Death Wish (1974)

Sex, Lies, and Viodeotape

This week on Jake and Pete’s Movie Talk, the boys sit down for Steven Soderbergh’s 1989 directorial debut, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Starring James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, and Laura San Giacomo, the film follows a troubled married couple, the wife’s outspoken sister, and a mysterious drifter whose strange videotape project forces everyone to confront the lies they tell each other — and themselves. Along the way, Jake and Pete discuss Soderbergh’s airtight script, James Spader’s weird magnetism, Andie MacDowell’s quiet performance, Laura San Giacomo stealing the movie, Peter Gallagher’s heroic eyebrows, and why this small, talky indie became one of the most important debut films of the 1980s. This podcast features adults using adult language.

Top 5 Tech in film

Ever wonder what you would do if you had a time machine? So have the boys. Welcome back to Jake and Pete’s Movie Talk: Movie Talk Roundtable! This week on the program, get ready for Jake and Pete to wax poetic about technology in film. Joined by Jesse S., the boys break down what they would do if they possessed their five most coveted pieces of movie technology. This podcast features adults using adult language.

Flash Gordon (1980)

Slide on your pleasure rings, and prepare your war rockets, because Jake and Pete are blasting off to the planet Mongo for Flash Gordon from 1980. Directed by Mike Hodges and starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Ornella Muti, and the legendary Brian Blessed, Flash Gordon follows a New York Jets quarterback, a travel agent, and a mad scientist as they try to stop Emperor Ming the Merciless from destroying Earth. Along the way, the boys discuss hot hail, tree beasts, and Brian Blessed’s enormous mouth. This podcast features adults using adult language.

Top 5 Cops in Movies

This week on the podcast, Jake and Pete are flashing the badge, turning on the sirens, and diving into their Top 5 cops in movies. Are these the best cops in movie history? Absolutely not. But are they some of the most iconic? You’re damn right. This podcast features adults using adult language.

Dave (1980)

This week on the podcast, Jake and Pete head to the White House to ask one very important question: can a regular Joe step in and become the POTUS? hat’s right, the boys are going over Dave from 1993, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Ving Rhames, Charles Grodin, Ben Kingsley, and Laura Linney. Dave tells the story of David Kovic, a good-hearted temp agency owner from Washington, D.C., whose striking resemblance to sitting President Bill Mitchell lands him in the middle of a full-blown political conspiracy. When Mitchell suffers a stroke while nestled in the arms of an aide played by Laura Linney, Dave is secretly brought in to keep up appearances — but before long, this ordinary guy starts acting like the kind of president people actually wish they had. The boys talk 90s optimism, Kevin Kline’s sandwich making capabilities, Frank Langella as a world-class political snake, and poor poor Charles Grodin... just a moment of silence for that angel Murray. This podcast features adults using adult language.