A podcast for former comic and beloved film historian LexG to just ramble on and reminisce about beloved movie favorites, with the occasional new review.
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LEXG'S JULY 2025 REVIEWS: SUPERMAN, HAPPY GILMORE 2, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
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1:08:24LexG on the new Superman, which means mostly a lot of riffing about Superman II and Superman III, as well as quick looks at legacy sequels Happy Gilmore 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Karate Kid Legends, which raises the question of whether these things can ever truly please fans of the original.…
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LEXG'S MIDSUMMER MOVIE REVIEW BONANZA
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1:09:49LexG reviews some of the summer's biggest movies, including F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth, 28 Years Later, and Megan 2.0, as well as Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2 for streaming, and a couple of smaller picks in Cronenberg's The Shrouds and Celine Song's Materialists.
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LEXG'S FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE 2000s (2000-2009)
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1:35:20LexG takes a look back at the films of the 2000s, sharing some favorites and seeing which acclaimed movies and trends of the era hold up-- and which do not.
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LEXG REVIEWS THE ACCOUNTANT 2 AND THE LIFE OF CHUCK
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49:33New reviews of Ben Affleck in The Accountant 2, and Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill in Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. Fair warning, the latter gets into some spoiler territory in discussing the film's themes and structure.
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LexG takes a look back at John Woo's divisive 2000 entry in the beloved franchise, touching on subjects from Cruise's hair to Limp Bizkit to the excitement of master villain Sean Ambrose.
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LEXG'S SPRING REVIEWS CATCH-UP: SINNERS, THUNDERBOLTS, AND MORE
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56:06LexG's spring reviews roundup, including Ryan Coogler's Sinners, Marvel's Thunderbolts, and probably more about Cheech & Chong's Last Movie than you really need, plus a few quick words on Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning and the goofy video game horror film Until Dawn.
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A look back at the 1996 Brian DePalma classic that kicked off Cruise's enduring film franchise.
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LexG does a loose freeform riff on his formative favorite films of the 1970s and 1980s, looking back on his classic "list" and seeing what's held up vs. what maybe hasn't, and how our picks are sometimes maybe a notch too steeped in nostalgia and the familiar.
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LEXG ON ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 1976...AND 2005
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1:10:17A pair of retro reviews, as LexG does a deep dive on John Carpenter's 1976 classic Assault on Precinct 13... and the 2005 remake with Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, with plenty of Carpenter discussion along the way.
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LEXG'S APRIL 2025 RECENT REVIEWS AND A FEW FAREWELLS
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1:21:35LexG reviews Jason Statham in A Working Man, Soderbergh's Black Bag, Jonathan Majors in Magazine Dreams, and two Robert De Niros in The Alto Knights, then closes out with a few farewells to Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, and Bruce Glover.
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LEXG'S TV CHAT! PLUS A REVIEW OF THE STUDIO
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43:18A freeform TV riff about being lost in the modern streaming/prestige landscape, followed by a review of the latest example of my very least favorite genre, the Hollywood satire, in Seth Rogen's new series, The Studio
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LEXG'S MARCH '25 RANDOM RIFFS AND REVIEWS
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58:57A freeform hangout episode with random riffs, rants and a few movie takes, on topics such as upcoming films, Babygirl, movie critics wearing T-shirts, Michael Fassbender, Paul W.S. Anderson, Mickey 17, zoning out, The Monkey, and (very briefly) Captain America Brave New World.
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LexG discusses the Oscar-nominated films and performances of the 2024 movie year.
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Quick review of Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller in the new Scott Derrickson thriller, The Gorge. Beware, contains what might be considered a fair amount of spoilers.
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LexG does a (very) loose riff on the films of Steven Soderbergh and addresses his approach, sheen, and sensibilities, culminating in a review of his newest film, Presence.
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LEXG'S JANUARY 2025 MOVIE REVIEWS LIGHTNING ROUND
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1:15:07A freeform riff defending "January movies" and offering a quick February preview, followed by reviews of Den of Thieves: Pantera, Flight Risk, Wolf Man, Companion, and the controversial Emilia Perez.
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A freeform riff about some favorite moments from the cinema of the late, great David Lynch.
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NOSFERATU, THE BRUTALIST, and KRAVEN THE HUNTER reviews by LexG
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59:12New reviews of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, Brady Corbet's epic The Brutalist, and Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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A review of A Complete Unknown with Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan turns into a riff about Cheech and Eric Roberts in Rude Awakening, Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone, and, for some reason, Year of the Dragon, with bonus quick review of Jude Law in The Order to close it out.
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Reviews of Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman in Netflix's new movie Carry-On, and Hugh Grant in Heretic.
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GLADIATOR II, CONCLAVE, and HERE reviews by LexG
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50:58LexG reviews Ridley Scott's Gladiator II (including some carryover discussion from the Ridley Lightning Round), Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, and Robert Zemeckis' Here. And some quick thoughts on Red One to round it out.
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A quick lightning round through five decades of Ridley Scott, riffing on his legacy, style, and ever-evolving sheen, with an emphasis on some of the less frequently discussed Ridley films and the overlap in style and impact with his equally legendary brother Tony.
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JUROR #2 REVIEW AND CLINT EASTWOOD DISCUSSION by LexG
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33:08A review of Clint Eastwood's new film Juror #2 along with a wider discussion of modern-era Eastwood films behind the camera.
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LEXG'S OCTOBER 2024 MOVIE REVIEWS LIGHTNING ROUND
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56:41LexG reviews some notable films from October 2024, including Megalopolis, The Substance, Saturday Night, Terrifier 3, Speak No Evil, and Venom 3.
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A review of Todd Phillips' much-maligned musical follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster, with the usual side riffs and rambling.
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LexG reviews the new adaptation of the Stephen King classic Salem's Lot, now streaming.
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A quick review of BLINK TWICE but mostly an excuse to riff on subjects from the Criterion Closet to Beetlejuice 1988 to the notion of having Lenny Kravitz for a dad.
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LexG takes you through the first six months of 2024 with reviews of everything from The Beekeeper to Beverly Hills Copy Axel F.
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LEXG REVIEWS ANDREW McCARTHY’S DOCUMENTARY “BRATS”
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1:03:13LexG reviews the new documentary on the Brat Pack of the 1980s, leading to various riffs on the actors and youth films of the era.
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LEXG REVIEWS FALL GUY, FURIOSA, I SAW THE TV GLOW
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1:08:32After a box office ramble, LexG discusses recent releases The Fall Guy, Furiosa, and I Saw the TV Glow
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Better late than never, LexG discusses the nominated films and performances of the 2023 movie year.
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What starts as an Oscar podcast veers off into discussion of Michael Mann, the evolution of his style, and his latest film, FERRARI
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LexG reviews The Killer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Freelance, Saw X, and The Marvels. With detours for extended Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese thoughts.
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LEXG on the HALLOWEEN 45 YEARS OF TERROR CONVENTION and FRIDAY THE 13TH 1980
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1:36:47LexG attends his first horror convention and does a deep dive on the original “Friday the 13th”
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Some words on the late, great William Friedkin. RIP.
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LEXG on STALLONE THROUGH THE YEARS AND ROCKY V
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1:32:13LexG riffs about Rocky V but not until after a whirlwind riff through The Family Stallone, Tulsa King, Nighthawks, Rockys 1-4, Staying Alive, and Sly/Kurt on Oprah
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LexG reviews Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s latest, with some side riffs along the way about the 1980s, ninja movies, Matt and Ben, and Serge from Beverly Hills Cop.
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LEXG RETRO REVISIT: CRASH (2005) PLUS OTHER RAMBLINGS
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1:24:26LexG revisits controversial Best Picture winner “Crash” from 2005 after some random musings about inflicting movies on people who don’t care, the Brendan Fraser comeback, Robert Altman and Woody Allen, and other odds and ends.
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LEXG CURRENT TRAILERS AND REVIEWS November 2022
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1:41:47Freeform episode where LexG riffs about Richard Linklater, James Gray, trailers for The Fabelmans, She Said, and Babylon, and does capsule reviews of Black Adam, Amsterdam, Smile, Banshees of Inisherin, Blonde, and Medieval.
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LEXG ON THE FILMS OF JOHN CARPENTER
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1:53:14John Carpenter Lighting Round by LexG
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LexG takes you back to 1987, remembering the films of that classic movie year as experienced by a 14-year-old who had to see everything.
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I review the Wahlberg-Gibson movie FATHER STU, with some bonus riffing about some of my favorite YouTube movie reviewers. Please note, this is meant in good fun with nothing but affection for anyone mentioned.
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LexG discusses the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture.
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THE LEXG JAMES BOND PRELIMINARY LIGHTNING ROUND
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1:23:37LexG on Bond.
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LEXG ON MICHAEL MYERS (THE GOD OF HALLOWEEN)
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36:31In honor of the new Halloween Kills trailer, I discuss 4 decades of Michael Myers and how he used to be more of a genial, wacky prankster.
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A look back at the first eight entries in the FAST AND THE FURIOUS saga!
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LEXG ON ANTOINE FUQUA, RENNY HARLIN, ACTION CINEMA, AND FILM TWITTER
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25:04Antoine Fuqua deserves your respect, Renny Harlin rules, and Film Twitter is filled with morons who don’t know their stuff
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I talk about my perspective on Clint the movie star and nascent auteur from the pre-Unforgiven years
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PITCHING MY BIG MOVIE THAT WILL MAKE A BILLION DOLLARS
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19:54LexG has nothing to lose so a pitch for the world’s great SKYPACK movie that will make me richer than my wildest dreams. A must.
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Little update on the LexG Podcast which isn’t quite moving in the direction I’d like. Might be time for an overhaul or on to the next thing.
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