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Junior, Zach, and Josh are three brothers that love movies. The MAMFAW podcast is their journey through understanding what they love about movies that they have and haven't seen. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

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    MAMFAW Holiday '23: Brazil/Eyes Wide Shut

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 81:12


    Can we just get to january? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    MAMFAW Holiday '23: Batman Returns/Batman & Robin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 70:00


    Batman is Christmas --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    MAMFAW Holiday '23: Edward Scissorhands/Misery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 73:40


    The holidays are nothing if not being with the ones you love. Sometime it's against your will. Other times scissors are involved. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    MAMFAW Holiday '23: Chronos/Day of the Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 73:27


    Welcome to the holiday season. Sure it officially kicked off a week ago, but who's keeping track? This week we explore holiday-adjacent movies. They're quite good. Trust us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    NovANIME:Akira/Ninja Scroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 92:06


    This week is all about the anime that shaped Western views of the genre's capabilities. These films are rich in innovation, imagination, and romance. Make sure you leave your expectations at the door. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    NovANIME:Weathering With You/Your Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 100:08


    Do you remember having feelings? Junior didn't until he watched these movies. Tune in and discover what it's like to love. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    NovANIME:Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo/Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 91:44


    Anime continued. Enough said. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    NovANIME:Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone/Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 92:25


    This month we are looking at anime. Let's sit back, put some anime on, and enjoy the weather. Kicking the month off, we are exploring the Rebuild of Evangelion movies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Halloweenie (vamps): Fright Night/The Lost Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 90:56


    We end the season with vampires. They are the sexiest bloodsuckers around. Whether you long to be young forever or want to hunt the undead tune in this week to get your fill! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Halloweenie (dread): Antichrist/Melancholia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 105:34


    Do you ever get the Sunday scaries? That fateful dread that pulls at the back of your mind. It pushes anxiety up to level 9 and foodies become best friends. Then you overeat and it's a vicious cycle that hopefully doesn't devolve into full-blown depression. This is what these movies are—the Sunday scaries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Halloweenie: Silver Bullet/American Werewolf London

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 83:41


    Do you have a wolf inside you? If so, stay away from us. We don't want any of that werewolf ish. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Halloweenie: Color Out of Space/The Lighthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 78:28


    This is Halloweenie, black and white, inexplicable purplish pinky. Aren't you scared? Well just wait until you try the alpaca meat next year. It's the most wonderful time of the year and the MAMFAW bros are kicking it off this week with some cosmic horror goodies. Tune in with a nice glass of murky or salt water, we won't judge. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Ka: The Dark Tower/Motorama

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 91:59


    Long days and pleasant nights MAMFAWKERs. This week we take a spin on the wheel of ka, embarking on levels of the Dark Tower that might not be obvious to those of us residing on keystone earth. So try not to indulge in too much of the Devil's grass before tuning in, you'll need your wits about you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Is My Face Freaky? Freaky Friday/Face Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 102:38


    This week, try to guess which of the boys has been transported into the others body while they discuss Face Off and Freaky Friday. They tried to do it via fortune cookie magic, but they couldn't even do that right and ended up at an Olive Garden instead. PSA: Breadsticks do NOT have Italian wisdom hidden inside of them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Returning Guest: Child Play/The Parent Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 84:33


    A possessed doll chasing you with a baby knife. A pair of twins ripped apart at birth and each raised by half of what was once a pair of absolute narcissistic weirdos. Which of these is the horror film? Just like with childhood, there are parts that we might look back at fondly and there are parts that we look back at and realize were absolutely not normal and bonkers. Enjoy this week's episode, featuring a special (fan favorite) guest. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Gamer Scramer: Resident Evil/Monster Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 97:05


    This week the boys take a look at two movies based on video games: Monster Hunter and Resident Evil --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Star MANchine: Tron/Starfighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 82:36


    Listen to a trio of beta units discuss Tron and The Last Starfighter on this week's episode of the critically acclaimed MAMFAW Podcast. All that is visible must grow beyond itself, and extend into the realm of the invisible. That's why everyone inevitably ends up here, as a sound traveling through space and time into your head, isn't it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Technologic: The Lawnmower Man/Videodrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 121:30


    They always told us that TV and video games were bad for us. Well, look at us now Mom. Sixty-something episodes deep into a podcast we generate no income from. So enjoy this conversation about Videodrome and The Lawnmower Man, done purely for the sake of brotherhood and cinema. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Mario Bros. Old and New

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 98:09


    It's 'a me, Mario! No...it's 'a ME Mario! It's 'a both Mario's? Junior and Josh nerd out about both the 1993 and 2023 Mario movies in today's episode. Zach was not allowed to participate because everyone knows that there are only two Mario Bros. Duh --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Docuspiracy: Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers/Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 92:41


    You know I'm fine, but I hear those voices at night sometimes. They justify my claim. The government might have just justified your claims as well, The Killers. This week, the boys dive into the first documentaries to be featured on the podcast: "Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers" and "Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind". They both have the same exact low Rotten Tomatoes score of 17%, which seems like a very specific number. Too specific to be a coincidence... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Summer Vibes: Better Off Dead/One Crazy Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 75:10


    Alright, picture this. You're stuck in the socio-cultural landscape of the 80s, a time of neon leggings, New Wave hits, and John Hughes movies. But conformity and mainstream isn't your scene - you long for chaos, absurdity. You're searching for something Savage. This week's movies are what you seek. They're like finding an alternative track on an 80s mixtape - it might not have topped the charts, but it's got that special something, that unique perspective that keeps you coming back…at least for Boomer Junior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    The Pains of Being Young: Trainspotting/Run Lola Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 105:45


    When you're young and in love (one-sided or not) and adults "just dont get you", it's up to you to make your own fate. This week we explore some of Zach's most influential movies. Tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Heart of Party: Night At the Roxbury/The Wedding Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 67:07


    Nostalgia hits hard this week for the boys. Whether you're a hopeless romantic or a full-fledged comedy nerd. There's something here for you this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Growing Pains: Dazed and Confused/Everybody Wants Some

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 90:56


    In an attempt to be more inclusive, the boys have allowed a woman to speak. Producer Lord Zedd is on this week and has brought along with her a Linklater double feature: "Dazed and Confused" and "Everybody Wants Some!!". Come learn how to woo a guy you work with by writing him erotica and how to scrutinize the movie choices of your youth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    National Treasure 1 & 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 89:25


    Happy Belated Independence Day, Mamfawkers! Home of the free and land of the place where creativity has died and sequels reign supreme...except in this case. The National Treasure movies are prime examples of how not to completely demolish a movie franchise (if National Treasure 3 is ever released into the world, please forget we said this). Enjoy as the boys discuss America's true national treasure, Nic Cage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Pretty Fly For A SciFi: Logan's Run/The Empire Strikes Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 73:10


    The genre season at last concludes with these sci-fi movies. We liked them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Pretty Fly For A SciFi: Zardoz/Saturn 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 79:06


    Science Fiction at its worst is sometimes actually its best. Zed is the man. What a good movie. Hector is a robot. What a movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Pretty Fly For A SciFi: Moon/2001 A Space Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 100:12


    Fly me to the Moon, let me play among the stars. Let me see what life is like on Jupiter and...the Moon. It's time to kick off the sci-fi genre with some of the best movies in the category: Moon and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Get your helmets on and prepare to be left breathless...well, I guess if your helmet is on you should be able to breathe...Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Artatouille: The Fox and The Hound/Shrek 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 78:50


    It's the end of the animation series, and we're going out with a bang - brought to us by Amos Slade. The Fox and the Hound and Shrek 2 are two stories of love, friendship, and accepting our differences in order to cherish those two things. Two. Two different animals. The second movie in a series. Second, also meaning two. But, this is the third in the animation series. 2+3 = 5 and 5-3 brothers = 2. I think you can figure out what this means for us all, I'm afraid it's not great --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Artatouille: Food Fight/Cool World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 67:53


    The boys are continuing the animation series with the worsts this week: Food Fight and Cool World. It's giving Microsoft paint and early Blender days. It's giving Roger Rabbit on Viagra. You know what it's not giving? Tune in to find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Artatouille: Iron Giant/Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 90:53


    This week, we're kicking off the animation series with some of the best films: The Iron Giant and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Get ready to feel whimsical, perhaps grab a tissue or two, and heal your inner child with some good ol' art. A big, warm serving of Artatouille to be exact. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Mystery They Spoke: The Prestige/Brick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 81:06


    We are wrapping up the Mystery They Spoke series this week with the favorites: The Prestige and Brick. Christopher Nolan editing mishaps--exposed! Teenagers express themselves far more eloquently than they should be--scrutinized! The mystery is almost over, but there is one final question to be answered: do you love the boys today? Be honest, they can tell. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Mystery They Spoke: Sleepy Hollow/Secret Window

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 84:09


    This week is not only the worsts episode of the Mystery They Spoke series, but it's also a Johnny Depp double feature! The real mystery in both Sleepy Hollow and Secret Window is trying to figure out what Depp's real accent is. The only certainty is that, for some reason, we've developed an insane craving for Doritos and Mountain Dew. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Mystery They Spoke: Laura/Rear Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 87:34


    Mystery they spoke?! That's right gang, the boys are diving into some classics from the mystery genre this week with Laura (1944) and Rear Window (1954). There's nothing quite like the creepiness of a man watching you from their window or the fury of one shoved into the friendzone. Listen to these totally not creepy dudes, really normal and friendly men, unravel the mystery of why they're still doing this. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Dramalama-Dingdong: Good Will Hunting/The Darjeeling Limited

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 88:28


    This episode wraps up the Dramalama-dingdong series with the favorites: Good Will Hunting and The Darjeeling Limited. These boys may not be wicked smart (don't tell them that), but they do have a bullshit answer for everything. E=MC deez nuts as the affable Josh would say...So let's vow to never be friends, no matter what, ever, f*ck the intenerary, and embark on this audio adventure --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Dramalama-Dingdong: The Room/Left Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 88:33


    Oh hi MAMFAWKERs! Glad you decided to tune into the second installment in the Dramalama-dingdong series. This week, we dive into the "worst" drama movies: Left Behind (2000) and The Room. You're going to wish you were raptured before this one's over. That's a guarantee or your money back...actually you're getting this blasted into your eardrums entirely for free, so how about you just give this five stars and we'll call it even. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Dramalama-Dingdong: No Country For Old Men/The Godfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 90:15


    Welcome to the first episode of our Dramalama-dingdong (however you spell it) series! We're kicking it off with the ā€œbestā€ movies this week: The Godfather and No Country for Old Men. These films show us that perhaps…this country is for old men. Old men kicking ass and taking names. Maybe that'll teach Zach and Josh to respect their elders, but probably not. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    A Fairly Good Tale: Eragon/The Warriors of Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 81:43


    Why would dragons have feathers? Why do kangaroos know kung fu? Should these movies have been made? Are they good or bad? What is good and bad? These questions are at the heart of this week's episode. Tune into the latest episode of the Many Are Made Few Are Watched podcast. This week's episode wraps up the fantasy genre with some of the worst fantasy films we could find. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    A Fairly Good Tale: The Wizard of Oz/Return to Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 82:56


    Continuing ā€œA Fairly Good Taleā€ with the tale that inspired so many we know and love today, along with its acid trip of a ā€œsequelā€. The Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz send the boys back through time, through the good memories and the bad. Please make sure to always offer an egg during trying times, you may not realize the impact it can have. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    A Fairly Good Tale: The Holy Mountain/The Seventh Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 91:46


    Welcome MAMFAWKers to the beginning of our 'A Fairly Good Tale' series! This week grapples with god, death, spirituality, and mysticism. Because what is the root of fantasy if not religion? What are our protagonists if not messiahs? What are we even saying if not genius analysis? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Everything Everywhere All At Once: Revisted

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 64:47


    For the final installment of our Oscar's best picture series, we revisit one of our previously aired episodes. Everything Everywhere All at Once has solidified its place in history and our hearts. It's a movie deserving of its own episode, as it cannot be compared to another from the previous year (or several for that matter). Enjoy and tune in next week for the start of our 'A Fairly Good Tale' series! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    The Oscars: Elvis/The Fabelmans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 66:52


    Round 2 of the Oscars best picture showdown! This week we have a battle of the ā€œbiopicā€: Elvis vs. The Fablemans. We got one guy who makes us wanna dance and another to capture it on film—ruining his entire childhood whilst editing the footage. Let's be real, watching these three brothers dance would ruin anyone's child or adulthood….enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    The Oscars: All Quiet on the Western Front/The Banshees of Inisherin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 54:42


    The boys are rowing per usual, but this time it's about this year's Oscars best picture nominees. Will kindness prevail? We can't say, but tune in to lose your sense of innocence and face the harsh reality that is three, unqualified, brothers critiquing All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Thriller: Fargo/Reservoir Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 94:45


    Mr. Pink and Carl Showalter walk into a bar, dontcha know. Criminals from different cinematic universes with the same face and same outcome: dead. What does it all mean?! Dontcha know? No, we donta know. Alls we know is that Mr. Pink didn't tip and that's inexcusable. Ah geez, we've reached the end of the thriller genre and the red thread keeps unraveling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    ValenTIMES Day: About Time/The Time Travelers Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 69:10


    Cupid's hitting you with two arrows this year and they're both named Rachel McAdams. The romance movie equivalent of a scream queen and suspected Time Lord, McAdams gets the boys into their feelings. Junior and Josh cope with their solitude while Zach basks in the glory of his harem of anime figurines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Thriller: The Happening/Left Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 92:40


    Mark Wahlberg made something terrible happen so god decided to leave us behind with Nick Cage—but not before shrinking our brothers and hiding them in backpacks. This episode was recorded inside a JanSport, enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Thriller: Se7en/Vertigo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 82:31


    Welcome to Thriller. A genre that is thrilling. Kind of like a roller coaster. This week the MAMFAW bros watch Se7en and Vertigo. Join the boys as they are thrilled. You might just be too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Yippee Ki-Yay, MAMFAWkers: Terminator 2/Lethal Weapon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 74:55


    They just dont make them like they used to. I know saying that relegates me to boomer status (a status Junior has long held), but these movies are so good. The storytelling (chefs' kiss), the action (second chef's kiss), and the acting (was good), everything about these movies was perfect. Tune in and watch the films (in whatever order you'd like). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Yippee Ki-Yay, MAMFAWkers: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation/Samurai Cop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 81:45


    Man are these movies the worst. This week we turn to some of the worst movies ever made in the Action genre. They are kinda bad in a good way though. If you haven't seen these movies, I suggest you do. It won't be worth your time. Or maybe it will. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Yippee Ki-Yay, MAMFAWkers: The French Connection/Enter the Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 98:31


    And then there was action. After the grind of the holidays Junior, Zach, and Josh get back on track. This episode kicks off the action genre bests. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

    Happy New Year: When Harry Met Sally/Sleepless in Seatle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 73:53


    It's the new year folks. Settle in somewhere warm and check out these romantic classics. Sometimes romance is the New Year. Sometimes it was the old year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mamfaw/support

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