monster trucks

After a neck-and-neck race last weekend, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has officially stepped aside to let Hidden Figures reign supreme. The crowd-pleasing drama about the black female mathematicians who assisted NASA in its early days topped the box office, leading a weekend that was otherwise all about films bursting out of limited release. The bulk of the new releases were not so fortunate.

This Friday, Paramount Pictures is releasing what will arguably be the finest family film of the year (to date): Monster Trucks, which has had a famously messy production up to its release in the doldrums of the first month of the year. (Shocking that a movie thought up by a 4-year old wouldn’t have smooth sailing!) Leaving its behind-the-scenes rockiness aside, Monster Trucks ostensibly has the ingredients to be a kids’ movie: it’s a mix of computer animation and live action; it’s directed by Chris Wedge of the Ice Age franchise; and it’s about big trucks. But all accounts suggest that the oddity of the concept’s genesis is borne out by the finished film, making for a truly odd film intended for the whole family. In (dubious) honor of Monster Trucks, thus, here’s our list of 10 of the truly weird, oddball children’s movies.

Today on Segment 16, the guys cover a lot of ground, from kids and their Christmas insanity, to monster trucks, to what kind of podcasts each guy would host, to what the big plans are for the weekend. A lot of ground.

The guys cover a lot of ground on today's Segment 16. From Grand Rapids on another top list, misconceptions about Michigan, misconceptions about New Jersey, and the removal of Wilkommen signs around Holland. Oh, and Monster Trucks.

On Saturday, someone from a radio station in Atlanta went to interview people at the Monster Jam monster truck rally. They asked an extremely drunk woman what she loves about the sport, but she instead decided to talk about her relationship instead.