Does It Hold Up?

March 8th, 2012. Katniss Everdeen must survive the 74th annual Hunger Games after volunteering as tribute to protect her little sister. Before she can win the games, she must navigate her way through the upper class, interviews, and showcasing herself to the sponsors. She's not alone though as the male from her district, Peeta Mellark, is by her side. The rules will be broken, changed, and reworke...

June 30th, 1971. Will Wonka invites only a select few into his wonderful world of chocolate creations. Veruca, Violet, Mike, Augustus, and Charlie and the first too see this magical place in quite a long time. The prize at the end if they don't mess around, a lifetime supply of chocolate. It's not that easy though. Wonka and the Oompa Loompas have something in store for each of the kids as the jou...

May 7, 1999.  Rick, Evy, and Jonathan fight against the forces of evil (or maybe just a man desperately in love). They accidentally bring a mummified man back to life and all he wants is to bring back his one true love, and destroy the world who took her from him. Along the way our heroes meet many friends and a few foes, including Ardeth Bay, a group of Americans, Beni, and a prison warden. Will...

December 26, 1973. A demon takes over young Regan and won't let her go. It's up to Father Karras and Father Merrin to save the little girl whatever means necessary. Considered one of the scariest movies ever made but Does it Hold Up? It's a good day for a podcast. Starring: Jason Miller. Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, and Linda Blair. Directed by William Friedkin Rated R Thanks for listening. Follo...

October 18th, 2002. You just got done watching a weird movie. The phone rings once. Twice. Three times. You answer it. There's no one on the other end. Just as you're about to hang up you hear, "7 days". Panic sets in. Samara Morgan is coming for you. You have no time left. Good luck. Does The Ring hold up? You won't need 7 days to find out. Just the hour for this podcast. Starring: Naomi Watts, M...

June 11th, 1982. Elliot finds a lost and lonely alien he develops a connection with. E.T. needs to phone home though as he cannot survive on this planet. Their connection is taking it's toll on both of them and things need to change quick. Elliot's siblings, Michael and Gertie, are ready to help however they can. Together they all embark on an adventure that they'll remember forever. But does E.T....

June 10th, 1994. Jack and Annie find each other in the cutest of ways, onboard a speeding bus that will blow up if they go below 50 mph. Howard is a mad bomber and will stop at nothing to blow stuff up until he gets his money. High octane action that keeps you glued to the edge of your seat. Will they survive the day? Will they fall in love? Does Speed hold up? This pod stays above 50 or we end up...

June 17th 2011. Ryan Reynolds has a second attempt at a superhero on the big screen and it went just about as well as his first. DC gives us the a Green Lantern movie and it fails big time. Hal Jordan gets the power ring and has to fight off Parallax, an entity of fear, from destroying Earth. Is it time for this movie to get a rewatch? It didn't succeed when it came out, but that doesn't mean we c...

June 11th, 1986. Ferris Bueller takes a sick day from school, but also drags along his best friend Cameron and his girlfriend Sloane. Shenanigans ensue as the trio trapse around Chicago on an action packed day in April. Ferris is kind of a jerk and the dean goes way too far to catch him in the act of ditching and that has us questioning, Does Ferris Bueller Hold Up? Life moves pretty fast. If you...

July 1st, 1997. Agent K finds a new partner in a young upcomer Agent J to help him protect the world against extraterrestrial violence. They were never here, they don't exist, they are the Men in Black.  You know the difference between us and the other podcasts, we make this sound good.  Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Linda Fiorentino. Directed by Barry Sonn...

December 15, 1995. Harrison Ford takes center stage in a rom-com remake. He stars opposite Julie Ormond and Greg Kinnear. An ugly ducking returns home after time away and causes a ruckus among the males in her life. Will she choose the man she's loved forever or the man she is getting close to? Adam and Emily tackle a movie that neither of them had seen previously to find out if it still holds. Sa...

June 11, 1993 we revisit Emily's favorite movie for her birthday and talk again about a time when dinosaurs invade the theaters. Spielberg does it again with a classic for the ages, and kids everywhere now want to be a paleontologist. Intrigue and wonder fill the screens as kids and adults both are in awe of the mighty T-Rex and the clever velociraptors. Dreams of seeing a dinosaur in real life fl...

May 13, 2011. A movie that feels like the start of something very different in Hollywood hits theaters everywhere. A raunchy comedy led entirely by females that doesn't shy away from getting gross or uncomfortable. And the best part, the entire movie doesn't revolve around a man or trying to get a man. It's about women and problems they deal with. Kristen Wiig of SNL fame leads the cast and wrote...

October 3, 2013, Alfonso Cuaron brings a masterfully epic story the capacity of human beings to  survive against all odds. Astronaut Ryan, played by Sandra Bullock must do just that as her mission in space goes sideways very quickly and her only partner, Kowalski, played by George Clooney, can no longer help. She finds herself stranded alone in the place that no one can hear you scream. Will she m...

October 20th, 2006. Christopher Nolan bring us The Prestige. A movie full of magic, and wonder. Heartache and pain. Obsession and truth. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale head up an all-star cast that includes Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. Two magicians battle for years to see who has the best trick until it all goes too far and costs both of them everything they have. Riding...

May 18th 2001, Dreamworks releases one of their biggest movies ever, Shrek. Mike Myers plays the fearsome ogre who wants to be alone. Eddie Murphy lights up the screen as the voice of Donkey. And Cameron Diaz holds her own as Fiona. A fairytale to end all fairytales... or at least rip them all off. An Oscar winner. A top grosser. And a movie that saved an entire company. Shrek is a beloved classic...

October 1, 2010. The story of social media site, Facebook, makes its way to the big screen. Directed by David Fincher, written by Aaron Sorkin, and starring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg (we talk conspiracy about their last names), Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, and Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker. First thing we ponder is how the hell this got made into a movie!!! Then we talk so much...

April 7th, 1993 a group of kids have a baseball experience that changes their lives forever. We learn how to make the perfect s'more of something we've never had. Smalls is killing us with what he doesn't know.  But neither Adam nor Emily play ball like a girl, so we've got that going for us. A classic summer movie for many since it first came out, but does it hold up? Find out with us now! Thanks...

July 2nd 1996, Will Smith, Jeff GoldBlum, and Bill Pullman lead the US and the world into a battle for freedom. They will not go quietly into the night. They will take down these aliens and the whole world will say in one voice, this is our Independence Day. Director Roland Emmerich gives us what many consider one of the best alien movies of all with an all-star cast, crazy visuals, and a 2.5 hour...

May 24th 1989, Harrison Ford takes on the role of Indiana Jones for what everyone though would be the last time. Spielberg was back in the director's chair for the third installment in this adventure series. Sean Connery is new to the cast as Jones' father. We follow Indy as he goes after the Holy Grail. A lot of the movie feels very similar to Raiders of the Lost Ark, but is miles ahead of Temple...

May 25, 1977 introduced the world to George Lucas's Star Wars; one of the highest grossing and most profitable franchises in the history of film. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Darth Vader become household names for generations to come. The story of a young farm boy finding out he is the key to a battle against the4 dark side, but IN SPACE. The movie doesn't do anything that hasn't b...

February 12 1999, Oscar winner Brendan Fraser comes to theaters as Adam, a 35 year old man who was born and raised inside a fallout but now must come up to the surface for the first time ever for more supplies. He meets Eve, played by Alicia Silverstone and the two have an awkward romance. The movie also stars Oscar winners Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken as Adam's parents. This isn't a movie...

May 21st, 1996. Tom Cruise continues to cement his status as one of the top draws in film as he stars in the movie adaptation of a beloved tv show. Mission Impossible is an espionage movie but with Cruise in the cast it's taken to another level. Disguises, action, and one of the best movie moments in the history of the industry sets Mission Impossible apart from others. Here we are 27 years late a...

July 16th 2010. Dreams will never be the same after watching Christopher Nolan's latest film Inception. How can I know that what I'm dreaming is real? Am I awake right now? The whole world was asking these questions after watching Inception for the very first time. Leonardo DiCaprio wowed audiences with his portrayal of Cobb, a man obsessed with getting back to his kids by planting an idea into a...

March 29th, 2002 audiences are won over by the inspiring true story of high school science teacher turned Major League pitcher. Dennis Quaid takes on the role of Jimmy Morris, a man who got to live his dream late in life and after doctors told him he could never pitch a baseball again. With help from his loving family and supportive high school baseball team, Jimmy embarks on a journey that would...