What Is A Movie? is a podcast where Dan makes Kevin watch movies, since he has never seen many of them. New episodes every other Thursday!
Finally, a film that asks what's been on the tip of our tongues: "how rad would a skateboarding vampire be?" and answers with an emphatic "Very. Obviously."
Tune in as we chat vampires, love stories, and Elijah Wood while ogling at the beauty of black and white cinematography.
Today we're diving into Whiplash, aka Two Dudes Bein' Terrible, aka Dumb Jerks the Worst: The Movie.
D'ya like jazz?
Hey y’all! Life’s funny so we won’t have an episode for ya this week, but we’ll catch you next time around!
Happy birthday America, it's time to slam some raw eggs, punch meat, and triumphantly climb some big, big stairs. Join us as we celebrate by watching Rocky, the story of a big himbo who likes turtles and do a damn decent punch.
Pack your bags and put your samba shoes on, we're goin to Brazil! Today we take a look at Terry Gilliam's not-so-distant dystopia and all the lovely bureaucracy it comes with.
Hello, we're back! We found a guy named Max. He's pretty mad but we brought him with us. Get on your bikes and ride as we chat about about Mad Max ('79)!
Good news: we’ve got a new episode for y’all all about the original Mad Max!
Bad news: we’re gonna make you wait for it. See ya in a few days!
The weather's getting nice - let's head to summer camp! We somehow find our way into talking about Jumanji, Magic Johnson, Christopher Meloni's ass, and a large amount of Davids. Grab your can of mixed vegetables and come on down!
...the dust and the screaming
the yuppies networking...
Today we venture into the world of Patrick Bateman. Business cards, pop music, thousands of crunches, and oh so much blood. It's American Psycho time!
We're *kicking* it into high gear today with Enter The Dragon. This was a new one for both of us, tune in and hear how it went!
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Climb aboard a roller coaster of emotions with the ill-fated, Hanna-Barbera produced, KISS vehicle: Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
'...and how about the time we were the hard-rocking quartet of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and the bat?'
Cage Match 2 continues as we finalize the first round of our bracket. This week: The Family Division. We've got a caveman, colons, a horrifying make-out session, and 2021's Great Hunk Debate.
Find it anywhere you get your podcasts!
It's here. has returned and thus our quest to determine the greatest Nicolas Cage film continues
Buckle up, it's time for Cage Match 2.
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This week we're taking a trip to Chicago's 14th Best Hospital! Listen along as we dive into The Big Sick and crown Ray Romano as the Ur-Dad. It's a whole thing. Check it out!
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Pop the champagne, it's time for Dumb and Dumber! We're checking out yet another '94 Jim Carrey comedy to see how it has held up. Buckle into your dog-car or moped, we're going on a road trip!
Available wherever you find your podcasts these days and at whatisamovie.buzzsprout.com
There can be only one, but today we are three! Special guest Jon Waugh is here to share the Queen anthems of his adolescence with Highlander (1986).
This is also the start of our campaign to get Matt Berry into any (all?) roles of a Highlander remake.
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Surprise! We've got a new year's bonus episode for y'all. We're looking back at what we watched in the dumpster fire of 2020. Kevin surprisingly watched a few extracurricular films! Meanwhile, Dan's horror watch-list is truly terrifying.
Find it anywhere you get podcasts!
We're back and hoping to get rocked by Amadeus ('84)! We list a lot of musicals in this one for some reason. Also, we make a pact to start ramping the drama in our lives up to 11 every so often
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Merry Gremlins Eve!
Today we're learning how many hamfisted christmas song references Kevin can make and judging the great "is Baby Yoda a Gremlin?" debate. Visits from friends both new and old, cheerful music, and gremlins being murdered by kitchen implements - it's what the holiday season is all about!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/6999373
Let's take a trip down Mulholland Drive! If you look to your left you'll see sweeping vistas of unnamed emotions. To your right, the face of someone you know but can't name or remember. It's lovely even if we can't answer our titular question this time around.
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If you find you're missing the drama and arguments that usually surround the Thanksgiving table, throw on My Cousin Vinny (1992) - or just listen to us chat about it!
This episode we dunk on Ralph Macchio's mustache, grow increasingly envious of Marisa Tomei's wardrobe, and continue to puzzle over how and why a Ferris Bueller TV show ever existed.
https://whatisamovie.buzzsprout.com/669235/6569434-s2e4-my-cousin-vinny
What could it be like to live under a governing class looting a country for their own political gain, all with no regard for its citizen's lives? Who could possibly say.
Today we're taking a look at Armando Iannucci's 2017 black comedy The Death of Stalin. Find it wherever you find podcasts!
This year our Halloween episode is pretty... sweet.
(get it?)
We're taking a look at Candyman (1992): all its frights, haunts, scares, and the biggest specter of all, white privilege. Now repeat after me: Candyman, Candyman, Candyman...
Check it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you grab your podcasts!
We're back for round 2, but so are those pesky xenomorphs. Grab a flamethrower and join us as we dive on into Aliens (1986)!
Pick it up wherever you find your hand-crafted artisanal podcasts.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/5910046
Judgment Day is upon us! Our latest episode looks at T2 and asks the big questions like:
Which of the 4 Horsemen is Porky Pig?
How should future murderbots sort human bones?
Why wasn't Werner Herzog in Terminator?
Check it out now wherever you get your podcasts!
...and I said: what about Breakfast at Tiffany's? As I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it?
Hm, that doesn't sound right.
Check out our thoughts on Breakfast at Tiffany's, Moon River (shout out to Frank Ocean), Tony Hawk, and more!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/5484334
Come for the funky bunch of punches, stay for the wicked heavy accents, kid.
The latest episode of our looks at The Fighter - check it out now!
https://buzzsprout.com/669235/5280678
Gladiating, tigers, and imperialism - oh my! This week's is all about Gladiator (2000).
Do we give it a thumbs up?
Does Kevin learn what a movie is?
Will Ridley Scott hear our pitch for Gladiator 2: Maximum Gladiation?
Find out now!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/5077451-ep-26-gladiator
You thought we'd make you wait for our next episode? As if! Get a clue with our look at !
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The seventh month continues with ! Check out our look into this fantastic film:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/4687151
July is the seventh month and seven is a fun number so we're looking at a pair (not seven) of seven-related movies starting today with Se7en! ...seven seven.
Check it out now!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/4503275-ep-23-se7en
Allllrighty then - we're back with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Tune in and give a listen wherever you find your podcasts!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/4315778-ep-22-ace-ventura-pet-detective
Yeah... I'm thinkin' we're back.
Our latest episode looks at John Wick and is live now - check it out!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/4132994-ep-21-john-wick
Check out our latest episode about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest! We talk about Brad Dourif a lot and, really, what more could you want?
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/3943994
"Listen to me, if we break quarantine, we could all die." Alien is a very good movie to come back to (or, in Kevin's case, see for the very first time) in 2020. Check it out in our latest episode!
https://whatisamovie.buzzsprout.com/669235/3755117-ep-19-alien
We're back and talking about Up, updog, and Up's dog! Also there's a bit in here about He-Man fanfic - it makes sense, just trust us.
Check it out now and let us know what ya think!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/3561388
"Do you expect me to talk?" No, Dear Listener, we expect you to check out our newest episode, Goldfinger!
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Our new episode is now live, no foolin'!
We're back to watching some all-time great movies Kevin has somehow missed out on - like Chopping Mall. Never seen it? You really should. Tune in and find out why!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/669235/3204553
In this podcast Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is.Today: Chopping Mall (née Killbots) (1986)
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