What Is A Movie?
Dan tries his darndest to help Kevin, a man who has somehow never seen a movie, understand what a movie is. Uploads biweekly on Thursdays.
Episodes
126 episodes since 2019
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
We all live in a yellow submarine.(editor's note: it's pronounced anjelica 'hyoo-ston' but we say 'huss-ton' here. oops.)
September 12, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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41:48
Spider-Man (2002)
GODSPEED, SPIDER-MAN!As we continue to barrel through our Tour Dafoe, we take a lil stop at 2002's Spider-Man. We got Tobey, hamfisted "romance," and appx. 40% Raimi. Thwip thwip, baby.And, get this - they say th...
August 29, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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58:01
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Summer Of Dafoe (or whatever we're calling this season) continues! Parables, sin, humanity, and superman - oh my!
August 15, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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53:38
Platoon
We're back with a new season! This time we're competing in the Tour De Dafoe - a dive into the prolific career of one Mr. Willem Dafoe. First up, it's 1986's Platoon and all the complicated feelings that a war movie can drum up.Is...
August 01, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:03:52
Space Jam: A New Legacy
COME ON AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM.We've arrived at the end of the New Season, let's celebrate in style. Tie those laces, get on the court, but don't you dare mention video games. It's Space Jam 2 time!
June 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:00:20
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Join us on a bold New experiment as we dive into the middle of a series that Dan has previously seen none of. Hop on, spider-monkey, we're going back to 2009 and re-litigating the Team Edward v. Team Jacob debates of old.CW: discussions...
May 30, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:05:15
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Our New Season continues! This time it's also secretly a Sequel Season and what better to take us there than our good friends Dick Miller and the Gremlins.Let's chat about sequels, Christopher Lee, the ol bait & switch, and the good...
May 16, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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38:54
Escape From New York
It's high time for something New. Join us as we venture into a New season - nay, a New era - of What Is A Movie. Today we Escape from New York and chat about pulp, plisskin, politics, and the joys of well-e...
May 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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50:51
Persona
Sometimes you watch a movie that reminds you how cool cinema can be.CW: discussions of abortion & body dysmorphia
April 18, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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38:14
The Last Airbender
Happy april fool's time, here's another stinker of a film! Let's talk about the difficulty of adaptations, how something can be so close yet so far, and the horrors of CGI Appa.Yip yip!
April 05, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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1:05:12
Cage Match V: The Finale
It all comes down to this - the Cage Match V finals.Join us as we dig into our loser's bracket before diving into the main event:JOE v. DRIVE ANGRYThanks again to Jon, Carly, and Erin for joining Dan and I this year for our ...
March 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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48:52
Cage Match V: Pt.3
We're in the semi-finals, y'all! Only two more match-ups stand between one of these films and the crowning achievement of their careers: winning Cage Match V.Today's combatants:AVERAGE JOES1. Joe (86)&...
March 21, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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40:58
Cage Match V: Pt.2
...and we're onto the second half of our bracket. Today's match-up:AVERAGE JOES1. Joe (86) v. 4. Bangkok Dangerous (9)2. Windtalkers (33) v. 3. Between Worl...
March 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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57:57
Cage Match V: Pt.1
Catch Match is back for a fifth go 'round. This year's match-up:AVERAGE JOES v. THE SUPERNATURALToday we're diving into round 1 of the Supernatural bracket and pairing up:1. Mom + Dad (75)...
March 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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1:01:18
Defending Your Life
Happy Valentines Day, ya big saps! We're diving into a nice lil Albert Brooks & Meryl Streep romcom to think about life, love, afterlife and life after love.I can feel something inside me say, "I really don't think you're strong...
February 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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56:10
Inside Llewyn Davis
Sorry for the delay on this one - we went to see Poor Things and it absolutely ruled. You can blame Mark Ruffalo's silly accent for the late upload of our silly podcast.We're back with Inside Llewyn Davis! Join us as we take a look at i...
January 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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1:03:38
2023 In Review
It's time for our annual year-end recap! Movies & TV galore. The big list of what we discuss at some point in no particular order because it's late and I'm tired xoxo :)The Bear Shoresy Letterkenny
January 11, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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1:29:16
Rashomon
Can you remember the tallest man you’ve ever seen?Do you love to go a-wanderin’ beneath the clear blue sky?Does Rashomon also remind you of Jonathan Frakes' fact-or-fiction questions?Join us as we check out the reigning champ of...
December 07, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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56:48
Blood Rage (87)
(John Wick voice) Yeah, I'm thinking we're back - so let's watch a seasonally appropriate b-movie slasher! Join in as we feast on our thanksgiving dinner: Blood Rage. I'll tell ya one thing: it's not cranberry sauce. Content warnings: d...
November 23, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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56:49
Rearview Mirror: The 2007 Media Draft
Good news: the strikes are over! Neutral news: we're back!Bad news: not soon enough for us to prepare a "normal" episode! We're once again digging into the bins of yesteryear to see what gems we can unearth and reminis...
November 16, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:14:02
Rearview Mirror: 2003
Still on our 'screw you amptp' grind so we're talking about games and music from the great year of two thousand and three (and also tabletop roleplaying game philosophies because why not)!Tune in for classic RPGs, edgy nu metal & th...
September 24, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:18:34
Other Media! (part 1/?)
Hey y'all hear about this WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike? Why is it so hard to just compensate people fairly for their labor? We'll never know (which is partly why we'll never be billionaires. Ethics! Wild stuff.).In place of our usual programmin...
August 31, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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55:11