Trilogy in Theory

The First Part in our Faith in the Wicked Trilogy 28 Days Later has aged like a fine wine but perhaps 28 Years Later hasn't aged enough as audiences unfortunately seemed to tune out the latest entry in this franchise 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. We discuss the franchise as a whole (mostly skipping 28 WEEKS LATER unless one host gets a chance to bring up THE BEACH) and how much love we have for...

A Feel Bad Christmas Podcast Shane Black has had two near misses of being featured on this year's season of episodes of TiT... and his silly KISS KISS BANG BANG was replaced with The Feel Bad Christmas movie from David Fincher. I don't know if that says more about Mr. Black or us but for Christmas in 2025 it's THE GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO and we couldn't be happier! Well... we could. And we do air...

The Third Part in our Meet Cute Again Trilogy For our finale on Meet Cutes (AGAIN) in film we go to Outback for a post-coital meal with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find out more at https://trilogyin...

The Second Part in our Meet Cute Again Trilogy This film selection will come as no surprise as one host may have seen Nora Ephron's absolute classic YOU'VE GOT MAIL more than any other movie in his life and also because it's the only entry in cinema that naturally follows up Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. I said what I said and we say a lot more about Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks at their most charming in...

The First Part in our Meet Cute Again Trilogy This is an episode about an absolute classic pervert as a hero. In fact it's The Movie about the heroic perv and we are just the two perverts to take up this quest... a movie podcast talking about Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. We didn't promise unique perversions but we do promise that it is perverse. And blissfully not an MCU movie! Patreon supporters g...

The Not Ready for the MCU Players #6 A podcast doubling down on Brian Singer superhero flicks in one year means... that we will NOT be rewatching SUPERMAN RETURNS. Enjoy? Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find out more at https://trilo...

The Third Part in our Faking it on the Job Trilogy Inspired by a movie on having the right words in the wrong profession I'm going to skip the memo of show notes for JERRY MAGUIRE because we have no text worthy of being used in a cheesy pop country song. Instead we just have this podcast. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! B...

The Second Part in our Faking it on the Job Trilogy Did our laziness make this episode more topical? Yes. Does that make us heroes in the media like Mr. Kimmel? Some would say much more so! For we are unpaid. But we are equally as passionate about speaking truth into these tin cans for absolutely NO ONE to see us sweat like Albert Brooks in BROADCAST NEWS. But that goes back to our inherent lazine...

The First Part in our Faking it on the Job Trilogy We timed our SUPERMAN release to its inevitable viewing from the masses on streaming (HBO Max for now and maybe I shouldn't name check them because they'll inevitably do something horrible to a comedy host) NOT because we are late in uploading this recording... but because we are thinking of the common man and would never dare to ruin this joyful...

The Third Part in our Failures in Teamwork Trilogy As we approach the tenth anniversary of the second time Matt Damon was left stranded on a planet (one host approves) we debate man's will to live in isolation for years if it means that Jessica Chastain will eventually save him. Not much of a debate! So instead we discuss (though not at such great a length as anything remotely involving The Chasta...

The Second Part in our Failure in Teamwork Trilogy So this is the big one. The episode where our hosts decide if its time to get off this Marvel Cinematic Universe gravy train (thought the numbers would say otherwise) and call it good with the end of Phase One (ugh) with THE AVENGERS. So many paths we could take. Like doing the failed adaptation of that British show with Uma Thurman in the 90s. Th...

The First Part in our Failure in Teamwork Trilogy Some might say that the failure in teamwork starts with one host being bullied by the other into doing an episode on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. All because the bullied host said he finally got around to the first entry into this ESTEEMED franchise and expressed enthusiasm for the original film. And here we are with a discussion on...

The Not Ready for MCU Players #5 You may be wondering or more likely hate-listening to our travels through the Marvel Cinematic Universe and asking yourself "WHY?" This is a very reasonable question and perhaps if followed by the even more reasonable response of turning this podcast off. But then you find yourself coming back. Reading these show notes for some reason. Because today is th...

The Third Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy As we near a holiday of fireworks and hot dogs we celebrate this occasion by talking about the time when Agent Carter took her chance to fondle Captain America's newly pumped up with super soldier serum breasts. Take that Rob Liefeld and enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Blue...

The Second Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy Geena Davis can do no wrong as the greatest catcher to ever play the game of baseball and Tom Hanks is scratching his nuts which leaves Lori Petty to pick on. Forgive us, Tank Girl, we just love A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN so much we can't help but join the pile on. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years o...

The First Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy We debate whether the true symbol of America is laser tag or 1970s pornography. Probably should have stuck with a debate between Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford but where is the debate in that? Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @project...

The Not Ready for the MCU Players #4 This is mainly a podcast about the ever changing nature of bullying amongst teenagers but the one constant is that everyone hates when Tobey Maguire takes off the SPIDER-MAN mask and shows us his stupid face. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @proje...

The Third Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy Even when you nail the casting with Chris Hemsworth wearing a red cape and Tom Hiddleston with golden horns on his head... you still need Kat Dennings to save the day and STILL two bumbling podcasters will complain about your flick over a decade later. Which is to say that there is no pleasing anyone with anything and that it could always be worse...

The Second Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy How could there ever be a cult classic for a wide release starring Uma Thurman? Wouldn't everyone pause to gaze at her beauty and charisma? Of course as I type up these very show notes I'm reminded of finally catching up with EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES and being horrified at what my favorite screen goddess did which nearly RUINED the career of o...

The First Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy Michael Douglas being a desperate (and often times very sweaty) asshole is something like movie comfort food here at the TiT offices... HOWEVER David Fincher's THE GAME is not a film that your two hosts can agree upon. Such gentlemanly episodes are saved for verified classics like TOWER HEIST (coming this Thanksgiving if that threat doesn't have y...

The Not Ready for the MCU Players #3 This is an episode that requires a paywall to talk about in full (our Patreon is a lowly ONE BUCK A MONTH, by the way) because when one talks BLADE 2 that means a mention of Harry Knowles unfortunate review of the film which talked primarily about oral sex. Yeah. We do our best to mention the initial infamy of the film and have fun with what Wesley Snipes and G...

The Third Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy Mickey Rourke does his best to whip the sequel to IRON MAN into shape... which is terrible, but we did enjoy the extended (in our mind) whipping sequence if only The Auteur Jon Favreau had the COURAGE to pull a Peter Jackson and give us MORE. More Garry Shandling calling Iron Man a dick! More Sam Rockwell dancing! More Scarlett Johansson... more TRILOG...

The Second Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy Have we find a film to rival GOOD WILL HUNTING in one that men are comfortable weeping with... NO! Because men cry alone and never admit to such things on a podcast. What they will admit to is the lasting legacy... of themselves. One host wonders if his child will one day be interested in these very audio recordings where he drops expletives in an epi...

The First Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy One host had a childhood and the other one didn't watch an Indiana Jones movie until he was old and depressed. But he's come around to this Steven Spielberg guy being "pretty good" at movies. Consider this our Temple of Doom of podcasting and try to enjoy. Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Mov...

The Not Ready for the MCU Players #2 We mostly credit (or blame) the success of the superhero genre at the cinema on that damn charm of one Hugh Jackman... definitely not the director behind APT PUPIL. Along the way we debate the silliness of forcing actors into all black leather or daring to use a little color. Which is to say that like the rest of the cast we just stand around and watch a handso...