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Back at the Movies
by Idyllic Film
Join lifelong friends Meranda Broder and Dylan Wilcox as they delve into the captivating world of 80s and 90s cinema on ”Back At the Movies.” In each episode, they revisit the (often contentious) film reviews of iconic critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Exploring the films they critique with fresh eyes, Broder and Wilcox uncover hidden gems, dissect what stands the test of time, and reminisce on forgotten classics as they candidly discuss what holds up and what doesn’t. The balcony is open… again.
Episodes
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One Wedding and Two Funerals (The Fugitive/The Wedding Banquet/Manhattan Murder Mystery)
A convicted killer on the run for the murder of his wife. A New York couple on the trail of a murder in their building. And a Taiwanese man in the closet! Today we go back to August 1993 and discuss a soon-to-be action classic, an early film from directing legend Ang Lee and, sigh, Woody Allen...
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What's Eating the Philadelphia Brief? (The Pelican Brief/Philadelphia/What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
It's Denzel *and* Mary Steenburgen Week as we revisit the olden days of 1993 when people were still freaking out about AIDS and flagrant Supreme Court corruption had to be kept on the down-low. And how does Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape hold up today? Join us as…
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The Brat Pack, Part 2 (The Breakfast Club/St. Elmo's Fire)
Join us Back at the Movies as we sit in Saturday detention and watch two more iconic Brat Pack movies: The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire. We sadly couldn't find Siskel and Ebert's discussion about The Breakfast Club, but they (and we!) certainly have a lot to say about St. Elmo's Fire.
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The Brat Pack, Part 1 (Sixteen Candles/Pretty in Pink)
What's happening, hot stuff? In honor of the new Hulu documentary BRATS, we're mixing it up and doing a grab bag of Siskel & Ebert reviews of movies starring the legendary Brat Pack. This week, it's a Molly Ringwald double header, as we revisit the iconic teen films SIXTEEN CANDLES and PRETTY IN...
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The Pitt and the Pendulum (Boogie Nights/Seven Years in Tibet)
In today’s episode from October 11th 1997, it’s a battle of the 90’s hunks, as we revisit Boogie Nights starring Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg, and Seven Years in Tibet starring Brad Pitt. We’re talking porn and Nazis, and we'll decide which is longer: Dirk Diggler’s uh, special talent, or Seven…
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Sleeping with the Lambs in LA (The Silence of the Lambs/Sleeping with the Enemy/LA Story)
On today’s episode, which aired February 9th 1991, we try not to let Siskel kill our buzz too much as we delve into two "woman in peril" movies: the iconic The Silence of the Lambs and the less-iconic Sleeping with the Enemy. We also discuss Steve Martin’s LA Story and if the traffic jokes still...
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Sex, Lies, and Parenthood (sex, lies, and videotape/Parenthood)
The summer of 1989 at the multiplex was all about Batman and Honey I Shrunk the Kids, but by August 5th it was time to make room for the grown-ups, with two very different movies about adults: sex, lies and videotape and Parenthood. We couldn’t wait to revisit future Oscar winner Steven...
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Talking Raw in Vietnam (Good Morning, Vietnam/Eddie Murphy Raw/Leonard Part 6/Housekeeping)
On today’s episode from December 26th, 1987, we spend time with Siskel & Ebert and two comedy legends, Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy. Both Good Morning, Vietnam and Eddie Murphy Raw were huge hits that year and were built around their stars’ personas, further cementing Williams and Murphy as…
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Don't Scream For Me, Argentina (Evita/Scream/Beavis & Butthead Do America)
Madonna may sing “You Must Love Me” at the end of Evita, but… must we? On this episode from December 21st 1996, we’re focusing on two movies from genres that were flailing in the mid 1990s: musicals and horror. Thirty years later, was Madonna as bad as we remember in Evita? And what did the guys...
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Back at the Movies - TRAILER
Welcome to Back at the Movies with Meranda Broder and Dylan Wilcox. The balcony is open.
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Sins and the City (Showgirls & Se7en)
On the weekend of September 23rd 1995, it was auteur vs. auteur, with Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls and David Fincher's SE7EN. Both movies live on for very different reasons, and we can’t wait to see what Siskel & Ebert thought of these two movies back in the day. Join us as we explore the Seven...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join lifelong friends Meranda Broder and Dylan Wilcox as they delve into the captivating world of 80s and 90s cinema on ”Back At the Movies.” In each episode, they revisit the (often contentious) film reviews of iconic critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Exploring the films they critique with fresh eyes, Broder and Wilcox uncover hidden gems, dissect what stands the test of time, and reminisce on forgotten classics as they candidly discuss what holds up and what doesn’t. The balcony is open… again.
HOSTED BY
Idyllic Film
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Join lifelong friends Meranda Broder and Dylan Wilcox as they delve into the captivating world of 80s and 90s cinema on ”Back At the Movies.” In each episode, they revisit the (often contentious) film reviews of iconic critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Exploring the films they critique with fresh...
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