Dinner With a Movie

This week, we eat foot-long sandwiches from a chain that must not be named before we discuss  Terminator 2: Judgement Day . Are Skynet’s Terminators precise killing machines or are they bad at their jobs? With tons of action and some mixed moments of not-so-good voiceover, we can say that Robert Patrick as the overpowered T-1000 makes this film stand out from the original and anything that’s come...

We’re at the garage in the city living large this week as we eat pizza and cookies then discuss  The Babysitter . We agree that some of the filmmaking choices detract from the film’s likability, but it's still a good watch. With laughs all the way through, this film is fun, entertaining, and uncomplicated. Watch it. Don’t be a P*$$Y.

This week, we get all dressed up in our furry suits and eat hot dogs and “rocket ship” shaped cookies before discussing  Death to Smoochy . This behind-the-scenes look into a crazy world of depraved children's show entertainers is made even more entertaining with the great Robin Williams as Rainbow F-ing Randolph. It may not be the best-constructed story, but the comedy more than makes up for...

Bleep, blurp, bleep, bloop is Robot for breakfast burritos and cupcakes which is what we eat before discussing  The Mitchells vs The Machines . This animated family road trip – robot Armageddon – father/daughter bonding – coming of age movie almost has it all. Functional dysfunction can save the world as long as there’s love and memes. We learn to treat our phones with respect so they don’t turn a...

We’re traveling to Mother Russia this week to eat a charcuterie buffet of cheese, chocolate, tomatoes, lettuce, apples, and bread before discussing  The Death of Stalin . We can’t help but root for a bad guy in this power grab for control over the lives of so many comrades. It’s nice to know that we live in a world where we can watch a good satire of Russian politics and not get

After trading our virtues for a meatball in our spaghetti, finding a cockroach in our salad, and smearing éclair cream into our nose hair; we discuss  Victor/Victoria . In this crazy gay Parisian world, the accents may be all wrong, but we agree that the messages of acceptance and feminism are perfect until the second half where King’s arc outshines Victoria’s friendship with Toddy. It’s a great e...

We woke up this morning not knowing what we were doing so we decided to eat Chinese food, chocolate chip cookies, and clementines before discussing  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . Do we really want Joel and Clem to make it? Are they nutso enough to give it another try? We don’t know where they’re headed, but it’s the journey that matters. We all agree that Patrick has no rizz. Stealing pa...

After attending a punk concert at an undisclosed location, we eat Mexican food (including rice and beans) and then discuss  Green Room . This movie really changed Blake’s life. Can it change yours? Jose thinks the film has some great moments, but may not be rewatchable. Brandon is sad because Anton Yelchin is gone forever. We all agree that this movie is entertaining. It gives us our second choice...

We’re framing each other for things we may not have done this week while we eat chicken Frito pie, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and Kit Kats before we discuss  Gone Girl . Once we get past the unrealistic meet cute banter, the story leads us through a series of events that may not be as authentic as they are depicted. Is Nick a wife murderer? Is Amy abused? The answers may surprise you if you ig...

Gorry! We plan our deaths as we eat cabbage, sausages, a plate of charcuterie, and drink some Scotch before discussing  Dolores Claiborne . With impressive dialogue and a truly evil antagonist, this film takes us on a journey of discovery that we relish. As one year bleeds into the next, we look forward to growing old together. Sometimes dinner with a movie is all we have to hold on to.

Love is in the air as we eat muffins, Vienna sausages, and milkshakes before discussing Before Sunrise. Jose and Blake can relate to Jesse’s awkward peacocking while Brandon is let down by the lack of emotional investment in the characters. The next time we’re in Vienna we’ll have to catch the play “Bring Me the Horns of Wilmington’s Cow” instead of spending so much time in the cafes and bars.

Yippee ki-yay, movie lovers! We eat Crunch bars, Twinkies, ice cream, and cake before getting into the thick of it with  Die Hard . After some debate, we determined that films don’t necessarily have to feature Christmas to be considered Christmas movies. This nostalgic eighties gem has it all: a half-naked hero, clever villain, idiotic cops, irresponsible F.B.I. officers, and a marriage on the roc...

We’re off to Türkiye this week to eat hamburgers, fries, rolls, strawberry ice cream, and lemon Fanta before we discuss  Aftersun . We all connect with this film’s captivating depiction of a father-daughter relationship being damaged by depression. Paul Mescal has a nice butt and is brilliant in his portrayal of Calum. We don’t intend to put them under pressure, but we want to see more of young ac...

Ciao alla nostra bellissima principessa ascoltatrice! Instead of eating breaded liver and eel stuffed with fatty sausage, we chose to have some nice salmon with salad, bread, and lovely eclairs before discussing  Life is Beautiful . This wonderful film is full of all of the hilarious highs and heartbreaking lows that we crave. All we can say to Roberto Benigni is “Grazie!” for manifesting your gor...

We’re kicking up our heels this week after we eat a pastrami sandwich with celery juice and watch  A Chorus Line . Blake scores the movie Intro Ten; Story Three. Jose is so Surprised by the movie he says it twice. Brandon wants to spend all his time At the Ballet from now on (preferably with Paul). We’re not dancers, probably because we can’t walk around with our pants stuffed in our cracks, but w...

We are correctly doing something this week when we eat some Brooklyn pizza and discuss  Do the Right Thing . Is Mookie the perfect unlikable protagonist? Is Sal the reason Pino is an a-hole? Who is doing right and who is doing wrong? Can we fully answer any of these questions? No, but that’s the point. We admire Spike Lee’s use of duality in every character and cinematography that captures moments...

Welcome to our nightmare where we eat small chickens and salad then discuss Eraserhead. Blake and Brandon try to decipher meaning in a possibly meaningless movie as the crew delves into the strangeness of David Lynch’s choices. Maybe he was just a dad going through some stuff. Does that explain the chicken-fish baby? Who knows? After we’ve picked all the meat off of this cult classic and the surre...

What was that? Oh, it was just Jimmy destroying our roof again. We better have his mom fix it before we eat eggs, purple flurp (grape soda), cotton candy, and popcorn then discuss Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. This nostalgic film brings back some memories of youth for Blake and Jose, not so much for Brandon who wants a smarter film. Go Jimmy, Jimmy that’s the voice I hear inside. Straight up, come al...

Remember, remember the last week of September when we ate eggies in the basket and tea and biscuits before we discussed V for Vendetta. Jose and Brandon are adamant that the love interest between V and Evey is out of place and unneeded and Blake has issues with coincidences used to prove you’re the puppet of a higher power. We like the energy and the story but also expected a few more surprises fr...

This week, we eat potato soup, rice pudding, and oranges before we discuss Torch Song Trilogy. We connect with this seminal film about a gay man's search for family on many different levels. Arnold’s interesting way of looking at things makes him one of the greatest characters we have ever encountered. Per his advice, we were careful not to fall into an elevator shaft, skinny dip in a school o...

We stayed in Texas and then hitched a ride to Georgia with the legendary Bandit, Frog, Snowman, and Fred to eat cheeseburgers and iced tea in a choke and puke before discussing Smokey and the Bandit. How many police cars crashed along the way is almost uncountable. Maybe Buford and Junior have an inventory on that. That’s if Junior can manage to keep his head on better than his hat. This movie is...

This week, we’re in Texas eatin’ up some down home-cookin’ of T-bone steaks, baked potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob, and iced tea before we discuss Hell or High Water. Chris Pine makes brooding sadness look good, but all agree that Ben Foster really steals the show in this bank-robbing tale. Nothing in this neo-western movie really tickles Jose’s fancy, but it gets two Yee-Haws from Blake an...

In this week’s special re-recorded edition of DWAM, we are in Las Vegas to eat some spaghetti with marinara and meatballs, and some even distributed blueberry muffins before we discuss Casino. Is this movie’s long introduction through exposition a hindrance or an asset? There’s a lot to say about Ace, Ginger, and Nicky, but we have to watch our mouths. There are still plenty of holes in the desert...

We’re off to Central America this week to eat Big Macs and fries before we discuss Spy Kids. Jose’s memory as a kid of having a film that depicts people that looked like him makes this movie nostalgically important. It’s a kid’s film and it doesn’t really have to be much more than that to be fun. Although there are some aspects of Floop’s Fooglies that are nightmare fuel, that’s only an easy criti...

After the ultimate sword fight, we eat Roman stew, apples, figs, and plumbs before we discuss Gladiator. This is the ultimate dad movie with a lot of beefy macho men fighting to win the crowd and win their freedom. For a film production filled with all kinds of setbacks, it has a larger-than-life story that is far from Roman reality, yet universal in its scope. Who wouldn’t enjoy a film with the o...