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Early Access: Episode 37 - Miracle Mile (1988)

Hey everyone, here's the latest episode! This was a movie recommended to us by Tyler on Patreon. Neither of us had ever seen this movie before so we figured it would make a good episode. We also talk about two other movies that director Steve De J...

What do you think of Miracle Mile?

Hey everyone, leave a comment with your thoughts on Miracle Mile and we’ll read a couple during the show!

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - April 2024

New movie catch-up is here! Timecodes below:

00:00:00 - Unfrosted Trailer

00:06:40 - Blackberry (2023)

00:12:48 - Steve Martin Documentary (2024)

00:20:22 - Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

00:28:28 - David Lynch Movies<...

Patreon Exclusive: The Films of Frank Oz

Hey everyone, here's the new Patreon bonus episode for you! On it, we run through the filmography of director Frank Oz - everything from The Dark Crystal up to The Score. Also, we recorded this episode at Ryan's place and therefore did not get to ...

Next episode suggestions!

Hey everyone, as mentioned at the end of the last episode, we’re going to let one of you decide our next movie! Leave a comment with your pick and a reason why you think it’s worth covering on the show

Early Access: Episode 36 - Bowfinger (1999)

Hey everyone, here's our newest episode on Bowfinger starring Steve Martin & Eddie Murphy! We have a Patreon follow-up episode coming soon where we discuss the movies of director Frank Oz - everything from The Dark Crystal to The Score. Let us...

What do you think of Bowfinger?

You know the drill, leave some comments about your thoughts on Bowfinger and we'll read a couple out on the show!

Early Access: Sidetracks - We Made a Short Film

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - March 2024

Hey everyone, here's the latest movie catch-up! This ended up being a milestone episode for two reasons. One, it's probably the longest and most diverse list of films we've ever discussed on an episode. Two, we probably got the angriest we have ev...

Rick Derris, We Hardly Knew Ye

Hey everyone, here is the world premiere for the first short Ryan & I have ever made together titled 'Rick Derris, We Hardly Knew Ye'. We're going to be doing a whole Sidetracks episode about what it was like making this, but here's some conte...

The Death of Cinema

As revealed in our last post, we recently shot a little short that was for a film festival. We’ll be posting the short and details behind the project very soon. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at two schlubs that are in one scene…

Patreon Exclusive: James Gunn Movies & Coyote vs. ACME Discussion

Hey everyone, here's the follow-up to our episode on Mystery Men where we discuss a similarly themed movie directed by James Gunn called Super (2010). This lead to us also discussing his movies Slither (2006) and The Suicide Squad (2021) as well a...

Early Access: Episode 35 - Mystery Men (1999)

Hey everyone, here's Episode 35 where we discuss Mystery Men! Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on this movie in the comments of our earlier post.

We'll have a Patreon episode coming soon where we talk about James Gunn's Super, wh...

What do YOU think of Mystery Men?

Hey everyone, we're probably recording in the next couple of days so leave some comments below sharing your opinions on Mystery Men and we'll read a couple on the show! Can be general thoughts on the movie itself or stories/experiences you have ab...

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - January 2024

Hey everyone, here's our latest movie catch-up where we discuss a very diverse array of movies that we watched over the course of January - some new, some old. As always be prepared for some hot takes and controversial opinions. Also, just a heads...

Patreon Exclusive: Big Trouble (2002)

Here's the follow-up to our episode on Wild Wild West where we discuss the movie Sonnenfeld directed next: Big Trouble. This one kinda flew under the radar due to its release getting pushed back after 9/11 due to a plot element centered around hij...

The Hottest Toyline of 1999

Here’s the special treat I pulled out of storage for our latest episode. Did any of you have these action figures growing up? I doubt they sold well.

Early Access: Episode 34 - Wild Wild West (1999)

Hey everyone, here's our newest episode on Wild Wild West! This episode turned out to be a long one because we had to talk about the career of director Barry Sonnenfeld before covering this movie. We talk about his early DP work for the Coen Broth...

What do you think of Wild Wild West?

Hey everyone, we're recording our episode on Wild Wild West very soon. We want to try something different this year and read out some of your own thoughts on the movies we're discussing at the top of the show! Let us know in the comments below you...

Early Access: Sidetracks - Joe's VHS Collection

Hey everyone, we were hoping to record our episode on Wild Wild West last weekend but a snow storm on the East Coast derailed our plans. We wanted to give you something for this month though so here's something we recorded a few months ago where R...

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - December 2023

Happy New Year! Here's our latest movie catch-up for the month of December, where we discuss:

00:00:00 - Dien Bien Phu (1992)

00:04:50 - Godzilla Minus One (2023)

00:16:49 - The Holdovers... again (2023)

00:31:08 - Candy Ca...

Patreon Exclusive: Blast of Silence/The Silent Partner/Tokyo Godfathers

Merry Christmas everyone! We watched three of your picks for underappreciated Christmas movies as an end of the year thank you for supporting us on Patreon. On this episode, we discuss Blast of Silence (1961), The Silent Partner (1978), and Tokyo ...

Early Access: Episode 33 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Hey everyone, here's our newest episode on Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! Thanks to all of you who suggested this one on our Christmas suggestions movie post. Though we had a little trouble breaking down the plot, due to how fast it moves and ...

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - November 2023

Hey everyone, here's our movie/TV catch-up from last month. On it we discuss newer releases such as; Thanksgiving, Frasier Reboot, Good Burger 2, and HBO's Albert Brooks doc. Ryan also takes us through some of the older movies he's been watching l...

Patreon Exclusive: The Rocketeer/The Phantom/The Spirit

Hey everyone, here is our follow-up to our episode on The Shadow. On this discussion we talk about three pulp hero comic adaptations; The Rocketeer (1991), The Phantom (1996), and The Spirit (2008). We also get sidetracked and go on tangents about...

Early Access: Episode 32 - The Shadow (1994)

Hey everyone, here's early access to our newest episode on The Shadow! We discuss the career of director Russell Mulcahy and the history of The Shadow character before diving into the plot. We also recorded a Patreon episode on three very similar ...

Baby’s Day Out

Hey everyone, I hope all of our American listeners had a great holiday! I cheated on Ryan this week and went on another podcast ‘No Such Thing as a Bad Movie’ to talk about Baby’s Day Out with April, Colin, and Justin in Canada: 2023-11-24 17:48:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Christmas movie suggestions?

Hey all, anyone have a suggestion for a Christmas or holiday-themed movie for us to discuss on the show next month? We have covered ‘The Ice Harvest’ & ‘The Ref’ previously and I did a video on ‘Trapped in Paradise’. Any movies you...

Early Access: Movie Catch-up - October 2023

Hey everyone, here's early access to our latest movie catch-up where we discuss all of the movies we saw in October. On this episode we chat about; The Holdovers, Dream Scenario, A Haunting in Venice, plus Ryan rivets us with more anime & fore...

Patreon Exclusive: The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Hey everyone, here's the follow-up to our episode on The Exorcist III. We take a look at the only other film that William Peter Blatty directed, The Ninth Configuration, also adapted from one of his  novels. 

We also start the epis...