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The Escapist Movie Podcast, hosted by Jack Packard and Darren Mooney.

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    • Aug 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 23m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Escapist Movie Podcast

    Ted Lasso and the Onslaught of Optimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 66:47


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Darren, Jack and Marty discuss Ted Lasso. This will also be the final episode of TEMP as we go on hiatus for a bit and retool the show and come back with something brand new!

    The Suicide Squad Accomplishes Its Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 71:48


    Darren and Jack breakdown their thoughts on The Suicide Squad in the latest episode of The Escapist Movie Podcast.

    Will Black Widow Have Us Russian Back to Cinemas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 83:58


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack, Darren and special guest Richard Newby are discussing Black Widow.

    Censor is a Celebration of and Exploration into Classic "Video Nasty" Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 86:02


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack and Darren discuss Censor (2021) and Amusement Park (1973).

    Is 'In the Heights' a Summer Highlight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 77:34


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack, Darren and Stacy discuss In The Heights.

    Does Army of the Dead Bite Off More Than It Can Chew?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 74:41


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack, Darren and Lee take a deep bite into Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead'.

    Talking The Expanse and Retro Sci-Fi with Ty Franck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 52:42


    The Escapist Movie Podcast returns to the main channel with a super exciting debut episode speaking with the co-writer of The Expanse, Ty Franck.

    Investigating Knives Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 92:04


    Jack and Darren discuss the recent casting news for Knives Out 2 and what they liked / disliked about the original movie.

    TENET and 2020's Not-busters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 99:55


    Jack, Darren and Lee finally sit down to talk about TENET and the not-busters of 2020.

    Paddington 2 is Objectively Better Than Citizen Kane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 85:17


    Jack and Darren discuss Citizen Kane, Paddington 2 and the weird cultural obsession with Rotten Tomatoes.

    Is Mortal Kombat a Knock-Out?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 87:26


    Jack, Darren and Jesse breakdown the Mortal Kombat movie to figure out if it's so bad that it's actually kinda good?

    All Hail Judas and the Black Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 90:31


    Jack and Darren discuss Promising Young Woman, Judas and The Black Messiah and Chaos Walking in today's episode of The Escapist Movie Podcast.

    A Monster of a Godzilla vs. Kong Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 82:08


    Jack, Darren and Liz discuss Godzilla vs. Kong in this monster of a podcast episode.

    Sound of Metal & The Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 64:40


    Jack, Darren and Stacy discuss Sound of Metal, The Oscars and more!

    Let's Talk About Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 82:40


    Jack, Darren and Lee breakdown and discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League.

    Stop the Oscar, I Wanna Get Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 88:30


    Jack, Darren and special guest, Raymond Creamer from Wisecrack, discuss the Oscar nominations and their favorite movies from last year.

    Does Raya and the Last Dragon Capture that Classic Disney Magic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 82:20


    Jack and Darren discuss Coming 2 America and if it's a worthy successor to the original, along with a discussion on Raya and the Last Dragon and recapturing the classic Disney magic.

    If You're Not Watching The Expanse You're Missing Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 82:21


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack & Darren discuss the Spy Kids Reboot, Raya and The Last Dragon and Disney's weird decision around it's pricing model and lastly, if you're not watching The Expanse, you damn well should be.

    Why Ruin a Cap on a Perfectly Good Tenure?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 76:59


    Rumors are swirling that Chris Evans is looking to return as Captain America again...but should he?

    The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 97:49


    Jack and Darren discuss the upcoming Rubik's Cube movie, Soul and the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian.

    Wonder Woman 1984 is Anything But a Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 113:24


    It's all about Wonder Woman 1984. Is it bad? Is it cheesy? Is it still pretty good? Yes!

    The Great Die Hard Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 66:57


    Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Jack and Darren debate in this week's The Escapist Movie Podcast.

    An Ever-Escalating Series of Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 89:46


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack Packard, Darren Mooney and special guest, Elijah Beahm discuss Disney's Investor Days, R-Rated Justice League and Tom Cruise...just in general.

    Is HBO Max Going to Change Cinema As We Know It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 111:32


    This week with Jack Packard, Darren Mooney, and special guest, Maggie Iken. Warner Brothers plans to dump all it's 2021 movies to HBO Max, then a coming-of-age teen rom-com meets a slasher in the delightful "Freaky", and lastly a family Christmas movie that features a creature is 2015s, 'Krampus'.

    Unwrapping a Star Wars and Netflix Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 86:54


    This week with Jack Packard, Darren Mooney, and special guest Matthew Razak. The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is cute but cynically only exists for cross promotion. The Christmas Prince on the other hand is cheap and joyful and hopefully will bring about a Netflix Holiday extended Universe.

    Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Predator Film?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 93:08


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Darren, Jack and Stacy Grouden discuss why it's so hard to make a good Predator film and other topics!

    he Only Thing Horrifying About New Mutants is How Bad It Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 85:12


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack, Darren and special guest Maggie Iken discuss Wonder Woman 1984 heading to streaming platforms, the unnecessary Uncharted movie, the remake of The Guilty and of course, The New Mutants.

    25 Years After Toy Story, We're Still In Love With Pixar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 103:23


    The Escapist Movie Podcast, this week with Jack Packard, Darren Mooney, and KC Nwosu. We talk Pixar's legacy and Toy Story's… stories, Then look at "A Quiet Place" and why it's absolutely not a franchise. Finally it's The Mandalorian, at least the first 3 episodes.

    The Multigenerational Legacy of Sir Sean Connery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 89:04


    The Escapist Movie Podcast, this week with Jack Packard, Darren Mooney, and special guest, Stacy Grouden discusses the legacy of Sir Season Connery.

    Director News & Digging Deep on the Manda-lore of The Mandalorian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 95:24


    This week on the Escapist Movie Podcast, Darren Mooney and Jack Packard talk about directors directing movies then Star Wars and The Mandalorian.

    We Finally Have An Excuse To Re-Watch Willow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 79:09


    This week on The Escapist movie Podcast, Darren Mooney and Jack Packard discuss a sliding scale of child appropriate topics. Disney Plus updates its content warning for its old and racist cartoons. The announcement of the new Willow series gives us an excuse to re-watch Willow. The new adaptations of The Witches fails to scare and overall falls flat.

    The Excellence of The Haunting of Bly Manor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 70:02


    This week we talk about Disney distracting their shareholding from all the layoffs by bolstering Disney Plus. Jamie Foxx and other Spider-Men might infect the MCU multiverse. And finally a lot of gushing over The Haunting of Bly Manor.

    Hubie Halloween, The Witches and Possessor Uncut

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 76:27


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast; Bob Chipman, Jack Packard, and Darren Mooney continue talking about Spooky Movies.

    Three Overlooked Horror Movies You Should Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 80:06


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Bob Chipman, Jack Packard, and Darren Mooney go down the decades for some Horror movie recommendations. 2020's "Blood Quantum" is a standard Zombie flick from a fresh perspective, "In the Mouth of Madness"(1994) is an eerie John Carpenter movie that has plenty of gooey puppets, and "House"(1985) is a rare example of a monster as a LITERAL metaphor.

    Enola Holmes, WandaVision and Antebellum Spoilers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 98:47


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast: Enola Holes is as pleasant as it is predictable. A mind bending dive into the stories that WandaVision will pull from and what it means for the future of the MCU and ALL SPOILERS TALK for Antebellum. With your hosts Bob Chipman, Jack Packard, and Darren Mooney.

    The Devil Antebellum, Mandalorian, and Pushbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 77:26


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast: The Devil All the Time, Antebellum, The Mandalorian, and More schedule reshuffling.

    Mulan, Dune and The Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 69:45


    This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack, Bob and Darren discuss Mulan, the new Dune trailer, and the Academy Awards.

    Chadwick Boseman And Broken Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 61:59


    Jack, Bob and Darren talk about the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman and a host of other movie topics.

    It's All About DC FanDome

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 70:34


    The Escapist is excited to share a brand new podcast featuring Jack Packard, Bob Chipman and Darren Mooney as they get together each week to discuss the latest in movies and television.

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