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Mars Attacks!

Tim Burton and every 90s actor spoof 50s scifi films. Our host, zencastr, keeps eating these as I type them and now I'm too tired to make it interesting again (that's why it's later than usual). :/ Support the show http://www...

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Mars Attacks!
April 27, 2026

Mars Attacks!

Tim Burton and every 90s actor spoof 50s scifi films. Our host, zencastr, keeps eating these as I type them and now I'm too tired to make it interesting again (that's why it's later than usual). :/ Support the show http://www...
Tin Cup (with writer/director Ron Shelton)
April 13, 2026

Tin Cup (with writer/director Ron Shelton)

Today we break down the most iconic 12 in fictional golf movies with writer/director Ron Shelton (Tin Cup, Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump). We learn how this is secretly a western, how Costner didn't want to do it, and how...
Trainspotting
March 30, 2026

Trainspotting

Want to do heroin like a pro? Want to see lots of fecal matter flung about? Love thick scottish accents? THIS IS THE FILM FOR YOU. The revolutionary and actually kinda amazingly well made movie is this week on Movielife Crisi...
The Birdcage
March 16, 2026

The Birdcage

Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, with Hank Azaria and Calista Flockhart coming at you from The Birdcage. A wildly fun 90s comedy from the comedy duo Nichols and May that is still shockingly relevant today. This desc...
The Cable Guy
March 2, 2026

The Cable Guy

It's '96's top dark comedy from some of the funniest people in Hollywood. Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, and more! And yet it's mysteriously no...
One Fine Day
Feb. 16, 2026

One Fine Day

An all-time underrated Rom Com from two of the greats: George "ER" Clooney and Michelle "Catwoman" Pfeiffer. This movie is beautifully written and directed and hits extra hard if you've got young kids, because those little a-...

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Deep dives without the distractions…

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Amazing memories

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