It’s a bitter/sweet 2009 coming-of-age story dressed up like a rom-com and it turns the manic pixie dream girl trope on its head. Check out this Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Zooey Deschanel banger. Covered at the behest of our friend and guest Maddy Smith.

On this episode we cover director Paul Verhoeven’s  sleezy neo-noir starring Michael Douglas playing his best divorced dad with a cocaine habit and an 80's and middle-life-crisis, bright red Pontiac Fiero, and Sharon Stone breaking out as a psychopathic serial killer sex symbol. With good friend of the pod Andrew Harriss.

Paid in Full is as New York as a F.E.D.S. magazine from the 42nd Street Subway Platform kiosk. Travel back to the Reagan era War on Drugs and the Golden Age of Rap to see the dramatized life-story of cocaine kingpins Alpo Martinez, Azie Faison, and Rich Porter. Joining us as we cover this Hip Hop Cinema Classic is the East New York comedian Gastor Almonte

To celebrate Pride Month, we’ve gone back to 1996 to cover the Bird Cage. Enjoy Nathan Lane in drag, Robin Williams playing it “straight” and Hank Azaria’s natural heat... In an era before gay marriage, The Bird Cage  broke barriers as the first blockbuster film with two gay lead characters. This week we are joined by special guest Jax Dell’Osso.

The year was 2008. In Baghdad, journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at then-president George W. Bush. And the film In Bruges hit the big screen. The plot follows two hitman visiting Bruges, laying low after a murder gone wrong in London. A simple story about gangster doing normal things, while spouting witty dialogue, quickly spirals into a morality tale to rival Se7en. Joining us this week is comedian Danny Felts. This podcast episode we’ll strike a balance between culture and fun.

Jiro is a 85 year old man who has 3 star Michelin rated sushi restaurant in a subway station in Japan. He has been slicing fish up in this spot for over 40 years. And he is regarded as the greatest master sushi chef in the world. This is his story. Joining us for the motivational food documentary is the fabulous Usama Siddiquee

We’re pulling this lost episode of EPJ out of solitary confinement. It’s time to review Lee Daniel’s 2012 The Paperboy. Take a trip to the bijou of 1969 Florida for this Southern Gothic Noir crime story. It's messy, sweaty and full of A-list actors playing it real dumb. Enjoy the water sports, rough trade sex, prison masturbation, alligator disembowelment, and southern fried racism. It’s also a touching coming-of-age story about family.

It's red and blue, it's masculine and feminine, it hot and cold, it's love and hate, it's sorrow and joy, it's the song of Ice and Fire, it’s the color purple. I mean Purple Rain! This week we cover the 1984 Prince star vehicle film. This movie is a glorious mess, and proves Prince has the world building skills of George Lucas, and the musical production skills of the RZA, and Little Richard’s soul. Joining us to discuss is the singularly talented Joanna Simmons

Judgement Night: so many things going in this perfectly mid-90’s urban thriller. JN is a star vehicle for Dennis Leary at the height of his Gen X “edgy” comedy bad boy powers. It has a stellar ensemble cast including Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Peter Green, Stephen Dorff, and Everlast, all propping up Emilio Estevez’ wooden performance. It got a soundtrack that launched the rap/rock genre into the mainstream. This week we chop it up with Comedian Herbie Gill.

My Best Friend’s Wedding: The story of an intensely jealous, possessive, pathological liar with intimacy issues, hellbent on stealing the groom from his billionaire bride-to-be days before their wedding. Also it’s a cute rom-com. Join us as we tackle this 1997  classic with a little help from our friends over at The Ridiculous People Podcast, Alex Shannon and Liv Senghor.