The Plotaholics Podcast: Movie Reviews
Each week, authors Shane Wilson and Bryan Tann watch one movie before meeting for an informal and wide-ranging conversation inspired by that movie. Reminiscent of the nights spent debating your favorite films over drinks, The Plotaholics Podcast seeks to capture the organic, shared experience of life as consumers of popular culture. Long-time practitioners of pop culture discussion will understand this one thing: the best conversations rarely stay on topic. So, if you “have too much time on your hands,” or you care immensely for something even if it’s “just a movie,” this podcast is for you. Tune in each week as The Plotaholics begin with a film and let the conversation take them where it will.Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/tyjMeVReAD
Episodes
203 episodes
The World's End
This week the Plotaholics discuss the 2013 Sci-Fi/Comedy The World's End before saying their own goodbyes to the podcast they've spent the last four years working on. It was a good run, but all good things must come to an end. The f...
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Episode 194
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56:43
Hot Fuzz
This week, the Plotaholics take a trip across the pond to Sanford Gloucestershire for 2007's buddy cop comedy Hot Fuzz starting Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. In this film, Pegg plays Constable Nicholas Angel. The best of the best who ...
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Episode 193
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53:07
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
This week, the Plotaholics dip into the day of lovers with the, under appreciated at the time, cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is still reeling after his ex girlfriend dumped him. To the po...
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Episode 192
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57:29
Forget Paris
It's February, which means it's the month of love! We're getting started with the 1995 romantic comedy Forget Paris starring Billy Crystal and Debra Winger as Mickey and Ellen. In this tale of love, travel, and basketball, a gr...
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Episode 191
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1:05:49
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Plotaholics wind down on our month of the biggest films of 2022 with, what is probably according to the Academy, the hottest of the hot movies of the year. Everything Everywhere All At Once Evelyn Quan (played by the amazing Mi...
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Episode 190
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1:03:29
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Plotaholics' are going strong this week as we continue to explore the films that came out in 2022. This week's episode is a CRIMINALLY UNDER THE RADAR BANGER!This week we're talking about the Nicholas Cage film The Unbearab...
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Episode 189
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1:02:18
Nope
This week we take a second trip into the mind of the great Jordan Peele with 2022's Nope starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings OJ and Em Haywood who discover on their horse ranch a strange, predatory presence. Costarr...
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Episode 188
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1:10:45
Glass Onion
January is going strong Plotaholics fans! This week we dive into one of our new favorite franchises' next entry in the 2022 Rian Johnson-written and directed murder/mystery Glass Onion.Glass Onion sees the return of Daniel Craig's Benoi...
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Episode 187
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1:03:43
Bullet Train
Happy 2023, Plotaholics! We're changing up a little bit from previous years. The last few years we've done only 80s flicks in January. This time around, though, we're doing newer flicks that have come out over the last few months. <...
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Episode 186
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1:00:58
Avatar (2009)
The final episode of 2022 is here, and we decided to end the year with the first film in the series of 2022’s most anticipated film. This week we watch the 2009's sci-fi epic, Avatar. This film stars Sam Wentworth as J...
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Episode 185
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1:16:03
Home Alone
Happy Holidays, Plotaholics-holics! We complete this year's round of holiday festivity films with the 1990 holiday-comedy John Hughes classic Home Alone. Listen, after 30+ years you know who's in this film and what its about. So, i...
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Episode 184
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1:05:37
Four Christmases
This week, folks, we continue our holiday film block with the Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon holiday adventure Four Christmases. This holiday romcom with a costar list of the stars sees Brad, aka Orlando, and Kate, aka Cootie Kate...
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Episode 183
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1:05:16
Just Friends
The Annual Plotaholics Holiday Block begins today! This week's yuletide content is 2005's Romantic Comedy 'Just Friends,' starring a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds, and a post-Varsity Blues Amy Smart as Chris and Jamie. Chris was the ob...
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Episode 182
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1:08:24
Stranger Than Fiction
All good things must come to an end, so it's also true with our month of comedic actors in dramatic roles. When good things come to an end, you have to go out with a bang, and we do! This week we watched Stranger Than Fiction the 20...
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Episode 181
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58:42
Mr. Church
This week we continue our show block of dramatic films starring comedic actors.Mr. Church is a 2016 film based on the short story “The Cook Who Came To Live With Us” by Susan McMartin.Mr. Church tells the story of Charlie Brooks...
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Episode 180
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1:11:10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
This week we continue our Comedic Actors in Dramatic roles block with 2004's indie darling Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This gem sees Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as Joel and Clementine (no jokes) who have suffered a painf...
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Episode 179
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56:51
Reign Over Me
This week we begin our 'Comedic Actors in Serious Roles' block of films. Trust us, this is a much better block than this sad excuse for a title gives!This week, we're taking a look at (in our humble expert opinions) Adam Sander's best f...
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Episode 178
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58:32
Insidious
The Plotaholics Listener's Choice Halloween was yet another entertaining and successful endeavor, and it's all because of YOU! This week, today, we are discussion YOUR pick. This got the highest vote tally! 2010's Insidious stars Pa...
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Episode 177
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52:29
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
The Listener's Choice Halloween is going strong everyone! This week we visit a film that is four years in the making! Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is a MAJOR deviation from the Halloween franchise and is probably the most dramat...
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Episode 176
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51:57
Tales from the Hood
Listener's Choice is going strong! This week we take a trip to the anthology horror genre, and this trip was a great one. Tales From The Hood is a 1995 horror anthology by writer/director Rusty Cundieff (director of the Chapelle Sh...
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Episode 175
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1:08:03
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
The Listener's Choice Halloween continues strong! This week we're visiting the 1990 remake of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead directed by Tom Savini. This film tells the tale of seven people in a country home attempting...
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Episode 174
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58:14
Friday the 13th (1980)
So, Bryan is nuts! It's the FOURTH Plotaholics Listeners' Choice Halloween! Week 1 we explore (finally) Friday the 13th! We're talking the OG and some discussion on the 2009 remake. Come for the laughs, stay for the character study...
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Episode 173
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1:06:54
Goosebumps
Jack Black-tember has come to a close, but we're using this final week to bridge the gap to our Listeners' Choice Halloween.This week, Jack Black leads an all-star cast in 2015's Goosebumps. Co-starring Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, and A...
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Episode 172
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1:05:25
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
This week's distracted episode of The Plotaholics Podcast sees the continuation of our Jack Black-tember block as we check out 2017's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with an all star ensemble class including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin "Min...
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Episode 171
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1:04:22