Z and Keith Watched A Movie

Boo! And welcome to the fourth installment in Z & Keith's Annual DocOctShockRocktober Holler-ween Scream-along Spook-a-thon! Oh man, this movie... this movie delivers. James Hong, in a James Hong Production, plays a gawd-knows-how-old vintner in search immortality, a life partner to sacrifice, the blood of hot young folks, martial artists to run security on his island vineyard. You know, the u...

Boo! And welcome to the third episode of Z & Keith's Annual DocOctShockRocktober Holler-ween Scream-along Spook-a-thon! We have a real treasure of a alien pursuit thriller for you this week: We're talking The Hidden from 1987! Wild action scenes, modest make-up effects, killer soundtrack -- it has it all! Directed by Jack Sholder, starring Michael Nouri, a young Kyle MacLachlin, Claudia Christ...

Boo! And welcome to episode the second of Z & Keith's Annual DocOctShockRocktober Holler-ween Scream-along Spook-a-thon!   Here we are again to scare your pants off talking about the 1997 straight-to-cable release Snow White: A Tale or Terror. Featuring Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neil and starring Monice Keena as the titular princess of folklore, this film don't make much sense if you aren't r...

Boo! And welcome to the inaugural episode of Z & Keith's Annual DocOctShockRocktober Holler-ween Scream-along Spook-a-thon! In this, our first entry in a month of spooky-scary films, we're talking 2000's Final Destination! Along the way we visit Ricky Gervais' teeth, "pretty lady kiss time", Ali Larter's racism and the ghost of Rube Goldberg. Here is Leonard Roberts' essay from 2020 reflecting...

Darlene Conner makes friends with the new sl*t at school, brings her home to meet her conservative shitbag pa, Viper, and her malingering Charlie's Angel ma. The rest is... too bad. It's 1992's Poison Ivy! A near neo-noir kookoo bananas gem that blames a afab teen for, well, lots of shit.  +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Young and Restless performing Po...

Val Kilmer co-stars in this zany nerds v. the military industrial complex college comedy. We talk about the genre tropes this film manages to side-step compared to similar movies of the time, Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and how Z is confounded by Kilmer's haircut.  +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Everybody Wants to Rule the Wor...

Maria Coughlin is having a bad day... Or at least she thought she was that is until she met Matthew: Matthew Slaughter. The cherry atop the Hot Donovan Summer sundae, this week we are talking about Trust ! Written & directed by Hal Hartley, this indie darling from 1990 has been a long time favorite for us each, but this was the first time watching together. Along the way we bemoan fight scenes...

You know how some times home computers used to become sentient if they downloaded too much information and overheated and then someone poured champagne on them? Well, wouldn't you know that's just what happened to ol' Miles Harding one fateful night in 1984. Yep, it's Electric Dreams! A Cyrano de Bergerac for the personal computing age mixed with music videos. Also, this movie helped establish the...

Dragnet began as a radio series in 1949, created, produced and starring Jack Webb in direct collaboration with the Los Angeles Police Department. It was the great grandpapa of all police procedurals and laid the foundation for decades of copaganda to come. In 1987 the world was graced with this wacky comedy version starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks and in 2021, we talked about it. Also Z confesse...

Martin Short, Mary Kay Place and Kurt Russel Clouseau their way through the Caribbean in this maritime misadventure. It's Captain Ron from 1992! Z talks about their propensity for Spoonerisms, Keith comes out as not a comics nerd, and we talk about everyone's tan lines in this film. 

This week we're talking about Don Roos' raucous dramedy The Opposite of Sex and how it avoids the trope of tragic gay character arcs. Also: VHS vs DVD, the time Z broke Keith's ribs, Keith reminisces about the Academy theater in Pasadena. +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Smelly Cat performed by Melo Moreno García

DISCLAIMER: We are not mental health/health care professionals. Not even close. Any and all descriptions, assessments, etc. are pure speculation based on our personal research & experiences. Take anything we say with a tremendous grain of salt. Welp, you've probably guessed: This week we are talking about Silent Fall from 1994. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as a bad shrink and generally lousey guy...

This episode we're talking about: The InnerSpace soundtrack  lemonade "Guinan hanging out in Picard's nexsus" Z's first words so you know it's got to be a Star Trek movie! That's right--for Z's birthday we watched 1994's Star Trek: Generations. +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: The Firm performing Star Trekkin' (Dub Version)

Michael Keaton, and Michael Keaton, with Michael Keaton, and special appearances by Michael Keaton in Multiplicity (1996) Z critiques the banking scene in Magic Mike, ineffective management, and Andie MacDowell's post-coital snack preferences.

We finally did it, y'all. Exit to Eden, 1994. Rosie O'Donnell, Dan Akroyd, Dana Delany, Garry Marshall, Anne Rice: what could go wrong? Outro: Venus in Furs performed by Paz Lenchantin live at McCabe's 11-9-2014 Opening theme by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp

This week we're talking another earlier '90's "thriller" that is maybe anti-feminism backlash and demonizing folks with mental health issues. ++++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Spiritual Independence (State of Independence) performed by Moodswings feat Chrissie Hynde

This time we're talking two made-for-TV mini-series based on Stephen King works starring the leads from the 90's workplace comedy Wings : 1997's The Shining starring Steven Weber & Storm of the Century from 1999 with Tim Daly in the lead. Three of Z's favorite things in one place!

In this week's episode we learn the name of Bill Murray's brother, talk shit on a local café that used to employ Z, reflect on the blight of the small business owner in the U.S., plus a bonus mini review of Venus (2006). +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Dread Zeppelin performing D'yer Mak'er

This episode we are talking about Primal Fear (1996), kinda. We also discuss how our families made us like this, our love of Maria Bamford, the political economics of the Hollywood industrial complex and the heartbreak of leaving doggy bags behind. +++++ National Hotline for Mental Health Crises and Suicide Prevention: 800-273-TALK (8255)  Some Maria Bamford  Intro: by Professor Ping ava...

On this short stack, we catch you up on what we've watched that you maybe don't need to. Pardon the abrupt ending on this one. Movies discussed : Replicas (2018) Underwater (2020) The Green Mile (1999) The Sapphires (2012)

This week we're talking 1998's Zero Effect with Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller. We also talk about what we've lost in couches and Z talks about the worst NYE ever.  +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: The Skidmore Bandersnatchers performing We Just Disagree

The third in the Reitman/Schwarzenegger trilogy and the second Arnold/Pamela Reed team-up: it's Junior!  +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: How is Babby Formed performed by taylargabrielle

In this shorty, we talk about Tarantino and why we don't talk about Tarantino. 

Trivia for this episode: Keanu Charles Reeves was born 2 September 1964.  +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Spotify and Bandcamp Outro: Who's Johnny? performed by Ken Pond

Wanna see Michael Douglas get effed with for 120mins? Then 1997's The Game may be for you! This week we talk about Criterion Collection -- what even is it? And Z relays more scenes of white nonsense from their time working at a movie theater. _______________________________ Opening theme and outro by Professor Ping Available on Spotify