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House (Hausu) (1977)
Welcome back six-time guest Bryan Bierman to discuss the psychedelic Japanese spookhouse flick House (a.k.a. Hausu) from 1977! On this episode (definitely brought to you by Chroma Key!): Hunter misunderstands Ghost Dad, we sing that famous B-52’s hit song “Refrigeration Shack” and we discuss music we hate, Alf, and Isadora Duncan!
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Cliffhanger (1993)
Will Congleton returns, continuing his quest to find a mountain climbing movie that doesn't suck. Could it be 1993's Cliffhanger? Tune in to find out. Along the way we also explore the most expensive funerals in history, tally the number of Gallaghers in existence, discuss the importance of teaching your children defensive snowman construction, and much more! For those of you getting drunk at home, drink whenever we describe a "Better movie!”
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Hereditary (2018)
Tina Dillon is back for her 5th appearance (!) and she’s brought her Big Bell Energy with her to talk about 2018’s Hereditary! We discuss where Tina *thought* the movie was going, spend a lot of time as a 40’s radio station and address the elephant in the room: Mark Wahlberg’s apparent beef with us. Hail Paimon! Matt Daimon!
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Night Shift (1982)
Good evening! It must be the evening cuz we’re talking about Night Shift (1982), a movie we’d never heard of until returning guest Bill Guinan brought it to our attention despite it starring Henry Winkler, Shelley Long and Michael Keaton! Wild, right? We wonder whether Keaton is on cocaine, talk about Henry Winkler’s performance on HBO’s Barry and come up with alternate taglines and endings for the flick! And, as always, so much more!
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The Jazz Singer (1980)
Hello, my friend, hello! This week we are joined by frequent guest and resident Wahlbergologist Tina Dillon and since Mark isn't returning our calls, we talk about The Jazz Singer (1980). Hear us discuss the charisma of Neil Diamond, The Jazz Singer’s similarity to A Star is Born and whether or not this is even jazz at all!. Plus, surprising connections to some early HWGW episodes… And more!
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
For the second half of Valentine’s Day (Month), we’re bringing you a double date night with Nicole Krecicki and Nicole Wiegand. We cover a whole lot of ground on this one, discussing Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) as well as the Ovipositor adult toy, the Mandela effect, Ashlee Simpson, that thing you just can never seem to remember, how many Culkins there are, how REM’s Peter Buck and WWE’s Brock Lesnar are alike, internet conspiracy videos, and more!
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Happy Valentine’s Day (Month)! This very special episode marks the inaugural Hate Watch / Great Watch Date Watch. Hunter and Allison watched one of Allison’s favorite romantic vampire flicks and discussed a variety of life's most important questions such as: Does being near a lake make you a better writer?, Is Allison adopted?, Do vampires poop?, and more. Listen in!
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Shin Godzilla (2016)
Bryan Bierman is back! Back on the show and back from a brief, wrestling-related trip to Japan. Appropriately enough, we watched 2016’s Shin Godzilla and bring you unnecessary measurement conversions, Y2K remembrances, some fire mixtape recommendations, yet another great band name available (for a small price) and talk about Michael Winslow, Discovery Zone, Predator math & of course, the big lizard himself!
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Dr. Goldfoot and The Bikini Machine (1965)
Will Congleton (you might remember him from waaay back on episode 7) returns to talk with us about another obscure gem - 1965’s Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. We gush over the late, great Vincent Price, sing the instantly catchy theme song, wonder how many flights are in a flock, explain who the heck that biker guy in the dungeon is and discuss sexy bank robbery and Where the Red Fern Grows, as well as defining the phrase “champagne accident” and the origins of the “chin chin” toast.
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You’re Next (2011)
Hunter’s roommate and friend of the show Krystal Brackett watched You’re Next (2011) with us. We talk at length about how much it sucks to step on a nail (just ignore everything from 1:26:14 to 1:29:33 if you can't handle it). Also Allison was way too loud, Krystal explains what a "goon bag" is, and everyone attempts an Australian accent at some point - usually with poor results. Enjoy!
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Ocean’s 11 (2001)
Frankie Marsh joins us for Ocean’s 11 (2001), arguably the most-referenced heist film of our generation. In this episode Bob Barker superfans may be offended, we talk Tom of Finland's Batman, DePalma's gonna DePalma, we share stories about lying to strangers, The Bourbon Squad, just for Dec we leave in a brief Christmas Movie reference, how Ocean's is a light sci-fi film and we discuss Joe Coyle the South Philly Robin Hood.
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Cobra (1986)
Though we're proudly Philly through and through, our first Sly Stallone movie isn’t Rocky, but 1986’s Cobra!
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Contact (1997)
On this very special episode Hunter’s honest-to-goodness real-life mom Lynette Notte joins us to watch Contact (1997) a movie that asks big questions about life, the universe and everything. We answer our own, smaller-scale questions like: Is Lynette the east coast’s most prominent uncaptured black widow? Will IKEA ever sponsor the show? What happens when Allison does a little *too* much research? These and many more questions will be answered on Episode 16!
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Natural Born Killers (1994)
“Classy Guy” Frank Cassella showed up to watch the spree killin’ psychologically thrillin’ “who’s really the villain?” Natural Born Killers (1994). It’s a complex movie with weird cinematography and broad social themes so it gave us a lot to talk about. Listen in!
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
Snap into a podcast! Oh yeah! Allison and Hunter watched Ready to Rumble (2000) with Bryan Bierman, who: sings, starts a feud, and defines cinema’s “Septic Tank Era”. Listen as we exasperatedly sigh our way through a discussion of the flick and inadvertently come up with the idea for a much better, unrelated horror movie: Slayaway! Plus Bryan breaks down where wrestling was at that moment in time! Remember: Don’t be a Danzig! Like & subscribe!
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Lifeforce (1985)
Tabitha Rogers came back to watch Lifeforce (1985) a kinda sci-fi sexy space vampire movie that we thought was a lot cooler than that description sounds. We talk about this film’s pedigree, special effects, the appropriate noise to make between breasts, and Allison gets a bug up her butt about the neglected application of the metric system.
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The Smokers (2000)
Frequent guest Tina Dillon returns, but Mark Wahlberg is nowhere to be found in this girl power gone wrong doozy of a flick chosen by Allison! Listen to how little they want to actually talk about teen drama The Smokers (2000). Bonus drinking game: do a shot anytime someone uses the phrase “hot garbage” and above all: beware The Marabou Phantom!
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Our first official zombie movie (second depending on how you rationalize All Dogs Go To Heaven). First-time guest Celso Garcia joins us to talk Shaun of the Dead (2004) but kinda steals the show as, due to an audio snafu, it's a little hard to hear Allison and Hunter. Nevertheless, we think you'll still enjoy this one as Celso's a pretty big movie nerd in his own right and he's got a nice voice (and don't worry, we still manage to pop in here and there).