I've got a theory. What if this whole episode of Screen Cleaning is part of a bigger conspiracy to get fans to make up conspiracy theories. Today Jeff, Cole, and Mickey share some of their favorite fan theories to think about when the movie has ended. We'll break out the yarn and bulletin boards to connect a young boy looking into a snowglobe in the series finale of St. Elsewhere to which cigarettes they smoked on Breaking Bad. Or maybe explore what Mary Poppins has in common with Doctor Who AND Harry Potter. We'll even ask the right questions about why we theorize in the first place and what role creators and authors play in the process. Outside the web of conspiracy we bring you the best in entertainment news including a review of Captain Marvel and Pan to find the Good in a theory about the Beatles that could lead to a new film or even checking out an old one. Do you believe, here on Screen Cleaning.

Fan Theories

Every week on the Screen Cleaning podcast Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger talk about good movies, TV, video games, music...but mainly movies. Sometimes in a rush to talk about everything, we don’t get to really spend time on some of our favorites. Today we are going to fix that. It’s our first induction ceremony for The Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame. Two good movies we’d be happy to display on the shelf and that we’re always excited to talk about. Welcome to the SC Family Spider-Man 2 &amp; Lars and the Real Girl.

The Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame

It's coooold out there and Happy Groundhog Day. Sonny and Cher's music will forever be associated with the Bill Murray comedy and today we are going to talk about other great movie soundtracks. Unlike I Got You Babe, these are the songs and scores written specifically for the movies they appeared in. Jeff, Cole, and Mickey pick some of their favorite orchestral pieces and original songs. Also we share the best news from the week including quite a bit of news from one comic book studio. Then Jeff reviews The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and They Shall Not Grow Old.

Movie Soundtracks

We've been getting into the Halloween spirit with horror movies and TV so far this month, but what about the other harvest time activities for families? The young kids might want to visit a pumpkin patch or maize maze. Teenagers love haunted houses and hayrides. And the whole family might enjoy some suspense theater. Producer Mickey visited some of these haunted attractions, and brought a recorder too. Now we all can visit these Halloween haunts from the comfort (and safety) of home. Jeff also interviews the owner of Castle of Chaos in Salt Lake City and gives a couple more scary movie reviews.Don't forget next week is our big Halloween Movie Bracket episode. You can enter to win a free Audible code by picking your winners, taking a picture of the whole bracket, and sending it to our email at screencleaning@byu.edu. The bracket can be found at https://brackify.com/bracket/22849/Scary-Movies-on-Screen-Cleaning.  Good luck!

We've been getting into the Halloween spirit with horror movies and TV so far this month, but what about the other harvest time activities for families? The young kids might want to visit a pumpkin patch or maize maze. Teenagers love haunted houses and hayrides. And the whole family might enjoy some suspense theater. Producer Mickey visited some of these haunted attractions, and brought a recorder too. Now we all can visit these Halloween haunts from the comfort (and safety) of home. Jeff also interviews the owner of Castle of Chaos in Salt Lake City and gives a couple more scary movie reviews.<br><br>Don't forget next week is our big Halloween Movie Bracket episode. You can enter to win a free Audible code by picking your winners, taking a picture of the whole bracket, and sending it to our email at screencleaning@byu.edu. The bracket can be found at <a href="https://brackify.com/bracket/22849/Scary-Movies-on-Screen-Cleaning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brackify.com/bracket/22849/Scary-Movies-on-Screen-Cleaning</a>.  Good luck!

Haunted Attractions

Stop me if you've heard this one. A big city girl comes back home for the holidays only to be shown the true meaning of Christmas from a handsome boy in flannel. Hallmark movies have a bad reputation, and sure some of them can be really similar, but today we are going to celebrate them. Sometimes after a long year, a relaxing predictable story where everything works out in the end is all you need. Merry Christmas from Screen Cleaning!

A Hallmark Christmas Special

Romantic Comedies can be comfort food whether you have someone to snuggle up with this Valentine's Day or not. But what is it that makes a rom-com? Jeff and Cole have come up with some of the most common tropes or conventions of the genre over the years in a quest to find The Ultimate Rom-Com. Does your favorite make the list? Also listen for our Oscars reactions and a review of Sonic the Hedgehog. Celebrate the loving holiday today on Screen Cleaning.

What Makes a Rom, Com?

Our media reflects the world we live in. Now we can look back to a time before a pandemic and theaters closing, and wonder what the 2010's said about us. Today Jeff and Cole examine the biggest trends and stories that dominated movies and TV through the most recent decade including franchise filmmaking and an era of prestige television. We watched a lot of movies in those ten years, but there were still a couple that we've been meaning to watch. And as always stick around for the best in entertainment news. Part one of our series looking at Decades in Movies on Screen Cleaning.

Decades in Movies Series: Franchise Universes Dominate the 2010's.

Scary Sociology

SOMEBODY got test positive for Covid-19. Who could that be? On today's rather unconventional episode, Jeff and Cole talk about various presidents played in movies. TV shows like Cobra Kai and WandaVision are also discussed, and the two pan for good in today's episode of Screen Cleaning.

Movie Presidents

With Oscar season approaching soon, host Jeff Simpson welcomes guest Rod Gustafson to discuss some of their favorite Oscar winners from years past. They'll be looking at several Oscar categories for this retrospective into movie history.

Oscar Retrospective

Hosts Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger may have different opinions in what movies, TV, or music they like, but they can agree that families need good clean options for screen time with kids. In an entertainment world too caught up on the bad and the ugly, we talk about good. A production of BYUradio.

Movies come and go, but every person has a handful of movies that they will always come back to in their viewing habits. Join host Jeff Simpson and guest Rod Gustafson as they discuss their personal favorite timeless movies, movies that will always hold a special place in their heart.

Screen Cleaning's Timeless Favorites

Host Jeff Simpson and guest Rod Gustafson discuss the 2021 Annie Awards for animation and some of their favorite animatred movies.

Annie Awards

Today hosts Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger are looking back on the biggest movies trends of the 2000s in a continuation of our Decades in Movies series. Along the way, they'll look at movie adaptations of books, Leonardo Dicaprio's breakout career, and much more. Stick around to hear about the biggest and best of the 2000s.

Decades in Movies Series: Trends of the 2000s

A 'Quick Clean' is an extra segment where we bring you movie reviews we didn't get to during the show. This week we're reviewing the Spy Thriller, "The Courier", starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is rated PG-13 and is in theaters now.

Screen Cleaning "Quick Clean" Review of "The Courier"

For our 125th episode, hosts Jeff Simpson and Cole Wissinger are looking back on the career of funnyman and bonafide movie superstar Robin Williams. They'll be looking at every part of his career, analyzing what made him so funny, and discussing their favorite Robin Williams movies.

SC Spotlight: Robin Williams

Jeff and Cole love movies. And every week they talk about movies they enjoy or want to highlight for one reason or another, but today is special. It's time for another installment of the Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame, where the entire show is devoted to taking a deep dive on just two movies. Movies that go on the shelf with the best of the best. Enjoy us gush over what is great about "Clue" and "Stranger Than Fiction".

The SC Hall of Fame -  Clue AND Stranger Than Fiction

Part two of our tour across the United States of Movies. East of the Mississippi we have the rough and tumble Boston movies, southern charm and southern music, and the laid back kindness of the mid-west. What state has the best movies? Is New York or LA the place to be? We're filling up the RV and continuing the tour, here on Screen Cleaning.

50 States and 50 Movies: Eastern Promises

Sundance and Slamdance are winding down a unique festival season. South of the ski slopes of Robert Redford's hang out is Orem, Utah and this weekend's LDS Film Festival. Jeff, Cole, and Avery caught a few of the new features that are premiering and have reviews today. We also look back at some of the great movies you might have forgot got their start in the festival circuit. Screen Cleaning is pretty indie, you've probably never heard of it.

Film Festivals

A couple Oscars contenders are available this weekend. Jeff, Cole, and Avery review Minari after seeing it in theaters (with popcorn) for the first time in what feels like forever. In addition to being a powerful family drama, it also shows off the beauty of the state of Arkansas. And I can't think of another Arkansas movie. So what is the most iconic movie from each state in the US? Today is part one, tackling everything west of the Mississippi. We know Hollywood loves making movies about Hollywood, and we love talking about them on Screen Cleaning.

50 States and 50 Movies: Wild Wild West

This year for Valentine's Day we're looking for love in all the TV places. Sit-coms handle relationships in many different ways and we are pitting some of the most iconic TV couples against each other, bracket style. Ross &amp; Rachel, Sam &amp; Diane, Rosanne &amp; Dan, and what about the platonic couples that exemplify friendship like Ron &amp; Leslie or Jerry &amp; Elaine. We'll crown one of them the greatest as well as reviewing a couple new releases in time for your V-Day date night and as always bring the best from entertainment news of the week. We love you, even when we're on (commercial) break, on Screen Cleaning.

Sit-Com Couples Bracket

Sure Groundhog Day has been a holiday in Central Pennsylvania for 150 years. And sure time loop stories have been around since Christmas Every Day and 12:01 PM. But when Bill Murray and Harold Ramis teamed up in 1993 they perfected, popularized, and combined the two. Today Jeff and Cole are talking Groundhog Day the movie on this Groundhog Day, and also exploring movies and TV shows that have played with the time travel concept. It's not Déjà vu, it's Screen Cleaning.

I'm Getting the Feeling We've Done This Before

2020 - The year that must not be named. Cole and Jeff reflect on this...interesting year, and talk about how the year's events affected the movie industry. They share their opinions on movies such as Wonder Woman 1984, Soul, and The Invisible Man.

The Movies of 2020

Could we have covered more different ground by picking a 2010's indie comedy and a Michael Bay film as our latest two entries into The Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame? Every so often on the show we spend a little more time talking about movies we love, but don't talk enough about. Jeff's selection offers dumb fun chases and sweeping panoramic shots in 2005's The Island. And we say goodbye and good luck to Producer Mickey who brings us The Way, Way Back one of her personal favorites. It's a movie about growing up and moving on, and we wish the best to Mickey in the future from us at Screen Cleaning.

The SC Hall of Fame: The Way, Way Back & The Island

Movies based on books are nothing new, but each version usually adds something new. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic holiday tale and it's in the public domain, meaning anyone can use the story as a basis for a new movie or Christmas episode of their TV show. There are easily over 50 retellings of the familiar story on the screen including a new three part series on FX this year. Jeff and Cole watched...well, not all of them, but certainly a few. There are good parts and character portrayals in each, so we cobbled our favorites together and present for you - not just A Christmas Carol - but THE Christmas Carol. Marry Christmas from the Screen Cleaning team and God bless us, everyone.

THE Christmas Carol

It's been a long year and as we look forward to the Christmas season and finally turning that calendar page we realized we could all use a little pick me up. What ever's got you down, we can look to the movies to pick us back up. These are the underdog stories, testaments to the human will, and just fun feel good times. Also we react to the big theater news that Warner Brothers movies will go to HBO Max along with theaters in the new year, and review a new kids movie The Croods 2. James Brown had it right, we feel good, here on Screen Cleaning.

Feel Great Movies

We hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend. Cole has some time off, but we're thankful for Rod Gustafson coming on the show to share one of his favorite films. Today is another edition of the Screen Cleaning Hall of Fame where we shine our spotlight on movies that we don't spend enough time talking about. Some are underrated or forgotten or just movies we love that we don't talk about every other week on the show. Today Jeff and Rod gush over Matchstick Men and Breach. Hope we don't have to con you into watching these thrillers.

The SC Hall of Fame: Breach & Matchstick Men

This would be a great podcast if the main host wasn’t so annoying. He comes off as self-centered and makes rude remarks, which is extremely distracting.

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I started listening to this show on BYU Radio and I love it. The hosts are great and always have great guests on the show. Very fun to listen to! Im glad they finally have their own segment :)

Great show!

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