Another special episode! Since we recorded WOOKIE WITH THAT with our special friends Garrett and Alex next week, we decided to record a trivia episode! Listen to us answer some silly questions and ONE QUESTION THAT WAS EFFING STUPID AND REDONKULOUS!
Welcome to a brand new Butter With That spinoff show...WOOKIE WITH THAT! We've been threatening to share our in-depth thoughts on The Rise of Skywalker and now we are delivering on that promise (threat?). Connor and Tori are joined by Star Wars fans Garrett Smith (from I Like 2 Movie podcast) and Alex Schneider (co-owner of A Novel Idea bookstore in Philadelphia) to review The Rise of Skywalker - Some of what we enjoyed and mostly what disappointed us with the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga. I...
WELCOME TO THE EXPLOSIVE EPISODE 80!! We finish up action month with one of the greatest action movie figures of all time, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Listen to us break down this wild action movie and revel in the joy that is Arnold blowing sh*t up!
Edge of Tomorrow & Relive Your Worst Day - Ep. 79 by Butter With That?
Welcome back to BUTTER WITH THAT! Our action movie theme continues with the Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock classic Speed! Sam discusses why this is her favorite action movie, brings fascinated production notes, and why this movie overall just straight up rules. Additionally, Sam asks us to think about the best way to get public revenge if we became as disgruntled as Dennis Hopper in Speed.
Action Month continues! This week, Tori brings ROADHOUSE! This ridiculously fun movie showcases Patrick Swayze as a "cooler" or head bouncer for a rough club, but folks aren't happy when he tries to clean the place up...Listen to us discuss sexy Sam Elliot, the bonkers action scenes, 80's action movies, and what the word "roadhouse" actually means. For the White Board Question, Tori asks us to pick out favorite violent movie death scenes!
New Year New Theme! We're back to our normal schedule after recording our Awards Extravaganza episode! For the next couple of weeks we talking about ACTION MOVIES! We've picked quite a few different types of action movies for y'all this month, and Connor rings in our first theme of 2020 with Daniel Craig's first James Bond movie, Casino Royale. Listen to us discuss the Bond franchise on the whole, action set pieces, and the ever awesome Mads Mikkelsen! Connor also asks the Butter Crew to reveal ...
Today's the big finale!! We reveal our personal picks for Best TV, Best Cinematography, Best VFX, and BEST PICTURE! Be sure to let us know your picks on social media or at butterwiththatpodcast@gmail.com
Breakout the tuxes and sparkling White Claw...it's time for our awards extravaganza!! Listen to the Butter Crew reveal their favorites (and least favorites) of the year! The categories for this episode are the following: Best Performance, Best Use of Music, Best Script, and finally Worst Movie/TV. Be sure to let us know your picks on instagram, email, twitter, or facebook!
Dave picked one heck of movie to wrap up CHRIS-mas...FOODFIGHT! He's threatened to pick this "movie" for so long and now it's time. Words cannot describe how terrible Foodfight is, but we are going to try anyway! We discuss the production problems, questionable production choices, and how racist, anti-semitic, and sexy one movie can be???
Happy New Year y'all!! We hope that everyone in the ButterFam had a wonderful holiday season, and to celebrate the New Year we are releasing a special episode this week...OUR THRID TRIVIA EPISODE! This time, guest starring Tom (from our Lighthouse special episode). Will Dave defend his Buttery Belt? Will Tom take over the podcast?? Listen to find out!
We hope everyone had a safe and merry holiday season!! Coinciding with this special time of year is Sam's pick Cellular. This film cemented Chris Evans as a favorite actor for Sam and listen to us discuss how much we love Chris in this VERRRY 2004 film (brought to you by Nokia). Sam also asks the rest of us to talk about our favorite actors and what movies made us love them.
The CHRIS-mas train keeps chugging along! This week, we discuss Chrystine's pick...Adaptation! Written by Charlie Kaufman, this film stars Nicholas Cage playing Kaufman as he tries to write a film adaptation of a seemingly unadaptable book about an orchid thief. The Chris we are celebrating in this movie is CHRIS COOPER, whose oscar winning performance caps off this wonderfully meta film about the creative process. Additionally, Chrys asks us to pick a movie that we want to write ourselves into ...
For film #2 celebrating CHRIS-mas, Tori is brining Christine (the Stephen King car movie directed by John Carpenter!). Listen to us discuss the amazing practical effects, lead performances, and how music is used in the film. Tori also asks us to reveal our favorite Stephen King movie adaptation (spoiler alert...there are A LOT of King adaptations! Who knew??)
Hey gang - our very own Tori has teamed up with Dan and Garrett of the I Like To Movie Movie podcast to bring us a rundown of the 28th annual Philadelphia Film Festival! Listen as they discuss, unpack, and recommend various films screened at this year's Fest and be sure to check out I Like To Movie Movie for other great cinema insights! We hope you enjoy this bonus discussion and, next week, CHRIS-mas continues, so stay tuned!
Join us for our next installment of CHRISmas as we discuss Christopher Guest's comedy classic, Best in Show. Also want to know what dog and Best in Show character we would be? Listen to find out!
Happy Thanksgiving Week ButterFam! We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday! We are so INCREDIBLY thankful for every listener we have!! SPEAKING OF BEING THANKFUL - We are wrapping up our Food and Family month with Sam's pick...While You Were Sleeping (starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman). Take a journey with us back in time to Rom Coms of 90's past as Sam and the ButterCrew discuss this classic, heartwarming, and funny romantic comedy classic. Is this a secretly sinister movie? Will S...
Orange County & Movies That Bring Families Together - Ep. 65 by Butter With That?
Shoplifters & Family Food Traditions - Ep. 64 by Butter With That?
"Why'd ye spill yer beans.....?" This week Team Butter has something a little different for our listeners this week. Some of us got the chance to see Robert Eggar's (dir. of 2015's The Witch) newest film THE LIGHTHOUSE! For this episode we also are joined by friend of show Tom, who is a maritime enthusiast, and he provides a lot of wonderful insight into this magnificently bizarre movie. We all loved this wild, manic, and beautiful film about Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson's slow dissent into...
New month...new theme! Since it's November we each picked movies that deal with FOOD and FAMILY. Connor's pick is one of his favorite movies, 2017's LOGAN. Ooohh boy Wolverine is old and violent and he has to learn how to be a dad. And the government is poisoning corn syrup (probs real). For his White Board Question, Connor asks Team Butter to pick a character and give them the "Old Man Logan" treatment.
Hey Butter Fans! As we are prepping for a new theme, we thought it would be fun to release another trivia ep! Will Dave keep his Butter Belt? Can newcomer Alyssa dethrone the Butter Crew?? Be sure to listen to find out!
Oooooooo Spooooooooky!!! Welcome to our Halloween episode! This week we talk about spooky movies and focus on Rosemary's Baby. A film Tori recently hosted at Ritz Landmark Theater! We are also joined by our first ever guest star...Alyssa from AlyssaArts and Witchpath podcast!
This week, Team Butter wraps up our month of personal favorites by discussing the PT Anderson classic, There Will Be Blood. Dave's pick is an intense and epic deconstruction of American capitalism and religion, through the focal point of Daniel Day-Lewis' Daniel Plainview. Hear us discuss the nature of villains in cinema, the powerful performances and production design, and Dave's personal history with this film. P.S. Be sure to check out instagram for a special surprise this week!!
This week on Butter With That, Sam brings her favorite movie Big Fish to the group. This outlier in Tim Burton's filmography generated a lot of meaningful discussion about father-son relationships, the nature of story telling, and how Burton most likely used this film to work through the death of his own parents. For our White Board Question segment, Sam asks us to tell each other what our favorite movies say about us.
This week, Team Butter discusses Chrystine's favorite movie of all time...BLADE RUNNER! How well does Blade Runner resonate today, how did Ridley Scott pull of those sets and effects, and how problematic is that "love" scene are all questions we try to answer! Additionally, Chrystine asks us to pick our favorite example of artificial intelligence in a movie.
This week, Team Butter talks about Tori's favorite movie, John Carpenter's THE THING! Listen to us gush over the film's practical effects, interesting production details, and how much we all love Kurt Russell. Tori also asks us to name our favorite (we could only pick one!) practical effects in cinema, which might have been the hardest White Board Question that's ever ben asked cause there are so many good ones!
One year ago, September 2018, we released our very first episode of Butter With That! In that first ep, we each named our favorite films and now for our new theme....we are discussing those picks! #FULLCIRCLE This week, TeamButter discusses Jurassic Park, Connor's favorite movie. Hear us gush about this true modern classic and everything we love about it, especially Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill! Inspired by Hammond's line, "Spare no expense." Connor asks everyone to pitch their own vanity project...
This week, Team Butter wraps up its "Back to School" theme by discussing Sam's pick...Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Listen to us discuss the period setting of the movie, the phrase "bohemian", and whether or not this movie be utterly-BLEEEEEP! Oh wait, we should probably not spoil that part of the episode! To wrap up, Sam asks us to talk about our favorite teachers and how they have impacted our lives.
We have something very special this week for our dedicated ButterFam! On this episode of Butter With That, Dave goes solo to discuss the Netflix reboots (?) of Nickelodeon classics Rocko's Modern Life and Invader Zim.
