The Test of Time

Six strangers find themselves in a geometric, booby-trapped maze in the 1997 thriller, Cube.

This week, we're talking about prime numbers (like a couple of nerds), why the whole "five o'clock s…

The Last Dragon wasn't a hit when it was released in 1985, but it has since become a beloved cult classic.

Special guest Jason Torres joins us to discuss why The Last Dragon's villain may be it…

Matt Damon plays a reformed gambler drawn back into the world of underground poker in the 1998 movie, Rounders. 

Recorded live at Nick's Marathon, listen as we ponder the shelf life of a toothp…

As a no-nonsense "cooler" (basically just a glorified bouncer), Patrick Swayze is bustin’ heads and breakin’ hearts in 1989's Road House. 

Listen as we talk about Swayze's fatality move, when y…

Robin Williams brings the jungle to life—literally—in 1995’s Jumanji.

This week, we discuss the worst way to tell someone that their parents are dead, the difference between alligators and cro…

What happens when you make a movie with Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg, and an adorable infant? You get the #1 movie of 1987: Three Men and a Baby.

Join us as we ask why three succes…

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck hit the A-list and took home Oscars for their 1997 movie, Good Will Hunting. 

This week, we talk about what the MIT campus really looks like, the deep love Bostonian…

Steve Martin plays a man on a desperate quest to get home to his family, and John Candy plays the travel companion from hell in the quintessential Thanksgiving movie, Planes, Trains and Automo…

Aliens make first contact in Steven Spielberg's second blockbuster, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Give a listen as we discuss what this movie may have in common with Guardians of the Gala…

It's Spaceballs: the podcast episode! 

In 1987, Mel Brooks set his satirical sights on Star Wars (and a lot of other movies) with a farce that features sight gags, puns, and frequent use of the…

Cowabunga! It's the big screen debut of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael in the 1990 movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Jon Willis of The Wayward Willis podcast joins us to talk…

Director Wes Craven brought fresh blood to the teen slasher genre in his 1996 movie, Scream.

In our annual Halloween episode, we discuss modern meta moments, the old-fashioned name for cell pho…

Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks play mismatched detectives tracking down a cult/crime syndicate in the 1987 flick, Dragnet.

This movie has a nefarious plot that hinges on a personal check, a bad guy …

Teens 'n parties. Music 'n dancing. Kid 'n Play. They all come together in the 1990 movie, House Party.

We are once again joined by Brat Pack America author Kevin Smokler as we talk about old s…

Thirty five years after Blade Runner first hit theaters, its long-awaited sequel has finally arrived.

In our conversation about the original film, we question why robot slaves need fake memorie…

Centuries-old immortals battle and behead each other to win the ultimate prize in 1986's Highlander.

Join us as we discuss the MacLeod clan's poor military strategy, the women who would have ma…

A young woman dreams of escaping her wicked stepmother and finding her prince in the animated Disney classic, Cinderella.

Listen to find out what the movie's singing mice have in common with Ozzy…

An innocent daddy’s girl grows into a young woman who can really shake 'em down in 1987's Dirty Dancing.

This week, Brat Pack America author Kevin Smokler joins us to chat about platonic friend…

Three friends travel for two weeks to find the one thing that life is all about in 1991's City Slickers.  

This week, we talk about the midlife crisis movie genre (its a thing!), Bruno Kirby's …

They're the galaxy defenders who won't let you remember. They are... the Men in Black.

As we chat about the 1997 blockbuster, we question how an organization whose agents are named with a singl…