Please Forgive This. A Film Podcast. About Films.

Gang here’s a surprise episode of PFT Predictions for you before you see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It’s Bri’s predictions! Full review episode will follow in a couple weeks. Enjoy!

Hey Gang! Christmas time is still here & now IT'S TURBO TIME! This week we're talking about the film Jingle All The Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This one was recorded LIVE! Gang, there's laughter, applause, & lots of fun. We discuss Arnold being a superhero - why did he never play a true superhero? We talk Phil Hartman & Chris tells an interesting story about Phil and his wife and SNL. Bri brings up Weird Al. This movie has it all: terrorism, blowing up police. Crazy for a kids movie!

Hey Gang! Christmas time is still here!! This week we're talking about Jer's favorite Christmas film, Home Alone directed by Chris Columbus, starring our favorite Macaulay, Macaulay Culkin. Gang, there are some precious moments in this episode! We talk about: Joe Pesci and The Irishman. What would we do if our kid was left home alone? What Roger Ebert thought about this film may surprise you. Catherine O'Hara is the best still. And John Candy of course. Oh and we say Happy Birthday to our Jeromy!

Hey Gang! Christmas time is here! This film is a Halloween/Christmas crossover stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, that's right it's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Not all of us liked this and not all of us hated this. If you want to find out who liked it and who didn't, and want to have the best time you possibly can witcha favorite 3 guys from a certain state ending in Jersey, why don't you give it a listen?  Please Forgive This is a Film Podcast. About Films.

Hey Gang! Bonus Thanksgiving episode!! It's the only Thanksgiving film that we know of: Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy. This one is extra special Gang! We're joined in-studio by very special guest, James Owen Baker Jr! We discuss how thankful we are for each other; when we saw this film for the first time; how much we love John Candy; hearing Steve Martin say fuck; and a few stories about when we have traveled! Please Forgive This is a Film Podcast. About Films.

Hey Gang! This is our last episode for T.Hanksgiving until next year! In this episode, we finally say it: Tom Hanks is the best. It's the 1988 classic, Big - the one you've all been waiting for. We talk Robert Loggia. Jer has a surprise redactment from our Independence Day episode. Bri tells us his idea for a prequel. We discuss our offices/desks at our jobs. Jer coins the term Power Slut. Chris is still the best. We ask the question: Would Elizabeth Perkins' character Susan go to jail? 

Hey Gang! We are so thankful last weeks Jer pick The Burbs wasn't the only 1989 Tom Hanks film - he rebounded that summer with the classic, Turner & Hooch. Did you know the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler was the original director of this film? We did, and we talk about it! What's up with Craig T. Nelson? How did they get Don Rickles' voice in Toy Story 4? How did they train a dog to jump through glass? We also discuss Artie Lange on The Joe Rogan Experience. Listen in and you might have a little bit of fun!

Hey Gang! Join us as we give thanks this T.Hanksgiving & discuss movies starring your favorite deputy, Tom Hanks. The twist: the movies are all pre-1992! Anywho, we are so thankful for you that we jam-packed 2 episodes into this one: the 1989 classic The Burbs (Jer's pick) & the 1986 classic The Money Pit (Bri's pick). There's a short intermission while we flip the cassette. We'll put a poll up for which you liked better. Whoever loses will be given probationary status & cannot make picks for 1 month!

Hey Gang! Episode 313 just escaped Smith's Grove Sanitarium and is on its way to come kill you! It's that 1978 classic, Halloween, written and directed by John Carpenter and starring Michael Myers. Oh he's not real? Well thank goodness!   IN THIS EPISODE: What is John Carpenter up to these days? How stupid did Michael look while he was running? Why is Dr. Loomis so angry? How did they come about casting Jamie Lee Curtis? Why can't Michael die? We take a stab at these questions and more!

Gaaaaaäaaaang! Episode 312 is that 1993 film about 3 girls from a certain state ending in assachusetts - Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy "Not Jimmy" Najimy, & Boooooöook. Was Better Midler necessary? Why is it Thackery and not Zachary? Is it spelled "yabbos", "yabos", or "yabbozes" ? What's up with Kathy Najimy's character? Why would Disney release this in July? What's up with Thora Birch in American Beauty? We answer all of these questions, and more!

Hey Gang! We're back with Episode 311 - The Evil Dead, the 1981 Sam Raimi horror film starring Bruce Campbell. Brian and Jer BOTH loved this movie in their high school/college days, but how do they feel about it today?   Bri discovers a new impression (40:44)! We talk about meeting Bruce Campbell, and get into the sequels a little bit. Count how many times we say "who gives a shit?" and "this fuckin' moon"! #TreeRape  Don't worry Gang, Hocus Pocus is the next episode!

Hey Gang! It's Episode 310, and it's Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice - the 1988 Tim Burton horror/comedy film starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, and Geena Davis. We try to work out our Beetlejuice impressions; we do an impromptu Tim Burton movie ranking; we discuss what is weirder: Beetlejuice or Edward Scissorhands; we discuss which Beetlejuice toys we had as kids. Jer tries to bounce back after being wrong. After some back and forth we play Harry Belafonte's Day O/Banana Boat Song (32:26) !

Hey Gang! It's spooky szn again! Episode 309 is It Follows, the 2015 horror cult-classic written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. We discuss how terrifying this movie is; homages to classic horror films; how some of the classic horror film tropes are flipped upside down to keep us guessing; we try to figure out the rules of "It" and talk about what we'd do if we were on a boat and approached by Jay. Chris has a new chair. We also talk broken dicks, and the Drew Carey Show-it's a fun one Gang!  

Hey Gang! Great moments. Are Born. From Great Opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, Gang. That's what you've earned here tonight. Episode 308. The 2004 Disney film Miracle, starring Kurt Russell. Things discussed: Kurt Russell is the best; how a certain NHL team beating the Russians in 1976 is never brought up; how wild the 1976 bicentennial must have been in Philly; the tragic death of Michael Mantenuto, who plays Jack O'Callahan; Kurt Russell's glasses acting; and much more.

Hey Gang! We continue our sports themed September with Episode 307, the 1994 kids football film Little Giants starring Ed O'Neill and Rick Moranis. We loved this movie as kids, listen in to see if we have the same opinion today! We can all agree that Ed O'Neill is a national treasure and wish he did more films back in the 90's, and that Devon Sawa is a heartthrob. We also talk about playing football as kids, and trick plays that are near and dear to our hearts. This is a fun one, Gang!