The Grand Gesture
A podcast where a professional therapist and and unprofessional movie watcher apply everything they've learned from BATMAN (1989) to 89 other lesser films.
2 years ago

Batman 1989: The Fate of Sidekicks and TERMINATOR 2 JUDGMENT DAY

Minute 09:00-10:30 with an actual 15 minutes on the 15 minutes of fame for Robert Wuhl.

3 years ago

Day Drinking in THE UPSIDE OF ANGER

In which we discover that there are limits to one man's fandom for Kevin Costner.

3 years ago

Batman 1989: Decency in Vigilantism and ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES

Minute 07:30-09:00 with some more wisdom from Billy Dee's Harvey Dent!

3 years ago

Do Your Job in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

In which we discover that Anthony Hopkins is The Greatest New England Patriot.

3 years ago

Batman 1989: Relaying a Message to Crime and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Minute 06:00-07:30 of BATMAN 1989 plus Clarice & Hannibal!

4 years ago

Batman 1989: The Haunting of the Bat and GHOST

In BATMAN 1989 we see how the criminal underworld does most of the heavy lifting for our caped crusader (and the actor Michael Keaton) by treating him with the reverence we would later see in regards to Patrick Swayze as the GHOST. Though we aren't tota...

4 years ago

Batman 1989: Nostalgic Crime and DICK TRACY

As Batman watches and waits for trauma to inflict a new generation during the alley mugging in BATMAN 1989 we discuss exactly which generation Warren Beatty's DICK TRACY is for. Spoiler: not us. So listen in if you have a hatred of moles, the career of ...

4 years ago

Batman 1989: This Could Be Silly and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

As we are introduced to Gotham City in The Greatest Film of All Time BATMAN, less than a year later we are introduced to another silly comic book based premise that makes an attempt to be taking seriously... and then a human-sized rat weeps in chains an...

4 years ago

Batman 1989: Opening Credits and THE ABYSS

In which we send one previous host to the depths of the ocean in guest Dave Giannini of A PODCAST DIRECTED BY to come discuss the tragedy (maybe too strong of a word here) that is James Cameron's THE ABYSS not being available in a restored physical form...

4 years ago

The Mystery of a Single Life in DEFINITELY, MAYBE

Two married guys reminisce about the single life in the only way that it would be seen as even remotely romantic... by watching a romcom with their respective partners. Our partner for this podcast is guest Tangible Teddy who as one of the world's foremo...