Netflix dominated the Oscars this year, so Dan and Brian sat down to review one of the streamer’s winners: My Octopus Teacher, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Join as they celebrate the glorious footage and break down Craig Foster’s mid-life crisis. Brian gives his definition of “dad music,” and Dan…
Oscar season came late in 2021, but Dan and Brian are using the occasion to revisit a classic Best Picture winner. Join as they consider the bus-bound romantic comedy that swept the Academy Awards 87 years ago. Brian hypothesizes a Bugs Bunny origin story, Dan suggests some heavy duty script revisions, and they both brainstorm…
Elaborate illusions! Fake identities! Bad CGI! It’s what magic is all about. Join as Dan and Brian review the 2013 magician heist thriller and its more comedic 2016 sequel, which has 100% more Lizzy Caplan quips (always a good thing in Dan’s eyes). Brian shares his 8-year brewing curiosity with these movies as he and…
Dan and Brian dive deep into nostalgia for one of their first pop culture loves: Power Rangers. Join as they fondly remember must-see daycare TV, profess formative young love for the Pink Ranger, and realize that Tommy is kind of a jerk. Then, they review the franchise’s 1995 feature film and enjoy the campy Ivan…
Join Dan and Brian as they review the classic Titanic adaptation… and revisit James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster just for the hell of it. Dan complains about the Britishness of A Night to Remember and does a truly horrid Celine Dion impression, while Brian admires the production values of both films. And when it comes time…
With a new monster movie out on streaming, Dan and Brian decide to go back to the roots of Japanese kaiju, aided by a fascinating book Brian got Dan for Christmas. Join as the pair relive the atomic, unstoppable horror of Godzilla. Dan shares some anecdotes about the movie’s filming and praises the film’s tone…
It’s April Fools Day, and Dan and Brian have decided to rework their podcast into a YouTube review show for one episode. Join as each brings a personal favorite clip you can find on YouTube. Brian shares the bizarre hourlong monologue about Garfield’s “Pipe Strip” in 07/27/1978 from the Lasagna Cat channel. Meanwhile, Dan shares…
It’s nearly April Fools Day, so Dan and Brian decided to visit Orson Welles’ prankster quasi-documentary about art forgery. Join as they take a quick stroll through the famed filmmaker’s life and drunken outtakes. Dan praises the film’s elliptical continuity, and Brian commits fakery of his own by narrating some of the movie’s best quotes…
The Goods is back with its “Violent Ends” feature — a comparison of two movies with similar setups but very different conclusions. This week, Dan and Brian review two movies centered around unconventional teachers at prestigious private schools with secret groups and surprised parents at performances. Join as Brian confronts his own feelings on nonconformity…
Time Loop “Month” cycles for the final time as Dan and Brian review alien-blasting looper Edge of Tomorrow. Join as they debate the film’s title, imagine what Slurp time blood tastes like, and wonder why the alien invasion feels just like World War 2. Brian mocks the ineffective mech, while Dan teases out the movies…