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125:40

The Game / We Know (Guest: Liz Ellis)

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2025/04/29

Send us a text Liz Ellis (Letterboxd) returns! And she is ready to play a "The Game" (1997 d. David Fincher). Starring: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, and Sean Penn. It's time to play the game that is "The Review Review." It's all about the game, and how you play it. All about control. and if you can take it. All about your debt, and if you can pay it. It's all about pain, and who's gonna make it! Goof alert! WWE’re jokin’. It’s about other stuff, but also that. A THE GAME! ...

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82:50

HH 9 Half Baked / Marijuana Affects the Memory...

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2025/04/20

Send us a text Double holiday! Double Rainbow! "Half Baked" (1998 d. Tamra Davis) Starring: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, and Jim Breuer. (Dial Tone) **All episodes contain explicit language** Artwork - Ben McFadden Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood "What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket "Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul Root Lead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFadden Produced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root Concept - Paul Root

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94:13

Darkman / Never Falling Up Again (Guest: Gaius Boiling)

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2025/04/15

Send us a text Gaius Boiling (Instagram / Letterboxd ) from the "Back to the Blockbuster," podcast DROPS IN for his choice ”Darkman." (1990 d. Sam Raimi). Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake. It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Liam Neeson as 'PRUUNNNNEEE TRACY' in this original Superhero flick from Raimi, the great and powerful. What are Darkman's "powers?" Is there a Face/Off with out a Darkman? How much was Neeson allowed to use improvisational comedy? And ...

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99:26

Drop Dead Gorgeous / Strife Train To San Diego...

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2025/04/01

Send us a text Adria LaMorticella @itsameadria joins us as a special pageant judge for “Drop Dead Gorgeous.” (1999 d. Michael Patrick Jann) Get your tickets ready for the monorail ride, not without strife, to beautiful San Diego. During which we will entertain you with our talents: singing! Impressions! theorizing! Improvisational comedy! Even a bit of talk about the movie! And a very special musical performance from “Lil’ Ragamuffin.” 4/1! This one has EVERYTHING. No foolin’! OH! And “FRANCE...

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90:19

HH 8 - The Boondock Saints / With Dom DeLuise as "The...

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2025/03/17

Send us a text We go sans guest, and senseless in this "Holiday Helping," for Saint Patrick's Day "The Boondock Saints." (Dir. Troy Duffy 1999) Starring: Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus, and very very clearly, that is Oscar nominated, easily recognized, and widely celebrated actor Willem Dafoe. **All episodes contain explicit language** Artwork - Ben McFadden Review Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood "What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket "...

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110:41

Point Break / 100% Pure AdLENOline (Guest: David Parke)

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2025/03/05

Send us a text Take a totally tubular ride through LA with us, and returning guest @davidparke, for his choice “Point Break.” (1991 d. Bigelow). We ponder if this is the ultimate “Mann on Menn Melodrama” - the Mann? We discuss the power, the grace, the charm, and why we’re so “crazy 4 Swayze.” The regular scheduled appearance of Jay L at his club, and this podcast. And the greatness of the taller Keanu pictures. 3/5! **All episodes contain explicit language** Artwork - Ben McFadden Review Rev...

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102:51

Amelie / Your Sensory Film Cornucopia Charcuterie...

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2025/02/19

Send us a text On this episode of The Review Review, we are joined by Actor/Acting Coach/Head of the non-profit Brett's Bass Fund, and many other things as well, Kristina Haddad, for her charming choice "Amèlie." (2001 d. Jeunet). Our biggest, and most important question this episode; How much prank, is too much prank? Foot cream toothpaste? Tiny slippers? Tampering with electronics? 111 copies of ************: ******* ** *** ****** on dvd? Possibly eternal questions. This, and the orig...

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110:19

When Harry Met Sally / Mid Central Montana West...

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2025/02/05

Send us a text Join us, and our very too cool guest "Kimbo," "Kimbley," "Kimbodini," for a celebration of the romcom with the ultimate example "When Harry Met Sally," (D. Reiner 1989). We pontificate over the politics of friendship, the "single serving friend," sons of former Presidents, and whether of not "this guy *uc*s." We're cool. You get it. Call your favorite pal on the split screen video phone, and snuggle in for your first "You Choose the Review," poll winner of 2025! **All episodes ...

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98:13

The Game Plan / Our Superb Owl Party (Guest: Charles...

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2025/01/22

Send us a textFirst, 'Hey, Dwayne.' A Review Review, and Cornish College of the Arts favorite, Charles Norris returns. He's feeling solid in his approach to his choice, "The Game Plan." (2007 Dir. Andy Fickman) Starring: Dwayne (FKA 'The Rock') Johnson, Roselyn Sanchez, and Madison Pettis. In this installment we go head to head with the PG rating, we go long on the idea that this had more Chestnut and less cinnamon at a point, and the frustration of unfinished sto**All episodes contain explic...

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119:25

RETROSPECTICUS 2 - Yabba Dabba Do! We Like Yappin' at...

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2025/01/08

Send us a textWOW. What a year! It's finally time for "RETROSPECTICUS 2: Yabba Dabba Do! We Like Yappin' at You!." Featuring 18% new audio, and the other 82% has 66% more junk stuffed into it! It's barely recognizable/like new!**All episodes contain explicit language**Artwork - Ben McFaddenReview Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket"Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul RootLead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFad...

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88:42

RRR - Batman Returns...Returns (Guest: Mike Bowers)

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2024/12/31

Send us a textThe hell is this...oh! It's the first ever "Review Review RemixWind!" Enjoy this random recut of our classic episode for "Batman Returns" (D. Tim Burton 1992) with the fantastic Mike Bowers of the 'Agree to Disagree' podcast. We took a whole 2hr edited episode and then smushed it, and crushed it, and compacted it, and compartmentalized it, and crammed it all into a neat little package just for you! More random noises! More music than before! More offensive than you recall!...

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104:52

HH 7 - Gremlins / The Little Drummer Bill (Guest:...

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2024/12/24

Send us a text“Great, now I have another reason to hate Christmas…The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn’t home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Ever...

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117:28

HH 6 - Scrooged / First Contract (Guest: Audrey Marlene)

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2024/12/11

Send us a textSeasons Greetings from The Review Review, and our second of three new holiday episodes to close out 2024. Ghost of episodes past, and Christmas Sweater Queen, Audrey Marlene joins us with her pick, "Scrooged." (Dir. Richard Donner 1988) Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, and Alfre Woodard. We go on a tonal journey through the years, and the tears that are abound in this modernized take on the classic Chucky Dick (Charles Dickens) story "A Christmas Carol." A stark reminder that...

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88:14

HH 5 - Hard Target / Only Time(Cop)

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2024/11/27

Send us a textThis Thanksgiving, hunting season is over, as Ben and Paul go guestless (hunting is hard) and get restless for a mulleted JCVD, and as a result, a “guaranteed good time” (guarantor @whollymoses). This go round it's the action classic “Hard Target” (d. John Woo 1993) starring: Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, Yancy Butler, and Lance Henrickson. Should this have been a Lance Henrickson vehicle? Is the only cop working during a strike the only cop you can count on? Do po...

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106:04

True Romance / Perfect Strangers (Guest: Matt Barrow)

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2024/11/13

Send us a textGuest Matt Barrow is back, and he’s putting us in the hot seat, with a movie he hadn’t seen, but we had, in “True Romance.” (1993 d. Tony Scott) Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, and Gary Oldman. We have a heart to heart to heart about how badly we truly all want burgers, and where to get them. A sequel pitch made possible with the magical Second Sight of Ai. And the Perfect Stangers we meet at amusement parks, hotels, abandoned nuclear power plants. **All epis...

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133:27

Alien3 / Pauly Gets Irregular (Guest: Moses Olson)

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2024/10/30

Send us a textIt’s Ken Vs Guile (pick Paul or Ben for whichever) in this no holds barred, knock down, drag out, rootin, tootin, scootin, hoot of a wrap to Spooky Season with our guest writer/director/actor Moses Olson! We proudly honk the honk, cause we fully tonk the tonk through his choice, a rare sequel, Alien3! (D. David Fincher ((don’t remind him)) 1993). We talk through this complicated…self hating (probably?), and strange looking hodge podge of a movie as long as Paul has a breath in h...

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91:14

Shaun of the Dead / So Go Back to the Cluuub

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2024/10/23

Send us a textStick around pull up a bar stool, and open the pig snacks, cause were in the annals for "Shaun of the Dead." (D. Edgar Wright 2004) We break down what the Director/Writer, and tagline describe as "a romcom with zombies," whoops, zed word. Favorites in The Edgar Wright pantheon, the general Evil Dead pantheon, even THE VERY SUBJECT OF THE EPISODE! That's right, this one has it all, and a Drumstick ©️ for your Trick or Treat bucket. So, get in the Jag, and let's haul ass to the Wi...

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96:24

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas / The...

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2024/10/16

Send us a textWell, here we are it finally happened. You shook, and waited, and Chrtmahweenas (?) has arrived. Guest, and bday boy Ben Burris brought us, a HENRY SELICK FILM, “Tim Burton’s: The Nightmare Before Christmas.” (D. HERNY SELICK people, we cannot stress this enough. 1993) Starring: Chris Sarandon (Jack speaking), Danny Elfman (Jack singing), and Catherine O’Hara (doin’ it all, baby!). Is it good enough for someone to have good intentions, even if they’re making everyone’s existence...

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97:23

The Monster Squad - Lookin’ For a Heartbeat

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2024/10/09

Send us a textBen and Paul stave off the Wolfmunn (has nards), Mr. Frankenstain’s Monster, The Gillman (?), Bandage Boy™️, and Alucard spelled backward just long enough to review “The Monster Squad.” (D. Fred Dekker 1987). Join us as we assemble in the clubhouse (based in the annals) for discourse on custom made shirts, intended franchises, dope one liners (you looked), and skimming over some serious stuff….but only skimming. Just barrreeely skimming.**All episodes contain explicit language**...

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108:29

The Guest / David, The Guest. The Guest, David...

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2024/10/02

Send us a text**WARNING ⚠️ THE FILM DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MOMENTS OF EXTREME AND REALISTIC VIOLENCEAnd now for something completely different… It’s Spooky Season (is it?), writer and returning GUEST David McGuire (@bowtierobot) brings a movie all about Jay Leno (it’s not) “The Guest,” (d. Adam Wingard 2014). Do you ever laugh alone? Because in this, one of the most polarizingly…hilarious (?) choices to date, we touch on - The rules of threesomes (no clue)- Trampoline stunts- Mast...

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