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Hosts Jon and Tricia dig into the 2009 improv documentary “Trust Us, This Is All Made Up,” a film that also takes us straight back to the early days of the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, when we screened it as an opening night feature and learned how programming choices shape an audience.

Jon's "Yes, And..." drink may have been a tranquilizer, but the real knockout is watching two improvisers build an entire world with nothing but trust, timing, and tiny physical choices.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Trust Us, This is All Made Up," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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You can feel it in your gut when a movie is telling the truth. Hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat sit down with their special guest Nick Cardiff to unpack why this dark comedy about television news now plays like a warning label for corporate media, the 24-hour news cycle, and algorithm-fueled outrage. The wild part is not that it’s cynical; it’s that it’s specific about incentives, and incentives are what shape everything we watch.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Network," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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We pour a Scarlet Heart cocktail and unpack why Brett Haley's "Hearts Beat Loud" hits so hard as a music-driven father-daughter story. We talk about how the score, the songs, and the quiet visual choices carry grief, hope, and the pressure of reinvention.

Enjoy this remastered rerun from our first season with improved audio quality. We'll be back with new episodes next week.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Hearts Beat Loud," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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A perfect teen comedy is rare. One that’s actually witty, surprisingly tender, and built on real character writing is even rarer, which is why we can't stop talking about Olivia Wilde’s "Booksmart."

We break down how this graduation-eve scramble turns into a high-stakes night that plays like a buddy-cop chase, except the “crime” is wasted time and the clock is ticking toward adulthood.

It's back to school, so enjoy this remastered rerun from our first season!

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Booksmart," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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What if the cleanest breakup was a medical procedure and the worst side effect was becoming a stranger to yourself? We pour a “Meet Me in Montauk” cocktail and revisit "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with our guest Marc Muszynski, bringing a sharp storyteller’s eye to how this movie works.

Watching it now, we can’t unsee what younger us used to romanticize. We talk about that brutal reverse structure, the strange comfort of the ending, and the idea of optimistic nihilism: you might know the cycle, hear the warnings, and still choose to try again anyway.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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At face value, "Interstellar" looks like a typical space epic until you look closer and realize it’s built entirely on real science. Hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat are joined by returning guest Pete Guither to talk about why Christopher Nolan’s film still hits so hard. We dig into Kip Thorne’s behind the scenes impact and how the movie visualizes black holes, wormholes, and spacetime with unusual respect right.

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We get into the improv and ensemble chemistry that makes this indie comedy-drama so rewatchable. Hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat are joined by Andrea Mear and Nick Mear to discuss it all – from the awkward dinner conversations to the party scenes that feel a little too real.

We break down performances that subvert expectations, especially Sam Rockwell as Owen, Toni Collette as Pam and Steve Carell as Trent.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "The Way Way Back," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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Kevin Smith’s 1999 film "Dogma" proves a movie can be blasphemous and thoughtful at the same time. Following a rewatch, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat are joined by guest Mary Shields to pull on the threads that make this comedy feel sharper than people remember while imbibing a Mr. Dogma cocktail.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Dogma," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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We take a fresh look at David Fincher’s 1997 suspense thriller "The Game" and why it still keeps us tense even when the twist is no longer a mystery. Along the way we trade our favorite movie plot twists, debate whether CRS could exist in real life, and ask what a modern remake would look like in an AI and social media world.

Co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat are joined once again by special guest Matt Lewis and sip a fitting cocktail with the same name as the film. They track the breadcrumbs, the misdirection, and the moments that caught them by surprise.

If you like movie analysis, David Fincher deep dives, and smart debate about suspense thrillers, hit play, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend. After you listen, send us text or voicemail to let us know the best plot twist you never saw coming.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "The Game," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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"Predestination" is the kind of time travel movie that doesn’t “twist” so much as it tightens a knot around your brain. We break down the bootstrap paradox in plain terms and compare it to other time travel stories.

Jon, Tricia and Michael pour an Old Underwear Old Fashioned and sit down with returning guest Pete Guither to unpack why this 2014 time travel thriller feels so perfectly locked, from the first strange glimpse of the Fizzle Bomber to the moment the whole timeline snaps into place.

If you like smart science fiction, paradox puzzles, and film conversations that actually follow the logic to the end, hit play! Subscribe, share the episode with a fellow time travel nerd, and let us know when you figured it out.

Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Predestination," watch the film before you listen to the episode.

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