Excuses to Watch Movies

Featured Films: The Bride (2026), Obsession (2026)

Angela and Frederick, much like the twins of this movie of the week, realize so much about each other, adding another meta layer to this movie about a movie about a book about real events (it's a lot)! This week's movie... Charlie Kaufman's 2002 meta-comedy-biopic(?), Adaptation... Did you know Nicholas Cage has a twin!?   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe ak...

Angela and Frederick deliriously spend the night trying to buying cloaks, capes and venetian masks as we get ready to watch the breakdown of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage in Stanley Kubrick's 1999 erotic-mystery-thriller, Eyes Wide Shut... Dammit! Do you remember the password?   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: Spring Breakers (2012), The Fog (1980)

Angela and Frederick muse and question what it all means man - their faith, God, the Universe, and if not telling someone "God Bless You" when they sneeze cause for execution?? Find out as we discuss Kevin Smith's 1999 religious-comedy-action, Dogma... All hail Alanis Morissette.   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026), Men (2022)

Angela and Frederick come and save the motherf***ing day!! watching Matt Parker and Trey Stone's 2004 puppet-action-comedy, Team America World Police. Wait is that... Matt Damon?   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: The Ruins (2008), Twilight Eclipse (2010)

Angela and Frederick witness what generational resistance looks like against the reach of a holiday themed white supremacist group as we watch Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 black comedy-action-thriller, One Battle After Another... Don't worry officer we've just had a couple of small beers.   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: Wild Things (1998), Sleepwalkers (1992)

Angela and Frederick battle off against vampires and culture-clashes, before giving praise to Michael B. Jordan's amazing Coogi sweater in Ryan Coogler's 2025 historical-fantasy-action, Sinners. You keep dancing with the devil... one day he's gonna follow you home...   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: Ticks (1993), Slugs (1988), Faust (1926), Falling Down (1993)  

Angela and Frederick wade through some gnarly CGI, get philosophical, and explore why Victor Frankenstein was such an asshole of a dad in Guillermo del Toro's 2025 gothic-drama-thriller, Frankenstein.  Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), The Toxic Avenger (2023) Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Angela and Frederick are trapped together trying to figure out if each other are regular 30-somethings trying to make it in this world -- or a royal being from another.. as we watch Yorgos Lanthimos' 2025 dark-comedy-sci-fi-mystery, Bugonia. Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Featured Films: In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Prince of Darkness (1987), and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Angela and Frederick return (finally) in-glorious fashion! One records in a closet, the other's mic is broken - what else is new!? All while discussing a film that is intense, fun, violent, and maybe a little too relevant today - Quentin Tarantino's 2009 revenge-war masterpiece, Inglourious Basterds. And Gorlomi, it's a bingo! Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Po...

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Angela and Frederick get lost in a whimsical and incredibly colorful European adventure to protect a painting that will be cherished forever - err or maybe sold by the end of the week? This week’s movie - Wes Anderson’s 2014 comedy-adventure, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Did you just throw my cat out of the window?   Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreat...

Angela and Frederick sit down on the hottest day of the year in Bedstuy, Brooklyn to see what happens when you turn a melting pot's heat to high, as we watch Spike Lee's legendary 1989 comedy-drama, Do the Right Thing. Ay yo! Throw some mozzarella on it! Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour   Chapters: 9:48 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box 12:...

Angela and Frederick look back at a few movies from the true legend of cool Val Kilmer. RIP Huckleberry.

Brighton Beach accents represent! Angela and Frederick watch a young (powerhouse) exotic dancer try to precariously juggle the possibility of getting that oligarchy money in Sean Baker's 2024 comedy-drama, Anora. You might need an IV-recovery drip after this one. Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour   Chapters: 6:40 - Movie Intro/Back of th...

Following some of the most colorful and fiercest women on the block, we explode across East Hollywood and grab a donut in Sean Baker's 2015 intersectional sex-working comedy-revenge tale, Tangerine. Think twice about cheating with real fish. Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour Chapters: 6:00 - Movie intro/back of the box 13:16 - Background...

What do a pair of red shoes, a face like a damn street map, and Hitler as your imaginary BFF all have in common? They all are very important to one accident-prone little boy in Taika Waititi's 2019 comedy-drama-war film, Jojo Rabbit.  Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

This week, for St. Patrick's Day (we record in the past), we explore one of Angela's childhood favorites, Mike Newell's 1992 ULTIMATE horse movie, Into the West. I mean Ireland's entire army goes after this horse. How is it not the greatest horse movie of all time? Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour