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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 HalfHellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser: Bloodline may in fact be the most ambitious horror movie we watched for the podcast or ever. It's time to learn about the puzzle box and how it was…
The Other HalfHellraiser III: Hell on Earth
We're now on to the third movie in the Hellraiser series and things are looking a bit grim. The noticeable dip in quality is now apparent and the makeup…
The Other HalfHellbound: Hellraiser II
It's time to watch till you can't with the Hellraiser series! We watched the first hellraiser this Halloween and loved it, but we also noticed there are a lot…
The Other HalfGeppetto
You can't stop us. This is now a Pinocchio-only podcast! Not really, but after seeing so many high-quality movies we had to get into the muck of Drew Carey's…
The Other HalfBONUS EPISODE: Oscars 2022
's time for us to discuss the Oscar movies of 2022! In this episode we: Rank the Oscar movies by our favorites Make up an Oscar drinking game Predict what will…
The Other HalfDrive My Car
Drive My Car while dealing with one of the worst days of my life. Keep it inside. Don't let anyone know how you're feeling. Be a coward. Oh, the person driving…
The Other HalfThe Power of the Dog
You don't need rope, don't take being vein Don't need no cowhides to ride this horse It's queer and it's shocking and it's cruel sometimes But it might not…
The Other HalfKing Richard
King Richard is all about Venus and Serena Williams's dad, Richard Williams. We apologize, we don't know a dang thing about tennis, but we do have families…
The Other HalfCODA
CODA came absolutely out of nowhere for us. We'd never heard of it before it was nominated. We also never heard the term for which the acronym represents…
The Other HalfBelfast
Belfast is an intensely personal take about growing up amongst massive political unrest from Kenneth Branagh. The Oscars love a personal story so we can see…
The Other HalfDon't Look Up
It's Oscar season and you know what that means? Adam McKay has another that's somehow in the running for best picture! Don't Look Up is about two scientists…
The Other HalfVanilla Sky
Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz go cruising around a rich guy's life and memories in Vanilla Sky. This was meant to be a massively trippy movie back in 2001 when…
The Other HalfJohnny Mnemonic
will send shivers down anyone's spine. Sure not everyone has a cybernetic implant, but there's definitely a pandemic going on. Keanu Reeves stars as a courier…
The Other HalfPinocchio (2019)
Finally, we come to the last Pinocchio movie in the Pinocchio trio. This is the most recent movie starring Roberto Benigni this time as Gepetto instead of…
The Other HalfPinocchio (2002)
We continue on our seemingly ill-fated quest to watch the Pinocchio trio. This time we head over to watch Roberto Benigni pretend to be a child and made of…
The Other HalfThe Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio is one of the many adaptations of the story of Pinocchio, which is also called The Adventures of Pinocchio. This adaptation though…
The Other HalfSoylent Green
What better way to ring in the new year than watching Soylent Green, a movie that takes in 2022. This movie hits a little too close to home for a movie made 40…
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The Other HalfThe Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure is about a cruise ship disaster that happens to take place on New Year's Eve. Imagine the Titanic, but more cynical and with a stacked…
The Other HalfThe Holiday
The Holiday features a pretty stacked cast that'd you'd expect to see in a romantic comedy in 2006, but then there's also Jack Black? It's curious casting for…
The Other HalfNo Sleep 'Til Christmas
What's Christmas without a romantic comedy? Well, how about one with a premise so stupid I guarantee you won't be able to figure it out until you listen to our…
The Other HalfA Christmas Horror Story
A Christmas Horror Story tells the tale of four different stories all set around Christmas Eve in the same town. William Shatner is here for some reason and…
The Other HalfMerry Friggin Christmas
Merry Friggin Christmas because it's the holiday season! In fact, we're feeling a lot like grinches because of this movie that exists. Merry Friggin Christmas…
The Other HalfFinch
Turn off that Ted Lasso, because Finch is now on hit streaming service Apple+! The story is about a man in the post-apocalypse who built a robot for the only…
The Other HalfAlways
Could Always be Steven Spielberg's hidden gem? I don't think anyone I know has seen this movie. Richard Dreyfuss stars as Pete, a hotshot pilot who fights…
The Other HalfJerry Maguire
The best part of the movie was Cuba Gooding Jr. and Regina King's performances, while Tom Cruise and Renee Zellwegger try desperately to hold their own. Of…
The Other HalfTommy (The Who's Musical)
Tommy is THE pinball wizard, that people somehow devote their lives to worshiping. This is probably the first musical we watched based on a band and what…
The Other HalfPulse
Pulse is a Japanese horror film that came out in 2001 and of course, had an American remake in 2006. Maybe it was a good idea to remake this movie because it…
The Other HalfChild's Play
Child's Play is a classic horror movie franchise that somehow bypassed both of us. Well, I guess the reason was is we were afraid of our toys coming to life…
The Other HalfHousebound
Housebound doesn't have anything to do with Southbound. No this is a horror movie about a lady who is confined to her house for being a criminal and there's a…
The Other HalfWho Slew Auntie Roo?
We're starting Spooktacular month with a throwback, Who Slew Auntie Roo? A horrifying spin on Hansel and Gretel, where the witch is just a sad American lady…
The Other HalfLogan's Run
Logan's Run is a classic sci-fi movie where you live in a utopia, but you'd had to die at 30. Is it worth it? Maybe it's better to live outside where people…
The Other HalfWaiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale was pitched to us as a good/bad movie that every mom and auntie saw in the '90s. I'm going to say that's extremely accurate. It's not a…
The Other HalfBlank Check
Blank Check has been on our list since the day this podcast started. There's a reason people kept suggesting it. There's a dark secret in this Disney movie…
The Other HalfF9: The Fast Saga
It's time once again for us to join the family with F9: The Fast Saga. Another entry in the Fast and Furious franchise. Does it finally change Mike's mind?…
The Other HalfMiss March
Miss March is The Whitest Kids You Know's first movie. It was also their last. We take a look at the late Trevor Moore's movie and see if it's worth…
The Other HalfResident Evil: Afterlife
As we move onto Resident Evil: Afterlife, the sheen of the Resident Evil movies is wearing thin. No matter how crazy the last movie ended, they always find a…
The Other HalfResident Evil: Extinction
We're hitting some difficulties as we move into the third movie of the Resident Evil franchise, known as Resident Evil: Extinction. This movie attempts to take…
The Other HalfResident Evil: Apocalypse
We've made it to the second Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil: Apocalypse! Finally, our favorite characters start showing up.... Jill Valentine and…
The Other HalfResident Evil (Watch ’till You Can’t!)
Resident Evil is one of those franchises where they just keep coming. Both in terms of movies and in video games. We're starting off a new series called Watch…
The Other HalfReflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye is drama on a military base. Everyone in this movie is a bad person so you just feel bad for Colonel's wife. Sorry no James bond in…
The Other HalfWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane is one of Bette Davis' and Joan Crawford's most famous movies. It's the story of a former child star abusing her sister while…
The Other HalfM
M is one of the first police procedurals ever made as it follows a child serial killer's effect on an entire city. It somehow gets grimmer. Made in 1931 in…
The Other HalfA Street Car Named Desire
We're starting off The Other Half's Summer Classic Movies with A Street Car Named Desire! A movie that's been on our list almost since we started this podcast…
The Other HalfMermaids
It's the end of ladies month, so it's time to watch 1990's Mermaids, a coming-of-age tale starring Winona Ryder, Cher and Bob Hoskins. Oh you haven't heard of…
The Other HalfMy Best Friend’s Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding is one of Julia Robert's most famous films. After watching the movie, we realize it's because she plays a selfish psychopath trying to…
The Other HalfCoyote Ugly
What better way to celebrate Ladies Month than with the feminist Coyote Ugly! Unless the film isn't actually feminist and they filmed a raunchy sex scene to…
The Other HalfRomy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Our second film in our themed, Ladies Month, is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. A comedy about two 28-year-old women about to go to their high school…
The Other HalfJosie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats was a major bomb at the box office, plus it was for girls so Mike and I skipped it in our youth. We take a trip back to 2001 to see if…
The Other HalfBumblebee
It's the 6th Transformer movie, yet somehow Bumblebee became the best Transformers movie by a mile. This isn't the normal trajectory for movie sequels, but…
The Other HalfShrek Forever After
Shrek is back for his fourth main adventure in Shrek Forever After! We find out if the fourth installment is as bad as some other number forth or if Dreamworks…
The Other HalfA Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard is officially when the Die Hard franchise lost its way completely. Sure most people didn't like Die Hard 4, but it was that bad. This…
The Other HalfJaws the Revenge
Jaws the Revenge is the fourth movie in the Jaws movie franchise. It's absolutely bizzare. There's no logical explanation in the movie for why the shark wants…
The Other HalfCliffhanger
Cliffhanger stars Sylvester Stallone in the iconic early '90s action movie. He also wrote the screenplay! He's still as charming as ever, but does this movie…
The Other HalfBONUS EPISODE: Oscars 2021
It's been an unprecedented Academy Award season this year. In this bonus episode, we go over all the nominees including the best short animated and live-action…
The Other HalfThe Father
The Father is the last Oscar-nominated movie and the only best picture nomination that we never heard of. We gave it a whirl and it's a beautifully haunting…
The Other HalfJudas and the Black Messiah
Another Oscar nominated movie we watched, that's supporting "depressing Oscar movies," is Judas and the Black Messiah. Maybe it's less depressing and…
The Other HalfThe Sound of Metal
Get your double bass pedals and earplugs out because the boys are talking about The Sound of Metal. This movie follows a metal drummer who begins to lose the…
The Other HalfNomadland
We continue trekking through the Oscar best picture nominations with Nomadland. A story about the fragility of human life, what it means to be human, and the…
The Other HalfThe Trial of the Chicago 7
It's Oscar (multi) month y'all! It's time for us to watch all the best picture nominations for the year 2021! We recorded this podcast before the nominations…