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We're following up our recent Awards Extravaganza with a new theme, Oscar Spinoffs! We're each selecting a 2022 Oscar nominee (or something connected to our own) and exploring more of their work. This week, in conjunction with Jamie Lee Curtis's Oscar win, Connor brings us 2003's Freaky Friday! What do we make of this classic 2000s body swap comedy? How do we feel about the chemist...

This week we're concluding our 2022 Awards Extravaganza! We cover our selections for Best TV Show, Best Director, the infamous Worse Picture, and, of course, Best Picture! Tune in for the curveballs, our recommendations, and find out if the 2022 Tar sweep continues!

Hey folks, Butter is back, and this week we’re rolling out the beige carpet for our 2022 Awards Extravaganza! In Part I, we cover our selections for Best Performance, Best Sound Design/Soundtrack, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay! Tune in to see if, like the Oscars themselves, we have a bit of an awards sweep this year, and be sure to check in next week as we cover the rest of the categori...

The crew is still revisiting some of our old Butter Classics, and Sam is coming out swinging with 2011's Warrior! Cheer along with the gang as we talk about the film's fantastic performances, explore the themes of family and trauma at the core of this riveting sports drama, and all get pretty teary eyed along the way!

While on vacation for a few weeks, we’ve been revisiting some of our old Butter Classics, and this week Connor punches in with Episode 29: 1999’s Office Space! Gather ‘round the water cooler with us as we discuss the late ‘90s, answer one of our old whiteboard questions, and go on a lot of tangents! Don't miss it, ya "walnut"(?)!

We continue our trek down memory lane this week with another Butter Classic, and Dave has dug up one of our first episodes on 1996's Fargo! Have Dave's thoughts on its ending changed over the years? Is it still his 2nd favorite film, or has it shifted? Listen in for answers, and the gang's thoughts on this Coens classic!

Hey folks! With the downtime we have as we take a break for the month, we’ve had an opportunity to revisit some of our older episodes! This week, Connor revisits our discussion of 1990’s Misery (Episode 147)! Stay tuned as the month rolls on and we highlight some of our favorite past discussions!

Wow! We've made it, folks: EPISODE 200! What better way to celebrate this podcasting milestone than by diving deep into the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz! Join us as we revel in the film's incredible design, discuss its iconic characters, and unearth the surprisingly grim production history of this classic. We also listen in on messages from some of our biggest supporters, and there's even a...

As our Loooove Theme concludes, Chrystine serves up a surprise dish: 2017’s Phantom Thread! What do we make of Anderson’s vision of a twisted, kinky, and ultimately heartwarming romance? Among this fantastic wardrobe, which dresses/garments caught our eye respectively? And can you believe someone other than Dave picked a P.T. Anderson flick?! Tune in for answers to these questions, and much more!...

Our Loooove Theme is still in the air, and Connor has exhumed 2013’s Warm Bodies! What do we make of this zombie-filled adaptation of Romeo And Juliet (and how surprised are some of us by the not-so-subtle nods we missed)? How about these visually and conceptually poorly defined Boneys? And an age old question - do zombies need to use the bathroom? Stagger and groan along with the crew as we answe...

The Loooove Theme continues with Sam's selection, 2017's Gifted! How well does this film explore familial love through the lens of education? Does it telegraph an informed or well-intentioned but misguided slant on advanced education and placement? And how about this adorable one-eyed cat? Take your seats and listen in this week to find out!

We’re launching into our new Loooove Theme, and Dave pivots from his trademark Contrarian Corner to his newfound Sentimental Corner with 2022’s A Love Song! Is this tale of widowers rekindling lost longing expectedly heartbreaking or surprisingly and soaringly optimistic? How well do seasoned character actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi carry their lead performances? And how about this cinematograph...

Our Fun In Dysfunction theme concludes with Chrystine's selection, 2014's Force Majeure! Does the chance avalanche of emotion in the film portray a dysfunctional family, or perhaps dive into dysfunction's socially gendered roots, or both? What do we make of the film's ending: does it subvert or serve its themes? And how well does this original telling stand against its American remake, Downhill? T...

The Fun In Dysfunction theme continues with Dave's selection, 2001's The Royal Tenenbaums! What does the gang make of this ensemble cast of quirky characters colliding as a family unit? Does the film achieve a sense of grounded realism, or does Anderson walk us through a fairy-tale vision of New York City populated by larger-than-life figures? Which member of the titular Tenenbaum family do we eac...

The gang continues unpacking Fun In Dysfunction, our dysfunctional families theme with Sam's pick, 1989's Steel Magnolias! What do we make of the community of characters and the stellar cast playing them? Does this beloved classic juggle humor and melodrama while sticking the landing on both? And which of our moms has an incidental guest appearance while turning in for the night? Listen in to find...

The holidays have come and gone, and the Butter Crew are kicking off the new year by putting the Fun In Dysfunction, exploring dysfunctional families within film! Connor sets the table with 2015's Krampus! How well does the movie juggle horror, humor, and the holidays all at once? How about these practical effects and creepy Christmas critter designs? What's the deal with this Krampus lore, and wh...

As our Real Vs. Reel biopic theme draws to a close, Dave presents 2022's Elvis! ...this movie's insane. Tune in!

Our Real Vs. Reel biopic theme rocks on, and this week we're tappin' our toes to Chrystine's selection, 2014's Love And Mercy! How well does the film cover two very different periods of Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson's life, and how well do the two different actors (Cusack and Dano) embody him? Do the film's two different styles and perspectives cohere, or do they wipe out? How do our parents feel...

Real Vs. Reel, our biopic series, rolls on and this week the gang hit the slopes with Sam’s pick, 2016’s Eddie The Eagle! How well does the film tell the story of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an Olympic ski jumper who set British records while finishing last? Do Egerton and Jackman bring proper depth to their subjects, or doesn’t the tone make that depth necessary? And that Bo Derek scene? Listen in f...

This week we're launching our new biopic theme, Real Vs. Reel! Join us as we investigate Connor's selection, 2002's Catch Me If You Can! Should a biopic stick to the capital-T Truth, or is a biopic about a con artist justified in fabricating the details? How well do we feel Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio play off of one another? Is this one of Spielberg's classic bigger-than-reality stories, or d...

Roommate Revenge wraps up this week with Sam's selected movie, 2019's 1917! Does the continuous shot motif pay off as immersive or does it ultimate distance the viewer? What, if anything, does this movie have to say about WWI and/or war in general? Are the a-historic liberties the film takes functional or kind of an oversight? And milk in a canteen? AT WAR? We take to the trenches for answers to t...

Roommate Revenge rages on as we take on Chrystine's assigned movie, 2013's Austenland! Does this rom-com/Austen satire come across as an affectionate ode or an ineffective farce? How well does it juggle a will-they-won't-they tension among its multiple relationship possibilities? And what does the gang make of yet another rom-com airport scene? Listen in this week for answers to these questions an...

Roommate Revenge rolls on, and this week Dave has been assigned 2017's The VelociPastor! Does this self-styled "good-bad" cult/b-movie stick the landing, or wade too far into genuinely bad movie territory? Is the humor self-aware and snappy enough, or does it linger too long on underwritten bits? Was this ultimately an exercise in wasted potential, or does it rise to the status of a strong and con...

This week we're launching our special new theme, Roommate Revenge! Sam's housemates Heather and Kara have tuned in and watched our selections for years now and finally have the opportunity to weigh in and assign each member of the crew their own episode! Their selection for Connor is 1992's Encino Man! Join us as we try to establish a thru-line in a movie that basically amounts to a montage! Does...

After a brief break, Butter is back! This week, we're concluding our Underrated Movies theme with an out-of-this-world movie, Chrystine's selection, 2018's Prospect! Blast off with the crew as we weigh in on the film's balance of sci-fi and western movie tropes, review the characters from page to screen, and tip our hats to just how much detail the filmmakers created on a shoe-string budget! And b...