We're heading back to the 1700's where Jess is going to get a taste of the classic 1984 period piece Amadeus, a fictionalized film revolving around Mozart. She had never seen it, and Matt was not able to successfully convince her to wear a powdered wig to watch it. Good thing, because they watched the Director's Cut (which Matt had also never seen) and three hours in a powdered wig does not sound like a good time for anyone. There is, however, some stellar costuming, acting, and (of course) m...
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We're heading back to the 1700's where Jess is going to get a taste of the classic 1984 period piece Amadeus, a fictionalized film revolving around Mozart. She had never seen it, and Matt was not able to successfully convince her to wear a powdered wig to watch it. Good thing, because they watched the Director's Cut (which Matt had also never seen) and three hours in a powdered wig does not sound like a good time for anyone. There is, however, some stellar costuming, acting, and (of course) m...
One of Matt's favourite films of all time is The Apartment, and he introduced it to Jess many years ago. So for this episode, they decided to share it with their friends Kim and Jason and bring them on the podcast to talk about it! It's the second episode with special guests, and even though there are four voices in it, they definitely share the airtime far more seamlessly than CC Baxter's coworkers did with "sharing" his apartment... There's a lot of great stuff to talk about in this classic...
We're heading back to the 1700's where Jess is going to get a taste of the classic 1984 period piece Amadeus, a fictionalized film revolving around Mozart. She had never seen it, and Matt was not able to successfully convince her to wear a powdered wig to watch it. Good thing, because they watched the Director's Cut (which Matt had also never seen) and three hours in a powdered wig does not sound like a good time for anyone. There is, however, some stellar costuming, acting, and (of course) m...
Ever the romantic comedy enthusiast *insert sarcasm sign here*, Matt had not ever had the chance to see The Proposal, with peak Sandra Bullock and a wee-baby Ryan Reynolds. Jess did promise him some Betty White hilarity, so at least he knew he had that to look forward to. She didn't warn him about being treated to the only male exotic dancer on a remote Alaskan island, but...really, can you ever be prepared for that? Outside of this, we will talk about all sorts of topics: unscripted hilarity...
It's spooky season, and Matt has been able to prep Jess over the course of many months to watch something a bit scary. For our annual October movie watching traditional, we watched the modern classic Get Out. Jess was ready for scares, and she got them...but not exactly as she fully expected. Anyone that has seen this one knows that Jess was going to have PLENTY to talk about: racial micro- and macro-aggressions, the use of humour, certified bad times, and why the women in the film might be t...
Jess and Matt have already seen (and love) All About Eve, the classic Hollywood tale of a woman clawing her way to fame. Our dear friend Ashley, however, had not. Considering that Ashley is a classic film junkie, we were stunned and just had to take the opportunity to have her as our first podcast guest! This time around, Ashley gets to lead the discussion, and we get into all sorts of topics: the snappy dialogue, the "bad friends", the relation of this story to ones about strippers and aerob...
Matt had not seen Spike Lee's Inside Man. Jess had also not seen Inside Man. And thus, the first version of "I Can't Believe WE Haven't Seen..." was born! Good thing there was lots to talk about, even if neither of us had any idea who would be leading the conversation. Despite this chaotic set-up, we still got to talk about the roles of money and power, post-9/11 America, a very clever screenplay, and the 2006 of it all. Including the flip phones with ringtones. And the iPods with clickwheels...
Jess had never had the chance to "witness" any of the out-and-out craziness that is Mad Max: Fury Road when it came out in 2015: the wild vehicles, the War Boys, Immortan Joe (who will be referred to by a...*ahem*...different name most of the way through this episode), and the convoy of Max and Furiosa looking to find the Green Place. It goes about as well as you would expect in an Australian post-apocalyptic setting. We're going to talk about women taking back power, bands suspended on top o...
Saved! is a movie Matt had always seen at the video rental stores but had never checked out. Maybe it's because it came out around the same time as Mean Girls (possibly), maybe it's because he didn't know it was supposed to be a satire (maybe), or maybe it's because he was too busy watching pretentious hipster movies (most definitely). Now that Jess has introduced him to it, they get to talk about Billboard Jesus, Macaulay Culkin's hilarious two-wheeled character turn, how it stacks up to som...
Jess has seen a couple of the newer James Bond films with Daniel Craig, but never anything starring the original 007, Sean Connery. He's pretty to look at and everything, but in a spy movie made primarily for a male audience interested in spy movies and "being cool" in the 1960's...well, I think you might have an idea how Jess felt about A LOT of this one. But this just means there is lots to talk about! There's Auric Goldfinger (great name), the arguable best Bond villain of all time, and hi...
Matt read this book way, way, waaayyyyyy back in the day (old man jokes!), this this initial film adaptation from 2005 was never one he sought out. He would probably blame this on fantasy just not being his genre, but Jess isn't high on the genre either and she still watched the film when it came out. Either way, he's out of excuses now! Grab a handful of the most authentic Turkish Delight you can find (turns out that Big Turk bars are not so authentic...) as Matt and Jess discuss allegories,...
Jess isn't new to Martin Scorsese movies, but Goodfellas had eluded her. This is a bit surprising, given how fascinated she is with true stories AND organized crime, but now she fully understands why you should never tell Joe Pesci that he's a funny guy... We get to talk about unions, fourth wall breaks, the "right way" to do crime, and all the delicious food. You can listen in but just remember: never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. --- Music by: https//:www.bensound.com...
Steel Magnolias was HUGE in 1989 when it came out. Matt was only 7 years old, so he can perhaps be forgiven for not watching it then. His parents may not have approved of him hearing some of Ouiser Boudreaux's colourful language... There's a lot to talk about with this film! So many wonderful strong female characters, so many head-scratching decisions related to Easter eggs, so many times where the 1980s felt like the 1950s, and Shirley MacLaine...just give us all of the Shirley MacLaine. Get...
While she has seen many Pixar films, including most of the other ones released in the 2010s, Jess had never seen Inside Out. She was, however, very familiar with getting random songs and ad jingles stuck in her head for no good reason. Thankfully, this movie helped explain that! She felt seen...and attacked. As you can imagine with a movie about our own emotions, she had all sorts of responses! She was wheeze-laughing less than 3 minutes in because of Sadness (the character, not the emotion.....
Despite growing up in the 90's, when Julia Roberts was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Matt had never seen My Best Friend's Wedding. He was not prepared for the amount of musical/singing numbers in store for him. Will we have to say a little prayer for him? Matt has questions, Jess is fascinated, everyone wants more Rupert Everett, and they both work to unpack this cultural touchstone of romantic comedies in the late 1990's. Get out your foam crab claws, stolen bread trucks, and Chicag...
Jess had not seen The Silence Of The Lambs. She knew the cultural references: the fava beans, the Italian wine varietals, the proper places for lotion to be put in. But now, she has seen it, and she has thoughts! Join us for our first episode where we talk about this legendary thriller, the amazing lead performances, it's gender roles, and whether or not any of the men in this film actually know how to do their jobs. Don't forget to moisturize! --- Music by: https//:www.bensound.com Lic...
We're heading back to the 1700's where Jess is going to get a taste of the classic 1984 period piece Amadeus, a fictionalized film revolving around Mozart. She had never seen it, and Matt was not able to successfully convince her to wear a powdered wig to watch it. Good thing, because they watched the Director's Cut (which Matt had also never seen) and three hours in a powdered wig does not sound like a good time for anyone. There is, however, some stellar costuming, acting, and (of course) m...
