It's a legitimately scary double feature! First, a man tries to literally fight his girlfriend's demons in PARANORMAL ACTIVITY! Then, Kurt Russell uses a flamethrower a lot in THE THING!
From one of the minds behind Napoleon Dynamite comes AUSTENLAND, a film that explores obsessive fan culture, authenticity, and opulent Regency-period artifice.
Veteran Julie Andrews and baby Anne Hathaway team up in the live-action princess flick that really brought Disney's royalty fixation into the modern period
The middle child of the "Man with No Name" trilogy, "For a Few Dollars More" marks Clint Eastwood's reunification with Italian director Sergio Leone for a hodgepodge of Western cliches loosely dealing with outlaws, bounty killers, intense viole
In this bonus episode, Kari and Kyle discuss the spaghetti western subgenre, its influences, and its trademarks. This conversation was pulled from Episode 44: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE.
Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski play quirky thirtysomethings in search of the perfect home base for their growing family. Is this just "Juno" but with adults? Or does Sam Mendes bring the "American Beauty" heat?
It's 1949 and three sailors have 24 hours to see and do everything that New York City has to offer. Kari and Kyle dig into the musical precursor to "Singin in the Rain" and examine its weird songs, surprisingly suggestive overtones, and wild p
A sprawling Korean-language Korean War film, Tae Guk Gi is a striking response to turn-of-the-millennium American war epics like Saving Private Ryan. Anastasia Kim joins Kari and Kyle to discuss this sprawling and operatic combat saga.
In this post-Avengers, post-Batman vs. Superman world, the last thing Kari and Kyle expected was a superhero movie that actually feels original and weird and under the radar. With special guest Nate Bowers!
This week, Kari and Kyle are joined by Thomas Davant to discuss "Oslo, August 31," a languid, plaintive Scandinavian drama about a recovering drug addict attempting to meet up with friends and land a job.
As far as high-stress workplace situations go, it doesn't get much worse than having to figure out how to prevent literally Hitler from taking over your whole damn country in your first month on the job. This week, John Marchetti joins Kari an
At long last, it's the Season 3 premiere! This season, we're featuring a bunch of great guests, and who better to start than the delightful Michelle Bird? This week, we're discussing the 2015 Polish musical-horror-mermaid movie, "The Lure."
AND WE'RE BACK! As a small appetizer to get you ready for the impending Season 3, Kari and Kyle take a look at this year's Oscar nominations. What did we like? What did we hate? What did we even watch?
In the spirit of giving and per our annual tradition, we're giving you a double dose of holiday movie goodness! This year, Kari and Kyle analyze 1988's "Die Hard" and 2003's "Love Actually" to determine which holds the greater right to call it
An adolescent girl contends with supernatural events that make her a target of suspicion by her radical religious family. For our Halloween special, we're discussing CARRIE ('76) and THE VVITCH ('15), two films that take a similar setup in very
Gonzo special effects, absurd physical comedy, and a breakneck energy throughout combine to make 1987's "Evil Dead 2" an incredibly weird and wild experience, but is it actually good? Yes. It's super good.
"A romantic comedy with zombies"... what does that mean, really? And why are movie nerds constantly talking about this weird genre mashup? Learn the answers to these questions and more as Kari and Kyle vivisect 2004's "Shaun of the Dead"
To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
Growing up is rough, especially when you're a teenage girl in a country dealing with revolution, war, and oppressive theocracy. This week, Kari and Kyle examine Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical animated drama/comedy, "Persepolis."