Below Freezing

WOW! Well folks…here it is. The film that defies all logic and fits the criteria of what we talk about on Below Freezing. Here is the 2013 “comedy” simply and absent-mindedly titled “Movie 43”. During the episode, we discuss the film’s Razzie wins, all the offensive bits (and there are a lot), and wonder how they got so many talented actors to do this shitty film. Also, because we didn’t want to w...

This is a tie in episode. Recently on the 1001 by 1 podcast, Adam & Ian covered “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” This week, here at Below Freezing we are tackling the 2016 sequel: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny”. During this week’s episode, Adam goes on to praise the cinematography (but little else), Melissa coins the character “Vampire Eyes” (also the name of our first ind...

We break new ground here Below Freezing and cover a movie from the 80s: “Private Resort”. Let us tell you: Johnny Depp & Rob Morrow could not save this “comedy” from all exploitation of women. During the episode, we introduce two new segments “Question Time with Melissa” and “Film Corner with Adam”. This week Melissa rails into the misogyny and Adam rails into how the bad the 80s were for film...

In honor of John Travolta’s recent Razzie nomination for a film we recently discussed (“The Fanatic”), we decided to go back to one of Mr. Travolta’s first Razzie nominations and one of Adam’s most guilty of pleasures: the 2001 cyber-thriller “Swordfish”. During the episode, Melissa decides to put Adam through a Q&A on the finer details of the film, but the most important questions may be this...

Should I go after true love or should I focus on being a better parent? This paradoxical question (and others) drive the story of this sort-of romantic comedy starring Hilary Duff & Heather Locklear, “The Perfect Man”. During this episode, Adam & Melissa talk about Heather Locklear being married to Richie Sambuca (we’ll explain), what daytime soap operas are still on, and a dad just wantin...

Our first new release on our new feed...and it's a good one. Recently the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were released and we have to say that we’re a bit confused. We knew that the Best Leading Actor category was going to be stacked, but to leave off John Travolta as Moose in the 2019 thriller “The Fanatic” just seems insulting. During the episode, Adam drops a major truth bomb about Tra...

Sometimes the critics are way off, and at 13% we think critics were severely wrong about the Seann William Scott & Billy Bob Thornton led comedy “Mr. Woodcock”. This week, the St. Johns are joined by long-time friend Perry Lewis to discuss the Cornival , tough teachers, Seann William Scott’s career arc. Also, Perry mixed up some wonderful cocktails that he explains during the episode.

The movie that infamously forced Sean Connery to retire, divided the St. John household, and put our dog to sleep, this week we’re talking about the 2003 fantasy masterpiece and/or shitshow (depending on who you ask) “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”. During this episode, Adam and Melissa talk about pointless title cards, on set feuds between Connery and the director Stephen Norrington, and...

Ryan Phillippe as an up-and-coming computer programmer, Tim Robbins essentially playing an amalgamation of every tech genius who ever existed, and killer sesame seeds: this is “Antritrust”. This week as they discuss this best film winner of the Shanghai International Film Festival, Adam gives a brief history of the “F” word in PG 13 movies, Melissa explains that she would take Tim Robbins over Rya...

What do you get when you cross M. Night Shyamalan’s first R rated film, Mark Wahlberg playing a high school science teacher, and the most intense eye acting from Zooey Deschanel? Possibly the most unsatisfactory movie ever made? Well, let’s see which way the wind blows us as Adam and Melissa talk about “The Happening”. This week, the St. Johns got through this film with a bottle of 14 Hands Reserv...