Married to the Idea

Enjoy our last episode of Halloween 2019 - The Craft! We find a new slogan for Halloween, have a MPAA rage fest, and find another movie to add to the "Wasn't Made For Aaron" category. Spoilers and curses abound within - tread carefully!

We're continuing Halloween 2019 with Little Shop of Horrors! Another of those on the "Movies Liz and Aaron Haven't Seen Yet, Sorry" list, we discuss diegesis, porcupine poops, Muppets as the red-headed stepchild of the Disney corporation, the perfect casting for the inevitable remake, and just some spot-on Ben Stiller and Miss Piggy impersonations.

Halloween 2019 continues with our review of the latest Addams Family movie! Make it through the open where we examine what exactly a chain pool is, and you'll find such classic MTTI goof-em-ups as: cursing the existence of fondant, confusing Stephen Sondheim for Barry Sonnenfeld, far too many puns, and eventually a review of the film in question, where we attack the one consistently weak point of every Addams Family movie.

It's Halloween 2019, so let's start our spoopy fun with Beetlejuice! In this, our 75th episode, we talk about such relevant topics as the Robocop animated tv series, Visigoth humor, strong female characters, and cultural appropriation of the deceased. *SPOILERS*

Thirty years ago, Weird Al Yankovic took to the big screen with his tale of a plucky underdog television station and the failing dreamer who used it to win both the heart of a small town and the woman he loved. Apparently, it was the worst movie ever, at least according to critics at the time, so we're taking a look at the now timely message of local broadcasting overcoming larger news stations, the inherently tricky art of the parody, and why some movies can just be OK.

Is it possible to have a book and its movie adaptation be so different, and yet both still so good? That's what we discuss today as we take a look at Howl's Moving Castle, and see how the differences in character motivation, personality development, and plot structure create two unique and beautiful stories. Also, Howl's a giant nerd. Not featured - the ten missing minutes where we debated whether Castle in the Sky and Castle in the Air were the same story. Spoilers! They weren't. *ACTUAL SPOILERS TOO*

The Summer of Disney finally draws to a close, with the movie we've been putting off all summer long - the remake of The Lion King. We hang out briefly in Compliment Town before racing towards Negativeville in our comparison of the two properties, along with an exclusive performance of a new original song (give us Oscar please), some Blu-Ray re-release deep cuts, and a truly terrible Beyonce impression along the way. Get ready, as Disney subverts our expectations into a literal ball of shit. *BEWARE SPOILERS AND MANY EXPLETIVES*

The Summer of Disney enters the motionless, hot, breathless first week of August, which means it's time to talk Tuck Everlasting! We see here if Disney managed in the early 2000s what they seem incapable of doing today - creating a faithful reinterpretation of a classic piece of nostalgic entertainment, while still providing a unique spin to show new insight into the source material. And just in case you think we're too above it all, we manage to devolve into Twilight comparisons twice. *BOOK AND MOVIE SPOILERS*

Welcome to the inaugural MCU Movie Awards! We're taking a look at the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to give out awards for Best Trilogy, Best Villain, Best Power, Best Character Introduction, and Best Movie of Each Phase. We also share what we hope to see in Phase Four, and even give out some superlatives for good measure. Tune in to listen to us attempt to evaluate nearly two dozen movies in less than the time it takes to watch just one!

The summer of Disney continues with the fourth installment of the Toy Story "trilogy" Toy Story 4. Does this unnecessary continuation provide anything warm and fuzzy to the kids who grew up with the original three films? Does the movie do a proper dive into the existential horror that is Forky's sentience? Will a new and compelling antagonist convince Aaron to finally stop yelling expletives at Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear? Find out now!