<![CDATA[Old Fogies & Films]]>2e90de51-b112-5d4a-a5b4-e6c8122cec67Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:00:20 +0000Captivate.fmFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & Shellyhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/8e4b6d95-4da3-4272-bbb2-5329d1390244/jBLFnNMyrckLVYAj1RnIcXsd.pngOld Fogies & FilmsFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyA kooky group of Gen Xers in their 40s discuss films. We're black, white, and Pakistani; gay and straight; men and women; Christian, Muslim, agnostic; with diverse professional and educational backgrounds and varied family and socioeconomic statuses.https://old-fogies-and-films.captivate.fmtrueepisodicnopodcastEpisode 60: TEMPLE GRANDINEpisode 60: TEMPLE GRANDINThe Fogies followed a well-planned yet circuitous path and found themselves suddenly at the slaughterhouse. Our final regular film is about that wonder, that legend, Temple Grandin! Film fans see in pictures too, Temple. Thanks for taking us out of the world on a wave of serenity.

Temple Grandin - dir. Mick Jackson - 2010

]]>The Fogies followed a well-planned yet circuitous path and found themselves suddenly at the slaughterhouse. Our final regular film is about that wonder, that legend, Temple Grandin! Film fans see in pictures too, Temple. Thanks for taking us out of the world on a wave of serenity.

Temple Grandin - dir. Mick Jackson - 2010

]]>86cbb692-5286-4e1c-854b-fc6c409ddbf1Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -040001:39:07truefull3603603Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 59: PLAYERSEpisode 59: PLAYERSShe’s ‘bout that diamond

—that baseball diamond.

But also buyin’

—the cow, by lyin’. 

She’s feelin’ matrimonial. 

Her friends all bitch and moan, y’all. 

But one’s been bidin’

—his time, not tryin’.  

Players - dir. Trish Sie - 2024

]]>She’s ‘bout that diamond

—that baseball diamond.

But also buyin’

—the cow, by lyin’. 

She’s feelin’ matrimonial. 

Her friends all bitch and moan, y’all. 

But one’s been bidin’

—his time, not tryin’.  

Players - dir. Trish Sie - 2024

]]>b04dd7a3-7f38-4f0c-8f8b-310d5a903ca7Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -040053:08truefull3593593Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 58: DREAM SCENARIOEpisode 58: DREAM SCENARIOStop making sense! Who hasn’t been simultaneously charmed and terrified of Nicolas Cage at some point? The Fogies weren’t sleepin’ on this movie. But in this difficult modern world, perhaps we have all forgotten how to dream. 

Dream Scenario - dir. Kristoffer Borgli - 2023

]]>Stop making sense! Who hasn’t been simultaneously charmed and terrified of Nicolas Cage at some point? The Fogies weren’t sleepin’ on this movie. But in this difficult modern world, perhaps we have all forgotten how to dream. 

Dream Scenario - dir. Kristoffer Borgli - 2023

]]>adf7a4af-fa90-4f47-871d-90551f49d94dThu, 04 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -040001:27:24truefull3583583Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 57: THE DELINQUENTS (1989)Episode 57: THE DELINQUENTS (1989)Kylie Minogue plays a One Boy Girl in a one horse town, and this Impossible Princess meets a greaser twink with big city lights in his eyes. Of all the bad influences, is Love the worst one?

The Delinquents - dir. Chris Thomson - 1989


]]>Kylie Minogue plays a One Boy Girl in a one horse town, and this Impossible Princess meets a greaser twink with big city lights in his eyes. Of all the bad influences, is Love the worst one?

The Delinquents - dir. Chris Thomson - 1989


]]>6bddfd43-e146-4e31-afc3-69dab467fcecThu, 28 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -040001:16:44truefull3573573Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 56: INFLUENCEREpisode 56: INFLUENCERFrom being tagged in a photo, to a toe tag. You never know who may be literally Following you—you’ll be saying OOMF as they bash in your head.

Influencer - dir. Kurtis David Harder - 2022

]]>From being tagged in a photo, to a toe tag. You never know who may be literally Following you—you’ll be saying OOMF as they bash in your head.

Influencer - dir. Kurtis David Harder - 2022

]]>b8b35c9b-483f-4fb8-b41a-8f02e7ca236bThu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -040059:09truefull3563563Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 55: SALTBURNEpisode 55: SALTBURNWe need a sequel—call it “Blood Run Cold”—that follows Gavey, now obviously a serial killer known as The Subtractor, making calculated kills that slowly corner Oliver until the only person who can keep him out of prison is Gavey himself. And they live together in stalemate at Saltburn, forever.

Saltburn - dir. Emerald Fennell - 2023

]]>We need a sequel—call it “Blood Run Cold”—that follows Gavey, now obviously a serial killer known as The Subtractor, making calculated kills that slowly corner Oliver until the only person who can keep him out of prison is Gavey himself. And they live together in stalemate at Saltburn, forever.

Saltburn - dir. Emerald Fennell - 2023

]]>c10964e8-c9b1-419b-87eb-637fd39fc399Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -040001:16:45truefull3553553Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 54: ALTOEpisode 54: ALTOAre you an Italian who Italians everything Italian, and Italian Italian until it Italians? Then Italian Italian Italian! But some Lesbians Italian too.

Alto - dir. Mikki del Monico - 2015

]]>Are you an Italian who Italians everything Italian, and Italian Italian until it Italians? Then Italian Italian Italian! But some Lesbians Italian too.

Alto - dir. Mikki del Monico - 2015

]]>097a2015-31d0-4609-be74-623bd49c15a3Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -040001:07:59truefull3543543Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 53: THE HOLDOVERSEpisode 53: THE HOLDOVERSNEW EPISODE: “Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. The perfect gift for everyone on your Christmas list!

The Holdovers - dir. Alexander Payne - 2023

]]>NEW EPISODE: “Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. The perfect gift for everyone on your Christmas list!

The Holdovers - dir. Alexander Payne - 2023

]]>2ba8d6f2-7616-4086-b633-3338c049f5c3Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -040001:01:39truefull3533533Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 52: WYRMEpisode 52: WYRMJust because you’re buried, doesn’t mean you’re dead. As the Wyrm turns, he shifts the ground slightly under his friends and family. The Fogies were charmed by this oddball survivor! 

Wyrm - dir. Christopher Winterbauer - 2019

]]>Just because you’re buried, doesn’t mean you’re dead. As the Wyrm turns, he shifts the ground slightly under his friends and family. The Fogies were charmed by this oddball survivor! 

Wyrm - dir. Christopher Winterbauer - 2019

]]>80e78f27-aabb-4481-bf10-f654dab9b897Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -040001:13:20truefull3523523Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 51: A MAN CALLED OTTOEpisode 51: A MAN CALLED OTTOOtto, like Auto, as in all by yourself, under your own power, no help! The Fogies watched a movie about a very lonely and self-sufficient man with strong views on AUTOmobiles, whose community said ‘Won’t you be our neighbor?’

A Man Called Otto - dir. Marc Forster - 2022

]]>Otto, like Auto, as in all by yourself, under your own power, no help! The Fogies watched a movie about a very lonely and self-sufficient man with strong views on AUTOmobiles, whose community said ‘Won’t you be our neighbor?’

A Man Called Otto - dir. Marc Forster - 2022

]]>5f7af94b-3ac6-4ead-9723-146a07da9ab9Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -040052:02truefull3513513Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 50: MEAN STREETSEpisode 50: MEAN STREETSHappy holiday! Not the one you’re thinking of. The San Gennaro Festival that happened on those Mean Streets in 1973! The movie completes a theme with Shelly’s first movies of S1 & S2, Captain Fantastic and For Your Consideration. A 50th Anniversary for our 50th episode!

Mean Streets - dir. Martin Scorsese - 1973

]]>Happy holiday! Not the one you’re thinking of. The San Gennaro Festival that happened on those Mean Streets in 1973! The movie completes a theme with Shelly’s first movies of S1 & S2, Captain Fantastic and For Your Consideration. A 50th Anniversary for our 50th episode!

Mean Streets - dir. Martin Scorsese - 1973

]]>f866b7ed-b6ee-4965-9a89-7771d95a8a16Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -040058:02truefull3503503Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 49: MILLION DOLLAR BABYEpisode 49: MILLION DOLLAR BABYThe Fogies watched Million Dollar Baby! This is what Aric thought Boxing Helena was about. Boy, was he wrong. Not exactly a “title” “match.” Except for that one scene. The movie completes a theme with Ruth’s first movies of S1 & S2, The Intouchables and Me Before You.  

Million Dollar Baby - dir. Clint Eastwood - 2004

]]>The Fogies watched Million Dollar Baby! This is what Aric thought Boxing Helena was about. Boy, was he wrong. Not exactly a “title” “match.” Except for that one scene. The movie completes a theme with Ruth’s first movies of S1 & S2, The Intouchables and Me Before You.  

Million Dollar Baby - dir. Clint Eastwood - 2004

]]>5813a852-8362-4e2f-a686-9a9f35d7249eThu, 14 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -040001:27:35truefull3493493Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 48: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTONEpisode 48: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTONHe just wants to camp with young boys in peace! The Fogies get civic-minded in terrified anticipation of the coming presidential election, with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie completes Fahad’s itinerant theme with his first movies of S1 & S2, Ingrid Goes West and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. 

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - dir. Frank Capra - 1939

]]>He just wants to camp with young boys in peace! The Fogies get civic-minded in terrified anticipation of the coming presidential election, with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie completes Fahad’s itinerant theme with his first movies of S1 & S2, Ingrid Goes West and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. 

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - dir. Frank Capra - 1939

]]>2e2921c5-c39c-4f0f-86ce-7d246af9c8bcThu, 07 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -040001:12:19truefull3483483Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 47: TANGERINEEpisode 47: TANGERINESin-Dee Rella has a Prince, but he’s not what you might picture. And technically her romantic rival is the one that loses a shoe. The Fogies got into the holiday spirit, or at least learned to better appreciate what we have, with Tangerine! The movie completes a tasty theme with Aric’s first movies of S1 and S2, A Clockwork Orange and The Fruit Machine.  

Tangerine - dir. Sean Baker - 2015

]]>Sin-Dee Rella has a Prince, but he’s not what you might picture. And technically her romantic rival is the one that loses a shoe. The Fogies got into the holiday spirit, or at least learned to better appreciate what we have, with Tangerine! The movie completes a tasty theme with Aric’s first movies of S1 and S2, A Clockwork Orange and The Fruit Machine.  

Tangerine - dir. Sean Baker - 2015

]]>82b6d978-3e8f-4b9d-ae3a-e7a144c7e2c9Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -040001:08:48truefull3473473Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 46: TEACHEREpisode 46: TEACHERSchool may be out for the holiday, but the Fogies are back in session with our first episode of Season 3: Teacher! Connecting back to her first movies of S1 and S2, The Kindergarten Teacher and We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tikia completes a theme about disturbed students and teachers, inappropriate relationships between the two, and school violence. 

Teacher - dir. Adam Dick - 2019

]]>School may be out for the holiday, but the Fogies are back in session with our first episode of Season 3: Teacher! Connecting back to her first movies of S1 and S2, The Kindergarten Teacher and We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tikia completes a theme about disturbed students and teachers, inappropriate relationships between the two, and school violence. 

Teacher - dir. Adam Dick - 2019

]]>59665277-caed-4325-be17-17284491edceWed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -040001:11:26truefull3463463Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyA Very Special Episode: The Chipmunk Adventure (featuring Special Guest Fogies Max & Violet!)A Very Special Episode: The Chipmunk Adventure (featuring Special Guest Fogies Max & Violet!)Bonus episode! See the world—or at least airport-gift-shop-postcard versions of it—with the Fogies and our special guests, Max and Violet! The mischievous Chipmunks and Chipettes get carried away, literally, into a global diamond-smuggling ring. But we wouldn’t trade these cuddly critters for all the cash-stuffed dolls in the world.

The Chipmunk Adventure - dir. Janice Karman - 1987

]]>Bonus episode! See the world—or at least airport-gift-shop-postcard versions of it—with the Fogies and our special guests, Max and Violet! The mischievous Chipmunks and Chipettes get carried away, literally, into a global diamond-smuggling ring. But we wouldn’t trade these cuddly critters for all the cash-stuffed dolls in the world.

The Chipmunk Adventure - dir. Janice Karman - 1987

]]>8718a151-eb2b-466e-8699-274a98ff97edFri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -040001:03:38truebonusFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 45: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINSEpisode 45: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINSSEASON FINALE: Like syphilis, Florence’s joie de vivre is contagious. The Fogies were dazzled, charmed, and swept away in a crescendo of cringe.

Florence Foster Jenkins - dir. Stephen Frears - 2016

]]>SEASON FINALE: Like syphilis, Florence’s joie de vivre is contagious. The Fogies were dazzled, charmed, and swept away in a crescendo of cringe.

Florence Foster Jenkins - dir. Stephen Frears - 2016

]]>bc363031-ffef-4a12-ad30-e84a9078bd07Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -040001:02:23truefull2452452Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 44: TÁREpisode 44: TÁRTar is a quagmire. And the titular TÁR’s life has become one. The truth will out: “Time is the thing” as Lydia Tár herself says. Ironically, *runtime* is what most Fogies took issue with.

TÁR - dir. Todd Field - 2022

]]>Tar is a quagmire. And the titular TÁR’s life has become one. The truth will out: “Time is the thing” as Lydia Tár herself says. Ironically, *runtime* is what most Fogies took issue with.

TÁR - dir. Todd Field - 2022

]]>2371d696-2dd1-4ae1-87d1-2128821b2a18Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -040001:22:57truefull2442442Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 43: ROPEEpisode 43: ROPEThey gave each other just enough to hang themselves with. The Fogies watched Rope! Inviting a third into the relationship is often more than a couple can survive, especially if they murder him together.

Rope - dir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1948

]]>They gave each other just enough to hang themselves with. The Fogies watched Rope! Inviting a third into the relationship is often more than a couple can survive, especially if they murder him together.

Rope - dir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1948

]]>f3fbc23e-263e-4ecf-8099-1369344ce06eThu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -040001:03:23truefull2432432Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 42: DONNIE BRASCOEpisode 42: DONNIE BRASCOPeople usually put on a pervy mustache to go incognito, but this guy shaved his off! That’s right, it’s Donnie Brasco, the cutest member of the boy band known as The Mob. He sang like a canary though, or rather a stool pigeon, and that’s all he wrote. (Based on a book.)

Donnie Brasco - dir. Mike Newell - 1997

]]>People usually put on a pervy mustache to go incognito, but this guy shaved his off! That’s right, it’s Donnie Brasco, the cutest member of the boy band known as The Mob. He sang like a canary though, or rather a stool pigeon, and that’s all he wrote. (Based on a book.)

Donnie Brasco - dir. Mike Newell - 1997

]]>deb743cf-ecea-4317-8f71-628d86b21f44Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -040059:24truefull2422422Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 41: TROMEO & JULIETEpisode 41: TROMEO & JULIETBad taste can be hard to swallow, if you still have a gag reflex like most of the Fogies. We were hoisted with our own petard watching Tromeo & Juliet! The Fogies subjected themselves to many beasts with two backs, and a couple children with three faces. To thou and thine who perpend this ravin endeavor, we wish you luck.

Tromeo & Juliet - dir. Lloyd Kaufman - 1997

]]>Bad taste can be hard to swallow, if you still have a gag reflex like most of the Fogies. We were hoisted with our own petard watching Tromeo & Juliet! The Fogies subjected themselves to many beasts with two backs, and a couple children with three faces. To thou and thine who perpend this ravin endeavor, we wish you luck.

Tromeo & Juliet - dir. Lloyd Kaufman - 1997

]]>47e9a785-903e-4db9-af8c-7ab9844ae713Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -040001:17:37truefull2412412Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 40: HUSH (2016)Episode 40: HUSH (2016)The Fogies watched Mike Flanagan’s Hush! Let’s be fair, if you move to an isolated house in the woods alone, you’re asking for it, right?? Sorry, we don’t mean to blame the victim. NB: The irony is not lost on us that this is a podcast episode for a movie with a deaf main character. 

Hush - dir. Mike Flanagan - 2016

]]>The Fogies watched Mike Flanagan’s Hush! Let’s be fair, if you move to an isolated house in the woods alone, you’re asking for it, right?? Sorry, we don’t mean to blame the victim. NB: The irony is not lost on us that this is a podcast episode for a movie with a deaf main character. 

Hush - dir. Mike Flanagan - 2016

]]>201b61a7-e4e1-40bf-ac7b-0e2e6c7bb1a8Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -040001:03:29truefull2402402Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 39: TOY SOLDIERSEpisode 39: TOY SOLDIERSBilly, don’t be a hero. Nah, forget it, Billy is the GOAT. Disaster may have been averted in the movie, but the Fogies had a BLAST with this one! If you’re a terrorist, these students are gonna school ya.  

Toy Soldiers - dir. Daniel Petrie Jr. - 1991

]]>Billy, don’t be a hero. Nah, forget it, Billy is the GOAT. Disaster may have been averted in the movie, but the Fogies had a BLAST with this one! If you’re a terrorist, these students are gonna school ya.  

Toy Soldiers - dir. Daniel Petrie Jr. - 1991

]]>4e7d6e5f-fdc6-4932-a3c1-be9001b0eac9Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -040001:10:04truefull2392392Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyBONUS: Sur La Tableau - Ratings Patterns!BONUS: Sur La Tableau - Ratings Patterns!We do a deep dive into our ratings history courtesy of Tableau data vizzes! The Hateful Rate, Rate Crazy Nights, Rate Legged Freaks, Butterfield Rate, Rate-a-touille, Rate and Leopold, Rate Night, The Wedding Rate, Enemy of the Rate, The Rate-est Showman, Rate Balls of Fire, The Rate Stuff… that’s right, we didn’t cover ANY of these terrible puns!

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/fahad.qureshi/viz/OldFogiesFilmsRatings/Dashboard1

]]>We do a deep dive into our ratings history courtesy of Tableau data vizzes! The Hateful Rate, Rate Crazy Nights, Rate Legged Freaks, Butterfield Rate, Rate-a-touille, Rate and Leopold, Rate Night, The Wedding Rate, Enemy of the Rate, The Rate-est Showman, Rate Balls of Fire, The Rate Stuff… that’s right, we didn’t cover ANY of these terrible puns!

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/fahad.qureshi/viz/OldFogiesFilmsRatings/Dashboard1

]]>e8f4b408-2c73-4d99-a114-7a8ce684afbaThu, 19 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -040023:45truebonus222Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 38: GOODFELLASEpisode 38: GOODFELLASWhen GoodFellas was first released on DVD in March 1997, it was a single disc that you had to flip over for viewing the second half. Please feel free to flip yourselves in the middle of this extra long episode, to avoid bed sores. A saga for a saga.

GoodFellas - dir. Martin Scorsese - 1990

]]>When GoodFellas was first released on DVD in March 1997, it was a single disc that you had to flip over for viewing the second half. Please feel free to flip yourselves in the middle of this extra long episode, to avoid bed sores. A saga for a saga.

GoodFellas - dir. Martin Scorsese - 1990

]]>2dbb1867-2543-472f-ae2e-b7ff88782e48Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -040001:42:55truefull2382382Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 37: TELL IT TO THE BEESEpisode 37: TELL IT TO THE BEESThe Fogies are abuzz with the feels over Tell It to the Bees, though the Vada Sultenfusses deep inside us all watched in fear. We tried telling it to the bees, but they weren’t listening, so the Fogies told it to each other.

Tell It to the Bees - dir. Annabel Jankel - 2018

]]>The Fogies are abuzz with the feels over Tell It to the Bees, though the Vada Sultenfusses deep inside us all watched in fear. We tried telling it to the bees, but they weren’t listening, so the Fogies told it to each other.

Tell It to the Bees - dir. Annabel Jankel - 2018

]]>4cee5b95-ca82-43f4-8513-5a4c7c0c891cThu, 05 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -040001:05:03truefull2372372Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 36: GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIOEpisode 36: GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIOOne might say we can’t see past the ends of our noses, but we’d really be fibbing if we said we didn’t like this movie! The Fogies each found a home inside the hollow chest of one wooden boy. Join us before the bombs drop!

Pinocchio - dir. Guillermo del Toro - 2022

]]>One might say we can’t see past the ends of our noses, but we’d really be fibbing if we said we didn’t like this movie! The Fogies each found a home inside the hollow chest of one wooden boy. Join us before the bombs drop!

Pinocchio - dir. Guillermo del Toro - 2022

]]>2ceab82f-6ee7-4bf8-9d5e-a4a04870bc4aThu, 22 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -040058:38truefull2362362Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 35: MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARISEpisode 35: MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS‘Appy ‘Olidays from Mrs. ‘Arris! Tailor-made for some Fogies, a bit ill-fitting for others, however we all welcomed the joy this movie sparked in our winter collection. Mrs. ‘Arris is a-Dior-able!

]]>‘Appy ‘Olidays from Mrs. ‘Arris! Tailor-made for some Fogies, a bit ill-fitting for others, however we all welcomed the joy this movie sparked in our winter collection. Mrs. ‘Arris is a-Dior-able!

]]>3e494aba-a23c-4ae6-93a4-d22d6e9db8deThu, 15 Dec 2022 12:30:00 -040001:12:24truefull2352352Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 34: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVINEpisode 34: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVINThe Old Fogies aren’t sure who to blame, but it’s definitely not OUR fault! Someone definitely should’ve had a conversation about Kevin before 2011, and the Fogies hope we’re still talking about him today. Not to get too chicken-or-the-egg, but was Ezra Miller cast as Kevin, or was Kevin cast as Ezra Miller?

We Need to Talk About Kevin - dir. Lynne Ramsay - 2011

]]>The Old Fogies aren’t sure who to blame, but it’s definitely not OUR fault! Someone definitely should’ve had a conversation about Kevin before 2011, and the Fogies hope we’re still talking about him today. Not to get too chicken-or-the-egg, but was Ezra Miller cast as Kevin, or was Kevin cast as Ezra Miller?

We Need to Talk About Kevin - dir. Lynne Ramsay - 2011

]]>64325da2-09f9-42a3-b134-8016789c8f09Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -040001:29:25truefull2342342Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 33: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONEpisode 33: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONThe Old Fogies squirm in their theater seats watching a group of desperate actors get twisted up in knots at the mere thought of recognition for a movie called "Home for Thanksgiving." Collagen, compromise, and cringe, oh my.  

For Your Consideration - dir. Christopher Guest - 2006

]]>The Old Fogies squirm in their theater seats watching a group of desperate actors get twisted up in knots at the mere thought of recognition for a movie called "Home for Thanksgiving." Collagen, compromise, and cringe, oh my.  

For Your Consideration - dir. Christopher Guest - 2006

]]>dd71bf4f-7d06-4b1a-bb6c-210ca1fd70f2Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -040046:31truefull2332332Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 32: ME BEFORE YOUEpisode 32: ME BEFORE YOUThe Old Fogies watched Emilia Clarke get swept off her feet by a man whose feet never touch the ground. But then the other kitschy shoe drops, and she receives a devastating performance review.

Me Before You - dir. Thea Sharrock - 2016

]]>The Old Fogies watched Emilia Clarke get swept off her feet by a man whose feet never touch the ground. But then the other kitschy shoe drops, and she receives a devastating performance review.

Me Before You - dir. Thea Sharrock - 2016

]]>13373b24-7277-43bc-bdb3-eec6bb1acf2cThu, 17 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -040001:05:56truefull2322322Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 31: THE FRUIT MACHINE (1988)Episode 31: THE FRUIT MACHINE (1988)In this one, gay men try to steal dolphin symbolism right out from under lesbians’ (bottle?) noses. How very dare they. It’s soapy, but there’s plenty of water imagery to wash it down with.

The Fruit Machine - dir. Phillip Saville - 1988

]]>In this one, gay men try to steal dolphin symbolism right out from under lesbians’ (bottle?) noses. How very dare they. It’s soapy, but there’s plenty of water imagery to wash it down with.

The Fruit Machine - dir. Phillip Saville - 1988

]]>23e8f76e-ab1a-4881-9565-e31e1295f9d3Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -040059:34truefull2312312Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 30: THE TRUTH ABOUT JANEEpisode 30: THE TRUTH ABOUT JANESEASON FINALE! What’s The Truth About You? And are you brave enough to confront it? With the sudden and terrifying rise in anti-LGBTQA+ hate crimes around the world, the Fogies close out Pride month with The Truth About Jane—a rather tame, but certainly personal and emotional story about a gay youth experiencing hate and rejection but learning to love herself despite these forces against her. Sometimes the evil in a princess’s life is not a wicked STEP-mother, but her own villainous flesh and blood.

]]>SEASON FINALE! What’s The Truth About You? And are you brave enough to confront it? With the sudden and terrifying rise in anti-LGBTQA+ hate crimes around the world, the Fogies close out Pride month with The Truth About Jane—a rather tame, but certainly personal and emotional story about a gay youth experiencing hate and rejection but learning to love herself despite these forces against her. Sometimes the evil in a princess’s life is not a wicked STEP-mother, but her own villainous flesh and blood.

]]>0aa80412-c1d1-4155-89cf-95fa2021043bWed, 29 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -040001:46:17truefull3030Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Truth About Jane - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Truth About Jane - Coming Soon!Ruth invites you to our final movie of the season! Coming Wednesday, June 29!

]]>Ruth invites you to our final movie of the season! Coming Wednesday, June 29!

]]>6b641184-a2b5-443c-b25a-be62b9b457cfThu, 23 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -040000:27truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 29: WHITE OLEANDEREpisode 29: WHITE OLEANDERMichelle Pfeiffer, white oleanders, milk. Pretty and poisonous. Hey, if you’re lactose intolerant, milk is a real bitch. But Ms. Pfeiffer only plays poisonous in 2002’s White Oleander, and, just like her young on-screen daughter, the Fogies are in her thrall. We all endeavor to differentiate ourselves from our parents in our teen years, though usually the legal system isn’t literally putting bars between us to force that separation.

]]>Michelle Pfeiffer, white oleanders, milk. Pretty and poisonous. Hey, if you’re lactose intolerant, milk is a real bitch. But Ms. Pfeiffer only plays poisonous in 2002’s White Oleander, and, just like her young on-screen daughter, the Fogies are in her thrall. We all endeavor to differentiate ourselves from our parents in our teen years, though usually the legal system isn’t literally putting bars between us to force that separation.

]]>d2d9633f-e9eb-47b9-88b2-bd367247e118Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -040001:04:34truefull2929Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: White Oleander - Coming Soon!TEASER: White Oleander - Coming Soon!Tikia invites you to our latest movie, coming Wednesday, June 15!

]]>Tikia invites you to our latest movie, coming Wednesday, June 15!

]]>ff342694-d407-4627-9675-625959e2f873Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -040000:28truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 28: TODD STEPHENS'S SWAN SONGEpisode 28: TODD STEPHENS'S SWAN SONGYou can never go home again, as they say, especially once you’ve been put IN a home. To launch Pride 2022, the Fogies watched Todd Stephens’s Swan Song, and though our hero still has a TWINK-le in his eye, the world he knew has faded from memory. As we celebrate our freedom and how far we’ve come, let’s BEAR in mind the insidious elements in our society, who still plot daily to take it all away, by honoring the men and women who lived out loud when it was even more dangerous to do so. Mr. Pat “don’t miss shit” now.

]]>You can never go home again, as they say, especially once you’ve been put IN a home. To launch Pride 2022, the Fogies watched Todd Stephens’s Swan Song, and though our hero still has a TWINK-le in his eye, the world he knew has faded from memory. As we celebrate our freedom and how far we’ve come, let’s BEAR in mind the insidious elements in our society, who still plot daily to take it all away, by honoring the men and women who lived out loud when it was even more dangerous to do so. Mr. Pat “don’t miss shit” now.

]]>2079ee6e-9c97-4828-bd79-5ce7a16f4f37Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -040001:29:52truefull2828Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Todd Stephens' Swan Song - Coming Soon!TEASER: Todd Stephens' Swan Song - Coming Soon!Here comes Pride! Aric invites you to our latest movie, coming Wednesday, June 1!

]]>Here comes Pride! Aric invites you to our latest movie, coming Wednesday, June 1!

]]>bfaf50d9-6678-440e-9361-18cfecbbdb84Thu, 26 May 2022 11:00:00 -040000:27truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 27: TAXI DRIVEREpisode 27: TAXI DRIVERThe Fogies were so hypnotized by Harvey Keitel’s hair in Taxi Driver, that we were compelled to assassinate… filmic good taste! Just kidding - we managed not to embarrass ourselves too badly as reviewers, nor be radicalized into hate-filled, incel vigilantes. But damn, he do have that Pantene shine.

]]>The Fogies were so hypnotized by Harvey Keitel’s hair in Taxi Driver, that we were compelled to assassinate… filmic good taste! Just kidding - we managed not to embarrass ourselves too badly as reviewers, nor be radicalized into hate-filled, incel vigilantes. But damn, he do have that Pantene shine.

]]>8f52786b-02ad-4ddd-80fa-6971572974bbWed, 18 May 2022 11:15:00 -040001:30:54truefull2727Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Taxi Driver - Coming Soon!TEASER: Taxi Driver - Coming Soon!Robert NeDiro* invites you to our latest movie, assigned by his mother, coming Wednesday, May 18! *Not his real name.

]]>Robert NeDiro* invites you to our latest movie, assigned by his mother, coming Wednesday, May 18! *Not his real name.

]]>0f0a2e53-b38f-41f8-b78b-29d1ba015cfdThu, 12 May 2022 11:00:00 -040000:27truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 26: I CARE A LOTEpisode 26: I CARE A LOTThey say this cat Diane Wiest is a bad mother– (Shut your mouth!) But we’re talkin' 'bout Diane Wiest! (Then we can dig it.) The Fogies watched a reprehensible Rosamund Pike fight a comically ineffective Peter Dinklage over the liberty of one elderly mother, a badass that the script wastes with no agency for recourse on her own. Prepare yourself for: I Care A Lot. Some of us enjoyed this…thriller?...some of us DID NOT. Happy Mother’s Day!

]]>They say this cat Diane Wiest is a bad mother– (Shut your mouth!) But we’re talkin' 'bout Diane Wiest! (Then we can dig it.) The Fogies watched a reprehensible Rosamund Pike fight a comically ineffective Peter Dinklage over the liberty of one elderly mother, a badass that the script wastes with no agency for recourse on her own. Prepare yourself for: I Care A Lot. Some of us enjoyed this…thriller?...some of us DID NOT. Happy Mother’s Day!

]]>cebc3688-0d47-4b4d-9333-32d01ac1a93dWed, 04 May 2022 11:30:00 -040001:09:54truefull2626Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: I Care A Lot - Coming Soon!TEASER: I Care A Lot - Coming Soon!Fahad invites you to our latest movie, assigned by his little ole self, coming Wednesday, May 4!

]]>Fahad invites you to our latest movie, assigned by his little ole self, coming Wednesday, May 4!

]]>3559f24d-0357-49b9-b9d4-68f1042abd2dThu, 28 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -040000:33truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 25: SPICE WORLD - 25th Anniversary and 25th Movie!Episode 25: SPICE WORLD - 25th Anniversary and 25th Movie!Welcome to Spice World! No, not Dune, but Earth during the late 90s. The Fogies were inspired to reminisce even longer than the film’s 93 minutes, delighted by the girls taking the piss and hamming it up; it’s quite the wild ride, innit? Mad rhymes. We are the greatest generation, because at 16 the Spice Girls taught us all of life’s great lessons: always reach for your dreams, never take yourself too seriously, and nothing is more important than friendship.

]]>Welcome to Spice World! No, not Dune, but Earth during the late 90s. The Fogies were inspired to reminisce even longer than the film’s 93 minutes, delighted by the girls taking the piss and hamming it up; it’s quite the wild ride, innit? Mad rhymes. We are the greatest generation, because at 16 the Spice Girls taught us all of life’s great lessons: always reach for your dreams, never take yourself too seriously, and nothing is more important than friendship.

]]>6069588a-762c-464d-b0a6-eb87f969c587Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:30:00 -040001:50:17truefull2525Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Spice World - 25th Anniversary and 25th Movie - Coming Soon!TEASER: Spice World - 25th Anniversary and 25th Movie - Coming Soon!Listen to us charmingly invite you to our special 25th movie celebration! Episode arrives Wednesday, April 20!

]]>Listen to us charmingly invite you to our special 25th movie celebration! Episode arrives Wednesday, April 20!

]]>e01571a7-50fc-43f1-9143-bf570f4df5b8Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:30:00 -040000:45truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 24: RAIN MANEpisode 24: RAIN MANLaddies and Gentlewomen, brace yourself for the origin story of Rain Man, a superhero with incredible powers of memory and calculation who saves Tom Cruise from himself. Or at least that’s what one of our lil’ Fogies thought the film was about as a child. We’ve revisited this as adults after decades of cultural evolution regarding the subject matter, and it’s surprisingly sensitive! Tom would be outed publicly as a Scientologist 2 years later, so no one got saved anyway.

]]>Laddies and Gentlewomen, brace yourself for the origin story of Rain Man, a superhero with incredible powers of memory and calculation who saves Tom Cruise from himself. Or at least that’s what one of our lil’ Fogies thought the film was about as a child. We’ve revisited this as adults after decades of cultural evolution regarding the subject matter, and it’s surprisingly sensitive! Tom would be outed publicly as a Scientologist 2 years later, so no one got saved anyway.

]]>5170b80e-10a7-4098-8236-5ebc0033859bWed, 06 Apr 2022 11:30:00 -040001:23:22truefull2424Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyApril Fool's Day Special: Chinatown (featuring Special Guest Fogey Stewart!)April Fool's Day Special: Chinatown (featuring Special Guest Fogey Stewart!)Surprise! Bonus Episode! Special Guest Fogey Stewart assigns us Chinatown, but Jake Gittes isn’t the only one who doesn't know what’s going on…one of our Fogies is a Fool and has secretly not watched the film. They must convince us that they have while we tell tall tales to trip them up. Happy April Fool’s Day!

]]>Surprise! Bonus Episode! Special Guest Fogey Stewart assigns us Chinatown, but Jake Gittes isn’t the only one who doesn't know what’s going on…one of our Fogies is a Fool and has secretly not watched the film. They must convince us that they have while we tell tall tales to trip them up. Happy April Fool’s Day!

]]>5d257e54-cae4-4a21-9832-043ce9f92876Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -040001:29:22truebonusFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Rain Man - Coming Soon!TEASER: Rain Man - Coming Soon!Tikia invites you to our next episode featuring her latest movie on the marquee, coming April 6!

]]>Tikia invites you to our next episode featuring her latest movie on the marquee, coming April 6!

]]>48a9919d-27ed-4ed5-acb5-2b1c53f21491Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:30:00 -040000:42truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 23: VOX LUXEpisode 23: VOX LUXThe Fogies survived Vox Lux! They really missed an opportunity here to cover the Bee Gees’ “Tragedy” in the style of STEPS. Pop music can be an escape from the horrors of life – unless, of course, you’re the one making it, and then it’s a prison of your own design. At least that seems to be the message from Natalie Portman’s incredible performance as the…protagonist? Still want to be famous though.

]]>The Fogies survived Vox Lux! They really missed an opportunity here to cover the Bee Gees’ “Tragedy” in the style of STEPS. Pop music can be an escape from the horrors of life – unless, of course, you’re the one making it, and then it’s a prison of your own design. At least that seems to be the message from Natalie Portman’s incredible performance as the…protagonist? Still want to be famous though.

]]>20bd370e-9d9b-44cc-9052-398a547e07ddWed, 23 Mar 2022 11:30:00 -040001:33:48truefull2323Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Vox Lux - Coming Soon!TEASER: Vox Lux - Coming Soon!Aric invites you, in his own “special" way, to our next episode featuring his latest movie on the marquee, coming March 23!

]]>Aric invites you, in his own “special" way, to our next episode featuring his latest movie on the marquee, coming March 23!

]]>92e456a9-c288-4407-89dd-85dc75497210Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -040001:16truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 22: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (featuring Special Guest Fogey Stewart!)Episode 22: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (featuring Special Guest Fogey Stewart!)Order up an oats soda and paint your toenails green, Seamus, the Fogies are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with…The Big Lebowski! Like a Coen Brothers’ movie: don’t question it. It works. Just go with it. Look, the Fogies aren’t responsible for the 90s, we just came of age during them. Get off our backs, man. Take a cue from The Dude in this modern cult classic, and roll with the (literal) punches.

]]>Order up an oats soda and paint your toenails green, Seamus, the Fogies are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with…The Big Lebowski! Like a Coen Brothers’ movie: don’t question it. It works. Just go with it. Look, the Fogies aren’t responsible for the 90s, we just came of age during them. Get off our backs, man. Take a cue from The Dude in this modern cult classic, and roll with the (literal) punches.

]]>acce22c9-6c10-47a4-8343-1ea7344c0026Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:30:00 -040001:22:24truefull2222Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Big Lebowski - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Big Lebowski - Coming Soon!Shelly invites you to our next episode featuring her latest movie on the marquee, coming March 9!

]]>Shelly invites you to our next episode featuring her latest movie on the marquee, coming March 9!

]]>789d4a38-4d86-456d-ae84-f8d745b04140Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -040000:39truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 21: CITIZEN KANEEpisode 21: CITIZEN KANEIf you spent this past Presidents’ Day lamenting that the world has gone to hell in a handbasket and foolishly yearning for the innocent, halcyon days of yesteryear, witness an 80-year-old story about a corrupt, capitalistic mogul with a penchant for Fake News who collects statues like Twitter followers, produced by a media-savvy, entitled 25-year-old. We’re talking about 1941’s Citizen Kane! The more things change, the more they stay the same! All that was missing was a diss track from Susan Alexander Kane.

]]>If you spent this past Presidents’ Day lamenting that the world has gone to hell in a handbasket and foolishly yearning for the innocent, halcyon days of yesteryear, witness an 80-year-old story about a corrupt, capitalistic mogul with a penchant for Fake News who collects statues like Twitter followers, produced by a media-savvy, entitled 25-year-old. We’re talking about 1941’s Citizen Kane! The more things change, the more they stay the same! All that was missing was a diss track from Susan Alexander Kane.

]]>00659354-3be0-451d-980b-cf97669ade52Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:30:00 -040001:51:59truefull2121Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Citizen Kane - Coming Soon!TEASER: Citizen Kane - Coming Soon!Fahad invites you to our next episode featuring one of his picks, coming February 23!

]]>Fahad invites you to our next episode featuring one of his picks, coming February 23!

]]>e964093d-fe44-42fa-84ad-7e7e3050c371Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:30:00 -040000:40truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 20: MIDNIGHT RUNEpisode 20: MIDNIGHT RUNThis Valentine’s Day, bask in the bromantic lovelight of two men riding the rails together, explaining their relationship to exes, struggling in handcuffs and roleplaying for money. That’s right, the Fogies celebrated by watching Midnight Run! Was 1988 a slow year at the Golden Globes? We get a little sidetracked by My So-Called Life—we had a good reason, promise.

]]>This Valentine’s Day, bask in the bromantic lovelight of two men riding the rails together, explaining their relationship to exes, struggling in handcuffs and roleplaying for money. That’s right, the Fogies celebrated by watching Midnight Run! Was 1988 a slow year at the Golden Globes? We get a little sidetracked by My So-Called Life—we had a good reason, promise.

]]>f85b7eaf-5509-4f41-b684-f6df0539d202Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:30:00 -040001:11:14truefull2020Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Midnight Run - Coming Soon!TEASER: Midnight Run - Coming Soon!Ruth invites you to our next episode featuring one of her picks, coming February 9!

]]>Ruth invites you to our next episode featuring one of her picks, coming February 9!

]]>88fdab82-ba1d-48ad-a688-d85eea6d7364Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:30:00 -040000:34truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 19: THE GREEN INFERNO (2013)Episode 19: THE GREEN INFERNO (2013)Mix 1 cup of privilege, ½ cup youthful naïveté, a dash of exploitation gore, the zest of one Spy Kid’s dick, and a sprig of ethnocentricity, and you have quite the rub. The Fogies do a little roasting, but consider the value of the presentation too, in this episode on Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno. The culture shock is certainly, er, shocking.

]]>Mix 1 cup of privilege, ½ cup youthful naïveté, a dash of exploitation gore, the zest of one Spy Kid’s dick, and a sprig of ethnocentricity, and you have quite the rub. The Fogies do a little roasting, but consider the value of the presentation too, in this episode on Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno. The culture shock is certainly, er, shocking.

]]>35153eab-c0b6-42df-9616-fc152ff89e9aWed, 26 Jan 2022 11:30:00 -040001:49:20truefull1919Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Green Inferno - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Green Inferno - Coming Soon!Tikia invites you to our next episode featuring one of her picks, coming January 26!

]]>Tikia invites you to our next episode featuring one of her picks, coming January 26!

]]>fe41a7e6-9bf0-48d1-ac70-2eaf92828978Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:30:00 -040000:33truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 18: DO THE RIGHT THINGEpisode 18: DO THE RIGHT THINGBe honest, when Martin Luther King Jr. Day rolls around, do you usually spend the long holiday weekend observing the struggle and sacrifices of the, ONGOING, civil rights movement? A-ha! Caught you! Well, lucky for you, the Fogies have had some food for thought and we packed up the leftovers for you in our episode on Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. This is one pie with a lot of toppings. Grab a slice!

]]>Be honest, when Martin Luther King Jr. Day rolls around, do you usually spend the long holiday weekend observing the struggle and sacrifices of the, ONGOING, civil rights movement? A-ha! Caught you! Well, lucky for you, the Fogies have had some food for thought and we packed up the leftovers for you in our episode on Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. This is one pie with a lot of toppings. Grab a slice!

]]>9d97a924-11d5-47de-8d62-993d6885cb56Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:30:00 -040001:36:09truefull1818Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Do the Right Thing - Coming Soon!TEASER: Do the Right Thing - Coming Soon!Martin Luther King Jr. Day is almost here! Aric invites you to our next episode featuring his pick in anticipation of a long weekend we’re sure you’ll spend considering your civil liberties, coming January 12!

]]>Martin Luther King Jr. Day is almost here! Aric invites you to our next episode featuring his pick in anticipation of a long weekend we’re sure you’ll spend considering your civil liberties, coming January 12!

]]>5d4b0243-48ea-47af-9802-7509b9aff207Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -040000:34truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 17: THE SHINING (1980)Episode 17: THE SHINING (1980)Remember snowstorms? Neither do we. Good luck describing those, or the meaning of this movie, to your kids, but we hope the Old Fogies’ discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining gives you plenty of talking points! In many cultures, winter signifies the end, the death of the world, or at least the end of a cycle of life, before rebirth. On many calendars, December is also the end, so we’ll see you in the hopefully brighter, definitely warmer future in 2022!

]]>Remember snowstorms? Neither do we. Good luck describing those, or the meaning of this movie, to your kids, but we hope the Old Fogies’ discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining gives you plenty of talking points! In many cultures, winter signifies the end, the death of the world, or at least the end of a cycle of life, before rebirth. On many calendars, December is also the end, so we’ll see you in the hopefully brighter, definitely warmer future in 2022!

]]>73270def-7373-4ea1-98ba-f20fab07d9b4Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040001:54:41truefull1717Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Shining (1980) - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Shining (1980) - Coming Soon!Get ready for the New Year! Shelly and guests invite you to our next episode covering her pick to bring another difficult year to a close, coming December 29!

]]>Get ready for the New Year! Shelly and guests invite you to our next episode covering her pick to bring another difficult year to a close, coming December 29!

]]>6128fc27-c34c-46de-bfef-4b0ac4345a27Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040000:54truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 16: DIE HARDEpisode 16: DIE HARDMerry Christmas to some and Happy Holidays to all! The Old Fogies & Films panel are celebrating the season by watching Die Hard, and assessing its level of holiday spirit. Everyone always focuses on the murders and hostage-taking, instead of the beautiful fact that German, American, French, Italian, and Chinese people formed an international alliance to liberate millions of dollars from an all-powerful corporation. What an inspiring message about coming together during the holidays!!

]]>Merry Christmas to some and Happy Holidays to all! The Old Fogies & Films panel are celebrating the season by watching Die Hard, and assessing its level of holiday spirit. Everyone always focuses on the murders and hostage-taking, instead of the beautiful fact that German, American, French, Italian, and Chinese people formed an international alliance to liberate millions of dollars from an all-powerful corporation. What an inspiring message about coming together during the holidays!!

]]>9ea71965-5d02-4dfd-8b52-c7226b44c9fbWed, 22 Dec 2021 11:45:00 -040001:22:51truefull1616Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Die Hard - Coming Soon!TEASER: Die Hard - Coming Soon!Ho Ho Ho! Fahad invites you to our next episode covering his pick for a Christmas classic, coming December 22!

]]>Ho Ho Ho! Fahad invites you to our next episode covering his pick for a Christmas classic, coming December 22!

]]>4885aad9-e1d3-42e3-adc1-5bce7139fe18Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040000:40truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 15: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETYEpisode 15: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETYIn the United Kingdom, a book club is called a literary society - cuz they classy. In this episode, the Old Fogies find they can relate to a group of people using culture and camaraderie to survive a painful social upheaval (read: the current pandemic) in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. We’ve never seen so many book-burners attend a book club. Two. A total of two attend.

]]>In the United Kingdom, a book club is called a literary society - cuz they classy. In this episode, the Old Fogies find they can relate to a group of people using culture and camaraderie to survive a painful social upheaval (read: the current pandemic) in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. We’ve never seen so many book-burners attend a book club. Two. A total of two attend.

]]>b0511291-80e2-45f9-9f0d-8b98511107bcWed, 15 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040001:24:14truefull1515Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Coming Soon!Ruth invites you to our next episode covering one of her picks, coming December 15!

]]>Ruth invites you to our next episode covering one of her picks, coming December 15!

]]>cc53f298-05cc-41d4-ad69-e0abd4d13dfdThu, 09 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040000:34truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 14: THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POSTEpisode 14: THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POSTTwo lies that some people believed in 1993: one, that gay conversion therapy works; and two, that an approximation of a bird's nest was a good hairstyle. Listen to the Fogies discuss The Miseducation of Cameron Post in this episode. In the House of Columbia there are ten thousand pennies ($50 bucks to the first person who gets that reference.)

]]>Two lies that some people believed in 1993: one, that gay conversion therapy works; and two, that an approximation of a bird's nest was a good hairstyle. Listen to the Fogies discuss The Miseducation of Cameron Post in this episode. In the House of Columbia there are ten thousand pennies ($50 bucks to the first person who gets that reference.)

]]>a0df79d3-1857-445e-ae9d-126fb3aa0238Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040001:44:27truefull1414Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Coming Soon!TEASER: The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Coming Soon!Tikia invites you to our next episode covering one of her picks, coming December 8!

]]>Tikia invites you to our next episode covering one of her picks, coming December 8!

]]>e0ca7738-227a-4722-9d99-c673623227b3Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040000:39truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 13: POSSESSOREpisode 13: POSSESSORDoes a company that invades people’s bodies to commit acts of sexual assault, violence, and murder, have an HR or ethics department?? The Old Fogies & Films panel forgot to ask ourselves this particular question, but we discuss many other important, existential conundrums in this episode on Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor ... the office parties must get out of hand.

]]>Does a company that invades people’s bodies to commit acts of sexual assault, violence, and murder, have an HR or ethics department?? The Old Fogies & Films panel forgot to ask ourselves this particular question, but we discuss many other important, existential conundrums in this episode on Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor ... the office parties must get out of hand.

]]>c350fc4c-d343-488c-905a-fcc7f53f7adfWed, 01 Dec 2021 11:30:00 -040001:07:24truefull1313Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Brandon Cronenberg's Possesor - Coming Soon!TEASER: Brandon Cronenberg's Possesor - Coming Soon!Aric invites you to our next episode covering one of his picks, coming December 1!

]]>Aric invites you to our next episode covering one of his picks, coming December 1!

]]>33a6f599-cd49-4d0c-bdff-16160480e16fThu, 25 Nov 2021 11:30:00 -040000:34truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 12: BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONEpisode 12: BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONIf God had intended us to run, he would have given us chafe-prone nipples. This episode the Fogies experience the full force of a mid-life crisis (or is that RE-experience) from watching Brittany Runs a Marathon. Is it emotional abuse to cheer someone on for an activity that can splinter your shins?

]]>If God had intended us to run, he would have given us chafe-prone nipples. This episode the Fogies experience the full force of a mid-life crisis (or is that RE-experience) from watching Brittany Runs a Marathon. Is it emotional abuse to cheer someone on for an activity that can splinter your shins?

]]>331ba787-a97a-406a-954d-95f3506a4f5fWed, 24 Nov 2021 11:30:00 -040001:38:51truefull1212Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: Brittany Runs a Marathon - Coming Soon!TEASER: Brittany Runs a Marathon - Coming Soon!Shelly & Son invite you to our new episode covering one of her picks, arriving next week!

]]>Shelly & Son invite you to our new episode covering one of her picks, arriving next week!

]]>fb2cfbc2-3beb-4886-b425-4b9d2fb3218dThu, 18 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040000:37truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 11: THE GAMEEpisode 11: THE GAMEWe watched Michael Douglas chase a woman 3/5ths his age, while playing a character 9/10ths his age, in a 24 year old movie - exactly the same age as the Fogies! Ahem. And if you believe all that, have a listen to our full, trustworthy assessment of David Fincher's The Game (1997) on this episode of Old Fogies & Films.

]]>We watched Michael Douglas chase a woman 3/5ths his age, while playing a character 9/10ths his age, in a 24 year old movie - exactly the same age as the Fogies! Ahem. And if you believe all that, have a listen to our full, trustworthy assessment of David Fincher's The Game (1997) on this episode of Old Fogies & Films.

]]>2dd46550-ecc6-4998-805d-d60b6f180b84Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -040055:41truefull1111Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTEASER: David Fincher's The Game (1997) - Coming Soon!TEASER: David Fincher's The Game (1997) - Coming Soon!Fahad invites you to our new episode covering one of his picks, coming this week!

]]>Fahad invites you to our new episode covering one of his picks, coming this week!

]]>8b632eef-300e-406a-a9e7-3ae5ffaa8d8cMon, 15 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040000:34truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyTRAILER: Old Fogies & Films PodcastTRAILER: Old Fogies & Films PodcastTune in to the Old Fogies & Films podcast. New episodes every 1-2 weeks!

]]>Tune in to the Old Fogies & Films podcast. New episodes every 1-2 weeks!

]]>943ade04-ecc4-4cc7-a231-f41a742d97acFri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040000:55truetrailerFahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 10: THE HALF OF ITEpisode 10: THE HALF OF ITDo you prefer a taco, or a sausage? Why not both?! Join the Fogies as we consider a young woman caught in the middle of such a profound question, in more ways than one, in Alice Wu’s 2020 film The Half Of It. If we give you $20 will you write the rest of our show notes for us??

]]>Do you prefer a taco, or a sausage? Why not both?! Join the Fogies as we consider a young woman caught in the middle of such a profound question, in more ways than one, in Alice Wu’s 2020 film The Half Of It. If we give you $20 will you write the rest of our show notes for us??

]]>44f9a71e-5153-481a-8372-68c24be795b9Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -040055:29truefull1010Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 9: CUTIESEpisode 9: CUTIESShake what yo’ momma ain’t even gave you yet. This round the Fogies subject themselves to the uncomfortable realities of culture shock, social media, and burgeoning womanhood in our modern world, as we tackle Maimouna Doucoure’s controversial 2020 French film, Cuties (Mignonnes). The kids are not alright. 

]]>Shake what yo’ momma ain’t even gave you yet. This round the Fogies subject themselves to the uncomfortable realities of culture shock, social media, and burgeoning womanhood in our modern world, as we tackle Maimouna Doucoure’s controversial 2020 French film, Cuties (Mignonnes). The kids are not alright. 

]]>33832954-bc05-4ca3-aa53-f8eebafa09feThu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -040001:19:08truefull99Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 8: JENNIFER'S BODYEpisode 8: JENNIFER'S BODYThere’s only one reason a rock band with stars in their eyes would make a tour stop in this town. That’s right, a Faustian bargain for fame requiring a virgin sacrifice. Results may vary. This week we’re discussing Karyn Kusama’s 2009 film that feels like a punchier riff on Ginger Snaps (2000). Not only do we discuss Jennifer’s Body, but also Jennifer’s Heart; is it in the right place? No. It is not. 

]]>There’s only one reason a rock band with stars in their eyes would make a tour stop in this town. That’s right, a Faustian bargain for fame requiring a virgin sacrifice. Results may vary. This week we’re discussing Karyn Kusama’s 2009 film that feels like a punchier riff on Ginger Snaps (2000). Not only do we discuss Jennifer’s Body, but also Jennifer’s Heart; is it in the right place? No. It is not. 

]]>a1f6b2c4-c9a7-47ed-9211-698fe33565a1Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -040001:22:58truefull88Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 7: REAR WINDOWEpisode 7: REAR WINDOWPrivacy was a hot button issue even before smart phones. We go way back this episode, to Hitchcock’s seminal 1954 film Rear Window starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly (cue the Mika harmonies TikTok challenge). Either curtains weren’t invented yet, or Jimmy Stewart lives in a community of exhibitionists. 

]]>Privacy was a hot button issue even before smart phones. We go way back this episode, to Hitchcock’s seminal 1954 film Rear Window starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly (cue the Mika harmonies TikTok challenge). Either curtains weren’t invented yet, or Jimmy Stewart lives in a community of exhibitionists. 

]]>c25f2e39-8175-4072-8573-fc31e8c5829cThu, 02 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -040001:15:13truefull77Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 6: PARALLELEpisode 6: PARALLELWalking through a mirror can really cut you to ribbons - literally and figuratively. This episode the Fogies are tackling their first straight sci-fi movie, Isaac Ezban’s Parallel (2018)! I’m sure you’ll forgive us if we get a bit distracted by a desperate desire to leave our own universe. The grass is always greener - and sometimes a bit nauseatingly wobbly - on the other side.

]]>Walking through a mirror can really cut you to ribbons - literally and figuratively. This episode the Fogies are tackling their first straight sci-fi movie, Isaac Ezban’s Parallel (2018)! I’m sure you’ll forgive us if we get a bit distracted by a desperate desire to leave our own universe. The grass is always greener - and sometimes a bit nauseatingly wobbly - on the other side.

]]>8ed9a72d-0113-46a6-8bda-6f3dbaf89193Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -040001:21:16truefull66Fahad & Aric & Ruth & Tikia & ShellyEpisode 5: INTOUCHABLESEpisode 5: INTOUCHABLESExcuse our French, c'est terrible. The Fogies travel the globe for our first foreign film, 2011's Intouchables, and discuss ableism and human connection across class and racial divides. With subtitles, not dubbing, you philistines.

]]>Excuse our French, c'est terrible. The Fogies travel the globe for our first foreign film, 2011's Intouchables, and discuss ableism and human connection across class and racial divides. With subtitles, not dubbing, you philistines.

]]>a804e4db-f020-445b-bd17-950b69f50faeThu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -040001:15:13truefull55Aric MaidenEpisode 4: THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHEREpisode 4: THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERRoses are red, bluebells aren't teal, this poem sucks, but the struggle is real! On this week's episode, the Fogies analyze Sara Colangelo's The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. And boy, could her character use an analyst. Mid-life crises are something the Fogies can relate to. Sorry teachers: "are something to which we can relate."

]]>Roses are red, bluebells aren't teal, this poem sucks, but the struggle is real! On this week's episode, the Fogies analyze Sara Colangelo's The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. And boy, could her character use an analyst. Mid-life crises are something the Fogies can relate to. Sorry teachers: "are something to which we can relate."

]]>c085baf9-0443-4761-887d-655254441816Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -040001:18:31truefull44Aric MaidenEpisode 3: A CLOCKWORK ORANGEEpisode 3: A CLOCKWORK ORANGEViddy thee well...or is that "auddy" thee well in this context?? Wholesome droogs, the Fogies, go back to 1971 to discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel on crime and punishment and morality. Grab a glass of moloko and hear middle-aged people discuss youth culture!

]]>Viddy thee well...or is that "auddy" thee well in this context?? Wholesome droogs, the Fogies, go back to 1971 to discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel on crime and punishment and morality. Grab a glass of moloko and hear middle-aged people discuss youth culture!

]]>3c6fad2f-c53d-468d-85a6-715b6c48280bThu, 08 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -040001:36:02truefull33Aric MaidenEpisode 2: CAPTAIN FANTASTICEpisode 2: CAPTAIN FANTASTICHis super power is understanding!! This time the Fogies tackle Matt Ross's 2016 film about such heavy concepts as parenting, education, philosophical conundrums, and the structure of OUR VERY SOCIETY. As an added bonus, the entire episode is spoken in Esperanto....just kidding. But seriously folks, the movie features an adorable proto-serial killer, and a teenage boy who lives in a secluded mountain compound alone and does NOT have sex with his sisters, so check it out with us!

]]>His super power is understanding!! This time the Fogies tackle Matt Ross's 2016 film about such heavy concepts as parenting, education, philosophical conundrums, and the structure of OUR VERY SOCIETY. As an added bonus, the entire episode is spoken in Esperanto....just kidding. But seriously folks, the movie features an adorable proto-serial killer, and a teenage boy who lives in a secluded mountain compound alone and does NOT have sex with his sisters, so check it out with us!

]]>27c36c09-5860-4037-bf1e-29d83f4db346Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -040001:40:13truefull22Aric MaidenEpisode 1: INGRID GOES WESTEpisode 1: INGRID GOES WESTIngrid Goes...Too Far?? Join the Fogies as we discuss Matt Spicer's 2017 film starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen. Insta Now and Batman Forever!

]]>Ingrid Goes...Too Far?? Join the Fogies as we discuss Matt Spicer's 2017 film starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen. Insta Now and Batman Forever!

]]>39d3d62c-8eab-4e50-8fad-b402eceaabf1Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -040001:16:18truefull11Ingrid Goes...Too Far?? Join the Fogies as we discuss Matt Spicer's 2017 film starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen. Insta Now and Batman Forever!Aric Maiden