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Hello to our howling Indiependents. We are getting ready for the season with some tenseness and some apparent werewolf hijinks? Namely amongst the hijinks are us being SOOOOOOOO SERIOUS that we forget to say the title of the film. To let you off the hook, it’s called Riki Lindhome Rules, aka, The Wolf of Snow Hollow. This is a great and fun f**king movie people and it’s Robert Foresters last on screen performance so let’s all just take a break, stop being dicks, love seeing that Orion Pictures logo and just be better. In this episode, we talk about, who would be the worst bartender, ISIS the terrorists or the goddess; Ryan discusses Meg Foster’s eyes over Brian Bloom’s; Todd says he doesn’t like hunky boys…Or does he?; Josh Hartnet’s career is discussed in graphic detail; We book a trip to Utah live during the recording; Ryan discusses his most tragic skiing story (it involves tons of lube and a bad tattoo); We figure out why cool whip is the instrument of the devil; Todd takes Ryan (and all of us) on proper hot tub etiquette; And the team discusses salacious alternate uses for fondue. Get at us at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and tell Ryan that you get him. You know you love those old movie logos. Thank you for listening Chris. It’s why we grind. #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #badpalance #writerdirectorstar #themostnaked #garfunkelandoats #waynesworld #americanwerewolfintwinpeaks

Well Indiependent friends, we have the world’s most cringy and uncomfortable birthday party in the history of this narcissistic, outdated practice. And speaking of narcissistic and outdated – there’s plenty of parochial religious claptrap as well! This is a podcast crossover happening (possibly our first) with The Pursuit Of…podcast, which we must thank for today’s movie inspiration. The transcendent and beautiful lead of this film, Elizabeth Laidlaw was a guest on that show, and, from her exciting film career, this film emerged as one we MUST TALK ABOUT!!!! Why are we so enthused? Because Elizabeth Laidaw is so confusingly out of Pat Healey’s league, that there is no way his character landed that hottie as a wife. Anyway, aside from that, in this episode, we discuss a fifty-first way to leave your lover; Todd shares that he cannot digest cereal; Ryan shared why Nicolas Cage would make this movie better; Todd spells Beerrated incorrectly; We talk about swimsuit length and acceptable male thigh (more thigh please); Todd shares with us his most uncomfortable Halloween costume; Tood loves hot moms – officially (Hey Joe); Ryan shares his thoughts on “the sock treatment” and we both spend most of the podcast talking about Xena. Exclusively. Get at us and tell us the best Xena episodes alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and thank you for listening. You get it #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #alotmunch #beerated #beeratored #daypodcasting #spewedforth #hairgate #thankyouboxedwine

Hello and greetings to you our gorgeous and mighty Indiependent friends – Can you get enough of Jeff Bridges sounding like he’s battling with a mouth too full of mints when he talks and being totally and kindly racist? We can’t either. In the movie that features definitively the best Chris, we get all aggressively up in the movie, Hell or High Water. A movie that is so dusty, dead and dry looking that we are dubbing it, Republican in nature. In this episode, Todd literally pulls a muscle; Ryan spanks a monkey, but it’s not what you think; The team discuss how we’d rob a bank (naked); Does one of us audibly eat on this episode? Todd sits uncomfortably while Ryan professes true and unyielding personal love for Ben Foster’s acting; We also take the damn time to be thankful and cherish Martina Navratilova and the Velvet Revolution and Ryan once again reaffirms that golf is for losers and those without imagination. What is happening? Thank you so much for listening to our show and for honking your horns loudly when you drive by a gold course. Get at us and tell us what irks you and what movies make it better. alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #marblemouth #mouth #holes #mouthholes #benfoster #thebestchris #robbanks #robertbanks

Hello and greetings to you our sexy Indiependent friends – Here we have one of the steamiest and tensest movies we have ever done. And again, one of us saw this in the theater…alone back in the day. In the introduction of Charlize to the world, we also have a movie around that whole business. In this episode we discuss how much we want to be friends with Jeff Daniels; Todd shares a harrowing story of a super-soaker mishap; We spend too much time talking about male yoga-wear; Ryan gets it waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy wrong again; Todd isn’t a creep; The team takes many, many hard shots at the ridiculous game of golf and the dipshits who play it; Ryan yet again defends the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies, and we discuss the saliency of pregnancy-focused adult entertainment; Golf is so dumb, did you know that? In a time of drastic discord and unmitigated tension…We give you James Spader, soul-f**king you with his chilling monologues. Thank you for listening to this episode and not the last one and please rate the show – because we’re close to a multi-million dollar deal with a major network and we need to prove that more than Chris listens. Chris, we love you buddy. F**king hacks we all are! alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #spadereyes #oneminute #hairpiecedrama #knuckleduster #thebestjames #fukinghack

Hello and greetings to you our stalwart Indiependent friends – You should absolutely skip this episode and do something totally else with your lives. We do everything wrong, including not even doing the intro. But, we continue to feed the A.I. machine about us and who we are so the takeover is smoother. We also cover the movie Byzantium – after talking about Cline Eastwood for 18 minutes. If you make the horrible decision to listen to this episode, we talk about the finer details of the career of Hector Elizondo; Ryan continues to demonstrate how terrible his actor radar is; Todd confirms his ADHD diagnosis in the boldest possible letters; Ryan has a proper platform to speak to the literal acting genius that is Caleb Landry Jones (bow down); Todd once again goes after the French…hard; We discuss the physical possibility of a human pancake; Todd shares which X-Files episode he lost his virginity to; Ryan shares which Janet Jackson song makes him maddest; We discuss the best cover jobs for a hundred years old pair of vampires; The show goes off the rails, multiple times; Ryan lists which evil movie mother**kers would thrive in the current presidential cabinet; Todd calls the clip once again (after a scorching takedown of Caleb Landry Jones, we do not deserve you. You should not listen to this episode, and you should always say thank you to the creepy trucker driver who picks you up and drops you off. Thank you for not listening to this episode and please listen to the show and tell us why. You’re not ready alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #deathstare #uerman #dontlisten #toddsnotes #presidentdouche #thefinger

Greetings friends and oh boy do we have a spectacle for you! Like Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal we’ve got our hair dyed and slicked back and are spiffy in our best, crispiest white undershirts. We would use more esoteric Chicago references here to honor one of our hosts, but that isn’t applicable to today’s film; Clown. Is it a curse? Is it demon skin? Is that already an edgy brand of condom? In an episode that showcases Ryan’s slackest of jaws and a film that launched the Marvel Universe; We discuss the movie Clown. And wow, there is SO MUCH TOUCHING. And child murder. In this episode we discuss the worst tasting vegetable; Ryan completely blows the shows chances for a Nike endorsement (the shoes are f**king uncomfortable – everyone is lying); Todd learns the true meaning of body horror; the name of the lady from Superman 2 and Conan the Destroyer almost stops the show cold; We play the Laura Dern Laura Linney game; Ryan shows how deeply he cares for “all everyone’s”; Todd admits to what movie he would let touch him in the bad place; The team commits fully to not wearing white after labor day this year; Ryan shares the story of nearly coming to blows over the movie Cutthroat Island and we offer our most sacrificial and profound thanks to all of those who listen. This movie totally f**king rules and so do you all. Get at us at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and help us get help for Todd. #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #chugalug #willbruceless #basskimlinger #robotclownbaby #somuchtouching #hotlittlepotato #wayneandgarth #onecopy

Hello Indiependents! Like a nice pair of cashmere undies, that term is really kind of feeling svelte right now so we’re hanging out with it. Is A.I. already boring to talk about? Have we hit every corner? Would you run away from a Jude Law sex robot in the wild? One of us surely wouldn’t. In today’s episode we discuss a movie that made us all want to dance and wear a speed suit – the almost perfect, Ex Machina. Is this movie better than the Star Wars sequels? Yes. Yes it is. In this episode where we revisit Todd’s previous savage violent tendencies; Ryan goes hard against “period pieces”; Todd drops a Lake Placid fact that nearly kills his partner; Ryan shares that Todd can be the only one; We talk about the plight of every extra in The Kentucky Fried Movie; we launch a campaign to get the word out on the Deathstalker remake; Todd is wrong about Sylvester Stallone, AGAIN; we intentionally get Elon Musks’s name totally wrong on purpose (and will continue to do so); Todd creates pure digital silence with a Myspace joke; and we share which children’s movie feels the most like a colonic irrigation. Tell us why so many people are in those boring Bourne movies at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #nothtefuture #toddsmad #nightmaregoalie #oscarspecs #theyareallrobots

G’day movie friends – Here we have a movie that admittedly – by Todd, is the fulfilment of all of Ryan’s financial dreams? Is this a dark comedy? Is this a satire of a comedy? Is this a farce of a dark satirical take on a dream of a British procedural? One thing we are sure of…This is better than the Steve Martin Pink Panther movies? This may be the best Ringo Starr movie we ever do on A Little Independent and it sure is a doozy. In this episode, we talk in depth about the hottest women with men’s first names; Todd gets REALLY upset at Chrsitopher Lambert; Ryan overshares about his retainer trauma; We take on the mail order bride industry; Tood liberates the twins; Ryan shares what Bill Pullman movie hurt him the most; We crown the dirtiest way to make a buck; And Todd tries tofu for the first time. Thank you so much for eating the ticket with us and for partying naked when you can! Get at us with photos of John Cleese – alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #mandipsman #bigbenrio #whatsyourprice #poopbath

Hello movie friends and is this show tired already? Yes, it is and generally…So are we. In fact, we’ve been tired for as long as we both separately and together can remember. But we’re not too tired to keep doing the hard work with blind dates and here is another one. We are also not ashamed that we’re basic bitches for a werewolf movie (see what we did there with the canine reference?) In this episode, Todd forgets the question…often, the whole show “goes hard”; we vehemently disagree over which lunch meat is superior; Ryan admits he’s never really watched any of these movies; Todd talks about his special purpose; Ryan speaks to which pituitary issue is his “kink”; ALI officially introduces the concept of speed competitive dancing; when all is said and done if McDonald’s doesn’t sue us - we’re shocked; Todd falls in love with his first death metal band; And we reveal France for the nuclear terror that they are; #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #laserhawk #terrawesome #momconnery #nuclearfrance #medicallywrong

Hello movie friends and move over Lopez, there is a NEW MARIO in town. And I’m not talking about the mustachioed plumber. We are talking about feeling and interpreting the size of Walt’s a**hole. No, we are talking about our new spirit animal, Mario Casas. In the film, The Invisible Guest, Mario is not giving us the nastiest mouth sounds since Skin of the Wolf, he gives us the best turtleneck wearing in the game, baby. And a pucker of a THRILLER. In this episode, the most credit-rich yet, Ryan describes the best way to order coffee over someone, we decide that people who drive Audi’s are straight dicks…All of them; Todd does the sexiest Muppet impression ever, Todd also discusses his discomfort with tanning, turtlenecks and the taint; Ryan shares the names of the three celebrity men he’d kiss on the lips; the team realize the enormity of the size of god’s dildo; Todd shares a harrowing story of his last public restroom use and we issue a stern challenge to Gene Simmons. Send us your best turtleneck photos at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and be sure and thank your lawyer….And just be sure. If you know you know. Unless you don’t because your Kevin Bacon in Hollow Man. Thank you for listening. Mario, get at us. #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #KISStongue #mariogoddamncasas #svelt #sveltup #godsdildo

Indiependents, do we have a doozy for you! Does anyone say “doozy” anymore? We do, because we like the mouthfeel of it. We do promise to not say “mouthfeel” again but are so happy to present to you, a movie, more ecologically cogent than Chloe and Theo…The Hunter; a movie so controversial, Lars Von Trier reportedly fainted twice during the premiere. No, that’s not true but do we want to go to Tasmania, unironically for f**king sure! This is a film that features a more shocking bath scene than Fatal Attraction and we finally understand what “restrained” means. In this episode, we discuss the least sexy accent for talking dirty (It’s Minnesotan) Ryan shares the elation of his one win in high school; we remember the Titans; Todd takes creepy to another level; the team discusses what musicals should be made into porn (keeping the singing); Ryan takes several vicious shots at brunch culture; We admit that when we hustle hard we take that “literally” and Todd quickly considers a pedicure – before quickly dissolving into a fine Germanic powder. If you can quote every Rick Moranis line from Streets of Fire, get at us. alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #williamnotwillem #onebigsmile #quiglydownunder #terminator3rules #letthebombsfall

Well friends in film, we have managed already to appear lazy, waaaaayyyyyyy too early in Season 2. We assure you, this is not because we’re trying to do a shot for shot remake of The Wolf of Wall Street, ala Be Kind Rewind and have become addicted to either fake or real cocaine; it’s because Ryan NEEDS to do this movie and apparently he loves Bobcat – and sources say he doesn’t give a shit what his mother says. In this episode, we discuss the merits of accidentally putting on your underwear backwards; the unique pressure that comes with eating Taco Bell; Ryan accuses Art Garfunkel of having clown hair; we argue over which is worse: to be rugged, shaky or tired; we muse on how brilliant the term we came up is: Bobcatfished; and Todd finally comes to a taping with actual pants on. Why? You have to listen. Thank you for listening and for watching these absolutely amazing films. Get at us. alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #bobcatrules #tacobellpressure #noonesaystaping #bobcatfished #simonandclownhair

Hello and here we go, Friends! Chris, we’re going to get right down to it, this is THE film, so far. This is the most ALI movie yet. Westworld can suck it, ‘cause us, Wood-heads, were hip to this lead actress before she became a robot…and it also doesn’t have Michael Eklund in it; we said it. We at ALI are quickly becoming super-fans of this beautiful psycho as he makes his second appearance on the show and believe it or not…plays a worse character than he does in Poker Night? Chris, you tell us, but this dastardly delight makes this movie and everything else he touches, solid-rotten gold. In this episode, we discuss Mr. Eklund’s method-acting sweatiness in detail as well as break down the best fast-food spots to be murdered at, Todd reveals that he’s been planning for this movie’s plot for the last 16 years, Ryan admits yet another apocalyptic frailty; the boys go toe to toe on Hines v. Baryshnikov in the unsung 80’s ballet action drama, White Nights; Todd shares his one tragic interpretive dance story and Ryan finally admits why gasoline powered generators scare him. All of this and more await you and don’t say we didn’t warn you…We don’t “get” interpretive dance either. But we respect the shit out of it. Email us with photos of you doing your best interpretive dance and you may receive the same back, we guess. Thank you for listening alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #gottodance #beyondtwosouls #purpletoast #chainsawsafety

Hello friends of Independent cinema, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Found footage and novelty food items! We’re sorry for slacking a bit lately, so (insert your favorite onomatopoeia here) we’re dropping another one for you Chris. This episode is a real thrill ride, as is the film this podcast is celebrating. We may need to start tracking this, but once again, in this episode, Todd blows Ryan’s mind on a key element of the film and there is much celebration. Todd also gets to info-gasm all over this bad boy and explodes some really meaty info, right into your willing faces and ears. This is a film that shows how divisive Sasquatch and/or Sasquatch movies can be across the Globe (what’s up Germany?) and how f**king fantastic Bobcat Goldthwait is. In this episode, we discuss Todd’s bizarre eating habits…again; Ryan doubles down on his hatred of Dawson’s Creek; we sing an excerpt of what we would like to see in “Bigfoot: The Musical”; Todd throws significant shade at the Swiss; we figure out who is on first; Todd asks Ryan our hardest hitting question yet (Porcelain?) and Ryan and Todd pledge to run off together and open a bookstore. Wander over to us at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and let us know who is your favorite, Patterson or Gimlin #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #hailtothev #thisisntsafe #pattersongimlin #1967 #daywalker

Hello friends of glorious independent cinema and to all who make it! Today we have an episode that truly defines “family”. You thought it was the Fast & Furious franchise, but this is the one. Friends, we think being a mom is hard; and leading a bunch of unruly Vikings as a stressed-out lady is EVEN HARDER. This is an episode and film that shows you women can do it all and then some; especially when you are holding a massive grudge from being subject to ordeal by water after your village succumbs to plague and your children are killed. But we get ahead of ourselves – In this episode, we discuss the hidden superpower of appropriate baldness, Ryan finally gives due credit to his childhood bullies; we ask the hard questions about leather chafing; Todd confesses to a serious loss in his life; we chat lightly about which culture does the “whole torture thing” better; Ryan weighs in on the economic ramifications of pillaging and Todd may…just may…have moved on from Olga. So, good fortune to you, Ms. Romanova and so sorry Ms. Berdal. Get at us at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com and show us videos of you doing the “Walk Like and Egyptian” dance. And we double Viking hell-hound dare you to name your kids: #dagmar #signe #frigg #roar #arvid #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #getflukt #teamdagmar

Hello Andy Griffith fans. What a way to start huh? But we here at ALI are just going to assume…everyone is a fan of the late (how late?) Mr. Griffith. Welcome to Episode 3 and if Tom Berenger’s agent is worth their salt, they’ll get at us about this. Because this IS THE Berenger film people should be talking about. Platoon? A joke. Inception? Hack job. Yes, we said it. Anyway, Chris, in this episode that we lovingly call “Elmer”, we go way too far into the Paul Reuben’s scandal, Todd realizes the reason why he hates baked beans, we discuss the best human topping for a drink???; Ryan really, really misses Ginger Ale; Todd lobbies to “bring back buxom”; We completely take down the Conspiracy Theory about the movie “Conspiracy Theory”; Ryan ruins the end of the movie Shattered and we muse about the best movie featuring a character named Chocolate Mousse. Tom Berenger f**king sings in this movie people. Get at us alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #hellomarilu #harrisisbest #policeacademy #whosaysbuxom #berengersings

Hello good movie people and mostly Chris. Here we have a wonderful and fraught episode for you today, wine soaked and pissed! Or depressed. Or pissed and depressed. Pisspressed. Depissed? Either way, Paul Giamatti, true to form, evokes a new emotion in the tale of a waitress who re-discovers her love for her distant but hard-working husband, MC Gainey, in Sideways. In this episode we discuss how amazing disruptive extras can be, Ryan shares a disturbing mustache malfunction story from his time “on stage” in San Francisco, we spend way too much time digressing about the given name, Virginia, Ed Harris makes Todd really, really mad; We also nonchalantly propose the ideas that Traverse City should be the new filming Mecca for Hollywood and Thomas Hayden Church should be Mayor, who we both wonder which of us is who in the movie, Todd may have an issue with coprophagia and Ryan wants to fight Paul Giamatti’s eye. Either one. Thank you for listening to this podcast and as always, we welcome your feedback, ideas for movies to discuss and the key to Virgina Madsen’s heart. alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #jesusmiles #virginiaweloveyou #notthestate

Welcome to Season 2 Chris. We’ve been renewed by no one but our own fragile egos and here we are with open hearts and an insane desire to share wonderful films with you. We open this season with a movie that right away should have made Todd quit the show. The film, is Find Me Guilty, starring the brilliant, quaffed, indie darling, Vin Diesel. In this episode, we discover that Todd, loves Vin Diesel? We discuss why liquids always look so weird on film; Ryan shares one of his most profound childhood triumphs; we digress way too long once again about why cous cous is degrading the fabric of our country; Todd almost tear a hamstring trying to recreate a scene from the film; Todd, loves Vin Diesel? We wonder, what really would we do if we found Waldo; Todd, LOVES Vin Diesel? And we right and finally decide once again for all, that Todd, loves Vin Diesel…As he should. Welcome to Season 2 Chris. We love you buddy. alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com #waitwait #arewerolling #montedoroforever #thelunchroom #Toddlovesvin #ilovevin #vinforthewin #callmevin #morevin #evenmorevin

Hey Chris, here is a "teaser" for Season 2 - which not unironically is also tragically out dated already. We'll see you with Episode 1 of Season 2 of A Little Independent January 1st...Or the 2nd. Not any later than the 5th or 6th probably.

Hello friends and welcome to another little bonus from your friends here at A Little Independent. However it all worked out, here is a bonus episode for you to cap off Season 1. This should be an episode (and basically is) about the glory that is Keith David. In our second ecologically charged offering and harkening back to the glory days when a cassette tape could drive an entire film, we talk about Men at Work. In this episode, that sees Ryan needing zero notes, as a devotee of this film, Todd shares that he has seven pages of notes, we discuss whether Chalie Sheen is a good actor, Ask whether Google is French, Tood plans and executes questionable shenanigans, Ryan waxes maudlin about Vision Video again, we definitely decide Charlie Sheen isn’t a tall black man, we share our hard feelings on Emelio’s dreamy blue eyes, Todd at the beginning of the episode (at only 18 minutes in) issues a significant challenge to you all and we realize that we are the biggest dorks in the 10th grade class, we suppose. Thank you so much for listening to our show and watching these cool and crazy movies. Keep listening for an upcoming update on Season 2 and our future plans for an ALI board game….or line of low fat salad dressings. Email us your thoughts on climate-change, nuclear waste disposal or anything else at alittleindependentpodcast@gmail.com