Spoofing the crime and gangster cinema of the world is a tall order, but Johnny and Andrew are ready to make a podcast you cannot refuse. They go out of their way to not talk about the film by discussing at length the celebrity sightings and awkward interviews with the likes of Michael Shannon, Jason Isaacs, Billy Burke, Giancarlo Esposito, Tom Hanks, Jon Hamm and Jessica Chastain.
235 - NATIONAL LAMPOON'S LOADED WEAPON 1
Hey, we have never covered a film under the National Lampoon branding, so what a good time to look back at a Emilio Estevez/Samuel L. Jackson send-up from the early 90s, and also spend way too long looking at the imdb page for one Joe Estevez.
234 - NASHVILLE
We’re ending the month with a SECOND music-movie, and this time it’s related to our weekly Nashville TV Show Recap podcast BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD. Johnny loves the city of Nashville, and he’s excited to see the acclaimed Robert Altman ensemble drama. Andrew, meanwhile, is worried at the film’s length and Altman’s inherent unfocussed, improvised, overlapping-dialogue nature. Will things work out well? Will information regarding Disney’s cinema release plans of the year make the second half semi-engaging?
233 - BE COOL
It’s the sequel to Get Shorty and we’re in a post-Snyder Cut world, what could go wrong? We love music, we love cinema, one of us loves the last time Travolta and Thurman danced together, this should be a lay-up.
Why does the return of Chili Palmer not work, and how much Aerosmith is allowed before things stop being cool? It’s a rough watch, and we try to make the most of it.
232 - BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
From a comedy western to a western with comic elements, it’s time to get some Paul Newman Eyes in the mix, and the eternal charm of Robert Redford. Johnny has never much experienced either of them, and certainly not the palpable chemistry of the duo on screen, so what better time to pull this trigger? And since it’s the day before Zack Snyder’s Justice League drops, we make bold predictions all over the show as to what the 4 hours, 1 minute and 28 seconds contain.
231 - BLAZING SADDLES
We’re back in Mel Brooks territory for an acclaimed comic depiction of the wild west that nowadays comes with a disclaimer regarding its content. Will Johnny fall for the heady delights of Harvey Korman? (THAT’S HEDLEY DELIGHTS!) Will Andrew discover F9: The Fast Saga’s delay ON AIR? Will the saga of the Blazing Saddles TV show be explored in depth?
Yes. Yes it will. So listen in.
230 - BLOODSHOT
VIN DIESEL, BABY!
Andrew has watched this a bunch of times in lockdown because it’s the most recent Vin flick, Johnny never saw it. Will Guy Pearce’s ever-changing accents add to the experience, or the action scene definitely meant to be in London that looks nothing like anything ever? Will cinema ever matter again? What is pandemic brain cinema anyway?
229 - LIFE (1999)
Life, oh life, oh life, doo doot doot doo.
Johnny mentioned he also hadn’t seen the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence movie ‘Life’ and since it is streaming, unlike a lot of films, Andrew has allowed an entire episode surrounding a film he once rented as a kid, expecting a wild comedy, and rewound and returned before the first hour was up. Will the last hour make up for Baby Andrew’s experiences?
228 - THE CABLE GUY
Welcome to the podcast, Jim Carrey. Johnny mentioned he hasn’t seen the infamous mid-90s black comedy, and Andrew, the man that he is, loves The Cable Guy so much and wants to hold Johnny’s hand through his first time. We break down the career of Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey’s golden run and, of course, Matthew Broderick’s rap sheet.
227 - THE BRAVE ONE
A week off and refreshed, it’s time to take a look at Jodie Foster’s Death Wish drama, with discussions on Jared Leto and Rami Malek in The Little Things, what your vigilante name would be and Foster’s Erica Bain and her best friend Gunny. This is a silly silly episode with some strong language.
226 - THE PRODUCERS
It’s time to pitch the worst podcast in the world, a guaranteed flop, this show won’t last the night! It’s Mel Brooks’ masterpiece of comedy satire, and NOT the Broadway musical or film adaptation of the Broadway musical, despite Johnny’s best efforts. We’re going back to the source, taking a fine sip of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and pitching a Star Wars musical that’ll make big bucks for those behind the show, and nobody else.
225 - SNAKES ON A PLANE
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
We have had it with these monkey-fighting movies on this Monday-to-Friday podcast.
Johnny hasn’t seen Snakes On A Plane, so for very little reason it’s time to revisit the 2006 internet phenomenon that never quite found footing in the real world. Also, a DVD Leaflet advertisement game, and pitches for further Snake-ventures!
224 - SOUTHLAND TALES - THE CANNES CUT
Here we go, the one everyone’s been demanding. Andrew discovered that Universal has had the Cannes Cut of the iconic sci-fi apocalypse comedy satire on iTunes for a while, and as the Arrow blu ray release comes closer, it’s time to show Johnny not only Southland Tales, but the 160 minute thicker version, with less exposition and more comic asides. Johnny is not on board, but Andrew’s new twin Aaron seems happy with the situation, and offers an option to make the world end.
223 - SOUL
The new Pixar pic brings the joys of death, existential dread and meaninglessness to children! Johnny has waited to watch this for the podcast, but Andrew has taken a trip through the soul already, what will be the end result, and will anything matter after all of this? Happy 2021!
222 - 2020 A YEAR IN REVIEW
It’s the end of the year, we…. made it. But, what has it done to us?
Johnny and Andrew look back at the year of podcast episodes, remember the films and talk about their feelings months later.
A great place to start if you’re looking for films to dive into this season.
221 - WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
The final film of 2020 is a Spike Jonze family picture, adapted from a short picture book, somehow featuring arm rips and throwing friends into other friends. What a perfect film to remind you of the mayhem of Christmas past, as we sit alone in our pandemic world, feeling every emotion and waiting for something good to come. Max and the Wild Things are 2020, and Andrew and Johnny and friends Jim Broadbent and Paul Giamatti ease the Christmas fear for another season.
BONUS - LAST CHRISTMAS COMMENTARY
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hope you’re ready to lose Whamageddon, because we’re watching the Paul Feig movie based on a George Michael (and Wham) song with a twist you definitely will see coming. Andrew and Johnny sit down to appreciate Christmas in London, a film that’s better than one would imagine, and play trivia games for the festive season.
Come watch along with us.
ALSO IN 25FPS FOR SKY MOVIES!
220 - IDIOCRACY
Judging December ends with a look back at a Straight-To-DVD comedy, and looks forward to the year 2505, with Idiocracy. Will Johnny’s new love of Office Space transfer to the Etan Cohen-co-written satire, or will the world as we now know it provide too much painful hilarity that not even Mike Judge could have anticipated?
E-Mail the show with questions and comments for the final ep of 2020 at areyoumoviemad@hotmail.com
219 - OFFICE SPACE
Judging December continues with Mike Judge’s iconic deconstruction of the workplace environment in the late 90s. Johnny deep-dives Disney pins, Andrew recites love for character actors and Stephen Root especially.
218 - BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA
We’re Judging December, and what better way to begin than with the misadventures of two 90s slacker Gen-X proxies and their semi-star-studded feature adventure? Johnny isn’t big on what little of the characters he has seen, but Andrew is insistent that Siskel and Ebert’s Two Thumbs Up written on the DVD cover carries more importance than his friend’s opinion.
