Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 163: Spectre (2015) and The Peanuts Movie (2015) and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Episode 163

Hi, and welcome to Movie Podcast Weekly, you’re No. 1 movie podcast for anticipating the release of “The Force Awakens.” This is Episode 163, which is the beginning of a seven-part series where we’re reviewing the entire Star Wars franchise, one film for seven episodes.

So, during this podcast, we bring you Feature Reviews of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menance (1999) with the help of special guest Jedi Master Steve Hernandez. And we also bring you Feature Reviews of Spectre and The Peanuts Movie. Join us!

This episode is dedicated to the late, great Gunnar Hansen. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 162: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) and Bone Tomahawk (2015) and Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) and Truth (2015)

Episode 162

Welcome to Episode 162 of Movie Podcast Weekly, the new-release movie show featuring a film critic, an actor, a geek and a guy named Andy. In this week’s show, we bring you four Feature Reviews of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Bone Tomahawk and Our Brand Is Crisis and Truth.

This week Karl is broadcasting from Jason’s house. Also in this episode, we bring you a pretty epic rant about Netflix. And starting next week, your MPW crew and Jedi Master Steve Hernandez will be covering one “Star Wars” movie each week — in-depth — leading up to our review of “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” So, next week, we’ll be reviewing “Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999), and “Spectre,” of course. Join us! Continue reading

Geeked Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 152: American Ultra (2015) and Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) and Grandma Shanghai (2015) and the Geek Cast Takeover

Episode 152

After 151 episodes, it has happened… Movie Podcast Weekly has been usurped, and for Episode 152, your favorite movie podcast has been taken over by a DJ, a Holy Man, a Geek and a Guy Named Nic! That’s right! The crew from the Geek Cast Live Podcast is hosting MPW this week — and to return the disservice with a little turnabout and fair play — your usual MPW hosts (minus Ryan) have gone and taken over the Geek Cast Live Podcast! For those children of the ’80s, this is very much a Coy and Vance type of situation…

In this episode of Movie Podcast Weekly, the Geek Cast brings you Feature Reviews of American Ultra and Hitman: Agent 47. They also bring you a CTS-style concept discussion where they consider the conundrum of the box office draw of original content versus already established intellectual properties adapted to film. The Geeks have a fascinating discussion about what this dichotomy is doing to the movie industry. Join us! Continue reading

MPW Blog: The Next Great Franchise – by Geek Cast Ry

Harbingers of Doom

The old adage goes something like this: “The book will always be better than the movie.” I’m here to disagree with that — if only for this instance.

I recently bought and read, “The Stuff of Legend Omnibus One,” the New York Times best-selling graphic novel written by Mike Raicht and Brian Smith and produced by Th3rd World Studios.

The story centers around a child’s toys which travel into The Dark to save him after he is brought there by The Boogeyman. The Dark is just that, a desolate place run by Boogey himself and populated with the boy’s discarded toys. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 147: Ant-Man (2015) and Mr. Holmes (2015) and The Gallows (2015) and Trainwreck (2015)

Episode 147

It’s time, once again, for Movie Podcast Weekly. This is Episode 147. Jason, Andy and Ryan are joined by two of the hosts of the Geek Cast Live Podcast: Geek Cast Bass and Geek Cast Nic! Our cohorts are here to help us bring you an in-depth, must-listen Feature Review of Ant-Man, as well as Feature Reviews of Trainwreck and Mr. Holmes. Jay also brings you a brief, teaser review of The Gallows, which is a film that has spawned a major episode over at Horror Movie Podcast this week. Join us!

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. And we usually provide specialized genre recommendations. New episodes release every single Wednesday. Continue reading