Host Dan Aho and guests talk movies! Movies that you've seen or need to see. New classics, 90's flashpoints, actors, directors, bits, and soooooo much more!
RC Fill, film editor extraordinaire, chats with Dan about what should be called the 'classic' film High Fidelity. Lots of music talk, John Cusack, Chicago, and the explosion of Jack Black. Listen and hear about Jack Black exploding! Then have your friends listen, not together though because that only counts as one 'listen'. I need listens to survive. We all do. K, bye.
31 Jul 2024
The Week Watched 7.31.24
Dan discusses the week's movies, including Axel F, Brute Force, and The Third Man, with special guest Timmy C channeling Bob Dylan and insights from James Mangold and Robert Downey Jr.
4 Apr 2022
New Cult Classics: Cop Land
Michael Patrick Thornton of Chicago's Gift Theatre, Private Practice, and currently on BROADWAY (Macbeth)! We talk about the excellent and underrated Cop Land. A incredible film about systematic corruption with a insane emsemble: Stallone, Keitel, Deniro, Liotta, Sciorra, and many more! We talk acting. We talk Ronald Reagan. We do Robert Deniro impressions. Don't blow it, listen now!
It's the final episode of the season, or final episode full stop!
28 Mar 2022
The Jack Nicholson Pantheon
Ed Flynn is the returning champion as we go through Jack's filmography and pick 8 films for his Pantheon. There are Jack impressions and John Huston shows up! Is Chinatown in the Pantheon? As Good as It Gets? What about Terms of Endearment? Mars Attacks? About Schmidt? You are going to have to listen to find out. And don't forget: "we are the motherf#*king shore patrol!
28 Mar 2022
New Classics: The Phantom Thread
Ed Flynn is the guest and we talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread. This gets nerdy for film and PTA, but also there is a clip of Ed singing Melissa Ethridge. We talk Daniel Day Lewis, the perfect casting of Vicky Krieps and how Lesley Manville can perform a monologue with a shift of her eyes. There's impressions, we raise the question how young is too young to see Die Hard, and I make the case that the Phantom Thread is just as much of a comedy as it is a drama. Listen, share, water your plants.
21 Mar 2022
The 2000 Re-Oscars
Briggs Hatton is back and we re-do the 2000 Oscars. 1999 was one of the best (and most interesting) years in film: The Matrix, Fight Club, The Insider, Green Mile, Phantom Menace, American Pie, South Park, Green Mile, Election, Being John Malkovich, Topsy Turvy, Galaxy Quest, and also The Cider House Rules. Will American Beauty win Best Picture again? Listen to find out as we go through Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor and Actress, Actor and Actress, Director, and of course Best Film. We have to agree to award each winner so it gets strategic. We did a better job than the Academy.
21 Mar 2022
New Cult Classics: Heartburn
Briggs Hatton is my guest and we gush about Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, Streep, and Nicholson. We also talk about the behind the scenes drama you guys. Like, OMG, so much drama. A Watergate guy. Yeah, that Watergate. AND the lead got re-cast AFTER they started filming. I told you there was drama. This is a rom com before the rom com boom. You. Will. Love. This. Movie.
17 Mar 2022
The Brad Pitt Pantheon
Ben Montague and Dan debate the 8 films that make up Brad Pitt's cinematic pantheon, exploring his iconic roles and enduring on-screen presence.
14 Mar 2022
New Cult Classics: Killing Them Softly
Ben Montague joins Dan to dissect Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly, exploring its nuanced portrayal of a tough American boy and the power of cinematic subtlety.
10 Mar 2022
The Jim Carrey Pantheon
Howie Kremer joins Dan to select the 8 essential Jim Carrey movies that showcase the actor's impressive range and enduring comedic genius.
6 Mar 2022
New Classics: The Cable Guy
Dan and Howie Kremer dive into the cult classic The Cable Guy, exploring its enduring appeal and behind-the-scenes stories with special guest Judd Apatow, Cable Guy producer and writer.
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