Jessica has to rearrange her Mel Brooks Top 5 as 'Men in Tights' isn't quite the king it used to be. Melanie is just downright unimpressed. Devon Hickey, host of the movie podcast In Devo Veritas, joins to break down what works and what doesn't in this Mel Brooks spoof classic.

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Part Two of our Mel Brooks Tournament covers the second film from round one, 'To Be or Not To Be' (1983), which Mel produced and starred in with his wife, Anne Bancroft. 

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It's tournament time! Join us as we spend the summer watching eight Mel Brooks movies and decide the best and worst lines from each, then your votes will choose the best and worst lines from the whole bunch. We start with a hidden Brooks' gem--his second film, 'The Twelve Chairs', (1970)*, in which Mel takes his first role in one of his own movies. 


*The entire movie is available for free on YouTube (at the time of release). Give it a watch.

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It's an evil people fashion riot! Guest Katie Dimick (KD Designs PDX) joins us to chat about two movies that combine the world of fashion with the world of hellish bosses. Many burning questions arise, such as "What is Melanie's favorite ensemble of Andy's?" and "How long can a dalmatian go without pooping?"

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We dig in to Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary style hit 'Best in Show' (2000) with guest Diane Johansen (designer for 'Creativity in Captivity' podcast), and this movie has more hilarious lines than Cookie Guggleman has ex-boyfriends. 

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Nicolas Cage/general movie expert Marcus Jay Hernandez joins us to discuss the metafiction mind-bender that is 'Adaptation' (2002). So grab yourself a coffee and enjoy! Maybe a muffin, too...banana nut. That's a good muffin.

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Retired Disney Adult Adam Paul joins us for a double-header of Post-Renaissance Disney Non-Musical Comedies, Emperor's New Groove (2000) and Meet the Robinsons (2007). We quote Kronk and Goob. We appreciate the under-appreciated. We philosophize on the importance of failure. We wonder why the heck there was never an Yzma's Laboratory ride? And, last but not least, we Tom Selleck.

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What happens when our guest, sports journalist Jessica Benson (Grind City Media, Jessica Benson Show with CJ Hurt) gives us the choice of three sports movies? We choose the most ridiculous one, of course! Join us for a trip down memory lane as we try to make sense of 'Double Teamed', the Disney Channel Original Movie based on the lives of the WNBA's Burges twins. 

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Jessica joins the Chicago (2002) Fan Club, founded twenty years ago at a birthday party dinner by Melanie and our very special guest, Stacey Robinson, co-host of the movie pod Double Exposure. You can join, too! Just be ready to tell us your favorite lyric from 'When You're Good to Mama' (you know you have one)...


As always, this episode contains detailed discussions of the movie's plot, otherwise known as *spoilers*. Please, go watch this award-winning movie musical if you have not, and don't say we didn't warn you...

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We put EVERYTHING on a bagel in this episode! Join us as we gush about our pick for Best Picture for this year's Oscar episode, 'Raccacoonie'! Err....whoops--'Everything Everywhere All At Once'.  

*This episode contains SPOILERS for the film, and briefly and lightly touches on the topic of suicide.

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