Cracker Classics

266 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -

Two guys review old "classic" movies to see if they're still good. Or maybe they weren't any good to begin with?

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A Coach Called Marion

July 31, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

No, we're not doing "Streetcar" this week. Instead, we are tearing John Wayne a new one with the Western classic "Stagecoach." They say it transcends the Western genre, but is that a good thing?

It Actually Happened Over Several Nights

July 24, 2020 13:19 - 29 minutes - 21.8 MB

We watch Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night," first winner of the Big 5 Oscars, and try to decide what "it" was and which night it happened.

Newspaper(wo)man Friday

July 16, 2020 15:42 - 31 minutes - 23.4 MB

How about a comedy this week? We watch the fast-talking "His Girl Friday" and ponder its hilarity. Is it a true chuckling experience, or just a lot of bad sexist jokes?

Guest Who?

July 10, 2020 15:48 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

This week's episode is 50% whiter as we have a special guest! We are joined by Joshua's brother Matthew as we watch "Born Yesterday," trying to understand how Judy Holliday beat Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, and Anne Baxter for an Oscar that year. There's also a fourth uninvited guest who makes an appearance. Spoilers.

The Squicky Seal

July 03, 2020 14:54 - 29 minutes - 20.8 MB

Since COVID-19 is making a comeback in the States, we decided to do a plague movie this week. We brush up on our Swedish and pay tribute to Max von Sydow with "The Seventh Seal." Is it a sign of things to come, or just a sexist romp through the woods?

In the Heat of the Meh

June 26, 2020 18:26 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

We were going to watch "In the Heat of the Night" last week, but found something much better. So we pushed it back to this week and...eh?

The Spy Who Kicked In The Door

June 19, 2020 19:44 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Ian and Joshua watch and discuss the classic of black cinema The Spook Who Sat By The Door

Silverdigger Lane

June 13, 2020 04:37 - 37 minutes - 25.1 MB

Ian and Joshua get ready for their closeups, as they watch and discuss Sunset Boulevard.

White Butt Cowboy

June 06, 2020 03:30 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

We examine Jon Voight's creamy skin in "Midnight Cowboy." Is it a classic buddy movie, or just a bad Schlesinger drug trip?

Hurt One of Us, Hurt All of Us

May 30, 2020 01:27 - 17 minutes - 13.2 MB

It's a short one this week for a short movie. We look at most of the 1932 classic "Freaks." The goriest part is sadly lost. But was that really the most foul part of this movie?

BUtterheels 6

May 22, 2020 12:58 - 28 minutes - 21.3 MB

We watch Elizabeth Taylor's "BUtterfield 8" and discover that it's not a typo. We also learn the true reason for the existence of high heels and that movie reviewers in the 60s had no idea what they were talking about.