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Pshht ThemesBorn on the Fourth of July: War is WackHappy Fourth of July, Void! It may not be the most fun 4th, but it's still a day! Specifically, it's Ron Kovic's birthday! So, let's talk about disillusioned war vets realizing that patriotism has many forms. We discuss so many things that Brennan refuses to type about in this description. For such a dark movie about wheelchair fights, bonding over dead friends, and yelling inappropriate things just to make mom angry, Erin and Brennan weirdly find things to laugh about. Should we be concerned? Why am I asking you? No idea. Ultimately, it's an important film. Trust us, we're...
2025-06-282h 27Pshht ThemesTime Bandits ft. One George Harrison SongErin and Brennan find a time hole to escape the supreme being who doesn't seem like a good guy. This week we talked about Time Bandits, the film made by 2/3rds of Monty Python that everyone should know about. We hop through the annals of time with 6 bandits (angels?) plus Kevin and encounter the best cameos. We have Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Ian Holm, R2-D2 (Kenny Baker!), and a Jawa (Jack Purvis)! We fight a minotaur with Agamemnon, give two pennies for the poor to rub with Robin Hood, and Napoleon watches little people...
2025-01-262h 09Pshht ThemesBill and Ted Definitely Fail Their History ExamWelcome to the most excellent future, Void! We are here in our garage playing our guitars (plucking strings) to make the most bodacious music (cacophonous garbage). This week we watched the documentary film about public high school in San Dimas in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Erin and Brennan discuss REAL history: the realities of plate armor, an extensive discussion on medieval torture, and Joan d'Arc not being Noah's wife (though she may have believed it). We talked about how this movie is the American version of Dr. Who, how charisma can really take you places, and why spelling...
2025-01-041h 25Pshht ThemesThe Fellowship of the Ring: STILL NO RAILINGSThe world has changed - Erin and Brennan can "podcast" now, they've had time to think on what to say next, and Brennan has FINALLY read the books. This means we spent 4 hours talking about everything, anything, and all the stuff you didn't need to know. Erin salutes Boromir for his heroism, Brennan is reading the Silmarilion and knows more than he should, and there is the attack of bro-Sauron. Basically, we just need the Academy to just give everyone Oscars, Gandalf uses the Shire as his vacation home, AND MORIA STILL DON'T HAVE RAILINGS!!!! Ultimately, these movies, this...
2024-11-243h 35Pshht ThemesV for Vendetta: A Timely FilmVoila!Erin and Brennan violently clash with this week's vexing political tragedy and turn to a vaudevillian veteran in a Guy Fox mask for solutions for voracity. Blood, bombs, and Shakespeare with a verbose soundtrack to boot! We have John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, and Hugo Weaving all being the epic actors that they are in this 1984 inspired story of "V" vanquishing virulent vermin. Our only verdict is vengeance, a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous.
2024-11-082h 32Pshht ThemesZodiac: A Fun Bay Area Story for the Family ;)This week Erin and Brennan try their hands at solving the Zodiac murders and they totally nail it. How did it take so long for those pigs to figure it out? It was Lee, duh! Or Rick, maybe Vaughn, but probably Paul Avery. What a @&$#. Meanwhile, Erin tries to make a point by singing "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel while a baby gets thrown out a window. It's fun! At the same time, Brennan doesn't-SQUIRREL!-want to hear ANY fun facts from his sister. I mean, he's busy telling her that the factory is 100% in...
2024-10-052h 33Pshht ThemesThe Bourne Identity: Ohhhh Baggage. . . .Erin and Brennan are back from summer vacation and are ready to take down CIA black ops teams WITH A BALLPOINT PEN!!! Contrary to other spy films, we're looking at you James Bond and Mission Impossible, the Bourne movies tell the story of believable assassins. Do they have secret gadgets? Nope, just their minds and a lot of cash. We have Brian Cox being evil (as usual), Clive Owen dying (as usual), and Chris Cooper being evil (as usual). Can anyone say Muppet Movie? On the other hand, we have Matt Damon being hotter than ever with the largest...
2024-09-142h 07Pshht ThemesParis Olympics 2024: DON'T GO IN THE SEINE!!!!!This week Erin and Brennan ride a horse that takes FOREVER to get to the Eiffel Tower only to turn around. I mean come on, the Eiffel Tower was the center of ALL the festivities and the cauldron was on the other side of the city?!?!?! We celebrate the 2024 Olympics in all of its much deserved glory, and it's much deserved. . . je ne sais quoi? We fell in love with a new generation of athletes, the return of GOATs, and birth of new internet legends (especially certain break dancers and pole vaulters). Overall, we had a great time seeing...
2024-08-171h 45Pshht ThemesWe're Back! Not Us, I Meant the Dino Movie!This week Erin and Brennan are picked up in a time machine captained by Walter Cronkite! Is it a time machine or a spaceship? Or a spaceship time machine?? Whatever it is, it's filled with BRAAAAINNNN GRAAAAAIIIINNN!!!!! A cereal that makes your brain grow, like, a lot! We meet Rex, Elsa, Woog, and Dweeb, dinosaurs (and a pterosaur) that are brought to the 90's to fulfill the wishes of children at The Museum of Natural History *wink* (new law, it must be said in the voice of Cronkite for all time). On the other hand, there is Professor Screweyes w...
2024-06-151h 46Pshht ThemesThe Pagemaster: Let's Make Literature Terrifying!!This week Erin and Brennan visit the library to continue their trek of rewatching the films that gave them trauma as children. In "the Pagemaster" we run into Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, and Frank Welker as Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror. Not to be confused with the sections they also represent. Let's be real, Erin is a book nerd and she loves this, apart from all the times she was scared in this film. We get solid Star Trek representation, cool lightning fairies, and acid martinis!! In the end, we find the EXIT and learn that we should love books...
2024-06-081h 28Pshht ThemesYou Seek the Holy GRRRAILLLLLL?This week, Erin and Brennan watch "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" in efforts to become Knights of the Round Table, We dance whene'er we're able We do routines and chorus scenes With footwork impeccable We dine well here in Camelot We eat ham and jam and spam a lot!! When they're not being silly, they delve into the origins and political implications of the Arthurian Legend. Bet you didn't expect that bit, did you! Or maybe you did, because we do this quite often. The Green Knight, Divine Right, authority and power, and why does the Sun have...
2024-04-131h 38Pshht ThemesSeabiscuit: This Movie has Multiple HorsesGreetings, Void! We're here this week to celebrate the Padre, and to do so we are watching Seabiscuit. We talk about history, stock markets, prohibition, and to spice things up, sexy "Iceman" references. Erin and Brennan explore their emotions with this heartwarming film of the ultimate underdog in the most trying time in American history. This movie has the Dude, Spiderman, the best judge in Pitch Perfect, and the villain from the Muppet Movie, and together they help horse go in circle fast! But really, this movie is amazing and heartwarming and we cried a million times. The end.
2024-03-232h 05Pshht ThemesThe Godfather of All PodsErin and Brennan stand outside the hospital with gun fingers this week as they try to save Marlon Brando from crooked cops. We learn all the lessons: leave gun/take cannoli, do you renounce Satan/bang bang! (I'll take that as a no), and the days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday...). We have Santino (the fighter), Fredo (the weak link, or is he just kind in a world of toxic masculinity?), and Michael (the cold genius assassin). I wonder which one will take over the family business? Along the way, we have the horse! Not just any...
2024-01-221h 59Pshht ThemesPublic Enemies: I Have Nothing I Want to do in IndianaThis week, Erin and Brennan become true Americans by standing on the side boards of cars and shooting Tommy guns at coppers! "Public Enemies," a tale of the famed bank robber, John Dillinger, and his game against the newly formed FBI (specifically against Agent Melvin Purvis). We have SOME horses, but also Erin does a hard (and crucially important) background check on the real lives of gangsters, and Brennan silently contemplates the career of Channing Tatum. He will be back, Void, I promise. We highlight Johnny Depp's acting skills as well as how much we hate J. Edgar Hoover...
2024-01-141h 57Pshht ThemesErin's Birthday Part 1: Party at the Five PointsWelcome to 2024, Void! It's a new year, and that means it's Erin's birthday, and as we all know, that entails gangs and blood! This week we discuss Martin Scorsese's 2002 film, "Gangs of New York." This film has everything: politics, firefighter duels, immigration, slums, and SOME horses. Brennan gets cursed by a doll, Cameron Diaz is the Keanu Reeves of this movie, and Daniel Day-Lewis scares the DAYLIGHTS out of us with his one eye (see what we did there?) Erin and Brennan dust off their nerdy skills (did we even allow enough time for dust to settle?) and breakdown C...
2024-01-062h 06Pshht ThemesF1 2023 Review: Anyone but Max, PLEASE!!!This week our hosts are ashamed to admit that at every race start we hoped SOMEONE would crash into Max and force him to retire the car. Not to cause him any personal injury mind you, just to give us an interesting race for once! Perhaps with Lewis getting a win? We were ok with Alonso, that dumb-dumb-boy Lando, or even Lance Stroll, ANYONE besides the Dutch menace. We watched Charles get crushed by the weight of his own expectations, Yuki come to life in a garbage car, and even the bittersweet return of Daniel Ricciardo. Erin and Brennan...
2023-12-092h 26Pshht ThemesOctober Sky: Wernher Von Braun was a NaziErin and Brennan shoot off rockets and hope they don't become missiles. Or explode. Both would be bad. We watch October Sky starring baby Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper (a man out of time), and Laura Dern (our favorite teacher, Captain Pew Pew!). We revisit memories of putting washers on rockets, Sputnik conspiracies, JPL movies, and TEACHERS SHOULD BE APPRECIATED MORE! Did we mention that Brennan is a teacher? Well, he is. But let's not forget that the hero of our main character was a Nazi. Just putting that out there.
2023-11-182h 16Pshht ThemesClue: Flames, FLAMES, on the Sides of my Face!Happy Halloween detectives of the Void, can you spy who the greatest comedic actor of all time is? It's Madaline Khan, with the rope in the billiard room!!!! In this, the greatest film adaptation of a game ever, we enjoy the comedic chops of Tim Curry (I butle, sir), Madeline Khan (it's a question of life after death; now that he's dead, I have a life), Eileen Brennan (I just want to powder my nose), and Michael McKean (BIG BOTTOMS!!!! TALK ABOUT BUN CAKES, MY GIRL'S GOT 'EM!!). We are here to solve who killed one, three, or maybe...
2023-10-281h 58Pshht ThemesVan Helsing: Wolverine in a Floppy HatHey Void, wanna watch one of the worst movies ever made? Well luckily for you, Erin and Brennan watched "Van Helsing" so you wouldn't have to! We talked about everything except this film including: Larry Bird (white werewolves can't jump), Gladiator (slow-motion grass), and Lord of the Rings (looking at you Faramir). Ultimately, Team Monsters won our hearts (rimshot) and we were surprised the "heroes" managed to survive anything especially: fighting monsters, CGI gorges (multiple, or the same one too many times), or ropes that DO NOT follow the laws of physics. Did we mention the only good things...
2023-10-151h 57Pshht ThemesBoba Fett: Flash-Bactas!!This week Erin, Brennan, and Matt review the very-short "Book of Boba Fett" season while trapped inside a bacta tank. We hate the Mods, love the Tuskens, and wish Mando 2.5 was not attached to this holo-transmission. Brennan rages at the improper use of the name "Daimyo," Erin expresses her deep and undying love for the rancor (bite marks included), and Matt is now our resident Gamorean butt watcher. "That's just a real guy's butt painted green!" Overall, this season could have been better, but someone at Disney lacked the faith. All the same, we got some N1 pr0n...
2023-10-012h 17Pshht ThemesThe REAL World Cup 2023Erin and Brennan pray to a goal post, thanking it for saving the US team from elimination. Well, that basically sums up their experiences this tournament. . . . We discuss the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in all its glory from debutants to experienced powerhouses, up and coming teams, and upsets galore. To the Matildas, we raise a Fosters, our new pride after all our teams had been destroyed by the blond giants of Sweden (always the bridesmaid and never the bride). Our faves: the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Our nemesis: THE NETHERLANDS (curse you Max Verstappen). Yup, only one...
2023-08-212h 04Pshht ThemesClose Encounters of the Sunburn KindIn light of the non-bombshell bombshell that is: "U.S. Cogressional Testimony on the Validity of ALIENS", Erin and Brennan decide to build a monument, a potential meeting point for Terrans and Extra-terrestrials, but they can't decide if it should be made of clay, potatoes, or shaving cream. Hmmmmmm. Maybe pillows? This week we discuss Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ponder benevolence vs. malevolence. Benevolence: the spaceships are shaped like ice cream cones! Malevolence: THEY KIDNAP A CHILD FROM THEIR MOTHER'S ARMS!!! Prime Directive: do not interfere with the natural development of oth...
2023-08-052h 43Pshht ThemesCharlie Sheen is a PriestThis week Erin and Brennan be sure to don hats with the flooffiest feathers and blue ponchos, for they are, THE TWO MUSKETEERS!!! We discuss the 1993 version of the Three Musketeers (why?) with possibly the worst cast to pretend to be French. We reference almost every movie we've ever reviewed: Man in the Iron Mask, Robin Hood, Phantom of the Opera, Princess Bride, Face-Off, and Top Gun! How are these related? Listen to find out. We talk Tim Curry doin' his thang, no women in more than 3 scenes, and the miracle of rifling. For a film we're pretty sure...
2023-07-311h 53Pshht ThemesAtlantis: The Underrated EmpireErin and Brennan watch the 4th greatest submarine movie and wonder why it's not more popular than the ratings suggest. We got Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, Don Novello, and Leonard Nemoy blazing a trail through the latter days of the Disney Rennaisance. Erin gets personal with Rasputin's . . . life, Brennan learns how fast a saw can cut a "female" in two (it's actually a FEMUR and not a FEMALE) (...dumbass), and our four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey, and lard. Dr. Sweet is our favorite hero particularly as we unpack character motivations, and we wonder about Mole's backstory...
2023-07-082h 19Pshht Themes"Luca" IS A QUEER MOVIEThis week, Brennan is breaking down closet doors and flipping his hair back in the sun with waves crashing around him, warbling on a rock as we talk about not THAT Disney movie, but instead Luca. Just like our Mousey overlords, we won't SAY this is a queer movie. . . but it is. SO! We dive into the story of young sea monsters looking for a place in the world; to be themselves. Erin herds her pastoral sheep-fish, while also criticizing cycling (as a whole), Italians (not as a whole), and Disney (THE WHOLE THING). Brennan, meanwhile, is watching this...
2023-06-032h 36Pshht ThemesPorgs in Space: The Last JediSo first, we apologize for the length of this episode, we give you a week off to fully process it. That being said, we are in part 2 of our Sequel Trilogy Special and that means talking "The Last Jedi", a story with so much that we speak for 3 hours. We discuss shirtless Skype calls with Kylo Ren, porgs weeping at Chewie's BBQ, and Laura Dern saying "pew, pew!" Matt dishes some quality quotes, Brennan talks, and Erin questions Salt Hoth. Shout out to our friend for pointing out Sassy Yoda, always willing to spill the tea to L...
2023-05-133h 14Pshht ThemesThe Force Awakens the Emo Sith LordMay the Fourth to you, Void! And also with you! We are back this week with Matt, of course, to break down our thoughts on the 2015 Star Wars revamp: The Force Awakens. It turns out there is little that all three hosts can agree on, except for Linkin Park is the soundtrack for Kylo Ren (queue Numb). With fun new characters comes new themes like "boys in space" energy, "stop holding my hand" energy, and "CRAWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIN!!! THESE WOUNDS THEY WILL NOT HEALLLL!!!!" energy. Jeez, he's such a wimp. Matt christens the Millenium Falcon as the Aluminum...
2023-05-062h 18Pshht ThemesFantastic Beasts and Blah Blah BlahLet's just get to it, this movie is bad. Erin and Brennan spend most of the podcast showcasing every possible way it could be better. Mainly, Jacob Kawalski should be the main character and the story should follow him learning of the magical world. Instead, we get extreme introvert Newt Scamander rolling nat ones on animal handling at every turn, a hot Colin Farrell with nothing to do but be bad and slap children, and He Who Must Not Be Named (child who is slapped). We spend way too much time looking up MACUSA (Is it a person? Is i...
2023-04-291h 47Pshht ThemesIt's GOJIRA You Moron!!Set your Geiger counter to 1998 and join us as we watch an Iguana-saurus Rex terrorize the Big Apple! We have ourselves a Godzilla movie that managed to anger everyone except for the kids that were too young to understand why it's bad (Erin and Brennan). We are now however, old enough to see the nuclear fallout for what it is: a lackluster script, a knockoff SJP as the whining love interest, and really long chase scenes. Thank the heavens for the mysterious Jean Reno and perfectly cast Hank Azaria to lift this film from the fishy ruins of the...
2023-01-301h 43Pshht ThemesJack Black is a WO-MAN!Erin and Brennan get sucked into the video game Jumanji, smolder equipped and dance-battle ready! Along the way they meet up with a scaredy-cat Rock, Kevin Hart, shy Karen Gillan, and "I just woke up like this" Jack Black. One of the most surprisingly enjoyable remakes, it gifts us with grown adults play teenagers, get blown up by cake, and go toe to toe with an inconsequential antagonist (sorry Bobby). We learn everything we need to know about how to seduce a man: nibble lips, stride like a gazelle, flip hair, and touch your tongue to the roof of...
2022-12-311h 47Pshht ThemesThe World Cup: UghhhhhhhhhhhErin and Brennan take a moment to dust off their cleats and shin guards, the pitch ahead echoing with the roars of fans from around the world to see their heroes play. Those cheers: "WE WANT BEER!!!" The whistle blows and instead of making a start, Erin and Brennan begin to dissect the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. We discuss DESTINY, DESTINY, and Messi holding aloft the World Cup. We cheer the courage of the Iranian players, congratulate Morocco for one of the greatest performances ever, and laugh that Ronaldo is just the worst person. At the end, we have...
2022-12-191h 37Pshht ThemesFind Me When You Wake Up: Edge of TomorrowIf you follow us here to the left, you will see Tom Cruise before he was an action star. Take notice of the comedic timing, the attention to drama, both of which are evocative of his work in the 80s and 90s. To our right we have Emily Blunt. This movie, titled "Edge of Tomorrow" is one where she shed her image as the female sidekick to fully realize herself as 'Wings of Victory' for a new generation. As we follow these two ideals through the space, we find the Omega, an alien catalyst for our two heroes to...
2022-12-101h 50Pshht ThemesThe Mopiest Vampire InterviewErin and Brennan ring in Halloween by visiting a city synonymous with the supernatural, New Orleans. They follow trails of dead rats and birds to find Tom Cruise rocking some frills and lace with a sad Brad Pitt mourning, well, everything. Luckily, we have baby Kirsten Dunst saving the whole movie, acting circles around everyone at 12 years old, while Antonio Banderas is also there, being himself (Erin's dream boy). We discuss how many dolls it takes to cover a dead body, the moralities of being the undead, and how annoying it would be to die of mime. Ultimately, we...
2022-10-281h 52Pshht ThemesInto ze Disco Room!! (Mystery Men)Grab your fur coats and forks, it's time to face the biggest evil Champion City has ever known: common sense and a gun. This week we take on the blockbuster fail that is Mystery Men, a film that is SO much more relevant today than it was in 1999. We have heroes, we have villains, and we have corporate sponsors. Our team is a ragtag group of amateur heroes with questionable abilities: shovels, spoons, temper tantrums?, and a boy who can turn invisible when nobody is looking. The antagonists on the other hand, have lasers, guns, flammable hair care, and...
2022-10-082h 11Pshht ThemesTransformers: They Transform!!!The summer may be over, but the heat is still lingering, and just like a lingering heat, our film this week is long, has a lot of explosions, and people are wearing next to nothing. By golly that sounds like a Michael Bay movie! Well, if you can call this a movie... then yes, yes it is. This week Erin and Brennan roll out in favor of the Autobots, not because they're the good guys, but because them winning ends the movie faster. Honestly, we couldn't tell the difference between the two sides, and didn't care. That was until...
2022-09-091h 30Pshht ThemesI AM IRONMANComing to you this week from the back of the "Fun 'Vee" with AC/DC and a side of whiskey on the rocks as they ride through Bishop, Califor- I mean. . . Afghanistan, are our hosts Erin and Brennan. EXLOSION! The only way out of our terrible predicament is to make a SUIT out of IRON and all in our tank-tops. Thank God we're geniuses, huh! This week we discuss the beginning of the MCU, a movie that had no guarantee of being a hit. We gather an out of work RDJ, the director of "Elf," and a C-Level Marvel...
2022-09-041h 48Pshht ThemesPride: Lesbians and Gays Support the MinersErin and Brennan turn left at that one village without any vowels to find themselves in a village with only one vowel. Wait, are we in Wales? Why yes, good chap! We're in the UK in 1984 when Margret Thatcher (Darth Karen) went to war against the mining unions across the nation. And in these dark times, times when help is of the utmost importance, to whom can we turn for aid? THE GAYS!!!! Specifically a small group looking to buck the system called LGSM, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. We're treated to Jonathan Blake teaching the straight men...
2022-06-182h 13Pshht ThemesJurassic Park: Look at All the Blood!!Erin and Brennan travel to Isla Nublar, an island off of Costa Rica, where "Dinosaurs Rule the Earth." There they find an incompetent theme park devoid of proper staffing, proper infrastructure, and proper safety protocols. We're talking a place with a massive law suit waiting to happen! Oh wait! That's right, they ARE being sued after a poor man was torn apart by a Velociraptor!! Sorry, to our paleontologist fans, we mean Deinonychus. We all know the story: people go to place filled with things that can eat you and they do. Luckily we have Jeff Goldblum's abs and...
2022-06-112h 20Pshht ThemesThe Thing with the Guy at the Place, and I'll Never Forget it! (Ocean's Eleven)This week Erin and Brennan plan the ultimate heist, to reveal the subtle details of Ocean's Eleven. In a seemingly messy and disorganized series of events, it turns out that DANNY PLANNED IT ALL! This movie is about three things: money, love, and messing with Linus. We are talking about Tess having the WORST taste in men, Brad Pitt eating constantly, and what happens when the lights go out in Vegas? CHAOS. But the real highlight, Eliot Gould's amazingly gaudy outfits.You've been practicing this review haven't you.Yeah, I felt like I rushed it...
2022-06-041h 51Pshht ThemesBeauty and the Furniture PeopleIt's a tale as old as time: girl meets furry, gets stuck in a castle, develops Stockholm syndrome, and then becomes queen? Erin and Brennan are asking the real questions around Disney's 2017 remake of Beauty and the Beast: why hire a Scottish Ewan McGregor to play a French candelabra, why is the magic mirror so large but the mirror SO small, and is President Bartlet hidden in the West Wing? We gush again about the brilliant performance of Luke Evans while praising the on screen chemistry of Kemma Watson, I mean Emin Wine, I mean Kwevin Klatson. . . nevermind. Disney...
2022-04-152h 10Pshht ThemesWe Talked About Bruno, A LotToday really feels like a holiday for Brennan; he gets to spend multiple hours discussing his love of Stephanie Beatriz (AKA Detective Rosa Diaz, AKA Emily Goldfinch, AKA Mirabel Madrigal). Meanwhile, Erin is with Jorje doing the spackle in the crawlspace behind the walls. This week we discuss the Academy Award winning film Encanto, a story that Brennan loves and Erin learned to love. From TOTALLY not talking about Bruno to caffeinated youths, we break down Abuela's walls of control and let loose all the feelings. Careful of the capibara though, he's still not impressed.
2022-04-111h 46Pshht ThemesObi Wan Visits a French BrothelVoulez Vous Coucher avec Moi, Ce Soir? Need we say more? Our adorable and impressionable hosts return to Monmartre to relive a story from their youth; being poor and enjoying the Moulin Rouge... just the outside (from a certain point of view). In this episode, we all fall in love with our heroes Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, keep forgetting that they said it's all going to hell in a handbasket, and then crying because it DID go to hell in a handbasket and that basket's name is Roxanne! EVERTHING'S GOING SO WELL! Erin and Brennan sing quite a bi...
2022-04-012h 10Pshht ThemesBrennan's Face/Off MeltdownErin and Brennan go through drastic surgery; Erin to become the new head of the FBCIAMI (You'll get it if you listen) and Brennan gets stuck in some stupid B-rated maximum security prison with magnetic boots in the middle of the the Los Angeles coastline. Doves cross our screens in slow motion while we walk through the church of bad movies that somehow make us laugh *question mark*??? I mean, how did this movie get made? Unfortunately our hosts can't get past the hilarity of Nic Cage and John Travolta in the completely terrible yet somehow enjoyable film: Face/O...
2022-03-111h 57Pshht ThemesSpace, But Make it FashionDust off your orange tanktop, plastic bald cap, and "thermal" bandages for a trip down the wormhole of the Fifth Element, aka Jean-Paul Gaultier gets to design the future in his image. Was Captain Planet right all along? WAS LOVE THE FIFTH ELEMENT?!?! It certainly seems that way with Bruce Willis falling instantly for the perfect Milla Jovovich who somehow managed to make an orange G-string seem comfortable. Erin and Brennan get really excited about Ruby Rhod, impeccable ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Korben Dallas' modular apartment. Will Erin and Brennan ever be able to properly pronounce the name of...
2022-03-041h 49Pshht ThemesOh! Mr. Darcy!! *swoon*This week, Erin swoons and Brennan rolls his eyes as we bask in the presence of the original heart-throb, Mr. Darcy. Once again, it's the time of the year to pay our respects to our dear mother by reviewing one of her favorite films, the romantic classic Pride and Prejudice. Erin gives one of the most comprehensive rundowns of one of the most difficult stories, and Brennan insists on mocking the constant swooning over MR. DARCY!!! OHHHHHH!!! But in the midst of Kitty's giggles and the most exquisite boiled potatoes, The Dame Judy Dench is quick to put a...
2022-02-252h 05Pshht ThemesThey're After Me Gold! Yargh!The trilogy is finally over and all this exposition feels like a dead dragon on our backs. The conclusion of The Hobbit ends less like a Battle of Five Armies and more like a long painful groan. Erin and Brennan magically fight of two orc armies, a swarm of battle bats, Earth-eaters, trolls, and wargs while successfully brokering a peace between men, elves, and dwarves with no idea how they did it. Do not speak to ME about following the source material, clearly Peter Jackson didn't! Erin is so frustrated with the battle of Dol Guldur and Brennan decides...
2022-02-182h 08Pshht ThemesThe Worst is Over... Oh Look! A Dragon!Erin and Brennan are told that the journey through the Green Wood is fair sailing so long as they follow the path, but find that thanks to bad exposition, cringe romance, and overused tropes, they are not in the Green Wood, but IN MIRKWOOD AND THE PATH WAS LOST LONG AGO!!!! The Company of the Siblings trudges through the Desolation of Smaug with more than a few things to quarrel about. We discuss the use of Go Pro footage in fantasy film, the need for original strong female characters, and Smaug is a dangerous magpie! All the Stephans descend...
2022-02-112h 17Pshht ThemesThat's What Bilbo Baggins Hates! ExpositionDeep in the Misty Mountains, Erin and Brennan find themselves on an Unexpected Journey between a Dame Edna and murderous Gollum. One has racks for torture and the other has nine teeth. Which will they choose? The ring of power, duh. This week, Erin and Brennan leave their comfy Hobbit holes and wonder why the hell Peter Jackson and MGM couldn't just leave a classic the way is was? From painfully boring exposition to uncalled for romances, our hosts would rather brave the railing-less Erebor than watch ANOTHER panorama. Despite it's short-comings, there are some things that stand t...
2022-02-042h 18Pshht ThemesDon't Tell Yo' Wife! -Throne of BloodErin and Brennan get lost in the Spider's Web (episode reference) and must use their combined college degrees to find the right path out of the labyrinth! We're talking Shakespeare, samurai, Noh, MURDERS, and centipede PTSD. To wrap up Erin's birthday month, which was one week longer than Brennan's, we dive into the fantastic mind of Akira Kurosawa and his acclaimed retelling of "THE SCOTTISH PLAY" in Sengoku Japan. We discuss fate, omens, and the critical need to not tell your wife EVERYTHING that happens at the office. Brennan dusts off his thespian memories, Erin dusts off some middle...
2022-01-291h 47Pshht ThemesEveryone Dies: The Story of Richard IIIErin and Brennan murder EVERYONE to take over the kingdom. Children don't have a place in politics anyways, they might as well be locked in the Tower. This week we revel in the disgusting and delicious adaptation of Richard III by the inimitable Sir Ian McKellen as he returns to our hearts not as the wise white wizard, but as the brutish black boar. (Nice alliteration) Erin is appalled by Richard's proposal, slipping rings from tongues to fingers in a morgue, and Brennan regales us with the number of children's bodies found in the Tower of London. See? They're...
2022-01-141h 40Pshht Themes10 Things Erin Loves about Heath LedgerItem 1: he's hot. Item 2: he's hot. And item 3: he's Australian. Oh how does Erin love Heath Ledger, let me count the ways, even better, let me count the posters. Welcome back Void, we begin the New Year and our new season of Pshht Themes with a celebration of Erin. While Brennan subjected everyone to a show no one else has seen (we saw those episode stats), Erin has decided to grace you all with Shakespearian English, cause everyone LOVES iambic pentameter! But fear not till truth make all things plain, this here is a movie if you will know...
2022-01-091h 39Pshht ThemesFormula 1: They Also Turn Right!After the conclusion of one of the most controversial seasons in recent memory, Erin and Brennan have a chat, a large shout, and an awkward whisper about Formula 1. Joining them this week is Brennan's college friend Nao, who has a thing or two to say about the events in Abu Dhabi. Let's be clear, this podcast is a love-fest for Lewis, sorry, SIR Lewis Hamilton while the most we want to see from Max Verstappen is him being tossed into a volcano, pummeled by a battle-bot, and finally subjected to the Spanish Inquisition (AKA the comfy chair!). Erin expresses...
2021-12-182h 14Pshht ThemesSpider Peeperz (People)Erin and Brennan are ready to stert the herliday with the peeperz of the Spiderbers. If you can't tell, Brennan is really struggling with English as a Second Language, but he's doing his best this week. We take a leap off the tallest, or maybe the second tallest, building into Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, possibly the greatest superhero movie ever made. We know we said the same thing about the Dark Knight, but that was DC and this is Marvel, totally different except that they copy each other constantly, but hey who's counting (we are). Erin this week makes...
2021-12-122h 07Pshht ThemesDiane Keaton, Master Class in Comedic CryingErin and Brennan hang out at a beautiful beach house in the Hamptons to discuss how much they love watching Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton (Erin's queen) flirt with each other in Something's Gotta Give. But let's be real folks, how do you stand up Keanu Reeves? He's Dr. Hot Stuff for a reason for crying out loud! We learn even more about how Viagra works, we see more of Jack Nicholson's butt than we ever expected to, and pajama parties in the kitchen are the parties we all dream of.Det. Rosa Diaz approves this review.
2021-12-041h 47Pshht ThemesBrennan Strikes Again, AgainWe're back with Season Three of Star Wars Rebels, the Disney kids show that is quickly making us ask, "Is Ezra a dumb dumb and should kids REALLY be looking to him for life advice?" We meet up with our crew: Kanan, Ezra, Sabine, Zeb, Chopper, and Hera as they navigate their new roles in a growing galactic rebellion. But why did they leave a sith holocron with a pubescents teen, why is Sabine so angry all the time, and does Maul carry a grudge for Kenobi cutting him in half all those years ago? I think so. Our...
2021-11-212h 07Pshht ThemesBrennan Strikes Back, a Story of "Rebels" VindicationCan you feel it? The pull? It calls to you. Another episode of Star Wars fandom... for children? You may say it's crazy, you many say that it's silly to take a Disney kids show about the Star Wars universe seriously, but Brennan has been preaching the gospel of Star Wars Rebels for years, and for his birthday podcast, by the Force, he's going to make Erin and Matt watch it too. And quelle surpise, HE WAS RIGHT!!! Erin and Matt, lowly padawans, turn to Brennan, a Jedi Freakin' Master (JFM for short), to instruct them in the ways...
2021-11-132h 16Pshht ThemesGomez and Morticia: Relationship Goals Charge your electric chairs, grab a bottle of cyanide, and awake the dead, it's time for Halloween!! A.K.A. just a normal day in the Addams house. This week we are back to discuss the happiest scary movie of all times, the 1991 film The Addams Family. Erin and Brennan start on a sneeze but recover to talk a great deal about how much we love Morticia and Gomez, to heck with the rest of the family. But we do ask the question: how are these kids still alive and what is a "Pugsley"? Gushing blood during Hamlet, enjoying a...
2021-11-061h 40Pshht ThemesGlitter Blood at the Boardwalk: The Lost BoysErin and Brennan head to the Santa Cruz.....I mean SANTA CARLA, Beach Boardwalk for a night of saxophone playing and mayhem. Join us as we review Joel Schumacher's both amazing and infuriating Lost Boys. Brennan chooses the sanity of the comic book shop and talks about how much he HATES this movie, while Erin hangs off the bottom of a bridge and professes her undying love for horrible vampire flicks. The two could not feel more differently about this film, and threaten parental brainwashing in order to win the battle of the siblings. Who will be co...
2021-10-221h 15Pshht ThemesWhen a Scotsman Appears in Your Mirror. . . "Phantom"Lot 666, a chandelier in pieces.Those who have seen his face. . . or half his face, know that a long hallway with golden arms awaits, with a horse, and a boat to a man cave with candelabras that light themselves from the Paris sewers. And as two people who have now seen that face, we are definitely not drawing back in fear, if anything I think my sister is flushed and ready to make some "music of the night." We kick off Halloween Month with the Phantom of the Opera, certainly not a Halloween-type film, but definitively dances along...
2021-10-082h 15Pshht ThemesBaby Fish Mouth: a RomCom about Harry and SallyErin and Brennan walk through the autumn leaves in New York and ask the age old question: can brothers and sisters be friends? The answer is no, due to egos and the need to be right all the time. We discuss When Harry Met Sally, one of the most influential romantic comedies of all time. Erin brings up her past dating life of nihilistic boyfriends, while Brennan finally watches the film all the way through for the first time. Verdict? He'll have what she's having. We've got Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby doing the wave while discussing intimate d...
2021-10-021h 35Pshht ThemesDark Knight Part 1: It's not Mark Hamill?Brace yourselves folks! The clowns are coming and they're armed with knives, pencils, and vegetable peelers! Ha! You laugh and scoff for now, but what if I were to say that those were all wielded by the Joker? Not laughing now, are you? Erin and Brennan are terrified by a crazed Heath Ledger on a murder spree, particularly when he shouts "LOOK AT ME!" We recount the heady days of midnight viewings and finally being cool (at least for a moment), our love for the cartoony Batman films before the Fire Nation, and the bar set by the one...
2021-09-181h 47Pshht ThemesHunt for Red October........in September?Erin and Brennan defect for Montana from their nuclear submarine in hopes of a better life. Is this episode full of Sean Connery impressions for the first 10 minutes? Yes. Yes, it is. Do those Sean Connery impressions count as Russian accents according to this movie? Yes, they do. Brennan sets his depth charges for bad jokes, while Erin has to play along with this conspiracy. But who is the saboteur? It's Craig! Erin teaches USSR politics, Brennan talk how submarine work (??????), and all the while the USS Dallas is still hunting them.More importantly th...
2021-09-102h 12Pshht ThemesWho Put the Glad in Gladiator......SPQR????Brennan returns to earth in his mortal form, but missing the glow of divinity. Meanwhile, Erin lusts after some nymphs (Gerard Butler) and can't shut up about the Twelve Labors of Hercules (HERAKLES)! Our heroes journey includes some bad gospel singing, screaming about the state of Scar, and a discussion of how randy Zeus is. How randy is he? VERY randy (geese, bulls, and women's missing husbands type of randy....looking at you Amphitryon)Brennan discusses the horrors of Zero to Hero, while Erin gets upset about the timeline of heroes.....yes, ALL the heroes.We end...
2021-09-032h 03Pshht ThemesIs Everybody In? Is Everybody In? One Night with The DoorsThis week Erin is missing her stage manager Brennan, but is joined by the Lizard King (special guest star) Stephan to talk about the Oliver Stone movie The Doors. Do they just talk about the Doors movie? No! To have a narrative that made that much sense would be too easy. Instead Erin and Stephan wander into the desert to discuss the movie, the band, random 60's rock stories, biopics in general, and everything in between. Stephan shares his background as a Jim Morrison disciple and Erin can't get over the director's need to cast Jim as a Jes...
2021-08-271h 47Pshht ThemesThe Olympics! Now with Clothes!Erin and Brennan bring home the gold, but let's be real, they're only chocolate gold coins. Following the Tokyo 2020 (2021?) Olympics, our hosts take a moment to share their views on a highly controversial and inspiring sporting event. They discuss everything from COVID to hot guys canoeing, scandals to swimming, protests to pole vaults, and tap dance to ska (the most recognized forms of Japanese art known the world 'round). They even talk about Kimetsu no Yaiba, an anime no one knows about (except for about 70 million weekly viewers, but who's counting) that doesn't get the recognition it deserves, and...
2021-08-101h 49Pshht ThemesDo You Believe in Miracles? A Tale of 3 CraigsThe Summer Olympics have begun, and in that spirit Erin and Brennan have thought long and hard and decided on the perfect sporting film for the occasion, the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 WINTER Olympics at Lake Placid in New York; a story about the ICE HOCKEY team that took on the Soviets and their vampire coach. Armed with their wooden stakes, these young lads do battle with the vampire team and learn what it means to rep the U.S.A. aka Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter? Let's be clear, Erin and Brennan have NO idea about the technicalities...
2021-07-301h 54Pshht ThemesEdward Cullen is Limp in More Ways than OneErin and Brennan gift you, the Void, on this wonderous summer day, their glittering diamond bods by way of Edward Cullen, the most "attractive" underperforming vampire in the history of literature. With long sullen stares, they greet you and beckon you into this podcast. . . or are they wondering where the toilet is. Not sure. That's right, we're talking Twilight this week as our bad movie review! You all know the story: girl with no personality moves to the Pacific Northwest, falls in love with vampire boy with no personality and NO FANGS, and proceeds to do. . . nothing.
2021-07-231h 38Pshht ThemesFarewell, Prince Abooboo. . . .Erin and Brennan go for a magic carpet ride and realize that it's probably an alien. There's only one way it could get to all those places in one night... WORMHOLE TECHNOLOGY!!!! If you haven't guessed, this is about Abooboo, I mean, Aladdin. This poor street-rat spends his days with his monkey friend Abu on the streets of Agrabah with ne'er a fiber on his back, I mean he doesn't even have nipples! Erin explains her THREE Jafar toys in detail (obsessed much?) while Brennan reveals his karaoke choices (You ain't never had a friend like me!). We get i...
2021-07-171h 42Pshht ThemesWill Smith and Jeff Goldblum save the world! The end.These fly hunks and their cocky 'tudes strut through the Blackrock Desert bein' all, "Yeah, we just did that." It's Independence Day, fools!Brennan is trying to not eat on air, Erin expands upon her lists of hunks (it's Jeff), and the Greatest President of All Times makes the dopest speech. Period. Our hosts take on the lack of decent evidence for aliens today, praise proper special effects, and have a total soft spot for Boomer, the adorable, loveable, very-much-not-understanding-the-concept-of-the-scene-dynamic dog. In the end, we reaffirm that Erin and Brennan are space nerds with a homework list f...
2021-07-091h 57Pshht ThemesAwkwafina is a Dragon Genie!Gather the pieces: Fang, Spine, Talon, Tail................. and Heart? That's the name you went with? Ok Captain Planet. Erin and Brennan learn to TRUST each other in their review of "Raya and the Last Dragon". This movie is about TRUST and the power of TRUST to reunite a fractured nation that doesn't TRUST each other. And their dragon genie has the power of TRUST and a killer backstroke. TRUST us when we say this movie is way better than ratings present. Erin is excited to have a husky-voice representative in the movie, Brennan is sick of animal sidekicks, and...
2021-06-271h 46Pshht ThemesI've got CABIN FEVER!!!!!It's a down week for us here at Pshht Themes, but we are back with some silly Muppets, including Tim Curry! Erin and Brennan rewatch the greatest Muppet movie of them all, Muppet Treasure Island, the story of a mullet child, a rat, and a... whatever..., taking to the high seas in search of adventure and treasure. Erin dumps her treasure chest of pirate knowledge, but Brennan at least has ONE doubloon to his nerdy name. They discuss Muppet tattoos, Billy Connolly dying TWICE, and the severity of the black spot! Get ready to set sail on the big...
2021-06-181h 21Pshht ThemesAvatar Book 2: Earth. The Dry StuffErin and Brennan pour themselves a second cup of jasmine tea and recline in their Fire Nation Spa for season two of Avatar: The Last Airbender. From missing bison to detective Sokka, Team Avatar is back in action and with a new cast member, the blind earthbender named Toph ('cause it rhymes with tough). Meanwhile, Zuko WANTS to get struck by lightning (yikes!), Iroh firebends in the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se, and Sokka is batting 3/3 with female companions. Our ears are graced by Daniel Dae Kim's cheekbones, we're completely paralyzed by a room of Joo Dees, a...
2021-04-162h 01Pshht ThemesAvatar Book 1: Water. The Wet StuffBuckle your seatbelts, strap on your sideburns, and join us on the back of our flying bison: Craig. Erin and Brennan dive deep into the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA). Let us begin by reigniting (HA!) their deep love for Dante Basco/Zuko (insert firebending pun, oh wait...). In a show jam packed with lovely characters and beloved voice actors, our hosts are in love with Iroh (Mako), Admiral Zhao (Jason Isaacs), and The Warden (George Takei). Wait a moment, do we just love firebenders? Nah, Brennan loves Sokka. Erin gets down with some feminism with Katara...
2021-04-092h 09Pshht ThemesSwanee Gonna Swan, A Birthday Review of "My Favorite Year"Birthday number 4 is here for our hosts and their family. This time, it's all about the patriarch, the padre, the pater familias, the Dad. We are watching the film "My Favorite Year", a film that everyone should know about, but for some reason no one does. Does it have explosions? No. Does it have race cars? No. Does it have a suave tuxedo-clad alcoholic? Yes, but it's not James Bond. However, does it have a live comedy TV show in the 1950's? Yes. Peter O'Toole is back in our podcast, this time he's basically playing himself as the charismatic...
2021-03-261h 52Pshht ThemesSt. Padraig's Week (That spells Patrick by the way. . .): A Podcast about Erin's CatErin and Brennan go back to their very green Irish roots. With names like Erin and Brennan, it's easy to do 'cause... they're Irish! With this week's film being the Secret of Kells, our hosts don their shamrock-buckled river-dancing shoes and let the Guinness flow, the fiddle play, and the tapping begin! They discuss cats, fairy rings, human sacrifice, Brendan Gleason being hella mean, and shoddy wall construction. 'Cause following our conversation from last week, Europeans in the Dark Ages are hella dumb. Basically, Vikings come to Ireland and scare the pants off of monks. The End. A...
2021-03-191h 38Pshht ThemesThe 13th Warrior: Lo, Attack of the Turd MotherLo there do I see my sisterLo there do I see Antonio and OmarLo there do I see Vikings, many of whom I don't know their namesBack to the beginningLo do I watch their filmThey bid me remember my place in my college history classesIn the Halls of Mackenzie and StevensonWhere the Nerds may Live ForeverErin and Brennan are back from a week hiatus and what's better to help them get back into the groove than with a super nerdy...
2021-03-112h 04Pshht ThemesMandalorian Season 2: Return of the Clone, Boba's Back Baby!Erin, Brennan, and Matt reunite to tackle the most highly anticipated review, Mandalorian Season 2. What are they, who are they, why are they, and so much more! We learn that Star Wars needs to focus group some new names: Grogu or Goku, Death Troopers, Dark Troopers, Dark Sabers, Dark Wizards, we get it! It's Dark! You need to pay your energy bills! We meet up again with Mando a.k.a Din Jaris a.k.a. Brown Eyes, in his quest to reunite The Child (Grogu) with a Jedi Master. Along the way Brennan has a serious "hot damn!"...
2021-02-282h 47Pshht ThemesChocolat, that means chocolate in French!Ou est le Chocolat? (Mon Dieu! ~en Français) [This is still French, Brennan]. We are so cultured. This podcast is about the differences between kangaroos and wallabies! Just kidding, it's about French people in France making French chocolate, doing French things for French God, and all while in France. But of course the movie is in English (HA! WE STILL WIN!!). Erin and Brennan dust off their French language skills from high school so that the Void has proof of how much they have forgotten. We are talking Johnny Depp with a dumb Irish accent, Alfred Molina being a...
2021-02-192h 01Pshht ThemesAlways Be My Maybe: Parmesan and BileLove is in the air, and our two hosts are ready to get giddy with wholesome goodness. This year they review Always Be My Maybe, a charming love story of two Asian-Americans who rekindle their love in the City by the Bay. (Hey! We finally mentioned the film title in our description!) Except, Erin and Brennan really just recount their childhood sex education, mistaken police encounters in steamy cars, and albino alligators. Erin thinks the celebrity cameo in this film is the greatest ever, Brennan is unnaturally well informed about the chemical similarities between bile and parmesan cheese, and...
2021-02-122h 00Pshht ThemesLife Isn't Worth Living If We Can't Be Beautiful!!!!!Billy Crystal is a talking fireplace. Need we say more? Well, I mean, yes. Batman (Christian Bale) is an ostentatious Quetzalcoatl/wizard-with-a-cute-butt/prima donna, Lauren Bacall is a woman with many necks, and Jean Simmons (not THAT Gene Simmons) is an old lady. So what are we talking about? We're talkin' Howl's Moving Castle, baby! Erin and Brennan laugh for a solid five minutes about the castle's unmentionables, only proving that they have not matured AT ALL. Brennan relates to Sophie, Erin can't put Batman aside, and let's be honest, life isn't worth living if we can't be beautiful...
2021-01-302h 11Pshht ThemesDarth Vader in a Hot Tub: A Rogue One ReviewWhat happens when you get three Star Wars nerds into one chatroom? A 3 hour podcast, or a quorum of intelligent minds. Erin thinks Donnie Yen is the best person in the world, a fact she insists goes first, followed by yet another character she loves who wears amazing goggles. Matt appreciates being an only child after listening to Erin and Brennan bickering. Also, special guest Matt! The team discuss uncanny valleys, is Darth Vader a wuss, and how did giant Jedi monuments get made? Erin proposes that ancient Jedi used the force to cement sand together and then carved...
2021-01-233h 07Pshht ThemesRaiders of the Lost Araaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa . . . . . ! (In Aramaic)Welcome back to another installation of Pshht Themes, starring Erin and Brennan accompanied by all your favorite noises! Erin goes "whooo!" for jungles, Brennan mimics a kookaburra, and together they are siblings! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY?!?! Erin and Brennan get INTO IT! The Tomb of the First Emperor? Sutton Hoo? NO! It's all about a man who saves one or two items from a temple, then destroys the temple! Co-starring: Ivan Ooze, Gimli, and white washed Hollywood extras! The moral of the story? It's always patriotic to punch Nazis in the face. ...
2021-01-162h 04Pshht ThemesBueller. . . ?We're back for the dawn of 2021 and getting it started on a positive note with a feel good classic: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Brennan is captivated by Alan Ruck's eyes, Erin weirdly wants to talk about a car more than Brennan does, and together, they really think Cameron is the main character. Enjoy creepy teachers, Star Wars Ferraris, and German frauline parade floats. Really people, Ed Rooney should be arrested. Guest starring Charlie Sheen as himself. (And weirdly, Erin's not mad about it). Will Ferris Bueller get caught? OF COURSE NOT! Because this is his MF'n day off.
2021-01-071h 31Pshht ThemesWarning! This review is rated ARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!! (Pirates of the Caribbean)Ahoy me hardies, it be time for a (cannon) blast to the past! Our intrepid hosts get down with some swishy hips and eyeliner, meaning it's time to talk about pirates. Brennan dusts off his booster seat origins, Erin gets a little excited about her pubescent awakening, and rum is the gift that keeps on giving; which is important in the season of giving. Brennan knows Erin's favorite moments AND pirates, Brennan misses his sword (stick) collection (made of sticks), and both of them are confused how this qualifies as a Disney movie. I mean really people, the butler...
2020-12-112h 24Pshht ThemesNipplegate: Butts, Boob, and Codpieces A "Batman & Robin" StoryErin is back and things go sideways fast; at least they would go sideways if there was gravity in this film. From comic book to the silver screen, Erin and Brennan discuss the vivid sexual urges of Joel Schumacher and his frozen fantasies. As always, it's ICE to see Arnold SKATE his way into our lives and our COLD FROZEN hearts, but what we really learned is that George is the most bored Batman of all time. Robin is too old, Uma is a 30's radio host made corporeal, and Alicia's Bat Girl gets the exposition-end of a bad...
2020-12-041h 47Pshht ThemesGOOOLDFINGAA! MEH MEH, MEH!!!Pussy, Pussy Galore. I can't help it, it's such a ridiculous name. Erin and Brennan kick off the Thanksgiving holiday by following the stealthy advice of one 007, sneak in with a fake bird on your head. Erin gets excited by male rompers, Brennan drools on the hood of a car, and they can't decide what metal is used in Oddjob's hat. I mean really, it's restrained enough to only break a person's neck, but is fully capable of decapitating statues as well? "Vibranium!" Erin calls from stage left! And in the end, could James Bond's mojo be the key...
2020-11-201h 54Pshht ThemesAre You a Fan of Murder or are You Covering Your Tracks with a Liberal Serving of Bacon and Beans?Brennan's birthday has come and our two hosts are set to take on Timothy Dalton's sparkling eyes in one of Brennan's favorite films: Hot Fuzz. Erin is the resident expert on Point Break and the multitude of buddy-cop film references, and Brennan just enjoys this film too much to remember that small details are not as funny in the retelling. Can they finish the podcast without Craig tossing a sea mine into the recording process, or will they leap over the countryside fences to continue their chase for rogue swans?
2020-11-132h 02Pshht ThemesJohnny Utah vs. DraculaErin and Brennan get down and bloody with possibly the best worst Dracula movie of all time. A poorly cast Keanu Reeves and a ridiculous wedding dress faces off against Gary Oldman, Gary Oldman, and a hot Gary Oldman. Also, did we mention that Erin has a thing for vampires? Most of this episode is Erin discussing historical vampires, literary vampires, and Brennan sharing his knowledge of vampires, all of which is a direct result of being related to Erin. Oh, and hot Gary Oldman as a vampire? Erin says, "sign me up for the next dark baptism!" The...
2020-10-302h 13Pshht ThemesGhostbusters: The Movie that Broke BrennanThis week we do a full dive into Brennan's childhood trauma with a movie that should not scare anyone: Ghostbusters. Between an antagonistic EPA, the Ghostbusters basically being Republicans, the Patron Saint of Sci-Fi (Sigourney Weaver), and Brennan's window technician, there's quite a bit to unpack here. We also learn that for some reason Brennan has strong feelings about New York and Erin wonders why Peter Venkman has a job he clearly has no interest in.
2020-10-261h 39Pshht ThemesFollowing in His Grandfather's VOOTSHTEPS!Erin and Brennan giggle for 2 hours about one of their most beloved films, Young Frankenstein. From the brilliance of Gene Wilder's hair to the sassiest Igor around, they gush their great appreciation for this film and every actor who graced the screen. Potty humor, slapstick, high brow, and so much more! We are definitely in the October spirit: we can hiss like Madeline Kahn, "walk this way" like Marty Feldman, and make yummy sounds like Peter Boyle. BLUCHER! *horses neigh*
2020-10-091h 39Pshht ThemesBeetlej- ! DON'T SAY HIS NAME FOOL!Spooky season has finally arrived and Erin and Brennan figure it's time to start with a classic 80's Tim Burton film. There are many creepy aspects to this story, but the most terrifying by far are Catherine O'hara's sculptures. Erin reacts to the notion of vacationing at home, Brennan has a long winded story about fox ghosts, and both are way too upset that the characters kept forgetting the ghost manual out in the open for all the living to find! Starring: Michael "He's the Next Batman?" Keaton, Alec "Death Shrouds and Moaning" Baldwin, and Gina "How is She...
2020-10-021h 34Pshht ThemesHook! #Dante Basco Please Listen to our Podcast!Remember when you're childhood was bangarang? Swash-buckling, flying, and falling into gray goop! Erin and Brennan arrive in Never Neverland in the middle of a massive magical food fight between Robin Williams (Peter Pan) and Dustin Hoffman (Capt. Hook). Armed with egg shooters, paint guns, and skateboards, they face off against the forces of David Crosby, Glen Close, and Bob Hoskins, while being more than willing to sacrifice a certain unwanted fairy in the quest to save Pan's kids. The ultimate goal? To get back to the majestic Dame Maggie Smith and Dante Basco's exposed midriff. In D...
2020-09-252h 10Pshht ThemesMoana- What in the world is with this chicken?!Erin and Brennan smell what the Rock is cookin' and it smells of tequila and hubris, good thing we have a smart and fearless heroin to figure this out. They discuss racist coconuts, an ocean that strong resembles Flubber, and Lin Manuel Miranda. Hey, Lin's back in our episode descriptions! After Rivendell, we finally locate the second half of Flight of the Concords at the bottom of the sea with a golden hoard to rival Smaug. In the end, is the sea really that shallow, or is the Heart of Ocean just that easy to find? *queue Celine Dion* N...
2020-09-182h 05Pshht ThemesMulan (animated): Let's Get Down to BusinessYou starting singing in the song didn't you! Don't deny it! This is a podcast about Mulan! I mean, we mostly talk about accurate depictions of the Huns, Li Shang's questionable sexuality, and Disney zombie ideas, but ya, I guess it's still about Mulan. Do Erin and Brennan break out into song? Well, yes, at least Brennan does. A genuine discussion of how empowering Mulan is for women and young girls in an industry that tends to objectify them. Work!
2020-09-112h 14Pshht ThemesBad Film!! Jupiter Ass-ending: Bite Me Wolf Boy!Erin and Brennan find themselves trapped in Eddie Redmayne's throat. But wait, you thought this movie was about space? NO! It's about a space werewolf and an alien (who is still human) fighting capitalism, oh wait, sorry, it was really just a bad script all along. Can they survive bees, a Sean Bean, and mommy issues all why trying to figure out the root question: what in the world does this movie mean???
2020-09-042h 10Pshht ThemesPrincess Kodama- I mean, Mononoke: AKA Worms are Hella GrossSUSHI, SAKE, KATANA, HELLO KITTY!! Erin and Brennan get into some hard core Japanese myths. A story about Kodama interacting with humans, Kodama having piggy-back rides, and Kodama wondering why someone would cut an innocent small plant. Oh, and there's wolves, samurai, humans, guns, gods, spirits, boars, apes, good, evil, and all that jazz; but seriously folks, Kodama.
2020-08-302h 09Pshht ThemesReturn of the- Wait, it's not over yet?Erin and Brennan complete the hero's journey through discussion of the Palantir, eagles, and Brennan's ringtones. Will the conclusion of this saga be finished in as little as five endings or will giant spiders and sneaking Gollums thwart their progress? Tune in to hear this epic finale or the crash of their ship upon the western shores.
2020-08-212h 09Pshht ThemesTwo Towers: No More, No Less.Two shall be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting shall be two. Erin and Brennan have a standard 12 hour Entmoot to discuss the following: ents, rings, horses, rainbow robes, and is meat really back on the menu?
2020-08-072h 15Pshht ThemesFrom the Archives: Terminators 1 and 2. That governor's bod!!!Erin and Brennan are at it again! Revisiting some classics from the family archive, and surprise, they remember them! Kind of. Also, they get stuck in a time loop. Will they make it out? The world may never know unless it's written and directed by James Cameron.
2020-07-242h 14Pshht ThemesNot so Hot Takes: Hamilton. Is it good?Erin and Brennan meet! For the inaugural episode, they share their hot takes on the world renowned Broadway hit turned soundtrack, turned the only real reason any of us have a Disney+ account.
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