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Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 96 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#63 Butt Boy (2019)
#62 Observe & Report (2009)
#61 Fail Safe (1964)
Sidney Lumet's 1964 Cold War brink of doom suspense film, FAIL SAFE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the lawsuit filed by Stanley Kubrick and others over the film's perceived plagiaris…
#60 Sideways (2004)
#59 A Place In The Sun (1951)
#58 Marathon Man (1976)
#57 Dr. No (1962)
#56 Step Brothers (2008)
#55 Out of the Past (1947)
Jacques Tourneur's 1947 film noir, OUT OF THE PAST, is up for discussion this week. We talk about the early screen performances by Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas, RKO Pictures, whether Film Noir is …
#54 Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Jay Roach's 1999 small-town hockey dramedy is up this week. We talk the real life hockey connections to the film's creators, cantankerous Burt Reynolds and his on-set apology, if the film has style, …
#53 Stone Cold (1991)
Craig R. Baxley's 1991 outlaw biker explosion extravaganza, starring "The Boz" Brian Bosworth, is our film this week. We discuss the director issues on set, the stunt work, the performances of Lance …
#52 Little Women (2019)
Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaptation of the coming-of-age period novel, LITTLE WOMEN, is up for discussion... or should I say debate? The fellas do not agree on this one. In between the arguing, we touch o…
#51 King Boxer (1972)
We're back on our very own channel! We're back with the Shaws Brothers classic, KING BOXER from 1972. We discuss the similarities between the western and kung fu genres, the studio films of Shaws Bro…
#50 True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott's 1993 romantic crime epic TRUE ROMANCE is on deck this week. We talk about the Quentin Tarantino screenplay, Gary Oldman's character "Drexel", the fascinating origins of the story and how…
#49 The Revenant (2015)
We're back with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 2015 fur-trapper revenge film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. Spoiler alert: the fellas do not agree on this film. We discuss Chivo's award-winning …
#48 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Merry Christmas, everyone! This week Frank Capra's iconic Christmas classic is up for discussion. We chat about the film being Jimmy Stewart & Capra's first film after their active duty in World War …
#47 Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT, the 1984 Christmas slasher film from director Charles E. Sellier Jr is this week’s film. We talk about the massive controversy surrounding the film at the time of its relea…
#46 The Silent Partner (1978)
The Silent Partner, 1978’s Santa-infused Canuxploitation bank robbery thriller from Daryl Dukes is up this week. Is this film a Christmas movie? The boys disagree on that one. We get into Elliott Gou…
#45 Varsity Blues (1999)
We get nostalgic for Brian Robbins’ 1999 MTV-Gen football flick… or do we? Let’s talk Jon Voight’s big bad “Bud Kilmer”, James Van Der Beek, Ali Larter & Amy Smart, debate whether it’s satirical, and…
#44 Son in Law (1993)
Pauly Shore’s 1993 fish out of water Thanksgiving comedy is up for discussion. We talk “the weasel” persona, Pauly’s rise and fall, character actor Lane Smith, the birth of 90s comedies, and much mor…