Do You Even Binge?

Do You Even Binge? Ep 73 This week, we're back with horror movies PT 2. The Lineup: Cabin in the Woods (2012): Five college students spend the weekend in a remote cabin in the woods, find a mysterious book in the basement and end up unleashing zombies – and a bunch of other monsters. Zombieland (2009): Four survivors of a zombie apocalypse caused by a mutated mad cow disease – all known by the nam...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 72 This week, we look at horror movies. The Lineup: Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010): Two friendly hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their fixer-upper mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. The Faculty (1998): Six misfit students must band together to save mankind when mind-controlling parasites from another pla...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 71 This week, we look at revenge movies and ask: What do we actually want from a revenge movie? Justice? Punishment? Catharsis? Or just to see the bad guy suffer? The Lineup: I Spit on Your Grave (1978): Writer Jennifer Hills leaves NYC for an isolated Connecticut cottage to work on a novel, where she is attacked by local men. After surviving, the tables turn as she methodica...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 70 This week, we take a look at movies with male actors in drag and explore the history, cultural meaning, and unforgettable stories about how Hollywood has used men in dresses for comedy, disguise, identity, and drama. The Lineup: Some Like It Hot (1959): Directed by Billy Wilder. Musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob massacre and need to get out of Chicago, disguising thems...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 69 This week, we take a look at Hollywood discovering hip-hop and explore the movies, history, behind the scenes facts, and unforgettable stories about the five-film crash course on how hip-hop went from a New York subculture to something Hollywood realized it could monetize. The Lineup: Wild Style (1983): Directed by Charlie Ahearn. The first hip-hop feature film, shot in th...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 68 This week, we take a look at a selection of newer movies with no set theme. The Lineup:  The Housemaid (2025):  Directed by Paul Feig. A psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney as Millie, a broke former convict hired as a live-in maid for the Winchesters (Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar), who discovers the wealthy couple is hiding secrets. A sequel has been conf...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 67 This week, we take a look at Goodfellas vs Casino and explore the movies, characters, behind the scenes facts, and unforgettable stories about both films directed by Martin Scorsese and co-written by Nicholas Pileggi. The Lineup: Goodfellas (1990): Directed by Martin Scorsese. About 30 minutes shorter than Casino, this film is based on a true story and the book Wiseguy by...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 66 This week, we take a look at Sign of the Times Movies and explore the films, characters, behind the scenes facts, and unforgettable stories about changing social norms, workplace culture, and cultural shifts. The Lineup:  Mr. Mom (1983):  Written by John Hughes. After being laid off suddenly, a husband switches roles with his wife when she returns to the workforce and he b...

Do You Even Binge? - Ep 65 This week, we take a look at Bully Movies and explore the films, characters, behind the scenes facts, and unforgettable stories about navigating bullies and bad seeds.  The Lineup: Bully (2001): Directed by Larry Clark. Mostly based on a true story, a group of teens conspire to murder a member of their friend group who has been an abusive asshole to all of them. Three O’...

Do You Even Binge? Ep 64 This week, we continue our Back to School Movies Part 2, exploring films centered on school, summer school, and the teachers who shape the minds of the future. The Lineup: Dead Poets Society (1989): An unconventional teacher at a New England boy’s boarding school reaches his students with poetry and helps them start to express themselves and think for themselves in life. ...

Do You Even Binge? - Do You Even Binge? Ep 63 This week, we’re looking at Back to School Movies, exploring films centered on school, summer school, and the teachers who shape the minds of the future. The Lineup:  Back to School (1986): A millionaire businessman joins his son at college to keep him from dropping out, falling for an English professor and joining the swim team along the way.  Teacher...

Surf Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 62 This week, we’re looking at Surf Movies, exploring movies centered around surfing and beach culture. The Lineup: The Endless Summer (1966): Widely considered the first mainstream surfing film, it documents the global search for the perfect wave.  Hawaiian Islands (1906): Produced by Thomas Edison’s studio, this contains the first ever footage of surfing in Wa...

Dysfunction Family Films - Do You Even Binge? Ep 61 This week, we’re looking at Dysfunction Family Films, exploring movies focusing on dysfunctional families. The Lineup:  Stuart Saves His Family (1995): Al Franken plays Stuart Smalley, a follower of nearly every 12 step program out there, who goes back to his hometown for a funeral and tries desperately to fix his dysfunctional family.  Joe the K...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Do You Even Binge? Ep 60 This week, we’re looking at Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (40th anniversary), celebrating the June 11, 1986 release and exploring the production, timeline logistics, and fan theories behind the classic comedy. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986): A high school wise-guy is determined to take a day off from school with his girlfriend and best friend, despit...

Virtual Companions - Do You Even Binge? Ep 59 This week, we’re looking at Virtual Companions - Part I, exploring the intersection of AI, artificial personas, and societal control in cinema. The Lineup: S1m0ne (2002): A desperate producer replaces a difficult lead actress with a flawless computer-generated star, leading to unexpected fame and the struggle to keep her origins secret. I Am Mother (20...

Summer Camp Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 58 This week, we’re looking at summer camp movies, exploring the chaotic energy, nostalgia, and sharing our memories from back in the days. The Lineup:  Meatballs (1979): Bill Murray’s first collaboration with Harold Ramis, following a group of misfit campers and their laid-back counselor, "Tripper."  Little Darlings (1980): Two fifteen-year-old girls fro...

Not So Jennifer Aniston Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 57 This week, we’re looking at Not So Jennifer Aniston movies, exploring roles where she moved away from her usual persona to play complex characters at a crossroads in life. While a massive TV star, her best work is often found in these lower budget, raw performances. The Lineup:  Friends with Money (2006): A look at four friends where Olivia...

Not So Jack Black Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 56 This week, we’re looking at "Not-So-Jack-Black" movies—exploring the roles where he stepped away from his usual persona to play complex, desperate, and true-to-life characters. The Lineup:  Bernie (2011): Richard Linklater’s dark, mockumentary-style film based on the true story of Bernie Tiede, a beloved Texas funeral director who murdered the to...

DTF St Louis - Do You Even Binge? Ep 55 This week, we’re breaking down the dark comedy DTF St Louis , where a bizarre love triangle and a mysterious death unravel the lives of three suburbanites. The Cast:  Clark (Jason Bateman): A self absorbed weatherman who forms an unlikely, brotherly bond with Floyd. Floyd (David Harbour): A lovable, sign-language-interpreting underdog constantly met with rej...

Mean Girl Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 53 This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on Mean Girl movies to explore how hollywood viewed the high school clique genre, from being the bully to being bullied and the evolution of becoming the "it girl." The Lineup:  Heathers (1989): Written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, this film follows four popular girls and the outcasts caught...

Kung Fu Parody Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 53 This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on Kung Fu spoofs to explore how creators have satirized, repurposed, and subverted the martial arts genre from the exploitation of Bruce Lee’s legacy to the technical ingenuity of modern parodies.  The Lineup:  Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002): Steve Oedekerk’s "movie within a movie" splicing new characters...

Welcome to Hollywood - Film Industry Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 52 This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on the industry itself to explore three films that perfectly capture the desperation, ambition, and cutthroat reality of life behind the camera. From actors and writers to high-level studio executives, these stories reveal why the fear of being replaced by "the next big thing" drives th...

Movies We Watched On The Plane - Do You Even Binge? Ep 51 We went on vacation this week and binged on the plane! This week, we are breaking down four wildly different films we caught while in flight, ranging from reality-bending indie sci-fi to chaotic, unhinged comedies and a historical biopic that left us wishing for a documentary instead. The Lineup: Redux Redux: A mind-melting sci-fi thriller...

David Ayer Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 50 David Ayer Movies David Ayer rebelled and got into a lot of trouble as a teenager after his dad died, eventually being kicked out of his house. After living in South Central Los Angeles and enlisting in the U.S. Navy, his experiences became the inspiration for many of his films. This week, we're breaking down his gritty depictions of LAPD life, the real...

Not So Jim Carrey Movies - Do You Even Binge? Ep 49 Jim Carrey spent years as the "funny guy" before trying to prove he was a serious actor. This week, we're breaking down the dark comedies, the $20M paydays, and the heartbreaking roles that changed his career. The Lineup: The Cable Guy: The $20M dark comedy that people thought would kill his career. The Truman Show: Reality TV before it was real,...