1-Week Rental: A Movie Podcast

Content warning: Showgirls depicts sexual violence as a central theme, and this is discussed in the podcast. The podcast tackles Paul Verhoeven's misunderstood masterpiece Showgirls (1995), and celebration the singularity of Elizabeth Berkley's incredible performance as Nomi Malone, the eternal cowboy of America. And then we bring Sex Month to a close by doling out some expert sex advice. Next week (May 1, 2026): The Devil Wears Prada (2006)! Time stamps: ShowgirlsShowgirls Showgirls was directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Gina Ravera, Glenn Plummer, and Robert Davi as Al. Sources: https://bit.ly/41O38Vahttps://bit.ly/42rP2ZDhttps://bit.ly/3QgXbxxhttps://bit.ly/4w0cScOhttps://lat.ms/4mKi3Jzhttps://bit.ly/4vMHA91https://bit.ly/4tFp4xVhttps://bit.ly/4vNdkL5 Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/xhmAga_DGv0https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Matt and Laci dive deep into Hellraiser (1987). Matt, a long-time fan of the movie, and Laci, a first-time viewer, discuss the film's production history and the life and philosophy of its creator, Clive Barker. They explore Barker's background, including his early work in theater, his time as a male escort, and his unique perspective on integrating explicit sexuality and body horror into his work. Two prior adaptations of his work led Barker to want to take tight control of a third adaptation, which meant he would need to direct it himself. And what an incredible feat the film is for a first-time filmmaker. 1WR tells that story, including how Barker recruited his longtime friend Doug Bradley to play the iconic role of Pinhead. Then, a long breakdown of the movie itself. How does it play for a first-time viewer? How well do its practical effects hold up? Do its themes make sense? Has any movie character ever hated their spouse as much as Julia hates Larry? And is Hellraiser as scary as we assumed it would be when we saw the VHS box in the video store as children? Is anything? Next week (April 24, 2026): SEX MONTH concludes with Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995)! Time stamps: HellraiserHellraiser Hellraiser was written and directed by Clive Barker. Starring Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Oliver Smith, Sean Chapman, and Doug Bradley as the "Lead Cenobite" (Pinhead). Sources: https://amzn.to/480DZdphttps://bit.ly/3Q3g86Lhttps://bit.ly/3QEyIlEhttps://bit.ly/4vmDN1Yhttps://bit.ly/4vmDN1Yhttps://bit.ly/4eug2Pohttps://bit.ly/4vmDN1Y Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/xhmAga_DGv0https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

In the late '90s, there was a revival of the teen comedy, and Can't Hardly Wait stands as one of the classics of the era. The premise couldn't be simpler: It's one night at a party, the night of graduation. We follow a handful of crazy kids and see what kind of sexy trouble they get into. And it's a lot of fun! Surprisingly, this movie is rated PG-13 and is way less raunchy than we remember, so maybe not an ideal fit for Sex Month. So we try to lewd it up in our discussion for you. Next week (April 17, 2026): SEX MONTH continues with the '80s horror-sex classic Hellraiser (1987)! Time stamps: Can't Hardly Wait Can't Hardly Wait was written and directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. Starring Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Charlie Korsmo, and Peter Facinelli as Mike Dexter. Sources: https://bit.ly/41XZtnvhttps://bit.ly/4t9kDv1 Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Laci and Matt fall into the world of Christian Grey, a mysterious and mercurial billionaire (age: 27) who enjoys flying his helicopter and tickling womens' tummies. First, the show explores author E.L. James and how her Twilight fan fiction evolved into the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades trilogy. Then, a cultural industry grows like a weed, trying to figure out what exactly it says about our society that we love these books, ya know? The 2010s is also when fandom completely seizes control of the production of its favorite intellectual properties. Author E.L. James was not happy with how far the first Fifty Shades film deviated from her book, and she kept a much tighter leash on the subsequent entries. But what exactly was she unhappy with? Is Fifty Shades of Grey conservative or progressive, sex-positive or prudish, feminist or retrograde, pro-BDSM or anti-BDSM? The answer, of course, is yes. I'll bet you five you're not alive if this movie about transactional law doesn't turn you on. Plus, we answer a sex advice question! Next week (April 10, 2026): SEX MONTH continues with the '90s sex comedy classic Can't Hardly Wait (1998)! Time stamps: TwilightFifty Shades of Grey Sources: https://bit.ly/4lYHR46https://bit.ly/4bIqIIzhttps://bit.ly/3PJsaSqhttps://bit.ly/3QaVlxPhttps://bit.ly/4bZPC5shttps://bit.ly/3O9Ag6shttps://bit.ly/3PHuolphttps://bit.ly/4tlqFbDhttps://bit.ly/4cgEDpohttps://n.pr/41actGqhttps://bit.ly/4s7gZR1https://bit.ly/4cgEL8m Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Laci and Matt take a trip to Santa Barbara County, California, for a glass (or 12!) of wine with their favorite pinot-slurping pals: Miles (Paul Giamatti), Jack (Thomas Haden Church), Maya (Virginia Madsen), Stephanie (Sandra Oh), and a friendly flock of ostriches. That's right, people, we spent the week with Sideways (2004), Alexander Payne's hilarious look at two codependent losers who have one of cinema's all-time great friendships. Next week (April 3, 2026): 1-Week Rental's official SEX MONTH begins with a podcast about Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015)! Time stamps: Sideways Sources: https://bit.ly/4lNhSfYhttps://bit.ly/3NVTv3jhttps://n.pr/4uPQbr7https://bit.ly/4t61ZDRhttps://lat.ms/4bHpxb6https://bit.ly/4t8niVo Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

It's one of the most unpleasant movies we've ever covered: Nothing But Trouble, starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, John Candy, and Dan Aykroyd, who also wrote and directed the picture. Like a comedy version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (but less funny), it's a movie that's difficult to put into words, or even comprehend. But one way to understand it is to think of it like Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell taking a country drive into New Jersey and facing way more justice than they would in the real world. Next week (March 27, 2026): Sideways (2004)! Time stamps: Sources: https://youtu.be/pWPckpqD99whttps://bit.ly/4tzP0ePhttps://youtu.be/8TFfL1aUDaQ Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

1WR continues helping you prepare for Hollywood's Biggest Night(TM), as Laci and Matt stir the pot and catch up on awards season before going deep on Marty Supreme. Then, Matt is joined by his friend Caleb Hogan to discuss Sinners, and the show closes with a conversation about Bugonia with returning guest Cinema Coconut. Next week (March 20, 2026): Nothing But Trouble, where Dan Ackroyd plays dual roles: a judge with a penis for a nose and also a big diaper baby. Time stamps: Marty SupremeSinnersBugonia Follow Neophyte Reviews! @Cinema_Coconut@Cinema_Coconut@CinemaCoconut Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Hollywood's Biggest Night is almost upon us, and 1-Week Rental is gonna help you get ready by discussing the movies nominated for the biggest awards. In this, the first of our two-part series previewing the awards, Matt talks to his friends about six films: Frankenstein, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, KPop: Demon Hunters, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, and Weapons. Next week (March 13, 2026): Part 2 of our Oscars special continues reviewing huge Oscar movies! The week after that (March 20, 2026): Nothing But Trouble, where Dan Ackroyd plays a judge with a penis for a nose, and also a big diaper baby. Time stamps: KPop: Demon HuntersTrain DreamsIf I Had Legs I'd Kick YouWeapons FrankensteinOne Battle After Another Follow Neophyte Reviews! @neophyte_reviews@neophyte_reviews@neophyte_reviews Follow Drewbie Doobie's Movies! Boiling Cactus Productions@drewbiedoobiemovies@drewbiedoobiemovies Follow Austin Proctor! Frightmareshttps://bit.ly/4nvmSGehttps://bit.ly/4nVvx4D@frightmarespodcast@frightmarespodcast Follow Smash Trivia John! Smash Trivia Presents: The Gamma Analysis https://apple.co/4le1kgThttps://bit.ly/4lFpXmh@SmashTrivia@smashtriviajohn@smashtrivia3273 Follow Spooky T & HFK! Elevated Cryptid Productions@tieracolette@HFK48 Follow Wade Hymel! PodJob: A James Bond Podcasthttps://bit.ly/4jRL2K1)https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E)A Song In Everyonehttps://bit.ly/4q3gdDO)A Song In Everyonehttps://bit.ly/4r5ds5F)Who Said That?https://bit.ly/3LPUNf3)https://bit.ly/3NylTIj)https://bit.ly/3LOeuUv)https://bit.ly/45ny1Ss Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Laci and Matt go through True Lies (1994), James Cameron's "normal" movie. The most expensive movie ever made at the time of its production. It could've just been a straightforward spy thriller, but instead Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to put in every action movie idea they'd ever had. And the results are glorious. Well, okay, the movie goes on for one act too long, and Jamie Lee Curtis steals the show and is then shown the door. But it's fun as heck, is what we're saying. Next week: Our Oscars previews begin, as we talk about every movie nominated for a major award. Next week (March 6) is part one, and the following Friday (March 13) is part two. Time stamps: La Totale!True LiesTrue Lies Sources: https://bit.ly/4tcc3fohttps://bit.ly/4qoHyAihttps://bit.ly/4a2hLchhttps://bit.ly/4caGgFxhttps://bit.ly/4r632Dlhttps://bit.ly/4ruYeXHhttps://bit.ly/45Qhuqmhttps://youtu.be/1Vjd6NmA9HsTotal Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Storyhttps://amzn.to/4chtLrR Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Laci and Matt pay a visit to Championship Vinyl to hang out with Rob, Barry, Dick, Laura, Ian, Marie de Salle, and all the fine folks in the music scene of that windy city we like to call Chi-Town. That's right, it's High Fidelity (2000)! It's a great music movie. It's an even greater romantic comedy. In fact, it's kind of an anti-romantic comedy, because the lesson in the end is: The most romantic thing in life is being a grown-up. Plus: Our top-five songs we want played at our funerals, AND fierce debate about whether DJs are musicians and if a singer's vocal chords count as an instrument. Next week: True Lies (1994)! Time stamps: High Fidelity Sources: https://bit.ly/49JgfdThttps://bit.ly/4pLqDaV Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Laci and Matt dive deep into When Harry Met Sally (1989), one of the all-time great romantic comedies. In a movie that could easily be dismissed as a clone of Woody Allen's early rom-coms, the film makes its mark with two superstar lead performances from Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, an electric script by Nora Ephron, and breezy, hilarious direction from Rob Reiner. We tell the story of how this movie came together, how it evolved during development, and how it became the classic we all know today. Then, your favorite husband-and-wife podcasting duo have a lengthy discussion about the movie itself, and folks, there are some heated battle-of-the-sexes arguments in this one. Because men do be like this, while women do be doing woman stuff, like makeup. Will they ever learn to get along??? Next week's episode (Feb. 20, 2026): High Fidelity (2000) Time stamps: When Harry Met SallyWhen Harry Met Sally Source: From Hollywood With Love: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of the Romantic Comedyhttps://amzn.to/4qlth7A Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Roseanne Barr is now known as a reactionary cancel-culture warrior, but she was once a beloved comedian and champion of working-class politics. What exactly happened? And, in the middle of her rocketship ride to the moon of superstardom, she co-starred in a movie with Meryl Streep! What?! And the movie is really good???? Laci and Matt tell the story of She-Devil (1989), director Susan Seidelman's black comedy that pits Barr against Streep and Ed Begley Jr., with Barr as an avenging angel for neglected and forgotten women everywhere. It's a very funny and poignant comedy that critics largely dismissed at the time. Especially British critics, who compared it unfavorably to the 1986 BBC miniseries adaptation of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil. That's right, this all starts with a seminal work of feminist literature by author Fay Weldon. We also tell that story, including her 2017 legacy sequel to She-Devil and her sad eventual evolution into a TERF. Then, we dive into She-Devil the film, heaping endless praise of Meryl Streep's hilarious physical comedy, Ed Begley's smarmy nice-guy evilness, and Roseanne's up-and-down performance in her first film role. Time stamps: She-Devil Sources: https://bit.ly/4kfFIAxhttps://bit.ly/3YVLiOthttps://bit.ly/4qzcL4Dhttps://bit.ly/4k2zOSWhttps://amzn.to/4a3C6wwhttps://amzn.to/4roXRyahttps://bit.ly/4k3EtnT Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Matt has a monthly spin-off podcast covering the James Bond films! Check out PodJob: A James Bond Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007). Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

We often say it's a miracle any movie gets made, but some movies are actual miracles. Groundhog Day (1993) is a perfect example of this, because its three primary creative voices (director Harold Ramis, writer Danny Rubin, and star Bill Murray) were each pulling in different, conflicting directions throughout the movie's production. Somehow, all that dissension led to a perfect object of a film, a hilarious comedy that gets at huge philosophical questions, but not in an annoying way. And it's also a sweet and lovely little romantic comedy... so why did it ruin the decades-long friendship between Ramis and Murray? Plus: Learn all about actual Groundhog Day! Time stamps: Groundhog Day Sources: https://bit.ly/48T9Ddyhttps://bit.ly/3NcSfIchttps://nyti.ms/4qoJs4phttps://bit.ly/49bsNKNhttps://amzn.to/3Y9MjSEhttps://amzn.to/45610u3https://amzn.to/4pfN3kl Artwork by Laci Roth. Check out Laci's coloring videos on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kKLhWb2g0bKA-RrvvLh0Q/ Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

1-Week Rental is launching a brand-new spin-off, a monthly podcast hosted by Matt and Wade Hymel going through the James Bond franchise, one movie at a time! Introducing PodJob: A James Bond Podcast. 1-Week Rental returns next week (January 30, 2026) with an episode about Groundhog Day (1993). Subscribe to PodJob: A James Bond Podcast: https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1https://bit.ly/4a8jM6Ehttps://www.youtube.com/@PodJob007 They really had it figured out right away—the look, the sound, the feel of James Bond. Sean Connery just walking through the airport and collecting his luggage is the coolest human being you've ever seen. Bond dusting his attache case with talcum powder and putting a hair between his doors is exhilarating. Quarrel and Honey Rider are all-time great Pals of Bond. Unfortunately, the titular Doctor No, M.D., is kind of a let-down after all the exciting build-up. Still, the first Bond film is one of the all-time best. Time stamps: James BondJames BondThunderballDr. NoBond Sources: https://amzn.to/49P2GcShttps://amzn.to/4qSit1Xhttps://bit.ly/45raP5T Artwork by Laci Roth. Produced by Matt Stokes. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to 1-Week Rental, Matt's weekly movie podcast with Laci Roth on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/45fA9IW) or Spotify (https://bit.ly/3tk7FAr), and watch it on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@1weekrental). Listen to Wade's music: A Song In Everyonehttps://bit.ly/4q3gdDO)A Song In Everyonehttps://bit.ly/4r5ds5F)Who Said That?https://bit.ly/3LPUNf3)https://bit.ly/3NylTIj)https://bit.ly/3LOeuUv)https://bit.ly/45ny1Ss)

Matt brings Laci into the glorious world of Gerard Butler, who is single-handedly trying to save American movies by making throwback '90s-feeling thrillers that are actually playing in movie theaters. The best of these is Den of Thieves, a wonderful heist movie from 2018 in which the cops who chase the bad guys are maybe less honorable than the bad guys themselves, if you can believe it. Time stamps: Den of Thieves Sources: https://bit.ly/4aJ75zZhttps://bit.ly/4q4WKTBhttps://bit.ly/4pupnJJhttps://bit.ly/3MPYuS2https://bit.ly/4px0oFZhttps://bit.ly/4pzz61q Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.

Jordan Peele's modern horror-comedy classic Get Out (2017) is the subject of this bonus episode to tide you over while Laci and Matt take the week off. This discussion originally aired on our Patreon, one year ago. But here it is for the first time ever on the free feed! The show shall return in one week with a brand-new episode about Den of Thieves (2018)!

Matt and Laci go through the The Shining, probably the best English-language horror movie ever made. Is it the story of a man's battle with alcoholism, a complicated metaphor for the American ruling class's many sins, or is it just a simple haunted house story? What if I told you… yes? The Shining started life as Stephen King's third novel. It was a very personal novel for King, inspired by his own life and his struggles with alcoholism and fatherhood. It's understandable that he wouldn't like Kubrick not centering those issues in his film, but Kubrick saw something completely different in The Shining. The podcast tracks the history of their very public disagreement and King's criticisms of the film. The Shining's production was shrouded in secrecy and mystery. The cast and crew filmed in England for more than a year, and while Shelley Duvall was open in the press about the difficulty of the assignment, she never thought Kubrick treated her unfairly or unprofessionally, and she always pushed back whenever anyone said Kubrick mistreated her during production of the movie. Time stamps: Sources: https://amzn.to/4qvoNMOhttps://bit.ly/4oXM9tfhttps://nyti.ms/47TYJUlhttps://amzn.to/4nAScmhhttps://bit.ly/4opNtEYhttps://bit.ly/47bb3holhttps://bit.ly/3Lkni3Yhttps://bit.ly/44eI0sThttps://bit.ly/3LbNvSq Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social

Laci and Matt are joined by their friends AJ and Kristie from the In Love With Horror podcast to go through the history of the modern Christmas classic Elf (2003). First, the podcast goes through the history of the movie, starting as a spec script in the '90s with Jim Carrey vaguely attached. It entered development hell for years before being revived with Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau, before ultimately becoming the classic it is today... one that you just know Warner Bros is threatening to turn into a cinematic universe at any second. Time stamps: Elf Sources: https://bit.ly/49ShOYFhttps://bit.ly/4p9CD6Fhttps://bit.ly/440w1yPhttps://bit.ly/4iDoufy Follow In Love With Horror! https://www.youtube.com/@InLovewithHorrorhttps://apple.co/4b80RX2https://www.tiktok.com/@inlovewithhorrorhttps://www.instagram.com/inlovewithhorrorhttps://x.com/nlovewithhorror Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social

Content warning: We talk about child abuse as part of our discussion of both the 1980s "Satanic Panic" craze in the history section, and extensively in the discussion of the movie itself. Laci and Matt hop on their bicycles and rush home in time to see American Bandstand on the TV set while scarfing down mayonnaise sandwiches and whole milk. That's right, we're talking It! No, not the hit movie from 2017, but the made-for-TV miniseries from 1990 that traumatized a generation. Next week (Dec. 19, 2025): The lovely AJ and Kristie from In Love With Horror return to the show to meet us at the North Pole for a discussion of the Christmas classic Elf (2003)! Time stamps: ItIt Sources: https://yhoo.it/4nZHwyjhttps://apple.co/4ng0jEyhttps://bit.ly/3KXXHOchttps://bit.ly/4hlGiex Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social

Laci, Matt, and returning guest Cinematic Joshua pay a visit to The Cabin In The Woods, where things are not quite as they seem. We get the feeling somebody's watching us, and pumping chemicals into our scalps to make us stupider and hornier than we usually are, and suddenly we're tossing around the old pigskin and vroom-vrooming on our dirtbikes. What's going on???? Next week (Dec. 12, 2025): We revisit Derry, Maine by talking about Stephen King's It (the 1990 TV movie starring Tim Curry as Pennywise the Dancing Clown)! Time stamps: CabinCabin in the Woods Sources: https://bit.ly/48sW7xxhttps://bit.ly/4qdFhsIhttps://bit.ly/3W7Wmql Follow Cinematic Joshua! https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematicjoshuahttps://www.youtube.com/@ratedawesomeshowhttps://www.instagram.com/ratedawesomeshow/ Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQYhttps://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IMhttps://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkghttps://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow the show! @1weekrental@MattStokes9@LRothConcepts@1weekrental@1weekrental@1weekrental@mattstokes9@loadbearinglaci@mattstokes9@1weekrental.bsky.social