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Episode #90: "Bull True" | Stand By Me (1986)
There are movies that come in and out of our lives, but sometimes there are films that can remind us, decades later, what it's like to be a kid disco…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode #89: "Woody Allen's Sister Wives" | Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)
For most of my life, I haven't liked Woody Allen. He gets on my nerves. Like a calmer, more neurotic Bobcat Goldthwait. Then I watched Hannah and Her…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode #88: "Perhaps We Should Shoot Him" | Ruthless People (1986)
You've got Bette Midler and Danny DeVito with a little Judge Reinhold thrown in for good measure... sorry, His Honor, Judge Reinhold. Are they ruthle…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode #87: Comics in 1986 | “Watchmen” (1986)
Watchmen was something rarely seen when it hit the shelves in 1986: superheroes dealing with the struggles and conflicts of real life. It's critical …
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode #86: "Hey, you. Get Your Damn Hands Off Her." | River's Edge (1986)
We discuss many rivers in this episode. Phoenix, Joan... but mostly River's Edge. Did we jive with the flood of 80s teenage angst? Did this movie suc…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode #85: "A Boy From Nantucket..." | One Crazy Summer (1986)
There once was a boy in Nantucket,
True love was something he'd covet,
Should he help the girl? He oughta.
But he'll have to win the regatta.
If …
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode #84: "Riiiight" | Wildcats (1986)
Molly McGrath knows, lives and breathes football. Unfortunately for her, she's coaching girls track. When she finally gets her shot at coaching a var…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode #83: "When You Have No Class" | Back to School (1986)
We have a lot of respect for Rodney Dangerfield as we take a look at one of his best movies. It's August and it's back to school season anyway, so ta…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode #82: Comics in 1986 | "The Man of Steel" Miniseries (1986)
If you want to understand the basis for the modern take on Superman, you have to start with Richard Donner's 1978 film and John Byrne's 1986 comic bo…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode #81: "He's A Righteous Dude" | Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
There's this great movie... anybody?... with this great group of friends... anybody?... and they ditch school to go into the city... anybody? It's ca…
9 years, 10 months ago