Sanity at the Movies

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A positive review! Context portion moved to the end in the edit because you wanted to hear all the positivity! Don't be confused by that. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our podcast on Dune Part 2 is coming soon. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talk about a stone-cold classic, The Night of the Hunter. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes talk about why Taylor Swift is so sexless, The Breakfast Club, Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility, Killers of the Flower Moon, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're unpacking a modern masterpiece in this episode! Instead of doing Barbie. Or The Boy and the Heron. Or an Oscar contender like Killers of the Flower Moon. What is wrong with us? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hot Rod is Ben's staff pick for the year. This SNL style comedy made us all laugh. Maybe that means it's good, maybe not! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas. Or is it????? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

He's Batman. Did you notice Batman is in this movie? Doing Batman stuff? Our heroes did and they discuss! One of the most influential movies ever to be marketed.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes review a masterpiece (no joke). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A movie that may or may not hold up at all! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... Superman II. Oh no! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join us as we embark on the next stage of 'The Superhero's Journey.' We discuss the history and enduring legacy of the Man of Steel. We talk about the Old Testament overtones of one of America's great mythologies. And the complicated making of the first great superhero epic . Plus, why did Marlon Brandon want Jor-El to be a bagel? Sources: 1. Superman: The Inside Story. 2. You'll believe a man can...

Our heroes discuss a great 80s slice of nostalgia, Big Trouble in Little China. We're talking 80s entertainment, John Carpenter, kung-fu, Kurt Russell, and ethnocentrism in filmmaking. Best of all, we're joined by our good friend Joe Beck, who loves this movie almost as much as Jack Burton loves ... well, Jack Burton. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes review Don Bluth's immortal (?) classic (?). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Return to Oz is a dark kiddie fantasy from the Walt Disney Corporation, when they were doing dark kiddie fantasies for some reason. Of course, dark fantasy is what we all think of when we think of Oz, riiiiiiiiiiiight? Ben loves this movie. Listen to the episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this enchanting episode, we're clicking our heels together and diving headfirst into the magical world of "The Wizard of Oz." Join our hosts as we venture down the yellow brick road and explore the enduring charm and cultural significance of this 1939 classic. And other things you write in a "The Wizard of Oz" podcast description. Boy, did Judy Garland have an unenchanted life. That's one thing...

We're not monkeying around with this episode. King Kong is the predecessor of all special effects blockbusters, and it's still a lot of fun. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talk about one of the great silent film comedians, Charlie Chaplin, and his satire Modern Times . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An update on what's what! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Christopher Nolan's best movie? Plus ... should Christians even watch Oppenheimer ? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's a movie! With camera angles, lights, actors, and more! Plus ... what is up with Tom Cruise and scientology anyway? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Let's take a deep dive into one of the most iconic and influential films of its time and all time: Rocky . Run up the stairs of great criticism and insight with us. Plus we'll talk A LOT about the history of bloodsport and pugilism, and whether violence (sporting or otherwise) is a "necessary evil" or a "positive good." Sources: 1.  John Avildsen obit. 2. Turn on to Love. 3. The Making of Rocky. 4...

Hey hey We're the show notes! People say we show note around But we're too busy singin' To put anybody down! It's our Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review. Pee-yoo! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Want to see some martial arts comic book action done right? Not at all like Marvel or any of that crap? Then let our heroes introduce you to 5 films in the Rurouni Kenshin series of Japanese action melodrama. They low-key love them. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Not even the Flash himself can outrun the consequences of being in this terrible movie! Did that sentence make sense? The point is, The Flash is a bad movie. It's really, really bad. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★