Movie Mandates

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month's theme is "Pride Month!" so my sister mandated we watch A Fantastic Woman!  This film might be notable for winning an Academy Award but for me, it marks the second Chilean film I've seen, the first being Bring Me the Head of the Machine...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month's theme is "Pride Month!" so I mandated we watch the only movie in the Wachowski oeuvre I haven't seen: Jupiter Ascending! 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 10:40 - Jupiter Ascending review 53:37 - Next episode's mandated movie We'll be back in two...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month's theme is "MAYday!" so my sister mandated we watch the movie that inspired a fun part of the Universal Studios Backlot Tour: Earthquake! 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 12:48 - When Earthquake review 1:03:36 - Next episode's mandated movie We'll...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  This month's theme is "MAYday!" so I mandated we watch the biggest disaster movie I could think of: When Worlds Collide! Let's hope it's more disaster movie and less disaster of a movie! 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 9:08 - When World's Collide review 57:2...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  We love musicals and decided that April shall be "Sing For Me!!!" month.  So, my sister mandated we watch Moulin Rouge!  Will I be able to overcome my general disdain for jukebox musicals and learn to love the Baz? 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 5:08 - Moul...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  We love musicals and decided that April shall be "Sing For Me!!!" month.  So, I mandated we watch Repo! The Genetic Opera.  It's a movie!  With singing!  And gore! 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 11:34 - Repo! The Genetic Opera review 1:12:20 - Next episode'...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  March Madness continues with Keleigh's mandated movie: Fight Club!  Yes, we know the rules. We're going to talk about it anyway. 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 9:32 - Fight Club review 50:09 - Next episode's mandated movie We'll be back in two weeks with an...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  March is March Madness!  Yes, we pulled out all the creative stops for this month's theme and I mandated we watch Drive Angry.  When it comes to movies, my sister and I are often of like minds but not this time!  You know what that means?  One of u...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  February is Tearjerkers month so my sister mandated we watch Steel Magnolias, a movie, it must be said, severely lacking in metal flowers.  Is false advertising what makes audiences cry? 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 6:43 - Steel Magnolias review 51:13 - N...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  February is Tearjerkers month so I mandated my sister watch Return of the Living Dead 3, the greatest love story ever told and one that never fails to make me wail like a banshee that stubbed its toe. 0:00 - Trivial Trivia 10:58 - Return of the Liv...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  New Year's Resolutions month concludes with my sister's mandate movie.  Keleigh is learning how to tap dance so she selected the Gregory Hines staring White Nights. Why didn't she go with the obvious and mandate we watch Tap? I don't know. 0:00 - T...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  Considering that it is now 2023, I figured it was finally time to see what all the fuss over Beyoncé is about.  I hear she's kind of a big deal and I would do well to maybe hear some of her music.  Well, January's theme is, fittingly, New Year's Re...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  December's theme is AFI Top 100 so my sister mandated I watch It Happened One Night.  Like the cake, this movie's a lie. It happens over multiple nights. Programming Note:  For some reason, Zoom recorded my sister's audio really low so she can be a...

I mean, Chris Pratt could be voicing Link... (this little joke would make a bit more sense if I actually got around to talking about The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer. But I don't. Oh well. Maybe next week!) 0:00 - Rurouni Kenshin. I liked the OVAs but not the series. What did I think of the first live action movie? 10:54 - And the award for Worst Customer Service Group goes to... TeamYouTube on...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  November's theme is Quintessential 80s so my sister mandated I watch Heathers.  Is there a reason to watch this movie beyond the super dreamy Christian Slater? Does there need to be? 0:48 - Trivial Trivia 5:58 - Heathers review 56:06 - Next episode...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  November's theme is Quintessential 80s so I mandated my sister watch 80s pastiche, Turbo Kid.  It's gory fun for the entire family!  Well, some families... 0:52 - Trivial Trivia 7:06 - Turbo Kid review 57:24 - Next episode's mandated movie We'll be...

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a new review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  October's theme is Slash Happy Halloween so my sister mandated I watch Child's Play, the original from 1988.  Fair warning, we're both big fans of Chucky so this episode runs long.  We'll do our best to keep subsequent instalments to an hour! 1...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Movie Mandates, a new review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  October's theme is Slash Happy Halloween so I mandated my sister watch The Hills Run Red, not the western from 1966, the horror film from 2009.  The latter seemed more appropriate for this month's theme, you see. 0:50 -...