Episodes

This is the full archive of episodes. We have them sorted by season, but feel free to just find a movie you enjoy and start there.

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Made in Minnesota

We go back to Duff's home state and examine movies that were made in Minnesota.

Grumpy Old Men

Made in MN begins with Grumpy Old Men. We have thoughts on ice fishing and rural midwestern winters. Be sure to join us for Grumpy Old Men Festival 2025 in Wabasha, MN.

December 3, 2024

Jingle All the Way

We sit down and talk about a Netflix movie that we all enjoyed a lot! We sing the praises of Jeremy Saulnier and tell our own tales of vengeance.

December 19, 2024

Buddy Cops

We use our B.U.D. system to decide which Buddy Cop movie is the best.

We kick off our buddy cop season by introducing the B.U.D. system and applying it to 48 Hrs. Join us for takes on Nick Nolte's uncomfortably believable racism, bringing "trim" back, and prison preferences.

July 16, 2024

Hard Boiled

We are goin to Hong Kong! We use the B.U.D. system on Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung. Joe shares some parenting stories, Duff has questions about undercover cops and we talk about Hong Kong cinema.

July 23, 2024

Cop and a Half

Buddy Cop Summer continues with Cop and a Half. Bathroom games. Failed restaurants. Henry Winkler as ACAB propagandist. AIDS. We cover it all.

July 30, 2024

The Heat

Rob starts us off with some extremely inaccurate info about Sierra Mist changing their name to Starry. We then dive into the Apatow/Feig era of comedy, apply the B.U.D. system, and discuss foster kids.

August 27, 2024

Bulletproof

Do you remember the Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans movie, Bulletproof? Well, we certainly do. Rob learns the difference between a hotel and a motel. Finally, we have our full season BUD Rankings. We also start out with some circumcision content we didn't cut.

September 3, 2024

Midlife Crisis

We look at films that explore characters navigating the challenges of middle age. A subject we know nothing about, obviously.

Sideways

It's time for a new season: Midlife Crisis! We're welcoming Rob into his 40s by looking at a few films that explore characters navigating the challenges of middle age. What better film to start with than Sideways? This week's episode uses that film to talk about dreams, male friendship, wine, and finding the courage to embrace the next chapter of your life.

August 22, 2023

All that Heaven Allows

We move into week two of our midlife crisis and examine the great 1950s Douglas Sirk melodrama All That Heaven Allows. Are there second acts in love and life? Not if your gossipy neighbors and selfish kids have anything to say about it. We'll talk about starting over with someone new in middle age, Douglas Sirk, Rock Hudson, and being the child of someone having a midlife crisis.

August 29, 2023

City Slickers

We continue our Midlife Crisis season with a special episode for the patrons. We talk about Billy Crystal, Jack Palance and... galoshes, for some reason. A disturbingly long time about galoshes.

August 31, 2023

The Swimmer

Burt Lancaster spends an entire movie in swim trunks navigating his way through his neighbors' backyard pools. Along the way he confronts his past and finds that maybe things aren't quite as he remembered.

September 5, 2023

Young Adult

We look at an underrated film in Young Adult and discuss it's ending. Duff goes in on St Cloud, Minnesota and Joe goes in on Young Adult Lit. Finally, we look at Diablo Cody's life as a stripper.

September 12, 2023

Bad Boys for Life

Midlife crisis season wraps up with a literal bang in Bad Boys for Life. We examine midlife crisies in-front of and behind the camera, discuss aging action stars and whether Will Smith still has it. We also discuss Martin Lawrence's scandalous Saturday Night Live monologue.

September 19, 2023

The Ice Storm

We talk about this post-Thanksgiving Black Friday sad movie. We have more characters going through a midlife crisis, but this time in the 70s with Nixon, waterbeds and key parties.

November 29, 2023

Dealer's Choice

We pick a movie that the other two hosts have yet to see.

7 Men from Now

It's time for a mini-season as we each pick a movie the other two haven't seen. We dive into a Ranown Western with Rob's pick. We discuss Dairy Queen, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin and our favorite movie heavies.

June 27, 2023

Psycho II

Next up on Dealer's Choice is Duff's pick: Psycho II. Norman Bates is back at the motel after 22 years and absolutely nothing can go wrong!

July 4, 2023

The Hunt for Red October

We're wrapping up our Dealer's Choice mini-season with Joe's pick: The Hunt for Red October. Strap in for a winding conversation about about sub movies, John McTiernan, Tom Clancy, and employment programs for sex offenders.

July 11, 2023

As Seen on TV

From the days when broadcast television cranked out movies of their own.

Duel

We have our new season on Made for TV movies and we start with a movie by a young Steven Spielberg. We talk about watching this movie from the perspective of the truck driver, real life strange murder weapons and also when we last saw a Playboy in the real world.

February 21, 2023

The Day After

In 1983, 100 million Americans tuned in to watch The Day After. Nuclear war is a bummer, but it might be funnier if Urkel were involved.

February 28, 2023

No One Would Tell

Fred Savage and Candace Cameron star in that movie you slept through in health class about an abusive jock murdering his high school girlfriend. Who's more incompetent - the killer or the bumbling cops trying to catch him? We also dive into TGIF lore and select our Mount Rushmore of TGIF characters.

March 7, 2023

Death of a Cheerleader

A high school student decides that murdering Tori Spelling is her ticket to popularity. We discuss nepobabies, 90s names and high school. Sorry to any Codys out there.

March 14, 2023

Riding the Bus with my Sister

We close out our As Seen on TV season with a TV movie that should never have been made with a performance that no one should ever have to see. Plus, we play a game of Who is taller?

March 21, 2023

Another Dimension

The Twilight Zone was one of the most influential shows in TV history. We look at the directors who moved to film either before or after their Twilight Zone work.

Cool Hand Luke

What you're about to hear is the story of one Stuart Rosenberg. His most famous movie, Cool Hand Luke, is a sweat-drenched, christ parable. Beyond his hard-boiled egg odyssey, Mr. Rosenberg's journey begins the connecting theme of this season - in The Twilight Zone.

November 15, 2022

The Shootist

J.B. Books is a man out of time. All that Mr. Books desires is to shuffle off this mortal coil comforted by his ass pillow, but his past has other plans. Don Siegel takes us on a journey from The Twilight Zone to the twilight of classic Hollywood.

November 22, 2022

The Hitch-hiker

Two friends embark for what should be a relaxing fishing trip, but fate had other plans. You see, these men decided to offer a ride to that most mysterious of road side fixtures: a hitch-hiker. Ripped from the headlines, director Ida Lupino presents a tale of terror winding through the Twilight Zone.

November 29, 2022

Out of the Past

Consider Jeff Bailey, who thought he could start anew in small town America. But as so many others in the Twilight Zone have found, you may be through with the past, but the past is not through with you.

December 6, 2022

The Burbs

The suburbs: on the surface, a fulfillment of the American dream. But beyond the picket fences and perfect lawns lives a darkness, a darkness that director Joe Dante will expose to us in The Twilight Zone.

December 13, 2022

Work Sucks

We examine the pitfalls of work and ask, what are we doing?

Blue Collar

We start our new season of Work Sucks with an underrated classic. Join us as we watch Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel & Yaphet Kotto get in too deep in Paul Schrader's Blue Collar. We discuss unions and share some of our own work stories.

June 7, 2022

9 to 5

It felt wrong to talk about 9 to 5 without a female perspective, so we brought on Caroline of Sinking Feeling fame. We chat about sexism, open offices, and share more tales of how work sucks. Follow Caroline's mom on Twitter at @just2saythis.

June 14, 2022

Sorry We Missed You

The Work Sucks Summer continues with a marathon episode about Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You. The movie is sad enough, so we figured we might as well just get everything off our chests this week. The Gig Economy, 'Independent Contractors,' and recognizing truly dangerous jobs are a sampling of the topics we touch on. It's still funny sometimes, we promise.

June 21, 2022

Bringing Out the Dead

Let's talk about burnout with Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead. We compare it to other Scorsese films and it gives us a chance to talk about Marty. Essential workers, appreciation weeks and compassion are all discussed. Finally, Rob's Toilet Story.

June 28, 2022

Michael Clayton

Work sucks, and if you're the title character of Michal Clayton, sometimes it kills! We discuss cell phones in movies, the danger of the 'my work is my life' mentality, and movie one-hit wonders. Plus, more toilet stories from Rob and Duff!

July 5, 2022

Goin' Online

Fire up your dial up modem and join us as we look at movies that tackled the world wide web.

WarGames

We are Goin' Online! We start our online season with WarGames. Ally Sheedy loves watching Matthew Broderick using a computer. Duff gives us a rundown of early internet along with Cold War nuclear close calls. Rob shares one of his tales of the early internet and we learn that Joe and Duff are sickos.

March 15, 2022

The Net

Goin' Online continues with the 1995 thriller The Net. Topics include Sandra Bullock's stalkers, The Net TV show, and a lot of older millennial gripes about the current state of the web. Also, Rob (AKA Oral Robert) may have met Britney Spears cousin in a chat room.

March 22, 2022

Enemy of the State

The NSA is Goin' Online in the 1998 conspiracy thriller Enemy of the State. In addition to breaking down the film and its monster cast, we dive in our favorite Gene Hackman performances, the surveillance state, and throw in some bonus talk about lingerie stores to keep the Deep State off our tails.

March 29, 2022

You've Got Mail

Goin' Online looking for love! We dig into Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail. Is Tom Hanks gaslighting Meg Ryan? Rob gets catty about Tom Hanks. We talk about the voice behind AOL's You've Got Mail, America's Late 90s obsession with corporations and cybersex. Finally, scanners gone wild.

April 5, 2022

Halloween: Resurrection

Goin' Online continues with Halloween: Resurrection. We try to make sense of the various Halloween timelines, and Duff shares some appropriately spooky content from his home remodel.

April 12, 2022

Sneakers

We finish Goin' Online with a listener pick - Sneakers. We talk about the cast, how pizza can create strife and the end of history. Finally, we deep dive into Cosmo's Toy Factory and scrub our brains.

April 19, 2022

Wrestling with Hollywood

In the past 40 years, various professional wrestlers have made the leap to Hollywood. We look at a movie from each and talk about their careers in and out of the ring.

The Princess Bride

Wrestling with Hollywood begins with Andre the Giant and The Princess Bride. We discuss Billy Crystal, WrestleMania III, and the rise of the WWF. Plus, the return of a fan-favorite Midnight Boys segment.

November 23, 2021

Blockers

A special Wrestling with Hollywood season where we talk about John Cena's life in the ring and in Hollywood. We share some prom stories and answer important questions like - Have you ever seen Inferno with Tom Hanks?

November 24, 2021

They Live

Rowdy Roddy Piper stars as George Nada in They Live, our next entry in Wrestling with Hollywood. We honor the King, John Carpenter, argue about the casting of Hot Rod, and discuss how brain rot has evolved since the making of this film. PUT ON THE GLASSES!

November 30, 2021

Suburban Commando

It's time for Hulk Hogan. We talk about Suburban Commando which also stars Christopher Lloyd and Shelley Duvall. We talk about Hogan's career and we pick our favorite Hogan lies.

December 7, 2021

The Rundown

Join us as we run through the jungle with 2003's The Rundown. We trace The Rock's journey from WWE superstar to the biggest movie star on earth, investigate dick fish, and talk about what type of restaurant we'd run.

December 14, 2021

Magic Mike

The people spoke and they want us talking about male strippers. We look at Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike and discuss Kevin Nash's role and career in wrestling. We answer questions from listeners about our potential stripper personas and songs.

December 21, 2021

How to Be a Dad

The Midnight Boys are here with your cinematic guide on fatherhood.

Clifford

We start our "How to Be a Dad" series early with a discussion of a deeply strange movie, Clifford. Ever want to see a 10 year old played by a 40 year old - then this is the perfect movie for you. We also talk about some of our favorite comedies that no one else likes.

July 30, 2021

Three Men and a Baby

Joe is now a father so we are ready to give our expert advice on How to Be a Dad. We come up with the Tony Danza line and dig into Ted Danson's past.

August 17, 2021

Parenthood

The boys try to pull some lessons from Ron Howard's Parenthood in the second installment of "How To Be A Dad." Work-life balance, raising a genius, cutting off a failson, browsing your daughter's nudes - it's all on the table this week!

August 24, 2021

Mr Mom

Megan joins the show as we continue our season on "How to be a Dad". We learn Rob has friend blindness and talk about the careers of Michael Keaton and John Hughes. Finally, bidet talk.

August 27, 2021

Boyz n the Hood

We dive into John Singleton's terrific 1991 debut, Boyz n the Hood. Topics include the moral panic surrounding the film's release, when to have "the talk," and the dearth of good movie dads.

August 31, 2021

The Mitchells vs the Machines

It is time to move the child off to college. We complain about Netflix, Joe feels old and we talk about when our parents took us to college. Finally, we just share stories about our fathers.

September 7, 2021

When Movies Attack

Sometimes movie productions are so troubled that they overshadow the actual films being made. This season is on WHEN MOVIES ATTACK!

The Crow

We get our brood on with 1994's the Crow. Join us for a discussion on the Death of Brandon Lee, the 1994 MTV Awards, and dog boots.

April 13, 2021

Roar

We're going to talk about a movie where people are mauled repeatedly by wild cats and that is all you should need to know to press play.

April 20, 2021

Waterworld

We start with some rural jet ski talk then we dive into Waterworld. We discuss the production mishaps, why it cost so much and Rob passionately defends Kevin Costner.

April 27, 2021

The Right Stuff

We blast off with The Right Stuff, the Reagan-era docudrama about the early days of NASA. Find out how this movie attacked its crew much like the real Mercury 7 and learn some fun astronaut facts.

May 4, 2021

The Conqueror

John Wayne, Susan Hayward, and Howard Hughes join forces to dose audiences with an embarrassing spectacle of Hollywood whitewashing and the cast and crew with deadly radiation exposure.

May 11, 2021

Bond by B.A.H.N.D

The Midnight Boys go through a cultural blindspot for them. We pick a movie from each Bond actor and determine their B.A.H.N.D rating.

Casino Royale (1967)

We start our Bond season with a non-Eon canon film that is an absolute mess. Jonathan from Minute:Impossible joins us as we rate David Niven as Bond but spend most of our time talking about Peter Sellers, Orson Welles, Herb Alpert & John Huston.

January 26, 2021

Goldfinger

This season we'll examine every James Bond actor. We start off with what many say is the definitive Bond movie - 1964's Goldfinger. Joe debuts the B.A.H.N.D rating system we'll use to decide the best Bond of all time.

February 9, 2021

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

We dive into George Lazenby's lone entry into the Bond canon. We give him his B.A.H.N.D. rating and are shocked by the results. We also discuss snow action, Dianna Rigg and tales of early internet.

February 16, 2021

The Spy Who Loved Me

It's Roger Moore's turn under B.A.H.N.D. lens and Grandpa Bond doesn't fare especially well as we talk The Spy Who Loved Me, submarine cars, and everybody's favorite henchman, Jaws.

February 23, 2021

Moonraker

We absolutely had to talk about the Bond in Space movie. We continue to talk about Roger Moore and Jaws as we bring in friend of the show (and Bond fan) Rob to discuss Moonraker and find out his Bond rankings.

February 25, 2021

The Living Daylights

Timothy Dalton mercifully takes us beyond the "Roger Bore era" with the Living Daylights. We ponder whether Dalton is too dark and discuss behind-the-scenes drama with casting the new 007.

March 2, 2021

Goldeneye

Pierce Brosnan was the first Bond we all saw as kids. We talk about computer hackers, Xenia and Joe's Jack Wade theory. We end on some GoldenEye N64 memories.

March 9, 2021

Casino Royale (2006)

It's Daniel Craig's turn to go under the BAHNDiscope in our episode on Casino Royale (the good one). We're mad for Mads, hardcore for parkour, and prepared to discuss testicular fortitude. We also recap our BAHND scores and reflect on what we learned about that horny soak from MI6.

March 16, 2021

Rock Docs

Our season on Rock Docs covers some notable music documentaries to help fill the live performance void in our lives.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

We have a new season talking about Rock Docs. We discuss our own relationship with Metallica's music and dive into the band's dynamic with their new 'therapist'. Finally, we decide where we'd record our own dream vanity project.

November 24, 2020

The Doors

Listen, we know this isn't a rock doc, but the idea is the same. We bring on friend of the show, Jim, to talk about The Doors. We also each decide which band we want to see Oliver Stone do a biopic about.

November 25, 2020

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Madonna: Truth or Dare takes us into a day in the life of Madonna during her Blonde Ambition tour. We discuss our Madonna history, MTV, our Pepsi controversies, and our backstage demands.

December 1, 2020

Hype!

It's time to study a musical trend that features bands with worse names than this podcast - Hype! Gen Xers rejoice as we talk grunge, selling out, and a bunch of other stuff people can't afford to care about anymore. Whatever.

December 8, 2020

Parking Lot Trilogy

We talk about Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Neil Diamond Parking Lot & Harry Potter Parking Lot. We deep dive into the nature of fandom. Also, some surprising takes on Judas Priest, Neil Diamond and Harry Potter.

December 15, 2020

Monster Rehash

Throughout the 1990s, a number of Universal Picture's classic monsters were re-imagined. The quality of results were varied.

Bram Stoker's Dracula

The horniest Dracula adaptation! We talk about practical effects and the state of horror movies before and after this movie hit screens. Joe does his best to defend Keanu's performance.

October 27, 2020

Interview with the Vampire

Clare joins us to talk about Interview with the Vampire. We also discuss Pitt vs Cruise.

October 28, 2020

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

We are disappointed that this is such a poor adaptation of an excellent novel. We discuss the slip and slide scene and our wishlist for a modern day Frankenstein.

November 3, 2020

Wolf

We dissect the forgotten 1994 movie Wolf, which should be better than it is. Rob explains how dogs ruined the internet. Listen until the end for a special promotion!

November 10, 2020

The Mummy

It's time to WRAP UP the season with the late 90s blockbuster The Mummy. Brendan Fraser, scarabs, and plagues and whatnot.

November 17, 2020

Erotic Thrillers

For 15 years this subgenre was a force at the Box Office and dominated video rentals.

Disclosure

We are starting a season on Erotic Thrillers next week and patrons get access to a special episode with Meeks on Disclosure.

September 25, 2020

Fatal Attraction

Our new season is about Erotic Thrillers. We talk about Fatal Attraction and it's cultural legacy. We use Fatal Attraction to discuss the most famous tropes of this short-lived subgenre. Also, rabbits as pets and Michael Douglas.

September 29, 2020

Body Double

We go with an early Erotic Thriller with Brian De Palma's Body Double. We discuss changes in the film industry, the Chemosphere house and De Palma.

October 6, 2020

Basic Instinct

We have hit the apex of Erotic Thrillers with Basic Instinct. We talk about how Nick Curran is a terrible cop. Finally,, we deep dive into the life of Joe Eszterhas.

October 13, 2020

Wild Things

We borrowed Wild Things from the guy down the hall in your dorm so we could wrap up the season with the twistiest and silliest erotic thriller yet.

October 20, 2020

Problematic Faves

We each pick a title that we still love even though, maybe we shouldn't?

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Our new season covers "Problematic Faves" and begins with Rob's selection, Ace Ventura Pet Detective. We talk through Rob's very personal and emotional choice.

April 7, 2020

Cape Fear

We philosophize about the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. Is it problematic? Secretly smart? Does it exist in the Problem Child Cinematic Universe? We don't actually answer any of these questions, but we all agree it's A-game De Niro.

May 28, 2020

Morrissey

Joe takes the group on a musical detour and explains his love of Morrissey and listening to an artist after their fall from grace. Rob and Duff are very patient.

June 30, 2020

Our Dumb Decade

It's time to look back at the way movies looked forward to the 2010s.

2010: The Year We Make Contact

This season opens with a look at 2010. The boys try to figure out why this got made, evaluate the franchise mania that grips the industry, and look at the most notorious sequels of the past decade.

October 22, 2019

2012

The Midnight Boys continue this season with a movie so long you will wish for floods and fire. We discuss this silly calendar-based theory, a movie that somehow makes the end of the world boring, shake our heads disappointedly at bad dads yet again, and close it out with a power ballad breakdown.

November 5, 2019

Back to the Future - Part II

The Midnight Boys are halfway through "Our Dumb Decade" as they march into 2015 with Doc and Marty in Back to the Future Part II. What did boomers think this decade would look like? What are the best movie inventions? What did technology actually bring us in the 2010s?

November 19, 2019

The Running Man

The Midnight Boys are . . . back [guttural noise] to talk about The Running Man, action stars, dead game show hosts, and reality TV. Put on your tights and run through the gauntlet with them.

December 3, 2019

Akira

The Midnight Boys face down the end of the world as they talk Akira, anime ignorance, and which evil organization will bring about our doom.

December 17, 2019

Mission to Mars

The Midnight Boys are here to help you ring in the new year and blast off into space with Mission To Mars. Celebrate the holiday by listening in as they argue about De Palma and Rob uses his extensive NASA experience to teach us all about space travel.

December 31, 2019

Summer of 1997

Remember the movies from the summer of 1997? Well, we do.

Con Air

We start season 3 as we discuss movies from the "Summer of 1997". Join us as we talk about Con Air and why this dumb movie somehow works.

May 7, 2019

My Best Friend's Wedding

The Midnight Boys take on a romantic comedy from the "Summer of 1997". We discuss RomCom tropes and Rob is left to defend this movie to Joe and Duff.

May 14, 2019

Conspiracy Theory

The summer of 1997 takes a dark turn with Conspiracy Theory. Line the walls with foil as we dive into MK Ultra, New Coke, Supertramp and QAnon. Rob also stans for Braveheart.

May 21, 2019

GI Jane

The summer of 1997 rolls on as we push ourselves to the limit with G.I. Jane. We talk about Demi Moore’s omnipresence in the 90s, Monkey Shines, and mom movies. Plus, the return of dark web content!

May 28, 2019

Speed 2: Cruise Control

We conclude the Summer of 1997 as we laugh our way through the plot summary, budget and production of Speed 2. We also ask, is this the worst sequel?

June 4, 2019

Anaconda

Rejoice! A new wealthy benefactor used the treasure they found in the lost city of Z to bring us down to the Amazon to talk about Anaconda. Roger from Road House Minute joins us to break down Jon Voight's powerful performance, throat cams, Eric Stoltz, and a Jaws vs Anaconda hypothetical.

February 1, 2022

Fears & Phobias

We discuss movies that explore common fears & phobias.

Open Water

It's time to talk terror. We discuss 2003's low budget hit, Open Water. How would we do in this situation? We also discuss the true story that the film is based on.

March 5, 2019

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

It’s aerophobia time as we take a trip to the Twilight Zone. We compare the episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” against its film remake. Along the way Rob shares an awkward plane story, and we discuss what is arguably the worst accident in film history.

March 12, 2019

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Let's talk about sex. We dive into Andy's fear of having sex in Judd Apatow's The 40 Year Old Virgin. We share some stories and discuss how this 2005 movie has aged.

March 19, 2019

The Nightmare

We dig into our dreams and discuss the 2015 documentary, The Nightmare. Joe shares his experience with sleep paralysis. We also talk about the movie, Nell, for some reason.

March 26, 2019

Arachnophobia

We examine the 1990 “thrillomedy” Arachnophobia. Join us for creepy crawly talk on spiders and other scary animals. There are also inflammatory opinions on John Candy courtesy of Rob.

April 2, 2019

Pet Sematary

Join us as we dig into the original adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. We chat about frozen hamsters, a pit of dead dogs and the Ramones.

April 4, 2019

Failsons

Let's talk about failsons. These are the boys born on 3rd base but still unable to get home.

Gladiator

We discuss arguably the greatest fail-son of all - Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus. We’ll stumble through Roman history, theorize about Commodus if he were alive today and salivate over Nick Cave's (yes, *that* Nick Cave) rejected sequel script.

November 13, 2018

Batman Returns

We continue our Failson season talking about a trio of characters from Batman Returns. We can't get enough of Oswald Cobblepot and agree that this movie is one wacky ride for a blockbuster.

November 20, 2018

Harold and Maude

The boys tackle the Cult Failson with a look at Harold from Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude, with bonus commentary on senior citizen lovemaking.

November 27, 2018

Billy Madison / Tommy Boy

An otherwise lighthearted episode about the trials and tribulations of Billy Madison and Tommy Callahan turns dark when Duff shares his most harrowing internet discovery yet.

December 4, 2018

The Omen

The boys went to hell and back to tackle our first failson with two dads, Damien, from the 1976 film The Omen. Check your son for birthmarks, vet the help carefully, and remember - IT'S ALL FOR YOU!

December 11, 2018

The Graduate

In our season finale, we study The Graduate and take on the baby boomers one last time through their sociopathic avatar Benjamin Braddock.

December 18, 2018

Listener Request

Fans who sign up on our Patreon can pay for an individual episode that will release on A Free Podcast.

Behind the Green Door

We choose our words carefully as we got paid by a listener to talk about a 1970s adult film. We talk about the 70s Porno Chic era, Ivory Soap and changing obscenity laws.

November 27, 2024

LA Confidential

Someone paid us to watch an awesome movie! In addition to gushing about L.A. Confidential, we discuss the the many, MANY marriages of Lana Turner and dream up a Liz Taylor/Michael Jackson road-trip comedy. Oh, and in the spirit of Hollywood gossip, Rob gives his commentary on recent Ben Affleck news.

October 15, 2024

Earth Girls are Easy

We have another listener paid episode! We start with some credit card talk, because why not? Joe is a big Geena Davis guy and we wonder where she went. Also, should this movie be rated PG? Finally, we talk about valley girls.

March 26, 2024

Mrs. Winterbourne

Do you remember the 1996 rom-com Mrs. Winterbourne, starring Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, and Shirley MacLaine? One of our loyal listeners does, and they shelled out some cash to hear us talk about it! Rob, who we learn was born inside out, develops the legal theory of Persona Law.

February 20, 2024

Major League

We have yet another patron. And another movie we all enjoy. We talk about out of shape baseball players, cheap MLB teams and what our walk-out songs would be. Finally, bring back slobs vs snobs.

December 5, 2023

Carol

A patron paid us to talk about a great movie! Cate Blanchett hive assemble! We recommend some other movies that Carol reminds us of. Also, Christmas as an adult can be sad sometimes! Finally, we talk about bad boyfriends.

October 24, 2023

Murder by Death

By special request, we investigate the mystery of why Peter Sellers had to be so racist in the Neil Simon penned 1976 mystery spoof Murder by Death! We also talk about Columbo, Jacob Wetterling's VHS rental, and murder mystery/key parties.

May 12, 2022

Anaconda

February 1, 2022

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

Neil from Mogwai Minute comes on to talk about an 80s martial arts film. We discuss the Cannon Group filmography, hunks and Duff asks the big questions about ninjas.

October 12, 2021

Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill

Our wealthy benefactor does it again, this time paying us to watch 1965's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! We'll explore the death of the Production Code and the rise of exploitation films, Russ Meyer, and Rob offers an exciting new Patreon offer.

September 28, 2021

Flash Gordon

We have another special patreon request. We talk about the Gen X classic Flash Gordon. We discuss Max von Sydow, William Hootkins and Sam J Jones. We also discuss the Queen soundtrack and wonder who would be the best artist to score a Flash Gordon remake. Finally, we announce the theme of our next season.

May 25, 2021

The Stupids

We have a special patreon request. We talk about the forgotten 90s film, The Stupids. We share our favorite moments of The Stupids and discuss Tom Arnold, PG Ratings and John Landis.

March 23, 2021

The Point!

We have a special patreon request episode! We talk about the animated kids film from 1971, The Point! This allows us to talk a lot about Harry Nilsson, personal VHS taped favorites and the importance of voice actors.

January 21, 2021

A Serious Man

We have another patreon request episode! We talk about the Coen Brothers film, A Serious Man. We share our favorite Coen Borthers movies and we talk about the Columbia House Record Club.

March 25, 2020

SpaceCamp

We have our first patreon request episode! We talk about the 80s kids film, SpaceCamp. This allow us to go into tangents about the Challenger, Rob's NASA experience and Joaquin Phoenix's childhood cult.

February 26, 2020

Bonus

Various one-off episodes we have made that don't really fit into any of the above seasons.

Avatar - The Way of the Water

It is time to go back to Pandora. We talk about Avatar 2, James Cameron and if this film justifies it's existence. We discuss who would we like to see in future Avatars and Rob has some questions about the Na'vi's tails.

December 23, 2022

Jock Jams Draft

We give a history of Jock Jams and follow that up with 8 rounds of drafting the hottest crowd-pumpin' grooves of all time across the first five volumes of Jock Jams.

August 5, 2022

Santa's Slay

Wrestler Bill Goldberg stars in a yule-tide slasher movie. We talk about wrestlers who act and pitch holiday-themed movies starring our wrestler of choice.

December 22, 2020

Guide to Social Distancing

A special dispatch from our bunker in Aspen meant to guide you through these troubling times.

March 16, 2020

Best of Decade

Duff, Joe & Rob discuss their top movie from each year of the decade. Find out how many times they actually agree.

January 14, 2020

Disney Animation Studio Draft

The three of us do a six round fantasy draft of movies from Walt Disney''s Animation Studio. Listen for our picks, but stay for Duff''s Matthew Broderick fun fact.

July 30, 2019

Bird Box

We jump on the birdwagon to talk about Bird Box, the Netflix distribution model and our least favorite birds.

January 10, 2019

Scrooged

We get all holly jolly as we dish on Scrooged, holiday music, and a magical horse who gives financial advice.

December 21, 2018

Patreon

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Jingle All the Way

We sit down and talk about a Netflix movie that we all enjoyed a lot! We sing the praises of Jeremy Saulnier and tell our own tales of vengeance.

December 19, 2024

Universal Soldier

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in a 90s Action Film. Somehow, a blind spot for all of us.

November 26, 2024

I Saw the TV Glow

Oh bother! This was recorded as a Halloween episode and Rob forgot to publish it for two months. Anyways, here it is! tl;dr - We didn't love it.

October 31, 2024

Rebel Ridge

We sit down and talk about a Netflix movie that we all enjoyed a lot! We sing the praises of Jeremy Saulnier and tell our own tales of vengeance.

September 27, 2024

Horizon - Chapter 1

Someone had to do it. The Midnight Boys take on Costner's three hour epic - which is part 1 of 4. No surprise that two of us disliked it!

August 28, 2024

Matinee

Joe Dante's Matinee. Is this a cult classic? We talk about William Castle and Roger Corman and wonder, is John Goodman the best actor to never get an Oscar nomination?

June 26, 2024

Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Listeners, this movie broke the brain of the Midnight Boys. We talk about Andrew Dice Clay, the insane cast of this movie and what works and doesn't work in Ford Fairlane.

May 23, 2024

Hundreds of Beavers

We talk about a new slapstick throwback movie with Hundreds of Beavers. We talk about the greatness of Looney Tunes and Joe has to find new friends now.

April 23, 2024

Twister

We have a fun cast and a surprising blind spot for Rob. We spend a lot of time talking about the Van Halen song written for the movie - Humans Being.

March 19, 2024

Phase IV

It is time to talk ants and Phase IV and lets just ignore Phases I, II & III. There is a difference in opinion between all of us on this motion picture. Also, Rob was lost at the end and we hope we get him back in time for the next recording.

February 29, 2024

Driving Miss Daisy

Time to look at the movie that somehow won Best Picture the same year Do the Right Thing wasn't even nominated. Rob has three memories of this movie, how many were correct in a rewatch? Also, did you know Dan Aykroyd was nominated for an Oscar?!

January 17, 2024

The Holiday

The Midnight Boys go rom-coming. We talk about this Nancy Meyers joint and disagree on which of the pairings worked for us. We also deep dive into milk to answer all your pressing questions you didn't know you had on it.

December 19, 2023

The Ice Storm

We talk about this post-Thanksgiving Black Friday sad movie. We have more characters going through a midlife crisis, but this time in the 70s with Nixon, waterbeds and key parties.

November 29, 2023

Spirit Halloween - The Movie

Joe and Rob are upset at Duff for picking this movie. It's a movie based off a Halloween store so what is there really to talk about? Duff asks the tough questions about orphanages.

October 28, 2023

Sorcerer

William Friedkin traveled around the world to make this incredibly tense masterpiece that was panned on release. We discuss some of the production stories about this and other Friedkin movies. We also yell at the clouds about how much Hollywood has changed since 1977.

September 26, 2023

City Slickers

We continue our Midlife Crisis season with a special episode for the patrons. We talk about Billy Crystal, Jack Palance and... galoshes, for some reason. A disturbingly long time about galoshes.

August 31, 2023

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

A new movie for all of us. We talk about this delightful 1995 comedy that stars Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. How well does it age? We also discuss Swayze's fascinating career.

July 26, 2023

Double Team

Double Team has a wild plot and stars Jean-Claud Van Damme, Dennis Rodman & Mickey Rourke. This podcast is just as wild as we jump all over the place. Finally, we update our listeners on Boxing Helena's Julian Sands.

June 29, 2023

Serial Mom

We talk about a tame John Waters movie in Serial Mom. A lot of discussion on the cast and some of the fun cameos. Finally, we discuss what movies we are looking forward to seeing in the theatres this summer.

May 17, 2023

Alive

The true story of the Uruguayan Rugby team's plane crashing in the Andes. We talk about all the important topics like: Pearl Jam, KFC Buffet and what would it take for us to be cannibals.

April 26, 2023

The Island of Dr Moreau

Marlon Brando chewing scenery! A man who is just over 2 feet tall! Val Kilmer acting like Marlon Brando chewing scenery! We talk about the troubled production of this movie and the bizarre beast folk that populate it.

March 28, 2023

Dick Tracy

If you are around our age, you remember how HUGE Dick Tracy was when it came out. Yet, now it is looked at as a bit of a cult classic. We discuss the movie, the marketing behind it and ask - why aren't movies sexy anymore?

February 24, 2023

The River Wild

It's time to go down the river with Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C Reilly and that kid from Jurassic Park. Fast forward the first 10 minutes or so if you don't want to hear Rob's locker room story.

January 27, 2023

Howard the Duck

Listen as Joe passionately defends Howard the Duck. We talk about Jeffrey Jones but also don't want to talk about him too much. Finally, we share our excitement about Avatar 2.

December 15, 2022

Single White Female

It is time to dive back into Erotic Thrillers. We talk about Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female, dive into life as an adolescent with cable and finally, Duff tells listeners what our next season's theme will be.

November 23, 2022

Ernest Scared Stupid

The child army has spoken and Rob is upset. We talk about Ernest, but also have takes on milk, family curses and we share some spooky stories from our hometowns. Finally, some horror movie recs for the weekend.

October 28, 2022

Jack

Even great filmmakers make terrible movies and we have Francis Ford Coppola to thank for this mess. We talk about the bizarre cast (Robin Williams, Diane Lane, J-Lo, Bill Cosby!, Fran Drescher & Michael McKean) and Joe blows our minds with an insane thing he learned about Bryan Adams.

September 20, 2022

Any Given Sunday

The summer is ending and football season is upon us. We talk about Oliver Stone, Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx. While over the top and bloated - this movie does get a lot right about the world of professional football.

August 31, 2022

Exit to Eden

The Sheba pit deadlocked, so Joe unleashed his cursed coin and cast our fate to watch Exit to Eden. Join us as we discuss a truly dreadful but fascinating movie. Grab a stick of butter and some cinnamon.

July 15, 2022

Antlers

Cryptids, baby! How about a movie with Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons and a Wendigo? Sounds fun, doesn't it? Unfortunately, it is not. Rob complains about NextDoor, Duff can't say Wendigo and Joe has a Keri Russell crush.

June 24, 2022

Top Gun

Top Gun: Maverick comes out later this week and we are here to capitalize on it! We talk Tom Cruise, the soundtrack and the hunks of Top Gun. Is this movie coherent? Is Kelly McGillis the most famous astrophysicist in cinema? What shirtless activity would we want to be filmed doing?

May 24, 2022

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Nic Cage is having a moment. We take a look at his collaboration with Werner Herzog and share some of our favorite stories about both men. Is Port of Call a very clever ACAB film or a lazy dumb remake? Finally, we discuss other post-Katrina depictions of America.

April 29, 2022

Streets of Fire

We talk about the 1984 neo-noir musical, Streets of Fire. We talk about Jim Steinman and his career with Meat Loaf. This leads to a discussion about the "I'd Do Anything For Love" music video. Finally, our views on "The Slap" at the Oscars.

March 31, 2022

Pretty Woman

February means Romcoms and we talk about Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, gerbils and the stomping of the divots. Finally, we unveil a new feature for A Paid Podcast that we need to find out from you if we should keep.

February 24, 2022

Mask

Nope, not the Jim Carrey movie. We are talking about Mask, the Peter Bogdanovich film from 1985. We discuss Bogdanovich's career, Cher and the real life story about Rocky Dennis. We also share our takes on the Springsteen/Seger change that resulted in a law suit against Universal. Before all that though - Duff's trip to Disney.

January 27, 2022

Switched for Christmas

It is time to talk about the Hallmark Christmas movie - Switched for Christmas. It stars Candace Cameron Bure (yes, DJ Tanner) as a pair of identical twins. We create our own Hallmark Christmas movie and spend an hour celebrating Dead Mom Season. Happy Holidays.

December 23, 2021

Blockers

November 24, 2021

The Amityville Horror

We look back at the original 1979 The Amityville Horror. While we weren't impressed by this haunted house movie - it did give us the opportunity to talk about the various grifters that helped make this possible. Finally, we have a spirited discussion about buying a murder house.

October 27, 2021

Last Action Hero

Arnie time! We talk about the production of Last Action Hero and how it's status has changed over the years. We also dive into John McTiernan's legal history and talk about action movies we'd like to be stuck in.

September 30, 2021

Mr Mom

Megan joins the show as we continue our season on "How to be a Dad". We learn Rob has friend blindness and talk about the careers of Michael Keaton and John Hughes. Finally, bidet talk.

August 27, 2021

Clifford

July 30, 2021

Unstoppable

Time to join Denzel Washington and Chris Pine on a runaway train. We talk about Tony Scott, relationships rehabbed through action, Denzel and our Chris rankings.

June 25, 2021

The Wiz

We talk Motown and dive into The Wiz. A discussion on Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Sidney Lumet & Joel Schumacher. Finally, we share our theater backgrounds.

May 21, 2021

The Witches of Eastwick

We talk about The Witches of Eastwick and the fantastic performances by Cher, Sarandon, Pfeiffer and Nicholson. Is this movie trying to say something? If so, what and does it succeed? Also, Duff has witch facts.

April 30, 2021

Boxing Helena

Time to get weird. We talk about Boxing Helena - the production behind it and the 'performance' by Julian Sands. We also all agree that Bill Paxton is fantastic.

March 25, 2021

Moonraker

February 25, 2021

Casino Royale (1967)

January 26, 2021

Pan's Labyrinth

We get to talk about how much we love this movie and our appreciation for Guillermo del Toro. Joe gives us some background on Francoist Spain and tells us his plan to fool the pale man.

December 18, 2020

The Doors

November 25, 2020

Interview with the Vampire

Clare joins us to talk about Interview with the Vampire. We also discuss Pitt vs Cruise.

October 28, 2020

Disclosure

We are starting a season on Erotic Thrillers next week and patrons get access to a special episode with Meeks on Disclosure.

September 25, 2020

Timecop

Jean-Claude Van Damme, the future of movie theatres and Rob tried to go horseback riding.

August 28, 2020

The Poseidon Adventure

Time to discuss disasters! We go back to 1972 to talk about Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and The Poseidon Adventure.

July 31, 2020

Observe and Report

We are trying something a little different this time. We start with some non-movie discussion and then use Observe and Report to talk about a certain kind of guy that wants to be a cop. Finally, we share our own mall stories.

June 26, 2020

Nell

We did it. We talked about Nell. If you've never seen it, a quick serch on YouTube will give you all the clips you need.

May 5, 2020

Popeye

We talk about the extremely strange production of Robert Altman's Popeye. We also dive into the 70s auteurs and the paths the rest of their careers took.

April 2, 2020

AutoFocus

We talk about the movie, Auto Focus. A very strange film from 2002 about the real life story of Bob Crane (star of Hogan's Heroes). You don't need to be familiar with the movie or the story to enjoy this episode. If you like strange hollywood stories, this is for you.

March 6, 2020