Silver Linings Playback

Joel and Andy are joined by the Baltimore Improv Group's managing director and Ernest P. Worrell scholar Michelle Faulkner-Forson. Together, they discuss Ernest Goes to Camp.

This week, Joel and Andy watch Heavyweights, a Judd Apatow penned Disney film about a fat camp for kids run by a maniacal Ben Stiller.

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre kick off the month by watching Shelley Long in Troop Beverly Hills. She plays an entitled mom who must figure out how to lead a scout troop of similarly-entitled kids.

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre are joined by fellow podcaster Katie Long. She gets her revenge by having them watch Anaconda.

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre are joined by Coach Anthony Leonelli. Coach Leonelli gets his revenge by making them watch the Brat Pack western Young Guns.

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre are joined by Heather Moyer. Heather gets their revenge by forcing Joel and Andy to watch M. Night Shyamalan's Signs.

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre are joined once again by Jonathan Davenport. Davenport gets his revenge by forcing Joel and Andy to watch the 2006 Milla Jovovich film Ultraviolet.

Joel and Andy are joined this week by indie wrestler Eel O'Neal. Together, they close out the month with the infamous John Cena film The Marine.

This week, in honor of 4/20, Joel, Andy and guest Li watch Rob Van Dam's 2010 action film Wrong Side of Town, which features cameos by Dave Bautista, Viscera and Stormy Daniels.

This week, Joel dresses up like Cactus Jack and Andy goes full Juggalo in honor of the Insane Clown Posse's film Big Money Hustlas, which features a cameo from Mick Foley as Cactus Jack ... er, um ... Cactus Sack.

Joel and Andy kick things off with Trish Stratus' super Canadian action film Bail Enforcers (or is it called Bounty Hunters?).

Joel and Andy end the month by watching a film that was actually made in Ireland. In fact, it is Ireland's first martial arts film ... the extremely-low-budged Fatal Deviation.

Joel and Andy watch Troy Duffy's 2009 sequel to his cult classic film The Boondock Saints, which was released 10 years after the original (and failed to live up to the original's hype).

It's St. Patrick's Day and it's our 250th episode! To celebrate, Joel and Andy watch the original Leprechaun, the ludicrous movie that gave Jennifer Aniston her big break.

This week, Joel and Andy watch the romcom Lear Year, which sees Amy Adams heading to Dublin to ask Adam Scott to marry her.

For March, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Joel and Andy are watching bad "Irish" films. They kick things off with Far and Away.

Joel and Andy are joined by their friend Ted. Together, they end the month discussing the 1996 film Fear, starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg.

Joel and Andy are joined this week by stylist Sophie Strauss. Together, they dive into the 1993 Lolita wannabe, The Crush; starring Alicia Silverstone in her debut film role.

Joel and Andy watch Sliver, a Alfred Hitchcock-esque erotic thriller involving a murder mystery, hidden cameras and a creepy Baldwin.

Joel and Andy kick off "Bad Romance" month with Swimfan, an early-2000s Fatal Attraction-esque teen drama about a high school swimmer and a teen girl who loves him too much.

Joel and Andy end the month with Trap, M. Night Shyamalan's 2024 film that seems to mostly be an opportunity to showcase his daughter's music and acting skills.

This week, Joel and Andy's pal Jonathan Davenport joins them to discuss Borderlands, a movie based on a video game that is trying very hard (and failing) to be Guardians of the Galaxy.

Joel and Andy kick things off with Madame Web, a Spider-man-less Spider-verse film starring a character who has never even had her own comic book series. It's a film so bad it caused Sony to give up on their cinematic universe.

This week, we bring you the best pitches of 2024, including The Joker's Bucket List, Kitschy Kitschy Koo, The Trial of Hot Frosty and Bloody With A Chance of Christmas.

Joel and Andy end the month with Red One; a film that dares to ask the question: what if Santa lifted, bro?

Joel and Andy are joined by Nicole Bilderback, the star of films like Clueless, Bring It On and Can't Hardly Wait, to discuss her film Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas.

Joel and Andy are joined by Christmas enthusiast Jillian Vitko to discuss the utterly-ludicrous Netflix film Hot Frosty. As the name implies, it's about a sexy snowman who comes to life.

Joel and Andy discuss Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, which plays all the Christmas cliché hits as it tells the story of an evil landlord (Christine Baranski) who wants to evict an entire town on Christmas Eve.

Joel and Andy are joined by Rent superfan Shawn M. Smith to discuss the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical that was inexplicably directed by the guy who did Home Alone and two Harry Potter movies.

Joel and Andy discuss the odd and incredibly dark Steve Martin musical Pennies From Heaven, which they both found utterly delightful.

Joel and Andy head to the Old West for Paint Your Wagon, a baffling musical starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and Jean Seberg as a throuple in a Gold Rush town.

Joel, Andy and their guest Lars Periwinkle kick things off with the most maligned musical to come out this year: Joker: Folie à Deux.

Joel and Andy turn to a man who spent a Late Night With the Devil, David Dastmalchian, to help them find the silver linings in the 1972 Tom Selleck film Daughters of Satan.

This week, Joel and Andy discuss The Believers, which pits Martin Sheen and Robert Loggia against a sinister cult that murders children.

Joel and Andy are joined by Molly Regan to 1975 film The Devil's Rain, which features Ernest Borgnine as the leader of a satanic cult and William Shatner as our God-fearing hero.

Joel and Andy are joined by anthropology professor Dr. Wendy Fonarow. Together, they discuss Mazes and Monsters, a made-for-TV movies from the 80s where a thinly-veiled Dungeons and Dragons type RPG makes Tom Hanks go crazy.

Joel and Andy close out the month with Next, a film where Nicolas Cage has the ability to see a few minutes into the future who must use this power to stop a terrorist attack.

This week, Joel and Andy watch Left Behind, a film where Christians are raptured and Nic Cage is a pilot who is ... you guessed it, left behind.

Joel and Andy watch Joel Schumacher's home invasion film Trespass, which sees Nic Cage and Nicole Kidman squaring off against a chaotic group of thieves.

It's September ... which means it is once again Nicolas Cage Month! Joel and Andy kick things off with The Retirement Plan, a 2023 film where Nic Cage plays a retiree with a particular set of skills.

Before diving into Nicolas Cage Month, Joel and Andy are taking a brief interlude to discuss one of the most infamous films ever made ... Caligula.

Joel and Andy are joined by The Stoop Storytelling Series' Jessica Henkin to discuss Mona Lisa Smile, a film with an all-star cast that definitely aspired to be the next Dead Poets Society.

This week, Joel and Andy have two words for you: The Chaperone. It's a school trip heist film starring Triple H and Yeardley Smith that is exactly as bizarre as it sounds.

Joel and Andy are joined by Molly Regan to discuss a film she has been pushing them to discuss on the podcast since the very beginning ... Sorority Boys.

Joel and Andy kick off the month with Billy Madison, the movie that launched Adam Sandler's career (despite negative reviews from critics). So go on with the chlorophyll because they're here to learn, people!

Joel and Andy close out the month by watching the final Fox X-Men film with their friend Joe Dunn. Together, they discuss the buried and forgotten The New Mutants.

Joel and Andy watch X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the franchise's second attempt at telling the Dark Phoenix saga and the final film to feature the X-Men film characters first introduced in 2000.

Joel and Andy watch X-Men: Apocalypse, a very silly movie that makes the very silly mistake of burying Oscar Isaac's face under 10 pounds of make up and prosthetics.

Joel and Andy watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which features the first on-screen meeting of Deadpool and Wolverine ... though it's one Marvel is hoping you'll forget.

Joel and Andy are preparing for Deadpool & Wolverine by watching maligned X-Men films. They kick things off with X-Men: The Last Stand, which -- contrary to its title --- was only the beginning of this franchise's troubles.

With the help of Dungeon Master Marty McGuire and official character sheets released by Wizards of the Coast as a movie tie-in, Joel and Andy play Dungeons & Dragons while discussing Dungeons & Dragons.