Former video rental store clerks revisit some old films to see how they hold up and throw some new ones in the mix, too! Along with each review, a beer relevant to the movie will be briefly discussed in the beginning and end of each episode.
"You don't know about real loss 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself." As mentioned in the last post, it's been a while since our last uploaded episode as life got in the way for us (in a very good way!), and here we have our final recorded episode that took place months ago, Good Will Hunting. Because of our new responsibilities, we'll be shifting to a blog format soon where you can read some of our thoughts on various pieces of media! Grab your favorite beverage and listen to some out-of-date current events, especially as we weep over the Celtics and Bruins being mentioned here... If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening! We hope you'll check out our blog when it goes live!
"Be Kind Rewind, Videos à la Carte. You name it, we shoot it." It's been a while since our last uploaded episode as life got in the way for us (in a very good way!), but we do have a couple of episodes left on the back burner until we return with a different format! In this episode though, we'll be focusing on the Michel Gondry film, Be Kind Rewind! Grab your favorite beverage and listen to some out-of-date current events, especially as we weep over the Celtics being mentioned here... If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"What a day. What a motherfuckin' day." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the David Ayer film, Training Day. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"A guy can change anything. His face, his home, his family, his girlfriend, his religion, his God. But there's one thing he can't change. He can't change his passion." In this episode, we'll be talking about the incredible Argentinian film, The Secret in Their Eyes. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“Why does it gotta be they only have room in their hearts for one guy?” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the TV movie 61*, directed by Billy Crystal. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Get that weak shit off my track!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the underappreciated racing film, Speed Racer! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Everything I found out, I want to forget." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Doug Liman action film, The Bourne Identity. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"I'm no biologist, but how many cells do single-celled organisms have?" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the underrated Ivan Reitman comedy, Evolution! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Remember us. As simple an order as a king can give. Remember why we died. For he did not wish tribute, nor song, nor monuments nor poems of war and valor. His wish was simple. Remember us." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the stylized Zack Snyder comic book film, 300! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"I don't want to hear you talk anymore. I want to hear others talking about you.” This weeks episode is Joe's birthday pick, and he's taking it back to the 80's with the beautiful coming-of-age story, Cinema Paradiso. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates; and the name on the front, is a hell of a lot more important, than the one on the back.” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the retelling of the incredible Olympics story, Miracle. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"I'm gonna steal the Declaration of Independence." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Nicolas Cage movie, National Treasure! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Neighborhood needs a fucking crime wave. Get property values where they belong." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Clint Eastwood film, Mystic River. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"I think I maybe see you a little differently than you see yourself. Yes I see the person who fucked up, but I also see the person who saved me from being knifed over a giant-ass panda, who introduced me to psychotropic chocolate-chip cookies, who stood up for Joel, and who doesn't make apologies for herself. Look, my theory is you can't just avoid everybody you screw up with. And you should trust me, I'm a New Yorker. It's Joe's first pick of 2022, and in this episode we'll be focusing on the great coming-of-age story, Adventureland! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"There's a Christmas tree somewhere in London with a bunch of presents underneath it that'll never be opened. And I thought, if I survive all of this, I'd go to that house, apologize to the mother there, and accept whatever punishment she chose for me. Prison... death... didn't matter. Because at least in prison and at least in death, you know, I wouldn't be in fuckin' Bruges. But then, like a flash, it came to me. And I realized, fuck man, maybe that's what hell is: the entire rest of eternity spent in fuckin' Bruges. And I really really hoped I wouldn't die. I really really hoped I wouldn't die." After a little break with lots of things happening to us to start off 2022, we're finally back with the 2008 cult movie, In Bruges, which is the perfect transition after our Christmas binge! As mentioned last episode, we'll be shifting gears and now covering films from 2000 - 2010! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" We're winding down with the Christmas films and ending 2021 with the definitive holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life! Grab your favorite beverage, preferably a cup of hot chocolate or Christmas-themed beer, and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and we hope you have a wonderful, and safe holiday! As always, thank you for listening and making this year our best yet! See you in 2022!
“Tell her that you love her. You've got nothing to lose and you'll always regret it if you don't.” Continuing with the Christmas movies, the third of four we'll be discussing is the 00's star-studded romantic film, Love Actually! Grab your favorite beverage, preferably a cup of hot chocolate or Christmas-themed beer, and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Welcome to the party, pal." Continuing with the Christmas movies, the second of four we'll be discussing is none other than the 80's timeless action film, Die Hard! Grab your favorite beverage, preferably a cup of hot chocolate or Christmas-themed beer, and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"You're upset because it's Christmas. Christmas is a time when you look at your life through a magnifying glass, and whatever you don't have feels overwhelming. Being alone is so much lonelier at Christmas. Everything sad is so much sadder at Christmas. You can't give in to this, Felix!" It's that time of the year where we'll be transitioning to Christmas film, with this being the first of four! In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Steve Martin and Rita Wilson holiday film, Mixed Nuts, making this our third film back-to-back featuring a Hanks family member! Grab your favorite beverage, preferably a cup of hot chocolate or Christmas-themed beer, and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“I'm your best friend. What's more important than that, huh?” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's classic, Big, making this our second film back-to-back featuring a Hanks family member! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“I'm sorry you didn't get into Stanford. But if you think that going here is the only way that you can be the person you want to be, well, then I just feel sorry for you.” Just in time for the winter, in this episode, we'll be focusing on the early 00's film, Orange County! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Five players on the floor functioning as one single unit: team, team, team - no one more important than the other." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's basketball film starring Gene Hackman, Hoosiers! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Look at me! Look at me! I'm Leatherface!" For our Halloween episode, we'll be focusing on the late 90's cult film, Idle Hands! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening! We hope you have a safe and fun Halloween!
"That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence." In this episode, we'll finally be discussing a Tarantino film, and arguably his best, Pulp Fiction. Grab your favorite beverage (as with some of our picks, it won't be as good as ours this go around), and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"You're playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can't move... you can't breathe... because you're in over your head. Like quicksand.” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 00's football film starring Keanu Reeves, The Replacements! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Rob, you're not going to believe it, I made friends with a whole table of Rastafari. Not just one, a whole table!" For this episode, we have a listener suggestion and we'll be focusing on the 90's romantic comedy, Never Been Kissed! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's Tom Cruise classic, Risky Business! Grab your favorite beverage (unfortunately, it won't be as good as ours), and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“Five o'clock Christmas morning, I run downstairs and look under the tree and what do I find? Uncle Alfresco, dead on the floor, shot through the back of the head. Plus no bicycle. It was a disappointing Christmas on many levels.” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the forgotten 90's mob comedy, My Blue Heaven! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“Two dollars!” For this episode, we have a listener suggestion and we'll be focusing on the 80's cult classic, Better Off Dead! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“What kind of a host invites you to his house for the weekend and dies on you?” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's comedy, Weekend at Bernie's! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Get on the scale! Get off the scale!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 90's underrated gem, Heavyweights! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac...It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's comedy classic, Caddyshack! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 90's classic film about friendship and baseball, The Sandlot! Grab your favorite beverage (preferably a s'mores themed one) and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Goonies never say die!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's classic adventure film, The Goonies! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil." In this episode, we'll be discussing the first sequel to be featured on the podcast with another Robert Zemeckis classic, Back to the Future Part II! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 80's technical masterpiece, Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Fourth of July tradition, Independence Day, which happens to be celebrating its 25th anniversary! This was picked by Eric who is also celebrating his birthday on July 3rd! Lots happening around this episode! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening! Happy birthday to Eric, and to everyone else, have a safe Fourth of July weekend!
“We've got to get Elvis on ice!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the forgotten and underappreciated 90's action film, Chill Factor! This one has been a long, long time coming! Grab your favorite beverage (ice cream flavored preferred) and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“Warriors, come out to play-i-ay!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 70's cult classic, The Warriors! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
“That's one of the advantages of being an adult. You get to act like a kid anytime you feel like it.” In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney 90's romantic comedy, One Fine Day! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"Fate! There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then it's up to you to make it happen." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the 90's teen comedy, Can't Hardly Wait! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film after rewatching it! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"You'd better think of something to name him because when I come home and he's destroyed my house, I wanna know what to call him!" In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Charles Grodin family film, Beethoven. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we discuss what we thought about this film! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"If you build it, he will come." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Kevin Costner baseball classic, Field of Dreams. Grab your favorite beverage (just don't expect it to be as cheap as it was at Fenway in the 80's...), and join us as we discuss what we really enjoyed about this film! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it, and as always, thank you for listening!
"No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'." In this episode, we'll be focusing on the Tom Cruise Nascar-themed film, Days of Thunder. This movie pick was given to us by Brian on Instagram! Grab your favorite beverage (in this case, probably Bud Light, right?) and join us as we talk about what we think works and doesn't work in this film. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening, and thanks for the suggestion, Brian!
"May the force be with you. Always." Happy Star Wars Day! Talking about Star Wars has been a long time coming, and we're so happy to be able to record and release this episode on May 4th, 2021! Grab your favorite galactic beverage and join us as we talk about this legendary film. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening! May the Fourth Be With You.
"If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love." This episode will be focusing on the Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves classic 90's action film, Point Break! Grab your favorite beverage (good luck doing better than Pint Break) and join us as we talk about what we think works and doesn't work in this film. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening!
“When the governor gets here, call me." This episode will be focusing on the fan-favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger action parody, Last Action Hero! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we talk about what we think works and doesn't work in this film. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening!
"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." The Fast Times at Ridgemont High episode is now live! This movie pick was given to us by Shane on Instagram! Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we talk about the influence this film has had on the genre. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening, and thanks for the movie suggestion, Shane!
"Pop quiz, hotshot." We made it! Episode 50! For such a special episode, we had to decide on one we both really enjoy, and that's the film Speed! So grab your favorite drink (maybe some champagne... or not) and we'll talk about what we enjoy the most, and why this film is special to us! If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening. Here's to another 50 episodes!
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die." Episode 49 is live with the Harrison Ford sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. This movie pick was given to us by Shane on Instagram! Grab your favorite beverage (preferably a Maine craft beer) and join us as we talk about the influence this film has had on the genre and movies in general. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening, and thanks for the movie suggestion, Shane!
"Uh-oh. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays." After a little break while upgrading the PC, episode 48 is finally live with the Mike Judge classic, Office Space! This was originally recorded on March 10th, so some things being discussed may be a bit outdated. Grab your favorite beverage (we promise you won't find one as fitting as the beer we had while recording) and join us as we talk about this very relatable office comedy. If you have a beer or movie suggestion, definitely let us know about it! As always, thank you for listening!