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Ben, Arron, Matt & Nick get together to discuss the latest movie, nostalgia, and life and world happenings.

Ben, Aaron, Matt, and Nick

  • Dec 23, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 47m AVG DURATION
  • 138 EPISODES


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191: Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) watchalong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 28:49


#StarWars #StarWarsHolidaySpecial Yep. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

190: Krampus (2015) Review -- LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 41:56


#Krampus This ain't your daddy's Santa Claus. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

189: Fatman (2020) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 38:26


#MelGibson #Fatman Chris Cringle is... Mel Gibson. Wait, or is it the other way around? Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

188: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 56:09


#Gremlins After a brief hiatus, the lads and Wesley convene to discuss the controversial genius of Gremlins 2. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

187: Knives Out (2019) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 40:58


#KnivesOut #RianJohnson Back from vacation, Aaron resumes control of the mixboard. Tonight we discuss Knives Out. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

186: The VVitch (2015) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 42:23


#VVitch #RobertEggers Spook of Madness closes for the year with our final selection: The VVitch, with special guest Wesley Roth. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

185: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 42:06


#TexasChainsaw #Horror Spook of Madness continues! Tonight's selection is an eclectic black comedy follow-up to the slasher classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

184: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 28:41


#Horror #VincentPrice Spook of Madness year 4 spooks on with the bizarre 1971 horror comedy, "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" starring a mute Vincent Price, a series of plague-themed deaths, and dry British wit. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

183: Young Frankenstein (1974) review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 29:41


#YoungFrankenstein #MelBrooks Spook of Madness continues in its fourth year with the Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder classic, "Young Frankenstein." Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

182: Mandy (2018) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 32:38


#Cage #Mandy  Spook of Madness returns--and we begin by reviewing a film starring our boy Nic Cage, "Mandy." Things are gonna get spooky. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

181: Her (2013) review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 40:11


#Joaquin Phoenix #Her Tonight, we continue our month of SepTUBI -- a month of reviewing films on the *free* streaming platform Tubi -- this week: Her! Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

180: Apocalypto (2006) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 48:00


#Mel Gibson #Apocalypto Tonight, we continue our month of SepTUBI -- a month of reviewing films on the *free* streaming platform Tubi -- this week: Apocalypto! Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

179: Akira (1988) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 38:06


#Akira Tonight, we go kick off our month of SepTUBI -- our month of reviewing a film on the *free* streaming platform #tubi -- with the 1988 masterpiece, Akira. Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

178: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 52:35


Tonight we dive deep into the 1993 animated #Batman film, "Mask of the Phantasm" with guest, Wesley Aaron Roth. Follow Wesley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wesleyroth Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

177: The Vast of Night (2020) review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 59:39


The guys finally get back to reviewing a new release. This week: Colin Orr joins us to discuss writer/director/editor Andrew Patterson's debut sci-fi film, The Vast of Night. #thevastofnight  Follow Colin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genesis8/ Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

176: Blast from the Past (1999) review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 52:19


Without Ben this week, Matt and Aaron are joined by the Obsessive Viewer himself, Matt Hurt, to discuss the 1999 out-of-time romcom, "Blast from the Past."  Follow Matt Hurt/Obsessive Viewer podcast: https://twitter.com/ObsessiveViewer https://obsessiveviewer.com/ Follow Spark of Madness: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

175: Duck Soup (1933) and the Marx Brothers catalog

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 37:04


#MarxBrothers #GrouchoMarx We are back to discuss the Marx Brothers classic #DuckSoup, the rest of the family catalog, and how their humor was borrowed over time. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

174: Starship Troopers (1997) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 33:45


#DeniseRichards #StarshipTroopers Been a while! Time to complete our Paul Verhoeven run with Starship Troopers (1997). Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

173: RoboCop (1987) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 50:24


#PeterWeller #RoboCop After a week hiatus, we return with a deep dive into the #RoboCop films. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

172: Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) review

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 45:08


#SmokeyAndTheBandit #BurtReynolds This week, we are joined by Chauncey Frend (@ChaunceyF) to discuss one of his all-time favorites: Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Kung Fu Hustle (2004) review

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 43:06


#KungFuHustle #StephenChow This week, we are joined by our pal Colin Orr to discuss Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow movies, and the delicate balance of comedy and action. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

The Invisible Man (2020) review

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 52:11


#TheInvisibleMan #ElisabethMoss It's been three weeks, but now we *finally* review The Invisible Man (2020), and we had a lot to say. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Hollow Man (2000) review

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 34:51


#HollowMan #KevinBacon Welp, The Invisible Man (2020) won't be available until next week, so we are pivoting to do another Flashback episode. This week: Hollow Man (2000. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

The Invisible Man (1933) review

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 33:08


#TheInvisibleMan #UniversalMonsters For this week's Flashback episode, we roll back the clock to discuss The Invisible Man -- the 1933 classic that inspired pranksters for years to come. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

ThanksKilling (2008) review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 31:31


#Thanksgiving #Turkie  Another Good, Bad, and Ugly episode, and this time we take on the absolutely bananas 2008 turkey-revenge-murder-movie, ThanksKilling. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Clue (1985) and the Components of a Murder Mystery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 36:07


#Clue #Murder  Joined again by Wesley, we review the 1985 movie, "Clue", and discuss the components of a murder mystery. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Onward (2020) review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 39:31


#Pixar #Onward Somehow we pull off reviewing a new movie from 2020: Pixar's "Onward." Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Hook (1991) Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 62:07


#Hook #PeterPan We are back! Frequent guest Wesley returns for our first all-virtual podcast to discuss Steven Spielberg's "Hook." Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

The VelociPastor (2018) review

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 36:58


Tonight we examine the good, bad, and the ugly of THE VELOCIPASTOR with special guest, Patrick Miller. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and the Future of Video Game Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 45:35


#Sonic Tonight we do a Deep Dive into the recent video game adaptation, "Sonic the Hedgehog" with special guest, Kyle Johnson. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

161 -- 1917 (2019) review

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 39:07


#1917 #Oscars Tonight we discuss the recent WW1 hit, "1917", with Ty Brettnacher (@tynacher) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

160 -- 2020 Grouch Picks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 50:38


We are joined by Colin Orr and Wesley Aaron Roth again to discuss our thoughts on the year in movies. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

159 -- 2019 Year in Review

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 44:31


We are joined by Colin Orr and Wesley Aaron Roth again to discuss our thoughts on the year in movies. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

Update -- 2019 Movie Draft Finals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 9:59


With less than a week until the #Oscars, we check in on the results of our 2019 Movie Draft to see who is leading the pack. So much rides on the winners of the Academy Awards, though. Who is feeling smug? We are joined by our buddies Colin and Wesley. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

158 - Krull (1983) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 43:18


#Krull  80s fantasy block is ending tonight... on the lesser-known and lesser-liked, KRULL. Tonight's show features two of the boys from @yglton podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

157 - Conan the Barbarian (1982) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 38:56


#Schwarzenegger #Conan The 80s fantasy block is nearing the end, but we saved one of the best for last. Special guest: Ty Brettnacher (@tynacher)  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

156 - The NeverEnding Story (1984) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 43:56


#Falkor #NeverEndingStory The 80s fantasy block is going strong. This week, we are joined by Kevin Jordan to discuss The NeverEnding Story. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

155 - Legend (1985) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 46:15


#RidleyScott #Legend Tonight we continue the 80s fantasy theme with special guest, Wesley Aaron Roth (@WesleyRoth) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

154 - Willow (1988) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2020 37:50


#GeorgeLucas #Willow It's a new year, but an old movie is up for discussion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sparkofmadness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadOfSpark/ Instagram: @sparkofmadness_podcast Twitter: @madofspark The Game Sharks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUB-NbgXL-JTG5-O5hsuxA

154 - Willow (1988) review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 37:50


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153 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) watchalong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 20:02


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152 - Home Alone 1+2 (1990-1992) review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 36:44


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151 - Jingle All the Way (1996) review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 31:31


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150 - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 32:21


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149 - Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 38:45


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148 - Klaus (2019) review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 22:17


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147 - Flight of the Navigator (1986) review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 30:04


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146 - Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 31:59


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145 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 31:15


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144 - Psycho (1960) review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 35:00


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143 - Vampire’s Kiss (1988) review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 35:34


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