Sea Of Boats.

Today we’re talking about a meticulously produced historical film, directed by the great Peter Weir at the height of his powers, nominated for 10 Oscars—in other words THE ULTIMATE DAD MOVIE!

We watched three movies about the scariest types of buildings: tall ones! Yes, what’s scarier than a skyscraper, floor after floor of potential for terror. And the only way out? A really cool wirework stunt fall! For the love of God, just TAKE THE STAIRS!

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Once upon a time in the year 1990, the celebrated writer of Moonstruck was given the opportunity to direct his own film. He chose to make something absurdist, heartfelt and idiosyncratic, filled with magical realism and Meg Ryans. Everyone hated it! But everyone was wrong, and we’re not arguing that with you.

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We finally got around to the undisputed Greatest Movie of All Time! We talk about why this perfect B movie endures, why the sequels (mostly) suck and why Bill Duke is one of the greatest guys to ever do it. Give it a listen or we’ll bleed you. Real quiet. Leave you here. Got that?

It’s off to the deep wilderness for three nail-biters featuring killer wolves and bears! But—and you’re not gonna believe this—it turns out the ultimate wild animal might just be…man? Well, in one of these it’s definitely the wolves, but they’re probably a metaphor for man.

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They said it was impossible. Unfilmable. Too big, too strange, to unwieldy to put on the big screen. But visionary director Zack Snyder defied the odds in 2009 and pulled it off, and we all agreed it was about as good as it could ever be and kinda just okay.

We’re following the progression of notable movie actor George Clooney, from his humble, tic-filled beginnings, to the much less fussy “classic” period. He is hot in all the phases, of course.

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The one that started it all! We think? Either way, there’s a new Superman movie coming out soon and everyone wants it to be just like Richard Donner’s 1978 original, so we try to figure out just what the hell made this film so special in the first place. Other than Valerie Perrine, that is.

Three legendary films that never should have been remade. One movie industry absolutely allergic to new ideas. Three intrepid podcasters who somehow actually watched all of these things.

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In 2015, Neill Blomkamp made a little movie that was a cross between Short Circuit and Robocop featuring polarizing rap-adjacent duo Die Antwoord. They said it shouldn’t be done! But were they right? We will provide a definitive objective answer.