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Oscar Nominations Recap and Love for Nosferatu! FaveFilm Weekly 01/28/2025 01/28/2025

Oscar Nominations Recap and Love for Nosferatu! FaveFilm Weekly 01/28/2025 It's so good to be back, movie lovers! It's a new year, and awards season is in full gear. We review the 2025 nominations and recap some of the films we saw over the winter break. We also give an in-depth review of Robert Eggars' new masterpiece, "Nosferatu." All this, plus a gander at the latest offerings from the small screen and a fun little announcement about Leasha's recent game show adventure. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/35058280

Smile 2 Review, Spooky Season Wrap-Up, and the Latest News - FaveFilm Weekly 11/02/2024 11/02/2024

Smile 2 Review, Spooky Season Wrap-Up, and the Latest News - FaveFilm Weekly 11/02/2024 Alright, movie lovers, spooky season may be coming to a close, but we've had plenty of chills! We review Smile 2 and the many scary offerings we consumed from Shudder and Max. Plus, we'll have reviews of other non-horror films Piece by Piece and Saturday Night and we'll discuss a couple of true crime streaming docuseries. All this and the latest movie news. Tune in....IF YOU DARE! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33758367

FaveFilm Podcast Episode 39 - Dragnet 10/18/2024

FaveFilm Podcast Episode 39 - Dragnet Read 'em their rights, movie lovers! We're back with another deep dive episode, this time taking a look at one of our favorite 1980s comedies, "Dragnet." This 1987 buddy cop comedy is full of things that make us giggle, such as Dan Aykroyd's amazingly square Joe Friday characterization, Tom Hanks' effortless (and award worthy?) performance as Pep Streebeck, Christopher Plummer's delicious villanous turn, Dabney Coleman's lisp and, of course, vibrator repair. Come along as LAPD's finest battle the PAGANs in the City of Crime. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33515552

Joker: Folie à Deux review and much more! FaveFilm Weekly 10/06/24 10/06/2024

Joker: Folie à Deux review and much more! FaveFilm Weekly 10/06/24 On this week's episode of FaveFilm Weekly we give you our impressions of the much anticipated "Joker: Folie à Deux," talk about Francis Ford Coppola's huge movie gamble "Megalopolis, " the week's movie headlines, and also what we have been watching. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33350007

FaveFilm Weekly 09/29/2024 09/29/2024

FaveFilm Weekly 09/29/2024 We're back with another discussion of the week in movies. We review "The Substance," one of the most mind-blowing films of the year. Plus, we talk about the challenges of Francis Ford Coppola's passion project "Megalopolis" and the controversy behind Emerald Fennell's planned adaptation of Wuthering Heights. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33249707

FaveFilm Weekly 09/22/2024 09/22/2024

FaveFilm Weekly 09/22/2024 Hey, movie lovers! It's time for another installment of "FaveFilm Weekly." We'll breakdown the movie news, including the fallout of the Pixar layoffs, reboots we don't want, and what we think of Roland Emmerich's proposed "Lawrence of Arabia" TV series. Plus, we'll talk about what we've been watching lately, including the remake of the Danish thriller "Speak No Evil." Tune in for another lively chat with us! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33158367

FaveFilm Weekly 09/15/2024 09/15/2024

FaveFilm Weekly 09/15/2024 In the first episode of FaveFilm Weekly we discuss remakes, reboots, and sequels on the heels of the release of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," and we catch up on the movies and TV shows we've been watching lately. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/33060097

FaveFilm Podcast Episode 38 - True Romance 06/23/2023

FaveFilm Podcast Episode 38 - True Romance We're back, movie lovers! For this episode, we revisit the cult classic 90s ultra-violent love story, True Romance. We'll discuss the whirlwind relationship of Clarence and Alabama, the "Sicilian" showdown between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken, the lunacy of Drexel, the roller coaster drama, the advice from Elvis, and more. This is a genre-bending, wild ride not for the faint of heart! **LANGUAGE WARNING: Some clips are played in their original form with strong language/racial slurs. All clips are copyright Warner Bros Pictures. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/27249084

Episode 37 - He's Never Seen It - The Neverending Story 08/07/2022

Episode 37 - He's Never Seen It - The Neverending Story Hey, movie lovers! Get ready for adventure in the world of Fantasia (or is it Fantastica?). In this episode of our "He's / She's Never Seen It" series, Richard views the 80s fantasy kids classic, "The Neverending Story." He'll discuss his feelings about the movie as we discuss Atreyu's screaming, the urban legend surrounding Artax, Falkor's creepiness, the evil wolf Gmork, and the mystery surrounding Bastian's mother's name. Who knows...maybe you too will become part of the story. All movie clips copyright Warner Brothers. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/23985072

Episode 36 - She's Never Seen It - Time Bandits 07/16/2022

Episode 36 - She's Never Seen It - Time Bandits Would you believe Leasha has never seen "Time Bandits"? Richard introduced her to one of his childhood favorites recently, and....she has thoughts. Join us as we discuss this Terry Gilliam classic, including the all-star cast, the overall Monty Python-ness, the funny historical figures, Vincent and Pansy, and that devisive ending. Adventure is sure to follow! All clips copyright Sony Pictures. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/23764907

Episode 35 - Stargate 06/18/2022

Episode 35 - Stargate It's time to take a trip to deep space, movie lovers! In this episode, we take a look at the mid-90s sci-fi schlock-fest, Stargate. Richard thinks this movie is too good for our "Summer Camp" series (Leasha disagrees), but we both agree it's a good guilty pleasure time travel adventure. Take a walk with us through the Stargate as we discuss Jackson's passion for ancient cultures, O'Neil's no-nonsense leadership, the military goons, the language barriers, Ra's fierceness, and the problems with Jackson's future on a rudimentary planet. Grab a 5th Avenue bar and tuck in! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/23471438

Episode 34 - Leon: The Professional 06/06/2021

Episode 34 - Leon: The Professional EVERYONE!!! We are back with a new episode, and this time, we dive into the 90s action arthouse film "Leon: The Professional" (or whatever your territory decided to call it). We follow along with the dynamic, yet complicated, duo of cleaner Leon and vengeful, young Matilda as they hunt down crooked cop Stansfield (an exquisite Gary Oldman). We'll discuss Leon's childlike sensibility, Matilda's many traumas, Oldman's ad libs, the sweeping score, the controversies, the French style, and more. So join us as we open the door on this bloody, but still brilliant film. All clips are copyright Gaumont Buena Vista International, 1994. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/19371425

Episode 33 - Uncle Buck 02/16/2021

Episode 33 - Uncle Buck Buh-hee-hee-hee! Feb-HUGHES-rary returns! We're celebrating John Hughes' birthday once again by talking about one of our favorite comedies, "Uncle Buck." We'll take a deep-dive into this 80s classic and talk about John Candy's loveable lug performance, Tia's teen angst, the big debut of Macaulay Culkin, Maizy's silly heart (and blasphemy), Moley Russell's wart, Chanice, Marcy, the drunk clown, the giant pancakes, and much more. We're movie lovers - that's our job! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/17974184

Episode 32 - Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 01/31/2021

Episode 32 - Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, movie lovers united to experience a franchise that would change the world forever. We're talking about Star Wars, and this week's episode covers the mack daddy of the series: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Join us on a journey through the second film in the original trilogy as we discussed Luke's inner conflicts, Leia's fierce leadership and love for Han, Han's heroism and bad boy attitude, snowy Chewie, Lando's business deals, Darth Vader's workplace motivation, Yoda's role as the most loveable Jedi master, and more! Come on, all you scruffy-looking nerf herders. DO OR DO NOT -- THERE IS NO TRY! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/17756024

Episode 31 - Summer Camp Vol. 2 - Footloose 08/16/2020

Episode 31 - Summer Camp Vol. 2 - Footloose It's a hot one, movie lovers! That's right, we're back with our Summer Camp series, and this time we're highlighting the 1984 piece of cheese that is "Footloose." We'll explore Ren's angry gymnastic dancing, Ariel's risky behavior, Willard the sweet bumpkin, the gravity of John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest, tractor chicken, the iconic music, and more! And hey, we thought this was a party....LET'S DANNNNNNNNCE!! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/15633398

Episode 30 - Summer Camp Vol. 1 - Gone In 60 Seconds 07/27/2020

Episode 30 - Summer Camp Vol. 1 - Gone In 60 Seconds This episode kicks off our special "Summer Camp" series - highlighting some of our favorite cheesy, guilty-pleasure films. Our first campy classic is the 2000 action remake "Gone in 60 Seconds." Ride along as we talk about Nic Cage's "unique" acting style, Angelina Jolie's wild child streak, the supporting cast of misfits, the fine-ass cars, the banging soundtrack, and of course, ELEANOR! <3 So LET'S RIDE, movie lovers! Slide on your leather jacket, put on "Lowrider," and join the fun! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/15374504

Episode 29 - Batman (1989) 06/17/2020

Episode 29 - Batman (1989) Hey movie lovers! Wait till you get a load of this episode! We're going back to the 80s to the movie that started the trend for "dark comic book movies" -- Tim Burton's Batman. In our deep dive of this dark, gothic, and maybe even steampunk (?) classic, we discuss the influence the film has had on movies today, Michael Keaton's surprising performance, Kim Basinger's scream, Jack Nicholson's command and demands, the banging Prince soundtrack, and a few other magic moments. "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/14865629

Episode 28 - Dirty Dancing 03/15/2020

Episode 28 - Dirty Dancing Get ready to mambo, movie lovers! This episode will dive into the 80s romance classic, Dirty Dancing. We discuss the overall theme of class struggle, the fiery chemistry of the actors, the epic dance numbers, the iconic soundtrack, and other magic moments that make this a beloved film over 30 years later. Get ready to have the time of your life! (insert rim shot here) All sound clips copyright Lionsgate Entertainment. Music copyright RCA Records. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/13557551

Episode 27 - Reservoir Dogs 08/24/2019

Episode 27 - Reservoir Dogs Let's go to work, movie lovers! We're celebrating the release of Quentin Tarantino's ninth film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" by taking a look back at his first feature film: the incomparable "Reservoir Dogs." We dive into this super cool crime caper and explore topics such as the meaning of Like a Virgin, Mr. Pink's (reasonable?) tipping policy, Mr. White and Mr. Orange's father/son dynamic, Mr. Blonde's icy lunacy, the banging soundtrack, and THAT SCENE. Strap in for a wild ride with a movie that keeps you guessing. Now, I'm hungry. Let's go get a taco. All clips copyright Miramax Pictures. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/10980593

Episode 26 - Mallrats 06/22/2019

Episode 26 - Mallrats Snoochie boochies, movie lovers! On this episode, we dive into Kevin Smith's "Clerks" follow-up, the often underappreciated comedy "Mallrats." Join us as we discuss Jason Lee's star quality, Jay's bevy of catchphrases, Silent Bob's Jedi powers, the battle of T.S. vs. Mr. Svening, stink-palming, 90210 jokes, Magic Eye posters, dirt malls, Miss Ivana's pepperoni, and much more. We're going in wolvie-berserk style! All clips copyright Universal Pictures. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/10247696

Episode 25 - La La Land 05/14/2019

Episode 25 - La La Land Calling all movie lovers and fools who dream! In this episode, we get to talk about one of our favorite movies in recent years: Damien Chazelle's stunning musical "La La Land." We'll stroll through the City of Stars and discuss all the color and music, Ryan Gosling's mad piano skills, the terrible auditions (RUDE!), the fabulous dance sequences, the Oscar controversy, Emma Stone making us cry, and loads of other pishy caca! We're honking the horn for you...come join us! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/9771371

Episode 24 - Best of 2018 and 2019 Preview 01/27/2019

Episode 24 - Best of 2018 and 2019 Preview We're BACK, and it's a new year! That means awards season is in full gear, and we're reflecting on the best movies we saw in 2018. Join us as we count down our Top 10 Fave Films of last year. It was so hard to narrow down to ten that we even have a few honorable mentions to highlight. Plus, we run through the films coming out in 2019 that have us pumped. See you at the movies! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/8409848

Episode 23 - Breakin' It Down - The Movies and Stories of Summer 2018 09/03/2018

Episode 23 - Breakin' It Down - The Movies and Stories of Summer 2018 The end of summer is here, movie lovers! In this episode of Breakin' It Down, we'll recap the best and worst in cinema for summer 2018 and cover two of the biggest news stories. We'll discuss the films we loved, like BlackkKlansman, Alpha, Deadpool 2 and more, and we'll take a dive into the garbage heap to talk about the worst films we saw. In the news, we'll talk about the controversy and media backlash leading into Solo: A Star Wars Story and the fickle nature of Star Wars fans. We'll also discuss how MoviePass continued to "alter the deal," lose money, and alienate their customers. Before the leaves begin to fall, take one last trip with us and remember the summer that was! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/7001030

Episode 22 - She's Never Seen It - Labyrinth 08/06/2018

Episode 22 - She's Never Seen It - Labyrinth "You remind me of the babe.." In this special episode, Leasha watches one of Richard's childhood favorites for the first time. We visit the magical and musical world of the 80s cult classic, Labyrinth. That's right - she's never seen it. Can you believe? Join us on a harrowing journey through the maze where we discuss all the glitter, the allure of David Bowie's bulge, Jennifer Connelly's enduring cuteness, the stunning creature effects (WE LOVE LUDO), the magnificent soundtrack, and more. DANCE MAGIC DANCE! All audio clips Copyright © TriStar Pictures /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6895484

Episode 21 - He's Never Seen It - Pee Wee's Big Adventure 06/25/2018

Episode 21 - He's Never Seen It - Pee Wee's Big Adventure I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT WHAT AM I? In this week's episode, we tried something a little different. Richard has never seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure, one of Leasha's favorite childhood films. Let's just say, he's generally confused. We dive into this cult classic and talk about Pee Wee's fun house and badass bike, the toothbrush and the tape, Francis' bath tub, creepy Mickey, Large Marge, the Alamo, scary clown dreams, and more! So grab your bike and come along on this crazy adventure with us. All audio clips Copyright © Warner Bros. Pictures /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6739582

Episode 20 - Breakin' It Down - May 5, 2018 05/05/2018

Episode 20 - Breakin' It Down - May 5, 2018 Welcome to another edition of "Breakin' It Down," where we talk about movies we've seen recently, our latest streaming recommendations, and a couple of news items that caught our eye. This week: Quick takes on Avengers: Infinity War, Rampage, Blockers, and Chappaquiddick. Recent home release and streaming recommendations, including the new 4K edition of Grease, the Movie Trivia Schmoedown, Jedi Council, an Andre the Giant documentary, and Goliath. In the news, we talk about what MoviePass is up to and we discuss the summer movies on tap that we're excited about. Enjoy, movie lovers! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6559552

Episode 19 - Breakin' It Down - April 8, 2018 04/08/2018

Episode 19 - Breakin' It Down - April 8, 2018 In our new segment "Breakin' It Down," we talk about movies we've seen recently, our latest streaming recommendations, and a couple of news items that caught our eye. This week: Quick takes on A Quiet Place, Love Simon, Ready Player One, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. Streaming movie and documentary recommendations, including Wild Wild Country, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Longshot, 808, and Mommy Dead and Dearest. In the news, we discuss Molly Ringwald's take on John Hughes movies in the wake of the Me Too movement, the 4K Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Black Panther's domestic box office reign. Enjoy, movie lovers! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6457878

Episode 18 - The Breakfast Club 02/18/2018

Episode 18 - The Breakfast Club Hey, movie lovers! Feb-HUGHES-rary is back! We are once again celebrating the genius of John Hughes by taking on what is undoubtedly one of his most famous and beloved films, "The Breakfast Club." Join us for Saturday detention as we discuss behind the scenes drama, the memorable lines, Bender's magnetism, the wisdom of Carl, the shattered glass, Alison's makeover, and how all we really want is to eat Andrew's lunch. You couldn't ignore it if you tried! Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club All audio clips Copyright © Universal Pictures /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6271887

Episode 17 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show 01/21/2018

Episode 17 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show Hey, movie lovers! Our first episode of 2018 is an epic one! We take a good long look at one of our favorite musical cult classics, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Join us and our special guest Tobi as we discuss the sexy allure of Dr. Frank N. Furter, the trials of Riff Raff, Brad's asshole tendencies, Janet's lusty explorations, the fabulous floor show, the mysterious Zen Room, and of course, the Time Warp. So give yourself over to absolute pleasure, you wild and untamed things! All clips copyright Twentieth Century Fox. This program contains some strong language. /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/6172507

Episode 16 - Conversations: Our Favorite Holiday Movies 11/26/2017

Episode 16 - Conversations: Our Favorite Holiday Movies AND WE'RE BACK! After a bit of a hiatus while we moved house, we have returned with an episode dedicated to our favorite holiday films. Join us for this "Conversation" as we walk-through our holiday movie calendar with must-sees from our childhoods and a few films we discovered together. Get ready to get festive! /episode/index/show/favefilmpodcast/id/5980666

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