The Remedial Film Class Podcast

Mini_Megz is back and she is angry. And rightfully so. You see, she had no idea she was being used as a crutch to carry the guys through the abysmal Halloween 5 during her first appearance. And to make matters worse, now she has seen Halloween (1978) and understands the full extent of the travesty. But did she like Halloween? And will George enjoy his first chance to "teach" a newbie about one of...

Death has come back to your town, Sheriff... and The Internet's Most Divisive Movie of 2022 has come to the Remedial Film Class Podcast. Either the best and most original Halloween film in decades or the worst movie in the history of moving pictures, this one isn't without strong reactions. And you are getting fresh reactions from all three of the guys. Halloween 2018 was universally praised by th...

For a literal calendar year, Travis and Dan have had to "save it for the pod." They had very different reactions when Halloween Kills was released last year and couldn't debate (argue? fight?) the merits of their perspectives until George was ready to hear it. Well, "Bad Takes Die Tonight" as Dan and Travis finally get to defend their positions. Will George pick a side? To give himself the best ch...

George is ready to throw out all the nonsense of the Halloween sequels and jump right out of the end of Halloween 1978 and into the most recent Halloween 2. (and the third movie called Halloween.) Will George manage to overlook (or even appreciate) the trigger discipline? Will Travis find himself more prepared to look at Halloween Kills next week with a fresh perspective? Will Dan ever get to know...

The Fall Break is about to get brutal... We mean it is going to be brutal to George because he has to watch Rob Zombie's Halloween... But you know what? He actually liked it. We aren't kidding.  But just because George caught the guys off-guard by liking a movie he was sure to hate, that doesn't mean we let him get away with that. This is The Internet, after all, and everyone on the internet loves...

The Fall Break continues (and the Jamie/Thorn trilogy concludes) as we spare George the Weinstein-tainted "theatrical cut" of this movie and go straight to the restored "producer's cut" created by Moustapha Akkad. And Paul Rudd is here! And restored it is! We watched the Blu-Ray master and it is soon to get a 4k release. And for Dan and Travis that met this movie as a VHS bootleg in the late 90s.....

Mini_Megz joined us to share the joy and honor of watching the most boring sequel in the Halloween Franchise. Luckily the cheesy music and ridiculous plot kept everyone entertained and our guest can share her Twitch-streaming insights and Nicolas Cage jokes with the guys. Will George appreciate how close he came to guessing the plot of this one last week? Will Meg ever forgive us for that Human Ce...

The Fall Break is here again! We begin with the "Jamie Trilogy" and George's introduction to series staple Danielle Harris. And a bunch of 35 year old "high school kids." And a Jason-influenced Michael. Gone are the Silver Shamrocks and London Bridge adaptations. Michael is back and he's brought new tricks. But will George see anything he likes? Can Travis translate "the late 1980's" into somethin...

George loved Beverly Hills Cop, but how will he feel watching the classic comedy Police Academy. Both films came out in the same year, and in the wake of 48 Hrs., but Police Academy takes a much more "Airplane" or "Porky's" approach to comedy. Plus, stick around for a preview of the forthcoming "Fall Break" series from the Remedial Film Class Podcast! And after the episode, check out the Extra Cre...

It has been slightly more than 48 hours since George watched 48 Hrs. but now he is on the case in Beverly Hills where the DVD menu spoiled Eddie Murphy's presence in what George was convinced was a Chris Farley movie. I guess you can't win them all. Everything is coming together in Beverly Hills: Robocop, 48 Hrs., Bad Boys, Friday the 13th Parts 2-8, and even Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  But wil...

George has never heard of 48 Hrs. Dan has never seen 48 Hrs, but he does insist on pronouncing it "48 Hurz" and that gets old real quick. But what the guys find is that Travis has suggested a proto-buddy-cop film that doesn't know whether it should be deadly serious or funny. And that mess of a motivation makes for a real interesting watch. Can Travis make it through the entire episode without fal...

George has seen Hot Fuzz. And he loves Shaun of the Dead. But it turns out he doesn't remember much of Hot Fuzz except that he liked it 15 years ago. And Travis... well Travis sure thought he had seen it before... Will Dan's insistence on watching Bad Boys 2 paint Hot Fuzz in a new light? Will George find that he still loves this gem? Will Travis enjoy it at all? And did anyone catch that it is li...

George hasn't seen Bad Boys. But he's seen True Lies and Dan contends that that's close enough. Travis prefers the first Bad Boys but Dan prefers the sequel. So science commences. Will George get the Bro movie he was predicting when told he was watching a movie called "Bad Boys 2" last week? Did Travis manage to give Bad Boys 2 a look without the shadow of the original? Will Dan convince both of t...

George has had a Total Recall experience but is he ready for Arnold cum James Bond? The unstreamable True Lies brings James Cameron to us via DVD. DVD! Like it is the PlayStation 2 era all over again. We hoped to watch this during Jamie Lee Christmas but were thwarted by supply chain issues. But Travis got it all figured out and it is time to hop in the Harrier's driver seat and take off poorly! W...

What happens when George watches an 80s sex comedy? If Porky's was any indication... well let's hope Porky's isn't any indication. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a critically-lauded nostalgia trip for young and old alike... but will it pass muster with George? And will Nicolas Cage manage to derail his enjoyment? They certainly don't make them like this anymore. Will George recognize any of the n...

Guitars. Music. Improv Comedy. Stonehenge. This is Spinal Tap is the perfect movie to celebrate our 100th Episode with special guest Richard Oliver from The Chasing Tone Podcast and Wampler Pedals. George and Travis are both seeing this one for the first time, and if that isn't justification for doing this show we can't imagine what is. Will George see the value in the 1959 Les Paul that sustains...

George isn't familiar with The Fugitive, but he has seen Tommy Lee Jones portray a character similar to Deputy Marshall Gerard in the Coen Brothers' Oscar-winner No Country for Old Men. This is the first Harrison Ford appearance on The Remedial Film Class Podcast, and it probably will not be his last. George will recognize both of these actors immediately right? Right? Will George appreciate the "...

George and Dan are both first-time viewers for this Travis pick. Richard Gere, Laura Linney and the Dad from Frasier join (RFCP regular) Edward Norton in the longest and filthiest episode of NYPD Blue yet. Was George convinced by Edward Norton Hulking-out as the angry alternate personality? Did Travis manage to find the acting performances justify the questionable legal procedure? Will Dan forgive...

George was the perfect age to see Wild Things at a sleep over and have his eyes opened to a brave new world... But that never happened back then so we are making up for lost time! Will George come away from this one ready to watch Showgirls? Will Travis ever stop trying to audible the movie the night before we record? Will Dan ever forgive George for his... Great Transgression? Tune in and find ou...

George had a pretty good idea of what The Devil's Advocate was going to be, based on his guess last week. But he couldn't possibly foresee Keanu Reeves facing Al Pacino in a blend of The Omen, The Client and Seven. And the twist at the end? And the twist after that? Heck no. Had no idea. But... did he dig it? Was George buying into the "Wonder Woman's Mom" energy of the seductive Christabella? Did...

George loved the Nolan Batman trilogy before we ever considered doing a podcast. So how excited will he be when he realizes that the same director put together a similar cast (plus a Wolverine and a Gollum) to tell the tale of two professional rivals who become bitter personal enemies. Oh and there is magic and David Bowie and maybe the darkest personal quest we've seen in a Piper Perabo movie. Wi...

George has never seen a Sean Connery movie. George has never seen a Michael Bay movie. Heck, he doesn't really know Ed Harris either. I know I know I know. One person he does know is Nicholas Cage. And he HATES Nicholas Cage. But can we introduce him to the best action performance of Cage's career and make a believer out of him? Or is George just going to be a bit chit-chatter? Will Travis convinc...

George is going in blind this week, with no context. Is he ready for a two-and-a-half hour epic of 70s sleaze and 80s debauchery? I mean, obviously he isn't. Let's see how it goes! It might take Dan giving a guick "history of adult entertainment" to bring the context George needs. Will George open his cold heart to empathize with the down-and-out LA adult scene actors as they try to overcome the r...

George really likes Hannibal Lecter. But how will he handle Hannibal Lecktor? We didn't tell him that Manhunter is based on the book Red Dragon, and so it is essentially the original and Red Dragon (which we watched last week) is a remake. Despite it saying "Based on the novel Red Dragon" in the opening titles, how long will George go before he realizes this is the same movie? He'll read the credi...

George is a big fan of The Silence of the Lambs. And he really enjoyed a few episodes of the TV show Hannibal. But how will he feel to revisit the first version of Hannibal he saw some 20 years ago? Travis hasn't seen it since it was in theaters, and Dan hasn't seen it since 2006 or so. Will the movie hold up or will Brett Ratner leave a rodent taste in everyone's mouth? Join us as lift imitates a...