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Movie of the Year: 1984 – Ghostbusters (with Conor Kilpatrick)
Movie of the Year: 1984 Ghostbusters (with Conor Kilpatrick) Can Ghostbusters bust its way into our 1984 Movie of the Year? Bustin’ has been said to make one recording artist “feel good.” But is the busting of ghosts enough to center an entire feature film around? A very intelligent question, but ultimately a foolish one…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – Mixtape Part One
Movie of the Year: 1984 Mixtape Part One We are making a mixtape of all the best 1984 jams in our 1984 Mixtape Part One! Mixtapes are so important. But it could be argued that they were even more important in 1984. This was the time of the tape, baby. Cassets as far as the…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – Gremlins (with Nate Ragolia!)
Movie of the Year: 1984 Gremlins (with Nate) Can Gremlins transform into our 1984 Movie of the Year? Picture a Gremlin. I’ll wait. OK, so what you pictured was a Mogwai, which is why it’s so important that we made this episode to help remind people of the particulars of Gremlins and the rules and such.…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – Once Upon a Time in America (with Keith Phipps)
Movie of the Year: 1984 Once Upon a Time in America (with Keith Phipps) Can Once Upon in America take the title of our 1984 Movie of the Year? Once Upon a Time in America is a movie of epic scope even though it is the tale of small-time crooks trying to screw each other…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – This Is Spinal Tap
Movie of the Year: 1984 This Is Spinal Tap Can This Is Spinal Tap rock its way to the title of our 1984 Movie of the Year? This Is Spinal Tap put rock music on the map. Before this movie came out, no one was really sure what to make of this new music genre.…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – Repo Man
Movie of the Year: 1984 Repo Man Can Repo Man take the title of our 1984 Movie of the Year? In the early 80’s, UCLA film student Alex Cox wanted to move from student films to features. Remaking his student film by the same name, Repo Man would have a budget of 500 grand and…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – Our Sweet 16
Movie of the Year: 1984 Our Sweet 16 We choose our sweet 16; which 16 movies will make our 1984 season? It is time to pick the movies we will be covering in our 1984 season! Yes, it’s our sweet 16. Which movies will make up this year? A weary world demands to know. Well,…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1984 – A New Season Begins
Movie of the Year: 1984 A New Season Begins A new season begins, which movie of 1984 will be our Movie of the Year? 1984 is here, and folks, this might be the biggest year of blockbusters we’ve ever covered. None of us were really very aware in the actual year 1984—we are young, and…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 2023 Movie of the Year
Movie of the Year 2023 Movie of the Year Our 2023 Movie of the Year bracket is here to pick the most filmic moments of 2023! Movies are the books of watching things. A lot of people don’t want to watch a movie because, on some level, all movies are about the how we will…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 2023 Best TV Drama
Movie of the Year 2023 Best TV Drama Our 2023 Best TV Drama bracket is here to pick the best dramatic moments of 2023! Drama, aren’t we meant to save it for our mamas? But this bracket of brave shows asks the question, “Is that a real question?” No, no it isn’t. TV drama is…
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