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COBRA KAI REJECTS: Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi get the shock of their lives when they discover a parallel world populated by the intelligent descendants of dinosaurs. It seems they weren't destroyed by a meteor millions of years ago but hurled into another dimension and, now, they have plans to rule our world. It's up to our unlikely heroes to battle the evil King Koopa and his Goomba guards, free the beautiful Princess Daisy and save mankind in this adventure of a lifetime.

24m
Jan 20, 2021
COBRA KAI REJECTS: Boondock Saints (1999)

The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twins Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense. After both experience an epiphany, the brothers, together with their friend "Funny Man" Rocco (David Della Rocco), set out to rid their home city of Boston of crime and evil, all the while being pursued by FBI Special Agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe).

27m
Oct 26, 2020
COBRA KAI REJECTS: Action Jackson (1988)

Action Jackson is a 1988 American action film directed by Craig R. Baxley in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Carl Weathers,[1] Vanity, Craig T. Nelson and Sharon Stone. The film was released in the United States on 12 February 1988.

18m
Sep 29, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - Happy Animals

Rachel and Al talk TV, one series at a time. Asking the questions we all want answers to and theorizing the whole way through. Join our opinion based dialogue for perspectives that will change how you watch TV.

26m
Sep 23, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - The Alliance

Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - The Alliance by The Working Class

20m
Sep 08, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - It Just Came Up

Rachel and Al talk TV, one series at a time. Asking the questions we all want answers to and theorizing the whole way through. Join our opinion based dialogue for perspectives that will change how you watch TV.

31m
Aug 31, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - That Was Fun

Rachel and Al talk TV, one series at a time. Asking the questions we all want answers to and theorizing the whole way through. Join our opinion based dialogue for perspectives that will change how you watch TV.

42m
Aug 25, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - Dont Forget The Sea

Rachel and Al talk TV, one series at a time. Asking the questions we all want answers to and theorizing the whole way through. Join our opinion based dialogue for perspectives that will change how you watch TV.

32m
Aug 17, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - Someone is Lying

This season, Al and Rachel review the hit HBO series, I May Destroy You. New episodes are available each week.

25m
Aug 14, 2020
Suspended With Pay: I May Destroy You - Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes

We dissect the new HBO series I May Destroy You. Stay tuned!

34m
Aug 13, 2020
COBRA KAI REJECTS: Point Break (1991)

Point Break is a 1991 American action-crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey, and the film's title refers to the surfing term "point break", where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline. The film features Reeves as an undercover FBI agent tasked with investigating the identities of a group of bank robbers, who then develops a complex relationship with the group's leader.

41m
Jul 24, 2020
COBRA KAI REJECTS: The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. It is very loosely based on the 1982 novel of the same title written by Stephen King and published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The film's story, set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, is about a television show called The Running Man, where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. The Running Man was a moderate box office success in the United States, grossing $38 million on its $27 million budget, but opened to mixed reviews from critics.

33m
Jun 26, 2020
COBRA KAI REJECTS: Hudson Hawk (1991)

Hudson Hawk is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote both the story and the theme song. Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, David Caruso, Lorraine Toussaint, Frank Stallone, Sandra Bernhard and Richard E. Grant are also featured. The live action film employs cartoon-style slapstick heavily, including sound effects, which enhances the movie's signature surreal humour. The plot combines material based on conspiracy theories, secret societies, and historic mysteries, as well as outlandish "clockpunk" technology à la Coburn's Our Man Flint movies of the 1960s. A recurring plot device in the film has Hudson and his partner Tommy "Five-Tone" (Aiello) singing songs concurrently but separately, to time and synchronize their exploits. Willis-Aiello duets of Bing Crosby's "Swinging on a Star" and Paul Anka's "Side by Side" are featured on the film's soundtrack. The film was a huge critical and commercial failure in the United States, only grossing $17 million and earning three Razzies (including Worst Picture), but overseas it was better received and grossed $80 million for a worldwide total of $97 million.

30m
Apr 30, 2020
2 ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM: S4E7 Parenting Parents

Parenting Parents It happens in different ways when you grow up and realize that your parents have to be parented. Maybe they have loose boundaries or they can’t regulate their emotions very well. We are all products of our genetic makeup and environment, parents included. So what do you do? In this episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about how to navigate parents who need parenting, protecting, defending, and how to maintain your sanity while doing so. Have you had to parent your parent? How did you do it? How did you protect your peace? We wanna hear from you!

36m
Apr 22, 2020
CORONA CARRYOUT: Sheri Booker

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1h 0m
Apr 22, 2020
COBRA KAI REJECTS: Universal Soldier (1992)

COBRA KAI REJECTS: Universal Soldier (1992) by The Working Class

28m
Apr 21, 2020
2ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM: S4E6 The Vision Isn't 2020

Let’s talk about grief. I don’t know that I encountered any person at the end of last year who wasn’t convinced that the dawn of a new decade was going to bring so much goodness. Well, here we are, about a quarter of the way through, having to adjust our expectations and daily make lemonade out of lemons. In this episode of 2 Elephants In The room, we process the different things that we’re grieving and ways that we’re adjusting to our new normal. What were your expectations? How are you going with the flow? Let’s support one another!

36m
Apr 14, 2020
CORONA CARRYOUT: Erika Kelley

Best washes

1h 21m
Apr 11, 2020
CORONA CARRYOUT: Mickey Dunn

best washes

1h 26m
Apr 06, 2020
CORONA CARRYOUT: Jairus Watkins

CORONA CARRYOUT: Jairus Watkins by The Working Class

1h 6m
Mar 31, 2020
2 ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM: S4E5 Willingly Foolish

“Give yourself permission to feel foolish” was the caption by @rosegoldandlemon, that stopped me in my tracks and left me feeling slightly sad and kind of struck at realizing how safe I tend to play it. In this episode of 2 Elephants in the room, we process what it is to do something with reckless abandon. How does it feel to give your all to something, even if it makes you feel a little foolish? What are the benefits of being that close to life and not letting embarrassment deter you? Let’s talk about it!

26m
Mar 31, 2020