Episode 055: THE CELL (2000)
55. The Cell (2000)
Happy birthday Tarsem Singh! On this episode, Allison & Hunter talk about The Cell from the year 2000!
Episode 054: PACIFIC RIM (2013)
54. Pacific Rim (2013)
On this episode, we’re establishing a neural handshake and drifting into a discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s giant robots vs. monsters battle flick, 2013’s Pacific Rim.
Episode 053: The BEETHOVEN Franchise (1992 - 2014)
53. The Beethoven (Franchise (1992-2014)
Roll over and tell Tchaikovsky the news: on this episode we’re covering the entire Beethoven franchise to celebrate our 2nd Year on the Air Anniversary! We’re joined by Krystal TL Brackett & Nicole Carter to help us cover all 8 films released over 22 years!
Episode 052: Lilo & Stitch (2002)
52. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
In an effort to bank some episodes, Hunter & Allison are going solo once again for a by-default HWGW Date Watch on Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002)!
Episode 051: Play Misty For Me (1971)
51. Play Misty For Me (1971)
Hello Excellent Humans! On this episode, we’re joined remotely by up and coming filmmaker / musician Aydan Schlaffman to talk about Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut - 1971’s Play Misty For Me.
Episode 050: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
50. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Hello Excellent Humans! This week we celebrate our milestone 50th episode with a Hate Watch / Great Watch Date Watch - which means no guest - to talk about a blast from our past: 2004’s zombie remake Dawn of the Dead.
Episode 049: Batman & Robin (1997)
49. Batman & Robin (1997)
Hello Excellent Humans! It’s ice to see you again. Cool your heels with us and guest Rowan Avery for a chill discussion of 1997’s BATMAN & ROBIN!
Episode 048: Bill & Ted: Face The Music (2020)
Hello Most Excellent Humans! Today we are joined by the most excellent Gabby Reeves to FACE THE MUSIC with BILL & TED!
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On this episode, we get fowl-mouthed (get it?) with 4x guest and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss Howard The Duck (1986).
Read MoreEpisode 046: The Happening
The Happening (2008)
Hello Excellent Humans! In an episode beset by technical difficulties and technical difficulty-related drunkenness, we are joined once again by 7x guest Tina Dillon to find out what’s happening in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (2008). We “get scientific, douchebag” while wondering: Could Rob Schneider be in The Happening? Why do these boys hate nerds? And what about da bees? Plus we start a Philadelphia Sportz podcast (shout out to Danny Dejewski!) in our shortest episode to date.
Read MoreEpisode 045: The Boy (2016)
The Boy (2016)
Hello Excellent Humans! Happy (almost) New Year! We’re celebrating with a movie about a doll! Or maybe a ghost? Maybe neither? It’s The Boy! We’re joined by Moviejawn honchos Rosalie Kicks and Ben Leonard! Bad accents abound as well as discussion of English peanut butter, cool creepy bachelor pads, and what a real work ethic looks like. And we rarely say this but: Watch This Movie BEFORE Listening!
Read MoreEpisode 044: Hubie Halloween (2020)
Hubie Halloween (2020)
Hello Excellent Humans! On this episode of the show, the Nicoles return to talk about Hubie Halloween (2020) and we dive into trying to figure out what exactly *is* Hubie’s deal? Plus, the Nicoles’ Adam Sandler in Salem story, some teet talk and a general wish of Sex-Hope for the world!
Read MoreEpisode 043: The Legacy (1978)
The Legacy (1978)
Hello, excellent humans! We’re joined once again by friend and roommate Krystal TL Brackett to discuss the 1978 definitely not a vampire movie THE LEGACY! Other topics include favorite movie apartments, the boy from the Boglins commercials, Sam Elliott’s cowboy heinie and some urban legends of classic rock. PLUS: Which movies do *you* always mix up?
Read MoreEpisode 042: Kaiju Mono
Kaiju Mono (2016)
Hello, excellent humans! Today we’re joined by our resident Himbologist Nicole Carter to talk about the Japanese wrestlers vs. giant monsters genre send-up Kaiju Mono (2016)! Along the way we discuss “adaptogens”, the Fantastic Four, Hunter’s favorite Ikea lamp and why you shouldn’t trust books. PLUS: Allison explains the psychology of Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Read MoreEpisode 041: Raiders of The Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Hello, excellent humans! You should be happy to know that we’ve got our top man on this episode talking about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)! That's right, Bryan Bierman returns for his eighth time to talk about this blockbuster adventure and we still manage to mention Dan Aykroyd ghost blowjobs, that Funky Cold Molina, and introduce new characters Beef Kennedy and Dangle Day Lewis! Stay to the end for a bonus mini-discussion on 1986’s BACK TO SCHOOL!
Read MoreEpisode 040: Foxfire (1996)
Foxfire (1996)
Hello, excellent humans! Lordy, lordy it’s episode 40! In our first Socially Distant recording session, we bell-come back Tina Dillon for her sixth appearance, to talk about the female empowerment film FOXFIRE (1996)! Is Angelina Jolie a metaphor? Is she a fairy creature? What is Tina’s Jonathan Brandis history? These questions might get answered, PLUS - hope you like hog-talk, cuz we discuss hogs quite a bit! FOXFIRE: you’ll get caught up in the ...FOXFIRE!
Episode 039: US (2019)
Us (2019)
Hello, excellent humans! We’re joined by filmmaker This Jes (ThisJes Films on youtube) to dissect Jordan Peele’s US (2019)! This isn’t a regular-degular episode of HWGW, as we’re focused on the themes and motifs in the picture, though we still manage to talk about The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lewis’ Vision Quest, how Hide-a-Keys never work and we even squeeze in a Fire Safety Moment! So not an entirely joyless affair, just a bit more focused than usual. It might end up being your favorite episode yet!
Read MoreEpisode 038: Arena
Arena (1989)
Hello, excellent ...aliens!?!? On this episode of HWGW, we’re going to space and to the future to talk about the alien MMA action comedy (?) ARENA from 1989! We’re joined once again by frequent guest Bryan Bierman! Talking points include: Randy Orton, the Bryan Bierman / Tina Dillon guest feud, Forrest Gump spin-offs, krugerrands, and for some reason we throw shade on Green Book!
Read MoreEpisode 037: Joy Ride (2001)
Hello, excellent humans!
Joy Ride (2001)
Hello, excellent humans! Climb in, double check your maps and I hope you peed before we left because we’re going on a road trip! We’re talking JOY RIDE (2001) featuring Paul Walker, somehow top-billed Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski on a cross-country trip full of Deadly Pranks. Find out if returning guest Billy Guinan and first timer Keith Boehm can describe the film in just 6 sentences and stick around for a visit from Existential Batman!
Read MoreEpisode 036: Vibrations (1996)
Hello, excellent humans!
Vibrations (1996)
Hello, excellent humans! This episode starts off a little bit heavy with a discussion about celebrity death that impacted us, but the talk quickly turns to the film at hand: 1996’s direct-to-video gem VIBRATIONS starring Christina Applegate! Guest Nicole “Smalls” Krecicki and special surprise guest Krystal Brackett both return to watch this extremely strange flick with us.
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