- on Frankenstein (2025):
Meanwhile The Phoenician Scheme, which I loved, is probably on track to get none. I’ve only seen 2 of the…
Nov 23, 16:29
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
I’m not totally sure how I missed this one, given that I like a lot of the other shows from…
Nov 22, 01:52
- on Frankenstein (2025):
Yep. Thinking on it, the music might be the most perplexingly bad part; maybe Desplat didn’t want to be inconsistent.…
Nov 21, 12:08
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
Always glad to encounter a fellow Human Being, though as you note there are many of us. I have a…
Nov 18, 11:57
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
Probably my favorite sitcom, which I feel ill at-ease with because it’s everybody’s favorite sitcom (that’s obviously not really true,…
Nov 18, 02:15
- on Him (2025):
“Maybe movies that make my heart glow even when I feel intellectually dishonest recommending them are actually good movies.” Unironically…
Nov 17, 01:01
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
I get that. It’s interesting to get the perspective of someone who was immersed in the context of U.S. sitcoms…
Nov 16, 13:29
- on Once (2007):
Great recommendation by you. I’ll def be checking out at least Sing Street. Yeah Katy’s feedback as we watched was…
Nov 16, 08:52
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
Maybe! I’m glad to know I’d have someone following along. I’ve always wanted to write more about the show, and…
Nov 16, 08:36
- on Community – Pilot (S01E01):
Ooh, are you doing a series on Community, Dan? That’s a big undertaking, and I’m here for it! (Love this…
Nov 16, 04:06
- on Once (2007):
Would’ve been surprised if you didn’t like this at all, but I’m still pleased to see such a high rating.…
Nov 16, 00:29
- on Gaslight (1944):
It’s definitely a special one — glad to hear it’s a favorite masterpiece of yours. Ingrid is really something. I’m…
Nov 14, 15:41
- on Gaslight (1944):
āHayyyss Codeā¦someone still loves youuuuā thatās my Queen redux. This was a massive hit in my house growing up and…
Nov 12, 21:01
- on The Muppet Movie (1979):
I suspect that good musicals tend to, because theyāre inherently detached from reality in a way that allows one to…
Nov 11, 10:22
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
Itās a pure ham sandwich of the sort one seldom sees – good ham, good bread, some extra sauce and…
Nov 11, 10:20
- on Varsity Blues (1999):
One must admit that all I have of TWO BLONDES AND A KNOCKOUT is the title, as well as a…
Nov 11, 10:18
- on The Muppet Movie (1979):
I somehow never saw it all the way through until I showed it to my kids this week! Really holds…
Nov 11, 08:47
- on Varsity Blues (1999):
The makeup team dyed Smart’s hear brown to make her more distinct from Larter and make her more of a…
Nov 11, 08:46
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
The screenplay is definitely solid, though slightly butchered by edits. I’m a big fan of the clique-introduction monologue by Stahl…
Nov 11, 08:44
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
Haven’t seen this, but Scott Rosenberg is my guy. He also wrote both Con Air and Beautiful Girls, which by…
Nov 11, 02:56
- on Varsity Blues (1999):
You had me at āAmy Smartā, but then you followed with āAli Larterā and her bold statement in post-match couture…
Nov 10, 14:25
- on The Muppet Movie (1979):
This is what happens when you wonāt let a man blow up some Illinois Nazis (Literally or metaphorically): why should…
Nov 10, 14:17
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
Also, amusingly enough thereās another Batman connection due to the presence of Ms Katie Holmes, but possibly not even the…
Nov 10, 14:13
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
Is there ever such a thing as too much Jason Marsden? Iām reasonably sure the man could just about hold…
Nov 10, 14:11
- on The Muppet Movie (1979):
Lovely film, ain’t it? I will cosign on Brooks. His bit is kind of actually bad.
Nov 10, 02:12
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
I can never predict which actor you’re going to praise in the comments, ED! But I didn’t actually know Greenwood…
Nov 8, 09:23
- on Disturbing Behavior (1998):
Not going to lie, my initial response to this review was āThey look so YOUNGā (Except possibly the albino). On…
Nov 7, 07:37
- on Over the Garden Wall – My Journey:
Thanks for putting this together! Awesome to witness the evolution
Nov 4, 09:54
- on Over the Garden Wall (2014):
Thanks Mitch. Based on our conversations on The Goods Discord as well as your own podcast, I decided to gather…
Nov 4, 09:18
- on Over the Garden Wall (2014):
Thanks for linking the postcards. You write very well on the series which increasingly feels like an expansive hill field…
Nov 2, 17:48
- on Him (2025):
“Iāll never fully understand why some stylish, vibes-only movies capture the movie-geek zeitgeist while others get dumped at the curb.”…
Oct 29, 08:00
- on Him (2025):
I’d def be interested to hear your take on Him. It’s got “film as ornamentation” potential even if I’m still…
Oct 28, 08:45
- on Him (2025):
“Iāll never fully understand why some stylish, vibes-only movies capture the movie-geek zeitgeist while others get dumped at the curb”…
Oct 28, 00:44
- on Podcast Episode: He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) / When Harry Met Sally (1989) (ft. Colton) – Ensem-rom-com:
š«” proud to have you as rival of the pod
Oct 21, 15:16
- on Podcast Episode: He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) / When Harry Met Sally (1989) (ft. Colton) – Ensem-rom-com:
Thanks for having me on! And thank you to Brian for accurately sourcing the origin of the term “Friend Zone.”
Oct 21, 12:40
- on Sacramento (2024):
The ashes make for an outstanding gag. The background car towing might have been my biggest laugh.
Oct 17, 21:14
- on It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966):
Thanks Mitch! Appreciate the kind words. This podcast episode is very early in our run, like one of the first…
Oct 17, 21:08
- on It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966):
Excellent excellent review. Iāve really been trying to reckon with the Snoopy B plot on this go around. Iāve got…
Oct 17, 20:34
- on Bachelor Party (1984):
I donāt know. I get it. Your review is on point from a literal standpoint. Canāt really defend a movie…
Oct 16, 13:25
- on Sacramento (2024):
Thanks for telling us where to find Avenues I’ll definitely be getting to it. “Glenn is an anxious tinder box…
Oct 16, 12:14
- on Halloween (1978):
Haha of course TV Tropes has a page for it! I really enjoy browsing that site but it also makes…
Oct 15, 21:08
- on Halloween (1978):
TVTropes defines it as “Seinfeld is Unfunny”: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny
Oct 15, 16:43
- on My daughter and I wrote another book!:
š We priced the paperback at print cost so it’s not like I can even put the profits in her…
Oct 15, 14:15
- on Halloween (1978):
Thanks! There’s something to be said for just not liking horror movies like this. I have a few things I’d…
Oct 15, 14:13
- on Materialists (2025):
Needed more “early-millennial longing”…every movie does. I found when you said that it wasn’t easy to name personality traits from…
Oct 15, 09:52
- on My daughter and I wrote another book!:
Congratulations on your latest triumph of child labour! (-; In all seriousness, congratulations to the little lady on completing her…
Oct 15, 04:53
- on To Catch a Thief (1955):
This is pretty much how I remember To Catch a Thief: messy and disappointing but with some A+ parts.
Oct 14, 22:51
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I’ve never seen Frasier š . Always assumed I’d like it. Good to read another endorsement.
Nov 23, 16:30