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Plain Zero

304 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings

Four friends revisit a movie every week to see if it holds up and go on numerous tangents in the process!

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463: The Wolverine

May 13, 2024 03:24 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB

What would happen if someone made a Wolverine movie and it was mostly good? You’d likely get the subject of this week’s movie, the aptly titled: The Wolverine. So join us, boppers, as we ask if it holds up!

462: Thinner

May 06, 2024 17:11 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

There’s a reason why you should never accidentally hit a woman with your car, rendering her dead. No, it’s not because it’s illegal or immoral. It’s simply because her father could curse you causing you to waste away. This week, we’re asking if Thinner holds up!

461: X-men Origins: Wolverine

April 29, 2024 04:01 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Were you all as excited as we were for that trailer last week? That trailer means that now is as bad as any time to take a look back at the first live action adventure that Deadpool and Wolverine had as we ask if X-men Origins: Wolverine holds up!

460: Stand By Me

April 22, 2024 02:47 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

Everybody enjoys a good coming of age story, so we figured it was high time we did an episode about the mother of them all: Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me. At the time it was made, Stephen King considered it the best adaptation of any of his stories, so the question is whether or not it still is. Or, to phrase it another way, does it still hold up? Listen up to find out, boppers!

459: Shrek 2

April 15, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

We’re back after an unintended 2 week absence! This week, we’re finding out what happens after happily ever after as we finally watch Shrek become thicc daddy Shrek. So bring on the question we’ve all been waiting on: does Shrek 2 hold up!

458: The Mummy Returns

March 25, 2024 17:12 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

457: Good Will Hunting

March 17, 2024 21:39 - 43 minutes - 60 MB

456: Jaws 2

March 12, 2024 03:34 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

455: Robin Hood: Men In Tights

March 04, 2024 04:56 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

454: Fear

February 26, 2024 05:37 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MB

453: True Romance

February 19, 2024 04:13 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MB

Love is still in the air, and what goes better with love than pimps, the mob, actors, and cocaine? Nothing, the answer is nothing. At least, that’s the answer if you ask Quentin Tarantino and Tony Scott. So listen up, boppers, because this week we’re asking if True Romance holds up!

452: Titanic

February 12, 2024 03:51 - 1 hour - 113 MB

We’re making like Grover this week, because we go near… far… and also wherever you are our hearts will go on. Our month of love stories also goes on as we take a look at that time that Leonardo DiCaprio died on a sinking ship after drawing Kate Winslet like one of his French girls. So listen up boppers, because we’re asking if Titanic holds up this week!

451: Skin Deep

February 05, 2024 05:16 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MB

We start off our month long look at romance with a movie about a man that cannot stop having sex with women. So we jump back to 1989 and a movie starring America’s sweet heart: John Ritter! This week, we’re asking if Skin Deep holds up!

450: Conan The Destroyer

January 29, 2024 04:17 - 1 hour - 87.4 MB

Here it is, boppers, our 450th episode! So of course that means we had to watch another Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. This time around, it’s the second Conan movie, the one in which he is a destroyer. So listen up and celebrate with us as we hit another milestone!

449: Burn After Reading

January 22, 2024 04:38 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MB

What do we learn when mundane misunderstandings happen when people that work for clandestine organizations? We learn never to do it again, whatever it was they did. That’s what this week’s episode is about as we ask if Burn After Reading holds up!

448: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

January 15, 2024 04:57 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

This week, we find Captain America throwing his mighty shield once again! This time around, he’s entangled in a world of intrigue and espionage. And we’re entangled with the lingering question: does “Captain America: The Winter Soldier hold up?

447: Frankenstein

January 08, 2024 05:08 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

The new year is here and we are back from our vacation and all hell’s coming with us! Starting things off with Universal’s 1931 release of Frankenstein! So strap in for an exciting year and listen up, boppers, as we ask if this classic holds up!

446: Ocean's Eleven

December 18, 2023 17:16 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

Here it is boppers, our 2023 finale! That’s right, we’re ending the year with a caper. What happens when George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up with just about every other well known actor of 2001 to do a heist. So listen up boppers, as we ask if Ocean’s Eleven holds up! Then join us next year as we’ll be celebrating our 450th episode and ten years of Plain Zero!

445: Pacific Rim

December 11, 2023 04:52 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MB

444: The Wizard of Oz

November 27, 2023 22:55 - 40 minutes - 50.9 MB

443: Dutch

November 20, 2023 03:55 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MB

Do you like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles? Do you also like Uncle Buck? How does a movie that’s a bit of a mashup of both and not quite either sound? That’s 1991’s Dutch in a nutshell and we’re here to let you know if this other John Hughes Thanksgiving movie holds up!

442: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

November 13, 2023 15:39 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MB

One of the greatest lessons a movie has ever taught us is that it does not pay to be James Franco’s neighbor. That lesson is never more apparent than it is in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. So listen up, boppers, because we’re asking if that movie holds up this week!

441: Semi-Pro

November 06, 2023 04:57 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

440: The Mist

October 30, 2023 15:35 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

Halloween is a day away, but let’s be honest, horror lasts all year long. That being said, our final episode of this year’s Spooktober fest is here! So listen up, lest you risk killing four people in your car just before rescue arrives as we ask if The Mist holds up this week!

439: Saw

October 23, 2023 04:41 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

The Halloween season continues, and if there’s one movie series that became synonymous with this time of year: Saw. Long before the term “torture porn” was coined, this movie launched the career of two of modern horror’s more prolific creators. So listen up, boppers, because we’re asking if it holds up!

438: 28 Weeks Later

October 16, 2023 17:01 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

Imagine a world where the Rage virus exists. Now imagine that in that world, the virus is under control and contained. What do you think it would take to ruin that peace? If your answer was a couple of kids and Robert Carlyle, then you’ve probably seen 28 Weeks Later. So listen up, boppers, because this week we’re asking if it holds up!

Bonus Episode: Repossessed

October 12, 2023 04:23 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

Listen up, boppers, because here’s the bonus episode that absolutely no one asked for except for maybe James and Nick. Time to find out if the Exorcist parody, Repossessed, holds up!

437: The Exorcist

October 09, 2023 03:56 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB

Our annual celebration of spooky season really gets rolling this week as we go back to what is considered to be a classic masterpiece of horror: The Exorcist! Will this classic tale of possession hold up to more modern horror? The only way to find out is to listen up, boppers!

436: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

October 02, 2023 18:23 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

Sometimes you need a good shave and a haircut. And sometimes that costs more than two bits. Sometimes it costs being killed and turned into a meat pie. Specifically, I’m talking about if you let Sweeney Todd line you up right above Mrs. Lovett’s shoppe. Strap in boppers, because this week we’re asking if Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street holds up!

435: Clifford

September 25, 2023 03:50 - 69.3 MB

434: Shoot 'Em Up

September 18, 2023 16:13 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MB

What happens when you attempt to make a live action Bugs Bunny movie with a bit of ultra violence and some fowl language? You get Shoot ‘Em Up! Clive Owen is a thorn in Paul Giamatti’s side as the bullets and carrots fly. So listen up, boppers, as we find out if this one holds up!

433: Little Giants

September 11, 2023 03:49 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MB

Football is back and what better way to celebrate it than to watch the greatest football movie ever made? No, not Necessary Roughness. We’re watching Little Giants this week, so strap in as we ask if it holds up!

432: Mystery Men

September 05, 2023 00:24 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

What happens when a bunch of wannabe heroes become the only chance of saving their city? Well, that’s what we aim to find out this week as we discuss the film that stars Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Hank Azaria, and so many more. That’s right, boppers, this week we’re asking if Mystery Men holds up!

431: Heat

August 28, 2023 04:20 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

We’re back, boppers! After a 2 week summer vacation, we have returned stronger than ever and ready to ask if Heat holds up! Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino finally share scenes together in this 90s movie that has all the actors in it. All. Of. Them.

430: Iron Man 2

August 07, 2023 04:31 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

429: Pirates of the Caribbean

July 31, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 93.4 MB

Disney released a movie based on one of their rides this past weekend, so we figured why not go back to the first movie they did based on a ride that started this trend: Pirates of the Caribbean! So now it’s time to ask why the rum is gone and also if this swashbuckling adventure holds up!

428: Chasing Amy

July 24, 2023 01:33 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

We heard there was a big convention this weekend about comics, so we figured why not watch a movie about comic books. It was with that in mind that we decided to revisit Kevin Smith’s third movie: Chasing Amy. So join us as we see what happens when Ben Affleck falls in love with Joey Lauren Adams and ask if Chasing Amy holds up!

427: Mission: Impossible

July 17, 2023 03:52 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Summer rolls on through, and the blockbusters keep coming. This week, we’re getting in on the Tom Cruise hype train by going back to his first mission. The impossible mission that was the least impossible. That’s right, boppers, this week we’re asking if Mission: Impossible holds up!

426: Glengarry Glen Ross

July 10, 2023 16:56 - 1 hour - 101 MB

It’s all about brass balls this week, as we work on getting the good leads. But you don’t have to work for them, because the good leads are here. If you think the leads are weak, it’s only because you’re weak. So put that coffee down, boppers, because coffee’s for closers. By that, we mean it’s for those who listen up as we ask if Glengarry Glen Ross holds up!

425: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

July 03, 2023 04:27 - 1 hour - 113 MB

As everyone’s favorite archeologist embarks on his final theatrical adventure, we decided to watch what was long thought to be his final adventure until he went and played with that vodka company that Dan Aykroyd has ownership in. That’s right boppers, this week we’re asking if Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade holds up!

424: Gremlins 2: The New Batch

June 26, 2023 03:56 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

Summer is here, and if Christmas belongs to the Gremlins, then summer belongs to the Gremlins 2: The New Batch. So why not say a noun and gremlin like you’re playing Mad Libs and listen as we ask if this sequel to the classic holds up, boppers! Check it out one time, won’t you?

423: Man of Steel

June 19, 2023 03:49 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MB

Things get destructive this week as we learn that saving people requires killing a whole lot more people. An amazing cast assembles in an attempt at bringing Superman back to the big screen. Henry Cavill is the last son of Krypton as we ask if Man of Steel holds up!

422: Transformers

June 12, 2023 02:38 - 52 minutes - 74.9 MB

Giant robots have arrived, and they are more than meets the eye, boppers! Join the auto bots as they make a mess of Shia LeBeouf’s house and life in a bid to save the earth from the Decepticons as we ask if Transformers holds up!

421: The Mask

June 05, 2023 03:44 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

It’s time, once again, to chick chicky boom chick chicky boom as we discuss the second rung in the ladder of Jim Carrey’s rise to power. So get yourself a ticket to the Coco Bongo Club, boppers, because we’re asking if The Mask holds up!

419: The Princess Bride

May 29, 2023 13:18 - 49 minutes - 66.9 MB

Years ago, we held a best movie tournament, the turn out appeared to have caused some controversy. Cut to now, and we’re finally doing an episode about the movie that won. That’s right boppers, this week we’re asking if The Princess Bride holds up!

420: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle

May 22, 2023 04:06 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

We’re back this week for our 420th episode, and what better way to spend this episode than hanging out with some buds that want nothing more than to get that special food that they’re craving. That’s right boppers, this week we’re asking if Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle holds up! And then join us next week for our 419th episode.

418: Spoiler Episode: Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3

May 15, 2023 17:34 - 1 hour - 115 MB

You’ve had a week, boppers! Now, it’s our turn to go into all the spoilery details on the first big movie of the summer. This week we’re going whole hog on the final installment of James Gunn’s fantastic Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Listen at your own risk if you haven’t seen Volume 3 yet.

417: Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 1 & 2

May 08, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 114 MB

416: Face/Off

May 01, 2023 01:41 - 1 hour - 91.8 MB

This week, the gang travels back to a time when Nicolas Cage and John Travolta were action stars for some reason. And while that may seem like the sweatiest aspect of a movie, wait till you hear the premise! That’s right boppers, this week we’re asking if Face/Off (the movie where getting someone else’s face put on you changes your physique) holds up!

415: Evil Dead (2013)

April 24, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

This week, things take a groovy turn again. With the release of Evil Dead Rise over the weekend, the boys thought it fitting to take a look back at the last film in the series which celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary this very month! So join us, boppers, as we ask if Evil Dead (2013) holds up!

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