385: Take The Lead

Combine some innovative (for the time) special effects with a plot that makes you go "...why", cause we're talking about FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR! We discuss 80s children's content,  kids driving cars, and a plot that both is and isn't TOO scary.    This episode is brought to you by CUDDLY. CUDDLY is a fundraising platform that supports animal welfare organizations all over the world. For every $20 donated through a one-time donation, CUDDLY will gift a soft and snuggly blanket to a rescue animal in need. Head to www.cuddly.com/LOVE today to make a donation and help make a difference!   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Stare at a glory hole (please don't) and get blasted across the room by urinal water (no) cause we're talking about THE SWEETEST THING! We discuss gross-out jokes that go one step too far, Jason Bateman just before he made it big (...again?), and a song and dance sequence that leaves us saying, "...Meh".   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Write an entire screenplay based on an idea you tossed off to Steven Spielberg and now feel like you can't back down on cause we're talking about BEE MOVIE! We discuss the world's most confusing tone, a film that is truly for no one, and discuss Kat's personal pantheon of favourite movies.   This episode is brought to you by Farmacy. Feed your skin with formulations of farm-fresh ingredients with clinically proven results. Their products hydrate, cleanse and nourish your skin. Drench your skin in Honey Hydration. Visit www.farmacybeauty.com and use code LOVE for 20% off your order.    Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Head down to the SkyDome in Toronto and hide all evidence of your grisly crimes cause we're talking about Shyalaman's TRAP! We discuss a third act that doesn't work, a PITCH perfect performance by Josh Hartnett, and a shirtless scene that nearly saves the movie.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Get a deck of cards and the thickest Russian accent of all time cause we’re talking about ROUNDERS! We discuss a stacked cast, lead casting that doesn’t work, and SERIOUSLY John Malkovich’s accent.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Grab a big ass sword and a wildly incongruous soundtrack cause we’re talking about LADYHAWKE! We discuss not very good accents, super romantic Rutger Hauer, and Kat proposes some alt titles.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Grab a rogue’s gallery of British actors and the best effects of 1981 cause we’re talking about TIME BANDITS! We talk about Sean Connery’s epic charm, Terry Gilliam’s excellent imagination, and an ending that makes you ask, “Why?”   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Put on your best leather overalls and head to a spot suit riot, cause we’re talking about Walter Hill’s STREETS OF FIRE! We discuss how much Amy Madigan rules, how much Tom Cody doesn’t work, and construct an epic Jim Steinman song for the ages.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Hang out in jail with Richard Harris and make no effort to disguise your appearance as you confront long-lost foes cause we're talking about The Count of Monte Cristo! Kat and Jocelyn talk about a stacked cast, a YOOOOUNG Henry Cavill, and Kat regales us with stories of Jim Caviezel's bonkers-osity.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

Run away from dragons in the year 2020 (?) and get sizzled to a crisp trying to get a tomato (?) cause we're talking about Reign of Fire! Kat and Jocelyn discuss cute boys, a plan that makes NO sense, and Jocelyn proposes a new (and infinitely worse) ending to this film.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.