Episodes

Nov. 28, 2018

Episode 89 - Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Gaslighting Your Family: The Movie!    Also... surprise! Robin Williams does a bunch of voices.    Thank you to our hip old granny Patrons for nannying us with their support, including Jacob Grimm, HizonerTheMayor, Jeremy Powlen,...
Episode 89 - Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
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Episode 89 - Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Nov. 15, 2018

Episode 88 - Son in Law (1993)

We gather together / to ask The Lord’s blessing; / He chastens and hastens / His will to munch on some grindage.   Thank you to our funky Patrons for weaseling us (?) with their support, including Jacob Grimm, HizonerTheMayor, Jeremy Powlen,...
Episode 88 - Son in Law (1993)
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Episode 88 - Son in Law (1993)
Oct. 31, 2018

Episode 87 - The Witches (1990)

In The Witches, a cabal of magical women want to turn every child into a mouse, but there might also be a downside.   Thank you to our spooky Patrons for terrifying us with their support, including Jacob Grimm, HizonerTheMayor, Jeremy Powlen,...
Episode 87 - The Witches (1990)
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Episode 87 - The Witches (1990)
Oct. 17, 2018

Episode 86 - The Princess Bride

The question is: did we love this movie or did we LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVV this movie?   Thank you to our Patrons for storming the castle and showing us twue wuv with their support, including Jacob Grimm, HizonerTheMayor, Jeremy Powlen, Joshua...
Episode 86 - The Princess Bride
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Episode 86 - The Princess Bride
Oct. 3, 2018

Episode 85 - Willow

Today, we look back on Willow. It’s pretty much Lord of the Rings, except there’s a baby instead of a ring, Aragorn is an asshole, Gollum is Kevin Pollack, and women actually get something to do.   Thank you to our Patrons for living life a...
Episode 85 - Willow
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Episode 85 - Willow
Sept. 19, 2018

Episode 84 - The Fast and the Furious

Gone in 60 Seconds, but with uglier cars.   Thank you to our Patrons for living life a quarter-mile at a time with their support, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghosts in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson, Kristin Carter,...
Episode 84 - The Fast and the Furious
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Episode 84 - The Fast and the Furious
Sept. 5, 2018

Episode 83 - Gone in 60 Seconds

A movie about Nicolas Cage stealing a car he’s dubbed, Eleanor, presumably after first lady and diplomat Eleanor Roosevelt.   Thank you to our stunt-driving Patrons for boosting us with their support, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa...
Episode 83 - Gone in 60 Seconds
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Episode 83 - Gone in 60 Seconds
Aug. 22, 2018

Episode 82 - Mortal Kombat (1995)

Classic tale: boy meets girl, boy follows girl to interdimensional fight tournament, boy meets some other girl, boy fights ice-shooting... ...Jesus Christ.   Thank you to our flawlessly victorious Patrons for GETTING OVER HERE with their...
Episode 82 - Mortal Kombat (1995)
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Episode 82 - Mortal Kombat (1995)
Aug. 8, 2018

Episode 81 - Street Fighter (1994)

Very little fighting. None of it on the streets.    Thank you to our tough-as-nails Patrons for hadouken-ing support our way, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson, Kristin Carter,...
Episode 81 - Street Fighter (1994)
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Episode 81 - Street Fighter (1994)
July 25, 2018

Episode 80 - Angels in the Outfield

God? If there is a God... Can you stop controlling the weather and tracking our every minor transgression to help an American League team win, not even the World Series, but the Pennant?   Thank you to our heavenly Patrons for teaching us how to...
Episode 80 - Angels in the Outfield
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Episode 80 - Angels in the Outfield
July 11, 2018

Episode 79 - Little Big League

This week we look at the rags-to-riches story of the grandson of a millionaire inheriting an MLB club, then using his clout to force himself in as their coach. In short: relatable.   Thank you to our Patrons for reminding us how to have fun while...
Episode 79 - Little Big League
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Episode 79 - Little Big League
June 27, 2018

Episode 78 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Ghost, Passenger 57, and Luigi team up to teach a small town the power of the color red.   Thank you to our Patrons for teaching us the power of being ourselves, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua...
Episode 78 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
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Episode 78 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
June 13, 2018

Episode 77 - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

This week we look back on the movie that sounds like a kids’ show and gives Damon an excuse to break out his flawless Australian accent.   Sorry... Hees flewlees Esstreeleen eccent.   Thank you to our Patrons for being our flock wearing...
Episode 77 - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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Episode 77 - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
May 30, 2018

Episode 76 - A Bug's Life

You ever wondered what it’s like to be a bug? ... What’s that? .... Oh, you already saw Antz? ... Well, this one has Phyllis Diller in it.   Thank you to our Patrons for thinking of the colony above themselves, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa...
Episode 76 - A Bug's Life
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Episode 76 - A Bug's Life
May 9, 2018

Episode 75 - Antz

Real ants are ugly. With their multiple sets of eyes, alien-like mandibles, and a segmented body perched on spindly legs, they’re the stuff of nightmares. And yet, somehow, they have nothing on the ants of Antz.   Thank you to our Patrons for...
Episode 75 - Antz
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Episode 75 - Antz
April 25, 2018

Episode 74 - Phenomenon

Phenomenon is a classic Flowers for Algernon story: except the mouse is Kyra Sedgwick and the flowers are a brain tumor.   Thank you to our telekinetic Patrons, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua...
Episode 74 - Phenomenon
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Episode 74 - Phenomenon
April 11, 2018

Episode 73 - Powder

Voldemort vs. Vedder: whoever wins, we lose. In this episode we ponder the philosophical depths of Powder (1995).    Thank you to our telekinetic Patrons, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua...
Episode 73 - Powder
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Episode 73 - Powder
March 28, 2018

Episode 72 - Armageddon

This week, we look back on a movie that has the bravery to say, "F*ck it, let's blow up the Mir Space Station."   Thank you to our meteoric Patrons, including Jacob Grimm, Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson,...
Episode 72 - Armageddon
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Episode 72 - Armageddon
March 7, 2018

Episode 71 - Deep Impact

Remember that meteor movie?!   No. The other one.   Thank you to our meteoric Patrons, including Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson, Kristin Carter, Jonathon Day, Karen Curd, Jeremy Powlen and Kathleen...
Episode 71 - Deep Impact
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Episode 71 - Deep Impact
Feb. 21, 2018

Episode 70 - Joe Versus the Volcano

Finally a movie that does what we all wish we could: push the most hated actor in a generation into a fiery cauldron of magma. SEE YOU IN HELL, TOM HANKS.   Thank you to our self-sacrificing Patrons, including Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost...
Episode 70 - Joe Versus the Volcano
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Episode 70 - Joe Versus the Volcano
Feb. 8, 2018

Episode 69 - Volcano (1997)

Volcano (1997) features rough-hewn, weathered, craggy, stone-faced, stoic, hardened... ....siiiiigh...   You already got the joke, right? We're talking about Tommy Lee Jones.   Thank you to our magmatic Patrons, including Larissa Maestro,...
Episode 69 - Volcano (1997)
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Episode 69 - Volcano (1997)
Jan. 24, 2018

Episode 68 - Dante's Peak

Have you ever watched a disaster movie and wished YOU were the intransigent grandmother in the boiling lake of acid? This week, Dante’s Peak!   Thank you to our magmatic Patrons, including Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs,...
Episode 68 - Dante's Peak
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Episode 68 - Dante's Peak
Jan. 10, 2018

Episode 67 - Jumanji (1995)

"IT'S A STIMPEED!"   Thank you to our feral Patrons, including Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson, Kristin Carter, Jonathon Day and Karen Curd. If you'd like to get trapped inside a magical jungle board game for a...
Episode 67 - Jumanji (1995)
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Episode 67 - Jumanji (1995)
Dec. 20, 2017

Episode 66 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

What if Hot Topic was a movie? This week, The Nightmare Before Christmas!    Thank you to our ghoulish Patrons, including Larissa Maestro, Dan McIntyre, Ghost in the Burbs, Joshua Nicholson, Kristin Carter, Jonathon Day and Karen Curd. If...
Episode 66 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Episode 66 - The Nightmare Before Christmas