Episode 6: “Romance”

We talk about classic romance films, such as Casablanca (hear why it’s Katie’s favorite), The Notebook (hear why Eric found it offensive and stopped watching 10 minutes into it), and why Katie found Hanover Street just dreamy. And, of course, many other films too, like 2013’s Safe Haven.

We discuss: is there such a thing as a “pure romance” film?

Plus, Katie has some commentary on cosmetic surgery for movie stars and whether 3D is worth it for a particular film that’s soon to release.

We also start a new feature for the podcast, where we mention a movie that’s currently in theaters that’s worth going to see. Eric’s pick of the episode is Gravity. He explains why it just might be the best film he’s ever seen.

Episode 5: “Anime”

Anime is a broad genre encompassing all sorts of sub-genres. A surprisingly complex outing!

We chat about…
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Spirited Away
Paprika
Ponyo
Book of Kells
Naruto
Totoro
…and more!

Katie’s homework: Akira

And follow along with us as we discuss these links:

Top 10 Anime Movies: http://www.whatmovieshouldiwatch.co.uk/top-10-anime-movies/

Anime Movie Guide: http://animemovieguide.com/movie-guide/

Episode 4: “Monsters”

It’s all about monsters this episode! We gab about the best, worst, most influential, and more!

• The Creature From the Black Lagoon
• The Monolith Monsters
• Alien
• John Carpenter’s The Thing
• Halloween
• Pacific Rim
• Sharknado
• Super 8

We discuss them all!

Plus, a special shout out to MST3K!

Links used for the show:

http://www.youtube.com/user/movieclips
http://io9.com/the-10-greatest-giant-monster-movies-of-all-time-724266440
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/best-monster-movies-of-all-time-20130715
http://www.horror-movies.ca/25-best-monster-movies/

Give it a listen and tell a friend!

Episode 3: “Mockumentary”

We chat about mockumentaries and go into some armchair psychology as a bonus!

Among the films we talk about:

This is Spinal Tap
Borat
The Blair Witch Project
Lake Mungo
My Amityville Horror
Troll Hunter

Episode 2: “Fantasy”

What was the most influential fantasy movie for us? We discuss them and these other films…
Excalibur
Princess Bride
Wizard of Oz
Willow
Pan’s Labyrinth

And for a random non-fantasy movie seen since the last episode and worth mentioning: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

The list Katie used of the “Top 50 Fantasy Movies” is here: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-greatest-fantasy-films/

And the article Eric cited for why the Good Witch is the Worst Villain in Wizard of Oz is here: http://www.cracked.com/article_18881_5-reasons-greatest-movie-villain-ever-good-witch.html

Episode 1: “Horror”

In our first episode, we talk about horror movies and what kind scare us the most—and what ones will scare you, too!

We chat about:
The Blair Witch Project
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
The Ring
Black Christmas
Paranormal Activity
The Descent
Psycho
Jaws
The Cabin in the Woods

Give us a listen and tell a friend!

Thank you!