Joe and Kyle (A New Low) take their obsession with Hamilton to a new level, as they review and rank the musical song by song.
Joe, Kyle, and Rick are joined by ScottByScott from A New Low to review the hip-hop biographical drama, 8 Mile. Directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver. The film stars Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, and Anthony Mackie. We ranked 11 performances from the film and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by return guest Sam Seagroves to review the biographical musical drama, A Complete Unknown. Directed for film by James Mangold, written by Mangold and Jay Cocks based loosely on the 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy. We ranked 23 of the songs from the soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the musical comedy, Popeye. Directed for film by Robert Altman, written by Jules Feiffer based on the comic of the same name created by E.C. Segar, and with music by Harry Nilsson. The film stars Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, and Wesley Ivan Hurt. We ranked 12 of the songs from the deluxe soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical comedy-drama, Waitress: The Musical. Directed for film by Brett Sullivan and for stage by Diane Paulus. Written by Jessie Nelson based on the 2007 film Waitress by Adrienne Shelly. With music by Sara Bareilles who also stars in the film. The film also stars Charity Angél Dawson, Caitlin Houlahan, Drew Gehling, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Dakin Matthews. We ranked 19 of the songs from the 2016 Broadway cast recording, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the rock musical drama, Graffiti Bridge. Directed, written, and starring Prince and music by Prince as well. The film also stars Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Ingrid Chavez, Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples, and George Clinton. We ranked 14 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical comedy-drama, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed, written, and starring John Cameron Mitchell. With music from Stephen Trask, who also acts in the film. The film also stars Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin, and Miriam Shor. We ranked 13 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Brennan, and Rick review the musical period drama, Cabaret. Directed by Bob Fosse, and written by Jay Presson Allen, with music from John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Ralph Burns. The film stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, and Joel Grey. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical drama, Mufasa: The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, and written by Jeff Nathanson, with music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dave Metzger, and Nicholas Britell. The film stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandie Newton, Blue Ivy Carter, and Kagiso Lediga. We ranked 7 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Yumeiyo get together to look back at the year they had. They rank the Top 10 out of 24 potential movies, the Top 10 Songs from all the movies, and their Top 5 Lines from the songs. We also crown four performers with our annual awards show. All this and so much more. Thanks for listening and see you on the next episode.
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the animated musical, The Lion King, which is currently on Disney+. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, with music from Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, and Elton John. The film stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jason Weaver, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Earl Jones. We ranked 5 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Wicked, which is currently in theaters. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, with music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz. The film stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. We ranked 11 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Directed by John Badham, written by Norman Wexler, with music by the Bee Gees and David Shire. The film stars John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, and Martin Shakar. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 2009 musical Nine. Directed by Rob Marshall, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, with music by Andrea Guerra. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and many more. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by repeat guest Jeremy Taché to review the 2007 musical remake of Hairspray. Directed by Adam Shankman, written by Leslie Dixon, and with music by Marc Shaiman. The film stars Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta and many many more. We ranked 16 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
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Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Alan Menken. The film stars Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Rip Torn. We ranked 9 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick welcome a special guest to review Grease 2. Directed by Patricia Birch, the film stars Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher McDonald, and Adrian Zmed. We ranked 12 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick welcome guest Robert Persinger to review the 2023 film Wonka. Directed by Paul King, the film stars Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1993 directorial debut of Trey Parker, Cannibal! The Musical. The film is the first public collaboration of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the duo behind South Park. The film stars Trey Parker, Toddy Walters, Matt Stone, and Dian Bachar. We ranked 8 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 2023 reimagining of The Color Purple. Directed by Blitz Bazawule this adapts the 2005 Broadway musical to the screen. Starring Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R., Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, and Halie Bailey. We ranked 17 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the animated 1991 feature of Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, it stars Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, and Angela Lansbury. We ranked 8 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the original 1961, West Side Story directed by Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris and Rita Moreno. We ranked 12 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick are left to their devices as they review the 2008 web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Directed by Joss Whedon, it features all original music written by him, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Maurissa Tancharoen. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, and Simon Helberg. We ranked 12 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by, Joe's fiancée, Ariel Beedles to review 2023's live-action remake of, "The Little Mermaid." Directed by Rob Marshall with music from the original with new songs penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy. We ranked 10 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick are joined by Sam Seagroves to review 2021's Annette directed by Leos Carax with music from the Sparks. The film stars Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, and Simon Helberg. We respectively ranked 20 songs from the massive soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review 2023's Dicks: The Musical directed by Larry Charles based on an off-Broadway written and starring the stars of the film, Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp. The film also stars Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang, and Megan Thee Stallion. We ranked 13 of the songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review 2006's Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon and starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson. We ranked 20 of the songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. This episode features a big tangent on the current news dominating Hip-Hop... Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review Oklahoma's 1998 West End Production starring Hugh Jackman, Maureen Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle, Jimmy Johnston, and Shuler Hensley. Trevor Nunn directed the TV Movie. We ranked 15 songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. This episode led to a whole lot of tangents. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 1983 film Idlewild starring Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, and directed by Streisand as well. We ranked 11 songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 2006 film Idlewild starring André "André 3000" Benjamin, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, and Ving Rhames. We ranked 13 songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 2016 film Sing Street starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Mark McKenna, and Jack Reynor. This is the 4th film by director John Carney and we talked a few different theories. We ranked 9 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick review the 2023 film Flora And Son starring Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan, and Jack Reynor. We ranked 10 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick are joined by Jeremy Taché of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz to review the 2021 theatrical release of Dear Evan Hansen starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore and Amy Adams. We ranked 11 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. This is our first new episode of the year and we hope you agree with us that we did not disappoint. Enjoy!
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Kyle, Joe, and Yumeiyo get together to look back at the year they had. They rank the Top 10 out of 25 potential movies, the Top 10 Songs from all the movies, and their Top 5 Lines from the songs. We also crown two performers with our previous years' awards and two others with our new prestigious award. All this and so much more. Thanks for listening and see you next year.
Joe, Kyle and Rick are joined by Paul Christian Glenn aka PCG to review the 1973 theatrical version of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, and Barry Dennen. We ranked 20 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick reviewed the 2013 Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver and John Goodman. We ranked 10 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick reviewed the 2004 film The Phantom Of The Opera starring Gerald Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson and Minnie Driver. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber. We ranked 23 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick reviewed the 2023 indie film Theater Camp starring Ben Platt, Emily Gordon, Noah Galvin, Jimmy Tatro and Ayo Edebiri. The film was directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman in both their feature debuts. We ranked the 6 songs of the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick continue Spook-tober by watching Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen. The Tim Burton directed film follows the life of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. We ranked the 19 songs of the soundtrack, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick kick off Spook-tober by watching Little Shop of Horrors. Directed by Frank Oz, starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin and Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II. We ranked 12 of the songs featured in the film that appeared on the soundtrack. We went on to pick our favorite lines, scenes, characters and performers. And we called an audible on what we'll be watching for this weeks rewatch, but you got to listen to find out. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick revisit the 1978 classic, Grease, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. We ranked 13 of the original songs on the soundtrack that were featured in the film. We picked our favorite lines, scenes, characters and performers. And stick around for after the outro, for a little bonus convo. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick watch Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass and plenty of cameos, directed by Liam Lynch. We ranked 10 songs from the soundtrack that were featured in the film. We then picked our favorite lines, scenes, characters and performers. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick watch The Wiz, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross and Richard Pryor. The film adapts, The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" from Charlie Smalls and others, updating the tale of The Wizard of Oz to a African-American contemporary piece. We rank 19 of the songs from the soundtrack as well as picking our favorite line, performers, characters and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick watch the 2014 Disney adaptation of Into The Woods, with it's star studded cast featuring, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Chris Pine and many others. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and brings this Sondheim classic to the big screen. We ranked 19 of the songs featured in the film as well as picking our favorite line, performers, characters and scenes. It's long, it's loopy, it's silly and someone gets lost, which means, it's a good one. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick watch a favorite of Kyle and Joe's, "Frank" directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Scoot McNairy. We cobbled together 11 of the songs on the eclectic soundtrack. We then pick our favorite line, performers, characters and scenes. And we figure out whether we like this movie or not. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick watch one of Rick's favorite films, "Once," directed by John Carney starring, Glen Hansard as, "Guy," and Markéta Irglová as, "Girl." We ranked the 12 songs that play in the movie, skipping, "Once" because it plays in the credits. We then pick our favorite lines, performers, characters and scenes. And we figure out whether we like this movie or not. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick watch, review and rank the song from A Star Is Born (2018) directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, as well as Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chappelle, We ranked 12 of the songs from the soundtrack and have some spirted conversations and a variety of topics. We then pick our favorite lines, performers, characters and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe and Rick go even further in the past and watch, "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory," starring Gene Wilder and directed by Mel Stuart. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, separating the Oompa Loompa songs. We then pick our favorite lines, performers, characters and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle and Rick look back at the 1989(!!!) animated depiction of, "The Little Mermaid," starring Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, Christopher Daniel Barnes and Samuel Ernest Wright. We rank the 8 songs that contain lyrics on the soundtrack. We also pick our favorite lines, characters, performers and scenes. Enjoy!