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Last week, we discussed the affectionate blaxploitation spoof "Black Dynamite" and this week we’re wrapping up this entire season of The Shirley Chronicles by returning to director David Wain, the heir apparent to Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker, with Wain's closest analog to "Airplane!": "They Came Together". It’s a tale that involves Dry Sweltering American Summers, jokes designed to test the patience of audiences, crushes that have yet to dissipate, and last-minute wraparound segments.Ryan's Recommendation(s); "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014)For every single episode at least a week early and great biweekly bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we began to discuss the satirical films of David Wain, the heir apparent to Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker. And this week we’re putting a pin in Wain’s filmography (the most "Airplane!" of which will have to wait) in order to go deep into an unrelated affectionate parody: 2009’s "Black Dynamite". It’s a tale that involves shrunken genitalia, the secret pimping life of Captain Kangaroo, mistakes both unintentional and orchestrated, enviable mustaches, and references to practically every Blaxploitation movie made in the 1970s. This Week's Recommendation(s): "The Brady Bunch Movie" (1995) and "A Very Brady Sequel" (1996)For every single episode at least a week early and great bimonthly bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive  and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we wrapped up our deep dive into the films of Judd Apatow. This week, we’re discussing the heir apparent to the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker dynasty, a man named David Wain, and his directorial debut "Wet Hot American Summer". It’s a tale that involves negligent chaperoning, the downsides of shooting spring for summer, an ensemble murderer’s row, jettisoned dark story points, and comedic references to everything from "Meatballs" to "Sleepaway Camp".Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!" (2008) For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we continued our deep dive into producer/director Judd Apatow and this week we’re finally (depending on your perspective I guess) wrapping things up by going deep into "Bridesmaids" and the directorial quadrilogy of "This Is 40", "Trainwreck", "The King of Staten Island", and "The Bubble". It’s a tale that involves surprising Oscar nominations, building movies on the backs of comedic personas, quasi-sequels to movies that really didn’t demand them, and the endless crap cycle of content that is Netflix.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “White Rock" (1977)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we started a deep dive into the filmography of the premier producer/director of the 2000s, Judd Apatow, with three of his earliest films. This week, we’re keeping it going with four more films: "Superbad", "Pineapple Express", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and "Funny People". It’s a tale that involves surprisingly tender admissions of love, naked break-ups, action movies for stoners, and an attempt at a James L. Brooks dramedy.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “Tampopo" (1985)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last month, we discussed the greatest parodies and satires of the 2000s and briefly touched upon the work of Judd Apatow, the preeminent comedy producer of the 21st century. This week we’re starting to go deep into Apatow’s filmography with three of his early efforts: "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", and "Knocked Up". It’s a tale that involves mountains of improvisation, accusations of sexism, and the longest period of chastity in cinema history.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “Election" (1999)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

The podcast will return with the final run of new episodes next Tuesday! Until then, enjoy this...In this minisode spin-off series, your wonky but affable host will focus on one film previously riffed on MST3K. I’ve watched this film in its original form and tried to review it on its own merits, then compare my findings with the “experiment”. Our fifth adventure? We break format AGAIN and look into a film frequently referenced but never riffed: 1985’s “Gymkata”! We’ll discuss the bold decision to never actually explain the title, the “Super Mario”-influenced score and that legendary mystifying pommel horse. SPOILERS!For every episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker. The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

It feels like a million years since this podcast was about “Mystery Science Theater 3000” but it once was. I know, it’s hard to believe, because it’s so goddamn memorable now. Anyway, for the discussion of “Danger: Diabolik”, the original series finale, we cut an extensive Detour into Austin Powers, the international man of mystery. But the excised stuff didn't hit the cutting room floor because it was too melancholy or profound. It was too shagadelic! It was too switched on. It made us too horny, baby!Thrill as we gush about the inaugural 1997 installment then quickly lose patience with recycled gags and halfhearted performances, eventually erupting in outright hostility over the superfluous 6-minute (!!) cold open to "Goldmember".It's time for some rage podcasting again (and some love too), so join your wonky yet affable host!For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker. The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

STOP MAKING BABIES!Two Halloweens ago on the Patreon, we celebrated with a deep dive into the beloved Nicktoon Frank Conniff wrote for in the early-2000's: Jhonen Vasquez's "Invader Zim"!We're going to talk timing (particularly the bad kind), making test audiences cry, episodes with the atmosphere of stress nightmares, a universe without hope or right angles, whether or not kids can relate to homicidal maniacs, and GIR in all his glory.Join your wonky yet affable host for mild Hot Topic slams, organ swallowing, and doom. LOTS OF DOOOOOOM!For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker. The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Something H.G. Wells probably never thought when writing "The Invisible Man" in 1897: "I hope somebody makes a TV show out of this, one that involves a magical wristwatch."But that's what happened in 1976 with the debut of "Gemini Man" on NBC. This week, we tell the story of turkey-obsessed Agent Sam Casey and his brief time on-air, a story that involves a long lineage of invisible men on film and television and continues through the present day. No other podcast will cram Ben Murphy, Will Smith, and Daleks into 24 minutes, so join your wonky yet affable host for some very visible shenanigans!For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker. The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

The next round of episodes isn't quite ready yet, so we're taking a breather this month with exciting episodes from the Coolness Chronicles Patreon, carefully curated for your curiosity (I like words that begin with "C").Today we're Reconsidering a RiffTrax classic: the 1989 feature-length Nintendo/Universal Studios commercial "The Wizard". We'll discuss the effectiveness of product placement, the magic of watching people play video games, mourning the King Kong Encounter, and the shitty implications of one particular character's vaguely coded autism.For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we carried on the death march that is the filmography of the worst writer/directors of the 2000s, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. This week, we’re course-correcting by discussing four of the decade’s comparatively highest satirical highlights. We’re going deep into "Not Another Teen Movie", "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist", "Down with Love" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story". It’s a tale that involves shots fired at She’s All That, directors digitally inserting themselves into ‘70s kung-fu flicks, a throwback to the age of sex comedies minus the sex, and the film so laser-accurate and lacerating that it killed the musical biopic.Join your wonky yet affable host, and thrill as he seems to lose his voice in real-time!This Week's Recommendation(s): “Kimi" (2022)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we wrapped up a deep dive into the "Scary Movie" franchise. This week, we’re going deeper into two of the writers of the original "Scary Movie": Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the worst writer/directors of the 21st century. It’s a tale that involves countless parodies, none of them good, most of them barely parodies. "Date Movie". "Epic Movie". "Meet the Spartans". "Disaster Movie". "Vampires Suck". "The Starving Games". "Best Night Ever". "Superfast". Oof. Ouch.Pray for your wonky yet affable host.This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Nice Guys" (2016)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

Last week, we started our deep dive into the "Scary Movie" franchise with the first two installments, and this week we’re wrapping everything up with the David Zucker era: "Scary Movie" 3 through 5. It’s a tale that involves unceremonious firings, even more backbreaking productions, characters rising from the grave AGAIN, remorseful directors, and one parody too many.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “Hulk" (2003)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

This week, we’re starting a two-part deep dive into the most financially successful spoof franchise in history: "Scary Movie". There’s no accounting for taste. It’s a tale that involves satires on satires, timely "Matrix" references, insane deadlines, last-minute parodies, and possibly the most lenient R-rating to ever be issued by the MPAA.Plus, in the second half of this episode, my friend Candy Allison-Smith from "The House That Screams" stops by to help me discuss 2001’s much-maligned rush-job sequel "Scary Movie 2".Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Florida Project" (2017)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show

This week, we return to the well of Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker with three solo films from brothers David and Jerry Zucker: 2001’s mad mad mad mad mad comedy "Rat Race", 2003’s Ashton Kutcher joint "My Boss’s Daughter", and my vote for possibly the most misguided and wrongheaded comedy of the 2000s, "An American Carol". This one’s gonna get rough, folks.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Muppet Movie" (1979)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledgedSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

This week, we're concluding our deep dive into the Z-A-Z-indebted familial directing duo the Farrelly Brothers with their final five films: "Fever Pitch", "The Heartbreak Kid", "Hall Pass", "The Three Stooges" and "Dumb and Dumber To".It’s a tale that involves well-timed baseball seasons, substandard remakes, long overdue and undercooked sequels, and even the return of three aforementioned stooges: Moe, Larry, and Curly.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledgedSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

This week, we're continuing our deep dive into the Z-A-Z-indebted familial directing duo the Farrelly Brothers with their next three films: 2000's "Me, Myself & Irene", 2001's "Shallow Hal" and 2003's "Stuck on You". It’s a tale that involves inaccurate representations of schizophrenia, inadvisable use of body-distorting fat suits, and even questions regarding Eva Mendes’ disturbing lack of prominence in the “Fast & Furious” series. Obviously, one of these issues is less egregious than the other two. Join your wonky yet affable host! This Week's Recommendation(s): “Untitled: The Almost Famous Bootleg Cut" (2001) For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles Twitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.    The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

We've covered Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker and their influences, but what about the filmmakers they inspired? Today, it's the first part of a three-part deep dive into the gross-out directing duo who worshipped at the altar of Z-A-Z: Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the Farrelly Brothers! We begin with their first three films: "Dumb & Dumber", "Kingpin", and "There's Something About Mary".It’s a tale that involves precious bodily fluids ruining a perfectly good hairdo, unexpectedly sweet comedies about Amish bowlers, and the two dumbest guys you’re ever likely to meet.Join your wonky yet affable host!This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan  Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.  The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledgedSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

It's time for more solo work from the three men known as Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker, three films that couldn't be more different: Jerry Zucker's "First Knight", Jim Abrahams' "Jane Austen's Mafia!" and David Zucker's "BASEketball".It’s a tale that involves fake sports, medieval romances without magical elements, and spaghetti sauce IV drips. Plus, the very first time your wonky yet affable host sneaked into an R-rated movie. Secrets!This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Quiet Man" (1952)For every single episode at least a week early and great WEEKLY bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you can help keep the show alive and enjoy some quality laughs in the process: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschroniclesTwitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.    The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)