So, You Finally Watched

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1997 American science fiction action film Starship Troopers directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier, based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert A. Heinlein. Set in the 23rd century, the story follows teenager Johnny Rico and his friends serving in the military of the United Citizen Federation, an Earth world government engaged i...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1991 which is an American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, and Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell. In Peter’s new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful but career-minded lawyer with a wife (Wen...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2003 action film 2 Fast 2 Furious which is directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson. It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and the second installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner alongside Tyrese G...

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the the 2021 American science fiction action film produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and the first in the Matrix franchise to be directed solely by Lana The Matrix Resurrections. It is the sequel to The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and the fourth installment in The Matrix film franchise. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-...

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1975 independent musical comedy horror film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien, who is also a member of the cast. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The R...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1994 American prison drama film, The Shawshank Redemption which is written and directed by Frank Darabont. Based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despit...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2002 American science fiction action comedy Men in Black II based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Five years after joining the MIB, Agent J is the top agent but has developed a habit of neuralyzing partners he feels are emotionally unfit to cope with the work. When he is called to investigate the murder of an...

Welcome to Sequel Month! Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1986 American Martial Arts Drama movie The Karate Kid Part II written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It  follows Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), who accompanies his karate teacher Mr. Miyagi (Morita) sees his dying father in Okinawa, only to encounter an old friend-turned-rival with a long-harbored grudge agains...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2007 American animated mockumentary comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.  It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer and Riding Giants, with parts of the plot parodying North Shore. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie t...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2021 album Nowhere Generation by Rise Against who are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. Grab some lotion, crack open a seltzer, and sit down for some music talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network. We are a comedy movie review podcast where Matthew & Nort take turns watching and reviewing a movie the other host has...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1988 comedy crime movie The Naked Gun is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by David Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin. Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson also stars in supporting roles. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody p...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 1990 comedy horror movie Tremors which is directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co N...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the first installment in the Harry Potter film series. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network.  ...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the 2001 movie Zoolander which is an American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997.Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every...

Today’s episode is an episode of Flight School that we posted on our Patreon back in April of 2023! Also happy 1 year anniversary to SYFW, it has been a wonderful year for us and we had one hell of a time so thank you. On this episode of Flight School Matthew and Nort review the pilot for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1995). Is there a plane in this movie or a Pilot? Let's find out.   We are...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Planet of the Apes which is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network.   We are a comedy movie...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Wayne's World which is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris. It was produced by Lorne Michaels and written by Mike Myers and Bonnie & Terry Turner. Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch Wayne's World, it stars Myers in his feature film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, a pair of rock and heavy metal fans...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Scrooged, which is a 1988 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. A modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive who is visited by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on helping him regain his Christmas sp...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Snow Day which is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Chris Koch, written by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi, and produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network. We are a comedy movie review podcast where Matthew &...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles a 1987 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy with supporting roles by Laila Robins and Michael McKean. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network.   We are a comedy mo...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Jack and Jill, which is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan from a script by Steve Koren and Adam Sandler. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film stars Sandler in a dual role as twin siblings Jack and Jill Sadelstein, the former a Los Angeles advertising executive being visited for Thanksgiving by the latter from the Bronx. Grab s...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie The Babadook which is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her feature directorial debut, based on her 2005 short film Monster. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear, the film follows a widowed single mother who must confront her son's f...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Alien which is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an uncharted planetoid, find themselves up against an aggressive and deadly ext...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Matilda which is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encounter Co Network. We are a comedy movi...

Today’s episode Matthew and Nort review the movie Tommy Boy which is a 1995 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former Saturday Night Live castmates and close friends Chris Farley and David Spade. Grab some popcorn, crack open a sody pop, and sit down for some movie talk every other Thursday on The Encount...