58- We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Dave (1993) Starring: Kevin Kline Fan Club A wonderful movie where anyone can be President. We ask the tough questions, this week: Is there an existing Kevin Kline Fan Club? Who wants to greenlight our Richard Nixon Impersonator Prank Show? Can we get a bunch of different musicians to record their own version of ‘Hail to the Chief’ so that people don’t ever get ‘Hail to the Chief’ fatig...
Nov 15, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - The First Wives Club (1996) Starring: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton A wonderful movie where Victor Garber’s character absolutely should have been arrested and imprisoned. We ask the tough questions, this week: What reasonable measures can we take to get Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton to be our aunts? Why did they keep acting like 45 years old was near death? Who’s...
Nov 11, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Teen Witch (1989) Starring: Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Joshua John Miller A wonderful movie where a teenager is a teenager, but with magical powers. We ask the tough questions, this week: Would any of this have happened, had Louise accepted the ride from Brad, in the first place? When looking at Brad, is there or has there ever been a ‘Brad’ to exist that ‘Brad’ded more than Brad? And woul...
Nov 01, 2020•2 hr 43 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - The Big Wedding (2013) Starring Robert DeNiro, Diane Keaton and Katherine Heigl A wonderful movie where a wedding happened, we think. We ask the tough questions, this week: Should we have just talked about The Birdcage? What have we ever done to anyone to deserve this movie? Have you ever seen The Birdcage? Okay… so. It’s Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman… Listen to the podcast - th...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and George Clooney A wonderful movie where everyone is getting out to nail someone’s ass. We ask the tough questions, this week: Where did the phrase “I’m gonna nail your ass” come from? What are the plights of being a rich divorcee? Can you bring dogs to court? Or the casino? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Bedazzled (2000) Starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley A wonderful movie where it feels like you don’t care who Allison is, anymore… what’s Elizabeth Hurley’s deal? We ask the tough questions, this week: Why didn’t Brendan Fraser think his wishes out more? Why didn’t Brendan Fraser try to go out with Elizabeth Hurley, instead? And what has Orlando Jones been up to? Because we miss hi...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Down With Love (2003) Starring Ewan McGregor, Renee Zellweger, Sarah Paulson, and David Hyde Pierce A wonderful movie where it feels like someone keeps hitting you over the head with a tennis racket. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why is this happening to us? What have we done to deserve this film? Who wants french fries? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! B...
Sep 20, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Rumor Has It... (2005) Starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo, and Shirley MacLaine. A wonderful movie where everyone wants to make love to Kevin Costner. We ask the tough questions, this week: Who among us doesn’t want to have sex with Kevin Costner? Is it possible Ruffals actually IS magic? Can someone get Kevin Costner on the phone with us? Listen to the podcast - then wa...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Grease 2 (1982) Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, and Lorna Luft A wonderful movie where there is more music than dialogue. We ask the tough questions, this week: What are we being punished for? Is Michael Man, or Motorcycle? Speaking of Michael, is he overcharging for homework help? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! But stay home, please. What do you ...
Sep 06, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Splash (1984) Starring Tom Hanks, John Candy and Darryl Hannah A wonderful movie where Tom Hanks learns to love and becomes a merman, we think. We ask the tough questions, this week: What are the rules of Mermaidhood? What possesses the uneducated to purchase things like The Enquirer? What ever happened to Fat Jack? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! But stay home, ...
Aug 23, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - The Wedding Date (2005) Starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney A wonderful movie where a woman pays someone to be her date at a wedding - and they end up falling in love. We ask the tough questions, this week: Is Dermot Mulroney’s character undervaluing or overvaluing his services? Can Virgin Atlantic Airlines operate without Debra Messing? Why doesn’t Debra Messing or Amy Adams have a ...
Aug 16, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast 47 - Honeymoon in Vegas We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan, and Nicolas Cage A wonderful movie where Nicolas Cage We ask the tough questions, this week: Why is Sarah Jessica Parker such an active and willing participant hostage? Can we get Johnny Roast Beef a role/roll of a different kind? How do you get a man you don’t want to talk to you to stop talking to...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - A Cinderella Story (2004) Starring Hillary Duff and Chad Michael Murray A wonderful movie where Hillary Duff has to wait on her stepmom hand and foot while going to high school and there’s a drought in California. We ask the tough questions, this week: What happened to Hillary Duff’s mom? Why didn’t Hillary Duff’s dad marry Rhonda? And can you really not tell who Hillary Duff is with just a...
Jul 18, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Head Over Heels (2001) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr and Monica Potter A wonderful movie where it only lasted 86 minutes. We ask the tough questions, this week: Is Monica Potter okay? Or does she have brain damage? Does Freddie Prinze Jr’s character have severe digestive problems? What happened to the dog? Is the dog okay? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! But stay ho...
Jul 11, 2020•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - John Tucker Must Die (2006) Starring Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Brittany Snow, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kabbel A wonderful movie where they changed the movie from something having to do with adults and made it take place in a high school. We ask the tough questions, this week: Do 17 year old boys ask girls out to dinner? Wait, so this movie was not about a murder plot? Why is this happening to us...
Jun 27, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Beautician and The Beast (1997) Starring Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton A wonderful movie where Fran Drescher plays a character who wants to date and be married to a Dictator. We ask the tough questions, this week: He isn’t, like, really a dictator… is he? Oh, he is? Why does Fran want to be with him??????? Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! But stay home, please....
Jun 20, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Clueless (1995) Starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy (RIP. I love you.) A wonderful movie where an affluent teenager learns she wants to date her stepbrother. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why does she want to date her stepbrother? Why does he want to date his stepsister? What did the actors say when they found out they were step-siblings and, in...
Jun 13, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) Starring Nia Vardalos, and John Corbett. A wonderful movie where a 30 year old woman meets a man and wants to make decisions for herself, but her family causes her problems (only in her head). We ask the tough questions, this week: Did we miss the plot to this movie? Could this movie be considered an hour and 30 minute long commercial for dating, love and mar...
May 30, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - The Room (2003) Starring Tommy Wiseau. A wonderful movie where a man tried. We ask the tough questions, this week: Is Denny an adult or a child? But, mostly, we contemplate our existence. Listen to the podcast - then watch the movie or vice versa! But stay home, please. What do you need to go out for? Maybe groceries? Then go back home. Stay home. No need to go out. Pretend you're in an und...
May 16, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - The Bounty Hunter (2010) Starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. A wonderful movie where a man and a woman used to be married, but no one cares about it because that point in the movie does not matter. We ask the tough questions, this week: Should Bounty Hunters get docked pay for performing unethical or unprofessional Bounty Hunting practices? Who did Jeff Garlin piss off to have him ...
May 09, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Mr. Right (2015) Starring Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell. A wonderful movie where a man and a woman are inexplicably able to catch knives with their hands (among other inexplicable things in this movie). We ask the tough questions, this week: What's happening in this movie? Did we miss several plot points? And what is the correlation between a clown nose and murdering people who hire people...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Coyote Ugly (2000) Starring Piper Pabaro, Adam Garcia and John Goodman. A wonderful movie where a woman travels far (one state and one hour) away from home to pursue her music career. We ask the tough questions, this week: Could Jerry Seinfeld have an illegitimate lovechild in Australia? What does the term 'Stage Fright' actually mean? Is Blondie the only thing people can agree on? And what...
Apr 24, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Heartbreakers (2001) Starring Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Ray Liotta. A wonderful movie where every scam works 100% of the time. We ask the tough questions, this week: How many disguises do Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt have? Does dumping a small bucket of ice down your pants give you frostbite? What are the rules for scamming wealthy people? Listen to the podcas...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Miss Congeniality (2000) Starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt A wonderful movie where we discuss a movie that might be like if My Fair Lady and Lethal Weapon got together and tried. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why can't women be smart AND pretty? How many reports of sexual harassment should one FBI agent have before someone says please do not? Can Michael Caine save every m...
Apr 10, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Failure to Launch (2006) Starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey A wonderful movie where we discuss two people who have made up jobs and spend their lives manipulating themselves, each other, and everyone they come in contact with. We ask the tough questions, this week: Do any adults really want to live at home with their parents? Would we be better off grieving our losses if ...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Burlesque (2010) Starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. A wonderful movie where we discuss a woman who lives in the year two thousand and ten and probably time traveled from the nineteen forties. We ask the tough questions, this week: Who is this movie for? Is purchasing (or selling) air rights the solution to all of our financial problems? What happened to our brains after we watched this m...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Blast From the Past (1999) Starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone. A wonderful movie where Brendan Fraser, again, gets to play a recluse weirdo and we love him for it. We ask the tough questions, this week: When do you have the right to institutionalize an adult person you just met? Is Christopher Walken's character basically H.H. Holmes? And isn't Cliff just a butt with hair? Liste...
Mar 20, 2020•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Leap Year (2010) Starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, and Adam Scott An impossible movie about a woman who is obsessed with marriage and has the great idea to force her boyfriend to marry her. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why?????? Spend Friday Nights with us!!! LET US TAKE UP YOUR WHOLE FRIDAY. Listen to the podcast - then watch the terrible movie with your friends and drink WINE a...
Mar 18, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Lucas An impossible movie about Reese Witherspoon just trying to get divorced over here. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why is Patrick Dempsey always the bridesmaid and never a bride? Doesn't he deserve love, too? Can Bobby Ray get a spin off movie? Why wouldn't you just divorce someone after 7 y...
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week - 50 First Dates (2004) Starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Rob Schneider An impossible movie about a major ethical quandary. We ask the tough questions, this week: Why do women always go lusting after Adam Sandler? Is Rob Schneider's character cultural appropriation? Can I have a pet penguin? Am I drooling, yet?? Spend Friday Nights with us!!! LET US TAKE UP YOUR WHOLE FRIDAY. Lis...
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast