"A 1999 thriller starring Ashley Judd predicated on a law stating a person may not be charged with the same crime twice." "What is DOUBLE JEOPARDY?" "That is correct. You have the board." "I'll take movies that are a Rip-Off of The Fugitive for $200." "This actor just can't help himself from helping people wrongfully accused of murder." "Who is Tommy Lee Jones?" "Correct. Final clue. You thought this movie was thrilling when you were younger, but how does it hold up now?" Listen to find out. Als...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 326
Hold onto your Huggies, this week we're bringing up Raising Arizona , the 1987 comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen starring Nic Cage and Holly Hunter as an unlikely couple, who, being unable to conceive or adopt a baby, decide to steal one. Also featuring John Goodman, Frances MacDormand and a bunch of babies that who knows what happened to them and if they had mommas that loved them, this movie introduced us to a lighter, but no less brilliant side of the Coen brothers, but how does it hold up now? J...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 325
This week on Rewatchability, we do your dirty work for you by rewatching DIRTY WORK, the 1998 comedy starring Norm MacDonald as a guy who who performs people's nasty tasks through his revenge-for-hire business, called "Dirty Work". Directed by Bob Saget and also featuring Artie Lange, Jack Warden and Chevy Chase as well as other SNL alum dudes throughout the ages, we thought this movie was hilarious when we were younger, but how does it hold up today? Listen here to find out! Also, please Subscr...
May 16, 2018•58 min•Ep. 324
We implore you, do not recite the ancient passages. Do not summon EVIL DEAD II! Yes, this week we're talking about the 1987 low budget comedic horror film directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell (who recently announced he was retiring as the bumbling hero Ash following the cancellation of the TV series, Ash vs The Evil Dead). Join Us. This movie was a huge cult hit despite being basically the same movie as the first Evil Dead, but how does it hold up to the modern eye? Listen here to f...
May 09, 2018•45 min•Ep. 323
This week we go on a most excellent adventure with Bill & Ted in BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! Starring Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, with Keanu Reeves as Ted 'Theodore' Logan, it's a movie about two time-travelling dudes who will have a massive effect on history, despite almost flunking history. Also featuring the most righteous George Carlin as Rufus, as well as a bunch of historical dudes and babes who are also most excellent, this movie changed the course of history (for some o...
May 02, 2018•56 min•Ep. 322
In preparation for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, we go way back to where it all began with IRON MAN, Jon Favreau's 2008 comic book adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrance Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and the Dude himself, Jeff Bridges! This movie has everything; metallurgy, a stripper pole that appears from the floor of an airplane, caves, and a man who is so rich and so smart that he can be a jerk to everyone and they have to put up with him. This movie wowed us when we first saw it, but ...
Apr 25, 2018•56 min•Ep. 321
In celebration of 4/20 we have a groovy sort of treat for you! Tommy Chong, one half of notorious stoner duo Cheech & Chong, drops in with his daughter Precious to talk about I LOVE YOU ALICE B. TOKLAS, the original stoner comedy starring Peter Sellers as a square who decides to become a hippie after falling for a groovy hippie chick. Also there's a scene with brownies. It's far out, man! Along the way, Tommy regales us with stories about his friendship with Peter Sellers, living during the ...
Apr 18, 2018•51 min•Ep. 320
Best put the insoles in your gigantic sparkling platform boots, love, this week we're visiting SPICE WORLD, the 1997 cinematic debut of The Spice Girls! That's right, all the spices are here; Ginger, Baby, Paprika, Scary and Posh with a little help from their friends Meatloaf Spice, Richard E. Grant Spice and Dame Edna Spice. Spicing up our podcast this week is Jess Beaulieu and Natalie Norman from The Crimson Wave ! This movie taught us about girl power when were younger, but how does it hold u...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 319
This week we go down under and put another shrimp on the barbie for CROCODILE DUNDEE, the titular hero of this 1986 adventure- comedy that became a 'roo-sized hit all over the world! Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, as well as Reginald VelJohnson, this movie has everything from crocs (the reptiles, not the footwear) to knives which are bigger than other knives! Crikey! We thought this filmeroo was a hootholla when we were younger, but how does it hold up today? Listen below to find out, mat...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 318
In anticipation of the show's unlikely revival, we plop on the couch with ROSEANNE! This classic sitcom, starring comedian Roseanne Barr as the titular working mother of three and John Goodman as her husband Dan, painted a hilarious and often moving portrait of the working class American family fighting and arguing with each other. Just like real families! Also featuring Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert and like four different girls playing Becky, this show was like a second family to us when we wer...
Mar 28, 2018•49 min•Ep. 317
Lions. Tigers. Bears, oh my! Okay, there are no tigers or bears, but we got hyenas, a wart hog and whatever-the-Hell Timon is. Yes, this week we're mane-lioning THE LION KING, the 1994 Disney animated feature featuring the voices of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goodberg and Jeremy Irons as the fearsome Scar (which I believe is short for Scaramouche). We loved this movie and how it made us feel like part of the circle of life, but how does it hold up today? Listen below to fin...
Mar 21, 2018•58 min•Ep. 316
With the Alicia Vikander starring reboot bungee-jumping into cinemas, we travel back in time to plunder LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, the 2001 video game adaptation starring Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, John Voight and a bunch of bad CGI statues. Directed by Simon West (who brought us the classic Con Air) this film takes everything you love about Indiana Jones, namely the archaeology, and updates it by having Lara Croft shoot two (2!) pistols! This movie, uh, excited us when we were you teenagers, b...
Mar 14, 2018•59 min•Ep. 315
With the Oscars still fresh in our memories, and its affirmation of fish/human love ringing throughout the land, we take a look at another pair of star-crossed lovers, namely Shakespeare and some girl, in the Academy Award winning film SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE! Starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as Ben Affleck, Geoffrey Rush, Imelda Staunton, Simon Callow, Colin Firth and a bunch of other actors who probably wish they were doing actual Shakespeare, this movie stirred a sense of roma...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 314
Alrighty then! This week we're on the case with ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE, the 1994 crime spoof that made Jim Carrey a household name and helped propel him into superstardom. Also featuring Courtney Cox, Tone-Loc, A dolphin, the 1993 Miami Dolphins and a whole lot of animal hijinks, this movie is a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, tucked behind a twist that seems unfathomably offensive today. Joining us are Jordan Armstrong and Kevin Matviw of Death Ray Cabaret . We loved this movie when we were ...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 313
This week on the podcast we are pregnant with emotion as we get KNOCKED UP! Yes, it's the 2007 comedy that takes place in an alternate world where Katherine Heigl would sleep with Seth Rogan. He does not seem her type! Also featuring Judd Apatow's family, Seth Rogan's friends and Paul Rudd (just so there is one desirable male on screen), we loved this movie when it first came out, but how does it hold up today? This week's guest is storyteller and writer Sam Mullins! Listen below to find out. Al...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 312
Hey, what band are you with? This week we go backstage with ALMOST FAMOUS, the 2000 semi-autobiographical rock & roll epic written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee and the music, man. It's the story of a young, prodigy rock writer and his brutal disillusionment with his musical idols after he joins their rolling musical bacchanalia to get a story for Rolling Stone magazine. Yeah man, they did the same thing to m...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 311
This week, chug some Maalox and get ready for THE BIG HIT, the 1998 action-comedy starring "Marky" Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate as well as Captain Sisko, Bokeem Woodbine and, in what must have been a dry year for him, Elliott Gould. It's a movie about a guy who kills people for a living, but can't even stand up to the video store clerk. We thought it was hilarious when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe on Ap...
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 310
This week hold onto your habit, we've got a real flibbertigibbet on our hands! Yes, we're talking about the THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the 1965 musical-drama starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a bunch of creepy children. I mean lovely children. Joining us is Samantha Kemp-Jackson of the Parenting Then And Now Podcast . This movie is a beloved childhood classic for millions, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher . Also, f...
Jan 31, 2018•58 min•Ep. 309
Hold onto your sandals, this week we get in the ring with GLADIATOR, Ridley Scott's epic historical drama starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen about a former Roman general who must fight or die (or both) in the Colosseum! Also featuring Richard Harris and Oliver Reed, this movie marries historical political intrigue with a whole lot of slicing and dicing. We gave this movie a thumbs up when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 308
Who are you telling to wax off? This week Gavin McCarthy joins us as we belt up to get in the ring with THE KARATE KID, the 1984 martial arts drama starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elizabeth Shue. It's the classic story of a man who exploits the labour of a teenage boy under the guise of teaching him how to defend himself. We loved this film when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher . Also, follow us on Twitter...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 307
It's 2018 and we're blasting off the New Year with ARMAGEDDON, the 1998 disaster movie directed by Michael Bay and starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler and a bunch of other people who are trying to stop an asteroid from hitting earth. Honestly, after 2017, maybe we should just let it. Also featuring Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan and Billy Bob Thorton, this movie rocked us when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe on iTu...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 306
As 2017 winds down and we pray for 2018 not to be completely insane, we celebrate the coming of a New Year by revisiting WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, Rob Reiner's 1989 romantic comedy starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as a guy and a girl trying to keep it in the friendzone. Also Princess Leia is in there. Joining us is Simone Paget, love and sex columnist for The Toronto Sun and skinnydip.ca , who with her with expertise will help us answer the prime question of this film; can women and men can ever ...
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 305
The best Christmases are the ones spent with family-- particularly somebody else's! This year we park our RV outside the Griswald's in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid. It's a modern holiday classic about a jerk trying his darndest to make a nice Christmas for his family, including lil' Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis. Will Clark Griswald get his wish? Will Christmas be ruined by not being perfect, or by racism like in John Hughes or...
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 304
This week, we boldly go where no Christmas episode has ever gone before as Tom Reinnman joins us to engage with STAR TREK: GENERATIONS! It's the movie that brought together our favorite Captains, and isn't that what the holidays are about? Starring Patrick Stewart, William Shatner and Malcolm McDowell, along with pretty much everyone who's ever been on a Star Trek. This movie was the nexus for us when we were younger, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe ...
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 303
Presents! Decorations! The Roast Beast! We're stealing all of it with Jim Carrey in DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. Adapted from the classic children's book and Chuck Jones TV special and directed by Ron Howard, this movie combines two of my favorite holiday traditions, misanthropy and larceny. Also featuring Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor and Christine Baranski, this movie filled us with cheer when we were younger, but how does it hold up today? Listen below to find out. Also, please ...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 302
We're less than a month away from Christmas, so we're kicking off the holiday season with a sleeper hit, 1995's WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING. It's the romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a woman who pretends to be Peter Gallagher's fiance while he's in a coma. Happens the best of us. Also Bill Pullman's in there, as well as Peter Boyle, Glynnis Johns and Jack Warden. This movie seemed charming when we were younger, but how does it hold up today? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe...
Nov 27, 2017•59 min•Ep. 301
It's our 300th episode and to celebrate we hunt for pirate treasure with THE GOONIES! Yes, Richard Donner's 1985 kid's adventure flick starring Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin and a bunch of other kids who are trying to save their homes by searching for the booty of One Eyed Willie, with only hardened criminals, booby traps and hormones standing in their way. Also fat shaming. Yeah, I'm talking about the truffle shuffle. This movie stirred our imaginations and gave us body image issues wh...
Nov 21, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 300
Oh lord, give us a sign, or more specifically SIGNS, the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan alien invasion thriller starring Mel Gibson, about whom I've heard nothing but nice things, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin and the third most precocious Culkin. Also, Michael Showalter for some reason. Is this movie some elaborate sketch comedy routine? Joining us with his special knowledge of extraterrestrials is Ryan Sprague from Somewhere In The Skies . We had faith in this movie when we were younger, but how d...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 299
Can I help you? This week we check out (on life) with CLERKS, the 1994 slacker comedy that launched Kevin Smith's foul mouthed career and introduced us to Jay & Silent Bob, cinema's most congenial small-time drug dealers. Starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghighliotti, Lisa Spoonhauer and Jason Mewes, this movie inspired a generation to make overly talky films about their crappy work places and dead end jobs, but how does it hold up now? Listen below to find out. Also, please ...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 298
It's Halloween and to celebrate we summon the ghost with most BEETLEJUICE! Yes, the 1998 Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton as the titular ghoul, as well as Gina Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder and, yes, Robert Goulet. This movie blew our minds when we were kids, but how does it hold up today? Also is Beetlejuice the perfect allegory for Trump's America? Listen below to find out. Also, please Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher . Also, follow us on Twitter . And please consider supporting our...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 297
