275 Independence Day 1996
Does This Still Work?
Are aliens from outer space attacking the human race considered its own movie genre? Because here is another picture where that happens. This time it’s Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and a cast of dozens turn to experience the pain of encountering a super advanced race from the stars. Clearly, Hollywood and the general public love this plot but does that mean this movie still works? Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability...
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274 A History of Violence 2005
Does This Still Work?
While this would make an excellent title for a documentary about US foreign policy this movie is not that. Instead, the picture is about a dad with a past that comes back to haunt him. Join the boys as they discuss if it still works. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability Network . No Laughing Matter Mobster Madness Denies Murder Plots Operation Family Secrets - Wikipedia
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273 Stranger Than Fiction 2006
Does This Still Work?
Will Ferrell discovers he’s a character in a book. Worse yet, the author, Emma Thompson, plans to kill him off. He’s determined to stop her. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Or does it? Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability Network . Da Vinci Code lawsuit, New-Press of Ft. Myers, FL Orhan Pamuk 2006 Best Seller
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272 Analyze This 1999
Does This Still Work?
Billy Crystal is a psychiatrist. Robert DeNiro is a mobster who has panic attacks. Together they make mental health and murder go together. And yes, the plot here is the same premise as the beloved HBO TV show, The Sopranos which also premiered in 1999. Coincidence? Who knows. The boys aren’t going to analyze that. They are going to analyze this. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability Network . Not all talk Sean...
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271 Polyester (1981) Guest Mark Cannistraro
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Did you know polyester is derived from petroleum? Were you aware it’s wrinkle and shrink resistant? It’s also bad for the environment and releases microplastics? What’s that got to do with this movie that’s a parody of melodramas from the 1950s? Nothing. But this is the boys first John Waters movie for the pod. They’re joined by John Waters fanboy Mark Cannistraro to further the conversation. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts ...
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270 Constantine 2005
Does This Still Work?
Is it Dogma without jokes? White people’s Blade?A subpar Matrix? How would you describe Constantine? The boys discuss. Links Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts . You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Creator Accountability Network Exorcism Suicide and Relgion
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269 Eraserhead 1977
Does This Still Work?
In heaven everything is fine but can the same be said for this movie? This is the story of a man who knocks up his girlfriend and enters an unhappy marriage. The twist? The film is directed by David Lynch so nothing about it is that straight forward. Join the boys as they discuss. Links Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts . You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Creator Accountability Network Blackout Son of Sam
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268 Signs 2002
Does This Still Work?
Mel Gibson, Hollywood’s version of Elon Musk, stars in this movie about a man who loses his faith and then gets it back. Of course, he loses his religion for the same exact reason he had one. Because the script says so, that’s why! Join the boys as they discuss. Links Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts . You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Creator Accountability Network Episcopal Priest Out Plagiarism Child abuse
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267 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
Does This Still Work?
The first kind is unidentified flying objects. The second kind is finding some sort of physical evidence. But this? This is the third kind. And those aren’t the answers the boys need. The answer they need to know is if this movie still works. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability Network . IMDB Trivia Entry about the writers Wikipedia entry on the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
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265 Unfaithful 2002
Does This Still Work?
George Michael said you gotta have faith but nobody told the characters in this erotic thriller starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts Creator Accountability Network . Chandra Levy
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