Remakers Mark

How have things changed since 1989? Some would say not at all, and if you listen to our conclusion of the discussion on Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, you may be inclined to agree. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Slip ‘n Slide Oreo Blizzard ‘H is For Hawk’ by Susan McDonald The Book of Eli […]

Travel with us, back to the hottest day of the summer in the late 80s in Bedford-Stuyvesant, to a time when race relations were tense, to put it mildly. What’s that you say? This sounds like the present day? MAYBE THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT. Take a listen. Do the Right Thing Spike Lee Pan y […]

In our second installment of What’s Up Docs?, we talk about the 2011 film Hot Coffee, which on the surface is about…hot coffee, but underneath is about so much more. We never knew tort reform could be so interesting, and so infuriating. What you think you know about the titular coffee incident is likely A) […]

When one person overacts, does everyone then as a reaction start to overact, too? We conclude our discussion of Tombstone by revealing the most beautiful cast ever, and Adam Driver. Don’t shame us, though, for even you, our dear listeners, went full gorgeous on your picks. Ya’ll are just as vapid as we are. We talk about […]

We’re going to go a little more chaotic neutral than lawful evil for this one. – Andy Welcome to our discussion of 1993’s Tombstone, starring (and essentially directed by) Kurt Russell, along with Val Kilmer, and Dana Delaney. Who could possibly have the look of predator and prey? Who could ever lead the Cowboys with […]

This is the first episode in our new series, ‘What’s Up, Docs?’, where we each choose a documentary that we would like our fellow co-hosts to watch and discuss. Up first is Kyle’s choice of ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune‘, the story of a (possibly) madman making a (possibly) brilliant take on Frank Herbert’s (largely agreed upon) masterpiece, […]

It was like Steve Martin doing Lily Tomlin doing Steve Martin doing an Elvis impression. – Kyle Whose body would you like to share? How did Steve Martin make his body do that? Why was Praka Lasa so dippy? Would a shirtless Clark Gable help or hinder? We take on these tough questions and more […]

I was wondering that, too! What *is* the opposite of a straight-man? – Jer Welcome to our first discussion of All of Me, only one of the many comedies in which Steve Martin is wholly or partially possessed. Together with director Carl Reiner, he created an entire sub-genre the world didn’t know it needed. Probably […]

Like Zack Snyder or not, he Snydered all over this movie. (Gesundheit) – Jer Welcome to the conclusion of our discussion of Watchmen! We take turns ripping it apart and then praising it and coining the term “Snydering all over the movie.” We apologize for that. This film is full of flawed characters and anti-heroes. […]

Who watches the Watchmen? We do, daggummit! Here we tackle how to recast the six major vigilantes from the 2009 Zack Snyder film, and somehow manage to not drop any squids on anyone. That we’re aware of, at least. Watchmen Film Graphic Novel Favorite Comic/Graphic Novel Adaptations: The Crow Snowpiercer Pulp Fiction Scott Pilgrim vs. […]

We typically talk about remaking movies, but crazy times call for…special episodes. Let’s mix things up. Instead of movies, what about songs? Welcome to part 2 of a two-part special episode, where we talk about our favorite and least-favorite song covers. This episode deals with our favorite and least favorite covers of all time. Hearts […]

We typically talk about remaking movies, but crazy times call for…special episodes. Let’s mix things up. Instead of movies, what about songs? Welcome to part 1 of a two-part special episode, where we talk about our favorite and least-favorite song covers. This episode deals with some of our most beloved covers. We get nasty in […]

I assume he punched him so hard he exploded, and his hat popped up. – Andy In a topsy-turvy world, it’s good to know that ​Raiders of the Lost Ark​ exists. We are not shy in our praise of this movie, despite its inherent silliness and gaping plot holes and such. If ever there was […]

From out of the deep in the darkest jungles of South America, nimbly avoiding amazingly crafted ancient architectural traps, covered in cobwebs, emerges the first half of our episode on Raiders of the Lost Ark! Oh, what fun we had. We check off another iconic character from our recasting list (COUGH*melty-face Nazi*COUGH) and generally talk […]

Any reference to real events and persons living or dead is not accidental. It is deliberate. We conclude our recasting and discussion of Z, the 1969 French-Algerian political murder suspense procedural drama. We talk about how awkward it is to watch people fight. We talk about other movies that fictionalized events in their own time. We […]

The Irishman. Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood. Little Women. The Irishman. Parasite. The Irishman. Avengers: Endgame. The Irishman. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Irishman. Joker. The Irishman. JoJo Rabbit. The Irishman. Marriage Story. The Irishman. 1917. The Irishman. Despite all the movies released in 2019, only a select few have the honor of […]

‘Tis that time o’ the year, dear friends, when we remember some of our favorite thespians that have shuffled off this mortal coil in the past year. As always, there are far more than we have time to discuss. Tell us who you think we should have eulogized. Hold your dearest DVDs close, fair listener. […]

We check off another genre from our remaking bucket list: French-Algerian political crime drama! Behold, part one of our episode on Z, an Academy Award-winning film telling a fictionalized version of an assassination and political cover-up. Come along for the ride in our three-wheeled pick-up! Intro question: Favorite foreign language film (of late or ever): […]

As a physical education major, let me explain German Expressionism to you… In part 2 of our discussion of Metropolis, things go off the rails quickly and often. Once again, the curse of this movie has reduced us to 80% capacity, but our B- strength is still enough for an A+ performance. OK, maybe an A-. […]

We step into the way way back machine and recast what some call the first true science fiction movie, Fritz Lang’s 1927 release of Metropolis. Though we operated at 80% capacity this time, we came at you with 100% tenacity and 1000% genius with our character picks (though Andy’s were criminally underrepresented due to his…lack […]