Seens from a Marriage

Life isn't fair. Sometimes, society conspires against you to ensure that you only get to be the best at one thing, even though you're smart enough, attractive enough, and talented enough to be the best a <i>multiple</i> things. In High School Musical, a campus full of underlings tries to make Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Stick to the Status Quo; but the two Get(cha) their Heads in the Game and Bop to the Top. If a new episode of Seens from a Marriage is What you've Been Looking For, then look no further as Daniel and Amanda take you back to the time of TiVo to tackle a Disney Channel teen sensation.

In this episode:
Bet On It from High School Musical 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-t4vqd534Y
Bet On It but with real sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_gyk_Y7QTw 

00:48 - Intro

02:29 - High School Musical

14:50 - Amanda Explains the Plot

47:47 - Rating

There's no minute like the last minute. Daniel flies solo in this one-off episode to rank this year's nominees for the Best Picture Oscar, and share some of his favorite movies of 2023.

00:44 - Oscar talk

06:30 - Ranking the Best Picture nominees

44:09 - Favorite (not-nominated) films of 2023

When the chef's away, the rats will play - and they may just save a once thriving restaurant from the brink of obscurity. So goes the adage, ever since a little rodent with a penchant for sniffing out culinary brilliance stole our collective hearts in Ratatouille. In this episode, Amanda and Daniel revisit Pixar's Parisian charmer to see if it's still worth its Michelin stars. Then, they add some other movies and shows to the soup to find out what ingredients you need to make a foodie film.

00:38 - Intro

6:30 - Ratatouille

10:40 - Amanda Explains the Plot

40:20 - Food Movie Ingredients

56:27 - Rating

59:18 - The Bear

1:03:02 - The Night Stand

An elevator gushing blood, an axe-wielding maniac, a mysterious hotel room, and a foreboding invitation to "come play with us." What can it all mean? Only that it's sp0oKy season and Amanda has agreed to go way outside her comfort zone and invite you, the listeners, to serve us with a horror movie to watch. You did, and so we're shining you our thoughts on Stanley Kubrick's towering genre classic. How did Amanda handle her stay at the Overlook Hotel? And will she ever sleep again?

00:00 - Intro

5:10 - The Shining

56:40 - Rating

1:01:47 - The Night Stand

Amanda and Daniel delve deep into a space where their viewing tastes overlap: the immaculately staged, idiosyncratic world of Wes Anderson. In this episode they muse on the meaning of Wes' multifaceted recent release, Asteroid City. Then, they share their rankings of all 11 Anderson feature films.

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Musings on Wes Anderson

12:37 - Asteroid City

36:40 - Rating

39:31 - Ranking Anderson's filmography

1:13:48 - Final thoughts

Before you judge a man, goes the idiom, walk a mile in his shoes. And before you fall in love with that man, make sure he's not actually his own twin sister who's gone undercover as a high school senior to play on the boys' soccer team. In this episode, Amanda and Daniel look back on She's the Man, a high school farce with literary roots that would have been right at home in the genre's late-90's heyday. Join them as they revisit the halcyon days when Amanda Bynes was poised as a breakout comedy star and Channing Tatum was just that guy from Step Up.

00:44 - Intro

01:48 - She's the Man

08:03 - Amanda Explains the Plot

48:46 - Rating

54:58 - The Night Stand

The 95th Academy Awards are right around the corner, and that means more Best Picture nominees to marathon. As new parents trying to get a handle on family life, Daniel and Amanda figured the Oscars would simply have to wait this year. Enter Billy Green, the first-ever guest on the show! With Billy's help, the 10 nominated films will be discussed and ranked ahead of the telecast.

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - A conversation about the Oscars with Billy Green

11:22 – All Quiet on the Western Front

20:52 – Avatar: The Way of Water

29:28 - The Banshees of Inisherin

36:29 - Elvis

44:35 - Everything Everywhere All at Once

52:55 - The Fabelmans

1:00:11 - Tar

1:06:22 - Top Gun Maverick

1:13:35 - Triangle of Sadness

1:22:15 - Women Talking

1:30:40 - Ranking the Best Picture nominees

1:35:50 - Wrap-up

Amanda and Daniel sit down on their daughter's due date for a very special episode. As they wait for their child to arrive, the parents-to-be run down their lists of movies they would like to show their child (someday).

This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute parenting advice.

00:17 – Intro

01:00 – Movies we would want to show our child

21:00 – The lists

01:24:24 – Recap

01:25:20 – Runners-up

01:29:30 – Final thoughts

Hold onto your butts - our latest episode is genetically engineered to be bigger, badder, and toothier than ever! Taking on a core text for Daniel, we revisit Spielberg's unrivaled 1993 dinosaur adventure, Jurassic Park. Then, with no expense spared, we rank all six films in the "Jurassic" series. We were so preoccupied with whether or not we could, we didn't stop to think if we should.

Intro: 0:26

Jurassic Park: 2:23

Rating: 36:38

"Jurassic" survey: 38:38

The Lost World: 41:55

Jurassic Park III: 47:49

Jurassic World: 55:37

Fallen Kingdom: 1:13:50

Jurassic World Dominion: 1:21:39

Ranking the "Jurassic" series: 1:37:0

IN A WORLD

Where a song written for the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers musical has disappeared without a trace

ONE MAN

Remembers the words:

Some of them.

NOW

The half-forgotten stanzas swirling around his mind may be the only evidence

Can we solve the Mystery of the Missing Song?

Find out in a riveting hour of podcasting.

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

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00:44 - Intro

02:10 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

09:22 - The Mystery of the Missing Song

14:20 - Amanda Explains the Plot

36:50 - Spoiler Talk

40:43 - Rating

45:14 - The Night Stand