Holy Terrors

We'll show you the life of the mind! That is, as we get into the minds of the main characters of our movies this week. It's time for Films About Filmmaking again, and this time we're looking at two movies about the trials and tribulations of Hollywood screenwriters. Michele's pick is first up for discussion and it really needs no introduction - we're talking about one of the greatest movies of all...

Hail to the king, baby! The King of Horror, that is! This week on Movies For Life, we're talking about a couple of our favorite film adaptations of the works of the one and only Stephen King. First up on the episode is Michele's pick of PET SEMATARY from 1989, directed by Mary Lambert. The darkly comic meditation on grief and death still packs a huge punch to both of us, especially as we realize o...

We are joined by our friend Jessica Scott to discuss one of her favorite movies, Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). We talk about how beautiful it is, how like life it feels, and how it loves movies. It is one of the most unique movies we've ever covered, an anti-musical that loves musicals and a film that loves American movies while still subverting many of the tropes found in them...

As mentioned several times on Movies For Life already, Brian and Michele are both big fans of the late horror director Wes Craven. We've already covered two of his films (yes, there will be more in the future!), and this one is a major favorite of his diverse filmography. From 1994, we're talking about WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE! It is truly a groundbreaking, inventive, and extremely smart horror...

We're back with our second running feature on Movies For Life - remakes! And you'll definitely have to strap in for this discussion, because these two movies are probably some of the most stressful ones that have ever been made! First up is another movie from Henri-Georges Clouzot, the incredible 1953 thriller THE WAGES OF FEAR. Then we're heading to 1977 for the remake (or another adaptation of t...

Our favorite topic to dive into on Movies For Life is Films About Filmmaking, and we're FINALLY back with another one this week! These two films were super fun to dive into and talk about and once again, they ended up working really well together. First up for discussion is Michele's pick of a movie about a different kind of filmmaking than we've talked about before - Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE...

For this episode we invited another of our friends on to discuss a favorite movie. This time, we welcome Stephen Foxworthy of the Disenfranchised Podcast to discuss a little movie you may have heard about, CITIZEN KANE. We dive into multiple aspects of the film from its technical achievements, marvelous acting, time-jumping screenplay, the Hearst connections and much more. We also discuss Orson We...

Welcome back, fellow FlanaFans! Well, we hope you are fans because this week's episode of Movies for Life is all about another work of filmmaker Mike Flanagan - the 2018 adaptation of DOCTOR SLEEP! Hear us answer some of the questions that you all had for us on Twitter as we discuss all the different reasons why we love this mashup of Stephen King's book THE SHINING, Kubrick's movie THE SHINING, A...

Get ready for a doozy of an episode, listeners! This week, Brian and Michele are starting their exploration of a few of the works of filmmaker Mike Flanagan, and tackling their biggest subject to date for one episode! We're looking at Flanagan's third limited series, Midnight Mass from 2021. Both of us come from very different religious backgrounds, yet the show and what it explores both had a big...

This week's episode of Movies for Life takes us back to when we used to get those weird but still somehow strangely perfect pairings of movies with our topic on the directorial debuts of actors (in movies that they both have starring roles in, actually)! First up for discussion is Brian's pick of 2001's FRAILTY, directed by the wonderful late Bill Paxton. What is the real truth with what is going...

Get ready for one of our most fun - and okay, most horny - episodes yet as the two of us commit a crime together! We're talking about movies that feature Partners in Crime, and we have got some excellent selections for you today. First up is Brian's choices of 1950's GUN CRAZY, starring Peggy Cummins and John Dahl. You'll hear Brian as you've never heard him before during this discussion, so trust...

Brian and Michele welcome their very first guest J.D. Gravatte to discuss his favorite film, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. We discuss fairy tales, war, monsters of the traditional and human variety, and much more. We also gush about the beauty of del Toro's work and other films of his that we admire. So join us for a great conversation about the worlds of fantasies and realities and how so...

Hello, listeners! Welcome back to Movies for Life where today we are getting the band together! We're covering two amazing movies with tons of music to get stuck in your head so let's get right to it! First up for discussion this week is Michele's pick of 1996's THAT THING YOU DO! The directorial debut of Tom Hanks, this movie is an absolute joy with a stellar cast from top to bottom - not to ment...

Brian and Michele each share their ten favorite first time watches of 2021, as well as several runners up. A wide variety of movies are recommended, old and new, from across an array of genres.  Follow the hosts and show on Twitter Movies for Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Brian Keiper: @BrianDKeiper Michele Eggen: @micheleneggen Thanks to Chito PeBenito for our logo and Jerry Smith for our theme mus...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE... we'll love you 'til the day we die! Welcome back for Part 2 of our favorite Christmas movies where we talk about the holiday staple and bona fide classic that is Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946). This movie brings out all the feels in just about every scene, and we talk about just about every scene in this discussion! Hear us gush more about one of our favorite a...

Happy Holidays, listeners! We're celebrating the season here at Movies for Life with a look at both of the hosts favorite Christmas movies! This discussion went on for quite a long time (like pretty much all of our discussions do) so we're going to break this episode up - look for Part 2 coming soon! But first, we're talking about Michele's favorite Christmas movie - the Bill Murray-starring comed...

This month (December 27th to be exact) marks the one-year anniversary of Movies for Life!!! But because we have a couple other seasonal episodes planned for later in December, we're celebrating our milestone now with this wrap-up episode! Hear us talk about some of our favorite episodes and pairings of movies, as well as our favorite discoveries from the other person and our mutual favorite rewatc...

Now you see us, now you don't... This episode marks the first in a new series on Movies for Life all about movies and their remakes! The more different the movies are, the better - and this first pairing of movies couldn't be more different! Almost 90 years apart, we're taking a look at the two iterations of THE INVISIBLE MAN from 1933 and 2020. The original James Whale film is of course a classic...

We have arrived at our final movie in our coverage of Brian and Michele's Forever Favorites, and it's a bona fide classic. Michele's #1 forever favorite movie is 1987's DIRTY DANCING. Listen as the two hosts get Swayze Crazy talking about all the things that make this pop culture phenomenon so much more meaningful and personal than what's on the surface. We love the characters and the music, but w...

All aboard Doris the tour bus as we hit the road with Stillwater and Cameron Crowe's shamelessly personal epic Almost Famous. We look at the film through the eyes of its major characters, especially William Miller, Russell Hammond, William's mother Elaine, and of course, the enigmatic and intriguing Penny Lane. We discuss the moments that move us, the lines that make us laugh, and the music that g...

It's just a bunch of hocus pocus! HAPPY HALLOWEEN, listeners! We hope you're having and continue to have a wonderful spooky season - and we hope you celebrate with us and our discussion of our favorite Halloween movies for kids! Both live-action Disney films, we starting first this week with Brian's pick of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES from 1983. Then it's time for a veritable Halloween traditi...

Happy Halloween season, Movies for Life listeners! This bonus episode of the show is both a celebration of the greatest holiday of the year with some spooky movie talk, and also a sort of bonus Forever Favorite discussion as well. CHILD'S PLAY is Michele's favorite horror movie of all time and really SHOULD have been on her FF list, but wasn't so we're talking about it here! And since CHILD'S PLAY...

Things don't always go as planned, so we ended up discussing just one movie this week--Clint Eastwood's unsung 1993 masterpiece A Perfect World. We discuss the moving story as well as the incredible cast led by Kevin Costner, Laura Dern, and Clint Eastwood. We also discuss how much we love Bradley Whitford but hate the character he plays in this movie. So hop in your time machine, grab your Casper...

It's another episode on our favorite topic on Movies For Life - more Films About Filmmaking! This week we have two absolute gems to talk about, possibly deeper cuts, that are totally worth giving a look if you haven't seen them! First up from Michele is the surprisingly funny and twisty thriller whose plot centers around the making of a slasher film - we're talking MUTE WITNESS from 1995! Then, al...

Summer is almost over so we are bidding farewell to the season on Movies for Life with a couple of summer vacation movies! First we're heading back to camp with Brian's pick of INDIAN SUMMER from 1993. With all the warmth of nostalgia, and the trials of growing up and moving on, this is a true feel-good movie with a stellar cast (including an hilarious performance from Sam Raimi!). Then it's time...