Episodes

March 23, 2025

EPISODE 79: PCU

Mom and I sat down and watched a classic 90s comedy that played on a loop on Comedy Central. Now it's out of print and hard to find. But seriously...try to find it! There wasn't much on the director or trivia-wise, so we just...

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March 9, 2025

EPISODE 78: FREAKS

Mom and I sat down and watched Freaks, Tod Browning's film about circus sideshow folk. We had circus food, corndogs and pretzels, peanuts and candy as our theme meal and we discuss Tod Browning and whether or not this film wa...

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Feb. 23, 2025

EPISODE 77: BEST IN SHOW

To give Mom a break, we watched an old favorite: Best in Show. We talked stats and trivia and Mom renamed Christoper Guest Peter. We watched this movie free with commercials on YouTube.

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Feb. 9, 2025

EPISODE 76: BLUE VELVET

After his passing, Mom and I sat down and watched a David Lynch film. Mom said I'm not allowed to pick movies anymore LOL. We talked Lynch, trivia and the Amish-who I saw in my dentist journey.

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Jan. 26, 2025

EPISODE 75: CAPTAIN KRONOS VAMPIRE HUNTER

Mom and I dipped our toes into Hammer Films with Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter. It's not a great movie, but it will always have a soft place in my heart. We talked about the director and Hammer Films and then move into hot to...

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Jan. 12, 2025

EPISODE 74: LET'S GO TO PRISON

To send 2024 out with a laugh, Mom and I sat down and watched Let's Go To Prison. It's not a cult classic, per se, but it's hilarious nonetheless. We busted out the prison trays and had chicken sandwiches, fries, greens and h...

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Dec. 29, 2024

EPISODE 73: GREMLINS

Mom and I sat down for a festive, Christmas type movie and watched Gremlins. We talked trivia and the director...but Mom got Joe Dante and Richard Donner all mixed up LOL. We had a themed meal of oven fried chicken, mashed po...

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Dec. 15, 2024

EPISODE 72: HIGHLANDER

Mom and I sat down with an English Breakfast and watched Highlander. We discussed the director's music video past and trivia and logisitics....how old was the Kurgan and if he was older than Ramirez, why was he white?

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Dec. 1, 2024

EPISODE 71: THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Mom and I sat down with a White Russian and watched The Big Lebowski. We ate nachos as part of a bowling alley bar menu and talked The Coen Brothers and trivia.

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Nov. 17, 2024

EPISODE 70: NOSFERATU

Mom and I conclude our Public Domain horror scare-tacular with 1922's Nosferatu. We had a lovely carving roast dinner and talked trivia, the Dracula litigation and the life and death of F.W. Murnau. The copy we watched was ve...

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Nov. 2, 2024

EPISODE 69: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

Mom and I had a little party to watch House On Haunted Hill. We had hors d'oeuvres and a cocktail and talked William Castle, the Ennis House and trivia.

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Oct. 19, 2024

EPISODE 68: CARNIVAL OF SOULS

In this episode, Mom and I sit down and watch obscure cult classic Carnival of Souls. We talked the director, trivia, money and the Drake of it all. We had sandwiches from Panera as our themed meal.

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Oct. 5, 2024

EPISODE 67: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Mom and I are starting off our Spooky Season early. This year we are going to watch Public Domain horror movies. We kicked things off with the classic, Night of The Living Dead. We talked Romero, trivia, The Jackson 5 and P D...

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Sept. 21, 2024

EPISODE 66: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

Mom wanted to do a cult classic from the year she graduated high school, in honor of her 50th reunion. And oh boy, I found a doozy for her. We watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We had a theme meal of smoked sausage and egg...

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Sept. 7, 2024

EPISODE 65: BATMAN 1989

Mom and I sat down for a midnight movie and watched Batman (1989). Michael Keaton is my personal favorite Batman. We had a lovely omelette breakfast and talked trivia and local events.

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Aug. 24, 2024

EPISODE 64: GHOSTBUSTERS

Mom and I suited up and watched Ghostbusters. We had a lovely Stir-fry theme meal and talked Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray and trivia.

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Aug. 10, 2024

EPISODE 63: VAMPYR

Mom and I sat down and watched a film, like Mom has never seen before: foreign and nearly silent. We watched 1932's Vampyr. The Criterion cut we watched was comprised of bits and pieces from the German and French releases. Th...

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July 27, 2024

EPISODE 62: TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY

Mom and I sat down and watched Terminator 2: Judgement Day. We had a Mexican themed meal and talked trivia. We even mentioned Bowling Green State University, but we neglected to mention that Robert Patrick, the T-1000, went t...

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July 13, 2024

EPISODE 61: ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE

Mom and I sat down and watched one of her favorites, Ace Ventura Pet Detective. We had a yummy stadium food themed meal of hot dogs and tater tots. We talked trivia, what the director was up to, the presidential debate, women...

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June 29, 2024

EPISODE 60: MAD MAX FURY ROAD

Mom and I sat down and watched Mad Max Fury Road. We had large, beautiful salads as our theme meal, in reference to the lush greenery at the Citadel. We talked George Miller and trivia then slipped into how the present is its...

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June 15, 2024

EPISODE 59: SESSION 9

Mom and I sat down with a beautiful Thai lunch and watched Session 9. We talked trivia and about the director, then gave our tips for hair care and our thoughts on corporate greed. Good times. Regardless, find this movie. It'...

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June 1, 2024

EPISODE 58: BUBBA HO-TEP

Mom and I sat down and watched a requested Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis. JFK. A Mummy. What more is there to say? We had a rest home themed meal of Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes, steamed veg and rolls. We talked Don Coscarelli a...

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May 18, 2024

EPISODE 57: THE TERMINATOR

Mom and I sat down and watched The Terminator. We had a lovely diner theme meal and talked trivia and James Cameron. We get a little political at the end, and Alexis gets a little over animated. You've been warned.

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May 4, 2024

EPISODE 56: MAJOR LEAGUE

Mom and I sat down just before St Patrick's Day to celebrate the true start of spring-Spring Training, by watching Major League. We talk baseball, name changes and trivia while enjoying a sweet ballpark menu of hot dogs, hot ...

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