Episode 24 - Man Of The Year

The Contrarians' Political Train comes to its last stop! What would happen if Robin Williams won a presidential election? Ladies and gents, what WOULDN'T happen? Alex and Julio dissect Barry Levinson's incisive genre-bending comedy/thriller that asked too much of American audiences and critics. 21% on Rotten Tomatoes??? This is why Trump is a frontrunner these days!

Also, marvel at a rejuvenated Jeff Goldblum, be in awe of Laura Linney as she gives Jason Bourne a run for his money, and be gobsmacked by the experience of seeing Christopher Walken play Christopher Walken!

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Episode 23 - Dave

If you ever thought being president of the most powerful country in the world was hard, that was probably because you hadn't seen what it was like when Kevin Kline took over the White House. Alex and Julio are back from their holiday vacation for part three of their political saga, this time tackling Ivan Reitman's horrifyingly simplistic attempt at putting "the common man" in charge of all our destinies. Like the bastard mirror-universe twin of a Frank Capra movie, DAVE mocks the president, the presidency and, worst of all, it disrespects Sigourney Weaver.

Oh, and it also features the worst kept secret-cameo ever.

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Episode 22.5 - Bonus! Colombus Day!

Christmas and Chris Colombus are like peanut butter and jelly. Two peas in a holiday pod. They even start with the same five letters. Join Alex and Julio as they revisit five key moments in Colombus' career including a controversial Rotten Tomatoes five-percenter! A bonus episode you can listen to while you unwrap presents and decide which to re-gift!

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Episode 22 - Black Sheep

Chris Farley and David Spade... The DeNiro/Crystal of the 90s. Precursors to Sandler/James. Heirs to Laurel/Hardy. At the height of their popularity, they decided to take on politics in an attempt to show GenXers everywhere that it was cool to get involved in the fate of your country and vote in an election. Join Alex and Julio on the second stop of their political multi-part arc, as they defend the much misunderstood comedy masterpiece, BLACK SHEEP!

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Episode 21.5 - Bonus! A Zombie Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is all about family. You know what else is all about family? Rob Zombie's movies. Join Alex, Julio and special guest Cory "The Movie Monk" Ahre as they explore Zombie's filmography and how it highlights the blood ties that bind us with those that hurt us the most. Clearly something critics completely missed, hence the movies' atrocious Rotten Tomatoes scores.

(Yes, there is an annoying hum behind Alex's voice - fear not! it goes away 20 minutes in. Blame the Turkey Goblins)

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Episode 21 - The American President

What happens when the most powerful man in the world starts feeling, ahem, lonely? Welcome to a world where everything the Republican party feared has come true. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT gives us an America ruled by a president who's interested in gun legislation, protecting the environment and, most importantly, getting laid. Join Alex and Julio as they vow to impeach Michael Douglas' reprehensible Sorkinesque protagonist, as well as his staff of enablers! Also: Richard Dreyfuss' triumphant return to the podcast!

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Episode 20.5 - Bonus! Anniversary Thoughts

Join Alex and Julio in a rare self-indulgent bonus episode: This podcast is one-year old and it's time to reflect on that for a minute (or twenty). What are our favorite episodes? What's the deal with the Fantastic Four lovefest being our most popular outing so far? And what happens when a friend marathons our entire output over a weekend? Also: the future!

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Episode 20 - Scream 4 (Scre4m)

Our big anniversary episode features our second gray area installment, our first guest on the show and our longest movie-dissection so far. Is Scre4m a meta masterpiece or is it a failed desperate attempt at being cool from a franchise whose best days are way behind it? Alex and Julio welcome Scream Expert, Eddie Strait, to the show! Listen to them discuss the good, the bad, and the ridiculous as it pertains to the fourth installment of Wes Craven's and Kevin Williamson's controversial (at least as far as the Tomatometer is concerned) series.

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Episode 19 - Smokin' Aces

A violent, primal cry against bureaucracy and the perils of adulthood, SMOKIN' ACES featured pulse-pounding action and a cast of will-be all-stars directed by a talented director on the rise. And somehow, it's second only to THE BOONDOCK SAINTS when it comes to people truly hating a movie that doesn't star Adam Sandler. Why? What happened? Michael, what happened??? Join Alex and Julio as they try to figure out what's wrong with you if you don't like this movie.

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Episode 18 - Three Kings

Why does David O'Russell hate America? What did our troops ever do to him? And why does he think war is so damn funny? Listen as Alex and Julio can barely contain their outrage while the clownish, incompetent and morally bankrupt team of George Clooney (Batman and Robin), Mark Whalberg (Fear), Ice Cube (Are we there yet) and Spike Jonze (Jackass) make a mockery out of American soldiers and the Iraq war in this surprisingly celebrated movie from the director who would eventually give us "Fat Bald Christian Bale" as his masterpiece. 

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