Open Mic Night at the Movies

Billy Wilder has a bunch of great movies.  We're talking about maybe his greatest.  First Sean gives some quick thoughts on Home Alone 2, then Wade and Jakob join the show to discuss 'The Apartment'.  The 1960 film starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray (5:40).  After that we jump deep into the yuletide spirit and knock out several holiday matchups with Rent, Own...

Sports!!!!  Or more specifically, movies about sports.  This episode opens with Sean and Jakob giving some quick recommendations for Thanksgiving films and then moves right into a movie about America's favorite past time...  scandals.  We talk director John Sayles' 1988 sports drama 'Eight Men Out' which follows the 1919 Chicago White Sox as they lose the World Series on purpos...

For anyone who likes to be scared this is the episode for you.  It's a movie draft of all horror films for you to watch at Halloween.  After we talk a little bit about the genre and go over the draft rules, Sean, Jakob, Terri, and Jeremy draft 24 movies across 6 horror categories (14:20).  Then it's a horror movie maze round up followed by some honorable mentions that didn't make th...

You’re traveling through another dimension, one not only of sound but of mind.  A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries push through and beyond the Sandlerverse.  We start this episode off with a look at several films that may want to consider rerouting themselves through the Twilight Zone (2:10).  Then Sean and Dan sit down to have an intimate, long overdue talk about a very serious and n...

It's a sci-fi-centric episode!  Jakob and Sean attempt to climb the genetic ladder when they take a look at 'Gattaca', the 1997 dystopian near future film by Andrew Niccol starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law (3:00).  Then it's the exciting, continued adventure into a world of Tom Cruise.   Mike and Sean strap on a flux capacitor and go cruisin' through 3 of Tom&...

In a salute to the end of summer we're talking summer camp movies in this special DOUBLE FEATURE episode.  First up Mike and Luke join us to give their insights into Bill Murray's film debut in 'Meatballs', Ivan Reitman's 1979 comedy (7:25).  Then after a quick trip to the lobby (37:45) we head back into the theater to toast marshmellows with David Wain and Michael Showalt...

It's another music focused episode!  First we take a look at the new documentary film 'Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage' and what you can expect and not expect from it (03:18).  Then Sean is joined by Leanne and Wade to talk about a much lighter subject, Gene Kelley and Stanley Donen's classic musical 'Singing in the Rain' (10:30).

Still a bit too covid-weary to go see a live concert?  Sit back and listen to the soothing sounds of 5 middle-aged men day dreaming about building a festival that can never be.  We love movies and we love bands, so we’re mashing them together like a KFC snack bowl.  It’s our fake band movie draft!  We’re picking some of your favorite movie bands along with some you’ve never heard of, all in an eff...

What's up home skillet?  Let's drag a few barcaloungers out to the lawn and talk movies!  Sean kicks off this episode with a Top 5 list built for the housing market.  Then he's joined by Jakob to reminisce about a simpler time, when teen pregnancy was all the rage.  It's their discussion on the 2007 Indie Romance 'Juno' (7:00).  After that Mike stops by for part 1 of...

Nothing deserves repeated viewing and reviewing like the Coen Brothers’ filmography. In this episode, our guest joins us to talk recidivism, Nic Cage’s finest performance, and failed relationships on account of something wrong with his… aw, you know what, you’ll just have to listen to Jakob and Brian discuss Jakob’s favorite film, featuring three Academy Award winning actors… Raising Arizona.

We're keeping the fun of March Madness rolling with our own movie tournament dedicated to the work of John Hughes.  8 movie watchers go head to head arguing over which John Hughes movie is the best of the bunch.  Get ready for some nostalgia and half baked arguments as we cover The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone, Uncle Buck, Vacation, Weird Science, 16 Candles and P...

Boy, is this a tale for The Babysitter’s Club! In this episode, our guest pops us in the wayback machine (hint: it’s a station wagon) for an exploration of sibling nostalgia, creepy laughter, racial coding, early MCU, but above all… Elisabeth Shue’s career taking flight. The second episode in our “Keith Coogan has a babysitter” series, Adventures in Babysitting is up for review.

This week Sean and Jakob start the show off with thoughts on Zack Snyder and new movies you can stream in March (2:07).  Then Shaun joins the discussion and baptizes the podcast in blood, water and oil.  We dig deep into the earth to find an ocean of topics beneath our feet when we talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 epic 'There Will Be Blood' (11:38).

This podcast is so fetch.  Join Sean, Ben and Kate as they talk about teaching Mean Girls to high schoolers, the psychology of female teens  and why Sean put Janice Ian in his personal burn book.  Now put on your headphones loser we're going podding. Email: openmicmovies@latertaterfilms.com Website: openmicmovies.buzzsprout.com https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls

Why doesn’t Hollywood make more movies with kissin’, like Natural Born Killers? Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino sold his ultra-violent screenplays to the highest bidder. Hand it over to Oliver Stone and what do you get? A head trip satire of televised news media, American culture and our obsession with murder. Juliette Lewis and the bartender from Cheers go on a national tour to e...

Hey there sports fans, put on your whipped cream bikinis and get ready to Paaaar-tay!!!  Sean is joined by Brian, Matt, Mike and Mike for another edition of the Power Hour.  It's an all out sloppy mess as the contestants battle over this week's football movie focus.  Brian/Mike argue for the 1999 comedy drama 'Varsity Blues' and Matt/Mike battle back with the 1991 comedy '...

2020 was The Phantom Menace. Does that mean 2021 is Attack of the Clones? In this podcast, two cross-generational brothers find common ground in a galaxy far, far away and a movie they saw a long time ago… maybe at the Fox Run Mall. They explore a (sky) walking red flag named Anakin and the Republic senator who just can’t resist that bad boy. Plus, middle-aged Yoda, the Lucasfilm/Nickelodeon cross...

As we all try to start fresh in the new year, Sean is joined by Jakob and Dan to take a look at the past.  Together they unearth the movies that will help soothe the scars of 2020, so we might have a mentally stable 2021.

Shut up. Listen. Learn… all about this movie. In 1994, Kevin Spacey’s career was set to take off. Our reviewers take a look back at this film, now that he’s crash landed. Protect your interests and serve your needs by grabbing a packet of Sweet n’ Low (or is it Equal?) and listen in to this meeting of the Michelle Forbes Appreciation Society. Because in this business of pod, punching below the bel...

Hey there sports fans, let's get ready to podcast!!!  Sean is joined by Brian, Matt, Mike and Mike for the very first Power Hour.  A drunken brawl between 2 movies for cinematic supremacy that slowly devolves as we drink throughout the show.  This week's sports focus is hockey, as Brian/Matt argue for the 1977 classic 'Slapshot' and Mike/Mike battle back with the 2004 Disney fi...

Break out the egg nog and get cozy by the fire, it's time for a holiday-style movie draft.  Sean is joined by Jakob, Nicole, Andrew and Kate for a Christmas movie get together spread across 6 categories.  Will your holiday favorites get drafted, or will they languish in obscurity on the Island of Misfit Movies?  Press play and find out now.

On this episode we make a monkey out of 'Mank', David Fincher's newest film starring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried.  So pour yourself a drink and get ready to gamble on whether the way we talk is better than the way we write. email: openmicmovies@latertaterfilms.com instagram: @latertaterfilms

Remove the fish from the back of your car and turn on the greatest podcast we've ever done about Wabasha.  Longtime frenemies Dan and Matt join Sean to talk about the horniness of the twilight years and just how sexy women in their 50s can be.  It's the 1993 comedy 'Grumpy Old Men' starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret (05:15).   Then stick around and find out wh...

In this episode of Upon Further Review, guest Andrew Wollman straps in for a ferry ride into the Stephen King-dom, where we explore Maine accents (ayuh), repressed memories (was this film good?) and the bitter resolve of New England women. Put on your favorite codpiece, stare at your weathered hands and give a listen to our post-flashback musings on this Maine murder mystery.

Go ahead, skin it.  Skin that sound wagon and hear what happens.  You called down the podcast and now you got it.  Sean sits down with Nick and Tom to discuss the 1993 Western, 'Tombstone' starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliot and Bill Paxton.  Now run, and tell your friends the pod is coming.  You tell 'em I'm coming and hell is coming with me!