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Wildcats (1986): Goldie Hawn On the Gridiron

  • September 15, 2025
  • Tagged as: Football, Goldie Hawn, Michael Ritchie, Rewatch & Reconsider, Stories From the Gridiron, Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson

This week on the show, it’s a Rewatch & Reconsider episode, where Mike and Steven revisit a film that is generally considered a clunker, and re-evaluate it to see if it’s still bad or if…

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The Replacements (2000): QB Keanu and His Rag-Tag Team

  • September 8, 2025

Stories From the Gridiron Month continues this week with 2000’s The Replacements, directed by Howard Deutch. Mike and Steven called an audible this week, replacing John Frankenheimer’s terror-at-the-Super-Bowl thriller

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The Program: Pride and Pressure on the College Gridiron

  • September 1, 2025
  • Tagged as: Craig Sheffer, David S. Ward, Football, Halle Berry, James Caan, Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps, The Program

This week Mike and Steven kick off Stories of the Gridiron Month (see what we did there?) with 1993’s The Program. This film, directed by David S. Ward, is one of only a few that turns its lens to college football instead of the pros,

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An American Werewolf in London (1981): Horror, Humor, and Transformation

  • August 25, 2025
  • Tagged as: An American Werewolf in London, Horror, John Landis, Physical Media

This week on the podcast, Mike and Steven close out Physical Media Appreciation Month with a deep dive into John Landis’s horror classic An American Werewolf in London (1981). They’re joined by horror aficionado and…

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Memento (2000): The Start of Christopher Nolan’s Mind Games

  • August 18, 2025
  • Tagged as: Carrie-Anne Moss, Christopher Nolan, Film Noir, Guy Pearce, Joe Pantiliano, Memento, Physical Media

This week, we continue Physical Media Appreciation Month with a real mind-bender of a film. Christopher Nolan’s Memento from 2000 is an exercise in manipulation, identity, and the reliability of memory. Told both forward and…

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Sorcerer (1977)

  • August 11, 2025
  • Tagged as: High Side, Hulu, James Mangold, Paramount, Roy Scheider, Sorcerer, Timothee Chalamet, William Friedkin
Physical Media Appreciation Month kicks off this week with Sorcerer from 1977. This forgotten masterpiece from Exorcist director William Friedkin is newly available as an excellent 4K release through The Criterion Collection, filled with killer...

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Crooklyn (1994)

  • July 28, 2025
  • Tagged as: Alfrie Woodard, Coming of Age, Crooklyn, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Stories of Summer
This week on the podcast, Mike and Steven wrap up Stories of Summer month with a deep dive into Spike Lee’s 1994 coming-of-age classic, Crooklyn. Set in 1970s Brooklyn and co-written by Spike Lee, his...

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Theater Camp (2023)

  • July 21, 2025
This week on the show, Stories of Summer Month continues, as Mike and Steven explore the 2023 comedy Theater Camp, directed by Nick Lieberman and Molly Gordon. Tune in as they break down the film’s...

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The Way Way Back (2013)

  • July 14, 2025
  • Tagged as: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Stories of Summer, Summer, The Way Way Back
On this week’s episode, Mike and Steven continue Stories of Summer Month with The Way Way Back from 2013. They discuss how the film’s humor and heart make it stand out among other coming-of age...

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Summer School (1987)

  • July 7, 2025
  • Tagged as: 1980s, Carl Reiner, Kirstie Alley, Stories of Summer, Summer School
Crank up the AC! This week Mike and Steven kick off Summer Stories Month with a classic eighties comedy that has a heart of gold: Summer School from 1987. They discuss the film’s place amongst...

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