The Review Review

AKA: Her-minator Review: JudgmentSode
Your fourth YCR (YOU choose episode), this time for Academy Awards weekend! Actor/Writer/cool cat Rachael Perrell Fosket joins us in the algorithm to discuss the finer points of....Her (2013 D. Spike Jonze) Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett Johansson. Are you more down for The Office or The IT Crowd? Are dead cats off limits in intimate situations? How excited would you be if we were joined by 1000x Arnold Schwarzenegger's claiming different states? The Illuminati sets a trap, and a moment of reflection on Howard the Duck. Don't be afraid, stay calm, there's nothing to worry about (This Episode Description written by Ai)

Plot: In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

Recorded 2/24
2hrs 27mins
“Back In Jury” ad written by: Ben Burris and Paul Root*

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Award winning Director (Tim Travers & the Time Traveler's Paradox), writer, producer, actor, illustrator, PNW person, and ten-year veteran of the indie scene, Stimson Snead (Mr. Snead appears courtesy of Skyline Wine) prepares for inevitable bed sores as we tuck in for his choice "Bubba Ho-Tep" (2003 ((wide)) Dir. Don Coscarelli) Starring: Bruce Campbell, and Ossie Davis. You should be sold by the title of this movie alone, but if on top of that, the plot didn't sell you (I weep), we go DEEP into the annals of the past, present, and future, to uncover the secrets of this not often seen horror/comedy. We spend time examining the social impact and nuance of "The Minions," franchise. We take a look at the incredible Bruce Campbell oeuvre. And we make a case for "Dorff Lundgren" as Elvis, based on his look as the original Frank Castle for the screen alone.

Plot: When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.

Recorded 2/24
1hr 59mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Our GUEST (ominous bass), former Hoolyweird type David McGuire antes in for a game of chance with "Casino Royale." Oh no no. Not that one. Sorry. It’s ‘Casino Royale,’ 1967. Starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, and David Niven. Directed by....everyone. As we do allow table talk here, eavesdrop on our patented signals: The “Night Eyes 2," and the "Hoagie/Hoagy Carmichael.”  What do you think is better film between this and the spoof of it? Also, for all you spies and sleuths out there, somewhere within, lies the Easter Egg to end all Easter Eggs! This episode was brought to you by The Crime Clean ®️ Family of products, and the Crime Clean ®️ Bucket ©️ ™ (which we believe should not exist. At all.) 

Plot: A Spoof, in which an aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

Recorded 2/24
1hr 50mins
*"Crime Clean" AD Written by David McGuire & Paul Root*

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Join us with guest Actor/Writer/Director Shannon Corbeil as we journey through her choice "Willow" (1987 Dir. Ron Howard) Starring: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, and Joanne Whalley. We break down this sword & sorcery film filled with characters the likes of "MadMartigan," "Finn Rozelle," "Burglecut," "Skullmaaaaann," and more. 

Plot: A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.

Recorded 1/24
1hr 51mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Former drone operator, plant dad, and "What Are We Watching?" (Matthew Fosket) fanboy, Travis Samson puts it in Cruise Control ®️ for a Review Review of "Days of Thunder." (1990 Dir. Tony Scott ) Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael Rooker, Nicole Kidman, and featuring ...Tom Cruise! We run circles for what must be 500 laps about the who/what/where/when/why of this highly produced 90s vanity piece. Look, we’re gonna eat something, then we’re gonna make some phone calls, then we’ll be back, alright?

Plot: A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.

Recorded 1/24
1hr 48mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

After a calendar year +, and now 37 episodes, it’s come to this…A Review Review Clip Show! Our “Retrospecticus,” offers a look back at every episode so you can Review your Review Review! Ben & Paul offer their “Naughty & Nice,” list for 2023. A phone call from our old pal Ben Burris to settle our age old Alien V Alien$ “Debate Debate,” and what you all came here for HARD CORE SIMPSONS REFERENCES

1hr 45mins
Recorded 1/2024

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Actress/Writer/Gamer/Stand Up/poo joke connoisseur/and Pack Theater House Team Member with "Nothing Burger," Katie Hampton, RSVPs YES to the “Review Review Holiday Helping 2: Seconds” work chat in Slacck re: "Office Christmas Party" (2016 Dir. Josh Gordon & Will Speck). Starring: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, and Jennifer Aniston. We implore you to always measure up, and party like there IS a tomorrow.

Plot: When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand.

Recorded 12/23
2hr 9mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

This special, and super sized episode for "Mother" (Dir. Bong Joon-Ho) brings us special guest Director/Writer/Producer/Actor and proud Seattleite Moses Olson. Who's worked on projects for The American Cancer Society, Microsoft, AT&T, Sony Interactive, Nintendo, Valve's Steam, NBC, Amazon, SIFF, and a diverse array of award-winning shorts, music videos, and feature-length films. In this episode we speak at length about the noir genre, and the tropes within. We get tough on everyone's number one masterpiece, and ne'er used punching bag "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation," and strap in for the Mother of all Holiday Wishes. This, is Mother...or was it...? ........I'll drive

Plot: A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.

Recorded 12/23
2hr 33mins 11sec

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Actor/Stunt Performer/Martial Artist and FORMER CHILD SUPERSTAR Matt Yanagiya arrives at the studio and sticks around through "The Raid" (: Redemption? Dir. Gareth Evans 2011) Starring; Iko Uwais, Ray Sahetapy, and Joe Taslim. Our first absolutely balls to the wall action extravaganza, and thank gawd we have an expert here to guide us through 15 floors of pandemonium! 

Plot: A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.

Recorded 11/23
1hr 49mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Our 1st Annual "Holiday Helping," has hit the TABLEEEEE, and you will walk (or roll) away absolutely stuffed with "Planes. Trains, & Automobiles" knowledge (1987 Dir. John Hughes)! Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, and Michael McKean.  Jump in the jet, take a terrific train ride, or a delightful drive through buddy comedy gold country with us in this special episode.

**Next week we return with your regularly scheduled episode*

Plot: A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Recorded 11/23
1hr 42mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Actor/Writer/Producer, and "Cornish College of the Arts - Favorite Son," Charles Norris brings us "Bamboozled” (2000) Starring: Damon Wayans,  Jada Pinkett, Michael Rappaport, Savion Glover, and Tommy Davidson. We unpack this (very well packed) 'Spike Lee Joint,'  about the gives and takes / wills and wonts / dos and donts of making it in the industry. This rarely seen gem has now reached cult status, even being named to several "Top 10" lists for the first ten years of the millennium. How much performance is TOO much performance? How many DV cameras are TOO much? How much offensive imagery is TOO much? We may answer those questions, but you may just be getting BAMBOOZLED!!

Plot:
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

Recorded 10/23
2hr 00mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Novelist (The Santa Claus Agreement / All Systems Snow), and literary editor Derek McFadden ' reemerges from the corn rows to guest, and have a back and fourth bout "Field Of Dreams” (1989) Starring: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Ed Harris (Maybe?). The voices in our heads want us to talk to you about “Maniac Cop” (1988), familial bonds, convenience, being an ever evolving person, “Maniac Cop” (1988 now on Tubi), and CORN. Join us for this version of baseball, where there's PLENTY of crying. Listen to the voice in your head, hop in the VW bus, and let’s go! "Maniac Cop"...

Plot: 
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.

Recorded 10/23
1hr 54mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Join the crew of the Nostromo (Ben & Sanjeev) and the Sulaco (Paul & Audrey) on a deep space quest for answers on which is best between Alien (1979 Dir. Ridley Scott) and Aliens (aka Alien$ 1986 Dir. James Cameron). We discuss nuance in the horror genre, miniatures/mattes, and dudes in suits. Is it more important to put in the foundational work as the original or "inspiration,” or for big "yes, and-ing," as the sequel? Dig deep for answers about Arcturean's with us, and a certain Mr. Steven S. Whether you prefer a haunted house, or a roller coster, in the end.....it's the riiiiiiidddddddeeeee

**Next episode we will return to our standard format**

Plot:
Alien - The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.
Alien$ - Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

Recorded 9/23
2hr 35mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Our 3rd listener choice "You Choose the Review," episode (and AGAIN apropos considering today is the 15th birthday) we travel to Sweden for a little culture with "Let The Right One In" (2008 Dir. Tomas Alfredson) Starring Kåre Hedebrant, and Lina Leandersson. We discuss the differences between love, soul mates, counterpoints, and destiny. Vampire tropes. And the ultimate unimportance of budget. This Spooky Season, you got the right one, bay bay

**Next week we return with a special DEBATE DEBATE of Alien V Aliens**

Plot: Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

Recorded 10/23
1hr 32mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Sommelier (aka Grape Gawd)/Musician/and theme titan Matthew Fosket is back in the role of the man of our dreams to talk about "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010 Dir. Samuel Bayer) Starring - Rooney Mara, Jackie Earle Haley, and Kyle Gallner.  Get ready to spin some old compact laser discs on the highway to upset feelings and trauma related to, and not related to the emo wave. Like, the severe lack of Wes Craven, legitimate scares, and ya know....stakes? Hands down, it's The Ghost of a Good Thing. We Fight the Good Fight, With a Burning Heart For You To Notice. It's a Rapid Hope Loss...as Again I Go Unnoticed. We sink our claws into this, Screaming Infidelities, and much much more, in this special Director's Cut (cuts so deep) Reboot Remake Special Edition of the Review Review Spooky Season 

PLOT:  The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

Recorded 10/23
1hr 46mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Performer/Producer/Puppeteer and Zombie (aka returning guest) Ben Burris is back, baby! And this time, we're ALL 2 BURIOUS about kids getting possessed in 1973 in The Exorcist (Dir. William Friedkin) and even now in 2023 for a SPOILER LADEN “NEW NEW,” review of The Exorcist: Believer (Dir. David Gordon Green). We go quick through the sequel and dive into the meat of the 1973 classic based on the William Peter Blatty novel (his adapted screenplay won the Oscar. 1 of its 10 nominations). Have a close friend or loved one strap you to the bed, turn on the AC, and let us possess you with the smooth sounds of The Exorcist for Spooky Season

PLOT 1973*: When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Recorded 10/23
1hr 55mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Writer/Director/Actor/#raddad Brian Leahy moves in with us, but has some worries about the new neighbors here in “The ‘Burbs” (1989 Dir. Joe Dante) Starring - Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, and Bruce Dern.  Grab your hair and your little dog as Spooky Season kicks into high gear with night digging, unexplained explosions, midnight light shows, and abstract art. Pull up a porch chair, turn up the speakers, grab your pretzels, and crack the sardines, and settle in for a Spooky Season Staycation. We T. Hank(s) you for coming

PLOT: An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

Recorded 9/23
1hr 52mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Actor/Writer/Director Riley Shanahan has arrived to woo us by bearing his heart as a member of the “Dead Poets Society” (1989) Starring - Robin Williams (Kinda?), Robert Sean Leonard, and Ethan Hawke. In this episode we begin our gear up into soup season by transitioning via autumnal vibes, with a very sexy sax soundtrack, before things get seriously spooky. Shakespeare, all-boys school struggles, and snow talk are abound, so spend the semester with us in Delaware! I’m eeen Delaware….

PLOT: Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.

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Recorded 9/23
1hr 54mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Podcaster (More Than You See Podcast), writer, actor, and all-around rad person Deborah Lee Smith brings us Director Stanley Donen's "Charade" (aka CHARADÈ!! 1963). Join us as we marvel at a fully clothed grown man, Peter/Alex/Adam/Brian (Grant), showering while hot on the case of $250,000 (now $25mil) that may...or may not, be in the hands of the capable, curious, and cunning recent widow Miss Regina Lampert. WHERE is dah money? HOW is dah money? WHO has dah money? AND AGAIN, WHERE is dah money? We answer those questions, and your questions about membership at 'Swole Hardware Gym,' all in this episode

PLOT: Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?

1hr 35mins
Recorded 9/23

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root

Audio editor, Father, and fellow Podcast host ("Jimmy Eat Pod" A deep dive into the catalog of Jimmy Eat World) David Parke piles into the tram to Judgement City with us to examine "Defending Your Life" (1991) from Writer/Director Albert Brooks. Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, and Lee Grant. We pontificate on the who, what, where, when, and I a life is on trial, and the little things we just can't forget (hard 4). Join us on many asides, and forgive a few technical difficulties. Fear not, it's a classic episode, that'll get you on to our next try

PLOT: In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.

Recorded 8/23
1hr 33mins

**All episodes contain explicit language**
Artwork - Ben McFadden
Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood
"What Are We Watching" Theme - Matthew Fosket
Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden
Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root
Concept - Paul Root