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It's Lauren's 40th birthday which means she is indulging in her favorite film of all time Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. It's not birthday themed, and it's definitely not light, but the birthday girl makes the rules and the rule is everyone should watch Psycho.

When Rent took second place by one vote, we had to make this episode happen, so we are warming up our voices and getting ready to belt out an episode that is mostly about the film, and a little about the stage production too. It's a long held argument in this house as to the quality of this adaptation, and we revisit it 20 years later to see if today is 4 loving this film and if tomorrow is fo...

You voted and we are delivering, it's time to indulge in Masters of the Universe the summer film totally occupying our time. Travis Knight brings to the screen once again a live action adaptation of epic fantasy proportions, and Ryan gets to return to his five year old self, break out the action figures, and talk about a movie he's been waiting for almost 40 years.

Around here it's Unit. Core. Pod. Country on this episode covering the 1992 Rob Reiner classic A Few Good Men. But we couldn't handle this one alone, so we brought in special counsel Jon Andrews to serve as third mic where we investigate a Code Cruise.

Frank the Bunny is turning 25 years old this year...or is he? Who is to say how interdimensional foretellers of doom age, but we know that Donnie Darko is now 25 years young and we are excited to revisit this movie that bewildered cinephiles and still does to this day.

In our continued celebration of the films of 1986, turning 40 years young this year, we look again to John Hughes and his last team up with Molly Ringwald Pretty in Pink .

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Oscars season!! It might be the best year of Best Picture nominees this century and we have no shortage of passionate on takes on who should win, who will win, and our hopes for the evening.

What's your favorite scary movie? For us, it's the entirety of the Scream franchise. Join us as we talk through our high and low points of the franchise identifying our favorite openings, killer reveals, and the characters we wish could come back for more.

He's a righteous dude, and a symbol for getting outside of your comfort zone, taking the most out of a sick day, and maybe pushing the limits of friendships and parades. You chose it and we are covering it, the 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller's Day Off directed by John Hughes.

Welcome to our year in review recounting our top 5 films of the year, our 3 least favorite films, and everything we are excited for in 2026.

Every Christmas Eve we are part of the miracle...and in the 80s that miracle was evil toy proprietors, discarded elves, and street urchins set to a score by Henry Mancini and covering the magical origin story of Santa. Join us as we talk about the movie that has our definitive Santa celebrating a 40th anniversary.

It's the coziest, most indulgent, and most delicious time of the year and we are bringing you an alternative to our normal Thanksgiving celebrations with HANKSGIVING. On this episode we pause to show gratitude for all that Tom Hanks' career has given us, with some pretty bonkers categories and a whole lot of debating where you put some of his classics on your Hanksgiving plate.

All across the world people have been doing the time warp for an impressive 50 years and on this episode we celebrate science fiction double features, hot patooties, and creatures of the night with The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

We are going to the movies with writer and creator of new webseries Popcorn Pushers, Jiah Peck! Jiah is a filmmaker and founding member of Pigeon City. His background in sketch comedy, and his time working at movie theaters led to the creation of Popcorn Pushers premiering on November 8th at the Emmaus Theater.

When this pod hits 88mph you are going to see some serious...nostalgia of course! It's 40 years since the release of the most improbably and evergreen adventure flick of the 1980s.

Happy podcastiversary...or annipodiversary! However, you say it, happy 5 year anniversary to us! But we couldn't and wouldn't do it alone, so we brought in Jon and Danelle Andrews, day one listeners, and podcast aficionados to ask us the hard hitting questions and to help us celebrate this shared love of film turned 5 year creative endeavor. How did this pod get started and what keeps it going? Yo...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your podcasts, we are hitting you with the 75th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

The long awaited sequel to an early HCY episode is finally here. We are sticking with the family and covering The Godfather Part II, 41 years young, and still as much of a masterpiece as ever. Follow along for updates on our podcast @howcouldyoupodcast Patronize our favorite drive-in theater, and the oldest operating drive-in theater in the United States @shankweilers www.shankweilers.com

We only have one directive for you, and it's to check out our latest episode covering Paul Verhoven's 1987 sci-fi, urban western, RoboCop.

Join us this week for a vibrant conversation with Stephanie Gardner, creator of Cinema Nomad - a series debuting this week. You may have heard us talk about Stephanie over the years as she worked on this project originally titled 33 and Me. Now, we sit down for an in-depth conversation starting with the inception of this idea, to the joys and pitfalls of travel, and to the most important lesson of...

"We mustn't dwell, no...not today...not on Rex Manning Day." It's April 8 and 30 years after its original release we are still celebrating Rex Manning and Empire Records - a cornerstone film of 90s culture that feels as fresh, vibrant, and as entertaining as ever.

"A long time ago, if you only measure time in years..." a film came out about 4 boys in Oregon on a quest for personal glory. That film is Stand By Me released in 1986 and directed by Rob Reiner in what would be a 10 year span of all time classic films. Centering around a group of best friends Stand By Me is as timeless and poignant as ever with sharp writing, incredible performances, and a song t...

So Anora is Best Picture. Demi Moore lost. And we are holding space for everything, ups and downs, from the 97th Academy Awards. Joined by Jess and Jesse Kalavoda we are recapping fashion, awards, host, and bits that we loved and the moments we wished didn't happen.

It's the most wonderful and cinematic time of the year and we are documenting our predictions for what promises to be a surprising and plot twisting Oscars night in a tumultuous Oscars season. We can't do this without cinephile extraordinaire Anthony Desanctis from Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas.

This is a story about love. Evenmoreso, this is a story about 4 people who met at a movie theater, and haven't stopped talking movies ever since. You know them from our Oscars post show every year, and we are excited to have them on the show to talk about one of their favorite films of all time - Moulin Rouge! The landscape of the Hollywood musical has gone through its seasons, from being able to...