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Oz and Curtis are strapping the sensors to the truck, checking the Doppler radar, and trying not to get leveled by an F5 to break down the roaring, debris-scattering 90s Blockbuster : Twister ! Bill "The Extreme" Harding ( Bill Paxton ) is trying to get his divorce papers signed by his estranged wife Jo ( Helen Hunt ), but the weather has other plans. As a massive outbreak of tornadoes s...

Oz and Curtis are heading back to LA, putting on the oversized linen blazers, and trying to stay "cool" while everything falls apart to break down the stylishly grim 80s Drama : Less Than Zero ! Clay ( Andrew McCarthy ) returns home from college for Christmas break to find that his best friend Julian ( Robert Downey Jr. ) has spiraled into a life-threatening drug addiction, and his ex-gi...

Oz and Curtis are stocking up on holy water, checking the attic for sleeping bloodsuckers, and trying to ignore that oily saxophone player to break down the definitive 80s Vampire Classic : The Lost Boys ! When Michael ( Jason Patric ) and Sam ( Corey Haim ) move to the suspiciously murdery coastal town of Santa Carla, they find more than just boardwalk fries. Michael falls in with a pack of motor...

Oz and Curtis are grabbing the leather jackets, hopping on the Harley, and trying to master the art of the "bad boy" persona—without the help of a New Zealand accent! We’re diving deep into the bizarre, high-concept 90s romantic comedy: Don't Tell Her It's Me (aka The Boyfriend School ). Gus Kubicek ( Steve Guttenberg ) is a sensitive cartoonist and cancer survivor who finds hims...

GUEST ALERT: Oz and Curtis are putting on their best yachting caps, avoiding the "filthy fishermen," and trying not to get eaten by a giant shark-man! Joining us on the deck of The Filthy Whore is our friend Melissa L to help us make sense of the bizarre and beautiful Cult Classic: Cabin Boy! Nathaniel Mayweather (Chris Elliott) is a "Fancy Lad" and recent finishing school grad...

GUEST ALERT: Oz and Curtis are checking the silos, watching the radar, and hoping the burger they just ordered isn't their last meal! Joining us to navigate this high-stakes nuclear standoff is acclaimed film critic and educator Don Shanahan to break down the intense, underrated Nuclear Thriller : Deterrence ! President Walter Emerson ( Kevin Pollak ), the first Jewish President and an appoint...

Oz and Curtis are strapping on the girdles, grabbin' their saxophones, and hopping the train to Florida to break down the undisputed heavyweight champion of Classic Comedy : Some Like It Hot ! After witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, two struggling jazz musicians—Joe ( Tony Curtis ) and Jerry ( Jack Lemmon )—need to get out of Chicago fast. Their only ticket out? Disguising thems...

Oz and Curtis are putting on their brightest uniforms, practicing their best (and worst) German accents, and learning how to dance again to break down Taika Waititi’s Oscar-winning Black Comedy : Jojo Rabbit ! Johannes "Jojo" Betzler ( Roman Griffin Davis ) is a lonely German boy whose world is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother, Rosie ( Scarlett Johansson ), is hidin...

Oz and Curtis are heading into the scorched Australian outback, grabbing their body bags, and trying not to lose their minds in the aftermath of a catastrophe to break down the intense Survival Horror : We Bury the Dead ! Ava ( Daisy Ridley ) is a woman desperate for closure after a catastrophic military experiment decimates the population. She joins a "body retrieval unit" in the hopes...

Oz and Curtis are donning the chrome-plated plate mail, drinking from the Grail, and hoping they don't get betrayed by their best friend or their half-sister to break down the legendary Fantasy Epic : Excalibur ! Directed by John Boorman , this film traces the entire arc of the Arthurian mythos—from the brutal, mud-caked conception of Arthur ( Nigel Terry ) and the rise of the sword from the s...

Oz and Curtis are pulling up a chair, grabbing a massive plate of mac and cheese, and hoping they don't get caught in the crossfire of a sisterly blowout to break down the beloved Family Drama : Soul Food ! For forty years, Big Mama ( Iris Speed ) has held her family together with her legendary Sunday dinners. But when a health crisis puts her in a coma, the long-simmering tensions between her...

Woman! Whoa-man! Oz and Curtis are heading to the coffee house, dodging butcher knives, and trying not to cry over a giant "heed" to break down the quirky, darkly hilarious 90s Cult Classic : So I Married an Axe Murderer ! Charlie Mackenzie ( Mike Myers ) is a San Francisco beat poet with a massive fear of commitment—usually because he finds a fatal flaw in every woman he dates. But when...

Oz and Curtis are putting on their best denim, practicing their poetry, and trying to heal the wounds of the past to break down the visually stunning and emotionally heavy Romantic Drama : Jason's Lyric ! In the heart of Houston, Jason Alexander ( Allen Payne ) is a hardworking man haunted by a childhood tragedy involving his father. While he spends his life playing "his brother's kee...

Oz and Curtis are brushing up on their fencing, studying the nuances of the "True Love" vs. "Mostly Dead" debate, and hoping they don't get stuck in the Fire Swamp to break down the legendary Rob Reiner masterpiece: The Princess Bride ! A grandfather readies a story for his skeptical grandson about Buttercup ( Robin Wright ), a beautiful young woman, and Westley ( Cary Elwe...

Oz and Curtis are waxing their boards, practicing their "I am an FBI Agent!" yells, and hoping they don't have to jump out of a plane without a parachute to break down the definitive 90s Cult Classic : Point Break ! Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah ( Keanu Reeves ) goes undercover in the world of Southern California surfing to catch the "Ex-Presidents," a crew of bank robbers w...

Oz and Curtis are putting on the heavy suit, checking the wires (red or green?), and hoping their sniper cover is actually watching the horizon to break down the Best Picture-winning powerhouse: The Hurt Locker ! Staff Sergeant William James ( Jeremy Renner ) is the new leader of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in the heat of the Iraq War. He's talented, but he’s also a &quo...

Oz and Curtis are polishing their badges, double-checking their holsters, and hoping they don't get suspended on their first day to break down Kathryn Bigelow’s sleek, hyper-stylized Police Thriller : Blue Steel ! Megan Turner ( Jamie Lee Curtis ) is a rookie cop who, on her first night out, shoots an armed robber in a grocery store. When the suspect's gun mysteriously vanishes from the cr...

Oz and Curtis are strapping on the SQUID headsets, hoping they don't "blackjack" their own brains, and trying to survive the final 48 hours of 1999 to break down Kathryn Bigelow’s relentless, visionary Cyberpunk Noir : Strange Days ! Lenny Nero ( Ralph Fiennes ) is a sleazy but soulful street hustler dealing in "clips"—digital recordings of people's actual memories and...

Oz and Curtis are checking the horizon for the rising sun, hoarding the SPF 10,000, and trying not to get recruited into the scariest road trip in history to break down Kathryn Bigelow’s visceral, groundbreaking Vampire Western : Near Dark ! Caleb Colton ( Adrian Pasdar ), a small-town farm boy, picks up a mysterious drifter named Mae, only to be bitten and "turned" into a creature of th...

Oz and Curtis are packing up the projector, staring at the dust motes in the wind, and wondering where the hell everyone went to break down Peter Bogdanovich’s hauntingly beautiful Coming-of-Age Drama : The Last Picture Show ! Set in the desolate, wind-swept town of Anarene, Texas, in the early 1950s, the film follows high school seniors Sonny ( Timothy Bottoms ) and Duane ( Jeff Bridges ) as they...

Oz and Curtis are putting on their best vintage coats, avoiding the shadows in the hallway, and trying not to lose themselves in a dream to break down Edgar Wright’s stylish, haunting Psychological Horror trip: Last Night in Soho ! Eloise ( Thomasin McKenzie ), an aspiring fashion designer with a sixth sense, moves to London and finds herself mysteriously transported back to the 1960s. There, she...

Oz and Curtis are nursing a drink, checking for dead squirrels in the car, and wondering where the hell the cigarettes went to break down the cynical, stylish Action Thriller : The Last Boy Scout ! Washed-up private investigator Joe Hallenbeck ( Bruce Willis ) is a disgraced former Secret Service agent whose life is falling apart. When a simple protection job goes sideways, he is forced to team up...

Who is the Master? Oz and Curtis are practicing their moves, checking their chopstick skills, and hoping they don't have to fight The Shogun of Harlem to break down Berry Gordy's definitive 80s Cult Classic : The Last Dragon ! Leroy Green ( Taimak ), known as "Bruce Leroy," is a shy, skilled martial artist living in New York who is on a quest to achieve the final level of mastery...

Oz and Curtis are strapping on the buckskins, learning how to survive the 18th-century wilderness, and hoping they don't get stuck in the middle of a massive colonial war to break down Michael Mann’s powerful Historical Epic: The Last of the Mohicans! Set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, this film follows the fiercely independent frontiersman Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), the adopted so...

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