The Max and Jason Watch a Movie Podcast

Constant Listener! A bit of housekeeping. You will notice this episode has again dropped on a Monday. Moving forward, Mondays seem like they are going to be our best drop days. Any minisodes will drop on Saturdays, as in "Saturday Shorts." I like "clever" alliteration I guess.  On to the show notes. This week our spooky cinema analysis is Deliverance, starring Burt Reynolds, John Voight, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty. It was directed by John Boorman. It may seem like a counter-intuitive selection for the spooky season but have a listen and see if we can convince you that is a proper Halloween selection. Whether we achieve success on that front or not, it is hoped that we at least convince you that this strangely thoughtful, and undeniably controversial movie (then and now) from waaaaaaay back in 1972 is worthy of you consideration in any season. Enjoy!

On this episode, Max gives a primer on the MCU's newest character, Werewolf by Night. After that, there is a capsule review of Amazon's first episode of Paper Girls.  But wait there is more, Alan Moore in fact. No, he isn't on the episode. Max takes a moment to respond to Alan Moore claim that superhero movies are in some way responsible for the rise and election of Donald Trump.  Enjoy the show!

This week M&JWAM kick off the spooky season with Max's review/analysis/discussion of Hulu's recent thriller, No Exit. Let us know what you thought of this film. Was Max right? Wrong? Or somewhere in between?    Reach out to us on all the things to let us know what what we get right, and what you think we get wrong.  You can find us on Insta at maxandjasonwatchamovie.  Enjoy the show!

This week it is just Max in Lord Movies Studios. He is, in honor of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, discussion one of his favorite topics, She-Hulk source material. This is a discussion of THE PRIMARY SHE-HULK DOCUMENTS, or as some people call them, comic books.  Max has been a studious She-Hulk fan for about 10 years, and in this episode he discusses many of the key literary moments in Jen Walters comic book iteration, especially those comic book runs he thinks will likely inform the new Disney + show. After telling you everything you probably didn't know about Jennifer Walters, there is a short review of Calvary,  starring Brendan Gleeson, and Kelly Reilly. It is a serious film and Max has serious thoughts about it. Next week we will try to get back to Dirty Harry! Here is a link to David Anthony Craft's NY Times Obituary.  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/obituaries/david-anthony-kraft-dead-coronavirus.html?smid=url-share

This week Max and Jason watched Prey, the latest installment in the Predator franchise (Predator-Verse?). There have been several sequels over the 35 years since Arnold first uttered his classic line, "If it bleeds, we can kill it." Many of the sequels have been guilty of being derivative (Predators), too tongue in cheek (think director Shane Black's outing), or simply terrible (both Aliens vs Predator films).  Where does Prey land in the quality distribution curve of the Predator-Verse films? Have a listen and find out what we think.  

Audience! This week we are re-releasing our episode on Predator. Why you may ask? Because next week we are going to cover the latest installment of the Predatorverse, Prey.  Before tackling Prey, I thought it might be useful to touch base with what started this whole franchise off. In this episode we discuss a lot of production notes, and we dive deep into why we think this is really one of the best Sci-Fi action films of the 80s. It isn't just for the set pieces. The acting actually matches the action in quality. We talk about all this and more. So, lets get in the choppa and travel back to the 1980s and discuss Predator.  Enjoy,  M&J

Nichelle Nichols died last week, so we decided to pause our Dirty Harry coverage and discuss her legacy and importance both to Star Trek and popular culture. Nichols left a legacy that extended beyond her role in one of the most important and ground breaking science fiction franchises in entertainment history. We wanted to share our appreciation of that legacy, and celebrate it with everyone else thinking about Nichelle Nichols right now.  Enjoy the show. 

Nichelle Nichols died last week, so we decided to pause our Dirty Harry coverage and discuss her legacy and importance both to Star Trek and popular culture. Nichols left a legacy that extended beyond her role in one of the most important and ground breaking science fiction franchises in entertainment history. We wanted to share our appreciation of that legacy, and celebrate it with everyone else thinking about Nichelle Nichols right now.  Enjoy the show. 

Audience, sorry this is a day late, but Lord Movies Studios is a hot place right now, and the editor needed a couple more breaks than usual. But here is the episode! This week we continue our analysis of the Dirty Harry franchise. The film? The Enforcer. Is it a worthy sequel? A necessary sequel? A good film? Have listen and find out as we answer these questions and many more.  Also, don't forget to check out our instagram page. https://instagram.com/maxandjasonwatchamovie?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=  

Finally, here is our review and analysis of Magnum Force. This is the second installment in the Dirty Harry Franchise. Does it live up to the promise of the first film? Or, rather like a lot of sequels of the time, was it better left unfilmed? Well, have a listen and find out what we think of Harry's battle with a gang of cops who have decided to try their hands at being a San Fransisco based death squad.  Anya, who had to step away for a few shows, will be back in a special episode next week to fill us in on what she thought of this film and give us her closing thoughts on the first film Dirty Harry, and then she will be back to help us continue the analysis with The Enforcer.  Enjoy the show, and be sure to like and subscribe to the show.  -M, J, & A. 

Okay, audience, let's try this again. Hopefully the sound works this time.  M&J are, in honor of the recent re-release of John Carpenter's The Thing, engaging in a little re-release of our. Enjoy our conversation and analysis of this classic film, before, or after you re-watch it, or watch it for the it for the first time. We will be back on Thursday or Friday, with our continuing analysis of Dirty Harry's exploits in Magnum Force.  Until then, enjoy the show.

Listeners! Its been another oddly uneventful eventful week. So the pod is late, and missing some hosts. That said, we should be back up and running our Dirty Harry analysis next week. In the meantime have listen to what I thought of some things I watched and tried to enjoy this week.  Topics to be covered are:  The Contractor, Chris Pine's latest thriller Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One Fear Street: 1994 (with some discussion of Fear Street: 1978 and the series generally) Backström (the 2015 Rain Wilson interpretation) Enjoy the disorganized analysis. Next week we analyze the second in the Dirty Harry series, Magnum Force. Give it a watch before we analyze it and let us know what you think.   

Listeners! Sorry about the delay, but here is the promised second part of our Dirty Harry review/discussion/analysis. We talk all things Harry Callahan, the importance of actual location shooting, and we give our verdicts. Obviously spoilers abound. If spoilers spoil your good time at the movies, do watch the movie first. It is streaming on Netflix and the whole Dirty Harry series is up on HBOMax as of this writing.  Anya couldn't join us this week but will do a Tuesday Short in the near future and offer her final thoughts on the film.  Next week we cover the second installment of the Harry Callahan franchise, Magnum Force.  Do make our day, and enjoy the show.

"What if....." we re-released our What if....? episode? Well, what if we did?  Audience! I am running a bit behind so the second part of our Dirty Harry analysis and review will be out on the 10th, or 11th at the very latest. However, I do like to have an episode out for you on Thursday, so here is our analysis and review of Disney + and Marvel Studio's What if? Why? Well, I'm going to try super duper hard to see the new Doctor Strange film this weekend and the What if series is on my mind. So now it will be on your mind.  ....At least up until you hear our dulcet tones finishing up our review of the adventures of "Dirty" Harry Callahan later this weekend!  Thanks for your patience!  Enjoy

This week we begin our coverage of the "Dirty" Harry Callahan franchise, beginning with the eponymous Dirty Harry (1971). Sadly, we had a boat-load of technical difficulties which caused a stoppage in our recording, and leaves us only with a "part one" to give you. It is a longish "part one."  However there is some extra content on our Instagram page, https://instagram.com/maxandjasonwatchamovie?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= In addition to the extra content Max filmed, Anya always does a great job curating the page and providing great images from the films we cover.  Enjoy our coverage of Dirty Harry. And don't forget to like and subscribe to our show.  Also, let us know what you want to see us review for future episodes.  Enjoy the show. Tune in next week to see how we answer the question at the end of this episode! 

Hey, listeners, this week we are re-releasing our Enter the Dragon episode. Sorry we don't have a brand new episode about that bizarre police officer named "Dirty" Harry Callahan this week. There were some scheduling issues, and technological issues that just made getting a good episode out impossible, at least for our editor (which is Max).  We promise to have that new show up next week, along with some fun stuff on our instagram page.  In the mean time, enjoy our discussion about Bruce Lee's final film.  Until next week constant listeners!  

Listeners, I'm sorry I'm a day late with this week's episode. I assure you it is worth the extra day of waiting on the edge of your car seat!  This week we tackle Edgar Wright's ghost story, Last Night in Soho. Ostensibly the film is about a young and talented woman who is practically obsessed with the 1960s, and who may possess something like the "shine." But is it also about something more? Last Night in Soho represents a more serious turn for Wright, a director known for his sharp witted, tightly edited action-comedies. Do Max and Jason (and Anya!) like this directional turn by Wright? Have a listen and find out.  Don't forget to subscribe and share the show with your friends.  Enjoy and we will see you next week!   

Hello, faithful listeners, we are re-releasing our analysis of Stagecoach in part because we just did a retrospective on the work of John Wayne. The other part is that Jason and Max are not always the best of planners!  In light of our last episode, we hope you will give this classic western a chance. Is it a John Wayne film? Is it a John Ford film? What do you think? Also what do you think we should tackle next? Enjoy the show, and we will be back next week, with a brand new episode on a piece of moving art we have not yet covered.   

We are trying something a bit different this week. In this week's episode we discuss a top 20 John Wayne films list, put together by Screen Rant (using IMDB scores). We debate the merits of the list and offer our own Wayne "best of" recommendations. Along the way we talk a lot about John Ford and Howard Hawks and a few other things besides.  Wayne certainly is a controversial figure, but he made a lot of excellent westerns and his work defined the genre for decades, and his work is certainly worth examining, and many of his films are still worth watching, discussing, criticizing and even appreciating.  Enjoy the show! Here is the Screen Rant List that inspired our conversation.  https://screenrant.com/john-wayne-greatest-films-western-imdb/

This week on M&JWAM we discuss the unexpected success that was the 1990s X-Men: The Animated Series. We dive into the origins of the show, its heroic producer/champion and it surprisingly faithful attempt to hew pretty closely to the source material. We also talk about the Disney/Marvel decision to relaunch the show.  The conversation also derails into tangents -delightful I'm sure- about Greg Pak's amazing run on the Hulk among other comic booky things. Enjoy show and let us know what you think. 

Friend of the pod (increasingly regular guest host) takes this Tuesday Shorts installment and discusses a mix of film and streaming TV content. She will talk, The Guilty, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Moon Knight and The New Mutants.  Let us know what you think! Enjoy the Tuesday Short!  

Max called an emergency audible. So, instead of Last Night in Soho, we pivoted and decided it was imperative to tackle the trailer drop for Thor: Love and Thunder. This news was so stunning we had to bring in friend of the pod, Anya! The following riveting episode is filled to the very brim with Thor trivia, our completely accurate predictions for the film's direction and major beats as well as things we hope to see in the film but are less sure will actually be in the film. We also mention some things we are watching and think you might want to watch.  Here are links to the other things we are watching and are currently captivated by.  Jason was wowed by Apple TV's severance you can find the trailer....  here... https://youtu.be/xEQP4VVuyrY Anya is captivated by Moon Knight which you can find on Disney +. Trailer .... here.... https://youtu.be/x7Krla_UxRg And Max has been really enjoying the YouTuber and fellow cinema obsessive Popcorn In Bed. See all her reactions to films she (and some times those of her sister and the occasional friend) at.... https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornInBed Enjoy the show. 

On this week's episode, we tackle Steven Spielberg's first feature film, Duel. It started its life as a made-for-TV movie but then grew into something more. This is where a dynasty of feature film excellence began. The film stars Dennis Weaver, as an everyman kind of hero and giant semi with a nearly faceless, certainly nameless driver. It was based on a short story by the great thriller and horror writer Richard Matheson. Matheson also wrote the screenplay adaptation. How well does Spielberg's first thriller hold up? Have a listen and find out what we think of this 1971 thriller where almost all the cars are large, in charge, but maybe not great on gas.  We have some big projects in the works, but we'd love to hear some film suggestions from listeners.  Enjoy the show.  M and J and (sometimes) A. 

Folks! In this episode, we continue our discussion of The Limey. If you did not listen to part one go back and check that out. Also, if you have still not taken my advice and watched The Limey, please, stop the podcast, go watch it and come back. Spoiling spoilers abound in this episode. Our episode will keep.  Well, you've been warned.  Enjoy the show!  See you next week.  M&J. 

Hey folks, we watched The Limey (1999). It was directed by Steven Soderbergh, and stars, Terrance Stamp, Lesley Anne Warren, Peter Fonda, Luis Guzmán, and Barry Newman.  This will be the first part in longer discussion, for reasons that will be explained in this very episode. Part 2 will drop next Thursday. In the meantime enjoy the discussion.    Also, if you have not done so, hit pause and watch the film before listening to the pod!  Okay, you were warned. 

As promised, it's Thursday, and Max, Jason, and Anya are about talk all things Batman. Specifically, The Batman. Now before you think this is a rebroadcast of an old show, this is the 2022 interpretation starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, and Jeffery Wright among others! There are some unexpected fireworks that may, just may involve Jason going on an epic rant. Its a fun discussion and we hope you, the listener will chime in.  Enjoy. 

Hey gang! Lets imagine this is the very beginning of season 2 of Max and Jason Watch a movie, and I, Max, being of sound mind and body, am committing to adding one or two new -short- episodes per month to the roster in addition to our regular shows. This is the first ever, "Tuesday Shorts."  Enjoy, and let me know if you want more of this. Its just me in this one and I talk about what I've been watching, and what I think you should be watching, or what you should be avoiding.  In this one I give you my mighty thoughts, insights and reflections on the short film, Heart Shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V25Y96nYY  and Pieces of Her, another Netflix thriller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJwPc0MsbOQ I also give my thoughts on the Elizabeth Holmes Hulu drama, The Dropout starring Amanda Seyfried. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7rlZLw9m10 And finally I talk about DC Animation's latest offering, Catwoman, Hunted. https://youtu.be/PYPqTLS_g9c Don't forget to tune in Thursday, where we talk all about The Batman.   

Audience! Sorry we've been away for a so long. But here we are back and watching movies so you can know whether or not you have to! This week we review some 80s classic television. Thanks to Netflix we watched the first two episodes of Knight Rider, starring David Hasslehoff along with a lot of other solid 80s television character actors.  Does it hold up? Is it as good as we remember? Listen and find out.   

In this episode we close out our discussion of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. What more can be added to that?  Let us know what you think of our insightful commentary, and what you want to hear us tackle next.  Until next week then!

This week is part one our Shang-Chi deep dive. Look for Part 2 on Thursday.  We ran long in our conversation but we also thought the history of Shang-Chi, and the general reception to the film required some serious discussion. Shang-Chi is easily one of Marvel's most interesting moves in the 1970s and makes for an interesting and unique entry into the MCU. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a film very worthy of a two part episode.  Enjoy the show and we will see you next week for Part 2. 

Folks, this week we have to turn to a re-release as the holidays have jammed our editor (which is Max) up. So have a listen to an early episode.  I'm going to work over time to get Shang Chi out by Monday and then we will be back to our regular schedule.  Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays, whatever those holidays are. 

On this week's episode we tackle Dennis Villeneuve's film adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, #Dune. Does Villeneuve succeed in bringing Herbert's long, imaginative, complicated, idea-rich novel to the big screen? Have listen to find out what we think. Hopefully our love of both the original novel and science fiction films will make us your most ideal guides to this film.  This is a longer episode folks, but it is a big, ambitious movie that attempted to bring to life a big, ambitious novel. Enjoy the show! Let me know what you think on twitter.  Happy Holidays.   

Here is this week's episode folks. This week, we talk through our reactions, expectations of the latest offering from that galaxy far far away.... That means we are talking about Disney +'s upcoming The Book of Boba Fett.  Are we excited? Do we have predictions? Do we talk history and trailer Easter eggs? You bet we do. If you have any hope of being properly prepared for TBOBF, it is cosmically crucial that you listen to this episode before the show's fast approaching drop date of December 29!

For a couple of reasons (mentioned in the intro) we are revisiting Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation. This is likely a good idea because Part 2 of the Kevin Smith helmed show dropped recently. We will tackle that soon. In the meantime, here is what we thought of Part 1.  Next week we tackle the sand dunes of Arrakis.  See you in 7....ish. 

This week on Max and Jason Watch a Movie, we are joined by frequent flyer guest host Anya. We tackle the entire sprawling series of Marvel counterfactuals contained in the series What If...?  Max says a controversial thing that creates a firestorm of controversy concerning cinematic Wizard battles.  We also discuss the roots of the series in the 1970s, and spend some time giving Roy Thomas a lot of credit for his work in developing the crazy idea of What If....? Enjoy the show.  Enjoy the show. 

On this week's episode we watch a classic of the underdog film genre, The Bad News Bears. This is the '76 version, dated and problematic to be sure.  What did we think? Have a listen and find out.  Here is a trailer for the film (the did trailer's differently back then). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DDuN_eYlg

Folks huge apologies for the lateness of this episode. It is both a week late and, on top of that, it is a single late Halloween episode. We had wanted to give listeners a month of Halloween episode. Alas, we flubbed it. We'll try to do better next Halloween! After some production and life obstacles we present to you our reflections, reactions, observations on that much loved classic by Francis Ford Coppola,  Bram Stoker's Dracula,  Our production schedule is back on track. Again, huge apologies for the missing a week. Enjoy the show and let us know what you think. Did we get it right? 

Well, here it is. The second part of our two part discussion of Logan has arrived. Corrections are made, though not enough, as I (Max) kept thinking that the casino hotel our heroes stay at is in Vegas. It was not.  Anyway, we think you will enjoy our commentary even though we are discussing bittersweet film. Let us know what you think. 

On this week's episode of M&JWAM, we begin our deep dive into Logan. This will be our part one. It is a film worth exploring in some detail. In part one we get into production and make some educated guesses about what source material Mangold et al are adapting or being inspired by. We also pretty thoroughly explore the first act of the film.  Let us know what you think but reaching out to us at Lordmovies39@gmail.com, or find Max at thesuppertest on twitter. Enjoy the show. 

Folks this week, we're going to try a new episode type. The Meanderings. Before or after almost any recording we do, we talk a lot, about a lot of different things. I thought our pre-show conversation for Logan was interesting and fun enough to offer to you. In this conversation we tackle, the Hypothetical Future MCU Mutant movies, the strange franchise that was Fox's X-Men films, Thor Ragnarok, The Matrix films, and we discuss how we think of the Sam Rami Spider-Man films, though not necessarily in that order.  Enjoy the Meanderings. 

Max and Jason and guest host Anya, finish up their long (hopefully entertaining) discussion of Marvel's Black Widow. Have a listen and let us know what you thought! Enjoy the show.   

On this week's episode we brought back guest host Anya, because we were worried that we just couldn't be objective about Marvel Studios' Black Widow. In the end what we got was the shoot out at the end what we got was the shoot-out at the end of Reservoir Dogs. Which is to say, we had a lot of fun disagreements about just about every piece of this film.  We also ran into the problem of getting three committed comic book nerds/movie nerds talking about a comic book movie. WE TALK A LOT. At the end of the day, I don't think you want a seven hour podcast, so I'm releasing our Black Widow review and discussion in (at least) two parts. Enjoy, and do let us know what you thought of Black Widow. 

Audience, this isn't the much anticipated Black Widow episode. Please keep anticipating. That will be out next week. In the mean time, enjoy this rebroadcast of an M&JWAM oldie. Its an MCU film, and one of our favorites. Captain America: The First Avenger. If you missed it, and can't be bothered to scroll through our episode list, well, here it is! Convenient eh? Enjoy and we will see you with a new episode next Thursday. 

On this week's episode we review and discuss Masters of the Universe: Revelation, episode 5. A lot happens for Teela, Andra, Roboto, Evil-Lyn, Beast-Man and.....Prince Adam. Have a listen to find out what we thought about the episode. We also offer predictions for what happens next in Part 2 of the show. 

On this week's episode we discuss our reactions to, and our thoughts about, MOU:R episodes 3 & 4, "The Most Dangerous Man in Eternia," and "Land of the Dead" respectively.  We also tackle the toxic fan culture around the show. Have a listen and do join the conversation. 

We continue our examination of Masters of the Universe: Revelation. In this episode we discuss MOUR's episode 1 and 2, "The Power of Grayskull," and "The Poisoned Chalice." If you are a sci-fi nerd, you have probably heard that the show is somehow controversial. We begin to examine some of those complaints and compare them to the show itself. Is the show somehow too woke? Not woke enough? Is it really, really real Masters of the Universe storytelling? Give our show a listen to see what we think. I think you will find that "WE HAVE THE POWEEEEER!!!!!!" And you might too if you give us a listen. 

On this week's episode of M&JWAM, we actually watch a Netflix show, Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Directed and written by Kevin Smith, this show takes us back to Eternia, and unlike the Dolph Lundgren Masters film, we actually get to stay there.  This episode marks part one of our review and discussion of this series. We discuss why this show got made, and our overall reaction to it. Is the show good? Is it a good interpretation of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe? Should you watch it? We answer those questions in this episode and maybe a few more. In our next few podcasts we will review the episodes themselves. As always let us know what you think by contacting us at at Lordmovies39 on gmail. Enjoy the show. 

Audience! Jason had debilitating technical issues and we were unable to begin, or rather, finish beginning our conversation about Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelations. This required some fast thinking on the part of the more serious, thoughtful host Max to get an episode out on Tuesday. And so, this week we have a guest who disagrees with us about Gunpowder Milkshake.  Enjoy the show! Maybe you agree with the guest host, maybe you don't, but you can find the Amazing Anya at the following place: https://www.instagram.com/anz_solo/

This week we tackle Netflix's action comedy Gunpowder Milkshake, starring Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Chloe Coleman, Micheal Smiley and Paul Giamatti. It will be hard not to notice that this film is packed with serious talent, and all of which are great in the shoot-em-up genre.  Gunpowder Milkshake is a blood soaked neon-noir, fable-fantasy-cartoon version of a gun-fu noir. Is it successful? Have a listen and find out what we think about this film. 

Hey listeners, Jason and I are taking the week off as we adjust our scheduling to account for a less pandemic restricted world. That means no Gunpowder Milkshake this week. Look for that episode next week. And perhaps beginning next week, or the following week we will be reviewing Kevin Smith's brand spanking new #HeMan content, Masters of the Universe: Revelations. So be on the look out for that. Until then, enjoy this episode where we ask a lot of questions about Dolph Lundgren's trek through Eternia. 

Hoooo boy. On this week's episode we tackle the sometimes entertaining, often problematic western movie classic, The Outlaw Josey Wales.  What we did not when picked this, and we don't think any of the filmmakers knew when they made it was the following. This curious movie was based on a book by a former member of the KKK, a man who wrote speeches for George McGovern, and was an ardent segregationist. The speeches and Klan activity he performed under the name Asa Carter. He called himself Forrest Carter, and took on the persona of a Cherokee when he penned his books about Josey Wales and later his false autobiography, The Education of Little Tree- a book that was selected to be featured in Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. It is unclear how much Eastwood and his writers knew about this sad history, but for us the movie's origin in Forrest Carter's racist pseudo-history was never far from our mind. We spend a lot of time talking about the strange popularity of Lost Cause Narrative in American cinema as we wonder at this strange film.