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Dec. 1, 2024

EPISODE 71: THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Mom and I sat down with a White Russian and watched The Big Lebowski. We ate nachos as part of a bowling alley bar menu and talked The Coen Brothers and trivia.

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Nov. 17, 2024

EPISODE 70: NOSFERATU

Mom and I conclude our Public Domain horror scare-tacular with 1922's Nosferatu. We had a lovely carving roast dinner and talked trivia, the Dracula litigation and the life and death of F.W. Murnau. The copy we watched was ve...

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Nov. 2, 2024

EPISODE 69: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

Mom and I had a little party to watch House On Haunted Hill. We had hors d'oeuvres and a cocktail and talked William Castle, the Ennis House and trivia.

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Oct. 19, 2024

EPISODE 68: CARNIVAL OF SOULS

In this episode, Mom and I sit down and watch obscure cult classic Carnival of Souls. We talked the director, trivia, money and the Drake of it all. We had sandwiches from Panera as our themed meal.

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Oct. 5, 2024

EPISODE 67: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Mom and I are starting off our Spooky Season early. This year we are going to watch Public Domain horror movies. We kicked things off with the classic, Night of The Living Dead. We talked Romero, trivia, The Jackson 5 and P D...

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Sept. 21, 2024

EPISODE 66: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

Mom wanted to do a cult classic from the year she graduated high school, in honor of her 50th reunion. And oh boy, I found a doozy for her. We watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We had a theme meal of smoked sausage and egg...

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Sept. 7, 2024

EPISODE 65: BATMAN 1989

Mom and I sat down for a midnight movie and watched Batman (1989). Michael Keaton is my personal favorite Batman. We had a lovely omelette breakfast and talked trivia and local events.

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Aug. 24, 2024

EPISODE 64: GHOSTBUSTERS

Mom and I suited up and watched Ghostbusters. We had a lovely Stir-fry theme meal and talked Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray and trivia.

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Aug. 10, 2024

EPISODE 63: VAMPYR

Mom and I sat down and watched a film, like Mom has never seen before: foreign and nearly silent. We watched 1932's Vampyr. The Criterion cut we watched was comprised of bits and pieces from the German and French releases. Th...

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July 27, 2024

EPISODE 62: TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY

Mom and I sat down and watched Terminator 2: Judgement Day. We had a Mexican themed meal and talked trivia. We even mentioned Bowling Green State University, but we neglected to mention that Robert Patrick, the T-1000, went t...

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July 13, 2024

EPISODE 61: ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE

Mom and I sat down and watched one of her favorites, Ace Ventura Pet Detective. We had a yummy stadium food themed meal of hot dogs and tater tots. We talked trivia, what the director was up to, the presidential debate, women...

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June 29, 2024

EPISODE 60: MAD MAX FURY ROAD

Mom and I sat down and watched Mad Max Fury Road. We had large, beautiful salads as our theme meal, in reference to the lush greenery at the Citadel. We talked George Miller and trivia then slipped into how the present is its...

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June 15, 2024

EPISODE 59: SESSION 9

Mom and I sat down with a beautiful Thai lunch and watched Session 9. We talked trivia and about the director, then gave our tips for hair care and our thoughts on corporate greed. Good times. Regardless, find this movie. It'...

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June 1, 2024

EPISODE 58: BUBBA HO-TEP

Mom and I sat down and watched a requested Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis. JFK. A Mummy. What more is there to say? We had a rest home themed meal of Salisbury Steak and mashed potatoes, steamed veg and rolls. We talked Don Coscarelli a...

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May 18, 2024

EPISODE 57: THE TERMINATOR

Mom and I sat down and watched The Terminator. We had a lovely diner theme meal and talked trivia and James Cameron. We get a little political at the end, and Alexis gets a little over animated. You've been warned.

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May 4, 2024

EPISODE 56: MAJOR LEAGUE

Mom and I sat down just before St Patrick's Day to celebrate the true start of spring-Spring Training, by watching Major League. We talk baseball, name changes and trivia while enjoying a sweet ballpark menu of hot dogs, hot ...

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March 16, 2024

EPISODE 55: ALIEN

To honor a recently deceased family member, Mom and I watched a movie that would have surely been one of his favorites, 1979's Alien. We had a protein paste type meal of Red Beans and Rice with cornbread as our theme meal and...

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March 2, 2024

EPISODE 54: THEY LIVE

Mom and I sat down and watched John Carpenter's They Live. We talked a little trivia before getting to the nitty gritty and talking politics and homelessness. This movie was made in the 80's but even now, 35 years later, the ...

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Feb. 17, 2024

EPISODE 53: THE THING

The Arctic frost has left Ohio, so Mom and I sat down and watched John Carpenter's The Thing. Since there's no real food in this movie, we had camp dinners. We talked trivia and the history of Arctic research.

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Jan. 27, 2024

EPISODE 52: MEN AT WORK

Mom and I sat down on a cold, windy day to watch Men at Work, a Justin favorite. We had a theme meal of hamburgers and french fries and we talked the little bit of trivia we could find.

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Jan. 13, 2024

EPISODE 51: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Mom and I sat down to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol before Christmas to go along with our watching of Scrooged. This movie was better. Who doesn't love a muppet?? We had a wonderful turkey dinner as our theme meal. We hope...

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Dec. 16, 2023

EPISODE 50: SCROOGED

Mom and I kick off the holiday season by watching Scrooged. We had a lovely stir fry meal and talked about Bill Murray til we were blue in the face. We talked about Mom cutting the cable cord (finaly!!) and my cat Jelly Bean ...

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Dec. 2, 2023

EPISODE 49: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

To celebrate our 50th movie, Mom and I sat down and watched Plan 9 From Outer Space. We did this, so you don't have to. It's rough y'all. We ate breakfast and talked trivia, drag queens, Florida and more. Laugh along as Mom c...

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Nov. 18, 2023

EPISODE 48: ARMY OF DARKNESS

To round out our Sequel Spooktacular, Mom and I sat down and watched Army of Darkness, the third entry in the Evil Dead series. We had a lovely Flesh and Bone stew and chatted trivia, Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. Thank you f...

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