Polarized

In our discussion of Vanilla Sky we highlight our favorite one-liners, share our feelings on the cast, and question the use of music by Cameron Crowe. And we wrap up the episode with a brand new game! Critics: 43% Audience: 72%

In anticipation for the Dune Part Two, we are discussing the previous attempt to bring Frank Herbert's novels to the big screen. As we compare the modern take with David Lynch's film we highlight grasshopper Guild Space Navigators, milking cats for antidote, and dig into the behind the scenes drama as we read from his autobiography, Room to Dream . Critics : 37% Audience: 65%

Welcome to the wacky world of PolarizedPod! On this episode we discuss a movie that has it all: a paralyzed Christopher Walken calling out hits, a disfigured Christopher Lloyd playing dirty movies, and a bonkers script paired with the tone of Pulp Fiction. Critics: 37% Audience: 72%

In this episode we discuss the world of Wonka and try to determine who handles the material best. Throughout the discussion we hash out the Johnny Depp performance, question the time and money devoted to squirrels, and take to task the critics who loved this movie. Critics: 83% Audience:51%

POLARIZEDPOD IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. Critics: 59% Audience: 83%

Polarizing Movies 100 is in session and today's lesson comes from Mona Lisa Smile, where Julia Roberts teaches us to consider a polarizing movie from 2003 featuring a host of up and coming actors and actresses. We revel in the cast and ache for better direction as we hash out discourse from audiences and critics.

It's a silly movie and this is a silly episode. Our special guest tells a tragic story of popcorn loss while at a screening of Keanu, we play the Brandini drinking game, and finish off with a few rounds of Magnetized: Keanu Reeves Edition. Happy 100th episode! Critics: 78% Audience: 55%

We are going back in time to 1960 to review the oldest movie in the PolarizedPod catalogue. With drinks in hand we make comparisons to the remake, imagine what the movie would be like if they were allowed more than one take, and play a rousing new game of "Smoke or "Fire. Critics: 48% Audience: 81%

Happy Holidays from Polarized Pod! Before we take a romp through a gratuitously violent sequel, we talk about what we're watching and try to decide our favorite Christmas movie. Critics: 35% Audience: 62%

WHAT HAPPENS IN LI TOLQA STAYS IN LI TOLQA Critics: 87% Audience: 52%

On a special Halloween night recording we talk a lot about a movie that has little to say. Before that we share our favorite Halloween candy, discuss what we're watching, and hash out the good, bad , and ugly of streaming services producing movies. Critics: 81% Audience: 56%

In order to continue the spooky season festivities, we chose an audience favored movie that came out in the year of our Lord, 2023. With our resident Russel Crowe expert we banter about exorcism movies, celebrate the explosive final act, and play a riveting game of Review Blitz: Russel Crowe Edition. Critics: 49% Audience: 81%

In our much anticipated return to spooky season, we cover a certified fresh critic's pick that features morally reprobate main characters doubling as rock and roll scientists, a dancing monster, and a final act that left us speechless (until we made a podcast episode about it). Critics: 75% Audience: 37%

WELCOME TO CON AIRCritics: 58% Audience: 75%

We start this episode with a new segment of "What Are You Watchin?", do our best to breakdown the logistics of Marsh Girl life, and try to find what's missing from a book we haven't read. Critics: 35% Audience: 96%

As summer draws to a close, so does our summer sequel series with a melee for the ages. Join us as Godzilla makes friends and enemies in a sequel that is packed full of monster battles, one-liners, and villains with questionable choices. Critics: 42% Audience: 83%

PolarizedPod is doing sequels! In this episode we review the recipe for the Breezy Brandini before inventing the new Brandnon Manhattan, mention some of our other favorite duos, and attempt to understand the hate for this movie. Critics: 51% Audience: 74%

It's a sequel summer bash and we are taking a stab at the Scream franchise. With our guest we begin with a concert review, have a sequel discussion of our own to match the one in the movie, and breakdown some of the leaks that plagued the making of Scream 2. Critics: 82% Audience: 58%

The Polarized boys are taking another trip into the Michael Bay universe with a maximalist sequel. We revel in the legendary car chases, praise the chemistry, and question the sensibilities of Michael Bay. Critics: 23% Audience: 78%

Not only are the worlds warring, but the audiences and critics are also battling over Spielberg's adaptation of H.G. Wells classic story. PolarizedPod along with their "space expert" blarj tackle the most recent alien news, challenge the abrupt ending, and play a riveting game of Magnetized. Critics: 75% Audience: 42%

Polarized Pod is taking its first step into Marvel territory as Captain Brandini and Jamesdini hash out the origins of Marvel's most powerful hero. We share our feelings on the MCU and its effect on cinema, touch on Brandini's other podcast where he screams into the void, and rage against beam powers. Critics: 79% Audience: 45%

We are dipping our toes into the tenth iteration of the Fast and Furious franchise where there's more family and villains than ever before. In our discussion we question the decision to rehash Fast Five, groan over the empty void of a warehouse where Brie Larson is forced to deliver exposition, and attempt to decipher the ethos of Jason Momoa. Critics: 56% Audience: 84%

In our follow up to Last Jedi we lightspeed skip through the plot of Rise of Skywalker that resembles tangled spaghetti. Before that we catch up on birthdays and weddings, Brandini gives a review of Avatar: Way of Water, and we try to decipher the failings and successes of the Skywalker Saga. Critics: 52% Audience: 86%

Polarized is jumping into the Star Wars universe to discuss one of the most polarizing movies ever. Throughout the discussion we bring up other comparable trilogies, try to figure out what Holdo's deal is, and even polarize ourselves! Critics: 91% Audience: 42%

In a callback to our very first episode, we are taking another dive into a Disney live action remake. Before we do, we review Brandini's Vince Vaughn movie tier list, share our feelings on Disney's strategy of remaking their classics, and check in on our good friend David Lowery. Critics: 62% Audience: 11%