Off My Shelf

In this first official episode of 2024 Alix Cook and Jessica Lutzer joins me to discuss a couple of intense, gritty tales with Requiem for a Dream and Reservoir Dogs.

Requiem for a Dream
Release: 2000
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald

Reservoir Dogs
Release: 1992
Director: Quinten Tarantino
Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi

In this episode Tim McLennan joins me in talking about 2 comedies about men who are unsatisfied with their lives with Office Space and Old School.

Office Space
Release: 1999
Director: Mike Judge
Stars: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman

Old School
Release: 2003
Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell

For this episode I have collected a marvelous muster of meeple to murmur about mirthful mass media.

This year we are talking about tv. Holiday tv to be specific. Each of my guests picked a holiday favourite to talk about which includes episodes from Alf, Batman: The Animated Series, Futurama, Leverage, and The Simpsons.

Alf – S2E12 – Alf’s Christmas Special

Batman: The Animated Series – S1E2 or E38 – Christmas With The Joker

Futurama – S4E2 – A Tale of Two Santas

Leverage – S3E14 – The Ho Ho Ho Job

The Simpsons – S7E11 – Marge Be Not Proud 

That Movie You Like The Sequel

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Bats Movie

Here is the movie poster, which looks cool, but check out the IMDB, doesn’t sound so cool.

Christmas Quiz

In this episode girls go wild, feral, demonic as boys become damsels and dinner. I brought a few friends along to chat about these bloody tales, Ginger Snaps and Jennifer’s Body

Ginger Snaps
Release: 2000
Director: John Fawcett
Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers

Jennifer’s Body
Release: 2009
Director: Karyn Kusama
Stars: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody

In this episode Mike Linington joins me in talking about 2 films from 1987 with Radio Days and Raising Arizona

Radio Days
Release: 1987
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Seth Green, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Mike Starr, Michael Tucker

Raising Arizona
Release: 1987
Director: Coen Brothers
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Trey Wilson

Kids Lost in the Jungle

Here is an article about it – https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/children-rescued-colombia-1.6872242

Phantom vibration syndrome

Here’s the wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_vibration_syndrome

Painting in the office

This may not be the clearest picture but it gives a good sample of what we’re talking about

Shakespeare Idioms

Here are just a few that you’ve probably used many times. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/top-10-phrases-from-shakespeare

In this episode Tim McLinnon joins me in talking about 2 pretty good comic book movies that are NOT part of the MCU or DCU with The Punisher and R.E.D.

The Punisher
Release: 2004
Director: Jonathan He
Stars: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn

R.E.D.
Release: 2010
Director: Robert Schwentke
Stars: Bruce Willis, Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfus

The Kitchen

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5822564/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520kitchen

The Guy digging the tunnel

In this episode Josh Ratcliffe joins me in having what I think will be an epic discussion about 2 awesome films Pulp Fiction and Punch-Drunk love.

Pulp Fiction
Release: 1994
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Samuel L Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames

Punch-drunk Love
Release: 2002
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer

Josh’s Zoom Background

This is what I pretended to read:

Pepsi Jet Case

I found the wiki about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_v._Pepsico,_Inc.

TLDR? Pepsi won.

Cute Aggression

In case you didn’t know, from the wiki, “Cute aggression is superficially aggressive behaviour caused by seeing something cute, such as a human baby or young animal. People experiencing cute aggression may grit their teeth, clench their fists, or feel the urge to bite, pinch, and squeeze something they consider cute”

Al Pacino Jack and Jill

I looked it up so you wouldn’t have to https://youtu.be/Wu8q3fcKNMk

When did Mia and Vincent go out?

I thought it was that night but according to this dialogue, it is unclear

Jules: Why you so interested in the big man’s wife?
Vincent: He’s goin’ out of town, Florida. And he asked me if I’d take care of her while he’s gone.
Jules: [motioning a gun to the head] Take care of her?
Vincent: No, man. Just take her out. Show her a good time. Make sure she don’t get lonely.
Jules: You’re gonna be taking Mia Wallace out on a date?
Vincent: It is not a date. It’s just like if you were gonna take your buddy’s wife to a movie or somethin’. It’s just good company, that’s all.
[Jules looks at him as though to say, ‘Really?’]
Vincent: It’s not a date. It’s definitely not a date.

In this episode Mike Suderman joins me in talking about two movies about princesses with The Princess Bride and Princess Mononoke.

Princess Bride
Release: 1987
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant

Princess Mononoke
Release: 1997
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Stars: (English Dub Voices) Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, John DiMaggio, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gillian Anderson, Keith David

In this episode Adam Upper joins me in talking about 2 iconic, but very different, 80s movies with Predator and Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink
Release: 1986
Director: John Hughes
Stars: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Andrew McCarthy, James Spader, Annie Potts

Predator
Release: 1987
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall

Busta Rhymes – Dangerous

This is the video we were talking about. It’s so great but so weird. LOVE IT! https://youtu.be/4b6P12eiLpo

Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More

I was wrong, it’s not this song that was on the compilation album, this was on “Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front”

Busta Rhymes – Light Your Ass On Fire ft. Pharrell

This was the one on the compilation “The Neptunes Present… Clones” which had great songs and artists on it.

List of Predator Movies

I’m pretty sure this is all of them

Of course there is also a series of books, some comics, and video games

Predator Opera (The Musical)

I have no words….

Furtuama Joke

If you don’t know, here you go

In this episode Sean Archer and Adam H joins me in talking about a movie based on an amusement park ride and a film notoriously known as the worst movie ever made with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Plan 9 From Outer space.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Release: 2003
Director: Gore Verbinski
Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom

Plan 9 from Outer Space
Release: 1957
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Stars: Gregory Walcott, Tom Keene, Vampira, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson

Plan 9 From Outer Space Remakes

Umm…so it turns out someone did it….made a remake in 2015 called “Plan 9”. I don’t think I will track this one down…

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014319/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_7

All the Pirates Movies

There are only 5 movies. Not sure where Sean got 6 from……unless they are making another one

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Barbosa Gets Shot

Here is the scene I am complaining about.

Mulder at a Porn Theatre

So, I had to verify this cuz how could I forget such a detail but it turns out it is true. Thanks to the below video, I was able to find out this happens in the seventeenth episode of the fifth season called “All Souls”. It starts at 5:16 but watching the whole video is hilarious.