The Third Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy

In which Sofia Coppola's nepo baby status is questioned by one host and the other can't get over Josh Hartnett's hair. However that is the case even if we were discussing THE FACULTY. This episode is on THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. Though the hosts may prefer to rewatch THE FACULTY. Less suicide. Obviously. Enjoy!

Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin T...

The Second Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy

We Pick Flick for the second part in this month's trilogy with Reese Witherspoon in a star-making performance (sorry, she was merely the fuddy-duddy in CRUEL INTENTIONS) in Alexander Payne's ELECTION. Competing with the likes of a young Chris Klein at the height of his himbo powers we discuss how this look at high school politics ages somewhat gracefully into middle a...

The First Part in our Pressure of the Pedestal Trilogy

In this episode we realize that WE... are the Max Fischer Players. God help us. And you! For we relive the glory days of our youth (and when we loved Wes Anderson) with 1998's RUSHMORE... as part of our look at the Best Movie Year Ever... of 1999. WHATEVER. We are very enthusiastic on this one!

Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino&...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999!

Just two middle-aged men discussing the greatest Superman story to ever grace the silver screen as THE IRON GIANT graces the pages of our Movie Book Club in this chapter from the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery!. To listen to the full episode please consider throwing us a buck (there is only one Patreon tier and it is a whoppi...

The Third Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy

One host talks about what a GREAT ASS Connie Neilsen has and how Keanu Reeves has his head... ALL THE WAY UP IT.

Or something to that effect. The other host presents a childhood memory of walking in on his parents watching THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and we wrap up our dealings with the underworld by debating the merits of bringing about the antichrist or being forced t...

The Second Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy

Dr. Alan Grant is at it again and THIS TIME IN SPACE as continue dealing with the devil of 1997 with the release of EVENT HORIZON. For one host this a pleasant first time watch of unpleasantness while the other host remembers fondly the teenage musing in a Hot Topic on the sick cruelty that Morpheus is exposed to while simply doing his job.

Also the audio commen...

The First Part in our Dealing with the Devil in 1997 Trilogy

So it's come to this. We (and perhaps you, dear listener) needed a reprieve from the year of cinema in 1999 and we find ourselves a mere two years prior... watching and discussing SPAWN? Blame the need for superhero silliness after the serious business of VARSITY BLUES for our current plight of watching lifeless action, in your face "politically incorrect&qu...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999!

Just two guys attempting to relitigate the 2002 AFC Championship game and relive the moment Ali Larter walked out in a whipped cream bikini and Dawson was never the same.

Neither was America as another "cult classic" box office hit in VARSITY BLUES graces the pages of our Movie Book Club in this chapter from the book BEST. MOVIE. Y...

The Third Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy

One host finds Julia Stiles AND Heath Ledger insufferable while the other is more bothered by the supposed nice guy act of Joseph-Gordon Levitt. Which is to say that maybe middle aged men should not sit in judgement of the charms of teen romcom hits from their youth. They do however really dislike labeling 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU a "cult classic."

On that...

The Second Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy

One man faces down forty by watching CRUEL INTENTIONS for the first time. Then he moved on to the audio commentary track (which required finding a used DVD) AND THEN this man moved on to CRUEL INTENTIONS 2.

Which was just a series of unaired television episodes continuing this porny universe starring a young Amy Adams. Still not satisfied he moves to a actual porn wit...

The First Part in our Taming of the 1999 Shrew Trilogy

One host compares this early 1999 hit for the young adult crowd to the works of George Bernard Shaw and Spike Lee. Specifically Usher's appearance as the high school prom DJ as a callback to Samuel L. Jackson's work in DO THE RIGHT THING.

It is at this point that I remind you that he has a very disagreeable cohost. Enjoy, if you can!

Did we mention that you can get mor...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999!

Listen to us debate how taking the red pill has aged (yikes) in both a Mike Judge comedy and the Wachowskis very successfull attempt to never paint another house if you subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode on the book BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. by Brian Raftery!

Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino&a...

The Third Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy

The best way to educate young people in their pursuit of the German language is to watch Franks Potente run. And run some more. Preferably with cool red hair. That's about all that one host remembers from his high school foreign language class while the other host is still airing grievances about his father's lack of an opinion on THE MATRIX... but that's for next epi...

The Second Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy

Back in 1999 one host was trying to convince his buddies to go see John August and Doug Liman's GO instead of seeing THE MATRIX for a third time while the other lesser host was somehow privy to stars of the adult entertainment world... but had no respect for the work of Canadian great Sarah Polley.

Thus begins yet another disagreement in the joys of youth. However w...

The First Part in our Follow the Non-Linear 90s Trilogy

Christopher Nolan is like a bad penny on this podcast which is to say that he's good for the numbers (or at least he used to be before we constantly negged him) but also manages to crash the first episode of a year where we will primarily focus on the film of 1999... with a film from 1998. Such is his immense talent!

For his debut feature film FOLLOWING we try to crea...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999!

One host somehow avoided THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT until twenty-five years had passed and the other in his senile years is starting to blame this happy pop culture craze of his youth for the Snyderverse. Or something like that. At least a shot at JJ Abrams is taken if you subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode in our inaugural episode o...

If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999!

For 2024 our Movie Book Club episodes will be celebrating 25 years of the films of 1999 with Brian Raftery's BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. Here's a small introduction of what our Patreon supporters will receive once a month as well as our subscribers on the made theme with some 99 specific themed trilogies!

Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie ...

The Third Part in our Stuck at School Trilogy

Our 2023 holiday episode features an "instant Christmas classic" (if such a thing exists other than the mighty ELF) in Alexander Payne's THE HOLDOVERS. What does the future hold for this film in future shopping seasons? Repeated airings on Freeform? No! It will reside on Peacock! And thus we must promote it on our soapbox which often features the great work of the hea...

If you have a buck instead of a book... we read so you don't have to.

Our final chapter on Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION is a simple story about a boy in a Frankenstein mask who meets an older lady over a romantic business transaction and the peeping tom teenagers who trespass in his shame for their own amusement.

As do we. We hope you have enjoyed our 2023 Movie Book Club and return next year for a little trip to...