Episode 36: Office Space
Uh oh, sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays! We are joined by Preston Monroe, the creator of the modern version of Showbot.tv to discuss the movie Office Space! We talk about how this movie has all the tropes of working an office job from the printer constantly not working to the cat and mouse game of having to bounce back and forth from HR to the boss and back to HR to address an issue. Preston shares his own stories from working an actual office job and how they compare to the movie. Plus, Preston has some useful tips on how to escape work early and Willie has a major problem with Peter's careless attitude about showing up late to work, Preston provides some insight on why it's actually super difficult to get fired from an office job.
Episode 35: Mad Max: Fury Road
Witness me! *thud* Mediocre! We are joined by the founder of the Frogpants network Scott Johnson to discuss the movie Mad Max: Fury Road! We talk about how there aren't many details given about who Mad Max is, the universe he's in and why he's on the run from Immortan Joe, Scott explains why the lack of information and context actually makes the movie more enjoyable for him. Plus, we speculate whether Immortan Joe is a king, a dictator or is he actually a god and Scott has mentioned many times that this particular movie is his favorite movie in all of cinema, he explains once and for all why.
Episode 34: The Fifth Element
I am a meat popsicle. Brian Kofford joins the show to discuss The Fifth Element and it's another opportunity to talk about what Hollywood thought the future would look like in 2263. With discussions ranging from predicting the future before smartphones, all the way to flyup food carts, is there anything they got right or will this movie be a laughing stock in 2263? Plus, why don't Cornelius and David trust Korben right away and try to follow through with the plan without him and have power dynamics finally been resolved in 2263?
Episode 33: The Addams Family (1991)
Are the cookies made from real Girl Scouts? Fresh off of her stint as an America's Next Top Podcaster contestant, we are joined by season 4 runner up September McCrady to discuss the movie The Addams Family. We talk about the comic strips and television series that preceded this movie, is the movie an homage to those previous mediums or is it a whole new take? Plus, there is one particular moment in the movie where you know for sure that Gordon is actually the real Fester, we'll tell you what scene that is and is the lawyer the one who's actually trying to rip off The Addams Family?
Episode 32: Independence Day
I ain't heard no fat lady! Forget the fat lady. You're obsessed with fat lady. Drive us out of here! Anthony Lemos from the Ritual Misery podcast joins the show as we discuss the movie Independence Day and we discuss from a military perspective why it seems that Captain Hiller is the only one to eject out of his fighter jet and why it's important for military members to not give up until there's no other option on the table. Plus, politicians do be lying sometimes and this movie perfectly showcases this, we explain why and this movie was supposed to be shown on television but it was pulled from the line up, but not for the reasons you might think.
Episode 31: Waiting…
She broke the cardinal rule. Don't fuck with people that handle your food. We are joined this week by Internet superstar Justin Robert Young to discuss the 2005 independent film Waiting... and we recount some of our own restaurant stories and rank which restaurant job is the best to work. Plus, do restaurant workers have it easier than retail workers and are dumpster meetings a real thing?
Episode 30: Black Panther
Wakanda forever! This week we are concluding Marvel Month on Cinemavention by talking about the movie Black Panther. We are joined by Owen JJ Stone from IQMZ.com and we talk about how T'Challa's bloodline keeps winning the throne of Wakanda but we theorize on what happens if someone from another tribe wins. Can it still be called the Black Panther? Plus, what happens to the Black Panther powers moving forward now that the flowers that give the powers have all been burned and what exactly is Killmonger's title, is he a villain or is he more of an anti-hero?
Episode 29: Guardians of the Galaxy
We are Groot! Marvel Month on Cinemavention continues on and we have our very first in studio appearance in the show's history from regular Game Night contributor Dolan Moles at the 2rd annual Turtle Daze in Fort Wayne! This week we talk about the movie Guardians of the Galaxy and how Thanos is in both the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy universes. Do The Avengers know about The Guardians of the Galaxy and are the two universes connected? Plus, Willie argues that Drax the Destroyer is responsible for The Guardians losing the orb to Ronan and he'll explain why, and why does Peter refuse to hold his mother's hand?
Episode 28: The Avengers (2012)
Avengers Assemble! We are continuing Marvel Month on Cinemavention by talking about the biggest MCU movie in the franchise, The Avengers! We are joined by Naaim Siddiqi from the RBaseball Weekly podcast and we talk about why we skipped a lot of the movies in Phase 1 of the MCU. Is it possible to do so or is some of the backstory of previous movies needed to understand this movie? Plus, betcha didn't know that NASA is the government agency that has the most influence in Hollywood movies beating out The Pentagon and there's a social media site for movies? Naaim tells us all about this social network for keeping track of movies that you may not have known about.
Episode 27: Iron Man (2008)
What am I supposed to tell the press? Training exercise. Isn't that the usual BS? It's the start of Marvel Month on Cinemavention, and to kick things off, we are joined by Jeffrey Sax and Tom DiGianvittorio to discuss the movie Iron Man. Spoiler alert on Willie's opinion about the movie since he forgot to mention it during the episode, he gave the movie a thumbs up, but could the MCU as we know it existed without Iron Man doing well in the box office? Plus, these terrorists at first glance seem to be really dumb for not killing Tony Stark, but we explain why it's not in their best interest to do so and who remembers MySpace? Ahh, the good 'ole days of social media.
Episode 26: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
May the 4th be with you! We are joined once again by Kent Fellure from the Ritual Misery podcast to discuss the most anticipated movie we've ever covered on this show Star Wars, more specifically, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope! With the pervasive knowledge of Star Wars in pop culture and with arguably the biggest spoiler of the series pretty widely known, does this hinder the experience for a first time watcher? Plus, did you know that a translation of this movie has saved an old foreign language from becoming forgotten, and once and for all we answer the most important question, why does everyone hate Jabba the Hutt?
Episode 25: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I see you shiver with antici...pation. Curley from Drunk Kids Gaming is here to talk about The Rocky Horror Picture Show and how progressive this movie was and how well ahead of its time it was when it came to the acceptance of bisexuality, sexual liberation, drag and so much more. Plus, which character would Willie dress up as for an actual theatrical performance and who busted through a wall first, the Kool-Aid Man or Meat Loaf?
Episode 24: Forrest Gump
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Guest host Dolan Moles joins us to discuss the movie Forrest Gump and we talk about how developmental disability acceptance has progressed so much in the span of 40 years. Plus, we discover why 9/11 indirectly contributed to a Forrest Gump sequel being scraped and are Forrest's letters to Jenny getting sent back by Jenny or is it simply a wrong address.
Episode 23: Knives Out
You're not much of a detective, are you? Well, to be fair, you make a pretty lousy murderer. Samuel Lewis of The Samcast Network joins us to talk about the movie Knives Out and this movie is a recent pick and a departure of a typical Cinemavention movie selection. Why exactly are we covering this recent of a movie? Plus, political conversations are involved in this movie, is it a calculated risk to include this in the movie? And Sam has added this movie to his list of favorite movie universes, he explains why this is a big deal.
Episode 22: McLintock!
I am NOT intoxicated...yet! We are joined by Clyde Harvey from The VOD Squad and Diamond Club Movie Party to talk about the movie McLintock and Clyde and Willie have a discussion about whether this movie has aged well and how it dealt with stereotypes and political correctness and Clyde makes the case for why it's appropriate and why no one should be offended while watching this movie. However, there is one character that we both agree is the villain of the story. Plus, John Wayne wanted to make a statement with this movie and we talk about how the character George McLintock and John Wayne the actor have a lot in common and George doesn't give his inheritance to his daughter Becky, but there's a very special reason why.
Episode 21: Fight Club Part 2
Listen to Part 1 first!
Self improvement is masturbation. We're back again with Kent Fellure from the Ritual Misery podcast to continue our conversation about the movie Fight Club and this time we talk about a mental disorder called dissociative identity disorder and how the Narrator and Tyler Durden exhibit similar behavior and why that's important to the story. Plus, Kent only has one critique of this movie and it's the ending scene and how it's executed (no pun intended), and we conclude Project Mayhem is a terrorist organization that wants to blow up credit card company buildings to erase everyone's debts, how realistic is this plan?
If you are having suicidal thoughts, there is help out there for you. Please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline available 24 hours a day at SuicidePreventionLifeline.org or by calling 1-800-273-8255.
Episode 20: Fight Club
Bob has bitch tits. Kent Fellure from the Ritual Misery podcast joins us once again to talk about the cult classic Fight Club and we try and figure out why the Narrator is upset about Marla doing the exact same thing he's doing and going to support groups, is Marla calling the Narrator's hypocrisy? Plus, what is the real reason why Fight Club exists, is it because the Narrator is tired of his office job? And there's surprisingly only one scene that dates the movie, but moments later the movie inherently predicts the future. We explain how.
If you are having suicidal thoughts, there is help out there for you. Please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline available 24 hours a day at SuicidePreventionLifeline.org or by calling 1-800-273-8255.
Episode 19: Back to the Future Part III
Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one. Samuel Lewis of The Samcast Network and regular Game Night contributor Dolan Moles are back once again to continue our conversation and talk about Back to the Future Part III and how Doc's love interest Clara gets to come back to 1985, why doesn't this disrupt the time space continuum? Plus, Willie believes that this is the best western movie of all time, we talk about how this movie compares to traditional western movies and we discover that there was a stunt in this movie that almost cost Michael J. Fox's life.
Episode 18: Back to the Future Part II
You mean you gotta use your hands? That's like a babies toy. Samuel Lewis of The Samcast Network and regular Game Night contributor Dolan Moles join us to talk about Back to the Future Part II and how this movie goes into the future, 2015, now the past for us. We examine what the movie got right and wrong, you may be surprised at some of the things they got right. Plus, this movie foreshadows the 3rd movie a lot, we talk about what that means and is the character Biff based on Donald Trump?
Episode 17: High Fidelity
Sex is a human right. The Internet's musician MikeTV joins the show to talk about the movie High Fidelity and we talk about Mike's time as a musician in the Los Angeles music scene and how this movie didn't impact his life until several years later. Plus, Rob may be an asshole but Mike makes the case that Rob does have compassion in his heart, and will record stores eventually die?