Does This Still Work?

A podcast where we look at old movies and ask "Does this still work?"

295 That's My Boy 2012 11/19/2025

295 That's My Boy 2012 Have you ever wanted to punch a movie in the face? Joe has and this is that movie. 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 . In All Reality… Ice is back with a brand new invention Vanilla Ice Real-Estate Guide PDF High School teacher… /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/39067160

294 Thomasine & Bushrod 1974 11/12/2025

294 Thomasine & Bushrod 1974 In 1967 a movie loosely based on the outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, was a smash hit. The Hollywood of yesterday was no better than the Hollywood of today so a number ripoffs were made in the wake of B & C in hopes of capturing that same box office success.. This was one of those films. Is it any good? The boys discuss. 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 . Patty Hearst Robbery /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38981715

293 Bad News Bears 1976 11/05/2025

293 Bad News Bears 1976 Do you like sports movies with foul mouth children who have a drunk for a coach? Well, this Walter Matthau and Tatum O’Neal picture was made for you. But what do the boys think? 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 It Stinks! Responses /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38898805

292 Night of the Living Dead 1968 10/29/2025

292 Night of the Living Dead 1968 Some of us know zombies as creatures who ate brains. These days, the undead go around stark naked and the dudes have ginormous wangs. But before all of that, you got this movie. It’s not the first zombie film but it is the one that set the standard for those that followed. 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 . [Other Links Go Here] TV Radiation Albany Radiation Bomb Test Radioactive Toy /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38813115

291 Willow 1988 10/22/2025

291 Willow 1988 It’s a short one, folks. Joe is in Mexico, and George is on his own for a fantasy flick. Will he fulfill the prophecy? What prophecy? I don’t know. Joe usually writes these. 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 . /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38634360

290 Con Air (1997) Guest Host Kitt Nowokunski 10/15/2025

290 Con Air (1997) Guest Host Kitt Nowokunski Joe’s in Mexico, so Kitt sits in to talk about a movie that they’ll watch any time it’s on. Is it worth talking about? Does it bear any resemblance to reality? Does it work? Listen and find out. 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 . Breaking Out Escapee Habits /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38570715

289 Bean 1997 10/08/2025

289 Bean 1997 Are you familiar with Rowan Atkinson? He’s a British performer who has created a number of iconic characters. Mr. Bean is one of them. Now, the question is, do the boys give a f**k? 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 . Elderly Woman Ruins 19th Century Fresco in Restoration Attempt FAA limits release of airport security info Dutch Vandal raises question of how to protect works of art /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38509360

288 Dolores Claiborne 1995 10/01/2025

288 Dolores Claiborne 1995 “Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to.” Join the boys as they take a look back at this underrated Stephen King classic starring the always great Kathy Bates. 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 . Conspiracy of Silence Elder Care Eclipse sparks hysteria /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38399335

287 A Piece of the Action 1977 09/24/2025

287 A Piece of the Action 1977 In the before times, comedian Bill Cosby starred in a trio of pictures with Sidney Poitier. This is the last one in the series. Joe was a kid when these films came out and he enjoyed them in their era but what does he think now? 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 . /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38047425

286 Big Daddy 1999 09/17/2025

286 Big Daddy 1999 Adam Sandler plays a man child who decides to take another person’s kid as his own. But this is a comedy so don’t think about that too much. The boys discuss. 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 . Mom Sentenced in Baby-Selling Kids’ Interests Lose in Adoption Option Page 1: Page 2: A Bond, Broken (A7 & A52) Page 1: Page 2: /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38048795

285 Black Swan 2010 09/10/2025

285 Black Swan 2010 How to get people to see a movie about ballet? Have the film full of body horror and one hot lesbian sex scene, that’s how. Still, time has passed and so it must be asked, does this film still work? 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 . Hanging up her toe shoes Battle of the Nutcrackers Far From Home /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38112680

284 Big Business 1988 Guest Kitt Nowokunski 09/03/2025

284 Big Business 1988 Guest Kitt Nowokunski This movie team up of Bette Midler and Lilly Tomlin currently has a rotten tomatoes score of 52% among critics but it stands at 69% with the public. Will this disconnect carry over when the boys take a look? Check out the episode and find out. 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 . The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogota (NYT Gift Article) /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/38047325

283 Superfly 1972 08/27/2025

283 Superfly 1972 8 track stereo, color TV in every room and half piece of dope every day is that the American dream? It might have been in 1972 but in the 21st Century, not so much. Does that mean the film doesn’t work? That’s what the boys are here to discuss. Join them as they look at this story of a superfly pusher who wants out of the business. 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 . The bitter truth about sweet cocaine 3 Held.. L.I Cocaine Conspiracy Court Laxity /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37919475

282 Donnie Darko 2001 08/20/2025

282 Donnie Darko 2001 It’s a time travel movie. It’s a mystery. It’s a teen drama. Yes, Donnie Darko is many things but do any of them work? 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 . Plane crashes in 2003 ‘Toy Soldiers’ may have inspired school vandalism /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37874720

281 Nebraska 2013 08/13/2025

281 Nebraska 2013 A cantankerous old drunk refuses to believe he didn’t win a million dollars so his son agrees to drive him from Montana to Nebraska to collect the father’s non-existent prize money.. On the way, the son learns more about his old man than he was prepared for. Is that good? Join Joe and George as they discuss that and if the 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 . In China, aged mother sues her children Music program to bring back memories at Mitchell Care Center Page 1 Page 2 Chadron Police advise of potential scam /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37751425

280 WarGames 1983 08/06/2025

280 WarGames 1983 3 years before Ferris Bueller took the day off, Mathew Broderick played another high school student who skipped school. But in this movie, instead of spending the day goofing off with his friends, here he brings the world close to thermonuclear war. You can call this Ferris Buller’s F*ck Up. 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 . Nuclear Arms Race Targeted For Victory Page 1: Page 2: The Rush for Artificial Intelligence /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37690045

279 Angel Heart 1987 07/30/2025

279 Angel Heart 1987 Mickey Rourke is a PI. Robert DeNiro is his mysterious client and Lisa Bonet….a voodoo priestess or something? Who knows? You get to see her breasts though and that’s great if you like that sort of thing. In any case, her breasts still works but does the film? 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 . Voodoo versus. Hoodoo Amnesia Alektorophobia (Fear of Chickens or Hens) Ball-Point Pens /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37571560

DTSW026 Blues Brothers, In Memory of Lisa Harmon 07/26/2025

DTSW026 Blues Brothers, In Memory of Lisa Harmon Our friend and guest, lisa Harmon, passed away tragically last week. We're re-releasing the episode we had her on, to share once more what a funny and lovely person she was. /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37564085

278 Coffee and Cigarettes 2003 07/23/2025

278 Coffee and Cigarettes 2003 This is the show's first Jim Jarmusch film. It could also be our last Jim Jarmusch film if George has anything to say about 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 . Coffee Statistics: Consumption, Preferences, & Spending Bad News, Coffee Drinkers: You Might Be a Psychopath if You Like Your Coffee Black Coffee Drinking Is Widespread in the United States, but Usual Intake Varies by Key Demographic and Lifestyle Factors Cigarettes priced at $9.52 in 2003 → $33.83 in 2025 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37474655

277 The Falcon and the Snowman 1985 07/16/2025

277 The Falcon and the Snowman 1985 Show Notes No, it’s not a Marvel movie. The Falcon and the Snowman is actually the real life story of two life long friends who decide to spy for the Soviet Union. Join the boys as they discuss. 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 . Banner Year for Spy Game European Spy Fever Spy Dust /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37327885

276 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 07/09/2025

276 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 A man and his friends attempt to rob a bank and it goes really, really poorly. Based on a true story. Join the boys as they decide if this old 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 . Irving Trust Bank Robber / Rash of robberies Commuter Bandit Escapees Attica Prison riot /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37327840

275 Independence Day 1996 07/02/2025

275 Independence Day 1996 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 Network . 1999 NASA Woes /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37208125

274 A History of Violence 2005 06/25/2025

274 A History of Violence 2005 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/37126810

273 Stranger Than Fiction 2006 06/18/2025

273 Stranger Than Fiction 2006 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36907800

272 Analyze This 1999 06/11/2025

272 Analyze This 1999 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 Combs /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36907820

271 Polyester (1981) Guest Mark Cannistraro 06/04/2025

271 Polyester (1981) Guest Mark Cannistraro 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 Creator Accountability Network . /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36808340

270 Constantine 2005 05/28/2025

270 Constantine 2005 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36522755

269 Eraserhead 1977 05/21/2025

269 Eraserhead 1977 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36522425

268 Signs 2002 05/14/2025

268 Signs 2002 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36522370

267 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 05/07/2025

267 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36428420

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