Movie Deja Vu

As Carrie White and Rachel Lang will tell you, sometimes the only way to deal with abusive parents and high school bullies is a good ol' fashioned telekinetic rampage ending in blood and flames! Jon and Shady take a look at Carrie (1976), widely regarded as a classic even by Stephen King himself, and The Rage: Carrie 2, which is... fine? Other topics of discussion include a brief definition of the term "legacyquel," the tragic fate of a sympathetic monster, and the bizarre landscape of late '90s fashion and music trends. One topic Shady manages to avoid: The Rage stars Succession's J. Smith-Cameron (Gerri Kellman) as Rachel's mom!     Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: The Cabin in the Woods vs Detention (2011)

The summer of 2017 brought us both Rough Night and Girls Trip, two comedies about college friends reuniting for a vacation that gets a little more wild than planned. But does the presence of one dead body create enough of a distinction between the two movies? Jon and Shady might eventually get around to answering that question, if they don't get distracted talking about sitcoms and planning their own hypothetical New Orleans trip for too long.     Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Carrie (1976) vs The Rage: Carrie 2

It's Alien versus Life as Jon and Shady talk about one of the most blatant cases of movie deja vu in history.      End of description.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Rough Night vs Girls Trip

Iron Eagle and Top Gun may have inspired Jon and Shady to blast power ballads and feather their hair, but did they actually entice them into enlisting in the Air Force or the Navy? No. No, they did not. But despite some heavy criticisms, these brave civilians dig in to '80s flicks built up strong enough fanbases to justify three Iron Eagle sequels for and the long-awaited legacyquel Top Gun: Maverick.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Alien vs Life

Jon and Shady need a pick-me-up after last week's episode unexpectedly turned into a bummer. Are body swap comedies The Hot Chick and Freaky up to the task? Will their handling of gender identity and expression be more illuminating than offensive? How do their romantic storylines stack up against each other? And, most importantly, will Shady be able to resist her love for extremely dumb turn-of-the-millennium humor before Jon loses all respect for her?   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Iron Eagle vs Top Gun

Victor/Victoria and Connie & Carla definitely aren't the worst movies ever featured on this podcast, but boy oh boy (badum tss) are they the last movies anyone needs to be watching these days. Jon and Shady vent their frustrations as they discuss the ways these movies navigate gender expression and sexuality -- and whether or not the cishet dudes in charge of America in 1982 and 2004 had any influence on why they were produced in the first place. At least the musical numbers are really good!   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: more gendered shenanigans with The Hot Chick vs Freaky

The heroines of Working Girl and Maid in Manhattan both have the smarts and ambition to achieve their dreams, but how do their stories stack up against each other? Jon and Shady wade through the waters of cutthroat corporate finance and snobby high society while wishing some of Tess and Marisa's friends were a little less annoying, but at least Harrison Ford takes his shirt off! And yes, Editor Shady was very mad at Recording Shady for forgetting about Second Act (starring JLo!) as a similar movie with less emphasis on romance.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Victor/Victoria vs Connie & Carla

If He's Just No That Into You, you might wanna learn How To Be Single just like Jon and Shady! You can always rely on the perfectly-applicable-to-real-life dating advice from a romcom, and given that these two share so many writers and producers, they must know what they're talking about! Too bad Jon and Shady seem to be more preoccupied with swooning over Jason Mantzoukas, Jake Lacy, and -- shock of all shocks -- Ben Affleck to actually learn anything...   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Working Girl vs Maid in Manhattan

A mysterious host has invited a group of strangers to gather at an isolated location for a double-feature screening of Clue and the BBC miniseries And Then There Were None... Actually Jon and Shady aren't strangers at all, and they planned this double feature themselves. Still, they've dedicated themselves to investigating the similarities and differences between these two murder mysteries. Can they stop themselves from talking about how hot both of these all-star casts are or from making too many Jessica Fletcher references before the bodies start piling up? (Disclaimer: no casualties have occurred in the process of making this podcast. Yet.)   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: He's Just Not That Into You vs How To Be Single

It's the Beatles vs. the Spice Girls as Jon and Shady discuss A Hard Day's Night and Spice World, two movies that stretch all traditional notions of what exactly a movie can be. Narrative structure? Internal logic? Any reason to exist beyond "how can we capitalize on this musical group's meteoric success?" Who needs all that fancy stuff when you can have British accents and fun music instead! Be warned, dear listener: this may be the episode that fully broke Jon and Shady's minds.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Clue vs And Then There Were None (2015 BBC miniseries)

It's finally springtime, so of course Jon and Shady decided to discuss the Internet's favorite Christmas movies - Die Hard and Die Hard 2, which may or may not be officially subtitled Die Harder. Jon revels in his love for cheesy action flicks of the directed-by-Renny-Harlin variety, while Shady once again gets a chance to overanalyze some very straightforward themes! But outside of featuring the early adventures of cowboy cop John McClane, do these movies actually have all that much in common? Even special guest Molly (Jon's parents' adorable dog) has to share her thoughts on the matter!   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com

Hey hey, faithful listeners! After an extended break, Jon and Shady reunite to compare notes from the American Ballet Academy and Camp Ovation, which you may recognize as the settings for turn-of-the-millennium era theatre kid classics Center Stage and Camp! Will our plucky heroes find freedom and acceptance on the road to artistic glory? Or will heartbreak, bruised egos, and rejection stand in their way? More importantly, will Jon and Shady manage to shoehorn in every single memorable quote from these movies without forgetting how this whole podcasting thing works?   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com

Happy Holidays you filthy animals!  Jon and Shady explore three out of the six Home Alone movies and ask the question: How are these kids being left home in Chicago and their parents don't know?  Delving into the classic Home Alone, Jon can't wrap his head around Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Home Sweet Home Alone, and Shady kind of plays devil's advocate with the latter by praising them trying their hardest.  The two also huffed some of that Christmas cheer that's in Hallmark movies to get through this episode.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: ...we're still figuring this out, stay tuned...

We're doing the sequels, y'all!  Apparently the critics hated these movies but Jon tries to defend them, even though yes, they are bad.  Shady tried so hard to compare them with some gusto, but they are so far apart that they made the Boyhood/Lady Bird episode look good.  Also, does anyone actually read these?  Jon tries to make them funny, but he needs some interaction with the listeners.  So let us know we're doing a great job.  Does anyone want to sponsor us?  What am I talking about?  Oh right - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 vs. The Gallows Act II.  Yeah...have fun with this episode.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Home Alone vs. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York vs. Home Sweet Home Alone!

EPISODE 50 EVERYONE!!  We wanted to celebrate this milestone by doing something a little different: we focused on three of the bajillion movie versions of Louisa May Alcott's famous pseudo-autobiographical novel Little Women.  This was Jon's first exposure to this, and Shady was overjoyed that Jon got to experience this story.  And seriously: don't watch the modern day version - Jo's a monster.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: The Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 vs. The Gallows Act II!

Jon and Shady explore two first person perspective movies where one walked so that it opened the door for others.  Will they survive being hunted by the Blair Witch and the Hangman?  Is Jon okay?  Why is Shady so awesome?   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Little Women...s!

In today's episode Jon lost his damn mind while watching these movies, so he had to talk about them.  Shady agreed and they explore worlds where an alien comet lands on Earth and manipulates the surround area it landed.  Things get weird, and a little scary, but Jon and Shady pulled through Annihilation and Color Out of Space unharmed though slightly traumatized, or are they doppelgängers?   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: The Blair Witch Project vs. The Gallows!

Sorry for the delay, but it was worth it!  Jon and Shady travel through time to talk about the dark history of the Fear Street movies - how the witch came to be.  Fear Street, Part 3: 1666 is heavily inspired by Hereditary and The Witch, and we list how in the episode!  Don't want to spoil it here; so listen! Did you like this?  Should we do another movie series like this?  Leave us a comment - the socials are below!   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Annihilation vs. Color Out of Space!

Welcome to CAMP!  Well, not camp as in over-the-top, but camp as in you're gonna die by a masked killer.  Jon and Shady traverse the horror subgenre of slasher movies taking place at a summer camp, while obsessing over the Fear Street trilogy.  They discuss the final girls, add another puzzle piece to their Fear Street watch, and are blown away at the amount of similarities between these two movies.   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Fear Street - Part 3: 1666 vs. The Witch vs. Hereditary!

Netflix graced us with some pretty awesome horror movies that Shady wanted to talk about because they are very referential to other movies.  In part one of their Fear Street saga, Jon and Shady travel back to 1994, the time of AOL chat rooms, beepers, phones with extra long cords, and a curse on Shadyside, Shady's town that she 100% owns.  Using Scream as the one-to-one comparison, does Fear Street follow the '90s horror tropes?   Our socials: Instagram: @moviedejavupod Twitter: @moviedejavu Facebook: @moviedejavupod Email: moviedejavupod@gmail.com   Next week: Fear Street - Part 2: 1978 vs. Friday the 13th Part II!