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Why we f***ing LOVED the new NAKED GUN
11 Aug 2025
01:02:55
She had a bottom that would make any toilet beg for the brown.
Enjoy our podcast review of THE NAKED GUN (2025), directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson! We discuss how we practically owe our careers to The Naked Gun series, why this movie is AMAZING and a huge breath of fresh air for comedies, and our favorite gags!
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Why ALIENS will ALWAYS be a blast
04 Aug 2025
01:11:46
We're on an express elevator to hell, going down!
Enjoy our podcast review of ALIENS (1986), directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, and Bill Paxton! We discuss what makes this an effective sequel that stands the test of time, what makes it true to Alien while remaining a COMPLETELY different movie, and our relationship with trauma!
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Why we STILL relate to LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
28 Jul 2025
01:18:36
The battle of Helm's Deep is over; the battle for Middle-earth is about to begin.
Enjoy our podcast review of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002), directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, and Viggo Mortensen! Chris and Altaf once again relate to the dynamic of Frodo and Sam, and we dive deep into the "logistics and bureaucracy" when faced with crisis against evil.
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Why SUPERMAN is perfectly cheesy
21 Jul 2025
01:06:20
Parents aren't for tellin' their children who they're supposed to be. We are here to give y'all tools to help you make fools of yourselves all on your own.
Enjoy our podcast review of SUPERMAN directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult! We reflect on our first thoughts on the movie, our relationship with Superman as a whole, and the surprising tenderness this movie showed!
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28 YEARS LATER is the coming of age we NEVER expected
07 Jul 2025
01:15:04
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Memento Amoris. Remember you must love.
Enjoy our podcast review of 28 YEARS LATERY, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes! We reflect on our first thoughts on the movie, Chris' relationship with the 28 Days Later series, and how unexpected the storyline was!
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How TERMINATOR 2 is more than just badass
30 Jun 2025
01:22:30
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The whole thing goes: The future's not set. There's no fate but what we make for ourselves.
Enjoy our podcast review of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick! We reflect on Terminator as a whole, our relationship with technology, and whether or not we control our own destinies.
Well, if this is it, old boy... I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's.
Enjoy our podcast review of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009), directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent! We reflect on this movie's relationship with violence, how language and communication lead to such dramatic conflict, and what makes this movie arguably Tarantino's best movie.
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Why JAWS reminds us that movies rock!
09 Jun 2025
01:08:02
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Martin, it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.
Enjoy our podcast review of JAWS (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw! We reflect on our why this movie absolutely holds up every summer, our own personal fears of nature and the ocean, and Chris shares a gnarly story of almost drowning when he was young!
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How WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT still blows our minds
02 Jun 2025
01:05:01
A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it's the only weapon we have.
Enjoy our podcast review of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (1988), directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd! We reflect on our reaction video from a couple years back, our own relationships with humor as a coping mechanism, and we gush about how well the animation holds up to this day!
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How STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH gets better with age
26 May 2025
01:16:34
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Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself.
Enjoy our podcast review of STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005), directed by George Lucas and starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman! We reflect on our first time seeing this movie as kids, the impact the Star Wars prequels have had on us, and what makes this movie take on several new meanings as we get older!
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SINNERS is EVERY reason we love movies
19 May 2025
01:10:31
I am your way out. This world already left you for dead. Won't let you build. Won't let you fellowship. We will do just that. Together. Forever.
Enjoy our podcast review of SINNERS (2025), directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld! We get deep into our experience watching, why art can be a powerful tool to shape other people's experiences, and what makes this movie badass overall! This is our first "modern" movie of sorts we've covered, and it was extremely exciting to talk about!
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Why we love LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
12 May 2025
01:13:15
I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee." And I don't mean to. I don't mean to.
Enjoy our podcast review of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001), directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, and Viggo Mortensen! We get into our deep and profound love for this movie, Chris and Altaf relating to the dynamic of Frodo and Sam, and we investigate why this movie never fails to make us cry.
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How SCHOOL OF ROCK made me love rock and roll
05 May 2025
01:13:20
God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people's minds with our high voltage rock. In your name, we pray. Amen.
Enjoy our podcast review of SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003), directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black! We get into Chris' history with music and rock and roll, Altaf's changing opinion from thinking this is a cute comfort food movie into a full blown masterpiece, and we discuss our history with Jack Black!
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How FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL heals heartbreak
28 Apr 2025
00:54:07
Brian, everywhere I look I'm reminded of her, okay? Like, she got me this, okay because I would always leave my cereal boxes open, and the cereal would get stale, and so one day I came home, and she had this waiting for me, because it keeps my cereal fresh. And now I have the freshest cereal.
Enjoy our podcast review of FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (2008), directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, and Mila Kunis! Chris gets deep into his experience with heartbreak, and we talk about how this movie is a wakeup call for everyone to chase their dreams.
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Why we owe our lives to THE NAKED GUN
21 Apr 2025
01:00:12
He's on life support. Doctors say he's got a 50-50 chance of living, though there's only a ten percent chance of that.
Enjoy our podcast review of THE NAKED GUN (1988), directed by David Zucker and starring Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley! This is a movie we hold near and dear to our hearts because of our reaction to it a couple years back. We reflect on how this movie affected our YouTube careers, what this type of humor does for everyone, and we naturally giggle and quote everything!
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How SPIDER-MAN (2002) changed our lives
07 Apr 2025
01:36:09
Peter... these are the years when a man changes into the man he's gonna become for the rest of his life. Just be careful who you change into. This guy, Flash Thompson, he probably deserved what happened. But just because you can beat him up doesn't give you the right to. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
Enjoy our podcast review of SPIDER-MAN (2002), directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco! Words can't describe what this movie means to both Chris and Altaf. We've been wanting to cover this movie for a while now, and we're excited to finally have it out!
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How ROBOCOP makes us laugh at the future
31 Mar 2025
01:10:39
They’ll fix you. They fix everything.
Enjoy our podcast movie review of ROBOCOP (1987), directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and Kurtwood Smith! We discuss satire and the impact art has on society, the loss of humanity that comes with capitalism, and Altaf shares a gnarly traveling story.
Also, be sure to check out Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Altaf mentioned!
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UNLOCKED Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - FULL Nice Dude Commentary Track
24 Mar 2025
02:20:35
Since there's no new official episode of the podcast today, we decided to unlock one our favorite Patreon exclusive commentary tracks ❤️
*HAVE YOUR COPY OF THE MOVIE READY WHEN YOU PLAY THIS TRACK. WE COUNT DOWN WHEN TO PUSH PLAY*
(This movie is available on DISNEY+!)
You have my respect, Stark. When I'm done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you.
Shoutout to Dylan Shrock and Homestar for making this commentary happen!! We said during our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 track that if anyone requested Infinity War, we'd have done it. Here it is!
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Two millennials bond talking about NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
10 Mar 2025
01:08:27
Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know I'm training to become a cage fighter.
Enjoy our podcast review of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004), directed by Jared Hess and starring Jon Heder! We discuss its profound impact on our childhoods, being comfortable doing nothing special with your life, and who we were as high schoolers... but most of all, we laugh a LOT.
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How GOOD WILL HUNTING helps us accept the past
03 Mar 2025
01:05:22
You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to.
Enjoy our podcast review of GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997), directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams! Chris has been going through a LOT emotionally and mentally due to some drastic life changes, and we thought this movie would be perfect to explore those feelings and cope with where life takes you, or better yet, where YOU take life.
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How AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME gives us mojo
24 Feb 2025
00:54:40
I can't believe Vanessa, my bride, my one true love, the woman who taught me the beauty of monogamy, was a fembot all along. Wait a tick, that means I'm single again! Oh behave!
Enjoy our podcast movie review of AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME, starring Mike Meyers, Heather Graham, Verne Troyer, and Seth Green! Chris has had a hard couple weeks and needed a laugh. We discuss how this is one of the best comedy sequels, and we ask each other where we get our "mojos" from!
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UNLOCKED Spider-Man (2002) - FULL Nice Dude Commentary Track
17 Feb 2025
01:59:35
Since there's no new official episode of the podcast today, we decided to unlock one our favorite Patreon exclusive commentary tracks ❤️
*HAVE YOUR COPY OF THE MOVIE READY WHEN YOU PLAY THIS TRACK. WE COUNT DOWN WHEN TO PUSH PLAY*
(This movie is available on DISNEY+!)
BONESAW IS READYYYY!
I mean, what is there to say? Probably one of Chris' favorite movies of all time. Altaf and I adore this movie and have SO MUCH to say and get excited about!
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Hopelessly romantic talking about WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
10 Feb 2025
01:05:22
A woman friend. This is amazing. You may be the first attractive woman I have not wanted to sleep with in my entire life.
Enjoy our podcast movie review of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989), starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal! We discuss the value of friendship in romance including our own personal relationships.
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Feeling nostalgic talking about STAND BY ME
03 Feb 2025
01:20:29
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It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of your life, like busboys in a restaurant.
Enjoy our podcast movie review of STAND BY ME (1986), starring Will Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland! We discuss the roles our childhood friends played in our lives, what shenanigans we'd get up to as kids, and Altaf shares a gnarly high school story!
I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
Enjoy our podcast movie review of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994), starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman! We discuss how we stay hopeful in seemingly impossible times, Chris' odd history with this movie, and how universally relatable this movie is despite showing a very specific experience.
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Laughing at our pain talking about IN BRUGES
13 Jan 2025
01:04:12
YOU'RE an inanimate f*****g object!!
Enjoy our podcast movie review of IN BRUGES (2008), starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes! We discuss the endless quotes of this movie, what it means to us to be "in Bruges", and how one can forgive themselves despite deep regret.
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OUR TOP 10 OF 2024 (Q&A!)
30 Dec 2024
01:26:22
Happy New Year, nice dudes!
Today Chris and Altaf begin a new tradition of sharing each other's top 10 list of 2024. Top 10 what, you may ask? Top 10 anything's! We also answer fan's questions for our Q&A segment!
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Feeling joyous talking about THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
23 Dec 2024
00:56:12
You're a little absent-minded, spirit. No, I'm a large absent-minded spirit!
Enjoy our podcast review of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), starring Michael Caine, Charles Dickens, and Kermit the Frog! We reflect on how timeless A Christmas Carol truly is, along with the messages it sends that still tremendously hold up for us as adults!
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We can't stop giggling talking about JINGLE ALL THE WAY
16 Dec 2024
01:03:19
How about these stupid letters from kids to Santa at the North Pole: "Dear Santa, can you send me a bike and a slinky?" No! Your father's been laid off!
Enjoy our podcast review of JINGLE ALL THE WAY(1996), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Hartman, and Jake Lloyd! We dissect Chris' very very strong fondness of this movie, the strange and cynical tone this movie hits, along with Chris' fascination with the famous line, "PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN! NOW!"
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Getting vulnerable talking about IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
11 Dec 2024
01:06:20
You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?
Enjoy our podcast review of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946), directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart! We reflect on our reaction video two years ago, discuss how timeless and personal this movie hits, and we almost shed tears.
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How EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE helps us cope
25 Nov 2024
01:25:37
*correction* Hi, it's Altaf. I misquoted Michelle Yeoh on her wanting her grandchildren to see this. She does not have kids. Sorry about that!
You are not unlovable. There is always something to love. Even in a stupid, stupid universe where we have hot dogs for fingers, we get very good with our feet.
Enjoy our podcast review of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022), directed by the Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan! We discuss how deep and personal this insane movie gets, our relationship with nihilism, and how amazing it is to be alive in the universe!
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How THE INCREDIBLES helped us find our identities
18 Nov 2024
01:01:43
Edna Mode... and guest.
Enjoy our podcast review of THE INCREDIBLES, written and directed by Brad Bird! We discuss how this movie helps us with our identity crisis, work/life balance, and how accurate this movie show family dynamics!
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How STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE raised us
11 Nov 2024
01:15:07
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Enjoy our podcast review of STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE, written and directed by George Lucas! We discuss how important this movie is to our upbringing and how inspired us creatively, the importance of being young and eager, and we read out write-ins from fans!
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Why Hold Down A loves CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
05 Nov 2024
01:02:41
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I guess you've noticed something a little strange with Dad. It's okay, though. I'm still Dad.
Enjoy our podcast review of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, directed by Stephen Spielberg! We sit down with Ames from Hold Down A! Together we discuss why she chose this film, the existence of aliens, and work/life balance!
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Why TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE makes us sick
28 Oct 2024
01:11:27
I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it.
Hello nice dudes! Welcome to our podcast review of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974), directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Gunnar Hansen! We discuss why this movie always makes us feel gross despite having little gore, our insecurities as people from LA, and how we cope with the nastiness of the world!
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How IT has us conquer our fears
21 Oct 2024
01:07:09
Ain't nothing like a little fear to make a paper man crumble.
Hello nice dudes! Welcome to our podcast review of IT (2017), directed by Andy Muschiettir and starring Bill Skarsgård! We discuss our childhood fears and Chris' history with the original Stephen King novel, along with some of the bizarre things that happen in the book!
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How THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE made us men
15 Sep 2025
01:19:13
Oh, I'm a goofy goober, yeah! You're a goofy goober, yeah! We're all goofy goobers, yeah! Goofy goofy goober goober, yeah!
Enjoy our podcast review of THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE (2004), directed by Stephen Hillenburg and starring Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, and Mr. Lawrence! Chris and Altaf discuss our upbringings with Spongebob, our own child-like tendencies, and what makes Spongebob and Patrick an amazing best friend duo!
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How HALLOWEEN shows us evil
14 Oct 2024
01:24:42
It's Halloween. Everyone's entitled to one good scare.
Hello nice dudes! Welcome to our podcast review of HALLOWEEN (1978), directed by John Carpenter and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence! We discuss Chris' relationship with the Halloween franchise, the importance of being exposed to evil, and our favorite Halloween candies!
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How NOPE helped us accept chaos
23 Sep 2024
01:25:40
What's a bad miracle? They got a word for that?
Hello nice dudes! Welcome to our podcast review of NOPE (2022), directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer! We discuss our beliefs in aliens and the supernatural, our appreciation for Jordan Peele, and Chris' fascination with animals and nature!
Me? I've had so many names. Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. I am the mountain, the forest and the earth. I am... I am a faun. Your most humble servant, Your Highness.
Enjoy our podcast review of PAN’S LABYRINTH (2006), directed by Guillermo Del Toro! We sit down with an amazing reaction duo, Daniel and Samantha from TBR Schmitt! Together we discuss how this movie’s changed for them since becoming parents, the importance of maintaining your child-like wonder and joy, and Altaf makes a critical misinterpretation of two characters 😅
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Why we never stopped loving TOY STORY
02 Sep 2024
01:02:24
That wasn't flying. That was falling with style!
There's a snake in my boot, nice dudes! Welcome to our podcast review of TOY STORY (1995), directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen! We discuss how this is Chris' favorite childhood movie, Altaf's connection to Buzz's identity crisis, and the importance of sharing the spotlight with others.