Honey, You Should Watch This.

In this episode, Susan introduces Greg to 2004's Mean Girls: the teen comedy based on Rosalind Wiseman's parenting book, "Queen Bees and Wannabes," adapted by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, and Lizzy Kaplan. Do you want to talk about Mean Girls? You can sit with us even if you don't wear pink on Wednesdays.  

Greg and Susan talk about the real aspects of "Girl World" reported in Wiseman's book; the film's iconic and almost timeless status; and how Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Tim Meadows steal scenes in their featured roles. As always, the two also discuss trivia about the film and share their three favorite scenes from the movie.

Resources referenced in this episode:

Talbot, M. (2002, February 24). Girls Just Want to Be Mean. Retrieved December 15, 2020, from   https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/girls-just-want-to-be-mean.htmlMean Girls

Greg and Susan are back after an unexpected hiatus, and it's time to "Nut up or shut up!"  In this episode, they discuss Greg's pick"Zombieland."

It's spooky season, so it's time to dig into one of Susan's favorite genres: Horror!

Susan and Greg talk about the ways in which this film flips the script on horror by pulling back the veil on how slashers like Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers do what they do. (Psst! One of the secrets is cardio!) The two also point out the film's Easter Eggs and writer theories about one of the film's most mysterious characters.

Resources referenced in this episode:

Squires, John, 2016, December 20, [Exclusive] The ‘Black Christmas’ Connection That Will Change the Way You Watch ‘Behind the Mask’. Bloody Disgusting. https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3418544/exclusive-black-christmas-connection-will-change-way-watch-behind-mask/

Newell, C.H., 2017, October 28, Meta Horror in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Fathers of Holy Gore, https://fathersonholygore.com/2017/10/28/meta-horror-in-behind-the-mask-the-rise-of-leslie-vernon/

Scream Factory TV, 2018, March 27, Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (2006) - Bonus Clip: Angela Goethals On Robert Englund (Video), YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdY6n0vPV0EBehind the Mask

If you don't want hear spoilers about 1981's "The Road Warrior" -- aka: "Mad Max 2," JUST WALK AWAY (and watch the movie and then rejoin us)! In this episode, Susan and Greg discuss the iconic 80's film and Mel Gibson's breakout role.  

Resources referenced in the episode:

https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/kinema/article/view/839/768

Are you a winner or a loser? Does it even matter? Greg and Susan explore these questions and more in their discussion about 2006's "Little Miss Sunshine."  

Greg and Susan take you on a spoiler-filled journey through "The Peanut Butter Falcon." The 2019 American comedy-drama film -- written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, in their feature film directorial debuts, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal, and Thomas Haden Church -- pairs a run-a-way 22-year-old man named Zack with Downs Syndrome with a thief/fisherman named Tyler. While trying to escape to Florida to avoid arrest, Tyler latter reluctantly agrees to help Zack find a wrestling school run by "The Saltwater Redneck."

In this episode, the couple discusses the film's themes of family you choose for yourself and people's tendency to underestimate others. The two also talk about the film's inspirations (including Gottsagen himself), Shia Labouef's arrest and subsequent stint in rehab during the making the film, and Gottsagen's positive influence on Labeouf during recovery.

Resources referenced in this episode:

Shia LaBeouf says a costar with Down syndrome saved him after problems with alcohol resulted in his arrest, https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-zack-gottsagen-peanut-butter-falcon-arrest-2019-10

How 'Peanut Butter Falcon' Star Helped Changed Shia LaBeouf's Life, 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-a-peanut-butter-falcon-star-helped-changed-shia-labeoufs-life-1263308

Peanut Butter Falcon's Unlikely Road From Dream to Screen, https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/08/peanut-butter-falcon-shia-labeouf-movie

Join Greg, Susan, their friend, Barb, and her son, Jacob, for a baker's dozen of terror as they dig into "Attack of the Killer Donuts."

"Attack of the Killer Donuts" is a B movie that deserves a much lower grade - especially from the health department. Chris De Christopher, Rafael Diaz-Wagner write the film, and Nathan Dalton, the masters who brought you "Piranhaconda" and "Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre," wrote the movie, which surprisingly features C. Thomas Howell in its cast.

This raucous discussion of this off the wall movie is sure to keep you entertained. We certainly had fun!

Wouldst thou like to spoil a movie deliciously? In this episode, Susan introduces Greg to Robert Eggers' feature film directorial debut, "The Witch."

In this episode, Greg has Susan watch "Grosse Pointe Blank," a dark comedy about a hitman who attends his 10-year high school reunion and attempts to reconnect with his former girlfriend, whom he stood up at prom.  "Grosse Pointe Blank" stars John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Akroyd, Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria, and K. Todd Freeman.

Susan gifts Greg with a screening of the World's Worst Vegetable Film. No, it's not "Veggie Tales," it is 1978's "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." The making is goofy, chaotic, B-movie on a tiny budget is just as chaotic as the film itself, and Susan and Greg dive into both stories in this episode.

Resources cited in this episode:

Mancini, Mark, July 5, 2016. '10 Saucy Facts about 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,' Mental Floss - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/82643/10-saucy-facts-about-attack-killer-tomatoes