Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Pretty Woman’ from 1990. It’s the Cinderella story of romance blossoming between LA sex worker Vivan and ultra-wealthy capitalist Edward after he plucks her from the streets to become his paid companion for a week. Join us as we talk about the classic romcom quality of this movie, the beauty and charm of Julia Roberts, and how much it sucks to see George Costanza acting like a major asshole. Our theme song is by...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 10Ep. 160
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is back in the driver’s seat showing Elyse a video game, and it’s 2014’s next-gen imagining of the iconic Wolfenstein series, ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’. Wolfenstein is a WWII game where you fight Nazis, and in this iteration, main character William “BJ” Blazkowicz must join the resistance in a world where the Nazis won WWII and have been in power for over a decade. Join us as we talk about the cinematic quality of this game, t...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Season 10Ep. 159
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, it’s another switcharoo as Elyse shows James a video game, ‘Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion’ from 2000. The third installment in the Nancy Drew series of point-and-click mystery adventure games, ‘Message in a Haunted’ Mansion follows stalwart girl detective Nancy Drew as she investigates a supposedly haunted mansion in San Francisco. Are ghosts really to blame for the strange accidents plaguing the attempted renovation of this...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 10Ep. 158
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s April again and that means it’s time for our topsy turvy switcharoo episodes! This year, James is showing Elyse ‘Streets of Fire’ from 1984. A “Rock and Roll Fable” directed and co-written by 48 Hrs and The Warriors director Walter Hill, ‘Streets of Fire’ tells the story of Tom Cody, a rough-and-tumble tough guy who heads back to his hometown when his ex-girlfriend, rockstar Ellen Aim, is kidnapped by bad guy biker Raven Shaddock and his gan...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 10Ep. 157
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ from 1973. The movie version of the Broadway show which was itself a version of a concept album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar was directed by Norman Jewison and covers the Passion, the last few days of Jesus’ life. Join us as we talk about the singing, the music, how hot it looks in that desert, and Elyse ends up having to explain a lot more of the Bible to Ja...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 10Ep. 156
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Retro Game Challenge’ from 2009. The video game homage to Japanese television show Game Center CX, Retro Game Challenge finds you captured by Game Master Shinya Arino and challenged to a gauntlet of games from the 1980s. Join us as we talk about the unique framing of this game, the music and atmosphere, and all that good retro goodness. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twi...
Mar 12, 2025•56 min•Season 10Ep. 155
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Fun and Fancy Free’ from 1947. A Disney animation package film, ‘Fun and Fancy Free’ combines the stories of Bongo the Bear and Mickey and the Beanstalk. Join us as we talk about the music, the classical Disney animation style, and James finds a new hero in Charlie McCarthy. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch at @isympodcast If you like the sho...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 154
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’ from 1974 for Christmas. A sequel to ‘Santa Claus is Comin To Town’, ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’ tells the story of one year when Santa Claus is sick and decides to take a holiday for Christmas, while Mrs. Claus tries to keep up the holiday spirit. Join us as we talk about that iconic stop motion animation, the music, and those infamous Miser brothers… Our theme song is by us!...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 153
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Saw X’ from 2023 for Halloween. A revival of the original Saw franchise after two reboot sequels, Saw X follows the story of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw, as he travels to Mexico seeking an experimental treatment for his cancer. Do you want to play a game? Join us as we talk about the highs and lows of the Saw series, the story, the characters, and of course, the traps. Happy Halloween! Our theme song is by us! James ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 9Ep. 152
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Within a Deep Forest’ from 2006. An indie platformer developed and published for Windows by Nicklas Nygren aka Nifflas, ‘Within a Deep Forest’ follows a bouncing blue ball trying to stop the mad scientist Dr. Cliché. Join us as we talk about this game’s chill vibes, excellent bouncy sound effects, and all the strange little creatures you meet along the way. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietst...
Oct 14, 2024•54 min•Season 9Ep. 151
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Oklahoma!’ from 1955. The film adaptation of Roger and Hammerstein’s most popular musical, Oklahoma tells the story of Laurey Williams, a young woman in the Oklahoma territory who is being pursued by two suitors, Curly the cowboy and Jud the farmhand. Join us as we talk about the music, the horniness, and RANGE WARS. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 150
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time James is showing Elyse ‘Super Monkey Ball’ from 2001. The home version of Sega’s “Monkey Ball,” Super Monkey Ball lets you play as AiAi, Meemee, Baby, or Gongon as you traverse various arcade floors inside little gachapon balls. Join us as we talk about the super cuteness of Super Monkey Ball, those little monkeys, and the music and good arcade vibes. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Ins...
Aug 01, 2024•45 min•Season 9Ep. 149
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ from 2004. The first foray into cinema by the children’s animated show SpongeBob SquarePants, ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ follows SpongeBob and Patrick as they try to retrieve King Neptune’s stolen crown and save Mr. Krabs. Join us as we talk about the quality of jokes and animation present in SpongeBob, the indie darling-packed soundtrack, and the late, beloved creator Ste...
Jun 29, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 148
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Riven’ from 1997. The sequel to the breakout PC hit, Myst, Riven continues the strange tale of Atrus, who sends you to the Age of Riven to rescue his wife Catherine and defeat his father Gehn. Join us as we talk about the primo 1990s graphics and sound, how Riven differs from Myst, and those infamous puzzles… Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 147
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! The second of our topsy turvy April Fools episodes is here, and Elyse is showing James ‘Backyard Baseball’ from 2001. A point-and-click kids sports game from Humongous Entertainment, Backyard Baseball debuted in 1997 and introduced pro players and league play in this 2001 entry. Join us as we talk about the memorable look of Humongous games, the GOAT Pablo Sanchez, and James learns how to play baseball… for the first time? Our theme song is by us...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 146
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s April, which means it’s time for our topsy turvy episodes, and this year James is showing Elyse ‘Paddington’ from 2014. Based on the children’s books by Michael Bond, ‘Paddington’ tells the story of an orphan bear from Peru who finds a new home with the Brown family in London. Join us as we talk about how James thinks this is the Best Movie Ever Made, how Elyse doesn’t know how big London is, and what kind of marmalade you should buy after t...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 9Ep. 145
Welcome to a new season of I’ll Show You Mine! To kick things off we’re returning to the Rocky franchise, Elyse is showing James ‘Rocky III’ from 1982. Continuing the saga of Rocky Balboa, ‘Rocky III’ depicts Rocky at the top of his game, having lost touch with his younger, hungrier self. A challenger, Clubber Lang, is gunning for the championship, and Rocky’s trainer Mickey worries that Rocky doesn’t have what it takes to stop him. Join us as we talk about the diminishing returns of multiple se...
Mar 18, 2024•46 min•Season 9Ep. 144
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s time once again for the end of the year Christmas Movie Special, and Elyse is showing James ‘The Polar Express’ from 2004. Based on the children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, ‘The Polar Express’ tells the story of a boy on the verge of not believing in Santa Claus going on a magical journey on a train to the North Pole. Join us as we talk about the uncanny valley of the motion capture animation, the illustrations the imagery is based on, and t...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 143
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, JRPG Thanksgiving, and this time, James is showing Elyse ‘EarthBound’ from 1995. Known as ‘Mother 2’ in Japan, EarthBound is a quirky JRPG that follows the adventures of Ness and his friends Paula, Jeff, and Poo as they try to stop an alien force, Giygas, from invading Earth. Join us as we talk about EarthBound’s cute, silly, and sometimes nonsensical plot points, all the items and characters we know from S...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 8Ep. 142
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s spooky season yet again and for Halloween, James is showing Elyse ‘Doki Doki Literature Club’ from 2017. A psychological horror game disguised as a cheerful dating simulator, Doki Doki Literature Club is the indie meta-horror phenomenon that took the gaming world by storm when it was released free-to-play by Team Salvato. Join us as we talk about the creeping dread that permeates this game, the horrific twists and turns the story takes, and co...
Oct 31, 2023•59 min•Season 8Ep. 141
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time it’s spooky season yet again and for Halloween, Elyse is showing James ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ from 1962. Based on the novel of the same name by Henry Farrell, ‘Baby Jane’ tells the story of sisters Jane and Blanche Hudson, two aging former stars who live bitterly together in their Hollywood mansion. Join us as we talk about Bette Davis’ delightfully unhinged performance as Baby Jane, the lurid “psycho-biddy” genre, and the inf...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 140
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Metroid: Samus Returns’ from 2017. A 3DS remake of ‘Metroid II: Return of Samus’ from 1991, ‘Samus Returns’ continues the saga of Samus Aran and the alien Metroids. Join us as we talk about the legacy of the sequel, everything that remake developer Mercury Steam added to the Metroid arsenal, and how Elyse literally broke her 3DS thumbstick playing this game. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietst...
Sep 25, 2023•59 min•Season 8Ep. 139
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Willow’ from 1988. A fantasy story conceived by George Lucas, Willow follows the titular character as he takes care of a baby destined to bring about the downfall of an evil sorceress. Join us as we talk about the visual effects Lucas claimed were necessary to bring his vision to life, how this is Lord of the Rings with a baby, and the cheesy 1980s of it all. Our next episode will be when James shows Elyse ‘Metroi...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 138
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Star Wars: Rogue Squadron’ from 1998. Taking place between the first and second Star Wars films, ‘Rogue Squadron’ is a spaceship dogfighting game where you play as Luke Skywalker leading the elite pilots of the Rebel Alliance on a variety of missions. Join us as we talk about the “feel” of flying an X-wing, all the dang technical difficulties we had playing this, and get real specific about the Rebel Alliance flee...
Aug 17, 2023•55 min•Season 8Ep. 137
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ from 1984. Based on the manga by Hayao Miyazaki, ‘Nausicaä’ tells the story of a princess of a post-apocalyptic kingdom who attempts to lead her people to coexist peacefully with giant insects from the nearby toxic jungle. Join us as we talk about the animation, music, the many video games this story inspired, and the birth of Studio Ghibli! Our next episode will be August 7th, ...
Jul 24, 2023•57 min•Season 8Ep. 136
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Pong: The Next Level’ from 1999. The classic Atari game gets upgraded for a new generation with 3D graphics, new styles of gameplay, and multilevel challenges. But is it… good? Join us as we dive deep into our psyches and exorcise the demons of competitiveness through this game that drove Hasbro Interactive out of business. Our next episode will be July 24th, when Elyse shows James ‘Nausicäa of the Valley of the W...
Jul 15, 2023•54 min•Season 8Ep. 135
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘In the Mood for Love’ from 2000. Part of an informal trilogy about love, time, and loss from Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, ‘In the Mood for Love’ tells the story of Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) and Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan), neighbors in 1960s Hong Kong who develop feelings for each other when they realize their spouses are having an affair. Join us as we talk about the vibes, the cinematography, and the raw star power ...
Jun 28, 2023•59 min•Season 8Ep. 134
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass’ from 2007. A direct sequel to ‘The Wind Waker’ from 2002, ‘Phantom Hourglass’ follows our hero Link as he attempts to rescue pirate captain Tetra from an ominous Ghost Ship with the help of the mysterious Ocean King. Join us as we talk about the characters, the connection to Wind Waker and “Toon Link”, and the elephants in the room: the stylus-based mechanics and the Temple ...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 8Ep. 133
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ from 1981. The second theatrical Muppet movie, ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ follows Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppets attempting to solve the mystery of a string of jewel robberies targeting the posh British fashion designer Lady Holiday. Join us as we talk about the classical American vaudeville vibe of the Muppets, the musical numbers, the gags, Charles Grodin lite...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 132
Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Halo 3’ from 2007. Following the first two ‘Halo’ games in 2001 and 2004, ‘Halo 3’ concludes the story of Master Chief, the Covenant war, and the Halo installations. Join us as we talk about how this game feels like a return to form after the perhaps-too-ambitious Halo 2, that good-good soundtrack, and Elyse struggles to live up to the legacy of Master Chief. Our next episode will be May 29th, when Elyse shows Jam...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 131
