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Send us Fan Mail 'Colin's Nightmare Month' rolls on, and this time Shawn decided he needed to gang up on Colin to try to force him to like a spoof movie finally. So, we brought back guest Luke Bartosik to try to convince Colin to like the movie 'Hot Shots!'. With it's incredible similarity to that other jet fighter movie, maybe this is the one we can get him to latch...

Send us Fan Mail For our next Colin's Nightmare  movie, Shawn is showing Colin the last Mel Brooks movie of his childhood: 'Robin Hood: Men In Tights. Long time listeners of this show know that, to Colin, this is going to be the most painful for Colin, given that we have yet to find one he likes. Is Colin's fondness for Cary Elwes going to be enough to pull him through this one? How...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Colin's Nightmare Month. Most people love spoof movies. Colin doesn't. So, Shawn is spending the month trying to find one he likes. First up, the classic 80s cop spoof 'The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad.'  This is the perfect movie to ease Colin in, right? Sure, it has OJ Simpson in it, but it has a lot of smart humor. A spoof movie legen...

Send us Fan Mail For our final ''I Was In That One movie, Shawn and Colin are doing a movie where we were not in the corresponding stage show, but we both  watched it. Instead we brought in first-time guest Brian Christensen to discuss his time performing in the stage version, as well as the movie its based on 'Evil Dead II'. We discuss all the Raimiest moments, the wild physic...

Send us Fan Mail For our next 'I Was In That One' movie, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Will Brisbin to discuss a recent stage production he was in, based on this week's subject 'The Full Monty'. We discuss not only Will's, but Shawn's experience in a different production of the same show, as well as the charm of British comedy, the surprising sensitivity, th...

Send us Fan Mail For our next 'I Was In That One' movie, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Michael Ross to discuss one of his all-time favorite movies, the 70s classic 'Young Frankenstein'. Shawn was in a stage version of this movie, so we discuss the comparisons to that as well as the charm of Gene Wilder, the chameleon-like ability of Gene Hackman, the brilliance of Marty Fr...

Send us Fan Mail For "I Was In That One" month, we are looking at movies that we preformed in stage versions up. First up, a stage show Colin was in, we're watching the surreal Tim Burton classic 'Big Fish'. This is the point when his movies started to get that digital sheen on them, which we discuss, as well as the differences and similarities to the stage version, incred...

Send us Fan Mail Our final 2 for $20 movie is here, and Colin has decided to make Shawn watch the getaway driving classic 'The Transporter'. We discuss all the important topics like shirtless Jason Statham, a very disconnected soundtrack, how to properly collapse a building, unique uses of the environment, the 3 rules, the correct wat to secure your captive and so very much more.  How do...

Send us Fan Mail This week, for our next 2 For $20 movie, Colin gives Shawn a first-time watch with the 2000s action flick 'Shoot 'Em Up'. We discuss all those important things like getting straight into the action, deliciously disgusting villains, the meaninglessness of human life in this film, action set pieces never seen anywhere else and so very much more. Why did Colin make Sha...

Send us Fan Mail Our next 2 for 20 movie has Shawn and Colin watching a twisty movie not enough people know about, the 2000s classic 'Lucky Number Slevin '. We discuss all the important topics like the charisma of Josh Hartnett, powerhouse acting legends, Bruce Willis with hair, interestin visual choices and their potential inspiration, towels and so much more. Is this a movie everybody...

Send us Fan Mail Inspired by the bargain bins of days past, the 2 for $20 month brings us movies that you may have found for the first time there. So this week, Colin is making Shawn watch the one man justice classic 'Walking Tall'. This is one of those movies where the lead is still credited as 'The Rock' and had hair. We discuss that, as well as fantastically cheesy badguys,...

Send us Fan Mail This week, to close out our Pre-MCU Heroes Month, Colin makes Shawn watch the third in the franchise with those pesky adolescent reptiles; 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'. There has been a lot of debate over whether that should include ":Turtles In Time" or not, as well we discuss many other things like the depiction of Feudal Japan, how New York City is mis...

Send us Fan Mail As our Pre-MCU Heroes month rolls on, Colin is making Shawn watch watch the 1990s Superman-adjacent (but not really) hero played by a basketball player, 'Steel'.  We discuss all the important topics like trying to be incognito when you're 7 feet tall, love stories that never happened and why, doing your own stunts, the charisma of Shaquille O'Neal in the 90s, o...

Send us Fan Mail Our next Pre-MCU Heroes movie brings us an actual Marvel movie, when Colin makes Shawn watch the 1990 version of 'Captain America'. We discuss all the important topics such as Iatalian Red Skulls, a Cap played by an author's son, the power of wire work benefitting other action flicks, the fact that the shield physics have never made sense, and so very much more. Is...

Send us Fan Mail Colin is in charge of programming this month, and he's making Shawn watch some movies featuring Pre-MCU Heroes. First up, one of the original heroes, brought to life in the 1996 Billy Zane classic 'The Phantom'. We discuss all the important topics like the Indiana Jones of it all, the struggle of no wire work, the charm of the lead actor, over the top villainy, the...

Send us Fan Mail For our final March Madness episode, it's time for Shawn to give Aaron a first-time watch with the baby-stealing Coen Brothers classic 'Raising Arizona'. We discuss all those important things like the Coen of it all, the disappearance of Nicolas Cage in this role, the shear amount of babies, the unmistakable soundtrack, all the usual suspects, and so much more. How...

Send us Fan Mail For our next March Madness month episode, Aaron is bringing Shawn a first-time watch with the post-apocalyptic cult-classic 'No Escape'. We discuss all the important topics such as gladiator matches to the death, the implications of 2022 being post-apocalyptic, Lord Of The Flies grownup edition, the unexpected action chops of Ray Liotta, and so much more. It's an Aa...

Send us Fan Mail As March Madness month rolls on, Shawn and Aaron are headed to the mean streets of Chicago for the 1993 thriller 'Judgment Night'. We discuss all those important things like luxury RVs, what to do if you regret your shortcut, charismatic badguys, apocalyptic neighborhoods, where not to keep a fish tank, dollar theatres, terrible plans, and so very much more. Is this the...

Send us Fan Mail It's another March Madness month! This year, Shawn is joined once again by Aaron Knowles to look at movies featuring angry people. Up first, the average dude having a bad day classic 'Falling Down'. We discuss the important topics like how differently this movie hits as an adult, a vibrant cast of side characters, memorable quotes, and quite frankly, it's an Aa...

Send us Fan Mail We bring Kennyuary to a close with a movie you may not necessarily associate with Kenny Loggins. Shawn and Colin are watching the long-haul trucking, deadbeat dadd-ing, arm rasslin' classic 'Over The Top'. We discuss all the important topics like size disparity, people who look like they don't want to be there, over possessive grandparents, arm wrestling drama,...

Send us Fan Mail As Kennyuary moves on, this week, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Neal Powell to discuss the golf comedy classic 'Caddyshack'. We discuss all those important topics like improvising on set, hand puppet gophers, prop comedy, first time actors and directors, unexplained plot devices and so much more. Is this an all-time classic or does it have trouble being relevant in...

Send us Fan Mail For our next Kennyuary movie, Shawn and Colin go looking at s small town in America where dancing is illegal, with the classic 'Footloose'. We discuss all the important issues like logic problems, the rules of tractor chicken fighting, beginner dancing AND rage dancing, high end stereo systems, powerhouse performances, a freaking banger of a song and so much more. Is thi...

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to be devoting a month to the man that soundtracked a generation, Mr. Kenny Loggins. First up, Shawn and Colin welcome back guest Luke Bartosik, to take the highway to the danger zone and play with the boys for 'Top Gun'. We definitely go on our tangents about Maverick, but do of course discuss all those important things like shirtless volleyball, surpr...

Send us Fan Mail For our final Too Cool For School movie, Shawn and Colin are taking a look at the 80s action classic 'Red Dawn'. We discuss all the important topics such as communist coalition paratroopers, super young superstars, questionable tactical choices, Wolverines, weapon handling techniques and so much more. How does this movie stand up to other action flicks of the era? What d...

Send us Fan Mail Our next Too Cool For School  movie takes Shawn and Colin to that school for mutants in 'X2: X-Men United'. A follow-up to our 95th episode, we get into all things X-Men including our favorite banger scenes, our personal top mutants, how it stacks up to other superhero properties, effects that do and don't hold up and so very much more. Is this the best in the franc...