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The Test of Time - Podcast

The Test of Time

Are the classic movies of our childhood really as great as we remember them? Hosts Alan Noah and James Brief take a fresh look at our favorite films to see if they have stood The Test of Time.

Tv & Film Movies Film Film Reviews Movie Comedy
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
47 minutes
Episodes
480
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Episode 279: Pleasantville (1998)

Episode 279: Pleasantville (1998)

When two siblings from the 1990s are transported into a 1950s sitcom, their modern sensibilities cause chaos and colorization.

Special guest Mike Kahn joins us to discuss a very bossy DVD, what fire…

00:49:35  |   Fri 05 Nov 2021
Episode 278: Donnie Darko (2001)

Episode 278: Donnie Darko (2001)

A troubled teen has visions of a nightmarish rabbit, who warns him about the end of the world.

In our annual Halloween episode, we discuss time-traveling acceptance letters from Harvard, the laziest…

00:51:05  |   Fri 29 Oct 2021
Episode 277: GoldenEye (1995)

Episode 277: GoldenEye (1995)

When rogue Russians steal a powerful weapon, Agent 007 must face off against the former 006.

We wrap up our James Bond trilogy by talking about the cardinal rule of the GoldenEye video game, if some…

01:03:59  |   Fri 22 Oct 2021
Episode 276: Moonraker (1979)

Episode 276: Moonraker (1979)

What do you do when an evil villain wants to kill everyone on Earth? You send James Bond to space!

Listen as we chat about two kinds of gondolas, Bond’s bungling of famous quotes, and an awful way t…

00:50:52  |   Fri 15 Oct 2021
Episode 275: Thunderball (1965)

Episode 275: Thunderball (1965)

When a group of villains steal two nuclear bombs, there’s only one man who can stop them: 

Bond.  James Bond. 

Join us as we chat about the movie that Alan watches everyday, a word that makes it cre…

00:52:53  |   Fri 08 Oct 2021
Episode 274: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

Episode 274: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

A mild-mannered amnesiac faces her past as a covert assassin.  

Listen as we discuss scholars who decode anagrams, making easy jokes about New Jersey, and James’ white whale on eBay. Then we find ou…

01:07:09  |   Fri 01 Oct 2021
Episode 273: Zoolander (2001)

Episode 273: Zoolander (2001)

Derek Zoolander may be really, really, ridiculously good looking, but will that help when he’s brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia?

Join us as we chat about a waste of Vince Vaughn, a…

00:56:53  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
Episode 272: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Episode 272: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Earth faces annihilation, and the only thing that can save humanity is… two humpback whales?

Join us for a chat about the Lorax’s agenda, a weird thing to say on a stump button, and the dangers of w…

00:55:44  |   Fri 17 Sep 2021
Episode 271: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Episode 271: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Spock is dead… or is he? Kirk is on a mission to find his friend, who may have been brought back to life.

Join us for a conversation about the measured response to a yellow alert, the logic of Vulca…

00:42:45  |   Fri 10 Sep 2021
Episode 270: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Episode 270: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Admiral James Kirk and an old enemy battle over a device that can create life... or destroy it.   We kick off Star Trek September by talking about James' imaginary friend, the Shakespeare lines we a…
00:57:36  |   Fri 03 Sep 2021
Episode 269: Escape from L.A. (1996)

Episode 269: Escape from L.A. (1996)

Snake Plissken has a new mission in a city that’s been turned into a prison… only this time, he’s got to survive a night in Los Angeles.

Join us as we chat about sequels that are basically remakes, …

00:59:43  |   Fri 27 Aug 2021
Episode 268: Escape from New York (1981)

Episode 268: Escape from New York (1981)

In the future year 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into a prison. When the President is held hostage inside the city, it's up to one man to go in and rescue him: Snake Plissken.

Listen…

00:47:57  |   Fri 20 Aug 2021
Episode 267: UHF (1989)

Episode 267: UHF (1989)

A man with an overactive imagination turns a UHF station into the most popular TV channel in town.

Two very special mystery guests join us for a conversation about how to make Livin’ on a Prayer fun…

01:10:18  |   Fri 13 Aug 2021
Episode 266: Chariots of Fire (1981)

Episode 266: Chariots of Fire (1981)

Two British runners go for gold at the 1924 Olympics.

Join us as we talk about the disastrous Dan and Dave ad campaign, random facts you learn from The Simpsons, and why newspapers spin in the movie…

00:44:16  |   Fri 06 Aug 2021
Episode 265: Little Monsters (1989)

Episode 265: Little Monsters (1989)

A lonely and frustrated boy discovers a magical world of monsters under his bed.

Special guest Samantha Noah joins us to discuss monster Bar Mitzvahs, what constitutes cheating in pinball, and the o…

00:56:26  |   Fri 30 Jul 2021
Episode 264: The Wedding Singer (1998)

Episode 264: The Wedding Singer (1998)

A man who's obsessed with weddings gets left at the altar, then falls in love with a woman who’s engaged to a serial cheater.

Join us as we discuss songs that should never be played at weddings, wha…

00:42:46  |   Fri 23 Jul 2021
Episode 263: Space Jam (1996)

Episode 263: Space Jam (1996)

Michael Jordan teams up with the Looney Tunes for a high-stakes basketball game.

Join us as we chat about using Mad Libs to write a script, the enduring appeal of Jock Jams, and what Michael Jordan …

00:43:29  |   Fri 16 Jul 2021
Episode 262: Point Break (1991)

Episode 262: Point Break (1991)

To catch a gang of bank robbers, an undercover FBI agent must first catch some waves.

Special guest Adam Pincas joins us to discuss the many wives of James Cameron, a very uncomfortable fetish, and …

01:02:31  |   Fri 09 Jul 2021
Episode 261: Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Episode 261: Back to the Future Part III (1990)

To save Doc, Marty travels back in time to the Old West. But without any fuel for the DeLorean, how will they make it home?

As we wrap up our Back to the Future trilogy, we talk about the highest nu…

00:59:34  |   Fri 02 Jul 2021
Episode 260: Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Episode 260: Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Marty and Doc travel to the future, and unwittingly create an alternate present. To set things right, they need to go back... to the past!

This week, we talk about the movie James wants to marry, th…

01:03:21  |   Fri 25 Jun 2021
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