Does It Hold Up?

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...

March 21st, 1997 the world is reintroduced to the Latin superstar Selena. Only this time it's not the real Selena but Jennifer Lopez starring as her in the biopic about the young singer's life. Just two years after Selena's tragic murder by Yolanda Saldivar, the movie let's audiences into the life and times of the Grammy winner from when she was a just girl first learning to sing and learning to s...

Hey movie lovers. Usually we don't release Friday episodes as a podcast anymore, but we had to with this one. It went a little longer than normal and we thought you would all get a kick out of our Movie Music Draft with our friends from the No Nerds Were Harmed and It's Movie Night podcasts. The rules were simple. Pick one song from a movie for each of these 5 categories: Ballad Dance Inspirationa...

October 3rd, 2003 Jack Black brings us a memorable character named Dewey Finn who impersonates a teacher to put together a rock band. Only players he can find though are kids. We delve deep into this musical classic to debate the good and bad merits of the movie. This is an all timer that we believed everyone loved, but as we began watching we couldn't help but wonder if we have been wrong this en...

October 10th, 2014 Damien Chazelle brings to audiences everywhere his first directorial debut. All about Jazz drumming enthusiast Andrew, played by Miles Teller, going toe to toe with overbearing and controversial teacher Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons. This is a story about how drive and passion can become overwhelming and may not always be the right way to go about things. It also asks a very...

May 2nd 1997, James Bond gets spoofed for the first time on the silver screen. Austin Powers tries his hand at shagging, loving, romancing, and a little bit of super spying in a movie that everyone has probably seen or heard lines from. After being frozen for decades, Austin is thawed to take on his nemesis Dr. Evil. Vanessa Kensington joins us in his fight against evil and maybe a little love alo...

July 2nd 1980, one of the most iconic, satirical, spoofy, parody movies ever made hits the big screen. Airplane! is a movie ("What's that?" "It's a serious of moving images, but that's not important right now.") that everyone knows the lines from, has seen clips from, and remembers fondly. Surely, Leslie Nielsen has his most famous role in this movie. Yes he does, and don't call me Shirley. There...

June 15, 2001 Angelina Jolie brings to life one of the most famous video game characters of all time, Lara Croft. In this adventure she has to find a tablet that can control time before some bad guys can. With the help of her missing father's clues and her visions she might just get to it first. There will be some tombs, there will be some raiding, and there is plenty of Lara Croft in this action...

August 18 1995, FIGHT! FINISH HIM! FLAWLESS VICTORY! The infamous phrases fans of the video games could only dream of hearing on the big screen until Paul WS Anderson came along and gave us the movie adaption of the beloved game. Everyone wonders why a good movie has never been made based on a video game, but maybe we already had it. Join us on a journey from Earth to the NetherRealm to Outworld t...

This is a long episode because we welcome a special guest, our close friend Matty from the No Nerds Were Harmed podcast. One of the biggest Batman fans I know so we needed his opinion on one of the most divisive Batman movies of all time.  June 16, 1995 Val Kilmer dons the Batsuit for the first and only time in his career. His Batman takes on Robin as his partner, falls for Chase Meridian, outsmar...

May 3rd, 2002 Peter Parker is ready to help save the day as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire pulls on the webbed mask and faces off against Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin. Kirsten Dunst is Mary Jane and James Franco rounds out the main cast as Harry Osborn. Green Goblin wants Spidey to fight by his side so they could rule everything. Only Spider-Man knows that with great power come...

This is our recap of everything big from the 95th Annual Academy Awards. Who won every award and what stood out. Let us know in the comments what you thought of the ceremony and what winners you agree or disagree with. Like, Share, and Subscribe to our socials for more great content. linktr.ee/doesitholdup