Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 066: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Runner Runner (2013) and The Best Movies of 2013

Happy new year this week! And welcome to Episode 066, where your boys at Movie Podcast Weekly each list THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2013, so you get 40 (not necessarily all unique) take-it-to-the-bank, must-see “buy-it’s.” But we also list off all our honorable mentions, which gives you about 60 Honorable Mentions (again, not all unique) that are take-it-to-the-bank, guaranteed good rentals. We also list off 40 of our Biggest Disappointments of 2013, which aren’t necessarily bad, just disappointing. But Karl, Andy and Jason give you 15 movies from 2013 that they absolutely freakin’ hated, while Joshua “take-the-high-road” Ligairi alternately gives you 8 movies that he thought he would dislike, but were pleasant surprises.

Oh, yeah, and we also Feature Review “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “Saving Mr. Banks” and “Runner Runner.” All this and so much more awaits you during this 3-hour and 44-minute episode of Movie Podcast Weekly.

Note: For your convenience, we’ve listed most of our picks in the show notes below (as opposed to a password-protected listing). So, if you opt not to listen to this hilariously entertaining show, please at least give us a download out of it. Thanks! Happy 2014. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 032: Iron Man 3 (2013) and Mud (2013)

The Summer Blockbuster season has begun, and your hosts at Movie Podcast Weekly unanimously feel that “Iron Man 3” is a great, lead-off hitter for this year’s crop of popcorn movies.

And we also bring you a bonus review of “Mud” (2013), an interesting film reviewed by filmmaker Joshua Ligairi, who joins us this week from the road in New York City, where he is in meetings about his upcoming documentary, “Plan 241.”

For Episode 032, Karl, Josh and Jason are joined by special guests WILLIS WHEELER of the Terror Troop horror movie podcast and fellow movie buff SCOTT TERAN. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 030: Oblivion (2013)

For this week’s episode we review a great new sci-fi flick called “Oblivion” that we all think you should check out at the movie theater (in IMAX, if possible). In addition to the usual suspects: Jason, Andy, Karl and Josh, we are please to have special guest VANCE KING, who is a knowledgeable movie-lover and a listener of the Considering the Sequels Podcast and Movie Podcast Weekly.

Thanks to Andy’s Absurd Associations, this episode also features a fun, spin-off conversation about Netflix: Why We Love It and Hate It. We also want to give a quick shout-out and a thank you to our supportive friends, Chrisexcess and KZ-justin, who wrote a nice feedback e-mail and left us a review in iTunes. Thank you both!

And of course we have a spirited round of Mini Reviews and some good recommendations for you. Give us a listen and subscribe in iTunes! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

For our review of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” we’ve brought back special guest DAVE “DR. SHOCK” BECKER from Land of the Creeps and DVD Infatuation.com.

SHOW NOTES:
I. Intro

II. Mini Reviews
Andy: Manic, Prometheus, Intruders
Dave: Spellbound, Lords of Dogtown, Burial Ground, George C. Scott’s A Christmas Carol
Jason: Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead, The New Daughter, We Need to Talk About Kevin, High Lane
Karl: The Best Exotic Marigold Motel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Unicorn City, The Dark Knight Rises

III. Feature Review: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

Ratings and Recommendations for THE HOBBIT
Jason = 8 ( Theater / Buy It! )
Andy = 7 ( Theater / Buy It! )
Karl = 5.5 ( Theater / Rental )
Dave Becker = 7 ( Theater / Buy It! )

IV. Trailer Talk:
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Man of Steel
Oblivion
V. Wrap-Up Continue reading