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Monday, Dec 11

11

155 - The Killer and The Marvels

Back from a long hiatus, we catch up with the much-publicized MCU flop, The Marvels, and David Fincher's Netflix thriller, The Killer. Both hosts talk about what they've been up to while away from their microphones, and for the streaming…

Monday, Oct 30

06

154 - Killers of the Flower Moon

For this week's podcast, we review Martin Scorsese's anticipated crime/western epic, Killers of the Flower Moon. We also recommend horror titles based on common favorites from the genre. And from Shudder, we discuss the low-budget Japanese…

Monday, Oct 23

07

153 - Totally Killer

This week, we review Totally Killer, Prime Video's original teen-slasher, science fiction comedy. We also discuss monsters we'd like to see more of in the movies. For our streaming homework, we express our emotional responses to the…

Monday, Oct 9

09

152 - No One Will Save You

This week, we review the Hulu original sci-fi horror film, No One Will Save You, starring Kaitlyn Dever. We also list some spooky movies for folks looking for Halloween-appropriate viewing without getting too scared. For our streaming…

Monday, Oct 2

07

151 - A Haunting In Venice

For this week's show, we review Kenneth Branagh's third Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting in Venice. We also discuss the WGA's gains now that the writer's strike has come to an end, as well as a few other movie news items. For our…

Monday, Sep 25

150 - You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

This week, we reviewed the Netflix original teen comedy You Are So NOT Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. For the streaming homework, we look back at the 2018 comedy Game Night and Keith gets quizzed on what older movies are remakes or originals.

Tuesday, Sep 5

09

149 - Gran Turismo

This week, we review the true story of a PlayStation gamer turned real racecar driver, Gran Turismo, starring David Harbour. We also do a fantasy recast of famously miscast film roles throughout the decades. As our streaming homework, we…

Monday, Aug 21

148 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem

This week, television writer Alec Engerson joins us to discuss the Hollywood guild strikes and their demands. We also review the new animated feature, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. And for our streaming homework, Alec leads…

Monday, Aug 14

08

147 - Oppenheimer

This week, we review Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and the Netflix original sci-fi comedy, They Cloned Tyrone. For our streaming homework, we review the 1977 hockey film, Slap Shot, starring Paul Newman.

Monday, Jul 31

146 - Barbie

This week, we review the new Barbie movie, and for the streaming homework, we review the 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy, Chungking Express. Keith also gives us details about last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con.

Monday, Jul 17

145 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

For this podcast episode, we review the revamped, rebooted Harrison Ford adventure sequel, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We also try to predict the success of the summer's remaining tentpoles, given the year's disappointing box…

Monday, Jul 3

10

144 - Asteroid City (with Andy Motz)

For this podcast episode, we are joined by independent filmmaker Andy Motz, and we talk all about his first feature-length documentary Masc. We also review the latest film by Wes Anderson, Asteroid City.

Monday, Jun 26

08

143 - The Flash

For this podcast episode, we review the DCEU superhero movie, The Flash, starring Ezra Miller. As our streaming homework, we return to the world of DC, with the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.

Monday, Jun 19

142 - Flamin Hot & Transformers Rise of the Beasts

For this episode of the podcast, we review the Hulu original biopic, Flamin Hot, and Keith gives us a solo review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. We also celebrate Pride month with a review of the 1994 Aussie drag comedy, The…

Monday, Jun 12

07

141 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

This episode features our review of the animated superhero sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Cassidy quizzes Keith on his knowledge of celebrity voice performances for other animated classics, and we also discuss the 1981…

Monday, May 22

09

140 - Sisu

In this podcast, we review the hyper-violent World War II splatterfest, Sisu. From there, we discuss our favorite movie dogs in movies that aren't about dogs. For our streaming homework, we also review the Netflix documentary Pamela: A…

Monday, May 15

08

139 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol3

For this podcast episode, we review James Gunn's MCU sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol: 3. We also list movie selections wherein the whole damn film is the "money-riff." Finally, we discuss Ridley Scott's 1977 feature debut, The…

Monday, May 1

07

138 - Beau is Afraid

For this week's podcast, we discuss our favorite "mind-freak" movies and we review Ari Aster's latest freak-out, Beau is Afraid. We also discuss the 1997 Spanish psycho-drama, Open Your Eyes.

Monday, Apr 24

08

137 - Renfield

For this week's podcast, we review the vampire comedy, Renfeild, starring Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult. We also look back at last year's She Said, now streaming on Peacock.

Monday, Apr 17

Monday, Mar 27

135 - Creed III

For this podcast, we catch up with Creed III, the third installment of the boxing drama starring Michael B. Jordon. Keith also brings to the table a draft segment where we list our favorite movie goons. And for our streaming homework, we…

Monday, Mar 13

134 - Knock at the Cabin

For this podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of director M. Night Shyamalan and review his latest thriller, Knock at the Cabin. We also discuss the 2002 dark comedy Rules of Attraction for our streaming homework.

Monday, Mar 6

133 - Cocaine Bear

For this podcast episode, we review the violent ensemble comedy, Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks. We also tell you which tv shows we'd like to see given a prestige Blu-ray release by the Criterion Collection. At the show's end,…

Monday, Feb 27

09

132 - Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

For this week's episode, we review Marvel's latest science fiction epic, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. We also discuss the prospect of a new Lord of the Rings series of movies. For the streaming homework, we look back at John…

Monday, Feb 13

08

131 - You People

For this podcast episode, we celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with reviews of the Netflix original comedy, You People, starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, as well as the 1981 Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine. We also give a few…

Monday, Feb 6

09

130 - Infinity Pool

For this episode of the podcast, we review Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller, Infinity Pool. We also discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations and make a few predictions. At the end of the show, we review the 2011 psychological drama, Take…

Monday, Jan 23

06

129 - M3GAN

For this week's podcast, we review the new Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, starring Allison Williams and a creepy rubber doll. We also discuss the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy, Fletch, and Keith shares his thoughts on the debut episode of The…

Monday, Jan 16

08

128 - Top Films of 2022

For this podcast episode, we countdown our lists of the top 10 films released in 2022. We also throw in a few honorable mentions and count down our bottom five movies from last year.

Monday, Jan 2

10

127 - Avatar: The Way of Water & Glass Onion

For this week's episode, we review the long-awaited blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water by James Cameron and Rian Johnson's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Also, for our streaming homework, we discuss Richard Linklater's…

Monday, Dec 26

08

126 - The Fabelmans

This week, we review Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio adaptation for Netflix and Steven Spielberg's semi-auto-biographical film, The Fabelmans. For our streaming homework, we also catch up with David Cronenberg's latest sci-fi horror movie,…