Ho, ho, NO? In this holiday episode, Rachel, Trae, and Josh discuss the 2016 Hallmark Hall of Fame film A Heavenly Christmas, starring Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, and Shirley MacLaine. In this somehow more bland retooling of the basic plot in the 2010 movie Christmas Mail, a talented (wink) musician is miserable because he has to take care of his orphaned niece while also running a successful diner in Chicago. Luckily, Kristin Davis falls on ice, goes into a coma, and is recruited to be a Christmas angel by Shirley MacLaine to help Max learn something about something. Join us as we investigate the wooden acting, vapid dialogue, and multiple embarrassing musical performances and ask the question: is A Heavenly Christmas a genuine attempt at art, or just a soulless Cash Grab?

DISCLAIMER - The first ~12 minutes of this episode includes bonus content about a recent film event Josh and Trae attended. This is all part of the A Heavenly Christmas episode.

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In this episode, we explore what happens when a Rom-Com is produced that has no romance and no comedy -- it gets released as the film Table 19. Join Rachel and Josh as they wade through the passive-aggressive tones, the lifeless dialogue, and the complete lack of character development that plagues this movie and ask the question: is this a genuine attempt at art, or a soulless Cash Grab?

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In this very special episode, Rachel, Trae, and Josh recount the experience of making Lookout Point, a short film for the 48 Hour Film Project. We discuss what it was like to make a film in a frantic, sweaty panic and what we think of the end result. Spoilers -- we don't consider our own film to be a shameless Cash Grab (confirmation bias abounds).

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Ahoy mateys! In this episode, we jump the shark and dive into the 2018 summer blockbuster The Meg! Join Rachel, Trae, and Josh on this fin-tastic adventure in which we unravel jaw-dropping scenes, dissect fishy dialogue, and of course, sit in awe of the force of nature we call Jason Statham. Does this movie gill-iver a sincere attempt at art, or is this just another smelly Cash Grab?

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In a world full of media like 28 Days Later, Mad Max, and The Last of Us, we often forget that ancient apocalyptic IP - the book of Revelation. In this episode Rachel and Josh discuss the 2001 film Left Behind, a movie that started a direct-to-video saga that did little to inform or warn non-Christians of their fate during the end of days, and did much to comfort those who think they will be taken that if nothing else, at least they'll no longer have to share a planet with Kirk Cameron. We chuckle through the ridiculous plot, poor writing, discount special effects and absence of acting talent (not including Clarence Gilyard, of course) and we ask the question: is this film is a genuine attempt at art or just a soulless Cash Grab? 

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Load up your favorite snack cracker with a dollop of pâté and put on your best revolutionary costume of the day! In this episode, Rachel, Trae, and Josh discuss the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens. This film focuses on a mother and daughter who were once members of the wealthy East Hampton, NY aristocracy, but have spent decades living in forgotten squalor in their ever-deteriorating estate. While this film and its directors are widely celebrated, this film raises many issues around misogyny, exploitation, and the ethics of filmmaking. We discuss these topics and more, and ask the question: is this film a genuine attempt at art, or a shameless Cash Grab?

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Quan su, dudes! In this episode, Rachel, Trae, and Josh wax up their boards and head out into open water to explore the maddening mysteries and cacophony of cultural insensitivities of the 1993 film Surf Ninjas. This movie has it all: the martial arts talents of Ernie Reyes Sr. and Jr., a Sega Game Gear that can foresee the future, Rob Schneider as the unfunny sidekick, Tone Loc as a fish-out-of-water LAPD detective, and Leslie Nielsen as a cyborg samurai warlord who eats up 10 minutes of the movie doing answering machine gags. Is this messy melange of goofy dialogue, chaotic plot points, random action set pieces, and awkward silences after Rob Schneider's character says something racist a genuine attempt at art, or a soulless Cash Grab?

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Squeeze into your ball gowns and sharpen your fighting blades because in this episode we discuss the horror & action & comedy film Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. It's the same old story - a family on the brink of becoming too poor to remain in the aristocratic class are desperate to marry off their daughters, all while a zombie outbreak is spreading through the English countryside. Rachel and Josh investigate this derivative piece of cinema and ask the question: was this a genuine attempt at art or just a soulless Cash Grab?

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In this episode we delve into the surreal with The Peanut Butter Solution, a 1985 children's fantasy film. Mike is a typical 11-year-old kid living in the suburbs of Montreal until he witnesses a sight so frightening that all of his hair falls out. After getting the recipe for a magic potion from a couple of ghosts in a dream, Mike is able to regrow his hair -- but it's too much too fast, and now he can't get it to stop! Join Rachel, Trae, and Josh as we comb through the strands of this odd piece of cinema and ask: is this a genuine attempt at art or just a shameless cash grab? 

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In this episode Rachel and Josh discuss God's Not Dead 3: A Light in Darkness, a film that finally addresses Christian persecution in the US and pits a callous, secular educational system against the single greatest hero of our time - David A.R. White. In this final chapter of the "God's Not Trilogy" we return to Hadleigh University, where the school's administration wants to demolish the on-campus chapel, partly because of the controversy that the resident clergy member (Pastor Dave) brings to the school. In a carnival of faulty logic, straw man arguments, and hilarious misrepresentations of reality, Pastor Dave and his entourage of spunky fundies stand up to the school's administration to save the chapel. We discuss this theologically bewildering movie and ask the question: was this a divine attempt at art or just a soulless Cash Grab?

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