THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

We all have wonderful snow day memories, don’t we? That amazing moment we find out that school has been cancelled and we grab our winter coat, our sledge, our chainsaw, our mug of poisoned coffee…wait, did we lose you? Some of us just take Snow Days up to eleven, I guess. Welcome to Episode Nine of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “Snow Days”, and the movies are:

SCARFACE & THE HATEFUL EIGHT!

Who thought of snow as the street name for a certain famous ‘80s vice, and who thought of snow as merely the backdrop for inciting a bright red blizzard of bloodshed? And do you know what the rule is when the same movie is accidentally brought by both to the same double feature? Hey, when like minds think alike, it was bound to happen one of these snow days.

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the Theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to please subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels, share with anyone you think would enjoy and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to see the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or leave a Review wherever you Podcast about whether you agree with their picks and what movie you would’ve brought if it had been a Triple Feature.

We hope these movies brought back memories of Snow Days of yore…or at least inspired some movie marathons of your own the next time you’re taking shelter on the couch. ‘Cause baby, it’s cold outside.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) DIR: Tomas Alfredson

MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER (1971) DIR: Robert Altman

THE GREAT SILENCE (1968) DIR: Sergio Corbucci

SCARFACE (1932) DIR: Howard Hawks

KISS ME DEADLY (1955) DIR: Robert Aldrich

PULP FICTION (1994) DIR: Quentin Tarantino

VERTIGO (1958) DIR: Alfred Hitchcock

CARLITO’S WAY (1993) DIR: Brian De Palma

CARRIE (1976) DIR: Brian De Palma

DEATH PROOF (2007) DIR: Quentin Tarantino

THE THING (1982) DIR: John Carpenter

DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) DIR: Multiple

KWAIDAN (1964) DIR: Masaki Kobayashi

THE EVIL DEAD (1981) DIR: Sam Raimi

HELLRAISER (1987) DIR: Clive Barker

EVIL DEAD II (1987) DIR: Sam Raimi

MAGNOLIA (1999) DIR: Paul Thomas Anderson

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS (2009) DIR: Quentin Tarantino

RESEVOIR DOGS (1992) DIR: Quentin Tarantino

ELF (2003) DIR: Jon Favreau

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

Some of us always putt holes in one, and some of us become god complex egomaniacal robot overlords conquering black holes in space. Every friend group has one, right? Welcome to Episode Eight of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “A Hole in One”, and the movies are:

THE BLACK HOLE & THERE WILL BE BLOOD!

No, this isn’t code speak for that time of the month. Who interpreted the theme to suggest the esoteric pursuit of a man’s fortune hunting in the hole he digs underground while never filling the one he digs in his own heart, and who interpreted the theme to suggest one big space hole? And did these two holes fill each other up or suck each other out of space?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the Theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to please subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels, share with anyone you think would enjoy and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to see the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or leave a Review wherever you Podcast about whether you agree with their picks and what movie you would’ve brought if it had been a Triple Feature.

We hope these movies plugged some holes in your own film knowledge, or that our discussion made you look at them in a new light(speed).

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

CADDYSHACK (1980) DIR: Harold Ramis

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) DIR: George Lucas

FREAKY FRIDAY (1976) DIR: Gary Nelson

20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954) DIR: Richard Fleischer

GALAXY QUEST (1999) DIR: Dean Parisot

ALIEN (1979) DIR: Ridley Scott

CINDERELLA (1950) DIR: Multiple directors

DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) DIR: George A. Romero

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) DIR: Steven Spielberg

BRAINSTORM (1983) DIR: Douglas Trumbull

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) DIR: Stanley Kubrick

FANTASIA (1940) DIR: Multiple

CONTACT (1997 DIR: Robert Zemeckis

A.I ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001) DIR: Steven Spielberg

PUNCH DRUNK LOVE (2002) DIR: Paul Thomas Anderson

JAWS (1975) DIR: Steven Spielberg

BARRY LYNDON (1975) DIR: Barry Lyndon

BURIED (2010) DIR: Rodrigo Cortés

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

We all have a certain type, right? Becca and Joe are each other’s type…but what is it to be a type anyway? Are we not all ever changing and nuanced complexes of chemicals, just performing the way we think we’ve been typecast to perform? And why are we so against it anyway? Welcome to Episode Seven of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “Against Type”, and the movies are:

VERTIGO & MISERY!

Whose movie pick features dual types and deceptive typecasting, and whose movie pick features writers wrestling against type with cinematic typewriters? Did either Becca and Joe go against their usual type or are they just being typical?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the Theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to please subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels, share with anyone you think would enjoy and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to see the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or leave a Review wherever you Podcast about whether you agree with their picks and what movie you would’ve brought if it had been a Triple Feature.

We know if nothing else that you’re our type - whatever that means! Thank you for letting us be your type, too.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

CITIZEN KANE (1941) DIR: Orson Welles

JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (1975) DIR: Chantal Akerman

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) DIR: Frank Capra

HARVEY (1950) DIR: Henry Koster

REAR WINDOW (1954) DIR: Alfred Hitchcock

PICNIC (1955) DIR: Joshua Logan

5 AGAINST THE HOUSE (1955) DIR: Phil Karlson

BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) DIR: Richard Quine

AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999) DIR: Sam Mendes

THE BIRDS (1963) DIR: Alfred Hitchcock

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989) DIR: Rob Reiner

SPINAL TAP (1984) DIR: Rob Reiner

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) DIR: Rob Reiner

STAND BY ME (1986) DIR: Rob Reiner

ELF (2003) DIR: Jon Favreau

AUDITION (1999) DIR: Takashi Miike

CADDYSHACK II (1988) DIR: Allan Arkush

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

Perhaps it’s no surprise that after last episode’s double duty bleak week experience, this episode is singing a slightly happier tune. We all need a balanced diet right? Consumption of film is no different to consumption of food in that respect, so welcome to Episode Six of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “Beggars Can’t Be Choosers”, and the movies are:

A NEW LEAF & TRADING PLACES!

Join Becca and Joe in their second episode featuring The Sorting Hat’s randomly allocated Theme…although bringing two more joyful features to double up with was likely less random. Who decided that it was time to break open the seasonal Christmas movie box already, and who is turning over new leaves as the ones around us start to fall? And what movie choice would you have brought to trade places with either of these?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the Theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to please subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels, share with anyone you think would enjoy and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to see the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or leave a Review wherever you Podcast about whether you agree with their picks and what movie you would’ve brought if it had been a Triple Feature.

We know none of you need to beg when it comes to podcast content out there and that you have an insane variety of choice. Thank you for choosing us.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

ISHTAR (1987) DIR: Elaine May

THE BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) DIR: Michael Ritchie

GRUMPY OLD MEN (1993) DIR:

THE ODD COUPLE (1968) DIR: Gene Saks

HOPSCOTCH (1980) DIR: Ronald Neame

THE PIANIST (2002) DIR: Roman Polanski

AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) DIR: Mary Harron

SHE’S ALL THAT (1999) DIR: Robert Iscove

DIRTY DANCING (1987) DIR: Emile Ardolino

LOS OLVIDADOS (1950) DIR: Luis Buñuel

DELIVERANCE (1972) DIR: John Boorman

HALLOWEEN 6 (1995) DIR: Joe Chappelle

THX 1138 (1971) DIR: George Lucas

THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) DIR: John Landis

COMING TO AMERICA (1989) DIR: John Landis)

WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939) DIR: William Wyler

FUNNY GAMES (2008) DIR: Michael Haneke

THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS (1990) DIR: Paul Schrader

WALL STREET (1987) DIR: Oliver Stone

TERROR TRAIN (1980) DIR: Roger Spottiswoode

SCHLOCK (1973) DIR: John Landis

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

It’s that blissful time of year when no food has too much cheese, no drink has too much bourbon, and no date night has too much movie. This is Episode Four of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “Horrible Vacations”, and the movies are:

FUNNY GAMES & THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS!

Join Becca and Joe in their first episode embracing the chaos of their Thematic Sorting Hat, which from now on will randomly allocate a different theme every week. With the holidays coming up though, this theme could not have been randomly allocated at a more appropriate time! Whose film mocks our sense of security within societal rules, and whose film mocks our societal rules within false senses of security? Will this double dose of dire dourness dull their debate or deepen it?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to follow the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or wherever you Podcast whether you agree with their picks, and what movie you like to watch to feel better off at home. Sometimes, a staycation is all you need.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

FUNNY GAMES (1997) DIR: Michael Haneke

THE EXORCIST (1973) DIR: William Friedkin

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (1983) DIR: Harold Ramis

THE SHINING (1980) DIR: Stanley Kubrick

THE EXORCIST (1973) DIR: William Friedkin

THE VANISHING (1988) DIR: George Sluizer

THE BRUTALIST (2025) DIR: Brady Corbet

HOSTEL (2005) DIR: Eli Roth

CAPTIVITY (2007) DIR: Roland Joffé

BENNY’S VIDEO (1992) DIR: Michael Haneke

CACHÉ (2005) DIR: Michael Haneke

WHITE RIBBON (2009) DIR: Michael Haneke

GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) DIR: Harold Ramis

GOODFELLAS (1990) DIR: Martin Scorsese

JOURNEY TO ITALY (1955) DIR: Roberto Rossellini

ATONEMENT (2007) DIR: Joe Wright

HARDCORE (1979) DIR: Paul Schrader

TAXI DRIVER (1976) DIR: Paul Schrader

AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980) DIR: Paul Schrader

PSYCHO (1960) DIR: Alfred Hitchcock

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) DIR: Jeremiah Chechik

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THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

In the post-spooky season haze of horror and candy gorge galore, as fans get turned off and heaters get turned on, sometimes it’s good to think about the ones that service them. Or is that…serve them? This is Episode Four of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “Fan Service”, and the movies are:

THE FAN & BARTON FINK!

Join Becca and Joe as they end October with some decidedly un-October-like films. Maybe October Films-like though. (Anyone who gets this random 90s-indie scene joke please comment and let me know, I need more friends). Whose film features a fan in service to their artist, and whose film features an artist in service to their fan? And exactly how many air ventilating apparatuses are featured altogether?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to follow the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know in the Comment Sections on YouTube or wherever you Podcast whether you agree with their picks, and what movie you think of when you think of Fan Service.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) DIR: John Carpenter

MILLER’S CROSSONG (1990) DIR: Joel Coen

TOP GUN (1986) DIR: Tony Scott

THE HUNGER (1983) DIR: Tony Scott

REVENGE (1990) DIR: Tony Scott

TRUE ROMANCE (1993) DIR: Tony Scott

RACE WITH THE DEVIL (1975) DIR: Tony Scott

MAN ON FIRE (2004) DIR: Tony Scott

CRIMSON TIDE (1995) DIR: Tony Scott

ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998) DIR: Tony Scott

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) DIR: David O. Russell

THE KING OF COMEDY (1982) DIR: Martin Scorsese

TAXI DRIVER (1976) DIR: Martin Scorsese

MEET THE FOCKERS (2004) DIR: Jay Roach

ANALYZE THIS (1999) DIR: Harold Ramis

FACES/PLACES (2017) DIR: Agnes Varda & J R

THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) DIR: Bryan Singer

NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994) DIR: Oliver Stone

RAISING ARIZONA (1987) DIR: Joel Coen

THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (1994) DIR: Joel Coen

THE CHAMP (1931) DIR: King Vidor

STORMY MONDAY (1988) DIR: Mike Figgis

THE HORSE IN MOTION (1978) DIR: Eadweard Muybridge

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAAAAY!

It always comes in three’s, and right now it’s Episode Three of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this episode the Theme is, “A Long Way Back”, and the movies are:

A CHINESE GHOST STORY & THE WARRIORS!

Join Becca and Joe in their first episode back on this side of the pond after their exciting sojourn performing a LIVE edition in beautiful Norway (we miss you Norway!) Given all their recent travel, how will that affect their movie pics for such a journey-related theme? Whose film travels all the way to the Bronx, and whose film travels all the way to the underworld (and see if you can even spot the difference!…just kidding, you know we love you, Bronx), and will their debate over which film was best make it the long way back to agreeing or disagreeing?

Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to follow the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know whether you agree with their picks, and what you would’ve chosen yourself.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

THE WARRIORS (1979) DIR: Walter Hill

48 HRS. (1982) DIR: Walter Hill

A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) DIR: Ching Siu-tung

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA (1991) DIR: Tsui Man-kong

BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY (2001) DIR: Sharon Maguire

A BETTER TOMORROW (1986) DIR: John Woo

EVIL DEAD 2 (1986) DIR: Sam Raimi

TOGETHER (2025) DIR: Michael Shanks

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) DIR: John Carpenter

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) DIR: George Lucas

CREEPSHOW (1982) DIR: George Romero

HERCULES (1997) DIR: John Musker, Ron Clements

WEST SIDE STORY (1961) DIR: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

STREETS OF FIRE (1984) DIR: Walter Hill

HARD BOILED (1992) DIR: John Woo

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) DIR: Christopher Nolan

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDA — wait, Saturday?

It’s Episode Two of Season Two of A Couple of Old Fashioneds: Becca and Joe’s Double Feature Date Night at the Movies!

On this second episode of our second season, the Theme is, quite literally this time, “Hangover Cure”, and the movies are:

SCHOOL OF ROCK & SHAUN OF THE DEAD!

Join Becca and Joe in this special episode of the show - not during their booze-soaked Date Night, but on the day after. That’s right, it’s...Saturday! And Becca and Joe are…not feeling their best. Just as movies are the best accompaniment to cocktails and conversations, they are also often the only real salve to broken brains and crushed souls.

Will these two movie picks really cure a hangover? Whose comfort film features a hungover guy teaching precocious kids how to rock and whose features a hungover guy teaching hungry zombies how to roll? And will their close release dates help or hinder? Watch the episode to find out if you guessed right, and stay tuned to the end to find out what the theme will be next week!

Don’t forget now the show is its own broadcast to subscribe to its YouTube and Podcast channels and stay up to date on latest episodes! Follow it on Instagram and Letterboxd to follow the complete movie lists and let Becca and Joe know whether you agree with their picks, and what you would’ve chosen yourself.

After all, the greatest gift a movie lover can give another is a great title they have yet to discover. That’s what movies are all about - they’re the only kind of marathon worth participating in and they’re what Date Nights are made for.

So settle in, grab your favorite old fashioned drink with your favorite old fashioned person (if that’s the pleasure of your own company then we completely feel you), and revel in a couple old fashioned conversations with Becca and Joe. They are, let’s face it, a pretty old fashioned kind of couple themselves.

PLUS! SOME OF THE OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED:

SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003) DIR: Richard Linklater

SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) DIR: Edgar Wright

THE LOVE BUG (1968) DIR: Robert Stevenson

NEWTON BOYS (1998) DIR: Richard Linklater

TAPE (2001) DIR: Richard Linklater

WAKING LIFE (2001) DIR: Richard Linklater

BOYHOOD (2014) DIR: Richard Linklater

BAD NEWS BEARS (2005) DIR: Richard Linklater

HIGH FIDELITY (2000) DIR: Stephen Frears

MARS ATTACKS (1996) DIR: Tim Burton

AIRBORNE (1993) DIR: Rob Bowman

A MINECRAFT MOVIE (2025) DIR: Jared Hess

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) DIR: George A. Romero

SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD (2010) DIR: Edgar Wright

BABY DRIVER (2017) DIR: Edgar Wright

ONE NIGHT IN SOHO (2021) DIR: Edgar Wright

LAND OF THE DEAD (2005) DIR: George A. Romero

SCREAM 4 (2011) DIR: Wes Craven

28 DAYS LATER (2002) DIR: Danny Boyle

DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) DIR: Zack Snyder

THE WALKING DEAD (2010) DIR: Frank Darabont

BLACK SHEEP (2006) DIR: Jonathan King

ZOMBIELAND (2009) DIR: Ruben Fleischer

THRILLER (1982) DIR: John Landis

MARLEY AND ME (2008) DIR: David Frankel

HOT FUZZ (2007) DIR: Edgar Wright