Oct 29, 2021
"Goodfellas" changed the game when it came to mob movies, taking us from the fantasy of mafia bosses to the much more mundane lives of foot soldiers. It showed how a man and a woman could be seduced by a criminal lifestyle. And it put Martin Scorsese's cinematic magic on full display.
In this episode, the Shat Crew...
Oct 27, 2021
"John Cusack is for the boys!" as Big D and Gene tackle one of Rob Reiner's lesser-known comedies: "The Sure Thing."
You can imagine where the conversation goes as The Old Men of Shat cover an '80s flick that includes guaranteed hookups, dorm life, the perfect bar, missed sexual opportunities, performance anxiety,...
Oct 15, 2021
Halloween’s coming a little early this year with a bonus Shat The Movies Spooktacular episode! “Scream” is arguably the biggest horror movie in the world, and it came at a time when slasher films were on life support.
”Scream” fans Ash and Big D enthusiastically explain why the Wes Craven powerhouse is so...
Oct 12, 2021
Everyone's been waiting for Dick Ebert to review a Wes Anderson movie. Today is that day. Will Shat The Movies' everyman embrace the whimsy and sophistication of "Rushmore," or will our red-blooded podcast elder scoff at the pretentious eccentricity of a wannabe auteur?
Calling Anderson the "Beck of directors," Big D...
Oct 4, 2021
Everybody knows the scene where Tom Cruise slides out in his tighty whiteys and lip-syncs Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll," but we often forget that 1983's "Risky Business" is so much more sophisticated than that.
"Risky Business" is about money, growing up, acceptance, opportunity, materialism, friendship, love, and...