Best Roth Stokes Podcasts (2025)

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176. The Cabin In The Woods (with Cinematic Joshua) 2:04:25

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13d ago2:04:25

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Laci Goth, Matt Chokes, and Cemetery Joshua pay a visit to The Cabin In The Woods, where things are not quite as they seem. We get the feeling somebody's watching us, and pumping chemicals into our scalps to make us stupider and hornier than we usually are, and suddenly we're tossing around the old pigskin and vroom-vrooming on our dirtbikes. What'…

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175. Saw (with HFK & Spooky T) 1:45:56

15d ago1:45:56

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Laci Goth and Matt Chokes welcome their friends Tiera (@SpookyT on TikTok) and Derek (@HFK on TikTok) join the show to play the game of Saw. We all have varying degrees of affection for this franchise, and we get into the long history of its development under James Wan and Leigh Whannell first in Australia and then in Hollywood, and the major serie…

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28 Years Later (with Screen Time Kota) 1:55:16

23d ago1:55:16

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We had some scheduling snafus that caused the delay of our Saw episode, so our schedule is getting pushed back a week. Luckily, we had this beautiful podcast about 28 Years Later set to release on the Patreon later this month, and instead, we're putting it out for free for all the fine folks out there. Matt and Kota have a very spoiler-filled discu…

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174. Interview With The Vampire (1994) 2:37:10

30d ago2:37:10

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Laci and Matt revisit Interview With The Vampire (1994), a movie the podcast covered back in 2018, in the Old Testament days. Much more care and attention is given this time, because there's so much to love… and so much to be confused by. Has a movie ever been dragged down so much by its whiny-baby lead character as this movie is by Louis (Brad Pit…

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173. Dennis the Menace (1993) 2:06:11

1M ago2:06:11

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In the origin story of Michael Myers, the slasher killer from the legendary Halloween series of horror films, young Michael sees his sister….. Wait, what? Oh, this is Dennis the Menace? In which a little slingshot punk from the 1950s rides around on a tricycle in 1993 and torments an innocent old man? And you're telling me it's not about Michael My…

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Nickelodeon's Doug (Patreon Preview) 35:50

1M ago35:50

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Matt has assembled his friends Wade Hymel and Patrick Perot to do a deep dive into Nickelodeon's Doug—specifically, the episodes "Doug Can't Dance" and "Doug's Garage Band." In this free preview from the longer premium episode (available on Patreon: https://bit.ly/47U3oGh), Matt, Wade, and Patrick explore the long history of the TV show and of Doug…

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172. Charlie's Angels (2000) 1:27:13

1M ago1:27:13

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The year is 2000. You are a 12-year-old boy. You spend your days watching Total Request Live and hoping they'll man up and play "Stellar" by Incubus. You spend an inordinate amount of time choosing the coolest song lyrics to leave as your AOL Instant Messenger away message. And you head out to the cinematorium to see three women kick ass in Charlie…

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171. FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1:22:34

2M ago1:22:34

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They thought they were making a movie that would save the environment and destroy extractive industries. Instead, they made a generation of millennials horny as hell for cartoon trees. FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a fascinating mid-budget animated film that presents a mighty counterweight to the Disney behemoth of the early 1990s: Modest in sc…

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Final Thoughts on The Rock + Answering Listener Questions! 54:57

2M ago54:57

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We weren't expecting this miniseries on Dwayne Johnson to be so relevant, but as he debuted his "new look" at the Venice Film Festival and began his awards season campaign, Laci and Matt react to the news of the week and unpack his public comments. Johnson reflected on his own career with many of the thoughts we've had as we've gone through his fil…

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170. Jungle Cruise (Summer of Rock) 2:15:21

2M ago2:15:21

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This is the end, beautiful friends. We conclude the Summer of Rock with the much-better-than-I-remembered Jungle Cruise, a movie we abruptly pivoted to covering after trying to watch Black Adam and giving up out of boredom. We cover the history of movies based on theme parks, the rocky production of Jungle Cruise, its unfortunate failure at the box…

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169. Hobbs & Shaw (Summer of Rock) 2:22:35

2M ago2:22:35

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They went and made a dang spin-off to the Fast & Furious franchise, and it made a ton of money, and there's no chance it'll ever get a sequel because no one liked it. Especially not Matt. Matt is utterly miserable talking about Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), but Laci's able to help him get through it by diving in to all the messy dra…

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168. Baywatch (with Caleb Hogan) (Summer of Rock) 2:48:49

3M ago2:48:49

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There were big expectations in 2017 for the Baywatch movie. 21 Jump Street had shown that raunchy, irreverent takes on cheesy '80s and '90s TV shows could earn bofo box office, and with the dual star power of Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, it looked as if Baywatch couldn't miss. But critics hated it and the movie was a flop at the box office, cancel…

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps 56:13

3M ago56:13

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We're off for the week but here's an extensive chunk from our premium episode to tide you over till then. It's a spoiler-filled discussion of The Fantastic Four: First Steps with our guests Neophyte Reviews and Screentime Kota. The Summer of Rock resumes in one week with an episode about Baywatch (2017)! Another MCU movie has arrived, and Matt's be…

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167. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Summer of Rock) 1:47:21

3M ago1:47:21

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Sony made a sequel to Jumanji, that sad Robin Williams movie from the '90s, 22 years later? And it made a billion dollars? And everyone liked it?? It's true. And as a result, every time a movie studio makes a questionable legacy sequel this is why. They're telling themselves: "It worked with Jumanji." It's why Disney is putting out a Tron movie thi…

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166. Pain & Gain (Summer of Rock) 1:57:53

3M ago1:57:53

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Pain & Gain is Michael Bay's magnum opus, a razor-sharp dissection of the American id. This movie has it all: Con artistry, prosperity gospel, and drugs, drugs, drugs! It also features career-best performances of Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, and Anthony Mackie, and it's easily Bay's best movie. Indeed, it's a look at an alternate career for Johns…

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165. Fast Five (Summer of Rock) 2:08:17

4M ago2:08:17

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Laci and Matt hop in a go-fast car and head for Rio de Janeiro to join up with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), and their whole extended family, as they attempt the heist of the century. All while trying to evade federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), the deadliest agent you'll find in Hillary Clinton's State Departme…

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Jurassic Park (with In Love With Horror) (Summer of Spielberg Re-Release) 2:05:36

4M ago2:05:36

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It is with heavy hearts that we have to push back our release schedule one week. Actually, no, our hearts are light and full of joy. A new baby has been added to House Stokes in the form of past guest Elliott (from the Home Alone 2 episode) and his lovely wife having a baby. Said baby was just very inconsiderate in arriving at precisely the time we…

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Jurassic Park Franchise Rankings + Godzilla (2014) 25:37

4M ago25:37

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Hey folks, we're off this week, but we'll be back next week with our Fast Five episode, as the Summer of Rock rolls on! In the meantime, enjoy some samplings from the additional bonus material available on our YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@loadbearingbeamspod). Time stamps: 1:30 — Top-Five Jurassic Park Movies (excluding Jurassic Park) 9:06…

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164. Tooth Fairy (Summer of Rock) 2:07:05

4M ago2:07:05

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Well, a movie finally broke us. Horror and mortal terror have a face. In the absolutely dreadful "family film" Tooth Fairy (2010)—quite possibly the worst movie our podcast has ever covered—Dwayne Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a hockey player who specializes in knocking out opponents' teeth. He has a lot on his plate: He's dating Ashley Judd, who h…

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163. The Rundown (Summer of Rock) 1:26:29

5M ago1:26:29

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Dwayne Johnson followed up his debut lead performance in The Scorpion King with The Rundown. Released as Welcome to the Jungle outside America, The Rundown might be his very best movie. Along with Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and a deliciously hammy Christopher Walken, The Rock is firing on all cylinders as both a physical and emotional act…

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162. The Scorpion King (Summer of Rock) 1:38:07

5M ago1:38:07

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The Summer of Rock begins as Laci and Matt dive into the movie career of Dwayne Johnson with his first leading role in The Scorpion King (2002). The Rock first graced the big screen a year earlier in The Mummy Returns, in a brief prologue in which he plays a character who seemingly has nothing to do with the sturdy nice fellow he plays in Scorpion …

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 23:09

5M ago23:09

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We're off this week, preparing for the Summer of Rock, which starts next week with an episode about The Scorpion King (2002). In fact, here is our schedule for the rest of the month: June 13 - The Scorpion King (2002) June 20 - The Rundown (2003) June 27 - Tooth Fairy (2010) In the meantime, please enjoy Matt's semi-spoiler-y review of Mission: Imp…

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161. I Love You, Man (with Wade Hymel) 2:03:47

5M ago2:03:47

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Friend of the Show Wade Hymel makes his triumphant return to the podcast, and he's brought with him I Love You, Man (2009). So what's up with men, huh? With their man caves, and their jam seshes, and their pizza pies. Can't live with 'em, can't help but love 'em, am I right? And how do adults make friends anyway? It's pretty weird. Somebody should …

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160. Wayne's World 1:57:56

5M ago1:57:56

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Join us at Stan Mikita's for crullers, dear listener, as we go through one of the very best comedies of the 1990s: It's Wayne's World. Excellent. But is it truly Wayne's world? How much control does Wayne really have? What does he want? What does he stand for? And will he ever transcend the limitations of his corporeal space? We definitively answer…

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159. Final Destination 1:32:23

6M ago1:32:23

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Laci and Matt are broadcasting to you from a cabin in the woods, where they're eating canned cat food with oven mitts, trying to dodge that pesky Grim Reaper. But the rats need their cheese, so here's a new episode about Final Destination (2000). (You're the rat, I guess.) It's the movie that launched one of the great horror franchises. A franchise…

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Thunderbolts* Review + MCU Roundtable 35:27

6M ago35:27

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Matt's declaration that he was forever finished with the Marvel Cinematic Universe lasted all of one movie, once Thunderbolts* started getting good reviews. So he went out and saw it, and thought it was..... okay. But to go through it, he needed to bring on two big-time fans of the movie, so Neophyte Reviews and Screen Time Kota join the show for a…

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158. Death Proof (with Cinema Chris) 1:37:06

6M ago1:37:06

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Please note: Like how Death Proof uses fake film grain to make it seem like it's an older movie, only to stop doing it halfway through, Laci and Matt's audio improves halfway through this episode. You might not even notice the audio isn't great in the first half... but if you do, just know it gets better eventually. Friend of the Show Cinema Chris …

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The Royal Tenenbaums 1:28:49

6M ago1:28:49

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Hey folks, we had to make a programming change this week because one of our bodies did a medical oopsie and we ended up in the emergency room. Everything's fine... but wait till the bill comes, am I right?? Anyway, we had to push back our Death Proof episode, so now, we have unlocked our Royal Tenenbaums episode from behind the Patreon paywall. See…

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157. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (with Jen Walks N2 Walls) 1:37:47

6M ago1:37:47

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Friend of the Show Jen (@JenWalksN2Walls on TikTok) joins us to cover Sister Act 2. We once again follow the misadventures of Deloris (Whoopi Goldberg), a Las Vegas headliner who selfishly abandons the backup dancers, crew members, and support staff who rely on her show to make their living, all so she can go be a substitute teacher at a Catholic s…

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The Office (U.S.) - "Pilot" (Patreon Preview!) 9:01

7M ago9:01

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Enjoy nine free minutes from our Patreon-exclusive episode about the pilot of the American Office. Hear the full thing by subscribing at https://patreon.com/loadbearingbeams for $5/month. Matt and Wade go through the pilot episode of the American Office. They compare their personal fandoms of the show and how deep their knowledge runs, and then bri…

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UNLOCKED: The Truman Show 1:46:10

7M ago1:46:10

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Hoppy Easter. We're taking the week off but don't want to leave you hopping. So here's our eggsipode about The Truman Show, in its entirety, previously available only to our Patreon subscribers. We'll be back next week with an all-new episode about Sister Act 2.By Laci Roth & Matt Stokes

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156. American Psycho (with Red Rose Film Club) 2:13:06

7M ago2:13:06

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We welcome Hal (@shestructured on Letterboxd) and Craig (@gentlemanbaby on Letterboxd) from the Red Rose Film Club podcast to cover American Psycho (2000), the Wall Street horror/comedy starring Christian Bale as Patrick "Jason" Bateman. This movie's got a lot going on, folks. And we get to it all—we determine who has the best business card, we exp…

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155. Superman (1978) 1:37:55

7M ago1:37:55

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We bid a tearful farewell to our favorite actor, Gene Hackman, by discussing his hilarious evil Lex Luthor in Superman (1978). Richard Donner started the whole superhero movie idea with this film, but we won't hold that against him. How electric are Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder? How great does this movie look? And why are so many children ge…

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The Royal Tenenbaums (Patreon Preview) 13:20

7M ago13:20

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Enjoy 12 minutes from our Patreon-only bonus episode about The Royal Tenenbaums! Subscribe to Load Bearing Beams: Collector's Edition for $5/month at https://patreon.com/loadbearingbeamsBy Laci Roth & Matt Stokes

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154. Heartbreakers (2001) 1:39:55

7M ago1:39:55

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Laci and Matt head to Palm Beach, Florida, to con some rich geriatrics out of their money with their best pals, Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt. That's right, it's the perfectly cromulent 2001 crime-comedy Heartbreakers, brought to you by director David Mirkin (showrunner of seasons 5 and 6 of The Simpsons, and director of previous episod…

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153. The Firm 2:12:45

8M ago2:12:45

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Our coverage of the late, great Gene Hackman begins with Laci and Matt getting sucked into the vortex of legal intrigue that is The Firm. And, okay, it's not exactly a Gene Hackman movie, but he's wonderful as always as part of this ensemble cast that is one of the all-time great ensemble casts. Seriously, this movie is a warm bath you can just sli…

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152. Enemy Mine (with Screen Time Kota) 1:18:29

8M ago1:18:29

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Friend of the Show Screen Time Kota (https://www.tiktok.com/@screentimekota) returns to discuss the 1985 sci-fi film Enemy Mine. This hidden gem of an '80s sci-fi film has everything you want: practical effects, elaborate sets, miniature spaceships, matte paintings, and incredible makeup. Even more impressive is the performance of Louis Gossett Jr.…

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Matt has a new monthly podcast about The Twilight Zone! 56:06

8M ago56:06

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Matt has a new podcast! Don't worry, Load Bearing Beams shall be unaffected. In fact, it can only grow stronger. The new podcast will come out once per month and it's about the classic Twilight Zone series. Along with Friend of the Show Patrick Perot (the 10 Things I Hate About You episode, the Blair Witch Project episode, Rural Route Nine), Matt w…

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151. The Devil's Rejects (with Austin Proctor) 1:43:14

8M ago1:43:14

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Austin Proctor of the Frightmares podcast joins Laci and Matt to go through The Devil's Rejects, the second film from director Robert "Robbie" Zombie. A family of demented devil freaks is running roughshod over Jimmy Carter's America, and the only thing standing in their way is a demented devil sheriff who just might be even more evil. Who will win…

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A Very Special Oscars Special 4:54:19

8M ago4:54:19

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Yes, this is a five-hour episode. Luckily, we have time stamps available for you so you can hop around to hear about the Oscar categories you find most interesting. With Laci out on assignment, Matt interviews a handful of friends and past guests of the show to preview Hollywood's Biggest Night™. With the Academy Awards ceremony looming in two days…

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150. Spice World 1:23:27

8M ago1:23:27

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It only took us eight years but we finally reached 150 episodes. How about that? To celebrate, we squeeze into matching Union Jack dresses and slam our bodies down and wind them all around to discuss Spice World (1997), the notoriously bad (but secretly good?) Spice Girls movie. To elder millennials, this movie's a big honking deal, folks, and we p…

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149. Twilight (with Fiction Fixation) 2:33:32

9M ago2:33:32

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For Valentine's Day, we're celebrating the greatest American love story of all time: Isabella Swan and Edward "The Bad Guy" Cullen. That's right, after years of threatening to turn the podcast into a full-time Twilight show, we're finally doing it. For one episode, at least. But how to tackle such an enormous endeavor? Well, we've found the two per…

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148. The Truman Show (History Segment) [Patreon Preview] 19:56

9M ago19:56

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In the history segment from our Patreon-only episode about The Truman Show, Matt and Laci cover: How The Truman Show started as a much darker script by Andrew Niccol about an alcoholic, philandering New Yorker. When director Peter Weir came aboard he had a few notes—like, why would this show be so popular if it's about a depressing, unlikable cheat…

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147. The Legend of Billie Jean (Listener Choice) 1:32:36

9M ago1:32:36

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The winner of our recent Listener Choice Lottery was our friend Monique (of Monique's Movie Madness, @moniques_movie_madness on TikTok). Her movie? The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). Not only had neither of us ever seen this movie, we'd barely even heard of it. But boy is it a hidden gem. Pure sleazy '80s goodness. Helen Slater plays our hero: Billi…

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146. Baby Boom (1987) 1:41:29

9M ago1:41:29

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Diane Keaton accidentally inherits a baby. Hilarity ensues. Actually, this isn't your typical "I don't know how to change a diaper!" comedy, it's actually a pretty sweet and incisive look at the demented work culture of the 1980s. This is where Diane Keaton and Nancy Meyers first collaborated, and it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Als…

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BRRRR it's cold. Here's a message from Laci & Matt. 3:17

9M ago3:17

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Louisiana got hit with a historic winter storm and the state shut down. Your pals Laci and Matt have cabin fever and are furious as they haven't been able to go anywhere or do anything all week, including podcasting. So here's their apology and update on the schedule. We will return in one week with our episode about Baby Boom (1988). If you are sh…

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145. Mortal Kombat (1995) 1:32:08

10M ago1:32:08

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Get over here to this podcast about Mortal Kombat (1995). We're revisiting this movie, even after having already covered it on episode 76, because that episode was less than 30 minutes long. And respect must be paid! Director Paul W.S. Anderson knows exactly what kind of movie he's making here, and the scuzzy mid-'90s vibes are immaculate! Now, is …

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Severance: Season 1 (Patreon Preview) 8:00

10M ago8:00

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This is a preview from the Patreon-exclusive bonus episode where Laci and Matt give their spoiler-filled thoughts, analysis, theories, etc. about the terrific Apple TV+ series Severance. Get the full episode by subscribing to Load Bearing Beams: Collector's Edition on Patreon for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/c/loadbearingbeams…

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144. My Best Friend's Wedding 2:09:30

10M ago2:09:30

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What if there was a romantic comedy where you were rooting for the evil "other woman" but you didn't know it? Well, Hollywood boldly went there in 1997 with My Best Friend's Wedding. And what a charming evil woman we have as our protagonist here, in Jules (Julia Roberts). She's an utter delight, as is Kimmy (Cameron Diaz). The only stretch here is …

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143. That Awkward Moment (2014) (with Caleb Hogan) 1:52:46

10M ago1:52:46

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Friend of the Show Caleb Hogan finally forgives us for our thoughts on Nacho Libre and makes his long-awaited return to the program. And he's brought us a fascinating movie: The 2014 Zac Efron/Miles Teller/Michael B. Jordan/ rom-com That Awkward Moment. 2014 feels like it was 1,000 years ago, doesn't it, folks? Bonus video: We talk about movies we …