High Expectations
by Combat Coldcuts Productions
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One Hitter: Spooky Season Recap, Horror Scenes, and Horny Characters
One Hitter: Spooky Season Recap, Horror Scenes, and Horny Characters
About this podcast
Looking for a place to learn about what movies are best to watch while stoned? Well this is the podcast for you. We are just a couple of guys that love movies and love cannabis, put them together and you've got a great night.
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- One Hitter: Spooky Season Recap, Horror Scenes, and Horny Characters · 50 minKos, Dilo, and Vince wrap up Spooky Season by revisiting Little Monsters, Teen Wolf, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The conversation gets into the horror…
- Spooky Season: Slay with Buffy · 1 h 10 minVince is back behind the mic with Kos and Dilo for a look at the 1992 movie that started it all. We get into Kristy Swanson's take on Buffy, Luke Perry's peak '90s heartthrob…
- Spooky Season: Ernest Scared Stupid · 1 h 6 minSpooky Season rolls on with Ernest Scared Stupid. Vince joins us to revisit the 1991 cult classic featuring Jim Varney, a thousand-year-old troll, and a truly unreasonable amount…
- Spooky Season: Van Surfing with Teen Wolf · 1 h 7 minSpooky Season rolls on with Teen Wolf. Vince is back to revisit the 1985 Michael J. Fox classic, where being a werewolf somehow makes you better at basketball, more popular at…
- Spooky Season: Going Under the Bed with Maurice · 1 h 14 minSpooky Season is officially here, and we’re kicking things off with Little Monsters. Vince, our music producer and frequent cohost, joins Kos and Dilo for the first movie in our…
- One Hitter: Animation Studio Showdown · 45 minKos and Dilo wrap up the animation series by putting Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, Illumination, Studio Ghibli, and LAIKA head-to-head. They compare each studio’s style…
- LAIKA's ParaNorman · 55 minThis week on High Expectations, we head to Blithe Hollow for LAIKA’s spooky stop-motion adventure, ParaNorman. We’re talking Norman’s ability to see the dead, a centuries-old…
- Studio Ghibli's Ponyo · 58 minIn this episode we dive into Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo, a wildly imaginative story of friendship, family, and a little fish with a serious love for ham. We break down the movie’s…
- It's So Fluffy! Illumination's Despicable Me · 1 h 0 minIn this episode of High Expectations, Kos and Dilo revisit Despicable Me to find out what turned a story about the world's greatest villain into one of the biggest animated…
- Kitty! Pixar's Monsters, Inc. · 55 minThis week, we head through the closet door to revisit Pixar's Monsters, Inc. We break down the film's incredible world-building, behind-the-scenes stories, iconic quotes, and…
- That'll Do, Donkey! Dreamwork's Shrek · 52 minThis week on High Expectations, we're heading to the swamp to revisit Shrek, the animated comedy that helped redefine fairy tales for a new generation. We break down the movie's…
- Oo-de-Lally! Disney's Robin Hood · 1 h 11 minThis week, we head to Sherwood Forest to revisit Disney’s animated classic Robin Hood (1973). With animal outlaws, corrupt royalty, catchy folk songs, and one of Disney’s most…
- 100th Episode!! Half Baked · 1 h 3 minFor our 100th episode, we went back to a true stoner comedy staple: Half Baked. It might be the most quotable movie with the least amount of actual plot, so we revisit it to see…
- In Memoriam: James Van Der Beek · 1 h 7 minThis week we head to West Canaan, Texas to revisit Varsity Blues, the late-90s football movie that somehow became a defining piece of high school sports culture. Packed with…
- 2025 In Memoriam: Rob Reiner · 59 minIn this episode of High Expectations, we continue our In Memoriam series by honoring Rob Reiner with a look at The Princess Bride. A film that blends fairy tale sincerity, sharp…
- 2025 In Memoriam: Diane Keaton · 56 minIn this episode of High Expectations, we discuss Something’s Gotta Give as an in memoriam episode honoring Diane Keaton. We focus on her performance as the emotional core of the…
- Jingle All the Way · 53 minThis episode looks at how Jingle All the Way turned the hunt for a Turbo Man doll into sharp holiday satire. We explore the real shopping frenzies that inspired it, the…
- Hap-Happiest Season of All · 47 minThis week on High Expectations, we take on Happiest Season, a holiday rom-com that set out to be a new seasonal staple. Watching it while stoned, we examine the core…
- Late to the Holiday: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles · 59 minThis week we settle in with a holiday classic that still knows how to punch you right in the feelings. Planes, Trains and Automobiles sends Steve Martin and John Candy on the…
- Spooky Season: The Cabin in the Woods · 50 minKos and Dilo pack their gear and head into The Cabin in the Woods , a horror movie that’s not quite what it seems. Things start out familiar, then get very weird very fast. The…
