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Listener Request Month continues with our number 4 most requested film, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE! We talk about making an indie-by-numbers, decrying toxic positivity while simultaneously buying into it, and the ending of the movie which SERIOUSLY GUYS IT SUCKS.   This episode is brought to you by CUDDLY. CUDDLY is a fundraising platform that supports animal welfare organizations all over the world. Fo...

Ever watched the Oscars and thought, "What were they thinking?" Why do some films sweep Best Picture while better ones are overlooked? Why do great actors miss out on Oscars for their best roles? And why do beloved box office hits get snubbed while little-seen films rake in awards? If these questions resonate, check out this new podcast. Search OSCARS… What Were They Thinking?! wherever you're lis...

Listeners! It's Listener Request Month! And to kick it off, we're talking about Don't Worry Darling ! In this episode (which was recorded LIVE as part of the From Superheroes Network's fundraiser for Sick Kids Hospital as part of Extra Life Game Day), we discuss a disastrous press run, a plot that makes... simply no sense, and how Harry Styles somehow can't convincingly portray HIS OWN ACCENT.   T...

It's the final week of Spooky Scary Movie Month and we're talking about, of all things, HOUSE OF WAX! We discuss how this movie selection came to be, how the stars of this movie are playing "twins who may or may not be attracted to one another", and discuss the gross and misogynistic "See Paris Die" campaign that was used to advertise this film. Ugh! The 00s!    Produced by Andrew Ivimey  as part...

Wahoo, it's a double header! In celebration of  Venom: The Last Dance  coming to theatres, we're discussing  Venom  AND  Venom: Let There Be Carnage ! We talk about an impeccable physical performance by Tom Hardy, a not-impeccable everything else, and Jocelyn reveals a perhaps unsurprising kinship to the main character.   On November 2nd we're taking part in Game Day, a 24 hour gaming marathon to...

Spooky Scary Movie Month continues with the adaptation of the Stephen King short story 1408 ! We talk about a been-there, done-that backstory, effects which are half awesome and half aren't, and Jocelyn tells a not-so-relatable story.   This episode is brought to you by CUDDLY. CUDDLY is a fundraising platform that supports animal welfare organizations all over the world. For every $20 donated thr...

It's our 400th episode! And to celebrate, we're putting on our best bear suits (oh no) and heading to drink tea (no) with a Swedish cult (oh help) cause we're talking about MIDSOMMAR! We discuss excellent performances, Ari Aster's ACU (Anxiety Cinematic Universe), and wildly accurate depictions of drug use. This episode brought to you by Farmacy. Farmacy combines rich, farm-grown ingredients with...

It's Spooky Scary Movie Month, and we're kicking it off with YOU'RE NEXT! We talk about super gory kills, a title that doesn't quite fit with the plot, and how everyone's schemes are just a touch too precious. Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Combine some innovative (for the time) special effects with a plot that makes you go "...why", cause we're talking about FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR! We discuss 80s children's content,  kids driving cars, and a plot that both is and isn't TOO scary.    This episode is brought to you by CUDDLY. CUDDLY is a fundraising platform that supports animal welfare organizations all over the world. For every $20...

Stare at a glory hole (please don't) and get blasted across the room by urinal water (no) cause we're talking about THE SWEETEST THING! We discuss gross-out jokes that go one step too far, Jason Bateman just before he made it big (...again?), and a song and dance sequence that leaves us saying, "...Meh".   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuper...

Write an entire screenplay based on an idea you tossed off to Steven Spielberg and now feel like you can't back down on cause we're talking about BEE MOVIE! We discuss the world's most confusing tone, a film that is truly for no one, and discuss Kat's personal pantheon of favourite movies.   This episode is brought to you by Farmacy. Feed your skin with formulations of farm-fresh ingredients with...

Head down to the SkyDome in Toronto and hide all evidence of your grisly crimes cause we're talking about Shyalaman's TRAP! We discuss a third act that doesn't work, a PITCH perfect performance by Josh Hartnett, and a shirtless scene that nearly saves the movie.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, vid...

Get a deck of cards and the thickest Russian accent of all time cause we're talking about ROUNDERS! We discuss a stacked cast, lead casting that doesn't work, and SERIOUSLY John Malkovich's accent.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Grab a big ass sword and a wildly incongruous soundtrack cause we're talking about LADYHAWKE! We discuss not very good accents, super romantic Rutger Hauer, and Kat proposes some alt titles.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Grab a rogue's gallery of British actors and the best effects of 1981 cause we're talking about TIME BANDITS! We talk about Sean Connery's epic charm, Terry Gilliam's excellent imagination, and an ending that makes you ask, "Why?"   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Put on your best leather overalls and head to a spot suit riot, cause we're talking about Walter Hill's STREETS OF FIRE! We discuss how much Amy Madigan rules, how much Tom Cody doesn't work, and construct an epic Jim Steinman song for the ages.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web co...

Hang out in jail with Richard Harris and make no effort to disguise your appearance as you confront long-lost foes cause we're talking about  The Count of Monte Cristo ! Kat and Jocelyn talk about a stacked cast, a YOOOOUNG Henry Cavill, and Kat regales us with stories of Jim Caviezel's bonkers-osity.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperher...

Run away from dragons in the year 2020 (?) and get sizzled to a crisp trying to get a tomato (?) cause we're talking about  Reign of Fire ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss cute boys, a plan that makes NO sense, and Jocelyn proposes a new (and infinitely worse) ending to this film.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, ar...

Put together a shoddy plan to depose the king and use whatever accent you feel like even though we're in France in the 1600s, cause we're talking about  The Man in The Iron Mask!  Kat and Jocelyn discuss how everyone's in a different film, extremely broad attempts at comedy, and Jocelyn shares a surprisingly pro-iron mask stance.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Netwo...

You've asked for it and now it's here: we're talking about Ridley Scott's LEGEND! We discuss Tom Cruise's pantlessness, Darkness being a mopey loser, and Jocelyn's favourite thing: a Troubled Production.    Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

We're taking a break from theme months and what better movie to reintroduce us to the randomness of life than VAN HELSING! We discuss a profoundly uncool aesthetic, early '00s CGI, and a plan that just doesn't add up.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

For the final week of Dance Movie Month, we're discussing TAKE THE LEAD! We talk about Antonio Banderas's charm, paint by numbers plots, and a teenage Jocelyn's wish.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Dance Month continues with the surprising hit FLASHDANCE! We talk about the world's weirdest bar, a no thanks of a relationship, and ponder rentals in the 80s.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week, we're talking about the 2018 remake of SUSPIRIA! We talk confusing plans, confusing plots, and confusing themes. It's all confusing. Plus, we discuss the perils of a rope-based costume if you happen to have big boobs.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

We're kicking off a month of dance movies with MAGIC MIKE XXL! Join us as we discuss a plot that decides to go pure wish fulfillment, a cute dance sequence in a store, and Jocelyn's erroneous belief that Channing Tatum is on the verge of a breakthrough. (He has… broken through.)   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcas...