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If there is one thing Claira and I are good at, it's crying during a movie. So we each picked our 5 favorite movies that make us cry the hardest and discussed what aspects of the movie cause us to sob uncontrollably.
Some picks are a little more obvious, and some you might be surprised by. But if there's one thing I can safely guarantee, if you've been searching for movies to give you a guaranteed good cry, look no further!
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I am joined by long-time friend of the podcast, Nate Spencer, to discuss the most recent Michael Bay action extravaganza, Ambulance.
Is Ambulance Michael Bay's best movie in years? The short answer- yes. But have we been too harsh on Bay's past filmography? Nate and I dive into what makes Ambulance great and discuss some other Bay's blockbuster films.
In the second half of the podcast, we attempt the impossible, ranking the top 3 action movies of the 21st century. With hundreds of movies to choose from, some of our choices will surprise you (but other choices will definitely not surprise you)
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With the release of Turning Red, we have Pixar movies on the brain. and as promised, Claira returns to the podcast to discuss the 7 best Pixar movies.
Ranking Pixar is simultaneously easy and very difficult. Do you let your nostalgia make the decisions? Do you try to be as objective as possible? Do you pick the ones that make you cry the most? Turns out, it's a combination of all of those things!
If there's one thing we can guarantee, Cars 2 will not be on either of our Top 7s, so we are sorry in advance to any of the Cars 2 fans out there!
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I am joined once again by the always brilliant Claira Curtis to discuss Pixar's latest film, Turning Red, a film that's had quite the interesting response from parents and critics alike.
Full disclosure, we love Turning Red and discuss why it works as one of Pixar's better coming of age films. Don't worry, we also attempt attempt to explore the insanity behind some of the ridiculous outrage.
And since Turning Red is a coming of age story, Claira and I also discuss our 5 favorite coming of age films. An absolutely stacked subgenre which made it even more difficult to choose just 5 movies.
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We are back!
After a brief break, we are back in full swing discussing the latest indie flick, The Batman. A smaller movie that maybe some of you didn't get to catch. Well, not to worry, we discussed our non spoiler and spoiler thoughts.
Joined once again by Nate Spencer, we also spent the second half of the podcast ranking the top 5 Batman movies. Is it possible that Batman and Robin made the cut? Probably not. But I guess you'll have to listen to find out!
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2021 was a great movie year but it was an especially great movie year for animated films! From Disney to Pixar to Sony to another Boss Baby film, there were just so much great animated movies to consume.
In this episode we focused on 3 animated films:
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Encanto
Luca
Also in this episode- our most anticipated 2022 animated films!
Horror in January?!? To celebrate the release of Scream (2022) or 5cream as it has been hilariously been called on the internet, we are going back to where it all started.
We discussed...
Matthew Lillard- better in Scream or Scooby-Doo?
Who would die first when being chased by Ghostface?
Ghostface or Freddy- the more iconic Wes Craven?
Nightmare On Elm Street....also a great rap song?
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Continuing the retrospective on 2021, I am joined with long time friend and veteran guest of the podcast, Nate Spencer, to discuss some of the movies that disappointed us in 2021 but also some of the movies that surprised in 2021!
The Matrix, No Way Home, Halloween Kills, Last Night in Soho....were these movies surprises or disappointments?
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Happy New Year to all!
2021 was a wild year and strangely, a fantastic year for movies and a great bounce back from a quiet 2020. So I enlisted my good friend Claira to break down and complete the impossible task of listing the 5 movies that we loved the most.
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Is A Christmas Story slight overrated? Possibly. But we here at the HoC podcast still absolutely adore it.
We discussed:
- the best quotes from the movie
- swear words- Oh FUUUDGE
- Team Real Christmas Tree or Team Fake Christmas Tree
- Christmas Bullies
- ranking child actor performances in Christmas movies
and so much more!!
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
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