Elyse loves movies. James loves games. Elyse and James love each other. In every episode of I’ll Show You Mine, we explore old favorites, fill in the gaps of our media memories, and invite you along for the ride.
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Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse shows James ‘Babes in Toyland’ from 1961 for Christmas. Join us as we talk about the decidedly un-Christmas-like plot, the wacky and whimsical design, and… Annette. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch at @isympodcast If you like the show please share it with a…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Ma’ from 2019 for Halloween. Join us as we talk about the cast, the memes, and the new horror icon that is Octavia Spencer in a demure little bob. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkman and Elyse Wietstock. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch at @isympodcast If you like the show please share it with a…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Super Metroid’ from 1994. The third game in the ‘Metroid’ franchise, Super Metroid follows space bounty hunter Samus Aran as she tracks down the last surviving Metroid stolen away by Space Pirates to the planet Zebes. Join us as we talk about the immense legacy of this game and all that entails: the gameplay, the…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘WarGames’ from 1983. Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs onto a military supercomputer while attempting to find new video games and nearly starts WWIII. Join us as we talk about the depiction of computers and hacking, the plausibility of a computer working the way the…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble’ for Game Boy Color from 2001. Another entry in the Kirby franchise that doesn’t follow Kirby going on a grand adventure so much as cast Kirby as the main character in a game that uses a new unique mechanic. In this case, it’s an accelerometer inside the cartridge that turns your whole Game…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, Elyse is showing James ‘Pretty Woman’ from 1990. It’s the Cinderella story of romance blossoming between LA sex worker Vivan and ultra-wealthy capitalist Edward after he plucks her from the streets to become his paid companion for a week. Join us as we talk about the classic romcom quality of this movie, the beauty and charm of Julia…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is back in the driver’s seat showing Elyse a video game, and it’s 2014’s next-gen imagining of the iconic Wolfenstein series, ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’. Wolfenstein is a WWII game where you fight Nazis, and in this iteration, main character William “BJ” Blazkowicz must join the resistance in a world where the Nazis won WWII and…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, it’s another switcharoo as Elyse shows James a video game, ‘Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion’ from 2000. The third installment in the Nancy Drew series of point-and-click mystery adventure games, ‘Message in a Haunted’ Mansion follows stalwart girl detective Nancy Drew as she investigates a supposedly haunted mansion in San…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s April again and that means it’s time for our topsy turvy switcharoo episodes! This year, James is showing Elyse ‘Streets of Fire’ from 1984. A “Rock and Roll Fable” directed and co-written by 48 Hrs and The Warriors director Walter Hill, ‘Streets of Fire’ tells the story of Tom Cody, a rough-and-tumble tough guy who heads back to his hometown…
Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time Elyse is showing James ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ from 1973. The movie version of the Broadway show which was itself a version of a concept album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar was directed by Norman Jewison and covers the Passion, the last few days of Jesus’ life. Join us as we talk about the singing, the…
