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Aha! There you are! It’s time for MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY again! Grab somethin’! This is the highly anticipated Episode 379, if you can believe it. In this show, your hosts Jason Pyles, Karl Huddleston, Geek Cast Ryan Elliott, and a Guy Named “Andy” bring you Feature Reviews of Ella McCay (2025) and Star People (2025). (It was sort of a slow week in the cinemas when we recorded this…) But in addition to this, we bring you coverage where Jason reports on attending Andy’s dad’s funeral, some listener feedback from Vance and Roger (but not Cody Clark), and believe it or not, a heartfelt MPW Tribute to Rob Reiner. Join us!
NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 16, 2025.
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Introduction:
– Jason’s “tagline inferiority complex”
– Jason reports on attending Andy’s dad’s funeral
– Listener feedback from Vance and Roger (but not Cody Clark)
– The murder of Rob Reiner and his wife
– A brief MPW Tribute to Rob Reiner
– Spielberg teaser trailer for “Disclosure Day” (2026)
– 100 Episodes Ago…
Mini Reviews:
Andy: The Ritual (2017)
Karl: Down Cemetery Road, Pluribus
Jason: Primitive War (2025) = 4 ( Avoid )
Ryan: * * *
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Feature Reviews:
Ella McCay (2025)
Karl = 6.5 ( Stream it / Rental )
Star People (2025)
Jason = 5.5 ( Low-priority Stream )
Wrap-Up:
– Jay recommends checking out this Zombie episode on The Purple Smurfs
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
I am unoffended. (Except when Jay uses ChatGPT to summarize my comments. Bravo to Gizmo for standing up for me!) I just got very busy before, during, and after the Christmas-New Year’s Day holiday break. Influenza A was in there for a while (though our two youngest never got it, and it didn’t hit me nearly as hard as my wife and our oldest child).
Neither “Ella McCay” nor “Star People” sounds very intriguing, but Jay totally sold me on Andy’s father’s funeral. Is that streaming on Netflix? If Andy can sing songs from “Wicked” on MPW, then surely he could be persuaded to recreate some of the best bits from his funerary remarks.
Southern Utah has many, many places to camp and see amazing night skies. Last summer I did a loop hike through Knotted Rope Canyon and Ramp Canyon in the San Rafael Swell with one of my brothers and a friend. We camped at the trailhead the night before doing the hike, and the night sky was breathtaking. Almost anywhere in the Swell is similarly rewarding.
If you need a little more comfort, however, then Capitol Reef National Park is another great option, with more amenities. (The main park campground is great.) If camping is not your thing, Jay, there are plenty of inexpensive motels in Torrey, the gateway town to the park on State Route 24. Check to be sure you’re visiting on a new moon, stay at a motel in Torrey, and drive to the Goosenecks view area just inside the park after dark. Take a camp chair or lawn chair and you can stare at the sky to your heart’s content. If you go during the Perseid meteor shower in August, it’s even better.