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Slow Motion Triple Feature83) Weirdos in Love - PT. II: Secretary (2002)This film is distressingly difficult to find, which makes it even more disappointing that the low-rent streaming services on which it is available advertise it wholly on the back of Fifty Shades of Grey. Secretary and Fifty Shades share a few superficial traits—most strikingly the name "Mr. Grey"—but spiritually you could scarcely find two more different works. For one, Secretary is really good.
2026-01-301h 23Slow Motion Triple Feature82) Weirdos in Love - PT. I: Chunking Express (1994)
Andrew and Mike had never seen Chungking Express, so now they owe Kit big time for getting them to watch one of the best movies ever made. Kit also had pneumonia during this episode, so if it sounds like she's about to fall asleep in the middle of a sentence, that's why (and that's after editing out all the coughing and long-ass pauses).
2026-01-231h 07Slow Motion Triple Feature81) 90's Oscar Bait - PT. III: The Insider (1999)To be honest, I'm still thinking about the title of Good Will Hunting, but it's time to watch The Insider, a movie with a name that actually makes sense. Jeffrey Wigand is an insider in the tobacco industry. Boom, done.
2026-01-101h 33Slow Motion Triple Feature80) 90's Oscar Bait - PT. II: Good Will Hunting (1997)Why is the movie called Good Will Hunting? Did they come up with the title and then name the character to give it a double meaning? It's not like "goodwill hunting" is a colloquialism, right? And Hunting isn't even a common last name—it's like one hundred times less popular than Hunt or Hunter. And I wouldn't even say Will was out in these streets hunting for kindness or connection. He was kind of forced into it. So what's the deal?
2026-01-031h 25Slow Motion Triple FeatureXmas Triple - PT. III: Lethal Weapon (1987)In this ep we answer the perennial yuletide question: Is it a Christmas movie or not? We're tackling the late-80s, LA-set action-comedy film that launched a slew of sequels, an entire genre, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 90s, who plays a down-on-his-luck cop—that's right, it's Lethal Weapon!
2025-12-231h 15Slow Motion Triple FeatureXmas Triple - PT. II: Go (1999)The day has finally arrived: We discuss one of Mike's favorites, Doug Liman's Go, directed by Doug Liman, director of Go.
2025-12-161h 26Slow Motion Triple FeatureXmas Triple - PT. I: The Ref (1994)This year, we're doing a special holiday triple of black comedy crime thrillers set at Christmas. First up, it's The Ref, which somehow managed to flop upon its 1994 release...in March. At the time of recording, Kit was getting over pneumonia and Mike was dealing with a sinus infection, so you know this one sounds really good.
2025-12-1452 minSlow Motion Triple Feature79) 90's Oscar Bait - PT. I: A Few Good Men (1992)Son, we live in a world that has podcasts, and those podcasts have to be podcasted by guys with microphones. Who's gonna do it? You?
2025-11-071h 23Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2025 PT. III - An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)JUSTICE FOR TOM EVERETT SCOTT!
2025-10-3153 minSlow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2025 PT. II - Demonwarp (1988)It's the second episode of Shocktober 2025, and we're discussing Mike's pick, Demonwarp. The flick is chock full of tits and bigfoots, but surprisingly low on demons and warps. Needless to say, lots of nipple talk in this one, folks.
2025-10-221h 10Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2025 PT. I - The Batman (2022)Lean in, fright fans! It's the sixth annual Shocktober, and we have got a spooktacular slate of films for you this year. Up first, it's Kit's pick, and she's gone for a real horror classic, the downright spine-tingling tale of that quintessential creature of the night, the rata alada himself, The Batman, AKA the only Crow reboot Kit acknowledges.
2025-10-011h 56Slow Motion Triple Feature78) Hard to Find a Friend - PT. III - Buffalo 66 (1998)We finally watch one of Mike's favorite films and tackle the immortal question: Is Vincent Gallo hot?
2025-09-191h 04Slow Motion Triple Feature77) Hard to Find a Friend - PT. II: The Cure (1995)Mike generously devotes a portion of his triple to a documentary about Kit's favorite band, goth rockers The Cure—wait, what? It's a forgotten 90s movie about two kids becoming friends? And one of them is dying of AIDS? God damn it, Mike.
2025-09-121h 24Slow Motion Triple Feature76) Hard to Find a Friend - PT. I: Umberto D (1952)
It's a wonderful night for Oscar! Oscar, Oscar! We recorded this episode at the end of February, so there's a lot of chat about the Oscars, whether Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas are really dating, and if this will really be the last Mission: Impossible movie. Also, we talk about a little Italian film called Umberto D.
2025-09-061h 34Slow Motion Triple Feature75. Director's Worst Movie PT. III - One from the Heart (1981)We’re finally watching the movie that killed Francis Ford Coppola’s dream for the movie business and permanently altered the course of his filmography. While critics and audiences at the time found little to like about this musical (?) romance (?), we don’t see how a film that looks this good could possibly be bad. Right? Right?
2025-08-151h 10Slow Motion Triple Feature74. Director's Worst Movie PT. II - Hulk (2003)Hulk smash…toxic masculinity? We’re joined by “man in the booth” Lee to discuss a movie he has been defending for more than two decades. Ang Lee’s Hulk feels like an artifact from an aborted alternate timeline in which Martin Scorsese might have considered comic-book movies to be cinema. And while its failure kind of put the kibosh on Eric Bana’s career as a leading man, Ang Lee recovered quickly, winning Best Director at the Oscars for his very next film. But is Hulk the nadir of a pretty good track record? Or a secret masterpiece?
2025-08-081h 33Slow Motion Triple Feature73. Director's Worst Movie PT. I - 1941 (1978)IN THIS EPISODE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SPIELBERG’S WORST MOVIE (OR IS IT?). PAULINE KAEL LIKENED 1941 TO “HAVING YOUR HEAD STUCK IN A PINBALL MACHINE FOR TWO HOURS”—BUT WILL THE AMERICAN FRIEND INSTITUTE AGREE? WHAT? HUH? I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER JON BELUSHI SCREAMING.
2025-08-011h 16Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE - Superman (2025)Superman is foundational to Kit and Andrew's friendship, so who better to discuss the latest cinematic take on the Man of Steel? Mike sits this one out, out of respect for Zack Snyder.
2025-07-251h 28Slow Motion Triple Feature72. Wild Wild West PT. III - Unforgiven (2013)
Unforgiven: Nope, not that one! We're talking about the criminally underseen 2013 Japanese adaptation of the Clint Eastwood classic, which closely follows the original but sets it in the Meiji period and adds swords to the gunplay. Which sounds pretty fucking cool, doesn't it?
2025-07-191h 08Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)Time to light the fuse one last time as we discuss Tom Cruise's apparent final appearance as Ethan Hunt in what has become arguably the greatest action franchise to have ever graced the big screen. Plus we do an impromptu ranking of the whole series at the end, so that's fun.
2025-05-292h 17Slow Motion Triple Feature71. Wild Wild West PT. II - The Shootist (1976)YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAWWWWWW! Time to reflect upon and deconstruct the John Wayne western, possibly with some introspective help from the Duke himself. Saddle up, let's lock 'n' load.
2025-05-211h 16Slow Motion Triple Feature70. Wild Wild West PT I - For a Few Dollars More (1965)Do you or probably your dad like westerns? Well this is the triple for you (or your dad, probably)!
2025-04-301h 15Slow Motion Triple Feature2024 Wrap-up!So how did 2024 pan out? was it a complete pile of irredeemable, flaming shit? Or was it actually pretty alright? You'll have to listen to find out! And if you thought the runtime of The Brutalist was too much then get ready for twice the brutality with NO INTERMISSION.
2025-02-242h 44Slow Motion Triple Feature69. Boyhood PT. III - Hope and Glory (1987)Jump back in time to 2022 when we talked about this movie and a bunch of stuff that isn't anywhere near as relevant now as it was then! Fun!
2025-01-141h 38Slow Motion Triple Feature68. Boyhood PT. II - Stand By Me (1986)A belated PT. II of Mike's Boyhood triple feature. We sincerely hope you like crude little boy humor and pie eating contest-driven projectile vomiting!
2024-12-311h 22Slow Motion Triple Feature67) Boyhood PT I - The Black Stallion (1979)Come one! Come all! See the magic that can only exist between a young boy and a wild stallion who get shipwrecked on a tropical island together! This one is truly one of the greats.
2024-12-061h 37Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE - Napoleon: The Director's Cut (2024)Welcome to a discussion of napoleonic proportions.
2024-11-271h 23Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2024 PT. III - I Saw the TV Glow (2024)Do you remember the unique feeling of being a weirdo in the 90's who watched a lot of TV? This movie sure does! Buckle up for the final installment of 2024's SHOCKTOBER!
2024-10-311h 34Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2024 PT. II - The Crow (1994)Get ready to burn the city down for Devil's Night and beware of..... THE CROW (not to be confused with THE BATMAN).
2024-10-241h 26Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2024 PT I - Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)"They'rrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee heeeeerrreeeeeee" -Little Girl from Poltergeist talking about us returning to the 'cast-o-sphere for SHOCKTOBER 2024! Get ready to POO! your pants because we're talking about the scariest movie made for children under 10. 90's kids definitely remember...
2024-10-141h 38Slow Motion Triple Feature2023 Wrap-up!Happy New Year! Time to discuss all of our favorite watches of 2023 (and some of our least favorite!). Unfortunately, we're running about...checks watch...7 WEEKS LATE? Oh my God, I way overslept. I am SO sorry.
2024-02-222h 07Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2023 PT III - The Spiral Staircase (1946)It wouldn't be Shocktober without an old and dusty spooktacle from the 40's! This year we ask again, "can old movies be scary?" Spoiler alert: the answer is still "kinda!"
2023-10-301h 07Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2023 PT II - Eyes of a Stranger (1981)Shocktober kicks it up a notch with a hidden gem we'd never heard of! It's kind of like Body Double but made for even less money!
2023-10-2052 minSlow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2023 PT I - Cobweb (2023)Change your diapers and pull the blankets up to your eyeballs because it's time again for SHOCKTOBER. This week we're starting with a blind watch of a 2023 movie that we'd never heard of.
2023-09-271h 04Slow Motion Triple Feature66) Big Kit Triple PT III - The Cincinnati Kid (1965)From the director of an AFI favorite, Moonstruck, comes Steve McQueen's second raunchiest film and the second raunchiest film in this very triple!
2023-08-281h 28Slow Motion Triple Feature65) Big Kit Triple PT II - The Miracle at Morgan’s Creek (1944)WaWaWeeWa, who knew people in the 1940's were so nasty? We're crankin' up the heat in part two of our Big Kit Triple!
2023-08-161h 07Slow Motion Triple Feature64) Big Kit Triple PT. I - The Petrified Forest (1936)In remembrance of our favorite listener we are watching three fantastic films recommended to us by the one and only Big Kit Shields.
2023-08-081h 11Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE!: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneHe's back, baby! Get ready as we all cram into the sidecar that was attached Tom's motorcycle as it dove off the cliff.
2023-08-032h 21Slow Motion Triple Feature63) Girls in White Dresses PT. III - Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)Take a trip down under as we discuss Peter Weir's completely unnerving and maybe very gay period horror film starring Jacki Weaver and a bunch of other people.
2023-06-221h 19Slow Motion Triple Feature62) Girls in White Dresses PT. II - The Innocents (1961)This is one of those defining movies that most people haven't heard about. It is truly amazing and has several stand out scary moments! Highly recommend.
2023-05-181h 18Slow Motion Triple Feature61) Girls in White Dresses PT I - Black Narcissus (1947)Get ready for another wild ride with badass directors' Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Things are about to get nasty.
2023-05-081h 35Slow Motion Triple Feature60) The Greatest Action Movies of All Time PT III - The Matrix (1998)25 years after its release and profound impact upon pulp culture, Kit finally sees The Matrix.
2023-04-071h 41Slow Motion Triple Feature59) The Greatest Action Movies of All Time PT II - Terminator 2: Judgement DayWe'd be run out of town by an angry mob if this movie didn't make the list, and justifiably so. Ground breaking CGI, incredible practicals, and earning the line "I know now why you cry" would be more than enough to make this movie worthwhile, but there's so much more!
2023-03-301h 46Slow Motion Triple Feature58) The Greatest Action Movie’s of All Time PT I - Mad Max: Fury RoadBuckle up and hit the accelerator as we deep dive into this seemingly impossible modern action masterpiece.
2023-03-171h 58Slow Motion Triple Feature2022 Wrap Up!Happy New Year!!!! Even though it's a month late we still think it's valuable to hear what we thought were the best movies of 2022 before the Oscars try to silence us.
2023-01-252h 57Slow Motion Triple Feature57) Mike’s Anime-zing! Triple Feature PT. III - Wicked City (1987)The opinions and imagery depicted in this film are those of the artist and we, the hosts of this podcast, do not condone or promote said opinions or imagery. And yes, the dude who looks like a raisin irritated us, too. Enjoy!
2022-12-151h 18Slow Motion Triple Feature56) Mike’s Anime-zing! Triple Feature PT. II - Angel’s Egg (1985)In this episode we get spiritual and ask the really big questions.
2022-12-101h 30Slow Motion Triple Feature55) Mike’s Anime-zing! Triple Feature PT. I - Golgo 13_The Professional (1983)Do you like action? Do you like meaningless sex? And do you like seeing both of these things as cartoons? Well buckle up for PT. I of this anime-zing triple!
2022-12-021h 08Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2022 PT III - Carnival of Souls (1962)This movie was directed by a guy who almost solely made educational films for his entire career and that's pretty neat!
2022-11-161h 47Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2022 PT II - The Exorcist III (1990)Is October technically over? Yes. Does that mean Shocktober or this podcast should adhere to made up rules about when we should record and release episodes centered around scary movies? Probably, but here we are anyway. This week we explore William Peter Blatty's oft forgotten 2nd sequel to a perennial horror classic.
2022-11-011h 51Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER 2022 PT. I - The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)Seasons Screamings!
Get ready for even more thrills and chills as we kick off our October series with a fresh one (and by fresh I mean that that the corpse is still warm... and that the movie is good and that I'd never heard of it before now).
If you are like me and thought a movie prior to 1960 couldn't be scary, you were wrong... dead wrong.
2022-10-251h 05Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE!: Top GunsThat's right, folks. The rumors are true. We have returned (probably). I truly believe that when the T800 first said "I'll be back" what he really meant was that we, Andrew, Kit and Mike, would be back nearly four decades later to podcast.
And what better way to return to the audio equivalent of the spotlight than to talk about not one but two Tom Cruise films? Strap in as we push ourselves to mach 10 to discuss Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick.
2022-10-171h 52Slow Motion Triple Feature54) Opera and the Nether Regions PT. III Phantom of the Opera (2004)At last we come to the movie that launched a podcast.
2022-06-151h 18Slow Motion Triple Feature53) Opera and the Nether Regions PT. II - The Age of Innocence (1993)They call it the "The Age of Innocence" but I suspect the listener will leave this episode wondering whether anyone was ever really all that innocent at all.
2022-05-201h 08Slow Motion Triple Feature52) Opera and the Nether Regions PT. I - Dangerous Liasons (1988)Once again, shit gets nasty as we dive into a world of cleavage, deceit, and vibrato.
2022-05-111h 09Slow Motion Triple Feature51) Unconventional Biopics PT. III - Tesla (2020)If you've ever wanted to see a period piece that features Kyle MacLachlan as Thomas Edison and shows him scrolling on an iPhone then this is the movie for you!
2022-04-261h 04Slow Motion Triple Feature50) Unconventional Biopics PT. II - Ed Wood (1994)Buckle up and take a ride back to when it was fun to watch a movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.
2022-04-151h 37Slow Motion Triple Feature49) Unconventional Biopics PT. I - Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)A movie about a celebrated fascist author who built his own personal army and sought to overthrow the Japanese government. It doesn't get any wilder than this.
2022-04-061h 31Slow Motion Triple Feature48) Creepy Peepers PT. III - Disturbia (2007)Good God, now children are involved? Can someone please stop this guy? Also, please enjoy part three of our most twisted triple yet.
2022-03-211h 14Slow Motion Triple Feature47) Creep Peepers PT. II - Body Double (1984)Back again with another DePalma classic and part two of Mike's truly disgusting triple. What's wrong with this guy, anyway?
2022-03-111h 37Slow Motion Triple Feature46) Creepy Peepers PT. I - Rear Window (1954)Everyone's favorite pervert, Mike, starts on a long decent into the depths of his own filthy mind with this voyeuristic tale.
2022-03-021h 43Slow Motion Triple FeatureSLOW MOTION SINGLE: Cloud Atlas (2012) with Lee KetchYou know what's better than two? One. This week we exchange two hacks for a true genius and cinephile to discuss the Wachowski's divisive.... whatever this is.
2022-02-131h 32Slow Motion Triple Feature2021 Wrap Up - PT. IIFind out the rest of the 2021 movies we watched in this shocking conclusion!
2022-01-311h 46Slow Motion Triple Feature2021Wrap Up - PT. IYes, we know 2021 ended like 3 weeks ago but we also know that we can do whatever we want because nothing matters.
2022-01-241h 36Slow Motion Triple Feature45) Dance Like No One is Watching PT. III - Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (2012)Some will say this is a movie and some will say this is definitely not a movie. Whatever it is, we can all agree that it is at least the length of a movie.
2022-01-101h 32Slow Motion Triple Feature44) Dance Like No One is Watching PT. II - Billy Elliot (2000)People who don't like Billy Elliot are a lot like people who don't like dogs: you can't trust them.
2021-12-301h 34Slow Motion Triple Feature43) Dance Like No One is Watching PT. I - The Red Shoes (1948)For part one of Kit's ballet triple, we watch our second Powell and Pressburger joint of the podcast. Fair warning: this film is so good that we mostly talk about other things, like VR porn and how movies aren't good anymore.
2021-12-221h 29Slow Motion Triple Feature42) Puritan Ladies PT III - Fanny Lye Deliver‘d (2019)We dive into this peculiar British western to discuss psychedelics, The Bible, and just how bad a guy who beats his wife really is.
2021-12-071h 24Slow Motion Triple Feature41) Puritan Ladies PT II - The Scarlet Letter (1995)Thank God someone who actually read the book (Kit) showed up to explain the bottom feeder depths this movie sinks to to make itself an adaptation, almost in name only. This one sucks, folks.
2021-11-301h 29Slow Motion Triple Feature40) Puritan Ladies PT I - The VVitch (2015)What do a pair of creepy twins, a weird goat. and a dude who can only chop wood have in common? Find out here!
2021-11-181h 40Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER RETURNS PT III - Bram Stoker‘s Dracula (1992)It was recently pointed out to me that I think every movie is about movies. Which is awkward cuz…this movie, like most Coppola movies, is about movies. A poll for our many listeners: Is this film as well regarded as it should be? Doesn't it feel like this should enjoy much more iconic status than it does? Shouldn’t drag queens be dressing up as vampiric Lucy? What’s the deal? Sound off at slowmotiontriplefeature@gmail.com, I think.
2021-10-301h 29Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER RETURNS PT II - The Lodger (1944)"Were horror movies even scary in the olden days?" asks the plebe. The cinephile sheds a single tear. I mean, this one isn't really. Maybe like a two or three on the spook-o-meter. But it's good! Shadows! Fog! A very gullible lady! All the elements are there.
2021-10-191h 36Slow Motion Triple FeatureSHOCKTOBER RETURNS PT I - Trick or Treat (aka Ragman)(1986)Oh, hello, creeps! It’s that time of fear again: welcome to the return of Shocktober—or, in this case, Rocktober! Mike’s first up with the 1986 heavy-metal horror film, Trick or Treat. What did we all think of this largely forgotten, low-budget spookfest co-starring Ozzy Osborne and Gene Simmons and picked by notorious prankster Mike? The answer may sur-dies boo.
2021-10-041h 31Slow Motion Triple Feature39) Disney Channel Original Movies Pt. III - Halloweentown (1998)What can be said about a TV movie you saw over 20 years ago and didn't rewatch for this episode because you weren't involved in the recording? Well, not a whole lot, so here's the Google synopsis: "Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown - and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal' life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family...
2021-09-161h 00Slow Motion Triple Feature38) Disney Channel Original Movies Pt. II - Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)Mike and Kit discuss another reimagining of Phantom of the Opera but this time with the added bonus of Mickey Rooney.
2021-08-3048 minSlow Motion Triple Feature37) Disney Channel Original Movies Pt. I - Wish Upon a Star (1996)Kit and Mike ditch Andrew like he never meant anything to them to talk about some movie that I can barely bother to remember the title of so I will just post the synopsis: A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
2021-08-101h 22Slow Motion Triple Feature36) Out of the World Pt. III - Nightbeast (1982)Nightbeast provided J.J. Abrams with his first screen credit. Shockingly, this was not director Don Dohler’s first screen credit; he had previously directed two features, a factoid far scarier than any of the alien action in this, his third film. One of the taglines for Nightbeast was “The Sci-Fi Thriller Made in Baltimore!” That’s the most enticing thing they could put on the poster without lying.
2021-07-261h 30Slow Motion Triple Feature35) Out of the World Pt. II - Invaders from Mars (1953)On this out-of-this-world episode, we’re talking proto-sci-fi classic Invaders from Mars. This is a film full of contradictions: a B movie by literally the world’s first production designer and de-facto director of Gone with the Wind; wildly original while relying heavily on stock footage; and a Cold War era fable about Americans coming together to defeat a foreign enemy that ends by implying they accomplished nothing. Kind of like this podcast, if you think about it.
2021-07-151h 29Slow Motion Triple Feature34) Out of the World Pt. I - Communion (1989)An unlikely combination of early X-Files and the South Park where Cartman gets an anal probe, Communion had all the makings of a classic abduction tale. So what went wrong? Why is Mike the only person who’s heard of this movie? Are aliens real? Is Christopher Walken? All that and more in this ep of the Peabody Award-winning podcast Slow Motion Triple Feature!
2021-07-061h 30Slow Motion Triple Feature33) Actor/Directors PT III -YentlPapa, can you hear me? Papa, can you see me? Papa, can you see me through the pod? Papa, how’re the levels? Papa, can you hear me? Papa, what about my other co-hosts?
2021-06-221h 26Slow Motion Triple Feature32) Actor/Directors PT II - Big NightFor this moving meditation on brotherly love, the immigrant experience, and art vs. commerce, the Tooch brought together a powerhouse cast including Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, and Tony Shaloub—but we all agree that Marc Anthony, in a role with possibly no lines, walks away with the movie. Plus: a genius screenplay idea; Andrew gets mad at his wife for daring to vacuum their house while he’s podcasting; and we ask the immortal question, “Who else is ugly, Mike?”
2021-06-111h 27Slow Motion Triple Feature31) Actor/Directors PT I - Night of the Hunter (1955)We discuss Charles Laughton’s only directorial credit, an undeniable masterpiece that flopped at the box office when it debuted in 1955. Comic book movies hadn’t been invented yet, so I don’t know what the supposed Greatest Generation’s excuse could have been. Kit recorded this episode in the midst of a bout with coronavirus, proving her dedication to podcasting about film no matter how disgusting she sounds.
2021-05-281h 26Slow Motion Triple Feature30) Mike's Delightful DePalma Triple Feature PT III - Snake Eyes (1998)Alternate title: Blow Out for Eyes. Hey, that’s fine. More movies should be Blow Out. Trigger warning: Mike argues controversially that this movie is actually about America. As a patriot, I disagree with what he says. As a cinephile, I will lay down my life to protect his right to say it.
2021-05-131h 30Slow Motion Triple Feature29) Mike's Delightful DePalma Triple Feature PT II - Blow Out (1981)In spite of being a nearly perfect film (number 18 on the American Friend Institute’s top 100) and featuring a career-best performance from John Travolta, this movie bombed. Imagine you were as good at your job as Travolta is at acting in this movie and instead of a promotion you got exiled so hard only Tarantino could bring you back. No wonder he hasn’t come out of the closet, John Travolta doesn’t owe us shit. Well, we see you, Travolta. We see you, De Palma. We see you and we love you. (Listen closely and you can hear the te...
2021-05-071h 35Slow Motion Triple Feature28) Mike's Delightful DePalma Triple Feature PT I - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)Before Jim Steinman let the bat out of hell, back when all anyone thought to make was music of the day, there was a little flop called Phantom of the Paradise that went on to inspire everyone from Daft Punk to Del Toro. Step aside, Rocky Horror, there's a new techno-horror-glam-rock-musical in town!
2021-04-221h 19Slow Motion Triple FeatureSNYDER CUT: Journey's End - Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)In the span of a generation there are but a handful of events earth-shattering enough to change all of us at once. The fall of the Berlin Wall. The twin towers falling. A third thing that’s not something falling. No reasonable person can doubt that the release of the Snydercut marks one such harrowing hour (or four). Like Prometheus before him, Zach Snyder, the wily trickster, has stolen fire (the Snydercut) from the selfish gods (Warner Bros.) to bring mankind (us) into a new Age of Enlightenment. The Snydercut is the white-hot forge, its director the gleaming hammer—will...
2021-04-092h 29Slow Motion Triple FeatureSNYDER CUT: The Journey Continues - Justice League (2017)This week we continue our in-depth coverage of the Snyder Cut with a discussion of the little movie that launched a movement. Here's a tease for you: one of us kind of loves this film. Is it Andrew, The Optimist? Mike, The Contrarian? Or Kit, The One Who Would Let Henry Cavill Do Whatever He Wants to Her, Literally Anything?
2021-04-051h 36Slow Motion Triple FeatureSNYDER CUT: The Journey Begins - Batman v. Superman Dawn of Justice: Ultimate Edition (2016)Beware the ides of March, or thereabouts! The Snyder Cut cometh, and we're marking the end of cinema as we know it with the movie-watching equivalent of the Barkley Marathons. Up first it's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the three-hour Ultimate Edition. As for the three-hour Ultimate Edition of this podcast, is it real? Does it exist? Of course it does. You think Kit took eight pages of notes about this movie and then didn't recite every last banal word? Ball's in your court, Andrew. #ReleaseTheKitCut
2021-03-292h 20Slow Motion Triple Feature27) Reign of the Supermen Pt. III - Man of Steel (2013)Kit here again. I’ve never had a real dark night of the soul. I’ve never done ayahuasca. I’ve never danced with the devil in the pale moonlight. But I’ve seen Man of Steel. I have been lost in its labyrinth of inanity. I have let it tear my psyche down to the studs. I have bought its counterfeit screenplay on eBay. If kryptonite was a movie, it would be Man of Steel. And yet I am better for having seen it. A man can’t know who she really is until she’s lost everything. Man of Steel too...
2021-03-271h 41Slow Motion Triple Feature26) Reign of the Supermen Pt. II - Superman Returns (2006)Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer walk onto a yacht. No, it’s not a New York Post headline from 2018, it’s Superman Returns! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…two alleged pedophiles! But seriously, folks, this movie is not good, and yet Andrew has seen it ten times, Mike would still rather watch it than Avengers: Checkmate or whatever the hell it’s called, and, much like Bryan Singer and a vulnerable child, Kit can get behind a Superman movie where Superman doesn’t really fly or save anybody or do anything except have domestic drama with Lois Lane.
2021-03-151h 44Slow Motion Triple Feature25) Reign of the Supermen Pt. I - Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)Kit here. Guys, it’s triples like this that get me out of bed in the morning. The year of our Lord 2020 will go down in history for many things, many terrible things. But to me it will always be the year I broke my brain watching three different Supermen. To paraphrase Tolstoy, all Marvel movies are alike, but every Superman movie fucks up Superman in its own way. Fasten your weird, yellow panty belts because this one is going to break the sound barrier.
2021-03-101h 43Slow Motion Triple Feature24) Secret Successes PT. III - The Lone Ranger (2013)Hollywood is a fickle mistress. One day your gay pirate zombie flick is saving Disney, the next you’re handed a life sentence in movie jail because your $250 million fantasy Western somehow didn’t make a billion at the box office. Do we spend this entire episode listing the film’s flaws? Yes. Do we all agree you should still watch it? Yes.
2021-03-031h 42Slow Motion Triple Feature23) Secret Successes PT. II - Vampire's Kiss (1988)Kit argues that this Cage classic is far more than a font of memes, and the team question Hollywood’s borderline fascist devotion to Stanislavski. Oh, sorry, I must have missed the book of the Bible that declares us all slaves to realism! To quote this fantastic film, "shut up, bitch."
2021-02-231h 26Slow Motion Triple Feature22) Secret Successes PT. I - Sleepaway Camp (1983)Kit makes her unironic case for this cogent exploration of the agonies of gender. Will having seen only a handful of horror movies in her lifetime stop her from declaring this film’s ending the greatest in slasher history? (Spoiler: it won’t.)
2021-02-161h 23Slow Motion Triple Feature21) Andrew Moons Mike and Kit PT. III - MoonlightThe team does their best to deliver a discussion worthy of this instant classic, which, in addition being essentially perfect, also rescued us all from another Crash-like Best Picture embarrassment.
2021-01-291h 25Slow Motion Triple Feature20) Andrew Moons Mike and Kit PT. II - Moon (2009)Ground control to Major…Fun?* This week we blast off on one of the two features David Bowie’s son made before Warcraft snuffed out a promising career. If your fetish is sustained discussion of what a guy’s butthole may or may not look like, then close the blinds and ready the pillows, friend. Also, surprise, surprise, Kit can’t follow the movie.
* This movie is actually very sad.
2021-01-211h 25Slow Motion Triple Feature19) Andrew Moons Mike and Kit PT. I - Moonstruck (1987)This week we discuss, possibly, one of the best movies ever made.
2021-01-121h 10Slow Motion Triple Feature2020 Wrap Up!We ring in the New Year by reflecting upon a year with movies but no movie theaters, and Wonder Woman 84!
2020-12-311h 51Slow Motion Triple Feature18) Mike's Not-So-Spooky Hallwoeen Pt. III - Fun Size (2012)We cap off Mike's October themed triple just in time for Christmas!
2020-12-091h 07Slow Motion Triple Feature17) Mike's Not-So-Spooky Hallwoeen Pt. II - Hollywood Knights (1980)We continue December with another film set in October.
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