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

    2d ago

    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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Bebe's Kids: Adventures In Babysitting

    May 6

    Bebe's Kids: Adventures In Babysitting

    ep. 37:  Brendan realizes a predominantly black animated movie is a rarity. Brittany doesn't like the music. And did you know baby eagles are called iggles?   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Reginald Hudlin, Robin Harris Director(s): Bruce W. Smith   Chapters: (00:00) Babysitting (05:28) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (09:11) The 6-7 Synopses (12:46) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (32:38) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:11:00) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Child's Play: Serial Killers Shouldn't Have Accomplices (ep. 5) Black and White and Gold: Hamnet—Dark Material x2 (ep. 24)   Sources/Links: Bebe's Kids (1992) (IMDb)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) (IMDb) Boomerang (1992) (IMDb) House Party (1990) (IMDb) Men at Work (1990) (IMDb) Phat Tuesdays (TV)(2022) (IMDb) Rugrats (TV)(1991-2003) (IMDb) Surf Ninjas (1993) (IMDb) The Bernie Mac Show (TV)(2001-2006) (IMDb) The Boondocks (TV)(2005-2014) (IMDb) The Children's Hour (1961) (IMDb) The Simpsons "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (TV s6e4)(1994) (IMDb) (Simpsons Wiki) Westworld (1973) (IMDb)

    1h 16m
  7. The Right Stuff: The New Kids on the Block

    Apr 29

    The Right Stuff: The New Kids on the Block

    ep. 36: Brittany feels cheated by not witnessing a landing. A racist joke takes Brendan out of the movie. Both are pleased about how well the film holds up. Our last film for April's theme of "Out of This World (a.k.a. Space Movies)" is The Right Stuff (1983). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Philip Kaufman, Tom Wolfe Director(s): Philip Kaufman   Chapters: (00:00) Superstitions (06:00) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (12:46) The 6-7 Synopses (19:55) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (29:15) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:31:51) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Interstellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and Amazing Visuals (ep. 18) Solaris: Too Slow or Simply Meditative? (ep. 34) Project Hail Mary: Just Right or Too Funny For Its Own Good? (ep. 33) The Martian: There's Life On Mars and It Was Grown In Human Sh*t (ep. 35) The Color Purple: Spielberg Searches for Whimsy in Misery (ep. 32)   Sources/Links: The Right Stuff (1983) (IMDb) Beeman's Chewing Gum (history + purchase)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Alien (1979) (IMDb) Aliens (1986) (IMDb) Alien3 (1992) (IMDb) Bebe's Kids (1992) (IMDb) Dune: Part One (2021) (IMDb) Grey's Anatomy (2005- ) (TV)(IMDb) Kindergarten Cop (1990) (IMDb) Only Angles Have Wings (1939) (IMDb) Taskmaster (2015- ) (TV)(IMDb) Test Pilot (1938) (IMDb) The Right Stuff (2020) (TV)(IMDb) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) (IMDb)

    1h 37m
  8. The Martian: There's Life On Mars and It Was Grown In Human Sh*t

    Apr 22

    The Martian: There's Life On Mars and It Was Grown In Human Sh*t

    ep. 35: Brittany is entertained but feels the supporting actors didn't have enough meat. Brendan appreciates the simplicity of the story. Project Hail Mary comparisons abound. Our next to last film for Out of This World a.k.a. Space Movies is The Martian (2015). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Drew Goddard, Andy Weir Director(s): Ridley Scott   Chapters: (00:00) The Enticing Smell of Nutrients (02:10) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (04:42) The 6-7 Synopses (08:45) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (20:09) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:09:41) The Brittany Scale + Final Thoughts (1:14:00) Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Project Hail Mary: Just Right or Too Funny For Its Own Good? (ep. 33) Solaris: Too Slow or Simply Meditative? (ep. 34) Interstellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and Amazing Visuals (ep. 18) Black and White and Gold: Marty Supreme—A Desperate Ping Pong Player Living A Dangerous Life (ep. 25)   Sources/Links: The Martian (2015) (IMDb)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Apollo 13 (1995) (IMDb) Barbie (2023) (IMDb) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) (IMDb) Cast Away (2000) (IMDb) Courage Under Fire (1996) (IMDb) Drive (2011) (IMDb) Good Will Hunting (1997) (IMDb) Gravity (2013) (IMDb) Interstellar (2014) (IMDb) Iron Man (2008) (IMDb) Iron Man 3 (2013) (IMDb) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (IMDb) Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004) (IMDb) King Kong (2005) (IMDb) Marty Supreme (2025) (IMDb) Oppenheimer (2023) (IMDb) Project Hail Mary (2026) (IMDb) Saving Private Ryan (1998) (IMDb) Solaris (1972) (IMDb) Speed Racer (2008) (IMDb) Superman Returns (2006) (IMDb) The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (IMDb) The Fall Guy (2024) (IMDb) The Hateful Eight (2015) (IMDb) The Notebook (2004) (IMDb) The Odyssey (2026) (IMDb) The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) (IMDb) The Right Stuff (1983) (IMDb)

    1h 15m
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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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