Parking Lot: The Podcast

A few years back, Charlie finally got around to watching the movie Lake Placid. He enjoyed it, considering it a solid monster movie and was going to go on with his life until he realized there were 5 sequels, each looking more ridiculous than the last. Now, years later, Chris has made our dreams come true and purchased all the Lake Placid films. We binged them as quickly as we could so we could de...

We're coming up on the holiday season of 2024 and as such, a batch of new and highly anticipated movies are hitting theaters and breaking records. So obviously, this week we're covering the 2002 DJ Qualls movie, The New Guy. A good hard look back through time to the cringiest of the early 2000's teen movies. It's hard to say whether this movie is intentionally... the way it is. But one thing can b...

The Sony-verse does it again! Or is it the Venom-verse? We may never find out. Regardless, Venom: The Last Dance is now in theaters so Kevin and Charlie felt it was time to go through the trilogy and give their thoughts on this strange (and strangely polarizing) franchise.    Alternate titles* - And The Oscar Goes To... Venom - Those Crab Monsters Are Pretty Cool - Lightning McQueen: Origins - Dan...

Through a series of strange and probably unfortunate decisions, we have decided to do an episode where we play the popular(?) game, Smash or Pass. For those not in the know, Smash or Pass is basically a simplified version of Kiss, Marry, Kill (or whatever you prefer to call it) where all the answers are either yes or no. We've entrusted the ever faithful and all knowing power of AI and friendship...

Spooky season is upon us once again! This year, Kevin and Charlie revisited two classic Halloween movies from their youths: the truly bizarre, cult-classic "Sleepaway Camp" and the shockingly well-written Disney Channel Original Movie, "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire"! Both of them have their own... quirks... I think we can all agree that both of them are made for all the doer moms out there.   A...

Kevin and Charlie continue to mutate due to exposure to Fox's attempt to reboot/soft-reboot(/not reboot?) the X-Men movie franchise. We'll take you through this truly bizarre quadrilogy from start to finish: First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, and rounding things out with Dark Phoenix. Listen in as we get more and more defeated with each film.    Alternate titles* - X-Men Days of Future...

Milton tried to keep us down but even natural disasters can't stop SOCIETY. In honor of that, Kevin recounts his experience and thoughts after watching Joker and its sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. The movies are an enigma. Are they comedy or tragedy? Is it a silly musical or a contemplative look at the roles that society forces upon us? Is it even a Joker movie? Oh and also are they even any good? I...

The internet raved so Kevin had to confirm for himself the answer to this question: is Transformers One mindblowingly amazing? Or is it fine? Or is it any good at all? Listen in as he walks us through the film and gives his thoughts on the latest... reboot? Prequel? The latest installment in the Transformers franchise, Transformers One.   Alternate titles* - More Than Meats The Eye - Transformers...

In this episode, Charlie and Kevin ring in the new millennium in style by continuing our series chronicling decades of television as we remember them. In this episode, we'll take you through the years 2000 up to 2009. It's a new millennium and we got real weird with it.   Alternate titles* - Aught or Not - 00s to Heroes - 2002 the year of our savior i dunno   As always, follow us on Twitter @Parki...

Charlie and Kevin continue their deep dive into the Foxieverse* with even MORE Wolverine. If you thought the first 3 X-Men movies focused a little too much on Wolverine, well I have unfortunate news for you... In this episode we watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine, and Logan. Its hard to go from such widely recognized lows at the start of a series of movies and then end on what many re...

The Juice is finally loose in theaters once again. After many long years, we're gifted this sequel to the classic movie Beetlejuice. As with all of these "legacy sequels" or soft reboots, Kevin and Charlie proceed with a hopeful optimism despite being burned by so many others before it. Join us as Kevin gives his take on how Beetlejuice Beetlejuice holds up!   Alternate Titles* - 2 Juice 2 Loose -...

Its been a looooong time since our last Parking Lot Pitch, an episode where Charlie and Kevin sit down and spitball out their take on their own original movie. With this episode, they decide to tackle where to go next in The Quiet Place franchise. We've had a sequel and a prequel and now its time for a genre change! In our original sequel idea, A Loud Place, our story cranks up the volume as we fo...

With Deadpool and Wolverine approaching the theater, Kevin and Charlie decided to take a look back at the cinematic Marvel universe before the age of the MCU. To kick things off, they of course chose to watch the original X-Men trilogy. This is the first in a series of episodes they'll do exploring the olden days of mutants refusing to wear spandex.    Alternate titles* - Not Just the X-Men, But t...

This week, we take you into deep space to check out the latest in the Alien franchise, Alien Romulus! Listen as we recount our journey through the horrors of childbirth and Disney's never ending obsession with CGI resurrections.   Alternate titles* - Mars Needs Moms - Hot Face Hugger Action - Illegal Alien - E.T. The Extra Titty-slime     As always, follow us on Twitter @ParkingLotCast to stay up...

Those crazy fools have done it again. For those familiar with the running series Charlie and Kevin have been doing on movies by the decade (starting with the ever important date of their births), they decided that limiting themselves to movies just wasn't good enough. So now, they strike out once more and with this episode they begin the TV Through the Decades series, going year-by-year and listin...

It's time for what will for sure go down as an M. Night Shyamalan classic, Trap! Is it a movie, a concert experience/music video, or just some of the most extravagant and poorly written nepotism to grace the silver screen? Kevin and Charlie both went into this with... mixed expectations... but they should've known that walking into the theater was the real trap all along. And, in a truly Shyamalan...

Kevin finally manages to convince Charlie to rewatch Deadpool 1 and 2 against his will in preparation for latest and first MCU addition to the franchise, Deadpool and Wolverine. Listen as we take a ride through the first two and give our thoughts on the long-awaited threequel. Is this movie finally going to save the MCU? Is this Disney Deadpool too WOKE and SANITIZED?!? Grab a chimichanga and lets...

BEE BO BEE BO! It's time for minion mayhem. Despicable Me 4 has hit theaters and Kevin and Charlie take this beautiful opportunity to revisit the franchise. Hear their thoughts on the movies that gave Grandmas everywhere something to post on their facebook feeds.     *Alternate titles -  -Gru Crimes -Despicable SHE -Men? Yuns! - Megamind   As always, follow us on Twitter @ParkingLotCast to stay up...

Pixar's latest movie, Inside Out 2, is now in theaters. Kevin and Charlie discuss the first movie and its sequel and the EMOTIONAL TOLL they experience because of these children's movies. Pixar is saved?   Alternate titles* - Inside your mother - Anxiety is a Bitch - Somehow The Only Good Pixar Sequel - Inside, 2 Furious   As always, follow us on Twitter @ParkingLotCast to stay up to date, interac...

Kevin and Charlie embark on a new journey, to watch ALL the Pokemon movies! Charlie's seen a majority of them, but it will be the first time for Kevin for many. This episode, they take you through the first three theatrical Pokemon experiences! GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!   Alternate titles* - Alley Cats Strike Back - Pokemon the movie 2000EXTREME - The Weird Mansion One - The Minnesota Vikings One   As...

Well, Nintendo is back at it on the HD Re-release train, with Paper Mario : The Thousand Year Door, remastered for the Switch. Charlie and Kevin have thoughts on the nature of Nintendo's recent re-releases (editors note: they are incorrect about a major point of contention for about half the episode before they fact check themselves). Today, they discuss the gameplay, story, and characters of The...

In this episode, Kevin and Charlie officially kick off the summer season and discuss two classic mermaid/merman(?) movies: the Disney Channel Original Movie, The 13th Year and the TIMELESS CLASSIC* Aquamarine. If you do nothing else, please at least skip ahead to the 38 mins 30 seconds mark and feast your ears.   Alternate titles* -The 13th Layer of Hell - MerMAN! - EVILLLLLL - A True American Hor...

Kevin and Charlie have done some Disney and Pixar related episodes throughout the years but its time they finally circled back around and got to the one that started it all: Toy Story! In the episode, they go through all four Toy Story movies and give their thoughts on each and on the franchise as a whole.    Alternate Titles* - Woody's a Cuck - Pixar Manipulations - What are you lookin at, you ho...

The Disney Channel Original Movies continue! This episode, we bring you another of the classics, Luck of the Irish! Kevin and Charlie walk you through how one weird teenager never once questions his heritage or even has a single thought about his past until he gets peer pressured into it by his classmates. His family then turns from some weird Goosebumps horror gaslighting into potentially offensi...

Now that everyone's riding the Godzilla hype train thanks to an Oscar win, we can get back to the side of the franchise that Kevin and Charlie really relate to: the "stupid" ones. Legendary's Monsterverse is right up their alley and they can't wait to dive into the hype that is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire!   Alternate Titles* - Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong and Bowser Vs Lankey Kong - Kong Fu Pan...