Synopsish

We're getting our facts straight by referring to Wikipedia throughout our recaps. Rob tells Ellen about the movie about the movie The Room with some information on stuff like diners and apartments, and Ellen tells Rob about a movie about a Texas mortician, the tools of his trade, and a flatbed truck. It's summer, so mix a margarita and enjoy tonight's double feature.

We got a fever, and the only cure is talking about movies with Christopher Walken in them. Ellen tells Robert about the time Johnny Depp had to do some assassinating, and Robert tells Ellen about a time Alicia Silverstone did some self-abducting. And we're telling the tales in our Untrue Crime style, so stare out an unlocked window into the black night and have a listen. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

Not all sports have balls in them, and this time we're talking about a couple of movies that show how stupid that can be. Ellen tells Robert about the piece of puck sequel to Goon, and Robert tells Ellen about the easy come, easy go conflicts of a Van Damme dud. Bloody the ice and kick a box. It's time for Synopsish. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're finally getting around to watching some iconic movies this time on Synopsish. Ellen tells Robert the story of a down-on-his-luck boxer who yo, Adrians his way into a high-profile fight. Robert tells Ellen about a human stone who stonefaces his way through 20 years of prison with nary a wrinkle. And we're telling those stories in diary entries from Rocky, Apollo Creed, a bird, and more. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We play a game of telephone with two movies that are, coincidentally, about telephones. Robert tells Ellen -- and Ellen tells Robert -- the tale of a time-traveling babysitter who refuses to check the British children even though there's a coffee-lover on the loose. Kind of. Then Ellen tells Robert -- and vice versa -- the wire-crossing story of a person in LA on a cellphone, which was intriguing in 2004. You know, if you're listening on a certain device, things are getting really phony. PUN! Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We each watched a movie that started with Z, and now we're telling each other the stories as if the movies were about children. Kind of like the Muppet Babies or A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, except this time the little tykes are dealing with cooties on a playground and a nasty practical joker. Ellen tells Robert about the low-budget, hour-long Zombies of Carnage, and Robert tells Ellen about lil Davey Fincher's epic about the uncaught Zodiac. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're telling Marvel movies backwards. Robert hasn't seen many movies in the MCU, so he started at the beginning with Iron Man, the story of a guy who starts out wanting to be a superhero but ends up a weapons-manufacturing womanizer. Ellen revisits Captain America: Civil War to tell the story of how the Avengers go from prison to self-governed hero gang with the help of some mind control. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

It's time for that New Year's tradition: not going to the gym and watching movies that almost starred someone named Jim instead. Ellen tells Robert about weird old movie that almost starred Jimmy Stewart, and Robert tells Ellen about a magical chocolate maker nobody's ever heard of: Willy Wonka. Grab the rest of the champagne and enjoy. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

Tis the season for Hallmark Holiday Movies. Robert watched an old ABC Family favorite, so he's telling Ellen about a frazzled Melissa Joan Hart, the dimpled Mario Lopez, and some fuzzy restraints. Ellen watched a Hallmark movie, so she's telling Robert about a woman who fell for a man in a small town. Give yourself the gift of screwdriver and enjoy some cable movie cheer. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

It's that time. Christmas time is here. That means it's time to rewatch holiday favorites. It doesn't get any more favoriter for Robert than Die Hard, so he tells Ellen all about John McClane and the big building of badguys. But first, Ellen tells Robert the story of a little defective reindeer who makes friends with broken stuff. Pour yourself a little wassle, whatever that is, and enjoy our Christmas movie memories. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're giving thanks for movies, drinks, and family this time on Make Mine a Double Feature. Ellen tells Robert about Steve Martin and John Candy road-tripping to Chicago in fiery cars, and Robert tells Ellen about Adam Sandler and Adam Sandler being brother and sister twins. Pour some spiked turkey gravy and enjoy! Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We turn the channel to Aurora's favorite public access show as Robert tells Ellen about the most successful SNL film, Wayne's World, and Ellen tells Robert about its sequel. Pour some wine and enjoy. You're worthy. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're seeing stories from the point of view of secondary characters this week. Robert tells Ellen the harrowing tale -- wink wink -- of a boy named Thomas J, and Ellen tells Robert about this poor guy named Goose who has a garbage friend. Pour some lime in your wine and enjoy! Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're talking Hallmark movies that feature good-looking men. Ellen tells Robert about an uptight writer who loosens up when she meets a guy who likes music, and Robert tells Ellen about a lady contractor who finds a body and uses her hammer and nails know-how to figure out who done it. Pour a drink and relax with tonight's double feature. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

In our untrue crime style, Robert reports on the case of Fin Shepard and a shark-filled storm, and Ellen discusses the case of a large arachnid attacking Los Angeles. Pour a screwdriver or some box wine. It's time for a double feature. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We searched Amazon Prime Video for prime numbers and watched the first movie (kind of). Turns out, when you do that you get exclusively movies about boats, scuba diving, inheritances, and marriages on boats after scuba diving for inheritances. So that's what we're talking about this time. Tilt your box to get the last of your wine and enjoy. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're reading reviews (pretend ones) about a couple of robot movies, and we're doing that while drinking wine. Make yours a double...wine and enjoy. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

We're taking turns telling each other about all the shenanigans Bruce Willis gets up to when he has hair. Ellen tells Robert about a child who shows up in a man's house to learn how to fight or something. Robert tells Ellen about a dirtbag detective who buddy cops it up with a former quarterback in order to stop a briefcase from being a different...brief...case. Or something. It's time travel, puppets, prop planes, and helicopters this time on Make Mine a Double Feature. Pour wine from a box or a bottle and enjoy. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

Moonsaulting into the WWE Films archives, Robert tells Ellen about Dolph Ziggler's race against a clock that takes a looooooong time to Countdown, and Ellen tells Robert about John Cena and his estranged family grappling with badguys in Mexico as if it's some kind of The Reunion. Piledrive a screwdriver. Box some wine. It's time for tonight's double feature. Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.

Ellen has never watched Bonnie and Clyde, and Robert has never seen The Notebook, but they’re going tell each other how they think those movies probably played out. It’s fishing puns and tables set for two on tonight’s double feature. Grab your decanter and enjoy! Make Mine a Double Feature is a Synopsish show. Here’s the thing I say about that: Hi, I’m Rob. With my friends and family, I celebrate pop culture, creativity, and possibility in podcasts and blog posts at synopsish.com. We have things about movies, sports, TV, trivia, music, and so on. Hope you’ll take a look.  Thanks for listening. Take care.