The Other Half

How does the cultural phenomenon, Sixteen Candles hold up in 2019? We can tell you from a cultural standpoint, not well. The famous John Hughes coming of age movie stars Molly Ringwald as Samantha who is crushing on this guy named Jake. They both are not the best so it makes sense that maybe they would work together!

Don't worry though the side characters totally make up for it...

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Is this the Batman and Robin of the Fast and Furious franchise? Or the Antman and Wasp? Look we know Mike always hated these movies so this one is probably no exception, but what does Ethan, a casual fan think of the latest spinoff of the franchise?

Let's just say Mike and Ethan got into a heated shouting match and the whole podcast is in jeopardy of continuing! It is weird to think that the Rock and Vin Diesel beef spawned Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw.

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I have been in the habit of writing some lengthy descriptions in these podcasts to help with SEO. But Baby's Day Out doesn't deserve a good description. It deserves a description on the same level as the movie itself: So mediocre and boring it'll even make Google spit it out of its monolithic mouth.

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Some Like It Hot is a 60-year-old movie with crossdressing. You wouldn't think it would hold up to 2019's standards right? Clearly, even some movies portrayals of homosexual characters the '90s don't hold up today.

You may be surprised about how the movie portrays love and romance between the sexes. Sure it may not be progressive by today standards and cross-dressing is still mostly a vehicle for jokes, but by the end surprisingly Mike was won over by the movie's earnest portrayal of love.

Ethan just thought Jerry was a gross horny boy. Luckily, Some Like It Hot still oozes with charm at every corner. Just like this podcast episode! This is the first movie Ethan and Mike have seen starring Marilyn Monroe. Also, Jack Lemmon, in his prime, of Dad fame co-stars in Some Like It Hot.

Also content warning, the guys talk extensively about little people orgies and sucking on mint-flavored toothpicks.

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood wacky movie with an absurdly long title. We went in with extremely low expectations but were pleasantly surprised when this movie took Airplane! comedy style to Boyz n the Hood and Menace II Society.

It's a goofy movie that doesn't actually have much of a plot so enjoy Mike and Ethan praise a movie unabashedly in this podcast episode.

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Ricardo joins the podcast for an in-depth discussion on 2016's Shin Godzilla Ricardo has been on the podcast many times, but now he finally has a chance to display his full Godzilla knowledge.

He's seen nearly all bad Godzilla movies so it's somewhat surprising that he brought us one of the best recent Godzillas. This movie was directed by Hideaki Anno, who is the creator of the famous 1990s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion dropped on Netflix a few weeks ago. Good timing eh?

Shin Godzilla, AKA Godzilla Resurgence, takes Godzilla back to his roots. The kaiju is once again an absolute terror and an allegory for real-life disasters. One of them being the Tsunamis that hit Japan in 2011.

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Let's have some complicated feelings about America while watching Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July! Unfortunately, Mike thought this movie was a romantic comedy, but that theory couldn't have been farther from the truth.

Born on the Fourth of July is the true story of Ron Kovic. He was an ultra-patriotic Marine who came back from the Vietnam war paralyzed from the waist down. Eventually, Kovic turned into an anti-war activist and has participated in so many protests. Kovic himself helped Stone with writing the screenplay to make it feel more authentic.

Tom Cruise plays Kovic in this movie. Mike doesn't think he does a good job in the first half of the movie, but Ethan was fairly impressed with his performance.

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The boys bring Julia on to add a little flavor to the podcast with Spice World! The hit all-girl band from the '90s, Spice Girls, made an absolutely bizarre movie with cameos of all of your favorite British pop-culture icons. What's the plot? WE DON'T NEED PLOT! WE HAVE SPIRIT AND SPUNK!

In this episode, Julia tells Ethan and Mike what Spice Girl they would be, Ethan keeps mixing up the names of the Spice Girls and Mike has a great story about Gary Glitter. Speaking of problematic people, Hulk Hogan also makes an appearance!

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In celebration of the longest day of the year, summer solstice, we watched Nymphomaniac. It is the longest movie we've ever seen for the podcast! This movie, directed by Lars von Trier, it two whole movies split into one.

It's all about sex addiction and artistic dread, so if you don't want to listen to Ethan and Mike describing sexual acts, then you should skip this one.

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DAD!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. While you're out tie shopping for you D-ahd, listen to our podcast on the 1989 movie, Dad. It stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, and Ethan Hawke! It's the movie that holds the record for the most dyads on screen ever! (citation needed)

WARNING: This movie may contain sympathy for your dad. So if you're trying to give the cold shoulder to your dad this holiday because he never bought you a lite bright as a kid, you better steer clear.

Otherwise full speed ahead on this podcast episode!

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