Dan and Brian celebrate their cherished annual April Fools Day episode by each selecting a not-quite-a-film, and each has brought a source of their own joy.
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Wall Street (1987)
I was not yet born in 1987, let alone watching Oliver Stone crime dramas.
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Roommates (2026)
For starters, Chandler Levack is the real deal.
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Happily (2021)
The least surprising thing about Happily is that it’s a debut feature.
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Pretty Lethal (2026)
There’s a scene at the one-hour mark of Pretty Lethal where five ballerinas, in tutus turned ragged and bloodstained from a long night, fight their way through a mob of gangsters using improvised weapons and ballet moves, all set to “Waltz of the Flowers” from the Nutcracker.
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
When The Graduate picked up its Best Picture nomination in 1968, the industry had formally acknowledged a shift that was well underway
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
In 1976, Elaine May released Mikey and Nicky, a searing New Hollywood crime drama about two men on the run from a hitman across one long night
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Outcome (2026)
Won’t someone please think of the canceled male celebrities?
Dan preps for air travel by bringing Steven Spielberg’s strange post-9/11 comedy The Terminal to discuss with Brian.
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Clue (1985)
You don’t need me to tell you that the concept of a movie constructed around a board game is ridiculous.