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Northern Critic is a film review podcast which looks at popular audience-host handpicked films based on plot, cinematography, casting and style.

Sam Shenubi


    • Jan 26, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    Episode 90: The Best of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 60:00


    Hap­py New Year, This week, we review the very best impres­sions of 2021 movies and TV shows

    Episode 89: Christmas Trivia 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 60:00


    Mer­ry Christ­mas and a Hap­py New Year! from the North­ern Crit­ic crew, and welcome…to Christ­mas Triv­ia 2021!

    Episode 88: The Wheel of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 60:00


    Does the title speak for itself? is the next ​“Game of Thrones” in its Ama­zon­ian Prime?

    Episode 87: The Harder They Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 60:00


    This week, the north­ern crit­ic pod­cast is explor­ing the wild west as envi­sioned by Jeymes Samuel. It's gonna be light­ning with the blam blams…

    Episode 86: Twitch Streaming w/Jordo & Donut

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 90:00


    This week, we dis­cuss the evo­lu­tion of twitch stream­ing and gamer cul­ture in general

    Episode 85: The Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 90:00


    This week, the North­ern Crit­ic pod­cast will be tak­ing a step back and dis­cussing the inter­net age of Social Media influ­enc­ing, con­sumer behav­ior, and movie adver­tis­ing gimmicks!

    Episode 84: Trivia Show w/Seyi & Blake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 60:00


    This week, we're test­ing how much we know about film, in an all-new Triv­ia Show!

    Eoisode 83: Dune

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 90:00


    The North­ern Crit­ic show is set in full swing to review the most antic­i­pat­ed pure sci-fi movie of the year, Denis Vil­leneu­ve's Dune (2021)

    Episode 82: Streaming Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 60:00


    North­ern Crit­ic is spic­ing things up a bit in the com­ing days, start­ing with our con­tent. Today, we dis­cuss the impacts of stream­ing ser­vices on the the­atre expe­ri­ence dur­ing the pandemic!

    Episode 81: Shang Chi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 60:00


    This week, we're review­ing Mar­vel's lat­est hit, Simu Liu's Shang Chi and the leg­end of the ten rings.

    Episode 78: Black Widow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 60:00


    we're back and rear­ing to go, this week, the north­ern crit­ic pod­cast hosts review, BLACK WIDOW

    Episode 77: The Tomorrow War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 60:00


    Ama­zon prime's new take on an alien inva­sion of earth…plus time travel…plus corny dia­logue, has the North­ern Crit­ic Pod­cast hosts' heads spin­ning in cir­cles. This week, we review, The Tomor­row War.

    Episode 76: Wrath of Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 60:00


    We're tak­ing on the most recent Jason Statham/​Guy Ritchie action flick.…In real crime-thriller revenge arc fashion!

    Episode 75: Detective Pikachu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 60:00


    Its our 75th episode! and before we tack­le the Fast and Furi­ous Fran­chise's lat­est entry, we decid­ed to dial things back a bit and review Ryan Reynolds as a dystopi­an Pikachu.

    Episode 74: Serenity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 60:00


    We're tak­ing it way back to 2005, to expe­ri­ence Joss Whead­on's direc­to­r­i­al sci-fi debut. It's got space, its got action, its got humor and least of all, it's Serenity.

    Episode 73: Cruella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 60:00


    Its Emma Stone as Cruella.…what more could be a per­fect match. This week, we review Dis­ney's lat­est live action iter­a­tion of a classic.

    Episode 72: Army of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 60:00


    Its Zack Sny­der's new flick, lets jump right into ini­tial thoughts.…..

    Episode 71: Helluva Boss (The web series; Explicit)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 60:00


    This week, we review the YouTube web series com­e­dy phe­nom­e­non, Hel­lu­va Boss

    Episode 70: Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 60:00


    It’s anoth­er Micheal B. Jor­dan action flick, and we’re all for it!.…well some of us…

    Episode 69: The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 60:00


    Your favorite hosts are jump­ing right in to the lat­est entry of Sony Ani­ma­tion stu­dios, The Mitchells vs. The Machines.

    Episode 68: Mortal Kombat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 60:00


    Ready.…Set.…..Fight! This week, we review anoth­er con­tro­ver­sial video game movie adap­ta­tion. Mor­tal Kom­bat 2021.

    Episode 67: Nomadland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 60:00


    Liv­ing on the road, ​“house­less, not home­less” and going in a buck­et, what strings does this film not pull to show­case the strug­gle of a nation­al lifestyle run by the almighty dol­lar over all else; and the cul­ture’s effects on REAL peo­ple. This week, we review the 2021 Oscars nom­i­nat­ed, Nomadland.

    Episode 66: Justice League Snyder Cut

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 60:00


    It’s DC’s great­est super team assem­bled again since 2017, but this time under a dif­fer­ent direc­tor and an extend­ed run time of 4 hours! Do we love it? well, they’re the JUS­TICE LEAGUE.…so of course we do. Hail the Sny­der Cut!

    Episode 65: Godzilla vs Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 60:00


    In a mon­ster­verse where a Giant Goril­la wres­tles a Nuclear-pow­ered Juras­sic Lizard; which real­ly leaves us to ask, is this what the movie mar­ket real­ly need­ed dur­ing a pan­dem­ic?! Lets find out on this week’s review, on North­ern Critic.

    Episode 64: Wolfwalkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 60:00


    “The for­est is brim­ming with wolves…and pagans, and a cute lit­tle girl who just wants her mam­my.” This week, North­ern crit­ic reviews the the breath­tak­ing, heart tin­gling, tear lib­er­at­ing best ani­mat­ed film at the 2021 oscar awards; Wolfwalkers!

    Episode 63: White Men Can't Jump

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 60:00


    It’s a filler episode as we wait to review Godzil­la Vs Kong next, so we’re tak­ing it old school! Back to 1992 with Woody Harel­son, Wes­ley Snipes and some good ​‘ol bas­ket­ball street hustling.

    Episode 62: Coming 2 America

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 60:00


    Its been a looooong time…but we final­ly got the sequel to a pop cul­ture phe­nom­e­non. This week, North­ern Crit­ic dives into Com­ing 2 America.…but to Zamunda.

    Episode 61: Raya and The Last Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 60:00


    Hey lis­ten­ers, this week you’re in for a fresh and new take! Dis­ney’s Raya and The Last Drag­on is final­ly released and we are a 100% on top of it with your enter­tain­ing review!

    Episode 60: Hot Fuzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 60:00


    The North­ern Crit­ic pod­cast is going old school this week as they dive into the comedic, law enforce­ment phe­nom­e­non names…Hot Fuzz. Did it age well? YOU DECIDE.

    Episode 59: Beasts of No Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 60:00


    This week, North­ern Crit­ic is div­ing into some­thing with a bit more weight to it, a con­cept still preva­lent in the world today; Beasts of No Nation.

    Episode 58: Judas and The Black Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 60:00


    Its Feb­ru­ary 2021, you know what that means; a post 2020 Black His­to­ry Month, and in hon­or of this month of cel­e­brat­ing a strong and rev­o­lu­tion­ary cul­ture, we’re review­ing a rev­o­lu­tion­ary film…Judas and the Black Mes­si­ah (2021).

    Episode 57: Isnt It Romantic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 60:00


    Hap­py Valen­tines Day! Its quarantine…and our stan­dards have dropped, well for some of us at least; so your favorite hosts are just gonna dive into this Rom-Com may­hem. Now that’s.…Romantic.

    Episode 56: Kung Fu Hustle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 60:00


    Good-day Kung Fu Fans! Today’s gonna be a round­house kick of an episode, and guess what, your land­lord might be a grand mas­ter too!

    Episode 55: Palm Springs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 60:00


    Warm sun, drinks by the pool and an infi­nite death loop at Palm Springs…what could be worse? Maybe learn­ing quan­tum physics.

    Episode 54: Blackkklansman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 60:00


    Based off the recent break­ing and enter­ing into the U.S. Capi­tol in sup­port of ​“White Amer­i­ca”, we decid­ed to review a film based off a sim­i­lar protest top­ic in the 1970s…the KKK, its protests and its infil­tra­tion by a Black­kklans­man detective.

    Episode 53: Hamilton (The Broadway Musical)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 60:00


    We’re a year late but this is the musi­cal of a life­time. This week, we come out of our com­fort zones…well some of us, and review the crit­i­cal­ly acclaimed, HAMILTON.

    Episode 52: Wonder Woman 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 60:00


    Our first ever super­hero movie review, and we’re tak­ing it back to the rav­ing 1980s. Where Gal Gadot takes on her nat­ur­al role as an ama­zon­ian, and Chris Pine asks what the deal is with Futons. On this episode, we review Won­der Woman 1984.

    Episode 51: Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 60:00


    Hap­py New Year!!! And what a way to kick off the sec­ond sea­son of the North­ern Crit­ic Pod­cast! For our first episode of 2021, we’re going Dis­ney-Pixar with SOUL.

    Episode 50: 2020 Wrapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 60:00


    Its our first sea­son finale! a big thank you to all our lis­ten­ers and as a token of appre­ci­a­tion, here are our top 5 movie lists for 2020.

    Episode 49: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 60:00


    Mer­ry Christ­mas from the North­ern Crit­ic team! its only nat­ur­al that we come togeth­er over dis­tance to talk about the times. The Grinch com­ing LIVE!

    Episode 48: Rush Hour (W/ Sean Scammell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 60:00


    We’re tak­ing it way back to 1998 for an icon­ic bud­dy cop movie! How would Chris Tuck­er and Jack­ie Chan stack up in 2020?

    Episode 47: Sorry to Bother You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 60:00


    Sor­ry to Both­er You ft Lakei­th Stan­field, Tes­sa Thomp­son, Ter­ry Crews, Dan­ny Glover and Armie Ham­mer, that’s right, we’re review­ing cap­i­tal­ism at its worst!

    Episode 46: Jumanji-Welcome to the Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 60:00


    Dwayne ​“The Rock” John­son, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas? That’s an odd cast alright…and might make for a good review session.

    Episode 45: The Legend of Hercules

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 60:00


    Its our 45th episode, and we decid­ed to review a bad film in hon­or of a cer­tain 45th pres­i­den­t’s tenure.…like real­ly, real­ly bad.

    Episode 44: Blade Runner 2049

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 60:00


    Its round two from last week’s episode and this time we review Bladerunner…2049…yeah…the sec­ond one. This week, we catch up with Ryan Gosling and Har­ri­son Ford’s twists on the 1982 original.

    Episode 43: Bladerunner (Final Cut)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 60:00


    Fore-Father of every dystopi­an, anthro­pocen­tric, Sci-Fi Movie.…yes please! This week the North­ern Crit­ic Pod­cast reviews a Har­ri­son Ford clas­sic, Bladerunner.

    Episode 42: Train to Busan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 60:00


    Hap­py Hal­loween!! We’re tak­ing it back to a clas­sic zom­bie movie this week. That’s right, its based on a ​“zom­bie” pan­dem­ic; we’re review­ing Train to Busan!

    Episode 41: Hotel Transylvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 60:00


    Hap­py Hal­loween!! Its a spooky Mon­day here at the North­ern Crit­ic club and we want to say bleh bleh blaaah (spooky Drac­u­la voice). This week, we review Hotel Transylvania.

    Episode 40: Shrek 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 60:00


    It’s an ani­ma­tion roll that the North­ern Crit­ic Pod­cast is on, and we’re fir­ing first with a clas­sic, 2004’s Shrek 2! Lets dive into this ​“Hero” of an ani­ma­tion and ​“Livin la vida loca!”

    Episode 39: Mulan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 90:00


    Four film nerds, an antic­i­pat­ed block­buster from Dis­ney and $34 Cad, sep­a­rat­ing them from the hor­ror show to come…This week, The North­ern Crit­ic hosts review Dis­ney’s Mulan.

    Episode 38: Enola Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 60:00


    Mil­lie Bob­by Brown, Hen­ry Cav­il plus Eno­la and Sherlock…both named Holmes?! This script writes itself for this kind of film. On this episode of the pod­cast, Sam, Uchi and Pam review the new British Net­flix orig­i­nal, Eno­la Holmes.

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