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Plain Label Podcast Episode 8 – Marvel Movie Month Part 2

In case you couldn’t get enough of Marvel’s The Avengers, Rachel and Eric talk about it and the first franchise of super-heroes teams in film, The X-Men! They begin the show by discussing The Avengers including spoilers, so if you’re one of the 10 people in North American who hasn’t seen the film yet, pause [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode 7 – Marvel Movie Month Part 1

Just in time for Marvel’s The Avengers, Rachel and Eric talk about the movies that led up to one of this summer’s most anticipated films. They begin the show by discussing the Iron Man and how Robert Downey Jr makes the film.  They move on to The Incredible Hulk and Eric compares this film with [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode 6 – Baseball Movies

It’s baseball season!  Rachel and Eric share their love of America’s pastime by discussing two of their favorite baseball films: Major League and A League of Their Own. They begin the show by discussing the characters and comedy of Major League, explaining how this film taught them curse words.  Eric goes into some detail of [...]

Plain Label Podcast – Special Edition: Low Concept 2 – Comix Boogaloo

Low Concept 2 – Comix Boogaloo In this episode Eric is joined by a handful of guests as they discuss Low Concept 2 – Comix Boogaloo.  Eric is joined by the men behind the scenes in this anthology, Jon Westhoff and Bobgar Ornelas first, and they discuss what goes into editing the anthology, as well [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode 5 – Irish Movies & Drinking Movies Part 2

In this episode Eric and Rachel discuss the 2002 film In America and the 1983 film Strange Brew. We breakdown why the cast from In America is so fantastic and how that film works on every level. We then move on to a quick discussion on the film Strange Brew and it’s off beat, 80’s [...]

Plain Label Podcast – Special Edition: Baseball 2012 Preview

In this special edition of the Plain Label Podcast, Eric is joined by fellow baseball fans Travis Siebrass and Marcus Herring to discuss their favorite teams and a prediction for the 2012 season. Travis starts things off explaining how he became a fan of the woeful Chicago Cubs, and we go through the starting line-up [...]

Plain Label Podcast – Special Edition 365 in 365: Best and Worst Movies

365 in 365: Best and Worst Movies In their final discussion of the 365 movies in 365 days challenge, Eric and guest Craig Meister go over the best and worst films they experienced. They begin with the best films: An Education, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Black Swan, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Warrior [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode Episode 4 – Irish Movies & Drinking Movies Part 1

It’s a new month, and a new theme!  For this month, we will be discussing Irish Movies and the time honored Irish stereotype of drinking with some movies about just that.  In this episode, Eric and Rachel discuss the 2006 films The Departed and Once before moving on to the drinking comedies 1981’s Arthur and [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode 3 – Leap Year & The Ides of March

In this episode, Eric and Rachel finish off their discussion of romantic comedies with the 2010 film Leap Year. They discuss how truly awful the film is, including an interesting quote from lead actor Matthew Goode. They discuss feeling bad for Amy Adams, and how ugly equals Oscars. The hosts break formula and move on [...]

Plain Label Podcast Episode 2 – Rache’s Terrible Movie Round Up & The Shape of Things

In this episode, Eric and Rachel dive into the depths of Hell with Rachel’s examination of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Ugly Truth, and The Wedding Planner. Our hosts discuss the seven different parts of almost every romantic comedy and Rachel details how these three films in particular are nearly the [...]