Category: Road Trip

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Ben takes a solo roadtrip to see MADAME WEB. The question: is it as bad as they say? The other question: can he find a weak connection? At least one of those questions has “yes” for an answer. At least.

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a road trip to see Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, but also takes the opportunity to talk about another gaming movie (albeit a different kind of gaming): The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Which one gets a thumbs up? Which one gets a thumbs down? Does…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a ROAD TRIP! Ben thought he would have a chance to talk to Evan about AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, but things didn’t go their way. Evan got sick . . . and then went on vacation. But on a lark, Ben decided to record his solo…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan take a road trip to see the latest MCU movie, ETERNALS!!! It’s a movie that tries hard to go big, but does it succeed? PART ONE: The Trip There – talking about expectations and other random thingsPART TWO: The Parking Lot – spoiler free review…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA road trip to see Shang-Chi, featuring Ben, Evan, and Evan’s sister-in-law! Road trips include three segments: spoiler free discussion on the trip to the theater about what we’re expecting; a spoiler free reaction after the movie in the parking lot; and then a spoiler filled discussion on…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan reunite for a good ol’ fashioned ROAD TRIP EPISODE!!! The movie this time? FREE GUY! An original concept, science fiction movie? In the summer? More importantly . . . is it any good?

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out on what could be an excellent adventure . . . or a bonus journey. This road trip has almost as many twists and turns as the movie he’s seeing, from the question of if he will even GET to the movie to the possibility of…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out to the first new release movie he’s seen in theaters since the beginning of the shut down for the pandemic. After seeing The Empire Strikes Back (and The Greatest Showman), he gets to see a new movie that has been waiting for release for a…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out to his first movie in theaters since the beginning of the shut down for the pandemic. It’s a different experience, with the masks requirements and the like, but it’s also a familiar experience, being a movie he’s seen many, many times . . . THE…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS“From the vault,” so to speak, this episode is actually a couple months old and was the last movie Ben saw before theaters closed down. King Kong (1933) was a movie that changed everything and the results are still being felt today. It’s been seen on TV and…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Evan, and Doug (Ben’s youngest) head out on a roadtrip to see SONIC THE HEDGEHOG the movie . . . Is it as bad as so many videogame movies tend to be? Does it rise above? Is Sonic able to outrun the bad press that came with…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan are joined by occasional road tripper Hudson to see this Alien-inspired Cthulhu pastiche, Underewater!

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe Skywalker saga comes to an end with a movie that has to wrap up a trilogy and also wrap up a trilogy of trilogies, while also living up to fan expectations and tie up loose ends . . . In a Road Trip episode, we record about…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes another solo road trip to see another 40th anniversary showing of another classic sci-fi movie. This time: Alien!

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a solo road trip to see the 40th anniversary showing of Star Trek the Motion Picture in the theater! Solo because who else is going to see it with him? It’s an experience he enjoyed much more than he thought he would . . . and…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS It’s another family road trip to another Marvel cinematic universe movie. Evan, Ben, and most of the Avery clan head out to a theater close to home, and you get to ride with them to and from the theater as they talk about this new Spiderman cinematic experience!

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan and friend of the podcast guest John take a journey to the END of the X-Men GAME of Fox’s X-franchise! Does it work? Is it a good end of a movie era? Travel with the S&A team to find out if they think it was…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a road trip to see Detective Pikachu, and talks about parenting, collecting, and how Pokemon has become a big presence in his house. Then his son joins him for an eight-year-old perspective.

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan take a roadtrip to see the Captain Marvel. On the drive to the theater, they discuss their expectations and hopes. In the parking lot after the movie, they talk about what they thought without spoilers. On the drive home, they talk about more details about…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan take a road trip with Ben’s son to see Aquaman. Aquaman. On the big screen. It happened! Who thought it was a perfect movie and one of the best of the year? And who thought it was a fun, ok movie? Find out here! Part…