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Two movie lovers sit and discuss movies old and new based on a weekly category.

Juan & Shannon


    • May 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    Oscar Snubs: Selma and The Rider

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 23:23


    Our Oscar Snub category continues and how can we talk Oscar snubs without mentioning the biggest snubs of all women and people of colour. Join us this week with hosts Juan and Shannon as they go deep into the Academy's lack of recognition for women and people of colour! Our First Snub is for Selma in literally every category but especially for snubbing Director  Ava DuVernay (13th, A Wrinkle in Time, and When They See Us). Our Second Snub of the evening is for The Rider Directed by Chloé Zhao (Songs my Brother Taught Me, Nomadland, and The Eternals). Come listen as we judge the academy and rave about these amazingly talented womenINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halfpriceatthedrivein/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/halfpricedriveJoin us every other week as we watch more movies!

    Oscar Snubs: There Will Be Bull

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 27:45


    This week hosts Juan and Shannon talk about where the Academy got it WRONG! That is right we are talking Oscar Snubs for the next 2 episodes, so sit back and enjoy as we bring justice to those forgotten films and performances. First snub Paul Dano for Best Supporting Actor in There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Phantom Thread). Followed by the king of the snubbed Martin Scorsese for Best Picture & Director for Raging Bull (Goodfellas, The Departed, and The Aviator). Join us as we rip into a classic, and fawn over Daniel Day-Lewis.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halfpriceatthedrivein/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/halfpricedriveJoin us every other week as we watch more movies!

    Tearjerker: Beaches on Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 30:46


    Welcome Back to our show! Hosts Juan and Shannon continue to try to make each other cry with their second tearjerker films. First up is the 1988 film Beaches directed by Gary Marshall (Pretty Woman, Never Been Kissed, and A League of Their Own). Followed by Portrait of a Lady on Fire directed by Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood, and Water Lillies). Find out if Juan and Shannon finally shed some tears or if they have hearts of coal!INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halfpriceatthedrivein/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/halfpricedriveJoin us every other week as we watch more movies!  

    Tearjerker: Chungking Paradiso

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 30:33


    Join hosts Shannon and Juan as we figure out what makes them cry.  Sit back and get ready to cry this weeks category is...Tearjerkers! First up is Cinema Paradiso directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (Malena, The Best Offer, and The Legend of 1900) and Chungking Express directed by Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love, Days of Being Wild, and Happy Together). This week  see Juan fawn all over his new favourite movie, see Shannon defend her pick.AND WHAT ARE THOSE BOSTON SALADS???INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halfpriceatthedrivein/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/halfpricedriveJoin us every other week as we watch more movies!

    90 Minutes or Less: Brief Persona

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 26:52


    Hosts Juan and Shannon are back talking about movies that are 90 minutes or less.  On the block this week is Persona directed by Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Fanny and Alexander) and a Brief Encounter by David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago). Join Juan and Shannon and find out if 90 minutes or less is enough time for a great movie watching. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/halfpriceatthedrivein/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/halfpricedriveJoin us every other week as we watch more movies!

    90 Minutes or Less: The Perfect Producers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 29:30


    pov: you have exactly and hour and a half to watch a movie and this is what you watch.Perfect Blue  & The ProducersThis week we throw on some quick classics and decide whether we wish these movies were longer or if 90 minutes is the sweet spot for movie length. 

    Is Starz Worth It: The Thin Red Office Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 36:15


    We are still trying to decide if a STARZ subscription is worth it. Juan picks The Thin Red Line while we wait for an Uber order that is also three hours long.Shannon picks Office Space and we suddenly get a case of the Mondays.In this episode we finally decide whether its worth it for you to try the 30 day free trial of STARZ or if you should just forget about it and keep watching Netflix.

    Is Starz Worth It: Reality and the Sundance Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 32:05


    After a small hiatus, your two favourite podcast hosts are back with a new episode!You have probably wondered at one point in your movie streaming career: is a STARZ subscription worth it? It promises you more movie titles for a mere 9.99 a month, but after all your other subscriptions you can't be bothered to go through with it. Now you don't have to because we did it for you!In this episode we take a wild ride with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and then slow it down with a '90s vibe, Reality Bites.  

    Film Debuts: Me You and Reservoir Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 31:00


    Okay y'all we know its been a minute but don't worry we're going to take it back and start from the beginning. So sit down and enjoy our lovely episode on Film Debuts! Starring Shannon the next comedical star and Juan who rediscovers his love for pooping back and forth. Quentin Tarintino and Miranda July may or may not make a surprise appearance….buuuut probably not With Special Guest Jessica Vanderfleet 

    Halloween Special: Our Descent into Christmas Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 26:56


    It's still spooky szn!This episode Juan, Shannon and Isabelle talk Stephen King lore,  claustrophobia, and how Christmas became the real spooky holiday. They try to avoid the jump scares but the SPOOK comes for all in this one. The horror continues...

    Halloween Special: First Scares

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 14:32


    In this minisode, Juan, Shannon, and Isabelle relive their first scare from a tv show or movie as a kid. Juan realizes his deepest fear is turning into Goofy, Shannon is still haunted by Samara, aka the ring girl, and Isabelle will never go near trolls again. Stop by for a quick scary story time!

    Halloween Special: Train to The Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 24:54


    Welcome to Spooky Season!The zombie apocalypse is nigh in Korea and an alien is released from its icy prison in Antarctica. Juan lives for the father daughter storyline and Shannon doesn't like the ooey gooey mess of an alien dog. Also starring our favourite person to bug while she studies, the unscareable, unable to stay awake during the important scenes, Isabelle! 

    Killer Klowns American Badass!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 29:29


    Killer alien clowns are invading earth! And America's Badass Franklin Delano Roosevelt is on a mission to stop the Nazi Werewolves. In this final episode on B-Movies Juan introduces our local weatherman, Shannon speaks about her new found fear of popcorn, and we are joined by Special guest Alejandro Enamorado who frequently enjoys eating cheese sandwiches 

    Evil Dead Tomatoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 29:33


    What do tomatoes and evil demons have in common??? We'll for one they both move extremely slow, and secondly they are trying to kill us all! In this welcome back episode Shannon realizes she can't stand the sight of oatmeal mush, and Juan trashes a movie for the first time!Welcoming back Esther Franco as our special guest!

    Remember Last Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 24:24


    On our final week talking about Canadian Films we watch an end of the wold adventure with Sandra Oh. And Christopher Plummer a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer's fulfilling a friends final wishes.Featuring special guest Michael Barnett!

    The Grand Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 27:56


    Are Canadian movies glossed over? Is Jake Gyellnhaal the most handsome man on earth? What do the spiders mean!!!  Grab your Loonies and Toonies for this weeks show folks as answer all these questions and begin our dive into Canadian Cinema. You ain't gonna wanna miss it. eh. Featuring special guest Tim Barnett 

    Skateville

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 32:16


    In the second part of our Coming of Age category we take a look at Skate Kitchen, and Pleasantville. So ramp up the teenage angst to 11, grab your skateboard, turn the music up high and get ready for a whole lot of sex, drama, and parental hate!

    Spirited Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 31:02


    This week's category is Coming of Age. Any movie that follows a character's journey from childhood to adulthood. In this episode we talk about Taika Watiti's "Boy" and Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away". Get ready to dive into these director's imaginations!We are also joined by our very first guest: Esther Franco! 

    Drunken Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 23:44


    Get your kung fu pants on and punch your way through this episode. We are chatting about two of our new found favourite movies: Drunken Master and Hero! Come fall in love with Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung with us.

    Lady of Shaolin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 28:48


    Seeking Vengeance? Check. Find a Master who will train you? Check. Destroy your enemies and become a peaceful but powerful master? Check!Listen as we talk about two influential Martial Arts films 'Lady Snowblood' (1973) and 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' (1978) 

    Go With Andre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 26:45


    Another day has passed us by and so much has happened. More so in these next two movies than our own lives.This week we are taking a look at My Dinner with Andre (1981) and Go (1999). Come take a listen!

    Do the Right Thing From 5 to 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 29:20


    24 hours is the time limit for these movies. What can happen in one day? Anything you can imagine, or anything that Spike Lee and Agnes Varda can in Do the Right Thing and Cleo from 5 to 7. Join us as we watch more movies this week.

    The Noriko Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 20:51


    Grab a cup of steaming hot jasmine tea, and join us as we sit and talk about some of the special moments that make up Yasujiro Ozu's Noriko Trilogy. 

    Half Price at the Drive-In Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 2:00


    Welcome to Half Price at the Drive-In!Not sure what movie to watch next? Let us pick for you!Two movie fanatics who got bored watching the same kinds of movies decided to pick movies for each other based on a weekly theme. Trilogies, remakes, movies that take place in a single day, come watch and talk about them with us.

    The Before Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 21:55


    Join us as we discuss the Before Trilogy by Richard Linklater. Caution: your heart will be warmed by these movies and our beautiful voices. 

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