High Expectations

Spooky Season: Ernest Scared Stupid

Spooky Season rolls on with Ernest Scared Stupid. Vince joins us to revisit the 1991 cult classic featuring Jim Varney, a thousand-year-old troll, and a truly unreasonabl

Spooky Season: Van Surfing with Teen Wolf

Spooky Season rolls on with Teen Wolf. Vince is back to revisit the 1985 Michael J. Fox classic, where being a werewolf somehow makes you better at basketball, more popu

Spooky Season: Going Under the Bed with Maurice

Spooky Season is officially here, and we’re kicking things off with Little Monsters. Vince, our music producer and frequent cohost, joins Kos and Dilo for the first movi

One Hitter: Animation Studio Showdown

Kos and Dilo wrap up the animation series by putting Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, Illumination, Studio Ghibli, and LAIKA head-to-head. They compare each studio’s style, sto

LAIKA's ParaNorman

This week on High Expectations, we head to Blithe Hollow for LAIKA’s spooky stop-motion adventure, ParaNorman. We’re talking Norman’s ability to see the dead, a centuries

Studio Ghibli's Ponyo

In this episode we dive into Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo, a wildly imaginative story of friendship, family, and a little fish with a serious love for ham. We break down the mo

It's So Fluffy! Illumination's Despicable Me

In this episode of High Expectations, Kos and Dilo revisit Despicable Me to find out what turned a story about the world's greatest villain into one of the biggest animat

Kitty! Pixar's Monsters, Inc.

This week, we head through the closet door to revisit Pixar's Monsters, Inc. We break down the film's incredible world-building, behind-the-scenes stories, iconic quotes,

That'll Do, Donkey! Dreamwork's Shrek

This week on High Expectations, we're heading to the swamp to revisit Shrek, the animated comedy that helped redefine fairy tales for a new generation. We break down the

Oo-de-Lally! Disney's Robin Hood

This week, we head to Sherwood Forest to revisit Disney’s animated classic Robin Hood (1973). With animal outlaws, corrupt royalty, catchy folk songs, and one of Disney’s

100th Episode!! Half Baked

For our 100th episode, we went back to a true stoner comedy staple: Half Baked. It might be the most quotable movie with the least amount of actual plot, so we revisit it

In Memoriam: James Van Der Beek

This week we head to West Canaan, Texas to revisit Varsity Blues, the late-90s football movie that somehow became a defining piece of high school sports culture. Packed w

2025 In Memoriam: Rob Reiner

In this episode of High Expectations, we continue our In Memoriam series by honoring Rob Reiner with a look at The Princess Bride. A film that blends fairy tale sincerity

2025 In Memoriam: Diane Keaton

In this episode of High Expectations, we discuss Something’s Gotta Give as an in memoriam episode honoring Diane Keaton. We focus on her performance as the emotional core

Jingle All the Way

This episode looks at how Jingle All the Way turned the hunt for a Turbo Man doll into sharp holiday satire. We explore the real shopping frenzies that inspired it, the p

Hap-Happiest Season of All

This week on High Expectations, we take on Happiest Season, a holiday rom-com that set out to be a new seasonal staple. Watching it while stoned, we examine the core rela

Late to the Holiday: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

This week we settle in with a holiday classic that still knows how to punch you right in the feelings. Planes, Trains and Automobiles sends Steve Martin and John Candy on

Spooky Season: The Cabin in the Woods

Kos and Dilo pack their gear and head into The Cabin in the Woods , a horror movie that’s not quite what it seems. Things start out familiar, then get very weird very fas

One Hitter: HE Fantasy Draft

It’s draft day on High Expectations! In this special One Hitter episode, we’re building our ultimate fantasy teams made up entirely of fictional football players from som

Like Eagle, Y'all!

This week on High Expectations, the spotlight’s on Remember the Titans (2000), the unforgettable mix of football, leadership, and attitude that defined a generation of sp