What Is A Movie?

Our New Season continues! This time it's also secretly a Sequel Season and what better to take us there than our good friends Dick Miller and the Gremlins.Let's chat about sequels, Christopher Lee, the ol bait & switch, and the good goofs we find along the way.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's high time for something New. Join us as we venture into a New season - nay, a New era - of What Is A Movie. Today we Escape from New York and chat about pulp, plisskin, politics, and the joys of well-executed creative theft (lookin at you, Metal Gear Solid).Welcome to: Season Four - The New Season---Going forward we'll be doing shorter, more frequent seasons. Same episode format but now we'll gather 5 films/episodes under some thematic banner (genre, director, title, etc.), take a b...

Happy april fool's time, here's another stinker of a film! Let's talk about the difficulty of adaptations, how something can be so close yet so far, and the horrors of CGI Appa.Yip yip!You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It all comes down to this - the Cage Match V finals.Join us as we dig into our loser's bracket before diving into the main event:JOE v. DRIVE ANGRYThanks again to Jon, Carly, and Erin for joining Dan and I this year for our most challenging bracket yet & thanks to you, dear listener, for tuning in!You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

We're in the semi-finals, y'all! Only two more match-ups stand between one of these films and the crowning achievement of their careers: winning Cage Match V.Today's combatants:AVERAGE JOES1. Joe (86) v. 3. Between Worlds (32)THE SUPERNATURAL2. Drive Angry (47) v. 4. Jiu Jitsu (27)You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

...and we're onto the second half of our bracket. Today's match-up:AVERAGE JOES1. Joe (86) v. 4. Bangkok Dangerous (9)2. Windtalkers (33) v. 3. Between Worlds (32)Thanks, as always, to the illustrious Cage Connoisseurs joining us on this quest - Jon Waugh, Carly Hayward, and Erin Sheehan.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Catch Match is back for a fifth go 'round. This year's match-up:AVERAGE JOES v. THE SUPERNATURALToday we're diving into round 1 of the Supernatural bracket and pairing up:1. Mom + Dad (75) v. 4. Jiu Jitsu (27)2. Drive Angry (47) v. 3. Knowing (35)Thanks, as always, to the illustrious Cage Connoisseurs joining us on this quest - Jon Waugh, Carly Hayward, and Erin Sheehan.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Happy Valentines Day, ya big saps! We're diving into a nice lil Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep romcom to think about life, love, afterlife and life after love.I can feel something inside me say, "I really don't think you're strong enough - no."You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Sorry for the delay on this one - we went to see Poor Things and it absolutely ruled. You can blame Mark Ruffalo's silly accent for the late upload of our silly podcast.We're back with Inside Llewyn Davis! Join us as we take a look at its perspective on making art, poverty, selling your soul, & the gremlin-ness of John Goodman.Content warning: discussions of abortion, drug abuse, poverty & unhoused populations.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's time for our annual year-end recap! Movies & TV galore. The big list of what we discuss at some point in no particular order because it's late and I'm tired xoxo :)The Bear Shoresy Letterkenny Poker Face Barry Reservation Dogs Sopranos The Curse Yellowjackets Gen V Abbott Elementary Cunk on Earth Invincible Only Murders Fargo I Think You Should Leave The Fall of The House of Usher When Evil Lurks...

Can you remember the tallest man you’ve ever seen?Do you love to go a-wanderin’ beneath the clear blue sky?Does Rashomon also remind you of Jonathan Frakes' fact-or-fiction questions?Join us as we check out the reigning champ of conflicting narratives and discuss the meaning of life, morality, justice, and all that good stuff.CW: discussions around rape, sexual assault, gendered violenceYou can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

(John Wick voice) Yeah, I'm thinking we're back - so let's watch a seasonally appropriate b-movie slasher! Join in as we feast on our thanksgiving dinner: Blood Rage. I'll tell ya one thing: it's not cranberry sauce. Content warnings: discussions of institutionalization, wrongful imprisonment, alcohol abuse, suicide.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Good news: the strikes are over! Neutral news: we're back!Bad news: not soon enough for us to prepare a "normal" episode! We're once again digging into the bins of yesteryear to see what gems we can unearth and reminisce about. This time we're looking at 2007 and, for the heck of it, we've structured it as a draft. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Still on our 'screw you amptp' grind so we're talking about games and music from the great year of two thousand and three (and also tabletop roleplaying game philosophies because why not)!Tune in for classic RPGs, edgy nu metal & the legacy of the legacy of kain. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Hey y'all hear about this WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike? Why is it so hard to just compensate people fairly for their labor? We'll never know (which is partly why we'll never be billionaires. Ethics! Wild stuff.).In place of our usual programming, were going to turn our eyes to ~other media~; a list of what we cover is below.Consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund to help support workers affected by the work stoppage. Baldur's Gate 3Elden Ring (ergo Dark Souls, Bloodborne, et al.)Te...

We're back from our little summer hiatus and we're ready to Scream. Let's chat horror trends, deconstructionism, meta narratives, and messy opinions about messy media.You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

We're celebrating the 4th of July the only way we know how - schlocky slasher movies. Get your Scream Queen Pageant Crown on and hop on in!CW: suicidal ideationYou can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Get on the bus, we gotta go fast - it's time for Speed! We buckle up and scoot along with our good bud Keanu to talk about dumb action, trends in pop cinema, and whether you can still make a movie "like this" anymore. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Oh boy, it's Mummy time!We dive into everyone's favorite bisexuality-fueled film and discuss CG, expensive hijinks, character tropes, colonialism, and more!You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Ayup, we gots The Lobster here. Grab a pot, some rubber bands, and dig in!CW: discussions of suicide, animal abuse/death, torture, abusive relationships, sexual coercionYou can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com