Rewatchability
484 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsRewatchability is a comedic pop-culture nostalgia podcast hosted by J.M. McNab, Rob LaRonde, and Blain Watters. It is produced independently in Toronto, ON.The show began in the summer of 2011. In 2012 it was profiled by The A.V. Club and in 2015 our podcast appeared on CBC Radio’s Podcast Playlist. The aim of the show is to re-watch movies and television shows from when we were younger, and review them in an interesting and hopefully humourous way. Hopefully.Rewatchability contains coarse language and immature subject matter; our main goal is to be funny, so please don’t take anything too seriously… especially you Ghost Dad.
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THE MATRIX
December 22, 2021 15:19 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIt's Christmas and what better way to celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus than by revisiting THE MATRIX? Hark the heralds, Agents sing, in excelsis Neo! In anticipation of Matrix: Resurrections we go back to where it all began. But is it rewatchable? Tune in to find out! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also support us by either contributing Patreon campaign, or by buying Rewatchability t-shirts from TeePublic. Hosted on Aca...
A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Sina Rahmani
December 16, 2021 17:22 - 1 hour - 41 MBThis week we get into the Christmas spirit with literal Christmas spirits, yes we're talking about the classic tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL in it many iterations. It's a beloved classic adored by millions, but how does it hold up today? Tune in to find out! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also support us by either contributing Patreon campaign, or by buying Rewatchability t-shirts from TeePublic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
UNCLE BUCK
November 18, 2021 11:47 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBThis week it's all giant pancakes and cigar smoke as we get a visit from UNCLE BUCK! Yes, we're talking the 1989 John Hughes Film starring John Candy, an exceptionally precocious Macauley Culkin, the button-cute Gaby Hoffman and some other people. We loved this movie when we were kids, but how does it hold up now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and PARIS
October 31, 2021 11:55 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBIt's Hallowe'en and we take a bite out of the night with AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS! Yes, it's John Landau's celebrated 1981 horror-comedy starring David Naughton and Griffin Dunne and another similarly titled movie! Okay, at least Paris gives us Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise), but we have to endure some really bad CGI and a werewolf rave. We howl about both these flicks (for perhaps different reasons), but have they transformed over time? Tune in to find...
MAGNOLIA with Shane Burley
October 07, 2021 13:53 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBThis week we wise up about Paul Thomas Anderson's MAGNOLIA! Starring an ensemble cast featuring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Phillip Baker Hall and some other people with three word names or a prominent initial. Coincidence? Oh also, Tom Cruise shows up I think. It's a long, sprawling movie about regret and forgiveness, but can we forgive a movie with a three hour running time? Tune in to find out! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher...
MANHUNTER
September 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBPut down the chianti, this week we delve into the cinematic origins of the Hannibal Lecter saga with Michael Mann's MANHUNTER! Starring William Peterson, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, Kim Griest and Joan Allen, this stylized 80's thriller was not a blockbuster hit like Silence of The Lambs, but in recent years has attained cult movie status. But what do we think about it? Listen and find out! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also s...
ROXANNE
September 23, 2021 15:49 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBThis week we stick our... uh, noses into ROXANNE! It's the 1987 romantic comedy starring Steve Martin and Darryl Hannah based on the play Cyrano De Bergerac about a man with a very long nose who falls in love with a woman who loves another, less nosed man. Also featuring Shelly Duvall, Fred Willard and Damon Wayans, this movie was a hit when it was first released, how does it hold up now? Listen and find out! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! ...
EXTREME MEASURES
September 16, 2021 15:55 - 59 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week we operate on EXTREME MEASURES! Starring, umm, yes, well Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker and Gene Hackman, it's a medical thriller about a doctor that must get to the bottom of a vast conspiracy to use homeless people as unwilling test subjects! This movie got our pulse racing and our hearts beating like a drum (maybe we should see a doctor), but how does it hold up now? Listen and find out ! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, ...
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
September 02, 2021 14:24 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThis week on the podcast... uh... sorry we seem to be experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.... ... ... ... GREMLINS GREMLINS GREMLINS!!!!!!! Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Robert Picardo, John Glover and a bunch of Gremlins, we loved this movie when we were younger, but how does this insane movie hold up now? Listen and find out ! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also support us by either contributing ...
The Village
August 11, 2021 13:14 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBThis week we hole ourselves up in THE VILLAGE! Directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix and Adrian Brody, it's the movie about a mysterious old timey village where the color red is forbidden! But is it all a clever allegory? Does it somehow speak to our present moment? Is this movie part of the Arrested Development universe? Listen and find out ! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also suppo...
HEART AND SOULS with Lydia Bugg
July 29, 2021 11:53 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBGather the freaky ghosts that live inside you, this week we talk about HEART AND SOULS. It's the 1993 super-natural comedy starring Robert Downey Jr. as a man whose body is inhabited by three really great actors and also Tom Sizemore. Featuring Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard and Kyra Sedgwick, this movie had a spirit we loved when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Lydia Bugg joins us! Listen here! And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! A...
THE TOWN with Evan Morgan
July 22, 2021 13:13 - 1 hour - 39 MBHit the creepy Halloween store, this week we're criming Boston-style in THE TOWN! Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck plus Jeremy Renner, Rebeca Hall, Jon Hamm and Titus Welliver, the town a crime thriller about a crook who gets romantically involved with a witness. Which is exactly why I put "No Bank Robbers" in my dating profile. Can the love of this woman inspire Ben Affleck to pull himself out of the world of crime before his hot-headed buddy gets him killed? Can Ben Affleck...
EQUILIBRIUM
July 14, 2021 13:19 - 1 hour - 34 MBRe-up on your provium, this week we take on the emotionless, yet ultra-violent, dystopia of EQUILIBRIUM! Starring Christian Bale, Taye Diggs and Emily Watson, this movie combined the high-intensity martial arts choreography of the Matrix with the insight and intelligence of your Grade 10 book report on Orwell's 1984 that got a C. Also Sean Bean is in it for a bit! This movie brought the world Gunkata and reminded us all about the beauty of Beethoven (the composer, not the dog). But how does ...
CAST AWAY
June 30, 2021 12:18 - 1 hour - 33 MBGrab your satellite phone, this week we're stuck on an island with CAST AWAY! Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Cast Away is a movie about a dude who gives everything to his job and loses it all, his life, his love, his volleyball, and for what? So Billy can get his birthday presents on time? This movie made a splash when it came out (not be confused with Splash, which made waves), but how does it hold up today? Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and don’t forget ...
STARGATE with SINA RAHMANI
June 24, 2021 13:56 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBGrab your space-ankh, this week we walk like an Egyptian-from-another-planet with STARGATE! Starring Snake Plissken, I mean Kurt Russell, and the part of James Spader not obscured by his exceedingly floppy mop, this military sci-fi action flick combined your grade 4 history unit on Egypt with a random episode of Star Trek. Sina Rahmeni from The East Is A Podcast joins us once again to pick apart this Roland Emmerich blockbuster We thought it was fascinating and mysterious when we were kids, ...
FATHER'S DAY
June 17, 2021 13:01 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBFather's Day is coming up, and in honour of all the dear old dads out there we revisit FATHER'S DAY! Directed by movie dad Ivan Reitman and bringing together comedy titans Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, Father's Day is the story of two non-papas who get a taste of parenthood when Nastassja Kinski tells them each they're her missing son's father so they'll look for him. Also starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jared Harris and Bruce Greenwood as Ned Flanders, this movie made the old man laugh, b...
BEETHOVEN
June 10, 2021 11:12 - 1 hour - 37 MBThis week things get doggone wild with BEETHOVEN! Starring the late great Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt and a dog, this movie was a huge hit that spawned a litter of sequels (with quite a few runts). Also starring Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt and David Duchovny, this movie slobbered its way into our hearts, but how does it hold up now? Tune in to find out! Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can...
MULHOLLAND DR
May 26, 2021 11:19 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBSilencio! This week we explore the world of dreams come true, I'm talking Hollywood and MULHOLLAND DR! Directed by David Lynch and starring Naomi Watts and Laura Harrings, it's the time-worn tale of an idealistic young actress who gets off the bus in L.A. to pursue her dreams, who meets a mysterious woman with amnesia. Who is she? Why does she have a purse full of money? Why is Billy Ray Cyrus in this movie? Also starring Justin Theroux and Robert Forrester, this movie revealed horrors in ou...
URBAN LEGENDS with Jordan Armstrong
May 19, 2021 12:02 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBThis week we delve into the world of folklore and campfire tales with URBAN LEGENDS! Starring Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson and (allegedly) Jared Leto, this movie followed quickly on the heels of Scream and other teen slasher flicks. Also, I heard the entire cast of the movie died... Joshua Jackson's hair blonde. I mean dyed. Damn autocorrect. This movie scared us almost as much as saying "bloody mary" twice into the mirror while at home alone, and then hiding terrifed under...
BREAKDOWN
May 12, 2021 11:23 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBHop on in, this week we're hitchin' a ride with BREAKDOWN! Starring Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan, it's a movie about a married couple who experience car trouble in the middle of the desert and get terrorized by JT Walsh and his gang of murderous yahoos. Should have had AAA. Also featuring MC Gainey and Jack Noseworthy, this movie made us anxious whenever our car started making a funny noise, but how does it hold up now? Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and don’t forget to su...
QUICK CHANGE
May 05, 2021 11:01 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBSlather on that grease paint, this week we clown around with QUICK CHANGE! Directed by Bill Murray and Howard Franklin and starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy Quaid, this movie chronicles the hapless attempts of three bank robbers to evade the law and escape from New York (shoulda asked Kurt Russell). Also starring Jason Robards, Phil Hartman and Stanley Tucci, this movie taught us that robbing banks is cool, I think. It stole our hearts, at gunpoint, but how does it hold up now? Li...
GROSSE POINT BLANK
April 21, 2021 11:06 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBThis week we revisit the old school with GROSSE POINT BLANK! Directed by George Armitage and starring John Cusack, Minnie Driver and Dan Ackroyd, it's a classic boy-meets-girl, boy-disappears-and-becomes-professional killer, boy-returns-for-his-high-school-reunion-and-has-to-avoid-getting-killed-while-declaring-his-feeling-for-his-lost-love-story. Also hey, John brought the whole family out. This movie was a big "hit" with us when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen here to...
THE RULES OF ATTRACTION with Gillian Stone
April 14, 2021 12:55 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBHold onto to your raging libido, this week we study THE RULES OF ATTRACTION! Written and directed by Roger Avery (Pulp Fiction) and based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), this movie zooms in on a group of overprivileged college kids who are just terrible to each other. Featuring Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Boone from Lost (Ian Somerhalder), that girl from things (Shannyn Sossamon) and Jessica Biel, this movie seemed deep and profound when we were younger, but how des it ...
LICENSE TO DRIVE
April 07, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBBuckle in, this week we're behind the wheel with LICENSE TO DRIVE! Starring Coreys Haim and Feldman, plus Heather Graham, Richard Mazur and Carol Kane this movie is kind of the teen comedy equivalent of those gruesome driver safety videos they make drunk drivers watch. Also featuring the late great James Avery, this movie made afraid to cross the street, but how does it hold up today? Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Sp...
DARKMAN
March 31, 2021 12:15 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBDon't turn on the lights, this week we dwell in the shadows with DARKMAN! Directed by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) and starring Liam Neeson (Taken) and Frances McDormand (everything worth watching), this comic book-like movie combined elements of classic pulp heroes and Universal monsters to create a fresh character unlike any other; a hero without a face! This movie made us turn on our nightlights when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and ...
TOY SOLIDERS
March 24, 2021 13:21 - 50 minutes - 25.6 MBGet all your privileged rich friends together, this week we take a stand with TOY SOLIDERS! Starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan and Lou Gossett Jr., this movie is basically Die Hard in a Rich Kid's School. Also featuring Denholm Elliot and Lennie from Law & Order, this movie taught us a thing or two about guerilla warfare, but how does it hold up now? Listen here to find out! Listen to find out and don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also...
CITY SLICKERS
March 17, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBHowdy pardners, this week we mosey along the dusty ol' trail with CITY SLICKERS, the 1991 comedy starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby as three friends who decide to sublimate their mid-life crisis' through a good ol' cattle drive! Also starring Jack Palance in the role that gave him an Oscar, City Slickers has it all; life, friendship, death, superwoman, roping, li'l Jake Gyllenhall. But can it still find its smile? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and...
U.S. MARSHALLS
March 10, 2021 12:39 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBThis week we're on the hunt with Tommy Lee Jones in U.S. MARSHALLS, the sequel to 1993's "The Fugitive". This movie had everything a fug-head could want from a sequel; big action sequences, some familiar faces, Harrison Fo... okay wait, it doesn't have EVERYTHING. Rounding out the cast though is future Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., as well as Wesley Snipes, so we're in good shape right? U.S. MARSHALLS caught our attention when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Tune in and Find ou...
JERRY MAGUIRE
March 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBHelp us help you help ourselves as take a call from JERRY MAGUIRE! Starring Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr and li'l Jonathan Lipnicki, it's the story of a guy who torpedoes his high-powered sports agent career by having a moment of conscience and then has to get it back, or something. I dunno, but there's some great music. It's like there was a buy-one-get-one free deal on songs by The Who. This movie was a huge hit, but does it still show us the money? Or is it all out of kwa...
SPECIES
February 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBBreak out of your chrysalis and get in the hot tub, this week we combine our DNA with SPECIES! Starring way too many Oscar winning actors, and also Michael Madsen, Species combined the sci-fi horror of Alien with all the amped-up sexuality of a 90s erotic thriller. Might as well call it Sextraterrestrial, amiright? I'll see myself out. This movie satisfied our sci-fi needs when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Tune in and Find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on...
KING RALPH
February 18, 2021 13:40 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBGod save the King! This week we bow and grovel to his royal majesty KING RALPH! Starring Sir John Goodman, Sir Peter O'Toole, Sir John Hurt and Dame Camille Coduri, it's the classic tale of an oafish American lounge singer ascending to the throne of Great Britain. But does this king still rule? Is King Ralph responsible for the Trump era? What is Peter O'Toole even doing here? Tune in and Find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you...
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
February 03, 2021 12:02 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBPray to Crom or whatever deity you will stand before come the endless sleep, this week we spar with CONAN THE BARBARIAN! Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Sandrahl Bergman, and directed by John Milius, this movie was a smash hit, launching the film career of the former Mr. Universe and paving the way for him to eventually become King of... uhh... Governor Califiornia. But does Conan still Conquer? How is the sword of Conan like democracy? Most importantly, how do we join t...
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
January 28, 2021 11:27 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBCall your rebellious best friend who you secretly have a crush on, this week we press play on NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE! Starring Captain America himself, Chris Evans, as well as Chyler Leigh, Jaime Pressley and a whole bunch of other people, this movie takes on all the ridiculous tropes of 90s teen movies, by taking them way further. It made us laugh when we were younger, but how does it hold up today? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spo...
THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW
January 21, 2021 12:59 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBGrab a snack and turn on the tube, it's time for THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW! Our old pal Johnnie Walker joins us to revisit all the wonderful and weird moments Rosie had over the years with her myriad guests including Madonna, Barbara Streisand and of course, her Tommy, Tom Cruise. She paved the way for Ellen and helped elevate the daytime talkshow out of the trash TV era, but how does the show hold up today? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podca...
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND
January 13, 2021 12:18 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBShiver your timbers, this week we set sail with MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND! Starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders and some Muppets, this adventure sees Kermit and the gang searching for buried pirate treasure. But will the young Jim Hawkins be seduced by a life of piracy? Will they find the booty before the dreaded Long John Silver? Do the Muppets find gold in this adaptation, or should they stick to having their own landlubbin' adventure? Listen here to find out! Also don't fo...
A CHRISTMAS STORY
December 23, 2020 13:27 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBIt's finally here! Run downstairs, look at all the presents! Open the big one! The one from Santa. Did you get what you want? Yes! It's a podcast about A CHRISTMAS STORY! Starring Peter Billingsly as little Ralphie, as well as Darren McGavin, and Melinda Dillon, this movie is a classic that EVERYONE has seen multiple times, right? But how does it hold up this very special Christmas? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher!...
EYES WIDE SHUT
December 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBOn the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me... an a masked, ritualistic orgy and a partridge in a pear tree? We ring in the holiday with EYES WIDE SHUT, Stanley Kubrick's swan song, starring then real life couple Tom Cruice and Nicole Kidman. Do scientologists even celebrate Christmas? Will this commedia mask interfere with my thetans? Also featuring Sydney Pollock, Greg from "Dharma & Greg" and Alan Cumming, this movie was controversial and not just for the sexy reasons, but how do...
TRAPPED IN PARADISE
December 02, 2020 13:57 - 59 minutes - 29.8 MBWith the holidays approaching, we learn a little bit about giving (back what you've stolen) with TRAPPED IN PARADISE! Starring Nicholas "All I Want for Christmas is a T-Rex skull" Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey's impression of Mickey Rourke, it's a holiday caper about three brothers who successfully rob a bank but just can't seem to escape the charming town they've looted. Also featuring Madchen Amick and Richard Jenkins, this movie didn't exactly hold up our hearts, but how does it hold u...
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
November 25, 2020 14:21 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBGet your clamshells on, you want to be wise to this tango. I'm talking L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. Dicks. Dames. The putrid smell of death under the porch of a sunny California bungalow. It's all here from the James Ellroy yarn. Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe flickering onscreen, Curtis Hanson behind the lens, it's gangbusters, kid. Heck, they gave the little gold man to Kim Basinger, and that was the year the Titanic sunk. But it's not all glitz and glamour, what with a certain fallen star in a leadin...
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS
November 11, 2020 16:30 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBThis week, we open the history books to discover NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS! Is this the movie that best embodies America in 2020? We don't know, we just want to see Nic Cage act crazy in a safe way to distract us from the craziness of the world! And hey, Ed Harris and Helen Mirren show up too. But does this movie rescue history from the doldrums of the academy? Or is its problematic view of history a relic best left to the past? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscri...
THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR I-IX
October 30, 2020 11:54 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBHappy Halloween! We celebrate by participating in our favorite ritual, watching THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR I-IX! These fun-sized segments monster mashed our favorite TV family together with plots from the Twilight Zone and many other horror anthologies and movies we were way too young to have been exposed to. The Treehouse of Horror fascinated and terrified us when we were young, but how does it hold up today? Listen here to find out! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on App...
THE FRIGHTENERS
October 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBIf there's something strange in your neighborhood, but you're on a budget, who you gonna call? We ring up THE FRIGHTENERS! Directed by Peter Jackson and starring Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvardo and the second craziest Busey in Hollywood, it's about a guy running a paranormal investigation grift who must stop the grim specter of death itself! Also featuring John Astin, Jeffrey Combs and Elliott's mom from E.T., this movie scared and fascinated us, but how does it hold up now? Listen here to fi...
JENNIFER'S BODY with Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg
October 15, 2020 11:51 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBCall your bff, this week we're dishing on JENNIFER'S BODY! Written by Diablo Cody, directed by Karyn Kusama, and starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, this movie was considered a huge flop in the wake of Cody's success with Juno. Though initially dismissed by critics, perhaps due to it's bro-tastic marketing, it's since been rediscovered and re-evaluated as a cult feminist classic. Emily and Alex from the podcast Parkdale Haunt join us. But is it rewatchable? Listen here to find out! Also...
CONEHEADS
September 30, 2020 13:04 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBGrarble your phlonx, this week we visit with American's favorite family, the CONEHEADS! Starring Dan Ackroyd, Jane Curtain and Chris Farley amongst a zillion other SNL alums, this aquatic-lifeform-removed-from-dihydrogen-monoxide tale shines a luminescent photon beam on the immigrant experience (or at least the experience of white immigrants with high foreheads) that is woven into America's very fabric. But what do Beldar and Prymaat have to offer today's world? Listen here to find out! Als...
INCEPTION
September 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBWith Christopher Nolan's TENET in cinemas for those who want to risk their lives and health for a movie, we close our eyes and re-enter the world of INCEPTION! Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, plus Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and more, Inception bent our minds as we tried to decipher reality from dream. But how does it hold up ten years later? Listen here! Also don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also support us by either contributing Pat...
BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY
August 28, 2020 13:33 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBIn celebration of the most eminent release of Bill & Ted Face The Music, forming the most heinous of trilogies, we hit the Highway to Hell (shredding noises) with BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY! Starring the most radical Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, not to mention George Carlin and totally bodacious Pam Grier, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is like the Van Halen II, except if Running With The Devil from Van Halen I were on it. We were totally on board with the Bill & Ted utopia when we were younger...
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD with Graham Isador
August 21, 2020 13:29 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBRound 1... Fight! We press start to play SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, an epic video-game themed fantasia about one Player 1's quest for his dream Player 2. But what happens when you have too many players and not enough controllers? Game over! Starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, plus like half the superheroes, this movie is also notable for for being filmed and actually set in our city of Toronto, Canada! Graham Isador (Vice,CBC Arts, GQ) joins us once again as we talk about th...
WHAT LIES BENEATH
August 05, 2020 12:43 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBRun yourself a nice bath, this week we reveal WHAT LIES BENEATH! A supernatural mystery starring Michelle Pfieffer as a woman who believes a ghost is trying to communicate with her, and Harrison Ford as her dismissive husband who is too busy fussing about his precious job. Ladies, lemme tell ya, if you tell your man your house is haunted by the ghost of the neighbor woman who mysteriously disappeared around the time her husband was seen moving body-shaped things wrapped in plastic, and he do...
COCOON
July 17, 2020 12:17 - 1 hour - 39 MBGrab your swim trunks, we're going for a dip with COCOON! Directed by Ron Howard and starring the young and vivacious Wilford Brimley, as well as Hume Cronyn, Don Ameche, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon and, yes, Steve Guttenberg, Cocoon tells the story of a group senior citizens who discover a fountain of youth in the neighbor's pool. Did we mention there's aliens? It's not just old people doing aqua-fitness for two hours, though that is a large part of it. In our day, this movie was a bigger ...
TEAM AMERICA WORLD POLICE with Sina Rahmani
July 03, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIt's the July 4th weekend, so you better believe we're celebrating America (f-yeah!) by riding along with TEAM AMERICA WORLD POLICE! Melding the crass humor of Trey Parker and Matt Stone with the grand artistic legacy of marionette, and just a dash of geopolitics for flavor, Team America attempted to deflate the Hollywood establishment while offering a antidote to a polarized political landscape. But do its crude satirical jabs still land? Or... wait, is that puppet going down on that other ...