I've got the perfect kid's double header this week: two movies featuring children with special abilities who learn to understand them with the help of a nice adult who in turn is helped by the child — it's The Sixth Sense vs Matilda.
Opposites Attract: When Harry Met Sally vs Basic Instinct
We’ve gotten through Valentine’s Day so it’s time to talk about relationships. This week, I’m featuring 2 movies where a pair of people tell themselves they shouldn’t be together yet something keeps bringing them back together, 2 movies that explore our society’s stereotypical beliefs about the relationships between men and women — it’s When Harry Met Sally vs Basic Instinct.
Helicopter Parent: Taken vs Kidnap
Into the Wild: The Revenant vs Troop Beverly Hills
One of the most important episodes of Tasteless yet, this week I’m discussing 2 movies about the wilderness, justice, and a parent trying to do right by their kid by facing a villain with no honor — it’s The Revenant vs Troop Beverly Hills.
"In the wilderness of life, we can never be too prepared." — Phyllis Nefler
Turn Back Time: Back to the Future vs Pleasantville
Dive into the 1950s with 2 movies about traveling back through time and space to a town that's stuck in the past — it’s Back to the Future vs Pleasantville.
Swan Song: Moulin Rouge vs Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
A comparison of 2 unconventional romantic musicals with sad plots, lots of laughs, and plenty of fantasy — it’s Moulin Rouge vs Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. The latter just so happens to star everyone’s favorite resident of The Good Place, Kristen Bell, who has some serious pipes.
Dream Team: Pulp Fiction vs Charlie's Angels (2000)
It's the 50th episode of Tasteless! To honor this momentous occasion, I'm discussing 2 movies about a rock solid team that becomes involved with a variety of shenanigans to achieve their overall goal of pleasing their boss — It's Pulp Fiction vs Charlie's Angels (2000).
The Fifth Sense: A Quiet Place vs Bird Box
In a battle of the senses I break down why A Quiet Place is an inferior horror movie to Bird Box, a film that just so happens to star my all time #1 favorite human Sandra Bullock.
Party Animals: Paddington vs Scooby-Doo
I’m kicking off 2019 discussing 2 movies that feature beloved fictional characters brought into the real world with the magic of CGI — it’s Paddington vs Scooby-Doo.
Incognito Mode: Die Hard vs Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Two quirky unorthodox detectives are pitted against villains that are masquerading as something they’re not in order to succeed in their criminal endeavors — it’s Die Hard vs Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.