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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are trying to make our dad proud by saving the family automotive parts business in the 1995 film from Peter Segal, Tommy Boy.

What we’ve got here in the ‘90s is an era of comedy films, namely those starring people like Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, and David Spade, that has a special place in the hearts of many. Heck, just ask Steven to tell you all about those films. I’m sure he could wax lyrical about them for a long time.

There’s something special about them. The stakes are about as low as you can get in a film. The comedy is a specific sort of loud, brash, and crude. The characters are perfect examples of buffoons. You know what you’re going to get with them.

What you’ll be getting, if you set your expectations at the right level, is a perfectly adequate and nice movie. It’s not going to shake the world with its storytelling, but that’s not the goal of a movie like Tommy Boy. If you’re hoping for The Shawshank Redemption or Casablanca, then you need to look elsewhere, friend.

What this film excels at is warming hearts and producing giggles. That’s because it’s got a heart as big as its comedy. It’s the perfect encapsulation of everything that our dearly missed Chris Farley wanted to bring to this world. He wanted to bring silliness and happiness into this world. I think he did exactly that with this film.

(Recorded on October 11, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Tommy Boy - IMDb

Tommy Boy trailer - YouTube

Chris Farley - IMDb

David Spade - IMDb

Brian Dennehy - IMDb

Bo Derek - IMDb

Dan Aykroyd - IMDb

Rob Lowe - IMDb

Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) - IMDb

Black Sheep (1996) - IMDb

The Godfather (1972) - IMDb

A Night at the Roxbury (1998) - IMDb

Hamlet - Wikipedia

Incendies (2010) - IMDb

Chris Traeger | Parks and Recreation Wiki - Fandom

American Gladiators (TV Series 1989–1997) - IMDb

American Ninja Warrior (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb

Sharknado - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are saying YES to life and YES to this week’s movie. It’s the 2008 film by Peyton Reed, Yes Man.

This movie makes a good point: stop being a “no” person and start saying “yes” to more things. Who knows what could happen? Maybe you’ll end up at the top of a Los Angeles mountain with a homeless person. Maybe you’ll end up bungee jumping. You might even fall in love with Zooey Deschanel.

What a wondrous life that would be, right? And what you’re going to deny yourself the life of a lifetime just because saying yes to more things will put you out of your comfort zone? I’m going to be Terrence Stamp in this movie and bonk you over the head with a microphone.

BONK!

There, do you have more sense in your head now? More of an adventurous spirit? You should. Take Jim Carrey (in this movie), for instance. He was living a miserable life, even if he didn’t want to admit it to himself. He was going nowhere until he decided to say yes to everything that was asked of him. His entire life changed!

I can’t promise you that you’ll get promoted at your bank job, save Luis Guzman from jumping off a ledge, learn Korean, and live a fun life with Ms. Deschanel. But I also can’t promise those things won’t happen. Think about it and say yes to more things…

(Recorded on November 19, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Yes Man - IMDb

Yes Man trailer - YouTube

Jim Carrey - IMDb

Zooey Deschanel - IMDb

Bradley Cooper - IMDb

Rhys Darby - IMDb

Terence Stamp - IMDb

John Michael Higgins - IMDb

Blockbuster LLC - Wikipedia

Hollywood Video - Wikipedia

Blockbuster CEO Passed up Chance to Buy Netflix for $50 Million - Business Insider

Saw (2004) - IMDb

Cary Elwes - IMDb

Jigsaw (2017) - IMDb

Tony Robbins - Wikipedia

NXIVM - Wikipedia

Allison Mack - Wikipedia

Happiest Season (2020) - IMDb

Aubrey Plaza - IMDb

Kristen Stewart - IMDb

Malcolm McDowell - IMDb

Harry Potter - Wikipedia

Miles Morales - Wikipedia

Master Chief (Halo) - Wikipedia

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - IMDb

Flight of the Conchords (TV Series 2007–2009) - IMDb

Friends (TV Series 1994–2004) - IMDb

Luis Guzmán - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by a well-known excellent person, Greg Dengler, for the third time to talk about a sentient killer tire. What better way to celebrate our last B-movie bonus episode of 2021 than to talk about Quentin Dupieux’s 2010 film, Rubber?

There is no better way, and there is no better person with whom to talk about this movie.

What a surprise this one was! You would think that a film about a literal sentient killer car tire would be an awful, terrible, no good, horror of a film, but you’d be wrong in this case. In all other cases, you’d probably be right, but not this time!

Nope, this film has depth and complexity that it should not rightly have. It’s a film with a stark message—one of the dangers of thoughtless film criticism, the devastating effects of social media run amuck, and a Hollywood machine carelessly crushing unique thought under its own metaphorical killer tires.

One might call us crazy for talking about this film in such a fashion. To that we say, listen to this podcast and then give this film a try (or another try, if you’ve already seen it). We can just about guarantee that this movie is more than it appears.

As is our fashion, by the end of this B-movie episode, Rubber will have been crowned with our ranking. Will it be brilliant, a blunder, or a flunder? Listen to find out.

(Recorded on December 20, 2021)

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Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Rubber - IMDb

Rubber trailer - YouTube

Quentin Dupieux - IMDb

Ankle Biters (Video 2002) - IMDb

Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) - IMDb

Sharknado (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb

The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time (TV Movie 2018) - IMDb

The Room (2003) - IMDb

The VelociPastor (2018) - IMDb

The Red Balloon (Short 1956) - IMDb

Sharktopus (TV Movie 2010) - IMDb

Santa Jaws (2018) - IMDb

David Lynch - IMDb

Neil Breen - IMDb

James Wynn - IMDb

What Did Jack Do? - Netflix

(“A detective interviews a monkey who is suspected of murder.” Yep, that’s a thing that was made.)

WALL·E (2008) - IMDb

Dexter (TV Series 2006–2013) - IMDb

Psycho (1960) - IMDb

The Godfather (1972) - IMDb

The Godfather: Part II (1974) - IMDb

The Godfather: Part III (1990) - IMDb

Supernatural (TV Series 2005–2020) - IMDb

Toy Story (1995) - IMDb

Free Guy (2021) - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by one of our favorite guests, Mr. Johnny SoCal, to talk about the action-packed (and apparently very contentious) 1988 film from John McTiernan, Die Hard.

Ask yourself, is this a Christmas movie? Does it just scream “the holidays” or does it just happen to take place during a month in winter when many people celebrate spending time with family and receiving presents from a jolly man dressed in a fluffy red suit? Impassioned opinions are coming from all sides in this episode.

What should be completely clear to everyone is that this film is a classic for a reason. Whether it’s Bruce Willis’s badass police officer, John McClane; Alan Rickman’s legendary German terrorist, Hans Gruber; or the non-stop action from the roof of the Nakatomi Building all the way down to the underground parking garage, it’s all amazing.

I shall hear no dissenting opinions on that verifiable fact, thank you very much.

All I want to hear is a level of enthusiasm that would make Jake Peralta giggle with glee. We’re not usually ones who would demand such a thing from anyone. People should like or dislike whatever they wish. To that, I have one thing to say: come ooooooonnnn! It’s Die Hard. Freaking Die Hard!

We had a great time chatting with Johnny about this one. Also, join us in remembering and celebrating the amazing Alan Rickman. He will forever be the best.

(Recorded on October 15, 2021)

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Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Die Hard - IMDb

Die Hard trailer - YouTube

Bruce Willis - IMDb

Alan Rickman - IMDb

Bonnie Bedelia - IMDb

Reginald VelJohnson - IMDb

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) - IMDb

White Christmas (1954) - IMDb

Scrooged (1988) - IMDb

A Christmas Carol - South Coast Repertory

Bad Santa (2003) - IMDb

The Nice Guys (2016) - IMDb

The Fifth Element (1997) - IMDb

Galaxy Quest (1999) - IMDb

Jeremy Irons - IMDb

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV Series 1993–1996) - IMDb

World War Z - Wikipedia

Be Kind Rewind (2008) - IMDb

The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are donning their capes, cowls, and gauntlets to fight crime in a city that no one should live in with the Tim Burton film from 1992, Batman Returns.

But really, why does anyone choose to live in Gotham City? It appears to be one of the most crime-riddled cities in the entire world. I’m sure it’s entirely inadvisable to venture out at night. Doing so is tantamount to signing your own death certificate.

If there wasn’t a costumed superhero to help keep the city safe from all those evildoers, then the city would be nothing but unmitigated chaos. Which makes a person wonder, is Batman in Gotham because there are loads of criminals to capture or did the criminals come to Gotham because there’s a Batman to conquer?

It’s a real chicken and egg problem we’ve got on our hands here. I hope that our dear Caped Crusader is there to fight the crime and corruption that has always been present in Gotham. But who’s to say that’s the case? If Batman were to leave for good, would the city clean itself?

Am I claiming that Batman is the real menace to Gotham? I mean, I don’t think so. There’s no doubt that he does good work. I’d like to see what Gotham would turn into if the city enacted a Year Without Batman policy. Who knows, maybe things would improve? Perhaps the sun would be able to break through the dark clouds above the city?

On the other hand, we wouldn’t have cool superhero movies to talk about, so screw all that nonsense. Bring on all the supervillains and the heroes in tight tights that fight them off! Long live Batman!

(Recorded on October 15, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Batman Returns - IMDb

Batman Returns trailer - YouTube

Tim Burton - IMDb

Michael Keaton - IMDb

Danny DeVito - IMDb

Michelle Pfeiffer - IMDb

Christopher Walken - IMDb

Michael Gough - IMDb

Adam West - IMDb

The Batman (2022) - IMDb

Christopher Nolan - IMDb

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - IMDb

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV Series 1993–1996) - IMDb

Robert Pattinson - IMDb

Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series 1992–1995) - IMDb

Val Kilmer - IMDb

Ben Affleck - IMDb

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - IMDb

Batman Begins (2005) - IMDb

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - IMDb

Gotham (TV Series 2014–2019) - IMDb

Smallville (TV Series 2001–2011) - IMDb

Birds of Prey (2020) - IMDb

The Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne | Gotham - YouTube

Krypton (TV Series 2018–2019) - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by special guest, Jenny Scott, to discuss child abandonment, home invasion, and life threatening booby traps in the 1990 film from Chris Columbus, Home Alone.

One thing I’m wondering is if this movie could happen today, or is it an accident that could only be possible before the advent of cell phones and the internet? My sneaking suspicion is this wouldn’t be possible now. You could always be in easy contact with your child.

More importantly, news of this incident would spread far and wide in an instant. You’d face social disgrace and probably have your face appear on several local news stations. “Tonight at 11:00, inept parent of young child ABANDONS them while going on holiday with rest of family. Boo! Hiss!”

I think that’s the wrong tactic to take. It’s the inevitable one, sure, but look at all the good that young Kevin McAllister did during his family-less time:

• He took care of the laundry.
• He purchased all the food he needed from his local market and fed himself.
• He overcame his fear of the monster furnace in the basement.
• He helped reunite an older neighbor with his estranged son and his granddaughter.
• He foiled the robbery attempt of his own home by the Wet Bandits, and consequently, saved all the other homes in his and other neighborhoods from being burgled.

Frankly, he’s a hero in my book. Now, I’m not suggesting that more parents leave their too-young children at home while they go gallivanting away in France. Intentionally doing that should land you on the local news. I think Kevin made it out all right, and if you raise your kids to be respectful and resourceful, then they’ll probably make it through even the worst situations.

(Recorded on November 11, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Home Alone - IMDb

Home Alone trailer - YouTube

Chris Columbus - IMDb

Macaulay Culkin - IMDb

Joe Pesci - IMDb

Daniel Stern - IMDb

Catherine O’Hara - IMDb

Roberts Blossom - IMDb

Micro Machines - Wikipedia

Blast from the Past (1999) - IMDb

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - IMDb

John Goodman - IMDb

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) - IMDb

Batman (1989) - IMDb

Christian Bale - IMDb

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series 2005–2014) - IMDb

Home Alone: 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition - Amazon

(This is the paint bucket collector’s edition set that Steven reveals during the episode. It is marvelous.)

“Just Me In The House By Myself” starring Macaulay Culkin & Jack Dishel | :DRYVRS - YouTube

John Wick (2014) - IMDb

Macaulay Culkin Walk

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by Sean’s wonderful and long-time friend, Lee! We’re all continuing to bring as much holiday cheer as we possibly can by chatting about the 2020 relationship comedy/drama from Clea DuVall, Happiest Season.

When I say “drama,” I mean drama. This is the sort of holiday family gathering that becomes legendary, the talk of the town, a December to remember! Maybe it would feel like a day that you’d want to forget, but it’s also a family gathering that’s all about catharsis and telling your world who you really are.

Harper, one of three kids in the popular and very visible Caldwell family, invites her girlfriend, Abby Holland, to her family’s lavish home for the holidays. Initially a cause for nervous celebration, the entire mood of the trip becomes tense and fraught with disaster when Abby finds out that Harper has lied about coming out to her parents.

What did I tell you? A powder keg on the very brink of exploding already, right?

Harper is the golden child of her family, much to at least one of her sisters’ chagrin. The pressure of her parents’ expectations and her dad’s campaigning to become mayor of the town makes for an atmosphere that Abby never wanted to be a part of. She just wanted a nice, welcoming vacation away from the pressures of the world.

The unwanted duty of managing her girlfriend’s stress and feeling like even more of an outsider puts real stress on their relationship. Everything comes to a head during the Caldwells’ annual Christmas Eve party. Did I say there would be drama? Because, oh boy, is there ever drama.

But hey, there’s also a great amount of humor and love in this film. It’s got a touching story and is just a delight from beginning to end. Enjoy this one, and happy holidays!

(Recorded on November 11, 2021)

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Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Happiest Season - IMDb

Happiest Season trailer - YouTube

Clea DuVall - IMDb

Kristen Stewart - IMDb

Mackenzie Davis - IMDb

Mary Steenburgen - IMDb

Victor Garber - IMDb

Alison Brie - IMDb

Mary Holland - IMDb

Dan Levy - IMDb

Aubrey Plaza - IMDb

Emeril Lagasse - Wikipedia

Moonbeam City (TV Series 2015) - IMDb

Independence Day (1996) - IMDb

Disaster Movie (2008) - IMDb

2012 (2009) - IMDb

Geostorm (2017) - IMDb

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - IMDb

Dexter (TV Series 2006–2013) - IMDb

Dexter: New Blood (TV Mini Series 2021– ) - IMDb

Galaxy Quest (1999)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are confronting some really tough family secrets in the 2010 film from Denis Villeneuve, Incendies.

Uuuuuuuugh, I had no idea this film was going to be so crushing when I suggested that it go on our episode index. I thought, Hey, it’s a Denis Villeneuve film and we’ve done pretty much everything he’s done. We should totally do this one. Round out the collection, you know?

But I didn’t know, friend. I didn’t know just how overwhelming and powerful this one was going to be. On the one hand, that’s good. The twist towards the end was made all the better because I had no idea what we were in for. On the other hand, my heart and spirit just might not recover.

This is like how I felt after watching that other punch-you-in-the-gut film, Capernaum. Did I think that movie would make for a good conversation? Sure, and it did. Did I know that I would feel lost and hopeless for a long time after those credits rolled? Not really.

Not to this extent anyway.

I don’t want to sound like I’m disparaging this film, though. It’s a fantastic mystery film about a daughter and son who are tasked with discovering the truth about their father and how they came into the world. We also follow their mother’s journey to find the young child she had to give up when she was much younger.

The intertwining timelines work well together. They show family of different generations embarking on tough, sometimes dangerous quests to find what they’ve lost or who they are. It’s worth a watch, but don’t say we didn’t warn you about that ending…

(Recorded on October 08, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Incendies - IMDb

Incendies - YouTube

Denis Villeneuve - IMDb

Lubna Azabal - IMDb

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin - IMDb

Maxim Gaudette - IMDb

The Usual Suspects (1995) - IMDb

The Sixth Sense (1999) - IMDb

The VelociPastor (2018) - IMDb

Predestination (2014) - IMDb

Chekhov’s gun - Wikipedia

Independence Day (1996) - IMDb

Mars Attacks! (1996) - IMDb

Paul (2011) - IMDb

Seth Rogen - IMDb

Oedipus Rex - Wikipedia

Arnold Schwarzenegger - IMDb

Junior (1994) - IMDb

Capernaum (2018) - IMDb

Dune (2021) - IMDb

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by extra special guest, Greg Vander Velde (of our A Low Down Dirty Shame episode fame), as we all become the prehistoric animal raging inside us all with the Brendan Steere film from 2018, The VelociPastor.

Have you ever had an experience, let’s call it a “holy” experience (to stay on brand), that makes you question so much of what you know? You think you understand movies, what makes them good, and why the bad ones are just not worth your time. Your life is running smoothly in one happy direction and then BAM! you’re blindsided by a creation so unique that your entire life needs to change.

You’re the modern Paul, becoming all Jesus-loving while on the road to Damascus. And what does it? Why, a stupid movie about a priest who can transform, seemingly at will, into a large dinosaur and must defeat loads of questionably sourced ninjas while gettin’ it on with the aforementioned hooker-doctor-lawyer.

Yep, like a tale right out of the Bible. It’s so universal!

Like many of the other terrible movies we’ve watched for this show, we recommend that you view this with a friend. Somehow, there’s some high-level movie-making going on here, but that’s all sandwiched between two hearty loaves of absolute nonsense. The weird bits go down smoother when you’ve got someone else to enjoy the journey with.

This being a B-movie bonus episode, listen in to discover how we rated this… masterpiece? Did we consider it a blunder of a film? Was it a flunder? Or perchance did we bestow upon it the highest ranking we have: brilliant?

(Recorded on September 20, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The VelociPastor - IMDb

The VelociPastor trailer - YouTube

Quentin Tarantino - IMDb

The VelociPastor Trailer (2011 short film) - YouTube

Clint Eastwood - IMDb

The Last Airbender (2010) - IMDb

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series 2005–2008) - IMDb

M. Night Shyamalan - IMDb

Lady in the Water (2006) - IMDb

The Happening (2008) - IMDb

Split (2016) - IMDb

Glass (2019) - IMDb

Black Dynamite (2009) - IMDb

Sharknado (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb

Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010) - IMDb

Greg Cohan - IMDb

Chris Evans - IMDb

Rubber (2010) - IMDb

Killer Sofa (2019) - IMDb

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) - IMDb

Viral Hit ‘The VelociPastor’ to Get LGBTQ+ Vampire Horror Sequel - The Hollywood Reporter

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - IMDb

Denis Villeneuve -

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are hot on the trail of crime, corruption, and risqué filmmakers in the 2016 film from Shane Black, The Nice Guys.

There’s something foul in the air, and it may just be the entire city of Los Angeles. Oh, and also murder. Private eyes Holland March and Jackson Healy are working together on the case. Not because they want to be, but more because coincidental circumstances, and some broken bones, have forced them together.

The result is something like what you’d get if you turned Diet Coke and Mentos into a couple of detectives. They’re both pretty satisfying (and occasionally inept) apart from each other, but put them together and you’ve got an explosive combination.

Much like all great, pulpy detective stories, this film’s got more going on underneath its surface than it seems at first. What starts as an investigation into the apparent suicide of pornstar, Misty Mountains, leads March and Healy into a seedy world of porn producers, corrupt automakers, and murder.

Like all amazing Shane Black films, this one’s a buddy action-comedy that’ll stick with you for a long time. He doesn’t have to prove his bona fides to anybody by this point. He’s still more than happy to add more excellent storytelling to his already impressive résumé.

(Recorded on October 08, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Nice Guys - IMDb

The Nice Guys trailer - YouTube

Shane Black - IMDb

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - IMDb

Lethal Weapon (1987) - IMDb

Iron Man 3 (2013) - IMDb

Friends (TV Series 1994–2004) - IMDb

Incendies (2010) - IMDb

Russell Crowe - IMDb

Ryan Gosling - IMDb

Angourie Rice - IMDb

Keith David - IMDb

Community (TV Series 2009–2015) - IMDb

Final Destination 5 (2011) - IMDb

Candyman (1992) - IMDb

Tony Todd - IMDb

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) - IMDb

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) - IMDb

Enola Holmes (2020) - IMDb

Robert Downey Jr. - IMDb

A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) - IMDb

Jada Pinkett Smith - IMDb

Keenen Ivory Wayans - IMDb

Tommy Boy (1995) - IMDb

Spaceballs (1987) - IMDb

Mel Brooks - IMDb

Blazing Saddles (1974) - IMDb

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - IMDb

Michelle Monaghan - IMDb

Kim Basinger -

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