30something Movie Podcast

09/04/2025

New Episode! "603: "We gotta GREAT PODCASST!" | Heat (1995)"

We’re diving into Heat (1995), Michael Mann’s sprawling crime saga where Al Pacino’s relentless detective and Robert De Niro’s meticulous thief circle each other in a deadly dance of professionalism, obsession, and inevitabil...

We’re diving into Heat (1995), Michael Mann’s sprawling crime saga where Al Pacino’s relentless detective and Robert De Niro’s meticulous thief circle each other in…

09/04/2025

My daughter, Norah, rejoins the pod nearly a decade after her first appearances to talk Monty Python and the Holy Grail... and this Patreon episode is free to the public! Enter... if you dare!

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09/02/2025

We jump 30 years into the past & take a look back at some classics (and not-so-classics). Our theme this month is... CRIME. Check out our SEPTEMBER line-up and visit http://30podcast.com!

08/29/2025

New Episode! "602: "You Got Knocked the %^& # Out!" | Friday (1995)"

This week we’re chilling out on the porch with Friday (1995), the laid-back comedy that gave us smoky backyards, unforgettable one-liners, and the kind of neighborhood drama you can only survive with a good friend and a bad p...

This week we’re chilling out on the porch with Friday (1995), the laid-back comedy that gave us smoky backyards, unforgettable one-liners, and the kind of neighborh…

08/27/2025

New Episode! "601: "Dick is Good!" | The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)"

This week we’re rewinding to The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) for one of our 10th anniversary rewatch episodes, because what better way to celebrate a decade of podcasting than with Eddie Murphy running for Congress on a te...

This week we’re rewinding to The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) for one of our 10th anniversary rewatch episodes, because what better way to celebrate a decade of p…

08/20/2025

New Episode! "600: "Look at Me" | Get Shorty (1995)"

Get Shorty (1995) — the only Hollywood story where the mobster is the most charming guy in the room. John Travolta smooth-talks his way from loan shark to movie producer, Gene Hackman bumbles through toupee trauma, and there’...

Get Shorty (1995) — the only Hollywood story where the mobster is the most charming guy in the room. John Travolta smooth-talks his way from loan shark to movie pro…

08/13/2025

New Episode! "599: "Want to Touch the Heinie" | Billy Madison (1995)"

This time it’s Billy Madison (1995) — the only back-to-school story where the student is a 27-year-old man-child. Adam Sandler baby-talks his way through every grade, Chris Farley turns a bus ride into a meltdown, and there’s...

This time it’s Billy Madison (1995) — the only back-to-school story where the student is a 27-year-old man-child. Adam Sandler baby-talks his way through every grad…

08/07/2025

New Episode! "598: "Simon Says" | Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)"

This time it's Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) — the loudest scavenger hunt New York’s ever seen. Bruce Willis is back as John McClane, hungover and out of patience, Samuel L. Jackson’s the reluctant partner who didn’t sign ...

This time it's Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) — the loudest scavenger hunt New York’s ever seen. Bruce Willis is back as John McClane, hungover and out of patienc…

08/05/2025

We jump 30 years into the past & take a look back at some classics (and not-so-classics). Our theme this month is... COMEDY. Check out our AUGUST line-up and visit http://30podcast.com!

07/30/2025

New Episode! "597: "They blew up the bookstore. Kill them all." | Desperado (1995)"

This week we’re diving into Desperado (1995), Robert Rodriguez’s bullet ballet of blood, guitars, and grit. Antonio Banderas is the slickest mariachi with a mission, Salma Hayek sets the screen on fire, and every shootout fee...

This week we’re diving into Desperado (1995), Robert Rodriguez’s bullet ballet of blood, guitars, and grit. Antonio Banderas is the slickest mariachi with a mission…

07/26/2025

New Episode! "596: "You have the right to remain unconscious" | Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)"

We’re diving back into Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) for one of our 10th anniversary rewatch episodes—because nothing says “celebrating a decade of podcasting” like explosions, bickering, and a saxophone-heavy score. Riggs is still ...

We’re diving back into Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) for one of our 10th anniversary rewatch episodes—because nothing says “celebrating a decade of podcasting” like explos…

07/23/2025

New Episode! "595: "Enter The Hackman" | The Quick and The Dead (1995)"

This week we’re saddling up with The Quick and the Dead (1995), Sam Raimi’s spaghetti western by way of a Looney Tunes fever dream. Sharon Stone rides into town with a score to settle, Russell Crowe tries to outrun his past, ...

This week we’re saddling up with The Quick and the Dead (1995), Sam Raimi’s spaghetti western by way of a Looney Tunes fever dream. Sharon Stone rides into town wit…