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Happy New Year! It’s 2026, but we don’t acknowledge that one damn bit during this episode because it was recorded on December 9, 2025. What was recorded on December 9? Episode 378 of MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY! Yep, your incessant hosts, Jason Pyles, Karl Huddleston, Geek Cast Ryan Elliott, and a Guy Named “Andy,” bring you Feature Reviews of Jay Kelly (2025), Dead of Winter (2025), Fackham Hall (2025), and Eternity (2025). Anyway, I’m tired writing show notes now, so that’s enough of these.
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Introduction:
– Karl confesses that he’s never been a Blues fan
– Jay welcomes Karl, Ryan, and a disagreeable Guy Named Andy
– Mister Watson accuses MPW of not reading his “recent” comments, but it’s not so…
– Watson also has questionable opinions about Andy
– Comment from Arturo; he also appreciates “Train Dreams” (2025)
– Jason recently provided 28% of the film score for Joel Robertson and Tyson Hanks’ short film, “The One Who Waits Below” (2025)
– High-stakes corporate drama: Netflix / Warner Bros. Discovery / Paramount SkyDance dealings
– Ryan and Jason have been paying for duplicate version of multiple streaming services; beware of Hulu / Disney
– 83rd Annual Golden Globe nominations for January 11, 2026
– Jay reads the new category nominees for “Best Podcast”
– Jay recommends “Cats” (2019)
– Ryan actually says “Singin’ in the Rain” sucks!
– Karl wasn’t listening, then wants us to move on
Mini Reviews:
Karl: Jingle Bell Heist, Original Star Wars showing in theaters in 2027, Down Cemetery Road
Ryan: Last Samurai Standing, Eddington, Stranger Things Season 5: Ep. 4: Sorcerer
Jason: Eats crow regarding TV show cliffhangers, All the Devils Are Here (2025)
Andy: Jingle Bell Heist, Eddington
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Feature Reviews:
Jay Kelly (2025)
Karl = 7.5 ( Stream on Netflix )
Dead of Winter (2025)
Jason = 7.5 ( Rental )
Andy = 7.5 ( Rental )
Fackham Hall (2025)
Andy = 8 ( Theater / Strong Rental )
Eternity (2025)
Jason = 6.5 ( Rental )
Karl = 7 ( Rental / Stream it )
Wrap-Up:
Links for this episode:
Jay says check out his MPW buddies here:
— Movie Podcast Weekly
— On X: Karl Huddleston
— On X: Geek Cast Ryan Elliott
— Ryan’s show: Geek Cast Live Podcast
— On X: William Rowan Jr.
— William’s shows: Movie Moments Podcast and The Sci-Fi Podcast
Want to hear more Horror movie reviews? Check out Jay’s weekly horror podcast:
– Horror Movie Weekly.com
– On X: @horror_weekly
Considering the Cinema links:
On X: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
Jay: Musicals are dumb.
Andy: [Patiently explains what a hostile takeover is]
Ryan: [Expounds conspiracy theory about getting gouged by Hulu]
Karl: So are we gonna talk about movies or what?
Jay: Now, as I was saying about musicals …
Karl: Fievel?
Bravo, fellas. Highly entertaining preshow chitchat this time around. I always enjoy the Stuff We Gotta Get Off Our Chests portion of each MPW episode, but this one was especially good.
I agree with GCR about “Singin’ in the Rain.” It’s a relic of a different era that hasn’t aged well. It happens to feature one of the great individual scenes in cinema, but the movie around that one scene is boring at best and gets weird and irritating the longer it drags on. People have been repeating the critical consensus for decades, but the movie is not deserving of its reputation. There are plenty of black-and-white Golden Age classics that hold up just fine (“Casablanca” comes to mind), but “Singin’ in the Rain” isn’t one of them. Like Nick Nolte in “The Mandalorian,” I have spoken.
I haven’t seen the second half (Vol. 2 & 3) of “Stranger Things” Season 5 yet, but the first half was excellent.