My mother and I sit down and watch a random cult classic movie, give listeners an overview and maybe a few opinions before we move on to talk about literally everything else. The gimmick is that I *love* movies and she hasn't seen a movie in a cinema since the 90s.
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Mom and I watched Mystery Men. Watch our TikTok to see our ridiculous super hero get ups. We talked trivia, stats and the director and had a wonderful diner food theme meal.
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EPISODE 88: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
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1:35:32Mom and I channeled our inner-punks and watched Return of The Living Dead. We talked Dan O'Bannon, the cast and trivia and ate a delicious chicken pot pie-type concoction.
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Mom suggested we watch one of my "scary summer camp" movies, and boy, did she step in it. We had a kids camp themed meal of corndogs and macaroni and cheese, and mostly talked trivia. I expressly told my to go light on research because I didn't want the ending spoiled for her. If you haven't seen this movie, find it!…
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Mom and I sat down to a lovely spaghetti meal and watched Heathers. We talked stats, all the young actors in Hollywood that weren't in the movie, how school violence wasn't really a thing when this came out and then how my 80s/90s sucked LOL. Sorry for the therapy session. Find us on all our socials-Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Pinteres…
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Mom and I sat down and watched Drop Dead Gorgeous. We had a lovely midwest meal of meatloaf and mashed potatoes and talked trivia and stats.
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With the passing of one Pope and the installation of the new one, Mom thought we should watch a movie with a Pope. Of the list she gave me, I knew this was currently streaming. This is a blind watch for both of us and to say we were surprised it wasn't trash is an understatement. We had a meal fit for Pope Francis and talked about the very limited …
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Mom and I had to rent Death Becomes Her! But it was worth it. We had big salads for the theme meal. We talked Robert Zemeckis, trivia, the death of the Pope and my trip to Cleveland.
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For 4/20, it was a no brainer that we watch Half Baked. We talk Tamra Davis and the Beastie Boys, we talk the feud between Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan and trivia and politics. We have a stoner's delight meal of pizza, chips and dip, funyuns and candy.
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Mom and I watched Dirty Work, a lesser known cult classic from the late 90s. We watched it on Tubi-and we recommend that you find this. We talked trivia, the NBC ad ban and the Bob Saget of it all.
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First of all, we put a theme song in. Let us know what you think! In remembrance of Brandon Lee, near the anniversary of his traguc death, Mom and I sit dow and watch his final film, The Crow. We had Coney Island diner food and talked the director, trivia and the circumstances that lead to Brandon Lee's death.…
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Mom and I sat down and watched a classic 90s comedy that played on a loop on Comedy Central. Now it's out of print and hard to find. But seriously...try to find it! There wasn't much on the director or trivia-wise, so we just riff most of the time.
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Mom and I sat down and watched Freaks, Tod Browning's film about circus sideshow folk. We had circus food, corndogs and pretzels, peanuts and candy as our theme meal and we discuss Tod Browning and whether or not this film was exploitation. We watched this on Tubi, free with commercials. Go watch this film. It really is worth the watch.…
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To give Mom a break, we watched an old favorite: Best in Show. We talked stats and trivia and Mom renamed Christoper Guest Peter. We watched this movie free with commercials on YouTube.
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After his passing, Mom and I sat down and watched a David Lynch film. Mom said I'm not allowed to pick movies anymore LOL. We talked Lynch, trivia and the Amish-who I saw in my dentist journey.
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EPISODE 75: CAPTAIN KRONOS VAMPIRE HUNTER
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1:42:42Mom and I dipped our toes into Hammer Films with Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter. It's not a great movie, but it will always have a soft place in my heart. We talked about the director and Hammer Films and then move into hot topics and recent deaths. The movie didn't have any eating in it, so we had pub grub and it was great.…
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To send 2024 out with a laugh, Mom and I sat down and watched Let's Go To Prison. It's not a cult classic, per se, but it's hilarious nonetheless. We busted out the prison trays and had chicken sandwiches, fries, greens and hawaiian punch. This movie had hardly any trivia, so we talked Bob Odenkirk, 2024 prison stats and a Movies With My Mother yea…
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Mom and I sat down for a festive, Christmas type movie and watched Gremlins. We talked trivia and the director...but Mom got Joe Dante and Richard Donner all mixed up LOL. We had a themed meal of oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and corn, it was delicious. We did a TikTok...if you're not following us there, get hip because we're ridiculous.…
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Mom and I sat down with an English Breakfast and watched Highlander. We discussed the director's music video past and trivia and logisitics....how old was the Kurgan and if he was older than Ramirez, why was he white?
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Mom and I sat down with a White Russian and watched The Big Lebowski. We ate nachos as part of a bowling alley bar menu and talked The Coen Brothers and trivia.
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Mom and I conclude our Public Domain horror scare-tacular with 1922's Nosferatu. We had a lovely carving roast dinner and talked trivia, the Dracula litigation and the life and death of F.W. Murnau. The copy we watched was very muddy and the music was oddly jazzy...so if you go looking for this, find a better version. This is our 70th episode!! Who…
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Mom and I had a little party to watch House On Haunted Hill. We had hors d'oeuvres and a cocktail and talked William Castle, the Ennis House and trivia.
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In this episode, Mom and I sit down and watch obscure cult classic Carnival of Souls. We talked the director, trivia, money and the Drake of it all. We had sandwiches from Panera as our themed meal.
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EPISODE 67: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
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1:31:29Mom and I are starting off our Spooky Season early. This year we are going to watch Public Domain horror movies. We kicked things off with the classic, Night of The Living Dead. We talked Romero, trivia, The Jackson 5 and P Diddy. Our theme meal was diner food, I had breakfast and mom had chicken fingers, it was delicious.…
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EPISODE 66: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
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1:35:55Mom wanted to do a cult classic from the year she graduated high school, in honor of her 50th reunion. And oh boy, I found a doozy for her. We watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We had a theme meal of smoked sausage and egg noodles (my personal favorite). We spent a lot of time going over the facts, the rumors and the money. What an interesting t…
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Mom and I sat down for a midnight movie and watched Batman (1989). Michael Keaton is my personal favorite Batman. We had a lovely omelette breakfast and talked trivia and local events.
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Mom and I suited up and watched Ghostbusters. We had a lovely Stir-fry theme meal and talked Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray and trivia.
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Mom and I sat down and watched a film, like Mom has never seen before: foreign and nearly silent. We watched 1932's Vampyr. The Criterion cut we watched was comprised of bits and pieces from the German and French releases. The English release has been lost to time. There was no food in this movie, so we just had a nice diner breakfast. We talked va…
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EPISODE 62: TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY
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1:22:24Mom and I sat down and watched Terminator 2: Judgement Day. We had a Mexican themed meal and talked trivia. We even mentioned Bowling Green State University, but we neglected to mention that Robert Patrick, the T-1000, went to college there.
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EPISODE 61: ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE
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1:10:47Mom and I sat down and watched one of her favorites, Ace Ventura Pet Detective. We had a yummy stadium food themed meal of hot dogs and tater tots. We talked trivia, what the director was up to, the presidential debate, women's healthcare in America and how I learned how to ride a bike-it was the 80s, so you know it was a traumatic event.…
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Mom and I sat down and watched Mad Max Fury Road. We had large, beautiful salads as our theme meal, in reference to the lush greenery at the Citadel. We talked George Miller and trivia then slipped into how the present is its own dystopian hellscape in need of a reboot.
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Mom and I sat down with a beautiful Thai lunch and watched Session 9. We talked trivia and about the director, then gave our tips for hair care and our thoughts on corporate greed. Good times. Regardless, find this movie. It's a great watch.
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Mom and I sat down and watched a requested Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis. JFK. A Mummy. What more is there to say? We had a rest home themed meal of Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes, steamed veg and rolls. We talked Don Coscarelli and a good bit on the passing of Roger Corman.
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Mom and I sat down and watched The Terminator. We had a lovely diner theme meal and talked trivia and James Cameron. We get a little political at the end, and Alexis gets a little over animated. You've been warned.
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Mom and I sat down just before St Patrick's Day to celebrate the true start of spring-Spring Training, by watching Major League. We talk baseball, name changes and trivia while enjoying a sweet ballpark menu of hot dogs, hot pretzel bites and cold beers.
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To honor a recently deceased family member, Mom and I watched a movie that would have surely been one of his favorites, 1979's Alien. We had a protein paste type meal of Red Beans and Rice with cornbread as our theme meal and talked trivia, Ridley Scott and just how much cigarette smoke you can have in an oxygen rich environment.…
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Mom and I sat down and watched John Carpenter's They Live. We talked a little trivia before getting to the nitty gritty and talking politics and homelessness. This movie was made in the 80's but even now, 35 years later, the message is the same. And that's the real horror of the whole thing. There isn't much food in this movie, so our theme meal wa…
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The Arctic frost has left Ohio, so Mom and I sat down and watched John Carpenter's The Thing. Since there's no real food in this movie, we had camp dinners. We talked trivia and the history of Arctic research.
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Mom and I sat down on a cold, windy day to watch Men at Work, a Justin favorite. We had a theme meal of hamburgers and french fries and we talked the little bit of trivia we could find.
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EPISODE 51: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
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1:31:07Mom and I sat down to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol before Christmas to go along with our watching of Scrooged. This movie was better. Who doesn't love a muppet?? We had a wonderful turkey dinner as our theme meal. We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, whether you celebrate or not. And with this being posted in 2024, we hope the New Year t…
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Mom and I kick off the holiday season by watching Scrooged. We had a lovely stir fry meal and talked about Bill Murray til we were blue in the face. We talked about Mom cutting the cable cord (finaly!!) and my cat Jelly Bean makes a small cameo at the end.
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EPISODE 49: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
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1:34:08To celebrate our 50th movie, Mom and I sat down and watched Plan 9 From Outer Space. We did this, so you don't have to. It's rough y'all. We ate breakfast and talked trivia, drag queens, Florida and more. Laugh along as Mom confuses Ron DeSantis for Ted Cruz!
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To round out our Sequel Spooktacular, Mom and I sat down and watched Army of Darkness, the third entry in the Evil Dead series. We had a lovely Flesh and Bone stew and chatted trivia, Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. Thank you for your continued support! Follow us on TikTok and Facebook. If you have questions, comments or suggestions please email us a…
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Mom and I watched the original Halloween II. We had a lovely hospital food meal of breaded chicken tenders, scalloped potatoes and steamed broccoli. We tried to avoid politic talk. Though I did flub and say I was voting no on issue one, my verbiage was confused though my heart was in the right place.…
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Mom and I started Spooky Season and our Halloween Sequels Spectacular and watched Psycho 2. Not necessarily a cult classic, but it should be? We had a wonderful diner food breakfast and we talked trivia. I only called director Richard Franklin "Robert Franklin" once. I wanted to do it every time I said his name. I also spoil the shit out of recent …
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Mom and I sat down and watched The Princess Bride. We ate Get Well Stew and talked trivia and my picky eating habits. I am a small child. Please follow us on Facebook. Leave us a comment on our website (movieswithmymother.com) or in our email ([email protected]). Thank you for your continued support! We really appreciate all of you.…
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Mom and I sat down to watch The Goonies. The recording is a little wonky, but not to worry, new equipment came so hopefully technical issues will not persist. We had a themed meal of Pizza-french bread pizza, with a very cool Pepsi glass to drink Coke out of and Mom talks about her Tennessee vacation and her even bigger news of her retirement.Thank…
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Mom and I sat down and watched the first Blade Movie. We had a lovely steak dinner and chatted stats and trivia, the craziness that is Wesley Snipes and the odd choices of director Stephen Norrington. Follow us on Facebook, visit our website movieswithmymother.com and/or drop pus a line at [email protected]…
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Mom and I sat down and watched The Blues Brothers. We talked stats, trivia, racism and local events. We had a themed meal of diner food, though we forgot to have 4 fried chickens-not that we could've eaten all that anyway LOL. Last but not least, Mom and I made it onto a list! Check us out on https://blog.feedspot.com/classic_movie_podcasts/ Follow…
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Mom and I sat down and watched her first Tarantino movie. We had a diner breakfast from Cafe Lexie and talked trivia. The Grindhouse movie I couldn't recall was Deathproof, not Death Car, I knew I was wrong as soon as I said it. Follow us on Facebook and TikTok and if you'd like to contact us, email us at [email protected]. Thank you for…
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EPISODE 40: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
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1:18:30After a hectic day, Mom and I sat down to watch Big Trouble In Little China. We had Thai instead of Chinese for our theme meal, because there's no good Chinese restaurants near my home. We talked trivia and stats, and veered off to mental health and Critical Race Theory-it's just history, nothing scary.Thanks for your continued listening. We really…
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