Wake up! In their first episode of Time Loop Month, Dan and Brian honor the origin of the film trope by considering Groundhog Day before visiting the early pandemic hit Palm Springs. Join as they dissect the ups-and-downs of reliving the same day, try to make sense of Palm Springs’ ending, and question the moral…
Brian shares with Dan a poorly-titled, personally-resonant Roger Corman deep cut telling a story of death turned to art. Join as Brian shares his connections to the story and Dan recites some updated Beatnik literature. Dan and Brian ponder the film’s dark meditations on art and creativity, Leonard’s amusing complicity, and parallels of 2010’s hipsters…
Nate, a friend of the pod, brings satirical romcom and Best Picture winner The Apartment to The Goods for consideration. Dan, Brian, and Nate cringe at Jack Lemmon’s snotty cold in the age of COVID, admire Shirley MacLaine’s modern sensibility, and debate the storytelling merits of the film’s dark turning point. Dan gushes over “Auld…
Dan and Brian explore the seedy side of cinema with a look at the styles of film noir and hardboiled detective stories. Join as they attempt to parse the twisty plot of noir gem D.O.A., in which a man tries to solve his own murder. Dan dissects some of the weird gender roles depicted and…
Dan and Brian watched four different musical adaptations of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and are ready to dive in deep. In addition to the Albert Finney-starring Scrooge, they break down Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and the one with Frasier from 2004. Join for their fantasy draft of the best songs, reviews…
718 minutes. That’s the length of the High School Musical saga to date: three movies, a spinoff movie, and the first season of a Disney+ series. Together, Dan and Brian climb Mount Efronest as they break down the strengths and weaknesses of each of the movies before digging into the soapy, uplifting, and “woke AF”…
Join Dan and Brian as they revisit a forgotten time-travel romcom from a simpler time. Brian, an avowed Hugh Jackman fanboy, praises his charm and silky accent, while Dan ponders if Meg Ryan was the right casting for his counterpoint. They pick apart the film’s time loops and elevator paradoxes as Dan pitches a Kate…
Dan and Brian take a deep dive into the sci fi film 12 Monkeys and the pros/cons/paradoxes of various types of time travel. Join as they celebrate the film’s dedication to interlocking timelines, its striking post-apocalyptic visuals, and Brad Pitt’s bug-eyed insanity. Meanwhile, Dan makes the case for 12 Monkeys as the ultimate movie about…
Does Brian love Pee-wee’s Playhouse because he’s weird? Or is he weird because he loves Pee-wee’s Playhouse? Celebrate the season with Brian and Dan as they break down one of Brian’s childhood favorite Christmas specials in all its hyperactive glory. Brian greets us with a holiday tune while Dan re-casts the guest celebrities for 2020…
Dan has a weird obsession with a specific kind of romantic comedy in which best friends fall in love. Hear him analyze this specific set of tropes, and then dissect John Hughes’ example of the format, as Brian discovers Back to the Future parallels and embraces the almighty butt chin. Dan admires Watts and her…