Episodes
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Jason X
July 14th, 2024 | 52 mins 52 secs
ben holt, film, friday the 13th, horror, jason voorhees, jason x, jim isaac, kane hodder, late to the movies, movie, review, sequel
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" continues our monthlong exploration of inexplicable sequels to horror movies we've done before with Jason X! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the self-parodic, "what if Jason went to space?" plotting of the tenth entry in the Friday the 13th series.
Directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder.
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Prometheus
July 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
alien, ben holt, charlize theron, damon lindelof, film, guy pearce, horror, idris elba, late to the movies, logan marshall-green, michael fassbender, movie, noomi rapace, prometheus, review, ridley scott, sequel
Get ready for 'Halloween in June: Part II - July!' This month, we're talking about poorly received sequels to horror movies we've done in the past. First up, a kind-of prequel to one of our earliest episodes - Alien - it's Ridley Scott's Prometheus! Ben, Bree, Robbie, Sam, and Vaz discuss the lore-dense film, fifth in the Alien franchise, that was meant to kickoff a still-unfinished prequel trilogy about a maybe evil, definitely sexy robot. And, also, there's eventually xenomorphs.
Directed by Ridley Scott and co-written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
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Moonlight
June 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
andré holland, barry jenkins, ben holt, film, janelle monáe, late to the movies, lgbtq, mahershala ali, moonlight, movie, naomie harris, pride, review, trevante rhodes
Pride Month continues with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss the Oscar winning film.
Written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue." It stars Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, and André Holland.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
June 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
adèle haenel, ben holt, céline sciamma, film, late to the movies, lgbtq, movie, noémie merlant, portrait of a lady on fire, pride, review
Pride Month continues with Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss the instant classic, which ranked 30th on the 2022 edition of Sight and Sound's critics' list of the greatest films of all time.
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
June 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
ben holt, but i'm a cheerleader, clea duvall, film, late to the movies, lgbtq, movie, natasha lyonne, pride, review, rupaul
It's Pride Month and we're kicking it off with 1999's But I'm a Cheerleader! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Jamie Babbit's conversion camp cult classic, starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall.
Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Brian Wayne Peterson, and starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, and Cathy Moriarty.
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Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
May 27th, 2024 | 48 mins 33 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, kenneth johnson, kirsten storms, late to the movies, millennial, movie, raven-symoné, review, zenon
It's the final episode of DCOM May, and we're blasting off with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century! Ben, Kyle, Steph, and Miss Southeastern MA Teen 2024 Jaime discuss the 1999 Disney Channel classic.
Directed by Kenneth Johnson and starring Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné.
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Smart House
May 20th, 2024 | 56 mins 29 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, katey sagal, late to the movies, millennial, movie, review, ryan merriman, smart house
DCOM May rolls on with 1999's Smart House! Ben, Andy, Cheddar, and Aquielle discuss the pre-Y2K-typifying millenial... classic?
Directed by LeVar Burton and starring Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Katie Volding, Kevin Kilner, and Jessica Steen.
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Motocrossed
May 13th, 2024 | 59 mins 37 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, late to the movies, millennial, motocross, motocrossed, movie, review
DCOM May, our month-long look at Disney Channel Original Movies, continues with 2001's Motocrossed! Ben and Anthony tackle the second "Twelfth Night" adaption that we've done on the pod (after She's the Man) and discuss who well it holds up... if at all!
Directed by Steve Boyum and starring Alana Austin, Riley Smith, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Trever O'Brien.
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Brink!
May 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
ben holt, brink, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, erik von detten, film, late to the movies, millennial, movie, review
May is DCOM Month! By shockingly popular request, this month we're covering Disney Channel Original Movies and our first one is the third one ever: 1998's Brink! Ben, Sam, and Vaz get worked by this totally phat time capsule "film" from Greg Beeman, extremely loosely based on "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Directed by Greg Beeman, starring Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan, Christina Vidal, and David Graf.
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Superbad
April 29th, 2024 | 59 mins 57 secs
ben holt, bill hader, christopher mintz-plasse, emma stone, film, greg mottola, jonah hill, judd apatow, late to the movies, michael cera, millennial, movie, one night, review, seth rogen, superbad
For the last week of One Night Only Month we're talking about 2007's Superbad! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Greg Mottola's totemic millennial buddy-comedy.
Directed by Greg Mottola, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and produced by Judd Apatow. Starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera and featuring Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone.
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After Hours
April 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
80s movies, after hours, ben holt, black comedy, catherine o'hara, cheech marin, film, griffin dunne, late to the movies, linda fiorentino, martin scorsese, movie, one night, review, rosanna arquette, teri garr, tommy chong
One Night Only Month turns the clocks back to 1985 to stay up way too late with Martin Scorcese's After Hours! Ben and Vaz discuss the nocturnal misadventures of Griffin Dunne's protagonist, Paul, in this New York classic.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, starring Griffin Dunne, and featuring Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
April 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
One Night Only Month burns the midnight oil with Mike Nichols' directorial debut - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss the ups and downs of the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton-starring 1966 classic.
Directed by Mike Nichols, adaptated from Edward Albee's 1962 play of the same name. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, and Sandy Dennis.
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The Cabin in the Woods
April 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
and bradley whitford, and starring kristen connolly, anna hutchison, chris hemsworth, drew goddard, fran kranz, jesse williams, richard jenkins, written by joss whedon and goddard
One-Night-Only Month continues with The Cabin in the Woods! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss Drew Goddard's 2011 horror-comedy satire.
Directed by Drew Goddard, written by Joss Whedon and Goddard, and starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford.
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Escape from New York
April 1st, 2024 | 57 mins 29 secs
adrienne barbeau, ben holt, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, escape from new york, film, harry dean stanton, isaac hayes, john carpenter, kurt russell, late to the movies, lee van cleef, movie, one night, review, snake plissken
New month, new theme! All April long will be One Night Only - a celebration of films that (mostly) take place all in one night. First up is our latest look at a John Carpenter classic - Escape from New York! Ben and Anthony discuss the debut of Kurt Russell's most iconic character, Snake Plissken, the bizarre-yet-cool tone created by Carpenter (and cinematographer Dean Cundey), and the free production value of shooting this movie in St. Louis... which just kind of looked like that at the time.
Co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton.
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Poor Things
March 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, christopher abbott, emma stone, film, jerrod carmichael, late to the movies, mark ruffalo, movie, oscars, poor things, ramy youssef, review, the laties, willem dafoe, yorgos lanthimos
Oscar Month concludes with the Third Annual Laties Awards Best Picture winner - Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the stacked cast, bizarre tone, and Oscar-winning design of the instant classic.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Tony McNamara, and starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
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The Third Annual Laties Awards
March 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 41 mins
2024, academy awards, awards, barbie, ben holt, best picture, emma stone, film, late to the movies, movie, oppenheimer, oscars, past lives, poor things, review, the laties, the zone of interest
It's finally here! Oscars Month hits its undisputed high point with the awards show we've all been for - The Third Annual Laties Awards! Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie (and the all-important fan votes!) decide what 2023 movies will take home the hardware. Will sentimental favorite Past Lives" break "Poor Things' heart? Will Messi the dog (from Anatomy of a Fall) win our first ever animal award?? Will Barbie OR Oppenheimer win anything meaningful (aside from hundreds of millions of dollars)?!? Listen now to find out!!
Theme song: "In to the Deep" by Robbie