Buddy Movies

In our first female-female buddy movie, we look at Ridley Scott's 1991 classic "Thelma & Louise." First and foremost we discuss the moral dilemma at the center of the story and how the film as a whole makes audiences think instead of just entertain, while also getting into the theme and the issues of assault in the film and our modern world.

After some opening banter regarding cinema's future in the wake of the pandemic, Star Wars, the most cringe-worthy Office episode, and more, we discuss Michael Bay's directorial debut, "Bad Boys." We look at the characters of Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin Lawrence)as buddies, as well as a deep dive on Michael Bay, including our stance on him as a director, the controversial content in his films, yet possible genius quality of him.

In this episode, we discuss the 2008 spy action comedy, "Get Smart," starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. We look at the film's humor, its critical view of movie tropes (while leaning into one itself), Bill Murray cameos, that skydiving sequence, the possible cancelled sequel, and more.

In this episode, we look at Adam McKay's "The Other Guys," a buddy cop action flick starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. We look at its use of deadpan humor, its theme on the guys "behind the scenes" in life, influences from "Lethal Weapon," that Derek Jeter cameo, and more.

In today's episode, we discuss the influential action flick "Lethal Weapon." We discuss the film's status as the quintessential "Buddy Cop" film, its use of dark humor, practical action sequences, and its less well crafted sequences and how it holds up to later action films it influenced.

In today's episode, we discuss the "Fast and Furious" spinoff, "Hobbs and Shaw." Join us as we discuss the film's surprises, how it holds up in comparison to the rest of the franchise, as well as the struggles of the franchise (despite its massive box office success) and the ethical implications of bringing characters back from the dead digitally.

Journey with us as we take a look at Pixar's "Finding Nemo," diving into why the film is one of the animation studio's finest productions while also getting a deeper look into screenwriting, investigating a hero's need vs. desire and what exactly theme is in a film and how it should be implemented to serve the story and protagonist.

Today, we look at the 1968 comedy "The Odd Couple," a very influential buddy movie that starred the frequently collaborating duo of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. In the episode, we discuss the film's use of dark humor, cringe comedy, its influence on the buddy movie subgenre, and more.

In the season 2 premiere, we discuss Tarantino's latest film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." We look at Tarantino's use of suspense, unpredictability, how the film is a love letter to cinema and the Classical Hollywood period (1910s-1960s), how the film diverts from Tarantino's previous films, how the film contributes to the Buddy Movie subgenre, and more.

Welcome back to Season 2 of Buddy Movies! In this special episode, Mark and Anthony discuss which films they'll be reviewing for the first 16 weeks of the season. The theme is the "Buddy Movie" sub-genre of film, and 11 of the 16 films are picked out, leaving 5 to be debated as to which ones make the final cut to be reviewed. Listen to the episode to find out which ones they're going to take on this season!