Recovered

Time for a deep cut! We jump all the way back to 1940 for the classic comedy The Philadelphia Story, in which Katherine Hepburn is torn between Cary Grant, James Stewart, and the shlub she's actually engaged to who isn't either and thus has no chance. Dan's delighted to present a true classic, Keith is out to get Cary Grant Twitter cancelled, but then it's time to leap forward in time to the far-future year of... um... 1956 for the full-colour musical remake, which replaces the leads with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, and replaces large swathes of plot and character with whatever Cole Porter songs they could squeeze in. But also Louis Armstrong! There's no school like the old school, and this week Recovered is your headmaster. Visit the classics (question mark?) with us!

It's part two of our deep dive into the Friday the 13th Franchise, in which hockey-masked killer Jason Vorhees Lives, battles the New Blood, and takes scenic trips to Manhattan, Hell, and Deep Space. Dan and Keith break down the carnage from potentially the best installment to some of the worst, all of the ridiculous new lore lathered into the "Final Friday," and Jason's voyage to the future. Best kills? We got 'em. Final Girls? We score 'em. Regrets? Several. Come back to Crystal Lake with us!

A new multi-franchise crossover breakdown begins as Dan and Keith pack up the van for some fun at scenic Crystal Lake, home of the Vorhees clan! We unpack the Fridays the 13th, from their humble Kevin Bacon-wrapped origins, to the three-film journey to hone Jason Vorhees as a horror icon, to the beginnings of the Tommy Jarvis Triptych, in which the Jason saga got possibly as good and as bad as it ever did. Who are the best final girls? What are the best kills? Who dispatched the maniac killer the best (this one's pretty obvious)? Get your tent and sleeping bag and listen along.

Short answer yes, long answer, this episode.

Before we abandon superheroes for super killers, Dan and Keith take a look at the DC Extended Universe that was, and the DC Universe to come. Did the last three movies deserve to bomb? Why did they? And beyond the movies, what chronic issues were pointing to DC Entertainment needing to get its house in order? And what does the rebooted DC Universe need to do? We discuss, you are entertained! Join us for the journey.

It's part two of the Recovered/Academy Vs Audience crossover! After Keith popped over to AVA to discuss 1961's West Side Story, Claire and Erin hop into Recovered to talk Steven Spielberg's 2021 Oscar nominated remake. What improvements did Spielberg make? What did he sacrifice to make them? Who deserved more Oscar love than they got, and who absolutely deserved all they did/didn't get? Which song will Keith never forgive? All this and more as we tackle another Story of the West Side.

Get set to get wet, because Dan and Keith are heading into the water for two takes on murder fish! In 1978, king of schlock Roger Corman gives newbie director Joe Dante a break with his Jaws knock-of Piranha, then decades later the self-aware schlock of the 2010s cranked the spicy content to 11 for the oddly star-studded Piranha 3D. Dan and Keith unpack the hedonism, the gore, the inevitable second act pacing issues, how much more child-peril the 70s were willing to accept, if this entire genre is an attack on 60s counter-culture, and whether more money for more effects necessarily results in a better movie. Grab yourself a jetski, a shotgun, and head into the piranha-infested waters with us.

Grab your Panama hat, warm up the houseboat, and keep a weather eye out for rakes, because Recovered is heading to Cape Fear! Dan and Keith head back to the 1960s, when Gregory Peck produced an adaptation of the novel The Executioners only to get out-acted by Robert Mitchum and end up bankrupting his own production company. Three decades (ish) later, film legend Martin Scorsese takes a crack at the same story, with Robert De Niro Facing off with Nick Nolte. Along the way we dissect how expected morality levels shifted over the decades, along with what level of nobility audiences expected from their protagonists, character actress Illeana Douglas gets praised, and a certain someone has some hot takes for Marty Scorsese. Someone named Keith. Which version is better? One of the answers may surprise you.

Dan and Keith dig into two attempts to make the Mario Bros Movie: one live action flick that's an infamous failure, and one Minion-Motion animated movie that, depending on your take, might be a regrettable success? We've got love for Leguizamo, debates on "quippiness," and questions on how rational it is to expect every animated movie to reach the heights of the Lego Movies. You're in for a treat so hang onto your seat! Get ready for adventures and remarkable feats! You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess and the Others, hanging with Recovered you'll be hooked on the brothers!

Roll for initiative, listeners, because it's time to delve Dungeons for Dragons! Two movies attempted to bring the classic table-top role playing game to the big screen, and one's a true treasure chest while the other is but a vicious mimic. Dan and Keith turn the clock back to 2000 to watch Jeremy Irons savagely, remorselessly overact in Dungeons and Dragons, then pop to just a couple of months ago for the endlessly entertaining Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Why do they both center on thief leads? What can't Chris Pine's charisma do? How many types of overacting could the 2000 movie cram in? All this and a frank discussion of how streaming has affected the cinematic experience as a franchise levels up.

Wax your board, check your chute, and pop a Monster or a Red Bull (not NOS, wrong franchise), because it's time for EXTREME crimes in Point Break! Dan and Keith venture back to then-power-couple Kathryn Bigalow and James Cameron's surfing and bank robbing bromance, as Keanu Reeves pursues Patrick Swayze, and Lori Petty is also here to keep the homoeroticism in the subtext. Then 24 years later, IP owners desperate to keep up with bigger, bolder extreme sport action sagas bring it back but lose any and all sense of focus as a new Johnny Utah chases a different Bodhi through more extreme sporting and somehow fewer crimes. Also a woman is present. Catch the wave with us as we (point) break it all down!