Black and White Movie Night

Oct 19, 2026 · 2h 58m

ep. 60: Brendan can't help but draw parallels between this movie and many others. Brittany didn't know there was a such thing as too much mustard. They both ponder the origin of the phrase "the roof is on fire," and it turns out, it actually  originated in 1984 with the song of the same name. The next film in October's theme of Vampires is Sinners (2025). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Ryan Coogler Director(s): Ryan Coogler   Chapters: (00:00) Precious Childhood Possessions (03:48) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (07:32) The 6-7 Synopses (10:51) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (32:12) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (2:53:56) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: From Dusk Till Dawn: Triple My Rate (ep. 59) The Odyssey: God's Damn (ep. 48) Miracle at St. Anna: Captain Nokes Got A Filthy Mouth (ep. 54) Ransom: Mr. Child Stealer (ep. 45) Project Hail Mary: Just Right or Too Funny for Its Own Good? (ep. 33)   Sources/Links: Sinners (2025) (IMDb) "The Roof Is On Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three  (Youtube, Apple Music, Spotify) Vagrancy Act of 1866 (via Encyclopedia Virginia) "How Blues Legend Buddy Guy Wound Up in the Hit Movie 'Sinners'" (article via UCR)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Discovery of Witches (TV)(2018-2022) (IMDb) Cool Hand Luke (1967) (IMDb) Interview with the Vampire: Vampire Chronicles (1994) (IMDb) Pushing Daisies (TV) (2007-2009) S1E3 "The Fun in Funeral" (IMDb) The Great Outdoors (1988) (IMDb) The Greatest Showman (2017) (IMDb) The Thing (1982) (IMDb)    

Oct 11, 2026 · 2h 6m

ep.59: Brendan remembers his brother's visit to the ER. Brittany has never been recommended a movie. Brendan and Brittany argue about practicing in front of the mirror, barkers, Mongolians, and Harvey Keitel's brother.   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Taratino Director(s): Robert Rodriguez   Chapters: (00:00) Escaping Prison (09:36) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (12:58) The 6-7 Synopses (14:28) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (31:33) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (2:04:02) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned or in Vampires : A Girl Walks Home Alone at NIght: Take A Little Sip and Be Done With It (ep. 58) Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood: A BloodyHappily Ever After (ep. 6) Nightmare on Elm Street: Who Hangs On To Incriminating Murder Evidence? (ep. 4)   Sources/Links: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (IMDb)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Deadwood (TV)(2004-2006) (IMDb) Django Unchained (2012) (IMDb) E.R. (TV)(1994-2009) (IMDb) Forrest Gump (1994) (IMDb) Grindhouse (2007) (IMDb) Inglourious Basterds (2009) (IMDb) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) (IMDb) Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) (IMDb) Mr. Mom (1983) (IMDb) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) (IMDb) Pulp Fiction (1994) (IMDb) Sinners (2025) (IMDb) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) (IMDb) The Hateful Eight (2015) (IMDb) The Irishman (2019) (IMDb) The Peacemaker (1997) (IMDb) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (TV)(2024) (IMDb) True Romance (1993) (IMDb)        

Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 19m

ep.58: Brendan's a real bitter bastard. Brittany spends her everlasting life at the library and finds out why Grease (1978) is called Grease. Both consider who a racist vampire would be willing to eat. Our first episode of the second season and the first fangtastic film for October's theme of Vampires, is A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).  You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Ana Lily Amirpour Director(s): Ana Lily Amirpour     Chapters: (00:00) An Eternal Life of Lawless Sobriety (13:06) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (19:01) The 6-7 Synopses (22:55) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (39:25) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:15:51) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Come and See: Milking A Dead Cow (ep. 57)   Sources/Links: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) (IMDb) "Death" by White Lies (Youtube Music) (Apple Music) (Spotify)     Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Discovery of Witches (TV)(2018-2022) (IMDb) Argo (2012) (IMDb) Blade (1998) (IMDb) Dracula (1931) (IMDb) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (IMDb) Grease (1978) (IMDb) Trainspotting (1996) (IMDb) True Blood (2008-2014) (TV)(IMDb)    

Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 23m

ep. 57: Brittany thinks the age for enlistment should be raised. Brendan thinks art is nice. Brendan can't remember if Russia is in Europe or Asia... and neither can Brittany. The final movie for our theme Ready for Warfare: WWII is Come and See (1985). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Ales Adamovich, Elem Klimov Director(s): Elem Klimov     Chapters: (00:00-09:04) Conscription, Voting, and Wrinkled Fingers (09:05-11:10) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (11:11-12:29) The 6-7 Synopses (12:30-28:04) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (28:05-1:08:53) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:18:52) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Miracle at St. Anna: Captain Nokes Got A Filthy Mouth (ep. 54) Dunkirk: Scared It Back In (ep. 55) The Great Escape: Heavy Hands and The Professor (ep. 56)   Sources/Links: Come and See (1985) (IMDb) (Wikipedia)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) (IMDb) The Bear (TV)(2022-2026) (IMDb) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (IMDb) Furious (TV)(2026) (IMDb) Inglourious Basterds (2009) (IMDb) Paper Moon (1973) (IMDb) The Piano (1993) (IMDb) The Sixth Sense (1999) (IMDb)    

Sep 19, 2026 · 1h 37m

ep. 56: Brendan forces Brittany to think of her place in a prison hierarchy. Brittany can't seem to accept that Steve McQueen did not star in Love Story. They both think the Nazis were pretty mild in this movie, and that McQueen is just serviceable. The next movie discussed in Ready for Warfare: WWII is The Great Escape (1963).   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Paul Brickhill, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett Director(s): John Sturges     Chapters: (00:00) Heavy Hands and The Professor (03:59) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (05:54) The 6-7 Synopses (07:47) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (24:40) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:34:25) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Halloween: Evil Shouldn't Mean Supernatural, Though (ep. 2) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Toxic Wordplay, Toxic Marriages (ep. 19) Ransom: Mr. Child Stealer (ep. 45)   Sources/Links: The Great Escape (1963) (IMDb) U.S. States by Date of Admission (via Wikipedia) "O Come, All Ye Faithful" origins (via Discipleship Ministries) "The Great Escape" film locations (info)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Bullitt (1968) (IMDb) Call the Midwife (TV)(2012-) (IMDb) Charade (1963) (IMDb) Come and See (1985) (IMDb) Death Wish (1974) (IMDb) Gandhi (1982) (IMDb) Ghostbusters (1984) (IMDb) Hard Times (1975) (IMDb) Hogan's Heroes (TV)(1965-1971) (IMDb) Jurassic Park (1993) (IMDb) Love Story (1970) (IMDb) M*A*S*H (1970) (IMDb) M*A*S*H (TV)(1972-1983) (IMDb) Midnight Cowboy (1969) (IMDb) NCIS (TV)(2003-) (IMDb) Ocean's Eleven (1960) (IMDb) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (IMDb) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (IMDb) The Towering Inferno (1974) (IMDb)      

Sep 12, 2026 · 2h 1m

ep. 55:  Brittany explains where she draws the line for Spicy White. Brendan challenges the quote "All of us are smarter than any one of us." They both think the requirements for a driver's license should be more stringent. The next film for September's theme of Ready For Warfare—WWII is Dunkirk (2017). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Christopher Nolan Director(s): Christopher Nolan   Chapters: (00:00) There's Still A Chance You'll Get Blown Up (08:10) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (15:25) The 6-7 Synopses (18:09) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (38:19) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (2:00:00) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: The Odyssey: Gods Damn (ep. 48) Miracle at St. Anna: Captain Nokes Got A Filthy Mouth (ep. 54)  Interstellar: Holes Full of Ghosts, Love, and Amazing Visuals (ep. 18)    Sources/Links: Dunkirk (2017) (IMDb) "Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer" (Apple Music) (Spotify) (Youtube)  Korean War (summary via History.com)     Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Bridge of Spies (2015) (IMDb) Gone with the Wind (1939) (IMDb) House of the Dragon (TV)(2022-) (IMDb) Inception (2010) (IMDb) Ready Player One (2018) (IMDb) Slow Horses (TV)(2022-) (IMDb) Tenet (2020) (IMDb) The BFG (2016) (IMDb) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (IMDb) The Great Escape (1963) (IMDb)      

Sep 5, 2026 · 1h 45m

ep. 54: Brendan recalls when his grandpa's world was shattered by Bob Saget. Brittany can't fathom bringing a gun to work. They're both confused why the term Buffalo Soldier gets applied across multiple wars. The first film for September's theme of Ready For Warfare—WWII is The MIracle at St. Anna (2008). You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): James McBride Director(s): Spike Lee   Chapters: (00:00) Ice Slops + Flips (04:55) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (09:08) The 6-7 Synopses (14:42) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (35:23) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:42:00) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Black, White, & Gold: Hamnet: Dark Material x2 (ep. 24) Sources/Links: Miracle at St. Anna (2008) (IMDb)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Do The Right Thing (1989) (IMDb) Dunkirk (2007) (IMDb) Full House (TV)(1987-1995) (IMDb) Harriet (2019) (IMDb) He Got Game (1998) (IMDb) Inside Man (2006) (IMDb) Malcolm X (1992) (IMDb) School Daze (1988) (IMDb) True Detective (TV)(2014-) (IMDb)  

Aug 29, 2026 · 2h 0m

ep. 53: Brittany gets a lesson in superlatives. Brendan can't understand how some nicknames came to be. They don't quite see eye to eye about this film or informing your loved ones of bad news. The last film in August's theme of the first annual Star of the Month, is The Two Jakes (1990), starring Jack Nicholson. You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Robert Towne Director(s): Jack Nicholson     Chapters: (00:00) Sharing News of Your Demise (05:22) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (12:09) The 6-7 Synopses (13:57) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (38:30) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:56:00) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film   SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Chinatown: Cross Gets Gittes Cross (ep. 50) The Passenger: The Death Penalty (ep. 51) The Witches of Eastwick: Whores, Drugs, Dildos (ep. 52) The Long Kiss Goodnight: It Wasn't No Big Titty Grab (ep. 14) Inherent Vice: A 70s Love Letter That Gets Better on Rewatch (ep. 15) Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood: A Bloody Happily Ever After (ep. 6) Ransom: Mr. Child Stealer (ep. 45)   Sources/Links: The Two Jakes (1990) (IMDb) LaineyGossip (website) Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) (Reddit) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (Wikipedia) (Barney via Youtube)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Batman (1989) (IMDb) Bound (1996) (IMDb) Bride of Chucky (1998) (IMDb) Going South (1978) (IMDb) In A Lonely Place (1950) (IMDb) It's A Wonderful Life (1946) (IMDb) Liar, Liar(1997) (IMDb) Miami Vice (TV)(1984-1989) (IMDb) Miracle at Santa Anna (2008) (IMDb) Spider-Man (2002) (IMDb) The Big Heat (1953) (IMDb)      

Aug 22, 2026 · 1h 24m

ep. 52: Brittany admits she's always found Jack Nicholson to be kind of sleazy. Brendan is impressed with the stuntwork. They both (thankfully) confess they wouldn't really want to be in an open relationship. The next film in August's theme of Star of the Month is The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with Jack Nicholson.   You can e-mail us at hello@blackandwhitemovienight.com. -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): John Updike, Michael Cristofer  Director(s): George Miller     Chapters: (00:00) Open Relationships  (07:34) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (10:19) The 6-7 Synopses (13:48) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (24:31) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:20:13) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film     SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: (00:00) Chinatown: Cross Gets Gittes Cross (ep. 50) (00:00) The Passenger: The Death Penalty (ep. 51) (00:00) The Children's Hour: Gay Okay? (ep. 38)   Sources/Links: The Witches of Eastwick (1987) (IMDb) The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike (book summary via Wikipedia)   Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Batman (1989) (IMDb) Couples Therapy (TV)(2019-) (IMDb) Eastwick (TV)(2009-2010) (IMDb) Happy Feet (2006) (IMDb) Jurassic Park (1993) (IMDb) Mad Max (1979) (IMDb) Moonstruck (1987) (IMDb) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) (IMDb) Original Sin (2001) (IMDb) Pushing Daisies (TV)(2007-2009? MAYBE 2027?!!!!) (IMDb) Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (1977) (IMDb) The Addam's Family (1991) (IMDb) The Three Sisters (short film) (2024) (IMDb) (film via Youtube) The Two Jakes (1990) (IMDb)