Podcast Episodes

The original 3:10 to Yuma, released at the height of the Hollywood Western, is carried by the battle of wills premise and the dangerously charismatic performance of its antagonist, Glenn Ford. Fifty years on, did this movie really need to be fixed? And was James Mangold the man for the job?

Hear what movies were the hardest (and easiest) to compare. Get a look behind the podcast as we discuss what movies sent us down rabbit holes after the credits rolled. And witness "the reckoning"...are there any comments we've made on these movies that we've since reconsidered?

How do you adapt an unadaptable sci-fi epic about the origins of religious belief, the moral responsibilities and failures of people in power, and intergalactic hallucinogens generated by giant worms?

Is there an inherent toxicity to being a fan? David & Claire review these depictions of obsessive fandom, one a British soccer fanatic and the other a Boston Red Sox die-hard, and consider whether they ring true to our own experiences.

Let's get together... and review these family comedy films that both rely on a unique casting conceit: the child star leads are playing two characters. What relationships create the heart of each film -- the girls' relationship to each other, or the parents?

Under the guise of running a dance school, these witches prey on young women to satisfy their dark desires...whatever those may be. Our unwitting protagonists find themselves the target of this coven, but we won't spoil the (quite different) endings here!

Before Gwyneth, before Anya, there was Alicia.

Join David & Claire in exploring this romantic heist romp, centered around the irresistible passion between a millionaire whose solution to boredom is to plan and execute elaborate thefts, and the alluring, intelligent investigator hot on his trail.

An iconic movie, converted into a broadway musical, and then back into a movie musical. Does the music make it better? Which movie is meaner? How weird is it seeing Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their exact same roles twenty years older?