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The Spy Next Door

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 101:58


"Jackie Chan" can be a verb, right?

Show Dogs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 85:25


Will Arnett tries his best to save a talking dog movie.

Luck (2022)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 74:04


Easily the best movie where Simon Peg plays a Scottish cat.

Bad Guys

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 81:49


It's like a kids version of Oceans 11.

Seal Team

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 73:29


"Remora." The word is "remora." Also, sharks only kinda have tongues, but it's weird. And, also, Dolph Lundgren is in this. It's a wild ride.

Lightyear

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 74:07


Apparently this was Andy's favorite movie in 1995. In his defense, most kids his age have terrible taste in movies.

Spiderman Far from Home

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 115:04


The second part, where Lisa has many feels about Tom Holland not knowing what's going on.

Spiderman Homecoming

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 153:57


Lisa begins her trip through the Spiderman mythos a few years behind the curve.

Z.O.M.B.I.E.S. 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 86:13


Just after Adam says there will probably never be a third one... there's a third one.

The Sea Beast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 92:06


If someone told you to cross How to Train your Dragon with Moby Dick, you'd be 90% there.

Monsters University

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 121:32


Because one movie about terrorizing children to solve the energy crisis isn't enough.

Sing 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 93:00


This movie had no right to go this hard, but here we are.

The Goonies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 122:13


Indiana Jones, but with kids. What could go wrong?

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 100:35


Of course they made a sequel. Of course it's worse. But, still, somehow, it works.

Zombies 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 85:49


The sequel to the movie that gave us the phrase "wait, is this movie secretly about racism?" returns and... it's secretly about racism.

Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 93:19


A nostalgia bomb that finds its target. 

Rumble

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 101:34


Let's get ready to.... yeah, nevermind.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 93:51


Well, it's an computer generated animal movie with Tony Hale as the villain. Like that narrows it down...

Home (2015)

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 67:57


A critique of colonialism... ya know, for kids.

National Treasure 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 90:10


The second installment in the DaVinci Code for Americans sees Nicolas Cage moving on to international incidents, not just federal crimes.

National Treasure

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 132:13


Sure, it's not really a kids movie, but there's no way anyone expected adults to take this seriously.

Eternals

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 105:03


A movie that covers 7,000 years of history in just under half the time.

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 88:14


A kids movie with profound theological implications.

Zookeeper

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 98:26


Simply the best movie where Nick Nolte, as a gorilla, sings along to the Apple Bottom Jeans song. Undeniably.

Free Guy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 93:51


Ryan Reynolds. That's the movie. That's the whole movie.

Sorcerer's Apprentice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 106:48


Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage in this movie that has, easily, the worst pun we've ever heard as a major plot point.

Turning Red

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 99:17


Is the red panda a metaphor?

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 85:58


In a rare departure from our usual, we watched the sequel after the original and in consecutive weeks.

Cheaper by the Dozen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 110:56


Remember when Steve Martin didn't just do family films? I feel like he remembers, and wishes he could use his grown up words in this movie.

Big Hero 6

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 95:02


I know it's really fun to dog on movies but, really, this one's fantastic.

Paddington

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 112:14


The story of a bear in London and not the story of why no one thinks that's odd.

Wish Dragon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 105:25


Ever wonder what it would look like if Jackie Chan produced Aladdin? Well, turns out it's actually pretty good.

Upside-down Magic

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 119:07


Please, fans of the book, don't come at us. This movie only has a passing resemblance to the source material which was, of course, Harry Potter. Anything else is purely coincidental.

Here Comes the Boom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 99:10


I wonder if Neil Diamond will try to pull his music from this movie due to its use of Joe Rogan? I mean, we could only hope someone realizes they don't want to be in this thing.

Encanto

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 91:34


Lin Manuel Miranda produces his biggest hit since Silent E is a Ninja.

Kung Fu Panda

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 57:37


We love kung fuuuuuu! Actually, this isn't that bad of a movie. Pretty watchable, even. Because Jack Black, probably.

Boxtrolls

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 85:33


British children are always creepy. Prove me wrong.

Ron's Gone Wrong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 75:51


A story of a boy, his robot, and the multibillion dollar tech industry that brought them together and then tries to pull them apart.

Yogi's First Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 79:17


The story of a bear who knows nothing about Christmas and learns probably all the wrong lessons.

All I Want for Christmas is You

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 63:44


They did it! They made a movie about the song you've heard a million times. Only it's not about the song, or anything in reality, either. And it makes little to no sense most of the time. But they did it!

Muppet Christmas Carol

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 66:53


This is simply the best version of A Christmas Carol ever put to film and also probably the best Muppet movie, as well.

8 Bit Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 86:30


Updating Christmas Story for Millennials goes about exactly as expected.

Jingle All the Way 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 78:22


When a sequel has none of the same cast from the original and has Larry the Cable Guy as a star, you're not off to a good start. Oh, and it's produced by the same guys that tried the XFL... twice.

Home Sweet Home Alone

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 84:48


We're 6 movies in and, if anything, they're speeding up. Also, the second consecutive Christmas movie with a guest appearance by Chris Parnell.

Jingle All The Way

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 94:42


Pink Panther

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 93:38


Another family comedy from Steve Martin. Another show based on a vintage cartoon. But, somehow, it kind of works.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 94:23


The tale as old as time, but still problematic. 

Elf (2003)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 102:17


Will Farrell brings his idiot man child routine to actual children and... it works.

Muppet Haunted Mansion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 36:42


Gonzo must spend a night in the famous Haunted Mansion. Still way better than Eddy Murphy.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 76:55


Finally doing the first movie in the series that started this podcast.

Brave

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 99:10


A story of coming of age in Scotland. With bears.

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