Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 220: La La Land (2016) and Passengers (2016) and Collateral Beauty (2016) and MPW’s Top 10 Best Movies of 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 by producer

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Happy New Year’s Eve, and welcome to Movie Podcast Weekly’s Episode 220, our TOP 10 BEST MOVIES OF 2016 celebration! We have Jason, Karl, Ryan and a guy named … “Handy.” But most importantly, we bring you the MPW Collective Listenership’s picks for 2016. We had 37 submissions, and they were (in no particular order): Kevin Z., Christie in Texas, RedCap Jack, Dino, Film critic Cody Clark, Dark Mark, Juan in Texas, DJ Godzilla, Mario, Saif, Leigh and Jensen B. from Canada, Eric Herman, Matt the Marvel and Zack, Michal, Natalie Pyles, Drew F., Jenifer, Marc 2314, Sal Roma, Arturo in Mexico, Jonathan W., Vance, Jody B. from Ohio, K. Porter from Pennsylvania, Smitty, Mack R., Shane W. from the UK, Con, Wild Man Willis Wheeler from D.C., Paul D. from Australia, Dan C. from the UK, Jason Dragon, Dick S. in Colorado, Brandon from Florida, and Adam U! MPW listeners representin’!

To kick off this episode, we talk about many great celebrities we’ve lot in 2016, and we bring you the listeners’ Top 10 Favorite Fake Movie Titles by Ryan. Jason also brings you three Feature Reviews of La La Land and Passengers and Collateral Beauty. And as you may have guessed, we bring you a number of other 2016 lists and shenanigans, so join us! Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 219: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Posted on December 21, 2016 by producer

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Merry Christmas from Movie Podcast Weekly! A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. three hosts brought you Episode 219, where we Feature Review Rogue One: A Star Wars Story while also discussing solutions for loud, scrunchy popcorn bags inside the theater. We also fight more about the ending of Bridget Jones’s Baby (includes spoilers), as well as a pretty epic battle over the cinematic merits of “Gods of Egypt.” Join us by voting on our poll question below!

If you’re new to our show… Movie Podcast Weekly typically features four hosts — Jason, Andy, Karl and Geek Cast Ry — along with frequent guests. We give you our verdicts on at least one new movie release from the current year that’s currently playing in theaters, as well as several mini reviews of whatever we’ve been watching lately. New episodes release every single week! Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 218: Manchester by the Sea (2016) and Miss Sloane (2016) and Office Christmas Party (2016) and Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by producer

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Skills of Haitians helped us to bring you Movie Podcast Weekly, Episode 218. Yep, skills of Haitians… In this dumb show, we bring you four Feature Reviews of Manchester by the Sea and Office Christmas Party and Miss Sloane and Nocturnal Animals. And here is the best quote of this episode: “Discussions held respectfully shouldn’t offend anybody.” -Ryan We know. It’s weird. But join us!

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 217: The Handmaiden (2017) and Man Down (2016) and Captain Fantastic (2016) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) and the First MPW Summit: Determining a Film’s Year of Release

Posted on December 7, 2016 by producer

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You’ve heard about it. Here it is. The first MPW Summit. At the end of this show, Movie Podcast Weekly, Episode 217, Jason and special guest MPW listener, Dino Ticinelli, have a sit-down to figure out how to determine a film’s year of release, particularly when trying to compile one’s Top 10 Best Movies of the Year list! (Note: This discussion, which occurs near the end of this episode, is only for those who are truly interested in that debate.) Also in this show, we bring you Feature Reviews of The Handmaiden and Man Down and Captain Fantastic and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. This episode also features a very brief visit from a guy named “Kandi.” So, we bring you a typical, two-hour episode with lots of reviews, and then we bring you 75 more minutes of additional movie discussion! Join us!

And don’t forget to e-mail your picks for The Top 10 Best Movies of 2016 to MoviePodcastWeekly@gmail.com, and you could possibly win a $50 Amazon gift card or a $25 Amazon gift card or Ryan’s BMOTY (Best Movie of the Year)! Continue reading →

Determining a Film’s Year of Release (While Respecting Historical Context)

Posted on December 7, 2016 by producer

Author’s Note: This blog post is the result of a conversation between Jason Pyles and MPW listener Dino Ticinelli on Movie Podcast Weekly, Episode 217. The “verdict” below does not necessarily reflect any of Dino’s feelings; instead, these sentiments solely belong to Jason. Nevertheless, Dino’s suggestions significantly influenced and inspired the creation of “Uncle Oscar’s Tailgate Party” and its underpinnings. Thank you, Dino. -Jason Pyles

1. All *movie submissions will be accepted. (*Non-movie submissions that are television shows or other segmented series will not be considered for MPW’s Top 10 movies lists.)

2. The year of release will be determined by the first date that a film becomes widely available to a U.S. audience (theatrical release, online streaming, physical purchase or rental).

3. The following are examples that do not constitute a “wide release” and will be disregarded: premier dates, film festival screening dates, limited theater releases, foreign (non-U.S.) releases, and any other system for determining year of release.

4. The Internet Movie Database’s “Release Info” page will be the primary source for determining dates of widespread U.S. release.
(Ex. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/releaseinfo) If IMDb.com proves to be an inconclusive source, the three backup resources are Wikipedia.org, Movie Insider.com and Amazon.com.

*** 5. The most crucial, linchpin point to this system is the “historical context” of the reality of the viewer actually first seeing the new release film during the year in question. (Thus, the Top 10 list truly becomes personal and subjective because it consists of films the viewer literally saw during that year.) Continue reading →