Tortellini at Noon

This week we watched the 2022 American independent slapstick comedy film Hundreds of Beavers. Directed by Mike Cheslik in his feature directorial debut, the black-and-white, largely dialogue-free film shows an applejack maker Jean Kayak who, in trying to win the hand of a merchant’s daughter, finds himself embroiled in a conflict with beavers. The film stars Ryland Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes T...

This week we watched the 2004 satirical comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay it portrays a San Diego television station where news anchor Ron Burgundy clashes with his new co-anchor Veronica Corningstone. It stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Fred Willard. Come join us!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon....

This week we watched the 1982 sword and sorcery film Conan the Barbarian. Directed by John Milius from a screenplay he co-wrote with Oliver Stone the epic film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, and tells the story of a barbarian warrior named Conan who seeks to avenge his parents’ deaths at the hands of Thulsa Doom, the leader of a snake cult. Come join us!! Website :  h...

Screenshot Welcome to Season 10!!!!!! To kick things off our annual “awards” show is back, it’s the 5 th Tortellini Awards. Come listen to us give our favorite and not so favorite choices frokm the films we watched throughout 2025. Come join us!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tortelliniatnoonpodcast/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.co...

Merry Christmas!! This week is a two for one episode we watched both the new 2025 film Avatar Fire and As and the 2023 film The Holdovers. Avatar is written and directed by James Cameron and The Holdovers is directed by Alexander Payne. We hope you have a good holiday, and we’ll see you in 2026 for Season 10 and The Tortellini’s!!! Come join us!!! Website :  http://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Insta...

This week we saw the new supernatural horror movie, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Directed by Emma Tammi the film is set a year after the previous film, it follows Abby as she reconnects with her animatronic friends, leading to events that reveal the origins of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. It stars Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard, Freddy Carter, Skeet Ulrich, Wayne Knig...

Happy Thanksgiving!! This is the final animation pick and this week Donald chose the 2008 space opera Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Directed by Dave Filoni the film takes place shortly after Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), at the start of the titular Clone Wars. The voice cast consists of Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Catherine Taber, Nika F...

This week in maybe the final entry of Animation Month we watched the 2017 experimental film Loving Vincent. Written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman it paints the story about the life of the Vincent van Gogh, in particular the circumstances of his death, through a fully painted animated feature film. The film stars Robert Gulaczyk, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan and Hel...

Continuing with Animation Month, this week Jackie picked the 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film Howl’s Moving Castle. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli, it tells the story of Sophie who is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. It stars Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal and Josh Hutcherson. Come join us!!! Website...

Two episodes in one week!! Today starts our animation month and up first is the 2009 stop motion film Coraline. Written and directed by Henry Selick and based on the 2002 novella by Neil Gaiman, the film tells the story of a young girl discovering an idealized alternate universe behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that it contains something dark and sinister. It features the voices of Da...

Zach forgot to upload this Friday so Spooky Month is encroaching into Animation Month with the 1982 horror anthology Creepshow. Directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, it consists of five segments intercut with a sixth story acting mostly as an opening and epilogue. The film stars an ensemble cast including Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Carrie Nye,...

This week we watched the new 2025 supernatural horror Shelby Oaks. Produced, written, and directed by Chris Stuckmann in his feature directorial debut, with Mike Flanagan as an executive producer it deals with the fictional found footage videos about a paranormal investigation team named the Paranormal who went missing while investigating the mysterious abandoned town of Shelby Oaks. It stars Cami...

A bit late but we’re starting in the middle of Spooky Month with 2 picks this week and first up is the 1984 scifi horror film C.H.U.D. Directed by Douglas Cheek, the plot concerns a NYPD officer and a homeless shelter manager who team up to investigate a series of disappearances of  people that live in the sewers. The film stars John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debu...

This week to wrap up pre spooky month Ian picked the 1977 Japanese horror film House. Directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it is about a schoolgirl traveling with her six friends to her ailing aunt’s country home, where they come face to face with supernatural events. It stars mostly amateur actors, with only Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida having any notable previous acting experien...

This week we watched the 2001 psychological horror film Frailty. Directed by Bill Paxton, in his directorial debut, the plot focuses on the strange relationship between two young brothers and their father who believes that he has been commanded by God to destroy demons disguised as people. The film stars Paxton, Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe. Come join us!!! Website :  https://tortell...

This week we watched the 1986 sci-fi horror comedy film TerrorVision. Directed by Ted Nicolaou, the story follows an alien creature sent to Earth, which ends up inside a household where three kids must take care of it to prevent it from going into a hungry rampage. The film stars Diane Franklin, Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov, Chad Allen and Jonathan Gries. Come join us!!! Website :  https://tor...

This week kicks off pre-spooky month, so we watched the 1988 boomer classic They Live, directed by John Carpenter, starring Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David. The film could be described as a horror comedy in which the duo learn of a worldwide conspiracy to subjugate humanity.  Come join us!!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tortelliniatnoon...

This week we watched the 2010 French independent horror comedy film Rubber. Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, the film is about a tire that comes to life and uses psychokinetic powers to kill people. The film stars Stephen Spinella, Roxane Mesquida and Wings Hauser. Come join us!!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tortelliniatnoonpodca...

It’s Episode 400!! Thanks to everyone for listening and this week we watched the 1959 spy thriller film North by Northwest. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock it tells the tale of an innocent man who is pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization. It stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. Come join us!!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram:&#1...

This week we watched the 1994 action film Street Fighter. Directed by Steven E. de Souza and based on the video game series of the same name the adaptation focuses on the efforts by Colonel Guile to bring down General M. Bison a military dictator and drug kingpin who aspires to conquer the world. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Byron Mann, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen...

This week we watched the 2016 surrealist comedy drama film Swiss Army Man. Written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan in their feature directorial debuts it is about a hopeless man stranded on a deserted island who befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. It film stars Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Come join us! Website...

Two episodes in one week how insane! We saw the newest MCU film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Directed by Matt Shakman, the film is set in the 1960s of a retro-futuristic world which the Fantastic Four must protect from the planet-devouring cosmic being Galactus. It stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner and Ralph Ineson. Come join Us!!! Connect Wi...

Our Fantastic Four episode is coming later this week but we recording something that harkens back to season 1 with just us talking about whatever we think of in the moment. This is something we’re calling Meal Prep. Come join us!!! Website :  https://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tortelliniatnoonpodcast/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TortelliniAtNoon T...

This week we watched the first entry in the brand new DC cinematic Universe, 2025’s Superman. Written and directed by James Gunn, in the film, Superman must prove to the world that he is their protector after billionaire Lex Luthor conducts a plan to turn public opinion against him. The film stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and...

This week we watched the latest entry in the Jurassic franchise 2025’s Jurassic World: Rebith. Directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp, five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion, an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan...