Hate Watch / Great Watch
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsHello excellent humans! Hunter and Allison like to watch movies. Hunter and Allison’s friends like to watch movies, too. Each episode we watch a new film with a new special guest and talk about it - the good, the bad, the confusing, the behind-the-scenes tidbits, the movies it reminds us of, and the things we can laugh about. Coming from our very own yellow kitchen to your waiting ears, laugh, learn, and reminisce with us as we cover the movies we love and the movies we love to hate. Hate Watch / Great Watch: it’s like watching a movie with your friends, but better!
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Episode 0080: RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (1995)
May 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB80. Rumble in the Bronx (1995) Hello Excellent Humans! We’re getting back to our roots a little with a ‘90s action gem. Jackie Chan stars in Rumble in the Bronx (1995)! Hunter explains his first experience with the Chan-man, we discuss how the Academy Awards *NEED* an Oscar for Stunt Work, explain the Grilled Cheese Argument, and imagine: Jackie Chan appearing on Jackass. Plus an inspirational quote because why not?
Episode 0079: DIRTY WORK (1998)
April 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB79. Dirty Work (1998) Hello Excellent Humans! If you got a little tired of all the high-falutin talk about artistry, love, and beauty: have we got an episode for you! We’re joined remotely by queen of the podcast guests Tina Dillon and returning guest Michael Chalfin to discuss 1998’s raunchy comedy Dirty Work! * CONTENT WARNING: since this movie can be pretty dang offensive, discussing it could as well * But if you’re still in, we lament the loss of both writer/star Norm MacDonald and dir...
Episode 0078: STRICTLY BALLROOM (1992/1993)
April 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB78. Strictly Ballroom (1992/1993) Hello Excellent Humans! To finish our Baz Luhrmann miniseries (for now) we’re going all the way back to the beginning to answer the immortal question “Are we human or are we dancer?” with Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom (1992 AUS, 1993 US)! We discuss bad movies with good posters, reveal the original title for George Michael’s Careless Whisper, invite Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. on the show, and invent a bad dates prank show All My Dates Gone. It’s the grand final...
Episode 0077: THE GREAT GATSBY (2013)
March 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB77. The Great Gatsby (2013) Hello Excellent Old Sports! The ‘20s are roaring, the vibes are impeccable, and we’re still talking about Baz Luhrmann flicks! It’s The Great Gatsby (2013)! We discuss Holden Caulfield, Conan O’Brien, various Spider-Mans, Don Knotts, and Seabiscuit and of course decide whether this is a Hate Gatsby or a Great Gatsby! It’s Lovin’ with Luhrmann - part 4 (of 2?)
Episode 0076: AUSTRALIA (2008)
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB76. Australia (2008) G’day Excellent Humans! Our two part Baz Luhrmann miniseries has spun off it’s own BONUS episode! Inspired by our recent discussions on Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!, we’ve decided to take a trip down under for Baz’s 2008 fable Australia! Along the way we discuss Clint Eastwood’s next project, tell you when you can take a pee during marvel’s Eternals, ask listeners to please explain how the Faraway Downs water pump works, and take an Aussie vocabulary quiz! Also: Pl...
Episode 0075: MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB75. Moulin Rouge! (2001) Hello Excellent Humans! Our two part miniseries on Baz Luhrmann comes to its inevitable conclusion with this precursor to modern jukebox musicals, it’s 2001’s Moulin Rouge! This episode might just have something for everyone! Do you like high-minded discussion of art? We discuss Death of the Author, interpretations of art, totemic ideas, and cultural osmosis! Like pop-cultural asides? We talk about the ‘90s X-Men cartoon, Kramer from Seinfeld’s day job, and the sou...
Episode 0074: ROMEO + JULIET (1996)
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB74. Romeo + Juliet (1996) Hello Excellent Humans! This February on Hate Watch/Great Watch we’re doing a double feature of Baz Luhrmann flicks starting with 1996’s Shakespearean adaptation for the MTV crowd Romeo + Juliet! We swap Joe Pesci for Jamie Kennedy, wish for more giant art, and talk about Romeo microwavin’ melons! It’s Lovin’ with Luhrmann - part one!
Episode 0073: THE MECHANIC (1972)
January 26, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 115 MB73. The Mechanic (1972) Hello Excellent Humans! Frequent guest Will Congleton drops by for a last-minute film choice: the 1972 Charles Bronson hitman film with zero gay subtext, Michael Winner’s The Mechanic! Be warned: there is brief mention of suicide in this episode*, but if that doesn’t hinder your enjoyment you’ll get discussions on artsy footwear, the secret history of our podcast, stories about hallucinogens, and more Bronson impressions than you can shake a stick at! Where’s he fro...
Episode 0072: LAST ACTION HERO (1993)
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB72. Last Action Hero (1993) Hello Excellent Humans! Threepeat guest Celso Garcia returns to get meta with a film that might deserve a critical reappraisal: It’s LAST ACTION HERO (1993), where a young boy enters the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Dimension) via a magic movie ticket, and meets his hero Arnold Schwarzenegger AS Jack Slater! We talk about the incredible cast, being a dumb kid, invent the Bechdel test for henchmen, and ask: Who says ‘bang the tires’?
Episode 0071: DREAMCATCHER (2003)
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB71. Dreamcatcher (2003) Hello Excellent …Shitweasels? We are joined by return guest Aliya Amilani to talk around the 2003 sci-fi Stephen King adaptation Dreamcatcher. Were we overtaken by the holiday spirit or did we just imbibe too many spirits over the holidays? Either way, we spend as much time talking about Frasier, Aliya’s new Bang Bro, Mark Wahlberg’s workout regimen, and the Three Beavs method of scene construction as we do about the flick. Happy holidays?
Episode 0070: FLASHDANCE (1983)
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB70. Flashdance (1983) Hello Excellent Humans! What a feeling! Bryan Bierman returns for what turns out to be his tenth appearance (!) to talk about the ‘80s classic Flashdance (1983)! Hear as we discuss secret future plans on the air, sing both of our near-hit songs Private Welder and Let’s Get Dirigible, plug Pittsburgh podcast Werewolf Ambulance, invent WWE personality Alex the Steel Town Welder, and ask: Does Pittsburgh have good pizza?
Episode 0069: FLESH GORDON (1974)
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB69. Flesh Gordon (1974) Hello SEXcellent Humans! Never doubt that for our 69th episode, we’d get a little sexy, talking about 1974’s Flesh Gordon! It’s a porno parody that was almost shut down by the LAPD! CONTENT WARNING: this is a porno from the ‘70s so not everything is super cool, heads up. Ensuing discussion includes: dirty Coen Bros. titles, Predator ASMR, & an Elvira Vespa joke!
Episode 068: LISA (1989)
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 121 MB68. Lisa (1989) Hello Excellent Humans! Hi, guy! In a rare one-on-one episode, Hunter and returning guest Nicole Weigand discuss 1989’s almost-direct-to-TV thriller LISA! What happens when a frisky teen prank calls the absolute wrong-est guy? Does anyone remember answering machines? Isn’t Culver City in Colorado? We answer these questions and more!
Episode 067: COOL RUNNINGS (1993)
November 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB67. Cool Runnings (1993) Hello Excellent Bobsledders! Someone must have kissed a lucky egg because Allison is back! We’re joined once again by “guestmode” Tina Dillon and Michael Chalfin to talk 1993’s COOL RUNNINGS! Along the way we talk on other kid flicks of the era, create a new IP franchise gumbo concept and wonder: How exactly do you zamboni a bobsled track?
Episode 066: CURSED (2005)
October 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB66. Cursed (2005) Hello Excellent Werewolves! As Allison is still on Rumspringa, we once again welcome Tina Dillon as co-host to talk about Wes Craven’s long delayed, much maligned werewolf slasher CURSED (2005)! Krystal T L Brackett drops by to learn about the troubled production, how Jesse Eisenberg looks like Josh Hartnett sucking on a lemon, how Scott Baio isn’t a werewolf (he’s just Italian), and what exactly happens at Tinsel.
Episode 065: THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (1977)
October 06, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 116 MB65. The Dragon Lives Again (1977) Hello Excellent Bruce Lees! Since Allison is attending an alpaca farmer’s conference in Djibouti, Hunter and guest co-host Tina Dillon are joined by “very tired” Bryan Bierman of the Legends of Philadelphia podcast to discuss a Bruceploitation flick that barely exists: THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (1977) (a.k.a. Deadly Hands of Kung Fu)! How does a post mortem Bruce Lee end up goofing around in the afterlife with Popeye, Clint Eastwood, Dracula and maybe Elvis? ...
Episode 064: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991)
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB64. The Addams Family (1991) Hello Excellent Addamses! With Allison still white water rafting in Yemen, guest host Tina Dillon returns! She and Hunter are joined by guests Rowan Avery and Krystal TL Brackett to discuss the creepy, kooky, mysterious and ooky ADDAMS FAMILY from 1991! Along the way we discuss the horniness of the Great British Bake Off, some theories about Thing, director Barry Sonnenfeld’s career and ask: What exactly is Cousin Itt under there?
Episode 063: FELIX THE CAT THE MOVIE (1988)
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB63. Felix The Cat The Movie (1988) Hello Excellent Hungarians! Allison was abducted by aliens, so Hunter is joined by guest host Tina Dillon and guest Will Congleton to talk about the absolutely confounding FELIX THE CAT THE MOVIE (1988)! Is Tina in a coma, or is this movie actually real? We’ll find out and along the way we discuss Wahlburgers’ UK satellite franchise Fish ‘n’ Tits, how Pongo from 101 Dalmations is a judgemental prick, and spend a lot of time talking about 1990s video games...
Episode 062: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
August 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB62. Saturday Night Fever (1977) Hello Excellent Meatballs! It’s the return of in-studio guests! Please join us in welcoming Tina Dillon back to talk about 1977’s surprisingly dramatic SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! But be aware this movie has some content you should be warned about so this is your ☆ CONTENT WARNING ☆ With that out of the way, in this episode we talk about The BeeGees, Foo Fighters side project The DeeGees, Guillermo del Toro’s monster Pussyfinger, burger biscotti and how exactly th...
Episode 061: LEGALLY BLONDE (2001)
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB61. Legally Blonde (2001) Hello Excellent Humans! Slip on your last season Prada heels and let’s bend & snap into a discussion of 2001’s Legally Blonde! Which Wilson brother is your favorite? Does Elle Woods seem like a Gemini to you? And what is your boyfriend’s name? PLUS the true origins of the Hatfield & McCoy rivalry, a Scooby-Doo/Speed mashup and raise your hand if you’ll compile a list of our celebrity invitations. Anyone? Bueller?
Episode 060: SHAZAM! (2019)
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB60. Shazam! (2019) Hello Excellent Humans! Say the magic word and get an all new episode, talking about 2019’s SHAZAM! We break down the comic character’s history, and discuss art, Lil Nas X, Canada doubling for Philly and even find time to develop a little cheap heat with our pals on The Legends of Philadelphia podcast!
Episode 059: ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR (2003)
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 122 MB59. Ong-Bak (2003) Hello Excellent Humans! Lace up your forearms to the elbow cuz we’re talking about Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)! Not since The Octagon (Ep. 001!) have we talked so extensively about martial arts! What’s the difference between Muay Thai and Muay Boran? What’s the problem with Mortal Kombat (2021)? What’s the deal with “Thai Daylight Batman”? Listen & find out!
Episode 058: BRAINSCAN (1994)
June 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBPull up your mid-’90s gaming chair and pour yourself a tall, cool glass of milk cuz we’re talking 1994’s Brainscan! Is there a more “1994” movie description than: When Eddie Furlong plays an evil CD-ROM, he’ll be forced to kill his best friend Kyle! Plus, we describe Trickster, define the word “fingles”, and wonder How much does Brainscan cost?
Episode 057: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
June 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe’re going back to high school, and back to 1999, talking about the teen rom com / Shakespeare adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You! We also come up a few new HWGW slogans, a genius idea for a shampoo commercial (or two), discuss prom-posals, and tell stories about the great band Murder By Death, and of course high school. Plus: y’all know Joker isn’t a movie, right?
Episode 056: MATILDA (1996)
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week we’re taking a break from practicing the shot put, javelin and hammer throw to discuss 1996’s charming MATILDA, directed by Danny DeVito! Our discussion of this adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book includes: Jimmy Hoffa conspiracies, many fake movie ideas, Hunter’s story about meeting Joe Pantoliano and a LOT more!
Episode 055: THE CELL (2000)
May 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBHappy birthday Tarsem Singh! On this episode, Allison & Hunter talk about The Cell from the year 2000! Hear about this is more than just Silence of the Lambs meets A Nightmare on Elm St. and how we can’t get enoughrio Vincent D’Onofrio. We plug our friends on the Legends of Philadelphia podcast, and solicit our dude Ben Wheatley to hook us up with that good-good log (wink wink, y’know what I’m saying?). Fair warnings: We earn our explicit tag in this episode and some of the film’s subject ma...
Episode 054: PACIFIC RIM (2013)
May 05, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBOn this episode, we’re establishing a neural handshake and drifting into a discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s giant robots vs. monsters battle flick, 2013’s Pacific Rim. We talk about our love for GDT, give a brief review of 2021’s Godzilla Vs. Kong, find parallels to both previous episodes Deep Blue Sea and Independence Day, plug China Mieville’s 2000 novel Perdido Street Station, and discuss Mt. Mausoleum’s Feast of Murpis!
Episode 053: The BEETHOVEN Franchise (1992 - 2014)
April 21, 2021 11:03 - 2 hours - 119 MBHello Excellent Humans! Roll over and tell Tchaikovsky the news: on this episode we’re covering the entire Beethoven franchise to celebrate our 2nd Year on the Air Anniversary! We’re joined by Krystal TL Brackett & Nicole Carter to help us cover all 8 films released over 22 years! We discuss what makes a good dog movie, what makes a good himbo, and how Beethoven is definitely a feminist ally.
Episode 052: Lilo & Stitch (2002)
April 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIn an effort to bank some episodes, Hunter & Allison are going solo once again for a by-default HWGW Date Watch on Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002)! Besides our love for the flick, we discuss the WWF’s Doink & Dink, giving the Tasmanian Devil cocaine, how Frozen’s Olaf never recovered from The Snap, the concept of “dark empathy”, our sidejawn podcast Tom @#%&in’ Hanks and manage to squeeze in enough time to fight about whether green mint chip ice cream is good or not!
Episode 051: Play Misty For Me (1971)
March 24, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBOn this episode, we’re joined remotely by up and coming filmmaker / musician Aydan Schlaffman to talk about Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut - 1971’s Play Misty For Me. And though we are beset by ~tEcHnIcAl DiFfIcUlTiEs~ we manage to talk about: How COOL Clint wants us to think he is, How Jessica Walters is Getting Into Knives, Jim Carrey, jazz and we wonder: Are lumberjacks known to be especially horny?
Episode 050: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
March 10, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBHello Excellent Humans! This week we celebrate our milestone 50th episode with a Hate Watch / Great Watch Date Watch - which means no guest - to talk about a blast from our past: 2004’s zombie remake Dawn of the Dead. Find out why this movie is special to us, hear us defend both drones and parkour in movies, imagine Jay Leno as a shitty Tony Stark and hear Allison threaten Enya! We hope you like this episode, but if you don’t just demand we release the Snyder Cut of it and I guess we’ll spen...
Episode 049: Batman & Robin (1997)
February 24, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBHello Excellent Humans! It’s ice to see you again. Cool your heels with us and guest Rowan Avery for a chill discussion of 1997’s BATMAN & ROBIN. Along the way we meet Nate Stillness: Zen Bodyguard, realize that Aquaman is just The Snorks but f*ckable and suggest a Gotham gang of Oily Men. Holy wait, Batman! There’s more: we invent Cod is in the Details - the codpiece discussion podcast - talk cinematic butts, Ray Park, and the first installment of Rowan’s Rankings! And of course, more ice-p...
Episode 048: Bill & Ted: Face The Music (2020)
February 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBHello Most Excellent Humans! Today we are joined by the most excellent Gabby Reeves to FACE THE MUSIC with BILL & TED! We discuss the 2020 film (and also the previous 2), how Dave Grohl seems like a sweetie pie, invent Large Hadron Collider porn & reveal why you’ve probably never bumped into Hunter in a pet shop. Be excellent to each other and party on!
Episode 047: Howard The Duck
January 27, 2021 19:12 - 2 hours - 122 MBHello Excellent Ducks! On this episode, we get fowl-mouthed (get it?) with 4x guest and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss HOWARD THE DUCK (1986). It’s like Jodorowsky’s Holy Mountain, but full of duck puns! Plus: book recommendations, discussion of the horror of duck genitals and how Jorli McLain honestly rules!
Episode 046: The Happening
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBHello Excellent Humans! In an episode beset by technical difficulties and technical difficulty-related drunkenness, we are joined once again by 7x guest Tina Dillon to find out what’s happening in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (2008). We “get scientific, douchebag” while wondering: Could Rob Schneider be in The Happening? Why do these boys hate nerds? And what about da bees? Plus we start a Philadelphia Sportz podcast (shout out to Danny Dejewski!) in our shortest episode to date.
Episode 045: The Boy (2016)
December 30, 2020 16:42 - 2 hours - 120 MBHello Excellent Humans! Happy (almost) New Year! We’re celebrating with a movie about a doll! Or maybe a ghost? Maybe neither? It’s THE BOY (2016)! We’re joined by Moviejawn honchos Rosalie Kicks and Ben Leonard! Bad accents abound as well as discussion of English peanut butter, cool creepy bachelor pads, and what a real work ethic looks like. And we rarely say this but: Watch This Movie BEFORE Listening!
Episode 044: Hubie Halloween (2020)
December 16, 2020 23:56 - 2 hours - 116 MBHubie Halloween (2020) Hello Excellent Humans! On this episode of the show, the Nicoles return to talk about HUBIE HALLOWEEN (2020) and we dive into trying to figure out what exactly *is* Hubie’s deal? Plus, the Nicoles’ Adam Sandler in Salem story, some teet talk and a general wish of Sex-Hope for the world!
Episode 043: The Legacy (1978)
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBHello, excellent humans! We’re joined once again by friend and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss the 1978 definitely not a vampire movie THE LEGACY! Other topics include favorite movie apartments, the boy from the Boglins commercials, Sam Elliott’s cowboy heinie and some urban legends of classic rock. PLUS: Which movies do *you* always mix up?
Episode 042: Kaiju Mono
November 18, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBHello, excellent humans! Today we’re joined by our resident Himbologist Nicole Carter to talk about the Japanese wrestlers vs. giant monsters genre send-up Kaiju Mono (2016)! Along the way we discuss “adaptogens”, the Fantastic Four, Hunter’s favorite Ikea lamp and why you shouldn’t trust books. PLUS: Allison explains the psychology of Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Episode 041: Raiders of The Lost Ark
November 04, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBHello, excellent humans! You should be happy to know that we’ve got our top man on this episode talking about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)! That's right, Bryan Bierman returns for his eighth time to talk about this blockbuster adventure and we still manage to mention Dan Aykroyd ghost blowjobs, that Funky Cold Molina, and introduce new characters Beef Kennedy and Dangle Day Lewis! Stay to the end for a bonus mini-discussion on 1986’s BACK TO SCHOOL!
Episode 040: Foxfire (1996)
October 21, 2020 14:30 - 2 hours - 123 MBHello, excellent humans! Lordy, lordy it’s episode 40! In our first Socially Distant recording session, we bell-come back Tina Dillon for her sixth appearance, to talk about the female empowerment film FOXFIRE (1996)! Is Angelina Jolie a metaphor? Is she a fairy creature? What is Tina’s Jonathan Brandis history? These questions might get answered, PLUS - hope you like hog-talk, cuz we discuss hogs quite a bit! FOXFIRE: you’ll get caught up in the ...FOXFIRE!
Episode 039: US (2019)
October 07, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBHello, excellent humans! We’re joined by filmmaker This Jes (ThisJes Films on youtube) to dissect Jordan Peele’s US (2019)! This isn’t a regular-degular episode of HWGW, as we’re focused on the themes and motifs in the picture, though we still manage to talk about The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lewis’ Vision Quest, how Hide-a-Keys never work and we even squeeze in a Fire Safety Moment! So not an entirely joyless affair, just a bit more focused than usual. It might end up being your favorite episo...
Episode 038: Arena
September 23, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBHello, excellent ...aliens!?!? On this episode of HWGW, we’re going to space and to the future to talk about the alien MMA action comedy (?) ARENA from 1989! We’re joined once again by frequent guest Bryan Bierman! Talking points include: Randy Orton, the Bryan Bierman / Tina Dillon guest feud, Forrest Gump spin-offs, krugerrands, and for some reason we throw shade on Green Book!
Episode 037: Joy Ride (2001)
September 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBHello, excellent humans! Climb in, double check your maps and I hope you peed before we left because we’re going on a road trip! We’re talking JOY RIDE (2001) featuring Paul Walker, somehow top-billed Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski on a cross-country trip full of Deadly Pranks. Find out if returning guest Billy Guinan and first timer Keith Boehm can describe the film in just 6 sentences and stick around for a visit from Existential Batman!
Episode 036: Vibrations (1996)
August 26, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBHello, excellent humans! This episode starts off a little bit heavy with a discussion about celebrity death that impacted us, but the talk quickly turns to the film at hand: 1996’s direct-to-video gem VIBRATIONS starring Christina Applegate! Guest Nicole “Smalls” Krecicki and special surprise guest Krystal Brackett both return to watch this extremely strange flick with us. Since you probably haven’t seen it, all you have to know is: A young man’s music career is abandoned when he loses both ...
Episode 035: Deep Sea Blue (1999)
August 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBHello, excellent humans! Splish splash, we’re taking a bath with guest Aliya Amilani who asked to be described as “the mushroom queen of Philadelphia” as we discuss 1999’s DEEP BLUE SEA and, perhaps more importantly, our forthcoming porn parody with a nigh-unpronounceable title! Along the way we talk about vintage MTV including Jesse Camp and someone named Caison Derly, discuss Danny Boyle’s directing style, say “handsome actor Tom Jane” a lot, and invent a new character, the space alien Tru...
Episode 034: Blow Out (1981)
July 29, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBHello, excellent humans! Celebrate Liberty Day - y’know, that holiday everyone knows and celebrates - with us as we’re joined by Gabby Reeves to discuss Brian De Palma’s 1981 Philadelphia-set neo-noir BLOW OUT! Listen as we: discuss Dennis Franz’s poor attempt at a Philly accent, attempt to explain the Mummers, and invent new character Scoop Newsman! And Hunter pitches a new TV show: Horse Cops!
Episode 033: Coraline (2009)
July 15, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 130 MBRiley O’Neill returns to talk about one of her favorite movies, 2009’s CORALINE! We discuss getting called by the wrong name, compare Coraline to Castle Freak and invent new characters like Ian McShane McMahon and Tony Bananaslugs! Come for the film discussion, but stay for the anti-corporate screed and learn why We Like-a Laika!
Episode 032: Independence Day (1996)
July 01, 2020 18:12 - 1 hour - 109 MBHello, excellent humans! In a stunning display of foresight, we brought back Celso Garcia to talk about this seasonally-appropriate blockbuster the same week as July 4th. Listen to us gab about the film and its many, many miniatures, as well as about such far-ranging topics as: Bastille Day; Adam Sandler and what he's been up to; if Werner Herzog directed this; and much much more.
Episode 031: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
June 17, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBWe are joined on this episode by Riley O’Neill to discuss The Banana Splits Movie from 2019. Remember The Banana Splits? Well they’re back in horror movie form! We speculate on the possible origins of this flick, take listeners to The Ziti Zone, and Allison tells a horrifying story about a childhood limbo accident!