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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 026: Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

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For this lively and rambunctious Episode 026, your hosts Andy, Karl and Jason review Olympus Has Fallen, and they pick on their other, absent co-host, Josh, quite a bit, as well. This episode also features some Mini Reviews and our famous recommendation segments. Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews
Andy: House of Cards, Friends With Benefits (2011), Troll Hunter (2010), The Barrens, Argo, The Raid: Redemption
Karl: The Call, Emporer
Jason: (Movie Stream Cast.com), Animal Kingdom, Amber Alert Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 022: Dark Skies (2013) and 85th Academy Awards Recap

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Episode 022Welcome to Episode 022 of Movie Podcast Weekly. In addition to covering “Dark Skies” (2013) for this show, Episode 022 is also Movie Podcast Weekly’s Academy Awards Recap! We watched the televised broadcast, and then we recorded this episode immediately thereafter. Our special guest for this show is DAVE “DR. SHOCK” BECKER from Land of the Creeps Horror Movie Podcast and DVD Infatuation.com. So, Jason will review “Dark Skies” first, then your hosts will cover the 85th Academy Awards ceremony from February 24, 2013. Continue reading →

85th Academy Award Nominees Announced

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Early this morning the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards were announced, so we have provided that list for our listeners here. Millions of men (and a lot of women) anxiously await the Super Bowl each year, but the Academy Awards ceremony is Jason’s Super Bowl.

How MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY Will Cover the Oscars:
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 — when the Oscars ceremony airs live nationwide — your hosts of Movie Podcast Weekly will be watching along with everyone else. And since Sunday night is our usual recording night, we’ll record Episode 022 immediately after the telecast. We’ll review that week’s movie, which at this point, appears to be between “Snitch” and “Dark Skies”… And then we’ll recap and reflect on the 85th Oscars ceremony itself and the big winners (and losers). So, our Oscar Episode 022 will release on Monday, February 25, 2013. Our co-host Josh Ligairi will be with us for that show, as well as special guest Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker.

And without further delay, here are the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards: Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 014: Django Unchained (2012) and The Best Movies of 2012

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It’s New Year’s Eve of 2012, and we have a tremendous celebration of the cinema for you here in Episode 014. This show clocks in at just about 3 hours! For starters, we review Quentin Tarantino’s new film, “Django Unchained,” with special guests DAVE “DR. SHOCK” BECKER from Land of the Creeps Horror Movie Podcast and DVD Infatuation.com — as well as — “WOLFMAN” JOSH LIGAIRI, the co-director of “Cleanflix.”

In addition to our feature review of “Django Unchained,” we also list off The Best Movies of 2012, our Most Anticipated Movies of 2013, and much more! Continue reading →

Written Review: Argo (2012)

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by Jason Pyles
Movie Podcast Weekly.com

Premise: Based on historical events, “Argo” depicts the rescue attempt of six U.S. embassy personnel who were holed up at a Canadian ambassador’s house during the Iran hostage crisis, which took place between 1979 and 1981.

Review: While watching “Argo,” I couldn’t help but wonder how this story hadn’t been adapted to the silver screen sooner. The full story wasn’t revealed until 1997, but I’m surprised we didn’t have a movie version at least by 1998. Truly, it’s one of those instances of “truth is stranger than fiction.” It’s also one of those “It’s so crazy, it just might work” kind of plans. I’ll describe the overview of said plan in broad strokes, without spoiling what happens, in case you haven’t seen the movie and aren’t familiar with the history. Continue reading →