https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/ Destroying our marriage, one movie at a time… Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:56:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Blubrry PowerPress/11.10.9 Some are born film critics, some become critics, and some have film criticism thrust upon them. Each week, Michael (The Unaffiliated Critic) convinces his reluctant wife Nakea (The Unenthusiastic Critic) to sit down and watch a classic film that nearly everyone else on the planet has already seen. The Unenthusiastic Critic true episodic The Unenthusiastic Critic michael@unaffiliatedcritic.com podcast Destroying our marriage, one movie at a time... https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-Unenthusiastic-Critic-Podcast-Logo.png https://unaffiliatedcritic.com Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Weekly 07f78eda-0533-5d26-aa1a-f805bff88394 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/titanic-1997/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:38:20 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40539 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/titanic-1997/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/titanic-1997/feed/ 1 On the 25th anniversary of James Cameron's record-breaking blockbuster, The Unenthusiastic Critic is going down with the ship. full true 1:07:40 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/sleuth-1972-the-last-of-sheila-1973/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:21:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40526 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/sleuth-1972-the-last-of-sheila-1973/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/12/sleuth-1972-the-last-of-sheila-1973/feed/ 2 Let the games begin, as The Unenthusiastic Critic enjoys her first viewings of two twisty murder mysteries. full true 1:35:02 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/11/lone-star-1996/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:53:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40513 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/11/lone-star-1996/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/11/lone-star-1996/feed/ 1 In celebration of #Noirvember, we're watching John Sayles' underrated masterpiece about murder and lies in a Texas border town. full true 52:38 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/barbarian-2022/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:55:45 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40478 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/barbarian-2022/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/barbarian-2022/feed/ 0 By popular demand, The Unenthusiastic Critic concludes this year's Halloween marathon with an absolutely bonkers new horror classic. full true 1:26:16 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/ginger-snaps-2000/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:11:02 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40464 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/ginger-snaps-2000/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/ginger-snaps-2000/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic's annual October marathon reaches "that time of the month," as we watch John Fawcett's hormone-fueled horror movie. full true 1:06:54 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/eyes-without-a-face-1960/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:53:32 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40452 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/eyes-without-a-face-1960/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/eyes-without-a-face-1960/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2022 horror marathon continues with Georges Franju's poetically creepy classic. full true 1:17:25 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/day-of-the-dead-1985/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:52:28 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40436 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/day-of-the-dead-1985/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/day-of-the-dead-1985/feed/ 0 Our 2022 Halloween marathon continues with the third film from George Romero's genre-defining horror trilogy. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) full true 1:03:16 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/near-dark-1987/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:42:55 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40426 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/near-dark-1987/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2022/10/near-dark-1987/feed/ 1 After a long and mouldering slumber, we're crawling out of our graves just in time for The Unenthusiastic Critic's Fifth Annual Halloween Movie Marathon. full true 59:54 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/11/blood-simple-1984-bound-1996/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:24:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40360 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/11/blood-simple-1984-bound-1996/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/11/blood-simple-1984-bound-1996/feed/ 1 We're celebrating #Noirvember with a neo-noir double-feature from two sets of cinematic siblings, The Coen Brothers and The Wachowski Sisters. full true 1:16:34 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/the-witch-2015/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:54:35 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40345 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/the-witch-2015/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/the-witch-2015/feed/ 1 Something wicked this way comes, as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Movie Marathon comes to a conclusion with Nakea's first viewing of Robert Egger's new horror classic. full true 1:42:57 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1978/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:23:43 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40330 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1978/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-1978/feed/ 0 It's podcaster versus pod-people as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Movie Marathon continues with Philip Kaufman's creepy conspiracy story of conformity as a communicable disease. full true 1:04:03 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/eraserhead-1977/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:07:19 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40310 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/eraserhead-1977/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/eraserhead-1977/feed/ 1 The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Horror Marathon continues with David Lynch's darkly disturbing debut feature. full true 1:15:03 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:32:45 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40295 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/10/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981/feed/ 2 Things get a little hairy as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Marathon gets underway with John Landis's comedy-horror hybrid. full true 1:12:09 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/03/king-kong-1933-godzilla-1954/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:12:30 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40174 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/03/king-kong-1933-godzilla-1954/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/03/king-kong-1933-godzilla-1954/feed/ 1 On a new episode of the podcast, we witness a clash of the titans, as The Unenthusiastic Critic meets two timeless movie stars for the very first time. full true 1:32:23 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/face-off-1997/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:46:52 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39761 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/face-off-1997/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/face-off-1997/feed/ 0 We have met the enemy and he is me, as I use a MAGA conspiracy theory as an excuse to introduce Nakea to John Woo's preposterous action thriller. full true 1:14:02 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/risky-business-1983/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:58:53 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39584 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/risky-business-1983/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/risky-business-1983/feed/ 0 Sometimes, The Unenthusiastic Critic just has to say "What the f——." So on this week's episode, we're watching Tom Cruise's breakout movie Risky Business (1983). full true 58:50 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/the-silent-partner-1978/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:47:38 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39130 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/the-silent-partner-1978/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/the-silent-partner-1978/feed/ 2 We're finishing our "Christmas-Adjacent" marathon with Daryl Duke's unjustly forgotten crime thriller. full true 57:13 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/children-of-men-2006/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 20:10:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38866 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/children-of-men-2006/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/children-of-men-2006/feed/ 2 The Unenthusiastic Critic watches the perfect movie for Christmas 2020: Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian (but strangely hopeful) nativity story. full true 57:04 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/moonstruck-1987/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 21:47:54 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38599 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/moonstruck-1987/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/12/moonstruck-1987/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is looking for the holiday spirit in Norman Jewison's Christmas-adjacent romantic comedy. full true 51:10 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/sweet-smell-of-success-1957/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:33:23 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38573 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/sweet-smell-of-success-1957/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/sweet-smell-of-success-1957/feed/ 0 This #Noirvember, we're serving a cookie full of arsenic, as The Unenthusiastic Critic enjoys her first viewing of Alexander Mackendrick's cynical cinematic masterpiece. full true 1:01:16 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/dances-with-wolves-1990/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:13:24 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38554 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/dances-with-wolves-1990/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/11/dances-with-wolves-1990/feed/ 2 In 1990, Kevin Costner's epic western was widely hailed as major progress in Hollywood's representation of indigenous people. But what will The Unenthusiastic Critic make of it 30 years later? full true 57:09 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-strangers-2008/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:22:14 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38536 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-strangers-2008/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-strangers-2008/feed/ 0 There's no place like home, as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2020 Halloween Movie Marathon concludes with Bryan Bertino's harrowing home-invasion thriller. full true 57:53 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/hereditary-2018/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:35:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38524 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/hereditary-2018/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/hereditary-2018/feed/ 0 What's scarier than family? So we're talking about Ari Aster's breakthrough horror movie this week, as The Unenthusiastic Critic's Halloween movie marathon continues. full true 1:16:30 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/rebecca-1940/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:10:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38514 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/rebecca-1940/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/rebecca-1940/feed/ 0 We're headed back to Manderley as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2020 Halloween Movie Marathon continues with Hitchcock's Oscar-winning suspense classic. full true 1:21:52 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-devils-backbone-2001/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:55:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38504 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-devils-backbone-2001/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/the-devils-backbone-2001/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic's Halloween Movie Marathon continues with Guillermo del Toro's classic wartime ghost story. full true 1:01:53 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/phantasm-1979/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:53:47 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38491 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/phantasm-1979/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/10/phantasm-1979/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2020 Halloween Movie Marathon gets underway with a viewing of a creepy cult classic. full true 1:24:52 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/devil-in-a-blue-dress-1995/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:55:20 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38383 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/devil-in-a-blue-dress-1995/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/devil-in-a-blue-dress-1995/feed/ 0 This week we're revisiting Carl Franklin's sorely under-appreciated neo-noir, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. full true 51:36 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/spirited-away-2001/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:25:29 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38235 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/spirited-away-2001/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/spirited-away-2001/feed/ 0 This week we're getting Ghibli with it, as we sit down for The Unenthusiastic Critic's first viewing of Hayao Miyazaki's weird and wonderful animated classic. full true 1:13:22 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/batman-1989-and-batman-robin-1997/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:38:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37919 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/batman-1989-and-batman-robin-1997/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/batman-1989-and-batman-robin-1997/feed/ 1 This week, we're watching a dynamic duo of movies: the film that started Hollywood's love affair with superheroes, and the film that almost ended it. full true 1:20:44 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/dressed-to-kill-1980/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:30:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37873 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/dressed-to-kill-1980/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/dressed-to-kill-1980/feed/ 4 The Unenthusiastic Critic is dressing down Brian De Palma's controversial thriller, released 40 years ago this week. Will she find it brilliant, offensive, both, or too ridiculous to be either? full true 1:26:29 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/hamilton-2020/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 03:14:11 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37825 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/hamilton-2020/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/07/hamilton-2020/feed/ 1 The Unenthusiastic Critic is back, to face the ultimate test of her musical-hating convictions. full true 1:17:11 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/rope-1948/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:19:28 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37681 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/rope-1948/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/rope-1948/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is contemplating murder, as we sit down for Alfred Hitchcock's taut exercise in sustained suspense. full true 1:24:50 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/diner-1982/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:07:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37673 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/diner-1982/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/diner-1982/feed/ 0 This week, Nakea and I are making much ado about nothing, as we revisit one of the most influential comedies of the 1980s. full true 1:13:07 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/fiddler-on-the-roof-1971/ Fri, 27 Dec 2019 15:53:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37469 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/fiddler-on-the-roof-1971/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/fiddler-on-the-roof-1971/feed/ 0 If I were a rich man, The Unenthusiastic Critic would probably be less resentful about having to watch a Broadway musical on her Christmas vacation. full true 1:18:24 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/kramer-vs-kramer-1979/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 04:40:59 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37385 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/kramer-vs-kramer-1979/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/kramer-vs-kramer-1979/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is contemplating divorce—not for the first time—as we sit down for her first viewing of Robert Benton's Christmas-tangential classic on its 40th anniversary. full true 51:57 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/the-apartment-1960/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:42:46 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37300 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/the-apartment-1960/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/the-apartment-1960/feed/ 0 A serious comedy about loneliness, infidelity, predatory men, workplace harassment, and attempted suicide? Sounds like the perfect Christmas movie for The Unenthusiastic Critic. full true 1:17:41 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:38:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37241 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is making first contact with Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic, and asking the question: Is it about a space-age prophet, or just an intergalactic deadbeat dad? full true 1:18:10 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/an-officer-and-a-gentleman-1982/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:01:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37039 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/an-officer-and-a-gentleman-1982/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/an-officer-and-a-gentleman-1982/feed/ 0 This week we're discussing "Magical Negroes," and The Unenthusiastic Critic is eyeballin' Taylor Hackford's 1982 romantic military melodrama. full true 1:22:42 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/the-big-sleep-1946/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:01:44 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36979 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/the-big-sleep-1946/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/the-big-sleep-1946/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is celebrating #Noirvember with Bogie & Bacall in Howard Hawks' adaptation of Raymond Chandler's classic detective story. full true 1:09:52 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/friday-1995/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:17:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36907 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/friday-1995/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/friday-1995/feed/ 0 In honor of the great John Witherspoon's passing, we're f–ing up the rotation this week, as Nakea introduces Michael to a '90s comedy classic. full true 46:17 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/the-lost-boys-1987/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:20:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36818 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/the-lost-boys-1987/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/the-lost-boys-1987/feed/ 2 Sleep all day, party all night, never get old, never die. It's good to be the Unenthusiastic Critic. full true 1:05:00 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/phenomena-1985/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:32:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36713 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/phenomena-1985/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/phenomena-1985/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is bugging out, as our Halloween Movie Marathon continues with Dario Argento's weirdest movie. full true 1:05:18 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/dont-look-now-1973/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:12:00 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36705 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/dont-look-now-1973/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/dont-look-now-1973/feed/ 0 Our horror marathon continues with Nicolas Roeg's masterpiece of grief, marital disintegration, and impending doom. (In other words, it's business as usual for The Unenthusiastic Critic.) full true 1:15:06 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/a-quiet-place-2018/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:01:25 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36665 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/a-quiet-place-2018/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/a-quiet-place-2018/feed/ 0 It's quiet in here—a little TOO quiet—as The Unenthusiastic Critic continues her 2019 Horror Movie Marathon with John Krasinski's muffled monster movie. full true 1:05:51 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/frankenstein-bride-of-frankenstein/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:43:34 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36649 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/frankenstein-bride-of-frankenstein/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/frankenstein-bride-of-frankenstein/feed/ 0 It's alive! The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2019 Halloween Movie Marathon gets underway with a classic creature double-feature from the golden age of the Universal movie monsters. full true 1:18:48 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/sex-lies-and-videotape-1989/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:22:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36630 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/sex-lies-and-videotape-1989/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/sex-lies-and-videotape-1989/feed/ 0 We're recording our deepest, most intimate thoughts on Steven Soderbergh's seminal debut feature, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. full true 1:03:26 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:05:25 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36597 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1969/feed/ 2 The fall's probably gonna kill us, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Newman and Redford's quintessential buddy western with The Unenthusiastic Critic's first viewing. full true 53:09 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/armageddon-1998/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 22:09:17 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36544 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/armageddon-1998/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/armageddon-1998/feed/ 0 It's the end of the world as we know it, and it can't come fast enough for The Unenthusiastic Critic, as she endures her first viewing of Michael Bay's disaster porn. full true 1:23:52 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/the-dark-crystal-1982/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:27:19 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36531 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/the-dark-crystal-1982/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/the-dark-crystal-1982/feed/ 2 It's the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational episode of The Unenthusiastic Critic yet. full true 53:18 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/arthur-1981/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:18:34 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36522 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/arthur-1981/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/arthur-1981/feed/ 0 This week, The Unenthusiastic Critic is caught between the moon and New York City, as we sit down for Steve Gordon's dipsomaniacal comedy. full true 53:23 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/apocalypse-now-1979/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:33:03 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36504 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/apocalypse-now-1979/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/apocalypse-now-1979/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is venturing into the heart of darkness for her first viewing of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, released 40 years ago this week. full true 58:38 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/easy-rider-1969/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:31:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36485 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/easy-rider-1969/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/08/easy-rider-1969/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is firing all of her guns at once at a counterculture classic. full true 1:03:09 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/live-and-let-die-1973/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:43:52 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35523 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/live-and-let-die-1973/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/live-and-let-die-1973/feed/ 0 Last year, the Unenthusiastic Critic met Sean Connery's James Bond. Now, she's ready for Moore. full false 1:24:56 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/real-life-1979/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:47:24 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35512 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/real-life-1979/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/real-life-1979/feed/ 0 We're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Albert Brooks' seminal, and absurdly prescient, comedy. full true 1:11:58 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/point-break-1991/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:45:30 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35365 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/point-break-1991/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/point-break-1991/feed/ 0 Surfing? Bank robbery? Homoerotic bromance? We've found a film The Unenthusiastic Critic can be enthusiastic about. full true 1:38:27 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/quiet-man-1952/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:30:32 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35317 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/quiet-man-1952/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/quiet-man-1952/feed/ 0 For St. Patrick's Day, we're heading back to the Emerald Isle with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara for some John Ford paddywhackery. full true 1:07:56 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/crooklyn-1994/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:11:58 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35291 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/crooklyn-1994/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/03/crooklyn-1994/feed/ 0 We're switching seats this week, and The Unenthusiastic Critic is picking the movie: Spike Lee's semi-autobiographic joint Crooklyn. full true 58:56 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/stir-crazy-1980/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:28:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35281 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/stir-crazy-1980/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/stir-crazy-1980/feed/ 0 That's right, we bad, we bad...and so, to be honest, is STIR CRAZY. full true 42:20 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/in-the-heat-of-the-night-1967/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:01:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35273 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/in-the-heat-of-the-night-1967/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/in-the-heat-of-the-night-1967/feed/ 0 They call him MISTER Tibbs: we're celebrating Black History Month with one of Sidney Poitier's greatest performances. full true 1:20:17 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/world-according-to-garp/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:56:07 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35264 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/world-according-to-garp/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/world-according-to-garp/feed/ 0 In the world according to the Unenthusiastic Critic, she wouldn't have to watch movies like this. full true 59:26 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/goodfellas-1990/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:41:38 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35256 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/goodfellas-1990/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/goodfellas-1990/feed/ 2 Damn it feels good to be a gangster, as The Unenthusiastic Critic enjoys her first viewing of Martin Scorsese's classic mob movie. Plus: Oscar talk! full true 1:06:02 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/lotr-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:52:01 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35126 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/lotr-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/lotr-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/feed/ 1 The Unenthusiastic Critic is thinking about chucking her wedding ring into Mt. Doom. full true 1:19:09 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/broadcast-news-1987/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:49:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35101 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/broadcast-news-1987/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/broadcast-news-1987/feed/ 0 This week we're discussing all the news that's fit to podcast (and some that isn't). full true 54:06 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/singin-in-the-rain-1952/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:08:34 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35092 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/singin-in-the-rain-1952/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/singin-in-the-rain-1952/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is an avowed hater of musicals, but can even her cold heart resist the infectious charms of the most beloved musical of all time? full true 47:44 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/poseidon-adventure-1972/ Tue, 01 Jan 2019 21:35:14 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35079 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/poseidon-adventure-1972/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/01/poseidon-adventure-1972/feed/ 1 For New Year's Eve, we're rockin' the boat with Master of Disaster Irwin Allen and a star-studded, ultimately disposable cast. full true 1:00:03 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-47-gremlins/ Wed, 26 Dec 2018 06:36:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35012 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-47-gremlins/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-47-gremlins/feed/ 3 In which we learn the true meaning of Christmas (and never to feed The Unenthusiastic Critic after midnight). full true 1:01:53 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-46-brazil/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:39:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34739 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-46-brazil/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-46-brazil/feed/ 4 In this holiday season, we're all in it together...except for The Unenthusiastic Critic. full true 1:07:12 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-45-die-hard/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:04:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34720 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-45-die-hard/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/12/podcast-45-die-hard/feed/ 0 It's the holiday season, so we're holding The Unenthusiastic Critic hostage for her first viewing of the Christmas-adjacent action classic Die Hard.  full true 59:41 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-44-double-indemnity-body-heat/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:30:13 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34699 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-44-double-indemnity-body-heat/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-44-double-indemnity-body-heat/feed/ 1 To celebrate #Noirvember, we're enjoying a femme-fatale face-off, and Nakea's taking lessons on how to have your husband murdered. full true 1:29:27 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-43-stripes/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:52:09 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34684 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-43-stripes/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-43-stripes/feed/ 0 I didn't talk the Unenthusiastic Critic into this: she needed this. full true 56:01 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-42-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 01:55:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34666 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-42-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/podcast-42-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/feed/ 2 On our Election Day episode, The Unenthusiastic Critic goes looking for some Capraesque idealism. full true 1:06:30 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-41-evil-dead-2/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:27:43 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34565 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-41-evil-dead-2/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-41-evil-dead-2/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2018 Horror Movie Marathon turns to Ash. full true 1:09:25 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-40-raw/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:21:07 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34526 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-40-raw/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-40-raw/feed/ 2 Finger-food is served as The Unenthusiastic Critic's Horror Movie Marathon continues. full true 1:27:17 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-39-innocents/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 23:51:06 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34448 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-39-innocents/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-39-innocents/feed/ 0 This week, we're giving The Unenthusiastic Critic's Halloween Movie Marathon another turn of the screw. full true 1:34:35 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-38-friday-13th-sleepaway-camp/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:53:25 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34367 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-38-friday-13th-sleepaway-camp/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-38-friday-13th-sleepaway-camp/feed/ 0 As we continue our Halloween Movie Marathon, the Unenthusiastic Critic is heading to camp. full true 1:27:35 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-37-suspiria/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:24:11 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34335 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-37-suspiria/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/podcast-37-suspiria/feed/ 0 This week, we're beginning our 2018 Halloween Movie Marathon, and The Unenthusiastic Critic is seeing red. full true 1:11:11 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-36-watership-down/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:52:21 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34316 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-36-watership-down/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-36-watership-down/feed/ 2 The Unenthusiastic Critic is having a bad hare day. full true 1:09:22 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-35-lawrence-of-arabia/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:00:24 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34294 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-35-lawrence-of-arabia/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-35-lawrence-of-arabia/feed/ 1 The Unenthusiastic Critic is taking no prisoners. full true 58:40 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/grease-1978/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:05:13 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34284 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/grease-1978/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/grease-1978/feed/ 0 With summer days drifting away, we're hopelessly devoting this episode to a campy cultural touchstone. full true 1:30:29 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-33-sunset-boulevard/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 02:06:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34273 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-33-sunset-boulevard/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/09/podcast-33-sunset-boulevard/feed/ 3 The Unenthusiastic Critic is ready for her closeup. full true 1:32:05 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-32-the-blues-brothers/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:50:38 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34255 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-32-the-blues-brothers/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-32-the-blues-brothers/feed/ 0 On this week's episode, we're on a mission from God. full true 1:13:06 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-31-there-will-be-blood/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:03:06 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34204 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-31-there-will-be-blood/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/podcast-31-there-will-be-blood/feed/ 0 We're drilling down on our first viewing of Paul Thomas Anderson's celebrated American epic. full true 1:34:39 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/planet-of-the-apes-1968/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:40:23 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34193 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/planet-of-the-apes-1968/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/planet-of-the-apes-1968/feed/ 1 The Unenthusiastic Critic is in no mood for monkey business. full true 1:10:43 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/indiana-jones-the-last-crusade-1989/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:03:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34184 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/indiana-jones-the-last-crusade-1989/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/08/indiana-jones-the-last-crusade-1989/feed/ 1 On this week's podcast, Michael decided Nakea should watch the third film in the Indiana Jones trilogy. He chose...poorly. full true 1:01:42 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-28-manchurian-candidate/ Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:01:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34167 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-28-manchurian-candidate/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-28-manchurian-candidate/feed/ 2 Remember the good old days, when the idea of a Russian-controlled U.S. president was still the stuff of fiction? full true 1:39:43 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-27-midnight-run/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:42:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34159 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-27-midnight-run/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-27-midnight-run/feed/ 0 This week we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of Martin Brest's classic buddy-comedy. I'll get donuts. full true 1:12:31 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-26-a-fish-called-wanda/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:53:38 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34145 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-26-a-fish-called-wanda/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-26-a-fish-called-wanda/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic has never seen A Fish Called Wanda? Sorry, that's a chip up the nose. full true 1:02:51 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-25-the-terminator/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:29:14 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34132 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-25-the-terminator/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/07/podcast-25-the-terminator/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic can't be reasoned with, she can't be bargained with, she doesn't feel pity or remorse, and she will not stop EVER... full true 1:27:17 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-24-footloose/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:46:52 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34123 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-24-footloose/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-24-footloose/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic needs a hero, and she doesn't find one in 1984's Footloose.  full true 1:17:36 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-23-dog-day-afternoon/ Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:59:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34106 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-23-dog-day-afternoon/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/06/podcast-23-dog-day-afternoon/feed/ 2 Will The Unenthusiastic Critic appreciate Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece? You can pretty much take that to the bank. full true 1:21:12 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/on-golden-pond-1991/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 04:30:29 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34093 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/on-golden-pond-1991/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/on-golden-pond-1991/feed/ 0 "It's like a Hallmark card with loons on it." The Unenthusiastic Critic is heading into summer with Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. full true 56:18 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-21-return-of-the-jedi/ Fri, 25 May 2018 04:01:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34080 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-21-return-of-the-jedi/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-21-return-of-the-jedi/feed/ 2 Fear leads to anger, and anger leads to hate, as The Unenthusiastic Critic searches her feelings about 1983's Return of the Jedi and the Star Wars films in general. full true 1:19:53 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-20-dawn-of-the-dead/ Fri, 18 May 2018 18:56:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34061 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-20-dawn-of-the-dead/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-20-dawn-of-the-dead/feed/ 2 It's a creature double-feature this week, as we devour George Romero's 1978 zombie classic and Zack Snyder's 2004 remake. full true 1:56:06 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-19-mamma-mia/ Thu, 10 May 2018 05:01:54 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34043 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-19-mamma-mia/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/podcast-19-mamma-mia/feed/ 2 In a winner-takes-it-all Mother's Day episode, Michael is taking a chance on Mamma Mia!, and Nakea couldn't escape if she wanted to. full true 1:11:41 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/better-off-dead-1985/ Thu, 03 May 2018 22:07:23 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34030 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/better-off-dead-1985/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/05/better-off-dead-1985/feed/ 0 This week we're watching Savage Steve Holland's cult teen comedy, and The Unenthusiastic Critic wants her two dollars. full true 1:17:32 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-17-amadeus/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 04:34:16 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34015 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-17-amadeus/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-17-amadeus/feed/ 0 Rock us, Amadeus! On this week's podcast, we're composing ourselves for Milos Forman's Oscar-winning tale of music, madness, and murder. full true 1:14:44 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/2001-a-space-odyssey/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:01:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33999 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/2001-a-space-odyssey/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/2001-a-space-odyssey/feed/ 2 The Unenthusiastic Critic is opening the podcast doors for Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. full true 1:27:21 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-15-rocky-rocky-iv/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:49:00 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33985 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-15-rocky-rocky-iv/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-15-rocky-rocky-iv/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic is like Ivan Drago: whatever she hits, she destroys. This week, she's lacing up her gloves for a marquee matchup: 1976's Rocky and 1985's Rocky IV. full true 1:39:18 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-14-monty-pythons-life-of-brian/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 19:24:20 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33972 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-14-monty-pythons-life-of-brian/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/04/podcast-14-monty-pythons-life-of-brian/feed/ 2 This Easter, we put The Unenthusiastic Critic in the comfy chair, and had her look at the bright side of life. full true 1:01:02 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-13-saving-private-ryan/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:12:18 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33964 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-13-saving-private-ryan/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-13-saving-private-ryan/feed/ 0 This week, we're hitting the beach for Steven Spielberg's homage to the Greatest Generation. full true 1:27:42 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-12-hoosiers-above-the-rim/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:27:38 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33954 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-12-hoosiers-above-the-rim/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-12-hoosiers-above-the-rim/feed/ 0 In a March Madness tournament for the ages, Michael and Nakea watch two of the greatest basketball movies of all time. full true 1:33:21 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-11-goldfinger/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:49:40 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33940 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-11-goldfinger/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-11-goldfinger/feed/ 1 It seems The Unenthusiastic Critic may be the only woman alive that 007 can't seduce. full true 1:25:00 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-10-avatar/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:14:53 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33901 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-10-avatar/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-10-avatar/feed/ 0 This week Nakea is opening Pandora's box, and sitting down for her first viewing of James Cameron's $3 billion blockbuster. Also: Oscars talk! full true 1:26:06 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-09-the-godfather/ Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:32:52 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33880 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-09-the-godfather/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/03/podcast-09-the-godfather/feed/ 6 We're going to the mattresses—and hitting the vino—for Nakea's first viewing of Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning classic. full true 1:14:11 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-08-black-panther-shaft/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:56:57 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33801 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-08-black-panther-shaft/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-08-black-panther-shaft/feed/ 0 This week Nakea is picking the movies, as we discuss two cats who won't cop out when there's danger all about. full true 1:22:10 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-ep07-pride-prejudice/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:41:10 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33784 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-ep07-pride-prejudice/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-ep07-pride-prejudice/feed/ 0 It's Valentine's Day, and what woman could possibly resist Jane Austen's immortal romance? Well, maybe The Unenthusiastic Critic... full true 1:20:00 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/some-like-hot-1959-tootsie-1982/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 07:47:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33772 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/some-like-hot-1959-tootsie-1982/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/some-like-hot-1959-tootsie-1982/feed/ 1 In a gender-bending double-feature, Michael is dragging Nakea to two classic cross-dressing comedies. full true 1:25:58 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-05-top-gun/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:53:16 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33763 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-05-top-gun/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/02/podcast-05-top-gun/feed/ 0 This week we're flying into the danger zone, and The Unenthusiastic Critic is setting her sights on Tony Scott's ode to American testosterone. full true 1:12:55 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-04-the-maltese-falcon/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:17:47 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33754 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-04-the-maltese-falcon/#respond https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-04-the-maltese-falcon/feed/ 0 The Unenthusiastic Critic goes in search of the stuff that dreams are made of, with her first viewing of John Huston's seminal film noir. full true 1:20:50 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-03-dead-poets-society/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:22:24 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33735 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-03-dead-poets-society/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-03-dead-poets-society/feed/ 3 On this week's podcast, Nakea is sucking all the marrow—and most of the fun—out of Peter Weir's Oscar-winning classic. full true 1:10:12 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-02-my-fair-lady/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:59:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33713 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-02-my-fair-lady/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-02-my-fair-lady/feed/ 4 By George, I don't think she gets it. The Unenthusiastic Critic, an avowed musical-hater, sits down for her first viewing of eight-time Oscar winner My Fair Lady. full true 1:12:43 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-01-back-to-the-future/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:57:37 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33592 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-01-back-to-the-future/#comments https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/01/podcast-01-back-to-the-future/feed/ 4 Where we're going, we don't need roads. It's The Unenthusiastic Critic, now in podcast form! Listen to our pilot episode, as Nakea and I sit down for her first viewing of Back to the Future. full true 46:26