What Movie Should We Do Next?

We rewatch The Princess Bride as adults and rate it across acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability, then argue our way to a definitive 4.5 out of 5. Along the way we get into what makes the movie feel so alive, why modern media often feels soulless, and how money and AI can crush the point of making art.
• Our three-part method for reviewing a movie while drinking
• Quick plot recap and why the framing device works
• Acting highs and lows from Elwes to Shawn to Andre
• Cinematography that feels like a storybook on purpose
• Mark Knopfler’s score and why it sticks
• Plot twists, quotable dialogue, and why it never feels old
• Rewatchability as the real “classic” metric
• Westley’s harsh lines and how to read them now
• Earnestness, low budgets, and the kind of craft money cannot buy
• Dropping ourselves into the film and turning it into a background gag

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What Movie Should We Do Next?

We start with a raw riff on public hypocrisy and private repression, then pivot into a full Masters of the Universe review that lands at a definitive 2.5 out of 5. We argue about what camp is supposed to do, why the soundtrack either rules or derails the tone, and how “hope core” hero stories can still matter even when the plot is paper thin.
• Cold open on politics, spectacle, and hypocrisy
• Our three-part method: ratings, deeper meaning, then inserting ourselves into the film
• Plot recap: Adam flees Eternia, lands in America, returns with the sword
• Acting takes, including standout moments and character choices
• Cinematography and CGI that look solid but sometimes feel empty
• Score and soundtrack debate: recognizability vs distraction
• Plot critique: archetypes, predictable beats, pacing drag
• Rewatchability split: vibe and nostalgia vs boredom
• “Golden path” themes: hope core, empathy, reframing masculinity
• Camp as a tool, and how big budgets change it
• Inserting ourselves into the story for a chaotic rewrite
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What Movie Should We Do Next?

We watch Netflix’s Ladies First and give it our locked-in star ratings before we get honest about what the movie tries to say about feminism. We talk through why the gender swap premise feels shallow, why the lesson comes too easy, and what a smarter version of the story could have been.
• quick intro and why Ladies First is trending on Netflix
• what everyone’s drinking and how the vibe hits
• plot recap of Damien’s head injury role reversal
• our category ratings for acting, cinematography, sound, plot, and rewatchability
• why “role reversal equals empathy” doesn’t match real life
• how the movie flattens microaggressions into throwaway jokes
• what a matriarchal world would actually need to explore
• our “insert ourselves” segment and the rewrites we’d rather watch

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