Films(trips)

After the the light and breezy (even if it shouldn't have been that light and breezy) Odd Thomas , Andrew and Dave turn their attention to more spiritual matters by taking a look at Martin Scorsese's most controversial film (even though that controversy is hardly warranted), The Last Temptation of Christ ! What do the duo make of what might just be Scorsese's most personal film? How can a film bot...

Leaving the world of DTV sequels behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to the franchise that was not meant to be: Odd Thomas , the 2013 film from writer-director Stephen Sommers! Why don't you remember Odd Thomas ? Who does Arnold Vosloo show up as this time? Was this ever meant to be a YA film? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: The most controversial film of 1988 that didn't deserve...

Andrew and Dave leave the world of mega-budget action cinema behind for a look at mini-budget action cinema! That's right, the podcasting duo are taking a look at director Bradford May's 1996 DTV sequel Darkman III: Die Darkman Die , starring Arnold Vosloo and Jeff Fahey! What do the pair make of this sequel to the cult classic Darkman ? Exactly how Canadian is this Toronto shot film? And why does...

Ross May once again returns to Films(trips) to join Andrew and Dave in discussing the 2019 film you may (or may not) remember, Alita: Battle Angel ! What do the trio make of the team up between director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron? Just how many genre character actors pop up here? Will Ross ever see eye to eye with Dave about the, um, eyes? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: We ha...

Films(trips) celebrates 250 regular episodes by taking a look at the directorial debut of Lilly and Lana Wachowski, Bound ! What do Andrew and Dave make of the 1996 cult favourite? How great is Christopher Meloni's suit in the film? And why do the hosts bicker about Performance and The Man Who Fell to Earth ? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: A YA film from... Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron?...

Leaving the art of illusion behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention instead to the art of bartending! That's right: this time, the duo are taking at look at the infamous 1988 romantic-drama Cocktail , starring Tom Cruise. What do the pair make of the critically despised box office smash? Does Bryan Brown continue his streak of being endlessly charming? And just how great is that soundtra...

Get ready to be dazzled by the deadly art of illusion! No, wait. That was the sequel. Anyways, Andrew and Dave return this episode to discuss director Robert Mandel's 1986 cult film F/X , starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehey! How does this thriller of its era hold up? What beloved childhood figure turns up here? And why isn't this film what you think it is? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: B...

Andrew and Dave stick with American indie cinema by following actor Vondie Curtis-Hall to Jim Jarmusch's 1989 anthology comedy-drama, Mystery Train ! Just what do the duo make of the film which has a cast that includes Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, and Joe Strummer amongst others? What the heck is "trajection"? And just how great is Michael Mann's Manhunter ? Tu...

Andrew and Dave follow Samuel L. Jackson from National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 to one of his most acclaimed performances in writer-director Kasi Lemmons' 1997 film, Eve's Bayou .  How does the critically acclaimed film hold up twenty-six years on?  How expertly does Lemmons navigate the formal and narrative complexities of the material? And just how great is the essay that comes with the Criteri...

( Note: Due to an audio glitch, Andrew sounds like Daffy Duck this week. Sorry about that, folks) Leaving the future and the Federation of Planets behind them, Andrew and Dave instead decide to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a film nobody really remembers: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 , starring Samuel L. Jackson and Emilio Estevez! Is this one of the better comedies to feature the Nation...

With the help of Photo Flo: Terror in the Smiles host Eric Jones, Andrew and Dave once again boldly go where all of Star Trek fandom has gone before to discuss Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), the ninth film in the franchise. What do the trio make of the third film to feature the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation ? Just how thoughtful is the film in addressing the complexities of colonization...

James "The 'H' Is Silent" Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave for a tour of the James Bond films! This time out, the trio discuss the 1989 entry in the series, Licence to Kill , directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton! How has this more controversial Bond film held up over time? In what ways does this film mark the end of an era? Why does Beaches come up? Tune in and find out! Next...

Help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Is that the cry of Andrew and/or Dave, the hosts of Films(trips)? Would you even do anything if it was? At any rate, the podcasting duo take a look at director Kurt Neumann's 1958 horror film, The Fly , starring Patricia Owens, A; (David) Hedison, and Vincent Price! Why is context important with regards to watching this film? Is it the film that you imagine if...

Having survived Plan 9 from Outer Space (turns out it wasn't much of a plan), Andrew and Dave find themselves shipwrecked on an island belonging to one Dr. Moreau! More specifically, the podcasting duo discuss Island of Lost Souls , director Erle C. Kenton's 1932 adaptation of the famed H.G. Wells' novel The Island of Dr. Moreau ! How shocking is this pre-Code horror film? How impressive is Charle...

BEHOLD! I hope you are interested in the future, for that is where we shall spend the rest of our lives! More specifically, you are about to spend the next little bit with Andrew and Dave, the hosts of Films(trips), as they take a look at filmmaker Ed Wood's infamous PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (at least if you click play, that is)! Is the film really the worst ever made? (Short answer: no, not by a l...

Wait: A Steven Spielberg film Dave LIKES? Hell freezes over on Films(trips) as Andrew and Dave look at Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express , the 1974 film in which Spielberg made the jump to directing theatrical films after working in television. What does a Spielberg film look like when the idea of a Spielberg film had yet to come into existence? Why did it take so long to talk about Goldie...

Leaving one troubled Paramount Pictures production behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to another troubled Paramount Pictures film in the form of The Two Jakes , the 1990 sequel to the famed neo-noir Chinatown . Is this sixteen years on sequel as bad as its reputation? Just who the hell wanted this film? And why did Nicholson end up directing it, anyway? Tune in and find out! Next Ep...

Long before Daddy Daycare, Meet Dave, and just about one of a million other films Eddie Murphy made after the year 2000, there was one film in his career that was often agreed upon by critics to be his worst: The Golden Child , the 1986 supernatural adventure film (and maybe comedy?) directed by Michael Ritchie! Is it as bad as its reputation, or is it somehow even worse? Why on Earth might the pr...

Getting the hell out of Gotham City of the future, Andrew and Dave instead make their way to 1993 to take a look at director Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club, the adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name from author Amy Tan. Will the duo have anything of value to say despite clearly not being part of the target audience in any way? Just what band was Amy Tan part of? And when the heck is this f...

Ross May of Reitman for the Job joins Andrew and Dave this episode to take a look at one of the more infamous Batman films out there! That's right, the trio are looking at Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker , the 2000 DTV spinoff film from the television series Batman Beyond . Just why is this film so infamous? What exactly was censored when it was originally released? And what's with that Christo...

Leaving a mediocre-to-bad erotic thriller behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to Compulsion , the 1959 drama inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder murder case and starring Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Martin Milner, and Orson Welles! Just how closely does the film stick to the true life events (even when it is changing all the names)? Welles shows up how late in t...

James once again joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at a film from 1992, when the erotic thriller was at the height of its power. Unfortunately, the film is question is Alan J. Pakula's Consenting Adults , a film which doesn't happen to be one of the better films of the genre. Just how bad is the film? How magnificent is Kevin Kline's moustache? Just how off the mark was Roger Ebert when he call...

Andrew and Dave return to talk about one of the best darn films of the previous decade that not enough people are talking about: writer-director Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 coming of age crime-comedy Dope , starring Shameik Moore! Just how good is the film? What line of dialogue just about killed Andrew with laughter? And just how much of a break from the rest of the film is one key scene, if at all? Tun...

Moving on from THE PREACHER'S WIFE, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to a far more recent romantic film: THE PHOTOGRAPH, writer-director Stella Meghie's 2020 film starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield! Just what do the podcasting duo make of the film? How great is the chemistry between the stars of the film? And just why the heck do the Marvel Netflix shows come up? Tune in and find out! Nex...

Having made it through History of the World- Part I , Andrew and Dave turn their attention to something much more modest in scope: a romantic comedy! Tune in as the podcasting duo discuss the high profile (though forgotten?) 1996 Penny Marshall film The Preacher's Wife , a discussion that addresses film budgets, the charms of Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston's killer singing voice, how to get an...