Episodes
Episode #237: "A thousand generations live in you now" | Rise of Skyw…
At Star Wars Celebration last week I was in the room where it happened and got to be among the first to see the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. So what does one do after seeing a …
Episode #236: "The Marble in the Oatmeal" | UHF (1989)
Last week we watched a touching and inspiring film about a man who became a renowned writer and artist despite being born with cerebral palsy. This week... we watched "Weird Al" eat a Twinkie-weiner sandwich. Intro/News: Ghostbusters 2020 cast members …
Episode #235: "Looks Can Be Deceiving" | My Left Foot (1989)
Christy Brown was born in Ireland in 1932 with cerebral palsy. At the time, a child born differently-abled was likely to be placed in a home and forgotten. Instead, with the help of his mother who always believed in him, …
Episode #234: "Cat Scratch Fever" | Captain Marvel (2019)
Pilots. A wingcat named Goose. Let this movie fulfill your need... your need to be brought up to speed on possibly the most powerful Marvel hero introduced in the movie universe: Captain Marvel. We had a daddy-daughter movie outing and …
Episode #233: "A Rose By Any Other Name" | War of the Roses (1989)
The War of the Roses was a series of battles and disputes between two rival houses: The House of Lancaster and the House of York. The War of the Roses that we watched was far less polite and pleasant. The …
Episode #232: "Give 'em Hell, 54!" | Glory (1989)
When Col. Robert Gould Shaw took command of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he likely had no idea how much the men under his command would contribute to the war and to the history of the United States. GLORY …
Episode #231: "This Is Not Your Room" | Turner and Hooch (1989)
These are the simple rules. No barking, now growling, you will not lift your leg to anything in this house. This is not your room. No slobbering, no chewing, you will wear a flea collar. This is not your room. …
Episode #230: "God, I Love This Street" | The Burbs (1989)
If you live on a quiet little cul-de-sac in the suburbs, you might want to take a second look at your neighbors because you just never know when they might be devil-worshipping axe murderers. Happens all the time. Especially if …
Episode #229: "Nobody carries the dog boy" | The Blood of Heroes (198…
This one's a little more obscure than we've done in a while, but it's a post-apocalyptic sports movie starring Rutger Hauer, so how could we pass it up?! Not only that, but they've actually turned this into a real sport …
Episode #228: Talk with Kevin Smokler
I had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with author and speaker, Kevin Smokler (Brat Pack America, Practical Classics). Our discussion ran the gamut from Batman & James Bond to favorite 80s movies and great places to eat in …
Episode #227: "It's So Bad" | The Wizard (1989)
I love the Power Glove. It's so bad. And when it comes to The Wizard, we'll leave it up to you to decide what camp you're in. Is this movie "bad" in the 80s sense of the word — like …
Episode #226: "The Metaphor of the Flying Hot Dog" | Major League (19…
Don't mess with Jobu... or the Indians. They might not look like much, but they've got it where it counts. Intro: Intro [0:00] News [5:23] LOST reboot, No-host Oscars, Flipped Fatal Attraction, Tommy Wiseau's Big Shark This Week in '89 …
Episode #225: "People Will Come" | Field of Dreams (1989)
Is this heaven? No! Your favorite movie podcast is back to talk about a movie that makes every one of us tear up every. single. time. we. watch. it. It's the movie about following your dreams and building a baseball …
Episode #224: "It's Just Been Revoked" | Licence To Kill (1989)
007 seeks revenge on the South American drug lord who murdered one friend and fed another to a shark... but Bond doesn't have the backing of Her Majesty's Secret Service, so he's on his own. To top it all off, …
Episode #223: "It's Just Been Revoked" | Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
This time around Murtaugh and Riggs are up against white supremacist South African diplomats who just happen to have "DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITYYYY!!!" On top of that, they have to babysit Leo Getz, deal with the ramifications of Rianne's first commercial gig, …
Episode #222: "JUNIOR!" | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
What's better than a father and son adventure movie that spans several continents and centuries? One that happens to be an Indiana Jones movie featuring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and of course, plenty of Nazi stooges! Intro: Intro [0:00] News …
Episode #221: "Duel of the Freaks" | Batman (1989)
Pat has waited since our first episode (nearly four years ago) to talk about this one. The Dark Knight. The Caped Crusader. He is the night. He is BATMAN. Intro: Intro [0:00] News [5:31] This Week in '89 [10:11] The …
Episode #220: "It's Better Down Where It's Wetter" | Aquaman (2018)
We watched Aquaman a few days ago and while the rest of the hosts were off on vacation, I roped the kids into coming on the show with me. John and Norah return to share their thoughts on Jason Momoa …
Episode #219: "Welcome to the Party, Pal" | Die Hard (1988)
Come listen to the podcast, we'll get together, have a few laughs... It's time for our final 1988 movie and that perennial Christmas favorite (or is it?)... DIE HARD. Intro: Intro [0:00] Favorites of 1988 and 2018 [3:41] Social Media …
Episode #218: "I Am One With The Yuletide" | Ernest Saves Christmas (…
Ahh, smell those Christmas movies. You can keep your 'Channel' Number 5, just give me a whiff of the old lonesome podcast. That symbol of brotherly love, that centerpiece that all mankind gathers around to share the cranberry sauce shaped …
Episode #217: "The Manson Family Christmas Special" | Scrooged (1988)
It's December! It's... it's the one month of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we... we cheer a little more. For a little over an hour we podcast about a modern spin …
Episode #216: "Wasting Old Ladies Isn't Nice" | A Fish Called Wanda (…
Have you ever had one of those days where all you want to do is knock off some old lady who witnessed a crime that you helped commit and you keep accidentally killing her prized pet dogs instead? No? Oh... …
Episode #215: "He Ain't All There, Is He?" | Young Guns (1988)
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Terrence Stamp, Jack Palance... any one of them in an action-packed western would be amazing. Cram all of them in... and you get Young Guns. Intro: Intro [0:00] This Week in …
Episode #214: "Oh, Funny Face!" | The Naked Gun (1988)
It's the same old story. Boy starts podcast, boy watches movies with friends, friends cohost with boy, podcast gets to 1988, 1988 sees the release of The Naked Gun,boy and friends podcast about The Naked Gunwithout dying in a tragic …