Comfort Films Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving from Comfort Films!  In this holiday episode, John and Georgia take on the heartwarming and hilarious Thanksgiving classic Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. They talk road movies, non-traditional Thanksgiving celebrations, the two sides of John's personality (perfectly expressed in this film by Steve Martin and John Candy), and the ultimate question - should pie be served a...

Bustin' makes us feel good!  Bustin' out another episode of Comfort Films, that is.  This week, John and Georgia turn their attention to paranormal comedy classic Ghostbusters, its basically perfect script and cast, and why an ancient Sumerian monster dog would have a first and last name.  Strap on your proton pack, climb into Ecto-1, crank up the Ray Parker Jr., and join us in clea...

This week, John and Georgia talk about the 80s pop sci-fi classic:  the brilliance of Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, the sublime weirdness of Crispin Glover, time travel anxiety, and cola wars.

This week, John and Georgia examine the seminal baseball comedy Major League, how it's possible to love sports movies even if you don't really love sports, and complicated reactions to problematic content in old favorites.  

This week, to celebrate Halloween, John and Georgia take a bite out of the classic 80s teen vampire flick The Lost Boys, starring Kiefer Sutherland, the Coreys (Haim and Feldman), Jason Patric, and Jami Gertz. They talk fangs, flying, Frog brothers, the magic of shirtless saxophonist Tim Capello, and debate who would win in a Nanook/Thorn face/off. Get yourself a garlic T-shirt, grab your squirt g...

This week, John and Georgia are joined by John's mother, Eileen Macey, to discuss her favorite comfort film, Defending Your Life. They hash out the film's themes of reincarnation, fear, hope, and growth, as well as exploring the age old question of why Rip Torn is such a darn good actor in every single role he takes on.

Ride eternal on the highways of Valhalla with John and Georgia in this very non-traditional comfort film pick! We talk Furiosa, guzzoline, War Rigs, Bullet Farmers, killer cars, climate change, Immortan Joe and of course the half-life War Boys. Join us shiny and chrome for this journey deep into the post-apocalyptic Wasteland. Fang it!  

In this first episode, John and Georgia Macey define what makes a "comfort film" and discuss one of their mutual favorites, the Coen brothers's 1987 comedy Raising Arizona.