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Ep. 79 - Hot Fuzz with Laura

**Spoilers for Hot Fuzz**

Today, Laura’s back for Cornetto Ice Cream cones, and the greater gooood, to talk about the classic 2007 buddy cop, Hot Fuzz. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Olivia Colman, and many, many more, and we ask what would a dark and gritty version with Simon Pegg’s character as the baddie be like? Why is Brad Pitt’s character in Ocean’s 11 always eating, and more unrelated to the movie questions. 

 Thanks for listening and keep streaming!

Ep. 78 - The Gilmore Girls Revisited with Eric

Eric was recently sucked into the world of Stars Hollow, so today he shares his thoughts on The Gilmore Girls and a handful of the characters.  And as a newcomer, I ask him the long standing question: Team Jess, Team Dean or Team Logan.

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Ep. 77 - Swayze Crazy with Adam, Eric and Laura

In today’s bubble Adam, Eric and Laura are back and we waste no time getting Swayze Crazy.  We dive right into discussing his movies starting with Dirty Dancing.  Thanks for listening and keep streaming!

The Outsiders; Road House; Ghost; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Point Break; Red Dawn; Skatetown USA; Steel Dawn & Next of Kin; Tall Tales; Black Dog; Donnie Darko; Grandview USA & Youngblood; I Am Swayze documentary; The Beast TV series; M*A*S*H* Season 9, Ep 18.

Ep. 76 - Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S2 with Eric

**Spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel**

Eric’s back in the bubble and we get right back to the late 1950s with the impeccably dressed, very funny, and still not a singer, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  We talk about this really fun second season and the family’s time in the Catskills, (sorry to say, no one carried a watermelon), and we briefly imagine Susie hanging out with the Doom Patrol and dropping F bombs with the gang, plus so much more!  Thanks for listening and keep streaming!

Ep. 75 - Finn Wittrock Flicks with It’s a Fandom Thing Pod

** Spoilers for Finn Flicks **

Today is Podcast Crossover Day as I welcome back to the Bubble the host of It’s a Fandom Thing Podcast and fellow Finnatic, Erin! And we take a long, close look at Finn Wittrock’s body… of work.  We start off with our first Finn role and how great his hair is, then we get right to his movies.  Thanks for listening and Keep Streaming!

 

Leading Roles:

5m 30s - My All American

12m 15s - The Submarine Kid, CW for suicidal ideaology

21m 30s - A Midsummer’s Night Dream

26m 30s - The Big Short

32m 40s - Semper Fi & Write When You Get Work

43m  - Locating Silver Lake

52m 30s - The Long Weekend

1h 1m - A Mouthful of Air, CW for depression, suicide 

 

Supporting Roles and Honorable Mentions:

1h 21m - If Beale Street Could Talk, The Normal Heart, Unbroken, Judy, Big Boy Pants (short)

 

TV Roles:

1h 28m  - American Horror Story: S4 Freak Show, S5 Hotel, S6 Roanoke, S9 1984, S10 Double Feature: Red Tide.  S2 American Crime Story, and Ratched.

 

Ep. 74 - Best Flicks: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion with Jill

**Spoilers for Romy And Michele's High School Reunion**

Jill and I have reunited to continue our chats on Best Flicks and today we’re taking it all the way back to 1997’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, and Janeane Garofolo. We’re like, so excited to talk about this classic tale of Besties and our favorite bestie moments from the movie, plus so much more! Thanks for listening and Have a Romy & Michele Day!

Ep. 73 - Death to 2021 with Bryan

**Spoilers for Death to 2021**

In today’s bubble, Bryan and I get pretty worked up and ranty as we talk about the mockumentary style look back to last year, Death to 2021.  We ask how necessary are these retrospectives for the last two years? Will these take the place of Black Mirror and what did Justin Timberlake do?  Thanks for listening and keep streaming!

Ep. 72 - Doom Patrol S3 with Eric

**Spoilers for Doom Patrol**

Booyah, bubblies!  Eric and I are back to get all wibbly wobbly, timey wimey but not with Doctor Who, but with the bonkers third season of HBO’s Doom Patrol. We get right into the ending of S2, then move onto the time travely madness that is season 3.  Thanks for listening and Piffle Paffle!

2m - Season 2 Finale.

37m 30s - Season 3.

54m 00s - Rita.

1hr 6m - The Sisterhood of Dada.

1hr 18m - The Dead Patrol and the Undead Patrol.

1hr 49m - Larry.

2hr 10m - Vic.

2hr 25m - Jane.

2hr 42m - Brotherhood of Evil and the Season 3 finale.

Ep. 71 - The MCU: Phase 1 with Marty

In today’s bubble, I welcome a first time guest, my long time tolerated friend and ex-work wife, fellow podcaster, Marty.  And we sat down to chat about Marvel movies focusing primarily on Phase 1 which includes, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, and ugh fine, The Incredible Hulk.  And since we’re talking Marvel, we will also talk about a bit about the other movies and TV series, so be prepared for spoilers that span across the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Once you're done listening go check out Marty's website where he's got some free tools to help you create your very own podcast! https://www.martypodcasts.com/?fbclid=IwAR32EfICHdIfJjg87RufFokNU-QYfYHjnmP75h5pQ9SvX1C4Gu_ZVlvnYxg 

Spoilers at 49m 50s to 52m for The Mighty Thor comic as Marty theorizes what may happen in Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Ep. 70 - Squid Game S1 with Bryan

**Spoilers for Squid Game**

Happy Surprise Early Episode Day!!  This week’s episode is coming at ya early in honor of the one I’ve tolerated the longest, my lil brother Bryan's birthday, and we share our thoughts on the Netflix hit, Squid Game because what’s a birthday without a few, fun games.  

Thanks for listening, keep streaming, and Happy Birthday, Bryan!

Ep. 69 - Original vs Remake: Black Christmas with Dozer

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

In today’s festive bubble, Dozer and I celebrate the holiday but talking about all three Black Christmasses.

We have baking tips for 2006’s Billy, Dozer defends his fashion choices, and we rank our remakes. Eventually.

Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and Keep Streaming!

 

CW for rape, sexual abuse, incest. 

 

Black Christmas 1974 @ 3m 15s

Black Christmas 2006 @ 35m 00s

Black Christmas 2019 @ 59M 30s

Ep. 68 - The Batmen with the DC Nerd Gallery

In today’s bubble, Laura and Eric join me to take a closer look into the world’s greatest detective, no, not Sherlock Holmes, but the Batman.

We talk about the live action portrayals from a quick shout out to Lewis G. Wilson to our thoughts on Robert Pattinson’s casting as the broody one, and all the movies inbetween.

We also talk about the Alfred’s because you can’t have a Batman without an Alfred, and the villains of Gotham, plus so much more. This episode has more to it than the Batman’s utility belt. 

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Ep. 67 - Dexter S1 with Holly

**Spoilers for Dexter**

SURPRISE MOTHERF*CKERS!  My long time friend and show talker, Holly, joins me today to go back to season 1 of Showtime’s original series and Dark Passenger, Dexter.  We revisit our favorite Miami murderer, and we hit them all from Dexter to the missed opportunities with Doakes. We cover season 1 specifically in this episode, but there are some spoilers for the series overall. 

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Ep. 66 - John Waters Movies with It‘s A Fandom Thing

CALLING ALL FREAKS, WEIRDOS, AND DRAPES… IT’S PODCAST CROSSOVER DAY!!  Erin from It’s A Fandom Thing podcast joins me in the bubble to talk about the Baltimore loving, pencil mustache wearing, fabulously odd filmmaker, John Waters.  

 

CW for the early movies, around 6m: Pink Flamingos, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble, Polyester.

80s & 90s movies, around 13m 15s: Hairspray, Cry-Baby, Serial Mom, Pecker.

2000s movies, around 40m: Cecil B. Demented, A Dirty Shame.

 

Thanks for listening and now go listen to It’s A Fandom Thing podcast found wherever you get your podcast fix.

Ep. 65 - Bestie Flicks: Thelma & Louise with Jill

**Spoilers for Thelma & Louise**

CW for discussion on sexual assault and its use in media. 

In today’s bubble, Jill’s back in the podbasement to talk about the 1991, ultimate BFF road trip movie that I’ve only just watched for the podcast, Thelma & Louise.  We share our thoughts on this classic that I've only just watched and that Jill owns on DVD, and we of course ask ourselves, are we a Thelma or a Louise? You'll never know if you don't listen.  Thanks and keep streaming!

Ep. 64 - The White Lotus S1 with Laura

**Spoilers for White Lotus**

In today’s bubble, Laura joins me to chat about a listener suggestion, the HBO original series that was written and directed by Mike White, The White Lotus. And we get right down to the onion core of this amazing satirical series that has one of the best casts ever! It stars Connie Britton, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Coolidge, Steve Zahn, Murray Bartlett and more. Thanks for listening and keep streaming! 

 

Shane & Rachel around 9m

Armond & Lani around 29m 

Belinda & Tanya around 50m 

The Mossbachers & Paula around 1hr 02m

Ep. 63 - Original vs Remakes: The Evil Deads and Army of Darkness with Dozer

**Spoilers for The Evil Deads and Army of Darkness **

CW for discussion on the use of sexual assault from 6:30-8:30, and 1:43:00-1:48:15.

In today’s Bubble, Dozer and I compare Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead to the 2013 remake, Evil Dead.  We also talk about The Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness because Dozer dorks out about continuity. Then we chat a bit about time travel that includes some spoilers for Avengers Endgame, CW’s The Flash, and Doctor Who because I cite my sources.  And lastly, neckpart.

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Ep. 62 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S1 with Eric

**Spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel**

Eric joins me in the Podbasement to chat about the first season of Amazon's original series, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Tony Shalhoub, plus many others.

I point out the Gilmore Girls similarities, we talk about representation, Lenny Bruce, and more! Thanks for listening and keep streaming!

Ep. 61 - The Nicolas Cage Episode with Laura, Eric and Adam

IT’S THE NIC CAGE EPISODE!

Laura, Eric, and newcomer Adam join me in the Podbasement to discuss a whole mess of Nic Flicks. Here’s the list of movies we discuss, some more spoilery than others, and a couple are brought up a few times.  Please note the times are “-ish”, and I'm sorry for the random thumping sounds in the background but... kids.

Jiu Jitsu @ 4:20

Early Roles: Raising Arizona @ 11:00, Red Rock West @ 24:00, Leaving Las Vegas (CW for suicide, alcoholism, assault) @ 29:30, Wild at Heart @ 45:00, The Wicker Man @ 55:55.

The Holy Trinity of Cage: Face/Off, The Rock, Con Air @ 1:03:00.

Family Man/Leading Man/Romantic Lead: Family Man @ 1:15:30, National Treasure @ 1:17:30, Adaptation @ 1:21:30, It Could Happen To You @ 1:26:20, City of Angels @ 1:28:15, Moonstruck @ 1:36:00, Valley Girl @ 1:37:00.

Supporting Roles: Sorcerer’s Apprentice @ 1:38:00, Kick Ass @ 1:39:00, Jiu Jitsu @ 1:39:05.

The Cagey Roles: Willy Wonderland @ 1:42:20, Color Out of Space @ 1:49:00, Mandy @ 1:54:47, Pig @ 2:06:18 with a smallish spoiler for Ratatouille.

Our Top Nic Picks: Adaptation @ 2:31:03,  Sorcerer’s Apprentice @ 2:32:25, Vampire’s Kiss @ 2:34:15, Windtalkers @ 2:40:30.

Fun Facts @ 2:41:45.

Nic Pick Recommendations @ 2:29:50.

Thanks for listening and Keep Streaming!

Ep. 60 - Shadow and Bone S1 with Laura

**Spoilers for Shadow and Bone**

In today’s bubble, Laura joins me in the Podbasement to summon the spoilers for the first season of Shadow and Bone. Laura’s read the books so she sheds some light on the differences between the source material and the Netflix original series, which stars Jesse Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman and Kit Young, just to name a few. Thanks for listening and keep streaming!