Starship Troopers

On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are fulfilling the future that was foretold about us. We watched the 2024 film from Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two.

It’s not often that one ends up discovering a timeless prophecy about a destiny that is almost impossible to imagine. It’s a whole other thing when that prophecy turns out to be true.

You’d have to be an egomaniac to assume that you’d grow up to be the messiah for an entire planet. That’s not just something that happens on any random Tuesday. Talk about messing with the mind!

But it happened to Paul Atreides, the young man from the far-off Caladan who goes to live on the desert planet, Arrakis. His story will span centuries and will inspire untold numbers of people.

(Recorded on March 06, 2024)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Dune: Part Two - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Dune: Part Two trailer - YouTube

Madame Web (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Madame Web: A Web of Easter Eggs | More Movies Please! - Buzzsprout

Turbo Kid (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Matrix (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Denis Villeneuve — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Anya Taylor-Joy — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Dune (novel) - Wikipedia

Star Wars (1977) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

New Beverly Cinema

The Room (2003) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Room | More Movies Please! - Buzzsprout

Dune 2 Deleted Scenes Will Never Be Released, Cut Actor Heartbroken - The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Blake Nelson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stellan Skarsgård — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stellan Skarsgard ‘Dune 2’ Makeup: Baron Harkonnen Takes 8 Hours - Variety

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are slapping on our swords and sandals and taking down creepy succubus monsters once and for all. We watched the 2013 film from Joe Lynch, Knights of Badassdom.

Put aside any negative thoughts or preconceived notions you might have about the enjoyable activity (lifestyle?) of LARPing, i.e., Live Action Role-Playing. Not only is it a blast, but it just might be your chance to save the world.

Our recommendation: go into the LARPing day with the expectation that you’re going to end up fighting for your life. Those foam swords may not be too effective against a murderous magic demon.

That was surely the point of this film. Have fun and be safe out there, but know that there’s a fair chance you could end up battling some kind of terrible hellspawn.

(Recorded on January 03, 2024)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Knights of Badassdom - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Knights of Badassdom trailer - YouTube

Role Models (2008) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Army of Darkness (1992) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bruce Campbell — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Evil Dead’s BRUCE CAMPBELL: Burning Out, Ash vs. Evil Dead, and Frustration on Set | Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - YouTube

Deep Murder (2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Peter Dinklage — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Game of Thrones (TV Series 2011–2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Summer Glau — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Joe Lynch — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Dune (1984) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are off to the movies to see a film that they won’t soon forget. We watched the 2024 film from S.J. Clarkson, Madame Web.

Every so often there comes a movie that becomes the talk of the world. It enters the zeitgeist, becoming a fixation from which no one is immune. It takes up free space in our heads, filling us up with sticky webs of pop culture.

Madame Web is just that sort of movie. Has it happened for all the right reasons? We’ll leave that up to you to decide, but we will mention that it’s coming from the same studio that gifted us all with Morbius.

Suit up for this once in a lifetime film. Much like the titular madame, we’re going to recruit/kidnap you into this burgeoning team of “spidey” heroes.

(Recorded on February 16, 2024)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Madame Web - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Venom (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Morbius (2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

X-Men (2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kraven the Hunter (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Birds of Prey (TV Series 2002–2003) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spider-Man (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Batman Begins (2005) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spider-Man (TV Series 1994–1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Flash (2023) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Twilight (2008) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Secretary (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Sense8 (TV Series 2015–2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Constantine (TV Series 2014–2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Daddio (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Cast Away (2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Rover (2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Drive My Car (2021) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Dune: Part Two (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are letting the love of the darn cutest puppies wash over us! We watched the 2023 film from Richard Alan Reid and Nicholas Fabiano, Puppy Love.

I know that these two characters, Nicole and Max, clearly have personal issues that they need to work on. That’s an unassailable fact (and Max probably had a lot more work to do, but who’s keeping score?).

But when there are a couple of adorable dogs in the mix? How in the world could anybody be anything but absolutely charming and content? Even with all the crap of life to contend with, there’s still the love of a dog.

Enjoy this month’s B-movie episode as much as we enjoyed talking about this charming film!

(Recorded on November 15, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Puppy Love - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Puppy Love trailer - YouTube

Lucy Hale — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Grant Gustin — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Flash (TV Series 2014–2023) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Lady and the Tramp (1955) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Always Be My Maybe (2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

About Time (2013) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Friends (TV Series 1994–2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Godfather (1972) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Glee (TV Series 2009–2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Supergirl (TV Series 2015–2021) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fantasy Island (2020) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Truth or Dare (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Pretty Little Liars (TV Series 2010–2017) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are following up last episode’s sad story about losing a loved one with an equally sad story. We watched the 2020 film from Marc Meyers, All My Life.

We didn’t really plan to have such similar, heartbreaking stories about losing life partners to cancer back-to-back, but here we are. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and then you have our anti-Valentine’s Day celebration.

But this film poses a good question: if you knew for a certainty that you had a limited amount of time with the one you loved, then how would you spend that time? It’s something we should all consider.

Enjoy this touching film and the excellent conversation we had about it.

(Recorded on November 09, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

All My Life - The Movie Database (TMDB)

All My Life trailer - YouTube

Spoiler Alert (2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

I Love You, Man (2009) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Pinky and the Brain (TV Series 1995–1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Love Actually (2003) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

RED (2010) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jessica Rothe — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Happy Death Day (2017) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

La La Land (2016) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Harry Shum Jr. — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Contact (1997) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Contact | More Movies Please! - Buzzsprout

Marc Meyers — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are here for their loved ones, no matter what it takes for them. We watched the 2022 film from Michael Showalter, Spoiler Alert.

Love defies anything and everything. It can surprise you. It can excite you. It can lift you out of the deepest wells of sorrow, despair, and hopelessness. It’s safe to say that it’ll always be there for you if you let it into your life.

For Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan, it was the force that brought them together, and then kept them from splitting apart during the worst moments of both of their lives. When Kit begins to die from inoperable cancer, love made their final moments together worth the pain they endured.

We hope you enjoy this great movie and the meaningful conversation we had after watching it.

(Early in the episode, Sean makes a passing remark about years in a gay relationship equating to a “normal” relationship. He apologizes for the ignorant remark. There’s always a lot of work for straight people to do and he’s trying to be better.)

(Recorded on November 01, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Spoiler Alert - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spoiler Alert trailer - YouTube

Jim Parsons — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ben Aldridge — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Sally Field — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bill Irwin — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

TV Guide - Wikipedia

Gilmore Girls (TV Series 2000–2007) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

I Love You, Man (2009) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Michael Ausiello - Wikipedia

The Big Bang Theory (TV Series 2007–2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are forming an eternal and powerful bond of friendship. We watched the 2009 film from John Hamburg, I Love You, Man.

If there’s anything I know for certain, it’s that long-lasting friendships are based on three things:

1. Life-changing fish tacos.
2. A deep and abiding love of the greatest band of all time, Rush.
3. You’ve got to slappa da bass.

Once you’ve got those three things covered, then the friendship is golden. Not even the concern from your fiancée about how close and weird you’re getting with your new friend will be enough to derail the love.

To all the incredible friendships out there, we salute you!

(Recorded on September 14, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

I Love You, Man - The Movie Database (TMDB)

I Love You, Man trailer - YouTube

Paul Rudd — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ant-Man (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Minority Report (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Big Bang Theory (TV Series 2007–2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Rush (band) - Wikipedia

The Mandalorian (TV Series 2019- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

J.K. Simmons — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Whiplash (2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spider-Man (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kevin Conroy — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Andy Samberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Joe Lo Truglio — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stranger Things (TV Series 2016- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jon Favreau — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jane Curtin — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Andy Samberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Boy Meets World (TV Series 1993–2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Interview (2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are on an unstoppable quest to rescue our dearest and cutest kitten. We watched the 2016 film from Peter Atencio, Keanu.

Today, we’re wrapping up our celebration of all things Keanu Reeves with a fur-filled adventure story filled with crazy drugs, terrifying hitmen, and probably the most photogenic kitten ever.

It also happens to be our B-movie episode of this month. It’s not a B-movie in quality—you’ll hear all about that—but it’s as close as we’re willing to get with our celebration of this glorious person.

It’s also a great Key & Peele film from the days when they weren’t a voice in a Mario movie or taking the horror world by storm. This thing’s got it all!

Listen on to find out what our ranking for this film will be: brilliant, a flunder, or the dreaded blunder…

(Recorded on September 08, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Keanu - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Introducing Hammy! - Dandy Cat

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Rescuers Down Under (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

My Girl (1991) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Land Before Time (1988) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Saving Private Ryan (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Shining (1980) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

iZombie (TV Series 2015–2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Faith | George Michael - YouTube

Wham! - Wikipedia

The Boondock Saints (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Deadpool 2 (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

This Fool (TV Series 2022- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Step Brothers (2008) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Behind The Scenes on Toy Story 4 | Flicks and the City - YouTube

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are vowing to take down all the evil punks who dared to kill our dogs and mess with our lives. We watched all of the John Wick movies!

John’s on the run. Big time. You break the rules of the High Table and you’re going to face the consequences. Let’s just say that they’re not inclined to give someone a slap on the wrist.

I have one question for those arrogant fools: Do they know who in the world they’re messing with? Do they know the relentless, murderous spirit that’s marked them all for death?

My guess is probably not. Like all enormous corporations, the High Table has gotten a little too big for its britches. It’s not ready for its inevitable downfall.

It’s not ready for John Freaking Wick.

(Recorded on August 30, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum trailer - YouTube

John Wick: Chapter 4 - The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Wick: Chapter 4 trailer - YouTube

The Continental: From the World of John Wick (TV Series 2023- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ballerina (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Anjelica Huston — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Mouth of Sauron | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

Halle Berry — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Spider-Man 2 (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bill Skarsgård — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Clancy Brown — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Hiroyuki Sanada — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Donnie Yen — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bruce Lee — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Warriors (1979) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are vowing to take down all the evil punks who dared to kill our dogs and mess with our lives. We watched all of the John Wick movies!

It all started with one heartless, cruel, evil act. One innocent and darling puppy. One bunch of stupid brats who had no clue who they were messing with.

The Baba Yaga.

Really, they should have just left him alone. Let Wick live his life the way he wanted to live it. Let him grieve his wife’s death in peace. Everybody could have moved on and been a whole lot less dead.

But they’re going to find out what happens when you mess with a murderous shadow. He’s coming to get them. He’s going to kill them all.

(Recorded on August 30, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

John Wick - The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Wick: Chapter 2 - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Keanu Reeves — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ian McShane — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Galaxy Quest (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Archer (TV Series 2009- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Leguizamo — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Michael Nyqvist — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Lance Reddick — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bob Barker — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Bosch (TV Series 2015–2021) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Wire (TV Series 2002–2008) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Willem Dafoe — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Walking Dead (TV Series 2010–2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Riccardo Scamarcio — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Claudia Gerini — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Common — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ruby Rose — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Laurence Fishburne — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Enter the Dragon (1973) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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