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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

33:16

#178 - Just Get Hit By a Philanthropist's Car

Cracker Classics ·

2023/09/15

The movie: Within Our Gates (1920) Joshua makes Ian watch the oldest surviving movie made by a Black filmmaker, with hopes that it will spark some desire to watch "Birth of a Nation." Will Ian be convinced? Are there messages in this film still relevant 100 years later? How far have we really come as a nation? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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34:36

#177 - Grooming a Teenage Witch

Cracker Classics ·

2023/09/08

The movie: Sabrina (1954) Ian and Joshua watch this Billy Wilder classics and hope for a shirtless William Holden. Ian looks out for a talking black cat, while Joshua re-examines his sexuality. It's always good to check in on it from time to time. http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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30:53

Mr. Robinson and the Wall Street Groomers ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/09/01

The movie: Trading Places (1983) Ian and Joshua watch how sick and twisted the super rich were in the '80s to everyday people. Thank goodness those days are over, right? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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31:00

#176 - Sorry, Rabbi

Cracker Classics ·

2023/09/01

The movie: Hester Street (1975) Joshua wants to see Carol Kane in an Oscar-nominated performance, so he and Ian watch her immigrate to America to meet her husband who's been sleeping around. Was it worth the find? Will they want to call a taxi halfway through? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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33:25

#175 - Groucho-ing All Over the Place

Cracker Classics ·

2023/08/25

The movie: A Night At the Opera (1934) It's been a while since Ian and Joshua have watched some Marx Brothers, so they class things up by taking in a bit of high society, and a crowded stateroom. http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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33:51

#174 - Spock Ex Machina

Cracker Classics ·

2023/08/18

The movie: Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979) Cracker Classics sets out to piss off an entire fandom as Ian and Joshua explore what cameos and long establishing shots can do to pad the length of a film. There is also spirited discussion about blatant yet unmentioned sexual references and the superiority of Doctor Who. http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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35:06

#173 - Mustache Rides: Double or Nothing

Cracker Classics ·

2023/08/11

The movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1978) Joshua and Ian want to see some sweet 'stache and go for Burt Reynolds bootlegging across the South with Sally Field. Will they regret their decisions and be turned off facial hair forever? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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41:24

#172 - Keep Drinking the Kool-Aid

Cracker Classics ·

2023/08/04

The movie: A Clockwork Orange (1972) Ian and Joshua watch an old favorite of theirs and hope it holds up. They both want it to be just as horrorshow as they remember, but will their glazzys viddy some awful truths? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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32:17

Beaten By Belloq ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/08/01

The movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Joshua and Ian seek adventure and history while seeing Indiana Jones be a sexist pig who always has the right answer to every archaeological mystery. Here's hoping your ears won't melt at the end of this episode. http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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40:13

#171 - Cockblocking You. For Your Own Good.

Cracker Classics ·

2023/07/28

The movie: Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963) Ian and Joshua watch Jack Lemmon be a creepy pig and Paul Lynde fail miserably at playing a straight man. The movie is about a young couple trying to live platonically, but does love even enter into it? Does Jack Lemmon wear protection? Who's sleeping in the wet spot? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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37:58

#170 - In Search of Money, Drugs, and God

Cracker Classics ·

2023/07/21

The movie: Stalker (1979) Ian and Joshua enter a mystical Zone and try to comprehend life, the universe, and everything. But is that really what they desire?

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32:17

#169 - Motorboating the Leather Daddies

Cracker Classics ·

2023/07/14

The movie: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) Ian and Joshua watch this Cold War spoof and wonder how they will avoid stumbling into World War 3. Are we all stupid, or just the Russians? Joshua also begins to question the feelings that arise from a young Alan Arkin in leather and a moustache. http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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31:39

#168 - Don't Neglect Your Teeth

Cracker Classics ·

2023/07/07

The movie: Call of the Wild (1935) Joshua and Ian watch Clark Gable and his trademark moustache rough it in the Yukon wilderness with a dog. Does this destroy a classic book or give it a new twist? Did they include Loretta Young just to meet the misogyny quota? How much gold is too much?

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33:39

An Astronomical Glitter Budget ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/07/04

The movie: Legend (1986) Ian and Joshua were suggested a childhood favorite for this month's '80s movie. At least it was someone's childhood favorite. Tim Curry plays a devilish creature alongisde a young Tom Cruise with unicorns and a metric ton of glitter. What could possibly go wrong? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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34:07

#167 - The Jade Monkey In Lace Pants

Cracker Classics ·

2023/06/30

The movie: Farewell My Lovely (1975) Joshua and Ian wanted more Marlowe, and decided to go all the way with an aging Robert Mitchum being stalked by a goldigger while trying to solve murders in this '70s film noir in color. Will it be as convulated and awful as it sounds? http://www.crackerclassics.com https://www.patreon.com/crackerclassics

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34:43

#166 - To Tittle a Tittler

Cracker Classics ·

2023/06/23

The movie: The Big Sleep (1946) Ian and Joshua watch this classic Raymond Chandler story of murder, drugs, and pornography and see how the Hays Code handled it all. Is it still good? Or is it cleverly alluded to being good through witty dialogue and innuendo?

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31:57

#165 - John Hurt in a Space Age Teddy

Cracker Classics ·

2023/06/16

The movie: Alien (1979) It's time to venture out into space and see if there's screaming to be heard. Ian and Joshua watch this franchise fountainhead and question the definition of the word "alien". They also explore the effects of capitalism in outer space. Guess it even exists out there, too. crackerclassics.com Patreon

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37:09

#164 - Poverty With a Little Sex In It

Cracker Classics ·

2023/06/09

The movie: Sullivan's Travels (1941) As a fan of Gulliver's Travels, Ian makes Joshua watch the satire of the film industry, hoping for a similar dose of social commentary. But it's a Hollywood film from the '40s, so will it just be self-serving with no substance? https://crackerclassics.com/

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32:48

#163 - Too Bad They Weren't Searching for Truth

Cracker Classics ·

2023/06/02

The movie: The Searchers (1956) It's been long enough. The pain has subsided, and the memories of the last John Wayne movie Ian and Joshua watched have mostly faded. So they give it another in their lifelong quest to find talent within the man, and meaning within one of his movies. The long search continues.

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31:01

#162 - In 1962, Nothing Happened

Cracker Classics ·

2023/05/26

The movie: American Graffiti (1973) Ian and Joshua finally watch this nostalgia classic to see what all the hype is. Just what was so momentous about 1962 that made George Lucas want to reminisce about it? Were cars just cooler back then? What confessions will a teenaged Opie have?

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