The Film Grouch Show

Guess who’s joining us this episode? It’s Oscar Bravo, our resident Millennial co-worker! Can you believe he’s never watched American Psycho? Working off of my latest "He Pick" Madison decided to invite Oscar to our little table top Tête-à-tête to give him a chance to finally watch this film and appreciate all the horrific satire, or something.  So grab your business cards, sharpen your wit, and r...

Working off of Madison's latest "She Pick" I decided to be bold and choose a Director this time. Why did I choose such an artsy-fartsy Director like Paul Thomas Anderson? Check out the show for the explanation! If you're like me, you want your movies to be entertaining, have good and interesting characters, and make sense. I will give PTA 1/3 of those.  Here's some of the show's highlights: A trib...

This was a Madison “She Pick” using Christine Ebersol from my Mac and Me “He Pick!” Neither of us saw this movie, but the ads for it kept driving me crazy. Naturally, Madison picked it just for the revenge factor alone. But, did it turn out to be a movie I actually liked?!?  Here’s some of the show’s highlights: Is this relationship even legal?     Was that Herman Munster?   Who is this movie for...

This was my “He Pick” using Jennifer Aniston from Madison's The Break-Up “She Pick” Madison had never seen this incredibly unforgettable classic masterpiece, so I just had to share it with her, even if I had to break my own rules to fit it in. What can I say, it's good to be the King! I think this is possibly the funniest episode we have done so far! This is the one episode you can't afford to mis...

This was a Madison “She Pick” using Vincent D'Onofrio from my The Kid “He Pick” We both saw this movie when it first came out, and we were both hoping that maybe it got funnier this time around. Apart from a few funny scenes they gave away in the trailer, this sad rom-com isn't all that funny. But we did have a lot of fun discussing it! Here’s some of the show’s highlights: A whole new intro    Sp...

This was my “He Pick” using the Six Degrees of Separation (or Kevin Bacon game) rule using Chris Pratt from Madison's Take Me Home Tonight “She Pick” I reviewed this movie back in 2020, and I was shocked Chris Pratt was so villainous and unrecognizable in this biopic about Billy the Kid which was actually all about Vincent D'Onofrio.  Listen to why I chose this movie, my connections to the cast, a...

Have you ever been listening to a Podcast and thought, "Man, I really need to let them know where they went wrong"? Well, I am not saying Little Nikita was the most epic spy movie ever made, but I do feel that the SpyHards folks were missing important context and details that I wouldn't expect a Brit or a Canuck to grasp. To whit, this super secret special recording. Plus, I needed to remind mysel...

We wanted to take a break from the film reviews this episode and talk about the latest pandemic phenomena, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. At first I thought this was a game for children, and to some extent, that's true. But I couldn't ignore how many of my friends were oddly obsessed with this little Nintendo Switch game that found its niche, or nook, as millions of people sit trapped indoors.  We...

Take Me Home Tonight This was Madison's "She Pick" using the Six Degrees of Separation (or Kevin Bacon game) rule using Michael Biehn from my Tombstone "He Pick" I reviewed this movie back in 2011, and it introduced me to Chris Pratt, but it never quite resonated with me. Listen to Madison make her case for why this movie is a must watch for any fans of nostalgic eighties movies and music. Here's...

Tombstone It's the reckoning Since Madison made the new rule about each pick being related to the previous pick, I decided to be kind and give her a movie chock full of actors who have been in tons of movies. It also happens to be the most quoted movie of all time around these parts. Hell, I was doing lines from this movie, and she had no clue what I was talking about, at least, that's the rumor....

A Simple Favor What could possibly go wrong? We have some fresh new intro music and we are back after our almost five month hiatus. Because it was so long since I watched this movie, I decided to watch it again right before recording. What's great about A Simple Favor is that much like with Sixth Sense or other sleuth type movies, you can appreciate more on the second viewing. This was an unexpect...

The Not My Favreau Lion King Just watch The Lion King, not The Favreau Lion King - unless you haven't seen The Lion King. And then, still, just watch The Lion King instead of this lesser version!

Detective Pikachu  It's another very special episode of The Film Grouch Show, where Madison and I included our son, Raphael to the cast. He is a dedicated fan of Pokemon and we had a great time with this one, and for some reason we kept getting interrupted by one troublesome Pokemon, but don't let that stop you from listening.  Some stuff we discuss: How did they get Ryan Reynolds to agree to this...

Color of Night (1994) This was my latest #HePick - where I obviously tortured poor Madison by forcing her to watch this Bruce Willis, Scott Bakula, Jane March forgotten twisty flick that tries so hard to be hip and noirish that most people cringe the whole way through. But, not me, it's actually one of my favorite little messed up masterpieces. Some stuff we discuss: Maxim Magazine said this movie...

Avengers Endgame This was a very special episode of The Film Grouch Show. Because for the first time ever, we included my son, the soon to be world renown, Raphael. Not only is he a huge fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he actually taught Madison and I a few things we didn't know! Before you listen to this episode, I must say this right now - THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS! If you listen to...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Back in 1999, we weren't afraid to both offend and to be offended. What happened to us? Maybe this movie was the final straw in decency. Well, that was what Matt Stone and Trey Parker were banking on - but then the world just shrugged and laughed. And this movie won several awards, was nominated for an Academy Award and had an all star cast. But it was beyond dis...

Flash Gordon A weird 1980 movie saved by Queen's riffs and insanely good costumes! In this episode, I finally convinced my wife to watch one of my all time favorite cheesy, cult-classics. You'll have to hear how I finally worked with the folks at Pandora to seamlessly convince her it was all her idea.  We bring back our world famous Word-of-the-day and On-this-Day-In-History bits, and I rediscover...

Does Brie Larson shit the bed in Captain Marvel? Is she human after all? Captain Marvel was terrific in some spots and terrible in others. This is a film that was shoe-horned into the fabric of much better films that have come before it and will undoubtedly follow it. Carol Danvers is almost void of real personality. She was emotionally dyslexic!  Here's the full review, please post your comments...

Muppets From Space In this episode Madison and Rick Swift talk about their love of The Muppets and Rick won't shut up about how disappointed he was that this is Muppets FROM Space - and they never actually get to space in this 1999 speed-bump of a Muppets film.  Some stuff we discuss: Was this the original idea for the movie? Why didn't they go after more Star Wars type jokes? Is it Ms. Piggy, Mis...

Into the Spider-Verse In this episode, I will introduce you to my old friend, Amadarwin. Don't ask about the name, I think he came up with it in high school trying to impress some girl. We get into what makes us comic nerd qualified, our love of Marvel RPG - we can talk FASERIP with the best of them. For some reason, Amadarwin doesn't like stamps.   Some questions we tackle: Does the world need an...

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part  This film was barely saved by Rex Dangervest, the ultimate '80s badass. Who is your favorite movie bad ass? What's your favorite Lego minifig?  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR iTunes:  The Film Grouch Show And follow us on Twitter/Instagram:  @FilmGrouch Like us on Facebook:  FilmGrouch Email us:  admin@filmgrouch.com   Visit us:  https://www.filmgrouch.com Support us on Patreo...

The original comedy duo! Everyone who has laughed at some point in their life owes a hat tip to the most iconic comedy duo to have ever lived: Laurel & Hardy. If you are not familiar with them, they were the first Abbott & Costello. And if you aren’t familiar with those guys, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were the first Bert & Ernie; Harold & Kumar; Jay & Silent Bob; Penn & Teller; and maybe most r...

Hereditary - Does it live up to the hype?  Directed by Ari Aster, this macabre mystery has had audiences talking all last year, so of course we had to talk about it too.  Madison thought it could have been trimmed at least twenty minutes, but I thought the suspense was perfect.  Do you think this film lived up to the hype? We'd love to hear what you think, so please rate and review us on iTunes as...

DC occasionally gets one right Aquaman is a fun, family-friendly film that does a decent job telling a compelling story about one of their oldest heroes and kicks a lot of ass. I could have used a lot less smoldering and obvious "eye candy" shots of shirtless Momoa. But it didn't ruin the good parts of the story. Let's talk about how amazing these visual effects were too. And what the hell is wron...

A book series turned into a solid action film When you ask Hollywood to give you something original, you might get giant mobile cities that go around devouring smaller cities. Just go with it, and you might actually like it! The movie definitely didn’t suck, the effects were pretty decent, given that we are to believe that these cities can transform as people are walking all over them. There were...