What Is A Movie?

Can you remember the tallest man you’ve ever seen? Do you love to go a-wanderin’ beneath the clear blue sky? Does Rashomon also remind you of Jonathan Frakes' fact-or-fiction questions? Join us as we check out the reigning champ of conflicting narratives and discuss the meaning of life, morality, justice, and all that good stuff. CW: discussions around rape, sexual assault, gendered violence...

(John Wick voice) Yeah, I'm thinking we're back - so let's watch a seasonally appropriate b-movie slasher! Join in as we feast on our thanksgiving dinner: Blood Rage. I'll tell ya one thing: it's not cranberry sauce. Content warnings: discussions of institutionalization, wrongful imprisonment, alcohol abuse, suicide. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Good news: the strikes are over!  Neutral news: we're back! Bad news: not soon enough for us to prepare a "normal" episode!  We're once again digging into the bins of yesteryear to see what gems we can unearth and reminisce about. This time we're looking at 2007 and, for the heck of it, we've structured it as a draft.  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmai...

Still on our 'screw you amptp' grind so we're talking about games and music from the great year of two thousand and three (and also tabletop roleplaying game philosophies because why not)! Tune in for classic RPGs, edgy nu metal & the legacy of the legacy of kain.  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Hey y'all hear about this WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike? Why is it so hard to just compensate people fairly for their labor? We'll never know (which is partly why we'll never be billionaires. Ethics! Wild stuff.). In place of our usual programming, were going to turn our eyes to ~ other media ~; a list of what we cover is below. Consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund to help s...

We're back from our little summer hiatus and we're ready to Scream. Let's chat horror trends, deconstructionism, meta narratives, and messy opinions about messy media. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

We're celebrating the 4th of July the only way we know how - schlocky slasher movies. Get your Scream Queen Pageant Crown on and hop on in! CW: suicidal ideation You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Get on the bus, we gotta go fast - it's time for Speed! We buckle up and scoot along with our good bud Keanu to talk about dumb action, trends in pop cinema, and whether you can still make a movie "like this" anymore.  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Oh boy, it's Mummy time! We dive into everyone's favorite bisexuality-fueled film and discuss CG, expensive hijinks, character tropes, colonialism, and more! You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Ayup, we gots The Lobster here. Grab a pot, some rubber bands, and dig in! CW: discussions of suicide, animal abuse/death, torture, abusive relationships, sexual coercion You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's time to take a trip to Skull Island, friends. Join us for a super-sized, action-packed, tangent-filled episode befitting that big ol' king of the apes. We muse on Jurassic Park, high/low brow art, shooting your shot, and the importance of coronas & family. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

BREAKING NEWS: we've gone and hopped in the news van to check out Nightcrawler (2014). We discuss creeps, nepotism, bizarre music, & more!  cw: discussions of sexual abuse, gaslighting, white supremacy  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

The ghost of April Fools is still lingering so we're back with an All-Time Classic Pillar of Cinema: Troll 2. Grab your green food coloring and get in the van; we're takin a trip to Nilbog today. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Cage Match rides into its annual finale as we crown our fourth champion - who will it be: Leaving Las Vegas or 8mm? Only time will tell... But first, the winner of the losers! You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's time for the semi-finals! Join us as we narrow our bracket down even further and declare our Daddy and Au2eur division champions. Our grueling competition is riding ever closer to its grand finale. Joining Dan and Kevin and returning CageConnoiseurs: Erin, Jon, and Gerry. Today's match-ups: 8mm v. Bringing Out the Dead and Pig v. Leaving Las Vegas You can shoot us an email at whatis...

Cage Match rides on as we continue the initial round of match-ups. It's round one of the Au2uer Division! Joining Dan and Kevin are returning CageConnoiseurs: Erin, Jon, and Gerry. Today's match-ups: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans v. 8mm and Bringing Out the Dead v. Snake Eyes You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

March madness is here, and so is our Nicolas Cage tournament bracket. This year it's Auteur2 v. Daddy in a winner-takes-all battle for the Cage Crown.  Joining Dan and Kevin are returning CageConnoiseurs: Erin, Jon, and Gerry. Today's episode: Round 1 of the Daddy Division: Pig v. Outcast and Leaving Las Vegas v. Kick Ass You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

We've got a fistful of dollars and a whole lot of facts about american family restaurant chains. How are these connected? Are they connected at all? You'll be shocked to find out. CW: racism/brownface, american exceptionalism, right wing politics/nationalism, gun violence, brief allusions to sexual assault You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

The corporate-funded American police state is a true nightmare. Anyways: here's Robocop! CW: discussions of police brutality, gun violence, sexual assault, rape, american exceptionalism You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Dang, you aint never gonna see more birds than in this one, lemme tell you what. You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Boy howdy, we made it to 2023. Time to look back and recap the shows 'n movies we watched in the last year.  Here's the list, generally in order of discussion: Severance Sandman Moon Knight Ms. Marvel She Hulk Our Flag Means Death Andor Peaky Blinders Only Murders in Building What We Do in the Shadows Over The Garden Wall Abbott Elementary Reservation Dogs White Lotus Under The Banner of...

We're gassed up and ready to go for our most Dan-filled episode yet. Don't be a creepo; it's Swiss Army Man time!  CW: suicide, self-harm, dead bodies You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Is Ryan Gosling's best role his performance in The Nice Guys? Quite possibly!  That, a brand-new Cinema Spectrum, fresh titles/accolades for Shane Black, and more in our latest episode! CW: discussions of sex work/pornography and gun violence You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's almost Hallovveen so vve're vvatching the vvitch. Some good and normal puritanical times ahead - come on down to spooky town! Trust us, it's delicious. CW:  infanticide, body mutilation, misogyny, animal death, murder  You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

It's Sequel Season! We're back for a whole new season of What Is A Movie and we're kicking it off with one of the most important and critically lauded sequels we could: Blade 2. (It's spookytimes and GDT rules, just go with it.) CW: blood, drug addiction, destroying fetuses You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com