I Drink Your Podcast

The gang RSVPs yes to the greatness that is Bridesmaids. We discuss the evolution of female comedies and the role this played in changing the landscape, our favorite comedic scenes and performances in the movie and the existence of ugly carrots. Plus, dance monologues, getting kicked off of airplanes, and wedding speeches for our chosen movie character brides.

Oh wow, Owen Wilson is in a Woody Allen movie. The IDYP crew takes a dream Parisian vacation that turns into a nightmare in the form of Midnight in Paris. We discuss fantasy vs. sci fi time travel, the lack of fucks that we give about the characters, and whether Owen Wilson is a good actor. Then, dad vs daddy, time travel companions, and Ben and Brandon as your tour guides of famous French landmarks.

Another foreign gem finds its' way across our paths as we watch the OSCAR winning Iranian film A Separation. Emily enlightens us about the history of the political strife in Iran and the Green Movement, Ben talks about the pull-the-rug-out-from-under-you storytelling of the movie, and Dylan provides indisputable evidence that he can read. Then, a divorce among friends, Escape From New York slander, and talking our way out of custody of Wesley.

We invited on Fincher fanatic Ra'Shawn from When Cinephiles Attack this week to discuss The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. We put Ra'Shawn on an island and force him to pick his favorite Fincher movies, mourn this trilogy that never was, and try to schedule which holiday this movie should have been released around. Plus, proper highlighting technique, the newest detective team, and varied references to movie basements.

The wheel of trash lands on the first, and hopefully worst, movie of 2011 for us with Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. We chat our favorite Happy Madison movies, where this thing went wrong and if any part of it is salvageable, and our reactions if we discovered our parents were pornstars. Plus, Midwestern porn titles, comedy Stockholm Syndrome, and porn movies built around Wes and Ben. No foolin'.

This was a deeply affecting movie for us here at IDYP as we watched Melancholia. We discuss our personal struggles with depression and the lens this movie provided into that world, seeing former child stars topless, and all of the crazy theories that Ben had of what is beneath the surface of this movie. Plus, surprise diarrhea, a great St. Elsewhere reference, and wacky inventions.

Our first special episode of the season sees IDYP getting nostalgic for the Muppets reboot. We discuss our favorite Muppet properties, how much we love the songs in the movie (most of them), and the deleted scenes and alternate endings that could have changed this movie greatly. Plus, Muppet versions of us, Adam Driver in a Muppet movie, and Muppet Jason Bourne.

Emily watches her second ever fighting sports movie and falls in love with the genre as we discuss the MMA-centric movie Warrior. We break down and try to fix the worried wife trope, talk about what sets this apart from other sports movies, and come up with movies based around our own past athletic experiences. Plus, inventing our own MMA moves, fighting movie brothers, and the best classical music joke you will hear all day.

We brought back Lacy from When Cinephiles Attack to discuss this Rom-Com with a twist, Crazy Stupid Love. We fall head over heels for the Gosling-Stone pairing, question the message this movie is trying to send, and one of us nearly loses our mind at the New Balance shoe disrespect within this movie. Plus, first date stories, grand gestures, and horrific dating options for our children.

Two versions of a movie - One is considered a masterpiece and the other is garbage. We went with the latter version and tear it to shreds as we discuss the Kenneth Lonergan directed Margaret. We chronicle the long path this took to get to theaters, how insufferable the teenage aspects of the characters and school were, and why a studio would pick a clearly worse version of a film to release. Plus, a movie with Brandon as the title, showing both butt cheeks equal love, and a groaner of a Matthew Broderick joke.