Movies On My Shelf

Accidentally took a month off but found some time to get an episode down. I talk about some of the movies I've seen recently.

Some thoughts about the Oscar winners and losers

This week I quickly go over my thoughts regarding I, Tonya and Black Panther as well as some thoughts about watching a movie in a theater.

Liam and pick our favorite best picture nominees and try to predict which one will win.

I talk about the shows and movies I've caught up on and ones I am excited to see coming soon.

Last week was full of #Metoo moments, from James Franco, to an open letter, to a bad date with Aziz Ansari. My housemate gabe takes a moment to talk about his experiences in dating on Tinder to the lost art of meeting at a bar.

I'm back from my brief winter hibernation just in time to talk about Oscar bait and Award show season.

To wrap up the year, I talk about a handful of films that take place around the holidays but are not holiday movies.

Brian stops by to talk about Thor and our mutual excitement to watch The Last Jedi. We share our thoughts regarding what we feel the themes of the film will be. Also Brian didn't know there was a movie called The Life of Brian.

This week I talk about how representation on screen have real world implications, focusing on the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Archtype.

Its the Spoopy season (as the kids are calling it these days) and its time to talk about scary movies and halloween specials that I like to watch year after year including Treehouse of Horror and Brooklyn 99. Plus as an added bonus at the end, I tell a story about a personal paranormal encounter. Spoooooopy stuff!

Brian stops by to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy and predictions about Thor Ragnarok. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** mental health, sexual abuse The intro to this episode contains some follow up reflective thoughts about last weeks episode sexual abuse and harassment, my personal experience, and mental health. Feel free to skip this episode or Jump ahead about 19 minutes to get to the conversation about Marvel Movies

Harvey Weinstein has been responsible for bringing a lot of movies, directors, and actors to the mainstream, so what does it mean when most of the movies you grew up with were produced by a sexual predator?

Bryce stops by to talk about polyamory and the 20th anniversary of the Ethical Slut

Ever wonder why people like bad movies?

Brief intro into the potential that Documentary film can have in the real world.

This summer was the worst season for blockbuster movies in decades, is this the precursor to Steven Spielberg's prediction about the implosion of the blockbuster movie and Hollywood as we know it?

After witnessing the events in both SF and Berkeley over the weekend, I decided to share my story.

In a shorter episode this week, I talk about the deeper meanings of a few family films and talk about the difference between kids movies and family films. Later, I give a quick crash course on active viewership to get you to annoy your friends with your own film theories

Kathleen stops by to talk about Cosplay, LARPing, and Anime (Don't worry, we explain what LARPing is).

Brian stops by to talk about one of his favorite subjects: The Marvel Cinematic Universe. We share our fan theories, talk about spoilers, Spider-mans intro to the MCU, and speculate about the direction these movies are going.

We couldn't book Al Gore this week because he was busy doing other shows, but we got the next best thing talking about something completely unrelated! JaviRang (AKA Not Al Gore) stops by the studio to talk about what it was like going to the movies as a kid, what he looks for in a good movie, and what it means to identify as a chicano. He also talks about that one time he was almost involved with an Adam Sandler movie.

Diana stops by to talk about her new adventure into Substitute Teaching, binging shows in Hulu, celebrity sightings, and having no etiquette when it comes to watching movies in a theater. This episode is unusually long, Diana has a lot to say and if you get hungry towards the end, its because we got hungry and started talking about food.

Brian Molinaro's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting debut sounds like something out of a movie. After getting a call to compete in his first professional Jiu-Jitsu competition, Brian has only five days to train to win. Fortunately for Brian, he's been training everyday like his big fight is tomorrow. Brian also talks briefly about the world of celebrity jiu-jitsu aficionados. We also are interrupted by the "ghost" that lives in my home. Check it out!

Its the MLB All-Star Break, so I decided to talk about baseball movies. I talk about The Sandlot and how time can make nostalgic kids movies age poorly when it comes to social issues. I also talk about The Rookie, A League Of Their Own, The Natural, and sprinkle in some Ken Burns Baseball here and there.

Kass and I sit down to talk about a conversation that she had with her mom on the phone. This episode is complimentary to last weeks episode, Kass talks about learning things about herself, the importance of family and family support.

Erin and I lived together for 4 1/2 years and in that time became very good friends. In this very special episode, We talk about our separate journeys of sexual discovery and how the film Shortbus got us to start asking questions about ourselves. We also talk about merkins and classes about making them. This episode may not be suitable for younger audiences, but I'm not your parental unit so do what you will. Just remember, you've been warned!

My friend Bryce stops by to pick up a video game, a conversation about super heros and life ensues. ( Warning: this episode contains strong language)

Welcome to the first episode. I talk about The Beatles, their film HELP! and my childhood a little bit, then Ian stops by and talks about Oprah at his sisters graduation and how we became friends over out mutual love of the Fab Four.