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Two movie buffs and their mutual best-friend Phil watch and discuss a movie in the only way three white dudes with glasses can - with unearned confidence and no authority.

Will Chodos, Craig Norlin, and Phil Kessel


    • May 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 24m AVG DURATION
    • 262 EPISODES


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    160. The Flintstones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 74:54


    This on the pod Craig, Phil, and Will watch live action remake of yet another childhood cartoon, The Flintstones! Also on the pod, Craig and Will have some new nicknames!

    159. Scooby Doo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 78:12


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 2002 live action adaptation of a beloved cartoon Scooby Doo! Also on the pod, Will’s got friends and he lets everyone know!

    158. SLC Punk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 82:33


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the GenX coming of age film SLC Punk! Also on the pod, Phil tries out nicknames or something.

    157. Uncle Buck

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 88:00


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the delightfully nostalgic comfort film Uncle Buck! Also on the pod, Will’s talking Pokemon, so that’s fun.

    156. Andromeda Strain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 82:35


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1970’s slow burn science fiction presentation Andromeda Strain! Also on the pod, Will made good on his Christmas gift!

    155. Popeye

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 78:51


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the frankly terrible and not good at all musical children’s movie Popeye! Also on the pod, Phil can’t do a Popeye voice.

    154. Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 80:05


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the strange and frankly not very good film Toys! Also on the pod, Phil’s talking surf music and it’s fine.

    153. Ghost

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 83:26


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the romantic supernatural film Ghost! Also on the pod, should Will be the host?

    152. The Substance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 96:08


    In this episode Craig, Phil, and Will watch the highly stylized over the top horror film The Substance! Also on the pod the guys are making a podcast and you’re listening to it!

    151. 2024 ReCap and Movie Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 62:22


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will draft their favorite movies from 2024! Also on the pod, it’s a little late but the guy exchange gifts!

    150. Night of The Comet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 81:42


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the action horror black comedy Christmas(?) cult classic Night of the Comet! Also on the pod, Santa stops by!

    149. American Psycho

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 81:58


    This week on the pod, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the black comedy horror film American Psycho! Also on the pod, is Phil taking his bits too far? The answer may surprise you. It’s “yes”.

    148. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 72:38


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the incredibly dull Horror Western film Billy the Kid Versus Dracula! Also on the pod, Craig and Will watched The Blair Witch Project and were more interested in talking about that.

    147. The Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 81:11


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the criminally under appreciated 2006 fantasy film The Fall! Also on the pod, Phil says “I love you” way too much!

    146. Big Trouble in Little China

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 77:29


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the endlessly entertaining 1986 action/fantasy comedy Big Trouble in Little China! Also on the pod, Will got a new car! So, that’s neat!

    145. Borderlands with Jac Kessel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 84:10


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will are joined by friend of the pod Jac Kessel to talk about the least interesting movie of the past decade Borderlands!

    144. Suspiria

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 78:21


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1970’s Italian horror film Suspiria! Also on the pod, Phil and Will won’t shut up about Table Top RPGs!

    143. Planet of the Apes (1968)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 88:28


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the classic 1968 science fiction film Planet of the Apes! Also on the pod, the guys chat about a lot of other stuff!

    142. High and Low

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 81:50


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1963 Japanese thriller/crime drama High and Low! Also on the pod, the guys chat kid’s shows and other things!

    141. Do The Right Thing with James Frazier

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 98:08


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the Spike Lee joint Do The Right Thing with special guest James Frazier. Also on the pod, Phil finally met a horse!

    140. FernGully: The Last Rainforest with Michael Chodos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 96:07


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will are joined by special guest Michael Chodos to watch the beautifully animated 1992 family environmental fantasy film FernGully: The Last Rainforest! Also on the pod, the guys chat about trees, like way too much.

    139. The Fly (Reupload)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 90:56


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the terribly gross and surprisingly excellent 1986 horror/sci-fi film The Fly! Also on the pod, Craig, and Phil talk about somethings that Will was definitely paying attention to and Will's playing a JRPG again!

    139. The Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 90:56


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the terribly gross and surprisingly excellent 1986 horror/sci-fi film The Fly! Also on the pod, Craig, and Phil talk about somethings that Will was definitely paying attention to and Will’s playing a JRPG again!

    138. The Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 88:46


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 2016 Stephenie Meyer film The Host! Also on the pod the guys chat music, movies, and apparently I watched the wrong movie?

    137. Hundreds of Beavers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 68:21


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the very cartoony nearly silent black and white 2022 film Hundreds of Beavers! Also on the pod, Phil went on vacation!

    136 Babe: Pig in the City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 79:13


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the strange and unexpect 1998 animal dystopian film Babe: Pig in the City. Also on the pod, Craig and Phil share a min and Will’s playing some unintelligible nonsense.

    135. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar with Jo Kessel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 93:09


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will are joined by special guest Jo Kessel to talk about the uplifting and very fun road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! Also on the pod, Jo talks about other drag and LGBTQ media you should check out and Will, Craig, and Phil did not […]

    134. Children of Men

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 90:15


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the brilliantly stressful 2006 sci-fi film Children of Men! Also on the pod the guys chat about music festivals and could not sound older!

    133. Road House Double Feature!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 87:15


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will do something they’ve never done before, watch more than one movie – Road House (1989) and Road House (2024)! Also on the pod, the guys chat a lot of things – get off my back!

    132. The Machine That Kills Bad People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 79:29


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the the 1952 Italian fantasy “comedy” film The Machine That Kills Bad People! Also on the pod, there’s so much in our wallets we can’t even!

    131. Waking Ned Devine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 76:24


    It’s Saint Patrick’s Day (the day of recording) so Craig, Phil, and Will watched the 1998 delightful comedy film Waking Ned Devine! Also on the pod, what would you do if you won the lottery? Listen to more podcasts? Me too!

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    130. Waterworld

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 83:02


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1995 dystopian action adventure film Waterworld! Also on the pod, Craig’s talking Oscars, Phil’s talking, and Will’s also there!

    129. Color Out of Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the strange and mind bending 2020 film Color Out of Space! Also on the pod, Phil has met a horse!

    128. Blue Velvet with Zach Demers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 90:21


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will are joined by special guest Zach Demers to talk about the very weird and sort of hard to look at 1986 neo-noir film Blue Velvet! Also on the pod the ask Zach a very important question, “Do you like movies?”

    128. Blue Velvet with Zach Demers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 90:21


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will are joined by special guest Zach Demers to talk about the very weird and sort of hard to look at 1986 neo-noir film Blue Velvet! Also on the pod the ask Zach a very important question, “Do you like movies?”

    127. Galaxy Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 74:54


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the delightful comedy sci-fi film Galaxy Quest! Also on the pod, the guys chat about the weather like the old men they are!

    127. Galaxy Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 74:54


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the delightful comedy sci-fi film Galaxy Quest! Also on the pod, the guys chat about the weather like the old men they are!

    126. 2023 Recap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 79:12


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will look back at their favorite films they covered in 2023! Also on the pod, Phil talks about acid westerns, Will cheats on the guys with another podcast, and Craig went on a date!

    126. 2023 Recap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 79:12


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will look back at their favorite films they covered in 2023! Also on the pod, Phil talks about acid westerns, Will cheats on the guys with another podcast, and Craig went on a date!

    125. Back In Theaters: That Thing You Do!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 86:26


    Craig, Phil, and Will are taking a bit of a break for the holidays and will be back soon! For now enjoy That Thing You Do! back in theaters!

    125. Back In Theaters: That Thing You Do!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 86:26


    Craig, Phil, and Will are taking a bit of a break for the holidays and will be back soon! For now enjoy That Thing You Do! back in theaters!

    124. Black Christmas (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 91:54


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1974 nerve-racking, holiday, proto-slasher film Black Christmas! Also on the pod, the guys talking holiday traditions and Phil forgot what’s in his wallet!

    124. Black Christmas (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 91:54


    This week, Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1974 nerve-racking, holiday, proto-slasher film Black Christmas! Also on the pod, the guys talking holiday traditions and Phil forgot what’s in his wallet!

    123. Pusher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 87:07


    This week the the guys watch the 1994 Crime drama film Pusher! Also on the pod the guys chat about vikings!

    123. Pusher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 87:07


    This week the the guys watch the 1994 Crime drama film Pusher! Also on the pod the guys chat about vikings!

    122. The Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 86:44


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1979 cult classic The Warriors! Also on the pod, Phil downloads Vampire Survivors!

    122. The Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 86:44


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the 1979 cult classic The Warriors! Also on the pod, Phil downloads Vampire Survivors!

    121. Stop Making Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 100:03


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the incredibly entertainment masterpiece Stop Making Sense! Also on the pod, guys pull out their wallets and take a peek inside!

    121. Stop Making Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 100:03


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the incredibly entertainment masterpiece Stop Making Sense! Also on the pod, guys pull out their wallets and take a peek inside!

    121. Beyond The Black Rainbow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 87:14


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the weird and mostly boring 2010 pseudo horror film Beyond The Black Rainbow. Also on the pod, the guys are talking pasta!

    121. Beyond The Black Rainbow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 87:14


    This week Craig, Phil, and Will watch the weird and mostly boring 2010 pseudo horror film Beyond The Black Rainbow. Also on the pod, the guys are talking pasta!

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