#256 Pineapple Express (2008)
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David Gordon Green's 2008 stoner comedy action flick, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Seth Rogen publicly turning his back on James Franco, Huey Lewis, stoner movie tropes, simple plot devices, personal drug dealer stories, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Seth Rogen Movies in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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BONUS #255 Busboys (2026)
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Jonah Feingold's 2026 idiotic buddy comedy, BUSBOYS, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Theo Von and David Spade financing the film themselves, the eclectic group of standup comics in the cast, the first draft vibe of the screenplay, that "rabbit scene", and much more! We also discuss some Movie News concerning Shannon Elizabeth, blood oaths from Paramount and Amazon MGM, and a potential Federal Film Tax Incentive. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow...
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#254 Friday (1995)
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F. Gary Gray's 1995 South Central stoner hood comedy, FRIDAY, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about the eclectic cast of characters, Ice Cube and DJ Pooh's goal of showing another side of the hood, gentrification, what scared the director about Ice Cube in the starring role, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Movies with Musicians in a Starring Role in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a...
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#253 The Stoned Age (1994)
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James Melkonian's 1994 Los Angele 70s rock stoner comedy, THE STONED AGE, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss crass low-brow comedy, producer David Heyman, smoking weed out of a pop can, the usage of modern banned language, character actor Taylor Negron, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Movies Set in the 1970s Made After 1990 in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE...
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BONUS #252 The Drama (2026)
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Kristoffer Borgli's 2026 subversive romantic dark comedy, THE DRAMA, is our feature presentation this week! We argue about Zendaya as an actress, the simple inciting incident at the heart of the screenplay, the editing style, the director's recent controversy, and we also answer the question, what is the worst thing you've ever done? In addition, we discuss some Movie News around SONY layoffs, JJ Abrams & Bad Robot, Disney & Sora, and much more! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram...
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#251 Detroit Rock City (1999)
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Adam Rifkin's 1999 rock 'n roll road trip adventure comedy, DETROIT ROCK CITY, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss Gene Simmons' overbearing control of the film, Richard Linklater being sought to direct, KISS culture, if the movie could've worked as a PG-13 film, Stretch Armstrong, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 New Line Cinema Movies in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at...
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#250 Straight Time (1978)
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Ulu Grosbard's 1978 gritty neo-noir crime drama, STRAIGHT TIME, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Edward Bunker's influence on the film, Michael Mann's involvement, Dustin Hoffman stepping away from directorial duties, the "Stanton-Walsh Rule", and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Movies of 1978 in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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BONUS #249 Project Hail Mary (2026)
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Phil Lord & Christopher Miller's 2026 hard sci-fi buddy adventure ride, PROJECT HAIL MARY, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Ryan Gosling carrying the film, the emotional friendship at the heart of the film, the alien "Rocky", the usage of flashbacks, and much more! We also talk Universal increasing theatrical windows, Tarantino's new 1930s gangster project, The Oscars, and more in Movie News! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd!...
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#248 The Big Fix (1978)
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Jeremy Kagan's 1978 satirical private eye comedy thriller, THE BIG FIX, is our feature presentation this week! We discuss the genre melding approach, Richard Dreyfuss during a peak run, the film's nostalgic love letter to the death of the 60s, Larry Bishop, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Private Eye Movies in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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BONUS #247 The Bride! (2026)
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's 2026 dark romantic Bonnie & Clyde monster movie, THE BRIDE!, is our bonus feature presentation this week! We talk Mary Shelley's ghost, the musical dance pieces, Jessi Buckley, Maggie's ambitious big swing, and much more! We also give updates on Paramount's purchase of Warner Brothers, Tarantino news, and more in Movie News! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
info_outlineJoe Wright's 2007 romantic period costume tragedy, ATONEMENT, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the Saoirse Ronan's performance, stockings over lenses, the epic Dunkirk oner, the touchy dark subjects viewers must grapple with, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Keira Knightley Movies in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!