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how to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe night circus by erin morgensternour “you” module is winding down, so it feels like the perfect time to cover a book that shouldn’t be in the module at all: the night circus by erin morgenstern. first, though, we talk about the film magazine dreams (with heavy spoilers): what makes it a mess, what went wrong, and how shreds would have ended the movie.then, we pivot to the night circus to discuss our issues with the text on its own and for the module. shreds explains how it made its way into the module in the first place. joe...
2025-05-0841 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe diver's clothes lie empty by vendela vidashreds continues to physically fall apart on our latest episode as we talk about the diver’s clothes lie empty by vendela vida. joey rejoices as we finally hit a book this module that he loves, and we wonder if there’s a module we can built around the central element in this novel that he loves. we talk about how young and modern this novel feels, its connection to the last book we covered, and how it may be reminiscent of another book we covered a long time ago.we empathize with the specif...
2025-04-2446 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcast300,000,000 by blake butlerwe’re kicking off our blake butler module with 300,000,000: a novel that proves there’s still room to push the medium forward. we discuss whether or not this novel qualifies as horror (especially considering the queasy nature of its violence, how much of the text should be taken as literal (and how much of the unconscious is literal), and the text’s embodiment of a meme (in the literal sense). we talk about language being used to wash over us in a way that isn’t representative of what’s real or unreal in the text and whether we understand...
2024-11-2855 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastDoes This Girl *Look* Like She Eats Sushi in Oro Valley? | Life in the Fast Lane #35We’re kicking off the Tokyo Drift Minute (and catching up on so much life) in this episode of Life in the Fast Lane! We have a very important question — does this girl look like she eats sushi in Oro Valley? — and we explore the life of Lucas York Black. We do a roundup of semi-Fast news, decode clues to uncover that Ryan Gosling is joining the Fastiverse, and wonder if Jordana Brewster wants Fast 11’s writers to fully subvert the history of the franchise. We run the VIN (featuring no edited posts, but lots of David Twohy). We try to suss...
2024-11-121h 42how to win the lottery: a book club podcastradio free vermont by bill mckibbenour vemont module (and shreds’s maple syrup challenge) continues with radio free vermont by bill mckibben. before we talk about the book, joey quizzes shreds on famous vermonters, prompting shreds to ask: does vermont suck? we discuss whether the idea of pirate radio make the novel feel dated, the nicest (and least dramatic) way for the characters to do what they’re doing, and whether our characters lose their ethical high ground. we talk about mckibben seemingly (and strangely) underestimating the darkness of the u.s. government (as well as how to fix this). we vent about literary device...
2024-10-0340 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast X (Lap 14)Fast X is our final Fast & Furious movie this lap and our final episode (at least for now) with Walt Hickey and Kim Bhasin! Also joining us is Brian Rodriguez (Coastal Grand Bros), who is pulling double duty as both guest and our unofficial producer.After Joey falls down another physical media rabbit hole, Walt and Kim share a train fact that is close to Joey’s heart (in a way). We discuss the current status of the franchise, what will happen at the start of the next movie, Jason Momoa as Dante, and “Barg...
2024-09-241h 16how to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe shame by makenna goodmanwe’re kicking off the vermont module in proper with the shame by makenna goodman. does this novel feel like vermont? we discuss. first, though, we (naturally) talk about halloween and halloween costumes. then, joey shares some vermont facts (that turns into a vermont quiz). we realize that we’ve covered quite a few books about motherhood as we talk about how the shame feels akin to both a touch of jen and nightbitch (as well as the film tully). we discuss the idea of making contact with your double (in the style of the science fiction trope). we decipher the...
2024-09-1935 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastseason ten theme and reading listwe’re once again embracing our lottery and gambling spirit with the tenth season of the pod. we’ve doubled up sufjan stevens with this one. after shreds recaps what we’re doing — and draws a card — he blames joey for something he can’t control before the sound board acts up in an inopportune way. joey tries to remember an old card game on tv. shreds unveils this season’s books and shares the mysterious background of one of this module’s authors.reading list for season tenthe shame by makenna goodman
2024-09-1211 min
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron PodcastA Family Affair (2024)It’s a big year for #ZacAttack as we return to talk about Zac Efron’s newest film, A Family Affair, co-starring Nicole Kidman, Joey King, and Kathy Bates! We talk about how A Family Affair feels like a meta take on Zef’s career, how the movie always feels like it’s moonlighting as a car commercial, and how it seems unsure about who the main character really is. We debate if the ages are believable, if Nicole Kidman is too attractive for the type of character she’s playing, and whether it’s weird that Joey King’s character ne...
2024-07-151h 02how to win the lottery: a book club podcastancient oceans of central kentucky by david connerley nahmour kentucky module continues with ancient oceans of central kentucky by david connerley nahm as well as, you guessed it: more kentucky facts. first, though, we explore the twisted mind of matthew vaughn. we then discuss the profound sadness in the book, the best passage in the novel (which we agree upon), and why the ending worked (in spite of being more “plotty” than the rest of the book). shreds does some visual aids that can’t be seen before talking down to joey about being uncultured; joey fires back. we talk about the novel’s connection to j.d. wilkes’...
2024-04-0439 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe vine that ate the south by j.d. wilkesyou just heard an episode last week, but we’re back with our first episode in months (our time): the vine that ate the south by j.d. wilkes. we catch up on stuff, like how life has been going (busy) and what we’ve been up to (not reading). we talk about the kudzu plant. we explore rural myths, cryptozoology, and more x-files stuff before talking an interesting exploration of a state largely unknown to us. joey shares some kentucky facts. we talk about the types of stories that do (or don’t) get told. shreds finds childhood goals in...
2024-03-2146 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast2 Fast 2 Furious (Lap 14)Walter Hickey and Kim Bhasin return to the podcast to give a special shoutout to Miami and to talk all things 2 Fast 2 Furious! We kick things off with an award focus by briefly recapping this year's Oscars with Mr. Numlock News Awards Supplement, talking about Al Pacino's cell phone, and exploring the awards this movie won. We discuss John Singleton's presence (and Vin Diesel's absence), the movie's most 1980s moments, and the Shakespearean elements of 2 Fast 2 Furious. Joey explains Lance Barnebe. We talk about what stuff from this movie we want to see return (and what we're glad they...
2024-03-191h 25how to win the lottery: a book club podcastkingdom come by mark waid, alex rosswe’re finally entering the realm of the superhero in our graphic content module with kingdom come by mark waid and alex ross. shreds explains why he sees this as a superman comic but not a batman comic, and joey explains why he felt lost by an apparent lack of context for dc mythology — and why the book would likely work better on a second read. we gush over alex ross’s gorgeous art, wonder why everyone is fascinated with batman being an old man, and debate whether this book is pro-fascism — or simply promoting the idea. joey forgets the premise...
2024-02-0840 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastF9 (Lap 13)We've got the hottest guest in town -- Brian Rodriguez, producer of Bravo Replay -- joining the show once again, this time to talk about F9! After Joey fumbles the intro (for a valid reason that wound up not mattering), Brian drops some major news... about Joey's life. We then explore F9 for the first time since the release of Fast X, discuss which F&F movies were the "most important one" upon release, and explore the ways the franchise's writers have retconned the franchise. Brian plans out entire laps for us and quizzes us on wrestlers and musicians...
2024-01-021h 13
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastThe Bullet Train (1975)We're headed back to 1970s Japan with the resident historian Mike Manzi to talk about the inspiration for Speed: The Bullet Train! After learning about Mike's favorite vehicles, we hop aboard a train that can't go below 80 KPH to discuss another great title card, what might be cut from the Japanese version of the film, and the way the movie can create tension from a bunch of guys in a room. (Editor's Note: Only in retrospect did Joey realize that, yes, what he loved about this movie is exactly what he hated about Oppenheimer.) We discuss ways we think...
2023-09-261h 08how to win the lottery: a book club podcastfight club by chuck palahniukour delaware module (suck shit, sufjan stevens #2) gets off to a questionable start, geographically speaking, with fight club by chuck palahniuk. joey kicks things off by sharing some delaware facts before he and shreds discuss their history with palahniuk and what his writing meant to people coming of age in the 90s and 00s. we talk about fincher’s adaptation (what it does better and what it does worse), the leap in logic necessary to fully get behind the plot, and the wrong “lessons” people “learned” from this story. we discuss how overt the twist is (once you know it’s coming...
2023-09-211h 07how to win the lottery: a book club podcastcrying in h mart by michelle zaunerour un/adaptable module continues with crying in h mart by michelle zauner, which also marks our first foray into nonfiction. joey is joined once again by a guy named gary, who shares a plea from shreds and expresses a hatred for a specific pronunciation of a particular word. we talk about whether or not you need to know a lot about korean food to appreciate this book, lament not having a food/cooking connection with people close to us (which seems very nice), and compare the food in america to the food around the world. joey recalls axe bo...
2023-07-2742 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe raw shark texts by steven hallthe next stop on our un/adaptable module is continues with the raw shark texts by steven hall. joey is joined by a guy named gary, who arrives with special instructions from tulsa… and we need your help! after checking on what macaulay culkin is up to — and taking a brief sidebar to talk about area legend miss cleo — we wonder why there are so many amnesia stories and whether or not naming a character scout is a direct or indirect reference to to kill a mockingbird. we talk about the novels’ conceptual shark and the concrete poetry on display, an...
2023-07-131h 04
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastCrazy Credits | Life in the Fast Lane #14It's time for another Life in the Fast Lane and we're testing out a new run of show as we enter the era of Crazy Credits. We're kicking things off with the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (#89), which features a lot of locations and very little action. We then jump into Fast & Furious news to talk about the newest confirmed title (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes) and to reassess Fast X's box office receipts. We also open what may be the biggest mailbag ever, wherein Joey describes some TikTok videos and buys a Fast & Furious cookbook. We talk about Roman's... earlobe...
2023-07-111h 40how to win the lottery: a book club podcastproject hail mary by andy weirour un/adaptable module continues with project hail mary by andy weir, soon to be a major motion picture from lord/miller starring ryan gosling. (if you’re a fan of this book, here’s an apology in advance. “sorry, dorks!”) we talk about the similarities between project hail mary and the martian, the coincidence of covering another amnesia book this module, and how rocky (and, by extension, the buddy cop angle) is the mvp of this story. we unveil a new soundboard sound effect, incorporate the svedka robot into project hail mary, and wonder how the lord and miller aesthetic...
2023-06-2950 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastblood and guts in high school by kathy ackerour un/adaptable module continues with blood and guts in high school by kathy acker, which is difficult to adapt for many reasons. joey kicks things off by explaining how tulsa has changed his brain before we dive into blood and guts in high school to talk about its three distinct sections and its collage style/presentation. we also break down its focuses on the body and language itself, and whether or not it’s meant to be read as autobiography. we praise acker’s ability to write a book in this style and talk about the depiction of men in h...
2023-06-1551 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastThe Blooper Reel | Life in the Fast Lane #9We're back with another Life in the Fast Lane, and we've got a big ol' mailbag -- including our longest bleep yet -- because Joey goofed on something a while back and only recently got his act together. We then head "On the Streets" to discuss whether or not we got a true insider tip, to learn (once and for all?) how to pronounce Fast X, and to break down the new Fast X poster. Joe shares some thoughts (and history) on St. Patrick's Day and sees (via video!) how Joey reacts to the (editor's note: terrible) shows he...
2023-03-281h 06
Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film PodcastKissin' Cousins (1964)We're back with a brand new episode of Viva Pod Vegas, and we're talking all about Kissin' Cousins! (Hoo boy.) After briefly discussing how the movie passes Joey's one ask of Elvis movies, we share lots of Elvis news before Mike vamps about Joey's cats and then reads between the lines of the movie's taglines. We try to make sense of Kittyhawks, discuss why Elvis hated this movie, and wonder why it decides to begin in such a misleading way. We talk about the Elvis movie charm NOT working (for once!), what "kissin' cousins" means, and why this movie...
2023-03-071h 33how to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe moviegoer by walker percywe’re kicking off our first “suck shit, sufjan stevens” module by heading down to louisiana for a three-book season, kicking off with the moviegoer by walker percy. after tulsa establishes his obsession with four loko (and joey shares his history adjacent to it), tulsa makes an assertion that he gets wrong and joey surprises tulsa with his reaction to this book. we talk about how the moviegoer kind of swerves (at least based on its title), the role geography plays within the novel, and how it’s a great example of accessing stuff through what it’s not (and how to fin...
2023-02-231h 02how to win the lottery: a book club podcastfake accounts by lauren oylerour internet module comes to a close with fake accounts by lauren oyler — and yet another great author instagram handle. we share praise for the title, discuss whether or not fake accounts is satire, and talk about the likeability (or absolute lack thereof) we have for the narrator. we admire the meticulous way with which each sentence is unbelievably crafted, praise lauren oyler for her precise editing ability, and discuss how skills and talent do (or don’t) translate depending on the situation in which they’re used. we also talk about the reversal in the narrative and the way irony...
2023-02-0953 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastallie rowbottom interview (author of aesthetica)after covering her work last week, we spoke with allie rowbottom, author of aesthetica and jell-o girls. joey and allie share some memories about her book’s launch party/reading before we talk about the publishing world being separate from this type of content, how allie focused on the deep emotional underpinnings of the characters and the world, and how it’s more than just an “internet novel.” joey delivers another non-question that leads to a compliment before we discuss whether there was more story to tell toward the end, how the novel could be adapted into a three-season tv series...
2022-12-2254 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastsnow crash by neal stephensonwe’re headed back in time (?) to go forward in time (maybe?) to the metaverse (definitely) to talk about snow crash by neal stephenson. we talk about science-fiction being an unusual genre for the pod, trying to balance prescience and ingenuity with problematic plot points, and the pros and cons of writing dystopian futures based on current events. bob gets flabbergasted by neal stephenson’s turn toward a dean koontz mainstay, joey stumbles through a plot summary, and bob shares his issue with the ending. we talk about snow crash‘s influence and potential adaptation, the chicken-and-egg nerd interest conundrum...
2022-11-171h 20how to win the lottery: a book club podcastliveblog by megan boyleour internet module continues with our longest book this season (and one of our favorites we’ve covered so far): liveblog by megan boyle. (our interview with megan will drop next week.) this episode begins with a return to everyone’s favorite segment (schedule talk) before we talk about our poor planning re: podcast preparation. we explore the “scaffolding” of liveblog, megan boyle’s bravery (and her trust in her audience), and how relatable so much of this novel is. joey likens liveblog to the avengers. bob has a stretch of saying words in a strange way. we talk about how liveb...
2022-10-201h 08how to win the lottery: a book club podcasta touch of jen by beth morganwe're kicking off our season about the internet with a touch of jen by beth morgan. we start by naming famous remys, wondering who the titular "jen" is, and work through a loud groan coming from outside joey's house. we talk about despising remy (yet relating to him), being caught off guard by the novel's unexpected twists, and trying to make sense of the novel's third act. joey talks about why he loved it (spoilers!) and bobby compliments beth morgan on her use the exclamation point (and her ability to adapt internet conversations into the novel). we talk about...
2022-07-141h 03how to win the lottery: a book club podcastloner by teddy waynebob wasn’t available for this episode so joey and “shred” (or “shreds”) do their best in his absence to cover loner by teddy wayne. we discuss following an unlikeable narrator in david federman (and compare him to bruce bennett-jones of the virgins) in a surprise (?) thriller this season. we compare it to the netflix series “you.” we shout out chris christie and talk about lessons learned from american pie. shreds shares a fun fact about reddit, then leads an interlude while joey takes a kitten break. egg outs herself as a nerd in the mailbag segment.reading list for...
2022-02-241h 01
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastLap 9 Tune-Up (Recap/Relap)We're saying goodbye to Lap 9 (our modern car movies lap, aka "the lap where we watched F9 a whole bunch) and welcoming in Lap 10 in our mechanic-prescribed Lap 9 Tune-Up (Recap/Relap)! After we talk about Eternals, we do a comprehensive breakdown of Vin Diesel's post on Instagram directed squarely at Dwayne Johnson and talk all about the new video game Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise Of SH1FT3R in what's likely our longest "On the Streets" segment ever. Then, we head into the #2F2F Minute (53:15) to talk about Roman's recklessness before heading into Buddy's Garage (1:00:40) to reflect...
2021-11-161h 26how to win the lottery: a book club podcasta prayer for owen meany by john irvingbob has called a prayer for owen meany by john irving one of the best books of the 1980s, but re-reading it has elevated that praise. (joey, far less educated and far less well read, would agree.) we discuss the novel's exquisite plotting, the idea of determinism, and the mysteries core to the plot. bob threatens to fight john irving based on an interview that joey talks about, then criticizes joey's accent (or, more directly, his obliviousness) before criticizing his own. we also talk about the big mysteries inherent within a prayer for owen meany, as well as the...
2021-07-291h 26
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastF9: Second GearWith F9 still in theaters, we're hitting second gear and bringing in our resident historian to talk about the movie once again! Before we do that, though, we do our usual top of the show stuff, including asking listeners not to murder people (and a spoiler-free mailbag) before welcoming Bilkins back into the fold in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (22:30). Then, Mike Manzi (The Monsters That Made Us) stops by to share his thoughts on F9 (32:55). We hear his thoughts, his theories, and his favorite parts, and he sets up a wild possible future that we hadn't yet considered. Plus...
2021-07-131h 48
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastNeed for Speed (2014)Gather round, children, for we have a story to tell about The Three Jesses... We're taking our first pit stop on #TheRoadToF9 with Need for Speed, which was selected for us by patron Nick Burris! Before we head west for the De Leon, Joey explains a complicated new way of watching movies, Alex writes in to tell us how he messed up, and we head back to Miami to maybe (?) find the "right" S+S Fabrics. Then, Bob Fischer (Joey's co-host on the upcoming podcast how to win the lottery) joins the show to talk about Need for Speed...
2021-06-011h 46how to win the lottery: a book club podcastintroducing how to win the lotterya book club, like oprah’s if oprah were two suburban guys from new jersey, or reese witherspoon’s if reese were two suburban guys from new jersey, except without the engine of fame that those two huge stars provide. but come on: oprah is not going to answer your emails. (trust us, we know.) every two weeks, a new book microscoped and surgeried by benevolent despot joey lewandowski and disgraced college professor bobby fischer... with your help! here's a guarantee: every episode ends with an arrestable crime. will it be something boring like credit card fraud or something sexy...
2021-04-2208 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastRoboCop (1987)We're kicking off Paul Verhoeven week on the Missing Pieces lap with RoboCop, which features all sorts of parallels to the Fastiverse. Before we dive in, though, we chat about Fast & Furious Crossroads, open the mailbag, make our way across the island in the LOST episode "... and Found," and convince Mia to give us Dom's cell phone number. (Whew!) Then, we hop in the 6000 SUX and we're forcing you to join us, because dead or alive, you're coming with [us]. We talk about the similarities between RoboCop and Letty, RoboCop and Brixton, and RoboCop and Bloodshot. Also, did Joey's...
2020-08-111h 40
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastMemento (2000)Don't believe his lies. We may have lost our short-term memories, but we're pretty sure Lap 7 also serves as our Missing Pieces lap, and we've got matching tattoos that say to cover Memento, so here we are. Before we talk about Memento, though, we cover an episode of LOST that Michelle Rodriguez may or may not be in, then make sure everyone knows we never narc'd on nobody. Then, we welcome the return of Joey Pants to 2F2F as we get Bloodshotted (again and again) as we struggle to form new memories. (Movie conversation begins around 51:40.)
2020-07-281h 32
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastMidnight Run (1988)We're kicking off Robert De Niro week on #2F2F, and the countdown is on as we're racing across the country by whatever means necessary -- plane, train, car, and more -- to talk about Midnight Run! But first, we run down some corrections and omissions from recent episodes, Joey accidentally reveals an upcoming lap theme, and we tackle the most daunting minute in The Fast and the Furious so far. Then, we do our best to "Fast and Furious" up Midnight Run, a movie we were both led to believe had a lot more car stuff in it...
2020-06-021h 42
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast & Furious 6 (Lap 6)Once again, we're joined by our ridealong partner taking the slowest and most roundabout lap, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), and this time we're talking about Fast & Furious 6. After an opening segment where Joey has a depressing realization about Rock the Vote and a Fast & Furious minute where our (hopefully) soon-to-be BFF Beau Holden gets waterboarded with oil by Johnny Tran, Brian leaves his slumber party to talk about his favorite parts of Fast & Furious 6, and we all (retroactively/once again) mourn the utter lack of Owen Shaw in Hobbs & Shaw while questioning his series origins and raison...
2020-04-281h 39
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastNOS Boost: The Fast and the Furious MinutePartly to ensure we can properly celebrate our one hundredth episode in style, partly to do some work on The Fast and the Furious Minute document that we've been putting off, we're reaching over and cranking the NOS this week with our first-ever NOS Boost episode. We're just about one-third of the way through the first movie in the franchise, so we're taking time to look back, seeing what we've learned, and coming up with new trivia questions. Also, Joey quizzes Joe Two. Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special...
2020-02-251h 33
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastLap 5 Tune-Up (Recap/Relap)Now that our minds have been shattered by the F9 trailer, it's time to pick up the pieces and try to make sense of the Fastiverse with our Lap 5 Tune-Up. Broadcasting live from Tej's Auto Service, we look back at the Driving School/Brian O'Conner lap that was, and look ahead to try to figure out where we go from here. We also welcome Cara Gael O'Regan back for her "exit interview" from the lap, get her rankings, and find out if she's still Twinkie -- or if the quiz will land her a new character! Also, Joe (finally...
2020-02-111h 28
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast103 Grand Isle (2019)Grand Isle marks the fifth new Nicolas Cage movie in five months, and (maybe?!) the final one in 2019. What a year it's been! In this episode, we're preparing for the looming hurricane (and marital strife) by talking about all of the craziness in Grand Isle, where it ranks among Cage's 2019 releases, and how this feels like an amalgamation of a handful of his other movies. We also talk about KaDee Strickland as a brunette Nicky Whelan, Luke Benward as a buff Slow Joey, and (of course) Nicolas Cage in mutton chops with a cigar in his mouth. We also look...
2019-12-0948 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFord v Ferrari (2019)We're taking a detour from the Driving School Lap and racing over to the theaters to catch Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans 66). Joe answers a bunch of Joey's car questions, we separate the facts of real life from the fiction of the movie, and we talk about the casting of Christian Bale and Matt Damon as Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby. Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever. Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman, Jake Freer, Alex Elonen, and Nick Burris for joining at the “Interpol’s Most Wanted” level or above...
2019-11-261h 16
Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film PodcastIntroducing Viva Pod Vegas!Elvis Presley is one of the most famous musicians ever. What happens when you take the music out of the equation and choose to focus solely on his movies? Enter Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film Podcast! Hosted by Joey Lewandowski and Mike Manzi, Viva Pod Vegas is a deep dive into the 31 films that Elvis Presley starred in, plus specials and some surprises. Uh, thank you very much for listening.
2019-10-2316 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast2 Fast 2 Furious (Lap 5)We're shifting into second gear on the Driving School lap and heading to Miami once again with Cara Gael O'Regan to talk about 2 Fast 2 Furious. Things get a bit visual (we are aware that this is an audio medium and we do apologize) as we break down the best and the worst outfits in the movie, and we also get a lesson on what, exactly, NOS is, and how one may go about acquiring it. Also, Joey makes an impassioned plea in the opening segment and we talk about massive DVD collections before we get down to all things 2...
2019-10-222h 00
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast026 Young Hercules (1998)Before Ryan Gosling was Neil Armstrong, before he was Seb, before he was the Driver, he was Young Hercules. For fifty. Episodes. Of. Television. Made more than 20 years ago and in no way designed to be binged, Young Hercules perpetuates the same story, over and over again, for roughly 17 hours of runtime. Joey saved Joe Two the gauntlet of this watch, hand-picking the series' six best and wildest episodes to discuss on the podcast. They talk about Ryan Gosling's "fire inside," his portrayal of "Dark Hercules" in a dream episode, and his ability to rock out on a lyre. Joey...
2019-10-171h 06
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast024 The Believer (2001)Considering how incredible Ryan Gosling is in the Believer, it's not too hard to realize why talking about a Neo-Nazi in 2019 isn't a fun topic. We give it the old college try anyway as we admire Gosling's ability to speak Hebrew and his absolute dedication to the portrayal of this conflicted man. Also, Joey pitches a comedy sketch idea inspired by this movie, just to make sure this episode's tone isn't somber from start to finish.
2019-10-0340 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast020 The Notebook (2004)The Notebook has been the White Whale of #BoyfriendMaterial. From the very beginning of the podcast, Joey has been looking forward to finally watching what may be *the* Ryan Gosling movie, while Joe Two counted down the days until they got to talk about it. The time has finally come, after the Joes watched it together and recorded live in-person. Did Joey like it? Did he cry? Was the movie worth the wait? Listen and find out!
2019-09-0556 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast019 Stay (2005)We've had a good run on #BoyfriendMaterial so far, but we were bound to hit a clunker sooner or later, which we did with Stay. While it's not a completely terrible movie -- and Joey doesn't regret calling it the worst movie he saw all year -- its smug confidence in how cool it is makes this the worst Ryan Gosling movie to date. In this episode, we talk about the incredibly stacked cast, wonder where it all went wrong, and try to imagine a version of this movie directed by David Fincher. (Spoiler: it's this movie, but good.)
2019-08-2945 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast017 Fracture (2007)Fracture is the most brain mush movie we’ve had so far in #BoyfriendMaterial, which means Joey hates it and Joe Two loves it. This movie is basically two hours of people saying, "Hey! How dumb does Ryan Gosling look? Pretty dumb, right?" In this episode, we talk about the movie’s connections to The Devil’s Advocate, Ryan Gosling’s sudden obsession with this case, the movie’s wild leaps through time and relationships... and wonder if any of that really matters in the end, considering how little this movie adheres to everything we hold so dear on this podcast.
2019-08-1549 min
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast099 A Score to Settle (2019)It's taken more than seven full months, but we've finally gotten to our first Nicolas Cage movie of 2019: A Score to Settle! The bad news first: this is not a very good movie. The good news: not only is it a new Nicolas Cage movie (which in and of itself is a wonderful thing), but it's fun as heck to watch and to talk about. We're going guestless this episode so that we can dive deep into all of the wild and wacky nonsense that this movie serves up. We talk about this film's ties to Fight Club, Cage's character's...
2019-08-1342 min
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast & Furious 6 (Lap 4)As we all wait to watch Hobbs & Shaw for the first time, the Joes got together in person to chat about Fast & Furious 6 with the often-mentioned Rachel! In this episode, we share fun life recaps in Extracurricular Activities, take another deep dive into the mailbag, and chat about a Fast and Furious Minute that sets a lot of firsts. Then, Joey puts down the mic, gets in his car, and drives up to Joe Two's house to add Rachel to the mix and chat about the world's longest runway. Will Rachel get the same family member she did when...
2019-07-302h 15
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast & Furious (Lap 4)It’s the fourth time that we’re talking about Fast & Furious, but unfortunately this episode isn’t sponsored by Wendy’s “4 for $4 deal.” (Shoutout Men’s Wearhouse.) We’re joined by Christian Larson, the co-host of the cult classic podcast Monkey Club, to talk about this soft reboot of the Fast and Furious franchise. Before Larson joins, we crack open the mailbag and dive into the Fast and Furious minute, which includes Joey’s (new!) all-time favorite detail in any of these movies. Then, once Larson joins, we dive deep into the movie, talk about our favorite racing video games, and f...
2019-07-022h 35
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Lap 4)We're headed back to Japan once again for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift! This episode features the longest opening segment to date, as we burn through another minute of the original The Fast and the Furious, catch you all up on all the latest goings-on with 2 Fast 2 Forever, and dive into a mailbag whose shape is something out of the Shimmer from Annihilation. Also, we talk about hamburgers for a long, long time. Then, we welcome in Dan Hayden to talk about one of his favorite movies in the franchise. Does Joey finally have someone in his...
2019-06-182h 19
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron PodcastThe CageClub Podcast Network Celebrates its 1000th Episode!In August 2015, we released our very first podcast and proceeded to tear through Nicolas Cage’s filmography at a breakneck pace. We had no idea that we'd continue after we finished Cage’s filmography, but we asked, “What’s next?” and went from there. After nearly four years, we are releasing our 1,000th episode.
In this episode, Joey Lewandowski talked many of your favorite CageClub Podcast Network hosts: Mike Manzi of Third Time’s A Charm, Joe Two of 2 Fast 2 Forever, Chris Podcasts of Now and Again, Brian Rodriguez of High School Slumber Party, Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films, Jordan Polan-Clarke...
2019-06-042h 42
#MagicMics: The Channing Tatum PodcastThe CageClub Podcast Network Celebrates its 1000th Episode!In August 2015, we released our very first podcast and proceeded to tear through Nicolas Cage’s filmography at a breakneck pace. We had no idea that we'd continue after we finished Cage’s filmography, but we asked, “What’s next?” and went from there. After nearly four years, we are releasing our 1,000th episode.
In this episode, Joey Lewandowski talked many of your favorite CageClub Podcast Network hosts: Mike Manzi of Third Time’s A Charm, Joe Two of 2 Fast 2 Forever, Chris Podcasts of Now and Again, Brian Rodriguez of High School Slumber Party, Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films, Jordan Polan-Clarke...
2019-06-042h 42
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage PodcastThe CageClub Podcast Network Celebrates its 1000th Episode!In August 2015, we released our very first podcast and proceeded to tear through Nicolas Cage’s filmography at a breakneck pace. We had no idea that we'd continue after we finished Cage’s filmography, but we asked, “What’s next?” and went from there. After nearly four years, we are releasing our 1,000th episode.
In this episode, Joey Lewandowski talked many of your favorite CageClub Podcast Network hosts: Mike Manzi of Third Time’s A Charm, Joe Two of 2 Fast 2 Forever, Chris Podcasts of Now and Again, Brian Rodriguez of High School Slumber Party, Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films, Jordan Polan-Clarke...
2019-06-042h 42
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Army of One (2016)Wedding bells are in the air — not at CageClub HQ, just in the world in general — and we’re continuing the journey we began last episode with something new! We’re just trying to get a sword through customs as we hunt for OBL alongside Nicolas “The G” Cage in Army of One! In this episode, we look back at the career of Russell Brand, wonder why Nicolas Cage doesn’t do more comedies, and find a startling number of similarities between this movie and Birdy. Mike also tries to guess more of Joey’s favorite movies of the 2000s, and Joey vamps f...
2019-05-231h 30
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Birdy (1984)It's the time of the year where wedding bells are in the air, and we're kicking off a four episode arc of #CageClub Revisited around something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. First up: something old! We're headed way back in time to Nicolas Cage's seventh acting credit, Birdy, on this very special episode of our show. In this episode, we look back at the career of Matthew Modine, discuss the relationship between his and Nicolas Cage's characters, and wind up confusing this movie with Racing with the Moon. Then, as the episode winds down, Mike tries to...
2019-05-092h 01
Cinemakers056 Matt Stuertz: RWD (2015) and Tonight She Comes (2016) + Director Interview!Before we begin our next Cinemakers series, we're taking a quick detour for another one-shot and some catch-up. In this episode, Mike and Joey talk about RWD and Tonight She Comes, then welcome in director Matt Stuertz for an interview and chat! We break down the found footage film RWD, then Matt's blood-soaked (and disgusting) follow-up, Tonight She Comes. How did Matt's filmmaking evolve from one film to the next? What was shooting the films like? What's he got coming next? Stay tuned to find out all of these answers, plus what's in store for the near future of Cinemakers...
2019-05-061h 30
#HANX for the Memories: The Tom Hanks Podcast008 The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)Mike and Joey are going solo bolo style to talk about The Man with One Red Shoe. It wasn't intentional, but it's a happy accident; no guest should have to subject themselves to the overall "lack of movie" that these 92 minutes add up to. In this episode, we talk about how the movie isn't bad, per se, but just aimless. We wonder why there isn't more Hanks (or Jim Belushi) in this movie, while Mike gets disappointed by Dabney Coleman and Joey fails to recognize Carrie Fisher. We're slowly making our way through Hanks's early work, and keep counting our...
2019-04-1930 min
#CruiseClub: The Tom Cruise Podcast007 Legend (1985)Legend is, by far, the weirdest movie that stars Tom Cruise so far in his career, and may be the weirdest movie he’s ever done. But is it any good? To make sense of this fabulous world (and its many, many acting choices), we brought in Darcy DuBose and Jess “MonTEZ” Collins. Legend is Jess’s favorite movie of all time — and one of Darcy’s ten or so favorites — so the big question Joey wants to ask is: why? Can Jess, Darcy, and Mike convince Joey that this is a good movie? Is his brain broken? Find out!
2019-03-291h 06#CruiseClub: The Tom Cruise Podcast005 Risky Business (1983)Risky Business is Tom Cruise’s first Very Important Movie in his career, so we had to bring in some big names to talk about it! We’ve got Brian Rodriguez (host of High School Slumber Party) and Walt Hickey (of Numlock News) sliding into frame in their underwear, button down shirt, and Wayfarers. In this episode, we talk about Tom Cruise’s baby fat, Rebecca de Mornay’s charm, and Joey Pants’s smarm, while coming to the realization that this is the ultimate Reagan-era movie in just about every way.
2019-03-011h 32#CruiseClub: The Tom Cruise Podcast001 Endless Love (1981)While Tom Cruise pops up in just one short scene of (the very problematic) Endless Love, it's hard not to admire this movie for the sweet, sweet trash that it is. The sexual tension is in the air on this inaugural episode of #CruiseClub as Joey and Mike discuss Tom Cruise's first role, the uncomfortable age disparity between our two leads, and the palpable sexual tension in the air throughout this movie. Will they settle on a new phrase to be the #CruiseClub equivalent of "compromising"? Listen and find out!
2019-01-0459 min
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast097 Between Worlds (2018)We're closing out 2018 with Between Worlds, the EIGHTH Nicolas Cage movie to be released this year. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we've welcomed in Sean Welsh and Megan Mitchell, the masterminds behind Glasgow's Cage-a-rama 2: Cage Uncaged! (#BringCage2Glasgow) In this episode, we try to make sense of the logic of the Between Worlds universe, figure out how many moments were made just to become Nicolas Cage GIFs on the internet, and wonder whether Joey's hair blindness helps him or hurts him in this particular story. We also reflect back on the full year of Cage, and look ahead to the...
2018-12-251h 15
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast096 (Sort of) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)Recorded live from a parking lot outside of a movie theater, welcome to a mini-bonus episode of #CageClub about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! We'll be back to cover this movie in its entirety when it hits VOD or Blu-ray in 2019, but as has become tradition when Mike and Joey see a Cage movie in theaters together, here's a mini-review of the movie. Spoiler alert: it's really great and you should see it as soon as you can.
2018-12-0914 min#CruiseClub: The Tom Cruise PodcastIntroducing #CruiseClub!Joey and Mike have covered the ups and downs of the careers of Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, and more. Then, they had an epiphany: why not watch good movies? In January 2019, they'll start watching every Tom Cruise movie, whose hits far outweigh his misses. Join them! The first episode drops January 4, 2019!
2018-09-0112 min
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Ghost Rider (2007)In revisiting Ghost Rider, Joey and Mike spend much of the episode wishing they were watching Spirit of Vengeance instead. As per tradition, we talk about re-casting the Batman universe within the scope of the actors we cover on the network, long for a future sequel where Nicolas Cage has to go on "one last ride" as Johnny Blaze, and ridicule the least believable scene in cinematic history.
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while watching the movie we're discussing, a la a director's commentary. If you want our more "insightful" episode about this movie...
2018-07-052h 05
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron Podcast035 Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)#ZacAttack is back, baby! Joey and Joe Two missed Zac Efron too much, so they tapped back into the well and covered (by fan request) the pilot of Running Wild with Bear Grylls. Bear leads Zef on a two day journey through the woods ... on the hardest difficulty level the show was ready to dish out.
2018-06-2055 min
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast093 211 (2018)#CageClub came from a place of love. In our hearts, we believed that not only was Nicolas Cage a good actor, but that he made (almost exclusively) good movies. Then, there's 211, which Joey has ranked as the worst (and his least favorite) Nicolas Cage movie of all-time.
In honor of this truly horrendous movie, we welcomed Walt Hickey, who proved the endless depths of his Nicolas Cage fandom with The Five Types Of Nicolas Cage Movies, which he wrote for FiveThirtyEight's terrific Hollywood Taxonomy series. In this episode, we talk to Walt about the five types of Nicolas Cage movies...
2018-06-191h 09
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: The Wicker Man (2006)Today's #CageClub Revisited was a very special episode, which is why we knew we had to opt for a big movie. What better way to welcome a reporter and photographer from the Bergen Record and NorthJersey.com into CageClub HQ than by showing them the 2006 classic The Wicker Man? This episode doubles as both a commentary for The Wicker Man and also a bit of an oral history of the CageClub Podcast Network, as Mike and Joey talk about the movie while also bringing reporter Chris Maag up to speed on how they got to where they are.
Note: Our...
2018-06-071h 43
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFurious 7 (Lap 1)Furious 7 is a tough one. While the series may never be zanier than this, the unexpected loss of Paul Walker while shooting takes precedence over everything else. After crying through the (perfect) ending, Joey and Joe break this movie down and wonder, "What could have been?" Sit back, grab yourself a Corona (or a nice Belgian ale), and grab a box of tissues because Furious 7 is for Paul. Got a thought? Want to share a picture of a car so Joey can make Joe guess what it is? Email us at family@cageclub.me.
2018-06-011h 36
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Dog Eat Dog (2016)In this episode, we once again lament our decision to watch the "lesser" Cage films, rather than re-watching classics, while also doubling down on our dedication to this project. Also, Joey realizes that this completes the trifecta of terrific Nicky Whelan/Nicolas Cage team-ups, which makes this movie an instant classic. But above all else, here's the bottom line: any time Cage and Dafoe team up, you know the #CageClub Bingo cards are going to fill up quickly.
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while watching the movie we're discussing, a la a director's commentary...
2018-05-241h 33
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Pay the Ghost (2015)Are you ready to Pay the Ghost... again? We dive back into the movie that wrapped up Phase One of #CageClub, and wonder just what price we have to pay to pay the ghost once and for all. In this episode, Mike and Joey catch up on the latest Cage news, hope for a future with good voiceover Cage, and wonder if Joey's new house is haunted.
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while watching the movie we're discussing, a la a director's commentary. If you want our more "insightful" episode about this movie, head...
2018-05-101h 35
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast & Furious 6 (Lap 1)Could Fast & Furious 6 be the best movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise? All along, Joey and Joe thought it was either Tokyo Drift or Fast Five, but watching this one again for Lap 1 made them begin to question everything they thought they knew. From the opening credits through the final action scene (with the longest runway in cinematic history), Fast and Furious 6 is a nonstop thrill ride designed to make any fan of the franchise happy. Got a thought? Want to share a picture of a car so Joey can make Joe guess what it is? Email...
2018-05-012h 15
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Stolen (2012)As we revisit Stolen, we talk about Simon West’s penchant for including stuffed animals in his movies and Nicolas Cage’s questionable parenting style. We also talk about short-lived (but wonderful) TV shows like Trophy Wife and The Grinder, which only leads to more talk of Malin Akerman. As always, this episode is filled with impressions a-plenty, including one from Joey that’s apparently... good? Mike says it’s good, but you be the judge! Also: will Joey finally find a red sports car to complete his bingo card?
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while...
2018-04-261h 36
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast092 The Humanity Bureau (2018)The Humanity Bureau has been available in the U.K. for nearly a year, but we hadn’t tasted the forbidden fruit. We held out, waiting for its stateside release. Maybe we should have kept waiting. But every new Nicolas Cage movie is a treasure, so Mike and Joey brought in Lindsay Gibb of Winona Forever to talk about the dystopian future of a movie that appears to have the budget of a SyFy original.
2018-04-2448 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast005 The Big Short (2015)Get your Jenga sets ready because in this episode, Joey and Joe break down the housing crisis and explain why variable rate mortgages are the worst. There are also tangents a-plenty in this episode, including a discussion about A Quiet Place (maybe spoilers?), a primer about hard rock and metal, and a discussion about who Karen Gillan is.
Got a thought? Hate mail? Want to share a picture of cereal? Email us at boyfriendmaterial@cageclub.me.
2018-04-211h 32Cinemakers031 Steven Soderbergh: Logan Lucky (2017)Whether you call it "Ocean's 7-11" or "The Hillbilly Heist," the central robbery of Logan Lucky is Soderbergh's best since Ocean's Twelve. This guy just can't stay retired, which is good news for all of us who love movies about the American Dream, or movies starring Channing Tatum and Riley Keough. (Yes, this pretty much sums Joey up to a tee.) This movie effectively marks the beginning of the second phase... of the first phase... of Cinemakers, as it's the first Soderbergh work released since we began. What a time to be alive!
2018-04-1658 min
#MagicMics: The Channing Tatum Podcast005 Step Up (2006)It's time for a very special episode of #MagicMics. Following the announcement that Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum plan to lovingly separate as a couple, Joey and Joe decided to switch up the script and tackle Step Up this month. What better way to honor a marriage than by seeing where it all began?
Got a thought? Want to share a picture of strippers? Email us at magicmics@cageclub.me.
2018-04-111h 16
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastFast Five (Lap 1)Fast Five was Joey's entry point into the series and, quite possibly, the reason that 2 Fast 2 Forever exists. We've fully entered action movie territory with this one, and things couldn't be better, more fun, or more quotable. In this episode, Joey and Joe take an incredibly comprehensive look at what may be the franchise's high water mark as they talk about how Brian is a buster, why Gisele is the best, and why The Rock is always dripping sweat. We also get into one of the better mailbags yet on the podcast, and continue to shoot for the stars...
2018-04-011h 52
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Bangkok Dangerous (2008)It's time to talk about Joe's final job... all over again. As we revisit Bangkok Dangerous, Joey and Mike talk about the similarities and differences between Cage's Joe and Suicide Squad's Deadshot, Joey's quest to catch up on the biggest comedies of the last 25 years, that time Mike was totally fine with a guy answering his phone in a movie theater, the good (and the best) Punisher movies, and a future where Cage's character in this movie would go head-to-heat with John Wick. Who will win bingo? Which podcasts will we shamelessly promote? Will we actually talk about the movie...
2018-03-291h 41
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron Podcast033 The Disaster Artist (2017)After months of waiting, #ZacAttack is finally back with a brand new episode! Turns out, maybe we should have kept waiting. We all love The Room, and we all love the fact that Zac Efron is (undeniably) the best part of The Disaster Artist, but this movie goes wrong in so many ways. To make sure we did our very best in covering this movie, The Room, and the magic that is Tommy Wiseau, Joey and Joe Two brought in Chris from Now and Again to talk about the history of The Room, its journey from movie to cult classic...
2018-03-131h 49
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Moonstruck (1987)On the last #CageClub Revisited, we said that it was one of Nicolas Cage's all-time best performances. Guess what? We're back with another one of those as we revisit Moonstruck! On today's episode, we're joined by Brian Rodriguez of P.S. I Love Hoffman to talk about how Mike and Danny Aiello are best friends, the worst proposal in the history of cinema, Brian's requirements of pinpoint NYC geography in cinema, whether or not a Cher podcast is worth doing, a live action re-cast of The Simpsons, and why people add sugar cubes to champagne. Also, Joey and Brian try...
2018-03-011h 43
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: Vampire's Kiss (1988)Revisiting Vampire's Kiss, one of Nicolas Cage's best performances, is a treat. Join Joey, Mike, and Cara (of Wistful Thinking) as they discuss the insanity of this film, the intentional vs. unintentional confusing nature of plot points, the rampant sexism, the attractiveness (or unattractiveness) of Nicolas Cage (and David Hyde Pierce), whether or not this is an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (#BackdoorBingo), a great possibility for an upcoming art exhibit, and poor, poor, poor Alva. Also, check out Cara's store on Society6!
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while watching the movie we're discussing...
2018-02-151h 44
#MagicMics: The Channing Tatum Podcast003 Havoc (2005)Channing Tatum might not be in much of Havoc, but it’s still a step in the right direction from his no-show last month. Havoc is a mess of a movie with a backstory more interesting than its plot, but one thing is certain: it needs a lot more Channing Tatum in it. We continue to struggle to come up with a nickname for Channing and an intro catchphrase for the podcast, but that doesn’t stop us from taking a (way too deep) dive into the weird history of Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and other actors you’d never imagin...
2018-02-111h 38
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: G-Force (2009)It's time to get animated... again! Well, more specifically, partially animated. Mike and Joey watched G-Force again and were joined by Cara Gael O'Regan of Wistful Thinking to talk about this film's similarities to True Lies, a preview of upcoming Wistful Thinking episodes, podcasts we'll never do, reflections on #ALLHISMOVIES, and more! Also in this episode, Mike coins the phrase "a backdoor Bingo", which sounds filthy but is, in fact, not! If you're reading this, head to cageclub.me to grab your CageClub Bingo card, then send us a note at mailbag@cageclub.me!
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are...
2018-02-011h 32
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: The Trust (2016)Do you (the) trust us to talk about The Trust again? We're headed back to Vegas, baby! (Again!) While killing time on this commentary, Joey and Mike get into a heated game of CageClub Bingo, cast the entire CageClub roster of movie stars in a Batman universe (which results in a movie we'd do anything to see), talk about Mike's troubled past with a certain dessert at diners, talk about why Emily Blunt should play Katy Perry in a biopic, spoil Darren Aronofsky's mother! and Twin Peaks: The Return, and more! (Also, while editing, Joey realized he confused Valley Girl...
2018-01-181h 32
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast2 Fast 2 Furious (Lap 1)We've taken a speedboat from California to Miami to bring you the second episode (of infinite episodes) of 2 Fast 2 Forever. It turns out there are WAY LESS BOATS in 2 Fast 2 Furious than Joey remembered, but still plot holes and leaps in logic (and not in the fun way that we're going to get to soon) that he thought he remembered. Regardless, this is the movie that introduces us to Tej and Roman and Monica Fuentes, so you know it's a great movie when all is said and done. In this episode, the guys discuss all things 2 Fast 2 Furious, including...
2018-01-011h 20
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast089 Cage-A-Rama 2018As we draw the curtains on 2017, Joey and Mike took some time to reflect on "the year that was" for Nicolas Cage. While there weren't as many movies released as we would have liked -- even though three would be a pretty remarkable number for most other actors -- we got three more strong Cage performances, a sequel to one of Cage's craziest movies of all-time, and a new contender to that title. Also, as we near Cage-A-Rama 2018 -- a two-day event honoring two sides of Cage -- Joey and Mike look back at the films being screened and pay...
2017-12-3118 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling Podcast001 La La Land (2016)La La Land may be the most overwhelming movie Joey and Joe Two have tackled for a podcast yet. Following in the style of #ZacAttack, #BoyfriendMaterial will follow Ryan Gosling's career from new to old. But with the experience of #ZacAttack (and your stupid comments) in their pocket, beginning with a massive movie like this (which may be the most popular movie in #CageClub Podcast Network history) is a tall order. To make things worse, Joey barely had a voice for the first hour. Things pick up quickly, though, as the guys cut to the heart of why Joe Two...
2017-12-211h 30
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast#CageClub Revisited: It Could Happen to You (1994)Re-watching It Could Happen to You gives Joey and Mike the ability to gush over how cute this movie is and how great Bridget Fonda is, all over again! On this episode, Joey and Mike begin a game that they'll carry over to Watch the Theron, Mike learns about the real history of MasterCard, and more!
Note: Our #CageClub Revisited episodes are meant to be listened to while watching the movie we're discussing, a la a director's commentary. If you want our more "insightful" episode about this movie, head into our archives!
2017-11-231h 43
2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious PodcastIntroducing 2 Fast 2 Forever!One Fast & Furious movie, every two weeks, forever. Joey Lewandowski and Joe Two have nitrous oxide in their blood and gas tanks for brains, so grab any brew you want -- as long as it's a Corona -- and hop in the passenger seat. There's all kinds of family; we chose this one.
2017-10-1504 min
#BoyfriendMaterial: The Ryan Gosling PodcastIntroducing #BoyfriendMaterial!After you spend a year and a half watching every one of Zac Efron's movies and TV shows, where do you go next? Joey and Joe have chosen three paths, including Ryan Gosling! Starting with La La Land and working their way back to his first appearances on film, the guys will watch and talk about everything Gosling's ever done. Along the way, there will be games, tangents, and other nonsense. Hey girl. Do you feel that? That's boyfriend material.
2017-10-1504 min
#MagicMics: The Channing Tatum PodcastIntroducing #MagicMics!After you spend a year and a half watching every one of Zac Efron's movies and TV shows, where do you go next? Joey and Joe have chosen three paths, including Channing Tatum! Starting all the way back with Coach Carter and working toward today's blockbusters, the guys will watch and talk about everything Channing's ever done. Along the way, there will be games, tangents, and other nonsense. It's not bro time; it's show time.
2017-10-1504 min
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron Podcast030 We Are Your Friends: The Remix (Live Commentary)With nothing new left to watch, Joey and Joe Two return to where it all began: We Are Your Friends. Recorded LIVE from Joe Two's house, we learn all about Zac Efron trivia, modern rappers (and the terrible trivia associated with them), and try to answer once and for all: ARE WE EVER GOING TO BE BETTER THAN THIS?!
2017-10-011h 45
#ZacAttack: The Zac Efron Podcast028 Miracle Run (2003)Just like that, Joey and Joe Two had seen every Zac Efron movie. And since Miracle Run was a Lifetime Original Movie, you KNOW we have thoughts about it. Is it cheesy? Is it #problematic? You already know the answers!
2017-09-011h 25
#ALLHISMOVIES: The Shia LaBeouf Podcast029 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (2005)The final (?!) episode of #ALLHISMOVIES brings us back to 1984 -- and 2005 -- for a voiceover role in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind! (Stay tuned until the end to hear Mike and Joey's five favorite films from #ALLHISMOVIES!)
2016-12-0835 min
#ALLHISMOVIES: The Shia LaBeouf Podcast000 Introducing #ALLHISMOVIESA year ago, Shia LaBeouf watched all of his movies over 3 days. This year, Joey Lewandowski and Mike Manzi are doing the same over the course of a month. This is Shia LaBeouf. These are #ALLHISMOVIES.
2016-11-0302 min
#CageClub: The Nicolas Cage Podcast080 (Sort Of) Snowden (2016) and a Special Announcement!Mike and Joey come to you LIVE from outside a movie theater with first impressions of Cage's newest film Snowden, plus there are a few special announcements!
2016-09-1506 min