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Hello, Void! We're back with another peek into the bad movie vault, and this time we've been blinded by Gods of Egypt. This is a movie set in Egypt (Atlantis style?), played by white people (cause it's y2k, wait, wait, wait, it's actually 2016!), and filled to the brim with terrible CGI (no ILM for you!). We discuss how Hollywood needs more one-eyed hot guys, Hathor's VIP...

Guten Tag, Void! We enter Germany and the dark twisted forests that they are VERY well known for (see almost all fairytales). We get threated by a chameleon, smashed in the face with a frying pan, and tied up in long long long long long long long long blond hair. Apparently in Germany brunettes aren't magical! With their history, I call problematic. But on our adventure, we go with Flynn Ride...

Turn your amps to 11, Void! We're celebrating our 200th episode (we're pretty sure) with the most hard-rock movie of all time, "This is Spinal Tap!" It's the rockumentary that introduced us to: Big Bottoms, Hell Hole, Sex Farm, Rock N' Roll Creation (with pods), and STONEHENGE!!!!! Without this movie, we would all be wondering who they were, and what they were doing,...

Two siblings, both alike in dignity, in this fair chatroom where we lay our scene! Hark, what film from yonder laptop breaks? Is it the sun? No! It's Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter!!! Ok, maybe not. Instead, it's Shakespeare in Love, the historical fiction about the origins of Romeo and Juliet the play. We have an absolutely stacked cast including husband-and-wife duos playin...

Welcome, Void! This week we're crawling back like Norman Osborne to pre-MCU MCU, aka, the time before RDJ. We're discussing the original 2002 Spiderman film with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Dafoe. We remark on how much of the superhero genre was established by this film but really, we mean that J.K. Simmons is the ONLY J. Jonah Jameson no matter the Spiderverse. But also, th...

Bienvenue, Void! This week we sit down with a bottle of wine and enjoy watching the French realize they're not perfect. As kids from NorCal we enjoy a little chest thumping and pointing out that every French location in the movie is definitely Calistoga. While this movie fails in many regards, it's saved in key moments like: Alan Rickman trying KFC, Alan Rickman trying guacamole, and Ala...

Howdy, Void! We've returned to Jurassic Park to prove that people were indeed murdered the first time and will be again. Hammond suddenly becomes Sir David Attenborough after only 4 years and has established a nature preserve! Oh yay. . . he's finally "figured it out" (not). Our team travels to Las Cinco Muertes [Site B (The Five Deaths)]and no matter how many people tell them...

Happy 4th, Void! Yes, we're still on our break. Erin is in New Orleans training to wrestle alligators this week while Brennan, after almost 10 years in Japan, is finally going to learn how to use a fork. While our hosts are busy doing, whatever they're doing, we bring you our recording of Jaws on this auspicious 50th anniversary! Together, let's look at how a small white island town...

Happy Fourth of July, Void! It may not be the most fun 4th, but it's still a day! Specifically, it's Ron Kovic's birthday! So, let's talk about disillusioned war vets realizing that patriotism has many forms. We discuss so many things that Brennan refuses to type about in this description. For such a dark movie about wheelchair fights, bonding over dead friends, and yelling ina...

Load and lock, Void! This week we dive into the dense jungles of Hollywood while speakers blast Credence Clearwater, Rolling Stones, and Buffalo Springfield. Is this a Vietnam movie? No, it's a movie about people who tried to make a movie about Vietnam! It's TROPIC THUNDER, starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Brandon T. Jackson, and Tom Cruise. We do...

It's here, Void! We're wrapping up the second half of Andor Season 2 and screaming our praises for all the galaxy to hear. Just like Rogue One, this show uses every available moment to tell the best story we've seen in Star Wars, probably since the originals. Syril faces his choices, the birth of K2, Mon Mothma leading the resistance, and Andor getting in trouble for saving people....

Happy May the 4th, Void! This week we're discussing part one of Andor Season 2 (episodes 1-6), while we will review part two next week (episodes 7-12). Today we're focused on the textile planet of Ghorman and the not-French-yet-very-French-French-Resistance. We enjoy the fabulous disguises of Cassian, the wedding "festivities" of Chandrila, and the toxic relationship of Dedra a...

Welcome back, Void! You get a monologue, and you get a monologue, AND YOU GET A MONOLOGUE!! Monologues for the ages! We're seriously awe-struck at the quality of the speeches in this half of the season. Andy Serkis leading the prison break, Stellan Skarsgård digging deep into sacrifice, and Fiona Shaw being the first stone thrown (literally). Following the first strike against the Empire at A...

Hello, Void! We have a special podcast for you this week and a pretty exciting plan for the next month. Matt is with us this week, so of course we're going to be talking about Star Wars but because of Andor season 2 is right around the corner, we're kidnapping Matt for a whole MONTH! Zealots, thieves, and soldiers, oh my! We watch Mon Mothma go from "the poor Bothans" to deadly...

Helmets on, Void! We're taking cover behind this Sicilian rock while our fearless leader, Patton, takes wisdom from his past lives to plan our invasion of Italy! We're talking about the 1970 film "Patton" which explores the controversial career of one of WWII's most distinguished generals. Trust us, it's more controversial than you think. Between the first slap heard...

Hi, Void. This was a rough one. Have you ever seen a movie so bad it erased itself from your mind? You have?! So, you've seen Fantastic Beasts, the Secrets of Dumbledore too! What secrets? No idea. This is a common theme for the entire podcast. Positive moments: Theseus being hot, Mads Mikkelsen (also hot), and . . . that's about it. Jacob again should've been the hero, not the wet...

Bless your heart, Void! (insert southern accent for the remainder of the description) We find ourselves in Spectre with no shoes on and we think we may never leave. From naked lady fishes to giants that are just so hungry, all we really wanna do is put a nice gold weddin' ring on Sandra. We encounter everything Tim Burton has to throw at us: Danny DeVitto, Danny DeVitto as a werewolf, and Dan...

Hello Void! This week we are writing in our diaries about Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and Erin is very happy about it. We discuss the greatest fist fight ever, the philosophies of panties, and blue soup. Renee Zellweger is a comedic master, combining the ideas of Jane Austen with the scope of modern life. Erin loves Daniel wet in a pond, Brennan is scarred by egg peele...

Hello, Void. As our title says, we talk about the 2015 film Spy starring Melissa McCarthy. This is a film neither of us thought would be enjoyable, but joke's on us, we can't stop laughing! Erin has not one, but two TED talks about her love of Jason Statham, Brennan keeps eating, and both cannot believe any Parisian could be "nice" especially to someone who spoke French like TH...

Welcome, Void! This week we're back to bungee jump off a dam to the top of a mountain toilet stall! Ok, that's pretty gross, but to save the world from petty theft, it's worth it. If you don't know the story of GoldenEye, just know that it has Sean Bean in it and that tells you exactly what's going to happen! Betrayal! We have EMPs, perverted hackers (aka hackers), Q-Branc...

Erin and Brennan find a time hole to escape the supreme being who doesn't seem like a good guy. This week we talked about Time Bandits, the film made by 2/3rds of Monty Python that everyone should know about. We hop through the annals of time with 6 bandits (angels?) plus Kevin and encounter the best cameos. We have Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Ian Holm, R2-D2 (Ke...

Podcasters' log, star-date 1039.129198651.5164651.57812456.25.456.265.1456.22. In response to Erin's commemorative solar orbit completion (her birthday), we review the J.J. Abram's video log titled Star Trek '09 where we discuss how Chris Hemsworth found his way to Valhalla, how much Shatner is too much Shatner, and the Winona Rennaissance with attached boob shelf. By order of...

Welcome to the most excellent future, Void! We are here in our garage playing our guitars (plucking strings) to make the most bodacious music (cacophonous garbage). This week we watched the documentary film about public high school in San Dimas in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Erin and Brennan discuss REAL history: the realities of plate armor, an extensive discussion on med...

Zoom zoom Void! We're back with our much-anticipated recap of the 2024 Formula 1 season! This year McLaren, Ferarri, and Red Bull went vroom vroom, while Alpine vrommed and Stroll boomed. Ya know, 'cause he crashes a lot? You get it. We discuss the schadenfreude of Red Bull behind the scenes, the earth-shattering move of Lewis to Ferarri, and the silent fart of Kick Sauber being slower t...

Hark, Void! Middle-Earth's 007, Gamgee, Samwise Gamgee, saves the world from ring-obsessed Gollum while Frodo staggers into danger constantly. Literally, Elrond will only let Arwen marry Aragorn AFTER he's defeated ultimate evil in the world. Now THAT'S a father-in-law. ORCS HAVE NAMES TOO!! And feelings! No one hates orcs more than other orcs! Aragorn runs like a Muppet, Gandalf ac...