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A film podcast in which three lifelong friends review movies released between 1975-2001 as if the very future of the world depended on it.
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Mar 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
1hr 2 min
Arnold is back: a retired Special Forces Colonel looks for his kidnapped daughter and demolishes anyone in his way in this progenitor of John Wick, first-person shooters and over-the-top silly violence. With more muscles than plot, does this testosterone-fueled, macho bullshit still "kill"? Let of some steam with the Brains.

Mar 2, 2024
Mar 2, 2024
51 min
Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe share a precinct while being a world apart in their approach to policing the dirty underbelly of 1950's Hollywood. Are drugs, murder, double-crosses and celebrity lookalike call girls still off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush 70 years later? Join us for our best review yet!

Feb 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
54 min
Crooked clandestine government agents and a sadistic Nazi dentist give chase to Dustin Hoffman in this shoestring-plotted thriller. Does solid acting and a fast pace help the Marathon Man finish strong? Strap on your Adidas and try to keep up with the Brains.

Feb 16, 2024
Feb 16, 2024
56 min
Lemmon, Matthau and Ann-Margret form a love triangle that both threatens and redefines the men's grumpy friendship. Do they have enough spark to fuel this age-old plot? Can the frigit Minnesota setting nip at the hearts of viewers? Crack a cold Schmidt's and come warm up in the ice shanty with the Brains.

Feb 8, 2024
Feb 8, 2024
56 min
Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels are flirting with disaster (and each other) in this unpredictable flick. Does Something Wild refer to their weekend adventure or scriptwriting that meanders from goofy to ominous to violent? The Brains are back in town so come along for a wild ride.

Jan 28, 2024
Jan 28, 2024
1hr 7 min
In 1993, Sam was given a Jurassic Park t-shirt. He put it in storage assuming he would pull it out in 30 years and no one would remember it. The brains discuss how wrong he was.

Jan 20, 2024
Jan 20, 2024
52 min
Andrew "Dice" Clay, toxic misogynist comedian, becomes LA's Rock 'n' Roll Detective Ford Fairlane in this scarce cult film, chock full of raunchy jokes and surprising cameos. After sitting on the shelf a few decades, can it still make Brains giggle? Or just squirm?

Jan 8, 2024
Jan 8, 2024
52 min
Carl Reiner's steady collaboration with Steve Martin began with this cross-eyed comedy. Irreverent, uneven in execution yet imbued with Steve's charm and comedic bravado, is this throwback foolhardy - or fool-tastic?

Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2023
52 min
A barren Russian landscape is the setting for this acclaimed, barren "psy-fi" film that explores whether or not we really want our deepest wishes to come true. Get into the zone on the brain train.

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023
1hr 2 min
Hunt, Hurt, Brooks: a coworker love triangle, each angling to create ideal TV news at another's expense. Smart comedy always rings true, but does the integrity of broadcast journalism still mean anything? The Brains go live on the scene for an update on this 1988 Oscar nominee.

Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
1hr 1 min
Robert De Niro hones his comic chops with Charles Grodin in this odd couple road trip flick. Grumpy bounty hunter De Niro is bound for L.A. with (and sometimes bound to) mob accountant Grodin, with feds and mafia hitmen in hot pursuit. Director Martin Brest caught lightning in a bottle with Beverly Hills Cop - did he nab another winner here? Catch up with the Brains before you come down with Fistaphobia.

Nov 10, 2023
Nov 10, 2023
50 min
Guillermo del Toro's creepy debut gives a new origin to the age-old vampire story. How did this low budget body-horror flick give birth to del Toro's career? Gather carcasses around the radio for a nibble of the Brains.

Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023
1hr 3 min
Tim Burton's unique directorial style was evident in his debut—a quirky tale of a stolen bicycle—featuring gags galore, no ground floor, and many things never seen before. Is Pee-Wee an irritating man-child or a clever trickster marching to his own beat? We don’t make monkeys, we just train them to listen to reviews. Tune in, KWYJIBO’s!

Oct 20, 2023
Oct 20, 2023
48 min
Johnny Depp and Al Pacino develop a bromance as undercover Fed and mobster in this true story of a mafia mole mentored by a made man who hasn't got it made. A rom-com director takes a swing at the gritty, not so pretty, even petty life of the criminal underworld - is it a wild pitch or can two heavy hitter actors knock it out of the park? Hears the brains call it.

Oct 9, 2023
Oct 9, 2023
1hr 12 min
Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall star/costar/cameo/come-of-age in this princely fish-out-of-water (romantic) comedy. Eddie and director John Landis disagreed at every turn, but you'd never know it. Is it "that boy is good" good or more than just nostalgic fun? You conscious? The brains want to tear it apart - and your friend, too - wherever you listen to podcasts.
