Kurt Russell Rules!

We're back to our normal format with another rundown, rating, and life lessons from one of Kurt's films. This time we'll dive into the 2014 Comedy Caper, The Art of the Steal.

Season 6 is officially... more under way. Following our exciting trip to Chicago, Joe and Ian are back from the past to recap season 5 and choose our top rules.

We've got a major curveball to start off Season 6 everyone - Joe and Ian have made their way to Chicago for the one and only FanExpo to hear Kurt Russell himself speak live. We break down our experience each day and reflect on what it meant to see and hear Kurt in person.

Season 5 is a wrap everyone so you know what that means... it's time to talk Big Trouble. This season and this year are particularly special - it's the Big 40 for Big Trouble. Listen in to hear how we celebrated and why you should consider throwing a BTILC party in the future.

Season 5 is nearing the end and we've got a special episode that's been brewing for a long time. In this episode, Joe and Ian finally discuss the one and only Glen Powell - potential contender for future Russell-esque status. We break down Kurt and Glen's resumes to see how things stack up - but you be the judge, does Glen Powell have the Kurt Russell chops?

Welcome back for another movie breakdown - this time it's 2019's Crypto with a supporting role from our man Kurt. Joe and Ian get off on some tangents but as always we've got some production notes, a breakdown, and important live lessons to take away from another film in the catalogue.

Season 5 is flying by faster than Jet Stream and The Commander fly to Europe! Joe and Ian are back with a first ever re-watch, dipping our toes into Season 1's "Sky High" to give it the time and discussion it truly deserves.

Giddy up Kurt fans, we've got a special episode this week all about the hit Taylor Sheridon TV show starring our man Kurt Russell alongside a stacked cast supporting the amazing Michelle Pfieffer in The Madison.

Welcome back everybody! This week we've got another unique entry with the 2007 Kate Hudson short film, Cutlass.

Joe and Ian are back this week with the little lesser known independent film Touchback (2011). Join us as we dive into this unique film in Kurt's catalogue while also getting sidetracked regularly into other topics.

Kurt Fans we're back with another special episode. We've been circling this topic for the last year and it's time to break our silence on the self-titled music album released in 1970.

Welcome back Kurt and Goldie fans, Joe and Ian have a curve ball this week - we're not doing what we promised but we've got a long awaited film to discuss, 1984's Swing Shift.  This is the movie where Kurt and Goldie reconnected, but how will Joe and I connect with it? Listen to find out.

Welcome back Kurt fans - Joe and Ian are back this week to talk about a long running bit centered on the one and only Kurt Russell that culminated in a customized 2026 Kurt Russell Calendar.

WAKE UP! Kurt Russell is in a series of brand new Olympic themed commercials. Listen to Joe and Ian talk for way too long about 75 seconds of commercials.

Joe and Ian go back to the early Kurt years and dive into a Disney classic, 1971's "The Barefoot Executive" featuring a young Kurt and a well trained chimpanzee.

Season 5 is here already! We're back with the top rules of Season 4 to kick things off. Will Joe remember the format? What rules will we choose? What tangents will we go on? Its only 34 minutes, listen and find out!

Happy New Year Kurt Fans - we're back with the final episode of season 4 with our standard look back into the world of Big Trouble in Little China. This time we delve into the concept of What Would Jack Burton Do - an analysis if how the one and only Jack Burton would handle being placed into the world of other movies.

Season 4 and 2025 are rapidly drawing to an end but Kurt Russell Rules is back with one more episode to close things out! What better way to enjoy the holiday season than a classic Kurt Christmas movie and a podcast episode to go with it? Join us for an extensive conversation about The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020), backflips, and the uncanny valley.

We're back with a breakdown of 2003's Cop Drama "Dark Blue" where Kurt plays the grizzled Sergeant Eldon Perry who finds himself in the middle of the corrupt environment of the 1990's era LAPD SIS division. Listen in to see what we can learn from this morally bankrupt character.

Kurt Fans this is a major milestone - we've hit 50 episodes! Our regularly scheduled episodes are on pause for one episode while Joe and Ian talk about this special occasion, what it means to hit 50, and what we're thankful for.

We've got another special episode everyone - a dip into Kurt's passion for wine and wine making as we taste a bottle of Gogi pinot noir. It's a special occasion as our friends join us for an in-the-moment experience.

Welcome back Kurt... errr... Goldie fans! That's right, we're mixing it up with a seasonally relevant Goldie Hawn movie near and dear to our hearts, Death Becomes Her (1992). Join us as we dive into this amazing early 90's dark comedy that paved the way for some surprising blockbuster hits.

We're already halfway through Season 4 and we're bringing another fascinating looking into Kurts career as we take a dip into his appearance on the well known Gilligan's Island.

Season 4 is zipping along and we're back with another movie breakdown with the 1988 Crime Drama, Tequila Sunrise.

We've got another deep dive into the Kurt Russell archives with a look at a rare piece of media - Television Commercials. That's right! Kurt has starred in just a few TV commercials over the years and we're here to break them down and overthink every aspects.

Hey Kurt Fans! Joe and Ian are back with a very special movie, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) - the movie where Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell first met. Join us as we dive into this classic 60's Disney flick.

Season 4 is here and what better way to start things off than recapping Season 3 and selecting our top rules. We've got a new set of good old Kurt Content for you this season even if everything we talk about boils down to nachos, hoses, and robes.

Bonus Episode Alert! Joe and Ian aren't quite done with Season 3 for a very good reason - Smurfs is out! Kurt voices one of the characters in the new Smurfs movie so naturally we tailgated at the theater for 2.5 hours before sitting down for a 90 minute romp through the Smurf universe.

Season 3 is a wrap! We're back this week with something very very different - a Big Trouble in Little China commentary. We have absolutely no idea how well this will go, but we did it, so we're posting it. No ratings, no rules, just Joe and Ian yammering along while watching one of the best movies ever made.

Grab some snacks and get ready to watch a movie with a couple of dear friends (us... Joe and Ian).

We've gone ahead and added a few chapter markers if you need to pause or get out...

Season 3 is rapidly closing out and we're doing it with a real thriller - 1992's Unlawful Entry starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeleine Stowe. It's a different take from our man Kurt and a solid entry into the crime drama thriller category. As always, we've got production notes, plot breakdowns, questions, ratings, and most importantly - rules to live by.

We're back with the intense 2016 historical drama "Deepwater Horizon" this week featuring our man Kurt alongside Mark Wahlberg and an impressive supporting cast. Following along as we dig into a brief history of the event, the production, the plot, and of course our ratings and lessons.

Welcome back Kurt fans for a bit of a palate cleanser from last episode - we've got the 1981 Disney Classic "The Fox and the Hound" to emotionally break you. Joe and Ian dive in on the production history, the plot, our rating of Kurt, and some rather poignant life lessons to take away from this movie.

Season 3 is speeding ahead with Joe and Ian diving into another Tarantino flick, Death Proof. Part of a double feature paying homage to grindhouse films, this is a unique addition to the Russell resume. We've got all your favorite things and most importantly some critical life lessons.

All great things come in threes, and Dexter Riley is no exception! Joe and Ian are back with the thrilling conclusion to the Disney Trilogy (somewhat) featuring our man Kurt. Follow along as we give this movie the deep analysis it truly deserves. And of course, as always, we learn quite a lot of life lessons from Dexter Riley and his whacky hijinks.

Get those down payments ready Kurt Fans, Joe and Ian are back with a real clunker of an episode about Used Cars (1980). This is a wild movie that absolutely deserves it's R rating. You know the drill - we've got production details, a plot breakdown, our ratings, and of course the lessons we learned from watching this film.

Kurt fans, Elvis has left the building and entered the surprising 2001 action/crime/drama 3000 Miles to Graceland. Joe and Ian have done all the hard work so you can sit back and get up to speed on this winding adventure of a movie. As always, we've got a rating for Kurt and the life lessons you can take with you.

It's heating up everybody - Joe and Ian are at it again with Backdraft (1991). Join us as we dig in and dive in to this classic early 90's action/thriller starring, of course, Kurt Russell. It's a crazy talented cast and amazing special effects. As always, we've got some production history, a plot rundown, our ratings, and most important the life lessons you can take with you.

Get assimilated Kurt fans because Joe and Ian are back with The Thing (1982) to kick off Season 3. Join us as we dive deep into the production history and cultural impact of this genre defining cult classic. As always, we'll go through the plot, rate Kurt's performance, and share what we learned from a sci-fi horror movie.

Joe and Ian take a quick trip down the Season 2 memory lane to talk about our favorite episodes, season 2 surprises, and most importantly to select our best rules of season 2.

Hello Kurt Fans! Joe and Ian are back with a bonus episode during the season break. Join us as we settle a debate on which hairstyle is most prolific from Seasons 1 and 2. We've got brackets and that means heavy hitters and surprising upsets.