Episode 56 - Freakier Friday This time we travel back to the world of parent-child brain swapping in the long overdue sequel, Freakier Friday. Tina was really looking forward to seeing this film to relive her youth of way too many hours watching Disney movies. She even coined a new term, nostalgia baiting. Stratis, on the other hand, just thinks th…

Episode 55 - Weapons Tina takes Stratis to a horror film yet again, hoping Weapons will change his mind about the genre. We both love the first third of the movie because there’s just enough weird, confusing stuff happening to draw us into this child-disappearing mystery. Somehow Tina manages to find the “American Individualism” theme in the film, …

Episode 54 - The Naked Gun This week it’s a throwback to the ’80s as we hitch a ride with the remake of the screwball classic The Naked Gun. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson did their best to bring the funny to this revamped franchise, so much so that Tina was surprised by how much she was laughing. Stratis provides Tina with the heritage of this mo…

Episode 53 - Superman It’s a bird, it’s a plane, wait, is it really Superman? We can’t figure out what this reboot is trying to be. Is it a comic book movie or a deep-thinking drama? Tina wants to know why Superman was missing from so much of the movie, while Stratis can’t believe they killed a guy with a bullet to the head! So if you want to join …

Episode 52 - Oh, Hi! On this week's car ride home Stratis gets a graduate course on dating in the 2020s as we review Oh, Hi! Tina goes on about her love of Molly Gordon, while Stratis can’t get over what the youth think is a good way to work on their relationships - it includes getting tied to a bed for days! If you’re trying to survive the world o…

Episode 51 - M3GAN 2.0 Somehow our ride home has detoured back into the AI world of our favorite artificially intelligent cyber doll, M3GAN. Stratis starts off with his enthusiastic hot take on this sequel, while Tina seems to be fixated on the movie's length (hint, it’s too long). She even finds a way to bring up a French classic film she recently…

Episode 50 - Jurassic World Rebirth On this week’s car ride home we go 200 million years out of our way to visit Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh installment in the Jurassic franchise. Tina leads us off by revealing something deep and terrible, while Stratis just wants to talk about how this should have been another reboot of the ’70’s classic L…

Episode 49 - 28 Years Later First it was 28 days, then 28 weeks, and now Danny Boyle is back with 28 Years Later, the latest installment of his zombie franchise. Stratis finds himself in this new cinematic world for the first time and has some definite thoughts. Tina isn’t new to this series and sums it all up with “life is bad.” We cover iPhone ci…

Episode 48 - Life of Chuck What happens when Stephen King, the master of horror, writes a deeply meaningful story that’s not scary? You get The Life of Chuck, an engaging and novel look into the frailty of life. And amazingly, Tina and Stratis are in complete agreement about how much they love this movie. Tina offers a spirited defense of the movie…

Episode 46 - Bring Her Back How many times can Tina take Stratis to another horror movie? This week it’s Bring Her Back, and all the trauma just wouldn’t let Stratis take a nap and skip this film entirely. Tina delivers a senior thesis on the different types of violence in film and why they’re needed. Stratis just wants an ending where everyone liv…

Episode 46 - Ballerina We arrived late to the World of John Wick - aka Ballerina, and that’s when the confusion starts. Stratis just doesn’t think this is really a John Wick film, while Tina is more interested in how Ana de Armas, the ballerina, manages to kill so many people with her hair always in her eyes. We debate Hollywood’s need to make so m…

Episode 45 - Final Destination Bloodlines Oh my! We are in a race with death on this week's car ride home as we try to avoid Final Destination Bloodlines. Even before the movie started, Tina tried to talk Stratis out of coming along. Death does take a run at Stratis, but he manages to survive. We both agree that this movie just wasn’t campy enough,…

Episode 43 - Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning We become honorary members of Tom Cruise’s Impossible Mission Force on this week’s car ride home. This is the eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, and Stratis spent the week watching the first seven movies but still manages to bring the discussion back to Star Trek. We find …

Episode 43 - The Phoenician Scheme This week’s car ride home detours to the alternate universe that exists in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. Stratis starts off by wanting to understand what this movie was all about, and where was the story? Tina tries to defend Anderson’s style, then launches into a defense of literary criticism. Somehow we …

Episode 42 - Thunderbolts* This is going to be a fast-paced car ride home as we dive into Marvel Universe’s new Thunderbolts* action/drama/genre-bending movie. Tina finds herself confused and surprised that a superhero movie didn’t suck and could even make her cry. Stratis is all in starting from the pole vaulting-stretch limo scene, and he somehow…

Episode 41 - Another Simple Favor On this week’s car ride home we mix furniture delivery with movie viewing as we visit Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in the murder-heavy Another Simple Favor. Tina makes extra work for herself (bleeping the audio track) because of all her swearing, we get into a discussion about naked butts, and Tina laments the fa…

Episode 40 - Sinners Michael B. Jordan chases us out of the bayou as we try not to get turned into vampires on this week’s car ride home from Sinners, a Ryan Coogler film. Stratis somehow missed that Jordan played both of the twin brothers all by himself, and needless to say, Tina gives him lots of grief for it. She offers us all a lesson in metaph…

Episode 39 - A Halloween Feast This week we take a turn and watch a movie at home, then drive to a theater to watch another movie - crazy, right? So what did we see? It was an independent, campy horror film directed by and starring Guile Branco - A Halloween Feast. Stratis can’t seem to get Guile’s name down, while Tina defends closed captioning an…

Episode 37 - The Amateur Our car makes another guest appearance in this week’s episode as we review Rami Malek’s CIA hacker movie, The Amateur. Stratis thinks it has everything he wants in an espionage film, and Tina gives Malek kudos for his intensity. We both love a globetrotting political thriller, but did wish for just one more unexpected plot …

Episode 37 - Working Man On this week’s car ride home we hit a construction site and try to avoid getting knocked off by couture-pajama-wearing Russian mobsters. Jason Statham, aka the Working Man, is an ex-special ops soldier who takes out half the underworld. That’s not entertaining enough for Stratis, but Tina was all in. Instead, Stratis would …

Episode 36 - Snow White On this week’s car ride home we head off to the enhanced world of Snow White and try to avoid the Evil Queen and her poison apple. Stratis is surprised to find out that this film is actually a musical, while Tina goes on a rant about a floppy-haired pretty boy named Jonathan. We both agree that Rachel Zegler (Snow White) was…

Episode 35 - The Monkey This week we share the car ride home with a demonic, drum-playing, killer monkey from the mind of Steven King. Tina tries to give some critical thought to this horror film, while Stratis is questioning why he didn’t leave right after the previews. We both agree it was great to see one of our favorite actresses, Tatiana Masla…

Episode 34 - Last Breath On this week’s car ride home we make a detour to the violent waters of the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Last Breath is a tale of underwater divers, and it’s one amazing tale of survival. Tina brought candy to the theater in case the movie didn’t live up to her standards, but judging by her tears she could have left …

Episode 33 - 2025 Oscar Predictions This week Tina skips the ride home with Stratis to sit down with her mother, Regina, to pick some Oscar winners. Regina admits she’s not much of a movie lover. Heck, she’d rather watch a cooking show than go to the cinema. Tina puts together a slideshow of all the top nominees and Regina gives her critique of per…

Episode 32 - Captain America: Brave New World On this week’s car ride home we test out our new Captain America vibranium wings and see if we can figure out what this movie is trying to say. Brave New World just doesn’t give Tina and Stratis much to work with. Tina says that superhero movies should reflect society and teach us lessons, while Stratis…

Episode 31 - Heart Eyes On this week’s car ride home we don’t need to worry too much because the Heart Eyes serial killer only goes after romantic couples. Tina does a great job of ruining Stratis’ well-planned intro, then goes on to humble brag about interviewing the movie’s composer. We both love how perfectly the film intertwines a slasher horro…

Episode 30 - One of Them Days On this week’s car ride home we try to score a payday loan to cover our gas money as we return from watching One of Them Days. SZA and Keke Palmer make us both laugh a lot in this buddy comedy. Tina does a dry run of her as-yet-unannounced TED Talk about why producers should bring back the studio comedy film genre. Str…

Episode 29 - Presence On this week’s car ride home we keep an eye out for unwanted ghostly presences that may try to hitch a ride. Director Steven Soderbergh gives us a different take on the typical haunted house genre. Tina finds a lot of grief, loss, and sadness in this movie to love, while Stratis just feels nothing. We end up spending half the …

Episode 28 - Den of Thieves 2: Pantera On this week’s car ride home we try to steal some diamonds with our friends from Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. try to bring us along for this sequel, but it’s not what either of us expected, or wanted. Stratis missed all the hidden plot twists from the first movie and Tina is …

Episode 0027 Gladiator II On this week’s car ride home we travel to ancient Rome and let Ridley Scott return us to the world of the Gladiators, twenty-four years after the original Gladiator film. Stratis learns that this is Tina’s second viewing, and is surprised she really likes it. We both agree that this is a retread of the plot of the first fi…

Episode 0026 - A Complete Unknown On this week’s car ride home we detour into the early ‘60s to hang out with Bob Dylan in his own biopic - A Complete Unknown. Timothée Chalame plays Dylan, and we follow along as he sings through four years of folk music history. Stratis wanted more background about what Dylan and that era were really like, but ins…

Episode 0025 - Maria On this week’s car ride home, we get a peek inside the world of a true Greek tragedy – opera star Maria Callas, played by Angelina Jolie. Tina gets another lesson on her Greek heritage while Stratis tries to figure out who this movie was made for. It certainly wasn’t him. We do both agree that all of the performances were top-n…

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Episode 23 - Venom: The Last Dance On this week’s car ride home, we try to keep the alien symbiotes from turning us into their hosts as we discuss Venom: The Last Dance. It may be another superhero movie, but surprisingly, Tina enjoyed it and even managed to tear up when Venom gave his all to save humanity. On the other hand, Stratis, the superhero…

Episode 22 - Anora On this week’s car ride home, the car tries to join in on our discussion about Anora. Yet again, Tina takes Stratis to a movie with loads of nudity and tries to explain the difference between exploitation and cinematic boobs. Stratis isn’t convinced, but we both agree that Mickie Madison’s portrayal of Anora was just fantastic. A…

Episode 21 - Smile 2 On this week’s car ride home, we try not to smile too much at yet another horror film, Smile 2. Naomi Scott gets a ton of respect from Tina and Stratis for her lead role in this fast-paced film. Stratis learns that horror movies can be multifaceted, who knew? Tina does a deep dive into demonic possession and ends up worrying ab…

Episode 20 - Megalopolis On this week’s car ride home, we visit the alternative world of New Rome, created by legendary Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola. The tables are turned and Stratis is the introspective movie critic while Tina is the curmudgeonly old man. Stratis gets lost in the film's “vibes” (in between short naps), while Tina thoug…

Episode 19 - Joker: Folie à Deux On this week’s car ride home, we completely disagree on whether this Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga Joker film is a deeply emotional tour-de-force or just a hack film. Stratis gets philosophical when he says “Truth is whatever the movie does to you,” and Tina goes off on a cigarette-smoke-and-lighting tangent. If you wan…

Episode 18 - Saturday Night On this week’s car ride home, Saturday Night allows Stratis to relive his youth through the lens of a favorite late-night show that drove ’70s popular culture – Saturday Night Live. On the other hand, Tina is forced to endure a lackluster biopic that she compares to a superhero movie. Comedic genius George Carlin is poor…

Episode 17 - The Substance On this week’s car ride home, we debate whether The Substance is a masterpiece or a monstrosity, and we both have strong opinions on which one it is. Stratis wants to know why his daughter took him to a movie with so much female nudity, while Tina was just enjoying the vibes. Somehow we go off on a tangent about the cars …

Episode 16 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice On this week’s car ride home, we talk about whether you can bring a demon back from the great beyond, and if you can, would he still be funny. Stratis starts off by wanting to know why they ruined his beloved movie from the ’80s, and Tina is obsessing about the relationship between Lydia (Winona Ryder) and Beetl…

Episode 15 - Borderlands On this week’s car ride home, we discuss whether Borderlands is nothing more than a live-action play-through of a video game, and if either Tina or Stratis can be called a real gamer. We cover Stratis’ love of the first three minutes, before the film devolves into a First-Person Shooter. Grab your favorite BFG and let's hea…

Episode 14 - Bad Boys: Ride or Die On this week’s car ride home, we try to figure out what you can learn about a romantic relationship by pulling out your fingernails, then we see if Will Smith and Martin Lawrence can single-handedly take down the entire narco/government/police state. We both thought every actor in this movie was in their own separ…

Episode 13 - Alien This week we ditch the car for a walk around the block as we delve into the classic sci-fi horror film Alien (1979). Along for this walk is Tina’s chihuahua, Frankie, who tries to eat too much grass. This was Tina’s first viewing of the classic film, although she has fond memories of Disney’s Great Movie Ride in Orlando, where Si…

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