A podcast hosted by Paddie Thompson and guests about films both odd and obscure that move to the beat of their own drum.
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Two siblings chatting about movies, watching favorites and searching for new favorites together.
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A podcast that does nothing but play AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) speaker tapes.
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Three lifelong friends with a passion for cinema invite you to their weekly movie night where they get together for dinner, discussion and laughs. Written, directed and hosted by Rachael, Karl and Matt.
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Clever B movies, cult classics, Criterion-worthy films, underseen imports, and more -- join host Will Turntale as he crashes through his curiously curated watchlist of cinema's past in a light-hearted but deeply felt format. You'll learn about underrated movies you should see or classics we remember and why. A production of Over-Egged Media, LLC.
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Join Liam Creswick, Gregg Beever, and Scott C. Bourgeois as they examine Hollywood’s most mediocre movies and attempt to rewrite a better film. How could the Man of Steel be less of a Man of Heel? What could Ghostbusters II have done to make bustin’ feel good again? What could have made Star Trek: Generations a film for a…generation? All these answers and more on I HAVE SOME NOTES!
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They are in your theaters, they are in your neighbors homes, and even your own. They have come to destroy your childhood and ruin your future. Only one podcast can protect you from the Invasion of the Remake! Invasion of the Remake is a weekly podcast with hosts Jason, Trish and Sam exploring the cinematic remake. We discuss films that have been remade for better or worse. We will also find those films with a nugget of a good idea that may be worthy of an updating for a new audience with our ...
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Two dads watching movies from our youth and trying to figure out if they hold up, should they be rebooted, and... should we force our kids to eventually watch them.
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Two guys review older movies and give their opinions, facts, and lesser know information on them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Legend tells of a duck, whose sole purpose was to draw the criticism of game developers... Quacking Ducks is a podcast in which two friends, Grant and Eric, talk about the media they love. With the belief that examining works with a critical eye fosters growth as creatives, Grant and Eric take turns each week picking a work they love and discuss what they liked, hated, feared, and respected about it. They try to be funny too, but no promises.
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Unlock your intuition & expand the incredible toolkit you already have but not discovered yet! This Podcast series follows the journey, wisdom and down to earth approach of Intuitive Mentor & Practitioner Claire Walker. Following a long & successful career in Law enforcement focusing mainly on serious and organised crime, Claire now has the time and energy to explore her long held passion & interest, which has become a fully immersed career and business with a simple and practical approach t ...
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Tim Lloyd and Tola Marts are two leaders in the Seattle aerospace community with over forty years of experience between them dealing with aerospace and high tech issues. They're also avid film buffs, and in each podcast they'll take a different science fiction film and discuss three key facets: *Science: How well do the scientific ideas in the film reflect real science. *Fiction: Do the film's plot and characterization take the viewer on a fun or intriguing journey? And… *Film: Does the movi ...
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Galaxy Quest/The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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2:01:58Welcome to episode 3 of Memories of Movies! Listen to Joel and Bethany muse about theatrical memories and express a lot of confusion about the existence of a watermelon. This was a fun one to do! Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious Music from: Galaxy Quest Theme by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The Adventures of B…
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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1:01:29Send us a text The Long Journey continues, and this time it must be considered a cult classic. And so, we take a trans-dimensional trip back in time to watch 1984's "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension," about a neurosurgeon-physicist-rock star and his posse, The Hong Kong Cavaliers, fighting a bunch of aliens all named John.…
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One of John Woo's action masterpieces, The Killer is a standout work of classic Hong Kong cinema. A film that sent ripples through Hollywood, it grabbed international attention for Woo and star Chow Yun-fat, forever changing the action genre. Mixing melodramatic neo-noir with fluid action set pieces, the film further explores Woo's themes of "heroi…
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Rogue Redux: Revisiting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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1:35:35In the wake of the Andor series finale – arguably the best prequel to anything ever – we decided to go back and revisit our episode on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. With Andor's re-contextualization of the story, and the benefit of 8 years of hindsight, we wanted to find our if our fixes still hold up and if the film lands any different now. One th…
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An action thriller, Year of the Dragon is, at times, shocking and still controversial. After the failure of the epic western Heaven's Gate, which nearly ruined Academy Award-winning director Michael Cimino's (The Deer Hunter) career, Year of the Dragon was set to be his comeback. Starring Mickey Rourke and John Lone, the movie pits a newly assigned…
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Ep.451 Invading Calgary Expo 2025 Part 2: Artist Alley
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1:38:24Welcome to part 2 of 2 of our coverage from the Calgary Expo 2025. This week we travel up and down artist alley talking to the publishers, writers, and artists that champion the independent comic book market. Plus more wisdom from Zoltar! FairSquare Graphics: https://fairsquaregraphics.com/ Renegade Arts Entertainment: https://renegadeartsentertain…
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Send us a text Our new theme this cycle is 'The Long Journey'. We'll be watching movies where the characters undergo an extensive journey, whether literal or figurative, leading to self-discovery or transformation. This week the shakeup is 'unlikely heroes' and the movie is 'Beau Is Afraid'. Written and directed by Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix stars …
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Join Joel and Bethany in the second episode as they talk about cults for the first (but definitely not the last) time! What kind of cult do you think you’d be susceptible to? What is so interesting about cults? Don’t forget some side musing about our parents for spice. Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious Music From: Holy Hell…
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Filmmaker Anna Biller's labor of...comedy/horror, The Love Witch is unlike most any movie you'd see in the 2010s. Shot on 35 mm film, it's an homage to 1960s horror and Technicolor pictures. This time, the serial killer is no male -- it's a witch named Elaine, out for love. And her kind of love? Well, it kills. The film's unique style and subversiv…
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Send us a text We close out our “Close Encounters” theme with Jordan Peele’s 2022 film Nope, about a pair of sibling horse trainers contending with a strange visitor hiding in the clouds above their ranch. The trainers are siblings, not the horses. Well maybe the horses are siblings too. You know what, it’s not important. Do we believe in aliens? H…
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Lately Marvel movies have been making for easy podcast fodder. Their blandness has only been outdone by their mediocrity. Unfortunately for us, as we were screening Thunderbolts*, we had to admit it was pretty sick. So sick, in fact, than even Gregg gave it 4 1/2 stars on Letterboxd. Gregg! That makes our job a bit of a challenge. But, to paraphras…
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Ep.450 Invading the Calgary Expo 2025 Part 1
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1:34:07Invasion of the Remake invades the Calgary Expo and speaks with comic creators Nat Jones about Black Ritual: Book of Nyx and Spawn, Sho Uehara on wordless storytelling, Don Nguyen creates art, Mark Russell embracing character driven storytelling, Dan Parent talks Archie and beyond, Jim Zub by Crom!, Jason Aaron on Bug Wars, Absolute Superman and mo…
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28 - The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Review
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19:01The directorial debut of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), The Castle of Cagliostro combines the whimsical style of the master animator with the adventurous flair of an Indiana-Jones-style serial. Gentleman thief Arsene Lupin III and his sidekick, Jigen, journey to the tiny country of Cagliostro where they fight to save young Princess C…
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Send us a text Once upon a time, not so long ago, this podcast had to explore the theme of Close Encounters, with the added shake-up that this week's pick must include a dance sequence. So we watched a movie FULL of dance sequences; 1948's "The Red Shoes", the story of a ballerina who had to choose between her commitment to ballet or her commitment…
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Joel and Bethany do their pilot episode on serial killers, racism, and what’s interesting about watching two serial killer movies from two very different cultural backgrounds. Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious Music from: Memories of Murder soundtrack - “Faces” Summer of Sam soundtrack - “There But for the Grace of God” Boj…
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27 - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Review
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28:22Like The French Connection's stylish cousin, To Live and Die in L.A. blurs who's a cop and a criminal. An action thriller Neo-noir, the movie boasts a thrilling car chase and features the grind, scheming, and sex appeal of 1980s Los Angeles. Director William Friedkin considered it one of his top works, and I and many others toss it in the mix for t…
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Send us a text Get a little closer and don't be shy because for this round our new theme is "Close Encounters". We will be watching movies involving moments of connection, discovery, or revelation between people, or even between humanity and something unknown. The shakeup for this week is "classic film pre 70s". Combine that with our new theme, mix…
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A team of scientists unearth an ancient gate in the Egyptian desert that opens the doorway for humans to travel across the known universe in the blink of an eye. What marvellous wonders will they bear witness to, what awesome sights will they glimpse that no other human has glimpsed? Sand…mostly. Yes, as good as the premise is, Stargate is a cinema…
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Ep.449 Last Shift (2014) vs Malum (2023)
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1:21:48The old police station is closing and Jessica is on the Last Shift (2014), but things start to get creepy when the ghosts of the cultists who died there begin to terrorize her. Join Invasion of the Remake as we go behind bars to compare Last Shift to its 2023 remake, Malum, on this week's episode. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling y…
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Leviathan is a science-fiction horror that's part of the 1980s underwater movie craze. The film didn't fare so well at the box office, and on the surface, it's a head-scratcher as to why. There are famous names behind the film -- like special effects master Stan Winston, artist Ron Cobb, and composer Jerry Goldsmith, for a start. RoboCop himself, P…
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Send us a text We close out our “Rebels With a Cause” theme with 1984’s Red Dawn, starring every actor popular in the 80’s as a group of high school students forced to defend their town guerrilla style against foreign invaders during World War 3. We also discuss what would happen if the events in the film happened today, and whether our own high sc…
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The Raid was a low-budget martial arts/action film from Indonesia that rocked the genres and gained worldwide attention. But instead of playing it safe and replaying the original's formula, The Raid 2 goes for it all. The first movie unfolds over a few hours. But the sequel? It's a two-and-a-half-hour epic undercover cop crime saga that unfolds ove…
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Send us a text This week, we continue our Rebels With A Cause theme, with the added shake-up that the film must include a surprise cameo. And so, we watch the horror movie that rebelled against all of the usual tropes of its genre by being self-aware: 1996's "Scream" directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette an…
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension
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1:24:21The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is beloved by those bold enough to embrace a fantastical new reality, and abhorred by those aghast at this bizarre spectacle of unknown providence. It’s a film as divisive as it is confusing as it is gonzo, but we've assembled a massive crew of colourful weirdos to help make sense of it all…
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The cult film that is like a middle finger to the feel-good vibes of corny 1980s teen movies, satirical Heathers is a masterclass in dialogue and slightly surreal. More for adults than adolescents, the movie exposes the true underbelly of high school social games. And instead of tickling that belly, well, it pokes it. Starring a very young Winona R…
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Major Charles Rane returns home after being released from being a prisoner of war from Vietnam. He is celebrated and rewarded for his patriotism and sacrifices, but when thieves kill his family to take the reward he goes out on a mission of vengeance in Rolling Thunder (1977). Join IOTR as we remake this hidden gem revenge flick complete with our o…
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Send us a text It's new theme time again and for this round we have "Rebels WITH a Cause" which involves Films about characters who go against the grain for a purpose, whether through social, political, or personal rebellion. Starting things off with a bang we have "Falling Down", the 1993 thriller from Joel Schumacher starring Michael Douglas and …
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A medieval fantasy adventure, The Green Knight is a modern re-interpretation of the old poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the Anonymous Poet. From acclaimed director David Lowery and produced by A24 (among others), the film's production design and cinematography has wowed critics and captivated some audiences -- at least those that saw it. Wi…
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Send us a text We close out our “Eyes Wide Open” theme cycle with the 2009 Ti West film House of the Devil, in which a college student takes a babysitting job that turns into the night from hell. We also discuss all things babysitter: our childhood experiences with babysitters, whether any of us have been a babysitter, and some notable babysitters …
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Old John Wick is warn out, friends. He's been on a revenge tour for three movies, and now he's going to have to drag his Freedom 55 ass through another two and a half hour gun-fu marathon. But not to worry, the schtick is only as derivative as the needle-drops. Liam, Scott and Gregg fight through the urge to relentlessly critique and eventually fin…
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22 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) Review
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20:26W.D. Richter and Earl Mac Rauch's Buckaroo Banzai is hard to explain and was challenging to market. Facing box office competition from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, the off-beat, complicated science-fiction comedy action film washed out of theaters. But after slipping onto home video, a…
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Ep.447 Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil (2010) Vs. Handsome Guys (2024)
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1:12:24Two unsuspecting rednecks go on a vacation in a remote cabin when a group of college kids begin to mysteriously die all around them. Join Invasion of the Remake as we take the slasher genre and turn it on its head with the horror, comedy Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil (2010) and compare it to the South Korean remake Handsome Guys (2024). Support independ…
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Send us a text We have a special surprise this week; MRT VIP listener and very good friend Andrew is back with us as a guest host! And we have provided him with his own shake-up for the Eyes Wide Open theme; his pick had to be based on a book. And so he chose the 1985 gem, "Brewster's Millions" starring Richard Pryor and John Candy. This film's int…
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A Terminator knock-off that blended sci-fi, noir detective, comedy, and silly horror, Trancers is a cult film that continues to reel in new audiences. The first in a franchise, this low-budget but inventive movie flows in a strange, off-beat tone. The film sends a 23rd-century Humphrey Bogart-style hardboiled detective back to the 1980s to stop a c…
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Send us a text We are continuing our “Eyes Wide Open” theme along with the restriction that our film needs to originate from a country we haven’t been to yet on the podcast (cinematically speaking.) And so we travel to South Korea, to watch Park Chan Wook’s 2003 revenge film, “Oldboy.” We also explore the concept of revenge, and identify films that…
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