Black and White Movie Night

Brittany, Brendan
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Oh, no! Another unnecessary but thoroughly enjoyable movie review podcast? Yep. Black and White Movie Night is hosted by Brendan (white) and Brittany (black). We choose a new theme each month and discuss (and often argue about) all the things we like, love, hate, and can't believe about the films we select. Do we have a film studies degree? Absolutely not. Do we work in the industry? If you count background acting and writing movie reviews for a local newspaper over 15 years ago...absolutely yes. Deep dives and spoilers always included. New episodes every Tuesday.

  1. Ransom: Mr. Child Stealer

    4d ago

    Ransom: Mr. Child Stealer

    ep. 45: Brittany is convinced she's never had a chest cold. Brendan doesn't appreciate the mention of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." They're both really thankful for technological inventions. The last movie for June's theme of Originals vs. Remakes is Ransom! from 1956 and Ransom from 1996.   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: 1956: Writer(s): Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum Director(s): Alex Segal 1996: Writer(s): Richard Price, Alexander Ignon Director(s): Ron Howard   Chapters: (00:00) Not A Good Hostage (04:52) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (11:36) The 6-7 Synopses (14:10) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (28:00) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (44:03) Hungry Mutt (1:37:19) Visage, Vuhsahj, and Veezahjay (1:54:34) The Brittany Scale (2:02:12) Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: A Star Is Born: Nose Business Like Show Business (ep. 41) The Poseidon (Adventure): It's A Peculiar Name (ep. 42) King Kong: First Time in New York (ep. 43) 3:10 to Yuma: Clops Is Slow (ep. 44) Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood: A Bloody Happily Ever After (ep. 6) Project Hail Mary: Just Right or Too Funny For Its Own Good (ep. 33)     Sources/Links: Ransom! (1956) (IMDb) Ransom (1996) (IMDb) "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells (online book via Project Gutenberg)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: 48 Hrs. (1982) (IMDb) Affliction (1977) (IMDb) Apollo 13 (1995) (IMDb) Blue Chips (1994) (IMDb) Bringing Up Baby (1938) (IMDb) Caught Stealing (2025) (IMDb) Forbidden Planet (1956) (IMDb) Forrest Gump (1994) (IMDb) From Here to Eternity (1953) (IMDb) From Russia with Love (1963) (IMDb) Gold Diggers of (1936) (IMDb)  Guys and Dolls (1955) (IMDb) Gilda (1946) (IMDb) Hulk (2003) (IMDb) In the Line of Fire (1993) (IMDb) Iphigenia (1977) (IMDb) It's A Wonderful Life (1946) (IMDb) Love Me or Leave Me (1955) (IMDb) Mission: Impossible (1996) (IMDb) Perry Mason (TV)(2020-2023) (IMDb) Saw II (2005) (IMDb) Sex and the City (TV)(1998-2004) (IMDb) Sinners (2025) (IMDb) Scream (1996) (IMDb) Scream 3 (2000) (IMDb) Task (TV)(2025) (IMDb) Taskmaster (TV)(2015-) (IMDb) The Big Heat (1953) (IMDb) The Conjuring (2013) (IMDb) The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) (IMDb) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) (IMDb) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (IMDb) The Night Of (TV)(2016) (IMDb) The Outsider (TV)(2020) (IMDb) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (IMDb) The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) (IMDb) The Wire (TV)(2002-2008) (IMDb) Young at Heart (1954) (IMDb)

    2h 3m
  2. 3:10 to Yuma: Clops Is Slow

    Jun 24

    3:10 to Yuma: Clops Is Slow

    ep. 44: Arizona is not considered part of The Great Plains, but either way, Brendan has no faith in Brittany's ability to survive life on the frontier. They both ponder if they're at the halfway point of their lives. And which phrase better encapsulates horses running at a fast speed: horses galloping, hoofbeats, or horse clops? The penultimate episode for June's theme of Original vs. Remake, is 3:10 to Yuma 1957 vs. 2007. You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: 1957- Writer(s): Halsted Welles, Elmore Leonard Director(s): Delmer Daves 2007- Writer(s): Michael Brandt, Derek Haas Director(s): James Mangold Chapters: (00:00) 'Bout that Wild West Life (04:02) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (22:32) The 6-7 Synopses (24:25) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (49:09) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (2:14:10) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: The Poseidon (Adventure): It's A Peculia Name (ep. 42) A Star Is Born: Nose Business Like Show Business (ep. 41) Apocalypto: Zero Wolf Should Watch Peaky Blinders (ep. 17) The Right Stuff: The New Kids on the Block (ep. 36) King Kong: First Time in New York (ep. 43) Instellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and AmazingVisuals (ep. 18)   Sources/Links: 3:10 to Yuma (1957) (IMDb) 3:10 to Yuma (2007) (IMDb) Brittany's favorite Christian Bale (gif + original interview) SDAM: Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (Reddit)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Complete Unknown (2024) (IMDb) An Affair to Remember (1957) (IMDb) Apollo 13 (1995) (IMDb) Atonement (2007) (IMDb) Away from Her (2006) (IMDb) Boardwalk Empire (TV)(2010-2014) (IMDb) Casablanca (1942) (IMDb) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (IMDb) Dark Passage (1947)  (IMDb) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) (IMDb) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (IMDb) Gilda (1946) (IMDb) Hell or HIgh Water (2016) (IMDb) High Noon (1952) (IMDb) Hocus Pocus (1993) (IMDb) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (IMDb) Jackie Brown (1997) (IMDb) Johnny Eager (1941) (IMDb) Justified (TV)(2010-2015) (IMDb) Justified: City Primeval (TV)(2023) (IMDb) Love Affair (1939) (IMDb) No Country for Old Men (2007) (IMDb) Only Murders in the Building (TV)(2021-) (IMDb) Out of Sight (1998) (IMDb) Perry Mason (TV)(2020-2023) (IMDb) Ransom (1956) (IMDb) Ransom (1996) (IMDb) Shane (1953) (IMDb) Shenandoah (1965) (IMDb) Six Feet Under (TV)(2001-2005) (IMDb) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (IMDb) The Petrified Forest (1936)(IMDb) There Will Be Blood (2007) (IMDb) Warcraft (2016) (IMDb)

    2h 19m
  3. King Kong: First Time in New York

    Jun 17

    King Kong: First Time in New York

    ep. 43: Brittany thinks the Jessica Lange version is too sexual and Brendan thinks it's very much a '70s movie. Brittany hated the special effects in the Naomi Watts version and Brendan thinks Naomi has one of the best screams in the business. They both agree Kong feels much bigger than 25 feet but can't agree on how to pronounce "bipedal." In place of June's theme of "Orginal vs. Remake" is "Remake vs. Remake" with King Kong (1976) vs. King Kong (2005). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: 1976: Writer(s): James Creelman , Ruth Rose, Lorenzo Semple Jr. Director(s): John Guillermin 2005: Writer(s): Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Director(s): Peter Jackson Chapters: (00:00) Gender Swap (03:05) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (13:29) The 6-7 Synopses (19:55) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (44:12) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:19:22) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film     SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Prizzi's Honor: Jack Nicholson Has A New York? Accent Y'all (ep. 23) The Poseidon (Adventure): It's A Peculia Name (ep. 42)     Sources/Links: King Kong (1976) (IMDb) King Kong (2005) (IMDb) Herbal Essence commercial (Youtube) Pet Rock (Wikipedia)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: 3:10 to Yuma (1957) (IMDb) 3:10 to Yuma (2007) (IMDb) Disclosure Day (2026) (IMDb) Hush (1998) (IMDb) King Kong Lives (1986) (IMDb) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (IMDb) Psycho (1960) (IMDb) School of Rock(2003) (IMDb) Seinfeld "The Handicapped Spot" (TV s4e22)(1993) (IMDb) Six Feet Under (TV)(2001-2005) (IMDb) The Big Lebowski (1998) (IMDb)

    1h 24m
  4. The Poseidon (Adventure): It's A Peculiar Name

    Jun 9

    The Poseidon (Adventure): It's A Peculiar Name

    ep. 42: Brittany doesn't know her port from her starboard. Brendan remembers Leslie Nielsen's dramatic performance in Airport instead of Airplane!. Brendan reminds Brittany she's been on the same show as Kevin Dillon. And if you had to guess, what nationality does the name Rogo indicate? The next set of films in June's Originals vs. Remakes theme is The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Poseidon (2006). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movies being reviewed: 1972: Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes, Paul Gallico  Director(s): Ronald Neame 2006: Writer(s): Mark Protosevich, Paul Gallico  Director(s): Wolfgang Petersen   Chapters: (00:00) Setting the Scene (04:12) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (10:39) The 6-7 Synopses (15:33) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (44:14) Plot Discussion: Comparisons Start Here (1:34:30) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: A Star Is Born: Nose Business Like Show Business (ep. 41) The Bad Seed: Naughty by Nature (ep. 40) The Children's Hour: Gay Okay? (ep. 38) Interstellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and Amazing Visuals (ep. 18) Solaris: Too Slow or Simply Meditative? (ep. 34)   Sources/Links: Poseidon (2006) (IMDb) The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (IMDb) Brittany in How to Be A Gentleman (clip via Youtube) What is a rogue wave? (info via National Ocean Service) Rogue Wave (Youtube Music) (Apple Music) (Spotify) The Poseidon Adventure (book) The General Slocum Disaster of June 15, 1904 (article via the New York Public Library)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Air Force One (1997) (IMDb) Airplane! (1980) (IMDb) Airport (1970) (IMDb) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (IMDb) Das Boot (1981) (IMDb) How to Be A Gentleman (2011-2012)(TV) (IMDb) I Am Legend (2007) (IMDb) In the Heat of the Night (1967) (IMDb) In the Line of Fire (1993) (IMDb) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (IMDb) Jurassic Park (1993) (IMDb) King Kong (1976) (IMDb) King Kong (2005) (IMDb) Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963)(TV) (IMDb) Marty (1955) (IMDb) Midnight Lace (1960) (IMDb) Outbreak (1995) (IMDb) Overboard (1987) (IMDb) The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)(TV) (IMDb) The Cell (2000) (IMDb) The Clock (1945) (IMDb) The French Connection (1971) (IMDb) The Goonies (1985) (IMDb) The Towering Inferno (1974) (IMDb) Titanic (1997) (IMDb) Troy (2004) (IMDb) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) (IMDb)

    1h 40m
  5. A Star Is Born: Nose Business Like Show Business

    Jun 3

    A Star Is Born: Nose Business Like Show Business

    ep. 41: Brittany gets chills every time she hears "The Man Who Got Away." Brendan was completely taken out of the story by the restoration method. They both find James Mason to be a charming drunk and they both have no desire to see one of the remakes ever again. The theme for June is "Originals vs. Remakes" but this first episode is more "Remake vs. Remake." The first comparison is between A Star Is Born, 1954 vs. 2018.   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s)-1954: Moss Hart, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell Director(s)-1954: George Cukor Writer(s)-2018: Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters Director(s)-2018: Bradley Cooper   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (04:25) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (16:17) The 6-7 Synopses (23:15) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (50:04) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:54:40) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned:   Sources/Links: A Star Is Born (1954) (IMDb) A Star Is Born (2018) (IMDb)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Star Is Born (1937) (IMDb) A Star Is Born (1976) (IMDb)

    2h 1m
  6. The Bad Seed: Naughty By Nature

    May 27

    The Bad Seed: Naughty By Nature

    ep. 40: Brendan would keep his child's secret. Brittany wouldn't because she'd be scared she was next. They both appreciate a good drunk performance. And who do you know: a black Lee-roy, a white Luh-roy, or a stuffy Fauntleroy? You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson, William March Director(s): Mervyn Leroy Chapters: (00:00) Brittany Tattles in Preschool and College (04:21) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (10:03) The 6-7 Synopses (14:20) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (30:20) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:44:45) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Bebe's Kids: Adventures In Babysitting (ep. 37) Th Good Son: She My Mother Now (ep. 39) The Children's Hour: Gay Okay? (ep. 38) Joker: A Clown's Longing  To Have Rhythm (ep. 7) The Man Who Came For Dinner: Insult Comedy But Witty (ep. 13)     Sources/Links: The Bad Seed (1956) (IMDb) SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory) (Reddit)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Star Is Born (1937) (IMDb) A Star Is Born (1954) (IMDb) A Star Is Born (1976) (IMDb) A Star Is Born (2018) (IMDb) Butterflies Are Free (1972) (IMDb) Johnny Eager(1941) (IMDb) Little Women (1933) (IMDb) Little Women (1949) (IMDb) Little Women(1994) (IMDb) Little Women (2019) (IMDb) Mad Men's Babylon (TV s1e6)(2007) (clip)(IMDb) Random Harvest (1942) (IMDb) The Bad Seed (2018) (IMDb) Titicut Follies (1967) (IMDb) Waterloo Bridge (1940) (IMDb)

    1h 53m
  7. The Good Son: She My Mother Now

    May 20

    The Good Son: She My Mother Now

    ep. 39: Brittany debuts her "new" catchphrase. Brendan shares his rules to a leveled-up hide-and-seek game. They both ponder if they prefer Macaulay as a precocious psychopath or a precocious mastermind. The next film we review for May's theme, "Bad Kids," is The Good Son (1993).   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Ian McEwan Director(s): Joseph Ruben     Chapters: (00:00) Bad Behavior (03:34) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (10:55) The 6-7 Synopses (16:30) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (36:33) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:39:42) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: The Long Kiss Goodnight: It Wasn't No Big Titty Grab (ep. 14) Halloween: Evil Shouldn't Mean Supernatural Though (ep. 2)     Sources/Links: The Good Son (1993) (IMDb) Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  (Youtube clip "Sociopath vs. Psychopath: What's the Difference?" (article via verywellmind) Blue dot syndrome/Blue dot fever (via USA Today)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Atonement (2007) (IMDb) Home Alone (1990) (IMDb) Home Alone 2: Lost inNew York (1992) (IMDb) Scream 4 (2011) (IMDb) Six Feet Under (TV)(2001-2005) (IMDb) Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) (IMDb) Taskmaster (TV)(201-present) (Youtube) The Exorcist (1973) (IMDb) The Santa Clause (1994) (IMDb)

    1h 42m
  8. The Children's Hour: Gay Okay?

    May 13

    The Children's Hour: Gay Okay?

    ep. 38: Brittany shudders to think younger moviegoers have forgotten about classic movie stars. Brendan confuses the plot of My Fair Lady (1964) with Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). They both ponder why Wyler decided to make this film a second time. The next film in May's theme of "Bad Kids" is The Children's Hour (1961). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Lillian Hellman, John Michael Hayes Director(s): William Wyler   Chapters: (00:00) Pathological vs. Sociopathic Liars  (05:34) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (22:28) The 6-7 Synopses (30:15) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (51:42) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:22:27) B & B's Bad School Behavior (1:56:48) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Bebe's Kids: Adventures In Babysitting (ep. 37) The Apartment: He's Definitely Sleeping In Filthy Sheets (ep. 11) The Right Stuff: The New Kids on the Block (ep. 36)   Sources/Links: The Children's Hour (1961) (IMDb) "Pathological Liar vs. Sociopathic Liar" by Pacific Beach Health (article) "Neither Here nor There: The Conflicted Queerness of These Three and The Children's Hour" via Criterion (essay)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Alien (1979) (IMDb) Ben-Hur (1959) (IMDb) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (IMDb) Charade (1963) (IMDb) Downton Abbey s3e1, s3e2, and "The London Season"(2012-2013) (s3e1 IMDb) (s3e2 IMdb) (s4e9 IMDb) Jezebel (1938) (IMDb) Mrs. Miniver (1942) (IMDb) My Fair Lady (1964) (IMDb) Old Acquaintance (1943) (IMDb) Only Murders in the Building "Framed" and "Sparring Partners" (TV) (2022) (s2e2 IMDb) (s2e9 IMDb) Peyton Place (1957) (IMDb) Rear Window (1954) (IMDb) Roman Holiday (1953) (IMDb) Sabrina (1954) (IMDb) Steel Magnolias (1989) (IMDb) Terms of Endearment (1983) (IMDb) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) (IMDb) The Birds (1963) (IMDb) The Gay Deception (1935) (IMDb) The Good Son (1993) (IMDb) The Great Escape (1963) (IMDb) The Heiress (1949) (IMDb) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (IMDb) The Letter (1940) (IMDb) The Little Foxes (1941) (IMDb) The Notebook (2004) (IMDb) The Old Maid (1939) (IMDb) The Thrill of It All (1963) (IMDb) The Trouble with Harry (1955) (IMDb) These Three (1936) (IMDb) To Catch A Thief (1955) (IMDb) Wait Until Dark (1967) (IMDb) Woman of the Year (1942) (IMDb) Wuthering Heights (1939) (IMDb)

    1h 60m
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Oh, no! Another unnecessary but thoroughly enjoyable movie review podcast? Yep. Black and White Movie Night is hosted by Brendan (white) and Brittany (black). We choose a new theme each month and discuss (and often argue about) all the things we like, love, hate, and can't believe about the films we select. Do we have a film studies degree? Absolutely not. Do we work in the industry? If you count background acting and writing movie reviews for a local newspaper over 15 years ago...absolutely yes. Deep dives and spoilers always included. New episodes every Tuesday.

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