PRPL Podcast

“Time to nut up or shut up!” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 2009 zombie-slaying road-trip comedy ‘Zombieland’, starring Jesse Eisenberg alongside Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas...

“I can't believe that Godzilla was the last of his species. If nuclear testing continues, then someday, somewhere in the world, another Godzilla may appear.” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1954 genre-defining kaiju classic ‘Godzilla’, starring Akira Takarada alongside Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura. Join us as we discu...

“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1941 howling horror classic ‘The Wolf Man', starring Lon Chaney Jr. alongside Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, and Bela Lugosi. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters...

“Someone's still sore about their ancestral tree. Dude, is he gonna kill me?” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Ari Aster’s 2019 Nordic folk horror nightmare ‘Midsommar’, starring Florence Pugh alongside Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, and William Jackson Harper. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer...

“It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.” The Sad Sacks (with special guest) are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Steven Spielberg’s 1981 whip-cracking, Nazi-punching adventure ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, starring Harrison Ford alongside Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, and John Rhys-Davies. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & thin...

“I just stole fifty cars in one night! I'm a little tired, a little *wired*, and I think I deserve a little appreciation!”   The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 2000 high-octane car-heist thriller 'Gone in 60 Seconds’, starring Nicolas Cage alongside Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, and Robert Duvall. Join us as we discuss our favorite charac...

“Now that's what I call high quality H2O.” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1998 football comedy classic ‘The Waterboy’, starring Adam Sandler alongside Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, and Fairuza Balk. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicola...

“It must be difficult to let go of something so beautiful.”   The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1990 romantic comedy classic ‘Pretty Woman’, starring Julia Roberts alongside Richard Gere, Jason Alexander, and Héctor Elizondo. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is thi...

“I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen.” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 science fiction masterpiece ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, starring Keir...

“You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1999 sci-fi action classic ‘The Matrix’, starring Keanu Reeves alongside Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne M...

“Welcome to the revolution!”   The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1992 action thriller ‘Under Siege’, starring Steven Seagal alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, and Erika Eleniak. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?” Under Sie...

“The world I lived in, heroes only existed in comic books, and I guess that would have been okay -- if bad guys were make-believe, too... but they're not.”   The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 2010 superhero comedy ‘Kick-Ass’, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson alongside Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Nicolas Cage. Join us as w...

"A face... a fleet... a war... a man... a thought... a trick... a trick to break the walls of Troy... and burn it screaming to the ground!" The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of Homer's timeless tale, ‘The Odyssey’, starring Matt Damon alongside Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and many many more....

"One final thing I have to do... and then I'll be free of the past." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller masterpiece ‘Vertigo”, starring James Stewart alongside Kim Novak. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie bette...

"It's a great big beautiful world out there. And here I sit - sucking on popsicles." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1973 coming-of-age hangout classic ‘American Graffiti’, starring Richard Dreyfuss alongside Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, and Harrison Ford. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes &am...

"Some men just want to watch the world burn." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 2008 superhero crime epic 'The Dark Knight', starring Christian Bale alongside Heath Ledger, and many many more (Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal). Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes &amp...

"Our mission on this planet is to make a child happy." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the fifth chapter in Pixar's iconic toy saga, 'Toy Story 5', starring Tom Hanks alongside Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nic...

"Am I an extraordinary man? Yes. Am I an ordinary man? Yes. I'm both. I'm neither. But aren't we all?" The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Season 1 of Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage alongside Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, and Brendan Gleeson. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the final questio...

"If you ain't first, you're last." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 2006 NASCAR comedy 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby', starring Will Ferrell alongside John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is...

"Say when." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1993 Western classic 'Tombstone', starring Kurt Russell alongside Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, and Bill Paxton. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?” Tombstone (1993) | Sad Sacks Movie Re...

"What we've got here is...failure to communicate." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1967 prison drama classic ‘Cool Hand Luke’, starring Paul Newman alongside George Kennedy and Strother Martin. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Ca...

"We don't have a cow. We have a bull." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1996 screwball bowling comedy Kingpin, starring Woody Harrelson alongside Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?”...

"That ain't Lake Minnetonka." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1984 romantic rock musical drama Purple Rain, starring Prince alongside Apollonia Kotero and Morris Day. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?” Purple Rain (1984) | S...

"I knew there was somethin' I didn't like about that chicken." The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing the 1999 Pixar sequel classic ‘Toy Story 2’, starring Tom Hanks alongside Tim Allen. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?” Toy Story 2 (...

"You're tacky and I hate you!" The Sad Sacks are back with a brand new episode of the PRPL Podcast—this time reviewing Richard Linklater’s 2003 rock’n’roll comedy ‘School of Rock’, starring Jack Black alongside Mike White and Joan Cusack. Join us as we discuss our favorite characters, scenes, themes & things, and answer the eternal question: “Is this movie better with Nicolas Cage?” School of...