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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastNew Podcast Alert from EPJ Host Gabe Pacheco: Welcome to Halal CartelsHalal Cartels is hosted by
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Today we talk about affluent people waiting in lines, Exterminate All the Brutes, Andrew Jackson, Vaccine Public Relations, and the Irish
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 94: The Karate Kid (1984) with Zilla VodnasIn the wake of Cobra Kai's popularity, we decided to investigate the original text today and review The Karate Kid. On this episode Gabe and Sami invite friend of the pod, and fellow 80's baby Zilla Vodnas to help us break down the movie.
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Twitter @ZillaVodnas2020-10-1000 minEat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 93 Parent Trap with Remy KassimirParent Trap 1998
This week we cover the 1998 remake of Parent Trap, the film that introduced Lindsay Lohan to the world. Our guest is the delightful comedian and host of the How Cum Podcast, Remy Kassimir.
2020-10-0200 minEat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 92 Mad Max: Fury Road with Alex ShannonThis week we talk about the revolutionary classic Mad Max: Fury Road with our good friend from the Ridiculous People's Podcast Alex Shannon.
2020-09-091h 17Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 91 Amadeus with Matt MarangoAmadeus 1984
We have finally gotten around to covering Milos Forman’s classic Amadeus. Join us for this enchanting story of envy, jealousy, and artistic genius in the Hapsburg court of Vienna. This week our guest is the New York City based comedian and actor Matt Maragno 2020-09-031h 00Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 90 Total Recall: Fast Food on Mars with Andrew HarrissToday we tackle Paul Verhoeven's classic Total Recall with returning guest Andrew Harriss.
2020-08-101h 27Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 89 Scream was my first horror movie with Joan GlackinIn 1996 Wes Craven does it again. The 3 time genre trailblazer re-animates horror cinema with the meta teen-slasher flick Scream. Craven is able to wink, nod, critique, and reference the canon and his past work while seamlessly delivering a genuinely thrilling midnight murder mystery. Joining us this week is comedian and scream queen Joan Glackin.
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2020-08-031h 11Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 88 Broadcast News with Guest Dan WilburBroadcast News
Ready for a tale about the ongoing erosion of standards in journalism and the rise of sensationalized media coverage? This week we tackle Broadcast News, a film about over achieving yuppies, love triangles, and flop sweat. Sami and Gabe dive deep with the help of very special guest Dan Wilbur. Enjoy!
2020-07-281h 12Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEPJ Ep 87 L.A. Story: Cheerful Nihilism and True Love with Jordan RiderUhhhhh, like, run, dont, like, walk to join us as we review Steve Martin's Love/Hate letter to Los Angeles, L.A. Story. Enter Los Angeles in the early 90's, filled with spandex halter tops, roller skate Air Jordan's, and MC Shan as a rapping waiter. Thanks to LA Story we've also been listening to Enya all week. Sami and Gabe are joined by very special guest, Jordan Rider. We promise that you will not be "Bored beyond belief"
https://votefwd.org/2020-07-141h 17Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 86 Heat: the Most Bougie Bank RobbersMichael Mann’s world building is exquisite. His casting is phenomenal. Pacino and De Niro in the diner is a once-in-a-lifetime meeting of two of cinema's giants in their prime. As two opposing forces, their coffee break is like the World War 1 Christmas ceasefire between the French and German troops playing soccer in no mans land. Gabe and Sami take a break from the pandemic to cover the best bank robber film of the 1990’s.2020-07-0852 minEat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 85 Teen Witch: Top that with Marcy CurrierTeen Witch 1989
Today we get witchy with it and cover the 1989 cult classic Teen Witch. Does this movie have the best battle rap scene in cinema? Probably you’d be hard-pressed to top “top that”. Joining us today is friend of the podcast, psychic medium spiritual advisor and tarot card reader Marcy Currier.
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2020-07-021h 00Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 84 - Back to the Future II : Hoverboards, Chickens, and Biff Tannen for PresidentBack to the Future Part 2
We are still in the Quar and now in the middle of a series of global police brutality protests. It’s like we are live in the timeline where Biff Tannen still has the almanac. Join us as we get political and talk about Back to the Future Part 2.
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#zemeckismovies...2020-06-2448 minEat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 83 - Serpico 1973Serpico 1973
This week in honor of the nationwide protest against police brutality we decided to explore Sidney Lumet’s classic tale of one man’s fight against police corruption in New York City. Go back in time with us to the hot sweaty gritty dirty world of 1970s New York City, and to the cynical radical counterculture aesthetics of 1970s New Hollywood.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 82 - Back to the Future 1985Time travel, TAB soda, 80’s nostalgia engaged in 1950’s nostalgia, and Michael J. Fox at the top of his game. Join us as we explore the timeless and relatable story of when an old scientist befriends you, sends you to the past, your mom wants to sleep with you, and you teach Chuck Berry’s brother how to play rock n’ roll. Sami and Gabe discuss a classic during the Quar.2020-06-1259 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Special - As if!A sympathetic tale of a rich blonde alpha girl, Cher, discovering that she is not the center of the universe. This film offers gentle rude awakenings to Cher as she learns even though she’s rich she needs to work finding love and become a good driver. Oh yeah, also doing charity makes you a better person. Get ready for peak 1995 nostalgia with hacky-sacks, 3rd wave ska high school dances, and Luke Perry haircuts.2020-03-251h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Ep 81-The Big Lebowski: Blame is on the White Russians with Joe AlfanoThere is a man for every time and place. And in 1998 that was Jeff Bridges playing his most iconic role as the Dude. This is a slacker neo-noir set in a quirky Los Angeles inhabited by characters only the Coen Brothers could bring to life. Lebowski was a dorm room staple, highly quotable, and the inspiration for a religion, Dudism. This week we invite comedian Joe Alfano to discuss all things Lebowski.2020-03-191h 00
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 80 - Mamma Mia with Gus ConstantellisThis week, we sit down with Bay Ridge bred Greek-American comedy dynamo Gus Constantellis to discuss the 2008 ABBA music vehicle Mamma Mia! It’s a feel good musical with cringe singing performances by an all-star cast set on a idyllic Greek isle.2020-03-1142 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Special Replay 4 - Judgement NightJudgement Night: so many things going in this perfectly mid-90’s urban thriller. JN is a star vehicle for Dennis Leary at the height of his Gen X “edgy” comedy bad boy powers. It has a stellar ensemble cast including Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Peter Green, Stephen Dorff, and Everlast, all propping up Emilio Estevez’ wooden performance. It got a soundtrack that launched the rap/rock genre into the mainstream. This week we chop it up with Comedian Herbie Gill.2020-03-0556 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Special Replay 3- Indecent Proposal with Andrew HarrissCan money buy love? How much money do you need to ruin a happy couple’s relationship. Let’s dive into this 1990’s adult-contemporary romantic melodrama about a bored billionaire Robert Redford who plays love games with a fresh faced couple played by Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore. Joining us on the Pod is Andrew Harriss.2020-02-281h 12
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 79 - The Breakfast Club with Khalid RahmaanCannabis teen group therapy with the Breakfast Club. 1985 /with guest Khalid Rahmaan and Amber Rollo. John Hughes takes us on a nostalgic trip back to high school where the kids from different cliques learn that they all have a common enemy, their parents, while listening to Simple Minds. In studio today are NYC stand up comedians Khalid Rahmaan and Amber Rollo.2020-02-191h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 78 - Caddyshack with Pranav BehariAnother hot one. We had Pranav Behari from Mango Bae drop by to convince us that Caddyshack is actually a pretty woke film about class struggle, neoliberal capitalism, and gopher that can be a cypher for any oppressed community looking to resist. Episode drops on Wednesday.2020-02-121h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 77 - Uncle Buck with Courtney Maginnis1989 was a huge year for family friendly comedy classics with Parenthood, Ghostbusters 2, and Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
George Bush, former CIA Spook, and son of a War Profiteer who made money working with the Nazis, became President. And Dana Carvey crushed it playing him on SNL. Today we cover a classic from this era, the John Hughes directed John Candy vehicle Uncle Buck. Special guest for the Narcisista Podcast Courtney Maginnis.2020-02-0559 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 76 - The Talented Mr. RipleyIt’s 1999, the world is introduced to SpongeBob Squarepants, Vladimir Putin takes over Russia, and everyone is sharing music on Napster. Matt Damon, hot off his breakout performance in Good Will Hunting, is cast as The Talented Mr. Ripley. Join us as we examine this psychological crime thriller set on the sunny beaches of 1950’s Italy.2020-01-301h 01
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 75 - Jaws with Jordan RiderDo you know the muffin man? What if that was the score for when Jaws is coming? Spooky. Today we go fishing with Steven Spielberg and watch some seriously anti-shark propaganda and one of the best films of all time about starring 3 men in a boat. With guest Actor/Author Jordan Rider.2020-01-152h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 74 - Harlem Nights with Andre D ThompsonHarlem Nights written by Eddie Murphy, directed By Eddie Murphy, starring Eddie Murphy. The cast is full of peak 1980's black comedians and entertainers. RIP Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Robin Harris, Della Reese, Tommy Mikal Ford (and side note Danny Aiello). At least we still have Arsenio Hall. My question is where were Sinbad, Cosby, and Kadeem Harrison? On this week’s episode we are joined by Andre D Thompson.2020-01-081h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 73 - Naked Gun with Kendra CunninghamFrom the files of Police Squad, we’re covering a cornerstone of the spoof genre and one of the greatest comedies of the 1980’s. This movie a joke every 30 seconds, and it’s chock full of visual gags, parodies, pratfalls, and pop-culture references and also has stellar performances from Leslie Nielsen, Richards Montalban, Priscilla Presley and OJ Simpson. Joining us this week is film maker/comedian Kendra Cunningham.2020-01-021h 01
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 72 - Thirteen with Amber RolloThirteen is the craziest movie about 7th grade ever made in the US and banned in multiple countries. Shot in an cinema verite hand held style, this movie is a secular possession horror story about going through puberty portrayed with a gritty realism in LA. Join us as we delve into Tracy and Evie’s depraved middle school world of sex, drugs, and petty crime. With guest comedian, musician, and writer Amber Rollo.2019-12-261h 24
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEPJ Special Replay 2- Jiro Dreams of Sushi with Usama SiddiqueeJiro is a 85 year old man who has 3 star Michelin rated sushi restaurant in a subway station in Japan. He has been slicing fish up in this spot for over 40 years. And he is regarded as the greatest master sushi chef in the world. This is his story. Joining us for the motivational food documentary is the fabulous Usama Siddiquee2019-12-181h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 71 - SLC Punk! with Will CareyUtah 1985: Matthew Lillard stars as Stevo, who alongside his pal, Bob, decide to spend their post college year pissing their lives away, only to realize that they and their friends must move forward with life and out of their unrealistic punk ideals. How long can you worship at the altars of anarchy and chaos? Joining us this week is musician, comedian, and podcaster Will Carey.2019-12-1143 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 70 - The Devils Wears Prada with Blair Dawson2006 was a Fergalicious year. And Amy Winehouse as still alive and singing about Rehab. Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt graced the solver screen and introduced the world to the soul-crushing grind of the fashion industry in the Devil Wears Prada. This is a perfect coming-of-age movie focused on the transition into your first job out of school. Joining us this week is the vibrant comedian Blair Dawson.2019-12-041h 19
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 69 - Selena with Glorelys MoraSelena was crossover success who could hold her own on the mainstream pop-charts, and was already Latin, and more specifically Tejano, music royalty. She was a mega star in the Latino community before white people even knew her name. With over a decade of making music, at 23 she could have been the next Madonna. TToday we review Gregory Nava’s 1997 biopic of Selena starring Jennifer Lopez and Edward Olmos, with comedian guest Glorelys Mora.2019-11-2759 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 68 - Prisoners with Quincy LedbetterIf you want a gloomy meditation on morality, faith, with crime procedurals twists and turns, this film will delight you. Prisoners fits nicely in the cannon with True Detective, The Killing, Se7en, and Mystic River, and Gone Baby Gone. Joining us to discuss this Denis Villeneuve masterpiece is filmmaker, musician, and all-around creative force Quincy Ledbetter2019-11-191h 24
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 67 - High Fidelity with Jim TewsWhy is John Cusack always wet? What’s the high watermark film capturing the 90s Gen X hipster aesthetic? Today travel back to the time of smoking, landlines, vintage clothes, and analogue music. Joining us is multi-talented comedic dynamo Jim Tews.2019-11-131h 04
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 66 - White Men Can't JumpAre you ready for no-look passes, pump/fakes, and the awkward race relations of 1992? This week we take it to the hole with an in-depth look at the vibrant, witty, and unpredictable film about small time LA street-ball hustlers played by Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes and let’s not forget a stunning performance by Rosie Perez. Returning guest on the pod is Andrew “Buck” Charles.2019-11-071h 14
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 65 - Candyman with Zilla VodnasLet’s take a trip to the Cabrini Green housing projects in Chicago to meet the first mainstream supernatural Black slasher, Candyman. Written by Clive Barker, co-starring Tony Todd, and Virginia Madden, and with a haunting score by Phillip Glass. This is a definite Halloween classic. Breaking it down this is today is the spooky queen Zilla Vodnas.2019-10-301h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 64 - Dazed and Confused with Alex ShannonWipe that face off your head bitches and strap in for our review of Richard Linklater's 1993 cult classic “Dazed and Confused”. High school in the 70’s seems like it was a blast, if you could avoid getting paddled by the football team. Joining us this week is Alex Shannon from “The Ridiculous People Podcast”.2019-10-231h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 63 - Indecent ProposalCan money buy love? How much money do you need to ruin a happy couple’s relationship. Let’s dive into this 1990’s adult-contemporary romantic melodrama about a bored billionaire Robert Redford who plays love games with a fresh faced couple played by Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore. Joining us on the Pod is Andrew Harriss.2019-10-161h 12
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 62 - Dirty Dancing with Xazmin GarzaDirty Dancing is Jennifer Grey in her 1980’s prime. Enjoy another film about rock n’ roll saving the day, with steamy scenes of teens grinding to the Mash Potato, and a heavy abortion subplot, and Patrick Swayze peacocking all over the dance floor. Fun for the whole family. With Comedian Xazmin Garza.2019-10-091h 07
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 61 - Point Break with Catherine MontesiPoint Break is a perfect cops and robbers action movie. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Everything about this Xtreme Sportz flick is sexy from Gary Busey’s surfwear shirts, to Lori Petty’s surf lessons, to a bank robber in a Ronald Reagan mask torching a car with a gas nozzle flame thrower. Joining us this week is Story Pirate, Improver, Comedian Catherine Montesi.2019-10-021h 11
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 60 - The Day After Tomorrow with Davidson BoswellAl Gore’s Inconvenient Truth for people who like the Left Behind Series. Let’s go back to 2004 at the height of the Iraq War, Hummers, Tsunamis, and Martha Stewart doing jail time. Joining us this week is comedian Davidson Boswell.2019-09-2554 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 59 - King of New York with Gastor AlmonteKing of New York 1990 is a timeless tale of a sinner seeking redemption. It’s a hip hop gangster flick full of classical music and crack raps. It’s Christopher Walken at his best. It’s an Abel Ferrara love letter to NYC. It’s a hot mess. Back in the studio with a root beer is guest Gastor Almonte.2019-09-191h 08
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Replay 1 - MoonstruckCher, The mega music star had already been famous for 20 years when she dropped this classic rom-com. But does she have the acting chops to carry a whole movie? We’ll give you our feedback, but ultimately you decide. Check her out, performing alongside a young, hungry, pre-Ghostrider Nicholas Cage. Enjoy the very Italian-American Moonstruck (1987). Also starring Danny Aiello and Olympia Dukakis.
Rate, Review, Subscribe!2019-09-1249 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 58 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsGuy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is a radical departure from all of the British Bake Off we’ve been watching to go to sleep at night on Netflix. This week we review the ultra hip crime comedy jam packed with so much fast-talking cockney slang we’ll be grateful for the subtitles features on your laptop.2019-09-0455 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 57 - Lethal Weapon with Andrew CharlesA suicidal cop is partnered with a family man and has to break up an international heroin trafficking ring comprised of Vietnam era black ops mercenaries on Christmas. This is an OG buddy cop film, and the template for countless knockoffs. Joining us this week is music artist Andrew Charles/Buck.2019-08-281h 16
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 56 - The Net with Jaqi FurbackToday we watch Sandra Bullock play an extremely photogenic introvert computer program in this in this PG-13 techno thriller. This movie is simultaneously out of date, goofy, and extremely prescient of our current digitally connected society. Joining us this week is NYC Comedian and Sci-Fi writer Jaqi Furback2019-08-2158 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 55 - Tron with Louie PearlmanTron 1982 is a beautifully animated cyber adventure, a landmark in CGI effects, and hypnotic art film. It’s also an anachronistic slog that gets the Internet wrong and it’s saving grace is Jeff Bridges. We could retitle Tron the dude in the Matrix. Guest star is Story Pirate Louie Pearlman.2019-08-141h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 54 - Legends of the Fall with Chloe La BrancheOn this episode we cover the 1994 Western epic melodrama Legends of the Fall, starring Julia Osmond, Sir Anthony Hopkins, peak 90’s Brad Pitt, and narrated by a Native American for some reason. Get ready to get misty eyed in this idealized version of American History, which could have easily be titled “Everybody Loves Tristan”. Joining us is NYC Comic Chloe La Branche.2019-08-0746 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 53 - The Last Dragon with Cedric LillyIt’s 1985, the year Berry Gordy of Motown fame executive produced a funky genre-bending cult classic, The Last Dragon. This script feels like someone smoked PCP while listening to Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, and banged away at the keys of an old IBM Selectric to create a masterpiece. This week joining us is actor and Story Pirate Cedric Lilly.
Rate, Review and Subscribe!2019-07-171h 13
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 52 - Top Gun with Matt MaretzIt’s time to review Top Gun. A sleek and stylish 1986 film that cranks the Cold War patriotism up to 10! This is an American Navy recruitment film dressed up as a Kenny Loggin’s music video, chalk full of daddy issues, daredevil dogfights, and cool code names. And the kids loved it. Joining us the week is actor Matt Maretz.2019-07-1059 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 51 - 500 Days of Summer with Maddy SmithIt’s a bitter/sweet 2009 coming-of-age story dressed up like a rom-com and it turns the manic pixie dream girl trope on its head. Check out this Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Zooey Deschanel banger. Covered at the behest of our friend and guest Maddy Smith.2019-07-031h 08
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 50 - Basic InstinctOn this episode we cover director Paul Verhoeven’s sleezy neo-noir starring Michael Douglas playing his best divorced dad with a cocaine habit and an 80's and middle-life-crisis, bright red Pontiac Fiero, and Sharon Stone breaking out as a psychopathic serial killer sex symbol. With good friend of the pod Andrew Harriss.2019-06-251h 12
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 49 - Paid In Full with Gastor AlmontePaid in Full is as New York as a F.E.D.S. magazine from the 42nd Street Subway Platform kiosk. Travel back to the Reagan era War on Drugs and the Golden Age of Rap to see the dramatized life-story of cocaine kingpins Alpo Martinez, Azie Faison, and Rich Porter. Joining us as we cover this Hip Hop Cinema Classic is the East New York comedian Gastor Almonte2019-06-181h 07
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 48 - The Birdcage with Jax Dell'OssoTo celebrate Pride Month, we’ve gone back to 1996 to cover the Bird Cage. Enjoy Nathan Lane in drag, Robin Williams playing it “straight” and Hank Azaria’s natural heat... In an era before gay marriage, The Bird Cage broke barriers as the first blockbuster film with two gay lead characters. This week we are joined by special guest Jax Dell’Osso.2019-06-121h 04
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 47 - In Bruges with Danny FeltsThe year was 2008. In Baghdad, journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at then-president George W. Bush. And the film In Bruges hit the big screen. The plot follows two hitman visiting Bruges, laying low after a murder gone wrong in London. A simple story about gangster doing normal things, while spouting witty dialogue, quickly spirals into a morality tale to rival Se7en. Joining us this week is comedian Danny Felts. This podcast episode we’ll strike a balance between culture and fun.2019-06-041h 05
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 46 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi with Usama SiddiqueeJiro is a 85 year old man who has 3 star Michelin rated sushi restaurant in a subway station in Japan. He has been slicing fish up in this spot for over 40 years. And he is regarded as the greatest master sushi chef in the world. This is his story. Joining us for the motivational food documentary is the fabulous Usama Siddiquee2019-05-291h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 45 - The PaperboyWe’re pulling this lost episode of EPJ out of solitary confinement. It’s time to review Lee Daniel’s 2012 The Paperboy. Take a trip to the bijou of 1969 Florida for this Southern Gothic Noir crime story. It's messy, sweaty and full of A-list actors playing it real dumb. Enjoy the water sports, rough trade sex, prison masturbation, alligator disembowelment, and southern fried racism. It’s also a touching coming-of-age story about family.2019-05-2146 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 44 - Purple RainIt's red and blue, it's masculine and feminine, it hot and cold, it's love and hate, it's sorrow and joy, it's the song of Ice and Fire, it’s the color purple. I mean Purple Rain! This week we cover the 1984 Prince star vehicle film. This movie is a glorious mess, and proves Prince has the world building skills of George Lucas, and the musical production skills of the RZA, and Little Richard’s soul. Joining us to discuss is the singularly talented Joanna Simmons2019-05-1456 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 43 - Judgement Night with Herbie GillJudgement Night: so many things going in this perfectly mid-90’s urban thriller. JN is a star vehicle for Dennis Leary at the height of his Gen X “edgy” comedy bad boy powers. It has a stellar ensemble cast including Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven, Peter Green, Stephen Dorff, and Everlast, all propping up Emilio Estevez’ wooden performance. It got a soundtrack that launched the rap/rock genre into the mainstream. This week we chop it up with Comedian Herbie Gill.2019-05-0756 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 42 - My Best Friend's WeddingMy Best Friend’s Wedding: The story of an intensely jealous, possessive, pathological liar with intimacy issues, hellbent on stealing the groom from his billionaire bride-to-be days before their wedding. Also it’s a cute rom-com. Join us as we tackle this 1997 classic with a little help from our friends over at The Ridiculous People Podcast, Alex Shannon and Liv Senghor.2019-04-301h 00
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 41 - Risky Business with Harrison TweedRisky Business could be described as The Anti-Pretty Woman or The Graduate for the 1980's. On the surface Tom Cruise’s break out film looks like another John Hughes Chicagoland affluent teenage melodram-com, but writer/director Paul Brickman delivered a much darker satire on the loss of innocence and the soul crushing effects of the ideology of capitalism on the youth of the 80s. Joining us the week to talk about the film is Let’s Talk About Sets Co-host Harrison Tweed.2019-04-231h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 40 - Big NightThe 1996 drama/comedy that takes place in an unnamed east coast city in the 1950’s. Two Italian brothers are Striving for Perfection. They are the Rae and Ghost of authentic Italian ziti. And their restaurant paradise is their attempt at release a Purple Tape. The problem is the restaurant is underwater with debt, and has no Supreme Clientele. Tonight is the brothers' one shot to make waves with a big blow-out feast. Starring Tony Shalaub, Stanley Tucci, and a young Mark Anthony.2019-04-1657 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 39 - RoadhouseWelcome to Kung Fu Bar Rescue, AKA Roadhouse 1989. This movie is good/bad, smart/stupid, skinny/fat. It’s peaks 80’s with Monster Trucks, Ferrari’s, Big Hair, and Roadhouse kicks. In a parallel time time, Patrick Swayze could have been the action movie hero of the decade. Listen to Gabe and Sami on this classic EPJ episode.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 38 - La BambaThis week we tackle La Bamba (1987) with the help of comedian and film connoisseur Melissa Rocha. This movie has it all, touching on the migrant worker experience in the central Valley of California, the multicultural origins of rock music, and the love/hate dynamics of sibling rivalry. It’s Chicano classic. Even though Lou Diamond Phillps and Esai Morales aren’t Chicanos, their performance got them honorary degrees from the University of Aztlán.2019-04-0359 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 37 - Saturday Night FeverOn this episode we go back to the gritty New York of 1977 where the people were looting stores during the summer blackouts, dodging the Son of Sam’s bullets, and hustling to the rhythms of Disco music while gobbling double slices of pizza and popping Quaaludes under the subways tracks. Let’s revisit Saturday Night Fever, a much darker film than the movie poster and pop-culture nostalgia would have you believe. Today the boys are joined by NYC comedian Abby Feldman.2019-03-271h 05
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 36 - Corrina CorrinaThis week we cover Corrina, Corrina. The story of a recently orphaned girl who is left in the care of her father, a jingle writing ad man who sings terrible, overly caffeinated lullabies. The guy has no parenting skills. He needs a nanny yesterday. Enter Whoopi Goldberg delivering the goods in a stellar performance as Corrina. Joining us this week to chop it up is guest Chanel Ali for the Daddy-Issues podcast.2019-03-191h 00
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 35 - Pretty WomanJoin the cast as they review 1990’s career launching, box office behemoth, Pretty Woman. A Disney fairytale set in Hollywood's Skid Row. A call girl with a heart of gold meets a corporate raider with a heart made of paper mache. Who will save who and why? Starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and Hector Elizondo. Special guest host Alex Shannon.2019-03-121h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 34 - StrappedSure, we’ve seen Paid In Full, Belly, and Juice, but somehow we missed Strapped! The 1993 hood classic. Forrest Whitaker’s directorial debut is an Onyx song come to life. Enjoy the interludes of bald muscular men angrily dancing with the New York skyline as a backdrop. Starring Bokeem Woodbine and Freddo Starr. With cameos by Busta Rhymes, Kool Moe Dee, and Moni Love. This week’s guest is Jim Search, host of Swatches and Boomboxes.2019-03-051h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 33 - Staying AliveYou’ve probably asked yourself “what happened to Tony Manero after the events of Saturday Night Fever?” Follow Tony’s continuing adventure through the “Disco is Dead” neon 80s. Get ready for a non-stop parade of leotards, leg warmers, mesh tank tops, and head bands in Staying Alive (1983), the Sylvester Stallone produced sequel which unfairly received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With guest comedian Sarah Kennedy2019-02-281h 14
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 32 - PoltergiestIt’s an ode to the suburbs. It’s a harsh indictment of the suburbs. It’s a spooky critique of the American dream full of earnest product placement and hallmark sentimentality. It’s the story of America’s unresolved history of genocides, and it’s a tale about family. It’s a bi-polar classic directed by Tobe Hooper (and Steven Spielberg). It’s 1982’s Poltergeist. This week we are joined by comedian Zilla Vodnas2019-02-191h 07
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 31 - Witches of EastwickIt’s a real “sisters before misters” themed movie this week as we cover 1987’s The Witches of Eastwick. Come for Susan Sarandon, Michelle Phieffer, and Cher AND stay for Jack Nicholson taking a turn as a smooth talking polyamorous fuckboi, sex-therapist demon. Also starring the amazing Veronica Cartwright. With guest Andrew Harriss.2019-02-121h 24
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 30 - Miss Congeniality with Amber RolloToday we cover Miss Congeniality (2000), a mash-up of My Fair Lady and In the Line of Fire. We usually have a hard time identifying with the FBI but Miss Congeniality is a charming piece of feel-good propaganda that will make you forget about COINTELPRO. This is our first episode with a guest! Amber Rollo from The Daddy-Less Issues podcast joins us in our studio above a Polish meat market.2019-02-0559 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 29 - Falling DownToday we review Falling Down 1992, a movie that captures the begins of modern white male grievance culture. Falling Down is a grotesque satire, a cop thriller, and a Rubik’s Cube puzzle of where and when to be offended. Starting Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, and every stereotype in the city of Los Angeles.2019-02-011h 08
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 28 - Julie and JuliaAnother Nora Ephron banger! Julie & Julia 2009 is a film full of butter, cream, and good vibes. It’s the story of two woman who will change the world and themselves by publishing books on cooking. Try to watch this classic without a snack. We dare you. Starring an Amy Adams constantly on the verge and a lumbering and goony Meryl Streep chewing up the scenery.2019-01-221h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 27 - Wild ThingsThis movie could easily be retitled: Sex Crimes or Very Bad People. Enjoy the wet t-shirts, girl fights, three way make outs, Latin pool boys, double crosses, triple crosses, and Kevin Bacon. Today we tackle the 1998 sleazy tropical noir, Wild Things. Starring Denise Richards, Neve Cambell, and Matt Dillon.2019-01-1546 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 26 - Set It OffToday we cover 1996’s Set It Off, a 90’s feminist classic, right up there with Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. This socially conscious heist movie is Thelma and Louise meets Heat in South Central LA. Spend an hour with us as we discuss police brutality, bank robberies, friendship and sisterhood. Starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett, Vivica Fox, and Kimberly Elise.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 25 - How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysThe rules of engagement: He’s a hotshot ad man who has to make her fall in love with him to get the big whale blood diamond account. She’s angling to get dumped so she can write the juicy piece that will get her the journalist freedom to cover news that really matters. Tuck in with some truffle butter popcorn and Snuggie for a comedy about love and war and the lies we tell each other. Kate Hudson and Matthew Mcconaughey star in 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 24 - St. Elmo's FireThis week on Eat Pray Judge join us as we review 1985’s St. Elmos Fire. This Brat Pack vehicle deals with the misadventures of overly privileged youngsters just after graduating college on the C&O canal. Other themes include; adult virginity, rock bands with heavy saxophone solos, the sage wisdom of Georgetown prostitutes, and much more!
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 23 - The CraftWe are going back to angsty 1996 to spend some quality time with 4 high school girls discovering the true potential their recently emerging magical powers. Is this movie about puberty? Probably. Is it about the patriarchy? Maybe. Is it about karma? Let’s find out. And remember "Whatever you send out you get back x 3” Starring Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Robin Tunney, Rachel True
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 22 - Mean GirlsLindsay Lohan is the apex predator “it” girl and she crushes it in this week’s EPJ film, Mean Girls, as the new homeschooled kid, trying to navigate her first experiences in a affluent Chicagoland suburbia. Lohan has a little help for the stellar supporting cast including Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, and Lizzie Caplan.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 21 - CluelessClueless: a sympathetic tale of a rich blonde alpha girl, Cher, discovering that she is not the center of the universe. This film offers gentle rude awakenings to Cher as she learns even though she’s rich she needs to work finding love and become a good driver. Oh yeah, also doing charity makes you a better person. Get ready for peak 1995 nostalgia with hacky-sacks, 3rd wave ska high school dances, and Luke Perry haircuts.2018-12-041h 02
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 20 - SidewaysThis week on Eat Pray Judge Sami and Gabe are reviewing the wine stained calamity of a bachelor trip better known as Sideways! The boys will also be covering a wide range of topics this week including Howard Dean's yelp, Janet Jacksons Super Boob, Flash Mobs, Evangelicals and Natural Disasters and much more 2004. And of course all things Sideways! Directed by Alexander Payne, Starring Paul Giamatti, Virgina Madsen, Sandra Oh, and a whole lot of THC (Thomas Haden Church). Rate Review Subscribe!!!2018-11-271h 06
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 19 - Planes Trains and AutomobilesWe're going the wrong way! Back to 1987 for our special Thanksgiving podcast to review Planes Trains and Automobiles! Join the boys as they review this John Hughes odd couple roadtrip classic and discuss topics like; The Legend of Zelda, Prozac, terrible commutes, the birth of the Fox Network, three way calling,and of course all things Planes Trains and Automobiles starring John Candy and Steve Martin.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 18 - CocktailHey Folks! Let's jump back into those time machines and join the boys as they head to the land of feathered hair, corporate greed, synth pop, steep student loans, rumrunners, cosmopolitans and all things shaken, stirred, and sniffed. That's right, the Eat Pray Judge team are reviewing 1988’s, Cocktail! A Grimms Fairytale for bartenders. Starring Tom “Booze” Cruise and Elisabeth Shue.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 17 - ChefJon Favreau’s A-list studded 2014 culinary banger, Chef. Listen in and judge as the guys cover a wide range of hard hitting topics such as 23 and Me, Harambe, overbearing bosses, critics, flavor profiles, knife skills, food trucks, questionable parenting and the cultural appropriation of Cuban sandwiches and the restaurant industry in general. Oh, and of course the gents find a way to work in a Sopranos reference. Dig in!2018-11-061h 09
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 16 - Single White FemaleSingle White Female fits the mold perfectly as a tale about obsessive love, crazy women, poor murdered house pets. The boys cover topics ranging from borderline personality disorder, to rent-controlled apartments, to 90’s tech. We also switch side on who we are rooting for throughout the film. We still can’t decide whether we are #teamHeidi or #teamAllie.
Starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 15 - You've Got MailNora Ephron is at it again with You’ve Got Mail, an unintentionally dark 1998 movie about free-market capitalism packaged as a feel-good romcom. Join us as we discuss emotional cheating, the evolution of pen pals, chat rooms, the life and death of cities, gentrification, gaslighting, catfishing, and how sometimes the villain gets the girl. Starring the ever charming Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, and Greg Kinnear. Dave Chappelle is in it too.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 14 - Bull DurhamAlright Meat, settle in with a Bojangles fried chicken breakfast biscuit because we are headed to North Carolina to cover Bull Durham 1988. Join us as we discuss, mentorship, love triangles, and baseball as a religion. Starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 13 - Legally BlondeJoin the boys as they journey back to 2001 and weigh in on Legally Blonde. The battle of white privilege vs white privilege takes the wheel while morality and questionable ethics ride shotgun in this Barbie themed courtroom drama of sorts2018-10-091h 01
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 12 - Cool As IceCool as Ice was the Vanilla Ice vehicle filled in a schizophrenic MTV music video style hoping to appeal to 10 year old boys and 17 year old girls. Part Pee Wee's Playhouse, part The wild One, all Vanilla. The film was panned when it came out. Does it deserve so many rotten tomatoes? Starring Michael Gross, Kristin Minter and Vanilla Ice's leather jacket.2018-10-0253 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 11 - CasablancaCasablanca is the studio 54 of Vichy controlled Morocco. Rick Blaine discovers his old flame Ilsa is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo. Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.
This film’s got it all, old school Hollywood style, Nazis, hard drinking, and human trafficking. Starting Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman2018-09-2543 min
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 10 - Dog Day AfternoonOn this episode the guys take a time machine back to gritty New York in 1975 too talk about a movie that was brimming with commentary on "issues" of the day. This week they'll be tackling Sydney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon. Let's see of this tale about hapless "everyday" bank robber Salvatore Naturale who becomes a media sensation, holds up. Staring Al Pacino and the late great John Cazale.2018-09-181h 03
Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 9 - Mickey Blue eyesThis week the boys review 1999’s Mickey Blue Eyes. Does it hold up as a new hybrid genre or was it just an opening casting call for Sopranos bit players. Come join the guys as they try and answer that question and wax philosophical on the news and events from 1999. MIckey Blue Eyes(1999) starring; Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and James Caan.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 8 - Step UpWe will be reviewing Step Up. The Channing Tatum vehicle that combines petty street crimes, popping and locking, foster kids, pirouettes, court ordered community service for white kids and of course a wrong side of the tracks love story that spawned a real life marriage. Does Step Up hold up? Step Up (2006) Starring Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum and the late great Heavy D.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 7 - The BodyguardFrank Farmer (Kevin Costner) is an ex-secret service agent who is usually tasked with protecting the political elite but is assigned to protect pop star-Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) from far more dangerous threats, obsessed fans. Her high profile career and easy accessibility attract lots of creeps, and jealousy from those closest to her.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 6 - MoonstruckCher, The mega music star had already been famous for 20 years when she dropped this classic rom-com. But does she have the acting chops to carry a whole movie? We’ll give you our feedback, but ultimately you decide. Check her out, performing alongside a young, hungry, pre-Ghostrider Nicholas Cage. Enjoy the very Italian-American Moonstruck (1987). Also starring Danny Aiello and Olympia Dukakis.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 5 - Can't Buy Me LoveIt's 1987 in suburban Arizona and we will find out if a lawn mowing, amateur astrologer, money saving dweeb can leverage his savings into high school popularity and over the shirt stuff. We are reviewing Can't Buy Me Love. Think, a more wholesome Revenge of the Nerds with an equally important message. Minus the nudity, panty raids, and of course, Booger. Can't Buy Me Love (1987) starring Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, and Gerardo aka Rico Suave.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 4 - What Women WantWhat Women Want
This week the boys review all things 2000 with a focus on Mel Gibson’s insightful think piece What Women Want. Starring a still relatively sane Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, and Marisa Tomei. Directed by Nancy Meyers
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 3 - 10 Things I Hate About YouThis week the boys tackle a Shakespeare adaptation tailored for the teens of 1999. Don’t worry, there’s no iambic pentameter to dissect in this bubble gum classic. Heath Ledger is the bad boy from shop class who will put a drill bit through your homework and Julia Stiles dances drunk to Biggie Smalls on top of a kitchen table at a house party. Will they fall in love? Starring the actor’s mentioned above and Larisa Oleynik, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gabrielle Union.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge - Episode 2 - Cruel IntentionsThis week the boys go back to 1999 to revisit the classic Cruel Intentions. Let’s delve into a film about spoiled rich kids, doxxing, incest, and blurred lines. Cruel Intentions is a high water mark for affluenza chic. How does it hold up? Take a listen. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, and Sarah Michelle Gellar. BTW Don't mind the minor technical difficulties at around the 16:27 mark, it doesn't last long.
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Eat Pray Judge - A Movie PodcastEat Pray Judge Episode 1 - Say AnythingFor anyone who loves karate, valedictorians, and exploiting the elderly for financial gain, and, oh yeah, true love you are in luck. This week the boys are reviewing Cameron Crowes 1989 critically acclaimed and teenage girl approved cult classic Say Anything. Let’s visit the affluent suburbs of late 80's Seattle for this tale of true love. Starring a young John Cusack, Ione
Skye, John Mahoney, and directed by Cameron Crowe.
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