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Movies with My Dad
Welcome to the podcast where I, a film critic, take my dad, the most opinionated person I know, to the movies. This is the car ride home.
Episodes
Movies with My DadClayface
Episode 111: Clayface Clayface definitely provided some wildly different impressions for us this week. Neither of us knew much about this classic comic book…
Movies with My DadYou Can See Everything
Episode 110: You Can See Everything You Can See Everything brings Elizabeth Holmes and the story of Theranos back to our collective consciousness, and Nathan…
Movies with My DadVerity
Episode 109: Verity Welcome to a throwback to the erotic murder movies of the ’70s and ’80s. The killer Verity cast includes stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota…
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Verity
Episode 109: VerityWelcome to a throwback to the erotic murder movies of the ’70s and ’80s. The killer Verity cast includes stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota…
Movies with My DadDigger
Episode 108: Digger Digger is the latest Tom Cruise big-budget film, and it’s attempting to be a real intellectual blockbuster comedy. Instead, we get a neat…
Movies with My DadPrimetime
Episode 107: Primetime Get ready for an emotional ride into the disturbing world of pedophilia, TV news exploitation, and humanity’s morality. Primetime…
Movies with My DadCoyote vs. Acme
Episode 106: Coyote vs. Acme Even though we went to the Toronto International Film Festival this week, we still found time to visit our local AMC theater to…
Movies with My DadBuddy
Episode 105: Buddy If you’re a child of the ’90s and Barney the purple dinosaur was a staple in your house, then Buddy, starring a psychotic unicorn, may be…
Movies with My DadThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Episode 104: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The world lost a truly wonderful spirit this week. We do our best to give Dolly Parton a film tribute by…
Movies with My DadIdiots
Episode 103: Idiots When a movie has a title like Idiots, you go in wondering if you should even bother to see it. Writer/director Macon Blair wanted to make a…
Movies with My DadTony
Episode 102: Tony Tony is the superhero origin story for one of the culinary world’s greatest personalities, Anthony Bourdain. Dominic Sessa plays Tony, who…
Movies with My DadThe End of Oak Street
Episode 101: The End of Oak Street Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor take us back to the ’80s, but then they get flung straight into the Jurassic age in this…
Movies with My DadOne Night Only
Episode 100: One Night Only This is our one hundredth episode and we couldn’t be happier. If you ask Google AI about this podcast, it says, “Tina provides…
Movies with My DadSpider-Man: Brand New Day
Episode 99: Spider-Man: Brand New Day We’re back in the world of superheroes, and this time we aren’t talking about the Odyssey. Spider-Man: Brand New Day lets…
Movies with My DadHer Private Hell
Episode 98: Her Private Hell Have you been searching for hours of experimental cinema filled with colorful lights and shadows and not much else? If so…
Movies with My DadThe Odyssey
Episode 97: The Odyssey The Greeks are back, BABY! Director and writer Christopher Nolan takes on the epic retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, and Stratis is all…
Movies with My DadThe Invite
Episode 96: The Invite Getting out of the parking lot this week was a bit rough, even after watching a great Olivia Wilde movie - The Invite. The first third…
Movies with My DadMinions & Monsters
Episode 95: Minions & Monsters How did we celebrate America’s 250th birthday? Fireworks, hot dogs, and a cold beer? NOPE. We saw Minions & Monsters at our…
Movies with My DadSupergirl
Episode 94: Supergirl It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…we can’t agree on what Supergirl is all about. This is Tina’s favorite type of bummer superhero cinema…
Movies with My DadMasters of the Universe
Episode 93: Masters of the Universe By the power of Grayskull we are transported to the mythical planet of Eternia, home of He-Man. Let’s just say that Masters…
Movies with My DadThe Sheep Detectives
Episode 92: The Sheep Detectives If you’re looking for a movie to teach your small children about murder and the horribleness of humanity, then maybe you’ll…
Movies with My DadIs God Is
Episode 91: Is God Is Is God Is is a crazy title for a film, but it fits this most unique twin-sisters revenge epic as they try to deal with a horrible…
Movies with My DadTuner
Episode 90: Tuner Stratis is thrilled that this week’s film doesn’t have any talking sheep or a ridiculous amount of blood and guts. Instead, we’re treated to…
Movies with My DadStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Episode 89: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu If you want to slog through a galaxy far far away, then maybe you’re a good candidate for the latest Star Wars…
Movies with My DadI Love Boosters
Episode 88: I Love Boosters The theme of this week’s movie is Fashion Forward Philanthropy, and if that doesn’t make sense to you then you probably need to go…
Movies with My DadObsession
Episode 87: Obsession This week’s movie, Obsession, creates drama for Stratis right from the start. A co-dependency love story is just too much for him to…
Movies with My DadMortal Kombat II
Episode 86: Mortal Kombat II Kombat is this week’s theme and we get right into it over the need for this movie to even exist. Is Mortal Kombat II actually a…
Movies with My DadThe Devil Wears Prada 2
Episode 85: The Devil Wears Prada 2 It’s not often that a Meryl Streep movie causes us to have so little enthusiasm, but The Devil Wears Prada 2 is that kind…
Movies with My DadOver Your Dead Body
Episode 84: Over Your Dead Body Over Your Dead Body wants to be an enjoyable, quirky, dark comedy about love, relationships, and marriage, but it hits a brick…
Movies with My DadMichael
Episode 83: Michael This week we joined some very passionate Michael Jackson fans at the press screening of Michael, and if you’re one of those true fans of…
Movies with My DadHoppers
Episode 82: Hoppers Pixar's Hoppers takes a stab at environmentalism when they transfer the brain of a young, nature-loving woman into the body of a beaver…
Movies with My DadProject Hail Mary
Episode 81: Project Hail Mary You’d think a NASA-type space movie would be right up Stratis' alley, but Project Hail Mary follows an erratic trajectory…
Movies with My DadK-Pops!
Episode 80: K-Pops! What do you get when you mix a cross-cultural family dynamic with the world of Korean celebrity culture? K-POPS! It’s not obvious why the…
Movies with My DadNirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie
Episode 79: Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie Canadians Matthew Johnson and Jay McCarrol bring us this zany Back to the Future-inspired, friendship…
Movies with My Dad2026 Oscar Predictions
Episode 79: Oscars With My Mom Stratis sits this episode out so Tina can take her mom, Regina, along to make completely uninformed Oscar predictions based…
Movies with My DadPsycho Killer
Episode 77: Psycho Killer If you’re looking for a feel-good rom com date flick you might want to steer clear of Psycho Killer, as if the name wasn’t a good…
Movies with My DadHow to Make a Killing
Episode 76: How to Make a Killing Looking for a happy story about killing off seven relatives to score a $28 billion payout? Then this week’s film, How to Make…
Movies with My DadCrime 101
Episode 75: Crime 101 If you’re a fan of cruising the 101 around Los Angeles in a fast car and lifting millions in diamonds, boy, do we have a film for you!…
Movies with My DadMercy
Episode 74: Mercy Mercy shows us the future of artificial intelligence criminal court, DUN-DUN, where you have ninety minutes to prove you didn’t commit murder…
Movies with My Dad28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Episode 73: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Somehow we returned to the post-apocalyptic zombie horror film world and this time we brought a guest - Kaye…
Movies with My DadPrimate
Episode 72: Primate Ever wonder what it would be like to be trapped in your house with a rabies-infected killer chimpanzee? If you have, Primate is your kind…
Movies with My DadAnaconda
Episode 71: Anaconda Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Amazon rainforest, your favorite killer snake returns in Jack Black and Paul Rudd’s…
Movies with My DadAvatar: Fire and Ash
Episode 70: Avatar: Fire and Ash It’s that time again when we all come together as a nation to watch blue people fight off yet another invasion. It’s James…
Movies with My DadSong Sung Blue
Episode 69: Song Sung Blue This week we took a trip back to Wisconsin in the late ’80s and met up with the locally famous Neil Diamond tribute (or should we…
Movies with My DadWicked: For Good
Episode 68: Wicked: for Good It’s our annual Thanksgiving event and we’re joined by the whole family. Just like last year we saw a Wicked movie - Wicked: For…
Movies with My DadJay Kelly
Episode 67: Jay Kelly George Clooney reminds us why he’s an A-lister in his latest Netflix theatrical release, Jay Kelly. Tina comes clean about “The Dude” and…
Movies with My DadWake Up Dead Man
Episode 66: Wake Up Dead Man Netflix takes its Knives Out franchise to theaters and we get an early look at Wake Up Dead Man, starring Daniel Craig as…
Movies with My DadThe Running Man
Episode 65: The Running Man Today we have yet another revamp of a classic sci-fi film. This time it’s The Running Man with Glen Powell. Stratis starts off with…
Movies with My DadTrain Dreams
Episode 64: Train Dreams On this week’s car ride home we delve into the lumberjack life of early Pacific Northwest settlers with Train Dreams. Right from the…
Movies with My DadSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Episode 63: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere We’re visiting New Jersey on this week’s episode as we dive into Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. We find…
Movies with My DadAfter the Hunt
Episode 62: After the Hunt On this week’s car ride home we go back to college and try to figure out if we like anyone involved in After the Hunt, a Yale…
Movies with My DadTron: Ares
Episode 61: Tron: Ares Get ready for some ’80s-inspired artificial intelligence trying to take over our car ride home as we jump on a lightcycle and talk about…
Movies with My DadDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Episode 60: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale This week Tina and Stratis pick up a hitchhiker, Regina (aka Mom), on our overseas trip to Downton Abbey: The Grand…
Movies with My DadThe Long Walk
Episode 59 - The Long Walk Stephen King joins us on this week's drive home, and somehow we aren't overcome by demons, buckets of blood, or even killer cars…
Movies with My DadNobody 2
Episode 58 - Nobody 2 On this week’s drive home we delve into the violent alternate life of Bob Odenkirk’s character in Nobody 2. Tina should have been primed…
Movies with My DadThe Fantastic Four: First Steps
Episode 57 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps We’re back in the superhero universe, and we try hard to find something we enjoyed in The Fantastic Four: First…
Movies with My DadFreakier Friday
Episode 56 - Freakier Friday This time we travel back to the world of parent-child brain swapping in the long overdue sequel, Freakier Friday. Tina was really…
Movies with My DadWeapons
Episode 55 - Weapons Tina takes Stratis to a horror film yet again, hoping Weapons will change his mind about the genre. We both love the first third of the…
Movies with My DadThe Naked Gun
Episode 54 - The Naked Gun This week it’s a throwback to the ’80s as we hitch a ride with the remake of the screwball classic The Naked Gun. Liam Neeson and…
Movies with My DadSuperman
Episode 53 - Superman It’s a bird, it’s a plane, wait, is it really Superman? We can’t figure out what this reboot is trying to be. Is it a comic book movie or…