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The deep dive into Entertainment Weekly's 1994 Summer Movie Preview continues! Brian revisits his classic coming of age summer before high school when Bruce Willis’ skinny dip in COLOR OF NIGHT yanked him out of the closet just as Jamie Lee Curtis’s iconic TRUE LIES striptease pulled him right back in!!! Join Brian and Kate Levkoff as they re-evaluate how FORREST GUMP (the year’s “Best Picture”) and IT’S PAT (the year’s worst!) hold up today, explore Kate’s forever crush Macaulay Culkin as his career goes from good (son) to bad in GETTING EVEN WITH DAD, praise Jim Carey’s 1994 hot streak from Ace to Dumb and Dumber to this summer’s smash THE MASK, spill the tea on Julia Robert’s toxic relationship with her “disgusting” I LOVE TROUBLE costar Nick Nolte (her words, not mine), demand the Ryan Gosling reboot of Jack Nicholson’s WOLF aka the original Twilight for Moms, discuss the infamous bomb NORTH (the movie, not the Kardashian-West) and it’s scorching Roger Ebert review that inspired his book “I HATED HATED HATED THIS MOVIE!”  They share which CITY SLICKERS 2 costar said, “As long as they pay well, I’ll do it,” break down THE CLIENT (when Hollywood dared to adapt a book about a *gasp* grey-haired 52 year old), wimp out on NATURAL BORN KILLERS, barely survive BABY’S DAY OUT, witness ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, cash in our MILK MONEY, savor some AIRHEADS, reveal THE NEXT KARATE KID and imagine what would happen if you won the lottery and your partner gave a hot waitress a 2 million dollar tip! Hey, IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU! This pod is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get! Listen now :)

POP QUIZ HOT SHOT!!!! There's a movie podcast celebrating the 1994 EW Summer Movie Preview and the iconic summers films (TRUE LIES!! THE LION KING!!!! THE MASK!! ) of that iconic film year (FORREST GUMP vs. PULP FICTION Oscar showdown!) What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?  I'm quoting SPEED, a little movie about a bomb on a bus released on June 10th, 1994 (28 years ago today!!!) that raced to the top of the box office and the wildcat behind the wheel, Sandra Bullock, sped into our hearts. Join Brian and podcast royalty Kate Levkoff (Nursing and Cursing) for this very special episode, taking us back to an innocent time not long ago when the sexy coverboy of this issue was a middle aged Billy Crystal sticking his face through a lasso to promote CITY SLICKERS 2.  Buckle up for Part 1 where we deep dive into SPEED (Keanu's scandalous buzz cut)THE FLINTSTONES (Justice for John Goodman, the Daniel Day Lewis of Bedrock) BEVERLY HILLS COP 3 (Eddie's one word review: Garbage) MAVERICK (the one with Mel, not Tom, where Jodie Foster proves her superior acting skills by acting horny for co-star Gibson.)  We talk the childhood trauma of seeing LION KING in theaters and pick which of Elton John's legendary songs is secretly a pride anthem! HAKUNA MATATA KIDS! No worries, just listen!

A Podcast 30 Years in the Making! The arrival of the 1993 Entertainment Weekly Summer Movie Preview in the mail was love at first sight. JURASSIC PARK!!!! THE FIRM!!!  SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE!!!!! With the news that Entertainment Weekly has published their last print issue this April (RIP EW) we're releasing new podcast episodes celebrating the iconic issues that shaped our youth. Join Brian Reiss and very special guest Kadi Rodriguez on an epic 1993 deep dive and revisit the formative films from the seminal summer they started as kids but emerged full fledged adults after receiving sex ed from Sharon Stone in SLIVER and Michael Crichton in RISING SUN.  We stan Rosie O’Donnell, drop HOCUS POCUS hot takes (sorry, Team Practical Magic here) seek POETIC JUSTICE for Janet, help Peta FREE WILLY, take a trip to ORLANDO (Tilda Swinton, forever ahead of the curve) and debate the secret star of THE FUGITIVE (hint: Sela Ward).  From SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER (#justiceformikemyers) to ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (#funkybuttlovin), we revisit the good, the bad and the Pauly Shore of 1993 to pick our Top 5 summer films we’re taking to our desert/dessert island.  Hold onto your butts…and listen!

The deep dive into Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead concludes with a rollicking interview with the film's star Keith Coogan who plays our favorite "Dishes are Done" stoner Kenny in this classic ...just don't call it as a cult classic, our guest confirms this is the real deal! Keith recounts the raucous audition that landed him his iconic role, his Hollywood adventures coming of age during the teenage comedy boom ignited by John Hughes who cast Keith in his directorial debut, Adventures in Babysitting...and a wild encounter with Rodney Dangerfield's testicles revealed during the game, "Divas are done, man." Join Brian and BFF Bridget Brennan as they highlight the iconic moments (Mama Celeste face up!) favorite characters (QED-slayer Kathy) and those infamous tangerine tights.  

In this inaugural episode Brian Reiss kicks off his new movie podcast with a miniseries celebrating Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, the iconic pop culture touchtone that debuted on June 7, 1991.  On the 30th anniversary, Brian sits down with star of the film Joanna Cassidy to discuss her comic tour de force as the beloved Right on Top of That Rose.  Joanna breaks down her scene-stealing role, we talk the wig, the wardrobe, the mega-watt costars (Gene Hackman! Harrison Ford!!) the wild ride of her career and so much more! Join Brian and his NYU film school BFF Bridget Brennan as they discuss their first times, play a truly scandalous game and break down this 90s classic. 

Podcast host Brian Reiss salutes the formative films of his youth aka "the movies I saw at the mall." Breaking down the iconic films of the 80s, 90s and 00s with a roster of friends and guest stars, Brian offers a comedic plea to Gen Z why these films are essential to stream.  The podcast kicks off with a miniseries celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead featuring interviews with the film's stars, icon Joanna Cassidy (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Blade Runner) as "Right on Top of That Rose" and Keith Coogan (Adventures in Babysitting) as Kenny. Dishes are done, man!