Movies Our Dad Made Us Watch

Well hey there pilgrim! This week we're covering the John Wayne classic (classic??) McClintock. It's probably the only John Wayne movie inspired by a Shakespeare play. It has fist fights, mud fights, one-liners, chess, spankings, and many many people falling down stairs. BONUS: We discuss why Kara hates monkeys so much and how we'd fare in a post-apocalypse scenario.

Ninety percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in danger of contamination. This pod is no exception and this musical has EVERYTHING -- matchmaking, extravagant choreography, backstage rivalries and fights, Louis Armstrong's million dollar smile, snubbed director Gene Kelly. BONUS: The sibs decide which creature they'd least like to see Godzilla-s

CHAARRRRGGGEEEE! This movie has everything: a newlywed couple starting a new life, a man who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, nice old ladies luring men to their doom, a homicidal brother who looks like Boris Karloff, and surprise revelations of parentage. Oh, and did we mention this movie is hilarious? It is. You know all the dark dramedy shows and movies that have been the rage fo

Why are you smiling? Because football is fun? You sure? Not anymore though is it? This special football episode goes out to everyone but especially the dads who make their kids watch football with them. We salute you. Join us to relive the classic Denzel Washington and Will Patton film.

We are starting off the year with a grab bag episode of our favorite movies from the last year. Perfect for a family movie night or I guess you could watch them alone and imagine that we are your family if you don’t have one. And if you are in our family we are for sure going to make fun of you and also bring drinks over. Pass the popcorn. Featuring: Ninja Turtles, Dragons, Video

SKIPPING CHRISTMAS is the real title of this movie. We cover dramatic and spontaneous Christmas pageants, spontaneous Christmas guests, whether we would want to skip Christmas ourselves, and why this book and movie such a place in our hearts. So button up and sit down.

THESE TWO ARE LOOKING FOR A TURBOMAN! ::cue laughter:: Did you know there’s a heartwarming holiday movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad looking for a rare toy on Christmas Eve? Well we do because our dad made us watch it. This movie has hijinx, Santa smuggling rings, and elaborate Christmas parades. Plus we share family memories of shopping every single Christmas Eve w

Let us be your wings / let us be you only love / let us take you faaaaaaar beyond the stars// Yet again Ricky is forced to watch a movie against his will, yet again we discover Emma has met celebrities who made the film, and yet again our parents are insane to make us watch this. So resign yourself to marrying a mole and listen to this pod. Nothing is impossible! (Except Ricky watc

Oh look another glorious morning—makes us sick! This is NOT a movie our dad let us watch. This is the OPPOSITE of a movie we could watch. So were our parents right?? Yes. YES THEY WERE. But beware … it’s a full moon outside and weirdos are out. (Us. We’re the weirdos.)

This podcast isn’t in months…it’s weeks… DUN DUN DUNNNNNN. We didn’t want to watch this movie again but you guys didn’t recycle enough so here we are. Come for Dennis Quaid and world melting destruction and stay for the family feel good rescue. Honestly, this is one of those movies we can’t believe our dad took us to see in theaters, but he did. So grab your old pay p