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Short Answer: No!Slightly Longer Answer: We started a new show! Joining forces with Connor and Peter from Fix-a-Flick to create the Tuvix of podcasts: No Flicks Given. Frank has more in this mini-update, but we want to make sure you knew where to go. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter,  Facebook, & Instagram @NoFlicksGiven Email noflicksgivenpodcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see! URL: noflicksgiven.comIG: @noflicksgivenpodcast

"Within these Santa films were bound the strength and will to bring holiday cheer around the world. But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Santa film was made..."We enjoyed (is that the right word?) our holiday-themed commentary for One Magic Christmas (you know...the one were the dad gets shot. in. the. face.) so much we decided to do another one!2020 was a weird year, and it produced an even weirder Santa Claus movie: Fatman, Starring Mel Gibson as Santa (you read that right). Only Frank has seen this one beforehand, so we're all in for a treat. Hit up Peacock, rent it on the Blockbusters of the Internet, settle in with some booze and tag along for this wonky sleigh ride. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

One Shall Stand. Three Shall Fall.It's the thrilling conclusion to our Chris Kringle King of the Ring! To recap, all four of us are going head-to-head-to-head-to-head, each having chosen what we each deem to be the ultimate Santa Claus film depiction. This week we cover our final two challengers and determine the ultimate Claus.Miracle on 34th Street (1994) - Peter YorkElf (2003) - Connor Lynch Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

Four Santas enter. Only one leaves.Ho Ho H'oh no!  Happy Holidays everyone. The boys at Fix-a-Flick are once again back on to talk about what the Christmas season is all about: competition. All four of us are going head-to-head-to-head-to-head in a sleigh bell smackdown, each having chosen what we each deem to be the ultimate Santa Claus film depiction. Because of the size of this yule tidal wave, this episode is only going to focus on the first two contenders:The Santa Clause (1994) - Matt ConradKlaus (2019) - Frank JamesTune in next week for the epic conclusion where we all vote after making our cases to determine which Santa reigns supreme. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

"Do you expect me to talk?"Spooky Season is over, pumpkin spice has completely permeated the air, and the Holidays are just around the corner. You know what that means; it's time to give thanks to our favorite British spy. The name's Bond. James Bond.This year we each highlighted a personal favorite that might not be well remembered. Frank went dove deep to nominate Thunderball while Tomorrow Never Dies left Matt black, white, and read all over. We also give our first impressions on No Time to Die, but kept it brief. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

FULL. SCREAM. AHEAD.The crescendo of this year's Halloween mini-series - Deep Rising, where a crew of mercenaries planning to hijack a cruise ship shows up to realize something got to the ship first: a gargantuan tentacled...thing? Idk, it's not a squid and it's not an octopus. Whatever, it drinks people and that's all you need to know. Hop aboard to watch store-brand Harrison Ford and a crew of murderers consisting entirely of "Oh That Guy"'s tangle with a vicious killing machine. We're joined once again by Peter and Connor, making this yet another official episode of an unofficial podcast, No Flicks Given.Directed by Stephen Sommers (right before he did The Mummy) and scored by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith, Deep Rising comes close to hitting that so-bad-it's-good tier of high octane thrill rides.Happy Halloween to everybody! We hope you've enjoyed the torture we've put ourselves through watching these 90s creature features. It's all for you!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

" What heads we were able to salvage from the Santos Morales were pretty decomposed, but they all were missing their hypothalamus... es."Let's talk about the kathoga in the room. For the first half of our NO FLICKS GIVEN series with Fix-a-Flick hosts Connor & Peter, Frank decided to punish us. Is it a murder mystery? A monster slasher? If 78% of the frame weren't too dark to see, we might have been able to answer that question. As to it's quality...well, maybe just tune in.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

The one night a year where we can pretend to be the scariest thing we think of. "Winds in the east... there's a mist comin' in... like somethin' is brewin'... and 'bout to begin..." This week, we take a look at an oft-forgotten, direct-to-video release that might've become a modern classic if it debuted in the streaming era. We won't bury the lede here, Trick 'r Treat should be in your Halloween film rotation ASAP. Wanna know why? Turn off the lights, spike your hot cider, and tune in as we make our case for why Sam should be the mascot of Spooky Season. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

No guest for this one (there's no one we can think of that we hate enough to make them watch this trash movie).Welcome to what is hopefully the last conversation ANYONE will have on the 2001 film Evolution, a bargain bin Ghostbusters rip-off that doesn't check a single box to be worth a revisit. Sorry this is sounding harsher than I mean it - you gotta understand, we just watched this film, recording a full hour talking about it, then had to spend time editing that conversation, so we've been down here way too long.Evolution is a 2001 American comic (supposedly) science (supposedly) fiction (thank god) film (debatable) directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, and Ted Levine. It was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and by Columbia Pictures internationally. The plot of the film follows college professor Ira Kane (Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Jones), who investigate a meteorite crash in Arizona. They discover that the meteorite harbors extraterrestrial lifeforms, which are evolving very quickly into large, diverse and outlandish creatures.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

A midwestern American in the 1300s does medieval battle against the slimiest of bearded slimeballs and his horrifying mom/witch.This week we revisit a forgotten blockbuster, the 2nd biggest movie of 1991 after Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Kevin Costner stars as the fabled Robin of Locksley, in this dark retelling a veteran of the Crusades returned home to find Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham poised to claim the throne of England. With one of the greatest movie themes and one of the worst British accents, the Gi5 boys sit through a severe mess, coming close-to-but-never-quite-reaching the status of guilty pleasure. Enjoy.Also, one thing we forgot to mention in air - In the beginning Marian's brother, after having been locked away in prison for 5 years, gives Robin his family ring as he dies...Where was he hiding that ring??Joining us for his third appearance, the one-and-only (which I'm realizing we say about every guest) Mike Lacy. Lacy has a (fucking still) forthcoming podcast centered around the filmography of one Thomas Cruise, so be sure to keep an eye (and ear) out for that. Days of Thetan: A Mission into the Impossible Tom Cruise, available soon where ever you get your podcasts.

Things sure turned out different.In what way?Different.Our summer hours continue as we tackle one of its dog-day classics. For 40 years we've lived with the idea that it could be the best in the genre. Friend of the pod, baseball fan, (and member of the Matt CClub) Matt Cowan joins us to revisit this pastoral classic.  Is it a 5-tool film? Did it need to spend more time in AAA Scranton? Will you ever get the theme song out of your head? Only one way to find out. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

Manners. Maketh. Man.Just a little lax on our release schedule as things open up and weather gets warmer, but we're back with an...old? New. New classic. In a renaissance of comic book movies, this one did well, but didn't seem to percolate like the MCU. Sure, it got a sequel (which we talk about) and is getting a soft reboot (which we're cautiously optimistic about), but what endeared us to the concept in the first place? Maybe tune us in while you sit down with a martini. Gin, of course. Stirred for 10 seconds while glancing at an unopened bottle of vermouth.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!

Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, and Harvey Keitel walk into a space station. I forget the rest of the joke, but the punchline involves a robot and cake.Ever heard of this one? Even Matt hadn't, and that's saying something. Our hosts have a lot of questions, but thankfully returning guest Mike Simses (2010: The Year We Make Contact) has the answers. We spend this feature-length episode dissecting the anatomy of a movie that should have been a hit in theory, but serves as a fascinating cautionary tale in practice.You can find  Mike @MikeSimses on TwitterSubscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

Antonio Banderas accompanies some Norsemen to stop the attacks by a hellish pack of bloodthirsty invaders. Who lives? Who dies? Who tells their story? Probably Seamus Heaney at some point.We're back after our brief excursion to Starfleet to talk about The 13th Warrior, an often forgotten film, so much so that most people don't even realize it's meant to be a retelling of the epic story of Beowulf. Joining Matt and Frank for this #deepdive is Andrew Radespiel, part-time lawyer and full-time history buff. If you've ever wondered how the first English-language story was written, whether or not mead is halal, or if the Viking lifestyle is for you, here's your chance.You can find Andrew @Radnarok88 on Twitter & @AndrewRadespiel on InstagramSubscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see! 

Kirk, Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Ensign Ricky must broker peace between the Western Democracy Metaphor and the Eastern Bloc Soviet Metaphor. Hilarity ensues. Also murder.Happy (belated) First Contact Day! No guest this week, but we're covering not only the last original cast Star Trek movie Frank hasn't seen, but the last original cast Star Trek movie ever. Yeah, yeah, we know about Generations, but that's a whole other story. We cover our movie rankings, uncover a strange cameo, and learn that the late, great Chris Plummer can bring it when it comes to Shakespearian (quoting) villains. The Undiscovered Country is finally discovered!

We bring you our hot take on the 1997 forgotten mess "Shazam", starring Sinbad and Martin Short. Joining us once again is the one-and-only Patrick H. Willems (previously on our episode on The Shadow), who brought us a movie that certainly no one is still talking about. A critical and financial failure, in many ways Shazam was the beginning of the end of Sinbad's Hollywood run. Our hosts dive deep into why that is, what went wrong and more importantly, what in this movie is worth revisiting (if anything). From the rap battle to the climactic showdown with the giant spider, be sure to not miss this epic discussion on one of the low-watermarks of the 1990s. Still, it has its moments.You can check out all things Patrick H. Willems on Youtube.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see! 

Adventurer Rick O'Connell (and his family) race an immortal Egyptian mummy to be the one to destroy the Scorpion King, an insectoid WWE wrestler with Barbie Doll-textured skin hellbent on letting his pet dogs run wild.Joining Matt and Frank today is Mike Ludwig (The Shadow, Independence Day) to talk about 2001's The Mummy Returns, one of the most bonkers big budget sequels of the early 2000s. More action. More explosions. More mummies. More hot air balloons. More double decker buses with the keys apparently in the ignition. We cover it all, the insane plot, the guilty pleasure action, the absolutely piss poor CGI effects in what most would consider Stephen Sommers' last really popular film. Not to mention of the of the greatest adventure scores Hollywood has ever given us.Does the movie stand the test of time? Do the lovable heroes trump the incoherent story? Give it 5 minutes and find out!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!  

Do you think there's a really angry way I could say I'm sorry?The 90s was a really weird time for everybody, but especially superhero movies. In between nipple-suit Batman and laryngitis Batman, we got Mystery Men. In the same tradition as Austin Powers and Galaxy Quest, this comedian-driven vehicle poked fun at its genre while still appreciating its tropes. Unfortunately, did didn't do too well in the box office.No guest this week, but Frank hadn't seen this one either so there's plenty to talk about (including his strange, irrational hate for Claire Forlani.

New Year, Same Us. We're back for another season of Give it 5.Houston, we have a podcast. Desperate to save face in light of the embarrassment of admitting he had never seen Apollo 13 (go back and listen to our Backdraft episode), Frank brings Mike Lacy back on to right a great wrong. After Matt sent him a 4k blu ray of it for the holidays, all their fates were pretty much sealed.One of the biggest films of the 90s, and the grandfather to all these space thrillers they make like once a year, Apollo 13 is Ron Howards magnum opus, chronicling the harrowing flight of Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise. It's also the first film that started a new chapter of Tom Hanks films, which we sort of dub the Captain/America's Dad series. It's a fantastic film with spectacular special effects and a magnificent score (by the late James Horner 2 years before he gave us Titanic).Mike Lacy has a forthcoming podcast centered around the filmography of one Thomas Cruise, so be sure to keep an eye (and ear) out for that. Days of Thetan: A Mission into the Impossible Tom Cruise, available soon where ever you get your podcasts.

We're trying something new for this holiday season. Your No Flicks Given heroes are coming face-to-face with one of the worst, my depressing Christmas movies in recent memory: One Magic Christmas. And this isn't a journey we can all take alone, so we're taking you all with us. Listen in as we react live to watching a truly ridiculous store brand classic. Joined once again by Connor & Peter of the Fix-a-Flick podcast, we give you a Give it 5 first - a commentary track of a truly awful movie experience.Ginny (Mary Steenburgen) has a difficult time mustering Christmas spirit due to her husband Jack's unemployment and her humble position as a grocery store clerk. With the holiday fast approaching, Ginny and Jack's daughter goes to deliver her letter to Santa. On her way, she meets Gideon, an angel intent on saving Christmas from Ginny's poor attitude. With Gideon's magical assistance, Ginny learns how things could be much worse....happy holidays, we guess.

Another No Flicks Given to make your holiday cheer soar! This time Fix-a-Flick's Connor comes to us with an impossible problem to solve: how do you make Die Hard 2 (Die Harder) good? Can it be done? Is it just a matter of more naked Tai Chi? The No Flicks Given crew is here to talk all things Die Hard, so pour your eggnog, swap out your blanks and light a runway on fire. Welcome to the party, pals.

Julia Roberts fakes her death and hides in Iowa to escape a psychopathic mustache and the man attached to it.You can all blame Amanda for this one - a 90s marital thriller centered around Julia Roberts hot off the success of Pretty Woman. A movie so incompetent, they managed to cast a new love interest that is somehow just as creepy as the violent husband that is hunting her. We're joined by friend-of-the-pod Amanda Kusek and also newcomer MB Welch (our self-appointed JRob expert) to chat about 1991's Sleeping With the Enemy. We chat about the stale dialogue, the intense first-act "slap energy", the over-indulgent and overly useless state fair scene and of course all those qualities we come to except from the one-and-only Julia Roberts (mostly the hair).As always, you can find Amanda at cheapcourage.com.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

The president's got a girlfriend...We're back to help everybody get through this election day, I mean week, I mean month. Today we revisit Aaron Sorkin's The American President, the basis of what would become the West Wing and also a fantastic Rob Reiner film. Annette Bening plays Sydney Ellen Wade, who begins a romantic relationship with the president of the United States, Andrew Shepard, played by a Michael Douglas that is doing his best to keep his smarmy factor down to zero (which he totally does pull off somehow.

Three kids chase the ghost of their friend through the history of Halloween...with some sort of soul-collector guide?It's the last of our No Flicks Given series of Halloween hidden gems. Last (but not least) we come to Peter's pick: 1993's 'The Halloween Tree', an animated spooky adventure written - and for some reason narrated by - Ray Bradbury.It's the story of Mr. Moundshroud, a bald vampiric Gandalfian soul harvester hellbent on claiming the ghost of Pip, the absolute god damn fucking coolest kid to have ever been born (not even kidding, the movie makes this explicit). Along the way, he educates the rest of Pip's friends on the history of Halloween and why we have the costumes we have.We hope you've enjoyed this Halloween spooktacular series of No Flicks Given episodes. We certainly have. See you all at Christmas!Also Leonard Nimoy's in this. Yes Matt uses it as the Star Trek connection because of course he does.

A lonely and plain man finds an invitation entitled "Murder Party", on the street. He makes his way to Brooklyn to attend the party, only to discover it is actually a trap set by a group of deranged art students.In our penultimate episode, the boys discuss this snapshot of city life in the mid-late aughties. While none of the boys ended up being unwitting victims of some hipster's "art", they had plenty of experience walking home from Bushwick at 3 in the morning on a brusque, fall night. Matt joins us from the spirit-realm, so please forgive his audio.Connor and Peter from Fix-a-Flick help us enter the home stretch of this "NO FLICKS GIVEN" Halloweason marathon!

Murderous jell-o wreaks havoc on a small American town (it's better than it sounds).Let us just say...this is a special one. We highly recommend watching the movie before listening to the episode (a Gi5 first). We almost don't even want to describe anything about it in order to not give anything away. You wouldn't think the remake of a 1950s b-movie about evil jelly would be anything worth revisiting but it is, having now become one of Frank's every-year Halloween staples.We're joined once again by Connor & Peter of the Fix-a-Flick Podcast to bring you another spooky entry into our No Flicks Given Halloween series. Two down, two to go...

It's Ronald Reagan's worst nightmare...Welcome to another episode of No Flicks Given, a podcast that technically doesn't exist. Matt & Frank are joined by Connor & Peter of the Fix-a-Flick Podcast to talk about the first of our Halloween spooktacular movies. All four of us picked a different "favorite Halloween movie" to talk about. Today we present you with Connor's: The Lost Boys. Before Buffy, before Twilight, there was Kiefer Sutherland and his spider-white hair. It's Southern California. It's vampires. It's THE Jason fucking Patric, Hollywood superstar from such films as Speed 2: Cruise Control and...I think one of the Alamo movies?

A summer camp caretaker named Cropsey is horribly burnt from a prank gone wrong. Years later, after being released with severe disfigurements, he seeks to target those responsible...A Cropsey movie starring George Costanza? Sign us up! Unfortunately, it's a little more complicated than that. Friend of the pod Rob Schulte (of the @PumpkinSpicePodcast) helps us open up Spooky Season with an oft-forgotten slasher from the early days of Miramax (hence the complication).Can the trio build a make-shift raft of Jason Alexander's performance, Tom Savini's effects, and paddle their way back to safety? Listen to find out!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

A Russian submarine commander goes rogue in the most advanced and deadly nuclear submarine ever constructed, pursued by both the American and Russian navy.James Bond. Dr. Alan Grant. Darth Vader. Jack Donaghy. The principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This one has it all. Welcome to the crescendo of Subtember! Our submariners James Combs and Tom Hanley are back and with us to talk about this classic war film is Steve Madeja, and animation producer and tour guide of New York's most interesting historical sites. Listen in as we discuss our collective lukewarm distaste of the Jack Ryan franchise and go down quite the rabbit hole talking about the ponytail-that-almost-was...On almost every list of the best submarine movies ever made, this is often #1. Tom Clancy's most successful screen adaptation and a fantastic entry into John McTiernan's already illustrious career, The Hunt for Red October is everything you want in a submarine movie. Tension. Drama. Claustrophobia. A traitorous cook. And of course...competency-porn.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

Dr. Frasier Crane on a WWII submarine versus the modern US navy.We're back for the second episode of our Subtember series! This time we bring you Down Periscope, a movie that could only be made in that peaceful sweet spot of history between 1991 and 2001, a lighthearted comedy from the same minds that brought you Police Academy and Major League (so basically a love-able bunch of losers who come together under a charismatic leader). Back again to talk about this with us is Amanda Kusek of cheapcourage.com. You can also hear here on one of our earliest episodes - Murder By Death. Follow her on IG @cheapcourage. Also she's engaged to Frank...so there's that.Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

"You're aware of the name of this podcast, aren't you Mr. COB?""Very aware, sir!""It bears a proud name, doesn't it, Mr. COB?""Very proud, sir!""It represents fine people.""Very fine people, sir!""Who live in fine, outstanding states.""Outstanding, sir!""In the greatest country in the entire world.""That's..debatable."Two line officers disagree over their orders and the fate of the world hangs in the balance...but could it happen? Matt & Frank start Subtember with a nuclear bang, tapping submariners Tom Hanley & Jim Combs from the USS George Washington Carver to tell us which parts float, and which are consigned to the deep!

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Just so you understand what we're dealing with here....there is no I or II.We assume the majority of you have never even heard of this. We certainly had it until first time guest of the pod Asta Paredes brought it to our attention. For your benefit, we suggest at least checking out the trailer.The Dude Bros have survived two murder sprees of the vicious killer known as Motherface. But now, blood spills once more, this time with the Dude Bros off at a secluded party lake. This one has it all, at stunning VHS quality, the very best the early 90s have to offer. Blood. Guts. Beer. Vintage commercial breaks. Patton fucking Oswalt for some reason.Asta is an actress and producer out of New York City. You can follow her on Instagram at @astaparedes. And don't forget to check out Chatting with Asta on YouTube.

Some of this is legend, but at least this much is fact: in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France during the 1760s, "The Beast of Gévaudan" killed over a hundred people until it was finally hunted down. Descriptions of the beast (or beasts) vary, but we'll never truly know what it was...France’s genre-bending action flick might not be the most accurate portrayal of the legend, but it sure was fun to watch. The said, the ultimate question must be answered: sub or dub? Find out on this week’s episode!@giveit5http://giveit5.buzzsprout.com/

Gene Hackman in the 1970s sure was something. We're joined by first-time-on-the-pod guest Clay Von Carlowitz, who comes bearing gifts in the form of 1975's Night Moves - a film neither Frank or Matt had ever seen before (nor had Frank even heard of before) which always makes for a treat of an episode. It's a grizzly, tangled web of a mystery story where things are not what they seem (I know they always say that, but in this case the things that don't seem what they seem don't even seem what they seem to seem, you get me?)Night Moves is something of a commentary on the detective noir genre popularized in the 1930s and 40s. Gene Hackman stars as Harry Moseby. If you ever asked yourself...I wonder what it looks like to see Gene Hackman legitimately try to flirt with someone then this is the episode for you.Clay is an actor and screenwriter out of New York City, co-founder of Abandoned House Productions and fellow lover of all the hidden gems of cinema. Follow him on IG @clayvoncarlowitz and check out his work at www.clayvoncarlowitz.com.@giveit5http://giveit5.buzzsprout.com/

"We came in peace for all mankind..."Happy Independence Day, listeners! Here's a special episode just for the occasion, back before the 4th of July became a day where the world cried out WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT! You know the rest.Matt and Frank sit down with Michael Ludwig, recently returned from the UK to talk about the all-American classic, ID4 (yes, we even debate when "ID4" became a thing). It's the alien invasion movie that changed Hollywood forever, and became one of the biggest event films of all time. But other than one - dare I say, borderline made-for-TV - sequel back in 2016, there really aren't many other echoes of this film on pop culture. Despite crushing dozens of box office records, Independence Day was, basically a one-hit-wonder. But we get into all that and more. So pop open a beer, flip those burgers, and get to listening before the fireworks start!

Bigger. Faster. Smarter. Meaner.This episodes features first time guest Jackson Marshall ( @marshallfilm_ ) of the We Watched This Movie Podcast ( @wewatchedthispodcast ), joining us all the way from Australia to talk about Deep Blue Sea, an action-horror film (in that order) where a group of scientists must escape a sinking underwater research base while being pursued by genetically modified mako sharks. Not exactly Grapes of Wrath, but we're in quarantine and need that dopamine hit! Starring a blonde Thomas Jane, a religious LL Cool J, a stoically-forgettable Saffron Burrows, a one-armed Stellan Skarsgård, and an inspirational, cannibalistic Samuel L. Jackson, Deep Blue Sea is director Renny Harlin's love letter to Jaws, a film better in all ways but one.Be sure to give the boys from Down Under some love and check out Jackson along with his co-host Dan at:https://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast

Not gonna lie, this one burned us.We're joined by first-time-guest of the pod Mike Lacy to talk about 1991's Backdraft, a William Baldwin pryo-vehicle that is so in love with Kurt Russell, they cast him in it twice. Join us as we talk about the two films - the cliche-ridden brotherly drama about a family of firefighting, and the thrilling detective story where Robert Deniro and Alec Baldwin's brother hunt down a vicious arsonist hellbent on 'backdrafting' his victims. Join us as we talk about fireman axe duels, Robert Deniro's scorched back (and self-healing gate wound), the horror that the opening scene inflicted on Frank, how only 2 of the 3 people have seen Apollo 13, and what, exactly, even is a backdraft.Mike Lacy is the co-creator of whoisamericasdaddy.com and co-hosts a weekly quiz show called Quiz Prison, available on Twitch at twitch.tv/quiz_prison. Follow him on IG at @jonclaudevanhamm.As always we're Give it 5. Follow us on Instagram at @giveit5 and Twitter at @giveit5podcast.com. Got a movie you want to talk about that nobody's talking about? Hit us up.

HEY YOU GUYS!It's time to talk all things Goonies. The kids. The Fratellis. The Sloths. All of it. Join us as we venture back to Astoria, Oregon in 1985, where a ragtag group of, well, basically losers, spend their last night together hunting the legendary lost treasure of One Eyed Willy.We have the absolutely pleasure to welcome back Peter and Connor, the lovely hosts of the Fix-a-Flick podcast to recap the magic of our Masters of the Universe episode (definitely one you don't want to miss). Join our conversation where we talk through the wacky and wild 80s film, quote the behind-the-scenes of the Star Wars prequels, discern the difference between Brockmire and Longmire, vex ourselves on the menstruation of chickens, and ignore Peter's insistence that we travel to the lone-star state (during a pandemic, no less). How wude!It's a pirate adventure for the whole family!

It's a fact, sure as day follows night, sure as eggs is eggs, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is shit. The fifth entry in Gene Roddenberry's franchise is generally considered the worst, but excuse us? I’d just like to ask a question. What does God need with a starship? Also: is Star Trek V: The Final Frontier a great Trek film, or the greatest Trek film? I know, you're thinking we've cracked under the quarantine pressure. You're right, but that has no baring on our opinion of this movie.Matt & Frank celebrate their first year podcasting by extolling the virtues of a film they truly believe deserved better than it got. So, go to Red Alert, raise shields, and set a course for the next episode of Give it 5!

Quick's the word and sharp's the action!We bring you a discussion on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, one of the most brilliant historical films ever made (in our humble opinion). Russell Crowe plays the Kirkian Jack Aubrey, commander (and master) of the HMS Surprise up against the most powerful ship in the French navy, the Acheron, depicted with the artistic grace of making it one of cinema's most formidable antagonists.This is one of our favorite films of all time. And with us to talk about is the color Eliot Greene, a teach of English and History who brings with him an insightful and thorough look into the world setting of Master & Commander, based on the famous book series by Patrick O'Brian. A swashbuckling epic, a brilliant screenplay and one of the most historically accurate films ever made. This is one you definitely want to give more than 5 to (we'd suggest giving it 138).

Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men...The Shadow Knows! The Gi5 boys welcome you to an all-star episode. Not only do we have Peter and Connor from Fix-a-Flick joining us, but we welcome Patrick H. Willems to the podcast along with Mike Ludwig recording all the way from the UK. The year is....sometime in the 1940s we think? The Shadow plagues New York's criminal element. The descendent of Genghis Khan rumors amok across the world. Alec Baldwin chews more scenery than a Hungry Hungry Hippo. Oh, did we mention Tim Curry and Sir Ian McKellan are also in this movie? That's real. Yes, this movie happened. That, plus a fantastic Jerry Goldsmith score brings us...The Shadow! A magnificent failure and what happens if you put Batman and Dr. Strange in a discontinued blender. Enjoy!

For Those Who Came In Late...It’s the mid-90s. Hollywood producers have seen the success that is Batman and decide to capitalize on it by adapting The Phanto-...the...Phantom? Is that right? That’s right, apparently. This Billy Zane vehicle didn’t wow anybody back in the day, but does it deserve another look? Let the debate begin in a socially distant episode of Give it 5!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot #theghostwhobombs

It’s the end of World War One. A British soldier is running against the clock to prevent catastrophe. If he fails, countless lives will be lost, his own included. But this isn’t 1917. Well, the year is 1917. The film is Phillip De Broca’s King of Hearts (or Le Roi de coeur if you’re of the French persuasion). Katie White is back to talk about another childhood favorite, but does it hold up better than The Man in the Iron Mask?Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot

Before Bruce Wayne, before Peter Parker, there was Don Diego de la Vega. Seemingly apropos of nothing, Hollywood decided it was time to bring us the Spanish Fox to us in living color! It made some money and spawned a sequel (meh) and returned to relative obscurity after that. But there is a question; a very old question: does it hold up?Subscribe and rate us wherever you find us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot #Zorro

Dennis Quaid as a medival Han Solo. Sean Connery as a mid-90s CGI dragon. One of the greatest movie themes of all time. Put it all together and you have 'Dragonheart'...a mid-tier (in the best possible sense of the word) fantasy adventure movie, featuring one of the first uses of computer animation after Jurassic Park - which we debate about whether or not still holds up. Join Matt and Frank, back from winter hiatus to talk about tonal shifts, terrible bad guy haircuts, and a shoe-horned King Arthur tie-in.Also, listen in as they discover...on air...that a 5th (yeah, fucking FIFTH) Dragonheart movie is coming out February 4th 2020. And yes...of COURSE they watch it and review.

Merry Christmas Eve! We're back to finish our far-longer-than-necessary conversation about Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Listen up as we talk about the final two films then break them all down to try to find out which Scrooge reigns supreme. Is it one of the Give it 5 movies or one of the Fix-A-Flick movies? (or does "Muppet Christmas Carol" trump all?)Who is the meanest Scrooge? Who is the cutest Tiny Tim? Who is the scariest Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? Be sure to watch on social media for voting so you can help decide the ultimate winner!God Bless us, everyone!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot #christmas

A four-way contest to decide once and for all which is the penultimate movie version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.The boys from the Fix-a-Flick Podcast are back (Masters of the Universe) to have a four-way Mexican standoff. The rules are simple: each chooses a version of the classic Christmas tale and uses the full extent of their brains to defend it against the other three. Who is the meanest Scrooge? Who is the cutest Tiny Tim? Who is the scariest Ghost of Christmas Yet to come? We tackle it all and more!The best part: you the audience will decide the ultimate winner!NOTE - This is Part 1 of 2, meaning we get to tackle the first two of four films. The next episode will be sure to drop early next week!God Bless us, everyone!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot #christmas

The Shadow of St. Nicholas terrorizes a family who has lost the spirit of Christmas.Ho ho ho! Welcome to another holiday episode! This week the Give It 5 boys revisit Krampus from all the way back in 2015 (a happier, simpler time no matter how you slice it). So get a warm blanket, pour yourself a stiff egg nog, and for the love of god...keep the fire hot. Santa Claus is not coming this year...Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!

We’re digging up skeletons of Christmas past as Matt and Frank revisit a childhood favorite to determine if it stands the test of time. 1985’s Santa Claus: The Movie came and went without much fanfare, but did it deserve to be forgotten? Listen in to find out! It’s a month of holiday cheer starting today on Give It 5!Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter @GiveIt5Podcast or Facebook, & Instagram @GiveIt5 Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you’ve got a movie you want us to see!#giveit5 #podcasting #whynot

Before 'The Avengers', one crossover movie ruled them all...The crescendo of our Halloween series is here! Watch Abbott and Costello at the top of their comedy game as they come up against Dracula (Bela Lugosi), the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Frankenstein........'s Monster (Glenn Strange) in one of the greatest comedy/horror films of all time.With a very special guest joining them - the one and only Connor Lynch from the Fix-a-Flick podcast - Matt & Frank discuss this epic gem of a movie, diving deep into the lore of the Universal monsters (along with a lengthy discussion about the "Who's on First" routine and why it, for lack of a better word, rules). This is definitely one you don't want to miss!Subscribe & rate wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter at @giveit5podcast or Facebook and Instagram @giveit5. Email giveit5podcast@gmail.com if you've got a movie you want us to see!