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Hosts Shawn Wells and Colin Stewart take a look back at movies they remember fondly from childhood to see if they still hold up, or whether we're just blinded by nostalgia.
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Send us a text It's time for our next Chrismas movie, and this week Shawn and Chris are going chick flick and watching the classic 'While You Were Sleeping'. We discuss all those important topics like how a rouse can go on so long, non-specified injuries, the plucky charm of Sandy B., accelerated timelines, love at first sight, limited focus on the holidays, entertaining side characters and so very much more. Why didn't Shawn remember this as a Christmas movie? How does it hold up? What...
Send us a text The Holiday season is upon us. This year, Shawn decided to celebrate with someone different, because guest host Chris Goffredo is back and we're celebrating 'Chrismas'. First up, we take a look at the quintessential Hanukkah classic 'Eight Crazy Nights'. We discuss all the important topics like the jokes that do and don't hold up, the beauty of the animation, the blistering speed of this flick, the musical aspect, level of holiday-ness and so much more. What did we think? How d...
Send us a text To close out Cruisevember, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Kingsley Leung to discuss our most futuristic of all our films this month, the 2000s Sci-fi 'Minority Report'. We discuss all those important topics like a washed out future, unsolved child abductions, future technology that is plausible or not, having a pre-cog sidekick, a city full of creeps and so very much more. What did we think? How does it hold up? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the chart...
Send us a text As Cruisevember rolls on, Shawn and Colin are thrilled to welcome back guest Neal Powell, when we take a look at the NASCAR classic 'Days Of Thunder'. We discuss all those important things like unexpected cast members, the dedication to job shadowing, comparisons to that jet fighter Tom Cruise movie, whether rubbing is in fact racing, unnecessary plot lines and so very much more. How does it hold up? What did we think? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the ch...
Send us a text For our next Cruisevember movie, Shawn and Colin are thrilled to have Maren Richardson back for her annual visit. She brought us a movie neither of us had seen, and one you may not think of for Tom Cruise, the based on a book classic 'The Outsiders'. We discuss all those important topics like keeping it golden, the charm of the 50s, the youngest some of us have ever seen these stars, a very long discussion about church geography, comparisons to the S.E. Hinton novel and so much...
Send us a text Cruisevember is here. An entire month of Tom Cruise. To kick it off, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Lee Conrad to discuss the 80s Ridley Scott fantasy flick 'Legend'. We primarily focus on the Director's Cut but compare it quite a bit to the theatrical cut. We discuss the brilliance of Tim Curry, the make-up and sets that are next level, bubbles, the seemingly small epic and so much more. Is this a movie more people should be celebrating? What did we think? Tune in to find ...
Send us a text To close out our Fright Month, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Liam McKinnon to discuss the 1999 horror comedy 'Idle Hands'. We discuss all the important topics like the major lack of character growth, leading a movie with all stoners, the jokes that still land vs. the ones that definitely don't, underutilized side characters, good dogs and so very much more. Does it still hold up? What did we think? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the charts...
Send us a text As our Fright Month continues, it's time to get weird. And the easiest way for us to do that is to welcome back guest David Owen when he makes us watch the H.P. Lovecraft classic 'Dagon'. Never heard of it? You wouldn't be alone because neither had we. We discuss all the important topics like fish people and foggy villages, the shifting vibe of this movie from camp to true gore, the unexpected protagonist, wonky CGI and so much more. What did we think of this first-time watch? ...
Send us a text As our Fright Month rolls on, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest David Son to discuss that found-footage phenomenon 'The Blair Witch Project'. We discuss all the important topics like shakey cameras and nausea, the immersive style of filmmaking, the ultimate prank job, the absolute cheapness of it all, other money saving techniques and so much more. Without the hype, does it hold up? What did we think? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the charts. Pleas...
Send us a text Fright Month has begun! To kick it off, Shawn and Colin are joined by Michael Ross, who is bringing us a movie from his childhood, the 80s vampire classic 'Fright Night'. We discuss all the important topics like the questionable fashion choice of a turtleneck for a vampire, clever and not so clever mirror effects, reactions to sunlight, the Married With Children connection, the unique campy tone and so much more. This is a first-time watch for everyone except Michael, wha...
Send us a text To close out Baseball month, guest host Chris Goffredo is bringing a first-time viewing for Shawn. We're watching the coming of age classic movie 'The Sandlot'. We discuss all the important topics like setting a movie in the 50s, beautiful directorial choices, ball rescue methods, the scary beast, other movies this reminds us of and so very much more. This is one of Chris's childhood favorites, is it still? What did Shawn think? Is it still good? Tune in to find out! 5 Star rev...
Send us a text For our next Baseball Movie, Shawn and guest host Chris Goffredo take a look at the classic girlpower flick 'A League Of Their Own'. We discuss all the important topics such as the all-star cast, uncanny old person doppelgangers, long bus rides, actors who are great at playing the sport, actors who belong in this era, side stories we never noticed before, crying in baseball and so much more! Is this Chris's favorite movie? How does it hold up? What did we think? Tune in to find...
Send us a text For our next Baseball movie, Shawn and guest host Chris Goffredo take a look at the daddy-issues classic 'Field Of Dreams'. We discuss all the important topics such as the actual value of the land, incredibly vague messages, the road trip aspects, the lack of actual baseball, how ghosts work, the scene that makes men everywhere cry and so very much more. How does it hold up? Does it make sense? What did we think? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the charts. ...
Send us a text Back in June, Shawn lost a sports bet to past guest Chris Goffredo. It's time for to pay up. As a reward, this entire month is programmed and co-hosted by Chris. Time for some Baseball movies. First up, Shawn and Chris take a look at the comedy classic 'Major League'. We discuss all those important things like the Wild Thing, actors who can and can't actually play baseball, love stories that don't fit, the edited for TV version and so much more. Which jokes don't hold up?...
Send us a text For our final #SocialCommentary episode, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Joel Sims to look at the movie that satirizes Hollywood, the war-comedy classic 'Tropic Thunder'. Anyone that knows the movie knows that there are definitely 2 huge talking points, which we definitely get into, as well as the stacked all-star cast, action set pieces, everything that still makes us laugh and so much more. How does 20 years of hindsight skew our opinions of this movie? What did we think? ...
Send us a text For our next #SocialCommentary movie, Shaw and Colin dive into a satirical future which isn't as far fetched as it was, when we watch the 2006 comedy 'Idiocracy'. We discuss all the important topics like the relevance to current events, futuristic footwear, time masheens, who the smartest person really is, underused characters and so much more. Are the predictions of the future too eerie? What did we think? Tune in to find out! 5 Star reviews help drive us up the charts. ...
Send us a text For our next #SocialCommentary movie, Shawn and Colin move into the world of shock and prank, when we watch 'Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan'. Enough time has passed since this movie was an unstoppable force in our collective consciousness, frankly we spend a lot of time trying to dissect what is real and what is staged, all the things that made us uncomfortable, the things that made us laugh, the overnight legend this movie b...
Send us a text As we kick off our #SocialCommentary month, Shawn and Colin welcome first-time guest Liam McKinnon to talk about marionettes in the classic satire 'Team America: World Police'. In this supersized episode, we discuss the things that hold up and the things that definitely don't, the beauty of this silly idea, and so very much more. Frankly, it's hard to summarize this conversation because it's our longest episode to date. There's a lot. Just come along for the ride! What di...
Send us a text In this special crossover bonus episode, Michael Ross from Smallville: Farm To Fable, where Colin and Shawn have spent time in the co-host chair, all sat down with past guest of both our shows Chris Goffredo, to chat about the newest incarnation of 'Superman'. Confused yet? Basically, it's a Bonus Episode for both us and Michael on our respective feeds and 4 of us are in the conversation. If you haven't seen it, the first half is Spoiler Free, so worry not. If you have, you kno...
Send us a text It's our final Colin's Nightmare Month episode. Shawn has taken everything he knows about Colin, all the data collected from this month, and thinks we finally found the one he'll love, the classic OG Mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap'. We discuss the lines that have become legendary, the music which is actually pretty legit, that British sensibility in a non-British flick, the expendable drummers and so very much more. Did we do it? Did we find the spoof movie Colin enjoys? Tune...
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