Popcorn and Playlists

This week we're chatting 50s monster movies, jury duty, and the importance of prog rock.

This week we talk about The Shining on the sea, a man in a capsule, ska, and glam rock.

Highlights:

The bands Pulses and Kills Birds exist!

Bringing back Bring Back Crying

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This week we find the worst video game to move adaptation, discuss the proper use of soup cans, and figure out if open air concerts are worthwhile.

Key areas to help when aliens visit:

What sort of kaiju is the best?

Folk punk band names are really, really good.

How many brass-centric band, band members could fit in this Cheesecake Factory?

This episode establishes the standard for "stop and watch" if the movie is already playing, starts a thrilling campaign to reunite a college band, and ponders how one popular actor could improve this week's selection of movies.

Highlights:

Recollection of the New Year's Eve 1999 celebration

Charlie Sheen was *busy* in 1986

Crying if you see this...

This episode goes into detail about how great the movie CHUD turns out to be despite Shawn not being allowed to watch it when younger.

Highlights and discussion points:

Forest Whitaker is really really talented

Shawn's movie of the week may have killed all movie enjoyment going forward. oh no!

Randy learned that lightbulbs activate when microwaved.

Peep jousting!

Thanks for listening!

In this debut episode, one host forgets the name of the terrible 90s zombie movie they watched and the duo takes a trip down memory lane to early 2000s internet culture.

Key takeaways:

Fake band break announcements are always better than real ones

A good bass line will save a song

Unless that song is a cover of a classic turned into a 1980s power ballad. Oof.

Thanks for listening!

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