Armageddon

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Come celebrate the destruction of humanity with us on the ol’ leather couch as we “drill” into this big “asteroid” of a movie and drop the “nuclear bomb” of our “opinions” into it. Or something. Just watch the episode. In Seen It, Matt recounts some early attempts to be hip via Ed Wood, and the […]

The Wicker Man

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Things get eerie on the ol leather couch as we witness the folk horror masterpiece The Wicker Man. In Seen It, Matt recounts some early childhood trauma involving animated rabbits and Craig tells the story of a face to face meeting with a Mugwump.

My Son My Son What Have Ye Done?

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What happens when Werner Herzog and David Lynch make a movie together?  Come and have a seat with us on the ol leather couch and find out as we watch My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done. In Seen It, we examine another redeemable A-hole, the genius of Steve Martin and Matt and Craig […]

My Own Private Idaho

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Craig and Matt enter the seamy world of male hustlers in the pacific northwest in Gus Van Sant’s 1991 film My Own Private Idaho.  Sandwiches! In Seen It, we take another trip into Matt’s private dvd collection. where we find a bunch of Gilliam, a film noir classic and The Marx Brothers.

Lincoln Is Shot in the End

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LINCOLN IS SHOT IN THE END or I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THERE WILL BE MORE BLOOD by Craig Johnson Here on “Welcome to the Basement” we make a habit of talking about the endings of movies.  The reasons are complicated but it mostly comes down to the nature of the show being “Two […]

Bedazzled

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Matt and Craig make a devil’s bargain by watching the 1967 classic ‘Bedazzled’. Selling your soul was never so much fun! And in Seen It, we discuss Ghost Riders, Station Agents, more redeemable A-holes and another movie on Matt’s hate list.

Swing Time

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Craig and Matt drop the tough guy act, as they dance their hearts out to the 1936 musical Swing Time. In Seen It, we discuss the Coen Brothers, the cyclical buddhism of Groundhog Day and “Redeemable A-holes” in movies.