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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

29:43

Fishing For Sanity

Cracker Classics ·

2020/09/25

That new "Ratched" series on Netflix got us wondering if she got a bad rap. So this week we watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and give our stilted view on mental health.

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32:54

A Cougar Named Blanche

Cracker Classics ·

2020/09/18

In which we both watch "A Streetcar Named Desire" for the first time, then act like we can analyze after just one viewing.

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30:19

Monty's Two Cents

Cracker Classics ·

2020/09/11

We look at capitalism and racial stereotypes with the 1945 Brewster's Millions. There's 14 different film versions of this trite tale and we had to pick one. Listen to see if we regret our choice.

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33:52

The Adventures of Buckled Swash

Cracker Classics ·

2020/09/04

We all know the story of Robin Hood and his tights, but everyone says the 1938 Errol Flynn version is the best one. Let's see if that's true or if it just makes Robin a cultish figure.

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35:48

The Milkman Cometh

Cracker Classics ·

2020/08/28

For our 20th episode, we naturally went controversy and watched Melvin van Peebles's Watermelon Man, whiteface and all. Is it offensive, or just too real?

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31:58

Ayn Rand Was a Lizard People

Cracker Classics ·

2020/08/21

We watch 1949's "The Fountainhead" and get all objectivist and a bit off-topic. Join us as we destroy Ayn Rand's philosophy and discover what it has really done for America. Spoilers, it's nothing. Objectively speaking, of course.

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32:38

All the Lonely Peephole

Cracker Classics ·

2020/08/14

We get all meta and voyeur this week as we watch Grace Kelly watch Jimmy Stewart watch the neighbors in Rear Window. Is it a tense thriller or just Hitchcock being creepy?

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30:34

Spanko

Cracker Classics ·

2020/08/07

We're ruining your childhood this week with Spanko! We watch the original Dumbo and wonder why the hell it was remade. Also Ian discovers new uses for elephant trunks.

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35:28

A Coach Called Marion

Cracker Classics ·

2020/07/31

No, we're not doing "Streetcar" this week. Instead, we are tearing John Wayne a new one with the Western classic "Stagecoach." They say it transcends the Western genre, but is that a good thing?

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29:26

It Actually Happened Over Several Nights

Cracker Classics ·

2020/07/24

We watch Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night," first winner of the Big 5 Oscars, and try to decide what "it" was and which night it happened.

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31:22

Newspaper(wo)man Friday

Cracker Classics ·

2020/07/16

How about a comedy this week? We watch the fast-talking "His Girl Friday" and ponder its hilarity. Is it a true chuckling experience, or just a lot of bad sexist jokes?

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28:56

Guest Who?

Cracker Classics ·

2020/07/10

This week's episode is 50% whiter as we have a special guest! We are joined by Joshua's brother Matthew as we watch "Born Yesterday," trying to understand how Judy Holliday beat Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, and Anne Baxter for an Oscar that year. There's also a fourth uninvited guest who makes an appearance. Spoilers.

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29:52

The Squicky Seal

Cracker Classics ·

2020/07/03

Since COVID-19 is making a comeback in the States, we decided to do a plague movie this week. We brush up on our Swedish and pay tribute to Max von Sydow with "The Seventh Seal." Is it a sign of things to come, or just a sexist romp through the woods?

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35:28

In the Heat of the Meh

Cracker Classics ·

2020/06/26

We were going to watch "In the Heat of the Night" last week, but found something much better. So we pushed it back to this week and...eh?

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31:18

The Spy Who Kicked In The Door

Cracker Classics ·

2020/06/19

Ian and Joshua watch and discuss the classic of black cinema The Spook Who Sat By The Door

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37:03

Silverdigger Lane

Cracker Classics ·

2020/06/13

Ian and Joshua get ready for their closeups, as they watch and discuss Sunset Boulevard.

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34:28

White Butt Cowboy

Cracker Classics ·

2020/06/06

We examine Jon Voight's creamy skin in "Midnight Cowboy." Is it a classic buddy movie, or just a bad Schlesinger drug trip?

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17:54

Hurt One of Us, Hurt All of Us

Cracker Classics ·

2020/05/30

It's a short one this week for a short movie. We look at most of the 1932 classic "Freaks." The goriest part is sadly lost. But was that really the most foul part of this movie?

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28:19

BUtterheels 6

Cracker Classics ·

2020/05/22

We watch Elizabeth Taylor's "BUtterfield 8" and discover that it's not a typo. We also learn the true reason for the existence of high heels and that movie reviewers in the 60s had no idea what they were talking about.

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24:33

Dolenipple

Cracker Classics ·

2020/05/17

We take a very white peek at the blaxploitation genre with "Dolemite."

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