Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 238: The Circle (2017)

Episode 238

Movie Podcast Weekly is watching you… Thank you for staying “plugged in” to our little circle of jerks. tee he. This is Episode 238, the show where we bring you our Feature Review of The Circle (2017), starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. Also in this episode, Andy finally catches up with “Arrival,” and he launches into another in-depth review of the logistics surrounding its premise. We provide a spoiler warning before moving into revealing discussion. Karl also tells us a story where he was a hero! And Ryan gives us a hilarious recounting of the Fyre Festival farce (and he provides a very interesting conspiracy theory)! You’ve already joined us! Keep doing it.

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. New episodes release every single week! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 212: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) and Inferno (2016), Et Al., and Spoiler Culture and Disney’s Live-Action Remakes

Episode 212

Spoiler alert! Episode 212 of Movie Podcast Weekly is a big show because we’ve combined two weeks into one! We bring you five Feature Reviews of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and Inferno and Keeping Up With the Joneses and Ouija: Origin of Evil and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. We have no Andy this week, but we do bring you rousing discussions about Spoiler Culture and about Disney’s Live-Action Remakes. 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. New episodes release every single week … well, pretty much! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 206: Sully (2016) and Imperium (2016) and Downriver (2016)

Episode 206

In this heated edition of Movie Podcast Weekly, Jason compels Andy to “refuse to participate” from his Mini Reviews onward, up until the point where Andy eventually hangs up the Skype call. Welcome to Episode 206. This kind of episode is pretty typical for us. Also in this show, we bring you Feature Reviews of Clint Eastwood’s Sully and Daniel Radcliffe’s Imperium and an Australian film called Downriver. The day we recorded this episode, Sept. 12, 2016, was Ryan’s 33rd birthday. Happy birthday, Ryan! Thanks for listening.

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. New episodes release every single week! Continue reading

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

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: Cloud Atlas (2012)

by Jason Pyles
Movie Podcast Weekly.com

A few questions about “Cloud Atlas”: How are there two movies currently playing in theaters with the word “Atlas” in the titles, namely, “Cloud Atlas” and “Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike”? How did this adaptation ever get past its initial pitch meeting? And more to the point, how would one pitch something like “Cloud Atlas” to studio execs? And how does one cut a trailer for such an execution-dependent film? And how long did it take to edit this film?

Premise: Adapted from a 2004 novel by David Mitchell, “Cloud Atlas” is essentially an anthology film with six story lines, set in various time periods, that are loosely interrelated and interwoven within one another:

One story involves a tribesman who is enlightened by a visitor who redefines his perception of the truth. Another story involves a seafaring traveler who is being treated by a doctor for a mysterious, deathly illness. Another story involves a female journalist pursuing a dangerous story pertaining to the energy industry. Another story involves a composer’s assistant who becomes perilously entangled with his employer. Another story involves an older man who has been tricked into admitting himself into an elderly care facility and tries to escape. And the sixth story involves a heroic man who rescues an enslaved woman in hopes that she can initiate the beginning of a great social revolution. Continue reading