A movie about a bitter divorce and custody battle might win best picture, but it doesn’t entirely win us over, no matter how good Meryl Streep’s peformance is. A reactionary film that swept the Oscars? Quelle surprise, Hollywood. Episode 203 - Kramer vs. Kramer sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

We also have a new episode of Hollywood Avalon on Patreon! We watched Hellboy 2019–it wasn’t good! Episode 27 - Hellboy sites.libsyn.com/398906/holly...

A movie about a bitter divorce and custody battle might win best picture, but it doesn’t entirely win us over, no matter how good Meryl Streep’s peformance is. A reactionary film that swept the Oscars? Quelle surprise, Hollywood. Episode 203 - Kramer vs. Kramer sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

While you were partying, I studied the glaive...

Imagine a movie that’s a cross between Star Wars, Excalibur, The Princess Bride, Willow, Dune, and Ladyhawke, but with slightly worse special effects than any of them. It shouldn’t work but it’s a lot of fun! Young Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane costar as hoodlums!

A young prince, a weapon called the Glaive, and a bandit army rescue a princess from a beast from the stars. Sure, it’s generic 1980s fantasy, but it’s better-looking than most from that era, and who doesn’t want to throw a deadly starfish? Episode 202 - Krull sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

We had Dan on a few years ago to talk about Robert Redford’s film The Natural, which brings together a whole bunch of things I love or find interesting: baseball, King Arthur, the Great Depression, and Randy Newman’s film scores:

Did we like it? More than we thought, but not without some reservations. But hey, it has a killer soundtrack, a very sleazy James Spader, and Annie Potts in a beehive wig.

Molly Ringwald is her own fairy godmother, a Cinderella stuck in a love triangle between her best friend and a wealthy classmate, in this teen dramady from John Hughes. Episode 201: Pretty in Pink sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Respectfully, not the point of my post. You can’t keep saying everyone hates it since not everyone does, that’s all.

Fastest way to a redhead’s heart is to dress like Lyle Lovett. We’re back! We actually liked this one except for supposed love interest Andrew McCarthy who is a block of wood.

Molly Ringwald is her own fairy godmother, a Cinderella stuck in a love triangle between her best friend and a wealthy classmate, in this teen dramady from John Hughes. Episode 201: Pretty in Pink sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Come and see what Dennis did for the live video:

Woah! 200 episodes! Congrats to Mary and Dennis. This was a fun episode.

Security after someone makes eye contact with Robert Fripp at a King Crimson show. Episode 200 is out! Our live show recorded at Space 1026 in Philly! Thanks to all who made it happen!

It’s our 200th episode! To celebrate, we recorded live in Philadelphia with an audience. Episode 200 - Surf N@z*s Must Die sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

New Reggie video; he’s not a fan of AI upscaling. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BYW2V3/

Fired up Q: The Winged Serpent so i could listen to the associated @maryvsmovies.bsky.social and this thing is wild from the JUMP! Not least of which is the Angela's Ashes guy's brother's name in the opening credits!

I talk a lot about this on a bonus episode for the @maryvsmovies.bsky.social Patreon! www.patreon.com/c/maryvsmovi...

Mary Versus The Movies № 199 Mary vs Q (The Winged Serpent) “A scumbag thief stumbles across a monster, a detective chases a neo-Aztec cult and New York City is terrorized by a giant naked bird in a surprisingly good and bloody horror movie.” maryvsmovies.com @maryvsmovies.bsky.social

I want to wake up in a city that doesn’t notice a dragon biting people’s heads off! This movie has everything you could possibly want from a monster/NYC movie One more episode til 200!

A scumbag thief stumbles across a monster, a detective chases a neo-Aztec cult, and New York City is terrorized by a giant naked bird in a surprisingly good and bloody horror movie. Episode 199 - Q (the Winged Serpent) sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

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The 1960s fly by, with drag races and bravado giving way to war and suburban malaise in this sequel to George Lucas’s groundbreaking American Grafitti. The result is a better, sadder film than the expected cash-grab. Episode 198 - More American Graffiti sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

⬆️ You see! Jaws watching Jaws 3D!!! bsky.app/profile/mary...

For the @maryvsmovies.bsky.social listeners who need a friend: shop.jazwares.com/products/squ...

Hey, more Reggie! Here he is resting after a hard minute of work.

Hey! It’s Jaws! And it’s 3D! And it’s not great! And it doesn’t make me want to go to Sea World! But hey, it’s got sharks, so I guess that’s something. Episode 197 - Jaws 3-D sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Reggie saw Jaws 3D

King Arthur finally gets the classy treatment it deserves… Moogs and maidens! We review the “glorious in its way” spectacular that is Rick Waksman’s King Arthur on Ice.

Rick Wakeman’s infamous prog rock ballet was captured on video tape, and thank God. Hollywood Avalon, Episode 27 - Rick Wakeman, King Arthur on Ice sites.libsyn.com/398906/holly...

Dolphins in your face! This is the last shot of Jaws 3d. I know you were worried about how the dolphins fared if you managed to watch this and chances are you fell asleep by the time this brilliant shot comes up. Lea Thompson and Louis Gossett Jr occasionally show up. And a Quaid.

Bob really outdid himself with this week’s poster!

Hey! It’s Jaws! And it’s 3D! And it’s not great! And it doesn’t make me want to go to Sea World! But hey, it’s got sharks, so I guess that’s something. Episode 197 - Jaws 3-D sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

A silent drifter is rescued by his brother, and attempts to reestablish his relationships with his son and ex-wife in this stark modern Western that bounces between the American southwest, modern Los Angeles, and Houston. Episode 196 - Paris, Texas sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

OH MY GOD THEY’RE DOING EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY, OUR EPISODE 186! sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

A silent drifter is rescued by his brother, and attempts to reestablish his relationships with his son and ex-wife in this stark modern Western that bounces between the American southwest, modern Los Angeles, and Houston. Episode 196 - Paris, Texas sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

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Guess who made it into @phillymag.com’s Things To Do? Thanks, @classypatrick.bsky.social ! www.phillymag.com/things-to-do...

The fate of the world hinges on a himbo’s affections in Supergirl, perhaps one of the biggest Bechtel test failures of cinematic history. Helen Slater and Faye Dunaway do the best with what they’ve got and Peter O’Toole drinks his way to a paycheck… again.

Supergirl. Not the worst superhero movie we’ve seen, but maybe one of the creepiest, what with all the adults making out with high school girls. Episode 195 - Supergirl sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Well nerts! We done did another episode, this time with the fantastic Mary Jones from the @maryvsmovies.bsky.social podcast! This one has a little bit of everything. Unicorns! Cheese! TV Guide! Heart surgery! Why are you still reading this?!? GO LISTEN.

On the latest ep of Empathy at the Apocalypse (@empathyapocalypse.bsky.social), Josh & I talk with Mary Jones from Mary Versus the Movies (@maryvsmovies.bsky.social)! There’s a surprising amount of cheese 🧀 talk on this ep. Also, a list of weird Smurfs. @tlachtga.bsky.social @joshseybert.bsky.social

The unhinged French VHS box art is amazing. With my limited knowledge of French, I believe “Vacation From Hell” is the French title’s translation.

This episode was a lot of fun! Recommended listening for John Candy or Rip Torn fans. ❤️ This was a memorable VHS cover of my youth.

An overworked air traffic controller just wants to take a long vacation down the shore with his family? What could go wrong? Well, everything, of course. And then for some reason a boat race happens. Episode 194 - Summer Rental sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

“I lost this hand in a fight with Norman Mailer. Don’t worry, he lost something, too.” John Candy joins forces with pirate Rip Torn to take down snob Richard Crenna while his family parties with John Laroquette off-screen. He also owns the least loyal dog in cinema.

as heard on episode 101 of @maryvsmovies.bsky.social !

An overworked air traffic controller just wants to take a long vacation down the shore with his family? What could go wrong? Well, everything, of course. And then for some reason a boat race happens. Episode 194 - Summer Rental sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

Episode 191 – Deathtrap (1982) Sidney is a washed-up playwrite; Myra is his rich and sickly wife; Clifford is his younger lover and protégé. Let’s just say they’re not a happy throuple in this comedy-thriller adapted from the long-running stage play. Starring Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon, and…