Films(trips)

Wait: A Steven Spielberg film Dave LIKES?

Hell freezes over on Films(trips) as Andrew and Dave look at Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express, the 1974 film in which Spielberg made the jump to directing theatrical films after working in television. What does a Spielberg film look like when the idea of a Spielberg film had yet to come into existence? Why did it take so long to talk about Goldie Hawn on this show? And why on Earth do the podcasting dup end up talking about Andrew Lloyd Webber? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: He was a man with a vision. He just lacked resources, a coherent script, talent...

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. 

Leaving one troubled Paramount Pictures production behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to another troubled Paramount Pictures film in the form of The Two Jakes, the 1990 sequel to the famed neo-noir Chinatown. Is this sixteen years on sequel as bad as its reputation? Just who the hell wanted this film? And why did Nicholson end up directing it, anyway? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Not Starlight; Sugarland!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Long before Daddy Daycare, Meet Dave, and just about one of a million other films Eddie Murphy made after the year 2000, there was one film in his career that was often agreed upon by critics to be his worst: The Golden Child, the 1986 supernatural adventure film (and maybe comedy?) directed by Michael Ritchie! Is it as bad as its reputation, or is it somehow even worse? Why on Earth might the product placement be the highlight of the film? And just how sharp are those suits Charles Dance wears? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Sequel by lawsuit.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Getting the hell out of Gotham City of the future, Andrew and Dave instead make their way to 1993 to take a look at director Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club, the adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name from author Amy Tan. Will the duo have anything of value to say despite clearly not being part of the target audience in any way? Just what band was Amy Tan part of? And when the heck is this film going to get a 4K remaster, anyway? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Look, it isn't the worst film of Eddie Murphy's career, but it is still a BAD film.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Ross May of Reitman for the Job joins Andrew and Dave this episode to take a look at one of the more infamous Batman films out there! That's right, the trio are looking at Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the 2000 DTV spinoff film from the television series Batman Beyond. Just why is this film so infamous? What exactly was censored when it was originally released? And what's with that Christopher Walken impression? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Mothers, daughters, piano, and chess. 

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Leaving a mediocre-to-bad erotic thriller behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to Compulsion, the 1959 drama inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder murder case and starring Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Martin Milner, and Orson Welles! Just how closely does the film stick to the true life events (even when it is changing all the names)? Welles shows up how late in the film? And just how did director Richard Fleischer get from this to making Red Sonja and Conan the Destroyer? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: The most controversial Batman film you've never heard of!

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

James once again joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at a film from 1992, when the erotic thriller was at the height of its power. Unfortunately, the film is question is Alan J. Pakula's Consenting Adults, a film which doesn't happen to be one of the better films of the genre. Just how bad is the film? How magnificent is Kevin Kline's moustache? Just how off the mark was Roger Ebert when he called the film a comedy? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: The Leopold and Loeb case in everything but name.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Andrew and Dave return to talk about one of the best darn films of the previous decade that not enough people are talking about: writer-director Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 coming of age crime-comedy Dope, starring Shameik Moore! Just how good is the film? What line of dialogue just about killed Andrew with laughter? And just how much of a break from the rest of the film is one key scene, if at all? Tune in and find out!

Next Episode: Did someone ask for an erotic thriller starring Kevin Kline? Well, you got it anyway. 

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Moving on from THE PREACHER'S WIFE, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to a far more recent romantic film: THE PHOTOGRAPH, writer-director Stella Meghie's 2020 film starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield! Just what do the podcasting duo make of the film? How great is the chemistry between the stars of the film? And just why the heck do the Marvel Netflix shows come up? Tune in and find out!

Next episode: You are not ready for just how great the next film is.

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Having made it through History of the World- Part I, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to something much more modest in scope: a romantic comedy! Tune in as the podcasting duo discuss the high profile (though forgotten?) 1996 Penny Marshall film The Preacher's Wife, a discussion that addresses film budgets, the charms of Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston's killer singing voice, how to get an otherwise good film off on the wrong note, and a surprising amount of Stephen King references.

Next Episode: All I've got is a photograph and I realize your not coming back anymore...

All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.