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PODCAST

Cracker Classics

Joshua Curfman & Ian Witzel

Two guys review old "classic" movies to see if they"re still good. Or maybe they weren"t any good to begin with?

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

30:44

Do WHAT with a Chainsaw? ['80s Edition]

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2022/10/02

The movie: Heathers (1989) Ian and Joshua see how Winona Ryder stole the show before stealing other things.

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32:02

#128 - Like Herding Cats

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2022/09/30

The movie: To Catch a Thief (1955) Ian and Joshua go Hitchcock again and ponder the evils of Grace Kelly and tipping culture.

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29:35

#127 - White and Fluffy

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2022/09/23

The movie: Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) Joshua and Ian watch the allegedly-first blaxploitation film and hope for some gritty crime action and a lot of hilariously stereotyped white people.

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30:03

#126 - What the Ham Saw

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2022/09/16

The movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Ian and Joshua watch the story of a little girl who occasionally dresses as pork products and the disturbing racist world through her eyes.

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32:31

#125 - Stockholm Syndrome and the Glittery GPS Horse

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2022/09/09

The movie: La Belle et la Bête (1946) Ian and Joshua watch this fancy Jean Cocteau classic and see if it lives up to modern Disney standards. Just how cursed is this beast? Are there still talking household items? Do a few other Disney films find their way through?

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29:31

#124 - Trickle Down Family Dynamics

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2022/09/02

The movie: Chinatown (1974) Water scarcity is becoming a bleak reality and real estate might be to blame. Joshua and Ian watch this Jack Nicholson classic to see if there's anything we can do about it without getting John Huston involved.

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33:34

Stop It, Mom, You're Embarrassing Me! ['80s Edition]

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2022/09/01

The movie: Back to the Future (1985) Ian and Joshua watch this science-y classic and suffer some massive nostalgia. Also they point out all the science that's wrong with it.

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32:38

#123 - Duck and Cover or: How I Learned to Love the...

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2022/08/26

The movie: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Nuclear war has unfortunately been in the news again recently, so Ian and Joshua watch this Kubrick classic to see how close we are to total annihilation.

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32:40

#122 - Secretly Hoping For a Bing

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2022/08/19

The movie: Road to Singapore (1940) Ian and Joshua check out one of those Bob Hope/Bing Crosby buddy travel movies and they just might regret it. They debate pregnancy references under the Hays Code and ponder the possibility of a secret love affair between these two sailors.

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33:23

#121 - Greed About the Mouth and Eyes

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2022/08/12

The movie: House On Haunted Hill (1959) Craving some Vincent Price, Ian and Joshua strap in for a haunting thrill ride with some capitalism on the side. Do they get what they bargained for? Or is all just a bunch of strings and acid?

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33:00

#120 - Underwear On the Outside

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2022/08/05

The movie: Superman: The Movie (1978) Ian and Joshua fantasize about saving the world and being true Americans by watching an illegal alien finding himself in the scorched fields of Kansas. Plus there's a newpaper and an evil Gene Hackman.

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32:30

Faking a Salad On the Side ['80s Edition]

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2022/08/02

The movie: When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Ian and Joshua explore relationships and Billy Crystal's humor level in the late '80s. Is it possible to just be friends with zero sexual attraction whatsoever?

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33:25

#119 - Baby and the Tramp

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2022/07/29

The movie: The Kid (1921) Joshua and Ian finally watch a Charlie Chaplin movie. They wind up discussing adoption, gangsters drawing guns on children, and the weird, incomplete Christian vein that runs through American society.

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31:28

#118 - Shh...Just Let It Happen

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2022/07/22

The movie: Bringing Up Baby (1938) Joshua and Ian watch this screwball comedy involving a leopard and Cary Grant in glasses. Also there's money and some sort of story in there somewhere. Does it make any sense? Is it wise to analyze screwball comedy? Is Katherine Hepburn just stringing them along for the ride against their will?

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33:24

#117 - Somerset Maugham Was Not a Lizard People

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2022/07/15

The movie: The Razor's Edge (1946) Ian and Joshua watch this adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel about a man who pursues the ideals of life and challenges society around him. Sounds like The Fountainhead. Is it going to be better, or just another march through Hell playing the Devil's game?

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31:51

#116 - Let Me Give You My Pooka

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2022/07/08

The movie: Harvey (1950) Joshua and Ian discuss mental health and fitting into society as they watch this Jimmy Stewart classic. Can fantasy aid in being pleasant? And who's really the crazy one here? Is Harvey real or just a neat conceptHow are you, Mr. Wilson?

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32:11

#115 - Headlights On Your Broom and Crowns On Your Back

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2022/07/01

The movie: Playtime (1967) Ian and Joshua watch this Jacques Tati classic, knowing that it looks cool, but that's all they know. Will watching the movie provide more info?

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28:36

Drag Your Way to Success ['80s Edition]

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2022/07/01

The movie: Tootsie (1982) Ian and Joshua look at ambition in the '80s and the hypocrisy of Dustin Hoffman trying to save his career.

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26:40

#114 - Who's Afraid of Your Coping Mechanism?

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2022/06/24

The movie: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1967) Ian and Joshua debate reality and how we all deal with it, with mixed results. Are we all garbage people? Or are we just doing the best we can with all the (gestures wildly)? Maybe it's just the alcohol...

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30:02

#113 - The British Museum Plundered This Episode

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2022/06/17

The movie: The Mummy (1932) Joshua and Ian watch a horror classic and expect some screams and pre-Code gore. Instead they wind up discussing the hypocrisies of archaeology and the fine print to curses.

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