Films(trips)

In this special bonus episode, Andrew and Dave discuss the films (and other types of media) that help them get to their happy place! Who enjoys what? Why do they enjoy it? Hello? Magic plane person? Next Episode: Eric Jones returns and is reeeeeeaaaaadddddy to rummmmmmmmmble! All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

In this continuing run of bonus episodes looking at DTV films, Chris Martin joins Dave to take a look at the first of six DTV sequels to the 1990 TREMORS, TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS! Just what do the pair make of the film? How much is Kevin Bacon missed? And how the hell did Michael C. Gross end up taking center stage in this film series? Tune in to find out! Next Episode: Andrew and Dave talk about f...

In this episode, which kicks off a short series of bonus episodes, Dave and James turn their attention to the film LAST MAN STANDING! No, NOT the Walter Hill / Bruce Willis film; the pair are looking at the PM Entertainment DTV action fest starring Jeff Wincott, Jillian McWhirter, and Jonathan Banks! Next Episode: You want Michael Gross? You've got some Michael Gross! All music by Andrew Kannegies...

After the joy that was THE IN-LAWS, Andrew and Dave decide to return to Pink Panther territory by discussing the 1968 film INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU, the first film in the series not to feature involvement from director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers. Instead, director Bud Yorkin takes the reigns while Alan Arkin puts on the infamous Clouseau's moustache and hat. What did audiences make of the film...

In this special bonus episode of Films(trips), James Hrivnak joins Dave Babbitt to take a look back over the late Richard Donner's career as a film director. Next Episode: We don't deserve this photograph of Sean Connery! All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Andrew and Dave are back! Having enjoyed THE BRINK'S JOB, the podcasting duo jump ahead a year to follow star Peter Falk to THE IN-LAWS, the 1979 comedy classic co-starring Alan Arkin and directed by Arthur Hiller. Just how much do the hosts enjoy the film? How tight is writer Andrew Bergman's script? And just what is the key to the benefits program? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: A bonus! Th...

Peter Falk is once again up for discussion on this episode of Films(trips), and hosts Andrew and Dave couldn't be happier! This time, the podcasting duo are looking at director William Friedkin's 1978 comedy (yes, COMEDY), THE BRINK'S JOB, starring a whose who of classic character actors, including Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, and Gena Rowlands! Does the film live up to its cas...

Andrew and Dave are back! Unfortunately, they also have to contend with the misbegotten cinematic return of Hannibal Lecter in the form of director Peter Webber's 2007 film HANNIBAL RISING, the film which ostensibly tells the origins of the infamous fiction serial killer, though good luck finding anything that the character named Hannibal in this film has in common with the earlier incarnations. N...

Having decided to take a look at Brian Dep Palma's 1996 film MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, Andrew and Dave decided to put together a crack team to fully explore the text. However, after accidentally getting the whole team killed while in training (long story), the duo settled on having James "The 'H' is Silent" Hrivnak back to once again deep to deep dive into one of the slickest summer blockbusters ever m...

With Andrew and Dave having promised him no more films where the climactic confrontation involves a school bus, Eric Jones returns to talk with the duo about the 2001box office bomb FINAL FA NTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN! With twenty years having passed since the film's debut, just what do the trio make of the animation game changer that wasn't? Does the film reflect the famed video games it is "based...

Andrew and Dave are back! This time, the duo take a look at the Hughes brothers film DEAD PRESIDENTS, the not-exactly-a-Vietnam-war film with one of the most striking posters of the 1990s. Next Episode: When is a video game adaptation not actually a video game adaptation? All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Andrew and Dave are back, and this time they are taking a trip to Harlem to discuss Eddie Murphy's one and only directorial effort, HARLEM NIGHTS! Just what do the 1989 duo make of the often overlooked film? Were audiences and critics in 1989 too harsh on the film? And how fantastic is Redd Foxx in the film? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! W...

Andrew and Dave are back! And once again, the pair find themselves in Richard Pryor territory. This time, the film is the not-quite-a-biopic JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING, the 1986 film co-written, directed by, and starring Pryor himself. What do the duo make of this deeply personal film? How fantastic is the soundtrack? And which game show icon turns up in the film? Tune in and find out! Nex...

After battling a busted computer and poor internet connections, Andrew and Dave return in a new episode of Films(trips)! With two episodes lost due to the prior mentioned technical difficulties, the podcasting duo decide to throw caution into the wind and try to discuss TWO films in ONE episode in under TWO hours! Luckily, both films - HALLOWEEN (2007) and THE LORDS OF SALEM - are written and dire...

As Films(trips) continues to recover from the computer breakdown, Andrew and Dave return this week with a bonus episode looking at film distribution and exhibition in the current moment. Tune in as they try and make sense of success metrics, the sheer number of streaming services, the joys of BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR, and try and recall what that new ghost in GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE is. N...

(Content Warning: this episode addresses a film dealing with slavery, so please be advised). After the thoughtful, nuanced film WHITE MATERIAL, Andrew and Dave return in this episode to look at the ill-conceived MANDERLAY, director Lars von Trier's 2005 sequel to his 2003 hit, DOGVILLE. Just how wrong does the film go? How little faith does Dave have in von Trier's as a filmmaker and human being?...

In this episode, the podcasting duo of Andrew and Dave take a look at director Claire Denis' 2009 drama, WHITE MATERIAL! What follows is a nearly two hour discussion which explores post-colonial fiction, art-house cinema, and whether or not Christopher Lambert is a significantly better actor in French than he is in English. Next Episode: (sigh) We'll make it through it. All music by Andrew Kannegi...

Andrew and Dave return, and this time they are in Sicily! Well, no. They are still in Canada, but this time the duo are checking out Michael Cimino's 1987 crime-drama epic, THE SICILIAN! What do the podcasters make of this film adapted from a Mario Puzo novel? How bonkers in the history behind the production of the film? And how is it that a beautifully composed scene on a dock can go hilariously...

In this episode of Films(trips), guest James Hrivnak seeks redemption as he joins Andrew and Dave in discussing HIGHLANDER III: THE SORCERER, a film released under multiple titles across the world and which makes marginally more sense than HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING. Does the film hit the enjoyably bad heights of its predecessor? Can the trio find something nice to say about sort-of producers P...

James once again joins Andrew and Dave for a particularly Canadian episode of Films(trips)! Having made it through THE ART OF WAR, the trip turn their attention to director Christian Duguay's 1995 adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story "Second Variety", SCREAMERS! Just how Canadian is the film? Is Peter Weller too good for this film? Will Dave defend the excessively long exposition dump at t...

(CONTENT WARNING: In light of the murders which happened in Atlanta this past week, some plot points in the film under discussion this week may potentially be upsetting. Please be advised.) James Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave for another journey in the Films(trips), um... mobile? Anyways, the trio are taking a look at THE ART OF WAR in this episode, a Canadian-American action film starr...

Andrew and Dave are off to war! Okay, not really. But they are taking a look at a film about war: Director Douglas Sirk's 1957 drama BATTLE HYMN, starring Rock Hudson? Can the pair determine why the film is often overlooked in Sirk's filmography? Does Dave end up singing? And most importantly, does the radio lie? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: There's no eyewear like turn-of-the-millennium ey...

Deciding one delightful light comedy wasn't enough, Andrew and Dave make their way from 1967's GAMBIT to 1959's PILLOW TALK, starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day! Just how well does the film hold up 62 years on? What bizarre gag amuses the podcasting duo to no end? And just why the hell does Godzilla come up? Tune in and find out! Next Episode: Rock Hudson goes to war! All music by Andrew Kannegiess...

Andrew and Dave return this week to take a look at the Channing Tatum starring spinoff from the X-Men- Wait, sorry, wrong card. Actually, the duo are watching GAMBIT, the 1966 heist comedy from director Ronald Neame which stars Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, and Herbert Lom! How much to the hosts enjoy the film? Just how clever is the structure of the film? And just how awful are Andrew and Davi...