Does This Still Work?

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

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

265 Unfaithful 2002 04/30/2025

265 Unfaithful 2002 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 /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36350285

265 Uncle Buck 1989 04/23/2025

265 Uncle Buck 1989 Dead John Hughes pops in from Hell to answer some questions then the boys discuss this hit from the late great Canadian comedian, John Candy. That’s right, the star of today’s film was from America’s new axis of evil, Canada. Oh, how the world has changed since 1989. 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 . Berlin Wall /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36234690

264 Lust, Caution 2007 04/16/2025

264 Lust, Caution 2007 No, that’s not the name Joe has for his dating life. Instead it’s a movie about university students seeking to assassinate the leader of a puppet government in Japanese occupied Hong Kong during WW 2. There is also lots of sex, though, weirdly, not by most of the students.Listen to find out more. 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 . Hong Kong leader ‘elected’ /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36138320

263 Mona Lisa Smile 2003 04/09/2025

263 Mona Lisa Smile 2003 We’re not sure what Mona Lisa had to smile about but you can’t have a Julia Roberts’s movie without her flashing one. But, did this movie leave the boys smiling? 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 . Wellesley’s Most Famous Grad College Boys and Girls /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/36042845

262 HOFFA (1992) 04/02/2025

262 HOFFA (1992) Do the young folks even know who Jimmy Hoffa was? More importantly, would they after seeing this movie? 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 . Teamsters Endorse a Democrat Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on Strikes in 1942 Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35926895

261 Hook 1991 03/26/2025

261 Hook 1991 Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts and Dustin Hoffman bring us a redux of Peter Pan but who the hell was asking for 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 . Peter Pan First Appearance The Play Peter Pan Impersonator JM Barrie /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35824655

259 FaceOff 1997 03/19/2025

259 FaceOff 1997 The faces go on and off when John Travolta and Nicolas Cage team up this goofy late 90s action flick. Join the boys as they discuss how workable face transplant surgery and this movie actually are. 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 South Africa Ellen Fun Facts about Face/Off /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35709390

259 The Avengers 1998 03/12/2025

259 The Avengers 1998 Yes, it’s the Avengers. No, it’s not that one. Wait, you ask. Isn’t this Avengers the one with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman that has a 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Why are we covering a movie that everyone knows doesn’t work? Good question, audience. 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 CAN History Weather Machine CIA recruitment Israeli Spy scandal /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35592275

258 The Bodyguard 1992 03/05/2025

258 The Bodyguard 1992 Whitney Houston may always love you but will the boys love this 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 . Music video Bodyguard for son /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35518480

257 Selma 2014 02/26/2025

257 Selma 2014 Show Notes Before he got turned into a cartoon who dreamed race didn’t matter Martin Luther King was a flesh and blood human being who knew full well race totally mattered. This movie attempts to set the record straight. 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 Protest lack of action on Climate Change Protest Police Brutality Solo Gaza Protest? Turnaround Tuesday /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35300280

256 Glory 1989 02/19/2025

256 Glory 1989 We continue our black history movie watch with the film that got Denzel Washington his first Oscar win. 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 Tanks Invasion /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35341210

255 12 Years A Slave 2012 02/12/2025

255 12 Years A Slave 2012 Show Notes No, it’s not about being a food service worker. 12 Years A Slave is about an actual slave. And, spoiler alert, being a slave is really, really bad. But is 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 Slavery By Another Name Modern Day Slavery Louisiana Indians Who Defied Removal: as seen in "12 Years a Slave" /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35135145

254 Misery 1990 02/05/2025

254 Misery 1990 Will George and Joe be the number one fan of this movie about the bookworm who goes way, way too far? 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 Elvis Stamp Stalker 15 Fictional Movie Pharmaceutical Drugs and Their Real-Life Alternatives /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/35135105

253 Blade 1998 01/22/2025

253 Blade 1998 He’s half man and half vampire but all Wesley Snipes. Join the boys as they go back to 1998 and chat about the very first entry in what would one day become the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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 Wikipedia on Blade Facts about Blade /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34933480

252 Cool Runnings 1993 01/15/2025

252 Cool Runnings 1993 This film is described as loosely based on the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. But the word, loosely, is doing a lot of work there. Regardless of that though, does this picture still hold 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 Interview with two of the REAL 1988 Jamaican Olympic Bobsledders /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34680045

251 Addams Family Values 1993 01/08/2025

251 Addams Family Values 1993 In popular culture the term Family Values originated with George W. Bush Administration and was used in the 1990s as shorthand for morally upright but really meant, no social safety net and “let’s discriminate against The Gays.” Fortunately, this movie has nothing to do with that so that’s a point in its favor. But does it offer anything more? 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 The Bobbitts Lobster Boy Grady Stiles Ojibwe - Wikipedia /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34747025

250 Audition 1999 01/01/2025

250 Audition 1999 It’s our 250th episode! Join the boys in celebration by listening to them do what they do every week. But just because it’s not out of the ordinary doesn’t mean this episode isn’t special. On today’s show we look at a Japanese horror classic that is considered both feminist and anti feminist at the same time. 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 Audition (The Movie) @ Internet Archive Japanese Recession Dioxin Nuclear Random facts /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34663195

249 Home Alone 1990 12/25/2024

249 Home Alone 1990 Were this a drama, this would be the story of someone suffering from severe psychopathy but it's a comedy so when a kid sets up a blow torch to fry someone’s scalp it becomes a laugh riot. 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 High School Break In Big bucks /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34592515

248 Killer of Sheep 1978 12/18/2024

248 Killer of Sheep 1978 This story of a slaughterhouse employee living in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts in the late 70s certainly has it’s fans but will the boys be among them? 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 Watts Festival 1978 Killer of Sheep Press Kit Judas Goats: Agriculture’s Bizarre, Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled the Killing Floor /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34458295

247 The Candidate 1972 12/11/2024

247 The Candidate 1972 At one time in America you couldn’t be a convicted felon and rapist and still get to be President of the United States. The boys take look at a film from that bygone era. 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 Nixon defeats McGovern Real Reason for War On Drugs /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34338690

246 The Breakfast Club 1985 12/04/2024

246 The Breakfast Club 1985 Don't you forget about this movie. Don't, don't, don't, don't don't you, forget about this movie. Join the boys as they discuss this popular John Hughes flick otherwise they’ll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby. 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 Summer jobs Teen preg /episode/index/show/dtswpod/id/34212175

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