Do I Still Love It?

EP 045: The Waterboy (1998)

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:28:00 -0000

We continue with part 3 of our very scientific survey "Was Adam Sandler actually funny?" and watch his second sports comedy with Michael Chau of Heckler Films. We ask the tough questions like "Is Bobby Bouché supposed to be mentally stunted, emotionally stunted, or both?" and "What is the purpose of Farmer Fran and what is he saying?" and really "What dirt does Rob Schneider have on Sandler?"

EP 044: Happy Gilmore (1996)

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:17:22 -0000

Part 2 of our Totally Scientific Study - Was Adam Sandler Funny? We all remember him being funny and loving his early work but then it all seemed to go downhill. We are asking “was there ever a top of the hill to go down from?” This week we are joined by funny lady Sara Goldsmith to watch Happy Gilmore and get to the bottom of it. How does that fight with Bob Barker hold up? Was Shooter McGavin the greatest Sandler villain? Wait, Ben Stiller was in this movie?

EP 043: Billy Madison (1995)

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:05:11 -0000

Director/Stop-Motion Animator Eriq Wities stops by to help us figure out if Adam Sandler was ever funny or if his sense of humor is truly that of a 12-year-old (like we once were.) Join us as we try to figure out whether this film is a celebration or condemnation of the lazy capitalist class (or anything at all. -Laura)

EP 042: D3: The Might Ducks (1996)

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 05:46:08 -0000

Paul Dupree has loved hockey for as long as he can remember, due in no small part to the Mighty Ducks film franchise. After joining Marshall and Laura for a revisit of the first two films, he is back to round out the trilogy. Will the movie disappoint? Will the kids have new character arcs? How will the movie top being the world champions from D2? How much is Emilio Estevez really in this one? Find out as Paul discovers whether he still loves it!

EP 041: Surf Ninjas (1993)

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 06:52:30 -0000

Ben Tibbels is back on the show with another ninja flick, 1993's Surf Ninjas. More Rob Schneider, a surprise Leslie Nielsen, a confusing number of Ernie Reyeses (Reyi?) All this and more as the guys try to figure out if they still love it!

EP 040: Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:20:19 -0000

We're back for Season 2! Youtuber and video game designer Brent Black is on the show to see if Macaulay Culkin can do it again. As we revisit Home Alone 2, we ask ourselves "how many times can the McCallisters get away with child neglect?" "Are Harry and Marv supernatural beings?" and "Is Tim Curry inevitably the best part of any movie he's in?" and of course the big one: will Brent still love it?

EP 039: Home Alone (1990)

Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:00:15 -0000

Writer/director Diana Wright returns to review this a Christmas entry into her apparent favorite genre: young scamps getting into mischief. The gang begins to wonder how plausible it can be to abandon a child by accident at home as well as how stupid two burglars can be to offer themselves up to such repeated torture on this week's podcast!

EP 038: D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) w/ Paul Dupree

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:28:25 -0000

Paul Dupree is back to revisit his favorite hockey movie, D2: The Mighty Ducks! (1994) Paul is confident he will still love this middle installment of his favorite kids-playing-hockey franchise. Marshall and Laura invite him over and together they try to determine which Mighty Duck they would want to have dinner with, whether Iceland is really that bad, and if there really are any girls in this movie. Find out in this week's podcast!

EP 037: Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:23:18 -0000

Celery Jones returns to the show to revisit a sci-fi kids flick that has more than it's share of truly mindbendy moments. The gang are forced to consider how traumatic such an occurrence would be on a family, whether this movie instilled in us a great distrust of our government, and why no one listens to music in space ships, as well as whether they still love it. Tune in and find out!

EP 036: The Neverending Story (1984)

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:27:04 -0000

…Comedy-actor couple Kevin Stafford and Natalie D’Alacio put the 1984 classic “The Neverending Story” under the microscope in this week’s podcast. Marshall is giddy with excitement for puppets; Laura is leery about the fate of Artax the horse. Kevin wonders “are we ALL in the Neverending Story right now?” Natalie is just happy to finally see the whole movie without parental interruption! But will they still love it? Find out as comedy-actor couple Kevin Stafford and Natalie D’Alacio put the 1984 classic “The Neverending Story” under the microscope...

EP 035: Practical Magic (1998)

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:16:39 -0000

Writer/Director Yulin Kuang wants to know if Practical Magic still holds up. She's a fan of the romantic cinema but can't really remember if this Sandra Bullock/Nicole Kidman flick was technically a rom-com, but it definitely has something to with witches and love spells and curses, so that's pretty Halloween-y, right?

EP 034: Blade Runner (1982)

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:22:26 -0000

Michael Chau is back, but is he a replicant?! The gang revisits the original Blade Runner, just in time to go see the new sequel. Does the "greatest sci-fi of all time" hold up? Who is the villain in this film? Are they all villains? Is Deckard the least likable character Harrison Ford ever played? Find out this week on Do I Still Love It?!

EP 033: An American Tail (1986)

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:08:14 -0000

We're back for season 2! Becca Cousineau joins us to review the immigrant story "An American Tail" (1986)! This story of Jewish mice coming to the United States manages to pack a lot of allegory into it's messaging, causing Becca to wonder if this movie needs an immediate rerelease to theaters. The gang wonders about Fivel's big hat and it's mystical powers of plot driving teleportation and also "who told these mice there were no cats in America?" on this week's podcast!

EP 032: Hot Shots! (1991)

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:54:45 -0000

Fan favorite Ariana Kaiser returns to the show bringing with her a much-loved favorite from her youth: Top Gun parody Hot Shots! We last heard from Ariana during the episode on Willow wherein she couldn't remember which of these two movies she spent an entire summer at the theaters watching. Possibly both? This hugely-successful comedy from a golden era of parody harkens to a style of comedy we don't see a lot of in modern showbiz and it begs the question: has parody's time passed? Will the timing tighten up or will the movie suffer the not-so-ludicrous speed of "Spaceballs"? Should one feel strange for being extremely attracted to Charlie Sheen? Where is the prop-hot-plate-shaped-like-Valeria-Golina's-stomach today? I can't promise you we answer all these questions but dammit, we try on this week's podcast!

EP 031: Pretty Woman (1990)

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:29:15 -0000

Mary Hamilton and her pup Pompom are a couple of pretty women trying to figure out if they still love Pretty Woman (1990). They join Marshall and Laura to revisit the film that made prostitution seem romantic to determine why they were allowed to watch this as children, and a lot of other things come up: are we supposed to like Richard Gere's character? Is this a romantic comedy for the ultra rich? What are the odds on their relationship lasting more than two more months? All this and more on the latest episode of Do I Still Love It?!

EP 030: Newsies (1992)

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:19:13 -0000

Darcy Kendall, musician and songwriter, waxes poetic about the first musical she ever saw, Disney's 1992 flop-turned-cult-hit-turned-Broadway-musical "Newsies!" This musical concerning the real 1899 newsboy strike takes center stage as Darcy joins Marshall and Laura in discussing the papes trade, child labor laws, invisible female characters, and Chrisitan Bale's singing voice in this week's episode of "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 029: The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 05:52:13 -0000

Writer Paul Bianchi loved The Chipmunk Adventure when he was a kid, but will he still love it now that he's grown up? He drops by Marshall and Laura's place and this rock-n-roll movie raises lots of questions about the simple visions of foreign countries that were fed to us 80's and 90's kids. Will this balloon race around the world soar? Or will it crash under the weight of cringy stereotypes? Listen this week and ask yourself the question "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 028: Masters of the Universe (1987)

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:20:11 -0000

Comedian Raul Garcia joins Marshall and special guest host Sean George to see if they have the POWER!! While Laura's away it's guys night at "Do I Still Love It?" and they've got a movie so manly that the main character is named HE-MAN. Will these grown men reconnect with their toy-loving former selves? Or will the off-putting nature of Frank Langella's Skeletor make-up be too much for our heroes? Find out on this week's podcast!

EP 027: The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:37:48 -0000

Writer/Comedian/Hockey fanatic Paul Dupree can't wait to revisit "The Mighty Ducks" with Marshall and Laura. This classic underdog story goes under the microscope so the gang can examine the importance of representation, the insanity of Coach Bombay's privilege, and the viability of the flying V as an offensive tactic on this week's "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 026: Strike Up the Band (1940)

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:21:21 -0000

Australian theatermaker Joanne Hartstone Is in town for LA Fringe and decides to revisit this Mickey & Judy classic. Laura and Jo coo over Hollywood's most shippable couple and the gang ponders things like abbreviated modern attention spans, cannibalistic fruit orchestras, and boy encounters was they try to determine "Do I still love it?"

EP 025: A Goofy Movie

Tue, 23 May 2017 09:58:19 -0000

Rama Vallury returns to rewatch another part of the Disney Afternoon movies, A Goofy Movie! Laura and Marshall welcome him over to watch what is definitely one of the heavier flicks in the animated Disney arsenal, bringing up such questions as: Is Mickey Mouse famous WITHIN the world of the Disney characters? What’s up with those white gloves? Is Walt Disney akin to God to the Disney characters? Rama continues the probe deep the Disney Afternoon Movies on this week’s “Do I Still Love It?”

EP 024: 3 Ninjas (1992)

Tue, 16 May 2017 04:06:20 -0000

AY-YAH, dude! Ben Tibbels is excited to revisit a childhood favorite that really kicks some butts, 3 Ninjas! Marshall and Laura complete the trio and questions arise: has the FBI ever faced off with real ninjas? Is revenue from martial arts studios considered blood money? Is this what you get when you dump all of 1992 into a blender and hit purée? Find out on the latest episode of "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 023: Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Tue, 09 May 2017 05:19:57 -0000

Artist Celery Jones drops by Marshall and Laura's place to discuss the movie that taught her to love weird boys: Edward Scissorhands! Will Tim Burton's opus about being a weirdo in vanilla suburbia still resonate with these grown-up big kids now that they've escaped suburban life? Will the original "Tim Burton film" be too Tim-Burton-y even by modern standards ::shiver::DarkShadows::shiver:: ? Find out as we ask the question "Do I Still Love Edward Scissorhands?"

EP 022: Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:23:52 -0000

Comedian Katie Reed stops by with their favorite imaginary friend movie "Drop Dead Fred." Marshall, Laura, and Katie take a trip into the memory banks to recall their own imaginary playthings, delve into gross-out humor as a medium, and ponder on how much sex and violence really makes a movie "family friendly." Find out how much on this week's "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 021: Blank Check (1994)

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:53:16 -0000

Finally a movie that let you fantasize about what you'd do as an 11-year-old with a million dollars: buy a castle and easily several million dollars worth of props! Comedian John Clavier joins Laura and Marshall to watch the film that combined Macaulay Culkin's characters from Home Alone and Richie Rich into one character played by a decidedly-not-Macaulay-Culkin. The trio are invited to suspend their disbeliefs in a myriad of ways, while questioning their own knowledge of castle-buying, the ability to buy adult friends, and what American treasure Tone Loc is doing in this movie.

EP 020: The Sandlot (1993)

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:32:04 -0000

Comedy Writer/Director Diana Wright puts on the fuzzy sepia-colored glasses to revisit "The Sandlot." prompting some deep childhood reckoning in Marshall and Laura. Was this the childhood everyone wanted? What music plays during your own personal coming-of-age movie? What boyhood best friend did you have a crush on? And of course, do you want a S'more?

EP 019: Spaceballs (1987)

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:59:43 -0000

Music agent Dan Koplowitz throws it into Ludicrous Speed when he joins Marshall and Laura to find out if the Schwartz is with him, along with answers to the questions "Is 'Schwartz' Yiddish for 'penis?'" "Did they ever make Spaceballs the sheet?" "What sight could turn Laura off pizza forever?" If you know the answers, let us know!

EP 018: Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:43:25 -0000

Actor/writer/activist/comedian Petey Gibson stops by to watch a tale as old as time. Just in time for a live-action remake, Petey, Laura, and Marshall wrestle with such conundrums as "Does Petey know the words to this movie by heart?" and "Why did that witch punish a whole castle filled with servants for the actions of their 11-year-old prince?" and "Is Donald Trump the Gaston of our time?" Chilling!

EP 017: Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 06:23:20 -0000

Writer/director Leta Tremblay joins Laura in cooing over a movie Marshall has never seen when they watch Disney's "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken." This period piece about horse-diving and inappropriate romance was very formative to Laura and Leta as wee children, will it hold up to scrutiny in a world where horse-diving is frowned upon? Will the decade's-wide gap between the romantic leads prevent them from being shipped by our modern hosts? Will they convince the boy to like the girl movie? Find out on this week's episode!

EP 016: The Mask (1994)

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:51:33 -0000

It’s time for a smokin’ new episode and this time we have actor/comedian Ryan Miller on the show to discuss the ‘90s preeminent physical comedy actor, Jim Carrey. Will the antics of the man with the rubber face hold up after two decades? Is a terrier actually the best actor in this movie? Between tommy guns and computer banking, what time period is this movie taking place in? Somebody stop me! Ryan Miller is a comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles. He is part of the sketch comedy team Fruit Chicken and currently starring in the comedy series Snack Williams: P.I.

EP 015: Mother Goose Rock-n-Rhyme (1990

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:20:59 -0000

Actress and comedian Rukhmani K. Desai dusts off the obscure Shelley Duvall kid's flick "Mother Goose Rock-n-Rhyme," prompting Marshall to wonder if he still loves it and Laura to wonder why she never even heard of it. Is it a warm fairy tale hodge-podge or a Sisyphean task akin to Dante's Inferno? Tune in and check it out!

EP 014: Mary Poppins (1964)

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:01:14 -0000

It’s time to revisit a film that glorified service sector over the banking industry! Marshall and Laura are joined by British-American husband-and-wife comedy duo Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse of “We Are Thomasse” to explore, among other things: the mysterious origin of Mary Poppins’ powers, Dick Van Dyke’s very questionable cockney accent, and whatever the hell a “tuppence” is.

EP 013: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:21:16 -0000

Actor/writer Sean Wright stops by Marshall and Laura's place to revisit "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." This Ron Howard family comedy challenges our hosts to ponder such indomitable questions as "How does science work?", "How bleakly obvious is Russell Sr.'s favoritism of Russell Jr.'s over his brother Ronnie?", and "When was the last time you saw just one ant?" All this and more as they try to answer the big question "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 012: Willow (1988)

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 07:39:47 -0000

Actress Ariana Kaiser stops by for movie night bringing with her Ron Howard's 1988 fantasy "Willow" starring Warwick Davis and mega-hunk Val Kilmer. Will we still love it? How badly did Ron Howard just want to make Lord of the Rings? What made Ariana exclaim "It looks like a cross between testicles and a parrot?" Find out on this week's show!

EP 011: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1st Season, TV Show)

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 21:14:17 -0000

It's morphin' time! Marshall and Laura are joined by game designer and podcast host Alex Kessler to revisit the original season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! For the inaugural tv show review episode, the Grown-Up Big Kids decide to tackle the cultural phenomenon that was/is the Power Rangers to discuss such pressing issues as "How formulaic were kid shows in the early 90s?" and "How many shows were spliced together to make this?" and "Does this contain literally everything I thought was cool when I was 10?" We've got the teenagers with attitude Zordon was looking for on this week's "Do I Still Love It?"

EP 010: Legend (1985)

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:43:56 -0000

Get ready for a story for the ages as Laura and Marshall are joined by returning guests Michael Chau and Sean George, creators of the Heckler Films series "Schlock Tank!" The gang sit down to watch Ridley Scott's faerie tale tribute "Legend" and as usual, they have many questions, such as "Can there ever be a better Devil than Tim Curry?" and "Why do these characters keep thinking the mean-spirited petulant princess is so 'innocent?'" and "What are stakes and why should you establish them?" Join us as we find out!

EP 009: Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:42:13 -0000

80s kids Marshall and Laura are joined by filmmaker Liz Manashil to review "Adventures in Babysitting" and ponder the questions: is the big city really that scary?

EP 008: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:19:34 -0000

80s kids Marshall and Laura realize that there are a ton of movies and tv shows that they loved as kids, but were those movies really good or were they just easily-duped children? Comedian and actor Rama Vallury joins them as they rewatch Disney's DuckTales movie. Hot on the tales of Aladdin, did Disney just have a genie fetish for a while? Why is everyone a duck or a dog? How problematic is the "Apu voice"? Find out this week!

EP 006: Hocus Pocus (1993) w/ Callista Mei

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:37:20 -0000

This Halloween, DISLI? is getting to the bottom of some spooky questions: Does Bette Middler believe herself to forever be in a stage musical? Does "all the world's a stage" apply to lousy, abstinance-shaming kid flicks? Laura and Marshall are joined by Callista Mei to determine if "Hocus Pocus" still has a little magic.

EP 005: Super Marios Bros. (1993) w/ Michael Chau

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:20:10 -0000

We invite you to come with us into a parallel universe where the Super Mario video game franchise was all about intelligent dinosaurs lorded over by a handsomer, arguably less-evolved Dino Trump. Laura and Marshall are joined by his somewhat adopted brother-in-plumbing Michael Chau to divine if you have to judge an adaptation on its loyalty to the source material or can it stand on its own merits? More importantly, do they still love it?

EP 004: Labyrinth (1986) w/ Andraé Vigil-Romero

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:37:59 -0000

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the David Bowie classic, Marshall and Laura review the thin white duke's muppet-filled adventure, "Labyrinth." They're joined by Andraé Vigil-Romero to try and figure out if Jennifer Connelly will ever learn to rescue herself and whether any of the musical numbers add anything to plot development.

EP 003: The Land Before Time (1988) w/ Erin Tylski-Williams

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:10:34 -0000

On this episode, Marshall & Laura and guest Erin Williams re-watch Don Bluth's animated classic "The Land Before TIme." They discuss its heavy messages about parental death, faith in the unseen, and overcoming racial prejudices. After all these years, do I still Love it?

EP 002: The Little Mermaid (1989) w/ Zoë Rose Moacanin

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:17:42 -0000

Marshall and Laura invite special guest Zoë Rose Moacanin to be part of their world and discuss following your dreams, the merits of dating a mute, and whether this movie sends a good message to young people.

EP 001: The Goonies (1985) w/ Sean George

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:33:34 -0000

1980's kids Laura Wiese, Marshall James, and Sean George sit down to discuss what they remember loving about 1984's "The Goonies" before rewatching it with their critical grown-up eyes. Will age and wisdom dull their enjoyment? Or will this childhood favorite hold up as a classic?