Mystery Men

This week the Plotaholics discuss the 2013 Sci-Fi/Comedy The World's End before saying their own goodbyes to the podcast they've spent the last four years working on. It was a good run, but all good things must come to an end. 

The film of the week sees five "friends" going on a Pub Crawl that they failed to successfully complete twenty-three years prior. At that time, they discover an extraterrestrial conspiracy! 

Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and directed by Edgar Wright, check out this hilarious film that shows the talent range of its leads and will make you ask a serious question: were the robots right?

This week, the Plotaholics take a trip across the pond to Sanford Gloucestershire for 2007's buddy cop comedy Hot Fuzz starting Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. 

In this film, Pegg plays Constable Nicholas Angel. The best of the best who is so good that his superiors banish him to the country because he's making them all look bad!

Upon his arrival, Nicholas realizes the darkness of the greater good that's made this a quaint little town to live in. 

So sit back, relax, and listen to us talk about...a little bit of everything while we're supposed to be talking about Hot Fuzz!

This week, the Plotaholics dip into the day of lovers with the, under appreciated at the time, cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is still reeling after his ex girlfriend dumped him. To the point that he’s “dating” a high school girl. Then he meets Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and he’s head over heels!

Unfortunately she comes with baggage in the form of her Seven Evil Exes.

So, sit back, relax, get your 1 Up and enjoy as we discuss Edgar Wright’s classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

It's February, which means it's the month of love! We're getting started with the 1995 romantic comedy Forget Paris starring Billy Crystal and Debra Winger as Mickey and Ellen.

In this tale of love, travel, and basketball, a group of friends tells the newest member of their group the whirlwind tale of the romance between an NBA referee and an American-born Parisian airline executive and how a lost dead body kickstarted a romance that spans almost a decade.

Costarring Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna, Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty, and a slew of mid-90s NBA stars, Forget Paris will have you laughing, scratching your head, and suspending disbelief!

Sit back, relax, and listen to the Plotaholics discuss Forget Paris!

The Plotaholics wind down on our month of the biggest films of 2022 with, what is probably according to the Academy, the hottest of the hot movies of the year. 

Everything Everywhere All At Once Evelyn Quan (played by the amazing Michelle Yeoh) is a married, middle-aged Chinese-American immigrant with a failing business, a strained relationship with her daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu), a failing marriage with her fun-loving husband Waymond (played by the LEGENDARY Ke Huy Quan). 

While on their way to an IRS Audit with an "unsympathetic" agent (Jamie Lee Curtis), Evelyn is suddenly informed that she is just a small part of a multiversal war between a shadow organization and the ruthless Jobu Tupak. 

Listen to this episode at your own risk as there will be spoilers!

The Plotaholics' are going strong this week as we continue to explore the films that came out in 2022. This week's episode is a CRIMINALLY UNDER THE RADAR BANGER!

This week we're talking about the Nicholas Cage film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. This film, costarring Padro Pascal, shows a fictionalized (we hope not) version of Nicholas Cage living in Hollywood. His career and relationship with his daughter are following the path of his marriage...failing when he's offered $1 million dollars to appear at the birthday party of eccentric billionaire manchild Javi (Pascal). What Nicholas (and Nicky) don't realize is that the CIA is crashing the party. 

Featuring Tiffany Haddish, and Ike Barrinholtz in supporting roles, this hilarious meta-action comedy will leave you laughing, and leaving you hoping that the actors' on-screen personas are actually their real-life ones. 

SPOILER ALERT! If you have not watched this film yet you can stream it on Starz. Then come on back here and have a listen!

This week we take a second trip into the mind of the great Jordan Peele with 2022's Nope starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings OJ and Em Haywood who discover on their horse ranch a strange, predatory presence. 

Costarring Steven Yeun (Glenn from The Walking Dead), the great Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, and the excellent Keith David, this film is the third full-length film from the former member of the comedy duo Key and Peele. 

SPOILER WARNING if you have not seen this film yet because we go fully in-depth from beginning to end. If you haven't seen this film yet, check it out on Peacock and then come back for our commentary. 

January is going strong Plotaholics fans! This week we dive into one of our new favorite franchises' next entry in the 2022 Rian Johnson-written and directed murder/mystery Glass Onion.

Glass Onion sees the return of Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc, master detective, as he investigates a murder on the privately owned island of billionaire Miles Bron (played masterfully by Edward Norton). 

During the pandemic, Bron is on the cusp of a brilliant new form of energy. Before unleashing his latest discovery, he decides to have a little get-together with his old friends that include Duke (Dave Bautista), Birdy (Kate Hudson), Lionel (Leslie Odom, Jr.), Claire (Katheryn Hahn), and outsider Andi (Janelle Monae).

SPOILER ALERT!

If you haven't seen this film yet, go to Netflix and check it out, and then sit back and relax and listen to our review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. 

Happy 2023, Plotaholics!

We're changing up a little bit from previous years. The last few years we've done only 80s flicks in January. This time around, though, we're doing newer flicks that have come out over the last few months.

Our first foray is to Japan and the 2022 Action/Comedy Bullet Train with an all-star cast including Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, and many more!

This film sees a down on his luck operative filling in for a coworker on a simple job only to find out that there's more going on than he realizes!

Get ready for some fun!

The final episode of 2022 is here, and we decided to end the year with the first film in the series of 2022’s most anticipated film. 

This week we watch the 2009's sci-fi epic, Avatar. 

This film stars Sam Wentworth as Jake Sully (or Jakesooly), a paralyzed Marine sent to the planet of Pandora to pilot his deceased twin brother’s genetically engineered body to blend in with the indigenous people.

This film is currently the top grossing film of all time and among the most polarizing films of our time. So, kick back, relax, and hear our thoughts on this flick. 

Fern Gully in Space with a white savior complex, or a film of ally-ship? 

Now, Avatar.