Podcast – On This Very Screen

On This Very Screen is back with a new episode?! PRAISE BE! That’s right, kids — with Marc finally finished with The Geek Show (which you can pick up for as little as $5, here), that means the boys are back in the studio, this time, with WWE Studios’ Christian movie, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone! In this Christ-filled … Continue reading Episode 35: “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone” →

Welp, this is a weird one, Screenteam. After our last foray in episode 33 on Edge and Lana’s “Interrogation”, the boys all decided to take tiny bit of a break from WWE Studios, and instead treat ourselves to a bit of an acquired taste (but still in spirit of the show). This “critic’s pick” series … Continue reading Episode 34: “Hell Comes to Frogtown” →

Cinephile Aaron Weaver is baaaaaaaaack with the boys on this episode of On This Very Screen as we dive head-first into one of the WWE Studios’ more recent offerings — Interrogation, starring WWE’s Edge and Lana. In this bungled mess of an 24-style action thriller (that should have been a lot better than it was), Edge plays FBI … Continue reading Episode 33: “Interrogation” →

2017 is shooting by like a rocket, ScreenTeam, and thankfully, the boys (minus Paolo) team up with stand-up comic and podcaster, Tirumari Jothi, to discuss one of the more serious movies in WWE Studios’ catalog — the John Cena-starring, high school wrestling drama, Legendary! In this flick, Devon Graye (Dexter, The Flash) plays Calvin “Cal” Chetley, a bullied … Continue reading Episode 32: “Legendary” →

Salutations, ScreenTeam! The boys are back in the studio (joined once again by their favorite local cinephile, Aaron Weaver) with a look at WWE Studios’ biggest hit to date — The Call (2013), starring Academy freakin’ Award-winning Halle Berry, Academy freakin’ Award-nominated Abigail Breslin, and Academy freakin’ Award-invited Morris Chestnut. In this surprisingly taut thriller, Halle … Continue reading Episode 31: “The Call” →

…is it too early to say, “Merry Christmas?” ScreenTeam, we at On This Very Screen want to apologize for the lack of updates, here. Over the holidays, we ran into some crazy server issues, bad timing with each other’s availability, and generally, just not liking Corey enough to want to do any more episodes. Thankfully, all … Continue reading Episode 30: “Jingle All The Way 2” →

Every now and then as a podcaster, you sit down and do a show that can be considered “chaos in a bottle.” At On This Very Screen, the temptation to do that is stronger than you think, especially when you’ve got a certified stinker to watch and everyone’s still full off Thanksgiving turkey. Long story short? THIS is … Continue reading Episode 29: “Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia” →

In this New America, On This Very Screen looks to its favorite, most enduring patriot when we finally crack open a feature we’ve been talking about for ages: The Bollea Collection. And when it comes to our favorite American hero (brother), we had no problem starting this special podcast series off with the 1991 action/comedy gem, Suburban Commando. In this … Continue reading Episode 28: “Suburban Commando” →

Happy Halloween, ScreenTeam! Or should I say “Scream Team” (eat a dick, Abrigo)? For the second part of our Halloween double-shot, we here at OTVS keep it to the usual Musketeers to dive into the cinematic bloodbath, No One Lives (2012), starring charming, Hollywood leading man Luke Evans, and… “funkasaurus,” Brodus Clay! Now, with a title like … Continue reading Episode 27: “No One Lives” →

Here comes Halloween for the OTVS crew, as the boys are back with friend of the show, Aaron Weaver from Two Cats Comic Book Store, for the first of our WWE Studios horror double-shot! In this episode, Paolo gives us a quick report from being at both Smackdown and Raw this week and describes what can … Continue reading Episode 26: “Leprechaun: Origins” →

Happy Saturday, ScreenTeam! The crew is BACK with episode 25, this time with a review of the incredibly fun (though, very flawed) 2015 Dean Ambrose vehicle, 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown! When disgraced police officer, John Shaw (Ambrose), returns to the force and uncovers a conspiracy, it’s up to him and the twelve rounds in his gun to dispense … Continue reading Episode 25: “12 Rounds 3: Lockdown” →

In the Kiefer Sutherland episode of On This Very Screen, the boys celebrate Paolo’s 30th birthday by unpacking WWE Studios’ first non-Superstarred feature film that totally isn’t The Shining — the horror-mystery-thriller, Barricade (2012)! Starring the curiously-cast Eric McCormack of Will and Grace fame, this flicks tells the tale of a widowed single father who’s haunted by the ghosts of his past … Continue reading Episode 24: “Barricade” →

Ahoy, ScreenTeam! The boys are back this show to celebrate OTVS’s first birthday with none other than the much-awaited sequel to Scooby-Doo! & WWE: Wrestlemania Mystery — the rip-roaring, goofy as-all-hell ode to WWE Crush Hour, Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon! When the WWE’s newest business venture (Wacky Racers, what?) is threatened  by … Continue reading Episode 23: “Scooby-Doo! & WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon!” →

On this week’s episode of On This Very Screen, the boys are joined in the studio by a very special guest, none other than “Broseph” Joe Brody, himself — the face of wrestling cult phenomenon, Hoodslam — AJ Kirsch!  In the first part of the show, AJ and the guys talk about Hoodslam’s beginnings and its recent great run of … Continue reading Episode 22: “The Marine 4: Moving Target” →

After a short hiatus/summer vacation, the boys are back in the studio to talk about what they’ve done in the last two months as well as review the meandering, though absolutely mesmerizing, crime yarn that is Inside Out (2011), starring Triple H, Michael Rapaport, and Parker Posey. In this flick (that’s otherwise a serious reboot to The … Continue reading Episode 21: “Inside Out” →

“JOHN CENA ON A HORSE” is really all you need to know about the twentieth episode of OTVS, where we review a movie that’s one-part City Slickers,  one-part Four Brothers, and a little bit of any Mexican drug cartel movie, ever — The Reunion. In this John Cena vehicle (also starring Ethan Embry, Amy Smart, and Boyd Holbrook), four siblings find … Continue reading Episode 20: “The Reunion” →

The OTVS crew is back again at Faultline Studios to talk big names and squandered scripts in WWE Studios’ most star-studded film to date, Dead Man Down! Starring everyone’s favorite Irish brooder, Colin Farrell, this gritty, revenge-driven crime thriller grabs Terrence Howard (Empire), Dominic Cooper (Captain America, AMC’s Preacher) and Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) for … Continue reading Episode 19: “Dead Man Down” →

Ahoy, ScreenTeam! Before Marc gets his sailor suit back on for his second Backstreet Boys cruise next week, the OTVS crew (along with special guest, stand-up comic Dash Kwiatkowski, in his second review) returns with a hilarious breakdown of WWE’s latest Randy Orton offering, The Condemned 2! A sequel to the Stone Cole Steve Austin-led murderthon-in-the-jungle, The Condemned 2 sees Will Tanner (Orton) as … Continue reading Episode 18: “The Condemned 2” →

Buy or rent Countdown on iTunes or Amazon.com It’s here, folks! Recorded just before we reviewed Countdown last week, the OTVS team and James Kincaid from the Best Damn Nerd Show tracked our real-time reactions to this cinematic facepalm. Now, obviously, this bonus show won’t make much sense unless you’ve got the movie in front of you, so … Continue reading BONUS: “Countdown” Commentary →

On This Very Screen is here to show the world (here to show the world) when the gang teams up with The Best Damn Nerd Show’s James Kincaid to review WWE’s newest release, Countdown! The completely-bonkers trailer for WWE superstar Dolph Ziggler’s race-against-time thriller set the internet wrestling community on fire a month ago, and we jumped into the … Continue reading Episode 17: “Countdown” →

Happy Wrestlemania weekend, ScreenTeam! The OTVS crew is back again at Faultline Studios to go in — caveman-style — on the WWE’s second animated feature film, The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown! In what can only be described as the most cleverly-disguised attack on kayfabe (as well as the most on-point indictment of the business), ever, … Continue reading Episode 16: “The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown!” →

And we’re back, good people of the OTVS Universe! Pull your blankets in tight, ’cause the WWE Cinematic Universe is returning to some of its horror roots when Jacob Goodnight dusts off his hooks and chains for another go-around in See No Evil 2! In this sequel, Kane trades in an abandoned hotel for a hospital? … Continue reading Episode 15: “See No Evil 2” →

Evening, ScreenTeam! After a week of scheduling snafus and uncooperative editing software, On This Very Screen is BACK with a movie the L.A. Times described as a “captivating and nostalgic coming-of-age dramedy,” and Paolo Sambrano described as “an excuse for a middle school reunion” — That’s What I Am. Starring Hollywood vet, Ed Harris, this oddly unfocused … Continue reading Episode 14: “That’s What I Am” →

A WWE Studios movie without a wrestler?! It’s true, it’s true, and on episode thirteen here at On This Very Screen, Corey Schroeder is back with us as we go in hard on WWE’s post-apocalyptic siege flick, The Day, starring Lost’s Dominic Monaghan, A Knight’s Tale’s Shannyn Sossamasonicon, and X-Men‘s Shawn Ashmore! In this show, the gang discusses proper attire when traversing the wasteland, what happens … Continue reading Episode 13: “The Day” →

Finally, On This Very Screen has come back… to the interwebz! Oh, our dear ScreenTeam, the gang is back with their first episode of 2016 and we go in guns a-blazin’ as we tackle the supremely funny and criminally underrated action/comedy, The Rundown. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott (with some great help in … Continue reading Episode 12: “The Rundown” →

‘Tis the season, ScreenTeam, and this holiday, On This Very Screen is proud to review the WWE’s latest attack in its War on Christmas, Santa’s Little Helper! Marc and Annie find themselves opposite Paolo on this flick, but it’s a fun show, nonetheless! Assisted by the apparently hideous North Pole elf, Billie (Nip/Tuck’s AnnaLynne McCord), Dax “The Axe” Ardwick (Miz) finds … Continue reading Episode 11: “Santa’s Little Helper” →

Holy milestone episode, ScreenTeam! On This Very Screen celebrates its tenth episode with the 1989 Hulk Hogan epic and WWE Studios prototype, No Holds Barred! As you can imagine, Paolo and Marc have their work cut out for them when Annie tags in special guest, OJ Patterson of Courting Comedy and Super Trashed Bros! Together, these three smarks let the wrestling … Continue reading Episode 10: “No Holds Barred” →

You’ve dialed into episode nine of On This Very Screen, where the gang trades in Paolo (on a much deserved vacation) for returning special guest and OTVS ringer, Corey Schroeder, in our own “Tribute to the Troops” — The Marine 3: Homefront! Taking the reins from John Cena and Ted Dibiase Jr., Mike “The Miz” … Continue reading Episode 09: “The Marine 3: Homefront” →

On the eighth episode of On This Very Screen,  the gang sets its sights on WWE Studios’ trainwreck of a buddy-cop movie, the incomprehensible, tangent-filled labyrinth that is Bending The Rules. Even WITH our favorite kazoo-wielding Canadian on the marquee, Edge,  this movie was B-R-utal to get through — so much so, that we get … Continue reading Episode 08: “Bending The Rules” →

In episode seven of On This Very Screen, the ScreenTeam (sans Annie — get well soon, dear!) and the addition of mega-hilarious Comic Vine podcaster, Corey Schroeder, join forces with Mystery Incorporated to solve the case of the Fiery-Ghost-Bear! Alright, lame name for a monster, but hey — this fearsome bastard’s out to ruin WrestleMania, and … Continue reading Episode 07: “Scooby-Doo! Wrestlemania Mystery!” →

Swaggering into the spotlight of On This Very Screen’s sixth episode is the Texas Rattlesnake, himself, Stone Cold Steve Austin, with rated-R action-thriller, The Condemned! Are you a fan of heavy-handed social commentary? Plodding fight scenes? Rob Hoffman from f*cking Suits?! Then you’ve hit the jackpot as the gang is joined by stand-up comedian, Dash Kwiatkowski, to discuss squandered … Continue reading Episode 06: “The Condemned” →

Break out the horns and crappy Facebook memes, because John goddamn Cena makes his hopefully triumphant return in episode five of On This Very Screen with 12 Rounds. In his sophomore effort, our favorite would-be marine takes on the role of a New Orleans detective, Danny Fisher, in a race against time to rescue his wife from the clutches … Continue reading Episode 05: “12 Rounds” →

In episode four of On This Very Screen, the gang takes on the gargantuan mixed-martial arts comedy, Knucklehead, starring the “Big Show,” Paul Wight and Mark Feuerstein from USA’s Royal Pains. Touted as WWE Studios’ first comedy, Knucklehead combines the plot of Nacho Libre with enough fart jokes to power the city of Los Angeles, and the results are goddamn glorious. How … Continue reading Episode 04: “Knucklehead” →

During the heyday of the “Attitude Era” in the ’90s, Triple H (Paul Levesque) made his bones chopping at his boner and inciting any and all people to suck it as part of anti-authority faction, D-Generation X. In family comedy The Chaperone, Triple H eschews crotch chops and salami jokes for family reconciliation, Bionic Woman-esque … Continue reading Episode 03: “The Chaperone” →

On this episode of On This Very Screen, the gang takes on WWE’s first horror flick, See No Evil, starring the “big red masturbator,” himself, Kane! From rating the deaths of every Breakfast Club juvenile delinquent you can think of to debating proper shower hygiene in a dilapidated hotel, no stone is left unturned with this … Continue reading Episode 02: “See No Evil” →

The story of The Marine is essentially a story of not getting what you want… and then, not getting the thing you wanted after that. You see, the titular marine role was originally offered to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, who parted ways with WWE in 2004 before production began. Soon after, the role was awarded to … Continue reading Episode 01: “The Marine” →