We're bringing back a fun theme for this episode: actors that found their way behind the camera as directors. First we have Olivia Wilde's hit teen comedy Booksmart featuring an amazing cast and screenplay. Then we have the brand new One Night in Miami, Regina King's directorial debut featuring some incredible biographical portrayals of civil rights heroes. Enjoy!

Sometimes, as the saying goes, nice guys finish last. While the bad guy winning isn't a common ending, it sure is a thrilling one in cinema. Our first film this week is another stellar (career best you might argue) Jake Gyllenhaal performance as a sociopathic stringer in Nightcrawler. Then we have possibly the most un-Coen-like Coen Brothers movie No Country for Old Men, starring Javier Bardem as the cold-blooded hitman Anton. Very scary bad guys y'all. Enjoy!

If Cats taught us anything, it's that it's not easy to take a Broadway superstar play and bring it to the big screen. But lucky for us it can be done, and be done well. First in this episode we cover 2007s Hairspray, starring too many big names to list. This movie-turned-Broadway-musical-turned-movie again takes advantage of all the special tricks the movie screen offers that the stage doesn't. Then we have Chicago, a personal favorite for both of us. This Oscar-winning powerhouse brought us the unstoppable duo of Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones and we are forever grateful. Enjoy!

Sibling collaborations are a beautiful thing in cinema. There are many famed brother and sister actors, and in this episode we focus on a few of our favorite. First we have the indie cult classic Donnie Darko featuring Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal as siblings. Then we have the witty satire High Fidelity starring John and Joan Cusack. 5-star stars. Would recommend! Enjoy.

For our final episode of the year and of the holiday season, we're covering the classic story of coming home for Christmas. Nothing sets off a Christmas story, especially a romantic comedy, better than a forced return to ones childhood home. First up we have Just Friends, one of Ryan Reynolds' early romantic comedies and a big hit of the early 2000s. Then we have the rambunctious Four Christmases, starring the very unlikely yet likeable couple Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. We also feature an extra surprise movie in this episode. Happy 2020. Thanks for listening and sticking with us through all of the craziness of this year. We're stoked to bring you more awesome movies in 2021!

We're trying something new this episode and focusing on a single movie, one of our favorite modern holiday classics: Ron Howard's How The Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey. Sometimes there's so much to a movie, we need a whole episode to break it down and marvel at it's genius. In our opinion, this is one such movie. We hope you enjoy!

We'd got another less traditional category of holiday movies for ya this week with Christmas Horror. Holiday comedy-horror is a growing genre and we're excited to talk about it for our second episode of the holiday season. First we have Black Christmas, a wonderfully balanced and rather original comedic slasher film. Next is the "twisted fairytale" Krampus, starring a terrifying German folklore storyline and some impeccably placed comedic dialogue. Enjoy!

Put the kids to bed for this holiday episode because we're going R-Rated. Traditional holiday movies are notoriously "feel-good", but sometimes you need a break from all that sweetness. Enter R-Rated holiday movies. This genre is a newer one, with things really taking off thanks to our first film of the episode, Bad Santa starring a great cast and one really horrible Santa (aka Billy Bob Thornton). Our second film, The Night Before, is a cross between the naughty Christmas film and the one-last-crazy-night-with-your-friends story. Starring the trio we never knew we needed - Seth Rogan, Anthony Mackie, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - this movie brought all the laughs and some surprising feels. Enjoy and happy holidays!

The bra-burning, masculine dressing, femininity void "feminist" is a pretty worn trope. And not that there's anything wrong with that vibe, but it's not the only type of woman that's allowed to be a feminist. In this episode we examine two great female led comedies that show how easily traditional femininity and feminist ideologies can exist within the same character, all while making a hilarious movie. First is the classic 9 to 5 starring a dynamic trio of women who are truly over the patriarchy. Next we have one of the most notable films of our generation, Legally Blonde, starring the pinkest feminist that's ever existed on film. Enjoy! Stay tuned for our Holiday season episodes starting next week.

Hollywood legend Sean Connery passed away recently and in this episode we celebrate his career and large presence in the entertainment industry. Our first movie is one of the many iconic 007 films he starred in, From Russia with Love. Then we jump to his Oscar winning role in The Untouchables. We also talk about a few of his other film appearances along the way. Enjoy!