid Goes West) from 2018-11-15T04:13:08

On our latest episode we look at movie screens bringing people closer together. This could mean Aubrey Plaza making a new friend through Instagram in INGRID GOES WEST. Or even Kristen Stewart te...

Ep. 319 - A Ghost Story (The Swimmer vs. The Passenger) from 2018-08-29T21:39:13

We lost our Movie Pass sponsorship (I don't think those guys paid their internet or ANY bill this week) so it's another trip into host Mike's hard drive. And with that type of passionate setup, ...

Ep. 318 - Rampage (Every Which Way But Loose vs. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) from 2018-08-22T21:59:23

For our episode on the games of men and monkeys we bring on a man who records from his own gaming chair, Jared Dotson of Listen

Ep. 317 - Blockers (My Best Friend's Wedding vs. She's Out of My League) from 2018-08-15T19:52:21

Jairo of MARK AS PLAYED (and to a lesser extent Listen

Ep. 316 - Love, Simon (The Rules of Attraction vs. Easy A) from 2018-08-08T20:57:23

We stake our reputation on this episode on young love, after our host gleefully boasts about his LOVE, SIMON pick as perhaps the only film he has liked this year. The poor bastards that have to ...

Ep. 315 - Ready Player One (They Shoot Horses, Don't They? vs. Willy Wonka&the Chocolate Factory) from 2018-04-08T22:01:59

We tackle the merits of nostalgia in READY PLAYER ONE by hosting a grueling contest of debasement for you our dear listeners with a double feature of THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? and WILLY WON...

Ep. 314 - I, Tonya (Captain America: Civil War vs. The Bronze) from 2018-03-26T00:27:27

For our episode on I, TONYA we discuss Ugly American Rivalries on film as seen in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR and THE BRONZE. And the conclusion we come to? It's tough to stay friends with Sebast...

Ep. 313 - Red Sparrow (Reds vs. Red Heat) from 2018-03-14T12:42:27

For Jennifer Lawrence's latest RED SPARROW we decide to be social with guest JD Duran of Listen

Ep. 312 - Molly's Game (The Good German vs. Spider-Man 3) from 2018-03-07T04:36:45

On this episode we continue our games (GAME NIGHT was the previous episode if you skipped that one, you jerk) but this time with THE CHASTAIN. The greatest actor of our generation, Jessica Chast...

Ep. 311 - Game Night (Couples Retreat vs. Bad Words) from 2018-03-04T23:02:01

On this episode we take in a triple feature of Jason Bateman comedies and come to the conclusion that he is one man that you don't play games with. In COUPLES RETREAT he tricks his friends into ...

Ep. 310 - The Commune (Addams Family Values vs. We Bought a Zoo) from 2018-01-15T18:25:17

On this episode we expand the definition of family films with two personal favorites in ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES and WE BOUGHT A ZOO. Guest Ben Zuk and your host have threatened to feature these two...

Ep. 309 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Contact vs. Another Earth) from 2018-01-02T01:27:57

Guest Andrew of AB Film Review & The Last New Wave joins the podcast to exp...

Ep. 308 - Star Wars The Last Jedi (The Matrix Reloaded vs. mother!) from 2017-12-21T01:58:17

We return from exile, rested and with far too much blue milk for our episode on STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. Critically applauded as a return to the peak of this franchise, a vocal minority of fans...

Ep. 307 - The Big Sick (I Love You, Man vs. Away We Go) from 2017-11-03T06:27:26

And we're back. We wake up this podcast to discover that we are in love with Kumail Nanjiani in THE BIG SICK. Unfortunately ...

Ep. 306 - The Beguiled (In the Company of Men vs. Jackie Brown) from 2017-08-01T21:34:10

Back for her second straight episode Amanda Iman from Amanda Picture Show ...

Ep. 305 - Rough Night (Bridesmaids vs. Bachelorette) from 2017-07-31T20:51:33

On this episode we welcome two first time guests. Amanda Iman of Amanda's ...

Ep. 304 - The Wedding Plan (Muriel's Wedding vs. The Wedding Singer) from 2017-07-17T22:31:10

On this episode we plan to podcast through technical difficulties to promote our favorite film and performance of the year (so far) with THE WEDDING PLAN. This 2016 Israeli film makes its way to...

Ep. 303 - Hounds of Love (Chopper vs. Animal Kingdom) from 2017-07-11T23:42:39

On this episode Andrew of AB Film Review and The Last New Wave put his Patreon ...

Ep. 302 - Baby Driver (Speed vs. The Fast and the Furious) from 2017-07-10T17:28:49

We get back behind the podcast wheel for the much anticipated BABY DRIVER, Edgar Wright's latest dork-fest which takes a look at the much used trope of the stoic getaway driver. To celebrate its...

Ep. 301 - To Steal from a Thief (The Silent Partner vs. Inside Man) from 2017-05-11T22:07:39

After producing three hundred episodes we decided to dig into our archives for a "lost" episode. Originally scheduled for August 2016 this show on TO STEAL FROM A THIEF is revived for two reason...

Ep. 300 - The Circle (Brazil vs. A Scanner Darkly) from 2017-05-09T21:49:18

For episode 300 we did not select that particular Zack Snyder "classic" but we do have a number of guests doing their best readings from that film. Listen

Ep. 299 - Unforgettable (27 Dresses vs. Home Sweet Hell) from 2017-05-05T02:54:07

We had to do it before we reached episode 300, otherwise we just wouldn't have the respect of our listeners if we didn't tackle the greatest question every filmgoer has these days... just why do...

Ep. 298 - Brimstone (The Night of the Hunter vs. Footloose) from 2017-05-02T21:00

On this episode we do what we've been doing for damn near 300 episodes: preach against children. To do so we bring in a couple of our favorite men of faith who share this ideology in Robert Mitc...

Ep. 297 - Song to Song (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane vs. Ain't Them Bodies Saints) from 2017-05-01T19:43:23

On this episode we talk about our passion for the look of Terrence Malick films with William Lindus of the Listen

Ep. 296 - The Discovery (Heaven Can Wait vs. Defending Your Life) from 2017-04-08T20:47:10

Our countdown to episode 300 begins with fellow Following Films podcast host P...

Ep. 295 - The Blackcoat's Daughter (Diabolique vs. Suspiria) from 2017-04-05T02:04:18

On this episode we don't take off for spring break as we hang back with the creepy girls of new release THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER. This much delayed but well worth it film inspires a look back at...

Ep. 294 - T2 Trainspotting (Shallow Grave vs. A Life Less Ordinary) from 2017-03-25T20:13:32

On this episode we celebrate (?) the release of T2: TRAINSPOTTING by traveling across the Atlantic to take a tour of Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor's collaboration of crime in cinema. As our tour...

Ep. 293 - Tower (Elephant vs. Dark Night) from 2017-03-17T14:17:30

On this episode we try to respectfully discuss films focused on mass shootings. Because we are incapable of this, we bring on our resident political correspondent Listen

Ep. 292 - Suntan (Election vs. Greenberg) from 2017-03-10T08:30

On this episode one of our hosts is out of the country, so this podcast does the same. SUNTAN, a Greek film that our listeners have demanded, makes it ways to the U.S. and to your ears alongside...

Ep. 291 - I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (Hello I Must Be Going vs. Happy Christmas) from 2017-03-03T08:30

On this episode we participate in a cinematic home invasion with Melanie Lynskey to celebrate her new film, the 2017 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE. ...

Ep. 290 - Collide (Taxi Driver vs. Drive) from 2017-02-25T04:06:45

On this episode we drive to save the girl with Robert De Niro in TAXI DRIVER and Ryan Gosling in DRIVE. These two film classics are the favorites of many so we bring back one of our favorite gue...

Ep. 289 - The Girl with All the Gifts (Matilda vs. Frozen) from 2017-02-17T08:30

For new release THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS we found the easiest theme ever for this podcast with MORE films about girls with all the gifts in MATILDA (1996) and FROZEN (2013). Unfortunately wha...

Ep. 288 - John Wick: Chapter 2 (Assassins vs. The Assassin) from 2017-02-10T07:44:21

On this episode we browse the Tall, Dark and Assassin section of the cinema to celebrate Keanu Reeves as our favorite dog owner in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO. This sequel to one of the great surpris...

Ep. 287 - War on Everyone (Observe and Report vs. End of Watch) from 2017-02-03T08:30

On this episode we partner up with the world's biggest Michael Pena fan, Jairo from the Listen

Ep. 286 - Silence (Mean Streets vs. Bringing Out the Dead) from 2017-02-01T00:00

On this episode Martin Scorsese once again puts his faith in film with new release SILENCE but we look at how that faith may have changed during his career by going back to his earlier work in M...

Ep. 285 - 20th Century Women (The Grifters vs. The Kids Are All Right) from 2017-01-27T21:11:16

For new release 20th CENTURY WOMEN we take a closer look at Annette Bening's career (something the Academy should have done) by discussing a double feature where this great actress takes on the ...

Ep. 284 - The Handmaiden (Bound vs. Chloe) from 2017-01-25T19:33:31

The episode the Internet demanded: Hot lesbian action! Other than cynically abusing search engines with this description, we are inspired by a very good film from 2016, which is new to Amazon st...

Ep. 283 - Hidden Figures (The Remains of the Day vs. Fences) from 2017-01-24T21:28:58

On this episode we celebrate the Best Picture Oscar nomination for HIDDEN FIGURES and more importantly the power of cinema to bring attention to people cast aside by history. In our selected dou...

Ep. 282 - Detour (Run Lola Run vs. Go) from 2017-01-24T03:02:34

On this episode we take a DETOUR from the season's Oscar bait for a genre film reminiscent of 90s films such as RUN LOLA RUN and GO. In all three films the narrative is split among different cho...

Ep. 281 - A Monster Calls (Let the Right One In vs. Where the Wild Things Are) from 2017-01-17T22:42:15

On this episode we answer the call of A MONSTER CALLS... and based on its box office earnings, we were the only ones. Thankfully you can listen to our advice as the Listen

Ep. 280 - La La Land (Swingers vs. Mulholland Drive) from 2017-01-12T02:15:47

On this episode we sing, dance, and dream about Hollywood making films about the dream of being able to sing and dance in Hollywood. Thankfully new release LA LA LAND is here to claim that prize...

Ep. 279 - Jackie (Cookie's Fortune vs. The Queen) from 2017-01-09T20:58:11

For new release JACKIE we take the power of looking at how the powerful respond to death in Robert Altman's COOKIE'S FORTUNE and Stephen Frears THE QUEEN. In the former, Glenn Close covers up a ...

Ep. 278 - Manchester by the Sea (Hud vs. Rain Man) from 2017-01-06T01:41:02

Inspired by one of this year's Best Picture frontrunners MANCHESTER BY THE SEA we track down the other brothers in HUD and RAIN MAN for perhaps the biggest battle in War Machine vs. War Horse hi...

Ep. 277 - Miss Sloane (Bowling for Columbine vs. Runaway Jury) from 2016-12-20T01:36:01

Inspired by new release MISS SLOANE we attempt to control gun control cinema as seen in the Michael Moore documentary BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and the John Grisham film adaptation of RUNAWAY JURY. ...

Ep. 276 - Nocturnal Animals (The Shining vs. Stranger than Fiction) from 2016-12-15T20:13:43

In preparing for new release NOCTURNAL ANIMALS we take the threats of authors very seriously by looking back at Jack Nicholson terrorizing his family in THE SHINING and Emma Thompson picking on ...

Ep. 275 - Moonlight (Carnal Knowledge vs. Y Tu Mama Tambien) from 2016-12-06T21:44:11

On this episode we discuss vulnerability in male sexuality with David Hart of Pop Culture Case Study. To do so, we reveal our own hopes, dreams, and desires such as the goal line stand of Jack N...

Ep. 274 - Loving (In the Mood for Love vs. Notes on a Scandal) from 2016-12-01T01:09:22

New release LOVING has us IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, albeit of a particular scandalous variety. For that we of course turn to Judi Dench in NOTES ON A SCANDAL as that relatively forgotten Oscar conte...

Ep. 273 - True New York (New York Stories vs. New York, I Love You) from 2016-11-22T03:39:54

On this episode we present an anthology of New York anthology films. Starting with new documentary TRUE NEW YORK, listen as your favorite Arizona and Kentucky residents explore this city of nume...

Ep. 272 - Arrival (Lost in Translation vs. Inglourious Basterds) from 2016-11-18T05:54:37

Returning guest Ben Zuk joins the show to help us translate the glowing critical response to new release ARRIVAL. Being less than enthu...

Ep. 271 - American Pastoral (War of the Worlds vs. Night Moves) from 2016-11-17T05:01:04

For an episode that confronts the domestic terror that is Dakota Fanning we need three guests. Ben Zuk and Listen

Ep. 270 - Certain Women (Wendy and Lucy vs. Meek's Cutoff) from 2016-11-16T02:05:49

For new release CERTAIN WOMEN guest Ben Zuk helps us present our own anthology of Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams film collaborat...

Ep. 269 - Peter and the Farm (Secret Honor vs. All Is Lost) from 2016-11-11T21:41:45

We continue to reflect back on the presidential election, though this time we do so with the help of Philip Baker Hall as Richard Nixon in SECRET HONOR. That 1984 Robert Altman film is up agains...

Ep. 268 - Denial (Mr. Death vs. Labyrinth of Lies) from 2016-11-10T23:08:37

The episode that everyone has been waiting for, our Holocaust Denial Super Fun Happy Hour inspired by the new film starring Rachel Weisz, DENIAL. Listen to the insane ramblings of your two hosts...

Ep. 267 - Captain Fantastic (A History of Violence vs. The Road) from 2016-11-04T03:50:50

We go off the grid with guest Ben Zuk and Viggo Mortensen for new to video CAPTAIN FANTASTIC. Our travels and limited supplies do include copies of previous situation this actor has found himsel...

Ep. 266 - The Accountant (The Untouchables vs. Midnight Run) from 2016-10-17T16:11:53

On this episode we account for the cinematic crimes of Ben Affleck in his new film THE ACCOUNTANT. This inspires guest Ben Zuk to join in a MIDNIGHT RUN of assessing the merits of that film star...

Ep. 265 - The Girl on the Train (Interiors vs. House of Sand and Fog) from 2016-10-14T03:18:22

On this episode Ben Zuk returns to program another Woody Allen film INTERIORS, which is combined with HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG for the biggest downer double feature after seeing the new popcorn thr...

Ep. 264 - The Dressmaker (Zoolander vs. The Neon Demon) from 2016-10-12T22:14:54

On this episode we get all dressed up with Jairo from The True Bromance Film Podcast for...

Ep. 263 - Yoga Hosers (Jersey Girl vs. Red State) from 2016-09-28T16:22:40

On this episode we take a trip to the states of Kevin Smith. First we travel True North with guest Kristen Lopez of Listen

Ep. 262 - Southside with You (Dave vs. The American President) from 2016-09-27T00:07:54

We take a trip SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU with Cinemabun podcast host Tonja to discuss the city of Chicago and challenging first dates. Tonja al...

Ep. 261 - Equity (Friends with Money vs. The Queen of Versailles) from 2016-09-24T23:50:34

We look at the world of finance (something we know nothing about) from a female perspective (also something we know nothing about). Thankfully we have three films and three women directors to gu...

Ep. 260 - Blair Witch (The Blair Witch Project vs. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2) from 2016-09-23T03:25:28

This episode is a walk in the woods with Andrew from AB Film Review and The Last New Wave as we go on the search for one of our cinematic fa...

Ep. 259 - In Order of Disappearance (The Crossing Guard vs. In the Bedroom) from 2016-09-21T22:12:24

We return from our podcasting disappearance with an episode on the Norwegian black comedy action film IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE. Stellan Skarsgard plays a grieving father out to get the men resp...

Ep. 258 - Cafe Society (Manhattan vs. Vicky Cristina Barcelona) from 2016-08-24T23:00

On this episode returning guest Ben Zuk participates in a Woody Allen threesome for the release of CAFE SOCIETY. Our other two films of varying degrees of sex appeal include the classic MANHATTA...

Ep. 257 - Shelley (The Way of the Gun vs. Baby Mama) from 2016-08-23T20:30

Inspired by new horror film SHELLEY we look at surrogacy on the silver screen in THE WAY OF THE GUN (2000) and BABY MAMA (2008). Along the way we both court and insult meninists as we ponder if ...

Ep. 256 - Lights Out (Insomnia vs. Sunshine) from 2016-08-22T22:34:55

Inspired by the horror film LIGHTS OUTS we look at the use of light on the silver screen, which proves to be a source of madness for the characters of our two selected older films INSOMNIA (1997...

Ep. 255 - Nuts! (The Men Who Stare at Goats vs. The Witch) from 2016-07-22T15:00

On this episode we try out elective goat testicle surgery in the new documentary NUTS! This strange procedure and film inspires a look back at goats on the silver screen, such as the poor victim...

Ep. 254 - De Palma (Blow Out vs. Body Double) from 2016-07-21T02:38:20

On this episode we play peeping toms with the cinematic master of that lost art by discussing the new documentary DE PALMA. This inspires a conversation on that director’s approach to movie maki...

Ep. 253 - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (A Perfect World vs. Road to Perdition) from 2016-07-16T03:09:46

On this episode we HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE with guest Ben Zuk, as that new movie inspires a double feature of father figures and kids on t...

Ep. 252 - Everybody Wants Some!! (Dazed and Confused vs. SubUrbia) from 2016-07-13T20:08:19

On this episode we try to relive our youth through the films of Richard Linklater. In the new to video EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! Linklater’s “spiritual sequel” to DAZED & CONFUSED, the director...

Ep. 251 - Life, Animated (American Splendor vs. 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park) from 2016-07-07T04:02:14

On this episode we challenge the new documentary LIFE ANIMATED to make us fall in love with Disney films. Given that we are cynical by nature, to take on this task we seek inspiration in other c...

Ep. 250 - Swiss Army Man (The Trouble with Harry vs. Waking Ned Devine) from 2016-07-01T15:00

On this, our 250th episode, we celebrate not only over 250 hours of producing the equivalent of film discussion farts, we actually have a new release on farting to go with it. In SWISS ARMY MAN ...

Ep. 249 - The Shallows (March of the Penguins vs. The Mermaid) from 2016-06-30T01:40:26

On this episode returning hater Web Bist joins the podcast to defend our land against an invasion of sea creatures in MARCH OF THE...

Ep. 248 - Genius (Broadway Danny Rose vs. Get Shorty) from 2016-06-25T03:59:18

On this episode, two Woody Allen superfans try to manage his talent in the director’s film BROADWAY DANNY ROSE. Unfortunately a strange mob subplot in that movie has us heading to Los Angeles wi...

Ep. 247 - Clown (It vs. Vulgar) from 2016-06-23T02:39:13

On this episode we bring in our resident clown expert, JD Duran of InSession Film to face his fears and a double feature of Stephen King's ...

Ep. 246 - Chasing Yesterday (Breaking Away vs. Whip It) from 2016-06-21T03:00:31

On this episode writer and director Joseph Pernice joins me to discuss his new film Listen

Ep. 245 - Maggie's Plan (Peggy Sue Got Married vs. Ocean's Eleven) from 2016-06-15T02:44:17

On this episode film critic Erica Peplin joins me in a discussion on new release MAGGIE’S PLAN, a film about an odd strategy to reunite a di...

Ep. 244 - Ma Ma (All About My Mother vs. Volver) from 2016-06-08T03:51:08

On this episode we enjoy a bit of motherhood, a bit of death, and a whole lot of Penelope Cruz in a triple feature starring this great actress. In two previous films with her frequent collaborat...

Ep. 243 - Pervert Park (Little Children vs. Children of Men) from 2016-06-03T07:30

On this episode we look at lives suspended by the loss of youth in LITTLE CHILDREN and CHILDREN OF MEN. In the former, Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson play a married couple whose affair recaptur...

Ep. 242 - Cash Only (The Landlord vs. High-Rise) from 2016-05-31T17:45:53

On this episode we travel to Brooklyn to look at a great real estate investment with one of the Fabulous Baker Boys in Hal Ashby’s first film THE LANDLORD. This little-seen gem which was out of ...

Ep. 241 - The Lobster (Tigerland vs. In Bruges) from 2016-05-25T03:19:16

On this episode we celebrate two years of this podcast by traveling to an in between place with friend of the show Colin Farrell in the Joel Schumacher Vietnam war drama TIGERLAND and Martin McD...

Ep. 240 - Bite (Very Bad Things vs. The Five-Year Engagement) from 2016-05-17T15:02:43

On this episode we try to talk Jon Favreau and Emily Blunt through their cold feet in two very different wedding comedies that share cases of body horror. In the Peter Berg film VERY BAD THINGS ...

Ep. 239 - Green Room (Gimme Shelter vs. Grand Piano) from 2016-05-03T02:58:56

On this episode we welcome Non, host of thepodcast Joy Sandwich into our green room for an episode onmusical performers dealing with t...

Ep. 238 - A Hologram for the King (12 Angry Men vs. The Big Kahuna) from 2016-04-30T06:27:53

On this episode we try to sell our listeners on the idea of waiting to see the disappointing film adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING with Listen

Ep. 237 - The Huntsman: Winter's War (Sunshine Cleaning vs. Your Sister's Sister) from 2016-04-26T02:43:33

On this episode we welcome two guests as THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR inspires a conversation about Emily Blunt’s plotting sisters. Erica Peplin Listen

Ep. 236 - Criminal (The Big Chill vs. JFK) from 2016-04-21T21:57:14

On this episode we welcome returning guest Margo from the Book Vs. Movie podcast as we debate ideas formed by the presence of former m...

Ep. 235 - Demolition (The Game vs. Everything Must Go) from 2016-04-19T21:57:52

On this episode we welcome guest Ben Zuk of the podcast Cinematic for the People to help take film characters' lives apart. In THE GAME Mich...

Ep. 234 - I Saw the Light (Walk the Line vs. Shut Up&Sing) from 2016-04-15T03:45:43

On this episode we see the light in the crafting of country music personas by first seeing new release I SAW THE LIGHT starring Tom Hiddleston which leads us to a talk with musician Listen

Ep. 233 - Hello, My Name is Doris (Something's Gotta Give vs. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) from 2016-04-12T21:51:19

On this episode we try to get the timing right in a discussion with Margo from the podcast Book Vs. Movie as we waste our youth on a d...

Ep. 232 - Eye in the Sky (Paths of Glory vs. Zero Dark Thirty) from 2016-04-07T20:35:29

On this episode we torture our listeners by bringing back former guest Dave from the podcast Pop Culture Case Study and we als...

Ep. 231 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Kramer vs. Kramer vs. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) from 2016-03-30T21:12:23

On this episode we have a battle with exes. After watching Warner Bros. apology for MAN OF STEEL in the form of BATMAN V SUPERMAN we bring on former host of this podcast, Jared Dotson, to remini...

Ep. 230 - James White (Ghost World vs. The Spectacular Now) from 2016-03-29T02:32:07

On this episode I had the pleasure of forcing two other movie podcasters to experience first time watches of little seen films that deserve a big audience. That’s a not so subtle hint to our lis...

Ep. 229 - Remember (Apt Pupil vs. The Debt) from 2016-03-23T05:59:57

On this episode we bring in a friendly Canadian podcaster, Daniel of Get Reel Movies and a Listen

Ep. 228 - 10 Cloverfield Lane (The Village vs. Compliance) from 2016-03-20T22:28:22

On this episode we lock ourselves in from the monsters on the outside, only to find ourselves fighting monsters on the inside. Those two monsters are Listen

Ep. 227 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Good Morning, Vietnam vs. Wag the Dog) from 2016-03-18T05:16:17

On this episode we attempt to comedically cover films that comedically cover wars. In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Robin Williams tries to balance entertainment with truth in his broadcasts to men serv...

Ep. 226 - Zootopia (Robin Hood vs. Fantastic Mr. Fox) from 2016-03-09T20:47

On this episode we attempt to out-talk fast talking foxes as seen in our double feature of Disney’s ROBIN HOOD, a traditionally animated film with a liberal use of the traditional art of tracing...

Ep. 225 - Knight of Cups (The New World vs. To the Wonder) from 2016-03-08T03:04:52

On this episode we discuss the choices of Terrence Malick. New release KNIGHT OF CUPS goes back to similar territory about choices in love, or how the lack of making a choice has lead to an unfu...

Ep. 224 - Triple 9 (Cop Land vs. L.A. Confidential) from 2016-03-04T23:08:32

On this episode we play good cop, bad cop with COP LAND and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. These two modern classics about cops using other cops for criminal gain make it hard to play bad cop so we look to ...

Ep. 223 - Race (Gattaca vs. There's Something About Mary) from 2016-03-03T22:28:47

On this episode I’m joined by this podcast’s resident therapist, Derek Stewart, who you may remember from the 45 YEARS episode, to plot against perfection. In GATTACA, Ethan Hawke plays a man wh...

Ep. 222 - Risen (Misery vs. Big Fish) from 2016-03-01T00:30

On this episode we fulfill our side of the podcasting pain crossover challenge with our friends over at the True Bromance Film Podcast by...

Ep. 221 - How to Be Single (Singles vs. Up in the Air) from 2016-02-19T22:59:59

On this episode I have a bit of phone sex with Web from It’s Terrific, as we carry out our long distance relationship in podcast f...

Ep. 220 - Deadpool (Definitely, Maybe vs. The Voices) from 2016-02-17T23:44:58

On this episode we decide that Ryan Reynolds talks too much. This conclusion was based on the extensive research of watching a double feature of the man’s work in DEFINITELY, MAYBE and THE VOICE...

Ep. 219 - Hail, Caesar! (Sweet Smell of Success vs. Michael Clayton) from 2016-02-16T04:53:50

On this episode we bring in author Ivan Infante as the fixer to this podcast, as he talks about fixers in the films SWEET SMELL OF SUCC...

Ep. 218 - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Clueless vs. Austenland) from 2016-02-10T04:03:18

On this episode we take a trip to the cinematic universe of Jane Austen with two returning guests. Karly of CoreTempArts and Natasha of Listen

Ep. 217 - He Never Died (The Hunger vs. Dogma) from 2016-02-05T17:00

On this episode we seek immortality in films with rock stars. In Tony Scott’s THE HUNGER, David Bowie plays a man promised eternal life dealing with a betrayal that puts his relationship and fut...

Ep. 216 - 45 Years (What Lies Beneath vs. Stories We Tell) from 2016-02-02T08:30

On this episode we welcome a professional therapist, Derek Stewart, onto the podcast to do a little marriage counseling with Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford in WHAT LIES BENEATH. We also deb...

Ep. 215 - The Boy (The Stepford Wives vs. Lars and the Real Girl) from 2016-01-30T17:36:53

On this episode, I welcome TWO guests to the show to come over and play with my dolls. In our double feature matchup, Claire from the Filmback po...

Ep. 214 - Intruders (Home Alone vs. You're Next) from 2016-01-28T21:51:51

On this episode we fend off home invaders with the help of Macaulay Culkin in the Christmas classic HOME ALONE and what we hope will one day be considered a horror classic in YOU’RE NEXT. Both f...

Ep. 213 - Sleeping with Other People (Shame vs. Don Jon) from 2016-01-27T03:36:01

On this episode we welcome guest Dave from Pop Culture Case Study for a family friendly episode on films about sex addiction. In Stev...

Ep. 212 - Anomalisa (Adaptation vs. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) from 2016-01-16T04:42:47

On this episode we hang out inside Charlie Kaufman’s head in honor of his latest film ANOMALISA. This film about being trapped in one own’s skin and being unable to connect with loved ones inspi...

Ep. 211 - The Revenant (Barry Lyndon vs. Days of Heaven) from 2016-01-09T08:10:47

On this episode we freeze our asses off with Leonardo DiCaprio in THE REVENANT, and while we wait for another fight with a bear we watch two other films about people escaping a murder into the m...

Ep. 210 - Concussion (Any Given Sunday vs. League of Denial) from 2016-01-08T01:25:08

On this episode we welcome guest Karly of CoreTempArts.com to enjoy the dangers of football from the comfort of our respective couches with O...

Ep. 209 - Joy (Flash of Genius vs. Temple Grandin) from 2016-01-04T08:30

On this episode we are inspired by David O. Russell’s new film JOY to look at life changing inventions for inventors on film with co-host Shane Conner and guest Patrick McGill of Listen

Ep. 208 - The Hateful Eight (The Thing vs. Reservoir Dogs) from 2016-01-02T23:46:23

On episode 208 for THE HATEFUL EIGHT, I lock myself in a room of paranoia with Web from the podcast It’s Terrific and Berook from ...

Ep. 207 - The Big Short (Startup.com vs. Margin Call) from 2015-12-31T04:30:18

On this episode I am joined by the host of Cinematic for the People, Ben Zuk, as we take a gamble on Adam McKay in THE BIG SHORT which inspi...

Ep. 206 - Carol (All That Heaven Allows vs. Far From Heaven) from 2015-12-29T04:46:15

On this episode Todd Haynes' new film CAROL inspires NOT ONLY a conversation with Dave from Pop Culture Case Study on this Cate Blanch...

Ep. 205 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (A New Hope: Special Edition vs. The Phantom Edit) from 2015-12-24T01:32:19

On this episode we are joined Jairo of The True Bromance Film Podcast to tinker with Star Wars. First with the creator-approved tinkering...

Ep. 204 - Sisters (Old School vs. Step Brothers) from 2015-12-22T02:02:28

On this episode we make a home for those suffering from arrested development with Karly of Core Temp Arts and Ash Blodgett of Listen

Ep. 203 - In the Heart of the Sea (Jaws vs. Deep Blue Sea) from 2015-12-17T03:48:57

On this episode Ben Zuk of Cinematic For The People joins the show to talk about sea beasts killing the movie star in JAWS and DEEP BLUE SEA....

Ep. 202 - Brooklyn (Clerks vs. About Schmidt) from 2015-12-13T00:01:01

On this episode we welcome the return of Andrew and Bernadette from THE AB FILM REVIEW for an episode inspired by new release BROOKLY...

Ep. 201 - By the Sea (Revolutionary Road vs. Certified Copy) from 2015-12-08T19:27:29

On this episode we begin our second honeymoon phase after episode 200 with Andrew and Bernadette from The AB Film Review by t...

Ep. 200 - Spotlight (All the President's Men vs. Shattered Glass) from 2015-12-04T08:30

On this episode we celebrate two hundred of these conversations by not only talking about the new film SPOTLIGHT with Jairo from the True Br...

Ep. 199 - All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (American Hustle vs. The Wolf of Wall Street) from 2015-12-02T08:30

On this episode we celebrate the rise and fall of capitalist ventures. Starting with the documentary from Colin Hanks on The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, ALL THINGS MUST PASS. This loosely in...

Ep. 198 - The Gift (Carrie vs. Heathers) from 2015-11-30T18:03:19

On this episode we celebrate the kickoff of the Christmas shopping season by giving our listeners the gift of a late review of the summer hit THE GIFT. This inspires a conversation on the gifts ...

Ep. 197 - The Night Before (Gremlins vs. The Nightmare Before Christmas) from 2015-11-26T17:18:45

On this episode we throw a Christmas party by watching a double feature of GREMLINS and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS with Gillian and Jaclyn from Listen

Ep. 196 - Creed (Rocky 2 vs. Rocky 3) from 2015-11-25T17:39:02

On this episode we train for the new film CREED by talking with guest Peter from Hydrate Level Four and War Machine vs. War Hors...

Ep. 195 - The Stanford Prison Experiment (The Box vs. Experimenter) from 2015-11-24T21:07:42

On this episode we bring in two extremely smart guys to talk about brainy films. First off, regular guest Dave from the podcast Pop Cultu...

Ep. 194 - Room (Flowers in the Attic vs. Panic Room) from 2015-11-18T23:33:19

On this episode we get trapped in a small room with guest Daniel from the movie site A Tale of Two Dans. Thankfully we are also joined by t...

Ep. 193 - Man Up (Mrs. Doubtfire vs. The Talented Mr. Ripley) from 2015-11-13T20:53

On this episode we MAN UP with a new film starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg, which inspires a conversation about movies with deceptive characters in love with MRS. DOUBTFIRE and THE TALENTED MR....

Ep. 192 - Spectre (Dr. No vs. Thunderball) from 2015-11-11T22:32:48

On this episode we recruit Karly of Core Temp Arts and Dave from the Pop Culture Ca...

Ep. 191 - Digging for Fire (Eyes Wide Shut vs. Love Is Strange) from 2015-11-09T00:50:36

On this episode we leave the marital home to talk EYES WIDE SHUT and LOVE IS STRANGE. The conversation on these two films where married couples spend time apart and out of the homes they’ve made...

Ep. 190 - Roar (Grizzly Man vs. Project Nim) from 2015-11-02T16:00

On this episode we get back in touch with nature and other creatures that call this planet home… by watching movies. Specifically documentaries, as we have Jamison Rabbit of the Listen

Ep. 189 - Bone Tomahawk (Ravenous vs. We Are What We Are) from 2015-10-31T18:51:10

On this episode we track cannibals across a triple feature of films. First we posse up with Kurt Russell and his fantastic mustache for the new film BONE TOMAHAWK. We are then joined by friend o...

Ep. 188 - Burnt (Big Night vs. The Hundred-Foot Journey) from 2015-10-30T07:03:15

On this episode we get BURNT with Bradley Cooper as we have a full course meal of films dealing with differences in the kitchen. In 1996’s BIG NIGHT, two brothers battle over the direction of th...

Ep. 187 - The Wolfpack (The Truman Show vs. Pleasantville) from 2015-10-27T04:00:47

On this episode we jump inside a pop culture bubble by living with Jim Carrey in THE TRUMAN SHOW and (unfortunately) Tobey Maguire in PLEASANTVILLE. Non from the great podcast Listen

Ep. 186 - Steve Jobs (Pirates of Silicon Valley vs. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) from 2015-10-23T21:36:57

On this episode we steal, like all great artists do, from the new Danny Boyle/Aaron Sorkin film STEVE JOBS by using our own three act structure focused on different movie launches on this man’s ...

Ep. 185 - Crimson Peak (Rebecca vs. A Good Marriage) from 2015-10-22T00:38:56

On this episode we talk about the much anticipated CRIMSON PEAK with our friend Web Bist from the podcast It’s Terrific and then w...

Ep. 184 - Pan (Hook vs. Finding Neverland) from 2015-10-18T02:12:20

On this episode we give the people what they want, a PAN spectacular, as we discuss a film that has probably already been exiled from theaters, YET ANOTHER reimagining of the Peter Pan story, on...

Ep. 183 - The Walk (The Lookout vs. Premium Rush) from 2015-10-15T05:19:14

On this episode we go on THE WALK with Joseph Gordon-Levitt which inspires an episode of adrenaline with the actor in two prior films: THE LOOKOUT and PREMIUM RUSH. Tim from Listen

Ep. 182 - Knock Knock (Funny Games vs. The Purge) from 2015-10-13T04:26:29

We go on multiple movie home invasions inspired by Eli Roth’s latest, KNOCK KNOCK. First, a look at the American remake of FUNNY GAMES from 2007 where Naomi Watts and Tim Roth play an unsuspecti...

Ep. 181 - The Martian (Apollo 13 vs. Gravity) from 2015-10-08T05:19:17

On this episode we attempt to survive in space with Hadas from the Common Room podcast, and thankfully we have a couple of movies on the subject to ...

Ep. 180 - The Intern (In Good Company vs. The Internship) from 2015-10-05T19:09:35

On this episode we are joined by Tom from the podcast Second Class Cinema as we work to a decision on two workplace comedies: IN...

Ep. 179 - Sicario (Traffic vs. The Counselor) from 2015-10-01T05:00

On this episode we are joined by Matt and Ed from the podcast Shot Reverse Shot as we attempt to win the war on drugs, by watching the rev...

Ep. 178 - Pawn Sacrifice (Searching for Bobby Fischer vs. Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine) from 2015-09-30T06:49:49

On this episode we look at the pressures of chess, not by actually playing the game ourselves, but instead watching a small child get berated by his father and the best chess player in the world be...

Ep. 177 - Grandma (Ulee's Gold vs. Whale Rider) from 2015-09-28T05:31:51

On this episode we talk about the role of the grandparent in film by hanging out with the distant beekeeper played by Peter Fonda in ULEE’S GOLD, who has to make a decision to become more involved ...

Ep. 176 - Everest (Frozen vs. The Grey) from 2015-09-23T22:36:53

On this episode we are joined by Brad from the Movie Bears Podcast to help tackle the elements found in the 2010 horror movie FROZEN...

Ep. 175 - Black Mass (The Friends of Eddie Coyle vs. The Departed) from 2015-09-19T07:30

On this episode we take a trip to Boston with David from That Moment In on a mission to uncover some rats. Martin Scorsese's Best Picture win...

Ep. 174 - Results (Great Expectations vs. The Immigrant) from 2015-09-16T17:23:08

On this episode we talk about one of our favorite films of the year, Andrew Bujalski’s RESULTS. This film is about two personal trainers played by Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders whose lives are a...

Ep. 173 - The Visit (Burnt Offerings vs. The Skeleton Key) from 2015-09-12T04:16:56

On this episode we go stay with some old people in a pair of horror films. BURNT OFFERINGS has us hosted by Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis as a family gets the deal of a lifetime with...

Ep. 172 - Love&Mercy (Amadeus vs. I'm Not There) from 2015-09-08T18:59:38

On this episode we celebrate the end of the 2015 summer movie season with a new to video release, one of my favorite films of not only the summer but the year in LOVE & MERCY. This inspires ...

Ep. 171 - The End of the Tour (Almost Famous vs. Crazy Heart) from 2015-09-05T05:27:33

On this episode we celebrate Labor Day by hitting the road with journalists developing a professional and personal relationship with their subjects. The first film is one of those that is perhap...

Ep. 170 - Queen of Earth (Repulsion vs. Melancholia) from 2015-09-02T07:30

On this episode we bond during a breakdown with Karly from the podcast That Pop This Life. To comfort us during these troubling times, we watched Roman Polanski's REPULSION and Lars Von Trier's ...

Ep. 169 - Mistress America (Damsels in Distress vs. Lola Versus) from 2015-08-31T15:34:21

On this episode, Greta Gerwig’s latest MISTRESS AMERICA has us talking about her influence in two prior starring roles in LOLA VERSUS and DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. In one, a breakup has her leaning o...

Ep. 168 - American Ultra (The Long Kiss Goodnight vs. The Bourne Identity) from 2015-08-26T23:14:52

On this episode we are joined by guest Dan Lizette from The Podcast Digest, a show where Dan recommends and interviews producers of great podcast content, so I can not recommend this podcast eno...

Ep. 167 - Cop Car (Leon: The Professional vs. Killer Joe) from 2015-08-21T05:09:15

On this episode: Tim from First Time Watchers helps us pick a side in the battle between kids and crooked cops as well as Leon...

Ep. 166 - Prince (Chasing Amy vs. The Shape of Things) from 2015-08-19T20:12:50

On this episode we are joined by Web Bist from the podcast It's Terrific in a quest to change for love. Inspired by new release PR...

Ep. 165 - Burying the Ex (Warm Bodies vs. Life After Beth) from 2015-08-18T02:31:11

On this episode new to video BURYING THE EX inspires us to have a love affair with zombie films WARM BODIES and LIFE AFTER BETH. Helping us in this deadly quest for love is Rilla from the Soiled...

Ep. 164 - Dark Places (Psycho vs. Halloween) from 2015-08-13T23:13:48

On this episode we present part two of our MAMO themed week. A great podcast that recently celebrated its tenth year. Last time we had...

Ep. 163 - Fantastic Four (Batman Begins vs. The Amazing Spider-Man) from 2015-08-09T05:52:08

On this episode we talk superhero reboots on film with superhero film expert Matt Brown from Super Zero podcast and the long-running MAMO. We look at the best example of this tall but financiall...

Ep. 162 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Valkyrie vs. Jack Reacher) from 2015-08-05T14:47:22

On this episode we dive into a Tom Cruise Conspiracy with Christopher McQuarrie as this particular writer and actor combo worked together previously on VALKYRIE and JACK REACHER. And make sure t...

Ep. 161 - Southpaw (Fat City vs. Million Dollar Baby) from 2015-08-03T18:24:28

On this episode we experience the triumph and tragedy of boxing... from the safe distance of a movie screen. New release SOUTHPAW inspires a trip to the movies with Karly from the podcasts That ...

Ep. 160 - Paper Towns (Moonrise Kingdom vs. The Kings of Summer) from 2015-07-28T22:29:08

On this episode we are joined by Jessica & Non from the podcast JOY SANDWICH, to run away and recapture our youth with two fil...

Ep. 159 - Trainwreck (The 40-Year-Old Virgin vs. Knocked Up) from 2015-07-25T13:45:58

On this episode we have TWO guests as Dave from the podcast Pop Culture Case Study was kind enough to accept my collect call from the...

Ep. 158 - Ant-Man (The Borrowers vs. The Secret World of Arrietty) from 2015-07-23T21:51:32

On this episode we are inspired to think small with guest Paul from the Blokebusters podcast as we watch THE BORROWERS go up against AR...

Ep. 157 - Minions (Miller's Crossing vs. Let Me In) from 2015-07-20T20:29:21

On this episode we are the weird old guys watching a kids movie with the new release MINIONS, but this does inspire a look back at decidedly more adult minions affair with the Coen Bros. MILLER’...

Ep. 156 - Clouds of Sils Maria (All About Eve vs. A Star Is Born) from 2015-07-16T23:11:20

On this episode: Jairo from the True Bromance Film Podcast joins the show as we look at aging performers coming to terms with being replaced by younger artists in ALL ABOUT EVE & A STAR IS B...

Ep. 155 - Magic Mike XXL (Flashdance vs. The Full Monty) from 2015-07-11T20:11:23

On this episode, we lament the lack of dramatic weight in the new MAGIC MIKE XXL, so we harken back to the struggling economic stituation of the first film with a dancing battle between FLASHDAN...

Ep. 154 - Terminator Genisys (Terminator 3 vs. Terminator Salvation) from 2015-07-08T05:13:33

We have the unfortunate task of hanging out with not one, not two, but three rebooted TERMINATOR films in a post-Cameron apocalypse. The newest version in TERMINATOR: GENISYS has us looking at t...

Ep. 153 - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Son of Rambow vs. Be Kind Rewind) from 2015-06-30T22:29:01

On this episode we attempt to recreate favorite movie moments in podcast form by looking at films where characters recreate movie moments. SON OF RAMBOW and BE KIND REWIND provided a great oppor...

Ep. 152 - The Midnight Swim (Friday the 13th vs. On Golden Pond) from 2015-06-26T20:14:55

On this episode we are joined by Nick Antosca, writer on the critically acclaimed television series HANNIBAL, to talk about FRIDAY THE 13th, a film he knows a little something about as he is the...

Ep. 151 - Dope (Can't Hardly Wait vs. Superbad) from 2015-06-24T05:39:21

On this episode we are joined by actor Adam Guthrie to attend a cinematic party of CAN’T HARDLY WAIT and SUPERBAD. This extremely white pairing has oddly been inspired by the trailer for the Sun...

Ep. 150 - Inside Out (Fantastic Voyage vs. Innerspace) from 2015-06-20T01:38:42

On this episode we celebrate our 150th episode by taking a journey within ourselves, which doesn’t get particularly deep as we just end up watching FANTASTIC VOYAGE and INNERSPACE. Those silly b...

Ep. 149 - Wild Tales (Tales from the Crypt vs. Creepshow) from 2015-06-17T22:11:25

On this episode we take a look at the theme of revenge, something we know quite a bit about if you look at some of the movies we’ve made the other watch for this very podcast. In this particular...

Ep. 148 - Jurassic World (The Lost World vs. Jurassic Park 3) from 2015-06-12T18:51:52

On this episode we return to Jurassic Park with the new release JURASSIC WORLD. Choosing the following double feature didn’t require too much thought, and some would say the same about watching ...

Ep. 147 - Welcome to Me (Talk Radio vs. The Fisher King) from 2015-06-10T03:01:34

On this episode we look at films on talk show breakdowns. This comes naturally to us since we already have a failed talk show in this very podcast, so we watch two other gentlemen dealing with t...

Ep. 146 - We Are Still Here (Hot Fuzz vs. The Town That Dreaded Sundown) from 2015-06-05T23:10:37

On this episode we look at films set in small towns with big secrets. The 2007 action comedy HOT FUZZ from writer and director Edgar Wright stars Simon Pegg as an annoyingly straight-laced cop e...

Ep. 145 - The Human Centipede 3 (The Human Centipede vs. The Human Centipede 2) from 2015-06-02T07:30

So this episode exists because co-host Chris Maynard was wronged into unnecessarily watching The Human Centipede for the podcast. And now we are about to wrong you the listener with a War Machin...

Ep. 144 - Aloha (Jerry Maguire vs. Elizabethtown) from 2015-05-29T22:52:23

On this episode we look at Cameron Crowe's repeated professional meltdowns, some leading to more cinematic success such as JERRY MAGUIRE and then the familiar formula not working in ELIZABETHTOW...

Ep. 143 - Poltergeist (The Haunting vs. House on Haunted Hill) from 2015-05-26T18:46:38

For the remake of POLTERGEIST we look at two other cursed properties in cinema that were eventually remade way back in 1999. Along the way we answer the very important question of whether or not...

Ep. 142 - Tomorrowland (Batman vs. John Carter) from 2015-05-22T23:09:22

For TOMORROWLAND, we look at former animated film directors making the leap to big budget live action properties with Tim Burton’s very successful BATMAN going up against Andrew Stanton’s box of...

Ep. 141 - Mad Max: Fury Road (On the Beach vs. The Rover) from 2015-05-19T19:03:36

On this episode, a Kentuckian and an Arizonan watch the Apocalypse in Australia. This theme has us looking at the 1959 film warning of nuclear war in ON THE BEACH starring Gregory Peck and Antho...

Ep. 140 - Pitch Perfect 2 (School of Rock vs. Pitch Perfect) from 2015-05-15T23:02:20

On this episode PITCH PERFECT 2 inspires a look back at the previous film and we have a battle of the band films with SCHOOL OF ROCK. Not stopping at music competitions in film, we continue to t...

Ep. 139 - What We Do in the Shadows (Vampire's Kiss vs. Dark Shadows) from 2015-05-12T17:09:19

On this episode we look at the comical life of vampires on film, a genre that doesn’t get much play in Hollywood, and many would say rightfully so. However no one can deny that it is a place for...

Ep. 138 - Black Sea (The Hunt for Red October vs. Crimson Tide) from 2015-05-08T19:14:31

On this episode we are just three dudes, looking for some man on man action in a sub. And we get plenty of that with a triple feature inspired by the new video release BLACK SEA inspiring a subm...

Ep. 137 - Avengers: Age of Ultron (WALL-E vs. Ex Machina) from 2015-05-06T02:16:12

We are joined by Dave, the host of Pop Culture Case Study, one of our favorite podcasts which pairs psychology with pop culture, be it movies, music, books, tv shows, or comic books. The new movie ...

Ep. 136 - Selma (Battle in Seattle vs. Pride) from 2015-05-01T16:00

Inspired by the new video release of SELMA, we look at two older protest pictures with guest Jamie Dew of the great film podcast The Dew Over. The two older films of BATTLE IN SEATTLE and PRIDE ...

Ep. 135 - The Age of Adaline (Death Becomes Her vs. The Fountain) from 2015-04-30T20:08:08

Last episode we looked at kids seeking immortality through music, but this time we just skip all that hippie crap and get straight to how Blake Lively does it in THE AGE OF ADALINE. This inspire...

Ep. 134 - God Help the Girl (That Thing You Do vs. Not Fade Away) from 2015-04-29T23:48:07

On this episode, one of the creators of this podcast, Josh Dotson, joins the show to interview filmmaker Raf Moscatel about his kickstarter project THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE BIG VOICE. This is ju...

Ep. 133 - Child 44 (The Lovely Bones vs. Never Let Me Go) from 2015-04-29T00:48:11

In this episode we look at murder in paradise, more specifically the serial killer hunting children and being hunted himself by Tom Hardy in CHILD 44. This inspires a look back at the controvers...

Ep. 132 - Closer to the Moon (Bowfinger vs. Argo) from 2015-04-27T22:35:07

In this episode we fake our way through a podcast about fake movies. Inspired by CLOSER TO THE MOON we look at an Academy Award winner for Best Picture, and a film that should have won that awar...

Ep. 131 - The Reconstruction of William Zero (Dead Ringers vs. Enemy) from 2015-04-16T02:27:10

On this episode we are joined by Howard Gorman of Cinema Chords to talk with Dan Bush, writer/director of the new film THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAM ZERO. This new release inspired a look back a...

Ep. 130 - Candlestick (Strangers on a Train vs. Dial M for Murder) from 2015-04-10T23:51:09

On this episode we plot the perfect Hitchcockian murder with writer/director Christopher Presswell and talk about his homage to those films with his new movie, CANDLESTICK. This inspires a look ...

Ep. 129 - Furious 7 (Joy Ride vs. The Italian Job) from 2015-04-09T23:17:13

On this episode we have fast and furious taste of revenge as the seventh entry in that franchise, FURIOUS 7, brings back the older brother of the previous film’s villain to wreck havoc on...

Ep. 128 - A Most Violent Year (Arbitrage vs. Locke) from 2015-04-07T22:12:32

On this episode we debate how a silver fox and a handsome bear handle their professional and personal affairs in a very short and stressful period of time with Richard Gere in 2012’s ARBITRAGE v...

Ep. 127 - Spring (Cat People vs. Ginger Snaps) from 2015-04-03T00:00

Last episode we was a triple feature of men hunting or being hunted by bears with THE BEAR going up against THE EDGE, inspired by new horror film BACKCOUNTRY. On this episode we are inspired by ...

Ep. 126 - Backcountry (The Bear vs. The Edge) from 2015-04-02T00:00

Last episode we were on the search for our masculinity with a triple feature of MY OWN MAN, THE GRADUATE and FIGHT CLUB and since that didn’t do the trick, on this episode we continue to challen...

Ep. 125 - My Own Man (The Graduate vs. Fight Club) from 2015-04-01T00:00

On this episode the new Netflix documentary MY OWN MAN has us questioning our own manhood and the only answers we could find were by looking to our elders in cinema with 1967’s THE GRADUATE taki...

Ep. 124 - Life Itself (Finding Vivian Maier vs. Actress) from 2015-03-25T20:49:28

On this episode we celebrate an idol to everyone on this podcast in Roger Ebert and the documentary format he championed, by discussing LIFE ITSELF, which is new to Netflix streaming. This is an...

Ep. 123 - It Follows (Wings of Desire vs. Following) from 2015-03-24T02:44:41

On this episode we follow the first 2015 critical sensation IT FOLLOWS with two films that aren’t very much like IT FOLLOWS but have a following theme in WINGS OF DESIRE vs. FOLLOWING and...

Ep. 122 - Faults (Martha Marcy May Marlene vs. Sound of My Voice) from 2015-03-17T02:22:08

On this episode we join up with three different cults, two are old hat at this point, both Sundance darlings of 2011 in MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE and SOUND OF MY VOICE. This extreme podcasting de...

Ep. 121 - Listen Up Philip (Deathtrap vs. Swimming Pool) from 2015-03-13T02:33:19

We go on a writers' retreat with two older films and two sets of dueling writers, Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve in the comedic thriller DEATHTRAP going up against the sexy cat fight...

Ep. 120 - October Gale (Port of Shadows vs. Dogville) from 2015-03-08T23:00

On this episode we join strangers who arrive in small but equally strange communities and how they shape or are shaped by them. Unfortunately we are not talking ROAD HOUSE, but we do have a 1938...

Ep. 119 - The Trouble with the Truth (Before Sunrise vs. Before Midnight) from 2015-03-05T01:33:44

On this episode we are inspired by THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH, which recently hit Amazon streaming, to have a long talk about romance in films where couples have long talks. The two older films ...

Ep. 118 - My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse vs. American Movie) from 2015-03-03T00:00

In this episode we are directed by Nicolas Winding Refn to have a theme inspired by MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN. That direction leads us to the films HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER...

Ep. 117 - Maps To The Stars (Sunset Boulevard vs. The Player) from 2015-03-02T00:00

On this episode we are haunted by Hollywood, much like the characters in David Cronenberg's new film MAPS TO THE STARS. The only way we can see to exorcise these demons is by tackling two of the...

Ep. 116 - Focus (Matchstick Men vs. The Brothers Bloom) from 2015-03-01T00:00

On this episode we attempt to con you into listening to our triple feature of con man movies, inspired by the new release FOCUS. Based on the premise of that film we look at how love blinds con ...

Ep. 115 - '71 (Black Hawk Down vs. No Man's Land) from 2015-02-28T03:57:05

On this episode we look at two 2001 movies trapped behind enemy lines with BLACK HAWK DOWN vs. the Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film in NO MAN’S LAND. This particular double fe...

Ep. 114 - Kingsman: The Secret Service (Wanted vs. Kick-Ass) from 2015-02-27T00:00

On this episode we look at a comic book writer’s universe of creator-owned material making its way to the silver screen with varying degrees of success. We are not of course talking about Alan M...

Ep. 113 - Fifty Shades of Grey (Nine 1/2 Weeks vs. Secretary) from 2015-02-26T05:06:54

On this episode we attempt to break out of the podcast rut we find and rekindle the flame by taking the advice of new release FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, and talking about two older films about a subm...

Ep. 112 - The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (Grave of the Fireflies vs. The Wind Rises) from 2015-02-20T00:00

Last episode you may remember (and if you don’t go download Episode 111 right now) we talked Studio Ghibli films with a princess theme. This episode we look at Studio Ghibli at War, with the doc...

Ep. 111 - The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind vs. Princess Mononoke) from 2015-02-19T04:29:24

On this episode we have a battle between animated princesses, though not of the Disney variety. It’s official Studio Ghibli only business as we look at NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND and PRI...

Ep. 110 - Accidental Love (Lost in La Mancha vs. Jodorowsky's Dune) from 2015-02-18T04:20:16

On this episode we talk about two abandoned films which fortunately for audiences have been chronicled in documentary form. In LOST IN LA MANCHA, we are witness to the start and eventually end o...

Ep. 109 - The Last Five Years (Begin Again vs. Song One) from 2015-02-17T00:50:24

On this episode we talk about two films that were released within the last year that combine romance, music, and the different perspectives two characters bring to those subjects with last summe...

Ep. 108 - Predestination (The Terminator vs. Minority Report) from 2015-02-13T02:30:15

On this episode we travel back in time slightly by catching up with a recent release that just hit DVD and Blu-Ray since the recording in PREDESTINATION, which inspires a look back at two older ...

Ep. 107 - Crazy Bitches (The Descent vs. Black Rock) from 2015-02-11T00:00

On this episode we attempt to sneak our way into a girls’ weekend out in the wild, the only way we know how, by watching and talking about three such films that share that premise. ASH BLODGETT ...

Ep. 106 - Suburban Gothic (Momma's Man vs. Beautiful Girls) from 2015-02-10T04:52:03

On this episode we move our podcast back home, with the likes of the hotly debated MOMMA'S MAN vs. the ultimate 90s Miramax film in BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. This theme and pairing was inspired by the ne...

Ep. 105 - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Him vs. Her) from 2015-02-07T01:50:10

On this episode we break format a bit with Emily Mackay of Movies N' Mayhem and do a true Him and Her review of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY. Because of the unique release of these films i...

Ep. 104 - Ballet 422 (Shakespeare In Love vs. Me and Orson Welles) from 2015-02-05T20:33:02

We struggle to put on a podcast production every week, so we have great sympathy for a group of films about putting on a production. However we will see if we can set aside SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE w...

Ep. 103 - Mortdecai (What's Eating Gilbert Grape vs. Donnie Brasco) from 2015-02-04T16:54:03

Last episode we went INTO THE WOODS for a fairy tale orgy, on this episode we tell another fairy tale… that Johnny Depp was once a serious actor and not a cartoon character, as he is in his late...

Ep. 102 - Into The Woods (Shrek vs. The Brothers Grimm) from 2015-02-02T16:07:04

Last episode we joined some couples in cabins in the woods with THE STRANGERS going up against ANTICHRIST inspired by the great 2014 horror film HONEYMOON. On this episode we stay in the woods a...

Ep. 101 - Honeymoon (The Strangers vs. Antichrist) from 2015-01-31T20:36:14

Having just passed the century mark, on episode 101 we hope we have entered into the honeymoon phase with our listeners, and so being creative geniuses we decided to talk about the recently rele...

Ep. 100 - The Guest (Shadow of a Doubt vs. Stoker) from 2015-01-31T02:00

On our last episode for Blackhat we talked about uninvited digital guests through cyber intrusion, so for our big episode 100 (and I mean big numerically speaking, we didn’t really go out of our...

Ep. 99 - Blackhat (Sneakers vs. Hackers) from 2015-01-29T22:37:55

On this episode we celebrate the ability of computers to bring people closer together, even when one party was uninvited. Hopefully you don’t see us invading your earbuds in quite the same fashi...

Ep. 98 - Inherent Vice (The Long Goodbye vs. The Big Lebowski) from 2015-01-27T20:16:35

On this episode we get high off of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest great film that cinephiles will be revisiting for years to come, and in celebration of that we look at two older films that have ...

Ep. 97 - The Boy Next Door (Lolita vs. Harold and Maude) from 2015-01-26T21:42:33

On this episode we talk about romantic relationships with a big age difference... other than between Mike and Chris. Instead we debate two classic films in Stanley Kubrick’s LOLITA vs. Hal Ashby...

Ep. 96 - Dark Summer (The King of Comedy vs. One Hour Photo) from 2015-01-25T02:34:29

On this episode of our podcast we stalk with technology, and though our methods of finding our way into your ear buds may be more advanced than Robert De Niro’s quest to get famous on a late night ...

Ep. 95 - Red Army (Once Brothers vs. The Other Dream Team) from 2015-01-23T22:17

On this episode we look at documentaries about a country’s ties to their respective sports teams with a 30 For 30 film ONCE BROTHERS about an Olympic basketball team that is broken up once the n...

Ep. 94 - American Sniper (Jarhead vs. In The Valley of Elah) from 2015-01-22T03:50:30

On this episode we look at the war abroad in the Sam Mendes film JARHEAD, and the war at home in Paul Haggis’ IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, but first, a warning to both our liberal and conservative lis...

Ep. 93 - Unbroken (The Great Escape vs. Rescue Dawn) from 2015-01-20T04:56:29

On this episode we are inspired by the new release UNBROKEN to look at military movies that are survival stories, and how war, specifically how war is portrayed on film, has changed with the tim...

Ep. 92 - Top Five (Sullivan's Travels vs. Stardust Memories) from 2015-01-17T03:01:33

On this episode, we look at TOP FIVE, the recent film from Chris Rock about a comedian who wants to be taken seriously as an artist, which not only inspired the pairing of SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS and...

Ep. 91 - Goodbye To All That (Living Out Loud vs. Crazy Stupid Love) from 2015-01-15T03:53:32

On this episode we look at life, and in particular a sex life, immediately after divorce. In the 1998 Richard Lagravenese film LIVING OUT LOUD, Holly Hunter drinks one too many martinis and find...

Ep. 90 - Big Eyes (F For Fake vs. My Kid Could Paint That) from 2015-01-14T03:51:38

On this episode we fake our way through a discussion on fake art, as inspired by the new Tim Burton film BIG EYES, which chronicles the abusive professional and personal relationship between Mar...

Ep. 89 - The Imitation Game (U-571 vs. Enigma) from 2015-01-13T00:15:23

On this episode THE IMITATION GAME inspires us to break the code on two older films about enigma machines. One, an Americanized action thriller set on a Nazi submarine U-571, and the other a love t...

Ep. 88 - Foxcatcher (Game 6 vs. Big Fan) from 2015-01-11T01:00

On this episode we take a look at comedians being creepy at sports, inspired by Steve Carell’s transformation from Michael Scott in The Office to John du Pont in the new release FOXCATCHER. Then...

Ep. 87 - The Gambler (Rounders vs. Owning Mahowny) from 2015-01-09T22:05:34

On this episode we get addicted to gambling with Edward Norton as the degenerate card cheat in ROUNDERS, and Philip Seymour Hoffman who loves him some ribs with no sauce, a Coke, and blowing oth...

Ep. 86 - The Interview (The Manchurian Candidate vs. The Day of The Jackal) from 2015-01-08T07:52:56

On this episode we play a little bit of the blame game, do some time traveling, and oh yeah, fit in some political assassination. All of this inspired by the guys from PINEAPPLE EXPRESS as we fi...

Ep. 85 - Citizenfour (The Insider vs. The Informant!) from 2015-01-07T03:54:34

New release CITIZENFOUR inspires us to leak some secrets with Shaun from the No, Totally movie podcast, such as the excellence that Michael Mann and Steven Soderbergh provide with their films on...

Ep. 84 - The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden (The Mosquito Coast vs. The Beach) from 2015-01-04T01:00

In this episode we lose podcast paradise, but we do get to talk to the directors of THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN, Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine, about editing and casting their gre...

Ep. 83 - Wild (Into The Wild vs. 127 Hours) from 2015-01-03T03:30:21

We go INTO THE WILD for 127 HOURS with Reese Witherspoon but without the proper footwear for the new release WILD. Along the way we flashback to our own tragedies in life: waiting for the wide r...

Ep. 82 - Two Days, One Night (Office Space vs. Time Out) from 2015-01-01T17:00

On this episode we face unemployment with the help of friends, family and Marion Cotillard's great performance in TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT. Not content with the support of just one film we also look ...

Ep. 81 - Still Alice (Safe vs. Blindness) from 2014-12-31T17:38

On this episode, the director of photography for STILL ALICE, Denis Lenoir was kind enough to to talk about his approach to film, love of cinema, and how he has worked with directors on his impr...

Ep. 80 - Annie (The Cider House Rules vs. The Orphanage) from 2014-12-30T03:55:43

On this episode the new version of ANNIE inspires us to visit two OTHER orphanages… and that’s about all it inspires. So it’s back to Maine for us in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES and then Spain in the ...

Ep. 79 - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Russian Ark vs. Museum Hours) from 2014-12-29T00:01:42

On this episode we spend a NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, three times! Just not with a comprehensive review of that Ben Stiller trilogy. Instead Patrick McGill of Role Play Craft joins us on a tour with t...

Ep. 78 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King vs. King Kong) from 2014-12-28T00:19:48

On this episode we are joined by Keith Reed of The Wrong Party podcast, and Patrick McGill of the gaming site Role Play Craft to chastise Peter Jackson for Liking ‘Em Long with THE LORD OF THE R...

Ep. 77 - The Babadook (Evil Dead 2 vs. The Ninth Gate) from 2014-12-25T05:24:04

We read a bedtime story called THE BABADOOK which inspires us to go on a book hunting quest with Johnny Depp in THE NINTH GATE for the Necronomican in EVIL DEAD 2. All of this leads to a heated ...

Ep. 76 - Exodus: Gods and Kings (The Ten Commandments vs. The Prince of Egypt) from 2014-12-22T18:16:45

On this episode we go to the movies with Moses, three times! Starting with the new Ridley Scott film, EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, and then parting the podcast Red Sea to get to a battle between THE ...

Ep. 75 - This Is Where I Leave You (Ordinary People vs. The Royal Tenenbaums) from 2014-12-18T23:41:45

We look at death in dysfunctional families, inspired by the new video release THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU. Steph Wanamaker of Soiled Restroom Cinema joins us to debate whether Gene Hackman is an a...

Ep. 74 - The Homesman (Stagecoach vs. The Hired Hand) from 2014-12-17T22:50:19

The new Tommy Lee Jones' joint, THE HOMESMAN, inspires a look at women in westerns. Starting all the way back with the the hooker with the heart of gold saved by John Wayne in 1939's STAGECOACH ...

Ep. 73 - Pioneer (The Conversation vs. The Parallax View) from 2014-12-12T00:42:48

Erik Skjoldbjærg, director of INSOMNIA, joins us to discuss his new film, PIONEER, which was inspired by his love of 1970s American conspiracy thrillers, and we make sure to follow in his footst...

Ep. 72 - Whiplash (Black Swan vs. Ruby Sparks) from 2014-12-11T04:55:59

We are the wrong people to talk about perfectionism in artists (assuming you've listened to the prior seventy-one episodes) so we bring in Tressa Bowling and Justin Stewart of the Beaucoup Pop p...

Ep. 71 - The Theory of Everything (Sid and Nancy vs. A Beautiful Mind) from 2014-12-10T02:20:22

We didn't understand Stephen Hawking in A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, and we don't understand love in real life. But we do understand romance in biopics, which is what the new film about Hawking atte...

Ep. 70 - Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All (Color Me Obsessed vs. Anvil: The Story of Anvil) from 2014-12-05T15:59:13

Writer/director of FILMAGE: THE STORY OF DESCENDENTS/ALL, Matt Riggle, joins the podcast to educate us (ok, just Mike) on this great band. We hope to do the same for our listeners by reviewing T...

Ep. 69 - Horrible Bosses 2 (Glengarry Glen Ross vs. Swimming With Sharks) from 2014-12-05T04:31:21

We are inspired by HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 to be just as original as we look at two older films where Kevin Spacey is... a horrible boss. Those two films are 1992's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS v. 1994's SWIMM...

Ep. 68 - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (The Running Man vs. Battle Royale) from 2014-12-03T21:41:55

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 may be done with the games, but we are not. So we look back at 1987's THE RUNNING MAN and 2000's BATTLE ROYALE to satisfy our bloodlust, discuss appropriate w...

Ep. 67 - Dumb and Dumber To (The Color of Money vs. Clerks 2) from 2014-11-28T00:18:57

We look at sequels that took a while to get here. In THE COLOR OF MONEY, Paul Newman's Fast Eddie is older and retired from his pool shark glory days when he casts his eyes on the glory of Tom C...

Ep. 66 - Laggies (Young Adult vs. Jeff, Who Live at Home) from 2014-11-26T16:30:39

We talk Arrested Development on film, and unlike the nerds who still want to talk about that cancelled comedy (which sucked when it finally did come back), we instead talk about the stunning mov...

Ep. 65 - Out of Print (Room 666 vs. Side by Side) from 2014-11-21T08:06:27

On this episode we predict The Future of Film. To do this, we look back at the 1982 film ROOM 666, and scoff at the failed predictions made by industry titans such as Steven Spielberg. Then we s...

Ep. 64 - Harmontown (Conan O'Brien Can't Stop vs. Sleepwalk With Me) from 2014-11-19T02:28:11

We often self-destruct on the podcast, just not to the comedic success that Dan Harmon has found in a documentary chronicling his podcast tour for HARMONTOWN. This inspires to look at other come...

Ep. 63 - Big Hero 6 (Terminator 2 Judgement Day vs. The Iron Giant) from 2014-11-15T17:11:37

Everybody has a favorite childhood memory of their big hero, and a current generation of children are getting that with the new release BIG HERO 6. We look back at previous takes on A Boy And Hi...

Ep. 62 - Interstellar (The Happening vs. After Earth) from 2014-11-13T20:12:39

Humans aren't meant to die on Earth, or die loving previously highly regarded film directors. We address the backlash against INTERSTELLAR from the film nerd community, and hope he doesn't go do...

Ep. 61 - Nightcrawler (Five Star Final vs. Tabloid) from 2014-11-12T01:44:55

We dive into the mucky-muck of sensationalistic stories that have made audiences feel guilty since 1931. That year is our starting point because we will be talking about the 1931 film FIVE STAR ...

Ep. 60 - Birdman (Heat vs. Out of Sight) from 2014-11-10T05:35:02

On this episode we talk about an obvious double feature selection of HEAT vs. OUT OF SIGHT to celebrate the release of the very obvious film BIRDMAN. It's also a celebration of the escape that t...

Ep. 59 - Men, Women&Children (The Social Network vs. Disconnect) from 2014-11-06T22:45:36

On this episode we regret to inform you that just by listening to this show, you have stepped into the dangerous world of the Internet. A place where young assholes make billions off the muscled...

Ep. 58 - St. Vincent (About A Boy vs. Bad Santa) from 2014-11-03T02:00

On this episode we raise some kids with the likes Bill Murray, Hugh Grant, and Billy Bob Thornton, which can't go TOO wrong. This means a look back at the adopted father figures from ABOUT A BOY...

Ep. 57 - Horns (Hellboy vs. Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance) from 2014-11-01T01:43:16

We celebrate Halloween with devilish heroes, some with horns, like HELLBOY, and one in particular who is Nicolas Cage AND ALSO has a flaming skull head. But let's go back to the horns with a min...

Ep. 56 - Automata (Blade Runner vs. Her) from 2014-10-31T02:40:22

On this episode we talk relationships with robots. In BLADE RUNNER we have Harrison Ford meeting cute with a very acrobatic Darryl Hannah replicant, and in HER we have Joaquin Phoenix who is una...

Ep. 55 - Ouija (Clue vs. Battleship) from 2014-10-28T22:32:48

We break out the board games, which is just about as nerdy as podcasting. Michael Bay is the inspiration for this nerdery, with the new OUIJA film being yet another check to cash for the man whi...

Ep. 54 - Fury (Sahara vs. The Beast of War) from 2014-10-24T00:08:13

We get our perfect tank crew together, under the command of Brad Pitt's hair in FURY, aided by the desert charisma of Humphrey Bogart in SAHARA, and the book smarts of Jason Patric in THE BEAST ...

Ep. 53 - John Wick (Hachi vs. Frankenweenie) from 2014-10-22T02:36:53

In this episode of War Machine vs. War Horse, the dog dies. This also is the premise for Keanu Reeves to go on a rampage of revenge in the new release JOHN WICK, as do we against cinema that por...

Ep. 52 - Dracula Untold (Dracula vs. Bram Stoker's Dracula) from 2014-10-17T05:13:35

On this episode, like the new release DRACULA UNTOLD, we attempt to find new blood in a story that has been bled dry. This character's story has been told before in cinema, going back so far as ...

Ep. 51 - The Judge (My Cousin Vinny vs. Conviction) from 2014-10-15T16:27:46

It's guilty until proven innocent on our latest episode, as we plead our cases in a couple of courtrooms. We offer a flimsy defense for two films where family defend their own in a court of law ...

Ep. 50 - Gone Girl (The Lady Vanishes vs. The Vanishing) from 2014-10-13T13:31:51

On this episode we talk about girls... who are gone. And if you think that was clever, in true War Machine vs. War Horse fashion we cleverly found two other films about women gone missing, simpl...

Ep. 49 - White Bird In A Blizzard (The Burning Plain vs. Winter's Bone) from 2014-10-09T02:05:35

WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD inspires us to go on the search with three different daughters in search of their missing parent. In 2009's THE BURNING PLAIN, Jennifer Lawrence becomes suspicious of he...

Ep. 48 - Annabelle (Magic vs. Child's Play) from 2014-10-07T01:58:28

ANNABELLE does not inspire us to collect dolls, but two other creepy dolls in cinema from MAGIC & CHILD'S PLAY might. However it is an unfair fight as only one film has Ann-Margret and compa...

Ep. 47 - The Skeleton Twins (You Can Count On Me vs. The Savages) from 2014-10-02T12:00

THE SKELETON TWINS inspires us to grow up with the siblings from 2000's YOU CAN COUNT ON ME and the 2007 release THE SAVAGES. Like the siblings in these films, we attempt adulthood, but somewher...

Ep. 46 - Two Night Stand (Something Wild vs. Indecent Proposal) from 2014-09-30T23:17:24

Machine and Horse decide to have a one night stand on this episode. The new release TWO NIGHT STAND inspires a look back at two other films about responsible adults making an irresponsible decis...

Ep. 45 - The Zero Theorem (Ikiru vs. I Heart Huckabees) from 2014-09-29T18:50:08

We attempt to solve THE ZERO THEOREM to figure out the meaning of life, but even with our research on previous film efforts to uncover life's greatest mystery in IKIRU and I HEART HUCKABEES, we ...

Ep. 44 - The Maze Runner (Labyrinth vs. Prisoners) from 2014-09-26T22:01:18

THE MAZE RUNNER has us trying to quickly escape the maze of LABYRINTH, and we get lost in debating which path to take in PRISONERS.

GUEST: Patrick McGill of Role Play Craft manages to find...

Ep. 43 - Tusk (The Fly vs. Splice) from 2014-09-24T20:21

On this episode, the three of us have gathered to say WalrusYes to TUSK, about a man who has the simple dream of wanting to turn another man into a walrus. This inspires a look back at other mis...

Ep. 42 - Frank (The Devil and Daniel Johnston vs. Scott Walker 30 Century Man) from 2014-09-22T15:29:38

We put on our best paper mache heads to go catch the new release FRANK at the theaters. After that opening act, the headliners of THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON vs. SCOTT WALKER 30 CENTURY MAN ca...

Ep. 41 - The Drop (Mystic River vs. Gone Baby Gone) from 2014-09-19T00:10:06

MYSTIC RIVER & GONE BABY GONE battle for Dennis Lehane territory with the release of THE DROP.

GUEST: Aaron Saylor, author of Sewerville, joins us in this shady business of podc...

Ep. 40 - Life of Crime (Fargo vs. Pain&Gain) from 2014-09-17T01:04:30

LIFE OF CRIME inspires us on a kidnapping of two older films in FARGO vs. PAIN & GAIN. One a classic, one with a lot of snow.

GUEST: Christopher Maynard of Following Films joins us to ...

Ep. 39 - The Congress (The Matrix vs. Vanilla Sky) from 2014-09-14T01:49:13

THE CONGRESS presents us with an interesting choice in it's story of a fictional version of Robin Wright... And since we won't pretend to understand this film completely, though it is fun to try...

Ep. 38 - The One I Love (Blue Valentine vs. Hope Springs) from 2014-09-12T03:06:10

THE ONE I LOVE offers us a strange guest house, but can it top a trip to Maine to see Steve Carell in HOPE SPRINGS, or The Future Room of BLUE VALENTINE? We may need counseling before we make a ...

Ep. 37 - Boyhood (Tape vs. Before Sunset) from 2014-09-10T01:43:33

Now that we've seen BOYHOOD, we get nostalgic for two earlier Richard Linklater films, TAPE and BEFORE SUNSET, where past events still dominate the characters' present. And that present is prese...

Ep. 36 - Chef (Waitress vs. Jiro Dreams of Sushi) from 2014-09-05T15:29:23

It's a podcast cook off with the re-release of CHEF as an appetizer to a look back at WAITRESS & JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, two older films about a chef and a child.

GUEST: Patrick McGill o...

Ep. 35 - Sin City A Dame To Kill For (Double Indemnity vs. The Postman Always Rings Twice) from 2014-09-02T03:40:56

We take the best thing about SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, the subtitle, and look at two much better films with dames that cause men to kill for them: DOUBLE INDEMNITY vs. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RIN...

Ep. 34 - When The Game Stands Tall (Remember The Titans vs. Friday Night Lights) from 2014-08-28T03:27:34

WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL hopes it has the (foot)balls to inspire you, like REMEMBER THE TITANS or FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS before it. As with anything related to balls on film, War Machine vs. War H...

Ep. 33 - The Giver (The Hunger Games vs. Divergent) from 2014-08-25T23:30:48

The kids from Dystopia are usually not alright, but they can shoot a bow, join a frat faction, or see red (and some other colors) in our latest episode. We put THE GIVER and DIVERGENT in THE HUN...

Ep. 32 - Magic In The Moonlight (The Illusionist vs. The Prestige) from 2014-08-21T23:22:06

There's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT which causes our dueling movie podcast to go to a magical level with rivals THE ILLUSIONIST vs. THE PRESTIGE.

GUEST: Patrick McGill of Role Play Craft ( Listen

Ep. 31 - The Expendables 3 (Rocky Balboa vs. The Last Stand) from 2014-08-19T18:06:56

It's THE LAST STAND for our hero ROCKY BALBOA in THE EXPENDABLES 3. We may be getting too old for this on the podcast.

GUEST: Shawn Pryor of The Black Box podcast joins us for a bon...

Ep. 30 - Let's Be Cops (The Majestic vs. Catch Me If You Can) from 2014-08-15T21:49:37

Jon Hamm & Brad Pitt guest host this episode on impostors, with a special double feature of LET'S BE COPS and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at THE MAJESTIC.

GUEST: Jamie Dew of The Dew Ov...

Ep. 29 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. TMNT) from 2014-08-13T14:54:53

It's a Turtle Power Hour on this episode as we dig into TMNT movies across time, but not that dumb time traveling one. All in celebration (or mourning) with the new Michael Bay produced theatric...

Ep. 28 - A Most Wanted Man (The Spy Who Came In From The Cold vs. The Constant Gardener) from 2014-08-11T22:46:39

John le Carre novels have been adapted to the big screen quite well since 1965's THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, so we thought it was time to butcher his work in podcast form in celebration o...

Ep. 27 - Calvary (I Confess vs. Into Temptation) from 2014-08-08T03:03:57

We confess our love for the new release CALVARY and sit in on two other confessional films in I CONFESS & INTO TEMPTATION.

GUEST: JD Duran of InSession Film joins us and repents for wa...

Ep. 26 - Guardians of the Galaxy (The Last Starfighter vs. Big Trouble in Little China) from 2014-08-05T15:06:49

We are unlikely podcasters talking about unlikely heroes such as the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THE LAST STARFIGHTER in an unlikely adventure with BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.

GUEST: Just...

Ep. 25 - Wish I Was Here (Garden State vs. The Last Kiss) from 2014-08-02T18:58:16

We attempt to kickstart The Internet's heart over Zach Braff's new film WISH I WAS HERE with a look back at GARDEN STATE & THE LAST KISS.

GUEST: Josh Nolan provides our outro music thi...

Ep. 24 - Lucy (Nikita vs. The Fifth Element) from 2014-07-31T20:20:53

LUCY inspires us to use 100% of our podcasting power to review other Luc Besson films in NIKITA & THE FIFTH ELEMENT.

GUEST Patrick McGill of Role Play Craft steps in as The Thir...

Ep. 23 - Hercules (Jason and the Argonauts vs. Clash of the Titans) from 2014-07-28T21:23:20

HERCULES heroically inspires us to look at ancient Greeks Gone Wild in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS vs. CLASH OF THE TITANS.

GUEST: Natasha Collier of Kentucky Geek Girl joins us for a p...

Ep. 22 - The Purge Anarchy (The Warriors vs. Escape From New York) from 2014-07-25T21:05

We survive THE PURGE: ANARCHY with THE WARRIORS on an ESCAPE TO NEW YORK. We brought the eye patch but forgot the bats.

Guest SHAWN PRYOR of The Black Box podcast, helps us on our j...

Ep. 21 - Sex Tape (sex, lies, and videotape vs. Road Trip) from 2014-07-23T04:31:22

Relax, don't make it weird, just push play on our SEX TAPE which includes SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE & ROAD TRIP.

GUEST: Megan M. of the Screams and Moans podcast joins us for thi...

Ep. 20 - Snowpiercer (Die Hard vs. The Raid Redemption) from 2014-07-20T02:10:56

SNOWPIERCER shows what happens when you put badasses in a bottle. So we bottle THE RAID: REDEMPTION & DIE HARD and take a swig.

Ep. 19 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Planet of the Apes vs. Planet of the Apes) from 2014-07-15T17:46:04

Two warring factions meet, each unwilling to give up their turf in DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. We take a look back at previous entries in this franchise, where we see that this has happened ...

Ep. 18 - Deliver Us From Evil (The Exorcist vs. The Evil Dead) from 2014-07-12T19:20:29

DELIVER US FROM EVIL is possessed by two titans of the genre that came before: THE EXORCIST &THE EVIL DEAD.

Guest Christopher Maynard of Listen

Ep. 17 - Transformers Age of Extinction (Masters of the Universe vs. G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra) from 2014-07-09T23:19:08

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION has us take a look back at films based on 80s toys, with MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE & G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA, and we conclude that we were very stupid kids.

Ep. 16 - 22 Jump Street (The A-Team vs. 21 Jump Street) from 2014-06-30T23:22:20

22 JUMP STREET pokes fun at its recycled premise and we look at the previous 80s TV adaptations in THE A-TEAM & 21 JUMP STREET that were delivered with a knowing wink and a smile.

But ...

Ep. 15 - How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Dragonheart vs. Reign of Fire) from 2014-06-26T00:39:55

We learn HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, and we need it when we take in a double feature of DRAGONHEART & REIGN OF FIRE.

Guest Patrick McGill, of Role Play Craft, attempts to play Dennis Q...

Ep. 14 - The Fault In Our Stars (Bonnie and Clyde vs. Romeo + Juliet) from 2014-06-23T17:05:57

We blame THE FAULT IN OUR STARS for doomed young love in cinema, but looking back at BONNIE AND CLYDE & ROMEO + JULIET, the fault lies elsewhere.

Guest: Tangible Teddy weeps for the de...

Ep. 13 - Edge Of Tomorrow (Groundhog Day vs. Memento) from 2014-06-20T18:22:19

EDGE OF TOMORROW inspires us to relive GROUNDHOG DAY & MEMENTO. We remember movie star Tom Cruise & reset the Internet for the good of everyone's film buzz.

GUEST: Josiah Grahn, wr...

Ep. 12 - A Million Ways To Die In The West (Blazing Saddles vs. Rango) from 2014-06-11T14:21:57

That jerk from Family Guy warns us that there are A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, but we choose to take our chances with the heroic RANGO on our BLAZING SADDLES. Along the way we talk about J...

Ep. 11 - Maleficent (Pan's Labyrinth vs. Snow White&The Huntsman) from 2014-06-06T04:54:59

We tell our listeners a dark fairy tale about MALEFICENT & THE HUNTSMAN in a LABYRINTH. We may be glossing over PAN and SNOW WHITE, but most fairy tales change with each telling. Do these mo...

Ep. 10 - X-Men Days Of Future Past (Primer vs. Looper) from 2014-06-02T01:01:29

We take a trip to the theater to see the X-MEN and join them in traveling back in time to talk PRIMER and LOOPER. And if you stick around for the end of the show, you will see that the War Machi...

Ep. 09 - Million Dollar Arm (The Rookie vs. Miracle) from 2014-05-29T02:30:23

Handsome Jon Hamm inspires us in MILLION DOLLAR ARM (or at least Disney hopes so) to take a look at underdogs playing sports in THE ROOKIE and MIRACLE. And we make a solemn promise to our listen...

Ep. 08 - Godzilla (Cloverfield vs. Pacific Rim) from 2014-05-24T18:58:29

It's The Big Damn Lizard Apocalypse on this week's episode, as we follow GODZILLA's path of destruction, leaving Jared with a broken heart, and then look at two previous big damn monster movies ...

Ep. 07 - Neighbors (Rear Window vs. American Beauty) from 2014-05-22T01:57:28

We spy on the new Seth Rogen comedy NEIGHBORS, and take a look closer out the cinema window at REAR WINDOW and AMERICAN BEAUTY. Also while we rest up and debate the marriage prospects of princes...

Ep. 06 - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Casino Royale vs. X-Men First Class) from 2014-05-19T00:57:47

This week we discuss the chances of a Best Supporting Oscar for Paul Giamatti's portrayal of Rhino in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, and reboot our podcast with a look at two other franchise reboots ...

Ep. 05 - The Other Woman (Closer vs. Match Point) from 2014-05-15T02:54:33

THE OTHER WOMAN comes between Machine and Horse as a battle with cheating tactics takes place on the show between CLOSER and MATCH POINT. We should warn you that this particular episode is an ad...

Ep. 04 - Transcendence (2001: A Space Odyssey vs. A.I. Artificial Intelligence) from 2014-05-08T21:32:37

The crew of Warmachinehorse feels less intelligent having watched TRANSCENDENCE, and evolve into a real star child upon watching 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY and AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. It's like a ...

Ep. 03 - Draft Day (Moneyball vs. Trouble With The Curve) from 2014-05-02T04:41:37

It's DRAFT DAY in the NFL for Kevin Costner, and that can mean only one thing for us... we review two baseball movies not starring Kevin Costner. MONEYBALL and TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE are on the ...

Ep. 02 - Captain America The Winter Soldier (Spy Game vs. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) from 2014-05-01T04:20:22

This week in film, loyalty amongst spies is put to the test, as is Brad Pitt's hair vs. an explosion (spoiler alert, Mr. Pitt wins). Matters such as these require a superhero and thankfully CAPT...

Ep. 01 - Noah (Frailty vs. Take Shelter) from 2014-04-25T00:23

This week in film, the battle between two visions takes place over the release of NOAH. Like this new theatrical release, older movies FRAILTY and TAKE SHELTER feature protaganists who have prop...