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August was a rough month for one of the hosts, so we decided to invent a holiday: Hong Kongust! A month-long celebration of Hong Kong action cinema condensed into one episode! And as is tradition in …

Every podcast host needs a code, and ours is talking about Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" from 1999.

In addition to discussing Forest Whitaker's turn as a samurai hit man, we also …

This week, we got our asses to Mars with our friends and guest hosts Danielle and Katie to discuss Paul Verhoeven's 1990 sci-fi action classic, "Total Recall."

In addition to fawning over that lady wi…

There's a new podcast out about sad guys and I hear it's nuts! This week we're discussing "Friendship" (Andrew DeYoung, 2025).

In addition to discussing male friendships, we also talk about: James Gun…

For our first June episode, Happy Pride btw, we're talking about Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005).

In addition to discussing this tragic romance, we also talk about: Paul Giamatti; face blindness; 3…

This week we discuss the comedic world of terrorism after watching 2010's "Four Lions," directed by Chris Morris.

In addition to discussing the dark humor in this movie, we also talk about: Andor; fal…

The MCU is fighting personifications of depression so you know we had to go see Thunderbolts* (2025; Jake Schreier).

In addition to discussing the new film, we also talk about: Dev Patel; The Rehearsa…

It seems the only thing capable of breaking us out of our podcasting malaise was a world famous death. This week we're discussing "Conclave," the 2024 Oscar-nominated film directed by Edward Berger.

I…

Our internet connection wasn't bad during this record. It was just an homage to simpler times since we covered the Coen Brother's "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?" from the year 2000.

In addition to talki…

It must be a St. Patrick's Day miracle because we have a surprise episode on "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" (1959, dir. Robert Stevenson).

In addition to talking about leprechauns and Sean Conne…

This week we're covering Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums" from 2001.

In addition to talking about the recently deceased Gene Hackman, we also talk about: Marvel Snap; Wes Anderson's filmography; …

February is Black History Month no matter who says otherwise. So we decided to educate ourselves about the Civil Rights movement by watching "I Am Not Your Negro," the 2016 (2017?) documentary about …

Just a heads up, we watched David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" (1986), a film that contains scenes of physical and sexual assault and we end up talking about those topics.

In addition to discussing this dark…

After name-dropping him for months, we finally discuss our first Ingmar Bergman movie with 1963's "Winter Light."

In addition to discussing crises of faith and suicide, we also talk about: The Walking…

Now we have a Die Hard episode. Ho. Ho. Ho. Riddy and Tom get into the (debatable) Christmas spirit by discussing "Die Hard," the 1988 action classic directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Wil…

Tis the season to discuss sad-man holiday movies and this year we're kicking things off with 2003's "Tokyo Godfathers," written and directed by Satoshi Kon.

In addition to talking about this urban hol…

With America about to celebrate the biggest meal of the year, we decided to watch the quintessential film about talking during a dinner: "My Dinner With Andre," directed by Louis Malle (1981).

In addi…

The world's gone off the rails and so did we while discussing Hayao Miyazaki's "Porco Rosso" from 1992.

In addition to talking about a depressed anthropomorphic pig man fighter pilot, we also discuss:…

We're finishing this Halloween season with a rare instance of a scream king by discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge from 1985, directed by Jack Sholder.

In addition to talking abou…

Is there anything scarier than a movie about a sad vampire? Yes, there most certainly is. Despite that, we watched Neil Jordan's "Interview With The Vampire" from 1994.

In addition to discussing sad s…