The Hamster Factor

AJ and Mike drill into Darren Aronofsky's debut mathematical thriller "Pi," a black and white movie that is anything but. Next Film: Paradox (2016)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

Forms not be required to listen to AJ and Mike do anything but take their lumps (even if they did order them on the menu) by discussing Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic "Brazil." Next Film: Pi (1998)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

AJ and Mike, or at least we think it's them, log on to chat at length about the game-changing and term-creating documentary "Catfish." Next Film: Brazil (1985)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

AJ and Mike turn to Psalm 56 to testify about the behind-the-scenes mockumentary "The Making of '...And God Spoke,'" discussing how the film has similarities to both "Spinal Tap" and "The Room" and the "writing" of a two-time screenwriter turned reality TV producer. Next Film: Catfish (2010)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

Fresh from their roles as extras on the hit show "Big Fat Guy," AJ and Mike dive into the choppily-edited waters of Steven Soderbergh's 1999 action-noir-arthouse hybrid "The Limey." Next Film: The Making of '...And God Spoke' (1993)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

AJ and Mike take their partner routine to the rink of destruction to see if they have an axel to grind against the 1992 figure skating romantic comedy "The Cutting Edge." Next Film: The Limey (1999)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

Stranded in a locked bathroom, AJ and Mike decide to pass the time by talking about a literal party of a film, 1998's teen comedy "Can't Hardly Wait." Next Film: The Cutting Edge (1992)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

Houston (and other cities), we have a podcast! AJ and Mike touch down on the mysterious planet that is 2018 to talk through Apollo 18, a 2011 found footage film that contains material much more familiar than alien. Next Film: Can't Hardly Wait (1998)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

It's officially winter, meaning the holiday lights are bright, the Icecapades are in season, and the lakes are solidly frozen over. In honor of the occasion, AJ and Mike talk about the aptly chilling "To Die For," a 1995 pseudo-mockumentary featuring star turns from Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix, among many other notable names. Next Film: Apollo 18 (2011)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)  

In honor of their 50th podcast, AJ and Mike treat themselves to an island vacation of a podcast as they discuss Broken Lizard's 2004 slasher film "Club Dread", pontificate on the more-than-meets-the-eye aspect of the dialogue and cinematography, and fixate way too much on the rules of the live action Pac-Man game. Next Film: To Die For (1995)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)  

AJ and Mike take a break from juicing their pecs, swaying nude to Roberta Flack, and giving tours of nuclear power plants to talk through "The Ten," a 2007 Biblical-based anthology movie written and directed by modern comedy luminary David Wain. Next Film: Club Dread (2004)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

Pod Cast! Cast! Cast! As a post-Halloween treat, AJ has a trick for Mike as he gets him through another horror movie, this time 2014's "The Babadook." Despite a film filled with jump scares, screaming children, and ill-fated pets, Mike is able to get through in one piece in order to talk with AJ about the surprising multiple connotations that come with this Australian sleeper that ironically focuses on insomnia. Next Film: The Ten (2007)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

AJ and Mike climb down from the attic as they wield their kitchen knives to pin down what they enjoy about Danny Boyle's directorial debut in 1994's "Shallow Grave." Next Film: The Babadook (2014)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

It may have been a while since you last heard AJ and Mike on the podcast, but it's hopefully a sure thing that you'll enjoy their pizza-less love letter to the Rob Reiner travel-heavy rom-com "The Sure Thing"! Next Film: Shallow Grave (1994)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)

It's time to tuck into some strudel and suspect French beverages as AJ and Mike get genre whiplash akin to a wayward cab driver from the campus game turned international spy thriller "Gotcha!" Next Film: The Sure Thing (1985)   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! AJ: @AJMass Mike: @AMikeBloomType   Intro/Outro Music: "Traveling Man" courtesy of Purple Planet music (http://purple-planet.com)