It's the ONE HUNDRETH EPISODE of the podcast (not counting bonuses) and we're celebrating all month long - welcome to Anniversary Month! In August, we'll be watching movies that are celebrating their own milestones in 2023. First up is a big one - the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist (1973)! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the film that's often cited as the scariest/most influential/best/etc. horror movie of all time.

Directed by William Friedkin, written by William Peter Blatty and based on his novel, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, and Max von Sydow.

It's a FIVE MONDAY MONTH so we're throwing a curveball for the finale of WHODUNIT MONTH - Scream 2! It's 1997 and Ghostface is back to stalk Ben, Jeffrey, and Kate with a whole new set of suspects, misdirections, and lots and lots of stabbing.

Directed by Wes Craven, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Timothy Olyphant, Jada Pinkett, and Liev Schreiber.

Whodunit Month rolls the dice with the classic board game turned cult comedy/mystery, 1985's Clue! Ben, Kay, and Will discuss the many red herrings, character actors, and, well, murders of the film - make sure to listen three times to hear all the endings!

Directed by Jonathan Lynn, co-written by Lynn and John Landis, and starring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp.

Next up for Whodunit Month - 2022's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery! Ben, Greg, and Ray take a trip to a private Greek island to discuss the return of the last of the gentlemen sleuths, Benoit Blanc, in Rian Johnson's Knives Out sequel.

Written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.

Whodunit Month continues with our first Poirot film - Murder on the Orient Express! Ben and Anthony discuss the twists and turns of this star-studded, 1974 Agatha Christie adaptation.

Directed by Sidney Lumet, screenplay by Paul Dehn, and starring (deep breath) Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Rachel Roberts, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Richard Widmark and Wendy Hiller.

Here's a clue to deduce July's theme... it's Whodunit Month! We're kicking it off with a classic pre-code comedy-mystery, 1934's The Thin Man! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz maintain a healthy buzz at all times while discussing W.S. Van Dyke's witty, stylish, incoherently plotted detective tale, the first film for William Powell and Myrna Loy's iconic Nick and Nora.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature Month concludes with 2010's Easy A! Ben and Noah vlog about the Emma Stone star-making, (kind of) Scarlet Letter adaptation.

Directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, and starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Dan Byrd, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Lisa Kudrow, Aly Michalka, and Malcolm McDowell.

Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature Month continues with 2006's She's the Man! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum-starring modern twist on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross.

'Teen Movies Adapted From Classic Literature Month' continues with 1995's Emma modernization, Clueless! Ben and Anthony discuss the oft-quoted 90's high school classic.

Written and directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone with Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Dan Hedaya, Wallace Shawn, and Breckin Meyer.

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New month, new theme! June's theme is "Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature," because I haven't come up with a better title. To kick it off, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie take a look at Shakespeare through the lens of late 90's Seattle with 10 Things I Hate About You.

Directed by Gil Junger, screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Allison Janney.