The all-time largest grossing opening weekend for a biopic in North America belongs to Michael. This 2026 film covers the first 20-years or so of Michael Jackson's career as one of the biggest icons in the history of music. Join co-hosts Jon and Mark as they travel from the small club shows by the Jackson 5 in the late 1960s, up to his solo Bad tour in 1988. You may encounter the odd llama or giraffe along the way.

With love, try harder!

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A fictional revival of folk music heavyweights took centre stage in the 2003 mockumentary called A Mighty Wind. Co-written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, the film features an entirely original soundtrack with the cast performing the music themselves. Join co-hosts Jon and Mark as they tune into the Public Broadcast Network special "Ode to Irving" and watch out for those flower arrangements in the lobby.

Never did no wanderin' after all!

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A series of R-rated short stories featuring exceptional hand-drawn animation and a rocking soundtrack were unleashed to the world as the film Heavy Metal in 1981. While many say this film is not for everyone, it has aged well over time and become a cult classic. Join co-hosts Jon and Mark has they take the journey from the backseat of Harry Canyon's futuristic New York City cab all the way to Taarna's bar brawl during a Devo concert and beyond.

Are you prepared to face the sum of all evils?!

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The Spice Girls brought 90s Brit-pop to the big screen with Spice World. Filled with musical numbers, celebrity cameos, and a whole lot of confusion, this film had the band tear through London in a double-decker bus with that evil paparazzi in hot pursuit. Join co-hosts Jon and Mark as they do their best to follow along.

It's time to spice up your life!

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The real-life story of Mike and Claire Sardina as Lightning & Thunder was brought to the big screen in 2025 with Song Sung Blue. These life-long musicians teamed up to deliver the hits of Neil Diamond to audiences in the Milwaukee area in the 1980s and 1990s. Join co-hosts Jon and Mark as they venture through this musical-drama crossover and uncover a film with two very different halves.

Welcome to a Neil Diamond experience!

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Eminem's debut on the big screen was in 2002 with the semi-autobiographical movie called 8 Mile. Not only did the film open at number one on the U.S. box office, its soundtrack clinched the number spot on the U.S. Billboard 200, and the track "Lose Yourself" notched his first number one U.S. single. That's a lot of number ones. Co-hosts Jon and Mark journey through the inner Detroit rap battle scene to see how Rabbit and his crew got the last laugh on Papa Doc and the Free World.

Join us for a long walk all the way back to the trailer park. Just watch out for those paintball guns.

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In 1982, Bruce Springsteen released a self-recorded, lo-fi album with no press called "Nebraska". In 2025, Jeremy Allen White starred in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and delivered a strong performance that chronicled the struggles Springsteen was facing while making the album. Co-hosts Jon and Mark ride through the highs and lows of this rocking biopic that ends up leaving a little gas in the tank.

The Boss might be lost, but do you know who you are?! That makes one of us.

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That Thing You Do! was Tom Hanks' debut as a writer and director that chronicled the rise and fall of a fictional garage rock band called The Wonders in 1964. Climbing the charts with their hit single that doubles as the namesake of the film, the band went from local talent shows to Hollywood prime-time TV in only a matter of months. Co-hosts Jon and Mark revisit this hurricane of 1960's rock stardom led by Hanks himself as Mr. White.

Are you alone in your principles?

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