Movie Date Night

Greg’s Horror movie pick for this year goes old-school with George Romero’s 1978 (US Theatrical Edition) Dawn of the Dead. As we examine this slow zombie film with minimal characters, we discuss Moronic Machismo Mistakes, The Dos and Don’ts of zombie disposal and why a zombie apocalypse is especially horrifying for women.

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For Laurens horror movie pick for this year, she chose the crazy 2014 film Stonehearst Asylum. As we examine the many twists in this psychological film, we explore Victorian medical treatments #actualtorture, we ask, what roles won’t Ben Kingsley say yes to, why the alternate title for this film just doesn’t work and we deep dive into why this film was a financial flop.

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Greg’s latest film takes Lauren back to 2005 with The 40-Year-Old Virgin. As we sift through the raunchy jokes for a heart of gold, we discuss how to spot a movie virgin, the pros and cons of dated technology in comedy films and we dig deep into and try to fix the We Sell Your Stuff On Ebay store.

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For this month we are looking at films with random or out-of-place segments and Lauren starts us off with a splash into an Ester Williams Double Feature with Easy to Wed and Bathing Beauty. As we explore the origins of the cultural touchstone of the Aqua-musical we discuss Hollywood remakes, the importance of Hollywood pairings and power couples and we are blown away by how much we have been sleeping on organ music.

 

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Greg’s WMD (Wacky Movie Disclaimer) pick is 2013’s Pain & Gain. As Lauren and Greg watch through this ‘based on a true story’ crime film about the Miami Sun Gym Gang, we pick apart the Michael Bay action influences on this ‘true story’, Superfluous Ed Harris, and why it’s a seriously bad idea to move into the mansion of the person you robbed but didn’t kill.

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Lauren pulls a fast one on Greg with her next pick of Serial Mom. As we discuss the surprising origins of this 'True-Crime' film, we talk about how to defend yourself in court, acceptable public immolation, and why you should never wear white after labor day.

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For Greg’s Summer ‘How have you not seen this blockbuster?!’, he shows Lauren the 1996 alien invasion film Independence Day. As we watch this mid 90’s blockbuster with too many plot lines, we discuss magic parachutes, the multiple ways in which humanity is still screwed at the end of this film and why pretty much every character in this special-effects bonanza sucks.

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For our Summer movie edition of HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THIS?! Lauren takes Greg to the cornfield to play some catch with 1989’s Field of Dreams. In this prophetic/schizophrenic journey of a man driven to act by disembodied voices, we discuss time traveling ghosts, a last-minute antagonist and the unexplainable death of an author.

 

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Greg's British film takes us back to 2012 with A Fantastic Fear of Everything. As we explore this awkwardly toned independent film, we discuss the profitability of writing children's books, the consequences of being a true-crime fanatic, and Simon Pegg's dirty laundry.

 

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The month of June takes us across the pond to review British Cinema. Lauren’s opening number is the soft spoken 1998 film Little Voice. As we cover this hidden English gem, we discuss why British films are generally better movies, Pointless Pidgeon-boy Perverts, monochromatic ghosts, and why Greg thinks a movie about a girl who sings showtunes isn’t classified as a musical.

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