That Aged Well

Shooting forward a little less than fifty years from last week’s topic, this week’s film for Period Piece June comes from a little-known director named Ang Lee…Erika and Paul are tackling the martial arts classic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! Sometimes, we here at That Aged Well watch a film from our childhoods (that we thought was perfect at the time), and are horrified. But what if we watch a...

Okay, so not only a period piece this week, but also a film from way before our usual date range…Paul and Erika are talking about the classic MGM musical Seven Brides For Seven Brothers! Look, anyone who has seen this movie is probably getting on their crash helmets and buckling their seat belts, but…is it possible…your hosts liked this movie? Come join us for a discussion of corsets, skid marks,...

After a brief Memorial Day break, Erika and Paul are back on their beat and this time they’re talking about Dangerous Liaisons with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer! While a lot of the conversation is taken up wondering how people could have that much sex while also wearing that much clothing, your hosts also take the time to discuss the duties of a best friend, the wisdom of a p...

Happy Memorial Day, y’all! Please enjoy this re-edited episode from 2019, and hear the birth of That Aged Well’s love affair with Keanu Reeves! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWell), and Threads (@ThatAgedWell)! SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOR BONUS CONTENT! THAT AGED WELL MERCH! Wanna rate and review? HERE YOU GO! Hosts: Paul Caiola & Erika...

Paul recently got to sit down with Danielle Bezalel from the fantastic Sex Ed with DB podcast to talk all about the Jennifer Garner classic 13 Going On 30! DB and Paul talk about the ethics of age-gap romance when time travel is involved, and why 2000s films were so obsessed with pitting women against each other. Plus: dollhouses, dream jobs, and whether Matty is actually too good for Jenna! Give...

Where to even begin with Sean Connery’s third outing as James Bond and That Aged Well’s first? Rompers! Moose knuckles! Golf! Nazi gold! Bowler hats! All this, and then a last minute discussion of the Hottest Bond. Buckle up, you’re not ready. You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWell), and Threads (@ThatAgedWell)! SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOR BONU...

It’s that special time, where Erika and Paul dive into an 80s comedy! This week, they’re talking about the Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase vehicle Spies Like Us…and you might think you can guess how they’ll feel about it, but this is a film that defies (some) expectations. For instance, if you were expecting it NOT to have a Bob Hope cameo…you would be wrong! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (...

It’s May, it’s May, the lusty month of May! Despite that introduction, Paul and Erika aren’t talking about musicals, or Camelot, or Julie Andrews…no, they’re spending the month talking about spy movies! And how else could they kick off this month than by talking about the film that took the desire deep in Tom Cruise’s heart to one day die while flinging himself off of a moving train, and fanning t...

Wedding April closes out with a film that’s about a wedding…but also about so much more! One of our earliest mass exposures to Julia Roberts, Mystic Pizza also has room for Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, Conchata Ferrell, and trio of stone-cold hotties. Erika and Paul are here to talk you through pool games, hitchhiking and boner killers as they dive into Mystic Pizza! You can follow That Aged Well o...

Last week, Erika and Paul kicked off Wedding Movie Month with a modern, Oscar-nominated classic. This week, they aimed a little lower and went for the Jennifer Lopez rom-com The Wedding Planner! While this movie might not have everything, this episode does: marriage proposals, multiple impressions of famous people, and, of course, a Kraft Mac & cheese versus Rice-A-Roni debate! You can follow...

Last week, Erika and Paul kicked off Wedding Movie Month with a modern, Oscar-nominated classic. This week, they aimed a little lower and went for the Jennifer Lopez rom-com The Wedding Planner! While this movie might not have everything, this episode does: marriage proposals, multiple impressions of famous people, and, of course, a Kraft Mac & cheese versus Rice-A-Roni debate! You can follow...

Happy April, everyone…That Aged Well is ringing in the spring by talking about wedding movies all month. And what better film to kick it off with than Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet? Now, did this movie having a soon-to-be-released remake have something to do with this scheduling as well?? Who can say? But, even without the remake, enjoy this modern classic from the 90s! You can follow That Aged We...

Crazy Technology Month comes to a close with our Patreon Pick, WarGames starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, and Dabney Coleman! It feels like this film has been forgotten, but everyone buckle up…the phrase “uncomfortably prescient” comes to mind while watching it. Don’t worry, Paul and Erika are here to inject a lot of bathroom humor to keep things light! You can follow That Aged Well on Blue...

Here it is, the movie that gave us the idea for Technology Month in the first place: Robert Redford in Sneakers! And not just Robert Redford, but also Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley and the queen, Mary McDonnell…it’s a cast so stacked, the film might as well be about pancakes. Join Erika and Paul as they dive headfirst into this modern classic, filled wi...

From technology that kinda-sorta makes sense in The Net, Paul and Erika head into full on sci-fi territory for the Rick Moranis smash Honey, I Shrunk The Kids! The film inspires them to offer thoughts on fishing and camping, fall in love with an animatronic ant, and wonder at the different potential applications of a Shrink Ray…all while giving them a chance to see Kristine Sutherland, aka Joyce S...

After a brief detour to Ancient Greece, Erika and Paul return to the present (kinda) to kick off Tech Month with Sandra Bullock and The Net! We can all revel in the nostalgia and the hilarity of the technology in this film…but are we prepared for what the film got right? That’s a question that can only be answered by listening to this episode! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWel...

All previous podcast rules are thrown out as Paul and Erika celebrate their 300th episode the only way they know how: by talking about Zack Snyder’s 2006 action epic 300! Your hosts have never offered their particular hilarious brand of film critique to such a recent release. Come journey back to Sparta with Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, and…wait…is that Michael Fassbender’s music?!...

The finale of romance month came so quickly (which is so not romantic)! But, nevertheless, here we are with our final film of February: 1994’s Only You starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr, and, most importantly, BONNIE HUNT! After years, the Hunt For Hunt returns and your hosts have no choice but to celebrate. You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@Th...

It’s been a minute since Erika and Paul have looked at a John Hughes film, so come join them as they take on 1987’s Some Kind Of Wonderful! It’s a long-time favorite of Erika’s that, surprise surprise, Paul has never seen…will he agree with Erika’s nostalgic take? Or is the stage set for a battle royale?! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWel...

We had to have a fairy tale during Romance Month, and we landed on a doozy: 1998’s Ever After! You know Paul and Erika are going to be giddy over any film that features a Barrymore, a Huston, AND a Lansbury (it’s true, look it up)! So, how does this Cinderella retelling age? Listen and find out! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWell), and Th...

After a lovely month spent taking the piss out of TV shows, Erika and Paul are back on their usual beat: taking the piss out of movies! That Aged Well is celebrating romance all month and starting with 1998’s fantasy melodrama City Of Angels. “How do you talk to an angel?” you might be think-singing. Well, we don’t know, but thanks to this movie we all know that we should be wearing bike helmets....

Well, well, well, we’ve come to the end of January and our final nighttime soap (for now)...the medical drama that took the 90s by storm, ER! And this episode has everything, except the majority of the main cast of ER. But instead, it’s got Ewan MacGregor! Not a bad trade, overall! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWell), and Threads (@ThatAg...

That Aged Well is in the midst of Nighttime Soap Month, and after taking on two famously crazy ones, Paul and Erika are taking a left turn to watch an episode of the long-running family soap 7th Heaven. And not just any episode…they’re talking about the famous one that all revolves around a mystery joint that appears in the family home! Come one, come all, and let us marvel at the messaging! You c...

Nighttime Soaps Month continues with another fabled subject: all those scheming Carringtons over on Dynasty! Erika and Paul have again bypassed the pilot and gone straight for the good stuff…season 5, episode 29, titled Royal Wedding! Come along as they attempt to explain 5 seasons of soap opera nonsense to themselves, each other, and you all at once! You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@Tha...

Happy New Year, listeners! Paul and Erika thought they’d kick off with a TV month, so we’re doing nighttime soap operas all week, and starting with one of the titans…Melrose Place! And they’re not even doing the pilot this time, they’re diving right into one of the most infamous episodes in the whole show…the one with the wig reveal (you know what we’re talking about!). Join them as they discuss o...