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Holy TerrorsThe Prophecy (1995)We grab our dusters and perch on our chairs to discuss the highly entertaining and rather confounding The Prophecy. Topics include that stacked cast, the convoluted motivations of the angels and the devil, the impeccable sense of style, and above all the incomparable Christopher Walken. We also pose a challenge to our listeners on that front. So join us for the most 90s of 90s religious horrors--it's one hell of a ride.
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2026-01-3055 minHoly TerrorsHERETIC (2023) with T.J. TranchellFor our first official episode, Brian and Pat are joined by author and teacher T.J. Tranchell to discuss one of the most effective Holy Terrors of recent years, HERETIC from 2023. We discuss the authenticity of the depiction of LDS missionaries, the veracity of the various arguments presented in the film, and how Hugh Grant gave us the best ever performance of "Creep." Like the movie, the discussion is at times deep, at times funny, and we hope enlightening and entertaining.
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2026-01-161h 35Holy TerrorsHoly Terrors: InvocationWelcome to Holy Terrors. In this episode Brian and Pat introduce themselves and discuss how the show came to be. They share a little about their own backgrounds with faith, religion, and spirituality before naming 5 Holy Terrors each that they look forward to discussing on future episodes.
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2026-01-131h 102026-01-1301 min2025-12-2301 minHoly TerrorsMFL-Best Picture Winners: REBECCA and THE APARTMENTMarch means awards season in the movie world so here on Movies for Life we're doing a couple episodes in the month of March having to do with the Oscars. For today's episode, we've chosen a couple of our personal favorite movies from the Oscars' history of Best Picture winners! First we discuss Michele's choice, the Best Picture winner of 1940 - Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA. It's definitely not your typical romance story, and we have a great time breaking down all the wildly interesting characters and salacious plot points in this wonderful adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel. Then we...
2024-03-062h 14Holy TerrorsMFL-Imaginary Friends: HARVEY and DROP DEAD FRED'Ello, snotfaces! Welcome back to Movies for Life where this week we have a wonderful double feature of two movies with very sweet messages at their core, but at the same time are also dealing with some serious stuff. It's all about the power of the imaginary friend and what they represent and can do for just about everyone around them. First up for discussion is Brian's choice of the absolute classic, a movie starring one of the podcast's most talked about actors Jimmy Stewart, 1950's HARVEY. Then it's a childhood classic for Michele's pick, the zany and imaginative...
2024-02-211h 29Holy TerrorsMFL-Snowbound: THE GREY and FARGOIt's cold out there! And since it is that winter time of year for many people, we at Movies for Life are bringing you some snowbound movies to talk about. We have a couple of truly great ones this week, starting with Michele's pick of the 2011 survival drama THE GREY. Though it was marketed as just being Liam Neeson vs wolves in the snow, we get into why this movie is really so much more than that and therefore should be talked about a lot more! Then we tackle a true cinematic classic with Brian's choice - the Coen...
2024-02-072h 25Holy TerrorsFavorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 2We're back counting down our top five favorite discoveries of 2023. The picks are yet again very eclectic and we hope you hear about something that piques your interest. We start this episode with a few documentaries we loved and end with a whole lot of movies that we really liked that didn't quite make the list.
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2024-01-251h 18Holy TerrorsFavorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 1In this episode we count down numbers 10 to 6 of our favorite movies we saw for the first time in 2023 and they run the gamut from Hollywood classics to recent hidden gems. It's been a great year for discovery and we hope you'll find some recommendations for your future movie watching!
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2024-01-1755 minHoly TerrorsFavorites of 2023We each pick or favorites of the year just past with one of our favorite episodes to do each year. We each count down our ten favorites of 2023 and offer a few others that didn't quite make the cut but are still worth checking out.
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2024-01-031h 37Holy TerrorsA Sly Christmas: FIRST BLOOD and COBRAMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Movies for Life listeners! We hope you all are having a wonderful and happy holiday season however you celebrate or don't! Here on the show, we're having a very Sly Christmas by celebrating actor Sylvester Stallone with two movies of his that don't have anything to do with Christmas but take place around the holiday! First we discuss FIRST BLOOD from 1982 directed by Ted Kotcheff. Though the other films in this series just get bigger and bloodier, this first installment is a very serious, dramatic, and yeah still fun movie with an amazing cast...
2023-12-242h 11Holy TerrorsMysteries: THE LADY VANISHES and THE LAST OF SHEILAKeeping up with our noir-ish theme for this month, on this week's episode of Movies for Life, we're tackling a couple of Michele's absolute favorite kinds of films - mysteries! And these are some truly banger titles so we know you'll dig them! First up is Brian's choice of an early Hitchcock masterpiece, 1938's THE LADY VANISHES. It's a mystery, it's an espionage thriller, it's a comedy, it's a romance-on-the-road - this movie really has it all and we have a really fun time talking about it! Then we get into Michele's pick which is one of the twistiest...
2023-11-292h 04Holy TerrorsBank Heists: CASH ON DEMAND and SUGAR & SPICEThis month on Movies for Life we're doing our own version of Noirvember with a couple of episodes about crime and mystery! For our episode this week, we're robbing banks and talking about two very different approaches to the bank heist film. First up for discussion is Brian's choice, the 1961 Hammer film CASH ON DEMAND. This movie has a lot of things that both of us like - Peter Cushing, great character development and exploration, a short runtime, and a single location! It's a wonderful little film that we hope more people will check out. Then we get into...
2023-11-151h 54Holy TerrorsMore Ghost Movies BecauseWe take a page from our friends at the Pure Cinema Podcast and share ten "Ghost Movies Because" each. These aren't necessarily the best or even our favorites, but movies about ghosts and hauntings that we like, want to shine a light on, and talk about. We had a lot of fun this Halloween season and hope you enjoy this special bonus episode about one of our favorite sub-genres.
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2023-10-311h 33Holy TerrorsGhost Movies: STIR OF ECHOES and THE CHANGELINGWe're back with another spooky season episode for you and another pair of great ghost movies to talk about! Going in reverse chronological order this time, we're starting off with a movie that came out in a banger year for movies - 1999 - and this one is no exception. We're talking STIR OF ECHOES, and all the things that make it a fantastic little gem of a ghost movie. Based on a novel by Richard Matheson, and written and directed for the screen by David Koepp, it's got all the talent behind and in front of the camera and...
2023-10-182h 30Holy TerrorsThat Spooky Season FeelingIn this episode we revel in the feeling of the Halloween Season by discussing our favorite movies to get us in the fall and spooky season mood. Brian nerds out with a pick and an alternate from every decade from the 1920s to the 2020s while Michele picks some all-time favorites. We talk comedies, dramas, classics, more recent films, and of course some scary movies as well. So whether you're a horror fan or a scaredy cat, you're sure to hear about something to get you into the Halloween mood.
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2023-10-041h 17Holy TerrorsHaunted House Movies: THE INNOCENTS and THE ORPHANAGEIt's officially spooky season at Movies for Life and we are both READY FOR IT! Both of our favorite subgenre of horror is ghosts so that is what we are doing the whole month here on the pod - with a couple bonus episodes in there for you too! But first we take a look at a couple of haunted house movies, starting with Jack Clayton's THE INNOCENTS from 1961. Iconic haunted house imagery that still works like gangbusters aside, this story is made so much more compelling with its unreliable main characters and the fact that by the end...
2023-09-252h 41Holy TerrorsHigh School Reunions: ROMY & MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION and THE WORLD’S ENDIn the second part of our little series all about high school movies, we're taking things a bit into the future with a look at some films about high school reunions. With all the memories and expectations about how our lives should be, this is arguably a more stressful and confusing experience than high school itself, and both of these films capture all of that so well. First we get into Michele's choice and her movie namesake, ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION from 1997. It's quirky, it's fun, it's colorful and oh-so 90s, but it still has some pretty profound...
2023-09-132h 15Holy TerrorsHigh School: ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL and EASY ASchool's back in session so we're celebrating with a look at a couple of high school movies! First we talk about Brian's pick, which is a movie that not only loves movies, but also explores the beautiful intimacy of a close friendship, and the unimaginable struggle of going through cancer - ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL from 2015. Then it's on to Michele's choices, a hilarious comedy with a surprisingly dark side all about rumors, reputations, and double standards - it's EASY A from 2010!
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2023-08-302h 31Holy TerrorsTV for Life: THE SOPRANOSIn this special episode we talk one of the greatest television series of all time, The Sopranos. A game changer in every sense, the show redefined television forever. Michele shares her experiences watching the show for the first time and Brian talks about how rewarding it is to rewatch. We cover the characters, favorite seasons, episodes, lines and speculate about what happened to the characters after the final cut to black. So, wake up, get yourself a gun (or rather your podcast device of choice) and join us for an epic conversation.
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2023-08-162h 40Holy TerrorsKidventure: THE GOONIES and HEAVYWEIGHTSWhat would summer be without a little adventure! And sometimes it's even more fun when it's a "kidventure", so we're going back to our childhoods with this episode on a couple of our favorite kid-led adventure stories. The first one we talk about is probably the quintessential movie in this category - Brian's pick is Richard Donner's THE GOONIES from 1985. You know it, you probably love it, and it was most likely a staple of your childhood, too! We try to pinpoint just why this one still works for us after all these years, whether it be personal connections...
2023-08-022h 26Holy TerrorsHorror of 2023 So FarIn this episode we discuss every horror movie of 2023 that we've seen so far and discuss what we've thought of them. It's a lively conversation that gets into the highs and lows of this year's horror films (between January and the end of June) with a few hot takes along the way. But please remember that it's all in good fun, and hey, maybe our opinions could change if we watch the films again! As the both of us are really horror kids at heart, we actually haven't talked about THAT much horror on the show thus far so...
2023-07-191h 18Holy TerrorsAnimals Attack: ARACHNOPHOBIA and JAWS(Note: this episode was recorded a few weeks before it was confirmed that Julian Sands had passed away. RIP)
We have some summer fun for this week's episode of Movies for Life where we're talking about a couple of animal attack movies! First, we get into a 90s thrill-omedy that brilliantly walks the line of being legit traumatizing and hilariously fun at the same time - ARACHNOPHOBIA! We have a great time discussing just what makes this film still effective after all these years, the moments that creep us out the most, and the best sidekick character...
2023-07-042h 17Holy TerrorsSchool’s Out: Memorable Movie TeachersWe have a special school's out (or almost out in Brian's case) episode of Movies for Life for you this week. Each of us count down five of our favorite movie teachers. Some are good, some are bad, some are in between but all make the movies they're in so much more enjoyable. Remember to hit us up on the socials to let us know some of your favorites!
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2023-06-1459 minHoly TerrorsBaseball Movies: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and THE BAD NEWS BEARSBatter up, Movies for Life listeners, because we're talking about a pair of great baseball movies today on the show! Though there are a lot of movies to pick from in this category, we picked the two that have either touched us the most or, in Michele's case, have meant a lot to us our whole lives. So first up is that movie, Michele's choice of Penny Marshall's A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992). This one has a ton of great moments but we try to focus on the core of what makes it a great movie - Tom Hanks...
2023-05-312h 28Holy TerrorsComing of Age: STAND BY ME and NOW AND THENDo you guys wanna go see a dead body?
Well okay, we don't have one to show you but one of the movies we're talking about today does! That's right, we're jumping on our bikes and going on an adventure together as we tackle two coming of age movies. First up is Brian's choice, the seminal, needs-no-introduction classic STAND BY ME from 1986. Then we talk about basically the STAND BY ME for girls, the (in Michele's opinion) overlooked NOW AND THEN from 1995. Both of these movies are filled with great performance by fantastic child actors, a...
2023-05-172h 30Holy TerrorsBONUS: What We’ve Been WatchingWe hit a snag in trying to schedule a time to record our next full episode so we've got a bonus one for you! Join us for a quick discussion of some of the movies we've been catching up on watching over the last month or so - from practically the dawn of cinema, to movies from this year! We hope you enjoy!
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2023-05-031h 02Holy TerrorsRobots: THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES and WALL-EIn this episode we tackle our very first animated films that both happen to be about robots. We start with the delightful family comedy THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES from 2021, a movie that reminds us to be weird because being weird might lead to saving the world. We follow it up with one of the greatest movies of the century so far, Pixar's masterpiece WALL-E from 2008. It's a science fiction-comedy-romance-action-animated piece of cinematic perfection with a lot to say about who we are and who we could be.
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2023-04-192h 06Holy TerrorsOldest Profession: BELLE DE JOUR and LAST NIGHT IN SOHOOn this week's Movies for Life, we're heading back to the swingin' 60s with two very different tales about women working in the world's oldest profession (ie sex work). Our first movie is Michele's pick of Luis Bunuel's BELLE DE JOUR from 1967, a fascinating and at times complex and complicated story of a woman's choice to secretly enter sex work as a way to work through her issue and explore her masochistic fantasies. Then we jump to the 2021 movie LAST NIGHT IN SOHO for Brian's choice. While dealing the same profession, the character in this film has a much...
2023-04-052h 31Holy TerrorsSocial Media: INGRID GOES WEST and VENGEANCEYou know sometimes we at Movies for Life think we don't record our episodes... all we do is translate...
Today we're tackling a topic that has become a big one with both of us lately - that of the pros and cons of social media, and the effects that it can have on people. And the two movies that we've chosen for this are ones that we mentioned pretty recently as some of our favorite discoveries, so we hope you dig them too! Brian's choice is first and it is INGRID GOES WEST from 2017. Starring Aubrey Plaza...
2023-03-222h 46Holy TerrorsMale Buddy Movies: DELIVERANCE and BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICAWe are both downright giddy about this episode because we haven't had a pairing like this on Movies for Life since SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and ONE CUT OF THE DEAD! Because we talked about a couple of female buddy movies on our last episode, naturally we're doing male buddy movies now - and we reallly couldn't have come up with a more bonkers - yet wonderful - double feature. First we discuss Michele's pick which is literally one of the best movies ever made - John Boorman's DELIVERANCE from 1972. It's a brilliant, powerful, and truly deep look at...
2023-03-072h 08Holy TerrorsFemale Buddy Movies: A SIMPLE FAVOR and BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MARGet ready for a real tit-flapper of an episode! We're going full bonkers fun for both of our movie picks for this episode. We fill the oopsie jar, we get a soul douche... and frankly we just really loved talking about these two movies all about female friendship. First up is Michele's choice of 2018's A SIMPLE FAVOR, directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. It's a twisty plot with a very complicated yet fascinating look at female companionship - plus it's just a feast for the eyes and hilarious to boot! Then things get...
2023-02-222h 18Holy TerrorsEnd of the World: NIGHT OF THE COMET and LAST NIGHTAre you prepared for the end of the world?! Well, on today's episode of Movies for Life, we bring you two ways that situation can be handled... at least in the movies. First up is Michele's choice of 1984's NIGHT OF THE COMET, a strangely eerie apocalyptic tale with two of the best horror heroines that the genre has seen. Then it's on to Brian's movie pick with LAST NIGHT from 1998. It's a deeper, more character-driven, and more contemplative look at the end of the world (as we know it) - and it also stars David Cronenberg!
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2023-02-081h 30Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: ROCKY with Mike SnoonianWe are joined by Mike Snoonian of The Pod and the Pendulum and Psychoanalysis podcasts to discussed one of the most beloved movies of all time, Rocky. We discuss our history with the film and series, background about its making, the characters, iconic moments, and top it all off with our personal rankings of the franchise. It's an episode that's sure to make you want to guzzle down raw eggs, run up stairs three at a time, and do one armed pushups by the hundreds. This episode eats lightning and craps thunder!
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2023-02-011h 51Holy TerrorsFavorite Discoveries of 2022In this episode we each count down the ten favorite movies we watched for the first time in 2022. We have a great time discussing all kinds of movies that span decades and genres, from art house to grindhouse and everything in between. We also mention a lot more memorable films that didn't quite get into the top ten. So, join us for this quick walk down recent memory lane. We hope you find something to add to your watchlist.
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2023-01-252h 32Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: IKIRU with Pat BrennanWe're excited to present another Friends' Forever Favorites episode! We welcome Pat Brennan to discuss Akira Kurosawa's masterful meditation on work, death, and what it really means to live. Sure we get deep, but we also have a lot of fun along the way as we discuss the unforgettable performance of Takashi Shimura, working in customer service, what films we each would save if Kurosawa's filmography was on fire, and much more.
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2023-01-111h 11Holy TerrorsFavorites of 2022Happy (almost) New Year! We take a look back at 2022 and pick our 10 favorite movies of the year. There are some surprises, some not so surprises (if you know our taste), and lots of great discussions and recommendations. This episode also marks two years of Movies for Life. Thank you to all who have listened over the past two years and we look forward to a great 2023!
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2022-12-282h 49Holy TerrorsVicious Christmas: P2 and CHRISTMAS EVILHappy Holidays, Movies For Life listeners! This year to celebrate Christmas, we decided to get a little MEAN with our movie picks and talk about a couple of our favorite Christmas horror movies. First up, we're talking about Michele's pick - a 2000s horror gem that deserves a lot more love, Franck Khalfoun's P2 from 2007! Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley battle it out in an underground parking garage on Christmas Eve, and we love watching it all play out in this genuinely well done, solid little thriller (that's also surprisingly gory at times!). Then it's time for Brian's pick...
2022-12-142h 30Holy TerrorsMaligned Horror Sequels: PSYCHO III and FRIDAY THE 13th PART V: A NEW BEGINNINGGet ready for the most random movie selection and one of the most bonkers pairings of movies we've done so far on Movies for Life! We are both big horror fans and we really haven't talked about THAT much horror on the show, so we came up with this random episode for that strange in-between time after Thanksgiving and before Christmas. So today we are talking about some often maligned horror sequels that we both actually really dig! First up is Brian's pick of the directorial debut of Anthony Perkins, a sequel to the movie that made him famous...
2022-11-302h 15Holy TerrorsFood Movies: BABETTE’S FEAST and TAMPOPOHappy Thanksgiving, Movies for Life listeners! Seeing how it is that time of the year right now, it seemed only fitting that our episode today deals with movies all about FOOD! The preparation and appreciation of food, the artistry of the creation, how food brings us all together, and even... how sexy food can be? That's in the second movie we're talking about, but up first we have Brian's pick of the 1987 Danish film BABETTE'S FEAST. It's a beautifully calm and simple story about giving and receiving the gift of food, and ultimately its healing nature. Then things get...
2022-11-162h 01Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: JURASSIC PARK with Lindsay WilkinsWe are joined by Lindsay Wilkins of the Schlock and Awe Podcast to talk about all things dinosaurs, Spielberg, John Williams, and more in our latest Friends' Forever Favorites episode as we discuss 1993's JURASSIC PARK. The awe and wonder, the tension and danger, the performances, the lines, the greatest moments are all here in this lively conversation. We give our rankings of the Jurassic Park/World films and reveal our favorite Spielberg movies.
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2022-11-021h 32Holy TerrorsBonus: HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022)In this episode we share our initial reactions to the latest entry in the Halloween franchise, the very divisive HALLOWEEN ENDS. Where did we fall in the spectrum of opinions about this film? Take a listen and find out.
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2022-10-251h 21Holy TerrorsFeeling Spooky: PRACTICAL MAGIC and E.T.Happy Halloween season, Movies for Life listeners! We hope you're having a great time with however you celebrate if you do, perhaps with plenty of scary movies. We thought we would change things up just a bit for spooky month, so instead of talking about those traditional Halloween movies that frankly get talked about enough this time of year, we thought we would highlight a couple of films that really give us the feeling of the season. First up in the conversation is Michele's pick of PRACTICAL MAGIC from 1998, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and directed by Griffin...
2022-10-192h 14Holy TerrorsBONUS Friends’ Forever Favorites: THE ’BURBS (with Anthony King)We are joined by Anthony King of the fantastic Cult Movies Podcast to discuss one of his favorite movies, Joe Dante's THE BURBS from 1989. We discuss the ways that Dante is like a grown up kid in the best ways possible. How we have each reacted to the movie at different times in our lives. And in the tradition of Cult Movies, we each pick a movie to pair it with. This is great listening for the spooky season and a lot of fun as well.
2022-10-121h 20Holy TerrorsUnderrated Craven: RED EYESo this episode was supposed to be about underrated films from our favorite horror director, Wes Craven... buuuuut we both ended up not really feeling one of our initial choices, so it's mostly just an episode about one movie! We do still talk a little about that other choice - 2010's MY SOUL TO TAKE - and we both feel it's definitely worth talking about and reevaluating! But the main topic here is a gem in more ways than one, RED EYE from 2005. Hear how the main character of Lisa Reisert played by Rachel McAdams is a seriously underrated...
2022-10-051h 29Holy TerrorsRemakes #3: SEVEN SAMURAI and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)It's been a while, listeners, but if you were itching for us to get into some more remake discussion on Movies for Life, here we are! Though there was really only one choice for the original film we talk about, there were actually several different possibilities for its "remake" - or at least an interpretation of the original story - so we hope you all dig the pairing we chose! So, up for discussion for our third Remakes episode is an undisputed classic, and really one of the best movies ever made - Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI from 1954; and...
2022-09-211h 56Holy TerrorsFive MORE Forever FavoritesWe started this show with each of us discussing five movies that mean the most to us. We decided to revisit this idea and give five more movies each that have impacted us throughout the years and film lovers and as people. It was a lot of fun to try and guess each others' extended lists now that we've spent nearly two years talking movies. Hope you enjoy the discussion.
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2022-09-071h 01Holy TerrorsExplosive Drummers: WHIPLASH and THIS IS SPINAL TAPWe apologize if this episode isn't quite your tempo... but it should be! Because we have two awesome movies to talk about today on Movies for Life, all about musicians and somewhat "explosive" drummers. First we worry about whether we're rushing or dragging in talking about the anxiety-inducing stress-fest that is 2014's WHIPLASH! We discuss the brilliant and enigmatic performance of JK Simmons; the pressure and struggle of wanting to be great and still have a happy life; and just the overall exceptional way this story is told. Then we switch gears almost completely and spend the next hour...
2022-08-242h 28Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (with Rachael Hauschild)Today we are joined by Rachael Hauschild to discuss one of her favorite movies, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY from 1940 starring James Stewart, Katherine Hepburn, and Cary Grant. We cover the waterfront on the film, classic movies, James Stewart/Anthony Mann westerns, John Waters, Michael Shannon, Paul Newman and much more. It's a joyous conversation and you are cordially invited to join in the fun!
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2022-08-101h 05Holy TerrorsBallet Movies: THE RED SHOES and BLACK SWANWelcome back, Movies for Life listeners! For the show this week, we have a pretty perfect pairing of movies that were most likely made to go together all about perfection, ambition, jealousy, and passion and all in the backdrop of the world of ballet. First up for discussion is Brian's pick of THE RED SHOES from 1948, directed by Powell and Pressburger. It's one of the greatest and most beautifully stunning movies of all time, with a heartbreaking and tragic story. Then up next, we're talking about a very personal film to Michele for her pick - 2010's BLACK SWAN...
2022-07-272h 49Holy TerrorsCheaters: UNFAITHFUL and EYES WIDE SHUTWe did a bad bad thing...
Welcome to another sexy episode of Movies For Life! Today we're diving into the world of sexy movies, erotic thrillers/dramas, marriages, and cheating! And we have two amazing films to talk about so let's get right to it. First up is Michele's pick of UNFAITHFUL from 2002, directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere. And while yes, the sex scenes in this movie are very steamy, it's the incredibly complex and nuanced performances from the two stars and the way their relationship is handled that really makes...
2022-07-202h 46Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: CALIFORNIA SPLIT (with Vinny Tucceri)In this special bonus episode of our Friends' Forever Favorites series, we are joined by Vinny Tucceri of the Cult Movie Stars Podcast to discuss the masterful gambling comedy CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974). We discuss the dynamic between the two stars, Elliot Gould and George Segal, the many supporting characters (and women named Barbara), Altman's style and legacy, and much more. Join us for this very fun conversation, we bet you'll have a great time.
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2022-07-131h 00Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #6: SUNSET BOULEVARD and BARTON FINKWe'll show you the life of the mind! That is, as we get into the minds of the main characters of our movies this week. It's time for Films About Filmmaking again, and this time we're looking at two movies about the trials and tribulations of Hollywood screenwriters. Michele's pick is first up for discussion and it really needs no introduction - we're talking about one of the greatest movies of all time, SUNSET BOULEVARD from 1950! Directed by the amazing Billy Wilder and featuring an untouchable performance by Gloria Swanson, this classic remains a classic for a reason. Then...
2022-06-292h 24Holy TerrorsStephen King Adaptations: PET SEMATARY and CHRISTINEHail to the king, baby! The King of Horror, that is! This week on Movies For Life, we're talking about a couple of our favorite film adaptations of the works of the one and only Stephen King. First up on the episode is Michele's pick of PET SEMATARY from 1989, directed by Mary Lambert. The darkly comic meditation on grief and death still packs a huge punch to both of us, especially as we realize our personal reasons for feeling that way and how this story might actually be the most terrifying one King has ever written. Then we discuss...
2022-06-152h 25Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (with Jessica Scott)We are joined by our friend Jessica Scott to discuss one of her favorite movies, Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). We talk about how beautiful it is, how like life it feels, and how it loves movies. It is one of the most unique movies we've ever covered, an anti-musical that loves musicals and a film that loves American movies while still subverting many of the tropes found in them. We had a wonderful time discussing it with Jessica!
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2022-06-011h 10Holy TerrorsWES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMAREAs mentioned several times on Movies For Life already, Brian and Michele are both big fans of the late horror director Wes Craven. We've already covered two of his films (yes, there will be more in the future!), and this one is a major favorite of his diverse filmography. From 1994, we're talking about WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE! It is truly a groundbreaking, inventive, and extremely smart horror film and we discuss all the ways that make it the amazing accomplishment it is. From the actors and director playing versions of themselves, to what this new version of Freddy really...
2022-05-181h 57Holy TerrorsRemakes #2: THE WAGES OF FEAR and SORCERERWe're back with our second running feature on Movies For Life - remakes! And you'll definitely have to strap in for this discussion, because these two movies are probably some of the most stressful ones that have ever been made! First up is another movie from Henri-Georges Clouzot, the incredible 1953 thriller THE WAGES OF FEAR. Then we're heading to 1977 for the remake (or another adaptation of the original novel, either one) directed by William Friedkin, we're talking about SORCERER! While these are both fantastic movies with some heart-stopping moments of tension, the two of us are kind of each...
2022-05-041h 34Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #5: BOOGIE NIGHTS and BOWFINGEROur favorite topic to dive into on Movies For Life is Films About Filmmaking, and we're FINALLY back with another one this week! These two films were super fun to dive into and talk about and once again, they ended up working really well together. First up for discussion is Michele's pick of a movie about a different kind of filmmaking than we've talked about before - Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE NIGHTS from 1997! The darkly humorous look into the porn industry of the 70s and early 80s is driven by a stellar cast each portraying an interesting and complex...
2022-04-202h 29Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites: CITIZEN KANE (with Stephen Foxworthy)For this episode we invited another of our friends on to discuss a favorite movie. This time, we welcome Stephen Foxworthy of the Disenfranchised Podcast to discuss a little movie you may have heard about, CITIZEN KANE. We dive into multiple aspects of the film from its technical achievements, marvelous acting, time-jumping screenplay, the Hearst connections and much more. We also discuss Orson Welles the man and the artist. It's quite a freewheeling conversation that hops all over, not entirely unlike the film itself. So join us as we discuss the greatest film of all time that isn't TREMORS...
2022-04-061h 52Holy TerrorsDOCTOR SLEEPWelcome back, fellow FlanaFans! Well, we hope you are fans because this week's episode of Movies for Life is all about another work of filmmaker Mike Flanagan - the 2018 adaptation of DOCTOR SLEEP! Hear us answer some of the questions that you all had for us on Twitter as we discuss all the different reasons why we love this mashup of Stephen King's book THE SHINING, Kubrick's movie THE SHINING, AND King's sequel book DOCTOR SLEEP. Is Rose the Hat one of our favorite King villains? What are the most standout sequences? And most importantly: who's hotter - Rebecca...
2022-03-231h 48Holy TerrorsMIDNIGHT MASSGet ready for a doozy of an episode, listeners! This week, Brian and Michele are starting their exploration of a few of the works of filmmaker Mike Flanagan, and tackling their biggest subject to date for one episode! We're looking at Flanagan's third limited series, Midnight Mass from 2021. Both of us come from very different religious backgrounds, yet the show and what it explores both had a big impact on us. So we try to tackle everything we can, looking at some of the main characters and who we related to or liked or hated the most, and also...
2022-03-093h 40Holy TerrorsActor Directorial Debuts: FRAILTY and A STAR IS BORNThis week's episode of Movies for Life takes us back to when we used to get those weird but still somehow strangely perfect pairings of movies with our topic on the directorial debuts of actors (in movies that they both have starring roles in, actually)! First up for discussion is Brian's pick of 2001's FRAILTY, directed by the wonderful late Bill Paxton. What is the real truth with what is going on in this movie, and whose perspective should we believe? It's all discussed here! (NOTE: We spoil the ending of FRAILTY right at the top of the discussion...
2022-02-232h 59Holy TerrorsPartners in Crime: GUN CRAZY and DOG DAY AFTERNOONGet ready for one of our most fun - and okay, most horny - episodes yet as the two of us commit a crime together! We're talking about movies that feature Partners in Crime, and we have got some excellent selections for you today. First up is Brian's choices of 1950's GUN CRAZY, starring Peggy Cummins and John Dahl. You'll hear Brian as you've never heard him before during this discussion, so trust us, you don't want to miss it! Then we're covering yet another Sidney Lumet movie with Michele's choice of DOG DAY AFTERNOON from 1975. It's a heist...
2022-02-092h 15Holy TerrorsFriends’ Forever Favorites #1: PAN’S LABYRINTH (with JD Gravatte)Brian and Michele welcome their very first guest J.D. Gravatte to discuss his favorite film, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. We discuss fairy tales, war, monsters of the traditional and human variety, and much more. We also gush about the beauty of del Toro's work and other films of his that we admire. So join us for a great conversation about the worlds of fantasies and realities and how sometimes its hard to tell the difference.
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2022-01-261h 06Holy TerrorsGetting the Band Together: THAT THING YOU DO! and SING STREETHello, listeners! Welcome back to Movies for Life where today we are getting the band together! We're covering two amazing movies with tons of music to get stuck in your head so let's get right to it! First up for discussion this week is Michele's pick of 1996's THAT THING YOU DO! The directorial debut of Tom Hanks, this movie is an absolute joy with a stellar cast from top to bottom - not to mention that earworm titular song. Then we dive into Brian's pick, which is John Carney's 2016 smash SING STREET! It's all about family, brothers, bullies...
2022-01-122h 35Holy Terrors2021 DiscoveriesBrian and Michele each share their ten favorite first time watches of 2021, as well as several runners up. A wide variety of movies are recommended, old and new, from across an array of genres.
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2022-01-052h 01Holy TerrorsFavorite Christmas Movies Part 2: IT‘S A WONDERFUL LIFEIT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE... we'll love you 'til the day we die!
Welcome back for Part 2 of our favorite Christmas movies where we talk about the holiday staple and bona fide classic that is Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946). This movie brings out all the feels in just about every scene, and we talk about just about every scene in this discussion! Hear us gush more about one of our favorite actors, Jimmy Stewart; the wonderful characters that populate this film; the moments and scenes that melt our hearts; and why it's okay to feel a...
2021-12-201h 56Holy TerrorsFavorite Christmas Movies Part 1: SCROOGEDHappy Holidays, listeners! We're celebrating the season here at Movies for Life with a look at both of the hosts favorite Christmas movies! This discussion went on for quite a long time (like pretty much all of our discussions do) so we're going to break this episode up - look for Part 2 coming soon! But first, we're talking about Michele's favorite Christmas movie - the Bill Murray-starring comedy SCROOGED from 1988! H We gush about the cast (especially Karen Allen!), the laughs, and the heart of this unique take on the Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol." Yule love it!
2021-12-151h 18Holy TerrorsBonus: One Year Anniversary Wrap-UpThis month (December 27th to be exact) marks the one-year anniversary of Movies for Life!!! But because we have a couple other seasonal episodes planned for later in December, we're celebrating our milestone now with this wrap-up episode! Hear us talk about some of our favorite episodes and pairings of movies, as well as our favorite discoveries from the other person and our mutual favorite rewatch of a movie! You also hear about the movie discussion that never really happened and why, and just our overall feelings about the show and what we've learned from doing it! Thank you...
2021-12-011h 24Holy TerrorsRemakes #1: THE INVISIBLE MANNow you see us, now you don't...
This episode marks the first in a new series on Movies for Life all about movies and their remakes! The more different the movies are, the better - and this first pairing of movies couldn't be more different! Almost 90 years apart, we're taking a look at the two iterations of THE INVISIBLE MAN from 1933 and 2020. The original James Whale film is of course a classic, with an interesting and often dark, humorous look at the human condition and the corruption of power, and also with special effects that still hold...
2021-11-242h 20Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #5 Part 2: DIRTY DANCINGWe have arrived at our final movie in our coverage of Brian and Michele's Forever Favorites, and it's a bona fide classic. Michele's #1 forever favorite movie is 1987's DIRTY DANCING. Listen as the two hosts get Swayze Crazy talking about all the things that make this pop culture phenomenon so much more meaningful and personal than what's on the surface. We love the characters and the music, but we also love the way we connect with the movie in terms of the evolution of the father-daughter relationship, as well as the true love and appreciation between the two main...
2021-11-102h 03Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #5 Part 1: ALMOST FAMOUSAll aboard Doris the tour bus as we hit the road with Stillwater and Cameron Crowe's shamelessly personal epic Almost Famous. We look at the film through the eyes of its major characters, especially William Miller, Russell Hammond, William's mother Elaine, and of course, the enigmatic and intriguing Penny Lane. We discuss the moments that move us, the lines that make us laugh, and the music that gets into our heads. All things that gets this movie under our skin and into our souls.
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2021-11-032h 09Holy TerrorsChildren‘s Halloween Movies: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES and HOCUS POCUSIt's just a bunch of hocus pocus!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, listeners! We hope you're having and continue to have a wonderful spooky season - and we hope you celebrate with us and our discussion of our favorite Halloween movies for kids! Both live-action Disney films, we starting first this week with Brian's pick of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES from 1983. Then it's time for a veritable Halloween tradition and classic with Michele's pick of 1993's HOCUS POCUS! Thank you all for listening!
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2021-10-202h 06Holy TerrorsBonus: CHILD‘S PLAY and CHILD‘S PLAY 2Happy Halloween season, Movies for Life listeners! This bonus episode of the show is both a celebration of the greatest holiday of the year with some spooky movie talk, and also a sort of bonus Forever Favorite discussion as well. CHILD'S PLAY is Michele's favorite horror movie of all time and really SHOULD have been on her FF list, but wasn't so we're talking about it here! And since CHILD'S PLAY 2 is Brian's favorite of the franchise, we're talking about that one too! Hear how Chucky is Michele's horror boy, how scary the original film actually is, how Kyle...
2021-10-062h 29Holy TerrorsA PERFECT WORLDThings don't always go as planned, so we ended up discussing just one movie this week--Clint Eastwood's unsung 1993 masterpiece A Perfect World. We discuss the moving story as well as the incredible cast led by Kevin Costner, Laura Dern, and Clint Eastwood. We also discuss how much we love Bradley Whitford but hate the character he plays in this movie. So hop in your time machine, grab your Casper the Friendly Ghost costume, and get chased by an Airstream. It's sure to be a great time. Is that a threat? No, that's a fact.
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2021-09-221h 10Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #4: MUTE WITNESS and LIVING IN OBLIVIONIt's another episode on our favorite topic on Movies For Life - more Films About Filmmaking! This week we have two absolute gems to talk about, possibly deeper cuts, that are totally worth giving a look if you haven't seen them! First up from Michele is the surprisingly funny and twisty thriller whose plot centers around the making of a slasher film - we're talking MUTE WITNESS from 1995! Then, also from 1995, we dive into the hilarious yet poignant LIVING IN OBLIVION! This is a much more laid-back, fun chat than most of our episodes, so sit with us and...
2021-09-081h 53Holy TerrorsSummer Vacation Movies: INDIAN SUMMER and DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEADSummer is almost over so we are bidding farewell to the season on Movies for Life with a couple of summer vacation movies! First we're heading back to camp with Brian's pick of INDIAN SUMMER from 1993. With all the warmth of nostalgia, and the trials of growing up and moving on, this is a true feel-good movie with a stellar cast (including an hilarious performance from Sam Raimi!). Then it's time for Michele's pick of DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD from 1991! Hear why this irreverent comedy starring Christina Applegate actually has some pretty important messages and lessons to...
2021-08-272h 34Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #4 Part 2: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREETIn Part 2 of our fourth Forever Favorites episode, we discuss Wes Craven's masterpiece of reality-bending horror A Nightmare on Elm Street. So much has been said about this movie, but we honestly think we've taken a different approach than most. We discuss the text exchange that broke Michele's brain and made her see the movie in a brand new way, why Nancy Thompson is one of the truly great final girls, and how Craven may have had much more up his sleeve than many give him credit for. So, come with us down the rabbit hole for a mind-bending...
2021-08-181h 49Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #4 Part 1: CAPE FEAR(CW/TW for discussion of rape and sexual assault)
It's time for another round of Forever Favorites on Movies for Life! And because we talked about each movie for longer than we anticipated, we are splitting this up into two episodes - so look for the episode on Brian's Forever Favorite, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, next week! But first up for this episode is Michele's FF, 1962's CAPE FEAR, directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. This was a difficult movie to talk about at times and things get heavy in...
2021-08-111h 50Holy TerrorsMichele‘s Major Movies: NIGHTCRAWLER and BROADCAST NEWSIt's Michele's turn to talk about movies related to her college major this week on Movies for Life! Michele majored in Communications with concentrations in print journalism and digital filmmaking, so we're talking about two very different movies (yet not different in their central themes) all about the world of television news. First is Brian's pick of NIGHTCRAWLER from 2014, featuring an astounding performance from Jake Gyllenhaal! Then it's Michele's turn with the James L. Brooks comedy-drama modern classic BROADCAST NEWS from 1987!
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2021-07-282h 52Holy TerrorsGOODFELLASAs far back as we can remember, we've always wanted to talk about GOODFELLAS. So join us as we take a look at this gangster all-timer in what we hope is a discussion different from what you've heard before. Does the film really glorify the lifestyle and the violence? Or is there more going on in Martin Scorsese's masterpiece? We discuss our past experiences with the film as well as the fact that we see it differently now than we ever have before. Also, we are premiering our brand new opening theme music by Jerry Smith! So buckle up...
2021-07-141h 55Holy TerrorsBrian‘s Major Movies: MUSIC OF THE HEART and SCHOOL OF ROCKThis week on Movies for Life, we're STICKING IT TO THE MAN! Our topic is about our Major Movies - or movies related to each of our college majors - and we're starting with Brian! Brian majored in Music Education and is a music teacher, so the choices for this episode are the movies that best represent what he does. We start with Brian's pick of the first (but certainly not the last) Wes Craven movie covered on the podcast, MUSIC OF THE HEART from 1999! Then we talk about the absolutely delightful, joy bomb of a movie that is...
2021-06-302h 27Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #3: TARGETS and MATINEEMovies For Life is back with more of our favorite Films About Filmmaking! In this third installment of our recurring series, we look at two movies about just watching movies. Michele's pick is first up this week and it is Peter Bogdanovich's directorial debut, TARGETS from 1968, starring Boris Karloff (and Bogdanovich himself!). It's a brilliant but heavy movie, and we have lots to talk about with it! Then the conversation gets much lighter as we dive into Brian's pick - Joe Dante's love letter to movies and going to the movies, 1993's MATINEE! Listen as we wax poetic about...
2021-06-162h 52Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #3: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST and MAGNOLIAWe've arrived at our third Forever Favorites episode and there are a few surprises. First up, the complex commentary on mental healthcare that is Milos Forman's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEXT (1975). Michele and Brian struggle through some feelings about the film and Michele comes to a surprising conclusion about it. Then it may be a film that deals a lot with regret, but we have no regrets revisiting Paul Thomas Anderson's MAGNOLIA (1999). It's an epic episode that gets a bit personal along the way.
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2021-06-022h 50Holy TerrorsCourtroom Movies: THE VERDICT and ANATOMY OF A MURDER(CW/TW for this episode: discussion of sexual assault and rape culture)
It's our day in court on Movies for Life as Michele and Brian discuss their favorite courtroom movies! First is the second Sidney Lumet film discussed on the show with Brian's pick of THE VERDICT from 1982, starring the incomparable Paul Newman. Then they get into what is arguably the best depiction of a trial on film with Michele's pick of Otto Preminger's 1959 masterpiece, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, starring Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, and George C. Scott! (Again, content warning for this half of...
2021-05-192h 27Holy TerrorsMom‘s Birth Year Movies: THE HITCH-HIKER and SOME LIKE IT HOTHappy (almost) Mother's Day, Movies for Life listeners! To celebrate, and as a companion to a previous episode, this week we are covering movies from our Mom's Birth Years! First up from Brian is the Ida Lupino-directed desert noir THE HITCH-HIKER (1953). Then it's time to talk about one of the greatest comedies of all time with Michele's pick - the incomparable SOME LIKE IT HOT from 1959!
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2021-05-052h 23Holy TerrorsBonus: Pandemic DiscoveriesMichele and Brian take a look back at the past year and change and share their favorite first-time watches since the beginning of 2020. It's a very eclectic list from both that will hopefully bring you a few ideas for your watchlist.
2021-04-211h 51Holy TerrorsSingle Location Movies: FROZEN and ROPEWelcome back to Movies For Life! On this episode, Michele and Brian dive into the fascinating topic of the Single Location movie. Many filmmakers have explored this and done it well, and as usual, our personal picks come from complete opposite ends of the movie spectrum! First, we get into Brian's harsh, wintery pick with 2010's FROZEN, written and directed by Adam Green. Then Michele brings us one from Alfred Hitchcock - the (seemingly) one-take classic, ROPE from 1948!
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2021-04-082h 09Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #2.5: GHOSTBUSTERSWelcome back to Movies For Life with our first kind of bonus episode! Because Brian cheated in choosing his Forever Favorites and had a tie with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, today we are covering that movie in a standalone episode. It's a discussion about a movie that lives in the hearts of so many 80s and 90s kids, the absolute comedy classic - 1984's GHOSTBUSTERS! Listen as Brian and Michele both show their love and reverence for the film, and basically spend much of the episode just quoting it to each other! We hope you enjoy, and don't worry! There...
2021-03-311h 25Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #2: THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and DIABOLIQUEOur exploration of the Forever Favorites movies chosen in the first episode of the show continues with this in-depth look at the two most horror-centric movies on each of our lists. First up, Brian talks about his love for all things Universal monsters, and especially with his personal favorite, James Whale's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1935! Then we get a twist on the murder mystery whodunit tale with Michele's pick - Henri-Georges Clouzot's French thriller LES DIABOLIQUE (1955)! As usual, there is no lack of gushing about these two incredible movies, so enjoy the discussion (and make sure you watch...
2021-03-242h 14Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #2: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and ONE CUT OF THE DEADIt's perhaps our most bonkers, and yet our most perfect, double bill to date on this episode of Movies For Life! We're going back to the well of movies in the Films About Filmmaking category and looking at two movies that are about the makings of fake movies. And the two couldn't be more different! First, Brian brings in a stone-cold classic not just of movie musicals but of movies in general with 1952's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN! Then we flash all the way to 2017 for the brilliant, funny, and immensely heartfelt ONE CUT OF THE DEAD. Trust us...
2021-03-102h 11Holy TerrorsCreature Features: GODZILLA and TREMORSAs life-long horror fans, one of our favorite subgenres is the creature feature, and today we get to talk about two of the best ones out there! And the movies we picked ended up being first-time watches for both hosts! First, Brian introduces Michele to the wide world of kaiju with the granddaddy of creature features, the original GODZILLA (aka GOJIRA) from 1954! Then Michele shows Brian how much she loves graboids, Burt Gummer, and the bromance of Val and Earl in 1990's TREMORS! It's a great conversation with both of gushing about our faves, while the other person finds...
2021-02-242h 10Holy TerrorsNot Really Comic Book Movies: AMERICAN SPLENDOR and PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMENThings get a little more deep and personal (but still fun!) on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their picks for Not Really Comic Book Movies. These are films where the creation of certain comic books are an important part of the story, but, as you'll find out in our discussion, are not really what makes them both so important to the hosts. The first movie up this week is from Brian and it is the truly unique, funny and heartwarming AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003). Then from Michele, the two discuss the importance of queer...
2021-02-102h 33Holy TerrorsFilms About Filmmaking #1: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE and ED WOODIn the first episode of a topic we will be returning to in the future - Films About Filmmaking - we are looking at movies about the making of a real movie! This is probably our best double feature so far with our picks of SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000) from Brian and ED WOOD (1994) from Michele! With endlessly quotable comedic dialogue and stellar performances, these movies were a joy to revisit and discuss!
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2021-02-031h 59Holy TerrorsForever Favorites #1: TAXI DRIVER and CASINOIn the first episode of their Forever Favorites series, Michele and Brian pair up two films from their Forever Favorites lists (as heard in the first episode of the show) and talk everything about just why they love them so much. AND the films are each from the hosts' favorite director, Martin Scorsese! First up from Brian is TAXI DRIVER (1976) and then from Michele it's CASINO (1995). So sit back and listen to this epic talk about two great films from an all-time filmmaker!
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2021-01-272h 31Holy TerrorsDad‘s Birth Year Movies: THE THIRD MAN and 12 ANGRY MENIt's two epic classics on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their favorite movies from their dad's birth year! First up is Brian's pick from 1949, the Joseph Cotten/Orson Welles starring Carol Reed noir THE THIRD MAN. Then for Michele's pick, they dive into the unbeatable jury room classic - 1957's 12 ANGRY MEN. Sit back and enjoy the discussion as they gush about these incredible movies!
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2021-01-202h 07Holy TerrorsBirth Year Movies: SUPERMAN and MASKWe're going back to the beginning with the episode! This week, Michele and Brian talk about some of their favorite movies from their birth year. First up is Brian's pick with SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE from 1978, and then from 1985, we talk about Peter Bogdanovich's MASK! Thank you all for listening, and please rate and review us!
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2021-01-111h 56Holy TerrorsUnexpected Childhood Favorites: SPACECAMP and JUMPIN’ JACK FLASHOn this episode of Movies For Life, Michele and Brian talk about those weird or little seen movies they loved as kids that they are calling their "Unexpected Childhood Favorites." For Brian, that movie is 1986's SPACECAMP, and also from 1986, Michele's pick is JUMPIN' JACK FLASH! Thank you all so much for the great response on our first episode, and we hope you have just as much fun with this conversation!
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2021-01-041h 36Holy TerrorsWelcome/Forever FavoritesOn the very first episode of Movies For Life, co-hosts Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen introduce themselves; talk about how the show came to be; and what listeners can expect in future episodes! Then they each run down their top 5 Forever Favorite movies! Welcome to Movies For Life!
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