We are starting hibernation month with a trip into the mountains and getting buried in quirk. We’re watching the Grand Budapest Hotel.

Topics of Discussion: best hotels, some fun celeb news, Wes Anderson rankings, confusing ratios, Ralph Finnes best role, hiding real trauma in whimsy, perfect final lines, literal and cinematic poetry, and HAYLEY EATS HER WORDS.

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Join us next week as we continue discussing our Hibernation Movies. We are talking about comfort movies that make us happy during the dreary winter months. Next week is Hayley’s pick: Roman Holiday.

In honor of Elliot Page, please consider donating to charities that support Transgender men and women. There are many organizations and they all need our help. Because Trans rights are human rights.

The Trevor Project

The Trans Women of Color Collective

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

https://www.bustle.com/p/15-trans-rights-organizations-to-donate-to-right-now-40031

https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a32827051/black-lgbtq-organizations-groups/

Who needs Disney World when you can hang out with Willem Dafoe and eat some ice cream. Today we are talking about the 2017 film The Florida Project.

Topics of Discussion: Zach locking Hayley up, Hayley’s rebel streak, amazingly authentic child actors, finding beauty in the worst situations, the unsung hero: single parents, a perfect final scene, AND A VERY SPECIAL DISCUSSION WITH A STAR OF THE FILM: VALERIA COTTO

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Join us next week for the start of our new theme: Hibernation Movies  (Wake Me Up When 2020 Ends). We are talking about comfort movies that make us happy during the dreary winter months. We are starting off with the Grand Budapest Hotel.

Please donate to Feeding America, No Kid Hungry,  or any other charities that help support families dealing with food insecurity.

https://www.feedingamerica.org

https://www.nokidhungry.org

https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/hunger-relief-organizations

Let’s stuff our faces and reunite the family. It’s time to talk about the 2019 film The Farewell.

Topics of Discussion: Justin Bieber’s identity crisis, Evil Paddington, A24 Studio Films, Lulu Wang’s clear vision, The simple beauty of family meals, a heartwarming graveyard scene, emotional burdens, philosophical quandaries, and HAYLEY THREATENS ZACH

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week for our final family movie and the listener’s choice: The Florida Project. We’ll have a surprise with this episode, so make sure you check your feed.

Let’s break out our neon and go hang out with Jack Antonoff. This week we are watching the 2015 film Hello, My Name is Doris

Topics of Discussion: Our DJ names, when quirky meets reality, manic pixie dream senior citizen, a stellar cast, real vs found family, being yourself, growing up never stops, fighting with family, what hipsters aspire to be and SALLY FIELDS IS A NATIONAL TREASURE

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week as we continue discussing films about families in our series: Blood is Thicker than Water. We will be watching Zach’s pick: The Farewell.

We also want to do a listener’s bonus episode. You guys get to pick. Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram with your picks.  Here are the options:

-Grave of the Fireflies

-Florida Project

-Life is Beautiful

-Rachel Getting Married

This week we have a guest, Zach’s wife Amanda, to talk about THE Royal Family. We watched 2006’s The Queen

Topics of Discussion: A flock of yodas, the perfect storm of a movie, Buckwild  British History, Helen Mirren Knocking it out of the park, PR disasters, portraying real, living people, restraint vs emotion, Amanda’s first class tour guide services, and BIRDS ON FOOT CYCLES.

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week as we continue discussing films about families in our series: Blood is Thicker than Water. We will be watching Hayley’s pick Hello, My Name is Doris.

We also want to do a listener’s bonus episode. You guys get to pick. Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram with your picks.  Here are the options:

-Grave of the Fireflies

-Florida Project

-Life is Beautiful

-Rachel Getting Married

This week we celebrate Zach’s birthday by discussing his favorite movie of all time, Lars and the Real Girl. We discuss Ryan Gosling’s amazing performance, doll actors, social anxiety, the color pink, and office pranks that go too far.

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week as we continue discussing films about families in our series: Blood is Thicker than Water. We will be watching The Queen where we will have Zach’s wife Amanda on as a special guest.

We also want to do a listener’s bonus episode. You guys get to pick. Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram with your picks.  Here are the options:

-Grave of the Fireflies

-Florida Project

-Life is Beautiful

-Rachel Getting Married

We are leaving the horror genre behind and watching a movie...about dead people. But it's okay, it’s a kids movie! This week we are watching Coco

Topics of Discussion: Spirit guides, a weird night to record, Pixar favorites, first-time viewings, all the colors, the need for more films like this, waterworks, and LOTS OF DRINKING.

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week as we continue discussing films about families in our series: Blood is Thicker than Water. We will be watching Zach’s favorite movie of all time: Lars and the Real Girl.

We also want to do a listener’s bonus episode. You guys get to pick. Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram with your picks.  Here are the options:

-Grave of the Fireflies

-Florida Project

-Life is Beautiful

-Rachel Getting Married

Choose your weapon: an axe, the world’s longest chainsaw, or a coked-out Nic Cage. This week we are talking about Panos Cosmatos’ surreal cult horror Mandy

Topics of discussion: Hanging with Nic Cage in Vegas, Fridging, Marital Bliss, Egomaniacs, a very creepy scene, laughing at Mediocre Men, Nic Cage can act, Nic Cage can rampage, Lots of Blood, and THE CHEDDAR GOBLIN BRINGS POST MASSACRE SNACKS.

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. Join us next week as we start our new movie theme: Blood is Thicker Than Water. Throughout the month of November, we are talking about films that center on families. We’ve put together a tentative schedule for November. It may change, but we are pretty excited about these films.

-Coco

-Lars and the Real Girl

-The Queen

-Hello, My Name is Dorris

-The Farewell

We would like to do a bonus episode and we are going to leave it up to our listeners to choose from. Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram with your picks.  Here are the options:

-Grave of the Fireflies

-Florida Project

-Life is Beautiful

-Rachel Getting Married

Let’s take a leap of faith and check out Ari Aster’s cult/breakup film Midsommar

Topics of Discussion: Bad breakups, terrible partners, the majesty of Florence Pugh, less dialogue is okay, problematic implications, catharsis, and WE LIKE THE BOYS, THE BOYS IN BEAR SUITS

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. And feel free to come back next week as we continue our series on horror films: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Night Light

In space, no one can hear you scream. But you can probably hear us geek out about possibly the best horror movie ever made. Today we have our first glued.  We’re talking about Ridley Scott’s Alien with our dad.

Topics of Discussion: An all sloth remake, first viewings, the horror of the unknown, the perfect killing machine, different endings, collective geek out sessions, the man in the suit, all the small details, and HAYLEY’S GREAT MUSICAL STYLINGS. (Content warning: brief discussion of assault and rape as it relates to the imagery of this film)

Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. And feel free to come back next week as we continue our series on horror films: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Night Light