Role Credits

Erin & Mandy discuss their favorite first-time watches of 2025! From auteur directors, pop culture juggernauts, to obscure Japanese films, they break it all down. It was a great year for movies! Here's hoping 2026 is even better. (Due to a change in recording setup there are minor audio issues with this episode that will be corrected next time.)

It's time for an out-of-this-world one-off as Role Credits tackles singer-songwriter and comedian Julie Brown and her cult comedy classic Earth Girls Are Easy! This movie is Big and Stupid - just how we like 'em!

Our Stephen King Adaptations arc concludes! We discuss the new Halloween classic IT, our experience with its release and the book, the tortured development behind it, Pennywise as a starfish, the upside-down triangle, and if Richie could have won EVO.

Three masters of horror team up to give you the most convoluted movie about a killer washing machine you'll ever see! We try to decipher the nonsensical plot, perform several impressions of early-00s internet viral sensations, and play "King or Jetman?"!

We dive feet-first into Rob Reiner's OTHER Stephen King adaptation! A brilliant performance by Kathy Bates solidifies this as a horror classic. What does it have to say about religious fervor, fandom, art, and main character syndrome? A lot!

Erin and Mandy discuss the 80s classic, a coming-of-age film with a stacked cast, along with the nostalgia of youth, the kinds of conversations kids have with each other, how this movie nearly got canceled, and what media exists in the Pokemon universe

Erin & Mandy talk about their favorite first-time watches of 2024, covering all kinds of movies from all kinds of years. We also highlight a few unique films that stuck with us, and get passionate about how people misinterpret Inside Llewyn Davis.

In this episode: Yandere Car Yaoi! That's right, masters of horror Carpenter and King teamed up to make a movie featuring enough triangulation to make Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick blush. You bet we talk about it, as well as how King-mania swept the nation.

The first Stephen King novel, the first Stephen King adaptation, a story of painful bullying and explosive revenge. We discuss what lead to the movie, Carrie's autism, religious symbolism, and what five horror characters we'd turn into a superhero team.

In this episode: connections! Our grand finale gives you Joel Schumacher's wonky little thriller, and we also take the time to wax poetic on his life and the impact he and his movies left on us and those he worked with. Also, the Agatha All Along logo.

Role Credits is back with Joel Schumacher's lavish adaptation of the legendary musical! The movie Erin has seen most times in theaters! We cover musical differences, the movie's smash success in Japan, and the Joel-isms that make this movie his own.

Joel Schumacher's arc continues as his take on Batman proves to be campy, energetic, cartoonish, and controversial. We discuss the word "toyetic", struggles on set, homoeroticism, and what critics thought at the time compared to what they think now.

What do Governor Tim Walz, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and Electric Six have in common? The answer may surprise you! Our Joel Schumacher arc continues as we dissect his oft-misunderstood thriller classic Falling Down, a story of two disillusioned men and one hot day.

You're dead meat! We dive into the history of one of our favorite movies, Joel Schumacher's cool and stylish story about teenage vampires. From the Murder Capital Of The World to the homoerotic symbolism of drinking bodily fluids, this episode has it all!

Our new arc begins! Controversial queer director Joel Schumacher burst onto the scene, writing and directing a movie namedropped in a Bowling For Soup song. Critics hated it! Did we? Plus: what if there was a John Hughes vs. Joel Schumacher fighting game?

In our Chris Farley arc's conclusion, we look at Christopher Guest's pioneering adventure Almost Heroes, released after Farley's death. We also discuss the lost Chris Farley roles, The Gelfin, and what all of Chris's films had in common. #FindSorbus

The story of Chris Farley continues. After the disappointing Black Sheep, his at-the-time-reviled kung fu kid's movie is next on the docket. We talk about the 90s' love of ninjas & our love of Robin Shou. Is this really Christian Bale's favorite film?

Continuing the story of Chris Farley, we move from Tommy Boy to Penelope Spheeris's Black Sheep. We dive into its troubled production and dissect how Farley was used in this film. Can this comedy, which was written in a week, win our vote?

In our first official episode of Role Credits, we dive into the history of Chris Farley, his time on SNL, and his first film, Peter Segal's Tommy Boy. We dedicate this podcast to the Midwesterners, because that's what we are, and that's who we care about.

In this pilot episode of Role Credits, we break down WWE Studios' See No Evil, starring the character of Kane playing the character Jacob Goodnight. We discuss the history of Kane and the context behind the movie. Where were you on May 19th?