Flashback to 1996 for a charming little moving about witches and unpronounceable spirits. It’s The Craft! (15:56) A more innocent time when pleather meant you were dangerous, and $175 grand was a lot of money. We’re joined by special guest Demi to re-examine an old cult favorite that defined witches for a generation.

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No. 504 | “We are the weirdos, mister”

This week on the pod, we’re joined by Savannah as we continue through 90s month with So I Married an Axe Murderer (18:49). What is Charlie’s job in this movie? How does a poet who does one reading a month live in SF with a fancy roadster car? How did Harriet become a butcher? Please enjoy this blast from the past when Mike Myers’s Scottish accent was still funny.

No. 503 | “Woman! Whoa, man!”

This week on the pod we’re talking High Fidelity (14:33), the John Cusack music snob epic that made Jack Black a star, and The Beta Band a meme. We’re joined by special guest Kayla as we relive the innocent time before 9/11 and Pitchfork.

No. 502 | “What came first, the music or the misery?”

We’re back! It’s Season Five of Headcanon, and we’re kicking it off with a trip back to the 90s where even hitmen deserve a second shot. Grosse Pointe Blank is an underrated classic, and we can’t stop quoting lines from it two decades later.

No. 501 | “You’re a handsome devil, what’s your name?”

Ugh. Fine. We watched this stupid Justice League re-cut (39:19). It’s still bad. This podcasts is over three hours long and it’s still shorter than this turgid pile of garbage. Cruel Summer is great, tho.

No. 019 | “[Joker blows raspberry]”

This week on the pod, we will go insane and we will take you with us! We’re joined by special guest Savannah to talk about bizarre 80s classic Beetlejuice. (15:09) How did this get made? How is this rated PG?? How did this get embraced as mainstream entertainment??? We have no idea, but we dig it.

No. 018 | “My whole life is a dark room”

This week on the pod we welcome back Kayla to return to another 90s teen classic: Can’t Hardly Wait! (21:13) Preston Meyers is kind of a creep. The kid from Hook has some problematic revenge ideas. And the Girl Whose Party It Is can hang with us anytime. In conclusion: two words: Mike Dexter.

No. 017 | “Aman-duh!!”

We want what all podcasts want, we just want it more. We’re talking Troy (Director’s Cut) from 2004 (23:49). Feast your eyes on those tanned, bronzed chests, luxuriant, oiled hair, and gratuitous gore and violence. Brad Pitt’s Achilles was born to end lives while doing blue steel surfer bro pouting. Also, we’ve got a SPOILER-y discussion of the series finale of WandaVision at the top (06:24). Enjoy!

No. 016 | “You sack of wine!”

This week on the pod, we’re wrapping up the To All the Boys rom-com trilogy with To All the Boys: Always and Forever (23:03)—and we’re joined by friend of the pod Krystal Pearson. We’ve got some thoughts about Mr. Covey proposing after the trip to South Korea, Kitty’s meddling ways, Peter Kavinsky pouring Lara Jean’s syrup, and much more.

No. 015 | “There is nothing worse than not feeling chosen”

This week on the pod: Lara Jean has one boyfriend, yes, but what about second boyfriends? We’re revisiting the fluffy Netflix Noah Centineo Romantic Comedy Universe to talk To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (23:00). It’s uh, not as good as the first one. John Ambrose seems like a cool dude. Sucks, bro. Also, we pick winners for our Trouble podcast at the end (1:26:43). Thanks for everyone who participated!

No. 014 | “Maybe I’m lame in a cool way”

Happy New Year! It’s our first pod of the 2021 and already there’s been a violent insurrection. Let’s try to remember a simpler time, when Denise Richards was in movies, Bill Murray was just starting his comeback, and Kevin Bacon was hanging dong. That’s right, we’re talking 1998’s “Wild Things.” (21:28) Also discussed: James’s new cat, WandaVision, and public urination (4:02).

No. 013 | “Two’s company, three’s a crowd”

Another year comes to a close, this one quite unlike any other. Let us all hope that in the future we can all look back on 2020 as the worst year of our lives. Until then, we’re running down our favorite books, movies, TV shows, albums, games, and internet media from the past year (3:17), before getting into a good old-fashioned Q & A session with our listeners (57:27). Also, we have a SPOILER-y Wonder Woman 1984 discussion for a bit (38:33), and Benji nerds out about Star Wars toward the end (1:53:05). Happy New Year!

No. 012 | “The Soft Package”

Nothing says holiday rom com like Kate Winslet huffing her stove’s gas to off herself! That’s right, we watched The Holiday (22:07), just in time for Nancy Meyers week, whatever that is. Marco is shipping Iris and the old guy, JT wants to recast Cameron Diaz with Kim Dickens. Also, some spoilers Mando talk at the end (2:35:44).

No. 011 | “I used only the good notes”

Well, this seemed inevitable ;-) James and Marco are joined by special guest and Trouble beta reader Ally to discuss one of our favorite movies, Christoper Nolan’s The Prestige (14:44). Secrets. Are our lives! What a thrill to revisit the subtle duality of Christian Bale’s performance, Hugh Jackman’s corrupted protagonist, and David Bowie playing a wizard. SPOILER WARNING for Trouble and Tenet talk at the end (2:34:18).

No. 010 | “Are you watching closely?”

Bonus Episode! We were feeling the holiday cheer, so we thought we’d grab Friend of the Pod Kaitlin Reilly of The Riverdale Register to talk about the instant classic Happiest Season, (15:30) starring our patron saint of Headcanon: Kristen Stewart. We have some takes about Harper and her family! Really enjoyed this movie, warts and all. Happy holidays.

No. 009 | “I am not hiding you! I am hiding me!”

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