In this minisode, Katie and Grace lean into a world where remakes are king, one-off movies get sequels, and viewers get tricked into funding more of the same. If original ideas are dead, Katie and Grace get zombified with 28 Days Later (2002), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and 28 Years Later (2025).

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Have you ever found yourself on a speeding train on the way to take your daughter to see the parent she likes best forcing you to confront your general failings as a parent and while you’re on said train, it suddenly get taken over by zombies and you’re forced to fight for your life and become the parent you always needed to be? Yeah, neither have we but those on their way to Busan sure have. 

Join Katie and Grace for as we speed towards our destinies and confront our fight or flight response in the season 5 finale of The Unsolicited Film Critics with Train to Busan (2016).

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One short day down deep in The Hive where a laboratory accident turns everyone into zombies and a special military unit run by amnesiac Milla Jovovich must save us all from the end of the world. Join Grace and Katie as we fight our way through flesh-eating monsters in Resident Evil (2002).

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Ever wonder what would happen if that sense of impending doom was actually foreshadowing the end of the world? Do you ignore it, do you run from it, do you fight it or do you accept it? Join Katie and Grace as we brace ourselves against a storm of apocalyptic proportions in Take Shelter (2011). 

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Ever find yourself befriending a giant imagery bunny rabbit who happens to show you visions of the end of the world and you’re just like, yeah that’s cool? Neither have we, but troubled teen, Donnie, sure has. Join Grace and Katie as we time-travel our way through the apocalypse in Donnie Darko (2001). 

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In a fictional world that didn’t feel fictional at all and could have taken place in 2020 instead of 2011, a star-studded cast struggles to overcome a pandemic that’s ravaging the planet and may or may not be a prophetic film for the future. Join Katie and Grace as we are reluctantly exposed to a virally bad time in Contagion (2011).

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You know that thing where you wake up after a night of “making it” with your coworker (on the same night a comet passes overhead) and you suddenly find yourself in a zombie apocalypse? Well, Regina and Samantha Belmont know this situation all too well. 

Join Grace and Katie, and special guest Ally, as we traipse through a desolate downtown L.A. trying to escape flesh eating zombies and sinister scientists in Night of the Comet (1984).

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You’re cordially invited to the welcome ceremony of our new intergalactic friends from Mars! Please join us in Pahrump, Nevada as we come together in celebration of this momentous event. Whats the worst that could happen?

Katie and Grace brace themselves for an out of this world time in Mars Attacks! (1996)

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Major sexual tension between James Bond and Sarah Connor, children risking this lives to save their grandma and the 2nd best town to live in in the Pacific Northwest. Join Grace and Katie for a pyroclastic surge for the ages in Dante’s Peak (1997). 

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Super…oh wait, it’s actually…more birds! Join Katie and Grace for the second episode of our disaster season as nature takes its revenge (in true Hitchcock fashion) in The Birds (1963). 

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Giant two-person run Jaegers, giant alien Kaiju, mind-melding and some less than sexual tension. Join Grace and Katie for the Season 5 premiere of The Unsolicited Film Critics as we dive to the depths of the pacific in an attempt to save the world with Pacific Rim (2013).

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Patrick Bateman isn’t your average young and wealthy New York investment banker in the 80s. He’s so much more than that. He cares about slowing down the nuclear arms race, stopping terrorism and world hunger, providing food and shelter for the homeless, opposing racial discrimination, promoting civil rights, while at the same time, promoting equal rights for women and most importantly promoting general social concern and less materialism in young people. Oh, and that’s not all. He also happens to be an axe murderer.

Join Grace and Katie for the Season 4 finale as we compare our eggshell and bone white business cards in American Psycho (2000).

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Do you have questionable morals or malleable convictions? Are you willing to give up your dignity and set aside empathy and sympathy towards others in need? Are you willing to stage crime scenes just for your benefit? Do you even have empathy? If any of these sound familiar, then a job in Nightcrawling might be the job for you! After all, “If you wanna win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket.”

Join Katie and Grace for the penultimate episode of Season 4 as we question our moral compass in order to get the “perfect shot” in Nightcrawler (2014).

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Sorry to bother you, but is your rent too high? Are your bills piling up? Are you grossly under paid, under appreciated and over worked? Then look no further than WorryFree. Leave all of your worries behind…

Join Grace and Katie as we fight to not be consumed by corporate greed in Sorry to Bother You (2018).

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Young hot people making poor decisions, being chased by the undead, ritual sacrifices and gambling on the outcome of the lives of others. Just another typical day at the office, am I right?

Join Katie and Grace as we try to avoid bringing about the end of the world in The Cabin in the Woods (2011).

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Unsatisfying day jobs, numerous animal roommates, dreaming about being the world’s greatest puppeteer and wanting to escape your daily doldrums by jumping into someone else’s head for 15 minutes. And so we pose this question to you: where would the portal to your mind be located? 

Join Grace and Katie as we jump on the chance to be someone else in Being John Malkovich (1999). 

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Andy Sachs is not like other girls and she’s most certainly not like the girls who work themselves to the bone in the cut throat yet glamorous world of fashion. At least not yet.

Join Katie and Grace (and our special guest Ally) as we done our cerulean sweaters and attempt to claw our way to the top of the Runway food chain. All the while combating the domineering (yet iconic) working woman we all love to fear (and may or may not worship at her alter), Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you this important message.  *SPOILERS AHEAD*

The 80s cult classic Road House, starring the incomparable Patrick Swayze has been brought back to life. Resurrected, if you will. That’s right, folks! 35 years after Swayze blessed us with high kicks and even higher hair, Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the titular role of bouncer extraordinaire Dalton at the bar that has it all: house bands, fist fights, broken glass, and unruly drunk idiots. And The Unsolicited Film Critics would be failing in our duties if we didn’t honor this story hot off the UFC ring with a throwback to our remake season.

Please join Grace and Katie as we bring you this special bonus episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics for Road House (1989) and its remake Road House (2024). 

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Work smarter, not harder. That's what they all say and Melanie Griffith's Tess McGill takes the sentiment to heart as she pretends to be somebody she's not in order to move up in a high-powered, male-dominated working world.

Join Katie and Grace as we try not to tear our hair out due to corporate frustration (and unsuccessfully try to understand this films wide-spread critical acclaim) in Working Girl (1988).

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When you find yourself working for a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot who is willing to stop at nothing to keep you down, you don’t get mad, you get even.

Join Grace and Katie as we stumble out of bed, pop on our voluminous wigs, and grab a steaming hot cup of ambition in 9 to 5  (1980).

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Whether you suffer from the Sunday scaries or a case of the Monday's, we all know that work can suck. But what better way to improve your daily commute than with a brand new season of The Unsolicited Film Critics!

Join Katie and Grace for 1999's Office Space, a drudgery filled, flairless fight for your right to the signature red Swingline stapler. Welcome to The Unsolicited Film Critics - Season 4: The Workplace. 

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Reunited and it feels so good! In this season we're braving the daily commute and reviewing the daily grind of office life. Welcome to The Unsolicited Film Critics: Season 4 - The Workplace. 

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As we close out Season 3, we'd like to talk about the Grim Reaper, falling head over heels in love, discovering a life worth living, and Brad Pitt’s iconic 90’s hairstyle. Turns out, burnout is not exclusive to the living workforce and even the Grim Reaper desperately needs some time off.  Join Grace and Katie for the season 3 finale as we learn that life may become a little less grim if we are lucky enough to find a little thing called love in Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and its remake Meet Joe Black (1998). 

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Interracial relationships, charged conversations around the dinner table, examining our own prejudices and love conquering all. Join Katie and Grace as we load our plates with passion, prejudice and love in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) and its remake(?) Guess Who (2005). 

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Throwing away your future in order to achieve popularity, shitting all over your true friends, paying people to like you, and learning life lessons the hard way. Talk about a winning combination! Join Grace and Katie as we bribe our way into a fake relationship, learn major life lessons, and find love along the way in Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) and its remake Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003). 

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Death defying riddles, destroying towns, losing artificial lives and finding yourself. Join Katie and Grace as we leave our fate up to the roll of the dice in Jumanji (1995) and its remake Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). 

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Remake (/rē’māk/) by definition means “make (something) again or differently” and Footloose was indeed made again, although it’s hard to say this remake was made any differently. Loose feet, strictly religious towns, and new kids rebelling against a ban on dancing. Join Grace and Katie as we dance our way through small town Bomont in Footloose (1984) and its remake Footloose (2011). 

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Riding waves, base jumping, free soloing it up a cliff face without any proper training and completing the Ozaki 8. Unlike Sia, these adrenaline junkies aren’t seeking cheap thrills but instead the thrill of a lifetime. Join Grace and Katie as we surf our way through the storm of the century in Point Break (1991) and its remake Point Break (2015). 

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What does a group of failed cons, unfortunate facial hair, the world's greatest traffic jam, and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch have in common?  If you guessed two movies about a gold heist in Italy, then you'd be right! Join Katie and Grace as we set our sights on creating vehicular chaos and seeking revenge in The Italian Job (1969) and its remake The Italian Job (2003).

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As Elvis Presley would say, "A little less conversation, a little more action please" and what better place to do so than Sin City? Join Grace and Katie (and our specialized crew) as we attempt to procure millions in the most elaborate heist in the history of Vegas in Ocean's Eleven (1960) and its remake Ocean's Eleven (2001). 

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Body swapping, fraught mother/daughter relationships, teen garage bands and water skiing against a green screen. Join Katie and Grace as we start season 3 off with a bang as we body swap our way through Freaky Friday (1976) and its remake Freaky Friday (2003). 

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Katie and Grace are back and the stakes are higher than ever. In this season, we're diving into the world of remakes. That’s right – shattering the dreams of all viewers who thought their favorite movie in the whole world was an original idea.  And we’re upping the ante. Each week, we’ll watch two versions of a movie and decide who did it better. Let the games begin!

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Fast cars, furious friendships, high-speed crime fighting, and more souped up vehicles than Xhibit’s Pimp My Ride. Join Katie and Grace for a furious season finale of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we speed our way through the Floridian streets in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).

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Wild Cats having to work for a living, Lava Springs elite, conniving blondes with a grudge against the cast of Grease, and singing and dancing our way through our feelings. Join Katie and Grace for this season's penultimate episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics as we make a musical splash for High School Musical 2 (2007). 

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 T-Birds, Pink Ladies, wearing disguises in order to trick women into liking you for something that you’re not, and Stephanie Zenoni. Join Katie and Grace as we shimmy and sway our way through our first foray into the 80’s film zeitgeist with Grease 2 (1982) - which may or may not be an accidental spoof film. 

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Sun-kissed locks, relationship red flags, side swiping an oil tanker, the deaths of innocents, multiple reasons to never go on a cruise, and Willem Defriend. Join Grace and Katie as we count on a new beginning, a reason for living, a deeper meaning with Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997). 

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S02 | E10: Grieving assassins, unnamed dogs, $7 million bounties, Switzerland-Esq hotels, and the king of action films: Keanu Reeves. Join Grace and Katie for an asskicking episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel for John Wick: Chapter 2.

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Sorry we're late. We tried and failed to watch The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and needed time to recover our senses. The only thing to do now is fail again, fail better. So we decided to talk about ourselves instead. 

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Conniving fairy godmothers, love potions, meeting the parents and happily ever after. Join Katie and Grace for a fairy tale of an adventure in The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we travel to Far Far Away for Shrek 2 (2004). 

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Can you smell what the Scorpion King is cooking? Floppy hair, adventures through ancient Egypt, The Rock as a CGI half scorpion man, and the Army of Anubis. Welcome to the Brenaissance! Join Katie and Grace for an extra sandy episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we run for our lives and take things that don’t belong to us in The Mummy Returns (2001).

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Star-crossed lovers, death defying arenas, unlikely allies, and masochistic Presidents (who may or may not be overcompensating for something) hellbent on seeking revenge against children. Join Grace and Katie (and our special guest Ally) for an extra fiery episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we toss our spears into each other's hearts for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).

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Acts of piracy, touches of destiny, humanoid sea creatures and their ultimate sad boy captain, jars of dirt and family reunions. Join Katie and Grace for an extra seaworthy episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we hit the high seas for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006).

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Growing up, 2,000 page sci-fi novels, eye patches, triple-dog dares and saving Christmas. Join Katie and Grace for a special holiday episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we make our way home for A Christmas Story Christmas (2022). 

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Teen romance, casual racism, disapproving parents, sub-par history lessons and - you guessed it - some dirty dancing. Join Grace and Katie for another episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics: The Sequel as we saunter through old Havana for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).

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Batmobiles, clown makeup, making your own luck, and heroes living long enough to see themselves become the villain. Join Katie and Grace for a not-so-serious premiere of The Unsolicited Film Critics Season 2:The Sequel for The Dark Knight (2008).

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Back by popular demand! Tis us, your Unsolicited Film Critics and we’re here to bring you yet another rousing season of film critiques that you never wanted or even asked for! Now that you’ve finished jumping for joy, you might be wondering  what’s in store for Season 2. What will we be serenading your gorgeous ear drums with? Well, you’re just going to have to wait... but not too long. 

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Interracial relationships, body snatching, racist garden parties and wanting to vote for Obama a third time. Join Grace and Katie for the season finale of The Unsolicited Film Critics for Get Out (2017). 

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Technological advancements, warring tribes, high key emotions (from your hosts), and the heir to the Wakandan Throne. Join Katie and Grace for Season 1’s penultimate episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss Black Panther (2018).

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London’s greatest police officer, a seemingly idyllic British village, dangerous garden equipment, and two delirious podcasters attempting to discuss all of the above. Join Katie and Grace for the 8th episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss Hot Fuzz (2007).

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It’s Morphin time! Releasing an ancient villain from their purple egg prison despite clear warning signs against it, booger people running amok (due to shoddy construction protocols), parents under mind control and the greatest love story of all time. (Move over Kate and Leo, Tommy and Kimberly are here.) Join Katie and Grace for the 7th episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss the most iconic film of our generation: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1994).

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Once average, now suped up teens, testy attitudes and hormonal mood swings, serving lewks (while in detention) and giant talking heads (like those pin art toys we had as kids). Join Grace and Katie for their first double feature! In part 1, they dive deep into Power Rangers (2017) - an overambitious, yet entertaining, reboot of the beloved tv series. 

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Summer camp, young love, Godspell and kissing like the French. Join Katie and Grace for the 5th episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss Wet Hot American Summer (2001). 

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One-night stands, Eggos gettin Preggo, marital bliss (???), and Spider-Man 3. Join Grace and Katie for the 4th episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics as they discuss Knocked Up (2007) – a film they almost instantly regretted watching.

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Extra marital affairs, female friendships, human-sized urns & life lessons learned from animated children's shows. Join Katie and Grace for the 3rd episode  of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss The Other Woman (2014).

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Sabotage, crop tops, oozing sexual chemistry, and crème brûlée masquerading as Jell-O. Join Grace and Katie for the second episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). Also, go see your gynecologist.

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Betrayal, forgiveness, secret-keeping boat houses & Lil Nas X. Join Grace and Katie for the very first episode of The Unsolicited Film Critics to discuss The Wedding Date (2005). 

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