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Can long and involved setups really pay off in satisfying ways like in ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION? Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody is fast or furious yet the movie endures. How did a chaotic production, off-screen tensions, and last-minute rewrites turn an assembly-line movie into a classic with enduring appeal? Find out in this week’s discussion of CASABLANCA. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Iris change Wesley’s mind in today’s daily dose of whatever? Find out her response to some of the Internet’s greatest complaints about her favorite movie. Contains spoilers!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do story telling conventions work because we’re used to them? Or are we used to them because they work? The siblings debate deeply ingrained cultural frameworks and formulaic commercial filmmaking in today’s interview style.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s daily dose, Wes sounds off on box-office flops, past and future. Could he be the first at-home executive? Find out in today’s daily dose of whatever.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The siblings may disagree about fantasy movies, but ultimately connect over how relatable, self-award humor makes fantasy work well. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may come as no surprise that a perfect day at OWM involves–well–watching a movie! But how would you round out the 24 hours on your own?  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe you can sell a movie on a mashup concept–BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2, anyone? But can high concept pitches support their own weight in execution? Find out in today’s daily dose of whatever. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out this week’s discussion of the PG-rated TOY STORY 5: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, the quintological follow-up in the Pixar franchise, including the Jessie/Emily nut punch, Blaze's innovation, and the usual spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don’t have to love the world in order to love the movie. But do you sometimes have to experience the world in order to fully appreciate it? This and other questions about movies and their worlds in today’s daily dose of whatever!   818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though–spoiler–the siblings don’t make any progress on the topic, check out this daily dose on women flirting and the movie SINGLES.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is story important to making a quotable movie? Or is it just elevated nerd-speak? Which is the most quotable between JURASSIC PARK, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, and DIE HARD?  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you guess the movies described by these IMDb-style synopses? Hint: they’re all of movies the siblings have covered at orwhatevermovies.com or wherever you get podcasts. Iris gets about 8 out of 12 for the record.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hug your mom, follow the Nine Steps, and dance like everyone is watching while listening to this week’s episode of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, where there’s a little bit of something for everybody, unexpectedly. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does shielding children from spooky content only leave them unprepared for the real world's darkness? This and other movie-adjacent debates in today’s daily dose of whatever.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s businesses first, tax write-offs second, and art third when it comes to BATGIRL and the forthcoming  COYOTE VS. ACME.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The siblings debate which celebrity would best survive a zombie apocalypse in today’s daily dose of whatever.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following his retirement announcement, let’s take a moment in today’s daily-dose of whatever to celebrate Clint Eastwood's prolific, take-risks career… because #YOLO. 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iris recaps her Goonies-themed summer roadtrip to Astoria, Oregon with a shoutout to the Blue Scorcher Bakery. Check out the siblings’ discussion of THE GOONIES at www.orwhatevermovies.com. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE blurs the line between what's real and imagined, past and present, safety and paranoia, when to wear shoes and when to go barefoot. Find out why this chilling slow burn leaves you wondering whether anyone ever truly escapes. Contains spoilers! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes succumbs to CG-animal fatigue, arguing filmmakers should’ ve used real or practically trained animals instead in this summer’s blockbusters. Contains spoilers.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does language add a “Y” to the journeys of Odysseus, the Jabberwork, and Professor Nag? Where does the quote "no questions, just drive" come from? One of these questions is answered in today’s daily-dose. Thanks for listening.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes and Iris discuss the box office rivalry between AVATAR and AVENGERS, including James Cameron's playful notes to Marvel and the upcoming re-release of ENDGAME ahead of DOOMSDAY. Genuine box office power play or just Doomsday storyline retconning? Contains spoilers.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come play the magic button game with Wes and Iris and decide if you’d watch these alternate reality Eric Stoltz, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Jeremy Sisto movies. Contains spoilers. Thanks for listening.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are movies like a California roll? The answer to this riddle and a shining sibling example of agreeing to disagree in today’s daily-dose of whatever. Thanks for listening!  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices