Monkey Off My Backlog

By Tessa Swehla and Sam Morris

Every week, Tessa and Sam exorcise their personal pop culture demons by going through their media to-do lists one item at a time. Each week involves a discussion about the media they listened, watched... more

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December 14, 2022 11 Days of Star Wars: 'Revenge of the Sith'
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven films of Star Wars. It's time for Revenge of the Sith with podcast regular and silent producer Ryan.
1:00 - Holidays in the After Times
5:26 - Is Episode III: Revenge of the Sith good?
19:25 - But really, is it good? Deep Dive into Attack of the Clones
1:20:00 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine...The Clone Wars and Obi-Wan Kenobi
1:35:56 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
1:42:40 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
Our theme song is "Jingle Bells" by Scott Holmes and can be found on https://scottholmesmusic.com/
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1h 50min
December 13, 2022 11 Days of Star Wars: 'Attack of the Clones'
On the second day of the 11 Days of Star Wars, Elyse is with us to talk about 'Attack of the Clones.' Plus 'The Clone Wars' and 'From Puppets to Pixels.'
1:20 - Holidays in the After Times
6:07 - Is Episode II: Attack of the Clones good?
15:40 - But really, is it good? Deep Dive into Attack of the Clones
1:19:36 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine...The Clone Wars and From Puppets to Pixels
1:36:54 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
1:39:38 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
Our theme song is "Jingle Bells" by Scott Holmes and can be found on https://scottholmesmusic.com/
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1h 53min
December 12, 2022 11 Days of Star Wars: 'The Phantom Menace'
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven films of Star Wars. First film up is Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Plus Tales of the Jedi and The Beginning.
3:44 - Holidays in the After Times
8:18 - Is Episode I: The Phantom Menace good?
28:24 - But really, is it good? Deep Dive into The Phantom Menace
1:16:47 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine: Tales of the Jedi and The Beginning
1:27:33 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
1:29:57 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
Our theme song is "Jingle Bells" by Scott Holmes and can be found on https://scottholmesmusic.com/
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1h 50min
December 09, 2022 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 24
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "He's Our You" and "Whatever Happened, Happened."
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51min
December 05, 2022 A Very Special MoMBl Christmas LIVE!
In this very special Christmas episode, Elyse joins us to talk about 'Christmas in Connecticut,' 'The Muppet Christmas Carol,' and 'Little Women' (1994).
3:30 - The enduring popularity of Christmas movies
11:21 - Christmas in Connecticut
35:15 - What makes a movie a Christmas movie?
46:00 - The Muppet Christmas Carol
1:10:20 - Our favorite Christmas movie
1:20:30 - Little Women
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1h 52min
December 02, 2022 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 23
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "Lafleur," and "Namaste."
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50min
November 28, 2022 Noirvember: The 21st Century
For our last (for now) week of Noirvember, Jack joins us to discuss three neo-noir films of the 21st century: Drive, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, and Brick.
01:00 - 21st century noir
12:17 - Drive
34:30 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
47:22 - What do we want noir to look like in the future
57:10 - Brick
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1h 16min
November 21, 2022 Noirvember: The 1990s
For Noirvember Week 3, Matt is with us to talk about the connections between film noir and erotic thrillers as well as to discuss three 1990s noir films: Basic Instinct, Devil in a Blue Dress, and Out of Sight.
3:52 - Noir in the 90s
19:00 - Basic Instinct
1:09:00 - Devil in a Blue Dress
1:38:47 - Elmore Leonard
1:45:30 - Out of Sight
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2h 18min
November 18, 2022 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 22
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "This Place Is Death" and "316."
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37min
November 14, 2022 Noirvember: The 1980s
Next up on our Noirvember series: Ryan joins us to discuss neo-noir and three 1980s noir films: Blood Simple, Body Double, and Blue Velvet.
3:20 - What is neo-noir?
14:21 - Blood Simple
31:16 - Neo-noir tropes and aesthetics
38:50 - Body Double
1:00:52 - Blue Velvet
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1h 32min

FAQs about Monkey Off My Backlog:

How many episodes does Monkey Off My Backlog have?

The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.