Episodes
We've finished the films of Season 2 and are about to jump into the films released during Season 3, but first, let's take a look at one of the iconic seasons of the show! Were Ross and Rachel on a break? How are their careers starting to pan out? What IS the opposite of hiding clothes? All this and more in this episode!
Published 11/13/24
Jen gets another at-bat at indie cred as she co-stars in Edward Burns' sophomore film She's the One. Here, she plays the wife of a Wall Street broker who will absolutely not have sex with her no matter how hard she tries. Does Jen eventually get to get down? Listen and find out!
Published 10/30/24
David Schwimmer tackles his first leading role by amping his Rossitude up by a million in Matt Reeves' debut film, The Pallbearer. Schwimmer plays Tom Thompson, a wannabe architect who is asked to be a pallbearer at his childhood friend's funeral. Just one problem. He has no memory of this friend. Some nice awkward comedy gets bogged down with an overly sincere love plot.
Published 10/16/24
The '90s Indie Boom is alive with Dream for an Insomniac, a painfully quirky Gen X take on Garden State. Jennifer Aniston puts in a great supporting turn in this time-capsule of a movie.
Published 10/02/24
Matt LeBlanc kicks off his very short leading-man film career with the doomed children's baseball-playing chimp movie Ed. See as Matt LeBlanc tries to play mid-Western AND build a believable relationship with what is clearly a person in an ape costume.
Published 09/19/24
Before we dive into the movies made during the second season of Friends, let's take a look at the show during its sophomore year. The cast is living with their newfound fame. Can they recapture the success of that first hit season or was it a fluke? Well...obviously, it continued to be a success, but they didn't know that then. Ross and Rachel, Monica and Richard, Joey and Brooke Shields...pairings galore!
Published 09/04/24
Courteney Cox plays a blind woman who must find a way to describe her attacker to the titular Sketch Artist in this made-for-TV thriller/courtroom drama.
Published 08/21/24
Lisa Kudrow has a small, but powerful role in The Crazysitter, an odd little Beverly D'Angelo comedy directed by MadTV's Michael McDonald. In the film, D'Angelo cons her way into a babysitting job when she decides to sell the children on the black market. Kudrow plays a Sally Jesse Raphael-type daytime talkshow host.
Published 08/07/24
Matthew Perry appears in a real stinkeroo, Getting In. Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) directs this black comedy that's neither dark nor funny. Calista Flockhart, Dave Chapelle, and Kirsty Swanson also appear.
Published 07/24/24
Courteney Cox faces the acting challenge of a lifetime...pretending Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, is a sexual being. In the first episode of Season One, we cover a film that exemplifies the '90s, from its catchphrase comedy to its extremely problematic ending.
Published 07/10/24
The pre-season is over, and we're ready to start covering the films that came out while Friends was on the air! But first, a recap of the season with highlights (Rachel learning laundry!), lowlights (Marcel), and everything in between. Who is set up for movie stardom? Listen and find out!
Published 06/26/24
Matt LeBlanc plays a slimy '50s greaser in Reform School Girl, a made-for-TV remake of the drive-in exploitation classic. Women in prison; tender/exploitative love scenes; Matt LeBlanc saying things like "Daddy-O," this movie's got it all!
Published 06/12/24
David Schwimmer comes into possession of Twenty Bucks in this wide-ranging dramady that follows the travels of a $20 bill as it passes from hand to hand. Schwimmer plays a struggling hair-tonic salesman dating writer Elizabeth Shue. Appearances from Brendan Fraser, Gladys Knight, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, and William H. Macy!
Published 05/29/24
Jennifer Aniston gets her start with a starring role in *woof* Leprechaun, a low-budget horror flick that implausibly spawned an 8-film franchise. See what Rachel would be like if she was super mean, and check-in with Lep before he makes his journeys to Vegas, to Space, to Tha Hood, or Back 2 Tha Hood.
Published 05/15/24
Lisa Kudrow makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in the '90s pregnancy horror film, The Unborn. She plays the receptionist for an OBGYN who is genetically mutating fetuses to be stronger and more evil. Can a movie with exploding fetuses be pro-life? Are those Lisa Kudrow's clothes from home? Answers to these and more await!
Published 05/01/24
Matthew Perry joins a host of sitcom stars from the '80s for the made-for-TV classic Dance 'Til Dawn. Perry partners with potential prom queen Christina Applegate as she dictates the theme of Paris in Puce. Meanwhile, Kelsey Grammar and Edie McClurg rediscover their wild sides, and Alyssa Milano falls in love with a nerd.
Published 04/17/24
Courteney Cox meets He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms, and a host of costumed baddies in Masters of the Universe, a low-budget adaptation of the popular '80s toy franchise. Will Courteney survive an electric blast from Skeletor? Can she use time travel to bring back her dead parents? Did any of her Friends co-stars ever see this film? The answers to this and more await in the first episode of Friends on Friends!
Published 03/31/24