Episodes
Someone paid us to watch an awesome movie! In addition to gushing about L.A. Confidential, we discuss the the many, MANY marriages of Lana Turner and dream up a Liz Taylor/Michael Jackson road-trip comedy. Oh, and in the spirit of Hollywood gossip, Rob gives his commentary on recent Ben Affleck news.
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Published 10/15/24
Do you remember the Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans movie, Bulletproof? Well, we certainly do. Rob learns the difference between a hotel and a motel. Finally, we have our full season BUD Rankings. We also start out with some circumcision content we didn't cut.
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Published 09/03/24
Rob starts us off with some extremely inaccurate info about Sierra Mist changing their name to Starry. We then dive into the Apatow/Feig era of comedy, apply the B.U.D. system, and discuss foster kids.
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Published 08/27/24
Buddy Cop Summer continues with Cop and a Half. Bathroom games. Failed restaurants. Henry Winkler as ACAB propagandist. AIDS. We cover it all.
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Published 07/30/24
We are goin to Hong Kong! We use the B.U.D. system on Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung. Joe shares some parenting stories, Duff has questions about undercover cops and we talk about Hong Kong cinema.
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Published 07/23/24
We kick off our buddy cop season by introducing the B.U.D. system and applying it to 48 Hrs. Join us for takes on Nick Nolte's uncomfortably believable racism, bringing "trim" back, and prison preferences.
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Published 07/16/24
We have another listener paid episode! We start with some credit card talk, because why not? Joe is a big Geena Davis guy and we wonder where she went. Also, should this movie be rated PG? Finally, we talk about valley girls.
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Published 03/26/24
Do you remember the 1996 rom-com Mrs. Winterbourne, starring Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, and Shirley MacLaine? One of our loyal listeners does, and they shelled out some cash to hear us talk about it! Rob, who we learn was born inside out, develops the legal theory of Persona Law.
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Published 02/20/24
We have yet another patron. And another movie we all enjoy. We talk about out of shape baseball players, cheap MLB teams and what our walk-out songs would be. Finally, bring back slobs vs snobs.
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Published 12/05/23
A patron paid us to talk about a great movie! Cate Blanchett hive assemble! We recommend some other movies that Carol reminds us of. Also, Christmas as an adult can be sad sometimes! Finally, we talk about bad boyfriends.
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Published 10/24/23
Midlife crisis season wraps up with a literal bang in Bad Boys for Life. We examine midlife crisies in-front of and behind the camera, discuss aging action stars and whether Will Smith still has it. We also discuss Martin Lawrence's scandalous Saturday Night Live monologue.
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Published 09/19/23
We look at an underrated film in Young Adult and discuss it's ending. Duff goes in on St Cloud, Minnesota and Joe goes in on Young Adult Lit. Finally, we look at Diablo Cody's life as a stripper.
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Published 09/12/23
Burt Lancaster spends an entire movie in swim trunks navigating his way through his neighbors' backyard pools. Along the way he confronts his past and finds that maybe things aren't quite as he remembered.
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Published 09/05/23
We move into week two of our midlife crisis and examine the great 1950s Douglas Sirk melodrama All That Heaven Allows. Are there second acts in love and life? Not if your gossipy neighbors and selfish kids have anything to say about it. We'll talk about starting over with someone new in middle age, Douglas Sirk, Rock Hudson, and being the child of someone having a midlife crisis.
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Published 08/29/23
It's time for a new season: Midlife Crisis! We're welcoming Rob into his 40s by looking at a few films that explore characters navigating the challenges of middle age. What better film to start with than Sideways? This week's episode uses that film to talk about dreams, male friendship, wine, and finding the courage to embrace the next chapter of your life.
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Published 08/22/23
We're wrapping up our Dealer's Choice mini-season with Joe's pick: The Hunt for Red October. Strap in for a winding conversation about about sub movies, John McTiernan, Tom Clancy, and employment programs for sex offenders.
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Published 07/11/23
Next up on Dealer's Choice is Duff's pick: Psycho II. Norman Bates is back at the motel after 22 years and absolutely nothing can go wrong!
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Published 07/04/23
It's time for a mini-season as we each pick a movie the other two haven't seen. We dive into a Ranown Western with Rob's pick. We discuss Dairy Queen, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin and our favorite movie heavies.
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Published 06/27/23
We close out our As Seen on TV season with a TV movie that should never have been made with a performance that no one should ever have to see. Plus, we play a game of Who is taller?
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Published 03/21/23
A high school student decides that murdering Tori Spelling is her ticket to popularity. We discuss nepobabies, 90s names and high school. Sorry to any Codys out there.
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Published 03/14/23
Fred Savage and Candace Cameron star in that movie you slept through in health class about an abusive jock murdering his high school girlfriend. Who's more incompetent - the killer or the bumbling cops trying to catch him? We also dive into TGIF lore and select our Mount Rushmore of TGIF characters.
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Published 03/07/23
In 1983, 100 million Americans tuned in to watch The Day After. Nuclear war is a bummer, but it might be funnier if Urkel were involved.
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Published 02/28/23
We have our new season on Made for TV movies and we start with a movie by a young Steven Spielberg. We talk about watching this movie from the perspective of the truck driver, real life strange murder weapons and also when we last saw a Playboy in the real world.
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Published 02/21/23
It is time to go back to Pandora. We talk about Avatar 2, James Cameron and if this film justifies it's existence. We discuss who would we like to see in future Avatars and Rob has some questions about the Na'vi's tails.
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Published 12/23/22