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WATCH MOMA: Seagal Van Damme Thunderdome
On today’ episode we’re talking about Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Why? Because:
In the late 80s & 90s, these two continually challenged each other for the the title of second-tier Schwarzenegger-Stallone
Seagal and Van Damme reportedly also have beef in real life
Three decades after their cinematic peak it’s time to figure out who won the duel by throwing their careers into the Thunderdome
WATCH MOMA: 2021 Summer Movie Draft
After a year without summer movies we’re back drafting our (suicide?) squads of summer movies we think will make the most bank at the U.S. box office. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Fresh or Rotten
Many people rely on Rotten Tomatoes for their movie-watching decisions. But what does a Tomatometer score really mean? We conduct a test. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Nicolas Cage Match
He’s made more than a dozen movies in the past three years—most of them completely bonkers. But what if Nic Cage’s recent films had to fight each other to the death? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Private Watch Party
We talk about our personal experiences renting out movie theaters for private watch parties. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Toughest Box Office Turkeys
No, we’re not talking about the biggest birds to ever grace the big screen. We’re talking about movies that crashed and burned the hardest at the box office. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Scariest Movie Trailers
Sometimes you don’t even have to see the movie to scream. In honor of the Halloween season, we share our picks for the four most frightening movie trailers of all time. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Bill & Ted Face the Music
We travel through time with Bill & Ted’s latest adventure—sharing our excellent expectations before the movie, some radical reactions while watching, and our post-viewing takeaways on whether this trip was worth the 30-year wait. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Summer 2020 & 2021 Movie Predictions
With the short- and long-term future of summer movies currently hanging in the balance, we forecast whether the blockbuster season can return to its former glory. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Summer Movie Rewind 1990: Days of Thunder
WSince the pandemic has put the brakes on the current summer movie season, we decided to look back on some of the high and lows of summer movies past. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: The Future of Movies and the Theater Experience (Voicemail Episode #1)
With the coronavirus throwing the film industry for a loop in 2020 and possibly well beyond, we talk about what the future of movies might look like (on an old voicemail messaging system) and why we enjoy them in the theater. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: The Rise and Downfall of Skywalker (Some Breakneck Pace Questions)
Do you have questions about The Rise of Skywalker? While we love us some Star Wars, we couldn’t help but question this movie at a breakneck pace, in honor of the movie itself. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Carriers, Outbreaks & Contagions… Oh, My!
With society disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, what else can we do except talk about movies where viruses break out and disrupt society? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Winning Sports Movie Taglines
From The Hustler to Hoosiers to Happy Gilmore, we make our picks for the all-time greatest sports movie ad slogans. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: 2010 Best Picture Revised
Will The Hurt Locker get blown away when we rewire the 2010 best picture race a decade later? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Movies Set in the Future
As we move into a new decade, we explore how movies from previous decades imagined the future. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Top 5 Merriest Christmas Movie Trailers
Any movie can be about Christmas, but what movies have done the best job injecting the holiday spirit into their trailers? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Is Everything Better with (Kevin) Bacon?
From Friday The 13th to Flatliners to The Darkness, we reflect on the meaty movie career of actor Kevin Bacon. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: 2019 Summer Movie Champion
As the blockbuster season comes to a close, we crown the champion of our annual box office challenge and discuss the summer’s hits and misses. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Top Gun: Maverick Trailer
After 30-plus years of service, Maverick flies back into our lives with a new Top Gun trailer. Does the trailer match our sky-high expectations? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Extraterrestrial Movie Marketing
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Alien and the return of Men in Black, we dissect some of the best & worst space creature movie marketing. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: 2019 Summer Movie Challenge
From Godzilla to Spider-Man to The Lion King, we draft our summer blockbuster teams to see who can rake in the most green. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: The John Wick 3 Trailer
Does this first glimpse of the new Wick relight our interest in returning to the world of neon, assassins, and non-stop action? WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Best Marvel Movie Posters
As the 21st Marvel movie hits theaters, we share our picks for the five MCU pictures with the most powerful Marvel movie posters. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Revising the 1999 Oscars
Sorry, Shakespeare in Love. With 20 years of hindsight, we can now more confidently say what movies should have really won Oscars in 1999. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Flashback to Point Break (1991)
In 1991, the greatest movie ever made about surfing bank robbers slammed into theaters like the 50-year storm hitting Bell’s Beach. WATCH this episode now!
WATCH MOMA: Aquaman vs. Bumblebee
Two movies featuring otherworldly title characters are released on the same day, seemingly aimed at the same audience. Which one had the better marketing? WATCH this episode now!
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