If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! The delightful ensemble of Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell and who else? I'm forgetting someone. Oh, that's right! Justin Long also stars in GALAXY QUEST which graces the pages of our Movie Book Club in this chapter from the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery!. To listen to the full episode please consider throwing us a buck (there is only one Patreon tier and it is a whopping ONE...

The Third Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy In which Sofia Coppola's nepo baby status is questioned by one host and the other can't get over Josh Hartnett's hair. However that is the case even if we were discussing THE FACULTY. This episode is on THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. Though the hosts may prefer to rewatch THE FACULTY. Less suicide. Obviously. Enjoy! Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION! Follow along at our Patreon page as...

The Second Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy We Pick Flick for the second part in this month's trilogy with Reese Witherspoon in a star-making performance (sorry, she was merely the fuddy-duddy in CRUEL INTENTIONS) in Alexander Payne's ELECTION. Competing with the likes of a young Chris Klein at the height of his himbo powers we discuss how this look at high school politics ages somewhat gracefully into middle age. However we still don't see ourselves in Matthew Broderick. Not...

The First Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy In this episode we realize that WE... are the Max Fischer Players. God help us. And you! For we relive the glory days of our youth (and when we loved Wes Anderson) with 1998's RUSHMORE... as part of our look at the Best Movie Year Ever... of 1999. WHATEVER. We are very enthusiastic on this one! Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION! Follow along at our Patreon page as once a month...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! Just two middle-aged men discussing the greatest Superman story to ever grace the silver screen as THE IRON GIANT graces the pages of our Movie Book Club in this chapter from the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery!. To listen to the full episode please consider throwing us a buck (there is only one Patreon tier and it is a whopping ONE DOLLAR) to hear this and all of our bonus content. No pictures...

The Third Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy One host talks about what a GREAT ASS Connie Neilsen has and how Keanu Reeves has his head... ALL THE WAY UP IT. Or something to that effect. The other host presents a childhood memory of walking in on his parents watching THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and we wrap up our dealings with the underworld by debating the merits of bringing about the antichrist or being forced to watch SPAWN again. It's not a tough choice. Enjoy! Catchup on last...

The Second Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy Dr. Alan Grant is at it again and THIS TIME IN SPACE as continue dealing with the devil of 1997 with the release of EVENT HORIZON. For one host this a pleasant first time watch of unpleasantness while the other host remembers fondly the teenage musing in a Hot Topic on the sick cruelty that Morpheus is exposed to while simply doing his job. Also the audio commentary informed us that the producers found Joely Richardson very hot....

The First Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy So it's come to this. We (and perhaps you, dear listener) needed a reprieve from the year of cinema in 1999 and we find ourselves a mere two years prior... watching and discussing SPAWN? Blame the need for superhero silliness after the serious business of VARSITY BLUES for our current plight of watching lifeless action, in your face "politically incorrect" humor from John Leguizamo as a cross between Salacious Crumb and Jabba the...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! Just two guys attempting to relitigate the 2002 AFC Championship game and relive the moment Ali Larter walked out in a whipped cream bikini and Dawson was never the same. Neither was America as another "cult classic" box office hit in VARSITY BLUES graces the pages of our Movie Book Club in this chapter from the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery!. To listen to the full episode please consider...

The Third Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy One host finds Julia Stiles AND Heath Ledger insufferable while the other is more bothered by the supposed nice guy act of Joseph-Gordon Levitt. Which is to say that maybe middle aged men should not sit in judgement of the charms of teen romcom hits from their youth. They do however really dislike labeling 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU a "cult classic." On that we and the fanbase for this film can agree. And also Allison Janney. Always...

The Second Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy One man faces down forty by watching CRUEL INTENTIONS for the first time. Then he moved on to the audio commentary track (which required finding a used DVD) AND THEN this man moved on to CRUEL INTENTIONS 2. Which was just a series of unaired television episodes continuing this porny universe starring a young Amy Adams. Still not satisfied he moves to a actual porn with a terribly titled adult film parody of this Sarah Michelle Gellar...

The First Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy One host compares this early 1999 hit for the young adult crowd to the works of George Bernard Shaw and Spike Lee. Specifically Usher's appearance as the high school prom DJ as a callback to Samuel L. Jackson's work in DO THE RIGHT THING. It is at this point that I remind you that he has a very disagreeable cohost. Enjoy, if you can! Did we mention that you can get more of this in our Movie Book Club episodes on Patreon for BEST MOVIE...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! Listen to us debate how taking the red pill has aged (yikes) in both a Mike Judge comedy and the Wachowskis very successfull attempt to never paint another house if you subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode on the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery! Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION! Follow along at our Patreon page as once a month...

The Third Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy The best way to educate young people in their pursuit of the German language is to watch Franks Potente run. And run some more. Preferably with cool red hair. That's about all that one host remembers from his high school foreign language class while the other host is still airing grievances about his father's lack of an opinion on THE MATRIX... but that's for next episode. Speaking of which subscribe to our Patreon as we read our 2024...

The Second Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy Back in 1999 one host was trying to convince his buddies to go see John August and Doug Liman's GO instead of seeing THE MATRIX for a third time while the other lesser host was somehow privy to stars of the adult entertainment world... but had no respect for the work of Canadian great Sarah Polley. Thus begins yet another disagreement in the joys of youth. However we do agree that Jay Mohr would not make for a convincing drug dealer...

The First Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy Christopher Nolan is like a bad penny on this podcast which is to say that he's good for the numbers (or at least he used to be before we constantly negged him) but also manages to crash the first episode of a year where we will primarily focus on the film of 1999... with a film from 1998. Such is his immense talent! For his debut feature film FOLLOWING we try to create some distance from what would follow in his filmography but end up...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! One host somehow avoided THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT until twenty-five years had passed and the other in his senile years is starting to blame this happy pop culture craze of his youth for the Snyderverse. Or something like that. At least a shot at JJ Abrams is taken if you subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode in our inaugural episode on the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery! Enjoy and...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! For 2024 our Movie Book Club episodes will be celebrating 25 years of the films of 1999 with Brian Raftery's BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. Here's a small introduction of what our Patreon supporters will receive once a month as well as our subscribers on the made theme with some 99 specific themed trilogies! Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION! Follow along...

The Third Part in our Stuck at School Trilogy Our 2023 holiday episode features an "instant Christmas classic" (if such a thing exists other than the mighty ELF) in Alexander Payne's THE HOLDOVERS. What does the future hold for this film in future shopping seasons? Repeated airings on Freeform? No! It will reside on Peacock! And thus we must promote it on our soapbox which often features the great work of the heartthrob of our time: Paul Giamatti. Merry Christmas! We hope you join us by...

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to. Our final chapter on Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION is a simple story about a boy in a Frankenstein mask who meets an older lady over a romantic business transaction and the peeping tom teenagers who trespass in his shame for their own amusement. As do we. We hope you have enjoyed our 2023 Movie Book Club and return next year for a little trip to 1999! See you in that year. Enjoy! Enjoy and keep reading along with...

The Second Part in our Stuck at School Trilogy In which revisiting HAPPY DEATH DAY (again and again) causes us to be both perplexed and increasingly distressed that star Jessica Rothe does not star in EVERYTHING after her charming (and farting) performance in this slasher comedy take on GROUNDHOG DAY. We are simple men with simple pleasures AS LONG AS those pleasures don't include the sci-fi sequel HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U. Enjoy! We hope you join us by supporting our Patreon Movie Book Club...

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to. We scout out the adult film talent with George C. Scott and get tickled. What else is there to say in these show notes? That's the podcast. Enjoy and keep reading along with us from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION! Follow along at our Patreon page as once a month (although sometimes more) we read AND watch the following films: Bullitt Dirty Harry Deliverance The Getaway The Outfit Sisters Daisy Miller Taxi...

The First Part in our Stuck at School Trilogy High above the mucky-muck, castle made of clouds There sits Tobey boy sitting oh so proudly Not much to say when you're high above the mucky-muck. I'd like to continue the show notes in such a fashion but it would be disrespectful to Curtis Hanson's impressive followup to the all-time classic L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. To do so he needed more than just one Wonder Boy by casting a great ensemble that includes Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr, Rip Torn,...

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to. Even MORE practical knowledge is gained by reading Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation: if you are Clint Eastwood all you need is an accordion and some paper mache to break out of Alcatraz. And some other things too. What you don't need is one host being a killjoy. Did we mention that Mr. Eastwood is nude in the opening sequence of this film. QT does. We might as well respect the author and auteur's wishes and mention...