The Thin Red Vine: Recent Episodes
Mark Ring & Dave Greendonner
In this episode: Can the guys keep their Ponyboys and Monroes straight?, Dave retitles Side Out (1990), and Rad (1986) looms large.
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In this episode: TTRV takes up toe dancing, Dave tries to keep up with all of Mark’s “tests,” and both hosts stretch the definition of a rom-com.
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In this episode: Mark calls Papa John’s—or so he thinks, Dave unveils Hugh Grant’s strange and many run-ins with mayonnaise, and if not Alec then who?
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In this episode: TTRV rings in Memorial Day weekend with a look at holiday releases past, the guys get lost in a sea of low-risk sequels, and Dave has a little too much fun with Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).
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In this episode: The guys can’t quite resuscitate their Bloomin’ Onion, Dustin Hoffman is a little all over the place, and there’s no doubt Outbreak (1995) would be different in 2024.
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In this episode: TTRV grants monkeys temporary “ape” status, Dave lodges another titling complaint—this time against Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), and a certain Nazi accomplice makes both lists!
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In this episode: TTRV gets fresh, Billy Zane menaces phantomly three years before George Lucas, and which is worse: grape Mentos or The Phantom’s grape getup?
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In this episode: Mark swings big on Twisters (2024), Dave leaks how he really feels about Glen Powell, and the guys break down several possible trajectories of big money sequels.
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In this episode: Dave fancies himself a game show host, box office numbers fly fast and furious, and Mark gets caught in a time loop.
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In this episode: Dave revisits a missed connection from TTRV’s past, Mark’s going into his coat, and final horror-meter readings diverge wildly!
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In this episode: Boats get rocked, Dave clocks a certain Wes-ness, and the guys break down Zone’s (2023) final scene.
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In this episode: Dave peaks early with the “Mattel-verse,” TTRV gets into the weeds of dinosaur-shark logistics, and both hosts double down on a leading man!
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In this episode: Mark honks his first Buster Bar, Dave likes those high pants and big shirts, and is it possible Ghost (1990) is greater than the sum of its very questionable parts?
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In this episode: Dave just keeps comparing The Sting (1973) to Ocean’s Eleven (2001), hatches are battened down for the tid storm, and relax—they’re just pals!
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In this episode: The guys offer their quick distillation of the year’s Oscars races and pick some winners, Mark cavalierly predicts one of Dave’s picks, and is there any stopping the Op?
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In this episode: Mark and Dave interpreted this episode’s prompt . . . differently, Popeye (1980) strikes back, and the guys reminisce about the (good?) old days of ubiquitous movie soundtracks.
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In this episode: Sports movies come to TTRV—with a vengeance, the guys trade shocking Rad (1986) tids, and Mark gives a sneak preview of his Oscar ballot!
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In this episode: Dave momentarily mixes up 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Jim Carrey is a shared pick and source of dissension, and Mark happily assigns everyone Singin’ in the Rain (1952).
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In this episode: Mark operates on Cavity Sam, Anatomy of a Fall (2023) earns its Oscar noms, and Dave gets all worked up about cinematography.
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In this episode: Two actors shave their heads, Mark dances through the details of a particular scene from There’s Something About Mary (1998), and the guys go in very different directions with their last picks!
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In this episode: Dave leaves no potato behind, the guys love that Hae Sung, and TTRV reflects on food encounters past.
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In this episode: Dave boldly predicts Mark’s list, TTRV narrowly avoids an X-Men rabbit hole, and notable Chucks are left behind!
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In this episode: Mark spreads specious Toblerone claims, Jamie Foxx joins the growing list of scene stealers from 2023, and Hollow Man (2000) gets more air time than it deserves.
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In this episode: Mark picks the impossible, the guys share a top movie of 2023 (so far), and join TTRV in trying to catch up on the year that was!
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In this episode: Elf (2003) celebrates its 20th anniversary, a dog in Arkansas weighs in, and TTRV will see you in 2024!
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In this episode: TTRV stumbles into the surprising etymology of “nerd,” Dave demonstrates the Lewis/Gilbert laugh, and Revenge of the Nerds (1984) is more concerning than you remember.
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In this episode: Mark introduces the Snow Factor, Dave knows Frozen (2013) without knowing Frozen, and, in the end, both hosts bring a sixth movie to the table!
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In this episode: TTRV revives a questionable sub-format, Dave sorts wrestlers’ movie careers into “pain” and “gain,” and Mark reveals a tid from his own résumé.
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In this episode: The Wheel is forced to give back, spoiler alerts are handed out like dinner rolls, and Mark’s ability to date films on command has gone to his head.
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In this episode: The guys overclarify what this list is not, Dave calls out both Joker (2019) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994) fans, and Mark comes to a predictable realization about his list in retrospect
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In this episode: Dave shares his harrowing introduction to McDonald’s hotcakes, Mark unpacks his relationship with Marilyn Monroe, and the mob makes the most convenient banquet hall booking in cinema history.
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In this episode: The guys pause to reflect on one year of TTRV, find each other equally fond of Triangles of Sadness, and Dave surprises Mark with his favorite episode pick!
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In this episode: Mel Brooks pays tribute to Universal monster movies, TTRV pays tribute to General Mills monster cereals, and, between them, Mark and Dave quote maybe all of Gene Wilder’s lines fromYoung Frankenstein (1974).
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In this episode: The guys are fired up for Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Dave forgets the names of all of Jordan Peele’s movies at once, and who does No. 2 work for?
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In this episode: Godzilla stomps his way through TTRV, Mark gives props to P. Diddy, and Ronald—I mean Roland—Emmerich receives some devastating blows from Japanese fans.
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In this episode: Dave’s a Popeyes lover from way back, Mark’s a Popeye (1980) lover from way back, and one of the two is jointly loved in 2023.
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In this episode: Fembots steal two slots, another Godzilla tangent from Dave, and Mark makes up a Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe movie that definitely doesn’t exist.
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In this episode: Mark and Dave contend with a new theater but the same Wheel, Shakespeare gets involved, and “crotch frappé” enters the TTRV lexicon.
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In this episode: Dave’s tap water is far from pure hydro, the guys split on Dennis Hopper, and Mark dishes on Waterworld’s (1995) behind-the-scenes drama.
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In this episode: TTRV returns for the new school year, Dave can’t let Grease 2 (1982) go, and both lists end with a “Max”!
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In this episode: No one scowls like Clint Eastwood; “Run, Thao, run!”; and Mark gives Totino’s two thumbs down.
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In this episode: The guys fight back tears, Mark gets caught doodling, and Dave confuses Wonderboy and Golden Boy.
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In this episode: Dave selects the most appealing Hungry-Man frozen dinner he can, the guys “dethaw” and “unthaw” with abandon, and Mark doesn’t know how to use the three seashells!
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In this episode: Mark’s understanding of the prompt is suspect, Dave goes off on a Napoleon (2023) tangent, and Barbie (2023) spreads the gamut.
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In this episode: Dave calls Mark’s bluff, Tom Cruise turns down a life of the cloth for the silver screen, and was Speed 2 (1997) sunk before it left harbor?
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In this episode: Mark and Dave “honorably mention” more movies than they commit to their lists, try to give some definition to the biopic, and put two men on the moon.
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In this episode: TTRV successfully accesses the Volcano Menu, Doubt (2008) makes a surprise appearance, and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) divides the room.
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In this episode: The guys change venues for The Wheel, recoil at The Flash’s (2023) bonkers opening, and go their separate ways on everything else.
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In this episode: Is Baby Ruth named after Babe Ruth or not? Is Babe: Pig in the City (1998) just a dry run for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)? And will anyone join Dave in hating Ferdinand?
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In this episode: Dave lays out his history with Wes Anderson, Babe: Pig in the City (1998) “had no business being as good as it is,” and the guys have to pick up the pace!
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In this episode: Dave takes a stab at Spider-titling, Tim Burton accomplished more by 30 than you, and does style save Batman (1989)?
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In this episode: The guys go for a Whopper and settle for a sundae, Dave likes comic books and you can too, and Operation Fortune (2023) is back!
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In this episode: The guys make a date with Taco Bell, Mark rejects “precog” status, and Dave attempts TTRV’s first ever unnamed honorable mention.
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In this episode: Life imitates TTRV again!, what does Tim Burton really want us to think of Ed Wood?, and should Mark abbreviate “tidbits” that way?
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In this episode: On the occasion of Fast X (2023), the guys try their hand at movie marketing; Tom Cruise “blasts through” some Blizzards; and is Dave’s idea for The Marvels (2023) as brilliant as he thinks?
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In this episode: Dave questions chocolates’ place on the Mother’s Day gift mountain, Mark sets the Wayback Machine to 1994, and is Forrest Gump (1994) the most shrewdly marketed movie ever?
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In this episode: Psycho (1960) turns out to be a trove of movie firsts, Anthony Perkins has even his haters swooning, and will this format get “bumped off”?
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In this episode: Cinemas nationwide mark the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi (1983), Mark and Dave dig for more '83 box office gold, and can they blame the "Dead Zone" for all of their bad Oscar predictions this year?
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In this episode: The guys share a very specific gripe with The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Dave steps all over Step Brothers (2008), and mamma mia Mark’s relationship with his brother sounds picturesque!
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In this episode: The guys time travel in opposite directions, Mark paints the full historical picture, and Dave goes silent.
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In this episode: TTRV goes multimedia, Dave takes Mark to Street Fighter school, and don’t let Mark join the Navy SEALs—he might get his operations mixed up!
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In this episode: The guys finally put the "Red Vines" in The Thin Red Vine, Mark shares stories from the front lines, and ignore that first pick—Dave makes a last-minute switch!
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In this episode: The Wheel giveth and The Wheel taketh away, Dave won't stop rambling, and is there anything the guys can learn from their poor Oscar ballot performances?
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In this episode: Does Triangle of Sadness’s (2022) script beat the tar out of Tár’s (2022)? Does anyone like movie vomit? And which Dorito will be named the “Triangle of Sadness”?
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In this episode: It’s finally time for our 2023 Oscar picks, the guys make at least one bold choice a piece, and Dave introduces a surprise tiebreaker category.
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In this episode: Harrison Ford pulls off the threequel hat trick, Carl Weathers makes three consecutive Top 5s, and Dave’s got your number crunching covered.
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In this episode: Mark and Dave single-handedly get Plane (2023) a sequel, reveal their favorite Looney Tunes characters, and don their script doctor hats.
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In this episode: Mark fears this list idea will spell the end of the podcast, the guys trade jabs about their choices, and 1987 is the greatest year for helmets in movie history.
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In this episode: Mark and Dave compare EEAAO (2022) viewings nine months apart, can’t get enough treetop swordplay, and get a little worked up about Ang Lee’s filmography.
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In this episode: Dave provides a condensed history of Godzilla, Mark travels to the planet Mongo, and we’re pretty sure we forgot something great for this list.
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In this episode: TTRV is taken over by The Wheel, Dave butchers Gerard Butler’s filmography, and Mark marks the release of the year’s Oscar noms with his first round of notes.
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In this episode: Dave discovers his real hangup with children’s movies, the guys reminisce about the rental cycle, and is Zorro too complicated a character for 2023?
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In this episode: The first gift to the pod is unveiled, Dave goes on a spiritual journey describing The Tree of Life (2011), and La La Land (2016) takes the Oscar from Moonlight (2016) again!
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A new format is coined, Mark and Dave remember The Year That Was differently, and they each pluck an oddity to catch up with in 2023.
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In this episode: Dave goes double Leo, Mark pulls Paycheck (2003) from oblivion, and a Christmas miracle: We have a match!
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In this episode: Avatar 2 looms large, Schwarzenegger insures his eyebrows, and Mark and Dave bring back tech noir.
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In this episode: Mark imposes a strange restriction on his list, Dave backpedals on Kate Winslet, and Mark really, really wants you to know that his last two choices are oddballs.
In this episode: Dave sees Tombstone (1993) for the first time, Mark revisits Tombstone pizza after a decade away, and Dave reveals a serviceable Doc Holliday impression.
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In this episode: Dave and Mark compare Thanksgiving scenarios, nearly cross paths over Indiana Jones, and Mark takes us all the way to bedtime.
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In this episode: Dave and Mark debrief about Black Adam (2022), discuss it side by side with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), and Dave makes it clear he does not remember Superman II (1980).
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In this episode: Dave and Mark trade list-making philosophies, Mark is shocked Dave hasn't seen The Princess Bride (1987), and Dave ends with a big surprise.
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