Cinemoddities – late NIGHT movies with Rob & Zack

Episode 165 - Freddy Got Fingered (2001)   After a little over three years, Cinemoddities is finally covering the movie from another dimension, Tom Green's "Freddy Got Fingered".  Any listener will tell you that this certainly fits the definition of a cinemoddity, but how important is this film to Rob & Zack?  Would this podcast exist without it?  Will there ever be another movie like this?  Will...

Episode 164 - Josie and the Pussycats (2001)   A personal favorite of ours and a criminally underrated film, it's Josie and the Pussycats!  Finally, Rob and Zack get to talk about Riverdale, subliminal messaging, Tara Reid, an epic confrontation between Meatloaf & Gary Busey, and coasters!  But will they join the navy?  Did they win a car?  What's so special about a Mojave phone booth?  Find out i...

Episode 163 - Suck & Blow   Welcome to another episode of Cinemoddities that is fine...just fine.  Rob and Zack cover a whole slew of things this week: a vampire-comedy-music movie from 2009, Johnny Depp's wigs in 2001, Catch Me If You Can, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Cruise's career and his take on the drug runner story, and much more!     Subscribe to the Cinemoddities patreon for access to bon...

Episode 162 - Spy Kids (2001)   It's time for nostalgia from our childhood with our first kids' movie of the 2001 Fortyear!  But is there something more to this movie than just remembering it fondly?  What role does Alan Cumming play in Macbeth?  Was Carla Gugino a hero?  How strange are Robert Rodriguez and his career?  Are you a foogly?  Listen in for all this and more!   Subscribe to the Cinemo...

Episode 161 - Memento (2001)   Have we discussed this episode before?  We can't remember.  What we can remember, though, is Sammy Jankis.  Join Rob & Ben as they talk about Christopher Nolan's first real movie, The Duke, The Mandarin, how much trust people put in stories, and too much tuna.  How does this compare to Nolan's later movies?  Is this movie the Calculus of modern cinema?  Do we remembe...

Another year, another celebration of a Cinemoddities anniversary!  It's been three whole years, and what better way to reflect on our time together than with a doozy of a bonus episode.  There're corrections, fan emails, shout outs, another filmography ranking from Rob, objectification of celebrities, and statistics!  Rob gives Zack and Ben their performance reviews, and the "Tales from the Cinemo...

Episode 160 - Monkeybone (2001)   It's finally here, one of Rob's favorite movies and the start of the Henry Selick series (which will conclude after the rest of Zack's 2001 fortyear)!  Monkeybone is criminally misunderstood, and no one, including Ben & Zack, is ready for the takes Rob has about this movie.  Tune in to hear an explanation of Henry Selick's career, The Church of the Subgenius, and...

Episode 159 - Saving Silverman (2001)   It's the bottom slice of bread on our Hannibal sandwich, another raunchy comedy from twenty years ago!  Rob and Ben take issue with this movie while Zack unabashedly expresses his love for it.  Thankfully, the philosophical concept of comedy comes up and saves us from having to discuss too much of this film.  Did Amanda Peet chained to a chair break Rob's mi...

Episode 158 - The Silence of the Lambs & Hannibal   The meat in our Hannibal sandwich is being garnished by one of the most influential movies of all time!  Join Rob & Zack as they immerse themselves into the Hannibal Lecter franchise.  Which movie is better: The Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal?  Should Ray Liotta be feared?  Will we put the lotion in the basket?  How can you live as a healthy ca...

Episode 157 - Sugar & Spice (2001)   The 2001 Fortyear is here!  For most of 2021, we'll be covering movies that were released between January and August of 2001.  And what better way to start than with a movie that doesn't exist?  Ben, Rob, and Zack grasp at straws to discuss this product but are constantly sidetracked by the smallest things.  There's talk of Matter Anorld, John Mayer, Marilyn Ma...

Episode 156 - Midnight Run (1988)   We have reached the end of our Martin Brest series!  Join Rob, Zack, and Ben as they discuss Brest's second action-comedy film and see how it compares to "Beverly Hills Cop".  Is this movie any better than an absolute zero?  Are people having sex with chickens?  What does Rob think about "Scent of a Woman" and "Meet Joe Black"?  Tune in to find out!   Subscribe...

Episode 155 - Beverly Hills Cop (1984)   It's the Martin Brest series, so we are pretty much obligated to cover his biggest movie!  Considered an American classic of Eddie Murphy's, of the action-comedy genre, and of the overall 1980's, Cinemoddities is finally here to explain why it is possibly one of the worst films ever put together.  Join Rob and Ben as they explain their disdain for this film...

Episode 154 - Going in Style (1979)   We're diving deeper into the Martin Brest filmography with a movie that is more accessible than last week's, but just by a slight amount (somewhere around a microprobability).  What view of the elderly does this movie take?  How does Zach Braff's remake live up to this great movie?  Why does this film remind Rob of Get Him to the Greek?  Listen in to find out!...

Episode 153 - Hot Tomorrows (1977)   Finally, we're getting to more Martin Brest movies!  And what's better than discussing them for an entire month!  Rob sure is excited, especially because we are starting with Brest's directorial debut, a film that is nearly impossible to watch.  There's talk of death, there's talk of "Gigli", there's the Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo, and so much more.     Eve...

Episode 152 - Dredd (2012)   We've come to the end of our January series on what Zack considers to be movies that should have changed the world, with one that Rob actually disagrees with.  It's a movie they've wanted to discuss for a while, but such a talk leads to a lot of disagreement.  You know what else, Ben is Zack's side for the first time!  Listen in to hear Rob's problems with a movie that...

In this bonus episode, Rob reveals that he voluntarily worked his way through the films of David Fincher and ranked them all!  Tune in to hear what Rob thinks of the Fincher filmography, to hear Zack's complaints about his co-host's thoughts, and to hear Ben's apathy regarding this conversation.   Contact us through email using Cinemoddities@gmail.com or by joining in to the nonsense on the Cinemo...

Episode 151 - Speed Racer (2008)   Holy fish, it's finally happening!  The film that should have changed the world, altered geography, and overthrown governments, it is Speed Racer!  Tune in to our discussion to learn why Rob, Ben, and Zack are now prisoners of PETA, the narrative importance of this film, the philosophical grandiosity of this work, and pretty colors.  You know it's a good episode...

Episode 150 - Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010)   Welcome to our episode about Tron: Legacy and kind of the original Tron!  Yeah?  One of Zack's favorite franchises is finally covered on the podcast, while Rob & Ben are along for the ride.  Yeah?  But which of these movies is better, the original or the sequel?  Or even the documentary about the original Tron, which is also in the running?  Yeah...

Episode 149 - Starship Troopers (1997)   With a new year and a new series, we are discussing "Movies That Should Have Changed the World" this month, beginning with a favorite of Rob & Zack - none other than Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers"!  The hosts are joined by Chris P to get into why so many people misunderstand this movie, the state of special effects, the original novel along with the f...

Episode 148 - Wonder Woman 1984   What a way to end the year that we call 2020 than with a film that takes place in 1984!  It's a banner episode with Ben, Rob, Zack, and Zenger all discussing a new movie that was dumped on HBO Max.  Is it good, is it bad, does it matter at all?  What does HIV/AIDS have to do with this movie?  Wonder Womaaaaaaan!   Give a listen to Zenger's podcast on nerdy topics,...

Episode 147 - Teen Beach Movie (2013) & Teen Beach 2 (2015)   There're teens, there're beaches, there're movies, but most importantly there is music and dancing!  Are you a surfer or a biker?  Are you a Giggles or a Cheechee?  Are you brie or camembert?  Are you cruisin' for a bruisin'?  Listen in as you decide, and stay tune to the end for Rob & Zack completing forgetting that one another exist. ...

Episode 146 - Lemonade Mouth (2011)   Who doesn't love a good old lemon?  This week, Zack once again admits that he followed DCOMs (or at least the music from them) even after going to college.  While Rob was learning everything he could about Animal Collective, Zack began to closely follow the career of Hayley Kiyoko.  But how much fun is Christopher McDonald in this movie?  Do we want to see Mud...

Bonus - Superfast! (2015)   Way back when, during the "High Impact Joke Density" series, Rob asked why there was no parody of The Fast & The Furious franchise.  He was swiftly informed by L'juan that there indeed was one, and we decided to record a little extra on it to round out that series.  Spoiler alert, this is a nightmare of a movie.  But, we have LJ himself to explain the important details...

Episode 145 - The Cheetah Girls (2003)   What are we doing on this podcast?  How has Zack broke Rob?  I guess the only answer is....in a good way!  This month is chock full of Disney+ movies that involve dancing, and this is the week that kills our entire podcast.  Rob has nothing to say other than GROWL POWER!  Tune in to hear the most offensive, yet somehow the most intriguing, episode of Cinemo...

Episode 144 - Titanic (1997)   It's another Jimmy C film on Cinemoddities, and it's a doozy of a discussion!  One of Zack's favorites that Rob hasn't seen in years because it's another romance movie.  But what hot takes are there to give?  Why is Rose so stupid?  Why are there so many tangents in an episode that's already way too long?  Does Mr. Ismay get his headlines?  Tune in to find out!   Sup...