Does This Still Work?
oleh George Romaka & Joe Dixon
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A podcast where we look at old movies and ask "Does this still work?"
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- 346 Tremors 1990 · 32 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 346As simple a premise for a flick as you could ask for. A bunch of monsters show up and a small group towns people must fight them. You've seen variations of this theme, how well…
- 345 Serpico (1973) · 28 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 345"Who can trust a cop who don't take money?" Is the question of the day for poor Frank Serpico who wants to be a clean cop in a dirty NYC police department. Join the boys as they…
- 344 There Will Be Blood (2007) · 34 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 344There will be blood. There will also be economic exploitation, religious hypocrisy, explosions and a contentious father and son relationship. Join the guys as they discuss the…
- 343 From Hell 2001 · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 343No, this movie isn't about America after the Trump Presidency. Rather, this is a Johnny (Stop Or I'll Sue) Depp picture where he plays a psychic cop who spends a lot of time NOT…
- 342 Silence of The Lambs (1991) · 38 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 342Does the human liver really go with fava beans and Chianti? Also, our livers weigh 3 pounds. That's a lot of liver to eat. But the boys won't get all of that as they discuss this…
- 341 My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) · 46 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 341A year before this picture came out Julia Roberts starred in a film where she was a maid to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But in this movie, she is her own Mr. Hyde. Join the boys as…
- 340 A Simple Plan (1998) · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 340Join the boys as they go back to 1998 and check out this crime drama about two friends, two brothers, lots of money and truly despicable people. If you've ever wondered who…
- 339 Twins 1988 · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 339Back in the eighties Twins was clearly pitched this way: "It's Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's Danny Devito. And get his, their brothers! Not just brothers, twins!" But is what might…
- 338 Hell Or High Water (2016) · 41 mnt · Musim 1The boys catch up with yet another bank robber movie. This time it involves two brothers, Texas, a lot of empty land and dying towns. The movie has no high water but there…
- 337 The Grifters 1990 · 41 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 337The movie was released in 1990. It's set in the 80s but it comes across like it was happening in the 60s. Or does it? The boys discuss that and other stuff when they take a look…
- 336 Sweet November 2001 · 42 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 336You're a woman with a terminal illness. What do you dedicate your remaining time on Earth to? Friends and family? Settling your affairs? Well, if you're like Charlize Theron in…
- 335 Scarface (1983) · 48 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 335Cubans, coke and Miami. Welcome to Al Pancino's Scarface, But would brownface be more accurate? • Links • You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) •…
- 334 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) · 46 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 334The boys return to the world of Guy Ritchie, which means lots of unrealistic violence, unrealistic characters and (at least in this film) an absence of women. Will the boys find…
- 333 Moonlight 2016 · 48 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 333Just in time for Gay Pride Month…oh, wait. Well, just in time for Black History Month! Oh, no, that's over as well. Ah, do we need an excuse? George and Joe go back a decade to…
- 332 Little Miss Sunshine 2006 · 1 jam 1 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 332The boys go back twenty years to attend Little Miss Sunshine. This is a movie about failure, failure and what the hell, more failure. Can the boys relate? • Links • You can…
- 331 Get Shorty 1995 · 38 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 331John Travolta plays a loan shark who gets into the movie business. Today you have YouTube for that but that's another story. Join the boys as they go back to the mid 90's and see…
- 330 Mississippi Masala 1991 · 41 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 330Denzel Washington stars in this romantic drama about a Mississippi carpet cleaner who falls in love with an Indian immigrant in a film directed by the mother of the guy who is…
- 329 ET (1982) · 40 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 329Show Notes Are you old enough to remember when "ET phone home" was a playground insult? How about guys saying ET: Extra Testicle? Well, George doesn't. But Joe remembers it all…
- 328 Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) · 51 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 328Despite what George thought, this has nothing to do with Seinfeld. Instead, Dustin Hoffman plays a bad husband and father who is dumped by wife Meryl Streep and has to start…
- 327 The Martian (2015) · 54 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 327It's up up and away for Matt Damon as he accidentally gets stranded on Mars and it's up to his crew, NASA and the Chinese space program to get him back. Join the boys as they…
- 326 An American Tail 1986 · 49 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 326An immigrant mouse and his family come to America. As this film was made in 1986 this isn't controversial in the least. Today? Maybe not so much? • Links • You can rate and…
- 325 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) · 39 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 325It's animation month. This episode we go back to 1999 to revisit a movie version of a show that is still on the air! Do you remember the premise of this film was America going to…
- 324 Heavy Metal (1981) · 39 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 324Years ago there were these things called magazines. They were kid's picture books but for adults. One of the more adult versions of a magazine was Heavy Metal. It was basically a…
- 323 Frozen (2013) · 39 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 323Frozen kicks off our animation month. This 2013 musical won tons of accolades including an Academy Awards for both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. To this day, this…
- 322 Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987) · 38 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 322John Candy and Steve Martin star as two guys with very different personalities who have to make it from NYC to Chicago during Thanksgiving. Literally, millions make this trip all…
- 321 Point Break (1991) · 37 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 321Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey play two FBI agents on the hunt for surfer dude/banker robber Patrick Swayze. Are these two agents bad at their job? Is there a gay subtext here and…
- 320 Snatch (2000) · 41 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 320Don't get too excited. The snatch in this case means to attempt to seize something suddenly. The movie is directed by Madonna's ex-husband and stars a (relatively) non violent…
- 319 The Interview 2014 · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 319Do you remember this film at all? It sure made North Korea super duper angry at the time. Join the boys as they discuss why. • Links • You can rate and review us in these…
- 318 Robocop (1987) · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 318Peter Weller plays a cop who gets made into a machine man by an evil corporation. Is this copaganda? Satire? A super violent cartoon? All of the above? George and Joe struggle to…
- 316 Repo Man (1984) · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 316Have you ever wondered about the lives of the men and women who repossess cars? No? Good, because that's not this movie. What this movie is about is punk rockers, white suburban…
- 317 Trainspotting 1996 · 50 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 317A young man discovers the love of his life…heroin! He then proceeds to screw himself and everyone around him. But good news, most of the people he screws over are pretty…
- 315 Poetic Justice 1993 · 44 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 315Everyone's favorite Shakur, Tupac Shakur stars with everyone's tenth favorite Jackson, Janet Jackson in this John Singleton movie. Janet plays a woman named Justice. Can you…
- 314 Reservoir Dogs · 37 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 314It's a Tarantino movie but there are no women so we don't see anybody's feet. But don't worry, he made sure to have all his favorite slurs coming out of his character's mouths…
- 313 Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle 2004 · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 313The boys sit down and watch the unrated version of this 2004 film. Will it matter that it's unrated? Probably not but you never know. What you can know is that nobody went to…
- 312 Multiplicity 1996 · 34 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 312A lot of films these days have actors playing against themselves, the Oscar nominated film Sinners being one of the latest to do this. With computers, split screen technology has…
- 311 A Few Good Men 1992 · 34 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 311Two good men look at the film, A Few Good Men. Did they like it? Listen and find out. You can handle the truth. • Links • You can rate and review us in these places (and more…
- 310 Raising Arizona 1987 · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 310A barren couple decide to steal a baby from its parents to raise as their own. This is complicated by two guys who break out of prison and decide they want the baby. On top of…
- 309 Dazed and Confused 1993 · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 309Both George and Joe have heard of this film but neither had seen it before. Well, that's over now. Obviously, they will discuss if this film still works or not but that's not…
- 308 Hidden Figures 2016 · 34 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 308It's the true story of 3 African American women who worked at NASA back in the day when black people weren't treated as equals, women weren't treated as equals and human beings…
- 307 Groundhog Day 1993 · 32 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 307The plot here, where a man lives the same day over and over again, has been repeated many times since this film came out. So now the boys take a look at the picture that…
- 306 Crooklyn 1994 · 37 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 306Possibly Spike Lee's most personal film, this is a semi autobiographical story about a family living in Brooklyn in the 70s. This means you have rambunctious kids, crazy…
- 305 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 · 55 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 305A man's irresponsible behavior causes him to lose his wife and 3 children. So what can he do but disguise himself as a woman and stalk his ex and children? Fortunately, this guy…
- 304 Love Actually 2003 · 43 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 304Whenever you get gloomy with the state of the world, think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. Or Grand Central Station. Or really, think about anything but the plot of…
- 303 The Final Countdown 1980 · 50 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 303It's a scifi movie. It's a war movie. It's a one hour and 43 minute ad for an aircraft carrier. The Final Countdown was many things, but were any of them good? • Links • You…
- 302 The Terminator 1984 · 33 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 302It's THE Terminator. Accept no terrible sequels. This is Schwarzenegger's first time playing the lead villain and because the bad guy is a machine, he's excellent in it. The film…
- 301 Bird 1988 · 38 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 301Back in the late 80s, Clint Eastwood directed a movie about jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It starred Forest Whitaker and currently stands at 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. So, this…
- 300 CASABLANCA 1942 · 1 jam 23 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 300Show Notes It's here at last. Our 300th episode! And what could be a better way to celebrate it than looking at a movie that is over 80 years old? Would the movie 300 been a…
- 299 No Country for Old Men 2007 · 33 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 299The last couple of Presidential elections puts a lie to this title. Lately, Americans love putting old men in the White House. But that's another story. This story is about a guy…
- 298 How High 2001 · 28 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 298It's a stoner movie which means the actors pretend to be smoking the devil's lettuce to the amusement of filmgoers. The question here is, were Joe and George amused? Starring…
- 297 Down By Law 1986 · 27 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 297It's a prison break move like no other. Three inmates are thrown together, bicker a lot and then escape where they promptly bicker some more. This black and white film was…
