20 - WarGames (1983)

Drew learns just how much Christmas (and World War II) is in this piece of Communist propaganda.Show notesPoster‘Tis the season for Ace of BasePhilip Van Doren Stern’s short story, The Greatest Gift (PDF)You can watch the movie in color if you wantIt’s a Wonderful Life is a commie plotTrailer for Disney’s Victory Through Air PowerBeverly Hills High School’s “swim gym”It’s a Wonderful Life for the Windows PCTrailer for Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow OldFollow us on Letterboxd

Sara watches a high school theater kids' fav.Show notesMovie posterPee-wee as HimselfFollow us on Letterboxd

Drew watches German children's entertainment.Show notes:PosterThe NeverEnding Story oral history (EW)Stranger Things x a theme song that didn't need to go so hardFollow us on Letterboxd

Sara watches the most profitable film ever made.Show notes:Movie posterPhrogging (sorry)Follow us on Letterboxd

Drew watches Zack Snyder's best film, and Sara and Drew both watch the original.Show notesMovie poster (2004)Budweiser 9/11 adDavid Erlich rankings of Snyder filmsSarah Polley's Weinstein op-edFollow us on Letterboxd

Sara watches some of Maya Rudolph's early dramatic work.Show notesMovie posterAll the Mr. Freeze puns in 1 min, 39 secThe Internet Movie Car DatabaseAndrew Niccol interview with The VergeFollow us on Letterboxd

Drew watches fewer murders than he expected. Spoiler alert for anyone on earth who hasn't seen The Sixth Sense.Show notes:Movie posterThe 99 Best Movies of 1999, Ranked (Rolling Stone)3/4 stars from Roger EbertFollow us on Letterboxd

Sara ruins Ender's Game (spoiler alert). It's always the Russians — on this podcast.Show notesPosterAn Oral History of How the Movie 'WarGames' inspired Ronald Reagan's Security Policy (MEL magazine)WardialingOn Richard Dreyfuss' wardrobe in JawsFollow us on Letterboxd

Welcome back! Sara conflates the metaverse and the multiverse. Drew watches a movie everyone said was good.PosterToby Maguire catching lunch on a trayAO Scott on the multiverseFollow us on Letterboxd

Sara watches the movie that saved movies.Show notesPoster"Mad World" trailer for Gears of War directed by KosinskiTom Cruise eating popcorn"Skunk Works" memoir by Ben Rich Follow us on Letterboxd