Couples often debate what movie to watch on date night. Jason and Erin Huls have agreed to take turns picking movies and no matter what that movie is they both watch it and review it. No vetoes! Hollywood blockbusters, box office bombs, cult gems - nothing is off the table!
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Join our 10th episode-iversary celebration! Jason chooses the James Bond movie “Diamonds are Forever.” It’s the 7th entry in the Bond franchise and the first time Erin has ever seen 007 in action! We discuss what kind of cool gadgets we would like to have and Jason considers a new phrase to use on someone who gives you attitude. There’s Plenty in this episode…Plenty O’Toole!
Halloween is upon us and for our 9th episode Erin picks The Dorm That Dripped Blood! Turn your fun dial to “terror” as we run through this 1982 low budget horror flick that serves as Daphne Zuniga’s debut. She was Princess Vespa in Spaceballs. One critic calls the movie “intensely, aggressively, crudely, claustrophobically typical.” How can a movie be typical in those ways? Find out with us! Also, Jason gruesomely beats a joke to death.
In our 8th episode Jason chooses the awesome 1988 zombie comedy, Dead Heat (Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo). We discuss the concept of Death Day Parties, the wild discontinuity with zombie makeup and the film’s epic one-liners. You guys, the buddy cops are attacked by a butchered zombie cow and chicken wings! Let’s talk about it!
What was Blake Lively’s sister, Robyn, up to in 1989? Find out in our 7th episode when Erin says *top that!* and picks 1989’s Teen Witch! We discuss obvious comparisons to Teen Wolf, the wide open plot holes and the little-known connection to Married With Children. Jason describes what Erin would have to do to convince him she is a witch. Of course we talk about Top That and we explore popularity and the dark effects it can have on youth. Just kidding! Magic is awesome! So fab!
We mash up Hard Ticket to Hawaii, Step Up and 10 Cloverfield Lane into one crazy plot and answer listener emails.
Open the bunker of your mind to the soothing sounds of Jason and Erin as they discuss the tense thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane. We talk about the emergence of the prepper subculture and things take a turn for the heavy as we reveal what we would regret if we were trapped in a bunker during an apocalyptic event. Other topics include how the film fits into the Cloverfield franchise and what would happen with a VERY different cast. Enjoy!
Erin exacts revenge for Hard Ticket to Hawaii by selecting the original Step Up. It's the one that started it all. Bend your ears to hear us talk about the cinematic event that changed Channing forever along with notes on loose subplots and how the film relates to The Karate Kid!
In this episode we discover why Hawaii's not paradise all the time with Andy Sidaris's 1987 exploitation action flick, Hard Ticket to Hawaii! Topics covered include trying to figure out what the movie is about, how Playmate Donna Speir is like James Bond, why secret agent orders are delivered in a sandwich, toilet snakes and much, much more!
We mash up From Justin to Kelly, Cobra & The Danish Girl into one movie and give a pitch. We also answer our first batch of listener email!
Erin tries to class the podcast up a bit by picking the critically-acclaimed film, The Danish Girl. We discuss the casting controversy surrounding Eddie Redmayne, the Wachowski siblings and gender reassignment issues. We decipher fact from fiction in the script and the act of the tuck.
In this episode Jason asks his wife for permission to walk around with a match in his mouth like Cobra. We also cover Brigitte Nielsen’s younger days as a Hollywood dish, her relationship with Sly, how the film was robbed on Rotten Tomatoes, Cobra 2 and John Wayne?!
In this first episode we discuss our movie selection rules, Jason’s horrific realization that From Justin to Kelly is a musical, Justin’s alleged affair with Paula Abdul, the movie’s inexplicable number of rap scenes, how Kelly Clarkson didn’t want to be in the movie and more!