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Digesting Cinema
Film discussion podcast where Digesting Fargo's Aaron and The Schmoedown's Christina tackle the Featured Presentation 2021 Letterboxd challenge, 52 weeks of movie challenges. https://letterboxd.com/heald/list/the-featured-presentation-2021-challenge/
If You Want To Be A Good Archeologist, You Gotta Get Out Of The Library
Digesting Cinema is back! This year it's all about the franchises that Aaron and Christina missed along the way and they are starting off with the Speilberg classic Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford has a spotty record on Digesting Cinema with Blade Runner being one of Christina's most hated films from last year, will Dr Jones bowl her over or should these films be thrown in the trash rather than put in a museum?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The final episode of Digesting Cinema in this format! And Aaron and Christina are going out with a bang with the 1972 classic The Godfather. Will this film live up to the hype as one of the greatest films of all time or will it have aged like a tomato over these 50 years?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.
On the penultimate episode of Digesting Cinema Aaron and Christina tackle one of the greatest romantic movies of all time in 1942's Casablanca. Will the classic leave them asking to play it again Sam or will they be counting down until the end of this film as time goes by?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
I know you don't like to talk about your life, but a guy with a freaking MACHETE FOR AN ARM just chopped our bus in half!
This week Aaron and Christina watch the cinema marquee's nightmare of a 5 word or more movie title with the 2021 MCU Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
This week Aaron and Christina head to Oakland, California with 2018's Blindspotting starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. Leading them in this journey is Bitesize Breakdown and the Schmoedown's Amaru Moses! Will this lead our hosts blinded by greatness or spotting a ton of errors and flaws?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
He's better at this than I've ever been at anything in my life. He's better at this than you'll ever be, at anything. My son has a gift. He has a gift, and when you acknowledge that, then maybe we will have something to talk about.
This week Aaron and Christina welcome film critic, soap maker and Schmoedown teams champion William Bibbiani to discuss the 1993 chess biopic about Josh Waitzkin. Will Bibb's favourite film leave our hosts checked out or will they fall in love with this film?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Unique... what's that, Latin for "asshole"?
This week we are entering the world of the 80s teen movie master John Hughes...by going to his biggest non teen movie in Planes,Trains and Automobiles. Can Steve Martin and John Candy help salvage the reputation of Hughes from the Ferris Bueller and Breakfast Club hating Christina or will this leave Aaron and John out in the cold over Thanksgiving?
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I want my two hundred dollars!
This week Aaron and Christina look up to a Paper Moon starring dad and daughter duo Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, will Tatum's Oscar winning performance leave them with stars in their eyes or will they be thinking that the O'Neals pulled a con on the Academy?
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Well, a man's body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.
This week Aaron and Christina blow the cobwebs off of Michael Caine and Robert Duvall's 2003's film Secondhand Lions for a film featuring a main character over the age of 60. Is this movie a roaring success, or will they be lioning up to bash on it?
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This week for the art of stop motion animation Christina and Aaron welcome Jonathon Knowles to talk about the 2019 Aardman Animations sequel A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaggedon. Will this be an out of world experience for the pair or will it just leave them bleating on about how much they hated it?
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Good Luck
This week Aaron and Christina go to Paris for the Luc Besson written, Pierre Morel directed 2008 action thriller Taken starring the totally French Liam Neeson as a man who's daughter got taken. Does this movie contain a particular set of skills to make Aaron and Christina enjoy it? Also shameless bashing of one of the greatest bands of all time.
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*HEADS UP- There is some technical difficulties with this so the sound isn't amazing unfortunately
Don't forget, a great impression of simplicity can only be achieved by great agony of body and spirit.
The show so nice they had to do it twice, this episode for a movie set in the United Kingdom Aaron and Christina are getting into first position and ware watching the post war dance classic The Red Shoes. Often called one of the greatest British films of all time will it Jeté into their hearts or does it have the grace and elegance of elephants doing Swan Lake?
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Racing hasn't changed, and it never will.
This week Aaron and Christina watch The Wachowskis' 2008 take on the classic anime Speed Racer. A big flop in the day now finding a cult status will it be a car wreck or a glitch in the matrix that it wasn't popular at the time?
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Old man, you give those dogs another piece of my food and I'm gonna kick you 'til you're dead!
The band is back together as this week Aaron and Christina go to Brooklyn Heights and the Italian-American part of New York as they watch 1987's Moonstruck starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Do you have to be a gypsy, tramp and thief in order to enjoy this Norman Jewison directed flick or would you Believe them if they said they liked this film?
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We'd like to get to the point where Connor is everywhere, like oxygen or gravity or clinical depression.
This week Christina welcomes husband Anthony on to discuss the Lonely Island 2016 mockumentary Popstar:Never Stop Never Stopping. Will this movie produce Incredible Thoughts or will it be hated and fucked like Bin Laden?
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All right, remember - alcohol equals puke equals smelly mess equals nobody likes you!
This week for featuring an Arquette we are going to a foundational film of Aaron's childhood...explains so much about him...as we watch 1998's The Wedding Singer. With it being Christina's first time watching it will it reach the high note or will she be screaming for somebody to kill her please.
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Which would be worse - to live as a monster? Or to die as a good man?
This week Aaron and Christina go back to the Leo and Marty partnership with 2010's Shutter Island. Will this 50 mystery leave them stranded for good things to say or will they go crazy with conspiracies and theories?
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This week Aaron and Christina delve into the master of suspense's filmography and picks an Alfred Hitchcock film to watch, but which one? We'll leave you hanging on that
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark.
This week for the most successful box office director of all time Aaron and Christina are watching the 2002 sci-fi mystery Minority Report starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell and Max "discount Christopher Plummmer" Von Sydow. Will they be happy to report this movie is still amazing or will they pre-confirm what the ending will be way 5 minutes into the film? And joining them this week CQ Review's Corey Quinto!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
This week it's all sophistication as we go off to the opera with along with Groucho, Chico and Harpo as Aaron and Christina watch the 1935 Marx Brothers film A Night at The Opera. And joining them this week on their first step into the world of Marx insanity is Marx Bros fan and fan league star Kirk Kowalkowski!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
It is sisters like you that give us all a bad name.
This week Aaron and Christina dive into one of the most influental filmakers of the 21st Century Tyler Perry with his 2008 The Family That Preys starring Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Taraji P. Henson and Kathy Bates!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
This is me! This is how I win.
This week "Mr A24" Aaron shows Christina the wonders of his favorite film company with 2019's Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler, The Weekend, Kevin Garnett and a lot of shouting!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
And that put paid to it. I wonder who first discovered the power of poetry in driving away love?
This week for an century old book adaptation Christina and Aaron welcome back See You Next Summer's Billy Pollihan to cover 2005's Pride and Prejudice!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
One last one for the road! Join Anthony Tisdall as he discusses the Star Wars series with Christina and Aaron with the help of a few questions from past guests as well as ranking the best heroes, villains, sidekicks, light saber battles and the definitive ranking from all 11 previous episodes.
On a sincere note thank you for everyone for listening, for our wonderful guests and hosts this has been a wonderful experience. Digesting Cinema will still be every Monday and new projects and shows will be coming soon either on here or the Youtube channel Featured Presentation Productions.
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Stop fiddlin' with the fungus, and let's get outta here!
This week on Digesting Cinema for video game adaptations, we go down the warp pipe to watch the 1993 Super Mario Bros. with guest See You Next Summer's Billy Polihan. Here we go!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
After 3 months of wookie hating, android loving and the need to know who Rey's parents are Digesting The Force comes to a close as Christina finishes her first time watch of the franchise with Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. And joining her and Aaron to discuss this tiny bit contentious end to a beloved franchise and to explain anything Christina still doesn't explain Star Wars Explained's Alex and Mollie Damon!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Trigger warning: the film and episode discuss suicide.
USA- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
UK- The Samaritans: 116 123
This week on the podcast Aaron and Christina both jump feet first into their first foray into anime with Naoko Yamada's 2016 coming of age film A Silent Voice.
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!
This week Aaron and Christina head to the ballpark to discuss the 1992 classic A League of Their Own, will this wartime comedy strike out or be a home run as they both watch it for the first time? And joining them to discuss it is ALoTO mega fan and Nerd Culture's Ryan Permison!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
In our penultimate episode of this series A Certain Point of View and Apocaflix! Movies' Brian Avolincio joins Christina and Aaron as they both for the first time watch the prequel about the smuggling scoundrel Solo!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
You always ignore me! ever since i was 7 years old for Halloween and i dressed up as a carrot and you two snuck off without me. I'm just as much a part of this family as either of you... AND I WANNA FIGHT!
This week Aaron and Christina go to the back catalogue of Nora Ephron's filmography for the 2000 film Hanging Up. Directed by Diane Keaton and also starring Lisa Kudrow and Meg Ryan how does the film based on Delia Ephron's book hold up 20 years on?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
This week on Digesting the Force Christina watches for the very first time the none controversial and non divisive movie of the Skywalker Saga The Last Jedi! Joining her and Aaron this week is The Periodic Table's host and Schmoedown Star Brandon Hanna!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
When you're observing me, who do you think I'm observing?
This week on the podcast we are going to 18th century France to discuss the 2019 indie darling Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Joining Aaron and Christina this week friend of the show Melissa Woody!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
We go back to before the beginning this week on Digesting The Force as we tackle Christina's favourite part of the Star Wars films, the story that is in the crawl! Joining Christina and Aaron is the host of That Made Your List on the Featured Presentation Youtube Page Dave Goodger!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
The thing is, I was born brilliant, born bad, and a little bit mad. I'm Cruella.
This week on Digesting Cinema we are talking prequels with the just released Disney telling of the early years of Cruella De Vil! If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will and Aaron and Christina are joined by Geeks of Color's and The First Cut's Sabrina Ramirez to discuss Emma Stone's take on the iconic character and much much more!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
On this week's stop on Christina's journey through the Skywalker Saga we leave George Lucas behind and welcome our Disney Overlords as the true ruler of the galaxy far far away and she watches for the first time Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Joining her this week is her fellow Schmoedown Star Felix Morritt and from Spin From the Reel Chris Lopez!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
This trial... the whole world... it's all... show business.
This week we are hitting the high notes and making a killing as Aaron and Christina watch the 2002 Best Picture winner Chicago. Will the Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger musical Razzle Dazzle our hosts or will it leave them feeling all funny honey instead?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
We finish the prequels off with a bang this week as Jillian from A Certain Point of View joins Christina and Aaron to discuss the fall of Anakin, the rise of Darth Vader and the last Star Wars film to be helmed by George Lucas Revenge of the Sith! Will Portman and Christensen's performances finally win over our first time watcher in Vee or will she strike them down from the higher ground? Also #JusticeforMace!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Its time to get a buzz on and to be afraid, be very afraid as this week Aaron and Christina check out the master of body horror David Cronenberg's 1986 classic The Fly. And joining them from The Reely Scared podcast Taylor Cleek and Connor Breedlove to be the horror experts for our two scaredy-cats as well to discuss the sexual prowess of Jeff Goldblum...a lot of discussion about that.
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
This week on Digesting The Force Aaron and Christina welcome Schmoedown star Thomas Harper to discuss Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. Often derided as the worst Star Wars film how will our Padawan Vee find her first exposure to Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker?
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I want ten chocolate chip cookies. Medium chips. None too close to the outside.
This week Aaron and Christina watch the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator. Will the 2004 Martin Scorsese fail to take off for landing or will the Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett film fly like the Spruce Goose?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Christina's first time watch of the Skywalker Saga continues as we hit the fourth film, which is actually the first? Joining her and Aaron to watch 1999's The Phantom Menace is the head honcho of the PJ Campbell Youtube Network and head writer of the Movie Trivia Schmoedown PJ Campbell. Discussion on the badassary of Maul, the political nature of the film and was Jake Lloyd a good child actor?
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
For 300 bucks a week, that's the news. For 300 bucks a week, I've lived in this sink, this used rubber.
This week Christina and Aaron welcome his older brother Zach onto the show to discuss the first Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks collaboration Joe Versus The Volcano. Will the John Patrick Shanley directed film leave any doubt of this being a good time?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
We finish the first chapter of the Skywalker Saga with Ewoks, metal bikinis and difficult questions about familial relationships! Joining Christina and Aaron this week is The Schmoedown's Zack Burkett to help guide them through the 1983 film.
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Do you like Jazz?
For their first dive into animation so far this year Aaron and Christina chose Dreamwork animation's memetastic Bee Movie for a film with a budget of over $150 million. Will the 2007 Jerry Seinfeld flick bee what the duo are looking for or will it be a nasty sting for them?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
They said getting Christina to watch the Star Wars films was impossible, but never tell me the odds!
This week A Certain Point of View and Apocaflix! Movies' Jake Berlin joins Aaron and Christina to discuss what is commonly called the greatest sequel of all time in The Empire Strikes Back. Introduction of iconic characters and daddy issues into the series how will our padawan react to it all?
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Baby, that was money! Tell me that wasn't money
This week it's all cheap thrills as Aaron and Christina watch the 1996 low budget comedy Swingers starring Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn. Will this be all money baby for them or will it just be Goofy, not even Mickey!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away Christina thought she'd never watch these films, today the young apprentice takes her first steps towards Jedism. Joining Christina and Aaron to discuss A New Hope is fan league player and newly-wed (CONGRATULATIONS!) Joe Farrelly!
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Intro & outro: El Tranvía by Jenifer Avila
Join Aaron and Christina as they welcome former Schmoedown singles champion Adam Collins to the show to discuss the 1982 documentary renowned for no narration or conventional plot Koyaanisqatsi aka Life Out of Balance. Will this be a outrageous watch for these two or will they find some balance in the Godfrey Reggio film?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.
This week Aaron and Christina welcome Payson on to talk about the 1982 Harrison Ford sci-fi classic Blade Runner and yeahhhhhhhhh, this gets interesting fast!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
He'd kill us if he got the chance.
Listen in on Aaron and Christina's conversation about The Conversation. One of the first Francis Ford Coppola films for Christina will the 1974 aged like a fine wine you can buy from Mr Coppola or will it taste like swill to her? Lets find out!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
When somebody asks me a question, I tell them the answer.
This week Aaron and Christina welcome Some Like It Scott's Scott Harvey on to talk about the 2008 Best Picture winner Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Christina's recent trip to the mall and Aaron's new film conspiracy!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
No no no no, you see it's a gun fight. We both have guns. We aim, we fire, you die.
This week Aaron and Christina go to the Old West, the olden days of...1995 with Sam Raimi's The Quick And The Dead! Joined by Christina's Schmoedown Star cohort Jacoby Bancroft they discuss the film, when was the most attractive period of Leonardo DiCaprio's life and tons more!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Riverside, motherfucker.
This week on Digesting Cinema its All Earz on Them as Aaron and Christina welcome Robert Castner to watch and review the Tupac 1992 film Juice also starring Omar Epps, Jermaine Hopkins and Samuel L Jackson. Will it hit em up as a great film or will this get a less than 2.5 rating at the end and be the first to bomb?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
We will start with the perfect omelette which is made with two eggs not three. Amateurs often add milk for density; this is a mistake.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back and start experimenting on shark's brains...ok I see why they didn't go with that tagline now. This week Christina and Aaron dive into 1999's Deep Blue Sea. Will it nurse them to a good viewing time or will they no longer be chums after watching this?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
You will be in the public eye. Beware of them cameras. Oh, them cameras are bad as any narcotic.
This week Aaron and Christina settled in on the sofa and spent 3 hours and 22 minutes watching the Spike Lee joint Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington.
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
What am I supposed to do, think of everything? I brought the comb!
We hit the double digits this week on the show and go searching for a dead body as Aaron and Christina watch Rob Reiner's Stand By Me. Also Aaron destroys a childhood classic! All this and more!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales. The world is a cruel place. And you'll learn that, even if it hurts.
This week Aaron and Christina dive into the bizarre fantasy world of Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. And leading them through this maze is Christina's husband Anthony! Will they get lost along the way or have a fantastical time
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Waiter, will you serve the nuts?
This week Aaron and Christina welcome Andrew Barr to talk about the pre code murder mystery The Thin Man. Will this film hit the right spot for them or will they need a stiff drink to get through it?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Silence
This week Aaron and Christina go back to 1924 for the first prominent romantic comedy in US history Girl Shy. Will the Harold Lloyd led flick sweep them off their feet or will it leave Christina gun shy in watching any more silent films?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
I once 69:ed Fidel Castro. You thought his beard was big...
This week Aaron and Christina welcomes Fantasy Film Fight host and member of the Schmoedown's The Den faction Peggy Gubbins to discuss the 2019 romcom Long Shot.
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Ten oughta do it, don't you think?
This week the heist is on as Aaron and Christina attempt to go back to the 2000s and find a classic from the decade, will Danny Ocean and co help them Succeed? Joining them for this is the creator of the Featured Presentation Challenge Tony Heald!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
What's that? Is that the Blair Witch? No, it's Heather, taking a piss.
This week on the podcast Aaron and Christina talk about the cultural phenominal "documentary" horror film from 99 The Blair Witch Project. One of them hates horror, the other came up with an entire conspiracy about this film, take a wild guess which ones which! Does the found footage flick flourish in 2021 or should it have been buried in the forest?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
I feel the need, the need for SPEED!
Time to take to the air this week on Digesting Cinema as Aaron and Christina talk about the Tony Scott classic Top Gun for their 1980s pick. Has the movie aged well like Tom Cruise or will this crash and burn? Also find out which pilot each host fancied!
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
You put that ice cream in your mouth and you are in very, very, VERY big trouble!
This week Aaron and Christina cross the 1970s off the Featured Presentation 2021 Challenge and pick the last Oscar winner of the decade to do so Kramer Vs Kramer. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry star in this courtroom classic but what will judges Brookes and Vee say about it?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album
Hello gorgeous
Join Aaron and Christina as they embark on their 1 year journey of completing the Featured Presentation Letterboxd challenge starting in the 60s with the Barbara Streisand debuting Funny Girl. Will they find it a riot or will it be a rain on their parade?
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Intro: "Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes of the Road Trip Indie Rock album