The Good Midlife

Season 2 Episode 12: Police Academy (1984) In the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, Nate and Jim give a shout out to the men and women in blue and revisit Police Academy. We all need a laugh right now so listen and enjoy the hijinks of Police Academy!

Long before the coronavirus crisis we recorded an episode after watching the Super Bowl. It needed a little work so we went back to the studio and completed this compare/contrast podcast. What is truth and what is fiction? Listen and find out!

As the coronavirus spreads throughout the globe, we review Outbreak (1995). Join us as we discuss the good and bad of this movie as well as, Dustin Hoffman, the fifth amendment, helicopters, and the coronavirus. it's the perfect podcast if you're quarantined!

Season 2 Episode 9: Witness (1985) Jim and Nate travel to Pennsylvania Amish country to revisit Witness (1985). Join us as we talk all things Amish (including Jim's irrational fear), Harrison Ford, Australian cinema, and death by corn. What's good, what's bad, and does this movie hold up. Join us and find out!

Join us for the second annual Is That Movie Still Good Oscars episode with guests Elizabeth and Jill. Elizabeth really likes Little Women and Jill really thinks Joaquin Phoenix is overrated as The Joker. Much more fun and discussion arise as we discuss and bet on this year's crop of nominated films. Listen and enjoy today!

Join us for a trip on the high seas and Jim and Nate discuss The Hunt for red October (1990). We discuss the good and bad (and there isn't much bad) of this film including Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, greatest national anthems, the U.S. Navy, and Cincinnati Reds baseball. This is a fun ride aboard possibly the last true U.S. vs U.S.S.R movie of the cold war. Listen and enjoy it with us today!

Just in time for Christmas we discuss The Ref (1994). Join us as we talk about Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Drunk Santa, one horse open sleighs and other joys of the Holiday season!

Just in time for Thanksgiving we give you the story of a family that's probably more dysfunctional than yours. Join us as we revisit Jack Horner and his gang of aspiring actors. Jim and Nate discuss the acting, direction, soundtrack, roller skates in high school, weight lifting, snoopy, and oh yeah the adult film industry. This is the perfect podcast for your Thanksgiving road trip! Enjoy.

Season 2 Episode 5: Splash (1984)  Join Jim and Nate for the tale of a mermaid in New York City. We discuss what's good and what's ridiculous (that fountain in the apartment!) about this movie. The careers of Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah are discussed as well as silly comedy tropes and Swedish porn. Jump in and get your mermaid on!

Season 2 Episode 4: Halloween (1978): Nate and Jim get into the fall spirit with a rewatch of Halloween (1978) just in time for the holiday. Check out our opinions of the good and bad of this classic horror movie. We also discuss it's cultural significance, our favorite scary movies, old Halloween costumes, and what we have to do to get invited to the party where all the adults were in Haddonfield that fateful night. Download, listen, and enjoy our discussion of the movie that opened the door to the slasher genre!