Movies with My Dad

Mar 28 2025 36 ep.

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Welcome to the podcast where I, a film critic, take my dad, the most opinionated person I know, to the movies. This is the car ride home.

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Snow White

Episode 36 - Snow White On this week’s car ride home we head off to the enhanced world of Snow White and try to avoid the Evil Queen and her poison apple. Stratis is surprised to find out that this film is actually a musical, while Tina goes on a rant about a floppy-haired pretty boy named Jonathan. We both agree that Rachel Zegler (Snow White) was amazing. The inevitable compari

The Monkey

Episode 35 - The Monkey This week we share the car ride home with a demonic, drum-playing, killer monkey from the mind of Steven King. Tina tries to give some critical thought to this horror film, while Stratis is questioning why he didn’t leave right after the previews. We both agree it was great to see one of our favorite actresses, Tatiana Maslany, if only in a small part. Str

Last Breath

Episode 34 - Last Breath On this week’s car ride home we make a detour to the violent waters of the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Last Breath is a tale of underwater divers, and it’s one amazing tale of survival. Tina brought candy to the theater in case the movie didn’t live up to her standards, but judging by her tears she could have left the sweets at home. She als

2025 Oscar Predictions

Episode 33 - 2025 Oscar Predictions This week Tina skips the ride home with Stratis to sit down with her mother, Regina, to pick some Oscar winners. Regina admits she’s not much of a movie lover. Heck, she’d rather watch a cooking show than go to the cinema. Tina puts together a slideshow of all the top nominees and Regina gives her critique of performers and costume designers

Captain America: Brave New World

Episode 32 - Captain America: Brave New World On this week’s car ride home we test out our new Captain America vibranium wings and see if we can figure out what this movie is trying to say. Brave New World just doesn’t give Tina and Stratis much to work with. Tina says that superhero movies should reflect society and teach us lessons, while Stratis just wants them to be fun. N

Heart Eyes

Episode 31 - Heart Eyes On this week’s car ride home we don’t need to worry too much because the Heart Eyes serial killer only goes after romantic couples. Tina does a great job of ruining Stratis’ well-planned intro, then goes on to humble brag about interviewing the movie’s composer. We both love how perfectly the film intertwines a slasher horror film and a traditional

One of Them Days

Episode 30 - One of Them Days On this week’s car ride home we try to score a payday loan to cover our gas money as we return from watching One of Them Days. SZA and Keke Palmer make us both laugh a lot in this buddy comedy. Tina does a dry run of her as-yet-unannounced TED Talk about why producers should bring back the studio comedy film genre. Stratis’ knowledge of SZA is test

Presence

Episode 29 - Presence On this week’s car ride home we keep an eye out for unwanted ghostly presences that may try to hitch a ride. Director Steven Soderbergh gives us a different take on the typical haunted house genre. Tina finds a lot of grief, loss, and sadness in this movie to love, while Stratis just feels nothing. We end up spending half the ride talking about ghosts (not

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Episode 28 - Den of Thieves 2: Pantera On this week’s car ride home we try to steal some diamonds with our friends from Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. try to bring us along for this sequel, but it’s not what either of us expected, or wanted. Stratis missed all the hidden plot twists from the first movie and Tina is befuddled by the lack of secur

Gladiator II

Episode 0027 Gladiator II On this week’s car ride home we travel to ancient Rome and let Ridley Scott return us to the world of the Gladiators, twenty-four years after the original Gladiator film. Stratis learns that this is Tina’s second viewing, and is surprised she really likes it. We both agree that this is a retread of the plot of the first film, but neither of us cared si