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The Rom-Com classic, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To celebrate we brought in one of our faves, Sami Matarante, to chat about it with us. This episode was too much fun.We end with a Starting 5 game and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 FavoriteMovie Characters Who Play Writers.Enjoy!4:07 John Wick5:17 The Fablemans 8:33 Andor (Disney +)9:53 Who Killed Santa: A Murderville Mystery (Netflix)12:16 Plugarooni’s 12:44 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen15:20 @samimatarante 16:04 How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Plot Synopsis16:42 Rotten Tomatoes17:52 Buegs’ Hot Take19:43 Rob’s Hot Take22:21 Sami’s Hot Take26:25 The Dude30:01 The Tucci Award38:41 The Dingus46:50 Show Me The Money54:28 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments56:10 Movie Trivia1:01:53 Judgment Day1:03:15 Starting 51:19:40 Top 5 Movie Characters Who Are Writers Draft

Farewell 2022! Hello 2023. In our first episode of the year we discuss each of our Top 10 films of 2022. There were many good ones to choose from. This will be a good episode to get some movie recommendations or just to see if your favorites line up with ours. We end the episode with our Top 5 shows of 2022 that only our Patrons will be able to hear. Enjoy!3:20 Patreon Shoutouts4:52 #1 Movie7:20 #2 Movie11:34 #3 Movie14:35 #4 Movie18:24 #5 Movie20:45 #6 Movie23:25 #7 Movie29:19 #8 Movie31:55 #9 Movie35:58 #10 Movie40:50 Honorable Mentions49:37 Least Favorite Film of 202251:20 Best Acting Performance of 202255:13 Best Movie Not Released in 20221:00:24 Last Man Stanton1:14:14 Top 5 Shows of 2022

We end 2022 with our Champions Edition Movie Game Night. Timmy St.Sauver was last year’s champion and we got Benny Elledge and Brandon Miller to compete against him this year. We had a bunch of fun, threw some tough questions at them and had some laughs in the process. Hoping you’ve enjoyed listening to us this year. We’re going to take a couple of weeks off to start the new year, but we’ll be back better than ever. Enjoy and we’ll see you next year!1:25 Timmy St.Sauver ; Benny Elledge ; Brandon Miller6:31 First Round of Bend It Like Trebekumm28:00 Second Round of Bend It Like Trebekumm55:15 Final Round of Bend It Like Trebekumm1:03:00 Starting 5

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! We decided to chat about the new Will Ferrell/Ryan Reynolds holiday musical, Spirited. It’s currently on Apple TV+ if ya wanna check it out and then listen to this episode. Hope you all have a wonderful time getting together with your families or friends.Enjoy!2:32 The Grinch (2018)3:47 Causeway (Apple TV+)5:25 Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special (Disney +)6:35 See How They Run (HBOMax)7:42 Plugarooni’s 8:11 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen10:53 Spirited Plot Synopsis11:28 Rotten Tomatoes12:24 Buegs’ Hot Take13:07 Rob’s Hot Take16:05 The Dude19:07 The Tucci Award24:45 The Dingus28:55 Show Me The Money35:12 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments37:47 Movie Trivia41:59 Judgment Day 43:13 Blockbuster Movie Game50:15 Top 5 Movie Ghosts Draft

New Episode Right Ahead! We brought back Amberly Hall to have her discuss her thoughts and feelings on James Cameron’s Titanic. She was lovely and entertaining per usual. Enjoy as we talk about one of the successful films of all time!1:22 Banshees of Inishiren3:35 The Gentlemen (HBOMax)5:06 What We Do In The Shadows (HULU)6:32 Andor (Disney+)9:27 Plugarooni’s 9:55 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen12:00 Amberly Hall @amberlyhall_ www.youtube.com/thebeautyandthebass16:26 Titanic Plot Synopsis17:38 Rotten Tomatoes19:15 Buegs’ Hot Take21:23 Rob’s Hot Take24:32 Amberly’s Hot Take29:15 The Dude33:03 The Tucci Award41:58 The Dingus53:35 Show Me The Money1:01:04 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments1:08:52 Movie Trivia1:26:28 Titanic Game1:44:22 Top 5 Disaster Films Draft

A Few Good Men is 30 years old and to celebrate it’s anniversary we brought in our Sorkin expert and recurring guest, Luke Pierce. Or did we? Do you want the truth? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH! This was a fun one. Enjoy! 4:30 The Banshees of Inishiren 6:47 Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) 9:35 Road House (Netflix) 11:46 Plugarooni’s 12:18 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 14:53 Luke Pierce @wlukepierce 22:12 A Few Good Men Plot Synopsis 23:19 Buegs’ Hot Take 25:10 Luke’s Hot Take 29:20 Rob’s Hot Take 31:03 The Dude 36:10 The Tucci Award 41:21 The Dingus 47:00 Show Me The Money 56:37 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 59:21 Movie Trivia 1:10:28 Judgment Day 1:10:48 Plot Tub Time Machine 1:21:02 Top 5 Movies Adapted From A Stage Play Draft

This is one of those movies we’ve talked about doing since we started the podcast. Since it is so special to us, we decided to have 3 of our favorite recurring guests on, Benny Elledge, Adam “Renegade” Wilson and Taylor Hays. It’s the first time we’ve ever had 3 guests on for a movie breakdown and we had the best time. Enjoy! 2:47 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 5:32 Marcel the Shell With Shoes On 7:34 Welcome To Wrexham (Hulu) 11:45 Plugarooni’s 14:07 Taylor Hays, Adam “Renegade” Wilson, Benny Elledge 16:17 Good Will Hunting Plot Synopsis 17:47 Buegs’ Hot Take 22:06 Rob’s Hot Take 22:45 Renegade’s Hot Take 25:10 Taylor’s Hot Take 26:16 Benny’s Hot Take 27:50 The Dude & Tucci Award 41:12 The Dingus 51:15 Show Me The Money 1:06:51 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 1:12:07 Movie Trivia 1:26:55 Judgment Day 1:28:01 Starting 5 1:44:12 Top 5 Best Supporting Actor Winners Draft

We grew up on this Disney classic and brought back a couple guys that enjoy this movie as much as we do, Adam Rupp and Nate Stone! We had a bunch of fun on this episode and hope you have fun as well. Enjoy! 3:10 Clerks 3 6:55 She-Hulk: Attorney At Law 9:55 Plugarooni’s 10:31 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 12:33 Adam Rupp @adamhfbeatbox and Nate Stone @nathanrodes ; info@ builttolastinspections.com ; myfanpark.com/adamrupp 17:19 Aladdin Plot Synopsis 20:01 Buegs’ Hot Take 21:40 Rob’s Hot Take 24:12 Nate’s Hot Take 26:33 Adam’s Hot Take 37:34 The Dude 42:07 The Tucci Award 47:24 The Dingus 55:38 Show Me The Money 1:04:33 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 1:08:15 Movie Trivia 1:30:00 Judgment Day 1:30:36 Plot Tub Time Machine

Chicago won Best Picture 20 years ago and it just so happens that one of our recurring guests was in the Broadway touring production of Chicago, our good buddy Benny Elledge. We love having Benny on and we think you’re gonna enjoy this episode a bunch. Enjoy! 2:10 Black Adam 5:07 Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester (Netflix) 6:10 The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (Prime) 8:07 Plugarooni’s 8:41 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 10:04 Benny Elledge @benny_elledge https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15303234/ 13:37 Chicago Plot Synopsis 14:07 Rotten Tomatoes 14:37 Buegs’ Hot Take 15:51 Rob’s Hot Take 18:05 Benny’s Hot Take 24:37 The Dude 29:53 The Tucci Award 35:21 The Dingus 41:00 Show Me The Money 45:12 Buegs’ Boo Hoo Moments 48:00 Movie Trivia 1:03:55 Judgment Day 1:05:05 Starting 5 1:21:40 Top 5 Movie Lawyers Draft

The brilliantly adapted film of the Cormac McCarthy novel, No Country For Old Men, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The Coen bros made a cinematic masterpiece and we were so excited to do an episode on it. We decided to just stick with a couple of old men on this one, so it’s just the two of us and it was a blast. Enjoy! 2:37 In & Of Itself (HULU) 4:27 Lyle Lyle Crocodile 7:26 The White Lotus (HBOMax) 9:50 What We Do In The Shadows (HULU) 11:23 Plugarooni’s 11:54 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 14:22 No Country For Old Men Plot Synopsis 14:55 Rotten Tomatoes 16:00 Buegs’ Hot Take 18:19 Rob’s Hot Take 21:15 The Dude 23:32 The Tucci Award 30:50 The Dingus 39:00 Show Me The Money 45:52 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 47:37 Movie Trivia 56:55 Judgment Day 59:02 Last Man Stanton 1:13:40 Top 5 Novel To Film Adaptations

Halloween is just around the corner and we decided to get super spooky and do an episode on the brand new film, Hocus Pocus 2. Our good friends Reilly and Kenz from The Hound + The Fox have released a new album called Haunted Folk just in time for the spooky season. They love Halloween and we instantly thought of them when coming up with a Halloween episode. Hocus Pocus 2 is on Disney + right now if you want to watch that and then listen to our episode. Enjoy! 4:07 The Witch (HBOMax) 6:38 Bros 10:10 The Rings Of Power (Prime) 12:25 Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy (Netflix) 14:04 Plugarooni’s 14:31 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 16:35 @thehoundthefox www.houndfoxmusic.com ; new album called Haunted Folk 20:35 Hocus Pocus 2 Plot Synopsis 21:39 Rotten Tomatoes 22:22 Buegs’ Hot Take 24:05 Rob’s Hot Take 25:53 Kenz’s Hot Take 29:07 Reilly’s Hot Take 33:51 The Dude 40:21 The Tucci Award 52:25 The Dingus 59:54 Show Me The Money 1:06:05 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 1:08:10 Movie Trivia 1:16:15 Judgment Day 1:20:17 Starting 5 1:34:59 Top 5 Favorite Halloween Draft

The Jungle Book is 55 years old and was a big part of our childhoods, so we did an episode on it. We brought in one of our faves who’s also super into Disney, Jenika Marion! She’s the best and we always love hearing her thoughts on movies. Y’all are gonna have a bunch of fun with this one! Enjoy! 3:41 This Is 40 (Netflix) 5:07 A Man Called Ove (Prime) 6:48 The Lost City 8:12 Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) 11:29 Plugarooni’s 12:00 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 13:45 Jenika Marion @jenikamarion 15:39 Jungle Book Plot Synopsis 16:22 Rotten Tomatoes 18:38 Buegs’ Hot Take 24:22 Rob’s Hot Take 26:57 Jenika’s Hot Take 30:57 The Dude 33:24 The Tucci Award 39:52 The Dingus 47:01 Show Me The Money 52:25 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 54:50 Movie Trivia 58:50 Judgment Day 1:00:50 Plot Tub Time Machine 1:10:30 Top 5 Disney/Pixar Songs Draft

The movie that skyrocketed Paul Thomas Anderson and Mark Wahlberg’s film careers, Boogie Nights, is turning 25! It’s just the two of us on this one and it was a bunch of fun. We end with a Last Man Stanton and our Patrons can watch us draft our Top 5 Movies that Feature the Adult Film Industry. Enjoy! 4:10 Me Time (Netflix) 6:21 Thirteen Lives (Prime) 8:03 City Slickers (Netflix) 10:35 House of the Dragon (HBOMax) 12:44 Plugarooni’s 13:09 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 15:40 Boogie Nights Plot Synopsis 17:30 Rotten Tomatoes 17:55 Buegs’ Hot Take 20:45 Rob’s Hot Take 24:50 The Dude 27:43 The Tucci Award 35:40 The Dingus 43:38 Show Me The Money 50:40 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 53:53 Movie Trivia 1:05:31 Judgment Day 1:06:00 Last Man Stanton (Adam Sandler) 1:20:47 Top 5 Movies that Feature the Adult Film Industry Draft

It’s been 20 years since the Scorsese film about 1860’s New York was released. We brought back a couple of our favorite recurring guests who also happen to be the newest members of the Home Free touring crew, Abe Sword and Neil Ghosh, to talk about it with us. We end this episode with a Starting 5 and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 Favorite Movie Facial Hair. Enjoy! 2:36 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 4:37 The Sea Beast 6:08 The House of the Dragon (HBOMax) 9:02 Only Murders In The Building (HULU) 10:45 Plugarooni’s 11:19 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 12:50 Abe Sword @abe.sword and Neil Ghosh @thewiseghosh 14:46 Gangs of New York Plot Synopsis 15:20 Rotten Tomatoes 15:50 Buegs’ Hot Take 17:50 Rob’s Hot Take 20:30 Abe’s Hot Take 22:45 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/new-york/ 23:03 Neil’s Hot Take 29:10 The Dude 33:08 The Tucci Award 40:22 The Dingus 49:16 Show Me The Money 55:47 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 59:55 Movie Trivia 1:10:18 Judgment Day 1:11:00 Starting 5 1:25:51 Top 5 Favorite Movie Facial Hair

We decided to devote an episode on easily our favorite movie of the year thus far, Everything Everywhere All At Once. We brought in Josh Adams who has made several Home Free music videos and has handled social media content for many bands and currently the very popular comedian, Jo Koy. Josh makes his AI debut here and we just had a great time chatting with him about this wildly original film. Enjoy! 3:00 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 4:38 Cyrano 6:45 Paddington 2 8:40 Hacks Season 2 (HBOMax) 9:58 Plugarooni’s 10:28 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 12:08 Josh Adams @joshadamsmedia 14:51 EEAAO Plot Synopsis 15:15 Rotten Tomatoes 15:49 Buegs’ Hot Take 17:50 Rob’s Hot Take 20:24 Josh’s Hot Take 23:05 The Dude 26:47 The Tucci Award 32:45 The Dingus 41:18 Show Me The Money 46:20 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 49:42 Movie Trivia 59:25 Judgment Day 1:03:17 Starting 5 1:18:00 Top 5 A24 Films Draft

Adam Rupp, Chris Rupp and Matt Atwood started up the singing sensation, Home Free, and we thought we’d bring them back to the show for another movie game night! Tons of fun was had by all. Check out Home Free on tour at www.homefreemusic.com and also preorder their new album So Long Dixie! Check out Chris’ group Cypress Fyre and their latest video https://youtu.be/K6BAEh0oIJs Check out all of the housing businesses Matt provides in the MN area here: www.atwoodcompanies.com 4:50 Starting 5 19:25 Accent Game 36:57 Bend It Like Trebekham 58:41 Plot Tub Time Machine

Al Pacino won Best Actor 30 years ago for his portrayal of Lt. Col. Frank Slade in Scent Of A Woman. We decided to talk about it and brought along one of our favorite recurring guests, Seggie Isho! We end this episode with a Plot Tub Time Machine and our Patrons can watch us draft our Top 5 Movie Monologues. Enjoy! 2:40 Prey (HULU) 4:13 Platoon 5:51 Crush (HULU) 7:21 Our Flag Means Death (HBOMax) 8:49 Plugarooni’s 9:17 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 11:17 Seggie Isho @sncseggie ; sncmusic.com 14:13 Scent Of A Woman Plot Synopsis 14:45 Rotten Tomatoes 15:28 Buegs’ Hot Take 17:11 Rob’s Hot Take 18:45 Seggie’s Hot Take 20:58 The Dude 22:57 The Tucci Award 26:37 The Dingus 32:25 Show Me The Money 38:36 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 40:56 Movie Trivia 46:49 Judgment Day 49:43 Plot Tub Time Machine 58:15 Top 5 Best Movie Monologues Draft

The iconic 80’s action movie, Predator, is 35 years old. It’s given us some amazing quotes and so many sequels. We brought back our hilarious buddy, Max Felsheim, to give us his takes on this Arnold classic. We end with a Plot Tub Time Machine and our Patrons can watch us draft our Top 5 Muddy Movies. Enjoy! 3:56 Last Night In Soho 6:10 3 Days of the Condor 7:58 Hello My Name Is Doris 10:06 The Bear (HULU) 12:13 Plugarooni’s 12:56 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 15:36 Max Felsheim @themaxaphone Check out all his gigs! 19:51 Predator Plot Synopsis 20:50 Rotten Tomatoes 21:28 Max’s Hot Take 23:00 Rob’s Hot Take 27:00 Buegs’ Hot Take 30:30 The Dude 34:15 The Tucci 37:48 The Dingus 43:38 Show Me The Money 50:34 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 52:42 Movie Trivia 1:00:40 Judgment Day 1:03:15 Plot Tub Time Machine 1:12:18 Hot Duck Summer 1:13:52 Top 5 Muddy Movies Draft

We haven’t covered many westerns on this podcast but figured that the Best Picture Winner at the 65th Academy Awards deserved to have an episode devoted to it. We finally got our good friend and fellow A Cappella alumnus, Eric Patenaude, to make his AI debut. We’ve both sang with Eric in the past and knew he was a film nerd & figured he’d be great on the show. Thankfully we were right and we had a great time hearing his perspective on Unforgiven. Enjoy! 3:30 Bullet Train 5:45 Severance (Apple TV+) 7:45 The Peaky Blinders (NETFLIX) 10:28 Plugarooni’s 11:06 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 13:09 Eric Patenaude @erichpatenaude 17:34 Unforgiven Plot Synopsis 18:42 Rotten Tomatoes 19:05 Buegs’ Hot Take 22:20 Rob’s Hot Take 25:00 Eric’s Hot Take 29:14 The Dude 32:22 The Tucci Award 37:40 The Dingus 43:48 Show Me The Money 50:15 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments 54:58 Movie Trivia 1:02:23 Judgment Day 1:03:40 Starting 5 1:19:30 Top 5 Films Where the Director Stars In It

It’s been a while since we had a Movie Game Night episode and thought since the fantasy football season is so close, we’d bring in a couple guys from our fantasy football league of 15 years. Brandon Miller and Nick Post have been on the show before and we had a great time playing some games with them. Enjoy! 1:13 Nick Post & Brandon Miller 2:20 The Starting 5 18:30 Before and After 37:13 Bend It Like Trebekumm 1:00:41 The Thong Song Game