A young man loses his father and home, falls in love with his boss’s daughter, and captures a rogue horse. It’s corny as a paperback romance, and has more horses than a twelve-year-old girl’s notebook. Episode 220 - The Man from Snowy River sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

A bland office drone has an affair with his married coworker and becomes obsessed with her, while juggling his suicidal mother and unemployed best friend; did we mention it’s a comedy? Episode 219 - Chilly Scenes of Winter sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

A bland office drone has an affair with his married coworker and becomes obsessed with her, while juggling his suicidal mother and unemployed best friend; did we mention it’s a comedy? Episode 219 - Chilly Scenes of Winter sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Me getting roasted by an onstage comedienne. We go on a cup hunt with Parsifal in this 1912 flick. Our earliest, I think.

A silent film of an opera sounds like a joke, but it’s quite real—and honestly pretty dull, playing more like highlights of Wagner’s opera about the Holy Grail than a film in its own right. We also discuss Catholic theology, transubstantiation, incels, and Happy Days. Episode 33 - Parsifal (1912)

We escape from 2026 America to 1973 Chile. Sigh. Don’t worry kids, we got some really good toy commercials coming up, I swear.

An American journalist goes missing during the 1973 Chilean coup, and his family naively expects the U.S. government to help recover him, not realizing that they’re behind the coup. Based on a true story. Episode 218 - Missing sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Just posting this shot of Peter Boyle as Cornelius Vanderbilt in the movie for no reason.

The good guys come to save Nicaragua, whether they want it or not. Ed Harris stars as the real life nut job leading the way.

Acid Western about an American mercenary overthrowing the government of Nicaragua is one of the angriest farces ever committed to film, reflecting on not only historical attrocities, but also the then on-going attrocities of the Contra scandals. Episode 217 - Walker sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Hey, that’s me! This was a lot of fun and you should definitely watch the movie on Tubi before listening because it is weird and silly and what you need to see right now.

Yep, @sweatycyborg.bsky.social joins us for a special episode about a very silly Czech comedy

We finally welcome our special guest Josh Seybert to talk about a Czech comedy based on a gothic Jules Verne novel about a singing count, his missing girlfriend, and a strange castle in Transylvania. The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Kicking off 2026 with an episode about Martin Scorsese’s attempt at a big MGM-style movie: a dark post-war musical about a married pair of jazz performers from the team that wrote Cabaret and starring Liza Minnelli. Episode 215 - New York, New York (1977) sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Great ep! I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on it and your love for Liza ❤️ I'm so glad they restored the Happy Endings footage.

What would be more New York than a triple feature of New York New York, She’s Gotta Have it, and Q The Winged Serpent? bsky.app/profile/zizp...

What this old thing? I only wear this when I don’t care how I look! Liza Minelli foolishly gets into a taxi with 1970s Robert DeNiro. Shenanigans ensue.

Kicking off 2026 with an episode about Martin Scorsese’s attempt at a big MGM-style movie: a dark post-war musical about a married pair of jazz performers from the team that wrote Cabaret and starring Liza Minnelli. Episode 215 - New York, New York (1977) sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Have we finally found a Gawain and The Green Knight version that Mary is satisfied with?!? Find the astonishingly negative answer in our Patreon-only podcast!

Once again we visit a film based on the 14th century Christmas-set poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and walk away somewhat disappointed. Is Mary expecting too much? Why is she so obsessed with this poem? Will there ever be a version that satisfies her? sites.libsyn.com/398906/holly...

Deth Elf is my favorite Christmas band, so I was thrilled to get to do a song with them! (Check out all of them)

Listen, an at some point you may hear the latest song from our side project Deth Elf!

“Are you gonna keep telling Knicks stories, Spike?” Spike Lee hit the ground running with She’s Gotta Have It.

A young Brooklyn artist juggles her multiple relationships in this romantic comedy, Spike Lee’s first feature film, giving sex the Rashomon treatment. Episode 214 - She’s Gotta Have It (1986) sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

HUGE NEWS! Come and watch our completed animated opening theme song!

Our theme song sample search is finally complete.

A woman framed for murder, a yuppie lawyer with a socialite fiance, and a mountain lion loose in Manhattan cause havoc in a screwball comedy that maybe needed a couple of rewrites, but ultimately is some pretty mindless fun. Episode 213 - Who’s That Girl sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

I only listen to one podcast consistently. @maryvsmovies.bsky.social Tell your friends

No episode this week, but I’m editing our next episode on Who’s That Girl, so no worries.

We’re on all kinds of dubious social media platforms: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UQgoWu/

Oh yez oh yez oh yez, Uncle Morty is back with his Advent Calendar overcast.fm/+ABIe_vXqpTk

Reggie wants to be a greaser youtube.com/shorts/mK8BM...

If you see reposted versions of The Outsiders and The Last Waltz pop up in your feed, that’s because they were blocked on YouTube, so I re-edited them without any music. You can otherwise ignore these versions.

Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving 1970s-style, by watching Martin Scorsese’s concert documentary of the last performance by The Band (or at least the Band with Robbie Robertson still part of it). Episode 212 - The Last Waltz sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving 1970s-style, by watching Martin Scorsese’s concert documentary of the last performance by The Band (or at least the Band with Robbie Robertson still part of it). Episode 212 - The Last Waltz sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Yeah, yeah, I know “how did you never watch/read this?” If you want to hear Dennis call me a snob (even though I like the movie!), this is the episode for you.

It’s 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, it’s Greasers versus Soches, it’s poor versus rich, it’s murder and poetry, and it’s a ton of future stars. Episode 211 - The Outsiders sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

That’s dedication! 💪 Over 200 episodes for your listening pleasure await.

They ( @maryvsmovies.bsky.social ) thought the pizza looked too thick; I thought it looked burnt. Enjoyable episode; thanks for keeping the archives available!

Students at a prestigious military academy hold an insurrection when told the school will close. Gotta be honest, I never loved my high school that much. Episode 210 - Taps sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Florida seniors discover the fountain of youth—an abandoned pool full of alien cocoons from Atlantis. Naturally, they drain the aliens of their life force in order to save money on Viagra. Hey, sometimes humans are the real monsters. Episode 209 - Cocoon sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Time to take down Halloween decorations folks. After voting, if you’re a Patreon member you can listen to our 28 Years Later Hollywood Avalon episode and decide if it’s a stretch to call it an Arthurian flick. Or listen to our preview and think on being a Patreon member. So many choices.

At first glance, the sequel to the zombie movie 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later is not an obvious pick for a podcast about Arthurian movies. However, ….

This was a ton of fun! Thanks Mary and Dennis for letting me do the show.

We’re tied up with their dayjobs this week, so as a Halloween treat, friend and fellow podcaster Josh Seybert asked his Uncle Morty to step into the breach with a review of Cecelia Condit’s horror musical short Possibly In Michigan Episode 208 - Possibly in Michigan sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

We took Reggie down the shore with us.

Seeing WTTJ on here reminds me of a recent @maryvsmovies.bsky.social about Bad Dreams (1987) where they mentioned the filmmakers got G n’ R’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine” for the soundtrack dirt cheap bc the band hadn’t broken out yet. Great ep!

Jonathan Pryce meets sharpie. He terrorizes not-Peter-Billingsly and his ancient father Jason Robards in this weird movie from when Disney didn’t have a clue what it was doing and it was great.

A carnival blows into a sleepy town, promising to fulfill everyone’s desires—but wishes always come with a catch. Episode 207 - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...