Cross-Eyed Bear

We came, we saw, we kicked Ivan Reitman’s filmography apart one category at a time. In this episode of Cross-Eyed Bear, we celebrate the legendary director and producer behind Ghostbusters, Twins, and Kindergarten Cop, while debating whether his greatest talent was making movies or bringing together the people who did. Along the way, we champion Rick Moranis, relive Bill Murray’s ad-libbed brilliance, argue over movie s...

Broadcasting from a chicken joint in Mexico while dealing with the aftermath of a months-long insurance saga, we dive into our favorite road trip movies, from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Tommy Boy to Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Along the way, we debate horror remakes, celebrate John Candy's legacy, lament the death of movie references, and somehow end up arguing about The Dark Tower. The onl...

This week, we solve absolutely nothing while tackling the important questions: Are we closer to The Terminator, Idiocracy, or a future where your AI assistant becomes your best friend and judges your life choices? Armed with movie trivia, questionable science, and just enough paranoia to warrant a tinfoil hat, we debate robot uprisings, zombie apocalypses, social credit scores, and whether Idiocracy has quietly stopped being a come...

In this short interlude episode, the guys revisit the surprisingly heated debate over their Albums That Changed Music lists before diving into things that burned bright and crashed hard—from Beanie Babies and tulip mania to Francis Ford Coppola's career highs and lows. Along the way, they detour through great films, epic fight scenes, pilgrimage walks across Spain, and why sometimes success can be the very thing that does you...

What do Eminem’s emotional spiral, disco’s strut, and Beyoncé’s surprise album drop have in common? Apparently… everything.

In this episode of Cross-Eyed Bear, the guys dive headfirst into the albums that didn’t just top charts—they changed the entire game. From parental advisory panic and punk revivals to DIY artists flipping the industry on its head, it’s a nostalgic, occasionally chaotic...

In this episode of Cross-Eyed Bear, Tristan and Chris dive into the movies and music that quietly (and sometimes violently) shaped who they are. What starts as a simple top-five list quickly spirals into a nostalgia-heavy ride through Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, horror movie trauma, and the soundtracks that rewired their brains.

Along the way, they connect oddly specific dots—Zemeckis and Silvestri collaborati...

In this episode, Chris learns that Tristan commits the ultimate cinematic sin—never having seen Top Gun: Maverick—and is immediately put on trial for “hating joy.” From sneaking a suspicious amount of booze into movie theaters (including a teriyaki bottle of rum… yes, really) to debating the purity of popcorn toppings like it’s a moral issue, things spiral quickly.

Then, naturally, the conversati...

This episode of Cross‑Eyed Bear starts with a questionable Kathleen Turner impression and somehow rockets straight into a galaxy far, far away. Chris and Tristan celebrate May the 4th by unpacking Star Wars obsession, parenting mistakes (taking infants to Return of the Jedi), and why movie scores matter way more than we admit. From John Williams’ iconic fanfares to heated debates over the greatest film composer of all time (s...

Episode four of Cross‑Eyed Bear starts awkwardly (as it should) and quickly spirals into a wide‑ranging debate about artists, bands, filmmakers, and TV shows that either quit too soon—or stubbornly refused to quit at all. Tristan and Chris bounce from Nine Inch Nails to Duran Duran, Donnie Darko, The Office, and everything in between, dissecting reinvention, burnout, legacy, and the fine line between artistic integrity a...

In Episode 3 of Cross‑Eyed Bear, Tristan and Chris finally turn their squinty eyes toward Stephen King’s The Dark Tower—the sprawling, genre‑bending epic that dares to ask, “What if a western, fantasy saga, and existential nightmare all shared the same universe?” They break down what the series is, why it’s so beloved (and occasionally exhausting), and why shoving 4,500 pages into a single movie was ma...

Episode 2 dives headfirst into nostalgia, vampires, and the chaos of 90s pop culture. Tristan and Chris (yes—they finally introduce themselves) skip the formalities and jump straight into a lively, opinionated conversation about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. From half‑remembered rewatches and watching Buffy with their parents, to debating whether the show still holds up—and whether Xander would survive the internet today&md...

In this episode of Cross‑Eyed Bear, Tristan and Chris dive into the legacy of the iconic female‑led festival, sparked by emotional Taylor Swift songs and a little self‑aware podcast banter. They explore Lilith Fair’s cultural impact, debate whether the moment is right for a modern revival, and dream up potential lineups blending ’90s legends with today’s biggest voices. Funny, thoughtful, and slightly ironic, it&r...