Is It for Reel

We live in a pulpy world: lurid, sensationalistic, and super chunky orange juice.  That's right, our podders watched Pulp Fiction.  And just like dance competitions colliding with motorcycle nomenclature, we are partnering with The Creative Alliance and their Interactive Movie Night on Friday, May 16th. So listen to the pod to get the low down and then twist the night away with some amazing interactions.  Remember, don't do drugs (but if you do make sure you have a Lance), do not steal McGuffin brand briefcases under any circumstance, and buy your sporting good from Play-It-Again Sports, trust us.  

Our podders were looking for some divine intervention in this mixed up crazy world so they watched Sister Act.  Break out your Whoppie cushions, invite over your cuddliest bikers, and get ready to sing!!!!!! What you don't know how to sing?! Don't worry it's easy, just sing!   See, you've got it. Also, remember no matter how silly and goofy the world is, there are probably super bad dudes out to kill you and it's probably Harvey Keitel.  Keep singing! You don't want to disappoint Maggie Smith!!!!!!

While apparently dudes think about the Roman Empire everyday, our podders think outside the box and think about freaky deaky pyramids.  Ya, that's right they watched Stargate.  It's like a gate but for stars, man! So get ready for ancient alines, laser guns of questionable power and accuracy, clothing straight from the runways of Paris and children's outfits straight from your nightmares.  Also, James Spader playing a nerd and Kurt Russel trying to figure out the right haircut for his mood.  Don't think! Just jump through that stargate!!!!

The last episode was not correct so here is the real one.  Enjoy!  As Rockwell says I always feel like somebody's watching me ...and it is those freakin' trees!!!! That's right our podders watched The Watcher in The Woods and now they are freaking fraid of foliage.  So grab your eclipse ritual rule book, your pond poking stick, and your motocross helmet that your mom wrote your name on and get ready for some scares Disney style!!!!  Karen?! ...Betty Davis??!!! ...Narek?????????

As Rockwell says I always feel like somebody's watching me ...and it is those freakin' trees!!!! That's right our podders watched The Watcher in The Woods and now they are freaking fraid of foliage.  So grab your eclipse ritual rule book, your pond poking stick, and your motocross helmet that your mom wrote your name on and get ready for some scares Disney style!!!!  Karen?! ...Betty Davis??!!! ...Narek?????????

Our podders were in the mood for a heist movie so they watched Steal Magnolias, a tale of six sassy southern ladies who work to orchestrate the most sophisticated, elaborate tree nursery heist ever!!! Oh wait no, it's S-T-E-E-L and  this is about living, laughing, and loving southern style.  So check your HOA regulations on reckless gun shooting, get a big ole glass of sweet tea, and get ready to have your hearts stolen by these steely/stealy southern women.  So it is a heist!!!!!!!  

It's a new year and a new day, and have we got a pod for you.  We're talking, not one, not two, but Thirteen Warriors.  Yup that's right we fired up the old VHS and watched the 1999 Antonio Banderas classic/bomb, The Thirteenth Warrior.  So get ready for fireside duolingo, cannibal cave people, and questionable amounts of eye liner.  So bust out those copies of Beowulf from junior high and ask yourself "do you know the difference between a man and a bear?  Ya, but what if it's dark?  See!!!!!  Also, is Phillip trolling Bridget with this movie pick? Listen to find out!!!!!

It's that time of year again for you to watch a movie right along with your fav podders.  We watched Hot Frosty and now we want to watch it with you!!  So get your cousin who works for geek squad and get ready for a buffet for the eyes and ears!!  Let's all yell at the screen together, MST3K style.  Remember, don't start the movie till we say so, or you might melt into a romantic puddle.  Enjoy you hot frosties, you!!!  

For Thanksgiving, our podders dipped their faces in the pumpkin pie and all became Mrs. Doubtfire. Hello!!!!!! So get ready for some quick changes, just a few rapid fire voices, and of course face melting like it just came out of a John Carpenter film. Let's get ready for some divorce court hijinks. As Thomas Jane always says "I just want my kids back!"

Our Podders reached back to 1995 and watched Clueless to truly see if the world is a flat circle.  And yup, nothing changes, even Paul Rudd's face.  So get ready for some makeovers, never ever get on the freeway, and do whatever you want with your butts!  As if!!!!!

It's spooky season y'all.  No not election season, ya big Sillies.  I'm talking about Halloween.  Our podders watched Tremors and instantly started shaking in their (cowboy) boots.  So put on your best Trash Cowboy attire, get to the nearest drybar for a bacon blowout, and whatever you do no more friggin pogoing!!!!! And remember, always chose the elephant gun.  More stopping power, duh!!!  

Sequels are a time honored tradition.  Empire strikes back, The Godfather Part 2, Grease 2....(record scratch).  I guess our podders play by their own rules!!!!  So get greasier with all your favorites from the original.  Like Frenchy, those teachers, and that one bad guy.   So get your bowling shoes ready, work on identifying people even when they are wearing goggles, and trade in your muscle car for a motorcycle because the environment/gas prices?  With elections coming up, don't forget to Do It for Your Country!!!!  

Grab all the city mice and country mice you can hold.  That's right our podders threw down their quilting and watched Big Business.  Practice your milking yodeling combo skills, brush up on your professional putt putt lingo, and of course study the ins and outs of big business! You know share holder meetings and business papers and power blouses.  And remember if you're going into the office, don't dress like a blood clot!

For all you cat jugglers and milk faces out there, get ready to be somebody.  That's right we watched The Jerk. So gather all your disco dancer friends in your own disco room, grab your glasses by the optigrab, and feel free to disregard the carnival personnel signs.  YOLO!!!!!  Remember it's not the money that's important, it's all the stuff! Especially the paddle game and the chair.

It's summer time so we're talking boys, cars, and consequences.  Yea!!! That's right we're Riding in Cars with Boys.  Get ready for more Barrymore as we time jump more than Marty McFly, fly through an episode of MTV's Teen Moms, and check to see if Ms. Barrymore's accent coach was worth the money.  My daughter's a Tramp!!!!!!

Wedding Bells are in the air and so is some crazy 80's hair.  That's right our Podders watched the Wedding Singer and one of our podders even decided to take the wedding bit one step further.  Listen to find out how!!!!! Also find out what not to do as a Bar Mitzvah DJ, is Christina Pickles a real person, and the pros and cons of DeLorean ownership.  Let's all join Spandau Ballet and sing: I know this much is true!!!!!!!

As Winston Churchill said, "We will fight on the beaches, we will fight on the rocky slopes of Klendathu, we will fight in space. Hey watch out for those bug booty bombs." That's right we watched Starship Troopers.  So be sure to practice your jumpball moves, keep that chin strap on tight, oh and double check you're not a cog in a fascist regime. And watch out; the bugs are mean, the the showers are coed, and did we mention that you might be rooting for the baddies. Want to know more!!!

And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIiiIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiIIiiiiiiiiiIIIIIII...... Just a simple one letter word sung to perfection and you know exactly what we're talking about.  That's right we watched The Bodygaurd.  Come for the romance but stay to see Kevin Costner chest kick a Day Clown.  We'll see if we can discover do samurai swords make for good foreplay, is Kevin Costner the best or worst actor, and was Whitney Houston the best singer or the greatest singer?  ........IIIIiiiiiIIIIIIIIiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiIII will always love You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What makes a man?  Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? We needed to find out so we watched The Big Lebowski.  So join us as our podders discover the irresistible sex appeal of a man in a bathrobe, delve into whether the rug or the money is the true macguffin, and finally try to figure out why every guy we know has this movie memorized.  Maybe the talking tumbleweed knows.  I am the walrus!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day y'all!!!  We of course watched the most Mother's Day movie of all time: Congo!  So grab your comms-link death ray, take a closer look at those gorilla grant applications, and grab all your bright red camo jungle gear.  Come on, shake your body, baby, do the Congo.  I know you can't control yourself any long-o!!?!

So our podders were on Vacation reading a Vogue article about the Material Girl.  Keep It Together, y'all, it's only Human Nature they watched Who's That Girl.  So get ready for a Bedtime Story about Erotica, a Bad Girl, and some Hanky Panky! Like a Prayer we learned in church we said Oh Father, Justify My Love for this movie even though it's Borderline a Fever dream. So whether you Cherish this True Blue classic or if you're Like a Virgin and you've never seen it, Express Yourself!  Also, Papa Don't Preach about pronunciation (You'll See once you finish the pod).  And remember Don't Cry for Me Argentina, , Bitch I'm Madonna, La Isla Bonita!!!!!!     

Our podders are dreaming of the suburbs... white picket fences, BBQ's with the neighbors, and murder. That's right we watched The Burbs.  So stifle your rage at your neighbors lawn, get a hobby other than peeping, and remember hell is other people whether it's murderous psychos or just Steve who always leaves his trash cans in front of your driveway! Freakin Steve!!!!! About a nine on the tension scale, Rube!!!!    

Spring is the time of rebirth, frenemieship, and Camp with a capital 'C'. Thusly, our podders put on their fanciest lounge leotards and watched Death Becomes Her.   So go get a spray (paint) tan, strengthen up your neck, and read the fine print before you go drinking anything at Isabella Rosellini's pool parties! Bottom's up!!!!!!

Our podders spent all winter strengthening their delts for boombox season and you know the whole time they watched Say Anything.  So bust out your trench coat (it works for every social occasion), practice your graduation a cappella song, and say it with me 'mixtapes always make more romantic gifts then pens'!  And don't you go being fooled by those puppy dog eyes.  Joe lies when he cries!!!

Our podders have never been afraid of Big Corporate Weather, so they bravely watched Twister! Grab all your famous character actor interns (like all of them), bring a duffle bag of white tank tops, We're gonna discover a little bit about love, the probability of 5 twisters coming at ya at once, and how this was a lesbian movie all along.  So shout out your favorite tornado lingo, you know it by heart! "It's a sidewinder; We got sisters; They're in the bear cage; The cone of silence; They're gonna punch the core"

We're here to talk about the tune that has been in your brain since the day you were born.  That's right we watched Fame and we want to live forever!  So let's travel back to 1980 New York City, where the streets was gritty, the band geeks, chorus nerds, and dance freaks were battling it out to see who could rule the art WORLD, and of course everyone's dreams come true.  (checking my notes and that should read broken dreams).  Watch out, monologues coming!!!!

With the new musical Mean Girls coming out our podders decided to make fetch a thing.  Well maybe not but they watched the original Mean Girls so close enough.  Grab your mathaletes jacket (yo, they went for the leather!), adorn your spine halo with flowers, and be sure to do a mic drop before your trust fall (Janis Rules!!!!!).  So hurry up and listen to the pod, Damien cannot stop this car.  He has a curfew and he wants his pink shirt back!!!!!

It's 2024, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life and we've got slicked back hair.  That's right our podders watched Gattaca.  So head on down to men's warehouse to pick up your space suit, don't leave the house without a few vials of your besties hair and fingernails, and bring a towel because you know there will be a swim off!!!

Tired of hanging out with your lame family over the holidays?  Then come hang out with us as we watch the OG cheesy Christmas movie.  That's right we watched A Christmas Prince.  Is the plot so lame it's lame or does this secret gem deserve an Oscar for ev-er-y-thing!  Escape your aunt's figgy pudding, fire up your Netflix, push play when we say go, and join your favorite podcasters to hurl quips at the screen Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.  To the dungeons!!!

Holidays got you down?  Having to work on Christmas? Well, just follow Sandy B's lead and hit the como ward looking for hotties.  That's right we watched While You Were Sleeping.  So skip out on work (A.I. is just going to start doing it anyway), pay some local punks to push your crush onto the subway tracks, and then just kinda go with it.  You'll be married and happy by National Bean Day (that's Jan 6th for all you non bean heads).  Happy Holidays!!!!!

They say he comes for us all and he muses whether this day or the next he will draw nigh. We are of course talking about the Grumpy Goose! Yup we watched Grumpy Old Men.  So batten down your earflaps, check the back seat for fishy hitchhikers and get ready for a whole fishing shed full of Minnesotaness.  Putz! Moron!

As Queen Latifah says, "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it".  To that end, our podders put their heads together and watched Total Recall.  So bust out your best 90's future fashion, get all the squibs you can carry, and get your ass to Mars.  And remember, ain't no party like a Venusville party because a Venusville party has Quato, space drugs, and no oxygen.  See you at the party!!!!!

Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and blow out that hair!!! That's right we watched Witches of Eastwick.  So get your besties together and conjure up your dream guy.  Or save yourself some demon trouble and pour another pitcher or two of martinis and see what happens, wink wink.  They say there is no fury like a woman scorned especially if they've got big ol' 80's hair!!!  

It's spooky time y'all! So our Podders sharpened up their stakes and watched Buffy The Vampire Slayer.  So fine tune your warrior ways mastered over many lifetimes or just have your stunt double do it.  And remember that while vampires are vicious and strong as H-E-Double Hockey sticks, they're emotionally and physically vulnerable.  Like you can rip their arms right off.  Spooky Scary!!! 

As we jump back into the school year, our podders analyze the ever present battle of brains v. braun in the collegiate crucible. That's right, we watched Revenge of The Nerds.  While some of us may have gotten stuffed in a locker before the discussion begins we must remember to persevere and never stop laughing (yes, even crazy donkey laughter).  Just maybe really think about the legal and moral implications of revenge. Seriously. Neeeeeeeeeeeerds!

Do you like bikes?  Ya but do you like like bikes?  Well then throw on your bowtie because we watched Pee Wee's Big Adventure.  Remember it's all about the friends you make along the way, don't judge a book by its cover: escaped prisoners and ghosts can be an excellent option for hitchhikers, and don't look at the camera during your cameo.  Now pour a little milk out from a dirty glass for Paul Ruebens.  Bikes!!!! 

Gravity, it comes for us all.  Wait that's death.  But what if it's both!  To figure that out, our Podders stuffed themselves in some climbing harnesses and watched Cliffhanger.  So visit your high elevation museums, remember team building is important even for criminals, and belay on.  Also, why learn all those crazy climbing moves when you can just pull up leap, pull up leap, and repeat till the summit.  Rescue Rangers, Go!!!!!!!!!

We here at the Pod have World Cup Fever (the Kiwi down under Women's variant) so we watched Bend It Like Beckham.  Now lace up your boots, sign your coach up for an emergency HR class, and start doing sit-ups because regionals are right around the corner.  And don't forget to score a goal; the scout from Santa Clara will be there!!!!!! (also double check your coach is attending that class, it's really important.)

Edmund Burke once said "Those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it".  Well, history is boring so we watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.  So grab your crop top gym shirt, maybe a list of female historical figures, and stop looking at your step mom like that.  While we may never know if Bill and Ted formed a truly egalitarian rock based society or just a weird cult, their ethos sure is all encompassing and succinct.  Be excellent to each other and party on dudes!  

In honor of Father's Day, our podders reached back to 1983 and watched Mr. Mom.  So set your wooby on the funeral pyre, start growing that 'it's the apocalypse' beard, and remember Joan is gonna Joan so no sense trying to change her.  Now start stretching like it's company picnic time!!!

What does a magical Tibetan child, viking pirates, a dancing pepsi can, and Eddie Murphy have in common?  If you said nothing, you're ready to watch The Golden Child with us. So pack your pocket full of snacking leaves, practice your forbidden temple obstacle course strategy, and remember the shortest path between two points is a bunch of backflips!!!! Now spin the speaking pole and sing!!!!!

Big lights, big city, big hair!   Our podders wanted to learn about business, so they watched Working Girl.  So tease out your hair (it's the 80's y'all), fake it till you make it, and fellas take a step back the title is 'Working Girl' not 'Harrison Ford Bores Us with Mergers'.  Work it, girl!!!

We're back baby!!! Back in the ocean and ready to surf some pipe for REAL!!!! Our brave podders waxed down their boards and watched Blue Crush.  So all you surfer girls and guys throw on a bikini, train like the tournament is in a year or two, and maybe put on a full helmet (heads are smacking the coral like it's going out of style).  And just like Michelle Rodriguez says follow your dreams no matter how dangerous it is but also don't risk your life for a dream, man!  Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the....oops missed the wave.  

Reading the papers, you'd think this world is running out of lovers, but don't fret, we'll still have each other. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW!! That's right we watched Mannequin.  So get fired from your jobs, forget that malls aren't really a thing anymore, and get ready for some costume changes.  Montage!!!!!  When in doubt just think WWMD:  What would Meshach do? He'd be an icon; that's what!

Kids, am I Right?  They grow up in a blink of an eye so why not shrink em!  Thusly, our podders watched Honey I Shrunk The Kids.  So set the 'Shrink (death) Ray' to 3/4 inch and get ready to learn about atomic physics, when to worry about the safety of your kids, and oh ya French Class.  Ha ha ha!!!!  Also, keep saying the mantra "I hate ants.  I won't shed a tear.  I hate ants. I won't shed a tear."  Good luck, it's a jungle out there!

It's that time of year when people are rising from the dead and plagues are coming in double digits! Appropriately,  our brave podders wrapped themselves up tight and watched The Mummy.  Get your desert bangs ready, decide which plague you want to marry, and don't go picking up random intestine jars.  They nasty.  Anck Su Namuuuuuuuuuuuun!!!!!!!

Do you like your fantasy dark and dirty.  Well, our podders do so they watched Willow.   Grab some medieval teeth whitener, watch out for troll meatballs, and pack a diaper bag. Now, get thee to the crossroads, find a birdcage friend, and go on an adventure already!  

Our podders realized that they're all of an age but have no idea how they got there.  So they googled 'coming of age' movie and Mermaids popped up. So get ready for small town shoop shooping, a 2 hour long ad for joining the nunnery, and fricking Cher. Put your swimming hats on, lower your expectations on actual mermaid sightings, and do yourself a favor and watch the music video for If I Could Turn Back Time.  Cher!!!!!!!!!

Strap in baby, because we're going to watch a movie about experimenting on babies!!! We think that's the premise.  That's right, we watched Twins!  Get ready for evil scientists, muscle babies, and Azerbaijani zombies! What!?! Is this the comedy we remember? Get to the chopper and find out!

Swords, sparks, yada yada yada, immortal!!!!! That's right, we watched Highlander so hook yourself up to some car batteries and start polishing your sword.  Get ready for a laid back Lambert, a cuckoo bananas Clancy, and Sean Connery as Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez aka a drunk Scotsman in Puss in Boots cosplay.  Hold on tight, because everything's gonna explode and then have a cigarette.  There can be only one!!!!!!!

Oh mon dieu! I hope you brought your reading glasses because this week we closed out Foreign Film February with the subtitled verbosity of Amélie (don't forget the accent aigu)!  We have had frenetic techno action with the Germans, time bending sex with the Spanish and now it's time for those crazy french to bring all the quirk.  So cut your bangs real short, contemplate the desires of a curious cat, and don't use proverbs as a replacement for background checks on your manic pixie tinder date.