Don’t Be Crazy

Towanda!! On this very special episode, we celebrate our 200th episode of the Don't Be Crazy movie podcast and discuss Fried Green Tomatoes. Special guest Jacqueline Abelson joins Zach and Amanda to break down the ambiguity in the movie and discuss why it has a strong LGBTQ theme. Plus, ya know, the utterly amazing Kathy Bates is in it.

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I carried a watermelon. Our newest episode is available now. Join Amanda and Zach as they discuss sexy teens dancing in the Catskills during those magical 1960's summer nights found only in the blockbuster mega-hit film, Dirty Dancing. A timeless classic for many, and a hot plate of garbage for others, this movie says way more than we initially though. Tune in to find out why we will always be Crazy for Swayze.

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"What's the most you've lost on a coin toss?" Our newest episode is available now. Join Amanda and Zach as special guest David Dassau joins the show to discuss the Coen Brothers genre bending film, No Country For Old Men. Greed, violence, and Justice come to play in this cat-and-mouse thriller of a film.

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Schools in session as we are back with anbother fun episode. Zach and Amanda discuss the 1999 high school rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You. How does this movie hold up after all these years?

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All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine. On this episode, Amanda and Zach discuss the raunchy coming of age High School comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Is this movie unoversally loved by all, or was it a product of it's time?

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Amanda and Zach tackle the wonderful coming of age story, Lady Bird, directed by Greta Gerwig. A melancholic period piece about family, love, acceptance, and finding your place. This movie isn't all sunshine and rainbows, though. Do you agree that maybe Lady Bird and her mother's relationship isn't exactly practical? Or maybe we have it all wrong. 

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We kick off 2024 with fresh starts and firsts, so for this month we will be focusing on director's first big budget films. On this episode we are discussing the oddity of David Lynch with Eraserhead. Dark, scary, funny, truth. So many adjectives describe this movie. What were our thoughts? 

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Have you been admirable or impish? Happy Holidays, everyone. Check out our final Holiday episode as Zach and Amanda discuss the 2015 horror-comedy Krampus. This may not be everyone's cup of cocoa, but it definitely has an audience. So how do we all feel about these alternative Christmas films?

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"You'll shoot your eye out!" We continue spreading our Holiday cheer by discussing 1983's beloved and repeated classic, A Christmas Story. Andy Parker joins Zach and Amanda to discuss all the nostalgia, or hatred, that comes from this movie. The biggest question of all: is it even good?

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Put that cookie down! On this fun and festive holiday episode, we get some help from Matt Braunsdorf and Jon Edmonds to help discuss Jingle All the Way (1996). Capitalism at its finest, who can resist the comedic styling of both Sinbad AND Arnold Schwarzenegger??? Well, apparently many film critics can. 

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"I am big; it's the pictures that got small." Rounding out Noir November, Amanda and Zach break down the 1950 Billy Wilder masterpiece Sunset Boulevard. A sattire that serves as a cautionary tale to Hollywood, this movie has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and for very good cause. But classic films may not be everyones cup of tea. Give this episode a listen to help change your mind on why this classic and many others might be worth a view...

Erotic thriller, noir, revenge fantasy, load of crap. Many adjectives can be used to describe Body of Evidence (1992) so I enlist the help of Amanda Jane Stern and Peter Stray of the Old Habits: The Rise of Hans podcast to help figure it all out. Starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe, Body of Evidence has those made-for-TV-movie vibes yet delivers something it calls a twist. Maybe we are being too harsh, though. Is this actually a legi...

This is the story of one man's mission to heal a nation. In this special episode, we enlist the help of Amanda, Eric, and Thom to help discuss the remarkable 2023 documentary about an even more remarkable person in Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story. A British-born Amazonian cowboy turned US TV star, Stan Brock sacrificed everything to bring free healthcare to people in need. An intersection of his life and his life's purpose, this...

In our final Spooktober episode, we dive deep into the horror classic The Exorcist. This is the second try at reviewing this movie because Zach really wasn't a fan on first watch. So with the help of Stephen A. Wood of The Horror Squad Podcast, maybe he can convince Zach that it is actually good? Or does this movie just flat out suck?

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We continue our exploration of Spooktober by focusing on the latest installment of the found footage series with V/H/S 85. Stephen A. Wood, Amanda Jane Stern, and David Dassau join the show to discuss their favorite segments and why found footage is a great genre. Wait...actually, that one is up for debate. Check it out!

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Spooktober season is upon us and it is Friday the 13th! Join us on this episode as David Dassau helps discuss Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, from 1986. Who are some of our favorite slashers and why is this one of the best in the franchise? 

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Spooktober season is upon us! Join us on this episode as David Dassau joins Amanda Jane Stern and Zach to discuss the new Hulu scifi thriller No One Will Save You. A film deovid of most dialogue, this home invasion film gets real twisty real quick. Is this good for horror?

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The final film during this Crazy for Swayze September is beloved by many, but misunderstood by most. Amanda and Zach discuss Ghost, from 1990. Love story, horror film, drama....what is this movie exactly? And why is a sex scene so important to it's foundation?

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We continue our Crazy for Swayze September with the absurd 1989 action film Road House. A misunderstood movie that follows famous bouncer, Dalton, as he cleans up a troubled Missouri bar. Amanda Jane Stern joins the show to help explain why she loves this movie and why it is a lot deeper than what most viewers originally thought.

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