Happy Halloween! The gang gets into the holiday spirit during their discussion of the under-the-radar horror anthology film Trick 'R Treat. Listen... if you dare.

TBB: Episode 021 (Come And See)

Sep 24th, 2015 1h 5m

Kevin rejoins the gang and we get real sad talking about war movies. The movie discussed in this episode is Come And See, a Russian WWII film that is both emotionally affecting and brutally realistic in its depiction of the horrors of war. Desp

TBB: Episode 020 (The Shining [Summer Of Remakes])

Aug 31st, 2015 1h 24m

Things start off heated as the gang discusses The Shining (the book, the Kubrick movie, and the 1997 miniseries) in our final episode of the #summerofremakes. (Mild spoiler: in the end, we all can agree that each version deserves to coexist.)

TBB: Episode 019 (The Bad News Bears [Summer of Remakes])

Aug 10th, 2015 1h 25m

Jesse, Lisa, and Brian combine some of everyone's favorite things to be generally tired of: baseball and remakes! One thing we'll never be tired of: casual alcoholism! The Bad News Bears (1976) and Bad News Bears (2005) Let's hear some chatter

TBB: Episode 018 (The Fly [Summer Of Remakes])

Jul 27th, 2015 1h 26m

Brian, Lisa and Jesse get gory talking about both the 1958 and the 1986 versions of the Fly. Help us!!!

TBB: Episode 017B (Cape Fear [Summer Of Remakes])

Jul 14th, 2015 57m 45s

The conversation continues as we compare and contrast the original Cape Fear to the 1991 remake.

TBB: Episode 017A (Cape Fear [Summer Of Remakes])

Jul 14th, 2015 54m 59s

Lisa, Brian and Jesse talk about stalker movies and compare the original Cape Fear (1962) to the Scorsese remake (1991). *This episode was a beast, so even though we recorded it in one go, I had to split it into two separate "episodes." Stupi

TBB: Episode 016 (Forrest Gump)

Jun 30th, 2015 1h 17m

The gang is joined once again by special guest Jim Foley to discuss epic films and our movie pick of the week, Forrest Gump. Listen to Brian tremble with rage as we try to figure out how to feel about the 1994 mega-hit.

TBB: Episode 015 (Raising Arizona)

Jun 15th, 2015 56m 53s

The gang's all here! Kevin, Lisa, Brian and Jesse are joined by special guest James Foley to discuss crime-comedy movies and the Coen Brothers' classic, Raising Arizona. Kevin also gets to debut his long awaited jingle for the games portion of

TBB: Episode 014 (The French Connection)

Jun 1st, 2015 1h 20m

Lisa, Brian, Jesse and special guest Marc get gritty talking about the French Connection. Come listen to the fake blood fly.

TBB: Episode 013 (High Spirits)

May 18th, 2015 1h 1m

Lisa, Brian and Jesse welcome back Marc as our special guest as we get freaky talking about High Spirits, the best supernatural wife-swap movie there ever was.

TBB Star Wars Special Edition

May 4th, 2015 1h 4m

Welcome to The Blockbuster Brunch: The Phantom Podcast! Jesse and Brian got together to talk about the original Star Wars trilogy in honor of May the Fourth.

TBB: Episode 012 (I Love You, Beth Cooper)

Apr 20th, 2015 1h 11m

The gang gets together to discuss I Love You, Beth Cooper! We talk about teen romance movies, stereotype roles, and Kevin brings a NEW GAME to the table!!

TBB: Episode 011 (Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus)

Apr 6th, 2015 1h 22m

The gang gets into documentaries -- music documentaries, documentaries that deal with poverty, and documentaries that play with the form, among other things -- and then discuss whether or not Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is really a docum

TBB: Episode 010 (Under The Skin)

Mar 23rd, 2015 1h 16m

Things get dark as The Blockbuster Brunch tackles Under The Skin.

TBB: Episode 009 (The Spanish Prisoner)

Mar 7th, 2015 1h 8m

Lisa cons us (get it?!) into watching The Spanish Prisoner, and we discuss the some of the merits and the downsides of the con movie genre -- the pros and cons, if you will! Ah yuk yuk yuk.

TBB: Episode 008 (The Fall)

Feb 23rd, 2015 1h 8m

Lisa, Kevin, Brian and Jesse gather once again to chat about The Fall, our favorite fantasy movies, and how to link Lee Pace to Jackie Gleason in just a few short moves.

TBB: Episode 007 (Smokey And The Bandit)

Feb 9th, 2015 57m 34s

Lisa, Kevin, Jesse and Brian are back and at it again! This week we discuss the modern classic "Smokey And The Bandit" while sipping on some warm Coors.

TBB: Episode 006 (Die Hard)

Dec 16th, 2014 1h 15m

Kevin makes his triumphant return to the podcast, joining Lisa, Jesse, and special guest Brian to discuss the many merits of Die Hard (and whether or not it's actually a Christmas movie). Yippie-ki-yay, motherfuckers! Also, we play another game

TBB: Episode 005 (Face/Off)

Oct 19th, 2014 1h 51m

Jim Foley joins Jesse and Lisa to discuss Face/Off and one of the great (greatest?) actors of our time, Nicholas Cage. This may or may not become part of a series in which we discuss the many merits of Mr. Cage. Have a listen and get Cagey wi

TBB: Episode 004.2 (Insidious: Chapter 2)

Sep 9th, 2014 1h 16m

Marc, Lisa and Jesse continue the conversation and discuss Insidious: Chapter 2. How did the sequel stack up? Also, we attempt to link Patrick Stewart to Patrick Wilson in the fewest moves possible.

TBB: Episode 004.1 (Insidious)

Aug 17th, 2014 1h 20m

Marc joins Lisa and Jesse to talk shop about supernatural horror movies. We're trying something new with the format of this episode -- it's sort of a two-parter, to be continued in Episode 004.2 (when we discuss the sequel).

TBB: Episode 003 (X-Men)

May 21st, 2014 1h 21m

Our first guest! Michael joins the crew to discuss superhero movies, the successes and failures of the movie that kickstarted the modern era of comic superhero movie franchises, and how to get from Teri Garr to Hugh Jackman in the fewest moves

TBB: Episode 002 (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)

Apr 4th, 2014 1h 27m

Lisa, Kevin and Jesse discuss alien visitor movies, the merits of Spielberg's first "aliens-land-on-earth" film, and how to get from Anna Kendrick to Richard Dreyfuss in the fewest moves possible.