The Villain Was Right
Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds analyze movies and TV shows from the perspective of the villain, questioning whether the antagonist was truly as bad as portrayed. The podcast is produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.
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421: The Land Before Time
It’s time for the “childhood trauma” portion of “Kinda Scary Movie Month” so this week we’re talking about THE LAND BEFORE TIME. We’re discussing the 80s animated classic that is somehow equal parts terror and heartbreak and defending Sharptooth - who is just another dinosaur looking for a meal at the end of the world.
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420: Obsession (with Sequoia Simone)
“Kinda Scary Movie Month” continues with special guest Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) to talk about this year’s summer hit OBSESSION. We’re examining how Bear was a villain even before the wish, pointing out how all his friends are villains and wondering how a small music shop can afford to have 4 employees all scheduled for the same shift.
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419: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
We’re kicking off “Kinda Scary Movie Month” with a tribute to the late, great Tim Curry in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. We’re defending inquisitive aliens with a healthy curiosity in human sexuality and gender expression, arguing that driving a motorcycle inside needs to be stopped at all costs and offering our own improvements to build “the perfect man”.
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418: Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy
This week on the podcast we’re talking about the classic Will Ferrell comedy ANCHORMAN. We’re defending rival newscasters, while arguing that our main character is uniquely terrible at both his job and relationships and deserves to be replaced.
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417: Incredibles 2
It’s Audience Choice time so this week we’re talking about INCREDIBLES 2. We’re once again arguing for the banning of superheroes, discussing unjust laws and whether kids should disobey them and defending a villain who thinks we’re too reliant on technology that has allowed us to outsource our morality and agency. Plus the capitalism of it all.
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416: Villains With Disabilities (with Alicia Grace Chenier)
This week on the podcast we’re doing things a little different. We’re joined by actor and disabilities advocate Alicia Grace Chenier (@aliciagraceofficial) to discuss “villains with disabilities.” We’re talking about the representations of disability in a variety of movies and TV shows, and how all-too-frequently “different” is portrayed as “evil.”
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415: Neighbors (with Sam Norton)
This week on the podcast we’re joined by special guest Sam Norton (@samnortoncomedy) to talk about the Seth Rogan/Rose Byrne/Zac Efron comedy NEIGHBORS. We’re defending the noisy frat house that provides emotional support for its members while providing community service and condemning the irresponsible, drug addled parents committing multiple crimes against them.
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414: Total Recall (1990 with Andrew Ivimey)
This week on the podcast we’re joined by special guest Andrew Ivimey (@Ivimey) to revisit the 1990 Schwarzenegger classic TOTAL RECALL. We’re delving into the endless debate about whether anything that happened was real and defending the CEO of Mars for not switching on a potentially planet destroying device.
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413: How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
This week on the podcast we’re talking about the original, animated HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. We’re discussing the complex ecology that the Vikings are terrible stewards of and defending their leader who rightfully sees his only son as a screw-up and nuisance.
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412: Save The Last Dance (with Tamara Shevon)
This week we’re joined by special guest Tamara Shevon (@teemair) to talk about the early 2000s, dancing/romance flick SAVE THE LAST DANCE. We’re defending dead-beat dads, jealous ex-girlfriends and gun-toting best friends, but definitely NOT defending the kind-of-terrible dancing.
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411: Dennis The Menace (1993)
This week on the podcast we’re talking about the original juvenile delinquent DENNIS THE MENACE. We’re defending Mr. Wilson, the only adult supervising the neighbourhood children, who is rewarded for his service by being assaulted and harassed by a feral 5 year old.
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410: Fifty Shades Of Grey (with Natasha Lyn Myles)
This week we’re joined by special guest Natasha Lyn Myles (@natashalynmyles) to talk about the highly requested, long avoided FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. We’re making the case for anyone-but-him, talking about all the things that take us out of the fantasy and how a full-blown written contract raises more consent issues than it solves.
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409: The Emoji Movie (with Ada Nicolle)
This week on the podcast we’re joined by special guest Ada Nicolle (@adanicklmao) to talk about THE EMOJI MOVIE. We’re defending a smiley face who is protecting everyone in her world from the very real threat of deletion. Plus Patrick Stewart’s slightly overused cameo and Ada’s deep deep personal lore about the movie.
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408: Mouse Hunt
It’s a ‘pest’ themed Audience Choice episode. Our Patrons voted and so this week we’re talking about MOUSEHUNT. We’re defending a shockingly competent mouse defending his own home, ex-wives who get what they’re legally entitled to and workers who seize the means of production at the drop of a hat. Plus Christopher Walken in his best role ever?!
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407: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) with Diana McCallum
This week on the podcast we’re joined by special guest Diana McCallum (@picsofdiana) to talk about the original Ninja Turtles movie. We’re defending a man with impeccable style who runs a shelter for homeless youth. Plus we question a rat’s version of events and his ability to learn a complex martial art through observation.
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406: Moulin Rouge!
By popular demand, this week on the podcast we're discussing the maximalist, Baz Luhrmann musical extravaganza that is MOULIN ROUGE! We're defending a patron-of-the-arts with reasonable conditions on his investments and discussing the long-term viability of a "summer of love" romance.
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405: Gone In 60 Seconds (with Arthur Simeon)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Arthur Simeon (@ArthurSimeon) to discuss the 2000s car-heist movie GONE IN 60 SECONDS. We're defending woodworkers who are tired of working with incompetent people, detectives who immediately figure out what's going on and lament the surprising lack of car chases. Plus Angelina Jolie's bleach-blond dreadlocks.
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404: Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves (with Derek Forgie)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Derek Forgie from the 10 Minute Talk Show (@10MinuteTalkShow) to discuss ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES. We attempt to defend one of the most vile villains in cinema history, bad accents and discuss how Richard the Lionheart is an absentee landlord who deserves to be overthrown.
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403: The Tuxedo (with Dave Luca and Hannah Veldhoen)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guests Hannah Veldhoen (@hannahveldhoen) and Dave Luca (@davelucacomedy) from "Destination Oshawa" to talk about the Oshawa-filmed movie THE TUXEDO. We're defending mad scientists and CEOs who just want to hydrate the world, how their plan would make them more money if it wasn't evil and discussing the incredible movie-making trick of making Jennife
402: Masters Of The Universe (1987)
In honour of the recent reboot we're turning back the clock to talk about the original, live-action MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. We're defending a freedom fighting skeleton whose people have suffered greatly under the "balance" brought by a gym bro gone wild. Plus Monica Geller and Lt. Tom Paris are there for some reason.
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401: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
It's Audience Choice time so this week we're discussing the 60's family musical CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. We're defending bombastic Barons, professional child catchers and dissatisfied haircut customers all while declaring a father, who straps explosives to himself while his children run in traffic, an unfit parent.
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400: Powerpuff Girls (LIVE)
It's our 400th episode and we're coming to you LIVE from Comedy Bar in Toronto to talk about THE POWERPUFF GIRLS. We're defending rejected super-genius monkeys and politically active hillbillies, while condemning the inept mayor who uses child soldiers against his enemies.
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399: The Waterboy
This week on the podcast we're talking about the Adam Sandler football comedy THE WATERBOY. We're defending the mother of a man whose anger issues are being exploited by selfish coaches and whose sole romantic interest is a recently released criminal.
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398: Send Help
This week on the podcast we're talking about Sam Rami's castaway flick SEND HELP. We're defending blunt but honest bosses, various poisoning attempts and attempt to pinpoint the exact moment someone goes from hero to villain.
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397: Failure To Launch
This week we're launching ourselves into the 2006 Mathew McConaughey/Sarah Jessica Parker rom-com FAILURE TO LAUNCH. We're defending the relatively well-adjusted 35 year old who lives with his parents, questioning the life choices of a woman who is paid to emotionally manipulate men, and rolling our eyes at conflicts that can be solved with one conversation.
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396: Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (with Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie)
This week it's a very special Audience Choice episode as we are joined by the hosts of 'I Hate It But I Love It' (@IHIBILI) Jocelyn Geddie (@jgedds) and Kat Angus (@KatAngus) to talk about HONEY I BLEW UP THE KID. We're defending the laboratory head who wants to protect his equipment and data from a habitually reckless and child-endangering scientist. Plus we dive into the disturbing physics of a
395: What About Bob
This week we're talking about the Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus comedy WHAT ABOUT BOB? We're defending a psychologist with very clear and professional boundaries who just wants a quiet vacation with his family. Plus we discuss the differences between fun crazy and not-fun crazy.
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394: The Fantastic Four First Steps (with Andrew Ivimey)
This week we're joined by comedian and Talk From Superheroes host Andrew Ivimey to discuss FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS. We're defending hangry planet eaters, discussing the ethics of sacrificing a baby to save an entire planet and brainstorming our own plans to save the world.
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393: Jesus Christ Superstar
This week we're talking about the 70's musical-movie JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. We're defending one of history's greatest villains and arguing that he's the only one who realized his best friend has gone too far. Plus we discuss the true villain of the film - a talk about a group of hippie actors who drive around the desert sacrificing their own members.
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392: A Walk To Remember
This week we're talking about the 2002 romance/terminal illness movie A WALK TO REMEMBER. We're defending school bullies, protective dads and discussing some very dark possibilities about our main character's past.
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391: Coyote Ugly
It's Audience Choice time! Our supporters on Patreon voted and so this week we're talking about the year 2000 bartending vibe-fest that is COYOTE UGLY. We're defending Dad's who don't support their daughters dream and discussing bad bars, bad bosses and the dumbest way to pursue a career in song-writing.
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390: Romy And Michele's High School Reunion (with Michelle Forrester)
This week we're joined by special guest Michelle Forrester (@MichelleForrester) to talk about the iconic 90s comedy ROMY AND MICHELLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. We're defending high school who are dealing with some very odd social behaviour and discuss trying to live up to other people's expectations. Plus, the formula for glue!
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389: Meet The Robinsons (with Tobi Solebo)
This week we're joined by special guest Tobi Solebo (@TobiKindaFunny) to discuss the animated time-travel adventure MEET THE ROBINSONS. We're defending mistreated orphans, emphasizing the importance of sleep and laying the blame squarely at the feet of irresponsible (future) tech billionaires.
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388: The First Wives Club
We're wrapping up our "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with the classic 90s revenge/comedy, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB. We're defending ex-husbands who find themselves the victim of fraud, blackmail, extortion and even kidnapping at the hands of their ex-wives.
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387: The Twilight Saga New Moon
We've reached the Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" so we're revisiting the world of shiny vampires with THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. We're arguing for age-appropriate romantic rival Jacob, defending vampire governments and figuring out when you grow your soul.
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386: Ever After A Cinderella Story
We're continuing our "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with the Drew Barrymore Cinderella story EVER AFTER. We're defending wicked stepmothers and 'ugly' step-sisters who are doing all they can with what they've got.
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385: Fatal Attraction
We're kicking off "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with the classic erotic thriller FATAL ATTRACTION. We're defending Alex, the spurned lover who wants love and connection and who happens to enjoy rabbit stew. Plus we're tearing into cheating husbands and debating the morality of extra-marital affairs.
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384: Finding Nemo
It's Audience Choice time! Our Patreon supporters voted and so this week we're covering the Pixar classic FINDING NEMO. We're defending family destroying barracudas, incompetent dentists and vegetarian sharks.
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383: George Of The Jungle
This week on the podcast we're talking about the live-action GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE. We're defending a man who wanted to spend time with his fiance and ends up in a foreign prison. And of course we are swooning over peak 1997 Brendan Fraser strutting around in a loincloth.
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382: Win a Date With Tad Hamilton
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2004 romantic comedy WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON. We're defending the kind, handsome and attentive movie star, bashing the mean, sarcastic and borderline abusive best friend who thinks he deserves the girl.
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381: Inside Man (with Shaun Murphy)
This week we're joined by special guest Shaun Murphy (@iamshaunmurphy) to discuss the 2006 Spike Lee joint INSIDE MAN. We're defending bank robbers and jewel thieves, wondering why everyone else is so bad at their job and figuring out what to bring with you when you have to live behind a wall.
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380: Speed (with Jocelyn Geddie)
This week we're joined by Jocelyn Geddie (@JGeds) host of the podcast "I Hate It But I Love It" to talk about the classic action flick SPEED. We're defending public servants cheated of their pensions, criticizing the LAPD's investigative prowess and doing the math on bus jumping.
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379: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
We're wrapping up our Holiday Movie Month with our Audience Choice RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER! We're defending Abominable Snowmen, judgemental reindeer and coming out swinging against a man who builds a castle at the North Pole.
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378: A Christmas Prince
Holiday Movie Month continues with the Netflix Christmas classic A CHRISTMAS PRINCE. We're diving deep into journalistic integrity, questioning how the government of Aldovia functions and defending the cousin who actually wants to lead the country instead of continuously shirking his duties.
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377: The Family Stone
We're continuing with Holiday Movie Month by talking about THE FAMILY STONE. Craig and Rebecca take two very different stances on this "meet the family" Christmas movie as we talk about rude families, bigoted girlfriends, and the insanity of the "brother swap" ending.
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376: The Muppet Christmas Carol
We're kicking off our Holiday Movie Month with the much requested MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. That's right, we're defending pre-lesson-learned Ebineezer Scrooge, who only wants to "keep Christmas in his own way", might not even be rich and pays Kermit the Frog enough to afford a house in downtown London.
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375: The Inbetweeners
This week on the podcast, we’re talking about early 2000s British teen comedy series, THE INBETWEENERS. We're discussing the truly disgusting teenage protagonists and defending their seemingly cruel teacher who is actually just treating them like adults.
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374: Dante's Peak
This week we're talking about the time James Bond and Sarah Connor fought a mountain in 1997's volcano disaster movie DANTE'S PEAK. We're defending cautious bosses who dare to rely on science rather than feelings, siding with a town council worried about investments in their community and figuring out if a lake can really be turned to acid.
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373: New York Minute (with Sequoia Simone)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Sequoia Simone (@SequoiaSimone) to talk about NEW YORK MINUTE. We're diving into the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen comedy, defending over-zealous truancy officers, the worst henchman in the world and taking more than a few shots at the band Simple Plan.
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372: Accepted
This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2006 college comedy ACCEPTED. We're defending the Dean of a school who wants to spur urban renewal through the expansion of a college campus, taking sides with parents who want their kids to do something with their life and talking about how running a fake school is still fraud even if everyone has a good time.
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371: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (with Kyah Green)
We're rounding out "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with seasons 1 and 2 of the iconic TV show BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, with special guest and Buffy buff Kyah Green(@KyahGreen)! We're defending vampires and demons as the rightful and historical inhabitants of Sunnydale, discussing why "losing their soul" is only one reason you shouldn't hook up with a 200 year old vampire, and of course the whole Xander
370: Scooby Doo On Zombie Island
We've reached the Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Scary Movie Month" and so we're talking about SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND. A movie where the 'heroes' are a bunch of young kids who show up uninvited, raid the kitchen, destroy the place and accuse everyone of being suspicious while refusing to leash their nightmare of a dog. Meanwhile the 'villain' is an extremely patient host who fights piracy,
369: Tucker And Dale Vs Evil
"Kinda Scary Movie Month" is in full swing and this week we're talking about the comedy/horror romp TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL. We're defending the innocent college kids who interpreted events very reasonably, criticising hillbillies who, at the very least, are guilty of severe OSHA violations and discussing how losing consciousness is a major medical emergency.
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368: The Faculty
"Kinda Scary Movie Month" continues with the 90s highschool alien invasion flick THE FACULTY. We're defending the body-snatching aliens who dramatically improve the lives of the people they take over which include the T-1000, Jean Grey, Frasier's Wife and the host of the Daily Show.
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367: The Witches Of Eastwick
We're kicking off "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with the star-studded, 1980s dark comedy THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. We're defending a man -who may or may not be the devil - for being understandably upset when he is simultaneously dumped by the three hottest women in town. Plus a deep dive into the idea of "witchcraft by consensus".
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366: Peacemaker (Season 1)
In celebration of the second season, this week we're talking about the John Cena led superhero series PEACEMAKER. We're defending mind controlling insects who only want to save us from ourselves and how a spin-off of a sequel of a bad movie has no right to be this good.
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365: Dead Poets Society
It's audience choice time! Our Patrons voted on our "Back-To-School" episode and so this week we're talking about DEAD POETS SOCIETY. We're defending stuck-up school administrators who weren't actually that strict, talk about how standing on a desk isn't actually teaching poetry and digging into kids whose idea of "seizing the day" is to exactly copy what their teacher did 20 years ago.
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364: Kpop Demon Hunters
This week on the podcast we're talking about the Netflix animated phenomenon K-POP DEMON HUNTERS. We're discussing the banging soundtrack, defending soul-stealing demons and emphasizing the importance of proper work-life balance.
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363: Bend It Like Beckham
This week on the podcast we're talking about the soccer/football, coming-of-age/culture-clash classic BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. We're defending the immigrant parents who correctly predicted the consequences of their daughter's actions and a British mom whose heart is in the right place even when her words aren't.
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362: Dune (with Foad HP)
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Foad HP (@FoadHP) to discuss the recent film adaptations of the sci-fi classic DUNE. We're defending the Harkonnens who are unwitting pawns in a universe wide conspiracy and attacking the cultural appropriator Paul Atreides who starts an intergalactic holy war because a cute girl asked him nicely to go south.
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361: Can't Hardly Wait
It's our monthly audience choice episode. Our patrons voted and so we're covering the 90s teen classic CAN'T HARDLY WAIT. We're defending boyfriends who break up with their highschool sweethearts and discussing a love letter so good it'll make you fall in love sight unseen. Plus a detailed statistical analysis on whether there was a hot girl at your high school.
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360: M3GAN
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2022 horror/comedy hit M3GAN. We're defending reasonable bosses, and murderous AI dolls and blaming everything on the irresponsible guardian of a recently orphaned girl.
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359: Ice Age
This week we're discussing the CGI family phenomenon ICE AGE. We're discussing humanity's involvement in the extinction of pleistocene mammals and defending sabre tooth tigers who want revenge for the death of half their family.
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358: Theater Camp
This week we're going full summer vacation and talking about the hilarious mockumentary THEATRE CAMP. We're defending a grieving son who does his best in a tough situation, camp counsellors who lie on their resume and corporate finance types who are incredibly honest in their deal to save a struggling summer camp.
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357: Fantastic Four (2005)
In anticipation of the theatrical release of "First Steps" we're rewinding to 2005 to talk about FANTASTIC FOUR. We're defending Victor Von Doom who in addition to being reasonable and calm under pressure, gave people exactly what they wanted. All to be ditched by his girlfriend and left out of the loop on some seriously life changing information.
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356: Mannequin (1986)
The results of this month's Audience Choice poll are in and so we're talking about the 1986, romantic comedy MANNEQUIN where an ancient Egyptian spirit come back to life as a mannequin and falls in love with a total loser. We're defending PTSD riddled security guards, reasonable reactions to odd behaviour and a businessman who is guilty of giving a really good job offer.
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355: 9 to 5 (with Bria Hiebert)
This week we're joined by special guest Bria Hiebert (@UncleBria) to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 TO 5. We're talking about bad jobs, horrible bosses and workplace sexism and suggesting that maybe, just maybe, kidnapping isn't the solution to those problems.
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354: Scrubs
This week we're discussing the iconic early 2000s medical sitcom SCRUBS. We're defending the janitor who rightfully brings self-obsessed doctors down a few pegs and mean physicians who just want new doctors to stop screwing around and actually help patients. Plus we discuss one of the best, most heartbreaking, episodes of TV ever put on the air.
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353: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (with Sam Norton)
This week we're joined by special guest Sam Norton (@SamNortonComedy) to discuss the whimsical comedy classic PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE - a movie where a childish madman travels the country committing felonies in order to retrieve his misplaced bicycle. Plus, the lost art of the gag and Craig gets a healthy dose of whimsy.
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352: Encanto
For this month's Audience Choice episode we're talking about the tear-jerking family flick ENCANTO. We're defending an uncle who is a metaphor for mental illness and the severely traumatized family matriarch who could do with some family moving out of her house.
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351: Moneyball (with Scott Belford)
This week we're joined by Scott Belford (@the_belf) host of The WalkOff Podcast (@thewalkoffpodcast) to talk about the baseball/math movie MONEYBALL. We're defending the New York Yankees, the coach being micromanaged by management and discussing the influence of money on professional baseball.
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350: The Godfather
It's our 350th episode so we're pulling out all the stops and talking about one of the most villain filled movies of all time: THE GODFATHER. We're defending duplicitous heroine dealers, calculating the cost of horses accounting for inflation, advocating for the legalization of drugs and getting to the bottom of why this movie is so popular with men.
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349: Akira (with Adam Christie)
This week on the podcast we're joined by Juno nominated comedian Adam Christie (@AdamChristieComedian) to talk about the classic 80s anime AKIRA. We're defending motorcycle-crash-victim turned city destroying psychic, politicians who have managed to rebuild a whole city in 40 years and finding the true villain of the story: The Olympics.
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348: Chicken Run
Our supporters on Patreon voted for what movie they wanted us to cover so this week we're talking about the clay-mation delight that is CHICKEN RUN. We're defending business woman and entrepreneur Mrs. Tweedy who through investments in modernization is turning around her idiot husband's struggling egg business. Plus Rebecca gives her tips on making a really killer chicken pie.
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347: Just Friends (2005)
This week on the podcast we're going back to 2005 to talk about the Ryan Reynolds / Amy Smart rom-com JUST FRIENDS. We're defending nerd-turned-hottie Dusty for showing more character growth since high school than our main character and siding with the insane pop star who is forced into a relapse by a careless boyfriend. Plus a big deep dive into the whole "Friend Zone" thing.
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346: The Accountant
To celebrate the release of the sequel, this week we're talking about THE ACCOUNTANT. We're defending a man who is doing financial crimes to provide children with prosthetics, criticizing Ben Affleck's protagonist for being an accountant to the mob and identifying the true villain of the movie - a horribly abusive father that turns his sons into ruthless killing machines.
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345: Cats & Dogs
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2001 live action cartoon CATS AND DOGS. We're defending the shockingly compelling feline villain, Mr. Tinkles and doing a deep dive into the dog-world order. Plus Craig pretends to know anything about allergies other than having them.
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344: Miss Congeniality
It's Audience Choice time so this week we're talking about the iconic Sandra Bullock movie MISS CONGENIALITY. We're defending her boss at the FBI for sidelining her after she gets a co-worker shot, criticizing their awful investigation and making a weak attempt to defend a homicidal former beauty queen. Plus, a surprisingly deep conversation on how feminism means showing up for all women.
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343: Edge Of Tomorrow
This week it's Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt over and over and over again as we talk about EDGE OF TOMORROW. We're defending the time loop creating Mimics - a species whose power of foresight has revealed humans to be a serious galactic problem - and talking about the worst part of living the same day over and over again: cardio.
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342: Twins
This week we're talking about the iconically mismatched duo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in TWINS. We're debating nature vs nurture, defending the criminal enterprise with the best business model and end up scratching our heads at the world's worst middleman.
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