Two Tickets, One Theme
By: Tionni Manzano & Jonathan Manzano
Language: en-us
Categories: Tv, Film, Reviews
A married couple come together to do the thing they love doing the most - watching movies! Each month they pick a theme and then choose movies that go along with that theme. You never know what movie they might pick next...
Episodes
Back to the Future Re-Release (TTOT Faves❤️ )
Jan 08, 2026Hi TTOT listeners and Happy New Year!
This month we are going to take a look back at some of our favorite episodes of 2025. This week brings the re-release of our episode on 'Back to the Future.'
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Duration: 01:55:09Ep 38 - Home Alone 2 (Merry Christmas🎄)
Dec 24, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It’s December, which means we’re diving head-first into our favorite holiday movies. And this week is Tionni's Pick and she picked a millenial favorite, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Tionni is forcing Jonathan to skip the original and go straight to New York City with Kevin McCallister.
Join them as they debate about which Home Alone is better and get into shenagians with Kevin and our favorite bandits, Marv and Harry.
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Duration: 01:45:55Ep 37 - Gremlins (Merry Christmas🎄)
Dec 18, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It’s December, which means we’re diving head-first into our favorite holiday movies. And this week, your two hosts are dipping their toes into Christmas horror. Luckily, they didn't have to go too dark for this merry holiday. They are talking about the 80's creature feature, Gremlins.
Join them as they find out why you can't Gizmo wet or feed him after midnight!
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Duration: 01:29:50Ep 36 - Elf (Merry Christmas🎄)
Dec 05, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It’s December, which means we’re diving head-first into our favorite holiday movies. And this week, Jonathan’s bringing a modern Christmas classic to the party. That’s right — we’re talking all things 'Elf' and celebrating everyone’s favorite Buddy.
Join Tionni and Jonathan on a whimsical sleigh ride from the North Pole to New York City and back again.
Stay tuned until the end for a quick review on Zootopia 2.
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Duration: 01:39:49Ep 35 - Sinners (Jonathan's Top Picks/Birthday Month)
Nov 27, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month we celebrate our wonderful host, Jonathan. He is turning 30-something this month but not looking a day over 26. Jonathan gives us his top picks and next up is the popular, recent hit, Sinners.
Join Tionni and Jonathan as they team up with the SmokeStack Twins for a widescreen vampire adventure — big personalities, bigger stakes, and the kind of over-the-top action made for popcorn nights.
Stay tuned until the end for a quick review on Wicked: For Good.
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Duration: 02:01:31Ep 34 - Pulp Fiction (Jonathan's Top Picks/Birthday Month)
Nov 20, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month we celebrate our wonderful host, Jonathan. He is turning 30-something this month but not looking a day over 26. Jonathan gives us his top picks and next up is a master class in screenwriting and filmmaking, Pulp Fiction.
What exactly is pulp, and does any of this count as fiction? Join us as we wade through the mayhem of Pulp Fiction’s bizarre, misguided, and endlessly quotable characters.
Content Warning: This episode touches on a sexual assault scene from Pulp Fiction. List...
Duration: 01:51:32Ep 33 - Mean Girls 2004 (Jonathan's Top Picks/Birthday Month)
Nov 13, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month we celebrate our wonderful host, Jonathan. He is turning 30-something this month but not looking a day over 26. Jonathan gives us his top picks and we are starting with a 2000's juggernaut, 'Mean Girls'!
Let's take a trip back to high school in 2004 and see if the Plastics are really that fetch or is everyone just faking it to make it through their adolescent years.
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Duration: 01:53:57Ep 32 - Halloween (Happy Halloween 🎃)
Oct 31, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It's the best time of the year. That's right, it's Halloween season. The leaves are turning orange and there is a chill in the air. It's time to cozy up with a loved one and watch a horror movie. This week is a very special Halloween episode coming to you October 31st. We couldn't end the season without talking about 'Halloween (1978).'
What's better than trick or treating and possibly running in Michael Myers? A lot. Let's watch a young Jamie Lee Curtis duke it out with her most f...
Duration: 01:50:49Ep 31 - From Dusk Till Dawn (Happy Halloween 🎃)
Oct 23, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It's the best time of the year. That's right, it's Halloween season. The leaves are turning orange and there is a chill in the air. It's time to cozy up with a loved one and watch a horror movie. This week is Jonathan's pick and he chose a vampire classic from the 1990's, 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' starring George Clooney in his most dreamy, bad ass role of all time.
Let's take a visit to the hippest vampire bar, get a dance from Santanico Pandemonium, and drink with Ma...
Duration: 01:44:39Ep 30 - V/H/S Halloween (Happy Halloween 🎃)
Oct 17, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It's the best time of the year. That's right, it's Halloween season. The leaves are turning orange and there is a chill in the air. It's time to cozy up with a loved one and watch a horror movie. Tionni and Jon decided to review a new horror movie this week but a well-known franchise in the horror genre, 'V/H/S Halloween.'
Pretend like you are walking into your local Blockbuster on Halloween night and pick out some videotapes for a spooky night in!
Ep 29 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (Happy Halloween 🎃)
Oct 09, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! It's the best time of the year. That's right, it's Halloween season. The leaves are turning orange and there is a chill in the air. It's time to cozy up with a loved one and watch a horror movie. Tionni and Jon kick off the Halloween season with a 1984 slasher classic, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street.'
Take a stroll down Elm Street as they battle Freddy Krueger and blur the line between dreams and reality.
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Duration: 01:51:35Ep 28 - The Faculty (Back to School/Halloween Begins)
Oct 02, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, Jonathan says goodbye to summer vacation and returns to school. They are celebrating (mourning) by watching films that involve students going back to school after summer break. This episode is dropping in October so it also fits the Halloween theme as well!
This week is our Horror Pick and we picked a movie that is a millenial cult classisc from 1998, The Faculty. Are you ready to view the wonder that is Josh Hartnett's messed up hair?
Plus, they give a...
Duration: 01:47:43Ep 27 - Billy Madison (Back to School)
Sep 26, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, Jonathan says goodbye to summer vacation and returns to school. They are celebrating (mourning) by watching films that involve students going back to school after summer break.
This week is Jonathan's pick and he picked a movie that is definitely in his top 5 of all time. They cover the 1995 comedy classic, Billy Madison.
Plus, they give a quick review on new movie, 'HIM'.
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Duration: 01:47:51Ep 26 - Bring It On (Back to School)
Sep 12, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, Jonathan says goodbye to summer vacation and returns to school. They are celebrating (mourning) by watching films that involve students going back to school after summer break.
This week is Tionni's pick and she picked a movie that she was obsessed with in 2000 and made all the girls want to join the cheerleading squad. It's the only cheerleading movie that matters, 'Bring It On.'
Plus, they give a quick review on new releases, 'The Roses' and ...
Duration: 01:52:59Ep 25 - Toy Story 3 (Animation August)
Aug 28, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, we’re tapping into our inner child and diving headfirst into all things animation.
This week is Jonathan's pick! He wanted to talk about a movie that tends to make grown men (and women) cry, Toy Story 3. We dive into this heart-tugging installment of the franchise, where Andy heads off to college and leaves his childhood behind. In this episode of TTOT, we laugh, we cry, and we reminisce right along with the toys.
Plus, they’re introducing a brand-new segment where...
Duration: 01:43:11Ep 24 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Animation August)
Aug 14, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, we’re tapping into our inner child and diving headfirst into all things animation.
This week is Horror Week! We’re diving into something a little spooky, a little quirky, and full of charm—The Nightmare Before Christmas. Join Tionni and Jonathan as they follow Jack Skellington from Halloween Town to Christmas Town and back again!
Plus, they’re introducing a brand-new segment where they chat about a movie they’ve just seen in theaters. First up: Freakier Friday...
Duration: 01:29:14Ep 23 - Coco (Animation August)
Aug 07, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month, we’re tapping into our inner child and diving headfirst into all things animation.
This week, it’s Tionni’s pick, and she went with a real tearjerker—one that’s pretty much guaranteed to make any adult cry. We’re talking about Pixar’s instant classic, Coco! Come hang out with us in the afterlife and get swept up in the beautiful, emotional ride of this gorgeous animated film.
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Duration: 01:22:27Ep 22 - Back to the Future (The Summer Blockbuster)
Jul 31, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! We are deep into the Summer season and we are going to the movies! But we are only going to the cinema to see a blockbuster. Tionni and Jonathan talk about movies that put butts in seats and destroy the box office.
This week, it's Jonathan's pick, and we're hopping into a DeLorean with Marty to go Back to the Future! That’s right—we’re diving into the 1985 classic that made Tionni and Jon fall in love with movies. Travel with us to 1955 (and back to...
Duration: 01:54:45Ep 21 - Jaws (The Summer Blockbuster)
Jul 25, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! We are deep into the Summer season and we are going to the movies! But we are only going to the cinema to see a blockbuster. Tionni and Jonathan talk about movies that put butts in seats and destroy the box office. This week is horror and we are celebrating Jaws' 50th anniversary by having an in-depth discussion about the Spielberg classic. Find out if this viewing of Jaws has changed their minds and hearts about the film. We are getting a 'bigger boat' to take you a...
Duration: 01:38:29Ep 20 - Independence Day (The Summer Blockbuster)
Jul 11, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! We are deep into the Summer season and we are going to the movies! But we are only going to the cinema to see a blockbuster. Tionni and Jonathan talk about movies that put butts in seats and destroy the box office. This week is Tionni's pick and she picked a 90s disaster film classic, Independence Day. Let's "go whoop E.T.'s ass" with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum and celebrate our Independence Day!
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Duration: 01:48:13Ep 19 - Never Been Kissed (School's Out)
Jun 30, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! Summer is here and we are celebrating Jonathan's Summer Break by watching movies about the end of the school year. We will cover movies that center around young adults graduating from high school, going to prom, making big life decisions, and evolving as human beings. This week is Tionni's pick and she wanted to talk about Never Been Kissed. A classic 90s Drew Barrymore film that can be seen as well...inappropriate but romantic??? Join Tionni as she has major conflictions with loving and being disappointed in...
Duration: 02:08:46Ep 18 - A Nightmare on Elm St 5: Dream Child (School's Out)
Jun 20, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! Summer is approaching and we are celebrating Jonathan's Summer Break by watching movies about the end of the school year. We will cover movies that center around young adults graduating from high school, going to prom, making big life decisions, and evolving as human beings. This week we cover horror and we decided to go with the 5th installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The survivors of Nightmare 4 and their friends are graduating high school and having babies so seemed like a good idea to...
Duration: 01:35:57Ep 17 - American Pie (School's Out)
Jun 11, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! Summer is approaching and we are celebrating Jonathan's Summer Break by watching movies about the end of the school year. We will cover movies that center around young adults graduating from high school, going to prom, making big life decisions, and evolving as human beings. So what better movie to kick off the theme than the 1999 classic, American Pie? Join us as we revisit this memorable tale about exploring sexuality and going to prom. And then maybe we can talk about "this one time at band camp..." Duration: 01:43:45
Ep 16 - The Mummy (Taurus Season)
May 30, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! The best month of the year is upon us. One sweet May in 1990, an Earth Angel was born. So, the whole month of May we will celebrate Tionni by discussing some of Tionni's favorite movies. This week, Tionni talks about her absolute favorite movie, The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. This movie covers many genres - action, adventure, romance, and horror. It's a movie lover's dream. We also feature a very special guest to chat about this movie. Come join the three of them as...
Duration: 01:58:14Ep 15 - Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (Taurus Season)
May 21, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! The best month of the year is upon us. One sweet May in 1990, an Earth Angel was born. So, the whole month of May we will celebrate Tionni by discussing some of Tionni's favorite movies. This week it's giving horror and one of Tionni's deep cut faves, is from the Tales from the Crypt universe, Demon Knight. Come join us as we get seduced by Billy Zane and try to avoid demons with hoop earrings and ponytails in this episode of Two Tickets, One Theme!
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Duration: 01:59:46Ep 14 - Jurassic Park (Taurus Season)
May 07, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! The best month of the year is upon us. One sweet May in 1990, an Earth Angel was born. So, the whole month of May we will celebrate Tionni by discussing some of Tionni's favorite movies. We start off strong with a classic from 1993, Jurassic Park. Hop in our Jurassic Park ride vehicle to take a journey through Isla Nublar and explore the park with us. It's going to be a bumpy and thrilling ride!
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Duration: 01:52:25Ep 13 - 22 Jump Street (Spring Break, Forever)
Apr 30, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! Turn down for what? We are back in the 2010s for a sequel starring two of our favorite buddy cops in movie history, Jenko and Schmidt. Post 21 Jump Street, the two mediocre cops are assigned to infiltrate a local college. Join Jonathan and Tionni as they go down memory lane back into their their twenties and listen to them compare their thoughts on this rewatch versus the first time they saw it back in 2014.
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Duration: 01:44:04Ep 12 - Jeepers, Creepers (Spring Break, Forever - Horror Edition)
Apr 16, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month we are celebrating Spring Break and it's time to get lit? Not sure how litty it's going to be wherever The Creeper is but it's Spring Break and we are traveling back home on empty country roads with Darry and Trish. Join us for the 2001 Creature Feature/Slasher and find out if this movie is deeper than what it seems on the surface???
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Duration: 01:53:35Ep 11 - Spring Breakers (Spring Break, Forever)
Apr 09, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month we are celebrating Spring Break and it's time to get lit. We are back in the 2010s, riding around South Florida on mopeds, sunbathing, and doing keg stands and talking about the controversial film, Spring Breakers. How will Tionni feel about the film after watching it for a second time after not seeing for over a decade? Will Jonathan enjoy this Spring Break classic. Tune into find out! Spring Break is life!
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Duration: 01:22:48Ep 10 - Ready or Not (Wedding Season/Anniversary)
Mar 26, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Jonathan and Tionni's two year wedding anniversary! They commemorate the occasion, by watching movies centered around weddings. For this week’s episode, it's the horror pick for the month and we chose to enjoy a game of hide and seek with a killer bride. Whether you're ready or not, we have dropped an episode on Ready or Not. Whatever you do, try not get caught!
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Duration: 01:38:26Ep 9- Wedding Crashers (Wedding Season/Anniversary)
Mar 12, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Jonathan and Tionni's two year wedding anniversary! They commemorate the occasion, by watching movies centered around weddings. For this week’s episode, it's Jonathan's pick and he chose the raunchy 2005 comedy, Wedding Crashers. Come crash Jonathan and Tionni's wedding episode and join the party!
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Duration: 01:37:56Ep 8 - The Wedding Singer (Wedding Season/Anniversary)
Mar 05, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Jonathan and Tionni's two year wedding anniversary! They commemorate the occasion, by watching movies centered around weddings. For this week’s episode, it's Tionni's pick and she chose the wacky and charming film, The Wedding Singer. Join Tionni and Jonathan as they jump into their DeLorean and journey back to 1985.
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Duration: 01:47:36Ep 7 - Love & Basketball (Black History Month & V-Day)
Feb 26, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Black History Month and Black Love! For this week’s episode, it's Tionni's pick and she chose the romantic masterpiece, Love and Basketball. Join Tionni as she takes you through the plot of the film and laugh with her as she teases Jonathan for his crush on Sanaa Lathan. Let's see if All is Fair in Love and Basketball.
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Duration: 02:13:26Ep 6 - Get Out (Black History Month)
Feb 19, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Black History Month and we spotlight black directors and performers! For this week’s episode, it's horror movie week and we chose a semi-recent horror gem, Get Out. Take a seat, grab your popcorn, and grab your boo, as we guide you through the horrific story of Jordan Peele's Get Out.
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Duration: 02:09:44Ep 5 - Coming to America (Black History Month & V-Day)
Feb 12, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Black History Month and Black Love! For this week’s episode, it's Jonathan's pick and he chose a mega classic, Coming to America. Let's take this journey with the amazingly talented, Eddie Murphy and equally wonderful, Arsenio Hall, to visit Queens, with the hopes of finding true love!
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Duration: 01:52:51Ep 4 - One of Them Days (Black History Month)
Feb 05, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme celebrates Black History Month and Black Love! For this week’s episode, we choose a new movie, One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA. Let's celebrate these talented black actresses and sit back and enjoy this quirky, buddy comedy!
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Duration: 01:51:04Ep 3 - Mrs. Doubtfire (New Year, New Me)
Jan 29, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme is New Year, New Me! For this week’s episode, it is Tionni's choice. Tionni went with the 90's family dramedy classic, Mrs. Doubtfire. Join us for a trip down memory lane to relive the wackiness of Mrs. Doubtfire!
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Duration: 01:45:14Ep 2 - The Substance (New Year, New Me)
Jan 21, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme! This month’s theme is New Year, New Me! For this week’s episode, we’re diving into the world of Horror with the wacky and grotesque film, The Substance. Join us as we experiment with this mind-bending dose of cinematic madness—it’s a trip you won’t want to miss!
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Duration: 01:56:49Ep 1 - The Breakfast Club (New Year, New Me)
Jan 17, 2025Welcome to Two Tickets, One Theme's inaugural episode! This month we chose the theme - New Year, New Me. This week is Jonathan's pick and he chose the beloved 80's classic, The Breakfast Club. Go back to 1985 with us as we go into an in-depth discussion about the 80's gem.
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Duration: 01:42:58