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The Other Half
Join Ethan Hawkes and Mike Trujillo as they watch two halves of the same movie and try to piece it all together. Sometimes we learn about filmmaking, but most of the time we learn about ourselves. Have a suggestion for a movie? Email us at email@theotherhalfpodcast.com.
Episodes
The Other HalfThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is apparently Nic Cage! So let's dedicate a whole month to him with "In the Nic of Time" where we'll be going…
The Other HalfThe Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World follows Julie, who is having a quarterish life crisis. She hasn't found what she wants out of her life! Maybe it will take some…
The Other HalfMy Date With The President's Daughter
My Date With The President's Daughter is the movie that Disney wants to forget. Maybe because nowadays the president isn't just some goofy guy that people…
The Other HalfThe Fugitive
We're watching The Fugitive for the podcast, but you don't care. This blockbuster hit movie starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones is a classic in American…
The Other HalfUnderworld: Blood Wars
We made it to the final Underworld movie, Underworld: Blood Wars. What will Selene do when she STILL can't find her lover Micheal AND Eve? Sadly she still has…
The Other HalfUnderworld: Awakening
Underworld: Awakening just awakened these boys to all the possibilities of the Underworld franchise! What if instead of Micheal there was a new hot guy? What…
The Other HalfUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans fills us in on all the important little details that were set up in the first Underworld movie. It suffers ALL of the issues…
The Other HalfUnderworld: Evolution
The boys continue the Underworld franchise with Underworld: Evolution. In this sequel, we get to learn what became of Micheal and Selene who need to tell the…
The Other HalfUnderworld
It's time for another Watch Till You Can't with the Underworld franchise. There were so many of these movies. Five in total. Will the boys make it to the end…
The Other HalfHow High
What better film to watch on our 420th episode than How High?? Okay maybe there are quite a few better stoner comedies, but it's time to watch a movie Ethan…
The Other HalfThe Snowman
Mr. police I gave you all the clues! The Snowman is a movie set in Norway about Micheal Fassbender having one of the most bully-able names in human history…
The Other HalfDarby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a documentary made by Walt Disney all the way back in 1959. It stars a host of Irish folks living it up. But Darby O'Gill…
The Other HalfJeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is the number one rated movie presented by the British magazine Sight and Sound that's conducted once a…
The Other HalfBonus: Oscar 2023 Talk
After watching all of the movies nominated for best pictures, Mike and Ethan sit down to talk about them and rank the list! They also talk about the…
The Other HalfWomen Talking
What better way to honor a movie about Women Talking than having two men talk about it? The boys give it their best shot discussing a movie about the choices…
The Other HalfTár
Tár is so good we talked about it for over an hour and a half and didn't once mention it was directed by Todd Field who has only directed three movies before…
The Other HalfAvatar: The Way of Water
Finally, we're watching the most expensive movie of all time, Avatar: The Way of Water not for fun, but for the Oscars! Were we both a little skeptical about…
The Other HalfTriangle of Sadness
If you make fun of rich people and how out of touch with reality they are, like Triangle of Sadness, you're going to be nominated for an Oscar. This black…
The Other HalfAll Quiet On The Western Front
If a remake of All Quiet on the Western Front comes out, a movie most people read in high school, you know it's going to be nominated for an Oscar. This german…
The Other HalfThe Fabelmans
It's Oscar season folks where all we do is watch Oscar movies until the big day and we're starting off with a bang, The Fabelmans! This is a movie directed by…
The Other HalfSt. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire is about a group of friends navigating adulthood after college. It's a shame all of the men are trash people. Joel Schumacher directs a box…
The Other HalfAmbulance
Michael Bay is getting back to his bad-boy roots with Ambulance. No wildly-looking transformers here. It's about driving around L.A. with two criminals who…
The Other HalfUnder The Tuscan Sun
It's pretty cold this time of year, wouldn't you like the be Under The Tuscan Sun? Well, Diane Lane is in Italy to recover from a devastating divorce. This…
The Other HalfArthur 2: On The Rocks
Happy New Year it's time to watch a sequel to a movie we've never seen Arthur 2: On The Rocks! It's 1988 and playboy millionaires are in. Aren't they so cute?…
The Other HalfViolent Night
Violent Night is the first action movie that no one can argue if it's a Christmas movie or not! Starring David Harbour as the real Santa, John Leguizamo and…
The Other HalfA Christmas Story Christmas
A Christmas Story Christmas is not actually the first sequel to A Christmas Story, but it is the first sequel to get a majority of the original cast together…
The Other HalfMenorah in the Middle
In a land full of boring cliche Christmas movies, Menorah in the Middle decides to be different by being a boring cliche Hanukkah movie. This movie is one of…
The Other HalfOne Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas is actually the darkest Christmas tale yet. If you haven't heard of this movie you have to listen to believe it. Imagine a sinister It's a…
The Other HalfHachi: A Dog's Tale
Hachi: A Dog's Tale never was released in American theaters, but was instead relegated to the Hallmark channel because of how sad the movie is. Richard Gere…
The Other HalfDisney's Pinocchio 2022
As Pinocchio experts AND because it's the season of Hanksgiving, we had to check out Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio made just for Disney Plus! This…
The Other HalfThe 400 Blows
It's our 400th episode so let's watch a famous depressing movie with the same number in it, The 400 Blows! François Truffaut was hugely influential in the 50s…
The Other HalfStrictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom is one of Baz Lurhmann's first movies and it's maybe his most tame one yet. That being said it still feels like everyone in this movie is a…
The Other HalfElvira: Mistress of the Dark
Sure Halloween is over, but I'm pretty sure Elvira allows Halloween all year long! In this episode we watch Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, basically PeeWee's…
The Other HalfCam
We close out 2022's Halloween Spooktacular with Cam! A horror movie about sex work and performance online. What if you built up a massive following on Twitter…
The Other HalfHulu's Hellraiser
You think you're out of hell, but Hulu's Hellraiser dragged us back. As we're now expert Hellraiser watchers after suffering through 10 movies, 9 of which you…
The Other HalfChild's Play 2
Chucky is back! Child's Play 2 is here and the boys are excited to watch the sequel to last year's surprise hit horror podcast episode, Child's Play. Not only…
The Other HalfThe Head Hunter
The Head Hunter starts off our Halloween Spooktacular! A quiet minimalist horror movie epic fantasy that is absolutely dripping in atmosphere. The reason it's…
The Other HalfHackers
Nothing is more pure '90s than Hackers. Maybe the way the tech is used isn't accurate, but somehow Hackers nailed the culture of how nerds see themselves…
The Other HalfZero Hour!
Zero Hour! is the inspiration for the hit comedy movie Airplane! Zero Hour! was a weird choice to parody, because it basically vanished from the public…
The Other HalfGladiator (1992)
This is the original Gladiator movie! Step off Russell Crow. See if we give this boxing movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr. a big thumbs up or a big thumbs down…
The Other HalfA Writer's Odyssey
A Writer's Odyssey is another test for Mike to see if he actually likes fantasy movies. This movie is from China and follows the path of a man who has been…
The Other HalfTop Gun: Maverick
In this sequel month episode, we check out another reboot from the '80s, Top Gun: Maverick! This is the last episode so we hope Tom Cruise isn't a little…
The Other HalfAlien³
In this sequel month episode, it's time to take on David Fincher's first movie, Alien³! This is the controversial Alien movie that some people love while…
The Other HalfThe Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
In this sequel month, it's time to tackle The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. The Lion King is one of the most beloved Disney movies of all time, but does the…
The Other HalfGhostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the first true sequel we've had to the Ghostbusters franchise in a while. This time, kids are the focus instead of dry and sarcastic…
The Other HalfMen in Black: International
Men in Black: International is a reboot sequel to the famous movie, Men in Black and it's the perfect way to kick off our Sequel Month! This time we got Chris…
The Other HalfSlap Shot
Slap Shot is a cult comedy movie about hockey directed by George Roy Hill (The Sting) and stars Paul Newman. The jokes from a movie made in the 1970s have aged…
The Other HalfFalling Down
Falling Down walked so Joker could run. This is the original white guy who gets upset at society movie. One day Micheal Douglas just snaps and goes on a…
The Other HalfBONUS: Rewind and Reconsider Presents The Princess and the Frog
While Ethan recovers from the latest sickness sweeping the nation, we're posting a recording of a podcast we did with our good friends Mia and Harrison. Mike…
The Other HalfAir Force One
Air Force One depicts Harrison Ford as one of the only competent modern-day presidents! In fact, he's so competent he negotiates with terrorists and still…
The Other Half17 Again
17 Again is Zac Efron's big new movie from 10 years ago! This is when he wanted to be taken seriously as a serious actor and honestly, he kinda nails it. This…
The Other HalfLadyhawke
The poster of LadyHawke may be more memorable than this box office bomb. Although Mike has a pretty big confession to make in this podcast. Check out…
The Other HalfBig Business
Big Business seemed like an unassuming movie from the poster, but it actually turned out to be the biggest test of the concept of this podcast. What if there…
The Other HalfPinocchio: A True Story
Pinhead was upset we didn't have an opinion on the meme Pinocchio movie, so we had to watch Pinocchio: A True Story to be released from the cenobite's grasp…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Judgement
Hellraiser: Judgement follows up on one of the worst movies we've seen for this podcast, Hellraiser: Revelations. It's the same writer from Revelations, but…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Revelations
Hellraiser: Revelations is not only one of the worst movies we've seen in the Hellraiser franchise but one of the worst movies we've ever seen for this…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Hellworld
Hellraiser: Hellworld is the movie we've been waiting for. It's the one where Hellraiser finally goes online. Unfortunately, old Pinhead wasn't surfing the web…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Deader
Hellraiser: Deader, could this series get any better? We're at number 7 of the Hellraiser series and the boys are barely holding on by a thread. This can't get…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Hellseeker
Hellraiser: Hellseeker may be one of the goofiest names in the entire series... until the next movie. This movie finally brings back Kirsty, our favorite…
The Other HalfHellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser: Inferno brings Hellraiser back to its roots, by keeping Pinhead as a little treat instead of the main course. Instead, they feed you a budget…