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"Like the wise man said: first we try then we trust." We thrust ourselves into the Willennium, ask where have all the capers gone, and unpack Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones' anti-chemistry in Entrapment.
In which we get down and dirty with "an eating, drinking, s******g, f*****g Santy Claus," and unpack Bad Santa.
"This is why you are so nervous all the time. You have like chunks of roast beef in your heart!" We take a trip to 1950s Baltimore (by way of the 1980s) and talk Diner with the incomparable Laura Lippman.
"There’s room for everyone on the Nice List!” We talk bad dads, Christmas classics, Jimmy Caan and Elf with the marvelous Sarah Archer.
“We’ll have to share your roof for a while, sir, if you don’t mind.” In which we talk childhood, creativity, My Neighbor Totoro and more with Jeanie Finlay!
Our dogs are barkin' today! Join us in discussion about holiday classics, masculinity, and one of the best perms in cinema! We talk Planes, Trains and Automobiles with the great Clementine Ford!
Keep icing your front bum! We're talking the intersection of the early aughts, teen movies, William Shakespeare and Get Over It with the illustrious Allison Raskin!
You didn't tell us you could sing like that! In which we discuss Cher, Tooch (is this how one spells that?), burlesque and BURLESQUE with the fabulous Remy Dee!
We're not perverted! We get good grades! We go to church! We are cheerleaders! In which we dive into But I'm a Cheerleader with the wonderful Ely Kreimendahl.
"That house is not fit to live in. No one's been able to live in it. It doesn't want people." Sarah and Alex talk grief, ghosts, microfiche, Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and—of course—The Changeling.
We have to return some videotapes! In which we talk about yuppies, Patrick Bateman as proto-influencer and American Psycho with our friend Esmé Weijun Wang.
In our dreams we're beautiful. And bad! In which we go into the dream world to unpack Freddy feelings, lean into our strengths and confront our weaknesses with one of our all time favorite folks, Janet Varney.
"Because of the end of civilization, the Clamp Cable Network now leaves the air. We hope you've enjoyed our programming, but more importantly, we hope you've enjoyed... life." We talk sequels, post-modernity and Gremlins 2 with Alyssa Onofreo.
It's awful believing we know better, always thinking we're the smartest people in the room! We talk ambition, vapidity and Broadcast News with the great Paul Sabourin!
Never say never! In which we discuss Feivel, family, antisemitism and An American Tail with the fabulous Dana Schwartz.
"Wrinkled, wrinkled little star... hope they never see the scars." We talk Meryl, Goldie, special effects extravaganzas and Death Becomes Her with our great friend BJ Colangelo.
These violent delights have violent ends, friends, so join us and the delightful Melanie Zanetti in conversation about young love, the 1990s and Romeo + Juliet.
We know something's starting right now. Watch and you'll see; someday we'll be part of your world! In which we continue our conversations about mermaids and what they represent, along with dad feels and the importance of reading contracts, with …
"The Statue is a gift from French citizens and has come to symbolize hope for naked women everywhere.” We talk Spash and ask what mermaids represent with the fabulous J.V. Hampton-VanSant.
"So we just gonna ignore the bear then?" We take some shrooms, go on Summer vacation, and talk Midsommar with the delightful Emma Buntrock-Muller.
So you stopped talking because of Friedrich Nietzsche? Far out. We talk family dynamics, Alan Arkin and Friedrich Nietzsche—among many other things—with the spectacular Carolyn Kendrick.
"Every man has to go through hell to reach paradise." We talk menace, force majeure and Martin Scorcese's Cape Fear with the incomparable Julie Klausner!
"It's not the plane, it's the pilot!" We and the wonderful River Butcher marvel at how Top Gun: Maverick, a three and a half decade late sequel to a blockbuster Navy commercial, can get SO MANY THINGS RIGHT about aging, …
You can't beat us on the grade! In which we and Candace Jane Opper pack into a Plymouth Valiant sedan and talk Stephen Spielberg's Duel while we try to outrun a tanker truck from Hell.