229 episodes
Does This Still Work? George Romaka & Joe Dixon
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- TV & Film
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4.2 • 19 Ratings
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A podcast where we look at old movies and ask "Does this still work?"
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Doubt 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a priest who might or might not be a pedo. Meryl Streep is a nun who thinks there is no might about it, he’s a pedo. Meanwhile, poor Amy Adams doesn’t know what to think. But George and Joe do. Have a listen.
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Pope at Yankee Stadium
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us/nationalspecial2/21pope.html
Newsday Poll
https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday/149563134/
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Death Race 2000 1975 w/ Kitt Nowokunski
Ever hear someone refer to vehicular homicide as “earning points?” This is where that started.
Joe takes a vacation, George does history, and Kitt Nowokunski tells us all about Death Race 2000 from 1975!
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Nazi’s Wife Wants Out
https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-nazis-wife-wa/149369935/
Lake Hill's New Figure 8 Races Likened To Demolition Derbies
https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-lake-hills-new/149370331/
Racetrack Management School Set
https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-racetrack-management/149371334/
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GI JANE 1997
She’s a real American hero! Join the boys as they look back at this film about a woman who joins the Navy SEALS.
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Seal Imposter
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1997/nov/26/sealed-fate/
Navy Seal Dies
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970411/04110585.htm
Navy Seal Training
https://www.military.com/military-fitness/navy-special-operations/buds-warning-order
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Love and Basketball 2000
We Americans have had Love American Style. We’ve had a Love Boat. We had a Love Story. And 24 years ago we got Love and Basketball. Now the boys see if it still works.
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Los Angeles Lakers
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-signal/148957599/
Weddings
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=103506&page=1
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/148960470/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1083120.stm
UK Wife Carrying Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tekg7RmymQ
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224 Starship Troopers 1997
Are the bugs the baddies or is it the human race? Well, only one of them looks fascist as hell and it’s not the insects. The boys discuss.
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Nazi Gold
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/148470550/
UFO
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148477782/
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Down Periscope 1996
We’ve seen misfits in a police academy. We’ve seen misfits in a school. We’ve seent misfits in a mall. Now, we get misfits on a submarine! Oh, boy!
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Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts
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Roboships
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle/147303174/
Spy
https://www.newspapers.com/article/baraboo-news-republic/147303485/
Customer Reviews
Progressive, Supportive, Informative & Affirming
I listen to this when I need zero stress. It’s light entertainment I can enjoy. But there is something deeper going on at the same time. These guys are very socially progressive and the older movies they review serve as a vehicle for astute social commentary without being emotionally heavy. It’s the unexpected back door to the enlightened view and for that reason, I wish more people were listening. Their commentary is supportive, informative and affirming. Bonus that Joe does a bit of a history review from the time the movie was released (more commentary opportunities). And the guest stars are really fun. Does This Still Work works because it identifies and names social patterns, relationship norms, ideas and ways of relating and often provides a sorely needed update without ever feeling like a lecture because they talk about movies!
Original Views
This podcast is always my go-to, whenever I’m thinking of current movie trends against the films of the past. Plus their guest stars bring great charisma and insight to the discussions!! Really just love the guest stars.
Unbalanced, but still kinda fair
I was turned on to this podcast because a few of my other favorite podcasters have been on as guests. I listened to their shows and chuckled a bit, and the listened to a few more due to auto play and being out of other podcasts. Not going to lie…very fair to middling podcast. While it doesn’t follow the “two white guys yammering” stereotype, it’s not far off. As far as I can tell neither host has any qualification to talk about film, and seem, quite often to miss the point. This is especially true around sci-if and movies made as reflections of their time. I found myself yelling “your missing the point” more that once In just about every episode I listened to! (Blade runner, apocalypse now, clue, clueless and Paton)