High Five: The Podcast

When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s hard to out-do a villain like Loki. So, what’s the next best thing? That’s right, adapt one of the most groundbreaking comic events in history and pit the Star-Spangled Avenger against the Golden Gladiator in a political battle royale that will hopefully end with one of them six feet under. Is Captain America: Civil War the best Marvel movie ever made? Who is actually right in this whole debacle? Well, strap on your vibranium shield and shove that arc reactor into your chest as J & Q answer this year’s most important debate since you can't seem to make up your mind.

Boo! Did we scare you? Good. With Halloween a mere six months away, Q & J decided it was time to dive into the scariest movies ever made. Get ready to scream when all the horrors of the night dig out of their catacombs and wander the earth...right into the High Five Writer's Room. These are the undisputed reigning terrors of the cinematic screen, and if you disagree, we'll lock you in a bathroom with the Princess Bride.

Along the way, the guys take a break to hear from their favorite sponsors and dive into the rhetoric of one of the world's most evil villains: Donald Trump. Did the movies that cause you to wet your pants make the list? Well get ready, get set, and get scared...like a bitch.

When you hear the word “Harry,” do you automatically think “and the Hendersons”? Are The Dark Crystal’s Gelflings more real to you than some family members? Are you reading this description and imagining it flying backwards through space? Then you're a perfect candidate to listen to this episode! Not only do J and Q talk the Top 5 Practical Effects movies, they do it with very special guest Rick Prince (Syfy’s Face Off, Lwa: All Saint’s Eve)! The audio’s a bit off because they kidnapped him and pretended a dirty alley van was the Writer’s Room, but he had "fun."

Not only do they talk practical effects, Rick gives them a first interview about his upcoming film Lwa: All Saint’s Eve and sticks around (against his will) to play Dream Casters. We hear from some amazing sponsors like “Pee-Wee’s Big Colonoscopy,” Stories from my Grandfather: The Box Set and more! Don’t miss it, unless you want Rick Prince to dress up like cyborg Darth Maul and haunt your dreams forever. We’re not joking.

Who runs the world? That’s right...girls. Any person who’s honest with him or herself knows that women make the best badasses. Just look at Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow or Ripley in Alien. On this episode, Q & J explore the top 5 films with strong female leads and get in touch with their inner Furiosas.

Not only that, we hear from a Vegan Butcher Shop and talk about your favorite musical based on a past U.S. President. So strap on your protective garter belts, because these ladies are about to own you, and you’re gonna like it.

In all of geekdom, there is one question among all others: Star Wars or Star Trek? And after that, there is another, almost-as-important question: Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman? Whether the bad early reviews are a Marvel conspiracy or if Zack Snyder really did shit the bed on this one matters very little to Q and J, who break in after hours to discuss who should really win between the “Man of Steel” and the “World’s Greatest Detective. There is a right answer, if you’re brave enough to hear it.

With the 2016 Oscars recently passed and our anxiety abating after a long-deserved DiCaprio victory, our minds turn to famous Oscar snubs. Was Crash truly a better film than Brokeback Mountain? Did Birdman deserve the Oscar over Boyhood? Where the hell are Tarantino's 158 Oscars (that we totally know he deserves.........totally).

This is the one where J & Q go through the Top Five Oscar Snubs of all time and deliberate between who truly deserved the golden statue and which films were all veneer over value. If you had a vote, would it be a winner or belong in the trash?

Also, you won't believe this episode's sponsors, from a professional doorjamb licker to the world's strangest massage parlor, and the guys get down and dirty playing the new game "7 Degrees of Actual Bacon." Don't miss it, because if you do, you'll be as sad as Leo watching other people fondle his Oscars.

We love love, but whose cinematic love stands above all others? Does Annie Hall have more heart than When Harry Met Sally? Is Failure to Launch a better or worse McConaughey outing than How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days? This is the one where Q & J get in touch with their romantic sides and discuss the top 5 rom-coms best at making them laugh and cry. Will you agree with their lists or will you die loveless and alone.

Also in this episode, we introduce you to some of the guys’ newest sponsors and they take a shot at recasting some of your favorite movies. Take that, Tom Cruise!

We love love, but whose cinematic love stands above all others? Does Annie Hall have more heart than When Harry Met Sally? Is Failure to Launch a better or worse McConaughey outing than How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days? This is the one where Q & J get in touch with their romantic sides and discuss the top 5 rom-coms best at making them laugh and cry. Will you agree with their lists or will you die loveless and alone.

Also in this episode, we introduce you to some of the guys’ newest sponsors and they take a shot at recasting some of your favorite movies. Take that, Tom Cruise!

Which sequels are better than the originals. One of the most popular movie list questions in history will finally, and definitively, get answered, because this is the one where J & Q decide, once and for all, which movie sequels are better than their predecessors. Will your favorite make the cut or do the movies you like suck?

Also, don't miss the words from their sponsors and, for some reason, the guys are given another shot at pitching a big-budget movie. Don't miss it.

On this episode, Q & J discuss the best directorial debuts of all time on the best first podcast of all time. Will Quentin Tarantino shoot his way into first place or will Orson “Blast from the Past” Welles keep his title thanks to a well-paced “Rosebud”? Not only that, but the guys hear from some of their world-famous sponsors and try their hands at pitching a big Hollywood blockbuster. Think you have what it takes to listen?