Movie Memory Machine
Movie Memory Machine is your guide to the forgotten films of the ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, and beyond. Every week, our rogue time machine drops us into a different year to revisit wide-release movies that history left behind—cult favorites, forgotten flops, and everything in between. Along the way, we uncover behind-the-scenes trivia, oddball production choices, and the cultural baggage these movies left behind. Then we decide: does this movie deserve to return to modern memory—or stay lost in time?
Episodes

Friday Mar 21, 2025
Mini-Transmission: The Boys in the Boat
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
In this episode of Movie Memory Machine, we row our way through The Boys in the Boat, George Clooney’s adaptation of the best-selling book about the University of Washington’s scrappy rowing team and their improbable journey to Olympic glory. We discuss whether the film captures the thrill of sports triumphs or just kind of... floats along. Plus, we question some creative choices, geek out over our favorite underdog sports movies, and inevitably spiral into a debate about what makes a great sports movie.
Topics Covered:
The real-life story behind The Boys in the Boat
George Clooney’s direction: a steady hand or off course?
Why sports movies don’t affect us (or so we claim)
Does this follow the great tradition of underdog sports movies?
Our personal picks for best sports movies ever made
Key Takeaways:
The Boys in the Boat is a solid, if predictable, sports drama about teamwork, determination, and getting really sore arms.
The film looks great, but does it feel great? We debate whether it captures the stakes or just coasts along.
The best sports movies are about more than the game—they’re about the people, rivalries, and dramatic slow-motion moments.
We reminisce about The Sandlot, Speed Racer, A League of Their Own, and other classics that made us fist-pump at our screens.
Main Cast & Crew:
Director: George Clooney
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith (The Revenant)
Starring: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Peter Guinness
Based on the Book By: Daniel James Brown
What’s your favorite sports movie? Do you think The Boys in the Boat captures that winning spirit, or does it capsize? Let us know on social media using #MovieMemoryMachine!
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Friday Mar 14, 2025
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
The Boys in the Boat (2023) – Movie Memory Machine
"Who the hell are these guys? Oh, right, they’re the boys in the boat."
Episode Description
In this episode of Movie Memory Machine, Landen and Truman row their way through The Boys in the Boat (2023), George Clooney’s sepia-toned tale of working-class college kids defying the odds at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. While the film attempts to craft an inspirational underdog story, your hosts have a few oars to grind—questioning its historical blind spots, over-reliance on sports movie tropes, and why Jesse Owens was the real story of those Olympics. From the film’s glossy, awards-bait ambitions to its oddly chaste, uninspired execution, this discussion leaves no regatta unchallenged.
Major Cast & Crew
Director & Producer: George Clooney
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith (based on the book by Daniel James Brown)
Starring:
Callum Turner as Joe Rantz
Joel Edgerton as Coach Al Ulbrickson
Hadley Robinson as Joyce Simdars
Chris Diamantopoulos as Royal Brougham
Film Synopsis
Based on a true story, The Boys in the Boat follows Joe Rantz and a ragtag crew of University of Washington rowers as they train under Coach Ulbrickson, overcoming personal hardships and class barriers to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The film paints a portrait of Depression-era America, resilience, and teamwork—though it skims over some of the deeper historical complexities.
Episode Highlights
A Boatload of Problems – Landen and Truman discuss the film’s lack of character development and how its team dynamic fails compared to classic sports movies.
Who Gives a Sh*t About This Story? – A deep dive into why this particular Olympic victory was chosen to be told, and whether it deserved the cinematic treatment over other 1936 Olympic moments.
George Clooney’s Directing Style (or Lack Thereof) – Why The Boys in the Boat feels like an aesthetic filter applied to a Wikipedia summary rather than a film with purpose.
A Missed Opportunity for Rowing to be Hot – Truman argues the film should have been way hornier, considering the sheer amount of synchronized thrusting involved in rowing.
The Jesse Owens Factor – How The Boys in the Boat ignores the most historically significant American athlete of the 1936 Olympics.
Inspirational Sports Speeches™ – An analysis of how the film leans on clichéd motivational monologues instead of crafting an engaging narrative.
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Saturday Mar 08, 2025
5 For: American Dreamz (2006)
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
In this Movie Memory Machine: Five For mini-episode, Landen and Truman recommend five films that, unlike American Dreamz, actually succeed at sharp political satire. Whether through bureaucratic absurdity, bleak humor, or media manipulation, these picks explore what happens when spin, spectacle, and sociopathy collide. Also, we’ll never pass up a chance to talk about Alan Partridge.
Films Discussed:
In the Loop (2009)
Four Lions (2010)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Topics Covered:
Armando Iannucci’s brand of competent chaos (In the Loop, Death of Stalin)
Four Lions as an underrated and fearless political satire
Thank You for Smoking and the fine line between satire and smirking libertarianism
Revisiting Wag the Dog as a film that nails the premise but maybe fumbles the tone
Why American Dreamz tries to say everything but ends up saying very little
Key Takeaways:
Great satire isn’t just about mocking—it’s about knowing exactly where to aim
Tone must match topic: the sharper the critique, the sharper the comedy
Good satire often finds moral rot not just in power, but in its enablers
Anne Heche improves everything she’s in—no further notes
Listener Prompt:What’s your favorite political satire—and which one totally missed the mark? Let us know using #MovieMemoryMachine or drop your pick in our Discord.
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Friday Mar 07, 2025
Mini-Transmission: American Dreamz
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
"Somewhere between satire and sensory overload, American Dreamz (2006) crams politics, pop culture, and reality TV into a single chaotic comedy."
Episode Description
In this mini-episode, Landen and Truman break down American Dreamz (2006), a movie that tried to satirize everything at once—reality TV, politics, and the war on terror. They revisit the film’s self-serious opening credits, its bizarre wig choices, and the best (and worst) of its reality show parodies. Plus, they play The Trailer Game to see if the marketing sold audiences on satire or just Hugh Grant looking miserable.
Major Cast and Crew
Director & Writer: Paul Weitz
Main Cast:
Hugh Grant as Martin Tweed
Dennis Quaid as President Staton
Mandy Moore as Sally Kendoo
Willem Dafoe as Vice President Sutter
Chris Klein as William Williams
Sam Golzari as Omer
Marcia Gay Harden as First Lady Staton
Jennifer Coolidge as Martha Kendoo
Film Synopsis
Reality TV and politics collide in American Dreamz, where a Simon Cowell-style TV host (Hugh Grant) seeks ratings gold with a manufactured pop star (Mandy Moore) and an unwitting terrorist contestant (Sam Golzari). Meanwhile, a clueless president (Dennis Quaid) gets roped into the spectacle. As satire meets slapstick, the film asks: is America one big reality show, or is it worse than that?
Episode Highlights
The over-the-top opening credits: clever satire or too much too soon?
Mandy Moore’s wig: the real star of the movie.
Hugh Grant’s performance—his best attempt at soulless TV host or just an easy paycheck?
The Trailer Game: Did the marketing team actually understand what this movie was about?
A debate: does American Dreamz belong in the political satire hall of fame, or is it just Reality Bites with more explosions?
What’s the weirdest attempt at political satire you’ve ever seen? Let us know in the comments or on social media!
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
American Dreamz (2006)
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
"Somewhere between satire and fever dream, American Dreamz (2006) asks: What if reality TV, politics, and terrorism all collided in a comedy? The answer is… a lot."
Episode Description
In this episode, Landen and Truman dive into American Dreamz (2006), Paul Weitz’s darkly comedic take on post-9/11 America, reality TV, and the absurdity of politics. Starring Hugh Grant as a Simon Cowell-type TV judge and Dennis Quaid as a bumbling U.S. president, the film tackles the war on terror, media spectacle, and the manufactured nature of stardom. But does its satire still resonate, or does it feel like an artifact of the Bush-era news cycle? Tune in for a sharp, hilarious breakdown of a movie that tried to take on everything at once.
Major Cast and Crew
Director & Writer: Paul Weitz
Main Cast:
Hugh Grant as Martin Tweed
Dennis Quaid as President Staton
Mandy Moore as Sally Kendoo
Willem Dafoe as Vice President Sutter
Chris Klein as William Williams
Sam Golzari as Omer
Marcia Gay Harden as First Lady Staton
Jennifer Coolidge as Martha Kendoo
Film Synopsis
Reality TV collides with global politics in American Dreamz, a satirical comedy where America’s most-watched singing competition becomes entangled in a White House PR stunt. As host Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant) searches for the perfect contestants—including an ambitious Midwestern singer (Mandy Moore) and a reluctant sleeper agent (Sam Golzari)—the president (Dennis Quaid) finds himself caught in a media frenzy. When reality, ratings, and terrorism collide, the results are as chaotic as they are darkly funny.
Episode Highlights
Hugh Grant’s turn as a sleazy, dead-eyed reality TV host.
How American Dreamz captured (and exaggerated) early 2000s political absurdity.
Mandy Moore’s performance: was this a parody of pop stardom or too real?
Willem Dafoe’s uncanny resemblance to Dick Cheney—pure coincidence?
Does the film’s satire hold up, or is it too tied to its era?
What’s your favorite political satire, and does American Dreamz deserve to be in the conversation? Let us know in the comments or on social media!
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Saturday Feb 22, 2025
5 For: Gretel and Hansel (2020)
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
In this Movie Memory Machine: Five For mini-episode, Landen and Truman descend deeper into the forest of offbeat horror, dark fantasy, and ghostly dread. Building on the vibes of Gretel & Hansel, they recommend five strange, stylish, and haunting films that blend folklore, surrealism, and atmospheric isolation. From haunting governesses to cursed love stories and meth gators, this list is a strange brew—equal parts eerie, elegant, and Eastern European.
Films Discussed:
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
Beauty and the Beast (1946, dir. Jean Cocteau)
Beauty and the Beast (1978, Czechoslovakia)
The Innocents (1961)
Midsommar (2019)
Topics Covered:
Fairy tale logic vs. narrative logic
Why dark fantasy works best through a child’s eyes (or a governess’s)
Jean Cocteau’s uncanny elegance and Gothic surrealism
When the Beast is genuinely beastly—and not just “hot with fur”
Czechoslovakian castles, tetanus aesthetics, and the horror of 70s Euro cinema
The Innocents as peak atmospheric ghost story
Ari Aster’s sunlit dread and the isolation of folk horror
Key Takeaways:
The scariest horror films don’t shout—they quietly watch from across the river
Folk tales and fairy tales don’t need happy endings—they need strange rules
Isolation creates its own morality
Black licorice is the defining visual metaphor for Osgood Perkins’s career
Listener Prompt:What’s your favorite surreal or atmospheric horror film? Let us know using #MovieMemoryMachine—or join the Discord to drop your weirdest recommendations.
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Friday Feb 21, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Gretel and Hansel
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
"Somewhere between a fairytale and a fever dream, Gretel & Hansel (2020) serves up dark fantasy with a side of unsettling imagery."
Episode Description
In this mini-episode, Landen and Truman take another look at Gretel & Hansel (2020), a beautifully haunting take on the classic fairytale. They explore the film’s hypnotic visuals, the strange logic of folk horror, and what it means when children in a fairytale start tripping on mushrooms. Plus, a deep dive into some of the weirdest Grimm’s fairytales—including Clever Gretel and Gambling Hansel, a lost saga of trickery, dice, and divine intervention.
Major Cast and Crew
Director: Oz Perkins
Writers: Rob Hayes (screenplay), Brothers Grimm (fairytale)
Main Cast:
Sophia Lillis as Gretel
Samuel Leakey as Hansel
Alice Krige as The Witch
Jessica De Gouw as Young Witch
Film Synopsis
A darker reimagining of the Brothers Grimm tale, Gretel & Hansel follows teenage Gretel (Sophia Lillis) as she and her younger brother Hansel (Samuel Leakey) are cast out into the wilderness. When they find shelter with a mysterious woman (Alice Krige) in a secluded cottage, Gretel begins to uncover secrets about the witch’s past—and her own destiny.
Episode Highlights
The power of triangle imagery—cinematic or just Truman’s new obsession?
Landen’s long-lost horror memory finally uncovered.
The unsettling food of Gretel & Hansel—why does horror always ruin our appetites?
The trippiest mushroom scene in a fairy tale movie (or at least in this decade).
How Gambling Hansel turned the afterlife into a high-stakes card game.
Listener Question
What’s the creepiest moment from a childhood fairytale or movie that still sticks with you? Let us know in the comments or on social media!
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Friday Feb 14, 2025
Gretel and Hansel (2020)
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
"Somewhere beyond the depths of the forest and the clutches of the witch, two podcasters rediscover a forgotten fairytale. Welcome to Movie Memory Machine."
Episode Description
In this week’s episode, Landen and Truman explore Gretel & Hansel (2020), a visually stunning but divisive reimagining of the classic tale from Oz Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey). With Sophia Lillis as a resourceful Gretel and Alice Krige as the unsettling Witch, this film trades fairy tale whimsy for atmospheric dread. Join the discussion as they dissect the film’s unique aesthetic, its exploration of feminist themes, and the age-old question: why does food always look so unappetizing in horror?
Major Cast and Crew
Director: Oz Perkins
Writers: Rob Hayes (screenplay), Brothers Grimm (fairytale)
Main Cast:
Sophia Lillis as Gretel
Samuel Leakey as Hansel
Alice Krige as The Witch
Jessica De Gouw as Young Witch
Film Synopsis
In a grim twist on the Brothers Grimm classic, teenage Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her younger brother Hansel (Samuel Leakey) into the forest in search of food and work after being cast out of their home. The siblings stumble upon the home of a mysterious and sinister woman (Alice Krige), whose kindness masks a dark and twisted secret. As Gretel unravels the Witch’s true intentions, she discovers her own latent power—and must choose between saving herself or her brother.
Episode Highlights
Oz Perkins’ atmospheric direction: is it spellbinding or just too slow?
Sophia Lillis’ performance as Gretel: a feminist reimagining of the classic heroine.
Alice Krige’s witch: terrifying, tragic, or both?
Why is the food in horror movies so gross? (Seriously, what’s with the porridge?)
A debate: is Gretel & Hansel a modern fairytale masterpiece or just pretentious art-house horror?
What’s your favorite reimagining of a classic fairytale, and why? Let us know in the comments or on social media!
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Saturday Feb 08, 2025
5 For: Poseidon (2006)
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
In this Movie Memory Machine: Five For mini-episode, Landen and Truman assemble five films that either inspired Poseidon or improved on its sinking-ship energy. From genre-defining classics to spiritual successors and absurd creature features, this episode dives into the tropes, disasters, and emotional breakdowns that define the best (and weirdest) entries in the disaster movie canon. There’s betrayal. There’s fire. There’s a meth gator. You’ve been warned.
Films Discussed:
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Airport (1970)
Airplane! (1980)
Attack of the Meth Gator (2023)
Topics Covered:
The original Poseidon Adventure as a gold standard of survival disaster cinema
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as the moment the genre jumped the ship
Airport launching the ensemble-cast disaster template
Airplane! ending the disaster movie era with parody perfection
Attack of the Meth Gator as absurdist chaos in B-movie form (and a sneaky commentary on distribution tropes)
Key Takeaways:
Survival stories work best when time, space, and pressure are clear
The disaster genre dies not with a bang, but with a Peter Boyle dive into melodrama
You can't top Airplane!—you can only riff on it
Meth Gator knows exactly what it is and leans in harder than the cruise ship in Poseidon
Listener Prompt:What’s your favorite disaster film of all time? Do you prefer the sincerity of survival stories or the absurdity of disaster parody? Let us know using #MovieMemoryMachine.
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Friday Feb 07, 2025
Mini-Transmission: Poseidon
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
"We survived Poseidon (2006), and the only thing that flipped us upside down more than the ship was Fergie’s dramatic demise."
Episode Description
In this mini-episode of Movie Memory Machine, Landen and Truman revisit Wolfgang Petersen’s disaster epic Poseidon (2006) with insights and laughs from their conversation with special guests Lauren Pritchard and Joe Roche. From flaming waterfalls to rogue waves, they discuss the movie’s best (and most baffling) moments, share childhood cruise ship fears, and imagine what other movie characters could have survived the capsized ship. Plus, a raucous round of the Trailer Game that left them upside down in more ways than one.
Major Cast and Crew
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Mark Protosevich (screenplay), Paul Gallico (novel)
Main Cast:
Josh Lucas as Dylan Johns
Kurt Russell as Robert Ramsey
Richard Dreyfuss as Richard Nelson
Emmy Rossum as Jennifer Ramsey
Jacinda Barrett as Maggie James
Mia Maestro as Elena
Andre Braugher as Captain Michael Bradford
Stacy Ferguson (Fergie) as Gloria
Film Synopsis
A New Year’s Eve celebration aboard the luxury ocean liner Poseidon is cut short when a massive rogue wave capsizes the ship. Trapped upside down and sinking fast, a group of survivors must navigate flooded corridors, fiery obstacles, and their own fears to find a way out before time runs out.
Episode Highlights
Fergie’s short-lived but impactful role: A diva meets disaster.
Flaming waterfalls: Iconic or absurd? The eternal debate.
Landen’s childhood cruise ship nightmare—a fever dream featuring Charles Lindbergh.
What happens when The Trailer Game leaves everyone guessing wrong?
What’s your favorite over-the-top disaster movie moment? Share your thoughts in the comments or on social media—we might feature them in a future episode!
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