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Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the musical stage production of Pippin. Directed for the stage by Kathryn Doby and for video by David Sheehan. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz, with the book by Roger O. Hirson and Bob Fosse. The production stars Ben Vereen, William Katt, Leslie Denniston, Benjamin Rayson, Chita Rivera, and Martha Raye. We ranked the 15 songs from the 1972 Broadway soundtrack an...

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the rock musical romantic comedy horror film, Phantom Of The Paradise. Directed and written by Brian De Palma and with music by Paul Williams. The film stars Paul Williams, William Finley, George Memmoli, Gerrit Graham, and Jessica Harper. We ranked the 10 songs from the soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the musical romantic comedy film Singin' In The Rain. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. With music by Lennie Hayton, Arthur Freed, and Nacio Herb Brown. The film stars Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, and Millard Mitchell. We ranked 11 songs off the soundtrack (with one off the deluxe), and picked...

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical fantasy film Xanadu. Directed by Robert Greenwald. Written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel. With music by Barry De Vorzon and Electric Light Orchestra. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly. We ranked 10 songs off the soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the action thriller The Warriors and the concept album Warriors. The film was directed by Walter Hill and written by David Shaber and Walter Hill. It stars Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lynne Thigpen, and Roger Hill. The concept album was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. EP'd by Nas and produced by Mike Elizondo, the album features Anee...

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the animated musical Moana 2, the sequel to Moana. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller. Written by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. With music by Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i. The film stars Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Awhimai Fraser, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel House, and Alan Tudyk. We ranked 12 songs off the deluxe soundtrack and...

Joe, Kyle, and Rick are joined by ScottByScott from A New Low to review the hip-hop biographical drama, 8 Mile. Directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver. The film stars Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, and Anthony Mackie. We ranked 11 performances from the film and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by return guest Sam Seagroves to review the biographical musical drama, A Complete Unknown. Directed for film by James Mangold, written by Mangold and Jay Cocks based loosely on the 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy. We ranked 23 of the songs f...

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the musical comedy, Popeye. Directed for film by Robert Altman, written by Jules Feiffer based on the comic of the same name created by E.C. Segar, and with music by Harry Nilsson. The film stars Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, and Wesley Ivan Hurt. We ranked 12 of the songs from the deluxe soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters,...

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical comedy-drama, Waitress: The Musical. Directed for film by Brett Sullivan and for stage by Diane Paulus. Written by Jessie Nelson based on the 2007 film Waitress by Adrienne Shelly. With music by Sara Bareilles who also stars in the film. The film also stars Charity Angél Dawson, Caitlin Houlahan, Drew Gehling, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Dakin Matthews. We ra...

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the rock musical drama, Graffiti Bridge. Directed, written, and starring Prince and music by Prince as well. The film also stars Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Ingrid Chavez, Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples, and George Clinton. We ranked 14 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical comedy-drama, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Directed, written, and starring John Cameron Mitchell. With music from Stephen Trask, who also acts in the film. The film also stars Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin, and Miriam Shor. We ranked 13 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Joe, Brennan, and Rick review the musical period drama, Cabaret. Directed by Bob Fosse, and written by Jay Presson Allen, with music from John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Ralph Burns. The film stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, and Joel Grey. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical drama, Mufasa: The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, and written by Jeff Nathanson, with music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dave Metzger, and Nicholas Britell. The film stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandie Newton, Blue Ivy Carter, and Kagiso Lediga. We ranked 7 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our...

Joe, Kyle, and Yumeiyo get together to look back at the year they had. They rank the Top 10 out of 24 potential movies, the Top 10 Songs from all the movies, and their Top 5 Lines from the songs. We also crown four performers with our annual awards show. All this and so much more. Thanks for listening and see you on the next episode.

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the animated musical, The Lion King, which is currently on Disney+. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, with music from Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, and Elton John. The film stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jason Weaver, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Earl Jones. W...

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Wicked, which is currently in theaters. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, with music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz. The film stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. We ranked 11 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our fav...

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Directed by John Badham, written by Norman Wexler, with music by the Bee Gees and David Shire. The film stars John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, and Martin Shakar. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 2009 musical Nine. Directed by Rob Marshall, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, with music by Andrea Guerra. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and many more. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by repeat guest Jeremy Taché to review the 2007 musical remake of Hairspray. Directed by Adam Shankman, written by Leslie Dixon, and with music by Marc Shaiman. The film stars Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta and many many more. We ranked 16 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines,...

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Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Alan Menken. The film stars Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Rip Torn. We ranked 9 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick welcome a special guest to review Grease 2. Directed by Patricia Birch, the film stars Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher McDonald, and Adrian Zmed. We ranked 12 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Joe, Kyle, and Rick welcome guest Robert Persinger to review the 2023 film Wonka. Directed by Paul King, the film stars Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1993 directorial debut of Trey Parker, Cannibal! The Musical. The film is the first public collaboration of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the duo behind South Park. The film stars Trey Parker, Toddy Walters, Matt Stone, and Dian Bachar. We ranked 8 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!