Matinee Manatees

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A movie review and relaxation podcast for movie lovers who'd like some help falling asleep. Sluggishly hosted by everybody's favorite podcast hosts: a sedate pair of half-ton aquatic mammals who love movies and wax pedantic about them for hours on end. Come with and drift along? Note: this podcast is intended as a soporific; it's to fall asleep to. (It reputably works especially well on toddlers and folks who take baths.) Please don't listen to it while driving or operating heavy machinery unless you know in advance that we don't work on you. Or tripping. (Apparently we can sound spooky.)

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Fantastic Four (2005) 15.09.2017 3:56:29

The Fantastic Four have been the stars of three separate movie franchises, four cartoon series, and a serialized radio drama over the last fifty years. Directed by Tim Story and starring Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, and Ioan Gruffudd, 2005's Fantastic Four is certainly one of them.

Big Trouble In Little China (1986) 04.08.2017 4:18:53

Ben finally convinces Sam to watch one of his favorite movies, John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China, starring Kurt Russell and Dennis Dun! But does it hold up? Also featuring the swan song of Ben's old microphone, which you can hear dying even as the episode progresses, and a half hour spiral on additional movie recommendations, the problems with CGI, and why 80s movies continue to hold a...

Mortal Kombat (1995) 11.07.2017 3:46:43

Based on the still-famous fighting game, 1995's Mortal Kombat is remembered more for its theme song than its merit as a film. But is that because the movie was bad, or because that song is just so good? And just how much does it have in common with Super Mario Bros? We go back to 1995 and all the way to Outworld to find out.

Super Mario Bros (1993) 02.06.2017 4:53:01

1993's Super Mario Bros. is widely regarded as one of the worst video game adaptations ever put to film. Is that true, or is it one of the THE BEST MOVIES EVER?

Resident Evil (2002) 29.05.2017 2:39:44

Based on the popular video game series of the same name, Resident Evil spawned six sequels over the next fifteen years. But is it any good? In this episode, the manatees go back to the beginning to see what all the fuss is about with 2002's Resident Evil.