Julia and Pete watch The Naked Gun and discuss what sets spoof movies apart from other comedies, the strange careers of Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers, and why the parody genre fell out of favour.

Julia and Pete watch The Blair Witch Project and discuss what works and what doesn't, the film's ground-breaking marketing campaign, and the wave of copycats that followed in its wake.

Julia and Pete watch Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and discuss the long history of franchises in Hollywood.

Julia and Pete watch both Monty Python and the Holy Grail as well as Monty Python's Life of Brian. Listen as they compare and contrast the two films, discuss what works and what doesn't, and the difference between timely and timeless comedies.

Julia and Pete watch 1995's Hackers and get wistful for the hopeful, anti-corporate, anti-authority, pro-environmental computer culture of the 90s. They discuss movies based on popular trends, and how "intellectual property" took over the film industry.

Julia and Pete watch Resident Evil: Retribution and instantly regret it. Listen to them discuss the difficulty of adapting video games into movies, the career of Paul W.S. Anderson, and franchise's strong connections to Toronto's film industry.

Julia and Pete watch the original 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and discuss the early history of animation, its enormous success upon release, and the impact it continues to have today.

It's Julia's birthday! In celebration, we're watching her favourite movie, The Devil Wears Prada, which Pete has never seen. Listen as they discuss fashion, theatre kids, Meryl Streep, and the difference between a villain and an antagonist.

Julia and Pete watch Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and marvel at the incredible animatronic dinosaurs.

Julia and Pete watch the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and discuss how challenging it is to adapt such a dense book into a movie.