
Split Happens
Split Happens is a movie podcast hosted by sisters, Katrina Porter and Anna Serene. Each episode we fully synopsize and discuss a movie both of us love and one of us gets to defend the movie, while the other has to attack it.
Episodes
128 episodes
Ice Castles: Eyes of Love Probably Won't Help You See the Flowers Either
Be prepared to have the theme song of this movie stuck in your head because we're talking this week about the sweet, 1978 sports romance film, Ice Castles!Starring Lynn-Holly Johnson in her first role, the dreamy Robby Benson, t...
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1:40:53

Strange Brew: It's Like...Canadian Hamlet, eh?
Take off, hoser! This week we’re celebrating our friends up north with the most Canadian movie we can think of, 1983’s Strange Brew! Seriously, not all Americans have lost their minds! Starring, written, and directed by Rick Moranis and Dave Th...
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1:44:58

Anaconda: We Also Don't Want None...of This Movie
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY! We thought this year we'd cover a movie no one would guess we'd do, 1997's Anaconda.Do you hate this movie and think it's ridiculous? Same! But because we love you all and also torturing ourselves, we'd go deep in...
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1:10:05

Dune (1984): Sand Worms & Battle Pugs & Weird Sweaty Naked Sting...Oh My, Indeed.
Break out the stillsuits and Water of Life because we are wrapping up our March Movie Madness with the Adaptations region, by celebrating David Lynch's Dune! KATRINA is the PRO and she takes a deep dive into the sands of planet, Arr...
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1:32:13

Toy Story: Oh Great...Now We Gotta Deal With Sentient Toys
Reach for the skyyyyyyy, because this week is all about 1995's Pixar OG--Toy Story! For our third round of March Movie Madness, you chose ANIMATION so we are diving into the origins of Pixar, casting, difficulties with animation, and m...
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1:23:23

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Indiana Getting Love From His Distant Father is the Real Holy Grail
Movie Madness continues this week with the DUOS region, and the winner is Harrison Ford and pointing his finger! We're covering 1989's brilliant third installment in the Indiana Jones franchise: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! <...
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1:32:59

Jurassic Park: (disclaimer: some park guests not guaranteed to leave the park alive)
You voted and we listened! Thank you all for voting which movies you wanted us to cover, and we’re starting off our Movie Madness with the Director region. Stephen Spielberg took the prize by a mile, so 1993’s Jurassic Park, it is. We’re headin...
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1:29:04

Snatch: Of Course I Like Dags. Everyone Likes Dags.
All. Bets. Are. Off. This week we’re celebrating Katrina’s wedding anniversary and she chose Guy Ritchie’s brilliant dark comedy—Snatch! Katrina comes with a briefcase full of trivia. Like how did Brad Pitt end up in the film? And what...
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1:19:26

Bugsy Malone: We Coulda Been Anything That We Wanted to Be…Like a Singing, Pie-Throwing, Child Mafiaso
Grab a fedora and a pie because it’s time to talk about 1976’s Bugsy Malone! This is an absolute favorite for Anna and Katrina and we don’t wanna hear any guff about it! This utterly charming musical from first time directo...
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1:32:05

Tango and Cash: Hot Take--Cash and Tango Sounds Better, Fight Me.
Anna and Katrina, Katrina and Anna. While they are technically not two of the 80's biggest action stars, they were alive in the 80's, and watched a lot of action movies. Including the movie they are covering this week, and this movie has eve...
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1:20:33

Trick or Treat (1986): Okay Fine, He's a Dead, Evil Murderer...but he Dances Like an Angel and his Song is a Bop
Do you love horror movies with a hero who is a rockin non-conformist that can't wait for a gaggle of preppy pricks to get their comeuppance? And also, Gene Simmons as a disc jockey, Ozzy Osbourne as preacher, and acclaimed Solid Gold d...
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1:31:47

Frailty: Swinging Axes and Burying Demons for Jesus
It's our 2nd to last spook-tober episode for 2024, and if you are a demon disguising as a human this one is going to scare the spirit out of your soul-less corpse! This movie is so good Matthew McConaughey is better than all right, all right...
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1:12:54

Child's Play: Sure He's a Murderous Doll, but No One Can Say Chucky Isn't At Least Friendly-ish
Wanna plaaaaaaay..........our latest episode? Will you be our podcast friend till the end? C'mon, these hints are gold. Plus, we give you the name of the episode at the top, so you kind of go into this with an advantage. The Split Happens si...
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1:22:20

Critters: Man, the '80s Really Cornered the Market for Small Killer Creatures
A movie about furry little creatures from outer space causing a ruckus? Have the Split Happens got the repeater going on? Heck no, it isn't Christmas, it's spoooooooky season! That means they are covering the movie about the OTHER movie abou...
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1:35:57

Witchboard(1986) Just a Little Psychic Humor and a Dash of Ghostly Homicide
We are kicking off our month of spoooooky episodes with a suspenseful, supernatural, spirit filled gem. This movie has everything: An 80's soap opera star; enough Aqua Net to destroy the ozone layer; gum; a Ouija board; a possessed spirit who m...
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1:28:22

Volunteers: I Guess the Title 'Finding Love and Compassion Whilst Battling the CIA, Communists, and a War Lord for Control of a Newly Built Bridge in Thailand' Was Already Taken
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1:46:32

Pete's Dragon (1977): Back When They'd Write Songs About Tearing Kids and Dragons Apart and No One Seemed to Mind
Is that a dragon in your pocket or..........hey, knock it off! This is a podcast that is only MARGINALLY inappropriate when covering children's movies, and boy do we have a doozy for you! Do you like dragons, and songs, and orphans, but not ...
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1:21:23

Face/Off: Let's Not Let Actual "Science" Get in the Way of a Perfectly Bonkers Plot
Hey!! Who wants to be able to perform complex facial reconstruction surgeries without going to medical school??!! To quote the hot European lady from Super Troopers, "I do, I do!!!". Better yet, what if we said we have an episode about a mov...
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1:46:50

The Pirate Movie: 2.0
If something is happy the first time, isn't it happier the 2nd time? Us twice married people think so (Katrina, that is), so we thought, "Hey us, why don't we try re-recording an episode that people seem to love, and put that theory to the t...
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1:11:36

Robin Hood: Sexy Animated Fox Version
Anna and Katrina decided that there are just not enough podcasts about a benevolent animated fox and the grown human women (woman) who have developed feelings for said fox, and these women (Anna) need their (hers) voices heard! Please join u...
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1:18:20

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead: No but Seriously, Mom Actually Needs to Know About That
Have you wondered what a movie that has the hijinks of Home Alone but with fashion would like? Have you gone to the doctor and thought "Gee, this office is great, but I wonder what it would look like if the nurses had really impractical bright ...
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1:24:56

Yellow Submarine: All You Need is Love And Also Some LSD Wouldn't Hurt
The Hills are alive! With a new episode!!! We're baaaaaaaaaaaaack, and boy do we have a delightfully bananas movie we are covering! We've got animation, music, animated music, The Beatles (kind of), and flying fingers. The makers of this ...
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1:27:09

The Golden Child: I Prefer my Oatmeal Without Blood but You do You
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, want the episode! Pleaaaaaaaase! This week the Split Happens sisters flew all the way to Tibet to bring you an episode brimming with facts, a small child with mad magic skills, a dagger that turns out was not named after th...
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1:19:05

Demolition Man: But Could Someone PLEASE Explain How the Seashells Work?!
You ready to get down with a little "murder, death, kill" Snipes style? If you know how to take care of your daily business while using 3 seashells then you are prepared for this weeks episode from the Split Happens sisters. Enhance your calm a...
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