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64. The Addams Family (1991) Hello Excellent Addamses! With Allison still white water rafting in Yemen, guest host Tina Dillon returns! She and Hunter are joined by guests Rowan Avery and Krystal TL Brackett to discuss the creepy, kooky, mysterious and ooky ADDAMS FAMILY from 1991! Along the way we discuss the horniness of the Great British Bake Off, some theories about Thing, director Barry Sonne...

63. Felix The Cat The Movie (1988) Hello Excellent Hungarians! Allison was abducted by aliens, so Hunter is joined by guest host Tina Dillon and guest Will Congleton to talk about the absolutely confounding FELIX THE CAT THE MOVIE (1988)! Is Tina in a coma, or is this movie actually real? We’ll find out and along the way we discuss Wahlburgers’ UK satellite franchise Fish ‘n’ Tits , how Pongo from...

62. Saturday Night Fever (1977) Hello Excellent Meatballs! It’s the return of in-studio guests! Please join us in welcoming Tina Dillon back to talk about 1977’s surprisingly dramatic SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ! But be aware this movie has some content you should be warned about so this is your ☆ CONTENT WARNING ☆ With that out of the way, in this episode we talk about The BeeGees, Foo Fighters side pr...

61. Legally Blonde (2001) Hello Excellent Humans! Slip on your last season Prada heels and let’s bend & snap into a discussion of 2001’s Legally Blonde ! Which Wilson brother is your favorite? Does Elle Woods seem like a Gemini to you? And what is your boyfriend’s name? PLUS the true origins of the Hatfield & McCoy rivalry, a Scooby-Doo / Speed mashup and raise your hand if you’ll compile...

60. Shazam! (2019) Hello Excellent Humans! Say the magic word and get an all new episode, talking about 2019’s SHAZAM! We break down the comic character’s history, and discuss art, Lil Nas X, Canada doubling for Philly and even find time to develop a little cheap heat with our pals on The Legends of Philadelphia podcast!

59. Ong-Bak (2003) Hello Excellent Humans! Lace up your forearms to the elbow cuz we’re talking about Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)! Not since The Octagon ( Ep. 001 !) have we talked so extensively about martial arts! What’s the difference between Muay Thai and Muay Boran? What’s the problem with Mortal Kombat (2021)? What’s the deal with “Thai Daylight Batman”? Listen & find out!

Pull up your mid-’90s gaming chair and pour yourself a tall, cool glass of milk cuz we’re talking 1994’s Brainscan ! Is there a more “1994” movie description than: When Eddie Furlong plays an evil CD-ROM, he’ll be forced to kill his best friend Kyle! Plus, we describe Trickster, define the word “fingles”, and wonder How much does Brainscan cost?

We’re going back to high school, and back to 1999, talking about the teen rom com / Shakespeare adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You ! We also come up a few new HWGW slogans, a genius idea for a shampoo commercial (or two), discuss prom-posals, and tell stories about the great band Murder By Death , and of course high school. Plus: y’all know Joker isn’t a movie, right?

This week we’re taking a break from practicing the shot put, javelin and hammer throw to discuss 1996’s charming MATILDA, directed by Danny DeVito! Our discussion of this adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book includes: Jimmy Hoffa conspiracies, many fake movie ideas, Hunter’s story about meeting Joe Pantoliano and a LOT more!

Happy birthday Tarsem Singh! On this episode, Allison & Hunter talk about The Cell from the year 2000! Hear about this is more than just Silence of the Lambs meets A Nightmare on Elm St. and how we can’t get enoughrio Vincent D’Onofrio. We plug our friends on the Legends of Philadelphia podcast, and solicit our dude Ben Wheatley to hook us up with that good-good log (wink wink, y’know what I’m...

On this episode, we’re establishing a neural handshake and drifting into a discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s giant robots vs. monsters battle flick, 2013’s Pacific Rim . We talk about our love for GDT, give a brief review of 2021’s Godzilla Vs. Kong , find parallels to both previous episodes Deep Blue Sea and Independence Day , plug China Mieville’s 2000 novel Perdido Street Station , and discuss...

Hello Excellent Humans! Roll over and tell Tchaikovsky the news: on this episode we’re covering the entire Beethoven franchise to celebrate our 2nd Year on the Air Anniversary ! We’re joined by Krystal TL Brackett & Nicole Carter to help us cover all 8 films released over 22 years ! We discuss what makes a good dog movie, what makes a good himbo, and how Beethoven is definitely a feminist ally...

In an effort to bank some episodes, Hunter & Allison are going solo once again for a by-default HWGW Date Watch on Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002)! Besides our love for the flick, we discuss the WWF’s Doink & Dink, giving the Tasmanian Devil cocaine, how Frozen’s Olaf never recovered from The Snap, the concept of “dark empathy”, our sidejawn podcast Tom @#%&in’ Hanks and manage to sq...

On this episode, we’re joined remotely by up and coming filmmaker / musician Aydan Schlaffman to talk about Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut - 1971’s Play Misty For Me . And though we are beset by ~tEcHnIcAl DiFfIcUlTiEs~ we manage to talk about: How COOL Clint wants us to think he is, How Jessica Walters is Getting Into Knives, Jim Carrey, jazz and we wonder: Are lumberjacks known to be especia...

Hello Excellent Humans! This week we celebrate our milestone 50th episode with a Hate Watch / Great Watch Date Watch - which means no guest - to talk about a blast from our past: 2004’s zombie remake Dawn of the Dead. Find out why this movie is special to us, hear us defend both drones and parkour in movies, imagine Jay Leno as a shitty Tony Stark and hear Allison threaten Enya! We hope you like t...

Hello Excellent Humans! It’s ice to see you again. Cool your heels with us and guest Rowan Avery for a chill discussion of 1997’s BATMAN & ROBIN. Along the way we meet Nate Stillness: Zen Bodyguard, realize that Aquaman is just The Snorks but f*ckable and suggest a Gotham gang of Oily Men. Holy wait, Batman! There’s more: we invent Cod is in the Details - the codpiece discussion podcast - talk...

Hello Most Excellent Humans! Today we are joined by the most excellent Gabby Reeves to FACE THE MUSIC with BILL & TED! We discuss the 2020 film (and also the previous 2), how Dave Grohl seems like a sweetie pie, invent Large Hadron Collider porn & reveal why you’ve probably never bumped into Hunter in a pet shop. Be excellent to each other and party on!

Hello Excellent Ducks! On this episode, we get fowl-mouthed (get it?) with 4x guest and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss HOWARD THE DUCK (1986). It’s like Jodorowsky’s Holy Mountain, but full of duck puns! Plus: book recommendations, discussion of the horror of duck genitals and how Jorli McLain honestly rules!

Hello Excellent Humans! In an episode beset by technical difficulties and technical difficulty-related drunkenness, we are joined once again by 7x guest Tina Dillon to find out what’s happening in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (2008). We “get scientific, douchebag” while wondering: Could Rob Schneider be in The Happening? Why do these boys hate nerds? And what about da bees? Plus we start a P...

Hello Excellent Humans! Happy (almost) New Year! We’re celebrating with a movie about a doll! Or maybe a ghost? Maybe neither? It’s THE BOY (2016)! We’re joined by Moviejawn honchos Rosalie Kicks and Ben Leonard! Bad accents abound as well as discussion of English peanut butter, cool creepy bachelor pads, and what a real work ethic looks like. And we rarely say this but: Watch This Movie BEFORE Li...

Hubie Halloween (2020) Hello Excellent Humans! On this episode of the show, the Nicoles return to talk about HUBIE HALLOWEEN (2020) and we dive into trying to figure out what exactly *is* Hubie’s deal? Plus, the Nicoles’ Adam Sandler in Salem story, some teet talk and a general wish of Sex-Hope for the world!

Hello, excellent humans! We’re joined once again by friend and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss the 1978 definitely not a vampire movie THE LEGACY ! Other topics include favorite movie apartments, the boy from the Boglins commercials, Sam Elliott’s cowboy heinie and some urban legends of classic rock. PLUS: Which movies do *you* always mix up?

Hello, excellent humans! Today we’re joined by our resident Himbologist Nicole Carter to talk about the Japanese wrestlers vs. giant monsters genre send-up Kaiju Mono (2016)! Along the way we discuss “adaptogens”, the Fantastic Four , Hunter’s favorite Ikea lamp and why you shouldn’t trust books. PLUS: Allison explains the psychology of Rock, Paper, Scissors!

Hello, excellent humans! You should be happy to know that we’ve got our top man on this episode talking about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)! That's right, Bryan Bierman returns for his eighth time to talk about this blockbuster adventure and we still manage to mention Dan Aykroyd ghost blowjobs, that Funky Cold Molina, and introduce new characters Beef Kennedy and Dangle Day Lewis! Stay to the en...

Hello, excellent humans! Lordy, lordy it’s episode 40! In our first Socially Distant recording session, we bell-come back Tina Dillon for her sixth appearance, to talk about the female empowerment film FOXFIRE (1996)! Is Angelina Jolie a metaphor? Is she a fairy creature? What is Tina’s Jonathan Brandis history? These questions might get answered, PLUS - hope you like hog-talk, cuz we discuss hogs...