Screen Cleaning

Movies come and go, but every person has a handful of movies that they will always come back to in their viewing habits. Join host Jeff Simpson and guest Rod Gustafson as they discuss their personal favorite timeless movies, movies that will always hold a special place in their heart.

Host Jeff Simpson and guest Rod Gustafson discuss the 2021 Annie Awards for animation and some of their favorite animatred movies.

With Oscar season approaching soon, host Jeff Simpson welcomes guest Rod Gustafson to discuss some of their favorite Oscar winners from years past. They'll be looking at several Oscar categories for this retrospective into movie history.

Shining a spotlight on family friendly media.

This 'Based on a True Story' Spy Thriller Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

For our 125th episode, hosts Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger are looking back on the career of funnyman and bonafide movie superstar Robin Williams. They'll be looking at every part of his career, analyzing what made him so funny, and discussing their favorite Robin Williams movies.

Shining a spotlight on family friendly media.

Part two of our tour across the United States of Movies. East of the Mississippi we have the rough and tumble Boston movies, southern charm and southern music, and the laid back kindness of the mid-west. What state has the best movies? Is New York or LA the place to be? We're filling up the RV and continuing the tour, here on Screen Cleaning.

Sundance and Slamdance are winding down a unique festival season. South of the ski slopes of Robert Redford's hang out is Orem, Utah and this weekend's LDS Film Festival. Jeff, Cole, and Avery caught a few of the new features that are premiering and have reviews today. We also look back at some of the great movies you might have forgot got their start in the festival circuit. Screen Cleaning is pretty indie, you've probably never heard of it.

A couple Oscars contenders are available this weekend. Jeff, Cole, and Avery review Minari after seeing it in theaters (with popcorn) for the first time in what feels like forever. In addition to being a powerful family drama, it also shows off the beauty of the state of Arkansas. And I can't think of another Arkansas movie. So what is the most iconic movie from each state in the US? Today is part one, tackling everything west of the Mississippi. We know Hollywood loves making movies about Hollywood, and we love talking about them on Screen Cleaning.

This year for Valentine's Day we're looking for love in all the TV places. Sit-coms handle relationships in many different ways and we are pitting some of the most iconic TV couples against each other, bracket style. Ross & Rachel, Sam & Diane, Rosanne & Dan, and what about the platonic couples that exemplify friendship like Ron & Leslie or Jerry & Elaine. We'll crown one of them the greatest as well as reviewing a couple new releases in time for your V-Day date night and as always bring the best from entertainment news of the week. We love you, even when we're on (commercial) break, on Screen Cleaning.

Our media reflects the world we live in. Now we can look back to a time before a pandemic and theaters closing, and wonder what the 2010's said about us. Today Jeff and Cole examine the biggest trends and stories that dominated movies and TV through the most recent decade including franchise filmmaking and an era of prestige television. We watched a lot of movies in those ten years, but there were still a couple that we've been meaning to watch. And as always stick around for the best in entertainment news. Part one of our series looking at Decades in Movies on Screen Cleaning.

Sure Groundhog Day has been a holiday in Central Pennsylvania for 150 years, but people started to see it as more than just a day on the calendar in 1993. And sure time loop stories have been around since Christmas Every Day and 12:01 PM. But when Bill Murray and Harold Ramis teamed up in 1993 they perfected and popularized the two. Today Jeff and Cole are talking Groundhog Day the movie on this Groundhog Day, and also exploring movies and TV shows that have played with the time travel concept. It's not Déjà vu, it's Screen Cleaning.

With the presidential inauguration coming up, Jeff and Cole pan for good and discuss the portrayal of various presidents in movies.

Cole and Jeff reflect on how the madness of 2020 has affected the movie industry.

Enjoy your New Year with two new recommendations from the desk of The Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame. Producer Mickey picked The Way, Way Back and Jeff selected The Island.

For the holidays we watched A Christmas Carol. All the Christmas Carols.

Some genres just don't get enough love on movie podcasts. After the year we've had let's relax and enjoy some easy, feel good TV Christmas movies.

Our look at feel good movies include some underdog stories.

In this episode, we place focus on some underrated movies.

Screen Cleaning serves up a Thanksgiving guest list with fictional characters from film and tv.

Screen Cleaning examines 16 of the most iconic sitcoms.

Today the Screen Cleaning crew is focused on the small screens in our pockets.

The history of horror has taken us on twists and turns. Things that were scary to audiences in the 50's don't get a peep today. And black and white special effects and blood were less than special. So the question has to be asked (and answered today) does old horror hold up?

There are lots of ways to enjoy the scary season and we're exploring them all month long on Screen Cleaning. Last week was books and this week we're going to the theatre.

This October on Screen Cleaning we're looking beyond our usual fare of TV and movies to see how else people find their scares. Today it's Screen Cleaning Book Club as Jeff, Cole, and Mickey spent the week reading Henry James' classic "The Turn of the Screw".

All those nights watching IMDb more than the movie in front of you are about to pay off, this is our first ever Screen Cleaning Movie Trivia Night.

It's time for another special episode where Jeff and Cole get to induct two of their favorite movies into The Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame. Take a deep dive into the themes and meaning of Dave and Babe.

Critics love talking about movies they hate, but on Screen Cleaning we look for the good even in the bad. Even though Jeff and Cole don't actually like the movies they're talking about today, they wish they did. That's the positive movie spin we give you every week only on Screen Cleaning.

We've gone three years without resorting to a clip show, but today is that day. But don't go yet, we've got reviews of Mulan & Tenet just in time for theaters opening again. Then Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger share their favorite episodes of the podcast, and favorite moments through the years.

It's always fun to imagine what the next big Hollywood reboot would look like. The Disney live action remakes are just multi-million dollar versions of the internet photoshopping Chris Pratt to look like Hercules, which we're behind by the way. We have a smaller budget though, so today we talk about what if some of the biggest and most beloved movies of all time came out today. Who would play the Wonderful Wizard of Oz or who are 2020's Good, Bad, and Ugly?

Reboots and remakes are nothing new in the movie game. And as much as we lament every time another of our favorites is resurrected for a cash grab, it also gets our imaginations churning. This week and next week Jeff and Cole will be taking some of their most beloved movies from different eras and remaking them with actors from a different time. What would a 90's Avengers look like or The Fast and the Furious in the golden age of Hollywood?