Fighting Over The Vcr

For Chris.

Rebellious teens define so much of what we watched growing up. This week is no exception. We look at the serious issues of overbearing religion, censorship, unwanted pregnancies, and being disruptive in Mr Hand’s History class. These movies will make you laugh, cringe and get up and dance! (And do the #BaconHoedown.) On deck this week are “Footloose” and “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”

Greetings, Podfighter. You have been recruited by FOTV to defend the frontier against The Last Starfighter and The NeverEnding Story.

We've hit the 50 episode milestone and we celebrate with some really great 90's nostalgia. Join us and our guest for a look back and laughter at Wayne's World 1 and 2 and rock out to the Seattle music scene in the Rom-Com Singles. Don't forget to leave your comments because "A compliment for us, is a compliment for you."

Life just doesn't always turn out how you planned in these two hits from the 90's. While Robert Redford runs from his past and the Feds in Sneakers, our buddy John Cusack revisits his past and questions his future in the dark comedy Grosse Point Blank.

The Mad Max series has been around for decades and has a cult following that keeps it going. Starting with Mel Gibson and gloriously handed over to Charlize Theron, this week we dive into two of the better movies in the franchise.  

This week we travel back to July 1991 and re-watch two movies that we saw together in the theater - Point Break and T2.  Matt wanted to impress the teacher and did a ton of extra credit.  Nancy was very overwhelmed by all the messy timelines but continues to swoon over FBI Agent Johnny Utah. Get a bowl of popcorn and enjoy our supersized action packed episode. Special thanks to friend of the pod, Jack, for editing this episode.

Samuel L. Jackson's career has evolved over the past 40 years from bit parts to leading man. So why did we pick these movies with Sam Jackson and not some of his more defining roles? Take a listen and you'll hear why we chose Jurassic Park and the Long Kiss Goodnight. Here's a hint, it's not because of Sam Jackson.

Being bullied or the underdog is never a good position to be in. But watching young people overcome adversity is always a feel good story. We touch upon this along with a few fun tidbits as we talk about the comedy classic Meatballs and fish out of water story of the Karate Kid.

James Cameron is one of the biggest action movie directors of the last 40 years. His films pushed film making technology and have inspired today's film makers. We discuss 2 of his early films:The Terminator and Aliens.

Being a part of a family and then making the decision to start one of your own is no easy task. This week we watched two wonderful comedies that look at two very different kinds of families: the Tenenbaums and the Buckmans. Enjoy as the multiple generations struggle to work it out. Happy Father’s Day.

One of the biggest and most iconic actors of our generation, Harrison Ford, has starred in a number of films in the last 40 plus years. Although it may seem like just a character, to us, he IS Indiana Jones. We look back at this memorable role in his first adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark and one of his more controversial roles in What Lies Beneath.

When the world feels like it's ending, what better than to ramp up that anxiety with two disaster movies. From pandemics to climate shifts, in this episode we discuss the fictional and real life issues brought up in Contagion and The Day After Tomorrow.

It's all tricks and slight of hand on this episode as we actively discuss two 2006 films revolving around magic.

This Memorial Day weekend we honor those who made the greatest sacrifice by reviewing two great WWII films. From two sides of the war on two different parts of the world, we see the war through the eyes of two young men in the films Biloxi Blues and Empire of the Sun.

Angelina Jolie has been one of the biggest stars of the last 20 years. But she got her start in the 90's doing all sorts of movies. We look back at 2 of those films in this episode with Hackers and, the role that broke her and won her an academy award, Girl, Interrupted.

It's not called Fighting Over the VCR for nothing, right? Well, this episode polarizes the hosts as they look back at addiction and indulgence in the films St. Elmo's Fire and Drugstore Cowboy.

In these two films we see both the good and bad of law enforcement from both sides of the law. These period movies are gritty in style and subject but were really fun to talk about.

Howdy! Westerns are one of the biggest genres of movies and we've been planning to go back to the old west for quite a while. So saddle up and grab your irons and check out our look back at Young Guns and Tombstone.

In this very special episode, we talk about two movies that are special to our mom. She recently celebrated a birthday here on Earth:C19 and we wanted to make it a little more special by dedicating this episode to her by talking about Working Girl and The American President. She loves hearing her kids talk about movies and we couldn't have watched all these movies without her love and support. Thank you, Mom! We love you and enjoy the episode.