My name is Burton Olivier and I turn everything I enjoy in a chore. This podcast is an effort to take a moment and reflect on my need to consume everything, from music and stories to every new flavor of chips I can find.
This is it! I'm finally freeing myself of this chain that I have forged for myself! This is the last episode of Consume for now. Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to listen to me talk about stuff, I really do appreciate you. This isn't necessarily the end, I'm going to rest and recalibrate and maybe Consume will be back one day in some form or another. But until then.... Movies: Rollerball (1975) Streets of Fire (1984) DeepStar Six (1989) Paddington (2014) Paddington 2 (2017) The Funhouse (1981) Innocent Blood (1992) RRR (2022) Supergirl (1984)
It's the possibly penultimate episode of the podcast! Tune in to hear about exciting things like dead rattlesnakes! Vegan ice cream with chocolate syrup! Bruising my tailbone from using an exercise bike! And movies! Movies: Hercules in New York (1970) The Park is Mine (1985) Salvador (1986) Solo (1996) Kindergarten Cop (1990) The Saint (1997) King of New York (1990) The Fan (1996)
Got a short episode for you guys this week as we near the end of the Action Boyz movie list. Tune in for the usual movie talk, tiktok tarot readings, and flashes of existential fear. Also I still hate Steven Seagal with all my heart. Movies: Blow Out (1981) The Omega Man (1971) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) The Fifth Element (1997) On Deadly Ground (1994) Tron (1982)
I read an actual book this week guys, tune in to hear about how dissapointing it was! Also welcome additions to Punisher lore, formative childhood memories about Michael Douglas, and struggling to figure out how Fortnite works. Movies: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Cutthroat Island (1995) Street Fighter (1994) The Yakuza (1974) Willow (1988) Hooper (1978) Romancing the Stone (1984) Flight of the Intruder (1991)
So how are you guys coping with not being able to affect real change in the world? My current favorite way is buying way too many cassette tapes. Tune in to hear about that, disappointing comic book events, and some movies like always. Movies: The Wraith (1986) Sniper (1993) The Perfect Weapon (1991) Silent Rage (1982) The Northman (2022) Morbius (2022) Species (1995) Flash Gordon (1980)
We're up to 70 episodes of this nonsense and according to my analytics, I've had over a thousand listens! And for that I would like to thank all ten of my dedicated listeners for reaching that milestone! Tune in for a short episode this week and hear about appreciating baseball players butts, using IMDb to insult Steven Seagal, and childhood DJ aspirations. Movies: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) Howard the Duck (1986) Coffy (1973) Knightriders (1981) Blind Fury (1989) The Hard Way (1991) Juice (1992)
It's episode #69 and I got another elite episode for you. Tune in to hear about debilitating back pain, the one time I got hacked in middle school, and let me know if you'd read my writing on a patreon or something if I started one. Movies: Hackers (1995) Rambo III (1988) Ninja III: The Domination (1984) Revenge of the Ninja (1983) U.S. Marshals (1998) Carlito's Way (1993) The Transformers: The Movie (1986) Firewalker (1986) True Lies (1994) Repo Man (1984) Police Story 2 (1988)
You know, I feel like I'm starting to hit a wall with why I'm doing this podcast but don't worry, I still got a new episode for you this week! Tune in to hear about cyclops propaganda, brain drugs, and adding another stupid thing to my list of stuff to collect! Movies: Timecop (1994) Point Blank (1967) Krull (1983) Above the Law (1988) The People Under the Stairs (1991) Silver Bullet (1985) In The Line of Fire (1993)
Not gonna lie, just a pretty average week this week! Tune in to hear about working weird long shifts, being stoked on finding a comic reading app with a good interface, and how much I can't stand Jim Belushi. Movies: Black Rain (1989) Gymkata (1985) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) Judgement Night (1993) Metallica: Through the Never (2013) Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) Twister (1996) Bulletproof (1996) Red Heat (1988) The Program (1993) The Natural (1984)
Pretty short and bare bones episode this week! Having a job is finally effecting my consumption of media! I didn't read a single comic! Tune in to hear how that job is going, synchronicies, and movies! Movies: Universal Soldier (1992) Blade (1998) Turner & Hooch (1989) Scarface (1983) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Last Action Hero (1993) Jaws (1975) Judge Dredd (1995)
Shifted up the recording schedule a little bit, hopefully it feels a little smoother. Tune in to hear about me making some (wolf) friends at work, overly complicated Daredevil lore, and very light cosplay. Also, watch Ronin, it rules. Movies: Daylight (1996) Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Ronin (1998) Vigilante (1982) The Hitman (1991) Starship Troopers (1997) Shaft (1971)
Tune in to hear about my first week at my new job, feeling like shit while being in health insurance limbo, how confused I am by the direction of the Halo show, and some X-Men bullshit. And movies. Movies: Dead Presidents (1995) Jackass Forever (2022) R.O.T.O.R. (1987) Miller's Crossing (1990) The Pope of Grennwich Village (1984) Boiling Point (1993) Cop Land (1997) Hudson Hawk (1991)
This is the thrilling account of my last week of freedom before rejoining the workforce. Tune in to hear about my complicated issues with urination, finally reading a book that's not a comic (but is still about a comic book character), and a pretty solid slate of movies. Movies: Pray for Death (1985) Congo (1995) Runaway Train (1985) Kickboxer (1989) Crimson Tide (1995) Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) Deep Cover (1992) The Last Starfigher (1984) Broken Arrow (1996) Marathon Man (1976)
This week we got a lot of talk about my body. From trying to figure out the cause of some weird pains, weird shit people have said about my nose, and using an app to find the best time to pee. Plus like movies and comics or whatever. Movies: The Howling (1981) The Monster Squad (1987) Mad Max 2 (1981) Code of Silence (1985) Enter the Ninja (1981) Assassins (1995)
Hi diddle diddle, time for a podcast where I review The Batman but don't worry, I don't spoil it. Tune in to hear about that, how tired I am of trying to be healthy, my dependency on Russian comic book sites, a nice Spider-man moment and a badass Punisher comic. Oh, and other movies besides Batman. Movies: The Batman (2022) Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) Toy Soldiers (1991) Missing in Action (1984) Next of Kin (1989) Mad Max (1979) Desperado (1995) Patriot Games (1992) The Lost Boys (1987)
Wow. It's big number 60! I didn't even mention that in the episode! Tune in to hear about a mostly whatever slate of movies, me being late on the Cobra Kai bandwagon, and my unemployment streak sadly coming to an end soon! Movies: Waterworld (1995) The Karate Kid (1984) Independence Day (1996) G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) Drop Zone (1994) Face/Off (1997) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Masters of the Universe (1987)
Comics! Action Movies! Bruce Wayne's Razr! The Punisher's balls! Tune in to hear about all this plus my new favorite ice cream products and how I don't trust teleportation as a concept! Books: Too many comics for me to type out. Movies: Surviving the Game (1992) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Air Force One (1997) The Punisher (1989) The King's Man (2021) Nighthawks (1981) Clash of the Titains (1981) Money Train (1995) Sleuth (1972) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Uncharted (2022)
This week's talk of comic books and action movies lead to some half-hearted attempts to talk about some heavy topics like finding your purpose while suffering from pandemic age stasis and why I don't feel comfortable at night anymore. But we also got some lighter fare like cassette taped fueled war crimes, Hellboy tattoos, and how me and my friends use to hit each other with pvc pipes. Books: Richard Stark's Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke The Grande Odalisque Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Volume 4: Still Friends King of Spies #3 Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook Devil's Reign #4 Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957 - Forgotten Lives Pennyworth #7 Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #6 Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 Justice League Annual 2022 Moon Knight #8 Mystery Society: The Definite Edition The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying Casanova: Acedia, Vol. 1 Palestine Perla la Loca Kabuki: The Alchemy Movies: Enemy Mine Braveheart Runaway Iron Eagle Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time Cyborg Marked for Dath No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder The Terminator Stone Cold
I respect you guys so I'm not gonna lie, it felt like a rough one while I was recording but I think it turned out kinda fun! Tune in to hear about yard work at the Scientology building, my switch to Tidal, how rectangular word balloons effect my ability to connect with a story, and hot Robocop fan fiction! Books: Crossover #11 The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. One Star Squadron #3 Newburn #3 Spider-Woman #19 Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #2 Dark Knights of Steel #4 She-Hulk, Volume 3: Jen Walters Must Die The Question: Pipeline Stray Bullets: Uber Alles Edition The X-Files Collection Vol. 2 The Incal All of the Marvels Movies: Donnie Brasco Robocop Robocop 2 Die Hard 2 Bad Boys New Year's Evil Police Story The Golden Child Batman: Arkham City: The Review Movie (YouTube)
Another week, another podcast of me talking about comic books and action movies! Tune in to hear about forgettable ninja movies, Thor comic induced existential dread, and how I'm dreading possibly getting the job I interviewed for this week! Comics: Amazing Spider-Man #314 Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club #4 Harley Quinn #11 X-Men #7 Thor #21 DC vs. Vampires #4 Batman/Catwoman Special Harley Quinn, Vol. 3: Kiss Kiss Bang Stab Movies: Striking Distance Men At Work Eraser Highlander 2: The Quickening Darkman The Hunt for Red October Halloween American Ninja The Octagon Five Element Ninjas
It's another week where I watched way too many movies! I probably need to rethink my approach this whole thing! Tune in to hear about comic book bullshit, Kurt Russell getting mad, and how much I fucking hate Paulie from Rocky!
My mad dash to watch every movie the Action Boyz have covered continues! Tune in to hear about christmas tree cake ice cream, how much I love comics about people just hanging out, and my middle school commie phase.
It's a new year and we're gonna try out something a little different! I reminisce a little about my 2021 movie watching challenge and then surprise, talk about all the movies I've watched so far this year! And comics too!
This is it! My 2021 watch a movie every day challenge is finally over! I'm finally free! It's been a long road and I'm glad I took it, even right up to the very end, I've found so many new favorites! Thanks to anyone who's been tagging along! Tune in to hear about this final group of mostly pretty solid movies! This week's movies: Tango & Cash (1989) Love Hard (2021) Point Break (1991) Klaus (2019) Hard Target (1993) Black Eagle (1988) Drunken Master (1978) Samurai Cop (1991) Get Carter (1971) The Iron Giant (1999) The Last Boy Scout (1991) 10 to Midnight (1983)
It's the last week of The Christmas Movie Chronicles and the penultimate episode of this podcast as we know it! We're going out on kind of a whimper when it comes to the Christmas movies but there's a samurai ghost shaped gem in there. And don't worry, I don't spoil Spider-Man for you even though I know the rest of the internet probably already has. This week's movies: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Ice Cream Man (1995) 'Gator Bait (1974) Out for Justice (1991) Christmas Catch (2018) Babes In Toyland (1986) Throw Down (2004) Blood Beat (1983) Road House (1989) Pottersville (2017) Death Wish II (1982) Chino (1973) Scrooged (1988)
It's the second week of The Christmas Movie Chronicles! We got Spider-Men, action movies, Christmas movies, and action movies that turn out to also be Christmas movies! Tune in to hear about some movies that are definitely going to be added to my yearly Christmas movie rotation and a far too long tangent about what it was like to work at Macy's! This week's movies: Spider-Man 3 (2007) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Dial Code Santa Claus (1989) Passenger 57 (1992) Trapped in Paradise (1994) Invasion U.S.A. (1985) Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Prancer (1989) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) The French Connection (1971) Speed (1994) Santa with Muscles (1996) Cobra (1986) Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
It's a special Giant-Sized first edition of The Christmas Movie Chronicles! What started out as a plan to just watch one Christmas movie a day quickly turned into binge nights and regular double features of Christmas movies and action movies! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! This week's movies: Christmas Twister (2012) Mr. St. Nick (2002) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) Trespass (1992) Raw Deal (1986) Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Die Hard (1988) The Running Man (1987) Snowman's Land (2010) A Boy Called Christmas (2021) The Claus Family (2020) A Princess for Christmas (2011) Jingle All the Way (1996) The Princess Switch (2018) The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Merry Gentleman (2008)
This was supposed to be a short week, only covering the last 5 days of November before I dive into Christmas movies for December, but I still ended up watching 9 movies! Really trying to cram them in there before the impending end of this project! This week's movies: The Dirty Dozen (1967) Less Than Zero (1987) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Duel to the Death (1983) Rolling Thunder (1977) Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) The Guilty (2018) Lionheart (1990)
This week I watched 8 movies and only one of them isn't an action movie! Also, I liked all of these movies except for one! Tune in to find out if it's the same movie! The answer probably won't surprise you! This week's movies: Death Wish (1974) First Blood (1982) Ninja Terminator (1985) Mulholland Drive (2001) The Salvation (2013) The Getaway (1972) Spider-Man (2002) Commando (1985)
I just realized that since I don't really have a theme for this month, I could've called it "Movember but the mo stands for movies, not moustache". Miss opportunity. But oh well! Tune in to hear about Vin Diesel giving one of the best performances I've ever seen and Marvel movie bullshit! Timely! This week's movies: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Hard to Kill (1990) Pusher III (2005) Eternals (2021) Willy's Wonderland (2021) Mean Streets (1973) Find Me Guilty (2006)
No real theme this week! Just a random grab bag of movies where, with only one exception, my enjoyment of the the movie is directly related to how long the title is! That's kinda fun! I also went to the movie theater twice this week which was also kinda fun! This week's movies: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Bloodsport (1988) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rising Sun (1993)
It's the first week in months where I'm completely free of arbitrary rules to pick what movies I watch! So of course I end up letting other podcasts dictate half the movies that I watched! Tune in to hear about me missing Disneyland and my friends and some very well made movies! This week's movies: Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Frankenhooker (1990) Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) Running Scared (1986) Knives Out (2019) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Terminal Velocity (1994)
This week I finally wrap up my chronological system for picking movies from my watchlist! And I think this is the most 5 star movies we've had in a single week so far! I'm not gonna check if that's actually true or not! This week's movies: The Parking Lot Movie (2010) All Star Superman (2011) Drug War (2012) Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Big Hero 6 (2014) Spotlight (2015) Buddymoon (2016) Good Time (2017) Annihilation (2018) Parasite (2019) Kajillionaire (2020) Nobody (2021)
This week we're making our way through the 2000s! I think this is the most movies I've watched in a week so far and there's a lot of unintentional synchronicities which I think is fun! Tune in to hear about mobsters, musicals, and me finally going back to a movie theater! This week's movies: Dirty Work (1998) Blast from the Past (1999) Ginger Snaps (2000) Knockaround Guys (2001) Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) No Time To Die (2021) Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004) Romance & Cigarettes (2005) Exiled (2006) Hairspray (2007) Speed Racer (2008) In the Loop (2009)
This week we're going through the 90's and finally watching some action movie classics and some more down to Earth fare! Tune in to hear about Heat, Hellboy, and headaches! This week's movies: Angel (1984) Terror Train (1980) Predator 2 (1990) New Jack City (1991) Reality Bites (1994) Heat (1995) The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Good Will Hunting (1997)
This week we're making out way through the '80s! We got frog men, aliens, zombies and me falling in love with one classic and being pretty disappointed in another! This week's movies: Winners & Sinners (1983) Purple Rain (1984) Re-Animator (1985) Aliens (1986) Lethal Weapon (1987) Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
This week we got movies from the late 70s and early 80s and I fill in a couple major blind spots! Tune in to hear about horror, Hellboy, and my constant struggles with health! This week's movies: Death Race 2000 (1975) Hellboy (2004) Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) The Deer Hunter (1978) Alien (1979) Superman II (1980) Dragonslayer (1981) Pieces (1982)
This week we got movies from the late 60s and early 70s which means we got movies with cowboys, movies with samurais, and a movie with cowboys and samurais! Tune in to also hear about me, my hypochondria, and a man who only cares about his melons! This week's movies: Massacre Time (1966) Death Rides a Horse (1967) The Swimmer (1968) Mr. Majestyk (1974) The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Red Sun (1971) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
We're working our way through my watchlist chronologically and for this week that means a lot of movies from the 60s! We got one of my favorite movies of the year, a lot of fun samurai action, and a couple of real duds! This week's movies: Hellboy (2019) Kate (2021) Thunder Road (1958) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Yojimbo (1961) The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) 13 Assassins (2010) Band of Outsiders (1964) The Ipcress File (1965)
It's a new month and I couldn't think of a silly pun for September so we're moving to a chronological system for working through my watchlist! And I'm digging it! We got a some movies from the 50s and some from the past few years! Mostly low energy stuff to give us a nice change a pace from action movie month and some of the best movies I've watched so far! This week's movies: Superman: Red Son (2020) Sunset Boulevard (1950) The Kid Detective (2020) Blockers (2018) Philomena (2013) Seven Samurai (1954) Diabolique (1955)
We're wrapping up The August Rush with a nice collection of action movies! Tune in to hear them and my ever fragile mental state! This week's movies: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Vacation Friends (2021) Attack the Block (2011) Triple Threat (2019) Red Sonja (1985) xXx (2002) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Spinster (2020)
It's the fourth week of The August Rush and we got a nice and varied group of action movies this week! I was pleasantly surprised by most of them! This week's movies: Fist of Legend (1994) The Mission (1999) Wrath of Man (2021) Fist of Fury (1972) Conan the Destroyer (1984) Cliffhanger (1993) Equilibrium (2002)
It's the third week of The August Rush! And we got some extremely solid and cool action movies this week! Tune in to hear about that, being sad, and the one time a dude called me Crom! This week's movies: Truck Stop Women (1974) The Rocketeer (1991) The Hidden Fortress (1958) Pusher (1996) Free State of Jones (2016) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Lone Wolfe and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
It's the second week of The August Rush! And this week is mostly car movies! I didn't even mean to do that! This week's movies: The Driver (1978) F9 (2021) Drive Hard (2014) Pacific Rim (2013) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Unhinged (2020) My Lucky Stars (1985)
It's the first week of The August Rush! Which means this month I'm only watching action movies! Which is not as much of a limitation as you might think! Tune in for a shorter episode that has a lot of superhero bullshit! This week's movies: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021) Foxy Brown (1974) Walking Tall (2004) The Suicide Squad (2021)
It's the last week of Julyme and Punishment! And we're ending it with some of the best crime movies I've watched this month! This week's movies: Sudden Impact (1983) The Dead Pool (1988) Danger: Diabolik (1968) Lawless (2012) Jackie Brown (1997) Eastern Promises (2007) In the Heat of the Night (1967) Boiler Room (2000) Reindeer Games (2000)
It's the third week of Julyme and Punishment! This week we got a wide range of movies both in style and in year they were made, bookended by two great movies about corrupt cops in Los Angeles! Or you know, just cops in Los Angeles! This week's movies: Training Day (2001) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) The Untouchables (1987) Cure (1997) The Maltese Falcon (1941) L.A. Confidential (1997)
It's the second week of Julyme and Punishment! Tune in hear about Black Widow, a pretty decent bunch of crime movies, and a LOT of me whining about stuff like jobs and unemployment! I apologize in advance! This week's movies: Crimewave (1985) Black Widow (2021) Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) The Mechanic (1972) The Mechanic (2011) Layer Cake (2004) Road to Perdition (2002)
It's the first week of Julyme and Punishment! This month I'm only watching crime movies which I'm hoping has a broader appeal than a month of westerns! This week's movies: No Contry for Old Men (2007) No Sudden Move (2021) The Tomorrow War (2021) Boyz n the Hood (1991) Magnum Force (1973) The Enforcer (1976) Play Misty For Me (1971) Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
Hey y'all, it's the final week of High June and we're ending the month with a heaping helping of spaghetti westerns with a side of two American made classics! Tune in for a short and pretty straightforward episode because I am tired from a month full of cowboy shit! This week's movies: Navajo Joe (1966) Sabata (1969) Adios Sabata (1970) Return of Sabata (1971) McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) True Grit (2010)
Hey y'all, it's the fourth week of High June and we're watching a bunch of Sergio Leone movies. We got a throuple, a thruel, and I wish I had said a third portmanteau that involved the word three so I could complete this format. Alternatively, I could call this the Dollars and Dentists week. You'll get it, just tune in! This week's movies: A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Rio Bravo (1959) For a Few Dollars More (1965) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) The Hired Hand (1971) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)