Movie Fighters
180 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsChris Sims and Matt Wilson love movies. The kinds you would pick up on VHS on a Friday afternoon and have to watch that weekend, no matter how terrible it was. They also love to hate them. Movie Fighters is a celebration of that. Each episode, they watch a movie, recap it, and try to make sense of it. They often don't.
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Episodes
Snack Situation 066: M&M Rank M&M's
March 20, 2024 17:46 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIt's the NEW Snack Situation! Matt is now joined by his life partner, Marlene, and they're bringing some other changes with them, which you'll hear about in the episode! To kick off this new era, M&M are trying nine different flavors of M&M's, and then ranking them! (NOTE: There's more background noise here than we would have wanted, thanks to a new mic setup we were doing for the first time. We'll have less bag rustling in the future!)
Episode 131: VS Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)
February 21, 2024 18:03 - 1 hour - 155 MBMario Madness begins as we take on the live-action 1993 movie starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. Is it as bad as people have been saying it is for 30 years?
Snack Situation 065: Duncan Hines Dolly Parton Brownies
January 28, 2024 16:19 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBDuncan Hines has released a line of Dolly Parton-branded baked goods mixes, and we tried the brownies in an effort to see if Dolly's influence has made box brownies transcend their typical taste.
Episode 130: VS Violent Night
December 21, 2023 18:38 - 1 hour - 148 MBWe're off strike, and it's Christmas! So we're watching the 2022 movie where David Harbour plays a Santa who punches people, and see if it lives up to the promise of "Die Hard" with Santa.
Snack Situation 064: Reese's Puffs Bats
October 25, 2023 20:48 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBHalloween is almost here, and we're eating the food most traditionally associated with it: cereal! It's cereal, right?
Snack Situation 063: Australian Chocolate and Hot Sauce
July 20, 2023 21:41 - 54 minutesThe hot sauce is actually from New Zealand, FYI. Friend of the show Lucas Brown sent us another box of snacks from down under, and we're very pleased to try them!
Episode 129: VS Rumble
June 21, 2023 18:30 - 1 hourWe're taking on this 2021 Paramount+/WWE Studios animated monster wrestling movie this month, and there's a lot to like! But also, the wrestling is kind of all wrong.
Snack Situation 062: Bojangles' Hard Sweet Tea
May 18, 2023 23:45 - 30 minutesThe snack podcast the MAN doesn't want you to hear! Yes, Chris and Matt are trying some alcoholic tea from their favorite fast-food chicken place on this month's show.
Episode 128: VS Dungeons and Dragons (2000)
April 20, 2023 22:21 - 1 hourWith the recent release of a new, good Dungeons and Dragons movie, we decided to go back to this first try, which doesn't seem to include much that can actually be called D&D at all. But Jeremy Irons does want their blood to rain down from the sky.
Snack Situation 061: Shamrock Shake
March 17, 2023 17:14 - 39 minutesChris and Matt have never tried a Shamrock Shake before, because they aren't mint guys. So how does this St. Paddy's classic measure up considering these predispositions?
Episode 127: VS Black Adam
February 23, 2023 20:13 - 1 hourDid the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe really change? Can a man really love himself as much as DTRJ seems to? What is the worst needledrop? We probe all these questions and more.
Snack Situation 060: Pizza Hut Melts
January 27, 2023 15:07 - 27 minutesWe can't get away from the advertising for these, so we figured, why fight it? We tried 'em. But the big question we can't get away from is, how could these possibly improve on regular pizza?
Episode 126: VS Mickey Saves Christmas and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
December 22, 2022 18:22 - 1 hourIn lieu of a Christmas feature this year, we took on a couple of Disney+ holiday specials! Let's find out whether they scratch that holiday itch.
Snack Situation 059: Australian Candies III
November 22, 2022 21:38 - 53 minutes"But Matt and Chris," you're saying. "Why are you trying snacks from a country that doesn't even celebrate Thanksgiving during Thanksgiving month?" Well, we have a good reason, of course. Listen to find out what it is.
Episode 125: VS Willy's Wonderland
October 15, 2022 18:41 - 1 hour - 111 MBDoes this horror comedy that pits a totally silent Nicolas Cage against a coterie of animatronic characters from a children's party destination end up being as fun as it seems? We investigate. Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code RINGTHEBELL to get 20% off and free shipping!
Snack Situation 058: Dream-flavored Coca-Cola and Netflix Ice Cream
September 22, 2022 21:23 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBWe're trying a drink that is shockingly not a Sandman TV series tie-in and some ice cream that definitely is a Netflix promotion, but also is confusingly marketed, on this month's episode! Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code RINGTHEBELL to get 20% off and free shipping on your order!
Snack Situation 057: Crumbl Cookies
August 04, 2022 16:48 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBIt's a celebration of regained senses and a birthday on this episode, so we're trying some very thick cookies this time around. How do the offerings from Crumbl Cookies stack up?
Episode 124: VS RRR
June 28, 2022 16:22 - 2 hours - 176 MBWe finally watched this Indian historical, musical action epic after everyone told us it ruled. Guess what? It ruled.
Snack Situation 056: Snactiv, Mexican Treats, Flamin' Hot Reets
May 25, 2022 20:17 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBIf this is your first Snack Situation episode, you've chosen the right one. We've got a little bit of everything we do: International snacks (from Mexico), some mainstream American chips, and even a snack-cessory. How are Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos? Is the Snactiv an effective snacking tool? Are chili-covered gummi bears any good? We'll answer all those questions and more.
Episode 123: VS Hudson Hawk
April 27, 2022 16:37 - 1 hour - 124 MBIs this infamous 1991 flop starring Bruce Willis deserving of some critical reevaluation? Is it good, actually? Is it better than its reputation, at least? Or was everyone who hated it right? Only one way to find out.
Snack Situation 055: The Batman Crazy Calzony
March 23, 2022 20:14 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBThere's a new Batman movie, which means there are tie-in food items, most notably this weird pizza-like monstrosity from Little Caesar's. Is it any good? It's up to us to decide.
Episode 122: VS R.I.P.D.
February 11, 2022 17:44 - 1 hour - 117 MBIt's February, and love is in the air. Well, for some. Us, we're watching the 2013 Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges comic adaptation R.I.P.D. and feeling other emotions.
Snack Situation 054: Chinese Lay's and Whittaker's Chocolate
December 30, 2021 16:58 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBOur pal in Australia, Lucas Brown, sent us another box of snacks, so we're trying them all this week! They include Chinese potato chip flavors and more chocolates from New Zealand!
Episode 121: VS A Doggone Christmas
December 16, 2021 15:28 - 1 hour - 110 MBIt's (nominally) a Christmas movie. About a dog. With psychic powers. Being chased by the U.S. government. With multiple explosions. And a drone. So is that...good? Well, we watched to try to find out. Listen and see what we thought.
Episode 120: VS The Princess Switch 3
November 26, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 114 MBMatt's never seen a Princess Switch movie before, so why not start now? He's got some questions for Chris, who's seen them all, about this Netflix holiday movie series that stars three Vanessas Hudgens.
Snack Situation 053: Pizza Ranch
November 13, 2021 01:56 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBMatt's visiting Chris in Minneapolis, Minnesota, so obviously they had to check out the local hot spots. And what spot is hotter than a cowboy-themed pizza buffet that also has fried chicken?
Snack Situation 052: Paqui Ghost Chips
October 28, 2021 16:03 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBInstead of run-of-the-mill Halloween candy, we took a different tack for Spooky Month, trying some supposedly "haunted" and quite spicy chips from the corn-grinders at Paqui, along with another, less spooky flavor!
Movie Fighters 119: VS Escape the Undertaker
October 15, 2021 15:41 - 1 hour - 108 MBMatt and Chris entered the world of interactive films this month! We decided to take on the twists and turns of the new WWE/Netflix interactive movie where The New Day arrives at, and then tries to escape from, the Undertaker's suspiciously suburban home.
Episode 118: VS Resident Evil The Final Chapter
September 29, 2021 00:08 - 1 hour - 119 MBWe've threatened it for years, and now we've done it. In advance of a reboot of a franchise in a couple months, Matt and Chris watched the last movie in the Milla Jovovich/Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil movie series with very little context to help them.
Snack Situation 051: Welcome Back to Delicious
September 22, 2021 18:38 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBChris and Matt are back and snackin'! To celebrate our return, we went to the regional fast food chain that marries the Midwest and South, Culver's, to try some fried cheese curds.
Episode 117: VS Dora and the Lost City of Gold
May 28, 2021 16:28 - 1 hour - 125 MBBased on listener recommendations, we watched this movie based on the Nick Jr. animated series. People say it's truly wild. Did it live up to the hype? Listen and find out!
Snack Situation 050: Coca-Cola With Coffee
May 14, 2021 16:43 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBOn this month's show, we tried the new Coca-Cola With Coffee, all three flavors! Also, we introduce a new segment: Why Are We Doing This?
Episode 116: VS Zack Snyder's Justice League
April 23, 2021 21:52 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe watched the thing, and compared it to the other thing.
Snack Situation 049: Whisps
April 09, 2021 18:02 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBAfter getting a sample in a meal kit box, we tried some of these new(ish) cheese snacks on the show this week. Are they as good as Cheez-Its, or even Doritos?
Snack Situation 048: Easter Candies
March 26, 2021 20:36 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBAs Easter approaches, we're eating as many egg-shaped things as we can get our hands on (except eggs) this month.
Snack Situation 047: Lady Gaga Oreos
February 12, 2021 18:29 - 42 minutes - 58 MBLady Gaga will be the first entertainer to ever obtain an EGOOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Oreo, Tony). But are her Oreos any good? We find out!
Episode 115: VS Cats (2019)
January 29, 2021 15:37 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBWe did it. We watched the Cats and then we talked about Cats.
Snack Situation 046: Dwarven Flatbread and "Orc" Bacon
January 15, 2021 18:40 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBOn the show this month, Matt and Chris made and tried some selections from the Dungeons and Dragons cookbook, Heroes Feast!
Snack Situation 045: Milk Bar Holiday Cookie Gift Tin
December 23, 2020 16:10 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBChris and Matt are enjoying some Holiday(ish) cookies from a fancy bakery sold by a national big-box store chain just before Christmas this year!
Episode 114: VS The Christmas Chronicles 2
December 16, 2020 18:25 - 1 hour - 108 MBHoliday time is here, and we're challenging this Santa sequel, where Kurt Russell's Boomer Santa faces down a not-lore-accurate Belsnickel and the Yule Cat. Did we like it more than the first? Listen and find out! Also, be prepared to hear a few times from our own Yule Cat, Harrison.
Episode 113: VS Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
November 26, 2020 14:37 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe holidays are here. Dolly's got a new movie. You know what we had to do.
Snack Situation 044: Chocolate Bars of Australasia
November 13, 2020 17:24 - 1 hour - 91 MBListener and friend Lucas Brown sent us another bunch of chocolate bars from Australia and New Zealand, so we tried them this month!
Episode 112: VS Disney Zombies 2
October 23, 2020 19:56 - 1 hour - 123 MBChris catches Matt up on the first one so they can both dive into the world of cheerleaders, zombies (who are just kind of people) and werewolves (who are just kind of folks) of this Disney Channel original movie series.
Snack Situation 043: Halloween Grab Bag 2020
October 14, 2020 16:35 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBThe times are unprecedented, which means Matt and Chris weren't able to acquire the same snacks to try for our spooky Halloween special this year. But they did find some sweets to try individually, and also they have some shopping stories.
Episode 111: VS The Last Airbender
September 25, 2020 14:35 - 1 hour - 123 MBIn 2010, M. Night Shyamalan adapted the popular Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender into a movie that stripped it of every enjoyable thing about it. Then ten years later, we watched it for some reason.
Snack Situation 041: Jarritos
September 11, 2020 20:10 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBOur episode was cursed this month, but at least we got to drink some delicious Mexican sodas in the process!
Snack Situation 042: Jarritos
September 11, 2020 20:10 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBOur episode was cursed this month, but at least we got to drink some delicious Mexican sodas in the process!
Episode 110: VS The Peanuts Movie
August 28, 2020 18:20 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBWe challenged a movie that our listeners told us would make us feel better after the disappointment of Scoob!, and turns out they were right!
Snack Situation 041: Bo Time
August 14, 2020 16:18 - 35 minutes - 49 MBWe got some comfort food for this month's Snack Situation, but we also tried a very bad Bojangles-exclusive soda, so it's not all pozi.
Episode 109: VS Scoob!
July 24, 2020 14:53 - 1 hour - 134 MBScoob! is a Scooby-Doo movie that's secretly a Dick Dastardly movie with weird moving-doll animation and no mysteries. We had a lot to say about it.