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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 008: Lincoln (2012) and Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)

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Episode 008 has our first double-feature review, where Jason, Andy, Karl and Steve review “Lincoln” and “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” with special guests NATALIE PYLES from Podcasting Revolution and DAVE “DR. SHOCK” BECKER from Land of the Creeps and DVD Infatuation.com.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Feature Reviews: “Lincoln”
Ratings and Recommendations for LINCOLN
Jason = 9.5 ( Theater / Buy It! )
Andy = 10 ( Theater / Buy It! )
Karl = 10 ( Theater / Buy It! )
Steve = 9 ( Rental )
Dave Becker = 9 ( Theater / Buy It! )

III. Feature Reviews: “Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
OUR SPOILER SECTION FOR BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 ENDS AT: 1:34:16 Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 007: Skyfall (2012)

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This week Movie Podcast Weekly spies the 23rd James Bond film in its sites and reviews “Skyfall,” starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem. Our special guest for this episode is competitive dirt bike and motorcycle racer (and a ravenous Bond film fan), DEREK LOWE. And as always, we also bring you some Mini Reviews and our Trailer Talk.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews
Andy: Hit & Run (2012), The Watch (2012)
Derek: Salt (2010), The A Team (2010)
Jason: Grizzly Rage (2007), Elevator (2011), The Distinguished Gentleman (1992), Carriers (2009)
Karl: Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Flight (2012) Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 006: The Man With the Iron Fists (2012)

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In Episode 006, your hosts at Movie Podcast Weekly tackle the bizarre, cinematic offerings of “The Man With the Iron Fists.” And we also spend about 40 minutes discussing the biggest news of last week — Disney purchasing LucasFilm and the forthcoming “Star Wars: Episode VII.” And as always, we also bring you some Mini Reviews and our Trailer Talk.

This week our special guest is HAMMER, the host of the Zombie Reckoning Podcast and The Resurrection of Zombie 7 podcast.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Disney, LucasFilm & Star Wars: Episode VII
III. Mini Reviews
Jason: 247°F (2011), Bear (2010)
Karl: Fun Size (2012), Chasing Mavericks (2012), Red Lights (2012), They Live (1988)
Hammer: It (1990) Continue reading →

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 005: Cloud Atlas (2012)

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For Episode 005, Karl and Jason tackle the cinematic mammoth, “Cloud Atlas.” We also bring you 13 Mini Reviews — seven of which are horror movie reviews to help you celebrate Halloween this week. So, if you’re looking for some good Halloween flicks, Jason has you covered.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro
II. Mini Reviews
Jason: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988), Dance of the Dead (2008), Mask Maker (2010), Chain Letter (2010), Grave Encounters (2011), Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011), Zombie Death House (1987)
Karl: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) — Revisited, Here Comes the Boom (2012), Warrior (2011), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Alex Cross (2012), A League of Their Own (1992), Stir Crazy (1980), Elementary (TV series 2012- ) 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 →