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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 057: The Counselor (2013) and a Variety of Chiller Flicks for Halloween

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In Episode 057 of Movie Podcast Weekly, the four horseman of the apocalypse are back together again, and joined by Keith Stein (of The Donut Show), for a review of the Ridley Scott / Cormac McCarthy star-studded collaboration, “The Counselor,” followed by a bevy of chiller flick picks for your Halloween season.

Movie Podcast Weekly features four hosts (and frequent guests), who give you their verdict on at least one new movie release that’s currently in theaters, mini-reviews of what they’ve been watching lately, and specialty recommendation segments. New episodes release every single Monday. Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 039: World War Z (2013)

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Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse by listening to Episode 039, where Andy and Jason review “World War Z” with special guest DR. KYLE BISHOP, a literal zombie scholar and expert and the author of American Zombie Gothic. You can follow Dr. Bishop on Twitter and read his mini review tweets. Tune in for your favorite Mini Reviews, recommendation segments and a very in-depth review of “World War Z.” This episode is dedicated to our friend, ChrisExcess in Mexico City, Mexico.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro

II. Mini Reviews:
Andy: Promised Land
Jason: The loss of James Gandolfini, Wanted, Megamind
Kyle Bishop: Chernobyl Diaries, Man of Steel Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 034: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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Andy is awake, Josh is back in his attic, and Karl is excited, because for Episode 034 we’re reviewing “Star Trek Into Darkness.” To help us review this epic popcorn flick, we brought back special guest WILLIS WHEELER of the Terror Troop horror movie podcast.

Also in this episode, we bring you some Mini Reviews (with two 10-rated movies), and some take-it-to-the-bank recommendations that will be sure-bet entertainment for you. We also enjoy some listener feedback from our pal, Deadbox Mike Ingram, and a great comment about “Disconnect” from Len. Be sure that you don’t miss next week’s podcast, when we’ll interview Anthony Bruno, author of “The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer,” which is the source material that the new Michael Shannon film, “The Iceman,” is adapted from. So, we’ll be reviewing the book and the movie next week with author Anthony Bruno. So, tune in, and please subscribe in iTunes, if you haven’t already! 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 →

Written Review: Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

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by Jason Pyles
Movie Podcast Weekly.com

Note to readers who haven’t seen any “Paranormal Activity” films: It’s not absolutely necessary to see the three preceding films of this franchise in order to watch this fourth one. The set-up for this movie picks up where the second installment left off, and the prerequisite highlights from “Paranormal Activity 2” are shown to us at the beginning of this fourth movie, anyway. But my recommendation to anyone who hasn’t seen any of this franchise is to simply watch the first movie and then call it quits on the franchise.

Premise: When a suburban family babysits a neighbor boy for a few days while his mother is hospitalized, bizarre and inexplicable occurrences start happening in their house. Continue reading →