Film Sibs

The sibs are supercharging their SEO this week by posting the Halloween episode on Halloween! John Carpenter's 1978 slasher is full of horny teens and the sibs certainly aren't complaining. They also realize that Michael Myers is just a hilarious guy who loves bits. Dr Loomis gets (deservedly) dragged for filth and the sibs debate whether Sheriff Brackett is the most incompetent lawman they've eve...

Join the sibs as they live deliciously with Robert Eggers' directorial debut, The Witch! Turns out they both take some issue with Puritanism as an ideology and as the foundation for a lot of our country's societal structures. Also Will is a Bad Dad. Besides that, you can expect the usual tangents about the word "folktale" making Shannon horny, Tristan's dubious status as an official New Englander,...

The last ep before a couple weeks off (Shannon is travelling), the sibs gaze out their apartment windows and explore urban loneliness in this week's episode on Rear Window. At this point it should surprise no one to hear that both sibs found Grace Kelly to be distractingly gorgeous, and that the murder of Mrs Thorwald would've gone unsolved if either of them were on the case. Tristan's 1950's news...

Put on your scally cap and puffer jacket to brave the wind and rain in this week's episode on John Landis' An American Werewolf In London. Shannon makes some corrections to previous statements made on this podcast and apologizes deeply to Connie Nielsen, the sibs discuss whether or not they'd want to attend their own funeral, and Tristan just wants to be related to Nurse Price so he ha...

The sibs apologise in advance for insulting the listeners and for the overall level of bullsh*t this episode. This week the sibs are discussing Shannon's pick, the Colin Higgin's directed 9 to 5. Sidebars about Dolly Parton are of course here, and the sibs get into some of the big questions this movie raises - has our workplace changed since 1980? Are you the type of person that assumes ev...

Join the sibs as they journey to a f*cking fairytale city with Martin McDonagh's film In Bruges. Admittedly both sibs are coming off of bachelor/bachelorette weekends and are a bit punchy this episode. Tangents abound and cover everything from favorite Hostess products to the validity of dubbing 2024 The Year of Most Annoying Movie Trailers. Brandon Gleeson is the milkshake and Colin Farrell i...

Apologies to listeners for the posting delay - technical difficulties! If you've ever written your own lyrics to the instrumental theme of this movie, this episode is for you! Join the sibs as they discuss the importance of hard work, kindness, and frog racism in Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Special shout-out to the sibs' late grandma, who took them to their first viewing of this mo...

We got a gopher! The sibs don their coveralls and jump into the greater Chicago sewage system for this week's episode on Andrew Davis' The Fugitive. Shannon tries not to poke too many logic holes and Tristan speculates about his ability to differentiate between hair colors. Is this Tommy Lee Jones' best performance? Should we trust any cardiologists? Who is leaking so much info to the...

Join the sibs for their moistest episode yet as they take on Ridley Scott's Alien. They discuss whether or not they would break quarantine rules, and Tristan remembers when he was a child wielding an airhorn at a haunted hayride. They also break down the life stages of xenomorphs and how tall every single member of the cast is. To the guy who once gifted Shannon a pair of vintage white underpa...

Bring your weenies for roastin' and try out your best Texas accent (or rather don't) as the sibs discuss the Coen Brother's 2007 best pic winner, No Country For Old Men. Tristan considers this a film the whole family can enjoy and gets excited about cowboy boots. Josh Brolin's episode of Hot Ones gets mentioned along with Roger Deakins (of cinematography) and Craig Berkey (of sound...

Keep your wet hands in your pockets and journey with the sibs back to 1969 L.A. for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood. Somehow this episode starts with Tristan speaking German again but it's (maybe?) just his homage to the 14 Fists of McCluskey. Did Cliff Booth really kill his wife? How many whisky sours are too many? Can Randy the stunt coordinator hire Shannon as a gaff...

The sibs chow down on flavor #2 of Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy with Hot Fuzz! While this episode may lack an in-depth review of the film (sorry; tldr Shannon didn't like it very much and Tristan thinks the Andys are incredibly funny), what it DOES contain are diversions about Gladiator 2, The Fast and the Furious franchise, Wallace and Gromit, and more discussions of other movie podcas...

Grab your mackintosh square and get ready to swoon as the sibs discuss Merchant Ivory's 1985 period romance A Room With A View. To say that Tristan was mostly confused by this movie would be...a correct statement. Shannon goes to bat for George Emerson not being a controlling evil romantic lead and both sibs have to look away when Cecil attempts to kiss Lucy. Tristan was not a fan!! My vision...

Bueller....? Bueller....? The film sibs are skipping school and snacking on Oreos and Pepsi to bring you this episode on John Hughes' teen classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The sibs discuss whether they knew a Ferris Bueller type in high school, if Ferris' dad is actually evil, and that they both wanna make out with Jeanie. Sloane actually being a baseball fan is perhaps the most deva...

Reminisce about your high school German teachers with the sibs this week as they discuss Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, 2019's Booksmart. It's a real last day of school vibe here, where tangents abound (did folks know that Hugh Grant has been cast in an upcoming horror film?). The sibs try not to name names but Tristan's high school librarian is put on blast, and Shannon may or...

Topsiders, grab your fireplace pokers and get ready to face The Tethered! This week the sibs (try to) unpack Jordan Peele's second feature, 2019's Us. Shannon gets way too bogged down in world building despite really enjoying this movie, and Tristan is really into the Victorian scissors that are the main weapon in this film. The sibs love and support everything Jordan Peele is doing and ju...

Things get aggressively French (Tristan is to blame) as the sibs discuss Céline Sciamma's 2019 masterpiece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Why is Shannon kind of obsessed with becoming a nun? Does Glen Powell convincingly play football with a bunch of children in Hit Man? Is this whole episode just the sibs doing relationship therapy? This one's for all the people who run into their exes agai...

This may just be the episode that gets the sibs cancelled (or at least sent to Sing Sing). For the towering achievement that is Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, no technical film criticism is offered. What the sibs can offer are meditations on death, grieving, getting horny for 25 yo Orson, and a suggestion to watch David Fincher's Mank. We apologise in advance for our complete lack of seriousn...

G'day mates! Grab your war rig, whatever jugs of guzzoline you can get your grubby mitts on, and head to Bartertown with the sibs for George Miller's third installment in the Mad Max franchise. Is Shannon just the personality hire in her Wasteland motorcycle gang? How many girlfriends ago did Tristan give Shannon her prized water bottle? Two sibs enter, and, well, both sibs leave delighted...

Surprise double feature drop! The sibs group two of Tristan's Wes Anderson picks, 2014's Grand Budapest Hotel and 2023's short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Reflections on 10 years of Wes' career between these two films, his love of stop motion animation, and the sib's love of Ralph Fiennes are all touched on. Listen to discover what the meaning of this shit is, and...

BAD DAY BAD DAY BAD DAY! Just kidding, it's a great day with the sibs crashing into a discussion of Jackie Chan's Police Story from 1985. Shannon and Tristan both love Jackie and if he's done something wrong guess what they don't want to hear about it. Digressions include Tom Cruise, insurance difficulties for stunt performers, and the sibs get horny on main for Jackie's lil tu...

The sibs discuss class distinctions and semi-basements in this week's episode about Bong Joon-ho's best pic winner Parasite. Does Tristan smell different because of his many years riding Boston public transit? Is this our favorite film that features a character deep-throating a banana? Try to survive this prosperity-rock-blow-to-the-head of an episode!

The sibs try to separate the Tár from the Tártist (to quote Griffin Newman) in this week's episode about Todd Field's 2022 fictional biopic Tár. Tristan has no regrets about his Ocean's 11 opinions and for once doesn't want anyone to be his uncle. Both sibs wax rhapsodic about Cate Blanchett's performance as Lydia (LINDA?!) Tár and whether the head cellist Olga knew exactly wha...

Dune (the book) is referenced in this movie but for once the sibs don't talk about it! Cory Finley's Bad Education (2019) gets Tristan waxing rhapsodic about his love of true crime (but not really serial killers). Shannon recognises a ton of actors she doesn't know and is generally loopy. Tristan ultimately is just looking for a great-uncle, preferably one that's mob-associated.

The sibs are back after a brief hiatus to discuss Shannon's next pick, Jûzô Itami's 1985 film Tampopo. Tristan finally confesses to not liking Ocean's 11 (after getting a bunch of actors wrong) and Shannon professes her love for pizza (not a food featured in this film). This one's a bit all over folks, sort of like Tampopo itself, but isn't it great that we get to eat?