Streaming Without A Paddle

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss, as always spoiler free, their thoughts on director Doug Liman's adaptation of the 1989 hit ... "Road House". This adaptation stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton as well as MMA superstar Conor McGregor (Knox), Daniela Melchoir (Ellie), Billy Magnussen (Ben) and Jessica Williams (Frankie). Set in the modern day Florida Keys a bar owner Frankie faces physical threats from spoiled boy Ben to turn over her generational owned bar so that he can develop a resort on the Key / Island. Her reluctancy to do has her seeking out protection ... in comes Dalton to offer her and her establishment a barrier to entry. Ben's incarcerated father is tired of this delay and brings in Irish tough man Knox (McGregor) to scare off Dalton. The trouble is ... Dalton isn't capable of being scared so the mother of bar brawls ensues. So tune into the show to find out Andrew and Ted's thoughts.

This week Andrew and Ted watched the Netflix original rom-com "Irish Wish" starring Lindsay Lohan, featuring Ed Speleers, Alexander Viahos, Ayesha Curry and Elizabeth Tan. It's no secret if you're a listener of the show that Ted is a Lindsay Lohan fan ... did she disappoint him with her performance?

This week Andrew and Ted are taking a look at the Amazon Prime Video original ... "Ricky Stanicky", starring Zac Efron, John Cena, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler in this Peter Farrelly directed / co-written comedy. The idea behind this movie is that three childhood friends found them in the position of having accidentally starting a home fire when a flaming bag of pooping on a door stoop catches the entire place a blaze. In an effort to stay out of trouble the three young boys plant a pair of shorts at the scene with a made up name written on the waste band ... Ricky Stanicky. For the next twenty years their made up friend "Ricky Stanicky" has gotten the three friends out of trouble as well as out of family obligations. That is until one day when an in-law calls their bluff about the existence of their friend "Ricky Stanicky" and pressures the trio to invite Ricky to a family bris. After meeting Rod Rimestead (Cena) "Trained Actor" at an Atlantic City casino during one of their Ricky Stanicky based travels, they hire him to play the part of Ricky Stanicky at the bris. Things kinda go array when Rod himself assumes the role of Ricky and just can't shake. The three friends lives are turned upside down as they try to shake their once imaginary friend Ricky Stanicky. Tune into Streaming Without A Paddle to hear what Andrew and Ted thought about this movie in a spoiler free way.

This week Andrew and Ted review Adam Sandler's latest Netflix original release ... "Spaceman". This Sci-fi / Adventure is about a lone Czech astronaut Jakub Procházja (Adam Sandler) traveling through space in hopes of reaching the far side of Jupiter to study a mysterious dust / particle cloud. 6 months into his journey the solitude becomes a struggle as he is missing his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan) who is nearing term with their first child. The struggle is made even harder for Jakub as Lenka refuses to either call or answer his calls home. Jakub's only human contact is with mission control specialist Petr (Kunal Nayyar) back on earth and his stowaway alien companion, a giant spider, named Hanus (voice over by Paul Dano). Tune into "Streaming Without A Paddle" to find out what Andrew and Ted thought about this one hour and forty-nine minute film.

This week Andrew and Ted watched Prime TV's original "Upgraded", which stars Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, and Marisa Tomei. They are joined by Lena Olin, Anthony Head, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Rachel Matthews, Amiee Carrero, and Andrew Schulz in this Comedy with a side of Romance. As Ted put it ... if you liked "The Devil Wears Prada" ... it's basically the same story. The real question is what did Andrew and Ted think about the movie? Is it a watch? Or is it a skip? Tune into find out what they thought as well as which "B List" celebrity just moved to the area from L.A.?

This week Andrew and Ted watched Netflix's "Dumb Money" starring Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, Pete Davidson, Talia Ryder, Seth Rogen, America Ferrera, Anthony Ramos with appearances by Vincent D'Onofrio and Nick Offerman. This docu-film is based off the life events of young day traders battling Wall Street hedge fund managers looking to make a quick buck by shorting the stock, believing that the company stock would tank and they would be able to financially capitalize on their short comings. The real question that needs to be asked at this time ... are Andrew and Ted short on this movie or are they going long on it?

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew & Ted sit down to discuss, spoiler free, what they thought about the Prime Video original "The Underdoggs" staring Snoop Dogg (Jaycen Jennings), Tika Sumpter (Cherise), and Mike Epps (Kareem). Jaycen Jennings is a former NFL superstar wide receiver struggling, unattractive to media outlets and brands because of his outspokenness and ego, to find his way in his new life off the grid iron. After recklessly pulling out in front and causing an accident of L.A. public transportation bus, Jaycen (Snoop Dogg) is given the choice either go to jail for up to 5 years or 300 hours (7 1/2 weeks) of picking up dog poop in the Long Beach park. Take a guess which direction Jaycen goes! Picking up dog poop turns into becoming the head coach of the local down and out pee wee football team. Is the writing on the wall, especially given the title of the movie. Anyway tune in to see what Andrew & Ted thought about this Amazon Prime original.

This week Andrew & Ted are taking a look at the Netflix, Seoul, South Korea born, original "Badland Hunters". This movie stars Ma Dong-seok, Roh Jeong-eul, Lee Jun-young, and Lee Hee-joon. Based on a fictional earthquake that essentially, from a structural standpoint, wipes out the entire country. Those who didn't die from the quake are left to forage for food and the most prized commodity ... clean water. The very commodity that a mad doctor uses to keep unsuspecting to keep families, mainly young women, in his clutches as he experiments on them as he tries to create a process to revive his own daughter killed in the earthquake.

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted talk about the Jake Johnson (New Girl, Minx, Let's Be Cops) written and directed Hulu original "Self Reliance" (1 hour 29 min.). Tommy (Jake Johnson) is plucked from the streets of L.A. by Andy Sanberg (playing himself) and offered to take an adventure for which he (Andy Samberg) knows nothing about. Tommy agrees and off to an abandoned L.A. warehouse where Tommy is offered the opportunity to participate in a "dark web reality series". For thirty-days, Tommy must elude a number of individuals who are playing / trying to kill him. Should Tommy survive the thirty-days he will win 1 Million Dollars. The movie also stars Anna Kendrick with appearances by Emily Hampshire (Schitts Creek), Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings), and Bill Wiff.

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle", your top choice when it comes to reviewing (spoiler FREE) of original streaming content, Andrew and Ted sat down to discuss Netflix's original "LIFT" starring Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, with a supporting cast of Úrsula Corberó, Sam Worthington, Billy Magnussen, Kim Yoon-ji, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jacob Batalon, Oli Green, Burn Gorman, Paul Anderson, and Jean Reno. This "Italian Job" meets "Oceans 12" introduced by "Kingsman: The Golden Circle action / comedy takes a band of high end thieves (via The Italian Job / Oceans 12) has a member of the gang caught by Interpol (Oceans 12) that leads to the eventual agreement that they will assist Interpol steal 500 million dollars worth of gold bullion (The Italian Job) from an evil investor to stop him from financing a hack that will net him billions of dollars in return and leave numerous cities flooded and countless people dead. So tune in to find out what Andrew & Ted thought not only about the movie but Kevin Hart's crack at becoming a serious (non-comedic not as in "taking acting seriously") actor.