Brother Sibling Movie

Is Return to Oz the worst movie ever made - or is it the ACTUAL BEST THING EVER COMMITTED TO CELLULOID??? To find out you'll have to listen along to this week's installment of Season 3: Revisionist Fairytales as we dive into the truly wild world of Oz. Can we fully blame this one on cocaine? Or should we really look at L. Frank Baum whose brain was not well? Either way, Return to Oz is a t...

Tim Burton strikes again on Season 3: Revisionist Fairytales. If there ever was a director to have twice in one season, it would be Timmy B. This week we're talking about Big Fish - or are we? This episode is a winding romp that lightly touches on the film. While this might not be the episode to listen to if you really want to know everything about Big Fish , this is the perfect episode if you...

Welcome back to Season 3: Revisionist Fairytales. We have an absolute banger of an episode for you with Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth ( El laberinto del fauno ). Suffice it to say, the Koehne Kids love GDT and the wild and twisted worlds his joyously occult mind creates. We talk about the roots of Spanish fascism, the brilliance of Doug Jones, and the importance of imagi...

Here we are with the next installment of Season 3: Revisionist Fairytales with Stardust , which was billed as "a fairytale for adults." Does it live up to that promise? Eh, sort of. But you'll need to listen to hear all of Evan's thoughts on that front. Due to some serious heat-induced brainrot, Mer doesn't really engage a whole lot. Look, it was 98 degrees inside and they just couldn't hang. Emai...

Welcome back to Season 3: Revisionist Fairytales. This week's film is Penelope , a delightful little romp. Is this movie perfect? No. Is it very fun? Yes. This film also gets huge bonus points for featuring the late, great Catherine O'Hara as the world's most overbearing mother. Come along with us as we talk about the magic of scarves, cuteness, and the overall silliness of having a pi...

We're back! Boy oh boy, it's been a minute - but we're here with a brand new season of delightful chaos for you. This season's theme is Revisionist Fairytales. What does that mean? Well you'll have to listen along to find out! This week we're kicking off the season with the Tim Burton's 1996 film Edward Scissorhands . We all love a sad goth boy and there's nothing q...

Our season finale is here! We could not think of a better movie to round out Season 2: Siblings with than the indie classic The Skeleton Twins. This absolute gem stars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader as the most convincing on-screen siblings we've come across so far. The Skeleton Twins is not for the faint of heart (see our content warning at the top of the episode). For those who buy the ticket a...

We sure hope you're not prone to acid flashbacks or puppet-based phobias - because it's time for Spy Kids! This movie is not at all what you expect it to be. Yes, there are kids. Yes, they are spies (though that is debatable). But it is so much more than that! Antonio Banderas is DADDY, Carla Gugino is MOTHER, Alan Cummings is SERVING, Danny Trejo is MACHETE. Need we say more? This movie i...

We continue Season 2: Siblings! with the 2014 family dramedy This Is Where I Leave You . We have a heck of a cast (Adam Driver, Jason Bateman, Tiny Fey, Jane Fonda among others) and a heck of a lot of family dynamics in this one. Do Evan and Mer talk about the movie? Sure! Do they also go on a number of very random tangents that have next to nothing to do with the movie? You know it! Join us as we...

Let's go on a Hawaiian rollercoaster ride! It's time for Lilo & Stitch , the tale of how weirdos make the best family. The art is beautiful, the story is endearing, and the vibes are gooood. Normally, I write longer episode descriptions but let's get real - you know how awesome this movie is. Email us your thoughts on the films we cover or other delightful tidbits at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brothersi...

All hail Lynn Shelton! Your Sister's Sister is a beautiful little indie movie that explores the complexity of the ties that bind us. In Season 2: Siblings! we're talking all about movies that center a sibling relationship or, in this case, more that one. This film is a stirring character drama, resplendent with juicy observations of life's stickier moments. We talk a lot about the intr...

Welcome back and strap in for a pretty intense discussion of a pretty silly movie. We're back with our episode on Step Brothers, the 2008 Adam McKay slap stick comedy about two inept men making life harder on the people around them. For Season 2: Siblings, we want to capture the many flavors that siblings relationship can come in. This movie might not have been Mer's cup of tea (it was not...

We love our neurodivergent community and what better way to celebrate both spicy brains and siblings than with another episode of this podcast! We continue Season 2: Siblings with Benny & Joon, a delightful little gem of a movie about two adult siblings who are just trying to get through the day. It's full of vague 90's descriptions of mental illness, romantic tension (importantly, not...

We continue Season 2 - Siblings with perhaps one of the best films ever made: that you have probably never seen: The Brothers Bloom. As the name implies, this movie centers around the Bloom brothers, life-long con men with a flare for the dramatic. We follow the story of Bloom and Steven through their humble beginnings as misbehaving rascals to their current lives as a well-oiled team of con artis...

Do you want to hear two siblings talk about movies, being smarter than everyone, and why mishandled visual metaphors get clunky? You're in the right place, my friend! This week we are talking about the 1998 film "Pleasantville," a technicolor dream (nightmare?) of cinema. Our second season is dedicated to movies all about - you guessed it - SIBLINGS! It's a thing we have a passin...

To-to-ro, to-to-ro! You know it, we love it, it's time for the 1988 classic "My Neighbor Totoro," the adorable anime that has spawned a thousand enamel pins. This is our first episode of season 2 and with a new season comes a new theme. Season 2's theme is SIBLINGS! We had to start this season off strong and what better film to do that with than "My Neighbor Totoro." At...

It’s our Season 1 Finale and boy oh boy do we have a BANGER for you. This week we are talking about perhaps one of the best sci-fi films of all time: The Fifth Element. Not only is this one of our favorite films, we were joined by one of our favorite people: the one and only Rachel Rush. Evan did a hell of an edit on this one because we talked about eeeeeverything. The acting, the sets, the costum...

Tis the season for family, friends, and truly horrible Christmas films. Join us and our special guest (it's our mom) this week as we do a watch along with the 2019 movie "The Knight Before Christmas," starring Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse as our star-crossed lovers. It's got time travel, it's got hijinks, it's got silly tropes, and it has a certified HILF (hag I'd like to...well you get it)...

Wow - wow wow wow. "FairyTale: A True Story" surprised us in all the ways we could have been surprised. While this film did slightly stretch the bounds of Season 1's theme (90's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films if you're interested), we could not have been more delighted with the magical world that we discovered. This film is a dramatization of the Cottingley Fairies "hoax" that took place in Yorkshire En...

Come delve into the frenetic madness of Terry Gilliam's 1995 film "12 Monkeys" with us this week as we continue Season 1: 90's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films. In a startling upset, there are far fewer than twelve actual monkeys in this film. But never fear, there are many other delights on offer, namely butts! Evan edited out about 40 minutes of us talking about Brad Pitt's ass. I guess you'll have to w...

This week we are talking about the 1997 film "Gattaca" as we start to round out Season 1: 90s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films. It's got everything that a 90s sci-fi film needs: noir themes, social commentary, amorphous space goings-on, voice-over narration, and flat female characters. It's a twisty turny journey from first-time writer/director Andrew Niccol that brings up questions about human potential...

JONES! JESUS KNIFE! ROOM SERVICE! This week we discuss the 1995 film "Johnny Mnemonic" based on the short story by William Gibson as we continue Season 1: 90s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films. We get to bask in a truly unhinged performance from the one and only Keanu Reeves, delve into the world of cyberpunk, and go on a pretty long rant about the importance of staying politically engaged (that is only ta...

This week we took a big swing and watched the 1996 cinematic atrocity that is "Dragonheart" for Season 1: 90s Sci Fi and Fantasy Films. We cannot express to you how much we hated the whole experience. From horrendous CGI to awful acting to inconsistent writing to a complete disinterest in the genre, we have nothing but bad things to say about this pile of trash. I mean, c'mon, DENNIS QUAID AS A KN...

Never give up, never surrender! In this episode we're talking about the 1999 film "Galaxy Quest" as we continue our voyage into Season 1: 90s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films. This episode really spans a wide range of topics, very few of them actually related to the film. And that's because this movie is fine. It's entertaining, enjoyable, and fine. Will it blow your mind with its deep philosophical theme...

Hark, 'tis a new episode bestowed upon our beloved audience! This week we are talking about the 1999 adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as we continue on Season 1: 90s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films. This is definitely stretching the definition of "fantasy" but hey - there's fairies so deal with it. Also, wowzers, talk about an incredible cast! Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert...