Episodes 158
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Oct 2019
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is. Uploads biweekly on Thursdays.

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S11E4 Cage Match 7 - The Finals

Mar 27, 2026 59m

It's our third, and final round! After a quick race to the bottom to crown the Loser of Losers, it's off to the final contest of the season:ErinRaising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the…

S11E3 Cage Match 7 - Round 2

Mar 19, 2026 1h 11m

We're continuing on to round two! Today's matches:ErinRaising Arizona / Vampire's Kiss / Snake Eyes / Pay the Ghostvs.JonMoonstruck / Con Air / National Treasure / Ghost Rider: Spirit of…

S11E2 Cage Match 7 - Round 1

Mar 12, 2026 1h 9m

Let the Cage Match commence! Each 'coach' will present and defend a movie in a head-to-head battle. Win two match-ups and the team will move forward to the next round.Round one brings us:DanMandy /…

S11E1 Cage Match 7 - The Draft

Mar 04, 2026 37m

Let's ride.It's time for our annual Nicolas Cage movie bracket – but this time: we're going head to head. Instead of simply pitting movies against each other, this year each participant will pit…

S10E6 The Hurt Locker

Feb 06, 2026 52m

It's the end of our Women Best Director Nominees season. Back to the 'ancient' days of 2008 when a woman (finally) won this dang award. We'll be off the rest of February; see you in March for Cage…

S10E5 Nomadland

Jan 22, 2026 48m

We're back into our Women Best Director Nominee season and picking up with Chloe Zhao's Nomadland. Sometimes art really emotionally resonates and gets appropriately lauded by the industry, eh?You can…

S10E4 2025 In Review

Jan 13, 2026 1h 36m

We did it, we survived 2025! Let's look back at the films (& other media) we watched this past year and discuss our general thoughts on em. In a new(?) record, Dan has an existential crisis…

S10E3 Lady Bird

Dec 27, 2025 1h 1m

Our season of women Best Director nominees continues with Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. Let's go on a trip back to post-9/11 high school and all the drama, anxiety, and oddity it contained.Hope you have…

S10E2 Anatomy Of A Fall

Dec 11, 2025 54m

Our tour through the women nominated for Best Director continues and this time we've got:Legal drama! Interpersonal Conflict! A Gorgeously Subjective Camera! Murder!? Take a trip with us to the…

S10E1 The Substance

Nov 28, 2025 1h 4m

It's time for a new season! Our theme this time: Women Nominated for Best Director.Up first, 2024's The Substance – a perfect Thanksgiving movie. Jump on in for grotesque body horror as we unpack the…

S9E6 Alien vs. Predator

Oct 31, 2025 57m

It's sequel season so we've found, perhaps, the most sequel movie we could. A sequel to Alien(s) and Predator? Incredible stuff. Is it also a de-make of Prometheus? Maybe!Happy 6 year anniversary to…

S9E5 Heat

Oct 03, 2025 1h 10m

We've got a great podcast, and you can get your head all the way up it. It's Heat time! Let's acquaint ourselves with Michael Mann's heist classic featuring every dad-cinema guy you could ever dream…

S9E4 Do The Right Thing

Sep 25, 2025 51m

Our twice-missed classics season (which is quickly shaping up to be the unintentional 'hot' season) continues with a certified Spike Lee joint.Summer may have just ended in real life, but let's roll…

S9E3 Gone With The Wind

Sep 04, 2025 46m

lol this movie sucks buttYou can shoot us an email at [email protected]

S9E2 Citizen Kane

Aug 23, 2025 1h 4m

The season continues as we crack open The Best Movie Ever Made™️Does it live up to the title? Is the knowledge of the "twist" put a damper on the experience? Themes: what good are they? These topics,…

S9E1 12 Angry Men

Aug 07, 2025 58m

It's time for a new season! We're back to our roots with classic films Kevin really should have seen by now... that somehow Dan also hasn't seen.Up first: 12 Angry Men; perhaps the ultimate bottle…

S8E5 Knife + Heart

Jul 04, 2025 1h 3m

The grand conclusion of Giallo Season! Join us as we fast-forward all the way to 2018 to see what a modern, queer, giallo looks like. Buckle up for some blood, neon, and sexy gay boys as far as the…

S8E4 Tenebrae

Jun 19, 2025 54m

The giallo films from good ol Dario Argento just keep comin! Time to get a bit meta and introspective with Tenebrae as we discuss the nature of self-critique, feelings on "challenging" works, and -…

S8E3 Deep Red

Jun 05, 2025 57m

Profondo Rosso? More like, a profondo real good time!We're here checking out, arguably, the prime of Argento's Giallo time. Spiral into a winding mystery with us as we chat about puppet murder, top…

S8E2 The Bird With The Crystal Plumage

May 22, 2025 54m

Giallo Season continues with Dario Argento's first foray into the genre. Let's dive in and get trapped in a... colorful mystery. You can shoot us an email at [email protected]

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