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This week, the Siblings revisit the 1995 film adaptation of Mortal Kombat (just in time for the 30th Anniversary). Does this PG-13 version of the extremely violent video game hold up? 

Discussed:

Designated block button!
JCVD, the most sought after actor!
Bridgette Wilson’s no-good very bad day!
Toasty!
Scorpion/Sub-Zero: Minor Characters!
The perfect Liu Kang!
Creepy Uncle Lightning Man!

In this week’s jumbo-sized episode, the Siblings take a look at 2000’s The Replacements, a movie with a fantastic cast that is also, for some reason,  anti-Union propaganda. 

Discussed:

Football!
The Renaissance Center!
The 1987 NFL Strike!
Millionaire Crybabies?
The limitations of the Bechdel Test!
The 5th Best Keanu Reeves Perforamnce!
Orlando Jones can do anything!
Nan desu ka?
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We interrupted our schedule episode to bring you a Halloween special. This week the Siblings look at Scream, the meta horror film directed by Wes Craven that actually did well. But is it any good?

Discussed:

A less scary, scary movie!
The Scream 7 situation!
Wes Craven’s Meta Movie Mayhem!
The Wile E. Coyotes of Slashers!
Hooray for Matthew Lillard!
The complexities of Gail!

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This week, the Siblings take  look at Shrek, DreamWorks Animation final and best middle finger to Disney. Does this flick hold up, or is it actually just layers of garbage?

Discussed:

An aside about dogs!
The Death of Traditional 2D Animation!
Starring Chris Farley & Janeane Garofalo!
Get in my belly, Donkey!
All-Star Believers!
The world’s greatest bromance!
Hey, it’s John Lithgow!

After a long hiatus, the Siblings return to look at (cult?) classic children’s film Matilda, and discuss how the title character and her arch nemesis The Trunchbull are for sure, 100% mutants, no question.

Discussed:

Let’s Dunk on Streaming!
Roald Dahl: International Man of Mystery!
British School System!
The Uncanny Matilda!
#justice4magnushoney
NOTHING CAN STOP THE TRUNCHBULL!
FBI Agent P...

This week the Siblings re-visit a most non-heinous film form their childhood; Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and discover the secret origin of Jason’s personality. Station!

Discussed:

Waiting for that Godot dude!
Straight edge burnouts?
Paulie & Brendan’s Thankfully Avoided Adventure!
Spin-offs!
Missy’s sad, unnerving tale!
Trim the historical fat!
Family-friendly actor, George Ca...

After TMNT but before Power Rangers, there was an oddity of a franchise called 3 Ninjas, and this week the Siblings revisit the original one. Is it a forgotten classic, or kid film schlock with racist overtones?

Discussed:

“Ninja” is plural!
California Suburbs!
Jason’s 80s/90s Nina Theory!
Rocky loves Emily!
Is Grandpa a bad guy?!? (No)
White-Mexican-Japanese Mom!
Ninja don’t kill (apparent...

This week, the Siblings finally come back to X-Men: The Animated series as they revisit season tow of the classic show. Does it hold up, or will the recent X-Men ’97 make it significantly harder to watch than season 1?”

Morph’s evolving pronounce!
Jan. 6 for the Friends of Humanity!
Wolverine has an odd specific type!
We only watched half this show!
Jason’s uncontrollable nerdy nitpicking!
The “Deanna T...

This week, the Siblings discuss their recent trip to Las Vegas instead of doing something practical like reviewing a nostalgic piece of pop culture. That would be silly.

Discussed:

The cost of doing business (i.e. vacation)!
Gameworks!
Sunrise at The Flamingo!
The Wrath of Ka!
Immersive, post-apocalyptic, convenient stores!
We dig mid-sized robots!
Day drinking at the Punk Rock Museum!
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Apparently having not lost their taste for “Musical Season”, this week the Siblings look at an album form their childhood and after several years finally return to the Simpsons.

Discussed:

A very special guest star!
The origin of The Simpsons!
Actually, it might be “gamefish”, not “cave fish”?
Jason & Apu!
They Fight! And “Bite”, apparently!
See my vest (and red flag)!
You’re Putting Me...

This week we wrap up this year’s Musical Season with Reefer Madness, just in time for 4/20. Is this movie based on a musical based on a movie any good or is it the work of SATAN?!

Discussed:

Tell Your Children!
What does “Off-Broadway” mean?
We Heart Alan Cumming!
Reefer Madness Starring Neve Cambell!
FDR: Hero or Menace?
Broadway musicals are same-y!
Tales from the Pot Keeper!
Murder!<...

Musical Season continues, as the Siblings check out the classic and beloved musical West Side Story and…hey wait a second! Didn’t we already do this last time? What do you mean Steven Spielberg directed this?

Discussed:

The Neverending West Side Story!
Angels in America!
The cursed 2020 revival!
“When you’re a Jet, you are ready to die!”
Not Crazy, Not Cool!
Recontextualization!
Rita Moreno...

Musical Season continues, as the Siblings check out the classic and beloved musical West Side Story and ask the age-old question: “Yo, is this racist?”

It is.

Discussed:

5 godless minutes of nothing!
Jason can’t pronounce “Stephen Sondheim!”
East Side Story!
The Jets vs. The T-Birds!
Dancing!
The “Rent” of its day!
The Street Gangs Who Don’t Do Anything!
Overprotective big brot...

Hey WICKED fans! To celebrate all of the Oscar buzz WICKED has gotten, this week the Siblings look at the inspiration for WICKED, The Wizard of Oz. She might not be named ELPHABA but it does have a WICKED Witch!

WICKED WICKED WICKED!!!

Discussed:

This movie is too much to talk about!
The Leverett Siblings vs. Local Theater!
“Frankly, my dear, there’s no place like home!”
What is Wicked really ...

As of this release date, America and Canada have NOT declared war, so this week the Siblings are revisiting cult film Canadian Bacon before conflict breaks out and it becomes in bad taste to do so.

Discussed:

Written and directed by who?!
John Candy’s final film...technically!
Ham!
Black people & Michael Moore!
Rip-Torn-A-Thon!
Give Kevin Pollak some flowers!
Real world politics!
“T...

This week…huh. That’s odd. We were supposed to supposed to talk about...aliens maybe? But the last thing I remember, some Men in Black with glowing pens were telling us to stay in our lane. Weird.

Discussed:

Not based on the Marvel comic!
Weird casting drama!
Practical effects rule!
Tommy Lee Jones, comedian.
Jay doesn’t like J!
Give Vincent D'Onofrio his flowers!
What happened to Agen...

This week the Siblings check-in with one of the greatest comedic minds in Americans history in Mel Brooks, and deep dive in one of his most okay-ist, Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

Go to hell, 2024!
Max Brooks’ Dad!
Does anyone remember “Prince of Thieves”?
Critical response doesn’t buy cocaine!
The “Godfather” scene!
Sanderson Sisters-level villainy!
Chastity belt nightmares!
Patrick Stewart the co...

After finally climbing the mountain that was the Mighty Ducks trilogy, the Siblings take a well deserved break, but because THE CONTENT MUST FLOW, this week we look back at never-before-heard clips and outtakes from  old episodes from 2021 to 2024 including:

Coming to America, Good Burger, Mystery Men, The Sandlot, Mars Attacks!, Annie, Popeye, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Ever After, Wallace & Gromit, Star...

The Sibling’s personal Odyssey that is the Mighty Ducks trilogy finally comes to end, as they revisit D3: The Mighty Ducks in this week's OVER-SIZED episode. Does the series stick the landing, or were their gooses cooked? Sorry.

Discussed:

This is a Mighty Ducks podcast now!
D3: Iceland vs. Bulgaria?
#Justice4Jesse
(Also, tokenism)
I am Jack’s hockey coach!
The Ducks are dead!
Gunnar i...