30something Movie Podcast
A group of friends discuss movies that have reached their 30th anniversary this year.
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Episode #231: "This Is Not Your Room" | Turner and Hooch (1989)
These are the simple rules. No barking, now growling, you will not lift your leg to anything in this house. This is not your room…
Episode #129: "Must Be A Hen House" | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
We've got Glass (the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable), a little Indy 5, a few other movie news snippets... then Dennis…
Episode #95: Comics in 1986 | "The Dark Knight Returns" (1986)
Following the death of Robin #2, Jason Todd, Batman retired from crimefighting and faded into legend. 10 years later with crime o…
Recent Episodes
Episode #348: "Trapped in HeeHaw Hell" | Doc Hollywood (1991)
April 7, 2021
Dr. Ben Stone crashes his car in a small out-of-the-way town on his way to a new job as a plastic s…
Episode #347: "A Rare Case of Brake Fluid" | Soapdish
March 31, 2021
Celeste Talbert has been the star of The Sun Also Sets for years, but now her co-star Montana Moore…
Episode #346: "Towanda!" | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
March 24, 2021
Evelyn couldn't get Ed to pay attention to her. Food didn't work. Cellophane didn't work. Nothing w…
Episode #345: "Let's Not Get Caught" | Thelma & Louise (1991)
March 17, 2021
What starts as a girl's weekend quickly turns deadly when Louise saves Thelma from an attacker. Now…
Favorite Songs of 1990-91: Patreon Exclusive Preview
March 15, 2021
Check out a preview of our Patreon exclusive episode on our favorite songs of 1990 and 1991. It was…
Episode #344: "He Can't See Without His Glasses" | My Girl (1991)
March 11, 2021
Vada Sultenfuss is constantly dying of something... her doctor just refuses to agree with her. Mayb…
About the Hosts
John Reid
Host
What three movies would be the best to give someone an idea of your cinematic tastes?
1. Star Wars
2. Fight Club
3. Amadeus
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?
Hanging with the family... doesn't matter what or where!
What's one thing that can instantly make your day better?
Getting to go see a movie in a theater and enjoying a big tub of buttered popcorn.
Two-parter:
Superman or Batman? SUPERMAN
Tony Stark or Steve Rogers? STEVE ROGERS
What director has had the biggest impact on you?
Steven Spielberg... the sheer volume of beloved movies from my childhood that he directed make this a no-brainer.
Share a movie that you enjoy but feel like not enough people know about.
One we did earlier on in the podcast... The Name of the Rose. It's a great medieval Sherlock Holmes-style mystery with Sean Connery and Christian Slater.
Patrick Cantagallo
Co-host
What three movies best summarize your cinematic tastes?
- The Great Escape
- Jaws
- Skyfall
What is your favorite way to spend a day off?
- Early (before dawn) long run, then with the family — on, by, or in the water
What is one thing that can instantly make your day better?
- Motorcycle ride
Two-parter:
1) Superman or Batman?
- Batman
2) Tony Stark or Steve Rogers?
- Logan
What director has had the biggest impact on you?
- John Williams. (Seriously, I think any of the directors that collaborated with him.)
Share a movie that you enjoy but feel like not enough people know about:
- The World's Fastest Indian
Jeff Mazzuca
Co-host
What three movies would be the best to give someone an idea of your cinematic tastes?
** Right off the bat, I’d like to say that in keeping with tradition and lists on this podcast, I’m going to add extra “spaces”.
- Casablanca
- Jaws
- E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Jurassic Park
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?
- With two little ones at home, “days off” are very difficult to come by. However, I’m always down to watch a movie or binge some TV shows.
What's one thing that can instantly make your day better?
- When my sons smile at me when they first see me.
Two-parter:
1) Superman or Batman?
- Superman
2) Tony Stark or Steve Rogers?
- Steve Rogers
What director has had the biggest impact on you?
- Steven Spielberg
Share a movie that you enjoy but feel like not enough people know about.
- Swingers (1996); dir. Doug Liman
- Noises off (1992); dir. Peter Bogdanovich
- Murder By Death (1976); dir. Robert Moore
Bo Warmbold
Co-host
Dennis Matuch
Co-host