This week we spoil the hell outta FIGHT CLUB with guest actress LAUREN LARSON! We play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with David Fincher/Brad Pitt pairings, Lauren is gifted a stuffed tiger, and we resurrect the classic HOF game 'Pitt or Pinchot' on today's show!
134: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Today's show travels west to watch THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES with guest STEPHEN HARRISON! We discuss 'Unforgiven' connections, Chris isn't a member of the KKK, and we wonder where Josey keeps getting the chewing tobacco on this week's episode!
133: Mulholland Drive (2001)
This week we wake up to find ourselves watching MULHOLLAND DRIVE with writer SARAH DENTON! We 'Trash/Star/Destroy' films named after LA streets, Sarah makes a formal apology to Naomi Watts, and we suss out what the hell happens in Club Silencio on this week's show!
132: Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
In anticipation of the Netflix show, we watched WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER with guest MATT SEMLER! We 'Trash/Star/Destroy' David Wain comedies, have a hard time deciding on 'Worst Scene', and decide to end the episode with podcast regrets!
131: Room 237 (2012)
It's Part Two of our Double Feature with AUSTIN TRIZINSKY and the documentary ROOM 237! We explore the conspiracy theories behind the making of Kubrick's 'The Shining', Chris did his homework on the moon landing, and we theorize conspiracies about popular films!
Remember to check out last week's episode on THE SHINING and cruise over to Austin's instagram account @austintriz!
130: The Shining (1980)
We're kicking off a Double Feature with writer and friend of the show AUSTIN TRIZINSKY and Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING! We 'Trash/Star/Destroy' Stephen King adaptations, find the 'First Impressions' playbacks extra creepy, and get lost in a hedge maze on this week's show! Tune in next week for Part Two of the Double Feature when we watch the documentary ROOM 237!
Follow Austin on instagram @austintriz!
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
129: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
This week we celebrate our independence with LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD with writer JOE RECHTMAN! We spitball new Die Hard movies and titles, find out that you can't beat a Gruber as a villain, and Roland Emmerich comes around on today's show!
128: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
This week our invitations to Hogwarts arrive as we watch HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE with musician and actress KATE PARKIN! We sort into houses, talk Chris Columbus movies, and try to keep High On Film from becoming a book podcast on this week's show!
Check out Kate's Harry Potter videos and more under weasleysweaters on YouTube, visit her site www.kate-parkin.com, and give her a follow @KatherineParkin on twitter and instagram!
127: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Our good friend and bad movie connoisseur DAVE BEIRNE returns to the show to watch the Michael Bay masterpiece TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION! Brad loves Bad Boys, we discuss the rising death count of blockbusters, and Transformium is the new Unobtainium on this week's show!
126: O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
We head south this week to watch O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? with writer BRENDEN GALLAGHER! Of course we go back through our favorite Coen Brothers films, throw around some adages new and old, and Brenden attempts one of the most challenging 'First Impressions' lines we've had!
Follow Brenden on twitter @muddycreekU!
125: 8 Mile (2002)
Because it's Episode 125 and we have a thing where Brad picks every 25th and 75th episode, Brad picked the movie! We watched 8 MILE with actor BRANDON BLACK! We discuss Oscar controversies through the years, turn 'First Impressions' into a rap battle, and have an unanimous Best Scene all on this week's show!
Look for Brandon on your televisions repping Applebee's Endless Fries and check him out on twitter @brandon_f_black and look for 'Coyote' soon (trailer here)!
124: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
We're still in the dystopian future this week with guests REGINA CONNOLLY, BOB SHIELDS, and TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY! We talk sequels that have surpassed their originals, love on those Cameron special effects, and get to the real heart of the film on this week's show!
123: Demolition Man (1993)
From Sin City to San Angeles, producer DOMINIC AMENEYRO returns with DEMOLITION MAN to raze this show to the ground! We warm up our voices for bass heavy Stallone impressions, debate the best movie about a frozen guy who thaws out in the future, and discover a new euphemism for intercourse on this week's show!
Check out Dominic's electro-pop hiphop collaboration with (Z) over on www.thedreamsofz.squarespace.com and keep an eye out for their LA shows!
122: Big (1988)
We're sticking to the 1980s this week with comedian JEN MURRAY and BIG! We give Tom Hanks' career a once-over, Chris accidentally evokes the wrong celebrity in 'First Impressions', and we discuss just what makes that piano scene so great! FAO Schwarz may be shutting their doors, but it'll be forever stuck on celluloid here!
Los Angelenos can see Jen at iOWest on May 30th with her new show 'Source Material' and can buy tickets here! Everyone else can follow her on twitter @jenniferwithaph and over on www.jenmurraycomedy.com!
121: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Today we're jamming out to BEVERLY HILLS COP with return guest GENE MILLER! We get into the Eddie Murphy comedies of the 80s, talk Los Angeles and Beverly Hills flicks, and Brad spoils the gag at the end of BHC2!
120: Heavenly Creatures (1994)
We're dipping back into Peter Jackson's career to watch HEAVENLY CREATURES with actor NICK CRANDALL! We define the pillars of Kate Winslet's filmography, discuss some true crime drama, and build some beautiful tension on this week's show!
Find Nick at www.nickcrandall.com and watch him on 'THE LAB' from Edraid Productions on You-Tube and facebook!
119: The Cable Guy (1996)
This week we're watching the under-appreciated dark comedy THE CABLE GUY with guest JOSH GREEN! We 'Trash/Star/Destroy' movies with Jim Carrey fight scenes, imagine how this movie would play out with Chris Farley or Ben Stiller in the title role, and find the perfect run-time for a comedy!
Follow Josh on twitter @aimfortheflatop!
118: Pineapple Express (2008)
It's April 20th and we're celebrating the high holiday with PINEAPPLE EXPRESS and guest BRET BOZEMAN! We play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with stoner films, Bret and Brad try to keep their ink and pens straight, and we learn that villains like to have fun too all on today's show!
117: Titanic (1997)
This week we remember the Unsinkable Ship by watching James Cameron's sweeping epic TITANIC with actress KATIE PAGE and artist SARAH NEWBY! We discuss the romance that only a wardrobe door could come between, lament the present day scenes, and skyrocket Leo to the cover of Teen Beat on today's show!
If you're in the LA area, go check out Sarah's work at the One Night Stand Art Show on May 16th and find more information at onenightstand-la.com and www.countingonnostalgia.com! Find more about Katie at www.katiepageface.com and look for her short 'Spin Cycle' coming soon!
116: The Sandlot (1993)
It's Opening Day for baseball season and we're watching THE SANDLOT with comedian TIM WOLCOTT! We play 'International Pandering' with this American sport, find out 'Field of Dreams' is based on a book, and give Squints the MVP all on this week's show!
Look for Tim on facebook and at timwolcottcomedy.com and follow him on twitter @timwolcott! And remember to check out Brad's baseball blog 'I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates' here!