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Patreon Exclusive: Robert Zemeckis Movies

Early Access: Episode 17 - Used Cars (1980)

Hey Patrons! Here's early access to Episode 17 on "Used Cars" (1980). We also chat a little about Robert Zemeckis' first film "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1978) and some of the other events surroundin...

Early Access: The Many Saints of Newark (2021) Review & Discussion

Hey Patrons! Here's something a little different from us. Being that we're both Sopranos fans, we felt compelled to check out the prequel film "The Many Saints of Newark" this past week. While we d...

October/Halloween Movie Suggestions?

Hey Patrons! We are hoping to cover a couple of horror movies during the month of October. Last year, we did Joe Dante's Matinee & we had plans to discuss Bram Stoker's Dracula as well but we c...

Mel Brooks - A Tale of Two Selfies

Hey Patrons! Thanks for all the love on our episode on The Wrong Guy. We were able to get the attention of one of the writers, Jay Kogen as well as actor David Anthony Higgins, who was easily our f...

Patreon Exclusive: Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy

The Wrong Guy (1997) - The Best of Detective Arlen

Per our last episode, which you can check out now below, here's the "Best Of" compilation I cut together for David Higgins' character in The Wrong Guy. Enjoy!

Early Access: Episode 16 - The Wrong Guy (1997)

Hey Patrons! Here's Episode 16 of the podcast, where we discuss 1997's The Wrong Guy! We hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for our Patreon bonus episode on Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)

Help us decide our next episode!

Hey guys, Joe here. Thanks so much for your continued support of the show. We're sitting down next week to record our discussion on "The Wrong Guy" starring Dave Foley and will also record a Patreo...

Patreon Exclusive: Cutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight, & More!

Early Access: Episode 15 - The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

Hey Patrons! Here's early access to Episode 15 of the show, where we discuss 1990's 'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'. We also chat about our recent experience of seeing Andrew Dice Clay live, as w...

Bonus Discussion: Tim Allen

Hey guys, here's a small snippet that was cut out of the last episode because it, quite frankly, had nothing to do with the movie we were discussing. Joe talks about accidentally receiving the wron...

Patreon Exclusive: More John Carpenter Movies

Early Access: Episode 14 - Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Hi Patrons! We're so excited to be back with our new episode on John Carpenter, culminating with a discussion on his 1992 movie "Memoirs of an Invisible Man".

We really wanted to talk about C...

May Update

Hey Patrons! Thanks so much for your continued support of the podcast. We're working hard on getting through the filmography of John Carpenter for our next episode on "Memoirs of an Invisible Man"....

Patreon Exclusive: Mars Attacks! Follow-up

Early Access: Episode 13 - Mars Attacks! (1996)

Here's early access to Episode 13, in which we discuss Mars Attacks! (1996). We also go through Tim Burton's filmography up till then - resulting in a few disagreements between us. Fortunately, we ...

Early Access: Sidetracks - Joe's Awkward Three Stooges Convention Story

Hey Patrons! Here's the next Sidetracks episode for you all a little early. On this episode, Joe details the full awkward encounter he had at a Three Stooges Convention (yes, you read right - conve...

Patreon Exclusive: Wise Guys Follow-up

Early Access: Episode 12 - Wise Guys (1986)

Hey Patrons, here's your early access to Episode 12 of the podcast. On it, we discuss the mob comedy Wise Guys (1986) and the filmography of director Brian De Palma. Enjoy and thanks for the suppor...

Podcast Updates

Hey Patrons! Wanted to give you some updates on what we're working on. Ryan is in the process of moving to a new place so that's put a temporary hold on recording new episodes. We plan to record (h...

Next episode?

Hey Patrons. We're going to be discussing the mob comedy Wise Guys (1986) next. We hope to record early next week. After that we're undecided on what to do next. We've dug through our listener requ...

Early Access: Sidetracks - Celebrity Cameos

Here's early access to our next Sidetracks discussion! On it, we play a guessing game for what price celebrities are charging for their "services" on Cameo.com. Also, Ryan shares his celebrity enco...

Patreon Exclusive: Cool World Follow-up

Early Access: Episode 11 - Cool World (1992) & Ralph Bakshi Cinema

Hey Patrons, here's your early access to Episode 11 of the podcast, in which we descend into madness while discussing Cool World. We didn't end up having too much to say on the movie itself, other ...

Bonus Discussion: Return of the Movie Theater Memories

Hey Patrons, here's another exclusive bonus discussion for you! On this installment, we talk about more memories going to the movie theater growing up. Highlights include: Ryan sits behind the bigg...

Bonus Discussion: Joe's Mrs. Doubtfire 2 Pitch

Hey Patrons, here's another short bonus conversation that we cut from our Popeye episode. In it, Joe describes a pitch he wrote as a teen for Mrs. Doubtfire 2.

Early Access: Episode 10 - Quick Change (1990)

Hi Patrons! Here's early access to Episode 10 of the show, which will launch next week. 

Bonus Discussion: Movie Theater Memories

On this EXCLUSIVE Patreon only discussion, we share our favorite memories of sneaking into R-rated movies as kids. Ryan also shares his true account of getting escorted out of "Snakes on a Plane".&...