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Ep 63 - Gung Ho and The Founder

Michael Keaton can play everything from a superhero to a con-man in the afterlife, but in this episode we talk about Keaton's roles as the American working man. From the blue collar worker on the production line in Gung Ho (1986) to traveling salesman turned entrepenure in The Founder (2017). Does a movie like Gung Ho hold up today? Who really invented McDonald's and made it what it is today? Is it hard to hate Michael Keaton on screen? Let's discuss.

#GungHo #TheFounder #MichaelKeaton #MichaelKeatonMovies #80sMovies #McDonalds #thecostanzaproblem #bluecollarkeaton #ronhoward

Ep 62: Nancy’s 2020 Movie Project

2020 was full if challenges, good and bad. Mostly bad, but Nancy turned her time at home into a project to watch 365 movies. In this episode we review her journey to her goal. Nancy also dives deep into some of the good, the bad, and the boring movies along with her rating system and creative categories.

#2020goals #2020movies #365daysofmovies #moviepodcast #moviepodcasts #boringmovies #womenofacertainage #robertdeniro #hamilton #anewhope #whenharrymetsally #movieproject

Ep 61: The 2020 Holiday Special - Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life

What better way to celebrate the holidays in 2020 than a discussion of fraud and death? Okay, it’s about a lot more than that but some deep questions get asked in Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life.

Is Santa Claus real? How do you measure success? What’s more of a Christmas movie: It’s a Wonderful Life or Die Hard?

We celebrate these classics and more in this years Holiday Special.

#itsawonderfullife #miracleon34thst #jimmystewart #donnareed #kriskringle #santaclaus #christmas2020 #holidayspecial #macysdayparade #bubblegum #usps #angelwings #heehaw #christmasmovies #holidaymovies

Ep 60: Singing Along with a Witch and a Conman – Mary Poppins and The Music Man

This week we dive into sidewalk chalk drawings, I mean, two beloved childhood musicals – Mary Poppins (1964) and The Music Man (1962).  One of these is still in frequent rotation, while the other has sat dusty on the shelves for 30 plus years.  Julie Andrews still dazzles us in her practically perfect way.  The magic and life lessons about cherishing childhood for the very brief time that we have it still rings true with all of Bert’s sage advice to George Banks.  The power of love being able to change a man who seems like nothing more than a two bit swindler has us a bit more skeptical all these years later.  Take a spoonful of sugar and enjoy this week’s episode.

 

#marypoppins #musicman #julieandrews #robertpreston #spoonfulofsugar #stepintime #musicals #wellsfargowagon #jollyholiday #letsgoflyakite #feedthebirds #dickvandyke #davidtomlinson #shirleyjones #ronhoward #toubleinrivercity #supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Ep 59: The Chronicles of the Lost and Horny in LA: “The Doors” and “The Graduate”

We open the doors of perception and step into the 1960s this week as we review the Oliver Stone film “The Doors” (1991) and the Mike Nichols film “The Graduate.” (1967)  Will Jim and Ben ever figure out what to do with their lives?  Can Matt get over his feelings about the female lead of “The Doors” and still enjoy this exploration of one of our favorite bands from the 60s?  Does Ben even know Mrs. Robinson’s first name?  Will Ben get the girl?  He certainly tries.

 

Today, December 8th, would have been Jim Morrison’s 77th birthday.  The world has been without this legend almost 50 years.

 

WARNING - The Podcats are very talkative this entire episode.  They took a few hits of catnip to have the full Jim Morrison experience.

 

#thedoors #thegraduate #moviepodcast #siblings #jimmorrison #benjaminbraddock #mrsrobinson #dustinhoffman #valkilmer #oliverstone #mikenichols #annebancroft #katharineross #megryan #the60s #simonandgarfunkel #lightmyfire #touchme #lovehermadly #breakonthrough #lloyddobbler #sayanything #ucberkeley

#plastics #mrgladstone

Ep 58: Rom-Com-A-Rama - Reality Bites and Crazy, Stupid, Love

It’s Nancy’s birthday and she gets total pick of the movie genre this episode. With Rom-Coms being her favorite feel good movies, Matthew, being the nice brother, concedes to her wishes.

Is Realty Bites a Rom-Com or post college crisis? Are Ryan Gosling’s abs photoshopped and do we care? Will Ethan Hawke wash his hair? These are the burning questions we dance around possibly answering as we have a fun time talking about Reality Bites (1994) and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011).

Ep 57: The Social Network with special guests Zach and Hayley from Laughing At Ourselves @uslaughingatus

Social media is a phenomenal thing. It’s shaped so much of how we navigate our day to day lives. Regardless if we sign up for Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, we can’t escape the influence it’s had. We recently made new friends, Zach and Hayley, fellow sibling movie podcasters, and asked them to join us in a discussion of David Fincher’s 2010 “The Social Network,” an exploration of how Facebook came to be, and how Mark Zuckerberg trashed real in person friendships to make 500 million friends online. Please listen to our fun discussion.
#thesocialnetwork #moviepodcast #siblings #facebook #theseanathon #abilliondollarsiscool #davidfincher #trentreznor #jesseeisenberg #andrewgarfield #rooneymara #justintimberlake #siliconvalley #harvard #phoenixclub

Ep 56: Holy Shnikies, There’s An Election - Tommy Boy and Election

Things are pretty wild here in the US and we decided we needed to let off a little steam. Enjoy our discussion about the lovable and clumsy Tommy in Tommy Boy (1995), and the ultra ambitious Tracy Flick running for class president in Election (1999). 

Ep 55: Fangtastic - Interview with a Vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula

Vampires: Some people love them and some people want to be them. Besides sucking...

...blood they have been the topic of countless stories for years and the cinema has catapulted them into pop culture icons. In celebration of these creatures of the night*, we are joined by two guests to delve into the bonds of maker and victim in Interview with a Vampire (1994) and the movie adaptation of the story that started it all, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).

*But some of them come out in the day? Let's discuss.

Ep 54: “Do you like scary movies?” Scream and Donnie Darko

It’s that time of year again to check for monsters under the bed and make sure the closet door is closed. Do you like scary movies? Are you afraid of the dark or things that make you scream? Well, you’re in luck because in this episode we talk about the strange phenomenon in Donnie Darko and the ode to slasher cinema, Scream.