Does This Still Work?

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By: George Romaka & Joe Dixon

A podcast where we look at old movies and ask "Does this still work?"

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Tremors 1990
#346
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As simple a premise for a flick as you could ask for. A bunch of monsters show up and a small group towns people must fight them. You've seen variations of this theme, how well do they pull it off here? The guys discuss.

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Serpico (1973)
#345
11/04/2026

"Who can trust a cop who don't take money?" Is the question of the day for poor Frank Serpico who wants to be a clean cop in a dirty NYC police department. Join the boys as they explore this real life story of police corruption-a problem we've totally eradicated in the 21st Century. 

 

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There Will Be Blood (2007)
#344
10/28/2026

There will be blood. There will also be economic exploitation, religious hypocrisy, explosions and a contentious father and son relationship. Join the guys as they discuss the film that introduced the world to drinking your milk shake.  

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From Hell 2001
#343
10/21/2026

No, this movie isn't about America after the Trump Presidency. Rather, this is  a Johnny (Stop Or I'll Sue) Depp picture where he plays a psychic cop who spends a lot of time NOT preventing Jack The Ripper from killing women. George and Joe discuss. 

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Silence of The Lambs (1991)
#342
10/14/2026

Does the human liver really go with fava beans and Chianti? Also, our livers weigh 3 pounds. That's a lot of liver to eat. But the boys won't get all of that as they discuss this 1991 Academy Award winner.  

 

 

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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
#341
10/07/2026

A year before this picture came out Julia Roberts starred in a film where she was a maid to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But in this movie, she is her own Mr. Hyde. Join the boys as they discuss one of the most despicable characters ever to be the hero of an alleged romantic comedy.

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A Simple Plan (1998)
#340
09/30/2026

Join the boys as they go back to 1998 and check out this crime drama about two friends,  two brothers, lots of money and truly despicable people. If you've ever wondered who Walter White would have been if millions of dollars and not cancer had fallen into his lap, this film is it. 

 

 

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Twins 1988
#339
09/23/2026

Back in the eighties Twins was clearly pitched this way: "It's Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's Danny Devito. And get his, their brothers! Not just brothers, twins!" But is what might have been hilarious almost 40 years ago still hilarious today? Our boys discuss. 

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338 Hell Or High Water (2016)
09/16/2026

The boys catch up with yet another bank robber movie. This time it involves two brothers, Texas, a lot of empty land and dying towns. The movie has no high water but there certainly would appear to be a lot of hell.  

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The Grifters 1990
#337
09/09/2026

The movie was released in 1990. It's set in the 80s but it comes across like it was happening in the 60s. Or does it? The boys discuss that and other stuff when they take a look at this Annette Bening, John Cusack, and Anjelica Huston Oscar nominated crime thriller. Also, why is this another film that has incest as part of the plot?

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Sweet November 2001
#336
09/02/2026

You're a woman with a terminal illness. What do you dedicate your remaining time on Earth to? Friends and family? Settling your affairs? Well, if you're like  Charlize Theron in this movie you spend your precious last breaths helping a workaholic Keanu Reeves embrace life. Why does she do this? Because this film was directed and written by men, that's why. 

 

 

 

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Scarface (1983)
#335
08/26/2026

Cubans, coke and Miami.  Welcome to Al Pancino's Scarface, But would brownface be more accurate?

 

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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
#334
08/19/2026

The boys return to the world of Guy Ritchie, which means lots of unrealistic violence, unrealistic characters and (at least in this film) an absence of women. Will the boys find this film  point blank entertaining? Or is Guy firing blanks?

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Moonlight 2016
#333
08/12/2026

Just in time for Gay Pride Month…oh, wait. Well, just in time for Black History Month! Oh, no, that's over as well. Ah, do we need an excuse? George and Joe go back a decade to check out the best picture winner of 2016 and ask…does it still work?

 

 

 

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Little Miss Sunshine 2006
#332
08/05/2026

The boys go back twenty years to attend Little Miss Sunshine. This is a movie about failure, failure and what the hell, more failure. Can the boys relate?

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Get Shorty 1995
#331
07/29/2026

John Travolta plays a loan shark who gets into the movie business. Today you have YouTube for that but that's another story.  Join the boys as they go back to the mid 90's and see if this movie still works.  

 

 

 

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Mississippi Masala 1991
#330
07/22/2026

Denzel Washington stars in this romantic drama about a Mississippi carpet cleaner who falls in love with an Indian immigrant in a film directed by the mother of the guy who is the current mayor of NYC. 

 

 

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ET (1982)
#329
07/15/2026

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Are you old enough to remember when "ET phone home" was a playground insult? How about guys saying ET: Extra Testicle? Well, George doesn't. But Joe remembers it all. Join the boys as they look at the Steven Spielberg alien movie that people didn't hate (unlike Disclosure Day.).

 

 

 

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Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
#328
07/08/2026

Despite what George thought, this has nothing to do with Seinfeld. Instead, Dustin Hoffman plays a bad husband and father who is dumped by wife Meryl Streep and has to start raising his kid on his own. Wait a minute, a man forced to parent his own child? Shocking. And it's not even a comedy.

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The Martian (2015)
#327
07/01/2026

It's up up and away for Matt Damon as he accidentally gets stranded on Mars and it's up to his crew, NASA and the Chinese space program to get him back. Join the boys as they discuss everyone's favorite Martian. 

 

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An American Tail 1986
#326
06/24/2026

An immigrant mouse and his family come to America. As this film was made in 1986 this isn't controversial in the least. Today? Maybe not so much? 

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South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
#325
06/17/2026

It's animation month. This episode we go back to 1999 to revisit a movie version of a show that is still on the air! Do you remember the premise of this film was America going to war with Canada? Can you imagine anything so ridiculous? America threatening war with our neighbor to the North? LOL.

 

 

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Heavy Metal (1981)
#324
06/10/2026

Years ago there were these things called magazines. They were kid's picture books but for adults. One of the more adult versions of a magazine was Heavy Metal. It was basically a comic book for horny dudes who couldn't get a hold of Playboy. In 1981 they made an animated movie about the mag. The boys discuss. 

 

 

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Frozen (2013)
#323
06/03/2026

Frozen kicks off our animation month. This 2013 musical won tons of accolades including an Academy Awards for both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. To this day, this cartoon is still popular with many children and adults. But can the boys let it go? 

 

 

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Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987)
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#322
05/27/2026

John Candy and Steve Martin star as two guys with very different personalities who have to make it from NYC to Chicago during Thanksgiving. Literally, millions make this trip all the time with nothing weird happening. But this is a John Hughes comedy so all sorts of craziness ensues. Speaking of John Hughes, he takes off time from roasting in Hell to stop by for a chat.  

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Point Break (1991)
#321
05/20/2026

Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey play two FBI agents on the hunt for surfer dude/banker robber Patrick Swayze. Are these two agents bad at their job? Is there a gay subtext here and that's why Lori Petty's character exists? Does this movie make any kind of sense at all? The boys discuss. 

 

 

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Snatch (2000)
#320
05/13/2026

Don't get too excited. The snatch in this case means to attempt to seize something suddenly. The movie is directed by Madonna's ex-husband and stars a (relatively) non violent Jason Statham, a bare knuckle boxing Brad Pitt and lots of gun play. Join the boys as they discuss. 

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The Interview 2014
#319
05/06/2026

Do you remember this film at all? It sure made North Korea super duper angry at the time. Join the boys as they discuss why.

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Robocop (1987)
#318
04/29/2026

Peter Weller plays a cop who gets made into a machine man by an evil corporation. Is this copaganda?  Satire?  A super violent cartoon? All of the above? George and Joe struggle to figure it out. 

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Repo Man (1984)
#316
04/22/2026

Have you ever wondered about the lives of the men and women who repossess cars? No? Good, because that's not this movie. What this movie is about is punk rockers, white suburban kids  pretending to be tough guys and, most of all, aliens from outer space. Join the guys as they discuss this Alex Cox film starring Emilo Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton.  

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Trainspotting 1996
#317
04/15/2026

A young man discovers the love of his life…heroin! He then proceeds to screw himself and everyone around him. But good news, most of the people he screws over are pretty terrible. He's terrible. His friends are terrible. Is the movie terrible? Join the boys and find out.  

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Poetic Justice 1993
#315
04/08/2026

Everyone's favorite Shakur, Tupac Shakur stars with everyone's tenth favorite Jackson, Janet Jackson in this John Singleton movie. Janet plays a woman named Justice. Can you guess what she likes to do? That's right, she likes to write poetry. Is this picture as subtle as that title suggests? The boys discuss.

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314 Reservoir Dogs
#314
04/01/2026

It's a Tarantino movie but there are no women so we don't see anybody's feet. But don't worry, he made sure to have all his favorite slurs coming out of his character's mouths. Join the guys as they raw dog Reservoir Dogs.  

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Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle 2004
#313
03/25/2026

The boys sit down and watch the unrated version of this 2004 film. Will it matter that it's unrated? Probably not but you never know. What you can  know is that nobody went to White Castle after recording this.

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Multiplicity 1996
#312
03/18/2026

A lot of films these days have actors playing against themselves, the Oscar nominated film Sinners being one of the latest to do this. With computers, split screen technology has only gotten better. This Michael Keaton film is one of early examples of the computer generated phenom. But does that make the picture any good? 

 

 

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A Few Good Men 1992
#311
03/11/2026

Two good men look at the film, A Few Good Men. Did they like it?  Listen and find out. You can handle  the truth.

 

 

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Raising Arizona 1987
#310
03/04/2026

A barren couple decide to steal a baby from its parents to raise as their own. This is complicated by two guys who break out of prison and decide they want the baby. On top of that there is this biker from Hell that also wants the baby. Does that make sense? Can you tell this is a comedy? The boys discuss. 

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Dazed and Confused 1993
#309
02/25/2026

Both George and Joe  have heard of this film but neither had seen it before. Well, that's over now. Obviously, they will discuss if this film still works or not but that's not their first question. The first question is about  Matthew McConaughey's character. Is that dude a pedo? 

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308 Hidden Figures 2016
#308
02/18/2026

It's the true story of 3 African American women who worked at NASA back in the day when black people weren't treated as equals, women weren't treated as equals and human beings were called computers. Bet you didn't see that last one coming. 

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Groundhog Day 1993
#307
02/11/2026

The plot here, where a man lives the same day over and over again, has been repeated many times since this film came out. So now the boys take a look at the picture that popularized this trope. 

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