Are you looking for a good time at the movies? Do you want to feel optimistic about the future of mankind? Do you want to see colors beside gray? Then Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) is the last movie to choose. Perhaps the bleakest of all “Apes”, this fourth installment finds Caesar (an incredible performance from Roddy McDowall) leading apes out of slavery and into rebellion. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

After their parents perish in a fire, three orphans are sent to live with their fiendish uncle, who plots to steal their fortune in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). Taylor & Nick discuss the original book series and other popular reading choices for kids in the early 2000s. They marvel at the bevy of great actors in the film, probe the perils of adapting three books into one movie, and analyze the lead performance of the great Jim Carrey as Count Olaf. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

When his elder sons threaten the future prosperity of Hell, Satan (Harvey Keitel– yes, THAT Harvey Keitel) has only one hope to save their underworld: his loser son, Little Nicky (Adam Sandler). Your hosts explore Sandler’s varied career, analyze Quentin Tarantino’s outlandish performance as a blind deacon, and love on John Witherspoon’s far-too-brief cameo. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

How does one provide a pithy and concise summation of Tentacles (1977)? Here it goes: Jaws with a giant octopus! Or maybe a giant squid? We don’t know… and quite frankly... it doesn’t matter. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Do you know how hard it is trying to talk for an hour about the fourth Land Before Time movie? But Taylor & Nick do their best. In this one, there’s an unprecedented amount of lazy animation, wretchedly composed songs, and a whole host of nostalgia. We’re obsessing on The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996).

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

In 1994, Tim Burton made Ed Wood, the critically-acclaimed biopic about the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space. Two years later, Burton mounted his own homage to classic sci fi B movies with Mars Attacks! (1996). Despite a  sprawling cast of actors, featuring everyone from Jack Nicholson to Jack Black to Michael J. Fox to Annette Benning, the film failed to meet the critical success of Burton’s earlier movies. Find out what Nick & Taylor think of this lesser-loved entry from one of their favorite directors. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Kick off Chapter Six with Taylor & Nick as they obsess over the many campy and goofy joys of Congo (1995). Based on a novel by Michael Critchon, Congo tells the tale of an expedition into the heart of Africa in search of the Lost City of Zinj. The adventure includes a terrific cast of actors, including Laura Linney and Ernie Hudson. Oh, and there’s a monkey speaking sign language and a laser gun that shoots a satellite. And Tim Curry doing a Romanian accent. You don’t want to miss this one!  

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

To close out the 5th season of the show & the year 2025, Taylor and Nick look back at some of their favorite watches of the year as well as recount some of the best moments from the series’ history!

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Pour yourself a mug of eggnog and break out the sugar cookies. Taylor, Nick, and Anthony are gifting you three obscure Christmas movies: 

When a toy is misplaced, the son of Santa Claus races against the clock to deliver it to a young girl before she wakes on Christmas morning in Arthur Christmas (2011). Then in Klaus (2017), the spoiled son of a postmaster general befriends a mysterious toymaker on an island of feuding clans. Lastly, A Biltmore Christmas (2023). We have no pithy summary for this one because Taylor, who writes these descriptions, remains astounded that Anthony actually chose an obscure Christmas movie this year. 

Listen in for more on these movies and several bonus recommendations! 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor 

Anthony Graziani…Correspondent 

Megan Zaccario…Holiday Trilogy Announcer

You’ve eaten the turkey, devoured the stuffing, and scarfed down the mashed potatoes. Now you’ve gathered your family around the TV to watch a movie. But what do you put on? Taylor, Nick, and Anthony have some suggestions!

They’re recommending the perfect movies for you to enjoy with your family this Thanksgiving: Club Paradise (1986), The Straight Story (1999), and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995). 

Listen in for more on these movies and several bonus recommendations! 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor 

Anthony Graziani…Correspondent 

Megan Zaccario…Holiday Trilogy Announcer