What do teachers do when they are required to take a summer vacation every year? Most of them are productive. This married couple watches movies. Lots and lots of movies. In this podcast, Ty and Rach make movie lists for each other and force the other to watch their films Clockwork Orange style. From tear wrenching chick flicks to dripping testosterone blood baths, this is going to be an awesome summer...
Ty and Rach's second Vidcast launches off to the land of face huggers and chest bursters this week. How wacky and wavy will Ty's hands get? Welcome to " Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with... Alien ! We hit all of the big topics: Are androids made of milk? Could Meryl Streep have fought off these chest bursters? How many volumes of…
Welcome to " Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with... Alien ! We hit all of the big topics: Are androids made of milk? Could Meryl Streep have fought off these chest bursters? How many volumes of puke did the original audience spew on first watch compared to Rach? How much did Rach talk during the film? Answer Key: Maybe, Naa, Lots,…
Time to roll out the red carpet because this week Summers Off welcomes movie royality - Pixar. We're watching the stunning, coming-of-age classic, Brave . As you've already guessed it, you'll be treated to many dialect attempts of the highlands. We'll compare our favorite Scottish films and histories. Ty will once and for all learn what makes a Disney film vs. a Pixar film. Rach will divulge a…
It's time to quiet those lambs with a movie that both our hosts have been anticipating for years. Silence of the Lambs! Listen to the beginnings of Rach's Jodie Foster impersonation that she has since perfected. Discover why Ty wants to play Buffalo Bill so bad in the musical version. Hear our hosts debate if this movie is scary or sexy. Is this Rach's new favorite scary movie?! Get your fava…
I Am Sam. I Am Not Sorry that I made Ty watch this movie. When there's this much disparity between the audience and critic scores you know it's going to be a wild ride. Tune in to hear Ty's Sean Penn problems (sang in the style of T-Swift's "Champagne Problems"), the evolution of the cutest Dakota Fanning who was "the Shirley Temple of her day!", and whether or not Michelle Pfeiffer could've been…
That's right! We continue with Ty's season of Horror/Horrifying with more of the latter on this week's episode of the classic courtroom drama, Primal Fear . Why was this movie so important to Ty? Who does Rach think is cuter between Richard Gere and Edward Norton? Has Laura Linney ever been better? How much of Norton's ending monologue will Ty perform? All of these questions will be answered, and…
This week Summers Off kicks off Rach's theme of not caring what anyone thinks – including you, listeners. She's gunna watch what she wants this summer, and that includes this 90s favorite Stepmom . IYKYK. Join us as we welcome first time to the Summers Off Universe (SOU), Susan Sarandon. We apologize to you Susan that it took us this long to have you on. I guess we do care what you think!
Welcome to the Summers Off squad's first Vidcast!!! We will do a few of these each season, although the majority of our releases will be audio only. Curious how much Ty outkicked his coverage by marrying Rach? Intrigued by how much physical comedy they utilize since they bump their mics so often? This is your chance! This week we dive into the world of the weird and wild with the twists and turns…
This week we dive into the world of the weird and wild with the twists and turns of Labyrinth ! We give you all the Jim Henson love you could ask for, connect this movie to Dark Crystal , and cue listeners in on what's down the pike for Labyrinth lovers. But beyond that, this is a movie that Rach tries desperately to understand what the hell is happening, and Ty spends over an hour grappling with…
This week on Summers Off , we head to the Deep South to chat about Reese Witherspoon's hair, the Home Depot, and what Gen Z would say about Reese's choice of beau in our episode on Sweet Home Alabama ! This is a good one if you love Ty slipping into a Southern dialect that floats all over regionally and into different time periods. Rach debates if she could pull off Reese's iconic style and…
Welcome to our Season 9 debut episode!!! Who would have thought we would be able to keep this up for almost a decade?! Not Rach, that's for sure. To start things off, we decided to embrace our insanity and commit to a double feature. It's our Zach Cregger-a-thon with both Barbarian and Weapons ! Which film made Ty develop a crush? What flick made Rach almost pee her pants? What famous director has…
Are you ready?! It's Oscar time! And Rach and Ty are supplying hot takes to go along with your even hotter hosts. Buff up your little gold men, prep your climate-change speeches, and load up on your Marty "Nachos" Supreme smorgasbord, because we are deep diving into all ten Best Picture nominees. You are going to sound awesome at your Oscar party this year after listening to this one. Haven't seen…
The Christmas movie to end all Christmas movies. We've all seen it and most of us love it. This holiday season we attempt to do justice to the greatest(?) X-mas flick, It's a Wonderful Life. What makes this Rach's favorite Christmas movie? Why would Ty's first act as president be an executive order making this required viewing? Why did a movie that bombed at the box office become the national…