A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance.

Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been remade yet? Why can't this movie pick a lane?

All this and more!

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Keywords: Dabney Coleman, Terri Gar, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Merry Christmas, Patreon!

To celebrate 35 years of Home Alone, we did a commentary track!

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Keywords: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely!

How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's dye job?

All this and more!

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Keywords: John Candy, Ally Sheedy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Candy-ed Yams returns with a goofy comedy pairing SCTV pals John Candy and Eugene Levy: Armed and Dangerous!

Why doesn't Meg Ryan get more to do? She's great here! What incredible, easy chemistry from Levy and Candy. Why did everyone involved disown this movie?

All this and more!

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Keywords: John Candy, Eugene Levy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

A cult classic turns 40, and we've gotta cover it!

We (can and definitely did) get enough of The Stuff!

What is the direction Michael Moriarty was given? Who sliced this thing to ribbons? What's the deal with The Stuff? Is it frozen? Cold? Yogurt? Ice Cream?!

All this and more!

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Keywords: The Stuff, Garrett Morris, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

It's a movie that scarred Tripp for life: Roald Dahl's The Witches!

How amazing is Anjelica Huston!? How great are these Henson effects?! Why did Roald Dahl want a bleak-ass ending?!

All this and more!

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Keywords: The Witches, Anjelica Huston, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

AoooooOOOOOooooOOOO! Sorta-kinda starting the spooktacular early with Michael J. Fox carrying a limp movie to success: Teen Wolf! What's with the desire to do hand stuff with a wolf man? Why is this so prevalent in films? Did Gaston's death tank the economy of a poor provincial town?

All this and more!

Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month here on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed.

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Keywords: Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast