Episodes
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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
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Barbie
March 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
2024, academy awards, america ferrera, barbie, ben holt, best picture, film, greta gerwig, issa rae, kate mckinnon, late to the movies, margot robbie, michael cera, movie, oscars, review, ryan gosling, will ferrell
The actual Oscars may have already happened, but it's still Oscar Month on the pod! This week's Best Picture nominee - Greta Gerwig's Barbie! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, Jeffrey, and Kate discuss 2023's highest-grossing movie.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, screenplay by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, and featuring America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
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Oppenheimer
March 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, christopher nolan, cillian murphy, emily blunt, film, florence pugh, josh hartnett, late to the movies, matt damon, movie, oppenheimer, oscars, review, robert downey jr.
Oscar season rolls on with the (as I'm writing this) odds-on Best Picture favorite - Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer! By the time this episode comes out, we'll know exactly how many of it's near-record 13 Oscar nominations it won. What we do know for now - in this episode, Ben and Robbie discuss the less-pink half of the biggest movie event of the last several years.
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett.
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Past Lives
March 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
2024, academy awards, ben holt, best picture, celine song, film, greta lee, john magaro, late to the movies, movie, oscars, past lives, review, teo yoo
It's Oscar Season! We'll be covering a quartet of Oscar nominated movies this month PLUS the Third Annual Laties Awards in March. First up - Celine Song's instant-classic debut feature, Past Lives! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss a collective favorite from a great movie year.
Written and directed by Celine Song and starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.
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Moonstruck
February 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
ben holt, cher, comedy, danny aiello, film, john patrick shanley, late to the movies, moonstruck, movie, nicolas cage, norman jewison, olympia dukakis, review, romantic, romcom, vincent gardenia
Romcom Month Strikes Back heats up with Norman Jewison's 1987 classic, Moonstruck! Ben and Martha discuss Cher's Oscar-winning turn and Nic Cage's breakout performance in this witty, bizarre, endlessly quotable film.
Directed by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia.
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Pretty Woman
February 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
ben holt, comedy, film, garry marshall, héctor elizondo, jason alexander, julia roberts, late to the movies, laura san giacomo, movie, pretty woman, ralph bellamy, review, richard gere, romantic, romcom
Romcom Month Strikes Back... belatedly! Sorry! We're back with Garry Marshall's 1990 smash-hit Pretty Woman! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss Julia Roberts' breakout film.
Directed by Garry Marshall, screenplay by J. F. Lawton, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and featuring Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander.
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Groundhog Day... Again?!?
February 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
andie macdowell, ben holt, bill murray, chris elliott, comedy, film, groundhog day, harold ramis, late to the movies, movie, review, romantic, romcom
A new month means a new theme, but in a first ever for the podcast, it's a SECOND episode on the same movie! Fittingly, Groundhog Day kicks off Romcom Month Strikes Back, a sequel to our first ever themed month back in February 2022.
Ben, Anthony, and Sam get (time)loopy talking about Harold Ramis' classic existential romantic comedy.
Directed by Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.
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Bad Boys For Life
January 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
action, adil & bilall, bad boys, bad boys for life, ben holt, buddy cop, comedy, film, genre, january, joe pantoliano, late to the movies, martin lawrence, movie, review, vanessa hudgens, will smith
Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres comes to an epic conclusion with the combatant from the action genre, from Miami, Florida - Bad Boys For Life! Ben and Sam discuss the wildly successful (for a 2020 release) Will Smith / Martin Lawrence buddy cop film.
Directed by Adil & Bilall, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano.
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Before Sunrise
January 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
before sunrise, before trilogy, ben holt, comedy, ethan hawke, film, genre, january, julie delpy, late to the movies, movie, review, richard linklater, romance
Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with a new fighter, representing the Romance genre, hailing from Vienna - Richard Linklater's 1995 franchise-starter, Before Sunrise! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss Jesse and Celine's really long walk around Vienna in June.
Directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.
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Tremors
January 15th, 2024 | 59 mins 2 secs
ben holt, comedy, film, fred ward, genre, horror, january, kevin bacon, late to the movies, michael gross, monster, movie, reba mcentire, review, sci fi, science fiction, tremors
In the Sci-Fi corner, hailing from Perfection, Nevada, our next combatant in 'Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres' is Tremors! Ben, Noah, and Robbie discuss the January 1990 flop-turned-home-video-hit and homage to schlocky '50s creature features, starring Kevin Bacon.
Directed by Ron Underwood, written by Underwood, Brent Maddock, and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.
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From Dusk till Dawn
January 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
ben holt, comedy, film, from dusk till dawn, genre, george clooney, harvey keitel, horror, january, juliette lewis, late to the movies, movie, quentin tarantino, review, robert rodriguez, salma hayek, vampires
A new combatant approaches as Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with its horror representative - From Dusk till Dawn! Ben and Vaz discuss Robert Rodriguez' 1996 crime drama/vampire movie mashup.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, and Salma Hayek.
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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.