This week, Craig and Shawn talk about watching 1977's 'It Happened One Christmas', that Marlo Thomas movie that we teed up last week. When they said they were basing this movie on 'It's a Wonderful Life', boy howdy, they weren't kidding. Here all about how Orson Welles stacks up against Lionel Barrymore! How Marlo Thomas stacks up against Jimmy Stewart! How Christopher Guest stacks up against... the actor who played the same part as Christopher Guest! Man oh man, it's quite the celebration of Ch...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 40
This week, Shawn and Craig give you the backstory on 1977's 'It Happened One Christmas', a Marlo Thomas-produced TV movie that was based very, VERY heavily on 'It's a Wonderful Life'. Craig runs down the cast and crew - you'll be watching one of Christopher Guest's least known roles, for instance - and Shawn has some very cool info on how this movie was received both then and now. Let me tell you, this is one tee up that won't leave you wishing you'd never been born!
Dec 16, 2020•41 min•Season 4Ep. 39
This week Craig and Shawn get the Christmas spirit while watching Brett Ratner’s 2000 romantic dramedy ‘The Family Man.’
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Season’s greetings! This week Craig and Shawn kick off the holidays with a glimpse behind the scenes of the (Saint) Nicolas Cage & Tea Leoni 2000 romantic dramedy ‘The Family Man.’ Get those chestnuts roasting and join us!
Dec 02, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Um... hey everybody. We need to talk. This week, Shawn and Craig watched 1973's 'Belladonna of Sadness' and they're going say some things about it. This is... I mean, man. Wow. This is a heavy, heavy, beautiful, disturbing, razor-sharp, and muddy as hell bit of business. And these two nimrods really dig into it. So... I mean, look - watch it if you want to? It's really something to see but it's also... hoo boy. It's both a hard recommend and hard TO recommend, knowhatimean? Enter at your own ris...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Oh, boy howdy, you guys, have we got a heavy episode for you today. We're talking about the background of 'Belladonna of Sadness' an animated film out of Japan from 1973. It sounds like it's gonna be an intense ride so make sure you're of a mature age and that you're at least this tall before you strap in. Craig will tell you all about the cast and crew, which at the very least has some connection to Astro-Boy and Kurasawa, and Shawn will tell you all about the behind-the-scenes stories like the...
Nov 18, 2020•32 min•Season 4Ep. 35
This week Craig and Shawn welcome filmmaker Heath C. Michaels to discuss the rules of rock in the 1983 Clive A. Smith directed animated sci-fi music tale ‘Rock & Rule.’
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 34
This week Craig and Shawn go to 11 in order to bang out all the important info you need to know about the 1983 animated sci-fi music laden cult flick ‘Rock & Rule.’
Nov 04, 2020•40 min•Season 4Ep. 33
This week, Shawn and Craig talk all about watching the 1924 silent thriller 'The Hands of Orlac'! It's all about this fella Orlac and how he loses his hands and how he gets the hands of a killer grafted on to his arm stumps. A chiller, to be sure. And if you ever wanted to know how much these two DON'T know, this is the episode for you. Do they know if hand transplants are real or not? Nope. Do they know which character wrote which letter and when they did it? No, thanks. Do they know if you'll ...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 32
This week, Shawn and Craig put their noses to the grindstone for 1924's 'The Hands of Orlac', a movie that asks 'If you HAD to be in an accident where you lost both of your hands and you HAD to have the hands of a killer grafted on to your wrist-stumps, would that really be so bad?' The answer, to judge by the poster, is a big YES. But judging by the cast and crew and behind the scenes stories, and the fact that his movie is nearly 100 years old, this is a body horror story with serious legs. Wi...
Oct 21, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 31
This week Craig and Shawn exchange vows and carry each other over the threshold of the house that is the 1970 Leonard Kastle, Donald Volkman, and Martin Scorsese (whaaa’?!?) directed murder flick ‘The Honeymoon Killers.’ Thanks for listening!
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 30
This week Craig and Shawn kick off October with a look behind the scenes of the 1973 crime thriller ‘The Honeymoon Killers.’
Oct 07, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 29
This week, Shawn and Craig take a deep dive into mid-90s indie cinema with a first-of-its-kind movie, 1996's Cheryl Dunye-directed 'The Watermelon Woman'. Listen to these two fools fumble their way through a beloved cinematic landmark. Things discussed: relationship dynamics, cultural appropriation, Camelot Superstore, tasteful erotic scene-making, not being a lesbian, scrappy indie movies, and VHS movies that are priced to rent. Boy howdy, they step in it deep this time, people. Go watch the mo...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 28
This week, Craig and Shawn give you all the background info they could find on Cheryl Dunye's 1996 film ' The Watermelon Woman'. We're talking about a first-of-its-kind movie, here, folks! You will not get a more first-of-its-kind movie from this podcast this week! We talk about everything from CRAZY long credits lists to the problem with showing beautiful, natural sexual relations when part of your film is comprised of an NEA grant. There's a lot to chew on here and that's really not a pun, I p...
Sep 16, 2020•35 min•Season 4Ep. 27
This week Craig and Shawn grab their spoons and chow down on the 1992 Alexandre Rockwell directed comedy ‘In the Soup.’
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 26
This week Craig and Shawn tee up all the salty ingredients of the 1992 indie comedy ‘In the Soup.’
Sep 02, 2020•43 min•Season 4Ep. 25
This week Craig and Shawn talk about the Four Seasons hotel in New Yor-- strike that, they’re talking about the 1981 Alan Alda directed/starring movie of the same name. Easy mistake! But rest assured they’ve got opinions to share AND little chocolates for your pillows at night. So, come and listen and get a good night’s sleep. Enjoy!
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 24
This week Craig and Shawn talk not one, not two, not even three, but all four seasons when they tee up the Alan Alda directed 1981 comedy... 'The Four Seasons.' And if you can come up with a fifth season, they'll even talk about that. But until then, enjoy this tantalizing journey into the who, what, when and how this thing came to exist. They'll be back next week to weigh in with their thoughts on the film itself and, as always, thanks for listening!
Aug 19, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 23
This week, Shawn and Craig talk about watching 1976’s ‘Stay Hungry’. It’s a movie that throws Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Sally Field, and Jeff Bridges into a big stew that’s being stirred by Bob Rafelson and then serves it up hot. And this is an XXXL episode where we bring up questions they way Arnie brings up dumbbells - What are those capsules that guy is breaking and sniffing? Why is Jeff Bridges so sweaty? Arnold plays a fiddle? These questions and more will be either half-answered or at least a...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 18
This week, Shawn and Craig get into the details behind the Bob Rafelson-directed 1976 movie 'Stay Hungry'. This movie brings together Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Jeff Bridges and Sally Field in a one-time-only type of entertainment. Throw in Scatman Crothers, Robert Englund, Ed Begley, Jr., 32 metric tons of pectoral muscle and some questionable but still pretty fun karate moves and, boy oh boy, you've got our tee up for the one, the only, the Stay Hungry. Do give 'er a listen.
Aug 05, 2020•39 min•Season 4Ep. 21
This week Craig and Shawn are reunited with their guitar brother from another mother, filmmaker Todd Rohal! And not only do they talk up their thoughts on the 2005 Japanese comedy ‘Funky Forest: the First Contact,’ but they also get literally poetic. You don’t want to miss it.
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 20
This week Craig and Shawn travel once again to Japan from the comforts of their chairs (to once again make you uncomfortable in yours) in order to tee up all the funky details of the 2005 comedy ' Funky Forest: The First Contac t.' It's a title so nice, they'll say it at least thrice. Maybe even fivce. Come get educated!
Jul 22, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 19
This week, Shawn and Craig talk all about watching 1988's 'The Beast'. You guys, this is one of those movies - sadly overlooked and for no good reason. We'll get into everything with a little help from an email from Executive Producer Dale Pollock. You'll find out what the CORRECT title of this movie is, you'll hear an INCREDIBLE facsimile of the original 'The Beast' pitch, and you'll find out what you should do on the first day of shooting when none of your tanks show up. It's quite a ride! So ...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 18
This week, Shawn and Craig tee up 1988's 'The Beast' a.k.a. 'The Beast of War' a.k.a. the Kevin Reynolds movie that doesn't star Kevin Costner. They get into it real good, too, from Craig getting excited about crew who worked on Night of the Creeps to Shawn's deep dive on Dale Dye. Don't dilly dally on this deep Dale Dye dive, dudes. Do it!
Jul 08, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Craig and Shawn are back this week to dip their toes all the way into the waters of Matti Diop’s 2019 supernatural tinged drama ‘Atlantics.’ Will those toes be bitten off by toe-crazed sharks, causing them to bleed out, attracting only more sharks? Or will the two co-hosts with the co-most just talk about a movie the way they always do? Only one way to find out!
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 16
This week Craig and Shawn get into all the pertinent details they could (lazily) find about the 2019 Netflix film ' Atlantics ,' from director Mati Diop. This one is literally related to episode 14. Come find out how! Thanks for listening!
Jun 24, 2020•28 min•Season 4Ep. 15
This week, Shawn and Craig talk all about watching 1973's 'Touki Bouki', a film straight out of Senegal that had them alternately thrilled, beguiled, intrigued, inspired and confused. But that's not terribly surprising, is it? These guys could barely make heads or tails of Teen Wolf back in Season 1. Who are we foolin'? Regardless - we all know their charm lies in their ignorance and these dudes have charm to spare. So go check out the movie on your own and then come back to have a good hardy la...
Jun 17, 2020•54 min•Season 4Ep. 14
This week, Craig and Shawn tee up the 1973 Senegalese film 'Touki Bouki' (aka 'Journey of the Hyena'). This is a true never heard of it this week, you guys. None of that soft-boiled 'haven't heard about it in a while' or 'I watched it with one eye closed'. Neither of these ne'er-do-wells had any idea this movie existed until probably a couple of weeks ago. But there are plenty of people who are very aware of it - does the name 'Martin Scorsese' mean anything to you? No? How about 'Criterion Coll...
Jun 10, 2020•31 min•Season 4Ep. 13
This week Craig and Shawn run shine and give the law the slip as they serve up their thoughts on the 1958 Robert Mitchum drive-in staple, ‘Thunder Road.’
May 27, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 12
This week Craig and Shawn race once more down ‘Thunder Road,’ only this particular road is from 1958 and has Robert Mitchum’s sweat stains on it. Listen now for everything you need to know about the folks who made it and come back next week for an in-depth discussion of the film itself.
May 20, 2020•31 min•Season 4Ep. 11
