Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 163: Spectre (2015) and The Peanuts Movie (2015) and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Episode 163

Hi, and welcome to Movie Podcast Weekly, you’re No. 1 movie podcast for anticipating the release of “The Force Awakens.” This is Episode 163, which is the beginning of a seven-part series where we’re reviewing the entire Star Wars franchise, one film for seven episodes.

So, during this podcast, we bring you Feature Reviews of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menance (1999) with the help of special guest Jedi Master Steve Hernandez. And we also bring you Feature Reviews of Spectre and The Peanuts Movie. Join us!

This episode is dedicated to the late, great Gunnar Hansen. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 162: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) and Bone Tomahawk (2015) and Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) and Truth (2015)

Episode 162

Welcome to Episode 162 of Movie Podcast Weekly, the new-release movie show featuring a film critic, an actor, a geek and a guy named Andy. In this week’s show, we bring you four Feature Reviews of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Bone Tomahawk and Our Brand Is Crisis and Truth.

This week Karl is broadcasting from Jason’s house. Also in this episode, we bring you a pretty epic rant about Netflix. And starting next week, your MPW crew and Jedi Master Steve Hernandez will be covering one “Star Wars” movie each week — in-depth — leading up to our review of “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” So, next week, we’ll be reviewing “Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999), and “Spectre,” of course. Join us! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 161: Steve Jobs (2015) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015) and 10 Cinematic Halloween Treats

Episode 161

Happy Halloween from your spooky friends at Movie Podcast Weekly, where we’re Not Overly Serious About Anything, Except Maybe Movies… We have a special, Halloween-themed episode for you. In Episode 153, we bring you Feature Reviews of Steve Jobs and The Last Witch Hunter. Each MPW host also provides two creepy movie recommendations (plus two bonuses!) that will be perfect for watching during Halloween.

Also in this episode, Jason, Andy and Karl take this opportunity to rate Ryan’s performance after his first five months as an official MPW host. Oh, and we should probably warn everyone up front that Andy sparks some controversy with his opinions of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” versus “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Joins us! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 160: Bridge of Spies (2015) and Crimson Peak (2015) and Goosebumps (2015)

Episode 160

Hi, and welcome to Movie Podcast Weekly. This is Episode 160. In this show we bring you Feature Reviews of Bridge of Spies and Crimson Peak and Goosebumps. In this show, we also invite you to participate in our contest where you could win a Roger Ebert Movie Year Book 2002 or a VHS version of “The Karate Kid.” Listen to find out how to participate!

MPW Episode 160 features all your usual hosts, except Andy, who hurt his back paying bills. We bring you discussion of some of the latest movie trailers, including the new trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”; David O. Russell’s “Joy”; a hilariously pretentious trailer for what appears to be a hilariously pretentious film, “By the Sea”; and a promising-looking trailer for the live-action version of “The Jungle Book.” Join us! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 159: The Walk (2015) and Wild Horses (2015) and Pan (2015)

Episode 159

Welcome to this perilous high-wire act known as Movie Podcast Weekly. This is Episode 159. In this show, your hosts will bring you Feature Reviews of The Walk and Wild Horses and Pan. We also bring you our Mini Reviews and our usual long list of other offenses. Please take special note of the disclaimer at the beginning of this episode. And if you still decide to proceed forward, thanks for listening. Continue reading