Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
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Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
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The show centers on revisiting forgotten cinematic hits, exploring themes like cultural relevance, box office appeal, and critical reception, with episodes analyzing films such as 'White Noise' and discussing reactions to the supernatural thriller genre of the mid-2000s.
Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2006 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
We bring back the rowdy hosts of Weekly Podcast Massacre to help us pick apart the SCARY MOVIE franchise, a series with zero defensibly good movies but two films near and dear to our hearts because of their ragged, youthful charm. Unfortunately, we're covering one of the other ones: the lifeless, inert SCARY MOVIE 4. We discuss the film's one good sequence (involving a SAW parody starring Shaq shooting free throws to help free Dr. Phil), followed by 100 minutes of stone-face tedium.
We delve into the much better films Zucker and Co. are homaging, our desire for Anna Faris and Regina Hall to be in better things, Girls Next Door completism, the inexplicable run of mid-level rapper cameos and references, and a 10-minute treatise on The Book of Henry.
This was so so SO much fun, and we'd love for you to check it out!
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