Topic: Do androids dream of electric soul? Hey everyone! We're back for another–more timely–episode. Let's get technical and philosophical. This week's Recent Review is The Creator, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Ghost in the Shell (1996). It's the most beautiful time of the year, and we aren't discussing Christmas. It's Beyond Fest season, and we …

Topic: Let’s get abducted A few days a late but not a buck short! Hey everyone! Ever wonder what it would be like to be abducted by aliens? We're reviewing two films that will give you two different insights. Just don't get nightmares after. Our Recent Review is No One Will Save You, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Fire in the Sky (1993). Our Variet…

Topic: Murder Mystery with a side of laughs. Hey everyone! We're back this week (finally), and we have a lot of mysteries to unravel. The first mystery, of course, is what movies we are covering this week. Our Recent Review is A Haunting in Venice, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Clue (1985). If that isn't enough, we have been missing from your feed…

Topic: Green, teen, fighting machines! Hey everyone! If you love ninjas, turtles, pizza, kung fu, beating up bad guys, and reporters named April, we have an episode for you! This week, our Recent Review is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). For our Variety Time segment, w…

Topic: It's a Barbie girl, and we're just in her plastic world Hey everyone! We're going to the pink side this week. Let's go party as we do our Recent Review of Barbie and our Geriatric Cinematic of Clueless (1995). The movie that makes Mark giggle and Kelsey happy is Mannequin (1987). This movie is our Obscene and Obscure, and Kelsey (not Mark) h…

Topic: Who needs enemies with bombs like that? Hey everyone! We saw some films this week, and in this episode, we discussed whether they "bombed" or not. Our Recent Review is Oppenheimer (2023), and our Geriatric Cinematic is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Here's a hint–they are Schrödinger's bombs. San…

Topic: Death defying stunts or stunt dying. Hey everyone! Who wants to join us in search of the MacGuffin? We have two films right here to help fill that purpose. Our Recent Review is Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Armour of God (1986). Our Variety Time segment sees Mark and Kelsey talk about another M…

Topic: On the road and chaos ensues. Hey everyone! You know what they say about time flying and fun. I don't, but we are reviewing a couple of fun movies this week. Our Recent Review is Joy Ride (2023), and our Geriatric Cinematic is Dumb and Dumber (1994). There is nothing more funner than mental health issues and bad luck, so Kelsey interviews Ma…

Topic: Making archaeology look cool while doing it. Hey everyone! We're getting old, and we lament that as we vine swing our way into adventures in exotic lands. We're back and looking for treasure. And Mark's glasses. He can't see without them. This week our Recent Review is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Romanci…

Topic: Stealing time and paying for it. Hey everyone! Is listening to this podcast morally sound? Don't answer that. The dynamic duo discusses the morality of the characters' decisions in season 6, episode 3 of Black Mirror, titled Beyond the Sea. This week's Recent Review is The Flash, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Time Bandits (1981). Our middle…

Topic: Transformers, roll out or get the f**k out. Hey everyone! We want to "transform" your week into something amazing, so we're bringing out this episode about robots. That's right. This week's Recent Review is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Transformers: The Movie (1986). If you did not know Orson Welles vo…

Topic: Giving destiny the finger. Hey everyone! Are you slinging through the week like Spider-Man? No? None of us, either. We don't have web shooters. No matter, we can lift your spirits with our Recent Review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and our Geriatric Cinematic of Slumdog Millionaire (2008). We're sure you didn't know James Cameron a…

Topic: Sirens mean trouble on sea or land. Wee-ooo, wee-ooo. Hey everyone! Our poor unfortunate souls have decided to watch some Disney animated movies–a departure from what we usually like to review. This week's Recent Review is The Little Mermaid, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Little Mermaid (1989). There are a lot of rumors surrounding Disn…

Topic: "Breaking physics for entertainment." Hey everyone! We're back this week, busting down your ears with our furious engines. Okay, that sounded weird, but trust us–you'll want to listen this week. Our Recent Review is Fast X, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Gone in 60 Seconds (1974). Our Variety Time is, of course, car related. We're talking ab…

Topic: "Team building with bodies for materials." Hey everyone! This week we are traveling to distant lands as we discuss our Recent Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and our Geriatric Cinematic of Stargate (1994). It's narcissists against unlikely heroes, and we are here for it. We talked about the writer's strike last week, but we will dis…

Topic: "A whole lot of mommy issues." Hey everyone! We’re back this week, airing out our mommy issues with our Recent Review of Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid and Geriatric Cinematic of Psycho (1960). Both of these circle around the most critical person in our lives, and both showcase how people are affected when that relationship is toxic. For our Obs…

Topic: "This is my boom mic!" Hey everyone! Summer is almost here, so it seems just as good a time to bring about some horror and death. Well, not us specifically, but we are just talking about movies here. Our Recent Review is Evil Dead Rise, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Evil Dead II (1987). If that isn't evil or dead enough for you, we have a t…

Topic: "Kissing the night away." Hey everyone! Want to know what it's like to be a vampire? Too bad. But this week, we are discussing them with our Recent Review of Renfield and our Geriatric Cinematic of 1988's Vampire's Kiss. Not watching either of these films is akin to a stake through the heart. During our Variety Time, Mark and Kelsey discuss …

Topic: "Nobody puts baby in a dungeon." Hey everyone! We hope you're planning to listen to the show this week because both our Recent Review of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Geriatric Cinematic of Willow (1988) feature a plan A, plan B, etc., Our Variety Time segment sees Mark discussing the correlation between Dungeons and Dragons …

Topic: "Canon fodder for plot." Hey everyone! We’re assassinating the week by watching some films about hitmen. Our Recent Review is John Wick: Chapter 4, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Golgo 13: The Professional. Are either of these men really professionals? One is an animal lover, and the other is an animal. Our Variety Time this week sees Mark t…

Topic: "When adults stop adulting, kids start a-fighting." Hey everyone! We really felt "the fury of the gods" after watching our Recent Review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods. It was really raining hard and hailing after! We paired that with our Geriatric Cinematic of 1995's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Teens fighting crime. Anything to ge…

Topic: "I scream, you scream. There’s another Scream movie?" Hey everyone! Break out those throat lozenges because we’ll be doing a lot of screaming. That’s right. Our Recent Review is Scream VI, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Scream (1996). Our Variety Time sees Mark and Kelsey talking about the franchise as a whole and ranking the films. They dis…

Topic: "I kissed greatness with my fist." Yo, everyone! Creed III came out swinging this past week, and it's our Recent Review. Our Geriatric Cinematic is Rocky (1976). We'll see if this new rivalry makes the same weight class as Rocky. Kelsey and Mark discuss how they would rank the Rocky movies in our Variety Time segment. Of course, we all know …

Topic: "A beast’s vacation is beating up man." Hey everyone! What's eating you? Hopefully, not a bear fueled by cocaine or a dog fueled by rabies. That's right. This week our Recent Review is Cocaine Bear, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Cujo (1983). If this isn't enough teeth and maulings for you, our Obscene and Obscure segment sees Mark and Kelse…

Topic: "Is it really bigger on the inside?" Hey everyone! The world has a way of making people feel small. But not smaller than the characters in our two movies this week. Our Recent Review is Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Innerspace (1987). Our Variety Time this week is a discussion between Kelsey and Mark about…

Topic: "Dance the night away. Your dancing looks bad in the daylight." Hey everyone! Have you ever wanted to be a dancing queen? Dance like atoms in the sunshine? Like corks upon the waves? Like rubber in a net? This is your chance. In this week’s episode, our Recent Review is Magic Mike’s Last Dance, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Fame (1980). Our…

Hey everyone! We're watching brutish people hurt others this week. Sounds fun, right? Our Recent Review is Knock at the Cabin, and our Geriatric Cinematic is A Few Good Men (1992). Both have some moral dilemmas. But, unfortunately, neither has carbs or calories. Our Variety Time segment continues the moral dilemma theme as Mark and Kelsey discuss w…

Hey everyone! We're back and have brought along some horrific and glorious Cronenberg films. Our Recent Review this week is Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Fly (1986). Our Obscene and Obscure segment sees Kelsey and Mark talking about 1984's C.H.U.D. Kelsey had never seen that one, and they spoke about the fil…

Hey everyone! We're back with another episode, and it'll make you wish your dad would hurry up with that gallon of milk he left to buy. This week, we're focusing on father-daughter relationships, with A24's The Whale as our Recent Review and Commando (1985) as our Geriatric Cinematic. Kids come with a lot of baggage, and so does the premise of The …

It's time to put childish things away. And by that, we mean dolls are creepy, and we can show you why. So this week, our Recent Review is M3GAN, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Child's Play (1988). In keeping with the theme, Kelsey and Mark talk about their favorite toys from their childhood. You'll notice that dolls were not mentioned in this segme…

Hey everyone! We're back with our second episode this week. So if you can't find what you're looking for in Hollywood, you might find it here. Our Recent Review is Babylon, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Barton Fink (1991). If that doesn't entice you, we've got nothing else for you in this episode. However, we'll be back in a couple of weeks with o…

Hey everyone! We didn't die! We are getting over colds, but we knew you wouldn't survive if we weren't here to bring you our Recent Review of Avatar: The Way of Water and our Geriatric Cinematic of Avatar (2009). Since this is not a regular episode due to our absence from being sick, we have no Variety of Time to bestow upon your ears. But we will …

Kelsey and Mark have been stricken with something awful and would like to give their audience an update. Also, they'll be reviewing Damien Chazelle Babylon in theaters on Friday, December 23rd, and their Geriatric Cinematic will be 1991's, Barton Fink. The Cohen Brother's classic film is available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube TV, and other …

Hey everyone! We watched a couple of things, so get ready for the gory details. That's right! Our Recent Review this week is Bones and All, and our Geriatric Cinematic is The Hunger (1983). Keeping in the theme of blood and cannibalism, our Variety Time sees Mark talking about a real-life cannibal. Just a little disclaimer, this discussion is quite…

Hey everyone! We're back this week, and if you are here too, then we think you'll enjoy this one. We're talking about the love of cinema. Our Recent Review is The Fabelmans, and our Geriatric CInematic is Ed Wood (1994). We would be remiss if we didn't talk about when we fell in love with cinema, so that is our Variety Time. We bet you'll never gue…

Hey everyone! It’s the time of year to eat until we burst, so we’re doing two food-related films. Our Recent Review this week is The Menu, and our Geriatric Cinematic is My Dinner with André (1981). If that doesn’t fill you up, we know talking about ‘The Bobs’ at Disney will. We discuss Bob Chapek’s abrupt exit and Bob Iger’s swift return in our Va…

Hey everyone! We're baaaack–and bringing you more film reviews. This week, our Recent Review is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Kingdom of Heaven (2005). There are many kings and kingdoms in one sitting, so if you need a little scene change, check out our Variety Time, which is our infamous Try This, Not That segment.…

Hey everyone! Obey our not-so-subliminal messaging and listen to this week's episode. Our Recent Review is Black Adam, and our Geriatric Cinematic is 1988's They Live. If that's not enough for you, Mark and Kelsey talk about wrestling, whether when they first started watching or just some shenanigans they got into as kids. In two weeks, we're doing…

Hey everyone! Halloween is around the corner, which means Michael Meyers is, too. So lock your doors and watch Halloween Ends, our Recent Review, and Halloween (1978), our Geriatric Cinematic. If you want more scares, our Variety Time is full of the horrors behind the making of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Meyers. Variety Time Topic: The Thorny …

Hey folks! The Cenobites would like to talk about their lord and savior. But first, you have to listen to our Recent Review of Hellraiser (2022) and Geriatric Cinematic of Hellraiser (1987). Once you watch the movies, maybe then you will know pleasure. Or pain… This week, our Variety Time segment sees Mark and Kelsey do a Try This, Not That piece, …

Hey everyone! Our Geriatric Cinematic of The Wizard of Oz and our Recent Review of Don’t Worry Darling have much in common. Of course, there’s the drama behind the scenes, but some of the subject matter clicks, too, and we’re here for it. Our Variety Time has Mark looking at how much time Kelsey is taking to discuss all the things that happened beh…

Hey everyone! We're discussing one of our favorite subjects this week–strong Black female leads. But, of course, we get plenty of that in our Recent Review of The Woman King and our Geriatric Cinematic of Foxy Brown. Hollywood is not known for its accuracy. In our Variety Time segment, we talk about films that take historical liberties, either with…

Hey everyone! We are trapped in this episode, lured in by a couple of movies. Barbarian is our Recent Review this week, and Cube (1997) is our Geriatric Cinematic. Our Variety Time segment is all about Disney’s expo, D23. There is a lot of new content, and we’re excited to discuss it. Next week, The Woman King will be our Recent Review, in theaters…

Hey everyone! It's time to talk about God. Or rock gods. Whichever you prefer. Our Recent Review is Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. Our Geriatric Cinematic is 1984's This is Spinal Tap. For more ungodliness, we discuss one of the most infamous productions ever; The Island Of Dr. Moreau. In this segment, you will find out how to fax effectively. Var…

Hey everyone! We're back with some mysticism and some reality. That's right, George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing is our Recent Review this week, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King. Who doesn't love Idris Elba? More importantly, who doesn't love Robin Williams? Since The Fisher King is a Terry Gilliam film, we…

Hey everyone! We have a new episode for you, whether you are killing or bleeding. This week, our Recent Review is Dan Trachtenberg's Prey, and our Geriatric Cinematic is 1987’s Predator. You may want to save the Predator the work and skin yourself once you hear about the Predator novelization in our Variety Time segment. Variety Time Topic: Weird T…

Hey everyone! For one episode only, it is okay to assassinate someone for money. That’s right. Our two films center around hired killers, with Sony Picture's Bullet Train as our Recent Review and 1997's Grosse Pointe Blank as our Geriatric Cinematic. If non-violence is more your thing, then we talk about David Zaslav assassinating WB and HBO Max du…

Hey everyone! You know what they say. If you can’t take the Heat, then grab The Gray Man. Nothing about kitchens. Heat (1995) is our Geriatric Cinematic this week, and Netflix's The Gray Man is our Recent Review. For our Variety Time, we talk about the coffee scene between Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. We also sneak in an Iconic or Ironic portion f…

Hey everyone! Whatcha been up to? Us? Oh, we’ve got a new episode for you. Our Recent Review this week is Jordan Peele’s Nope, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Night of the Creeps (1986). Keeping in the theme of aliens, our segment is a Deathbed Do-Over of Signs (2002). Listen to us write a better ending. It might make you like the movie more. Next w…

Hey everyone! What's powerful and villainous and hunky all over? This episode! This week our Recent Review is Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder, and our Geriatric Cinematic is Masters of the Universe (1987). Keeping in line with our Marvel-riffic episode, we talk about the plight of VFX artists who work on Marvel properties in our Variety Time…