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The Number One Movie in America10,000 B.C.After The Independence Day After Tomorrow, director Roland Emmerich thought he could do no wrong. (He must've forgotten about Godzilla.) So he made a prehistoric Lord of the Rings knockoff called 10,000 B.C. — is it mammoth-sized fun, or an anachronistic mess?
Plus: Kahmeela got along fine with THE LUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, Robin and Sean are in favor of this SUPERMAN fella and Robin liked OH, HI. And some podcast recommendations for your summer listening!2025-07-2255 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaFifty Shades of GreyEveryone — including Robin and Sean on an earlier version of this very podcast — trashed "Fifty Shades of Grey" when it came out 10 years ago. With the benefit of hindsight, is there more to this pile of smut and menswear? (No.)
Plus, Sean and Robin are in favor of JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH, Robin recommends KPOP DEMON HUNTERS and BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN and Kahmeela is just fine with WOLFS and FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES.2025-07-141h 04The Number One Movie in AmericaBruce AlmightyBoy, Jim Carrey sure loves overacting in response to wacky situations! Having already encountered this behavior in the form of Liar Liar and Yes Man, we move on to BRUCE ALMIGHTY, which lets us discuss Morgan Freeman and "Friends."
This week's recommendations: Sean and Robin enjoyed MATERIALISTS, Kahmeela liked THE BETTER SISTER and Robin begs for clarification on which movie named DEEP COVER you're talking about.2025-06-231h 00
The Number One Movie in AmericaStar Trek: InsurrectionImmortal hippies! Pinhead-lookin' F. Murray Abraham! Beardless Riker! STAR TREK: INSURRECTION may not be the best movie in the series, but it's definitely ... something. See if anyone other than resident reluctant Trekkie Robin finds something to love!
This week's recommendations: Sean raves about FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES. Robin and Kahmeela are excited about the Apple series THE SEASON and lukewarm on HAVOC. Robin is all-in on the underseen 2010 indie flick CERTIFIED COPY.2025-05-261h 03The Number One Movie in AmericaStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryWe're boldly going where this particular podcast hasn't gone before! Despite there being a shocking 12 different Star Trek films on our list, this is the first time we've run into the Enterprise. Will Robin feel like a real Trekkie? Will Kahmeela or Sean be converted? Will Shatner finish a line reading in a timely fashion?
This week's recommendations: Sean and Kahmeela both liked THE MONKEY. Robin and Sean both liked BLACK BAG. Kahmeela and Robin tried to like some Netflix series but can't recommend it.2025-03-111h 06The Number One Movie in AmericaSpider-Man 3Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man goes straight emo in this sequel with more villains than ideas! Sam Raimi's final adventure with the webslinger (so far) was a global smash hit, even as it became an internet punchline; will our crew find something to redeem it, or is it just a series of memes?
Elsewhere, Sean and Robin give a heavily qualified endorsement to COMPANION, Kahmeela raves about STRANGE DARLING, Robin loves PRESENCE and Sean recommends ... spy-based tourism?2025-02-121h 05
DRIVE TIME DEBRIEF: A Physician Wellness Podcast with The Whole PhysicianFinding Healing in Creativity (Client Success Story) with Robyn Hitchcock, MD: Episode 121Finding Healing in Creativity: Dr. Robin Hitchcock's Journey
Episode Description:In today's episode, Kendra introduces us to Dr. Robin Hitchcock, an emergency physician with expertise in palliative care. Dr. Hitchcock shares her journey of overcoming challenging experiences in the medical field and the unique ways she processed these difficulties. Dr. Hitchcock's story is one of resilience and innovation. Join us for an inspiring conversation about finding purpose in pain and the transformative power of creativity.
Show Highlights:- Introduction to Dr. Robin Hitchcock: Kendra introduces Dr. Hitchcock, highlighting her background in emergency...2024-07-0429 min
The Number One Movie in AmericaYes ManThere are more wacky Jim Carrey comedies than you remember! There's a reason for that: Not all of them are in any way memorable. Like YES MAN, a movie so just kinda there that Sean confused it with an entirely different Jim Carrey movie and Robin had to put her phone in detention to focus on it. Is this an underrated face-pulling gem, or a best-forgotten footnote?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela loves ABIGAIL, Sean loves FALL GUY, Robin watched all of TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN and somehow hid it from Sean.2024-05-2859 min
Real Old ReelsDial M For MurderSend us a textScheming husband, Tony Wendice plots the murder of his adulterous wife, Margot, to free himself of their unhappy marriage but keep her money. In "Strangers on a Train" fashion, he lures an old acquaintance to his apartment to blackmail him into doing the job for him. Things go awry for Tony when Margot survives, and he must hurry to sweep up any breadcrumbs leading to him. Robin and Lisa discuss this Hitchcock favorite and Grace Kelly in another fun episode of Real Old Reels.https://www.instagram.com/realoldreels/2024-05-1024 min
Desde El MurilloPrograma 321 - Robyn HitchcockHoy en #DesdeElMurillo rendimos pleitesía a uno de nuestros trovadores favoritos... el británico Robyn Hitchcock con una dilatada trayectoria desde sus comienzos con The Softboys, The Egyptians, The Venus 3 y por supuesto, sus discos en solitario.
Sonaron:
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - So you think you're in love
The Soft Boys - Positive Vibrations
The Soft Boys - There's Nobody Like You
Robin Hitchcock - The Man Who Invented Himself
Robin Hitchcock - Midnight Fish
Robin Hitchcock - This Could Be The Day
Robin Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Strawberry mind
Robin Hitchcock & The Egyptians - If You Where A...2024-03-041h 24
The Number One Movie in AmericaI Am LegendFirst off, yes, we're all very upset about the dog. Beyond that, though, there is contention in the room about I AM LEGEND, the 2007 Will Smith vehicle that inadvertently feels really corona-ish these days. But we can agree that working our way through the video store would be fun!
This week's recommendations: Sean and Robin are lukewarm on AIR, Robin is nicer than Sean about SUPER MARIO BROS., Kahmeela rewatched THE TRUMAN SHOW.2023-04-241h 02
News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime1835: Serial Killer Saturdays - Frances Billing & Catherine Frary | Episode 59eNews of the Times Episode 59e | 1835Serial Killer Saturdays - Frances Billing & Catherine FraryThis week's episode of Serial Killer Saturdays turns to 1835. Catherine Frary and Francis Billings are best friends. They agree to do each other's murders in a small hamlet in England. Possibly an inspiration to the famous Hitchcock film, Strangers on a Train.Hosted by Robin Coles. #NewsofTheTimes #VictorianCrimeStories #HistoricalCrimeStories #Victorian MurdersYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimesEmail: newsofthetimespodcast@gmail.comIf you like this, here are links to some other rec...2023-04-2234 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaMary PoppinsWind's in the east, mist coming in, like the hand of fate has delivered MARY POPPINS to the podcast! Which host was downright blissful about this movie? The answer may surprise you! Also, hear all about our upcoming takeover of Row House Cinema (starting Friday, Feb. 3), and stick around for a movie draft!
This week's recommendations: Sean and Robin saw PLANE and have differing opinions. Kahmeela and Robin saw THE MENU and ... have differing opinions. Kahmeela liked THE WHALE, Sean liked SICK and Robin liked HONK FOR JESUS.2023-01-241h 06
The Number One Movie in AmericaMonty Python's Life of BrianHe's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy! People who are very enthusiastic about British comedy consider Life of Brian to be one of the best movies ever made. We ... certainly wouldn't say that. Mixed thoughts. Good bits, though! No objection to the bits!
This week's recommendations: Sean's unpopular opinion is that THE INVITATION is good actually; Kahmeela's unpopular opinion is that the ORPHAN prequel is good actually; Robin just likes erotic thrillers like 1990's SHATTERED.2022-09-071h 02The Number One Movie in AmericaLiar LiarThe pen is blue! When we drew LIAR LIAR, all three of our hosts were pretty sure it was pretty good. Would this be that beautiful moment when we revisit an old comedy and find it's still funny and delightful? Or would it be like, you know, most of the other times?
This week's recommendations: Sean likes BODIES BODIES BODIES, but everyone knew he would. Robin is on board with both PREY and THE GRAY MAN. Kahmeela was fine with DAY SHIFT.2022-08-221h 04The Number One Movie in AmericaOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne of the biggest hits of the 70s and biggest Oscar successes of all time was the NOMIA for a big chunk of 1976. How does it look nearly a half-century later? Interesting! Good? Undoubtedly full of cigarettes.
Robin loves MARCEL THE SHELL, Sean shrugs at a bunch of movies but recommends ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE and Kahmeela is very satisfied by THE GREY MAN!2022-08-031h 08
The Number One Movie in AmericaPapillonSteve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman go to prison! And try to survive/get out/not get thrown back in, over and over again, for like ... their whole lives, pretty much? We try. Boy, do we try. Don't worry, there are plenty of other subjects, like a strenuous objection to Bob's Burgers and whether or not Dustin Hoffman was ever hot.
This episode's recommendations: Kahmeela likes THE BLACK PHONE, Sean likes MARCEL THE SHELL, Robin felt pretty good about THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER but tune in to hear about what recent semi-hit she totally hates!2022-07-181h 03The Number One Movie in AmericaNext FridayThe first new number-one movie of the millennium was NEXT FRIDAY, the sequel to the mid-90s classic. But with the loss of Chris Tucker, as well as Ice Cube's devastating lack of interest in anything but the soundtrack, is there anything to love this time around?
In recommendations, Sean likes ELVIS, Kahmeela loves IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and Robin went to Dollywood.2022-07-111h 04The Number One Movie in AmericaJohn Carpenter's VampiresVampires! Priests! Lots of unmotivated anger! Horror maestro John Carpenter was winding down his time behind the camera by the late '90s; is his very aggressive bloodsucking western a hidden gem or better off dead?
This week's recommendations: Robin is a fan of FIRE ISLAND. Kahmeela finally got on board the EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE train, but she's mostly raving about THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF STAGGERING GENIUS. Sean gets over his dinosaur disappointment to give a cool recommendation to LIGHTYEAR.2022-06-201h 04The Number One Movie in AmericaBlazing SaddlesBLAZING SADDLES is widely seen as a comedy classic, and many people grew up with it — but one of our hosts is coming to it for the first time. How does Mel Brooks' western satire look in 2022?
Recommendations! Kahmeela likes THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, Robin can't help falling in love with MOONFALL and Sean gives a shockingly lukewarm opinion on 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY for some reason.2022-06-0655 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaAmerican GangsterMy man! And also Russell Crowe. Denzel Washington led AMERICAN GANGSTER to a surprisingly big box-office haul for an R-rated, original movie. Will all the cool moments and chinchilla coats make up for the fact that this movie doesn't actually have a third act?
In recommendations ... honestly, we mostly complain about FIRESTARTER and OLD. Sean liked DOWNTON ABBEY, anyway, and Robin is firmly on board the EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE train.2022-05-241h 06The Number One Movie in AmericaMen in BlackBounce with us, slide with us, etc., as we revisit one of the biggest summer blockbusters of the '90s! Sure, we all loved MEN IN BLACK when it hit theaters, but how does it hold up after a quarter-century, several mediocre sequels and ... let's just say recent events? One thing is for sure: D'Onofrio is the best.
There's a lot of qualified opinions in this week's recommendations, so you'll have to listen. But Sean loved DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE whatsit, so there's that — oh, and Robin is just all about AMBULANCE.2022-05-101h 01The Number One Movie in AmericaBlack Hawk DownOh boy, this is a can of worms. So BLACK HAWK DOWN was a pretty massive hit, and it arrived at a ... sensitive time. Which ... you know what, just listen, we're not going to get into the geopolitics in the episode description. But, you know, great special effects and early-'00s hunks! So there's that!
This week's recommendations: Robin recommends ROBIN ROBIN (seriously, look it up on Netflix). Sean likes FRESH, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE and SAINT MAUD, and is torn on THE BATMAN. Kahmeela's on a TV kick, and thinks you should watch WORST ROOMMATE EVER...2022-03-141h 07
AliveandKick'n the podcastAliveAndKickn Podcast - Margaret HitchcockI sit down with Margaret Hitchcock, virologist, Lynch Syndrome patient, and Vice President of the California Colorectal Cancer Coalition. Melanoma and Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor and we discuss celebrating cancerversaries and what it's like to be a survivor, knowing there's a distinct possibility, if not likelihood, there will be at least once reoccurrence. Margaret talks about her extensive family history of cancer, and not your typical ones. Since 2006, Margaret's C4 group distributes community grants for screening for colorectal cancer. Margaret talks about how her dog seemed to diagnose her cancer, was involved with her respiratory management post surgery. We als...2022-03-0543 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaThe Land Before TimeIt's the barely feature length cartoon that jerked more tears than every Nicholas Sparks movie combined! THE LAND BEFORE TIME traumatized and entertained (citation needed) a generation of VHS-capable millennials; is it any good, or was it mostly just a grim harbinger of inevitable death?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela has mixed feelings about SCREAM but very positive ones about TED LASSO. Sean doesn't care about UNCHARTED but is mildly pleased with DEATH ON THE NILE. And Robin is in full Oscars mode, praising CODA and PARALLEL MOTHERS (kinda).2022-03-0151 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaThe Fast and the FuriousVroom! Punch! Beer! Butt rock! Yes, long before it became James Bond but with Dubstep, The Fast Saga began as THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. (Not Fast and Furious, that's a different movie.) When you take away all the supermagnets and space cars and Charlize Therons and just have some kids and some cars, is it still a high-octane thrill ride? Or is it limp and disappointing, like The Fast and the Furious ride at Universal?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela likes THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. Robin likes SPENCER, and also the latest VENOM caper. Sean gives a...2022-01-2457 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaHardballKeanu Reeves teaches some kids about baseball and character (not really), while those kids teach Keanu about life (also not really) in HARDBALL! This baseball (?) movie (?) went to number one at ... something of an odd moment; is it a hidden gem, or a rightly forgotten dud?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela is all in on ENCANTO. Robin's reigning Best Movie of 2021 is THE LOST DAUGHTER. Sean had a weird week and wants you to watch the gonzo 1983 folk horror EYES OF FIRE.2022-01-1058 min
The Number One Movie in AmericaHoliday Double Feature! Iron Man 3 & A Christmas StoryWe're wrapping our yuletide observance into one double-feature episode with a Christmas-ish hit and a seasonal classic! First, Marvel's most eggnog-adjacent picture, IRON MAN 3, sends Tony Stark to a small-town Christmas (and a bunch of other places). Then, slap on a rabbit suit and try not to get soap poisoning, it's A CHRISTMAS STORY!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela is all wrapped up in the series YELLOWJACKETS. Sean and Robin both liked WEST SIDE STORY, and Sean adds an endorsement for THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.2021-12-211h 05The Number One Movie in AmericaMonsters UniversityMonsters University, a movie absolutely no one remembers occurring, somehow made hundreds of millions of dollars. It did better than a bunch of Pixar movies people actually like (Coco AND Ratatouille)! So ... what's going on with this latter-day collegiate prequel?
This week's recommendations: Sean and Robin both like POWER OF THE DOG, though predictably, Sean likes it more. Robin's all about the 1970 disaster classic AIRPORT. Kahmeela wants you to spend your Christmas with THE PREACHER'S WIFE.2021-12-1454 minThe Number One Movie in America100th Episode! (Feat. Ghost!)It's our centennial! We've spent 100 episodes saying "what" and "really" about the box office champs of yesteryear, and it's all thanks to our patron saint: beloved character actor Tony Goldwyn. To thank him (please, someone let him know that we exist), we're taking a look back at his top-grossing movie, the megahit rom-com-spooky-dram, GHOST. Plus, in a very special 100th-episode airing of grievances, we each permanently eliminate one film from the database! Find out what movies we will NEVER review!
This week's recommendations: Robin and Kahmeela have complicated feelings about KING RICHARD, Sean is quite fond of HOUSE...2021-12-011h 11The Number One Movie in AmericaStar Wars: Episode II — Attack of the ClonesA couple episodes ago, we wondered why we had never landed on a (main timeline) Star Wars movie. In a straight monkey's-paw situation, we landed on ATTACK OF THE CLONES! Whoops! Some people on the internet say this one is good; is that just some internet nonsense, or is there something redeeming about this marathon of CGI stew?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela is feeling good about THE HARDER THEY FALL and says why not take a look at the new PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Sean likes SPENCER and LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. Robin surprised herself by really liking DUNE.2021-11-1656 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaTexas Chainsaw 3DIt's the reboot of the Texas Chainsaw franchise! Wait, no it isn't, that was in 2003. It's the sequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre! No, not the good one from 1986. It's ... look, it's a movie with Leatherface that (we're pretty sure) occurs in Texas, what more do you want? In the year 2013, the franchise got another installment based largely on the promise of the chainsaw popping out of the screen in three dimensions. Without that ... well, Trey Songz is here? That's something?
This week's recommendations: Sean likes THE LAST DUEL, Robin recommends the classic ALL THAT JAZZ (and does...2021-10-261h 05The Number One Movie in AmericaUrban Legends: Final CutRemember Urban Legend? (Jared Leto doesn't.) Well, it got a sequel! And somehow, that sequel was the number one movie in America! We interrogate the baffling URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT, a movie about film school made by filmmakers who have no idea what happens at film school. By the way, we say early on that we're not going to spoil the movie, then we immediately and repeatedly spoil the movie, so be warned. (What: You were going to WATCH this one? Don't be silly.)
Recommendations: Sean discovers that PLEASANTVILLE is a sneaky classic, Kahmeela says SCENES FROM A...2021-10-0657 min
The Number One Movie in AmericaThe MartianA short, short time from now, on a planet not that far away, Matt Damon made potatoes out of poop! And it got seven Oscar nominations! THE MARTIAN was a runaway hit, despite being neither scientifically inaccurate or sad (the two things that usually make space movies work). Will it hold up all these ... six-ish years later?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela gives a cool recommendation to CANDYMAN, but is still probably going to watch it multiple times. Robin came close to loving CRUELLA and recommends you go way back for THE FORTUNE COOKIE. Sean reminds you to go...2021-09-221h 00The Number One Movie in AmericaSaharaRobin got to pick a movie! And ... it's Sahara? She tells us why she loves this lovable scamp of an mid-aughts, McConaughey-ridden adventure flick — and, while Sean and Kahmeela can't quite match her enthusiasm, they can't be too grumpy about a movie this wacky!
This week's recommendations: Sean's big on THE GREEN KNIGHT and CANDYMAN. Kahmeela endorses Netflix's UNTOLD series. And Robin likes the Blockbuster board game!2021-09-131h 01
The Number One Movie in AmericaTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)A year removed from our first showdown with these ... TURTLES, we revisit the first of the shelled superheroes' seven number-one hits. The original, foam-suited, grit-soaked, Feldman-voiced version of the iconic quartet is the most fondly remembered. Is it any good, though?
Plus, in this week's recommendations: Kahmeela likes the Netflix animated flick VIVO. Robin was pleased to find that MEMENTO holds up. And Sean liked THE NIGHT HOUSE, but viewer beware!2021-08-3159 min
The Laughing MindEp. 4: Robin HitchcockIn this episode, Ethan hosts guest Robin Hitchcock (Comedy!), improviser, improv coach, and Arcade Comedy's academy director. This episode covers all things comedy and mental health: improv as a gateway drug to therapy, finding community in comedy, viewing past medications like ex-boyfriends, and why the hell we can't still lie down on a coach during therapy! Robin is a hilarious performer, a fantastic teacher, and an all-around gem of a person, so open those ear holes and enjoy.
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Interrogatories with Josh CamsonEpisode 18 - Robin HitchcockJosh catches up with law school classmate Robin Hitchcock, who is neither a lawyer, a British singer-songwriter, nor a professional comedian, but a "professional education administrator in the field of comedy." Robin teaches improv comedy classes at the Arcade Comedy Theater in Pittsburgh. Josh talks to Robin about her journey from law school to a career in comedy, Charlize Theron movie marathons, and inverted cat eyes. Also, as an added bonus this week, tune in for a killer Old Fashioned recipe for kids!
Check out Robin on social media: @hitchdied on Twitter and Instagram and visit www.a...2021-08-0439 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaFootlooseLocate your Sunday shoes, put them on, then proceed to kick them off! We're investigating the (checks notes) TRUE STORY of a town where dancing is illegal and the wide-eyed young man who decided to dance his troubles away! (There's no way to make this plot sound good, sorry.) Two of three hosts are surprisingly unimpressed!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela makes a high-pitched "eh" about AWAKE while Robin has a non-recommendation that greatly disappoints Sean, who in turn recommends Bo Burnham's INSIDE in spite of Robin's valid objection.2021-06-2859 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaFight ClubWe want you to hit us as hard as you can! (Not really, we're very passive people.) Fight Club was just barely a NOMIA, but remains one of the most landmark films of the '90s! Will we still love it? Can we get past the legions of people who completely missed the point? Can it grab the show's highest rating yet? Listen and find out!
This week's recommendations: Robin is ambivalent about Those Who Wish Me Dead, Kahmeela is ambivalent about Conjuring 3, Sean is really into In the Heights!2021-06-151h 05The Number One Movie in AmericaFire Down BelowOh wow, it's Steven Seagal time. Are we prepared? Is anyone? Somewhat late in the mysterious, fabled Era of Seagal, the notorious kick-man took a trip down to Kentucky to try and find some jugs of green ooze, while romancing Marg Helgenberger and fixing Harry Dean Stanton's porch. Somehow, it's LESS straightforward than that!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela finds herself delighted by KING OF STATEN ISLAND. Sean shrugs at new releases and goes way back for the 1942 screwball comedy I MARRIED A WITCH. And Robin, of all people, is big into SAINT MAUD.2021-06-0751 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaHeroThis podcast presents Quentin Tarantino presents Miramax presents HERO! Zhang Yimou's epic, eye-popping wuxia film was an Academy Award nominee ... and then a NOMIA two full years later. The rollout got weird. But it's still a near-classic full of beautiful fight sequences, intense color palettes and caligraphy!
This week's recommendations: Sean talks about a bunch of stuff then quickly recommends SHIVA BABY, Kahmeela is big into I CARE A LOT and Robin dove deep and found F/X.2021-05-2451 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaThe CraftIt's another fan vote! After a neck-and-neck race, the '90s Hot Topic set won out with THE CRAFT! Can anyone on the panel be objective about this gift-wrapped parcel of our youth? Why would you steal from a witch store? Why so many snakes? These and more questions, as we record with perfect love and perfect trust!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela enjoyed THE OUT SIDE STORY, Robin was just fine with THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES and Sean has no particular quarrel with THINGS HEARD & SEEN. But everyone still loves KARATE KID.2021-05-1154 min
The OUTSIDERSKen HitchcockEmail: TheOUTSIDERS@shaw.caTwitter: @OUTSIDERS2020Bryn's Twitter: @BrynMightyMouthRobin's Twitter: @Robin_BrownleeSponsor Website: macintoshgroup.ca2021-05-031h 05The Number One Movie in AmericaFreakyTake a little Halloween, a little Scream, a whole lot of Jason Voorhees and most of Freaky Friday and you get ... a mid-pandemic number one movie in America! FREAKY climbed above the pile of 2020 theatrical releases (it was a small pile) to take the top spot for two weeks. It was ... pretty good? No one hates this! A refreshing episode!
The recommendations are kind of all over the place this time, but Robin likes the sitcom HAPPY ENDINGS, Sean recommends STOWAWAY and IN THE EARTH and Kahmeela invites you to relax with THUNDER FORCE.2021-05-0358 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaBonus: Worst Oscars EverJust be glad Sean and Robin waited until the next morning to record this, their immediate post-ceremony phone call was mostly just enraged noises. It was an Oscars unlike any other! In that it was even more weird and disappointing than usual. Breaking down the fumbles and few glimmers of joy from an Oscar night we're looking forward to forgetting!2021-04-2730 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaBonus: The Best Guide to the Weirdest OscarsWho knows what to expect going into a most unusual Oscar night? No one! But Robin and Sean are probably closer than most. Listen in for a breakdown of all the nominated films, and fairly confident (mostly) predictions on what will win! Dominate the pool at your odd, virtual Oscar-night party!2021-04-221h 20The Number One Movie in AmericaBonus: The Cinema Strikes BackSean and Robin sit down to work through the big question of the moment: Who's ready to go back to a physical movie theater? What it'll take to bring us back to the box office, and what we want to see (both onscreen and off) when we get there.2021-04-0938 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaThe ToyAn unpleasant rich kid wants to own Richard Pryor! We're not making that sound bad to make a point, that's the actual premise! THE TOY stole a weekend from the alien juggernaut of 1982, adding to a long list of Pryor's hits; were the scathing reviews that greeted it on release wrong?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela and Robin have made it to the dispiriting conclusion of ALLEN V FARROW, and think you should watch it. Sean's kind of so-so on NOBODY, but bullish on SLAXX, the horror movie about a killer pair of pants.2021-03-3040 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaBonus: Zack Snyder's Weird FlexSean and Robin both made it through Justice League! Y'know, mostly. Between them, they watched at least 6 1/2 combined hours of Zack Snyder's oddly square-shaped artistic vision. Now, they grab the mics like the Flash grabbing a passing a hot dog to try to figure out: Was all that worth it?2021-03-2550 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaMinisode: Oscars So MankIt's a bonus episode, as Sean & Robin gather for the annual sleepy analysis of the Academy Award nominations! Will this be the year that the pleasant surprises outweigh the frustrating snubs? (Please note: That year will never come.) We talk Lakeith, Lindo, Leslie and Love & Monsters, plus a lot more!2021-03-161h 00The Number One Movie in AmericaComing to AmericaThat's Coming TO America, not Coming TWO America. Though we cover them both in this past-and-present trip to Zamunda! The winner of our latest audience poll, Coming to America is absolutely having a cultural moment. How well does it hold up 33 years later, and how does it do when viewed back-to-back with its sequel?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela is gripped by ALLEN V FARROW. Robin has to explain what SHIRLEY VALENTINE is, but it sounds lovely. And Sean is mildly positive about YA scifi thingy CHAOS WALKING.2021-03-151h 01The Number One Movie in AmericaThe Princess & The FrogIn an unexpected feat of timing, we've got Oprah and a troubled princess! THE PRINCESS & THE FROG, Disney's penultimate hand-drawn feature, has a lot going for it and just as much going against it. But hey, there's a great villain song and an alligator that wants to play the trumpet!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela recommends the Netflix series BEHIND HER EYES, and gives kind of a soft endorsement to the new WRONG TURN. Robin likes MINARI and was delighted by the Scorsese classic AFTER HOURS. Sean went western again, voicing his support for the 1966 adventure EL DORADO.2021-03-0957 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaHancockDespite this movie utterly vanishing from our cultural memory, it was the fourth top-grossing movie of 2008! Lots of people went to see Will Smith drunk fly, redeem himself, and then deal with a whole second plot because the movie realized it wasn't long enough yet!
This week's recommendations: Robin went on a tear and recommends Judas & The Black Messiah, Nomadland and Sound of Metal. (She's got mixed feelings about I Care a Lot.) Kahmeela found satisfying spookiness in Netflix's series The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel. And Sean is into the Albert Brooks classic Defending Your Life, and...2021-03-0158 minThe Number One Movie in America22 Jump StreetWe're going back to Jump Street! (Even though we, as a podcast, never went there in the first place!) Let's take a look at the comedy sequel 22 Jump Street, discuss its weird proposed follow-ups and find ourselves pleasantly surprised that it's just straight-up funny throughout!
This week's recommendations: Sean likes the award-nominated Shudder original La Llorana, and recommends revisiting the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Robin and Kahmeela unite to say #freebritney and recommend the Hulu/NYT doc Framing Britney Spears. And Robin doesn't like the New Mutants, but who does?2021-02-161h 04The Number One Movie in AmericaPretty in PinkShe may be PRETTY IN PINK, but both her suitors are real doofs. Robin represents the segment of the population that loved this movie growing up, while Kahmeela and Sean give it somewhat lower marks for being, y'know, kind of a mess. But hey, Harry Dean Stanton and Annie Potts are great!
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela gives a cool recommendation to the SALT-N-PEPA movie and a big ol' shrug to THE LITTLE THINGS. Sean raves about MALCOLM AND MARIE. Robin likes the HBO Max documentary SHOWBIZ KIDS.2021-02-0855 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaThe TownWe'ah puttin' this whole friggin' tahn in ah-ur reah view! (That's about as close as you can type to a hilarious Boston accent.) Yes, Ben Affleck scored his first directorial hit with THE TOWN, a charming portrait of a humble Boston neighborhood where absolutely everyone robs a bank every day.
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela jumps on board the ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI train. Sean liked THE DIG, and finally watched THE SEVENTH SEAL. And Robin shrugs an endorsement for 86-year-old Best Picture winner MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.2021-02-011h 03The Number One Movie in AmericaTakenWe have a very particular set of skills! It's mostly tearing apart reality-breaking minutiae in popular movies! Liam Neeson's career unexpectedly changed after his twentysomething teenage daughter got TAKEN like four minutes after landing in Europe. Does this landmark of old guy punchy-punchy cinema actually land (like a throat punch), or was it just kind of the goof that worked?
Plus, this week's recommendations: Robin gets on board with ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI! Kahmeela gives high marks to PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN! And Sean would like you to watch '70s disaster movie ROLLERCOASTER!2021-01-251h 01The Number One Movie in AmericaSolo: A Star Wars StoryAt last, we land on a Star Wars movie! Not the one anyone wanted us to land on, but who's counting? Everyone's favorite scoundrel gets an origin story with a troubled production history, as not-Harrison fills us in on far too many details about the young life of SOLO!
This week's recommendations: Robin enjoyed LIKE A BOSS! Sean recommends ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI and gleefully revisited BIRDS OF PREY! Kahmeela is watching EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS! Plus, the continued mystery of the (entirely fictional) disappearance of Tony Goldwyn!2021-01-181h 01The Number One Movie in AmericaThe Bone CollectorWho's ready to collect some bones? (Not this killer, but that's neither here nor there.) Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie team up for a blatant Seven knockoff, as THE BONE COLLECTOR continues our surprising streak of movies with elaborate clues! Stick around for the moment where a giant cat invades the show!
Plus, this week's recommendations: Kahmeela reminds you to watch KILLING EVE. Robin likes SYLVIE'S LOVE. And Sean recommends that horror aficionados dive back in to HEREDITARY, but only if they warn anyone nearby of the terror that is to come.2021-01-111h 03The Number One Movie in AmericaNational TreasureWe're gonna start the year off right: By stealing the Declaration of Independence! Wildly successful Indiana Jones knockoff NATIONAL TREASURE made Disney a lot of money and helped make Nicolas Cage the walking meme he is today. But is it, you know, any good? We'll find out, if we can get this ocular device to work!
Plus, in recommendations: Sean and Robin split on WONDER WOMAN 1984, but fortunately, Kahmeela is here to offer genuine recommendations of THE LIE, SOUL and RUN.2021-01-0456 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaSeven2020 ends on a fittingly bleak note, as we talk about SEVEN, perhaps the most depressing film ever to top the box office! (For four whole weeks, yet!) Is the world worth fighting for? Does John Doe have the upper hand? What's in the box? We will try to keep our spirits up as we dive in to Kahmeela's hand-picked episode!
This week's recommendations: Robin gives a rousing shrug to TENET; Sean gets misty-eyed about SOUL; two members of Kahmeela's household are very enthusiastic about music videos by Ricky Martin.2020-12-2957 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaHome AloneThink of our holiday special as a whole cheese pizza, just for you! We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Home Alone by revisiting the slapstick, heartwarming, bandit-murdering comedy classic! This movie was the Number One Movie in America for a staggering 12 consecutive weekends; was it worth all the grave bodily harm to Joe Pesci?
Plus, Sean recommends something old (It's a Wonderful Life) and something new (Midnight Sky), Kahmeela's got another creepy docuseries (Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults) and a fancy drama (The Undoing), and Robin likes exactly half of a movie (Unfaithful).2020-12-221h 00The Number One Movie in AmericaBatman ReturnsOur first holiday edition kicks off with the most yule-logged superhero flick of all time, 1992's wacky BATMAN RETURNS! Will the film's many, many charms (most of them Catwoman related) outweigh how stunningly over-the-top Tim Burton went? What's up with ... pretty much everything relating to the Penguin? And what does Batman actually accomplish in this movie?
Plus, Kahmeela endorses LAST CHRISTMAS, Sean and Kahmeela agree on the charms of FREAKY, Sean says watch THE PROM if you wanna be happy and SOUND OF METAL if you don't care about your mood, and Robin and Sean don't care about...2020-12-141h 03The Number One Movie in AmericaThe Mask of ZorroTrivia contest winner Bill Fisher joins us, and he's picked a bit of swashbuckling fun! THE MASK OF ZORRO brought the masked pre-Batman back to the top of the box office, and for a few brief moments, made Anthony Hopkins ... sexy? Plus an expected round of FRIENDS chat and more!
This week's recommendation: Kahmeela gives a ringing endorsement for HIS HOUSE, Robin and Sean split on HAPPIEST SEASON, Robin recommends you watch AWAKENINGS if it's time to cry (THE VERDICT if not), and why not watch the FRESH PRINCE reunion?2020-12-071h 02The Number One Movie in AmericaPulp FictionOrder yourself a $5 milkshake and a Big Kahuna Burger and hop on the podcast chopper for our first entry into the Tarantino-verse! Will Hollywood-changing mega-hit PULP FICTION become our top-rated film of all time, or will Quentin find some way to sabotage himself? And, more importantly, can a foot massage just be a foot massage?
This week's recommendations: Kahmeela has somehow watched all of infamously sprawling TV show Supernatural! Robin heartily recommends Peacock's new comedy series The Amber Ruffin Show! And Sean coolly endorses the new Hulu flick Run!2020-11-301h 09The Number One Movie in AmericaPolice AcademyWho makes Steve Guttenberg a star? We ... don't, but we're totally fine with him. It's POLICE ACADEMY, the series-launching 1984 megahit! What was the deal with this thing? Is it actually funny? Is Michael Winslow a comic treasure? (Yes.)
This week's recommendations: Robin is on brand with endorsements of The Color of Money (1986) and Missing (1982)! Sean is on brand with endorsements of Candyman (1992) and The Invisible Man (1933)! Kahmeela went holiday and endorses the new Netflix film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey!2020-11-2354 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaSneakersOur first-ever fan vote led to a mild upset, as SNEAKERS edged out early favorite A League of Their Own to take the crown! Robin is thrilled to have her selection on the table -- but will Kahmeela and Sean rain on her Redford parade?
Plus, the last(?) word on Forces of Nature! This week's recommendations: Sean likes Let Him Go; Robin endorses The Witches; and Kahmeela found another NXIUM series, Starz's Seduced!2020-11-1655 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaChronicleIt's a superhero movie with Michael B. Jordan! No, not that one. No, not Fantastic Four, either. The world's only prominent found-footage superhero movie, CHRONICLE, got great reviews on release. Eight years later ... eh. But stick around, because you (yes, you) are going to pick an upcoming episode -- after Robin and Sean fight it out over the nominees!
Plus, recommendations! Sean likes the 2019 horror flick HAUNT; Robin has not seen THE EMPTY MAN, but her buddy is in it; and both Kahmeela and her child remind you that the 2016 GHOSTBUSTERS is delightful.2020-11-0249 minThe Number One Movie in AmericaBack to SchoolWhy don't you call us sometime when you have no class? We revisit BACK TO SCHOOL, which we definitely did not realize was one of the biggest hits of the '80s, in all of its Oingo Boingo glory! Robin revisits her youth, Kahmeela considers Rodney, Sean is just glad there's no vampire.2020-06-1556 min
The Butch and The BiEpisode 20 - Robin Hitchcock - Visual ArtsSends us a comment or question!Hey friends,One fourth the brains behind "The Number One Movie in America" podcast, one third of the brains behind comedy troupe "Frankly Scarlett", and the Academy Director at Arcade Comedy Theater; it is one of our favorite funny folks, Robin Hitchcock. Robin came to chat about visual art and art in general, something we all have in common and how it sometimes can feel like we lose those skills sometimes. It's an excellent time, we hope you enjoy listening!Featuring: Bob Rudenborg, Jon MarekSpecial G...2020-05-151h 06