Feb 27, 2026
The life of a working-class high school student is turned upside down when she starts dating a rich kid.
Listen as we discuss anticlimactic proms, computer flirting in the 80s, and what parental abandonment has in common with quicksand. Then we see if Pretty in Pink stands the Test of...
Feb 20, 2026
A team of lawyers defend two Marines accused of murder.
Special guest Kevin Smokler joins us to chat about the smoothest-talking screenwriter, sexual tension that goes nowhere, and a bar that only serves one beer. YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH as we see if A Few Good Men stands the Test of...
Feb 13, 2026
Two New Yorkers share an intense, short-lived relationship.
Join us as we chat about kinda-sorta S&M, James’ poodle neighbors, and rainwater colonics. Then we find out if Nine ½ Weeks stands the Test...
Feb 6, 2026
A high school football team hopes to win the Texas state championship.
Listen as we discuss a town that’s a one-dimensional character, a spoiler that’s not really a spoiler, and NBC’s six-word slogans. Then we see if Friday Night Lights stands the Test of...
Jan 30, 2026
The life of a media mogul is analyzed in an attempt to learn the meaning of his last word: Rosebud.
It’s our 500th episode, and we’re talking about the Streisand effect, a feature that’s not in the Chase app, and a painful COVID flashback. Then we see if Citizen Kane stands the Test of Time.
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