Crucial Podcast

The Matt and Tubes sleep out in the tree-house while they tear the head off "Hereditary". A very talented cast do their best to save a script that has some good ideas but falls short in the end. Join us for our seance and we will help you decide if "Hereditary" is Crucial. 

Meet up with The Matt and Tubes in the driveway for a game of "Basketball". Matt Stone and Trey Parker might show up so be ready for some killer Psych-outs! Tons of sports and celebrity cameos, and a soundtrack from the Ska craze make this sports comedy very Crucial. So shoot for a homerun, even though your mom is going out with...SQUEAK!  

The Matt and Tubes break down the details on the 2014 Sci-Fi thriller "Ex Machina". The guys get into some heavy philosophy on the ethics of creating and using artificial intelligence. They talk seriously about the buying and selling of personal data online, and they ask the biggest question of all. Would you buy a robot wife? In the end they decide if "ExMachina" is Crucial.

Once crucial but no more. It's always tough when a movie just does not hold up anymore. The Matt and Tubes put this one to rest and tell you why "As Good As It Gets" just isn't good enough. 

The Matt and Tubes get in the water with "Jaws" tune in to find out what makes this classic blockbuster Crucial.

The Matt and Tubes dive into the new choose your own adventure from the makers of Black Mirror. Will they choose to make Bandersnatch Crucial?

It's the latest film from the Coen Brothers. Does it hold up? The Matt and Tubes have a heated debate to decide if this movie is Crucial.

Is the new Netflix original movie "Birdbox" a phenomenon or a flop? ehhhh its complicated...  

We are kicking off 2019 with one of our favorites! 

The Crucial Podcast gives it's final episode of 2018! To keep you warm through the holiday season, enjoy our fiery discussion of the charged comedy! Mel Brooks IS Crucial! Happy Holidays and see you in 2019.   Tubes

The question is can Tubes be forgiven? The Matt comes out guns blazing against this award winning, star studded, introspective western.

So you thought "The Silence of The Lambs" was just delicious. Ready for seconds? Here comes "Red Dragon". With Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, and Philip Seymour  Hoffman, what could go wrong? We have the answers but you have to do something for us. Join The Matt and Tubes and find out why "Red Dragon" isn't quite Crucial. 

Halloween is crushing the box office, thrilling fans and filling theater's with screams. But is it Crucial? You'd need a couple of hardcore Halloween buffs to know for sure. Luckily The Matt and Tubes are here to help you out! 

Eli Roth knocks this horror/comedy out of the park! Don't believe me? Let The Matt and Tubes tell you why this cabin gore fest is Crucial.

With the fourth entry in the Scream franchise, director Wes Craven ups the meta ante. Suddenly the horror franchise that grew out of slasher nostalgia gets nostalgic. Can you roll with the metaphoric punches as the Woodsboro murders are given even more backstory than before? More importantly is this new chapter in Wes Craven's homage series Crucial?  

The Matt and Tubes blow your head off with one of their most crucial reviews yet, The Running Man! Sit back and relax as the guys reak down this action classic! 

Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton Co-Star in this classic tale of greed and paranoia. Three friends find a gym bag full of money in the woods and it doesn't take long for things to get complicated.

The Matt and Tubes dive into what some call Martin Scorsese's best film. Is The Departed Crucial? Try to keep up while we break it down. 

Is John Travolta Crucial? Is Nicholas Cage Crucial? Is Nicholas Cage's John Travolta Crucial? Is John Travolta's Nicholas Cage Crucial? Calm down and let The Matt and Tubes help you sort out this John Woo epic mess of an awesome blockbuster as they breakdown Face/off!

The Matt and Tubes breakdown the classic thriller Se7en. Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and Gwyneth Paltrow give great performances. David Fincher provides a tense atmosphere. Pitt and Freeman follow a series of murders that are inspired by the seven deadly sins. Is Se7en Crucial? Just ask yourself, What's in the box?!?! 

The Matt and Tubes break down the mean spirited unfunny Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Say Aloha to trying too hard and wacky improv! Jason Siegel tries to write and star in this one. The guys quickly find that he is not crucial. 

The Matt shares some of his most personal thoughts and feelings from 2003. Join The Matt and Tubes for a hilarious breakdown of this snapshot from a very sensitive time in the Matt's life. The guys also talk about deep diving for low hit videos on youtube, and Matt's adventures using the public bathrooms at work. 

The Matt and Tubes break down "Training Day". Can you make it on the streets? Can you do what you need to do when you need to do it? Ride with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke and find out if "Training Day" is Crucial.

The Matt and Tubes feel the hum of god in "Stone". Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Milla Jovovich pool their talents into this bewildering mess of mixed messages and unfinished plot threads. We have an equally messy conversation about it.    The Matt gets righteous about healthcare with a back ended classic rant.  Stone is not crucial being able to see your doctor is.  

The Matt and Tubes buddy up for one of the best known cop-dramas of all time "Lethal Weapon"   They learn that with proper training a man can outrun a car on foot, handle a suicide jumper by dragging him off a building, or even sneak up on people with a helicopter. Is Lethal Weapon Crucial? Find out in this episode.