This week we've got actress CARLY WALSH on the show to watch ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION! We play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with Reunion Movies, discuss the under-used supporting cast of the film, and Carly writes the perfect tagline all on today's show!
114: Wayne's World (1992)
Party Time! We're watching WAYNE'S WORLD with guest LIZ KELSO! We get into Mike Myers' movie franchises, discuss the boner confidence that a catchphrase like 'Schwing!' can produce, and Liz wrecks her car recreating the Best Scene on today's show!
Follow Liz on instagram @elizadomuch!
113: Gangs of New York (2002)
For St. Patrick's Day, we watched Martin Scorsese's GANGS OF NEW YORK with guest RYAN O'DONNELL! We go through some of the other DiCaprio/Scorsese films, agonize over the multi-plot problems with the movie, and mock the end credits song on this week's show!
112: Top Five (2014)
This week we welcome ROBERT MARCUS to the show to watch Chris Rock's TOP FIVE! We discuss all the great comic cameos in the film, play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with movies featuring fictional comedians, and try to list off our own Top Five rappers and comedians (separate lists)!
111: Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
It's Part Two of our Oscar Spectacular! We watched this year's Best Picture Winner Alejandro G. Inarritu's BIRDMAN: OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) with return guest MATT SEMLER! We give our thoughts on this year's Academy Awards, put out our best Michael Keaton impressions, and discuss exactly what happens at the end of the film!
Be sure to follow Matt on instagram @mattxsemler and go back and hear our initial review of Birdman here!
110: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Oscar Night is here so it's time for Part One of our two part Oscar Spectacular: Oscar Throwback Edition! We watched 1964's Best Picture nominee DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB with actor CLARKE KOHLER! We discuss some of Stanley Kubrick's Oscar bids, make our own Oscar predictions, ...and the world ends on this week's show!
Follow Clarke on twitter @ClarkeKohler and tune in next week when we cover tonight's Best Picture Winner!
109: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
We're talking love and vampires for Valentine's Day with guest SILVIJA PAGEN-PAJOVIC and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE! We present our own taglines for the film, touch on its Detroit setting, and play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with modern vampire flicks!
It's Oscar season next week with awards previews followed by this year's Best Picture winner!
108: Friday the 13th (1980)
Good luck this week! We're covering Sean S. Cunningham's FRIDAY THE 13TH with actor ROB SCATTERGOOD! We talk about Rob's new short 'DEBRIS' produced by Sean Cunningham, delve into some 'Evil Dead', and talk about the beautiful genre piece this movie has proven to be!
Follow Rob on twitter @ScattergoodRob and his new film 'DEBRIS' on facebook!
107: The Usual Suspects (1995)
This week we're spoiling twist endings left and right with THE USUAL SUSPECTS and guest STEPHEN HARRISON! If you don't yet know the ending, what are you doing?! We're play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with Benicio Del Toro's films, insert a titular line into the movie, and try to figure out exactly how much of this movie we can trust!
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106: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
It's the exciting end of this year's McConuary with comedian JEN MURRAY and writer BRENDEN GALLAGHER and we're watching GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST! We discuss non-McConaissance movies, watch Matt get stuck in a rain of his own condoms, and present closing arguments over McConaughey's body of work!
Check out Part One of this year's McConuary Ep.103: A TIME TO KILL here!
Follow Brenden (@muddycreekU) and Jen (@jenniferwithaph) on twitter and if you're in the L.A. area go see Jen at The Comedy Store in The Belly Room on January 30th and at The Lyric's Super Secret Comedy Show on February 4th! Happy McConuary everyone!
105: Thank You for Smoking (2005)
This week friend of the show JOSH HANSEN returns with Jason Reitman's debut feature THANK YOU FOR SMOKING! We discuss our own smoking histories and habits, play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with Jason Reitman's early career, and continue celebrating McConuary despite Matthew's lack of involvement in this movie!
Follow Josh on twitter @IRarelyTweetBut and on instagram @IRarelyInstaBut!
104: Dead Alive (1992)
It's Zombie Week over at pulpepic.com, so we brought in animator and actor JARED WINKLER to watch Peter Jackson's DEAD ALIVE! We talk zombie preferences, touch on some non-Tolkien Jackson films, and realize that we're not exactly new Zealand experts!
Check out Jared's Cartoon Hook-Ups on You-Tube over at Winky Dink Media!
103: A Time to Kill (1996)
Happy McConuary! Writer BRENDEN GALLAGHER returns to celebrate the work of Matthew McConaughey and defend his filmography to comedian JEN MURRAY with Joel Schumacher's A TIME TO KILL! We touch on some of the films from the McConaissance, throw around our best McConaughey impressions, and log another great Samuel L. Jackson performance!
Due to some technical issues, Brenden and Jen join up for 'The Summary Game' in Part One of this two part McConuary celebration. Both guests will return in Episode 106 with Jen's choice of movie!
Follow both our guests on twitter @muddycreeku and @jenniferwithaph, go back and listen to Episode 56, last year's McConuary show with Brenden and 'Surfer, Dude', and if you're in the LA area go see Jen every Saturday night at The Comedy Store in January!
102: Jurassic Park (1993)
This week actress LAURA DENTON returns to the show with her sister and future podcaster SARAH DENTON to watch the new American classic JURASSIC PARK! We reminisce about pogs, trading cards, and action figures, discuss the special effects that just don't quit, and go to the kitchen for a Best Scene competitor!
Check Laura out on twitter @RockyRoadKill, on instagram @dentobean, see her sketch comedy team at SoBad-ItsGood.com, and check for her web-series updates at PadsTheSeries.com! Go back and listen to the ladies of SoBad-ItsGood on Episode 74 when we covered '9 to 5' and catch up on Pittsburgh Pirates off-season baseball with Brad's blog 'I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates'.
101: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
We're back for Season Three and celebrating the holidays with LIZZIE DONALDSON and Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE! We play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with classic Christmas movies, rattle off a couple of Jimmy Stewart impressions, and always get a little choked up at the end!
Support Lizzie by watching ABC's 'Revenge'! Check out Brad's newest Pittsburgh Pirate blog post at 'I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates'! Tune in to Erin Teachman's theatre podcast 'Exit the Stage Door'! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Episode 100: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Episode 100 is here! Comedian and Star Wars expert JEFF MAY returns to watch STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! After we view the best Star Wars flick to date, we of course give off our best Yoda, Vader, and C3PO impressions, fawn over the Battle of Hoth, and play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with some one-handed heroes!
Follow Jeff on twitter @Heytherejeffro!
Episode 99: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
This week it's the return of comedian CRAIG PHILLIP CONANT this time with Wes Anderson's THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU! We give our due diligence to Anderson's career, play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with movies with Bowie on their soundtracks, and Craig goes bananas over his job all on today's show!
Follow Craig @craigconant on twitter, @craigphillip on instagram, Craig Phillip Conant on facebook, and check him out at comedy shows all around LA!
Episode 98: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Comedian JOSH WALDRON makes his triumphant return to the show to watch INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE! We take ourselves through the temple of the Grail, wonder if Adolph Hitler was 'rock-star cool' in his home country, and discuss the most iconic part of the film: its Oscar for Sound Effects Editing!
Check Josh out on twitter @OptimusWaldge, watch his web series 'Hopeless High', and if you're in L.A. this December go see Josh at The Venice Underground Show on Dec. 10th!
Episode 97: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
We're starting to develop a pattern of covering sequels without first covering the original... DAVE BEIRNE, writer for 'Junk on Netflix', brings another of his favorite terrible movies to the show with GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE! We talk about the superhero films of Marvel and David S. Goyer, laugh at every single Nic Cage line, and muse about some of our favorite movie skeletons!
Follow Dave's column 'Junk on Netflix' on facebook and if you're in the LA area, go see 'Re-Animator The Musical' directed by Stuart Gordon! Check out The Shut Up Kids Podcast this week for more info and an interview with Gordon and get your ticket details here: www.reanimatorthemusical.com!
Episode 96: Jackie Brown (1997)
JACKIE BROWN, oh, Jackie Brown! This week RUSSELL DILLULIO returns to the show to watch Quentin Tarantino's adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel 'Rum Punch'. Brad has too much time to summarize it, DJ LoveMuscle brings some vinyl to score it, and Russ hasn't had a chance to see 'Birdman'.