Please Make This
276 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 180 ratingsTired of the same old movies, franchises, and reboots? Us too! Join Hobert Thompson & Laura Petro as they sit down with a special guest to pitch and write what should be Hollywood's next big movie. After their brainstorm, they enlist the help of actors to do a live reading of their scripts to bring each film to life. And finally, if anyone out there is listening: PLEASE make this!
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Blueprints (w/ Deshawn Mason)
April 19, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBFrancis is a great architect, but struggles with his daily interactions with the people around him. From standing up to his cruel boss to talking to the beautiful neighbor he has a crush on, Francis is paralyzed by the thought of making the wrong move. When he discovers a city building video game called Blueprints that allows the user to create their own world, he mods the game to allow him to practice all the social encounters he fears. But as Francis gains confidence in his fictional world...
Minisode 121: The Cold Diaries (The Tearsmith)
April 12, 2024 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MBA warm welcome to The Cold Diaries, in which your host Laura has fallen ill with a mysterious cold and due to her lack of energy has resorted to watching movies while simultaneously doom-scrolling through various social media apps. Let her regale you with her recap of "The Tearsmith" an Italian drama/romance that's recently come out on Netflix. Unfortunately for Laura there were NO werewolves in this movie, and this sentiment will only make sense if you take a listen!
Minisode 120: Let's See Saw 5
April 05, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBSit down and get ready for another thrilling venture into the world of Saw! Laura and Nate are officially half way through the horror franchise and they once again have no idea what's going to happen next. The original Jigsaw is officially no more and it's time for his secret cop accomplice to step forward into his destiny of becoming the new Jigsaw. But unfortunately for Cop Jigsaw there's a Normal Cop hot on his tail and ready to bust him. Press play already!
Minisode 119: Sleep On It (Dream Scenario, 2023)
March 29, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBGood night and good morning! Hobert’s feeling sleepy, but before he heads off to dreamland, he’s watching a movie! Time to snuggle up with some cinema in this new minisode series brought to you by the letters “zzzzzz.” In this minisode, Hobert takes a look at Dream Scenario, a tale of a man who suddenly starts appearing in the dreams of random people. Will the fame (and notoriety that follows it) destroy him? Find out Hobert’s thoughts when he wakes up. Sometimes you understand a film better...
Minisode 118: Let's See Saw 4
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBTis the time for another venture into the horrific world of Jigsaw and his many many horrific traps and riddles. And of course Laura and Nate are ready to host their way through their experience watching Saw 4. The franchise takes a turn as one of the side characters becomes the main protagonist so they can (obviously) tie the ALL of the movies together somehow. It's a woven blanket of madness, gore, another spooky house setting, and saying repeatedly, "where is the franchise going to go fro...
Minisode 117: Let's See Saw 3
March 15, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIt's the rule of THREES, baby! As in: we've seen Saw 1, we've seen Saw 2, and now it's time to see SAW 3. Laura and Nate sit down with a bottle of wine to yet again answer the age old question: "What the hell is going to happen in this franchise next!?" This time Jigsaw is on his deathbed with his trusty Jigsaw-in-training running the show. And we've got traps here, we've got traps there, here a trap, there a trap... you get the idea! Listen to this minisode!
Operation Toy Soldier (w/ Jared Narter-Slezak)
March 08, 2024 15:00 - 2 hours - 84.5 MBJoey Ford was a mild-mannered kid getting accustomed to living in Las Vegas till he sneaks into a casino backroom wearing a fake mustache and inadvertently discovers a secret world of super spies and international crime. After lying his way onto a spy agency’s team, Joey becomes the key piece in a plot to take down a crime lord and stop a powerful new street drug by befriending a mafioso’s shy son. Can Joey and the agents of CEC take down the Don and his goons, or will the ultra-violent assa...
Minisode 116: Script Rippers!!! (Madame Web)
March 01, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBScript Rippers Mike and Hobert are back, and their web connects them to Madame Web, a bafflingly bad installment in Sony’s extended Spider-Man-less Spider-Verse. Join the Script Rippers as they unpack the strange decisions that led to Dakota Johnson admonishing a picture of her dead mom for loving spiders too much, a lot of vehicular violence, and the reveal that Spider-Man is culturally Peruvian. Can they re-thread this twisted tale to become a Victorian thriller where every character is hi...
The Real Ones (w/ Chelsea Matkins)
February 23, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBWhen their friend Emmett dies in a freak accident, hot-headed Angelo, meek but muscular Remy, and straight-laced Tyler come together to celebrate their friend, despite not being particularly close themselves. When a drunken attempt to do a seance brings the spirit of Emmett back, the four pals set out to give their dead best friend a proper send-off into the afterlife. Will a night of beer-chugging, flirting and mayhem bring Emmett the closure he needs, or are his friends the ones who need ...
Minisode 115: Brothers on Brothers: The Brothers Solomon (2007)
February 16, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBSup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. This time they shared some very off-putting smiles as they watched Will Forte and Will Arnett in The Brothers Solomon. The Brothers Solomon might have bombed, but you know what, it has its moments. Remember when they used to make smaller budget ensemble comedies? Now if they made The Brothers Solomon it would have to be called The Brothers Spider-Man, ami...
Goldwater’s Fresh Fruit (w/ Austin Mooney)
February 09, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBGoldwater Farms has been in decline for years. Since the death of his beloved wife, Joan, Josh Goldwater has lost his interest in farming, and only his friend and helper Gary still believes in him. But Josh’s fortunes change when a strange fruit appears on his farm, a fruit that seems to be related to the recent crop circles found around his property... What will the people in town think of “Joshberry,” and who else might be interested to know where this strange, delicious fruit came from? ...
Minisode 114: Movie Table Talk (The Birdcage)
February 02, 2024 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIt's once again time for a Please Make This Minisode! Movie Table Talk is exactly what it sounds like, a group of pals sitting around a table talking about a movie. This time around, the group is talking about The Birdcage (1996) in which a cabaret owning couple put on a ruse to help their son who demands they act normal for to meet his fiance's conservative family. Hilarity ensues! Join us at the table and let's have some fun!
Minisode 113: Let's See Saw 2
January 26, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBLet's See Saw continues!!! Laura Petro and Nate Todd (resident forever besties and newfound Saw watchers) sit back down to share a bottle of wine, split a can of beer, and watch the very first Saw sequel. Will Jigsaw come to the table with more tricks up his sleeve? You bet he will! He's graduated from a booby-trapped room to a booby-trapped HOUSE with even MORE victims who have been forced to fight for their lives and even MORE cops who are on the case (we see you Donny Wahlberg!). Who will...
Minisode 112: Please, Gabe, Watch This! (Rawhead Rex, 1986)
January 19, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBLaura and Hobert sit down with their buddy Gabe Michalski to talk about Rawhead Rex, a childhood fav of Gabe’s about a demon with a stupid name that terrorizes an Irish village. This lean monster thriller is heavy on monster rampage, light on explanation. If you’ve ever wanted an hour and twenty minutes of basic slasher leading up to a showdown in a church that includes piss-play and vagina lasers, do we have a movie for you! Tune in to this mini and check out Laura, Hobert and Gabe at GABEW...
Gates of the Hellmouth (w/ Kerry Stevens)
January 12, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBLee and Desker are two slacker friends who prefer smoking weed in Lee’s basement and talking about their favorite fantasy novels more than pretty much anything else. For years they’ve dissected and discussed Alton P. Thornshire’s Gates of the Hellmouth series, but without the final book (banned by its publisher after a strange satanic incident) all they can do is guess how it ends. When Lee finds book six in a closing book store in the town’s rundown mall, the pair discover a mystery closer ...
Minisode 111: Let's See Saw
January 05, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBWelcome to a polite and fun new miniseries where two best friends, Laura Petro and Nate Todd set out to watch all of the Saw movies. In this minisode, they're watching the first Saw movie that's appropriately titled: Saw. Will this journey bring these two friends closer together? Will the gore-horror phase of the 2000s be just as gory as they remember? Let's see Saw and find out!
Minisode 110: Script Rippers!!! (Rebel Moon)
December 29, 2023 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBScript Rippers Mike and Hobert are back to take a slow-mo look at part one of ??? of Zack Snyder’s ponderous Star Wars knock-off, Rebel Moon. Join the rippers as they try to piece together Netflix’s seemingly abridged edit of this space opera that sacrifices third act coherence for drumming up support for an already completed director’s cut. Can Hobert and Mike Quasar salvage a movie they’d like from this big ol’ pile of space tropes? Not really, but they do have fun talking about a movie wh...
Minisode 109: Inside the Writer’s (The Window Guy)
December 15, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBA long withstanding legend within each Please Make This episode is the mysterious writer’s room, where your hosts step inside after a wondrous pitch only to return with their fresh scripts hot off the presses. But what happens behind that closed door where there’s no microphones and the magic really happens? Tune in as Hobert gives you a tour of his own writers’ room as he tackles the beginning section of The Window Guy, some other writing projects he’s working on, and takes a break to swim ...
Minisode 109: Inside the Writer’s Room (The Window Guy)
December 15, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBA long withstanding legend within each Please Make This episode is the mysterious writer’s room, where your hosts step inside after a wondrous pitch only to return with their fresh scripts hot off the presses. But what happens behind that closed door where there’s no microphones and the magic really happens? Tune in as Hobert gives you a tour of his own writers’ room as he tackles the beginning section of The Window Guy, some other writing projects he’s working on, and takes a break to swim ...
The Window Guy (w/ Gabe Michalski)
December 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBScott Payne is an aspiring actor who books the opportunity of a lifetime as the TV pitchman for a new window cleaner. When his enthusiastic pitching becomes a pop culture sensation, Scott is propelled into fortune and fame, but deep down, all he really cares about is telling the public about a product he’s so passionate about, it borders on love. As his career - and the public’s interest in cleaning their windows - fade, Scott has to reckon with his life on camera and his relationship with a...
Parts (w/ Chris Dritsas)
December 01, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBOn a desolate future Earth, workers made of undead people enhanced with mechanical parts toil away in a factory. All day and night they make things the living need, but is there anyone left to use the household items they create? When one worker suddenly remembers his past life, he sets out to learn who he was, and remind his fellow workers what it means to be alive. UGGHHHH! Scripts at 56:30 Starring Laura Petro Hobert Thompson Chris Dritsas Zoe Thibault And Michael Serio as Josh D...
Minisode 108: Inside the Writer's Room (Syrens)
December 01, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MBA long withstanding legend within each Please Make This episode is the mysterious writer's room, where your hosts step inside after a wondrous pitch only to return with their fresh scripts hot off the presses. But what happens behind that closed door where there's no microphones and the magic really happens? Tune in as Laura finally breaks down this barrier to give you a peak into the full process of making a PMT episode. This time Laura's breaking down her ending for Syrens, her writing pro...
Syrens (w/ Lizzie Kaniecki)
November 17, 2023 12:00 - 2 hours - 91.4 MBWhen six alien explorers visit an uncharted, water-covered planet, their mission is simple. Very simple, really. Just collect a water sample to prove the existence of water to their galactic empire’s ever growing search for resources. With time to kill before they return to their command ship, the researchers decide to party it up on a planet that boasts perfect sunsets and calm, clear waters. But what’s lurking under the waves? A friendly local sentient species? Or something much larger and...
Minisode 107: Script Rippers!!! (Five Nights at Freddy’s)
November 10, 2023 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBScript Rippers Mike and Hobert are back with special guest Laura to spend five nights (or 58ish minutes) talking about Five Nights at Freddy’s, a film about an amateur dream detective who fights ghost robots that isn’t nearly fun or cool or interesting as that premise promises. Well, at least The Youth like it! Tune in as the rippers tear apart this lore-heavy, anti-sleeping pill PSA that loves its robot antagonists more than any of the living characters and try to piece together their own h...
Minisode 106: Please, Gabe, Watch This! (Frankenstein Unbound, 1990)
October 27, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBLaura and Hobert sit down with their buddy Gabe Michalski to talk about Frankenstein Unbound, a surreal retelling of the classic Mary Shelley novel that adds time travel, super cars, and reframes Shelley as a non-fiction writer. You only have 8 years till John Hurt destroys the timeline so he can have sex with a historic author, so tune in to this mini and check out Laura, Hobert and Gabe at GABEWATCH, a live movie riffing show returning to The Whistler bar in Chicago on October 29th!
Please Revisit This: REM Cycles, Pt. 1
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBJoin Laura and Hobert as they sit down to revisit REM Cycles, the almost-finished rough draft of a film conceived during wind-down of the lock-down. A lot has changed for the hosts since then, so it’s time to sit down, crack open a beverage, and re-explore the dreamscape-filled romance/sci-fi/coming-of-age script with the intention to tear the original idea apart to see if it’s worth putting back together.
The Customer is Always Right (w/ Nick Marino)
September 22, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBChester Callahan’s never been good at working. Lazy but charismatic, Chester is better at managing expectations than he is at meeting them. When he finally loses his bland office job, he treats himself to a burger at his favorite local joint, and notices a dip in the quality. Spotting an opportunity to make Barn Burger a better place, Chester adopts the disguise of the restaurant’s elderly owner and sets about turning around the struggling fast food joint. Can he bring back Barn Burger to it...
Secrets of the Heart (w/ Jessica Mance)
September 08, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBDan and Kate are two stuck-up trivia buffs given a chance to appear on America’s favorite game show for couples: Secrets of the Heart. Confident in their ability to win on brains alone, they quickly realize the show is more intense than they’d anticipated, featuring a host who’s as sinister as he is sincere and a fast-paced quiz pitting them against two other couples and sprinkling in personal details they’ve never revealed. Can they survive a taping as the secrets of their hearts are put on...
Move In Weekend (w/ Conner Stumm)
August 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBBrian, Stephanie and David are three college friends who are about to move into a brand new apartment together over the course of a weekend. When the movers bring their furniture and drop off their stuff, they discover that there’s a mysterious trunk accidentally left behind. Agreeing to leave the trunk alone till the movers return on Monday, they try to settle into their new place. As tension builds between the friends, what will destroy them first: the secret of the trunk, or the secrets b...
3 2 1 Run! (W/ Angel Luna)
August 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBOn the day of his brother’s wedding, Jeff Solomon realizes he’s made a huge mistake. The family’s constant screw-up since his college track glory days, Jeff was given just one thing to do for the big day: take the marriage license to the county clerk’s office. Heading out on foot, can this track star make it to the office before it closes? And why does everyone he meets think he’s someone else? On your mark...get set...Go! Scripts start at 45:58 Starring Angel Luna Georgia Gove Hobert T...
Minisode 105: A Family Affair: Miami Connection (1987)
June 23, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBYou know what they say: It's not a family movie night unless you're family is there! Please Make This host, Laura sits down with her brother Max and Sister-in-law Ellie to watch a movie that Ellie once described as "I never want to watch that again" it's Miami Connection (and 1987). A once lost film that was salvaged and released to the world, this martial arts move has everything! A rock band that plays kick-ass original music for the film! Motorcycle Ninjas! A drug deal gone wrong! Orphans...
The Ark (w/ Levi Shrader)
June 17, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBNo one knows why the animals turned on us, but when they did, their superior numbers and sudden super intelligence overwhelmed humanity immediately. In the aftermath of the attack, groups of survivors make their way to a signal, something called The Ark. But what is The Ark? A way to escape? A trap set up by the animals? Or something worse? Scripts start at 43:57 Starring Levi Shrader Hobert Thompson Cassidy Kulhanek Laura Petro Dave Honigman
Minisode 104: Script Rippers!!! (65)
June 09, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear up a movie they didn’t like so they can piece it back together to make it...better? Worse? Less film-able? Whatever, they’re not professionals, just two dudes who love dinosaurs. In this episode, they sit down with the bare-bones sci-fi thriller 65 to see if they can save a film with a great core concept (space guy vs dinosaurs) that frequently grinds to a halt to remind you that it’s sad when kids die. Tune in as Mike and Hobert pitch...
Bear Force (w/ Nate Todd)
June 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBJeremy Parker was just a park ranger trying to do good and help people enjoy nature when he discovered a secret source of power that connected him to the Bear Force, a magically-powered team of human/bear hybrids who protect nature and mankind. When Bear Force’s greatest foe returns to reignite his campaign of vengeance, Parker and the team must come together to defeat him and save nature with the help of Buggy, their adorable mascot/leader. BEAR FORCE, GOOOO! Scripts start at 1:01:29 Star...
Minisode 103: YA, We Watched It! - The Scorch Trials
May 19, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThe boys are back! (The boys from The Maze Runner series, that is.) Also back for this PMT minisode is host Laura Petro joined by Meggie Gates with a special appearance from Nick Olson for another installment of YA, We Watched It! After reading the entire Maze Runner series for their other podcast and watching the first film, it only makes sense for the team to sit down and dissect the sequel in this franchise (and adaptation of the second book). Will the movie do the book justice? Or will i...
Margaret (w/ Alexa Jaggs)
May 12, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBMargo Kirklin made her life her law career, and now that she’s retired, she feels the emptiness of boredom and lack of connection to the family and friends she set aside for work. But when Margo is mysteriously visited by a manifestation of herself in her twenties, but six inches tall, she’s confronted by the woman she used to be and given a second chance to decide what she wants to do with her life. Scripts start at 1:01:36 Starring Laura Petro Hobert Thompson Alexa Jaggs With Lauren ...
Minisode 102: Brothers on Brothers: The Blues Brothers (1980)
May 05, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBSup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this episode they put on their hats and shades to take a look at 1980’s Blues Brothers, a film about two brothers that will go to any length necessary to sing blues covers. Tune in to hear about the tragic end of The Good Ol’ Boys, genre-based sequels and find out Hobert and Andy’s signature restaurant orders.
Dream Dog (w/ Sam Otter)
April 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBYears ago, Dennis “The Dream” McAvoy was the wonder dog “wide retriever” of the Big City All Stars, leading them to a controversial NFL championship. But now, The Dream is over, and Dennis is a regular talking dog with a dead end office job and a lot of time on his paws. With his agent and best friend hounding him to find a post-retirement gig that would make them all rich, Dennis strikes up a new relationship with a charming co-worker who sees Dennis as the dog he wants to be. Can this reti...
Arise (w/ Matt Schutz)
April 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBIn the ancient land of Gorkah, the people worship a pantheon of Gods who rule the various aspects of their realities. Chief among these are mighty Gorkanos, God of Shelter, chaotic Baak, God of the sea, and fair Neras, Goddess of wild beasts. Lesser in this pantheon is Nome, God of the sun and little else. Tired of his only role being raising and lowering the sun every day, Nome sets out on a selfish quest to increase his followers and take a higher place in Gorkah. How far will Nome’s divin...
Minisode 101: YA, We Watched It! - The Maze Runner
April 07, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBHear ye, hear ye! It's time for a brand new minisode! And this week Please Make This host Laura is sitting down with her YA, We Read It! co-host Meggie to watch the movie version of The Maze Runner -- the book they read for their 7th season. Will the movie hold a candle to the book and be a worthy adaptation? Or will Meggie and Laura rip it to shreds? Tune in as these two (and Laura's boyfriend Nick who's never read any of the books) dissect the 2014 film
The Tennis Coach (w/ Sage Huston)
March 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBChet is a tennis pro with a secret: he’s actually an undercover FBI agent who masquerades as a tennis coach to get close to wealthy elites. When he’s assigned to infiltrate the family behind Hardman Hardware, Chet has to balance spying on the father’s financial dealings with teaching his two strange, extremely enthusiastic sons tennis. Can Chet get to the bottom of the case carrying the burden to two weird boys? Will they win the tennis tournament and get the scholarship? Learn a little abou...
Minisode 100: Stepdad (Pilot Episode: “The First Step”)
March 24, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBHappy 100 minisodes! Thanks for listening, and please enjoy this pilot episode reading of Laura and Hobert’s idea for a stepdad-centric sitcom (see minisode 99!). As the family settles into life with a new stepdad - a very boring but nice guy named Henry - Amy, Nick and Braxton become determined to figure out (or get rid of) their newest father figure. But after getting their Mom to see that Henry’s a dud, who will take his place? Starring Laura Petro Hobert Thompson Nick Olson Sofia T...
Crusader Remastered (w/ Lauren Kapinski)
March 10, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIt’s been years since the release of Edison Software’s hit video game, Crusader, and even longer since anyone’s seen its brilliant creator, Bill Kojima. As a remastered version of the game is announced, members of the original development team start to turn up dead, murdered by a mysterious killer dressed as the medieval assassin from the game. Who is behind the mask? And how far will they push their campaign of revenge? Scripts start at 39:09 Starring Chris Iannucci Laura Petro Hobert...
Minisode 99: Please Pilot This (The Road to 100)
March 03, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWow! 100 minisodes! Well, almost. In this 99th mini, Laura and Hobert sit down to come up with an idea for the pilot to “Stepdad,” a sitcom about a family that has to deal with their mom constantly remarrying.
City Wars (w/ John Walter Stockwell)
February 17, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBMayor Steel Tyler-Hernandez ran for mayor of Cleveland, OH, with a very specific plan: turn Cleveland into a Moral-Engine-style mobile fortress. As the midwest city mobilizes, other cities around the nation arm themselves with technological marvels to fight back. Will the world ever be the same with Cleveland on the move? Scripts start at Starring Hobert Thompson John Walter Stockwell Josh Smith Laura Petro With Nathan Hall as Mayor Steel Tyler Hernandez
Minisode 98: Welcome to The Glade: A Maze Runner Fan-fiction
February 10, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.32 MBLaura has once again been inspired to dive into the world of YA fan-fiction! Inspired by the completion of their most recent season of YA, We Read It! where they read The Maze Runner trilogy, comes Welcome to The Glade. A story that exists completely outside the world of the original books (while maintaining the same setting and characters). Instead of a dystopian fight for your life and find a cure for The Flare, the Maze is the setting for television's most popular dating show: Welcome to...
Little Lost Things (w/ Cassidy Kulhanek)
February 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBFronkie (pronounced “Frankie”) was a just baby tooth in the mouth of a vacationing child, but after falling out and getting dropped, she became a little lost thing. Joining other items that had been misplaced, she’s on an adventure to find her way home, but the machinations of a bitter bag of disposable flossers is determined to stop her and punish humans for the things they’ve throw away. Can Fronkie save the day and find her way home? Can she prove that trash is treasure? Scripts begin at...
Minisode 97: Brothers on Brothers: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)
January 27, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBSup, bros? In this new miniseries, PMT host Hobert and his brother, Andy, sit down to discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this installment, the Thompson brothers check out Super Mario Bros, the infamous flop that takes the thin plot of the original Mario games and spins it out into a dimension hopping epic about evolution, the environment, and Donald Trump? Tune in as the brothers discuss the film’s bizarre interpretation of Mario lore, ape meat, and casting the sequ...
The Summer Camp Kid 2: Back to School (w/ Mary Fiala)
January 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBMike was an unassuming guy till he overcame his fears, embraced being rad, and became the king of summer camp! But after defeating his bully, Dragon, and winning over the hottest girl at camp, it’s time to go back to school! Can Mike rekindle the magic of the first film, I mean summer? Find out in this sequel to the summer camp classic! Scripts at 45:02 Starring Hobert Thompson Laura Petro Mary Fiala Giselle Durand and Nolan Scates as Mike
Minisode 96: The Covid Diaries (Old)
January 13, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.02 MBIn a world where one of the Please Make This hosts has come down with Covid and has to entertain herself while hoping she hasn't gotten anyone else sick; Laura Petro ventures where many dare not: into her blissfully unused HBO subscription to watch M. Night Shyamalan's 2021 film Old about a beach that -- er, well, turns people old. Is this poorly rated move just what Laura needs to distract herself from her mild symptoms? There's only one way to find out.