Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 079: Noah (2014) and Sabotage (2014) and Veronica Mars (2014) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013) and Debating Song of the South (1946)

Episode 079

This episode is dedicated to our friend and supporter, Chad Downey. Thanks for everything, Chad.

Whoa… Buckle up, everybody! Episode 079 of Movie Podcast Weekly is an infamous show for the ages. Chances are great that at least one (if not all) of your four favorite hosts will anger or offend you in some way during the course of this show, so apologies ahead of time… But the good news is, we bring you several in-depth reviews, such as “Noah,” “Sabotage,” “Veronica Mars,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — and finally — “The Broken Circle Breakdown” (for Jeff Hammer), as well as two bonus reviews on “Stranger Than Fiction” and a fiery and controversial review of Disney’s “Song of the South” (1946).

We welcome two special guests for this episode: First, lady podcaster JESSICA GIFFORD of the Book Review Podcast, and filmmaker and MPW recurring guest favorite, WILLIAM ROWAN JR..

Movie Podcast Weekly typically 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. 070: I, Frankenstein (2014) and Mitt (2014) and Life Itself (2014) and Sundance 2014 Report

Welcome to Movie Podcast Weekly, Episode 070! For this show, we bring you this year’s Sundance 2014 Report, starring Joshua Ligairi and special guest WILLIAM ROWAN JR., filmmaker and friend. And of the Sundance crop of films, we go a little more in-depth in our discussions of “Mitt” (which is now streaming on Netflix) and “Life Itself.” We also bring you a Feature Review of “I, Frankenstein,” and we revisit our debate about “The Act of Killing.” Don’t miss it!

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

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. 041: The Lone Ranger (2013), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Monsters University (2013)

Movie Podcast Weekly delivers a nearly 3-hour triple-header review, where we cover “The Lone Ranger,” “Despicable Me 2” and “Monsters University.” We are pleased to bring you two excellent special guests: filmmaker WILLIAM ROWAN JR. and artist and horror movie cinephile CHRIS EXCESS. This episode includes our usual Mini Reviews and Recommendation Segments, but we’ve also included about 45 minutes of extra BONUS CONTENT following the end of this episode. Enjoy! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 036: Now You See Me (2013) and After Earth (2013)

In another epic, 2-hour and 24-minute podcast episode, your hosts Jason, Karl and Josh are joined by filmmaker WILLIAM ROWAN JR. to review “Now You See Me” and “After Earth.”

And in addition to our usual Mini Reviews and Genre Recommendations, we bring you some movie news and various other discussions about watching movies on television, nostalgic viewing and our methods for selecting what we watch on Netflix Watch Instantly. We spend a good bit of time discussing Will and Jaden Smith and Gus Van Sant’s interesting film “Promised Land.” Join us — we think you’ll love it! Continue reading