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A podcast dedicated to movies about humans going through a difficult society shifting situation and how they adapt to their situation. Scott Lifton, Calum Grant, and Desmond McNeese then discuss how it compares to our current COVID lifestyle. We have fun. we get a little serious, but most importantly we watch movies together, so you don't have to be alone.

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  • Oct 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 56m AVG DURATION
  • 20 EPISODES


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20: The Survivalist

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 55:43


(2015) Written and Directed by Stephen Fingleton. Starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré. Is merely “surviving” enough to make it all worthwhile? What happens when the world runs out of gas, literally and figuratively? Who is THE SURVIVALIST? Watch, Listen, Discuss... “No quotes approved yet for The Survivalist. Logged in users can submit quotes." Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows at https://whatsoundsawesome.com/ , or wherever you find fine, free podcasts. Time Pop (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/time-pop/) - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, Lots of episodes to choose from. Truth Not Trends (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/447-2/) - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place.  All The Answers (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/all-the-answers/) - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Website (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/)     Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome)     Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/)     Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2)

19: Automata

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 76:14


(2014) Directed by Gabe Ibáñez. Starring Antonio Banderas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Dylan McDermott and Melanie Griffith. It’s a poor man's Blade Runner and it’s awesome, maybe. Watch Automata, then join the discussion, @wesoundawesome on FB & IG , @soundsawesome2 on Twitter or directly at wesoundawesome@gmail.com (mailto:wesoundawesome@gmail.com) .  “To die, you have to be alive first." Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows at https://whatsoundsawesome.com/ , or wherever you find fine, free podcasts. Time Pop (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/time-pop/) - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, Lots of episodes to choose from. Bill & Ted Face The Music just dropped! Truth Not Trends (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/447-2/) - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place. Newest episode guest Bill DeSimone.  All The Answers (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/all-the-answers/) - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Website (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2)

18: Only

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 58:32


(2019) It’s a Netflix Party Y'all! Directed by Takashi Doscher. Starring Freida Pinto, and Leslie Odom Jr. They guys get a glimpse of what day 400 of shelter in place may look like, while coming to terms with their toxic masculinity of safety for safety sakes. Live like a caged animal or die like a rockstar star, you decide? Watch Only, then join the discussion, @wesoundawesome on FB & IG , @soundsawesome2 on Twitter or directly at wesoundawesome@gmail.com (mailto:wesoundawesome@gmail.com) .  “Do you understand now? Do you forgive me?" Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows at https://whatsoundsawesome.com/ , or wherever you find fine, free podcasts. Time Pop (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/time-pop/) - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, Lots of episodes to choose from. Truth Not Trends (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/447-2/) - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place.  All The Answers (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/all-the-answers/) - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Website (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/)      Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome)      Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/)      Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2)

17: Delicatessen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 51:45


(1991)  Directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, and a host of other French Favourites. Is this the best movie Apocalypse Now has discussed, so far, probably. Do yourself a favour and watch this movie, then join the discussion, @wesoundawesome on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome) & Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/) , @soundsawesome2 on Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2) or directly at wesoundawesome@gmail.com (mailto:wesoundawesome@gmail.com) “Nobody is entirely evil: it's that circumstances that make them evil, or they don't know they are doing evil." Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows at https://whatsoundsawesome.com/ , or wherever you find fine, free podcasts. All The Answers - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Truth Not Trends - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place.  Time Pop - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, lots of episodes to choose from. Please Listen, Like, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!! Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome!  Website (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/)      Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome)       Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/)       Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2)

16: Miracle Mile

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 50:48


(1988) Directed by Steve De Jarnatt. Starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham. Duck and Cover kids the nukes are airborne. 80’s visual mixed with 90’s despair, this movie is the La Brea Tar Pits of beauty, locked in the earth for 30 plus years and unearthed here on Apocalypse Now! “Pal, it's after four in the morning. All of the helicopter pilot bars are closed." Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows by Sounds Awesome.  All The Answers - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Truth Not Trends - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place.  Time Pop - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, Lots of episodes to choose from. Please Listen, Like, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!! Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome!  Website (https://whatsoundsawesome.com/)      Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/whatsoundsawesome)      Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whatsoundsawesome/)      Twitter (https://twitter.com/soundsawesome2)

15: La Horde

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 46:21


(2009) Directed by Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher. Starring  Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney. Some of this films nuance may have been lost in translation, but one thing is clear in any language, The Horde is coming for You!! “It wouldn't be my move," Jace agreed. "First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, then the ravenous demon hordes. In that order.” (https://www.azquotes.com/quote/366363?ref=horde) -Cassandra Clare- Thanks for the listens and support, Please tell a friend, and check out these other shows by Sounds Awesome.  All The Answers - Katie and Cassidy sass around a bit about their happenings, then Katie opens up the akashic records to dispense awesome direct and general guidance to the person and the people.  Truth Not Trends - Jesse and Liam, Two strength coaches with personality interview guests and keep your body moving while being sheltered in place.  Time Pop - Ari and Des talk about a time travel movie, Lots of episodes to choose from. Please Listen, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!! Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! 

14: Stalker

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 69:45


(1979) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring A bunch of Rad Russians. If you’ve ever wanted to take a long, intense walk right back to where it all started, then put on your hiking boots, plug in your ear buds, and enjoy this discussion of a classic wander down Apocalypse road.  “Passion is the friction between one's soul and the outside world.” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!!

13: Contagion

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 55:12


(2011)  Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, and Jude Law. This seemed like such a blown out Hollywood version of a virus, when I first watched it, now it views like a documentary.  “We just need to make sure that nobody knows until everybody knows” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!!

12: The Rover

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 56:28


(2014)  Directed by David Michod. Starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. Is NOTHING the post apocalyptic version of SOMETHING? We’ll talk about it this week on Apocalypse Now! “There was a car and it had three men in it and it did what most cars do. It came in one direction and left in the other” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Subscribe, Rate, Review, AND Tell a Friend!!

11: Dawn of the Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 66:37


2004 -  Directed by Zach Snyder, Starring Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, and Mr. Modern, Ty Burrell.  It’s Zombie time mallrats, let’s hit up the Hot Topic, get some sweet t-shirts and kill some Zombies, like, totally.  “When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth.” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Like, Subscribe!!

10: The Book of Eli

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 59:26


(2010) Directed by The Brothers, Hughes! Starring Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, and Gary Oldman. It’s like The Passion of Christ, without all that pesky gore.   “What are you standing around for? Kiss him!.” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Like, Subscribe!!

9: Snowpiercer

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 93:37


(2013) Directed by Bong Joon Ho! Starring Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Ed Harris, and Tilda Swinton. Watch where it all began, from the shoe to the hat.  “Passengers, this is not a shoe. This is disorder. This is size ten chaos. This. See this? This is death.” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Like, Subscribe!!

8: Children of Men

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 56:45


(2006) Directed by Alfonso Cuaron! Starring Clive Owen, Michael Cain, and Julianne Moore. Is this a good movie because it’s well made or because of its interesting content? Find out today on the show.  “At least with a hangover, I feel something.” Brought to you by, Sounds Awesome! Please Listen, Like, Subscribe!!

7: Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 45:34


(2012) Directed Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley. Calum, Scott, and Des will be your friends as we all contemplate this new normal. “So, what are you doing with the rest of your life?” “Catching up on some me time.” Listen, Like, Subscribe!

6: The Omega Man

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 46:19


(1971) Charlton Heston! Any questions? “We were warned about The End. Well, here it is.” Listen, Like, Subscribe!

5: 28 Days Later...

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 52:49


- 2002 - Directed by Danny Boyle, Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson. Calum, Scott, and Des manage to turn this “Rage” filled hellscape into a pointiant conversation without chopping an arm off, We Are That Good!!!  “I'm Mark. This is Selena. Ok, Jim. I've got some bad news.” Listen, Like, Subscribe!

4: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 48:42


 -1981- Mel Gibson returns to the wasteland with the help of Director, George Miller! Calum, Scott, and Des go deep into the Mad Max verse with this installment.  Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

3: Carriers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 47:12


-2009- Written and Directed by the Brother Pastor. Starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni, AND Chris Pine before he was CHRIS PINE! Scott, Calum, and Des talk about this virus based apocalypse film and relate it, loosely, to our current situation. Please like and subscribe. 

2: The Trigger Effect

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 48:44


The Trigger Effect - 1996 - Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney, and Michael Roker.  A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment, for 3 whole days...

1: Outbreak

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 41:44


A brand new podcast about society going through a rough patch, you get it. Scott Lifton, Calum Grant, and Desmond McNeese talk about the film and compare it, unfairly, to our current situation.

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