Second Breakfast Podcast

Today's Second Breakfast is about endings; namely, what makes a movie ending great? Also, a look at the new sci-fi movie about a kid with a funny name saving humanity: Ender's Game.

Phil and Andy debate the merits of the made-for-TV Annie remake. There's no debating the merits of Gravity, however. That is, it has lots of merits.

While you gorge on Halloween candy intended for children, check out a seasonally-appropriate Second Breakfast Mailbag. As always, these are real questions from our awesome listeners.

Halloween draws nearer, and Second Breakfast tackles an question of terrifying import: is Jaws a horror movie? Plus, discussions of other creepy films, balanced by Much Ado about a certain Shakespeare adaptation.

As Halloween creeps closer, Andy and Phil talk more about "horrorific" things (Phil's word). Namely, how movies manufacture scares with mood versus buckets and buckets of blood. Your Halloween movie marathon starts here.

t's time for another edition of Horror School. This time around, it's the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. If you have one podcast to listen to while trapped in a mall surrounded by a shambling zombie horde, make it this one.

Today's Second Breakfast is a study in contrasts. On the one hand, there's Short Term 12, one of the best movies of the year by any measure. On the other, there's the last movie of Project Melway, which features Mel Gibson as a crazy person.

Phil and Andy try to cope with the Project Melway-sized hole in their lives by contemplating the vast emptiness of space, and also what's been on TV lately.

Project Melway is at an end (for now), so naturally it's time for some awards. And we have a lot of them. So sit back, relax, and revel in the Melsanity.

Another gluttonous summer of blockbusters done, and now it's time for the fancy stuff. That's right, it's the Second Breakfast Quarterly Preview for October-December, now with 100% more prestige pictures! ...and 25% more crying. There are some sad movies coming out, after all.

The two hundredth episode of Second Breakfast features three things everyone loves: porn, TV, and deep reflections on life.

Our heroes talk about awesome movies made for not a lot of money (Still more money than Second Breakfast has, but that's beside the point). Plus, letters from our readers.

Andy and Phil talk about the movies they've seen over the past week and discuss the unsung performances in Lord of the Rings, City Slickers, Midnight Run, and more. Warning: it gets a little nerdy in here.

Phil and Andy discuss the upcoming movie Prisoners, starring everyone, and take on a mini-gauntlet about long-running movie series.

Phil and Andy talk about movies with endings that...don't. Phil opens up about crying in movies, and offers a defense of Clint Eastwood. Plus, our heroes talk about the unimpeachable Jack Nicholson and his non-retirement.

Second Breakfast's director, Keith, crashes the podcast to discuss In The Loop, a political farce. Also, a more in-depth discussion of You Are My Sunshine than you could ever hope for, and some gems from the Mailbag.

THE FINAL MELWAY. For now. (Cue ominous music.) Andy and Phil recuperate by talking about--what else?--zombie movies.

Another sadistic listener puts our hosts through the multiple-choice ringer. Lots of questions. Lots of answers. You know how this one ends.

It's the second-to-last week of Project Melway, with an unusual take on depression, The Beaver. Plus, Andy explains why he watched Getaway, and Phil talks about children being horrified by children's movies.

It's a slow movie week, so Phil and Andy spend some time talking about their favorite television shows, past and present, and take another dive into the mailbag.