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First impressions can be wrong. On Quality Check, hosts Drew and Daniel indulge in the latest movie to hit theaters or streaming before returning to a related project to see if it holds up or falls flat. Quality Check Podcast is a biweekly podcast released every other Tuesday.

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    Scream 7 Predictions I Are the Requel Rules Changing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 39:55


    Scream 7 is here and Daniel and Drew have predictions on who lives, dies, is still alive and the ways the movie can shakeup the franchise. Possible spoilers.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Crime 101 is a February Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 19:28


    Daniel and Drew talk spoilers on the new Chris Hemsworth thriller Crime 101. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Celebrating Friday the 13th & The Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 12:58


    What Friday the 13th do you watch on Friday the 13th? Plus, quick thoughts on the new trailer for The Mandolorian & Grogu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Super Bowl Trailer Favorites I Cliff Booth Returns and Ryan Gosling Befriends an Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 25:06


    Daniel and Drew share their favorite trailers from this year's Super Bowl including the unexpected return of Cliff Booth.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Send Help (dir. Sam Raimi, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 43:19


    This week we're talking new video game trailers and Sam Raimi's return to the horror genre. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Sam Rockwell Time Travels and Ghostface Returns I February 2026 Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 20:51


    Gore Verbinski returns after a long hiatus with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. Hosts Daniel and Drew share what else made their Pop Culture list for February 2026.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Scream 7, Psycho Killer & Wuthering Heights I February 2026 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 37:40


    The Rotten Tomatoes Game continues with a handful of new movies set for release in February including a new Scream and Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dir. Nia DaCosta, 2026)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 43:20


    The divisive franchise continues with The Bone Temple. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2026 I Part 2 (July-December)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 40:33


    Hosts Daniel and Drew share their picks for the most anticipated horror releases of the year. This episode covers movies set for release between July and December.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Terror Talk #12 - 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Looks Nuts & John Carpenter Turns 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 28:41


    Hosts Daniel and Drew react to the first teaser for Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Plus, celebrating John Carpenter's 78th birthday. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2026 I Part 1 (January-June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 41:21


    Hosts Daniel and Drew share their picks for the most anticipated horror releases of the year. Part one covers movies set for release between January and June.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    'The Rip' Rotten Tomatoes Prediction - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Reunite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 13:46


    Hosts Daniel and Drew predict the Rotten Tomatoes score for another January release. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite in Joe Carnahan's crime thriller The Rip.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Stranger Things 5 (Spoilers Review) - Goodbye Hawkins, Indiana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 67:13


    Stranger Things is over. Hosts Daniel and Drew say goodbye to Hawkins, Indiana.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

    Send Help, Mercy, Greenland 2 and More I January 2026 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2026 28:52


    New year. New Rotten Tomatoes Game. Hosts Daniel Posey and Drew Douglas predict scores for January's big movies including Send Help, Greenland 2 and The Moment.

    Zombies, New Sam Raimi and a Reality Show Rebooted I January 2025 Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 17:28


    January is a good month for fans of Sam Raimi, zombies and reality TV. Hosts Daniel and Drew have their Pop Culture picks for the start of 2026.

    2026 Movies Fantasy Draft (January-June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 41:00


    Our Movies Fantasy Draft returns! Untitled Steven Spielberg! Banking on Supergirl! Another win for Super Mario?!Hosts Daniel and Drew draft six movies for the first half of 2026.

    'Disclosure Day' Teaser Arrives and the Impossible Task of Picking a Favorite Steven Spielberg Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 24:35


    Steven Spielberg returns to the UFO genre with Disclosure Day and gives Kansas City unexpected love. But how does the movie look?

    '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Rotten Tomatoes Prediction - A Polarizing Masterpiece?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 11:14


    The 2026 Rotten Tomatoes Game starts now with Daniel and Drew predicting the score for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

    'Supergirl' Looks...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 16:27


    Did James Gunn secretly write and direct this?

    Stranger Things 5 - Our Predictions for Who Will and Won't Survive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 37:14


    We're in the Upside Down to talk about Volume 1 (and beyond) of Stranger Things final season.

    Jack Black and a Killer Santa Headline Our December Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 18:24


    There's a few pop culture goodies to get excited about in December including a new Jack Black comedy and a remake of a nasty Christmas classic. Hosts: Daniel Posey and Drew Douglas

    Avatar: Fire & Ash, Anaconda, Marty Supreme and More I December 2025 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 39:06


    Hosts Daniel Posey and Drew Douglas predict Rotten Tomatoes scores for December's big movie releases including Avatar: Fire & Ash, Marty Supreme and more.(00:00) Hello(01:21) Ella McCay(05:33) Spongebob Squarepants: Search for Squarepants(09:24) The Housemaid(14:31) Five Nights at Freddy's 2(19:00) Marty Supreme(22:34) Anaconda(29:39) Avatar: Fire & Ash

    IT: Welcome to Derry (Episodes 1-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 34:48


    Has the hate for Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man' gone too far? Plus, Daniel and Drew share their spoiler thoughts on the first four episodes of HBO's new horror series 'IT: Welcome to Derry".

    Terror Talk #11 - Mike Flanagan Finds His 'Exorcist' Lead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 6:33


    Big casting news for Mike Flanagan's upcoming 'Exorcist' movie.

    Terror Talk #10 - Mike Flanagan's Next Stephen King Adaptation Wraps Filming

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 11:08


    On this Terror Talk, Daniel and Drew discuss Mike Flanagan's upcoming miniseries 'Carrie'.

    The Running Man (dir. Edgar Wright, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 52:18


    'The Running Man' isn't perfect but we're happy there's a new Edgar Wright movie to talk about.

    Predator: Badlands (dir. Dan Trachtenberg, 2025) + Gore Verbinski Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 44:22


    Can't wait for that Dek and Bud spin-off movie.

    'Keeper' Rotten Tomatoes Prediction - Will Osgood Perkins Deliver Again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 10:08


    Osgood Perkins is about to release his second movie of 2025. Daniel and Drew make their Rotten Tomatoes prediction for Keeper.

    Terror Talk #9 - Lee Cronin Digs Up a New 'Mummy' Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 18:30


    Drew and Daniel unwrap the recent rumors about Lee Cronin's new reboot of ‘The Mummy'. Is this resurrection worth screaming about? Okay, enough stupid puns.*NOTE: This was recorded days before the big ‘Mummy 4' announcement.

    Retro Review - The Running Man (dir. Paul Michael Glaser, 1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 30:57


    Richard Bachman is the next Stephen King. In this Retro Review, Daniel and Drew revisit the first adaptation of The Running Man.

    Terror Talk #8 - 'Scream 7' Looks Uninspired

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 17:40


    Bad trailer or stale franchise? Daniel and Drew discuss the first trailer for Scream 7.

    New Vince Gilligan and Edgar Wright Headline Our November Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 35:15


    New Vince Gilligan, new Edgar Wright and much more. Daniel and Drew share their pop culture picks for November 2025.

    Terror Talk #7 - John Carpenter's New Horror Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 16:16


    The legend John Carpenter is producing a new supernatural anthology series.

    All-Time Disappointing Horror Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 29:15


    Daniel and Drew share their most painful horror failures.

    November 2025 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions + Tron: Ares (Spoilers Review)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 44:24


    Daniel and Drew review Tron: Ares, talk Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" and predict Rotten Tomatoes scores for November's biggest movie releases.

    Most Anticipated Horror Movies for the Rest of 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 18:53


    There's not a lot of time left in 2025 but there are a few interesting horror movies still scheduled for release. Daniel and Drew share what they are most excited for.

    Terror Talk #6 - The New "Halloween" Video Game Might Actually Be Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 12:32


    Drew and Daniel have hopes and fears about the upcoming Halloween video game.

    October 2025 Pop Culture Picks & Tron: Ares Rotten Tomatoes Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 34:20


    Drew and Daniel share their pop culture picks for October and predict the Rotten Tomatoes score for Tron: Ares.

    Terror Talk #5 - Regal Cinemas "31 Screams on Screen" Lineup is Insane

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 14:20


    Time to talk about Regal's incredible 31 Screams on Screen lineup.

    Terror Talk #4 - Daniel Blind Ranks Six Classic Horror Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 12:08


    Daniel blind ranks six horror classics including Scream and Halloween.

    Quality Check Summer Movie Awards - The Good, Surprising & Poopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 38:57


    We're handing out our own movie awards for Summer 2025! From our top three favorite films of the season to categories like Worst Movie, Biggest Disappointment, and Biggest Surprise.

    Terror Talk #3 - Matthew Lillard Hypes "Scream 7"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 9:10


    Matthew Lillard is hyping his upcoming appearance in "Scream 7". In this Terror Talk we theorize where the franchise should go next.

    The Long Walk (dir. Frances Lawrence, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 39:36


    Find some comfy shoes as we dive into Stephen King's brutal new adaptation of The Long Walk. Plus, a quick chat about why we liked The Conjuring: Last Rites. Spoilers ahead!

    September 2025 Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 50:56


    Make a case for Mark Ruffalo being a good actor.

    Terror Talk #2 - 28 Years Later Feels Like a Doomed Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 18:13


    28 Years Later continues to divide us. 

    September 2025 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 46:44


    Drew's about to lose everything. 

    Terror Talk 1 - Jason Voorhees Returns in Sweet Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 20:56


    Time to blow into your empty Angry Orchard bottle because Friday the 13th is (kind of, sort of) back. Our spoiler review of Sweet Revenge. 

    Weapons (dir. Zach Cregger, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 61:36


    Zach Cregger shows why he is one of horror's most exciting voices. Spoilers ahead for Weapons and Barbarian (2022).

    August 2025 Pop Culture Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 35:08


    Dang it, Bobby, that's not how you make a podcast.

    August 2025 Rotten Tomatoes Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 38:37


    Our Rotten Tomatoes predictions for August 2025 includes the new horror movie Weapons and Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing. 

    Fantastic Four: First Steps (dir. Matt Shakman, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 27:10


    Fourth time's a charm? 

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