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On today's show, we discuss the 2007 cult-classic film HOT ROD (42:00 - SPOILERS)! We dive into the SNL-heavy cast, the absurdity of the plot, Rod's hilarious failed stunts, & so much more! Also discussed: 65 (2023), Get Him to the Greek (2010), the Bill & Ted Trilogy, the recent update to the podcast & reveal our theme for August! Outtakes: 1:37:46 —————————————————————— Go here to get some LTAS...

Today we join our good friend (we wish) Jason Segel on an incredible Hawaiian getaway with 2008’s FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (51:28, SPOILERS at 1:04:11)! We discuss the freshest cereal, Tulsa’s own Bill Hader, and puppet love! All that plus: more 311, The Warriors (1979), 65 (2023), Sausage Party (2016), Goosebumps (2015 film), and Brent sneaks in a little Forgetting Sarah Marshall side piece with...

Hi, listener. It’s your pals at LTAS. Look, we’re gonna level with you: today’s episode is…not great. But we do our best to fight through it & discuss some pop culture, including: The bands 311 & The Offspring, Grease (1978) - Sing-Along version, the Cobwebs YouTube channel/podcast hosted by Daniel Epler, Flamin’ Hot (2023 Disney+), Consecration (2023), The Babadook (2014), Long Shot (2019), Steve...

On today's show, we celebrate America's Independence Day by watching the 1996 sci-fi hit, 'INDEPENDENCE DAY' ('ID4' if you're nasty) - 24:53 (SPOILERS)! We discuss the impact of this movie when it was released, director Roland Emmerich's career, pre-slap era Will Smith, the toyline & more! Also discussed: the concept of 'twin films', Mars Attacks! (1996), Halloween Ends (2022), Hell House LLC (201...

We finish out JUNE-NEED A VACATION MONTH with 2019’s MIDSOMMAR (42:21, SPOILERS at 57:42)! We discuss the beautiful cinematography, the haunting imagery and performances, and we look forward to the touring group Pelle and the Wailers! All that plus: Coca-Cola Ultimate League of Legends +XP flavor, ‘Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix' by Tilly Bridges (Available NOW!), Mid90s (2...

We continue JUNE-NEED A VACATION MONTH with 2021’s delightfully weird BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR (31:32, SPOILERS at 43:48)! We learn about culottes, we plan future rhyming sequels, and we fall in love with our new friend Trish! All that plus Brent discusses the Image Comics/Skybound comic Void Rivals #1 (spoilers at 11:26) and Steven discusses seeing his first concert since Covid hit with Al...

On today's show, ROSS LICKTEIG from 'The NüDis Colony' podcast returns to discuss the 2001's zany summer camp comedy 'WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER' (47:34 / SPOILERS - 59:50)! We also discuss: Going to summer camp, Ted Lasso Season 3 (AppleTV+), Shrinking (AppleTV+), I Think You Should Leave Season 3 (Netflix), Barry (HBO), The Other Two (Max), All Hallows' Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (20...

Welcome to the first episode of JUNE-NEED A VACATION MONTH! Today we discuss the wonderful and amazing THE WAY, WAY BACK (44:24, SPOILERS at 59:08)! We talk about awkward teenage years, Steve Carell surprisingly playing a convincing dick (insert your own joke here), and the joy of Sam Rockwell’s dance moves! We also talk about this fun stuff: Our favorite vacations, the YouTube premiere of The Dru...

On today's show, we discuss workshopping jokes from the Notes app, meet our new friend James Peacher The P.E. Teacher & announce our plans for June! We also catch up on pop culture, including: the Spider-Verse Whopper/Sundae from Burger King, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix), The Redeem Team (2022 Netflix doc), The Last Dance (Netflix), The History of Time Travel (Prime Video), STILL: A...

Well we finally deliver our Barbarian episode into the world and it is glorious! We welcome back friend of the show Allison Oberg to review 2022’s BARBARIAN (47:00, SPOILERS start at 56:59)! We also talk about this fun stuff: Steven quitting Coca-Cola and hopefully kidney stones, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), To All the Boys... trilogy, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix), Grey's A...

On today's show, TILLY BRIDGES returns to talk about her new book 'BEGIN TRANSMISSION: THE TRANS ALLEGORIES OF THE MATRIX'*, her podcast 'TILLY'S TRANS TUESDAYS'**, crayon colors, Star Wars, Star Trek, zoos vs aquariums, Superman, Harry Potter, the WGA strike, the word "dude", potatoes & so much more! *Pre-order Tilly's new book BEGIN TRANSMISSION: THE TRANS ALLEGORIES OF THE MATRIX: https://www.a...

We go straight for a good dose of nostalgia today with the classic 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (42:47, SPOILERS at 1:10:28)! We discuss the amazing kid actors, comfort movies for children of divorce, sequel ideas that were scrapped, and potential double features to watch with E.T. We also discuss this fun stuff: Steven's recent VHS tape collection, The Firm (1993), The Te...

Well we had planned an episode on the 2022 film Barbarian but unfortunately we were attacked by our computers and barely escaped with our lives. I’m telling you, AI is coming for us. So today we have a super fun Pop Culture Catch-Up episode full of this awesome stuff: John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix), Kevin Smith - People Magazine video interview about mental health, Shameless Acquisition Target (po...

On today's rambunctious show, returning guests AMANDA FISHER, ALLISON OBERG & LIZ WILSON join us to celebrate our 300th episode by choosing our picks for our LAST MEAL FANTASY DRAFT (38:30)! We delve into the various courses involved, reveal the reasons behind being served our final meals, & discuss some truly bonkers wildcard choices! All this PLUS: The secret of the the 3-drink trifecta, Liz has...

Chugga chugga toot toot! That sound you hear isn’t our rumbly tummies, it’s Bong Joon Ho’s SNOWPIERCER (43:09 SPOILERS)! We examine the fun gelatinous food bricks, the poop logistics of a never-ending train, and a popular fan theory connecting Snowpiercer to Willy Wonka! We also discuss: KFC’s new suspiciousy Chick-Fil-A style nuggets, Twister 2's casting announcements, PlutoTV, Grease: Rise of th...

On today's special episode of LTAS, we're joined once again by Rachel Bookout & Eric Bookout from the 'TRUE CRIMINALS' podcast to discuss the musical bible story, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (34:05 - SPOILERS)! We discuss the many musical numbers of the film, making Judas the lead character, the surprising appearance of various vehicles, the eyes of Jesus, and more! We also discuss A.I. art, the Bookou...

We are so sorry about that interruption in our podcast feed on April 1st. It’s hard to be mad though, those lady internet pirates were quite fun to listen to! Well we’ve tightened our security and wrested back our domain so we are back to discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2020 film TENET (25:03 - SPOILERS)! We also discuss the ways we would like to travel through time, April Fools Day 2023 featuring All...

In an unprecedented power move, former guests Allison Oberg and Liz Wilson have taken over the podcast! In their debut episode of the LTAS, Liz and Allison discuss their meteoric rise to fame and the unavoidable staging of an LTAS coup d’état. Who doesn’t enjoy a hostile takeover? The long-time best friends and perfect new co-hosts discuss their favorite roles from their favorite A-List Movie Star...

On today's show, Steven tries something new, Brent gets lost & we both catch up on pop culture! Stuff discussed: David Liu's Scream VI anime short*, Waking Life (2001), Boyhood (2014), Rick Beato's interview with Butch Vig**, Gone Girl (2014), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), That Was Pretty Scary (podcast), The Sleeping Negro (2021), Actual People (2021 Mubi film), MMPR: Once & Always (upcoming N...

Today we continue the fantastic family film franch (that’s what we call franchises) Scream with SCREAM VI (33:09 non-spoiler, 44:04 SPOILERS)! We talk about the great new setting of New York (Montreal), the family dynamics of the series, and we give a pretty compelling elevator pitch for our version of Scream 7, hopefully coming to you soon! All that plus we discuss the Scream VI soundtrack hit “I...

Suit up and strap in because today we are CANCELLING THE APOCALYPSE as we review 2013’s PACIFIC RIM (SPOILERS - 36:27)! That’s right - we’ve got monsters, we’ve got mech suits, and we’ve got enough Kaiju bone powder in our noses to blow a hole through a crappy Sydney wall! We also discuss the amazing quality of every release from The Asylum and their Mockbuster lineup, the new poster and trailer f...

On today's show, we step back into the world of the time-loop-films-starring-Emily-Blunt to discuss 2014's EDGE OF TOMORROW / LIVE DIE REPEAT, as well as the manga ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, all of which were based on a Japanese novella that neither of us read (35:42)! We discuss the confusion surrounding the multiple titles for this story, the designs and naming of the aliens, differences in telling t...

Today we revisit the Rian Johnson time travel hit from 2012, LOOPER (28:38 SPOILERS)! We discuss Steven learning later in life which things from his youth are Christian, diner scenes and American breakfast options, and we make fun of dumb racists! We also discuss: Coca-Cola’s new limited flavor MOVE, Bullet Train (2022), and the book Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History...

(*But we all know what the REAL Title is...) RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING! That bell means it's the return of a long-lost segment, POP(culture) QUIZ (45:26)! Join us for a 10-question quiz from the worlds of movies, television, comics, animation, and all of the tangents they inspire! Also discussed: Pepsi X Peeps (soda), Cirque du Soleil: Kooza, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (NO Spoilers), customer serv...

Today we debate what exactly semi- and bi-annually mean, we discuss UFOs and the appropriate pop culture response to them, and we remember pants from the 90s that turned into shorts via a convenient but flawed zipper solution! All that and more as we catch up on all the pop culture we’ve consumed: Bollywood/Tollywood film recommendations, Decision to Leave (2022 - South Korean film), The Night Hou...