Load Bearing Beams: A Movie Podcast

Roth Stokes
Load Bearing Beams: A Movie Podcast

One host loves a movie, the other has never seen it. They watch. They discuss. Why do we call it a Load Bearing Beam? Because it's a movie you love so much that it holds up the foundation of the very structure that is you. Laci Roth and Matt Stokes are a married couple that needs to find stuff to watch together. On this show, they take a look at movies loved by one but unseen, disliked, or forgotten by the other. With open hearts but exhausted and cynical minds, they will get to the bottom of whether or not the movies they love so much are actually good.

  1. 141. The Santa Clause (with Movie Talk With Brock)

    -6 J

    141. The Santa Clause (with Movie Talk With Brock)

    Ho ho ho and ruff ruff ruff. Scott “The Tool Man” Calvin (Tim Allen) is cursed with hideous Christmas powers and finds himself turning into the eternal sprite of winter. He has only 11 months to get his affairs in order before he leaves Earthrealm behind. Can he patch things up with his estranged son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) before it’s too late? And does he need to watch his back or the elves who work for him will arrange a quiet coup, i.e., drug him and cause him to slip off a roof, like his predecessor?   For the final regular episode of Load Bearing Beams of 2024, we’re joined by an outstanding guest: Movie Talk With Brock. Please check him out on TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.    Bonus video: Laci, Matt, and Brock each name a Christmas movie from the past five years they think is destined to be an all-time Christmas classic. Watch it on our Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or BlueSky.   Next episode: We will return on January 3, 2025, with an episode about That Awkward Moment (2014), featuring return guest Caleb Hogan!   Time stamps: 00:08:46 — Our personal histories with The Santa Clause 00:15:55 — History segment: The history of Santa Claus (the mythological figure); the history of Santa Clause (the movie) 00:32:12 — In-depth movie discussion 01:34:50 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Your Ambition” - https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY    “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social

    1 h 43 min
  2. 140. While You Were Sleeping

    13 DÉC.

    140. While You Were Sleeping

    When Matt falls onto the train tracks, Laci hops down to rescue him, but they both get hit by a train, and now they’re podcasting from the afterlife. The first movie up in this Afterworld Era is While You Were Sleeping (1995), the Sandra Bullock imposter/coma/Christmas rom-com classic.   How great is it seeing star-making, lightning-in-a-bottle performances like Bullock’s performance here? How great is this Chicago-at-Christmastime establishing shot footage, complete with extras falling down? How great is it to know that if Laci or Matt realized the other had been lying about their identity for 15 years, they would get over it pretty quickly.   ALSO: We’re launching a Patreon in January! Subscribe for $5/month to Load Bearing Beams: Collector’s Edition for two bonus episodes per month!   Bonus video: While You Were Sleeping inspired two bonus videos! Favorite mistaken identity movies: Watch on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok. Favorite Chicago movies: Watch on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok. Next week: The Santa Clause (1994) with special guest Movie Talk With Brock   Time stamps: 00:08:24 — Our personal histories with While You Were Sleeping 00:12:28 — History segment: Director Jon Turtletaub, star Sandra Bullock, and the making of While You Were Sleeping  00:20:49 — In-depth movie discussion 01:14:05 — Special announcement: We’re launching a Patreon in January! 01:19:30 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: “‘While You Were Sleeping’ turns 25: An oral history of the Sandra Bullock rom-com favorite” by Ashley Spencer | The Washington Post (2020) - https://wapo.st/49wbFyY    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “24 Hours Is Like Three Weeks!” - https://youtu.be/xhmAga_DGv0 “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social

    1 h 23 min
  3. 139. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (with Elliott Stokes)

    6 DÉC.

    139. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (with Elliott Stokes)

    Matt’s brother Elliott returns to the show to help Matt and Laci cover Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It’s 104 minutes of trying to figure out if Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) is cinema’s greatest sociopath. This movie is a beloved classic to many thirtysomething adults in America, but it is a mess. Shouldn’t the whole movie have taken place at the hotel? Also, adult Kevin McAllister is definitely a masculinity influencer, isn’t he?   Check out Elliott’s gallery The Front in New Orleans, Louisiana, with gallery hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 5 p.m. Learn more at https://nolafront.org/. Follow Elliott on Instagram @elliott_ross_stokes.    Bonus video: We talk about our favorite New York movies. Watch it on our Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok.   Next week: While You Were Sleeping (1995)   Time stamps: 00:04:29 — Our personal histories with Home Alone 2 00:14:18 — History segment: The development, production, and reception of Home Alone and the quick turnaround for the sequel by director Chris Columbus, writer/producer John Hughes, and star Macaulay Culkin 00:33:27 — In-depth movie discussion 01:38:05 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Source: “Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25!” by James Hughes | Chicago Magazine (2015) - https://bit.ly/4hxxjGK    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social

    1 h 44 min
  4. "What movie tattoo would you get?" and other fun questions!

    29 NOV.

    "What movie tattoo would you get?" and other fun questions!

    Gobble gobble. As previously announced, we have taken the week off. We shall return in one week with an episode about Home Alone 2: Lost in New York with returning guest Elliott Stokes. Thank you for your support of Load Bearing Beams. We love you, you're very special. We have for you here a selection of some of our favorite social media videos that are usually adjacent to the episode of the week. You can catch these in real time by following us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok. Time stamps: 01:38 — What movie tattoo would we get? 07:03 — What movies legitimately scare us? 14:07 — What movies do we think are misunderstood? 17:25 — Which movie dystopias do we think wouldn't be so bad? 21:03 — The Trailer Line Challenge 25:43 — Who are our favorite teachers from movies? 31:05 — Which movie properties would we like to see in theme parks? 35:02 — Who are our favorite fictional movie presidents? 38:06 — What are our favorite movies about magic? 41:22 — Who are our favorite villains from superhero movies? Hey! Also, you should check out some of our standalone videos, including: Matt explains why Spider-Man 2 is his favorite superhero movie: https://youtu.be/OIAfQc-W2S8 Laci explains why Longlegs is a metaphor for forced birth: https://youtu.be/CXXt89WCpXA Laci and Matt review, with spoilers, the 2024 body-horror film The Substance: https://youtu.be/truppt1QUK4  Matt regrets buying this blu-ray: https://youtu.be/yxASqDvNrqM  Matt explains The Brave Little Toaster to you: https://youtu.be/RTqdF-_J5HE  The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) is one of the most joyless movies ever made: https://youtu.be/slrlKGVwx60

    47 min
  5. 138. Spider-Man (2002) (with Smash Trivia John)

    22 NOV.

    138. Spider-Man (2002) (with Smash Trivia John)

    Smash Trivia John of Smash Trivia Presents: The Gamma Analysis podcast (listen to it on Spotify; follow him on TikTok @smashtrivia) joins us to go over Spider-Man (2002). Director Sam Raimi brought his signature vision and energy to the project and kinda shifted the movie industry into a completely different direction for the next two decades. But how does it hold up as a movie?   Bonus video: We talk about our favorite villains from superhero movies. Watch it on our Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok.   Next week: We’re taking a week off for Thanksgiving. We’ll be back on December 6, 2024 with an episode about Home Alone 2 (1992) featuring special guest Elliott Stokes, returning to the show for the first time since 2018!    Time stamps: 00:02:44 — Our personal histories with Spider-Man (the character) and Spider-Man (the movie)  00:15:04 — History segment: The origins of Spider-Man with Steve Ditko and Stan Lee; development of Spider-Man projects at Sony Pictures over the years; and brief career overview of director Sam Raimi 00:30:27 — In-depth movie discussion 01:47:00 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Source: The Big Picture: The Fight For the Future of Movies by Ben Fritz (2018) - https://amzn.to/4fzqnHy    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9

    1 h 53 min
  6. 137. Pulp Fiction (with The Reel For Real)

    15 NOV.

    137. Pulp Fiction (with The Reel For Real)

    Isaiah, Kevin, and Trevor from the great podcast The Reel For Real join Laci and Matt to go through Quentin Tarantino’s classic Pulp Fiction. The five have come together to explain what this movie’s “actually” about: friendship.   Please support The Reel For Real by subscribing to their podcast on Spotify (https://bit.ly/4ftLevU) or Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/3ZhFzUl), and following them on TikTok (@TheReelForRealPodcast), YouTube (@thereelforrealpodcast6), or Instagram (@thereel_forreal).   Next week: Spider-Man (2002) with special guest Smash Trivia John!    Time stamps: 00:07:48 — Our personal histories with Quentin Tarantino and Pulp Fiction  00:23:47 — History segment: The career of Quentin Tarantino, the development of Pulp Fiction, and brief overviews of the careers of John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson 00:42:57 — In-depth movie discussion 01:52:35 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biksind, 2004 -  https://amzn.to/4eHfsL8  “‘Pulp Fiction’ Turns 30: How Quentin Tarantino’s Masterpiece Saved Careers, Conquered Film Festivals and Changed Cinema Forever” by Todd Gilchrist | Variety, 2024 - https://bit.ly/4hHmaTI    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Your Ambition” - https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY    “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9

    2 h 4 min
  7. 136. The Basketball Diaries

    8 NOV.

    136. The Basketball Diaries

    We open the book and read from Jim Carroll’s many basketball diaries to find out about his life on the streets with Mickey, Pedro, and Neutron. What a time these little scamps had! Yelling at old ladies, knocking hot dogs out of children’s hands, and barfing on the guy who would later play Big Pussy on The Sopranos.   Oh, but they weren’t all happy days. No, there are dark times ahead for young Jim (Leonardo DiCaprio), and we talk all about it.   Bonus video: We talk about our favorite teachers from movies. Watch it on our Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok.   Next week: Pulp Fiction (1994) with The Reel For Real podcast!    Time stamps: 00:04:40 — Our personal histories with The Basketball Diaries 00:13:05 — History segment: Jim Carroll’s real life and Basketball Diaries; production of this movie and the casting of Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg  00:31:15 — In-depth movie discussion 01:16:29 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: "Off the Rim" by Thomas Mallon | The New Yorker (2010) - https://bit.ly/4fdoCja  "Leonardo DiCaprio's Issue With Mark Wahlberg & More Secrets Revealed About The Basketball Diaries" by Natalie Finn | E! News (2020) - https://bit.ly/3NZgDdF  "Mark Wahlberg Was A 'Punk' The First Time He Met Leonardo DiCaprio" by Sasha Bronner | HuffPost (2014) - https://bit.ly/3CeDAqz  Review of ‘Elephant’ by Roger Ebert | The Chicago Sun-Times (2003) - https://bit.ly/3CiZtVQ    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Your Ambition” - https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY    “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9

    1 h 21 min
  8. 135. Election (1999)

    1 NOV.

    135. Election (1999)

    Folks, we have an election on our hands. The most important of our lifetimes, many are saying. We are talking, of course, about the battle for the president of Carver High School’s Student Government Association. In one corner, it’s beloved football star Paul Metzler (Chris Klein). In another corner, it’s that do-gooding Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon). And in a third corner, it’s Tammy Metzler (Jessica Campbell), who just wants to burn it all down.   Stuck in the middle of all of this is one of cinema’s great pathetic losers, Mr. Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), an ordinary guy who just wants to drink Pepsi and watch his porno tapes, but that pesky election keeps calling to him.   This movie rocks and rolls and owns and bones.   Bonus video: We talk about our favorite fictional presidents from movies. Watch it on our Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok.   Next week: The Basketball Diaries (1995)   Time stamps: 00:01:31 — American presidential election predictions, AND the story of the time Laci was most angry at Matt 00:16:52 — Our personal histories with Election 00:20:22 — History segment: The reevaluation of Tracy Flick over time; career overviews of Tom Perrotta and Alexander Payne 00:46:10 — In-depth movie discussion 02:00:45 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: “Pick Flick: An Oral History Of 'Election,' 15 Years Later” by Matthew Jacobs | HuffPost, 2014 - https://bit.ly/4f4yHz3 “What America Gets Wrong About Tracy Flick” by A.O. Scott | The New York Times, 2019 - https://nyti.ms/4hvnAk0  “How #MeToo Brought Back Tracy Flick” by David Plotz | Slate, 2022 - https://bit.ly/4f9h2Gu    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9

    2 h 8 min
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One host loves a movie, the other has never seen it. They watch. They discuss. Why do we call it a Load Bearing Beam? Because it's a movie you love so much that it holds up the foundation of the very structure that is you. Laci Roth and Matt Stokes are a married couple that needs to find stuff to watch together. On this show, they take a look at movies loved by one but unseen, disliked, or forgotten by the other. With open hearts but exhausted and cynical minds, they will get to the bottom of whether or not the movies they love so much are actually good.

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