Shows
Pillows on the Windows7/27/22 - Orphan HarderCarly and Tucker take a break from jogging hither and yon to dig in to hot topics like: noisy theater patrons.
Timestamps:
(00:05) - Carly went to P4k
(06:36) - High School Musical 2
(17:55) - Tickled
(24:34) - Behind the Candelabra
(37:47) - Love Island UK is BACK
(40:54) - The Rehearsal
(47:35) - The Handmaid's Tale
(49:41) - The Disney Talk
(59:24) - Kimi
(1:02:57) - The Meg / You Should Have Left
(1:05:51) - Chocolat
(1:09:03) - Fire of Love
(1:14:34...
2022-07-291h 47
The SocketSonic Riders: Zero GravityThe Socket is Tucker and Christian's attempt to rank every game ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity for the PS2/Wii.
Click here for the full, ranked list
2022-05-2614 min
The SocketSonic Rivals 2The Socket is Tucker and Christian's attempt to rank every game ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at Sonic Rivals 2 for the PSP.
Click here for the full, ranked list
2022-05-1716 min
The SocketCrazy TaxiThe Socket is Tucker and Christian's attempt to rank every game ever made from best to worst. This episode is a CUHRAAAZY look at Crazy Taxi for the Dreamcast.
Click here for the full, ranked list
2022-05-0725 min
Pillows on the Windows5/4/22 - Stah WahsCarly and Tucker are back from the Denver Dog Show and ready to talk about...wrestling??????
Timestamps:
(03:34) - The Favorite Actor Challenge
(20:35) - It's TV time!/Better Caul Sall
(25:15) - Under the Banner of Heaven
(32:04) - WrestleMania 38
(38:56) - The Northman
(43:35) - Petite Maman
(49:25) - The Batman
(59:05) - We're All Going to the World's Fair
(1:03:24) - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
(1:05:33) - The Adam Project
(1:06:37) - Ambu Lance
(1:11:55) - The House
(1:15:26) - Everything Everywhere...
2022-05-051h 39
The SocketMax Payne 3The Socket is Tucker and Christian's attempt to rank every game ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at Max Payne 3 for the PC.
Click here for the full ranked list
2022-04-2800 min
Pillows on the WindowsBromance of the Several Filmdoms (Chapter 2)Christian and Michael return to talk about more weekend afternoon karate movie flicks.
Timestamps:
(01:53) - Future Cops
(11:27) - Infernal Affairs
(22:02) - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
(32:48) - Kung Fu Hustle
(50:28) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(59:43) - Michael sees an anime movie
(1:01:09) - The Shawshank Redemption
(1:04:27) - Christian supports movie theaters in a bad way
New Jersey Tucker appears courtesy of 15.ai
2022-04-201h 26
Pillows on the WindowsBromance of the Several Filmdoms (Chapter 1)Carly and Tucker are busy deliming their garbage disposals, so Christian and Michael return to flex their fill-in muscles. You know what that means: ASIAN CINEMA AND THEN 10 MINUTES OF MARVEL TALK AT THE END.
Timestamps:
(05:45) - Drunken Master
(19:54) - Hard Boiled
(34:13) - In the Mood for Love
(47:12) - The Grandmaster
Thanos will return in Chapter 2
New Jersey Tucker cameo courtesy of 15.ai
2022-04-131h 12
Pillows on the Windows4/6/22 - a SOUR podWhy don't movies look good anymore? Carly and Tucker investigate, and the answer may surprise you: microplastics. Enough microplastics to fill de Nile!
Timestamps:
(02:50) - The Oscars!
(08:00) - Three Colors: Blue
(15:58) - The Hidden Life of Trees
(20:52) - The Card Counter
(28:45) - Death on the Nile
(34:21) - No Exit
(38:29) - Fresh
(45:07) - Revenge
(50:52) - Spiderman: No Way Home
(56:17) - Batman v Superman THE ULTIMATE EDITION
(58:55) - Infinity War / Endgame
(1:01:22) - When Harry Met...
2022-04-071h 17
Pillows on the Windows3/23/22 - Carly Loves the EpilogueCarly and Tucker survive algorithm challenges, bike chases, theater shushing, etc. to bring you more scintillating movie discussion (and a lot of Euphoria talk)
Timestamps:
(00:20) - Carly's Challenge
(13:23) - The Deathly Hallows Pt 2
(32:50) - Maps to the Stars
(41:38) - Turning Red
(55:57) - Carly's Love Island Check-In
(57:33) - Fresh
(1:02:14) - Vanilla Sky
(1:06:20) - X and associated theater horror
(1:13:43) - Upgrade (minor spoilers)
(1:17:25) - Dark Knight revisit
(1:18:52) - The Wailing
(1:24:04) - Deep Water
(1:28:49...
2022-03-242h 05
Pillows on the Windows2/23/22 - Coots & LaddersI know you're just here for the LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF THE UPCOMING FILMS SEGMENT, but Carly and Tucker talk about some oldie-olds as well.
Timestamps:
(00:08) - Carly's Music Journey
(04:59) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(12:00) - House of Wax
(19:35) - To Die For
(27:32) - Don't Breathe 2
(30:41) - Martyrs
(36:15) - Black Bear
(40:46) - Her Smell
(45:42) - Freejack
(46:27) - Gone Baby Gone
(49:34) - Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension
THE SODIE BLOCK:
(54:21) - Kimi
2022-02-241h 43
Pillows on the WindowsSprockies Pt 3 and Canonical DeliberationsCarly, Michael, and Tucker return one last time to close out 2021 with some awards and the crowning of the 10 Canonical Films of The Year.
Timestamps:
(02:36) - Best Scene
(19:15) - Best Actor
(35:27) - The 10 Canonical Films of 2021
2022-02-102h 42
Pillows on the Windows2/2/22 - Burying the HatchCarly and Tucker fill time between Sprocky episodes with highly cerebral discussions of coffee beans, recreating low budget sci fi using AI, and Kathy Phillips' movie ESP.
Timestamps:
(02:55) - Why aren't expresso beans in other foods?
(11:14) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(19:17) - After Life
(32:39) - The Rescue
(37:48) - Yellowjackets
(46:40) - Doctor Who
(50:42) - The Novice
(58:14) - Identity
(59:22) - TONY SCOTT!!!
(1:02:45) - Scream 2022
(1:06:04) - Malignant
(1:12:15) - Cure
(1:20:07...
2022-02-031h 55
Pillows on the Windows1/5/22 - Mrs. SquibCarly and Tucker don't HATE any movies this week. They don't HATE these movies.
Timestamps:
(00:01) - The Goblet of Fire
(14:43) - Orlando
(21:28) - Lady Macbeth
(28:28) - The Tragedy of Macbeth
(34:36) - The Matrix Resurrections
(42:25) - A Glitch in the Matrix
(48:42) - Memoria
(54:55) - Spencer
(1:04:42) - The Lost Daughter
(1:09:50) - Titane
(1:17:39) - Goldmember
(1:18:32) - Dear Evan Hansen
(1:20:08) - Licorice Pizza and the Licorice Pizza poster and broad discussion of PTA
(1:25:20...
2022-01-061h 57
Pillows on the Windows12/20/21 - Jittery JawCarly and Tucker lay down some Film Law one edict at a time.
Timestamps:
(00:04) - A Merry Secular Christmas to You!
(02:55) - Sprockies Bookkeeping
(06:09) - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(19:15) - The Ninth Gate
(25:48) - The Last Duel
(42:50) - Selling Sunset
(46:20) - Red Rocket / Scary Movie 3
(56:50) - The French Dispatch
(1:03:32) - Drive My Car
(1:11:28) - Antlers
(1:13:23) - Tick, tick...BOOM!
(1:21:04) - The Power of the Dog
(1:30:45) - Pretend It's...
2021-12-211h 38
Pillows on the Windows12/14/21 - Verhoeven a Good TimeWith end of year awards looming, Carly and Tucker return to the studio to blast through a glut of 2021 movies (and some oldies).
Timestamps:
(00:03) - Carly's Mommy issues
(02:20) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(12:04) - Annette
(23:00) - Melancholia / Tubi is cool
(37:35) - The Power of the Dog
(42:09) - The Night House / Censor
(50:40) - Benedetta
(56:26) - 1917
(1:01:02) - House of Gucci
(1:05:32) - The Beatles: Get Back
(1:12:22) - The Matrix / Tucker is apprehensive about the new...
2021-12-151h 59
Pillows on the Windows12/8/21 - Michael's Takeshi's ChallengeCarly and Tucker are trapped in a movie opinions factory, so Michael and Christian are here to fill in and talk about obscure Japanese crime dramas/the MCU (again).
Timestamps
(00:02) - Favorite Pixar Movies
(06:33) - A fairly rough segue into Sonatine
(29:10) - Zatoichi
(48:50) - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1:15:00) - Hit Monkey
(1:24:40) - Podcasters talk about the MCU
2021-12-091h 39
Pillows on the Windows11/10/21 - Scary InstancesCarly and Tucker are back from the theatres and ready to talk about reclining seats!
Timestamps:
(02:57) - War of the Worlds
(18:05) - Girlfriends
(34:29) - Last Night in Soho
(44:34) - Tucker Goes to the Theater/Clifford the Big Red Dog
(54:07) - Trick or Treat
(57:16) - Escape Room / Escape Room Tournament of Champions
(1:03:07) - Good Time
(1:05:15) - Ponette
(1:08:02) - hashtag horror
(1:14:45) - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(1:15:58) - I See You
2021-11-111h 23
Pillows on the WindowsRanking AlienCarly, Michael, and Tucker moistly rank the Alien movies from best to worst. Moistly.
Timestamps:
(00:13) - We did it
(01:00) - Alien
(22:45) - Aliens
(36:00) - AlienxAlienxAlien
(45:23) - Alien Resurrection
(58:14) - Prometheus
(1:19:49) - Alien Covenant
(1:41:40) - The Ranking + Guest Ranking
2021-11-052h 06
Pillows on the Windows10/30/21 - Face CrimeCarly and Tucker are back to say "Trick or Treat" except the Trick is that we spoil the ending of Spiral: From the Book of Saw.
Timestamps
(01:45) - The French Dispatch
(11:16) - Dune
(19:58) - Talkin' bout trick or treatin'
(22:45) - Spiral
(26:51) - I See You
(30:56) - Halloween Kills
(35:51) - Nightmare on Elm Street 2
(40:40) - Escape Room
(45:10) - Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
(48:25) - The Worst Person in the World / Carly Bingo
(53:44...
2021-10-3100 min
Pillows on the Windows10/27/21 - Dune PodracingWith Tucker and Carly gone for a bit, Michael and Christian are here to burp and/or sneeze in your empty screening of Eric Andre's "Bad Trip."
Timestamps:
(00:34) - Marvel talk
(09:10) - Malignant
(36:21) - The Last Duel
(1:04:12) - Dune
(1:47:18) - Arbitrary Ranking of Filum
2021-10-281h 58
Pillows on the Windows10/3/21 - The Ranking Of GhiblisCarly and Tucker have watched all-ish of the Ghibli movies and they're ready to PUT THE BEST ONE AT THE TOP AND THE WORST ONE AT THE BOTTOM. But there's also plenty of movies to talk about that DON'T involve airplanes!
Timestamps:
(00:08) - Carly ran a marathon
(05:37) - The Ranking Of Ghiblis
(1:06:16) - Bratz
(1:10:47) - We Need to Do Something
(1:16:55) - Titane
(1:20:01) - Comfy Movies + Clue
(1:24:47) - Bad Trip
(1:28:05) - A Quiet Place / A Quiet Place Pt. 2
(1:32:03) - Vivo
2021-10-041h 51
Pillows on the Windows9/13/21 - PeeforkayWe get dusted and busted on this technologically impaired episode of Pillowy Windows.
Timestamps:
(00:03) - Music Festivals
(05:53) - When Marnie Was There
(16:39) - Sweeney Todd
(25:16) - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
(38:35) - The Night House
(43:40) - Tucker Tells His "The Panda" Story
(44:50) - Malignant
(47:16) - Get Duked
(48:46) - Tyger Tyger
(50:35) - He's All That
(53:11) - Cinderella
(54:20) - The Beguiled
(59:01) - Rambo + Rambo 2
(1:01:45) - Paw Patrol The Movie
2021-09-141h 14
Pillows on the Windows8/29/21 - Disney Ducournau2022 looms as Carly and Tucker catch the buzz about theaters and throw free DVDs in the garbage chute.
Timestamps:
(00:30) - Avatar
(01:40) - The Tale of Princess Kaguya
(10:00) - D.E.B.S.
(23:53) - Koyaanisqatsi
(37:31) - Candyman (2021)
(43:34) - Fist of the North Star
(44:22) - Chargeman Ken
(47:37) - Halo Legends
(48:31) - The Empty Man
(58:38) - Better Days
(1:04:37) - The Departed
(1:07:22) - Gone Girl
(1:15:22) - Closer
(1:19:06) - The Suicide Squad
2021-08-301h 23
Pillows on the Windows8/5/21 - Jack's Twitter TweetsCarly and Tucker compose film tweets with their mouths. About? Some bad stuff! You know what I'm talking about, you've seen From Up on Poppy Hill. You've seen Orphan. You know what I'm getting at. You've seen Hard Rain, Elle, Mitchells vs the Machines, Old, Green Knight, Prisoners, Zodiac, or the Parent Trap. Yep, we're on the same page.
2021-08-061h 18
Pillows on the Windows6/16/21 - Tall Man in a Small HouseWe take a break from giving movies useless star ratings on Letterboxd to talk about the microphone-destroying charms of Howl's Moving Castle, the Big Fishification of Ed Wood, the Howardisian prose of First Man, the new Conjuring and Quiet Place flix, Bo Burnham's strange size scenarios, the primeral fears of Coherence, and Tucker's dark descent into Trekdom. You won't believe whose estrangled father makes an appearance!
2021-06-171h 12
Pillows on the Windows4/19/21 - Extraction ModeCarly and Tucker yet live! We're back and ready to bet some money on Saw spinoffs. Also, we talk about: Moulin Rouge!, Pom Poko, Singing in the Rain, 3 Women, Solaris, Solaris, Project X, Michael Clayton, and Looney Tunes Back in Action.
2021-04-201h 46
Pillows on the Windows4/15/21 - Noir Than a FeelingCarly and Tucker were off dismembering themselves and drinking Japanese garbagecoffee for a week, so MICHAEL AND CHRISTIAN ARE BACK, BABY! Join them on a deep dive into the fisticuffin', bad accentin' genre of filum known as noir.
2021-04-172h 40
Pillows on the Windows4/8/21 - Parker Posey Skate ParkHow to record a classic episode: Eat a bunch of pizza. Fall asleep at 6pm. Wake up 20 minutes before the podcast. Drink bad canned coffee. Talk about Space Jam 2, A Cross the Universe, Clockwatchers, Ocean Waves, Godzilla v King Kong, Animal Crackers, and Popstar. And then destroy Tucker's favorite segment so thoroughly that it can never be recovered.
2021-04-091h 31
Pillows on the Windows2/17/21 - The Boy YearCarly and Tucker caffeinate and coordinate to talk about: Castle in the Sky's unassuming pants, Smiley Face's smokable plants, Judas and the Black Messiah's confounding aims, Framing Britney Spears' toxic fames, Malcolm and Marie's good and bad, Mystic River's angry dads, Nightcrawler's seedy lanes, and Dr. Sleeps' bloody stains.
2021-02-181h 39
Pillows on the Windows2/9/21 - Insurance StoreWith time at a premium and premiums at an all-time high, Carly and Tucker try to burn through 2 hours worth of podcasting in 70 minutes. That means no funny accent movie description reads, but it still leaves room for: Carly's Sundance abentures, Tucker's Family Video gravepissing, trying to remember which Mission Impossible is which, talking about Constantine without mentioning Peter Stormare somehow, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Frances Lawl, The Little Things, Save Yourselves, and more!
2021-02-101h 10
Pillows on the WindowsCanonical 2020 DeliberationsCarly, Michael, and Tucker journey back to 2020 one last time to decide on the 10 Canonical Films/Limited Event Series of the year.
2021-02-021h 45
Pillows on the Windows1/26/21 - KevinCarly and Tucker try to exploit the Pillows on the Windows fandom by making a bunch of small figurines of your favorite characters, including "Movie Description Guy" and "Bruce"! They also talk about a bunch of movies, including Pieces of a Woman, La La Land, Before Sunrise, In & Of itself, Bringing Out the Dead, 24 Frames, American Mary, and Despicable Me! And Despicable Me 2! And Despicable Me 3! And Minions! And Minions: The Rise of Gru!
And Green Room again.
2021-01-271h 27
Pillows on the WindowsSprockies 2020 (Part 2)Carly, Michael, and Tucker head back to the studio for 3 more hours of end of year awarding. This episode contains discussions of and awards presented for: Worst Title, Best Actor, Best Looking Movie/Show, Movie That Would Have Benefited Most From Having Anya Taylor-Joy, Best Scene, Let's Rank These Movies From Least to Most Prestige Horror, and Worst Letterboxd Poster.
2021-01-212h 58
XP BarEpisode 27 - Dip SwitchersThe Masked Singer continues to dominate all discussion on this, the latest episode of the XP Bar. But once we tear ourselves away from costumed conundrums, there's still plenty of time to talk about: Tucker's bizarre melting walls, Michael's 76 different falls (out), and Christian's arcade cabinet withdrawals. And we complain about the Dead Space fiction and how Steven Soderbergh is really wringing those HDMI 2.1 cables dry.
2021-01-111h 23
XP BarEpisode 26 - SatisfactionWe're Back! The Bar is dusty and the mugs are full of bee carcasses but we're here to talk about video games. Or, rather, Christian is here to talk about video games and Michael and Tucker are here for emotional support.
2021-01-041h 36
Pillows on the WindowsHoliday Special 2020Gather round the fireplace as Carly, Michael, and Tucker extract sooty gifts from the charred embers of 2020! On this very special holiday episode, we rank a sleighfull of Christmas movies for your wintery pleasure. Movies ranked are "Love Actually," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Muppets Christmas Carol," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "Tokyo Godfathers."
2020-12-291h 09
Pillows on the Windows12/20/20 - HBO Go NowThe entire film industry is crumbling around us so we spend the first chunk of this podcast going through the HBO Max kerfuffle. If you're just here for us talking about Saw sequels or The Croods 2 or coming-of-age movies about teenage girls or Disney Pixar's "Soul," it's all there too baby. Also Tucker's creepy attic.
2020-12-211h 32
Pillows on the Windows12/14/20 - Max Reload 2Hold it now and watch the hoodwink as Carly and Tucker frantically try to run through every film they've seen over the last two weeks. BUT FIRST MANK. First we have to talk about Mank and Citizen Kane and digital film and Tratticus. But once that's out of the way: Bee Movie, Relic, Sound of Metal, Tenet, Saw 3D, Pets United, Black Bear, Paddington, The Willoughbys, Severance, Shithouse, Queen's Gambit, Trial of the Chicago 7, and so on forever.
2020-12-151h 35
Pillows on the Windows11/14/20 - Extra Curricular PurrWith Bruce having been #cancelled last episode, and with David Fincher busy in the editing studio making a movie about the whole affair, Carly and Tucker reconvene to talk about yet another Saw sequel. But also: Possessor, Pine Point, Palm Springs, and Pollosal. And probably some whining about media formats or something or award shows. We keep it on brand around here.
2020-11-1600 min
Pillows on the WindowsHalloween Special 2020 (Pt. 1)Carly, Michael, and Tucker team up to rank a bunch of horror movies in honor of Devil's Night Eve. Movies ranked in this episode: Alien, Blair Witch Project, Hereditary, Insidious, Insidious 4 The Final Keyhole, Misdommar, Lake Mungo, Noroi, Pan's Labyrinth, Prometheus, Rosemary's Baby, Saw, The Shining, Shutter, Signs, The Conjuring, and The Wicker Man (Non-Cage Edition).
2020-10-271h 26
Pillows on the Windows10/18/20 - The Alien from AlienCarly and Tucker accidentally end up on the tail end of a Sorkin bender but live to tell the tale. Plus, An American Werewolf in London? Saw II? NOAH?! Go back only a couple generations and people would be amazed at every aspect of this podcast including the transference of human speech into digital bits and back into sound waves. Hell, I'm amazed at it too. How does that all work, anyways?
2020-10-191h 23
The SprocketNoahMichael and Tucker flood the airwaves with their boatload of opinions about Darren Aronofsky's "Noah"
2020-10-1751 min
Pillows on the Windows10/7/20 - It's a Keaton!Carly and Tucker are back from their Toni Collette fugue state! Time to talk about the first Saw movie in all of its satiny glory! Time to talk about Dick Johnson is Dead because 2020 was too much fun! Time to talk about Monty Python and its feet appeal! Time to talk about Out of Sight and George Clooney's pants! Time to talk about The 6th Sense and somehow not mention The Kid! Time for the worst Upcoming Movies section we will ever record!
2020-10-101h 08
Pillows on the Windows10/1/20 - Anime and LaparoscopyWith Tucker undergoing herniorrhaphy and Carly temporarily blinded by weed fumes, Michael and Christian are back for another week to talk about anime. Wait that can't be right. No, no I'm checking it again and it does say right here: "Michael and Christian talk about anime for 3 hours." Huh.
2020-10-042h 44
Pillows on the Windows9/23/20 - Like a DragonCarly and Tucker are taking some well-earned Time Off the Windows, but Michael and Christian are here to fill in! I'm sure they'll have no problem picking up the slack talking about Formula 1 documentaries and narrow-interest prestige dramas and long running horror movie franchises and...wait. Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no.
They're just talking about anime.
2020-09-251h 55
Pillows on the Windows9/19/20 - Ghostie in the MachineTucker and Carly have wrestled technical issues to the ground in order to bring you this very special 11th episode of Pillows on the Windows. Zoom in slowly on this podcast as we talk about the creepy myspace pics of Lake Mungo, the serene equestriata of The Rider, the kid-unfriendly surrealism of Rango, the insensitive word association of Rush, and the surprising prostitution of Risky Business. And SPY KIDS IN THE FUTURE?!?
2020-09-201h 22
Pillows on the Windows8/29/20 - Mind PalaceClose your eyes, go to sleep. Listen to a podcast about dreams you little bleep. It's the only way to hear Carly and Tucker cover important dreamlike topics such as: Jack Black's role in the King Kong remake, End of Evangelion's easily understandable woman choking, The Wicker Man's theft of imagery from Midsommar, The Cell's hair horns, and Kevin Smith.
2020-08-301h 33
Pillows on the Windows8/23/20 - Most TatesWith Carly's Clout Score in question and Tucker's urge to have evil children tempered only slightly, the Pillows on the Windows team reconvenes to talk about: the god-Dammoned plotting of Ocean's 12, the fly lords of Boy's State, the terrible but speedy family politics of Williams, the straight as an arrow action of We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Girlhood, which is poorly reviewed but not in the way you think. Also Tucker yells at Carly about Girls Trip because 2020 keeps on providing good feelings.
2020-08-241h 34
The SprocketAlmost FamousThe ranking of movies must continue, so put down your Sense8 coffee mug and pull up a Futurama chair to listen to Michael and Tucker talk about Cameron Crowe's self-insert manic pixie dream girl rock n' roll moist dream fantasy film "Almost Famous."
2020-08-1749 min
Pillows on the Windows8/16/20 - Cruise RunningsCarly and Tucker start with a showstopper this week: RECASTING OCEAN'S 11 FOR 2020. That's right, you won't BELIEVE who they chose to portray Basher, Don Cheadle's classic British explosives expert! Then they talk about the movie itself, which is about rich people being angry at other rich people for being rich! Carly talks about the contentious coffee of White Material and the creepy zoomies of Host, and Tucker barely makes it through The Firm and some documentary about some guy. But then: is Sorry to Bother You good?!? You'll have to fire up Fandango Now! and check it out for yourself!
2020-08-171h 25
Pillows on the Windows8/2/20 - Mommy!Carly and Tucker share an owl together while discussing Book of Shadows' surly girlies, Frozen's great Broadway numbers, Mommy's big shorts, Relic's demented Asterisms, Ratatouille's mysterious parent company, Queen of Earth's great awesome goodness, and Hanna's extremely late title card. No Tom Hanks mentions this week :(
2020-08-031h 25
XP BarEpisode 25 - The Zach of Us: Part ChewZach returns from the eye mines to regale us with his thoughts on The Last of Us Part 5 Minus 3. Tucker doesn't quite agree with those opinions which creates mild friction, i.e. good podcast fun! Christian has thoughts as well but he takes the moral high ground on the whole thing which I think is honorable if not a little crass. Michael didn't play the game but he has the strongest opinions of all. Sports Bar is back?!?
2020-08-012h 14
Pillows on the Windows7/26/20 - No Credit Card RequiredCarly and Tucker return to civilization to talk about The Blair Witch Project, which is a scary movie about people arguing about nothing! Speaking of which, they also talk about the pretty wood grain of First Cow, the over Adamification of Vice, the good little doggies of Wendy and Lucy, and Tom Hanks movies why not for once! Also Red Roads and Krisha but I don't have fun text for those!
2020-07-271h 28
Pillows on the Windows7/16/20 - A Bonnie & Clyde Type ThingCarly and Tucker put the pillows back up to talk about Flower's book smarts, Cloud Atlas' shifting scale of quality, Slither's strange last names, Under the Skin's Radiohead vibes, and The Truman Show's dark reflection of the human spirit. Have you heard of Glow by the way?
2020-07-171h 24
Pillows on the Windows7/11/20 - The New GuardOn this first episode of Pillows on the Windows, Carly and Tucker talk about The Old Guard, the only movie capable of healing the world's wounds. Also Tucker rants incoherently about A24, Carly searches incoherently for a funny movie from before 2009, and the two of them worry incoherently about theaters opening up during a global pandemic. Tom Hanks is also mentioned!
2020-07-121h 27
2020-07-0520 min
The SprocketSense8 S01E06 - DemonsCarly is live in the studio with Tucker to talk about Sense8's most orgiastic, Bjorkalistic, Fatboy Slimmingest episode yet.
2020-06-2044 min
The SprocketSense8 S01E04 - What's Going On?Carly and Tucker start off by talking about how Sense8 is kinda cool but then switch to talking about a much cooler topic entirely: cobblers.
2020-06-1447 min
The SprocketSense8 S01E03 - Smart Money's on the Skinny BitchCarly and Tucker talk about the third action-packed episode of Sense8 by talking around it. What is the future of horror and is it James Cameron's AVRatar?!
2020-06-1146 min
The SprocketBook Club: WatchmenCarly, Christian, and Tucker are in various states of Watchmenity so let's SCHLORMP let's get them together and CHLOMP and talk about the original Watchmen book. Nothing ever ends except us talking about Watchmen.
2020-06-081h 16
The SprocketSense8 S01E01 - Limbic ResonanceCarly and Tucker have put Dr. Watch to bed and now set their sights on a new target: insane globetrotting psychic mindmeld stories about how cops are cool and drugs are bad. From the Wachowskis, of Speed Racer fame! Is it hot in here or is it just my choco milk?
2020-06-0451 min
XP BarEpisode 24 - Feeling Remastered in My MindA video game tragedy in three parts. Act 1, wherein Michael plays Yakuza 0 and Civ VI and emerges relatively unscathed, yet fearful for the future and despondent about the world he is leaving to his children. Act II: Wherein Tucker realizes his life was a lie in a manner similar to a MGMT music video or something of the sort. Act II features guest appearances by Danganronpa 2 and Max Payne, as well as a certain Trials of Mana character we all know and love! Act IIV is where it all comes together, baby. Christian must reclaim his father's crusted jewel by...
2020-05-291h 58
2020-05-2709 min
XP BarBootleg Bar #5 - OG 151 Pokemon RankedTucker ranks the original 151 Pokemon from best to worst why not
2020-05-131h 02
The SprocketValley Girl - Sprocked Up and CagedLike, Sean joins, like, Tucker and Michael to, like, totally gag on a spoon
2020-05-071h 07
The SprocketWatchmen S01E02 - Martial Feats of Comanche HorsemanshipTucker dares Carly to reach on in and just grab that honking egg right out of there with her bare hands
2020-04-3045 min
The SprocketSib Sprock: Watchmen S01E01 - It's Summer and We're Running Out of IceCarly joins Tucker to rank every episode of Watchmen by talking about Lost instead.
2020-04-2545 min
The SprocketAtomic BlondeThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Atomic Blonde," a spy thriller about how good of a song "Blue Monday" is.
2020-04-1655 min
The SprocketIron Man 2The Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at Iron Man 2, wherein Tony Stark jumps in his 2018 Ford F-150 with optional bed lining and goes muddin'.
2020-03-231h 00
XP BarEpisode 21 - Metal Slog GexTouching microphones is so in right now but we do you one better by talking into them! "What about?" you ask in your reedy, alluring voice. Well dish up some of this action: Christian got an Xbox 1 X and he's using it to play Xbox 360 games from 2006 and SNK games from the 90s! And he played through a bunch of Half-Life stuff as we ponder our own half-lives! Michael played one of several Wrath of Cortex games and he doesn't give a flip what you think about that situation! And Tucker is experiencing a Crisis on just one Earth but...
2020-03-161h 43
XP BarEpisode 20 - Top the Tater and Ring-DingsMurder most foul has visited the venerable halls of the XP Bar Podcast. That's right...
BEV IS DEAD!!
This is a whomdoneit for the ages. Was it possibly Christian? Now that he has finished playing 200 hours of the Witcher series, his life is grey and purposeless. Did his nihilism compel him to KNIFE THE EDITOR?!
Perhaps it was Michael. His Crash 2 time trial times have not been good enough to get those platinum relics. Could his anger have caused him to KNIFE THE EDITOR?
Maybe it was Tucker. Tucker is handsome...
2020-02-241h 11
The SprocketRedlineThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Redline," by which we mean the anime movie featuring Funky Boy and not the Fast and Furious rip-off movie starring Nathan Phillips.
2020-02-2048 min
The SprocketSonic the HedgehogThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. Christian "Well Christian" Lastname joins us on this very special episode to discuss the movie so nice they made it twice: Sonic the Hedgehog.
2020-02-1748 min
The SprocketAll the President's MenThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "All the President's Men," a movie with important lessons that really would have come in handy about a month ago but apparently nobody has seen it.
2020-02-1736 min
The SprocketMad Max: Fury RoadThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Mad Max: Fury Road," a movie about abusing Tom Hardy physically and emotionally in order to teach him a lesson.
2020-02-0437 min
XP BarBootleg Bar #3 - Michael Describes Game PlotsMichael muscles magical maestro Tucker to the concrete curb condescendingly in order to take over the studio and describe video game plots from memory! This is the big hobby in 2020, in case you hadn't heard. Don't steal our idea though. I'm mailing this idea to myself so I'll see you in court is how this is going down! Thanks for listening!
2020-01-2639 min
XP BarEpisode 19 - Christian GuiltThe XPB Crew sally forth into a new decade with Bev in tow. No bars are holed during THIS 90 minute gaming discussion, I can assure you of THAT, friend. Christian playing every Witcher game? Expected. Comforting in its familiarity. Tucker talking about the Souls series vis-a-vis Dark Souls 2? Please, I have 4 of that at home. Michael asking the worst video game question ever pondered? Now we're talking.
2020-01-251h 25
XP BarBootleg Bar #2 - Tucker Describes Game PlotsTucker runs through the plots of Ocarina of Time, Bioshock Infinite, Half-Life 2, and MGS2 from memory. Everything stated here is now canonical. Please update the wikis.
2020-01-2330 min
The SprocketThe Incredible HulkThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "The Incredible Hulk" starring Ed Norton and Liv Tyler. I feel caffeinated just typing that out!
2020-01-2346 min
XP BarBootleg Bar - The Unofficial 2019 Game RankingTucker takes over the airwaves to deliver cage free and organic bootleg XP Bar content. With a surprise guest!
2020-01-0928 min
The SprocketThe Polar ExpressThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "The Polar Express," the 2004 Christmas classic about a nightmare Tom Hanks road trip and the ensuing spiritual reawakening a young boy experiences.
2019-12-2453 min
The SprocketSprocked Up and Caged #1 - Fast Times at Ridgemont HighThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. BUT there is an actor who has the power to disrupt EVERYTHING. That actor is Nicolas Cage, and we could not tackle this man's BODY of WORK without bringing in Sean for a run through of EVERY NIC CAGE MOVIE. SPROCK ME UP AND CAGE ME, BABY, we're talking "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and YOU'RE COMPLICIT.
2019-12-171h 18
The SprocketHard TargetThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Hard Target," John Woo's 1993 action showcase that was also his first American film! We can all agree that he really sold out his ideals. Also it has Jean-Claude Van Damme punching a snake in the face!
2019-11-2059 min
XP BarEpisode 14 - Thirteen DollarsOn this beautiful Hallow's Eve, I'm excited to announce: we've heard you, and we're ready to introduce the paywall that every one of our listeners has been asking for. XP Bar First will allow you to mute any of the XP Bar regulars at will. Don't want Christian's insight on The Outer Worlds? Blast that mother out of the cast. Don't want Tucker to pontificate about how Borderlands 3 is actually good? You got it, bud. You can even cut out the part where Michael talks about his skin rash; THE POWER IS YOURS (FOR A RECURRING FEE OF $13 A MONTH...
2019-10-311h 30
The SprocketA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors," the 1987 horror classic about ghost nuns and giving drugs to kids. And then we talk about the Alien canon for a little too long at the end.
2019-10-3141 min
The SprocketThe Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the 1993 movie where a stop-motion skeleton ruins everything and then gets the girl.
My bugs.
2019-10-2240 min
XP BarEpisode 13 - Persona GoThink of a large container of some sort. A whale carcass, say. This podcast would not even fully FIT in that container, my eldest son, and it is all the better for it. It gives us time to stretch our toesie-wosies a bit. It gives us time to react IN REAL TIME to the "Dolittle" trailer. It gives Christian time to build several new PCs and then to play cell phone games on them. It gives Michael time to make us question our perilous, ponderous status as consumers of things and gasoline. It gives Tucker time to kinda play a...
2019-10-151h 53
The SprocketThe PacifierThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "The Pacifier," a 2005 Disney "family" "comedy" "starring" Vin Diesel.
2019-10-0850 min
XP BarEpisode 12 - Smashing GundamsTucker and Michael sashay their way through a truly edgy, improvisational show about all manner of important things. Gundam clothing, Gundam hats, clothing for Gundams. Gundam socks. A watch that a Gundam would wear in order to tell time. But like Batman, the XP Bar Podcast and Grill is always prepared. Prepared to talk about Batman: Arkham Knight and Borderlands and Wattam and Shadow the Hedgehog and oh the list just goes on, doesn't it? And to think this is a bite-size 'cast! Don't fill up now, we're going to Culver's tonight.
2019-09-301h 13
The SprocketIron ManThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Iron Man," the great one-off movie that never got ruined by contrived sequels or follow up franchises.
2019-09-2649 min
The SprocketThe Secret of NIMHThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "The Secret of NIMH," THE debut feature film from the next evolution of man, Donald Bluth.
2019-09-1835 min
The SprocketCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," recipient of the Academy Award for "Worst Wire Work."
2019-08-2755 min
XP BarEpisode 10 - Cornhole for RadonIt's Radon Awareness Month! Open your windows! Fill your basement with concrete! Play some video games! Tucker, Michael, and Christian are here to get the word out about the best medium-speed food in all of Wisconsin, the best French acrobat antagonists, the best non-union voice acting in all of Raccoon City, and the best worst Kingdom Hearts game of them all. Have you ever been encouraged to film your high school teacher eating? No? Good!
2019-08-271h 13
The SprocketThe WitchThe Sprocket is Tucker and Michael's attempt to rank every movie ever made from best to worst. This episode is a look at The Witch, ye olde horrore film about how everything is a sin.
2019-08-141h 00
The SprocketRawTucker and Michael cover Julia Ducournau's meaty, full-bodied drama Raw. In the end, they're forced to come to an answer on an impossible question: is a good movie better than The Matrix?
2019-07-3159 min
XP BarEpisode 8 - Double Income No KidsWith Christian out standing in his field, Tucker and Michael hunker down to talk about cool art. Like the Doug Movie. And The Phantom Menace. Cool art is absolutely flowing out of the talk spigot on this episode of the XP Bar Podcast. Unfortunately we also have to talk about video games, so get your wader wings on and dive into a frothy bath consisting of Metro Exodus, Fallout 76, Star Fox 64, Rival Schools, Sonic Advance 2, and maybe a surprise! A Dutch Drum & Bass surprise!
2019-07-291h 15
XP BarTom Clancy's Episode 5With Christian away, Tucker and Michael must do the unthinkable: podcast about E3. The highlights, the lowlifes, the Todds, the CGI cutscenes featuring no gameplay whatsoever. The hopes, the dreams, the unfireable short men in jackets. The pit bulls, the meme men. Welcome to the only press conference you need, toots.
2019-06-171h 46
XP BarEpisode 2 - A Confusing Backscratcher AnalogyTucker, Michael, and Christian have laced up their bowling shoes and are ready to hit the lanes. The lanes of conversation. The lanes of memory and time. The lanes of surprisingly existent Pokemon Stadium games, the lanes of Dreamstm, the lanes of drywall repair. The lanes of freedom. This is a video game podcast.
2019-05-0258 min
XP BarEpisode 1 - Grand OpeningWhile Tucker wrestles with Crash Bandicoot 3's Coco winks and time travel kinks, Christian chases his dream of making his digi-dad proud of his baseball career. Meanwhile, Michael must come to terms with a different digital dream entirely: a Digimminy dream.
2019-04-091h 07