Episodes
This week, we get nice and high (this keeps happening on our show) and then review the really fun YouTube show Hot Ones! I’d tell you all about it here, but please just listen to the show instead. It’d be easier on both of us. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 11/27/19
This week, we’re reviewing Netflix’s Bojack Horseman! Is he more horse than man or more man than horse? Listen and find out! Also, sadly Max wasn’t there but Chris and Claire welcomed UCB comedian Jake Jabbour to fill in. (Jake is the co-creator of “We’re Gross,” a late night talk show with Gilli Nissim that can be seen on the third Thursday of the month at UCBFranklin in Los Angeles)! If you want to know what happened to Max, see the attached photo that proves he was working. Follow...
Published 11/13/19
This week we’re back with a microdose episode and this time, we’re reviewing a haunted murder mystery masquerade dinner party! While high! Spoiler alert, it was great. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 11/06/19
Happy Halloween! We’re celebrating the scariest holiday we have (shout-out to Columbus Day for the close second) with a very high review of the cinematic horror classic The Exorcist (1973). What were we thinking? Find out the exact answer to that question on this episode of Highbrow Reviews! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 10/31/19
As if being high wasn’t enough, we eat some miracle fruit—those tablets that make sour things taste sweet…and then we straight up eat lemons and limes, while high. It’s a wild ride, so find out what happens in a rare demo episode of HBR!   Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 10/16/19
This week we review the perfect high movie (or is it?!): The Matrix! I have to admit, I just thought of the name Keanu Reefer and already regret not saying that in the show. Other than that, it’s a really good episode, so listen & subscribe today!   Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 10/09/19
This week, we’re back in the Disney universe with The Little Mermaid! WE KNOW YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 08/28/19
This week, we’re reviewing THE FREAKING BEATLES (while high). Do we need to say more? Oh, and sadly Claire couldn’t join us this week (vacation!) but helping us keep up the LPM (laughs per minute) is UCB’s own funnyman Curtis Rainsberry! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 08/21/19
  Today we are taking EXACTLY 4 minutes and 20 seconds (you get it, c’mon) to review the stunning Netflix show Our Planet! This extensive four minutes is a deep-dive discussion with sweeping scope—from potential animal extinction to a tight-and-plump cheetah s*****m. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 08/14/19
This week, we’re kicking it old school and reviewing the classic ’90s Nickelodeon cartoon, RUGRATS. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 08/07/19
This week, we’re getting micro and mindbendy with David Fincher’s Fight Club! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 07/31/19
This week we’re getting high (or maybe it would be low?) in the upside-down and reviewing the mega-pop-culture hit, STRANGER THINGS! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 07/24/19
We’re going beyond infinity this week for our review of Toy Story 4! Join us as we reach for the sky and get, well, pretty high. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 07/17/19
This week, we’re headed to Monterey and reviewing the acting powerhouse that is HBO’s Big Little Lies. And as a bonus, we play everyone’s favorite Meryl Streep inspired game… Streep or Stroop! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 07/10/19
Well, we did it. We smoked some cool green (that’s a good name for it) and sunk our teeth into some of the soggiest Taco Bell ever documented. And holy crunchwrap was it good! …I mean, find out what we thought by listening to this scientifically measured 4 minute & 20 second microdose episode of Highbrow Reviews.
Published 06/26/19
This week we escape reality and dive head first into the virtual world of PlayStation VR! And to guide us on our HBVR journey, we welcome our special guest, Baxter! But you can call him Daniel. Or Daniel Baxter. Or Baxter, Baxter, Baxter. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]  
Published 06/19/19
This week, we couldn’t be more excited to review the long-running, soapy, cheesy, drama-filled reality series: THE BACHELORETTE! Accept our roses and listen as we get high and hold nothing back…for love. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 06/12/19
  This week we may be missing Max but have no fear, the magic (carpet) is still in the air as Chris and Claire review Disney’s live-action Aladdin. An episode without Max may feel like a whole new world but don’t you dare close your eyes (because you’re probably driving). Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 06/05/19
    Do you remember that old Six Flags commercial where a creep in prosthetics comes out of a bus dancing like a lunatic until people go with him to Six Flags? Well, we reviewed that this week in a microdose episode that’s exactly 4 minutes and 20 seconds long!   Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 05/29/19
So, yes, we’ve reviewed Game of Thrones a few weeks ago but since the series just ended, we figured why the hell not give some final thoughts! Love it or hate it, join us as we say goodbye to a legacy. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 05/22/19
This week, we review the smash hit Nintendo Switch game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. !!! Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 05/15/19
This week, we review QUEEN BEY!!! (although, to be honest, she needs no reviewing) Listen as we get the full Coachella experience with Beyoncé’s Homecoming concert documentary on Netflix! Oh! And as promised, here’s a picture of Max’s wife in her pajamas, lifting weights while marching in place and watching Homecoming. Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 05/08/19
  HBR fans, assemble! This week we’re reviewing the massive Marvel finale, Avengers: Endgame! Join us as your beloved superheroes go out with a bang as we go in with a bong. ALSO! This episode is sponsored by the wonderful people at Tweedle Farms! A hemp farm from Oregon, they are committed to offering only the highest-quality, organically-grown hemp flower, as well as the best possible customer service experience. Check them out at https://tweedlefarms.com! Follow us! Twitter...
Published 05/01/19
  This week we’re reviewing the cult Vimeo hit turned HBO marijuana phenom, High Maintenence! Spoiler alert… we enjoyed it 🙂 Follow us! Twitter @highbrowreviews Instagram @highbrowreviews Email us! [email protected]
Published 04/24/19
It’s 4/20, so we thought we’d do another microdose—this time, the 1999 classic I’m Blue by Eiffel 65. Was it good high? We try to get to the answer in exactly 4 minutes and 20 seconds!
Published 04/20/19