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One person explains the plot of a movie they’ve never seen, and then we watch it to see how right they were.
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Sara ruins Ender's Game (spoiler alert). It's always the Russians — on this podcast.Show notesPosterAn Oral History of How the Movie 'WarGames' inspired Ronald Reagan's Security Policy (MEL magazine)WardialingOn Richard Dreyfuss' wardrobe in JawsFollow us on Letterboxd
Welcome back! Sara conflates the metaverse and the multiverse. Drew watches a movie everyone said was good.PosterToby Maguire catching lunch on a trayAO Scott on the multiverseFollow us on Letterboxd
Sara watches the movie that saved movies.Show notesPoster"Mad World" trailer for Gears of War directed by KosinskiTom Cruise eating popcorn"Skunk Works" memoir by Ben Rich Follow us on Letterboxd
Drew watches David Linklater’s 100 minute mixtape.Show notes:Movie posterAn oral history of Dazed and ConfusedParker Posey’s Renaissance Follow us on Letterboxd
Sara watches a high middlebrow classic and discovers her new favorite Tom Hanks role.Show notes:Movie posterSully parade in Danville Always Follow us on Letterboxd
Drew learns exactly how British this movie is.Show notesMovie posterPaddington 2's first negative review"The Artist Who Photoshops Paddington Into Anything"Follow us on Letterboxd
A Star is Born, but make it porn.Show notes:PosterGoodfellas single-take shotJanet Maslin reviewGrantland oral historyNaomi Fry on the "Sister Christian" sceneFiona Apple's take on cocaineFollow us on Letterboxd
Sara watches (felon) John McTiernan's slow-burn, monster-in-the-jungle classic and learns about "crosshairs."Show notes:Movie posterCommando openingEpic Handshake memeTHR oral history of PredatorFollow us on Letterboxd
Drew watches Kiera Knightley, professional dress wearer.Show notes:Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesr/janeausten has mysteriously vanished; Internet Archive linkDamp Colin FirthThe Spy and the TraitorFollow us on Letterboxd
We now call this meeting of the Patricia Arquette Appreciation Society to order.Show notes:Cher Horowitz, Christian Slater fanGary Oldman on his favorite rolesMichael Bay's Ambulance (trailer)Follow us onLetterboxd
It's vampire movie month, and Drew is watching "....not the worst movie he's ever seen."
Manohla Dargis on the lack of fangs
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The M. Night Shyamalannaisance
The high water mark for vampire movies
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Sara sees how different white men can really be.Show notes:Movie posterSonia Sotomayor's a film buffCalifornia jury duty orientationFollow us on Letterboxd
Sara is not smitten by the gigantic elf.
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The History of Edward Fortyhands
The Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
"Daddy (I Found You)" feat. Buddy the Elf
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Drew watches Alan Arkin (RIP) as peak dad in Tim Burton's "death adjacent," waterbed-filled 60s fantasia.
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Wino forever tattoo
Janet Maslin New York Times review
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Sara watches James Cameron's favorite anime.
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All roads lead to Avatar
The scariest movie, ever
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Drew watches George Lucas's LOTR fan fic. Val Kilmer is imprisoned for personality-based reasons, and later, is in drag. Featuring one of the best screen babies of all time.
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Captain EO
Taffy Brodesser-Akner profiles Val Kilmer
The Willow video game (NES, DOS, arcade)
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Sara discovers a second acceptable Stanley Kubrick film.
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Shelley Duvall NY Times profile
Tim Robinson/George C Scott
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Sara finds her Fall/Winter 2024 look. Drew loves Tangerine Dream. Tom Cruise, it turns out, has aged.
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Dave Kehr on Risky Business for Criterion
Harry Dean Stanton/Rebecca De Mornay/Tom Cruise
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Fire on a submarine? No thank you. Every second of this movie is Sara's nightmare.
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Director's cut tidal wave scene
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James Cameron comments on Titanic submersible
Drew guesses that Steel Magnolias is a “light-hearted rom com.” Julia Roberts has one of the worst Southern accents committed to film. Dolly Parton is a national treasure.
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Tom Skerritt has the drip
Lifetime: Steel Magnolias (2012) trailer
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Great podcast, really fun. But OMG YES do Primer! 😀