Episodes
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Waiting for Guffman
January 1st, 2024 | 49 mins 51 secs
ben holt, catherine o'hara, christopher guest, comedy, eugene levy, film, fred willard, genre, january, late to the movies, mockumentary, movie, parker posey, review, waiting for guffman
New year, new month, new theme! January 2024 is Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres! We're celebrating what is traditionally considered the worst month of the year to release a movie with a month full of January releases, all from different genres. First up, in comedy - 1997's Waiting for Guffman!
Ben and Anthony discuss Christopher Guest's urtext for the talking-head-mockumentary style that would go on to become a dominant sitcom format in the decades since its modest release. Directed by Christopher Guest, written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and starring Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey.
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Christmas in Connecticut
December 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
barbara stanwyck, ben holt, christmas, christmas in connecticut, dennis morgan, film, holiday movies, late to the movies, movie, peter godfrey, review, sydney greenstreet
Holiday Month hits peak-merriment with Christmas in Connecticut! Ben and Anthony discuss the 1945 classic, in which screen legend Barbara Stanwyck hosts a total goof-fest in order to... preserve gender roles? Or maybe to critique them, if you're being generous? Listen along and decide for yourself!
Directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet.
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Gremlins
December 18th, 2023 | 57 mins 1 sec
ben holt, chris columbus, christmas, film, gizmo, gremlins, holiday movies, howie mandel, joe dante, late to the movies, mogwai, movie, phoebe cates, review, steven spielberg, zach galligan
Holiday season continues with the 1984 comedy-horror classic, Gremlins! Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie hop in their Kentucky Harvesters, take a ride on faulty stair lift, and break all three simple rules for Mogwai care while discussing Joe Dante's tonal mashup.
Directed by Joe Dante, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Chris Columbus. Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo.
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It's A Wonderful Life
December 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
ben holt, christmas, donna reed, film, frank capra, holiday movies, its a wonderful life, james stewart, jimmy stewart, late to the movies, movie, review
Continuing December's focus on Holiday Movies, this week we've got one of the all-time classics - Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life'! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss the 1946 film.
Directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Henry Travers.
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Black Christmas
December 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 mins
andrea martin, ben holt, black christmas, bob clark, canada, christmas, film, holiday movies, john saxon, keir dullea, late to the movies, margot kidder, movie, olivia hussey, review
This December, we're getting in the holiday spirit with a full month of Christmas movies! Up first, the very wholesome, family friendly Black Christmas! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the 1974 Canuxploitation cult-classic, considered to be the first slasher.
Directed by Bob Clark, written by A. Roy Moore, and starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Lynne Griffin and John Saxon.
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The Maltese Falcon
November 27th, 2023 | 53 mins 3 secs
ben holt, bird movies, dashiell hammett, film, gladys george, humphrey bogart, john huston, late to the movies, mary astor, movie, peter lorre, review, sydney greenstreet, the maltese falcon
Bird Month comes to a soaring conclusion with a classic noir - The Maltese Falcon! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the twists, turns, and amazing characters of John Huston's directorial debut.
Written and directed by John Huston, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving & Garfield's Thanksgiving
November 20th, 2023 | 48 mins 40 secs
ben holt, charlie brown, film, garfield, late to the movies, movie, review, snoopy, thanksgiving
We take a break from Bird Month to focus on the only bird that matters this week - turkey! As in, Thanksgiving! Ben, Andy, Jeffrey, Kate, and Kay tackle two TV specials featuring iconic comic characters - one holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973), and one complete trainwreck, Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989).
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The Birds
November 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
alfred hitchcock, ben holt, bird movies, film, jessica tandy, late to the movies, movie, review, rod taylor, suzanne pleshette, the birds, tippi hedren, veronica cartwright
Bird Month flaps ahead with Alfred Hitchcock's bird-filled classic, The Birds! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dive in to all the pecks, squawks, and oedipal weirdness of the Master of Suspense's fowl-est film.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Evan Hunter, and starring Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren and featuring Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright.
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Chicken Run
November 6th, 2023 | 52 mins 51 secs
aardman, animation, ben holt, bird movies, chicken run, film, late to the movies, movie, nick park, peter lord, review, stop motion, thanksgiving
November is Bird Month! Flying in first, it's Aardman's 2000 classic, Chicken Run! Ben and Anthony discuss the highest grossing stop motion animated film of all time.
Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick.
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Train to Busan
October 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
ben holt, choi woo-shik, film, gong yoo, halloween, halloween movies, horror, jung yu-mi, late to the movies, ma dong-seok, movie, review, scary movies, south korea, spooky season, train to busan, yeon sang-ho, zombies
Spooky Subtitles Month takes us BACK to South Korea to catch a ride aboard Train to Busan. Ben and Anthony discuss the high-speed zombie action of this 2016 thrill ride.
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung.
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REC
October 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
ben holt, film, found footage, halloween, halloween movies, horror, jaume balagueró, late to the movies, manuela velasco, movie, paco plaza, rec, review, scary movies, spain, spooky season
Spooky Subtitles Month heads back to Europe for 2007's Spanish found-footage classic [•REC]! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the ins and (legally not allowed to come back) outs of one of the most thrilling and acclaimed films in modern horror.
Co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and starring Manuela Velasco.
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The Wailing
October 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 48 secs
ben holt, film, gokseong, halloween, halloween movies, horror, late to the movies, movie, na hong-jin, review, scary movies, south korea, spooky season, the wailing
Spooky Subtitles Month goes BACK to South Korea for The Wailing (2016), which a lot of people on the internet have called 'the most unsettling film of modern times' ...and we had a blast! What's wrong with us?! FIND OUT as Ben, Cory, and Noah delve into the many, many, MANY horror subgenres and religions bizarrely (yet... expertly?) blended by director Na Hong-jin.
Korean title: Gokseong. Directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, and Chun Woo-hee.
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Let the Right One In
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
ben holt, film, halloween, halloween movies, horror, hoyte van hoytema, late to the movies, let the right one in, movie, review, scary movies, spooky season, sweden, tomas alfredson
Spooky Subtitles Month heads way up north to Sweden for 2008's Let the Right One In! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss their favorite vampire rules, how not to be an effective familiar, and whether or not you can trust the central relationship in Tomas Alfredson's modern classic.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004 novel of the same title by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson.
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The Host
October 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 21 mins
ben holt, bong joon-ho, film, foreign film, halloween, halloween movies, horror, late to the movies, movie, review, scary movies, song kang-ho, south korea, spooky season, the host
It's October, but this time there's a chilling twist - all non-English horror movies! That's right, it's Spooky Subtitles Month! We're kicking it off with one of the most acclaimed monster movies of the century from one of its most acclaimed directors: Bong Joon-ho's The Host! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dissect the 2006 mutant fish genre mashup.
Directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
September 25th, 2023 | 52 mins 2 secs
alan ruck, ben holt, day off, ferris bueller, film, high school, high school movies, jennifer grey, john hughes, late to the movies, matthew broderick, mia sara, movies, review
High School Movies Month comes to a righteous conclusion with John Hughes' 1986 classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off! Ben and Kate discuss the highly quotable, oft-referenced, Chicago-based hijinks of three friends confronting the end of adolescence.
Written and directed by John Hughes, starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, and featuring Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, and Edie McClurg.
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21 Jump Street
September 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
ben holt, brie larson, channing tatum, christopher miller, dave franco, film, high school, high school movies, ice cube, jonah hill, late to the movies, lord and miller, phil lord, prom, review, rob riggle
High School Movies Month drives ahead with another off-beat high school pick - Lord and Miller's 2012 reimagining of 21 Jump Street! Ben, Greg, and Ray have the right to remain... something, as they discuss the Jonah Hill / Channing Tatum buddy cop action-comedy.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall, and starring Hill, Channing Tatum, Dave Franco, Brie Larson, Rob Riggle, and Ice Cube.