Hollywood's Basement

Michael and Sophie are here with a bonus episode for you guys! Bet you didn't see that one coming! Sophie takes a look into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time after Wandavision, and Michael dives back into a franchise he has visited many times before. We hope you enjoy this shorter episode with a few new fun games thrown in!

Sophie and Michael are coming at you with a podcast on the cult classic "The Warriors" directed by Walter Hill and featuring an ensemble cast to play the Warriors gang of New York City. After a brutal murder of a gang figurehead who sought to unify every gang of New York, the Warriors are framed and must survive the journey back to their home turf at Coney Island. On the way, they have to fend off rival gangs as well as the law. Stick around to find out what Michael and Sophie thought of this legendary comic adaptation. 

Take a cosmic trip with Michael and Sophie as we dive into Interstellar this week! Directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway as astronauts on an interstellar mission (Get it?) to save the human race. As mentioned in our very first episode, Michael and Sophie are not extremely fond of space movies, but how does this hold up? 

After a thrilling return to the Marvel Universe, Sophie and Michael review the latest hit show Wandavision! Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Wanda Maximoff and The Vision, the duo enter an anomaly placing them in sitcoms throughout the decades. With the addition of some of your other favorite MCU characters, here's Michael and Sophie's take on the rollercoaster 9 episode limited series, the first from Marvel. 

Michael and Sophie dive right into the first of the Sequel Trilogy of Star Wars films, the first of which to be developed by Disney. Starring Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and Poe Dameron(Oscar Isaac) the trio fight their way through the first order and the evil sith lord Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) to save the galaxy from totalitarian rule. Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and Princess Leia, (Carrie Fischer) also return. 

Take a look as we dive into the classic book reimagined by Baz Luhrmann into the hit film, The Great Gatsby. Starring Toby McGuire, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Carey Mulligan, we get a peek into the roaring twenties through the eyes of Nick Carraway. How does this reimagining hold up to today's standards though? Guess we'll have to find out.

It's Dave! Sophie and Vince dive into the 90s sleeper comedy, Dave. In Dave, Dave (Kevin Kline) is suddenly thrust into the role of president, due to being his doppelganger. Slowly but surely, he sees that the shoes he is filling are not as intimidating as he initially thought. Can he repair the country along with the president's marriage with Ellen (Sigourney Weaver)? Stick around as the duo throw this film through the wringer.

What up party people!? Sophie and Vince are back with Hollywood's Basement and our take on the 1996 film Fear. David, played by Markie Mark himself, falls for Nicole, a sweet young innocent high school girl played by Reese Witherspoon. However, just like the introduction to Wizards of Waverly Place, everything is NOT what it seems. David begins to have increasingly jealous and toxic tendencies that become apparent. Stick around to find out just how creepy this incredible film gets.

Sophie and Vince take a look at the most popular, as well as their personal favorite Christmas films and put them through the wringer, giving them the old Hollywood's Basement twist. Find out which were our favorites, and maybe some controversial picks for what could be a Christmas film.

Gangs! Violence! Questionable CGI! This podcast has it all! Vince and Sophie take a look at Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York and share their opinions on this interesting movie. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, set in the mid 19th century, in New York City (Of course, it's Scorsese). What did we think of this film? Stick around to find out how it compares to Scorsese's other great films.