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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 019: Warm Bodies (2013)

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“Warm Bodies is to zombie movies kind of what Sesame Street’s The Count is to Dracula.” — Dr. Kyle Bishop

In this epic and legendary episode, we finally managed to get the two foremost and imminent zombie experts, MIDNIGHT COREY and KYLE “DR. WALKING DEAD” BISHOP, on the same podcast episode to discuss the zombie flick “Warm Bodies.”

Episode 019 is nearly two hours long! Our first hour is dedicated to giving you 30-some Mini Reviews, and our second hour is our feature review of “Warm Bodies.”

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews
Karl: Insidious, Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters, House of Cards
Midnight Corey: The Sentinel (1977), Creepshow 1 & 2, Trailer Park Boys (TV), Beavis and Butthead (TV)
Jason: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Vanishing of the Bees, The Hole, My Bloody Valentine (1981), ATM, Kill List, The Imposter Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 018: Parker (2013), Broken City (2013) and Sundance 2013 Report

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For Episode 018, we bring you a double-header review of Parker and Broken City, as well as Joshua Ligairi’s report on 21 movies featured at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews:
Andy — For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012), The Ant Bully (2006), This Means War (2012), The Other Guys (2010), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Planet Earth (2006), Life (2009)
Jason — Easy A (2010), Voicemail from Jeff Hammer, Haywire (2011), Creature (2011)
Josh — The Deep (1977), Night Moves (1975) Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 017: The Last Stand (2013) and Mama (2013)

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We’ve done it again — another double-feature review, but instead of reviewing “Broken City,” Karl surprised us and switched to “The Last Stand.” Jason and special guest podcaster JOEL ROBERTSON, host of the much loved Forgotten Flix Podcast, review “Mama.”

Also in this episode, we talk about a term coined by Jason Grooms called “Cinematic Nostalgia Disorder” (CND). And of course, we give you loads of Mini Reviews. We also take a moment to sincerely thank “Dangerously” and “CharissaLand” for your kind reviews that you wrote for this podcast on iTunes. We’re super-grateful! And we wrap up the show with some drama that’s going on in the podcasting world involving lawsuits and patents and all sorts of shenanigans. Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 016: Gangster Squad (2013) and Zero Dark Thirty (2013)

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For Episode 016, we have another double-feature review for you of “Gangster Squad” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” with special guest screenwriter / producer WILLIAM ROWAN JR. During this show, we’ll also reflect on the nominees for the upcoming, 85th Academy Awards ceremony, as well as our usual Mini Reviews.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Our Thoughts and Predictions on the 85th Academy Award Nominees Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 015: Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

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Happy 2013! Episode 015 is for all the horror fans out there! We’ve got a 1-hour and 44-minute episode where we go in-depth, picking apart “Texas Chainsaw 3D.” Our special guests are two great horror critics: CRAIG “TERROR” TOVEY previously of The Weekly Horror Movie Podcast, Horror Metropolis and The Songwriting Podcast. And our second guest is DR. KYLE BISHOP (aka DR. WALKING DEAD), a literal zombie expert and the author of American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture.

And for the benefit of those who aren’t as familiar with the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise, we preface our feature review with a brief summary and explanation of all the preceding films and put them in context in relation to each other and this newest installment. Continue reading →