Ep 13: Coming to America (Sam’s Pick)

Sam picks Batman Begins because they've been out of practice for a while and both Sam and Taylor felt like watching it. It's not particularly important to him, but it's a fun time and a really good ep of This Is Important To Me.

After a brief hiatus Sam and Taylor are back this week with Taylor's pick - Get Out!

Sam gets Taylor to reluctantly watch the action revenge thriller John Wick starring Keanu Reeves. He’s a hitman in retirement, but the Russian mob killed his dog, and I’M THINKING HE’S BACK.

Taylor makes Sam watch A Star Is Born because despite having no interest in this movie, he still saw Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018 which was MUCH worse. 

Sam shows Taylor the David Mamet play turned movie starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, and Alec Baldwin. It’s loaded with men and it’s a real man’s man movie with some of the best movie dialogue.

In this episode, Taylor picks a movie neither of them have seen -- Thelma and Louise -- because she feels like a bad feminist for not watching it sooner. 

Sam shows Taylor the Eddie Murphy/Arsenio Hall classic Coming To America. It’s a feel good, fun, escapist comedy that showcases Eddie Murphy’s comedic greatness and versatility.

Taylor shows Sam one of the only movies that makes magicians look cool - The Prestige!

Sam shows Taylor the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Rear Window starring Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. It’s a perfect quarantine watch because it’s about isolation, boredom, being stuck, and obsession. It’s also one of Hitchcock’s best.

This week Taylor makes Sam watch the classic coming-of-age story 13 Going On 30. Is it a good movie or was Taylor just an eleven year old girl when she saw it? We're about to find out.