Does It Hold Up?

Does It Hold Up?

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Does It Hold Up? episodes

  • Special Episode: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

    In part three of their special episode series, Matt & Jeff pay tribute to the comic genius that was Paul Reubens by diving into the Tim Burton-directed 1985 classic, a film which brought great joy to one of them & great pain to the other. They also take a deep dive into the mythology & possible origin of the iconic character at the center of it all.

    He's a loner, Dottie. A rebel.

    It's Pee-wee's Big Adventure.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Special Episode: The Toy (1982)

    The brothers continue their 4-part series of special episodes by (very apprehensively) traversing the culturally insensitive minefield of this 1982 Richard Pryor comedy; the kind of movie this podcast was created to investigate.

    Here we go. It's The Toy.

    53 min
  • Special Episode: Jurassic Park (1993)

    The brothers begin a 4-part series of special episodes by chomping into Steven Spielberg's blockbuster masterpiece; a film that remains a thrilling, groundbreaking (& traumatizing) part of their childhoods. This is the big one.

    Welcome... to Jurassic Park.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 12: The Monster Squad (1987)

    Sharpen up your stakes & load up your silver bullets, as the brothers dive into the ultimate '80s video-store cult classic, and answer cinema's most burning question: "Does Wolfman have nards?"

    It's The Monster Squad.

    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 11: Major Payne (1995)

    The brothers soldier through this boot-camp comedy starring Damon Wayans as a man who goes from being a psychopath to a psychopath who likes kids. Or not? Honestly, your guess is as good as ours.

    Ugh. It's Major Payne.

    1 hr
  • Episode 8: The Net (1995)

    Sandra Bullock takes us into the brave new world of 1995, where computers are out to get you, everyone thinks you're crazy, and the only person you can trust is Dennis Miller. So glad it's 2023. It's WAY better now, right?

    It's The Net.

    51 min
  • Episode 7: Stripes (1981)

    Bill Murray, boot camp, '80s boobs, pizza's impact on the zeitgeist... The brothers cover it all, until their bond is tested by the questionable status of a certain iconic movie star. Will the podcast survive this stalemate????

    Yep. We're fine. It's Stripes.

    58 min

About Does It Hold Up?

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Do you ever watch a movie from your childhood & wonder: "Why did I love this so much when I was a kid?" or "Why didn't I notice THAT when I was a kid?" or "WTF did I just watch??" These are the questions that intrepid podcast hosts & brothers Jeff & Matt dive into every week, as they attempt to make sense of their youthful cinematic obsessions, investigate the changing cultural landscape, and hopefully not completely ruin their childhoods in the process.