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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

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34:14

#161 - All It Takes Is a Job

Cracker Classics ·

2023/05/19

The movie: My Man Godfrey (1936) As another Great Depression looms, Joshua and Ian watch how the rich handled it the first time back in the '30s. Were Harvard men safe from the trouble as well? Just how insane and out of touch are rich people? Can some good come out of not-good actions? And where can one find a bowl of Japanese men and a forgotten goldfish in the middle of Manhattan?

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32:12

#160 - Maybe That's Part of the Grift?

Cracker Classics ·

2023/05/12

The movie: The Lady Eve (1941) Ian and Joshua watch Barbara Stanwyck con a naive and rich Henry Fonda. It's the ride of his life, but who's grifting who? Did Henry learn a thing or two while spending a year up the Amazon? Or is it all just a bunch of card tricks?

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33:57

#159 - Showing Your Privilege Card

Cracker Classics ·

2023/05/05

The movie: Rollerball (1975) Joshua and Ian see what people 50 years ago thought life was going to be like five years ago. Will showing chest hair still be a thing? Are there still dozens of sports for an individual to choose from? And what about that Equal Rights Amendment?

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30:57

Always With the Sunglasses ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/05/01

The movie: Big Trouble In Little China (1986) Ian and Joshua watch this '80s gem of appropriation and cringe and wonder if Kurt Russell was considered for a role in They Live.

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32:34

#158 - You Don't Need Weed to Laugh At This Movie

Cracker Classics ·

2023/04/28

The movie: Reefer Madness (1936) Ian and Joshua had intended to do this movie for 4/20, but...some stuff happened and they forgot. Mainly that 4/20 was a Thursday this year, but they digress. Listen as they try to get through this anti-marijuana propaganda film completely sober. Will they make it? Will they change their wicked ways by the end?

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32:21

#157 - What Does the Fox Even Do?

Cracker Classics ·

2023/04/21

The movie: The Court Jester (1956) Joshua heard about this Danny Kaye comedy classic and its epic swordfight scene, so he and Ian just had to check it out depite having never heard of it. Have they spent all these years missing out on a bunch of medieval silliness and a snarky Angela Lansbury? Or have they just been doding a bullet? Listen as they check for the special mark on the baby's butt and uncharestically defend the restoration of the monarchy. But be warned: they might just be under

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33:48

#156 - The Devil Wears Cha Cha Heels

Cracker Classics ·

2023/04/14

The movie: Female Trouble (1974) It's about time a John Waters movie got the Cracker Classics treatment, so Ian and Joshua watch how Divine is both the mother and father to her child, becomes beautiful by injecting liquid eyeliner, and takes some acid. But not that kind of acid. Is this just hot, delightful garbage? Or is there something deeper and more meaningful going on amid all the trash?

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32:53

#155 - The Source of Sergio's Power

Cracker Classics ·

2023/04/07

The movie: Yojimbo (1961) Remembering the promise they made last week, Ian and Joshua watch this Kurosawa classic where A Fistful of Dollars got all its ideas from. Which one is better? Just how power hungry is Sergio Leone and did he use Clint Eastwood to get that power?

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36:49

Our Date With Ego ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/04/01

The movie: My Dinner With Andre (1981) The time has come to sit down to a nice, privileged dinner, and get talked at about how being able to travel extensively teaches a person how to be more spiritual. And proud of it.

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30:07

#154 - Drink Drink, Pew Pew, Boom Boom

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/31

The movie: A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Joshua and Ian search for meaning in a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western adapted from a Kurosawa film. Will they be sorely disappointed? Is there at least a chance for some cheap entertainment? Saddle up and don't pick a side as they mosey into town to shoot up this film.

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33:57

#153 - Beer: The First Participation Trophy

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/24

The movie: The Bad News Bears (1976) Ian and Joshua watch a rag-tag team of misfit kids and their drunken coach stumble their way through the perils of Little League and pre-adolescence. They also examine how different life was for kids in the '70s. Did they get away with more back then? Or were parents just cooler back then?

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35:45

#152 - Radar Consistency

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/17

The movie: MASH (1970) Joshua and Ian this black comedy classic and try not to compare it to the TV show. They look at the similarities of war and football, plus examine how army surgeons in the '50s respond to homosexuality.

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33:11

#151 - Praying For Pachyderms

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/10

The movie: Brief Encounter (1946) Joshua tempts Ian with a David Lean film based on a Noel Coward play. But did they get more than they bargained for? Or will they go on separate trains?

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36:39

#150 - The Uncut Hunk of Kansas

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/03

The movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939) It's our sesquicentepisode! Join Ian and Joshua as they take the very familiar journey down the yellow brick road and actually take a look at what the hell is going on around them. And there are questions. Is the Wizard a mob boss? Just what is Glinda up to anyway? And just how attracted is Dorothy to those farm hands?

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32:14

Forget it, Eddie. It's Toontown

Cracker Classics ·

2023/03/01

The movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Joshua suggested watching one of Ian's childhood favorites. But was that a wise choice for Ian and his nostalgia? Just how awful is the justice system in 1940s Hollywood? What is dip anyway?

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31:39

#149 - Discount Lion King

Cracker Classics ·

2023/02/24

The movie: Robin Hood (1973) Joshua hopes that they are finally going to watch a good Disney movie, while Ian just wants to rip everything including billionaires and folklore to shreds.

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33:02

#148 - Lifting Balzac

Cracker Classics ·

2023/02/17

The movie: The 400 Blows (1959) Time for another movie not in English, and Ian exposes Joshua to French New Wave. The semi-autobiographical story about youth and its misgivings. Will it be epic and inspiring? Or is it just well-done boredom?

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34:37

#147 - Dogs Are Better Than Men

Cracker Classics ·

2023/02/10

The movie: The Women (1939) Joshua was inspired by Anna Kendrick and so he and Ian watch a movie with no men and lots of divorce. The train to Reno is calling and though the men may be stupid, there will be dogs.

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34:33

#146 - Pursued By Nuns

Cracker Classics ·

2023/02/03

The movie: Lilies of the Field (1963) Joshua and Ian watch Sidney Poitier do the bidding of some nuns. They discuss God and racism, getting paid for labor, and how hard it is to say no to a nun.

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35:28

Mr. Hand and the Problematic Boobies ['80s Edition]

Cracker Classics ·

2023/02/01

The movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Ian and Joshua go back to high school and discuss jailbait while admiring Judge Reinhold's work ethic. Is this a time capsule capturing life at a time when Reagan was still though to be competent? Or is it just a front to score some underage boobs?

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