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Tim and Andrew take a break from waxing cars to talk The Karate Kid. Balance is key.

The Muppets Take Manhattan and Tim and Andrew take 40 minutes to dive as deep as they can into that film. Hear them talk Muppet Babies, Frank Oz, and who Gonzo would play in Repo Man.

This next entry in 40 Years, 40 Minutes goes to 11! Plus 29! That’s right, Tim and Andrew take a look at the cult classic mocku(and rocku)mentary This is Spinal Tap. No drummers died during the recording of this podcast.

The summer series continues with Tim and Andrew getting their 40 minutes in on Top Secret! What if Elvis was in a WWII movie? But instead of Elvis, it was Val Kilmer?

The 40 Years, 40 Minutes series continues with Alex Cox’s cult classic Repo Man. Come take a ride with us in our Chevy Malibu. Plates of shrimp appreciated.

Tim and Andrew take a good look at The Terminator for the next entry in the summer series, 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Lots of discussion about the various genres Cameron is working with, and a surprising amount of talk on Piranha II: The Spawning.

For their 100th(!) episode, Tim and Andrew are joined by their friends Chase and Lily of Hair of the Werewolf as well as Mike. Together they try to answer: “Why Movies?”

The summer series continues with a hefty helping of Kevin Bacon in Footloose. Tim and Andrew talk Dance Movies, kickin’ tunes, and the depth under the fluff.

Tim and Andrew fire up their oscillation overthruster and rift into The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. RoboCop gets discussed at length too.

Part II of the summer series continues with Beverly Hills Cop. Tim and Andrew go a little bananas discussing script rewrites, 80s SNL, and Sylvester Stallone of all people.

Tim and Andrew are back with this year’s Summer Series: 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Wherein they talk for 40 minutes about a film from 1984. First up is Robert Zemeckis’s Romancing the Stone.

Out of the sand comes Tim and Andrew’s discussion of the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Herbert adaptation, Big Worm Boogalo: The Spicening.

Andrew goes through his Oscar ballot before the big night. The fact that Ed Lachman didn’t reteam with Todd Haynes and the abundance of product movies last year are much lamented.

Tim and Andrew's annual Best Picture rundown.

Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance to check out what’s new: Exhibiting Forgiveness, In the Summers, and Little Death.

Tim and Andrew talk about the recent movies they saw and discuss which films they are excited about this awards season. Also family viewing recommendations and tote bags.

Tim and Andrew debate and talk about a few food flicks.

Tim and Andrew are back to air out a few more cinema skeletons from their closets. They discuss Halloween vibes, folk horror, and the lies of “Science Fiction Double Feature.”

Tim and Andrew finish out Atomic Summer with a super-computer double feature: Colossus: The Forbin Project and WarGames. They talk about petulant teenage computers, less petulant teenager hackers, how much vermouth is too much, and Cap’n Crunch whistles.

They’re a little late to the party, but Tim and Andrew had to talk about the biggest movie of the summer.

Grave of the Fireflies is the next film in our Atomic Summer series. Giving a better context on the use of the bomb and a look at how war affects everyone, especially children.

Tim and Andrew go deep on J. Bob’s A-Bomb flick from Nolan. Barbenheimer, Cropenheimer, hard Cs, and Josh Harnett.

Atomic Summer continues with Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant. What if a gun didn’t want to be a gun?

Tim and Andrew head to DC to see a flying saucer in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Somehow, they find themselves talking about Zippers, police states, and an Evil Dead sequel as well.

Tim and Andrew go on one last ride with Dr. Henry Jones.

Tim and Andrew take a trip to Asteroid City, Wes Anderson’s newest comedy. It was a nice visit.

Atomic Summer continues with special double feature of Them! and Matinee.

Trailer for the Deadletter summer 2023 series, Atomic Summer

Tim and Andrew dig into Dr. Strangelove.

Tim and Andrew invite their buddy Mike for a discussion on the new Evil Dead entry, Evil Dead Rise.

Just before the big night, Andrew recorded a quick bonus episode about what he’d vote for this year at the Oscars.

Tim & Andrew talk absurdity, throw shade at Tom Hanks, and decide who skewered capitalism better in the second part of their 2023 Best Picture rundown.

Legacy sequels, hats on hats, and whether the term “space whale” is correct are all discussed in part one of Tim and Andrew’s rundown of Best Picture nominees.

For the third year, Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance and check out a few flicks.

Tim & Andrew bring back Chase & Lily from Hair of the Werewolf to talk Fandom. This episode goes to a lot of places: Star Trek, Ti West, Prey, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, among many others.

Tim & Andrew once again head into Spielberg territory with his new feature, The Fabelmans, or as Andrew calls it: Birth of a Movie Brat.

To celebrate the decennial list, Andrew recorded a quick podcast.

Tim and Andrew discuss the third fourth entry (and thirteenth overall) of the Halloween franchise. They also air out some October viewing skeletons. Love lives today.

Tim & Andrew conclude this year’s summer series with a couple of “aliens meet a family” features: 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and 2002’s Lilo & Stitch. Pepsi rebates, Spielberg’s oeuvre, and lesser-loved Disney flicks come up in the discussion along the way. Link in profile. Tim and I conclude this year’s summer series with a couple of “aliens meet a family” features: 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and 2002’s Lilo & Stitch. Pepsi rebates, Spielberg’s oeuvre, and lesser-loved Disney flicks come up in the discussion along the way. Link in profile.

The summer series continues with a couple of Philip K. Dick adaptations: Blade Runner and Minority Report. Chase and Lily from Hair of the Werewolf join Tim and Andrew to talk script problems, great production, and the weird legacy of Tom Cruise.

Tim & Andrew check out a couple of alien invasion films: 1982’s The Thing and 2002’s Signs.

For the second entry in their summer series, Tim & Andrew examine a couple of second entries in two franchises: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Batman Returns. Herman Melville and Adam West come up more times than expected.

For the first episode in their new summer series, Tim and Andrew discuss two PG rated horror movies: 1982’s Poltergeist and 2012’s ParaNorman.

Tim and Andrew rundown this year's Best Picture nominees for you.

Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance and check out a few flicks.

For your long weekend, Tim and Andrew cover two helpings of Bands on the Reel with Pure Country and Spice World. They definitely liked one more than the other.

Tim and Andrew hop on the Kid’s bike head over to First Avenue to discuss 1984’s Purple Rain.

Tim and Andrew shift through the new Dune adaptation from Denis Villeneuve. Get your stillsuit on, have a spice melange latte, and ride the worms with us.

Tim and Andrew bring their friend TJ along to talk Weird Al’s UHF. Grab a twinkie wiener sandwich and have a listen.

Tim and Andrew discuss DC’s mulligan, THE Suicide Squad. The word cheeseburger is thrown around little more than expected.