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The Omniplex is open! We're back from an unintentional hiatus to bring you a Covid cast! We recorded this one 5 months ago, but it's still fresh! We bring you the recommendations and anti-recommendations of North, Werewolf By Night, The Magic Christian, The Owl House, and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Which are recs and which are anti-recs? You'll have to listen to find out!   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: ???

Explosions! Big Action Stars! Big Dance Numbers! Catchy Titles! Ecetera! Do all of these prompts excite you? Then maybe you will be into Cannon Films, THE premiere movie studio of the 80's and early 90's! Not quite, but today at The Omniplex we have special guest Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 1, 2, and soon to be 3! Austin Trunick has conducted numerous interviews with various Cannon filmmakers and stars covering an oral history of this, and I cannot stress this enough, HUMONGUS library of films produced by this studio. Whether you're just now learning about this amazing studio or you're a long time avid fan, this interview will be sure to entertain. Have I sold you yet? Then listen on! You can buy both volumes currently out of The Cannon Film Guide here: The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 1: 1980-1984 The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 2 1985-1987 You can find updates on Vol. 3 of  The Cannon Film Guide as well as fun random tidbits on Cannon Films on Austin's Facebook and Twitter: facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide Twitter: @CannonFilmGuide Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VII!

The Omniplex is open, and so is this lost film canister full of spinach! While the larger conversation is on lost media (hard looking at you, HBO Max...), today we talk about the unearthed full-length animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's unmade animated Popeye movie. What would it have been? Why did it get cancelled? We are not here today to answer those very specific questions, but we take a good hard look at what's there and what might've been if it had gone through final animation, voice, and possible producer notes. So come join us as we pop open this can of spinach! While we aren't going to provide a direct link to the film's animatic, if you enter "Genndy Tartakovsky popeye animatic" into a search engine, you'll find it easy.         Paragraph                                                 And here's a screenshot of the Nintendo Switch Popeye game that has Playstation 2 quality graphics. (It's not much better in motion...) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VII

The Omniplex is open, and well, um... what can we say? All we can do is lift up the art that, be it good or bad, comforts us in hard times. This week we discuss The Bob's Burgers Movie, Marmaduke 2022, Roger Ebert being horny on main, and Zephyr gets Morbed. Go check out The Grey Rooms, a horror fiction podcast for which Zephyr is now a writer for the upcoming seasons 4 & 5! We are very proud of her! While you're at it, go check out Cinema From the Spectrum, where Austin is now editor in chief!   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Gattaca/Idiocracy

Everybody dance, The Omniplex is open!! This week, come with us to 60's Baltimore, as we talk John Waters' 1988 classic Hairspray! We briefly explore the partnership between superstar drag queen Divine and John Waters, and compare the 2007 musical remake, and what makes this a smart classic take on desegregation through the lens of the 80's. For further reading, we recommend watching the I Am Divine documentary, which can be watched for free on the Tubi or Kanopy apps. Poster Art by Cheyne Gallarde. Click the link for more of his great art!   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VI.

It's Easter at The Omniplex! And what better way to celebrate than by talking about.. a Christmas movie?? Yup, this year instead of hiding eggs, you will need to hide your nuts, because this week's movie is 2009's Russian-Hungarian production The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (aka The Nutcracker 3D)! From us shaking our heads in disappoint at an otherwise fantastic cast (Nathan Lane, John Turturro..), and baffling at the unneccesary Nazi imagery, come join us as we take down this bad Christmas classic... for Easter. [gallery type="rectangular" columns="1" size="large" ids="6638,6637,6636"] Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Hairspray!

Meet Clay Walsh. A man with ideas. Ideas about how to have a better dating life through deep deep misogyn- uh, we mean God. And a thousand yard serial killer stare SO hey, The Omniplex is open, and we're here to talk about Old Fashioned, the second Pureflix staple after God's Not Dead (though just as bad). Join us as we learn about dating, love, maybe some Jaysus? All through the lens of a simple carpenter (..but not THAT one, he is far far away from this movie). Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Our Christm- uhhh Easter Special, Nutcracker 3D!

We can't believe we're doing another one of these either. (Well... actually we can.) It's another Covid cast, Omicron edition. This time our hosts talk Encanto, Don't Look Up, Miracle Workers, Spiderman: No Way Home (don't worry, very minimal spoilers), and much much much more! Remember.. be safe out there. Get vaccinated and boosted, and keep wearing your masks. (Editor's note: This cast was recorded at the beginning of January, to put a time stamp on it.) If you would like to help Austin out, please send a few dollars his way by clicking this link. Even a little would mean a whole lot. :) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Old Fashioned!

The Omniplex is open, and so are the gates of HELL! On today's episode we welcome Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Wishmaster, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, and Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, of which he has recently released his original screenplay in paperback. We have a very laid back conversation with Peter about moviegoing, horror influences, love of novelizations, the writing process, and the rare instance where our guest interviews us! You can buy Hellraiser Bloodline: The Original Screenplay at these links: Paperback and Kindle Retro Mass Market Paperback Edition Read Austin's Tie-Ins That Bind review of the book here! Check out Peter's other books here! Check out all the other mentioned books at Encyclopocalypse Publications You can find Peter here: Twitter: @LimeyBastard55 Instagram: @LimeyBastard55 Website: peteratkins.blogspot.com/ Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Covid 6!

The Omniplex is open, but today we'd like to take you to the Hundred Acre Wood, to a little place called Pooh Corner. Since we've recorded this episode, A.A. Milne's Pooh and his corner have gone into the public domain, but we are exploring all the myriad (probably/definitely copyrighted) ways that the original book has been adapted. So come sing the theme song with us! (Which one is up to you!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXegrxlKbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah59LFBxMBI&t=217s Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Covid 6!

The Omniplex is open, and today we are paying homage to Todd Haynes' 1995 film Safe. We get a little raw and open in this one as we talk a film that takes place in 1987, yet resonates.. a little too well. So! Let's dive in, shall we? Poster by Nikos Borgris Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Winnie the Pooh!

The Scaryplex is open! Looking for some terrors to partake of this Halloween? Well, we're here to give you a plethora of things to be frightened about as we present you with a vastly updated Horrorcast from The Film Room's foray into the genre almost 9 years ago. We cover so many recommendations (and a few anti-recommends), we could barely fit it into one episode. Everything from Family Frights to Nightmare inducers, popular to obscure. So what are you waiting for? Get out your pens and start taking notes! And hey, would you look at my wrist! The Omniplex is a year old! Hooray! FEAST YOUR EYES AND DON'T LOOK AWAY Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Opening song: Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo Closing song: Too Many Cooks (NES cover) by Rush Coil Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Safe (1995)

Pepperland is open! This episode we turn to a unique animated classic starring (sort of) The Beatles. From the psychedelic style to personal influences to music, to the ill-fated, ill-concieved cancelled 2009 remake, we take a deep dive into the universe of Yellow Submarine! You can find all the leaked test footage of the cancelled 2009 remake here. It's... quite something. Poster by Tom Whalon. Click here for credit and prints. Have a remake concept Blue Meanie and enjoy your nightmares! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Todd Haynes' Safe

Ugghhh... Welcome to the... FIFTH... Covid watch cast, where we spill on what we've watched in the quarantine. In this one, we're a tad more pissed off, but still going and absorbing media to cope. We talk everything from Marvel to Soderbergh to Columbo to Netflix reality dating shows, to The Faculty, it's a WIDE range. So get yourself vaxxed if you haven't (especially now that the Pfeizer vaccine is officially FDA approved), mask up for others' protection, and stay safe out there everyone. If you haven't already, check out our crossover episode with Storytelling Breakdown! Click here or find it where you download your podcasts! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Yellow Submarine!

The Omniplex is open! We're coming at you with Pride a little late this year, but with the question: why shouldn't it go beyond June? With that in mind this week we talk themes of representation, who gets to play queer characters onscreen, and what is gender anyway? So sit back and enjoy this extension of Pride Month. Opening Monologue by Zephyr. You can read the full transcript with source links here.  Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Our Covid Watches Part V

Turn up that bass, The Omniplex is open! This week we're exploring the extra space in our upgraded format as we talk Concept Albums. When bands feel the need to explore their artistry and creativity, a Concept Album is born! Zephyr, Austin, and Al dig into their playlists as try out some of their favorite bands' more experimental works. Come on the first of many musical journeys with us!   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Pride Month Special with a Special Guest!)

Ready for some semi-recent nostalgia? (We like to think it's semi-recent since the era we're covering is technically in this millennium, but GOD, just humor us..) This week at the Omniplex, we're covering the strange transitional era between 1996 and 2006. We examine the trends as well as the ups and downs of each. So strap in for this wild Disney ride (a few of which were made into movies) through an age of sequels, remakes, book films, and tv adaptations. Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Intro: Take Me There by Blackstreet from the Rugrats Movie soundtrack Outro: Atlantis: The Lost Empire for Game Boy Color soundtrack Up next: Concept Albums!

The Omniplex is open and streaming! This week we go in depth service by service on the internet stream-o-sphere, and how it has permanently changed the way we absorb and collect our entertainment. Pros and Cons abound, we give ALL the dirt on all the major services and options if you still favor the physical media. (Image from thestreet.com) (Bad subtitle implement from HBO Max on XBox) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Music for this episode: Intro - Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Har Mar Superstar)  Outro - UHF (Weird Al Yankovic) Up next: 90's/00's Kids' Shows

We will be recording new episodes of The Omniplex soon, but in lieu of an episode this week, we would like to present you with the first episode of a new TV binge podcast hosted by Albert, Tab, and their dog Max! Want to hear more? The full podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts! This first meeting of the Order is called into session! Primordial Snoot Max has determined that this week we shall review the Amazon series The Boys. Exploding heads? Perverted dolphins? Loads and loads of gore? Fresca? It's all here and then some! And our commercial break will set out to prove that you don't know DICK. (Poster art by Julien Rico Jr. Click to see some of his other wonderful works.) Visit our website at theomniplex.org/orderofthesnoot! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Albert Wiltfong Them composed and performed by Albert Wiltfong and Tab Smith using GarageBand

There's finally.. FINALLY... a light at the end of the tunnel. The Omniplex is open, welcome to our 4th.. and hopefully final.. Quarantine watch cast. This is a special one, as it denotes the one-year anniversary of when the quarantine (in America, anyways) started. And since the vaccines are rolling out and gaining speed, we finally a year later have some hope for some semblance of normalcy in the near future. Until then, Zephyr, Albert, and Austin present what they have watched in the final days of the mass quarantine, some some spectacular, some horribly, horribly bad. Because Albert couldn't remember the link to the MBMBaM TV show link, here it is and have fun! https://vrv.co/series/GRMGZ124R/My-Brother-My-Brother-and-Me Be sure to check out the debut episode of Albert's other podcast, The Order of the Snoot! We binge TV shows with our pets, it's fun! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Streaming!

The Omniplex is open! This week we have a lovely chat with writer J.M. DeMatteis about his take on writing characters, what it takes to write meaningful stories, influences, and his prolific career in comics, television, and movies. We talk Superman, Batman, Deathstroke, Death (the Neil Gaiman version), and Scooby Apocalypse.  If you're interested in cultivating your own writing creations, we urge you to take a look at J.M. DeMatteis's live online workshop, Imagination 101 at Comixplex.com. It's an in-depth, two-weekend workshop, where Mr. DeMatteis will impart what he has learned from his experiences and personally guide you through your creations. It starts April 21st, don't miss it! You can find J.M. DeMatteis through his website JMDeMatteis.com, where he also offers his mentoring services via Creation Point Story Consultation. Be sure to check that out through the link! Twitter: @JMDeMatteis Facebook Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Streaming!

WARNING! FULL SPOILERS for Soul and a hint at a spoiler for WandaVision. The Omniplex is open! This week we have guest Josh Bullock, creator of action comic Monarchs and founder of Boom! Animation. We talk with Josh about Black representation in the media, growing up nerd, Disney/Pixar's Soul, Josh's many wonderful projects, the MCU, Sonic, and much much more! We recommend checking out Josh's comic Monarchs! If you like Dragonball Z, this is the comic for you! Also check out his company Boom! Animation and the many projects he's working on there! Monarchs comic: Website: monarchscomic.com Twitter: @MonarchsComic /FB: Monarchs Comic /Insta: @MonarchsComic Boom! Animation: Website: boomanimationfw.com FB: Boom! Animation /Insta: @BoomAnimationFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXtNFhAFj0 Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Another guest! Who is it? Find out soon!

Welcome, friends. The Omniplex is open. We aren't normally this heavy on the political side, but the last four years has been tumultuous. Each piece of media produced, whether directly or indirectly, is a product of its time. Now that the horse has officially left the hospital (thank you John Mulaney, for the brilliant and hilarious extended metaphor), we can begin to look at what impact Trump's presidency has had on our film, tv, and music. If media is society holding a mirror up to itself, what we've seen has been very bleak. But in the chaos, we also look for hope and growth at the end of the tunnel. Opening monologue written and performed by Zephyr.   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Up Next: Special Guest! Stay tuned!

The Omniplex is open! This week, Austin, Albert, and Zephyr talk the dark comedy musical classic Little Shop of Horrors. Mostly the movie, but we also delve a little into the off-broadway musical, the 1960 Roger Corman original aaaaaaand another version that we bet Zephyr would rather soon forget. Poster art by Eddie Holly. https://eddieholly.deviantart.com/gallery/ Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Word Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: The Horse has left the Hospital!

In a carryover from The Film Room, your hosts Austin, Albert, and Zephyr continue with their media absorption in the never-ending quarantine. We share our experiences watching the likes of Roger Waters, K-Pax, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Land Before Time, Jack-O, Hobgoblins, Darkwing Duck, Scary Stories, and much much much more. So please enjoy the last of our quarantine casts, at the very least the last one of 2020. And remember, wear your mask, wash your hands, and stay safe this season! The Langston League made an unofficial syllabus for each episode of Lovecraft Country Season 1. You can check it out here! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Little Shop of Horrors!

The Omniplex is open! This week we discuss a bygone era. Think back. Back to a long lost time in movie history. Alllllll the way back to the Fall and Winter of the yesteryear of 2007. Think of the greats. Juno. Michael Clayton. Sweeney Todd. No Country For Old Men. And more! Relive these classics with us, and discover why late 2007 era frozen in time for the three of us, and a special time for movies as an artform. QUICK NOTE: We at The Omniplex believe that each episode we release out into the world is a time capsule of the time of its recording. At such, this episode was recorded and released about a month before Elliot Page came out as trans and thus we accidentally deadname and misgender him in this episode. It's presented here as-is because at the time we, like the world, didn't know. But now that Elliot is out, he will be correctly named and gendered from this point forward. We are very proud and celebrate his coming out. Poster Art by Christopher Smith Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: TBD

The Omniplex is now open! We're your hosts, Austin, Albert, and Zephyr. For the flagship episode of our expanded format, we had a lovely conversation with radio drama veteran Dirk Maggs about his career creating "audio movies" for the ever-changing listener landscape. We talk everything from The Sandman, his recent project with Neil Gaiman for Audible, to his adaptations of the Hitchhiker's Guide radio serials, Dirk Gently, Superman, Batman, Alien, Independence Day UK, and much more. You can follow Dirk on twitter at @DirkMaggs Be sure to visit Dirk's website for info about his past and future projects! DirkMaggs.com The Sandman is available now as an Audible Original. We highly recommend you check it out, it is a lot of fun and well worth your time.   Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: 2007!

Welcome to the final episode of The Film Room! Yes, the podcast in this form is ending, and we are burning it down to the ground with our take on Ralph Bakshi's Cool World. How does this exist? Why is it such a dumpster fire? Could it have been better? We attempt to answer these questions with our takedown. And after we burn it down, watch this space, for a new podcast and a site rebranding shall rise from the ashes with your hosts Austin, Albert, and Zephyr! Coming very very soon to a film and culture website near you! We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on               Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: The Omniplex!

Welcome to The Film Room! We have exciting changes coming in the next month or so, but until then here's the second-to-last episode of The Film Room Podcast! This episode we talk the state of Western Adult Animation. We talk the sliding scale between Bill Plympton and John Kricfalusi, as well as the past and present of animation geared for mature audiences. Gear up, we're going for a ride! We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on       Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: The final episode!

This week we are joined by comedy writer Mike Sacks to talk about his books Passable in Pink and Stinker Lets Loose!, based on the 80's and 70's films of the same name (which are definitely not available on Netflix). Come join us for a great discussion of the allure of film novelizations, parody, and how movies age through the decades. Afterwards (or even beforehand if you like), we deeply encourage you to check out Mike's books, they are well worth your while. Buy the physical books and check out the fully-cast, fully-produced audiobooks here: Passable in Pink (physical) (Audible production) Stinker Lets Loose! (physical) (Audible production) The physical books are chock full of bonus details, and the Audible productions include the likes of Gillian Jacobs, Adam Scott, Bobby Moynihan, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm, Eric Martin, Andy Richter, Paul F. Thompkins, and many many more! Go to mikesacks.com, where you can check out the rest of Mike's books and projects! Follow Mike on Twitter at @michaelbsacks! We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on     Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: North American Adult Animation!

This week we declare that every month is Pride month as we celebrate Pride in August and take a look at the current state of Queer representation in film. Zephyr leads the charge this cast as we talk Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Moonlight, Rocko, and where representation has been compared to where it is and where it needs to go.   We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on     Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Guest Mike Sacks!  

Part 2 of our three-part Quarantine series (recorded in June, deep into the quarantine) we refresh our list of media absorbed during the pandemic, movies we FINALLY had time to get around to watching. With recurring guest Zephyr, we talk Sonic, Cloverfield Paradox, The Cube trilogy, Solar Opposites, The We Bare Bears Movie, and much, much, much more! Coming soon: Part 3: Reopen Reckoning. We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site!   We are available on     Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Pride!    

Hello and welcome to part 1 of 3 of our Quarantine watches! Recorded in late April during the lockdown, this episode provides a time capsule of films and tv shows Albert, Austin, and returning guest Zephyr have been watching to pass the time and temporarily drown out the whirlwind of the current atmosphere. We talk greats like Space Force, Chopping Mall, Birds of Prey, a grab bag of things we had been wanting to watch but haven't quite gotten around you. Have have you watched during the quarantine? Let us know in the comments, or on our twitter and facebook, which you can find links for below! We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Quarantine II!

Welcome back! This week we have frequent guest Zephyr back for a special update to our State of Criticism cast. For this discussion we focus on Not So Awesome, a document released by former members of Channel Awesome documenting what happened during their tenure at the site. We go over our thoughts on the document, as Zephyr, a long-time Wall fan, unloads on Nostalgia Critic's latest parody video on The Wall. Tune in! You can read the document here, and draw your own conclusions on what to make of this whole debacle. We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Quarantine Media Absorbtion!

PIka pika! PikaCHUU!! Welcome to our episode on the great Detective Pikachu, the first Pokemon live action movie! We welcome back regular guest Paul Andolina to discuss the first live action Nintendo movie since Super Mario Bros waaaay back in 1993. What works, what doesn't, how close is it to source material, all will be answered! You can find the writings of Paul Adolina at his website! Wresting With Film And be sure to follow the associated Facebook page! Paul's Twiter: @ScoochSlam WARNING: FULL SPOILERS ARE ON. We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: State of Criticism Update!

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on April 18, 2018, and serves right now as a time capsule. This was before both Infinity War and Endgame came out, among other various things that have changed drastically in the past year and a half. We talk a dozen random subjects, movies we've seen, the state of Channel Awesome at the time, upcoming things we are excited about (that turned out with mixed results), and some extra Lola shenanigans kept in for good measure (because she's grown since too)! Please enjoy! Side note: This is the last of the backlog, and after a year or so of lagging behind, we are now caught up to the present! Huzzah! The editor will continue to strive to keep this cast regular and not so laggy. We apologize for the inconvenience. We have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Detective Pikachu!  

DISCLAIMER: This cast was recorded a year ago, before the Sony/Marvel Split, before Spiderman: Far From Home came out, and well before Endgame came out, so there are some.. unfortunate anachronisms. We kept them in because it's a weird time capsule which serves as a stark highlight for recent events. Hello and welcome! This week we delve into some Marvel Cinematic AU with returning guest Paul Andolina with the 1977 Spiderman Made-for-TV movie! We also briefly discuss other '70s Marvel Movie attempts and wax about how far we've come and what the future may hold. You can find the writings of Paul Adolina at his website! Wresting With Film And be sure to follow the associated Facebook page! If you would like to watch the full Spiderman '77 film that doubles as the pilot for the live action TV show, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrwMyQ3_7P8 We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: We hit the Randomizer!

Welcome to sixth episode of our running series covering the MCU! This time around we are joined by guest Connor Clay to discuss the final set of films from the Infinity Saga, thus ending an era of the most ambitious serial undertaking put to film. But fear not! For we also have news from San Diego Comic-Con of what is to come, and it looks *glorious*. So come with us as we dive head first into the final films of an 11-year (and counting) undertaking. Connor Clay is a gamer and fanfic writer, and can reach him and read/watch his adventures here: Twitter: @NordRonnoc Twitch YouTube FanFiction.net Facebook Tumblr DeviantArt We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Spiderman '77!

Welcome to our episode on Jordan Peele's now horror classic Get Out! We recorded this episode on April 4, 2018 - a little over a year ago. Albert was originally going to cut out all mentions that date this recording, but a) there are too many mentions and b) it turns out that said mentions aged really, really well. So enjoy! Note: The Film Room episode backlog has only 2 episodes left before we start delivering you fresh new content! Stay tuned!! Poster by Edgar Ascensão We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Marvel #6!

Welcome to the capper of our 4-part series on the films of 2008! With this installment we say goodbye to a year of hits and misses and everything in between. (Can you believe Daniel Craig has been bond for a little over a decade now?) Everything from Quantum of Solace to ...ugh... The Spirit.. we wrap up the year. So sit back and enjoy and be sure to tune in next week for some newer content!   We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Get Out!

Hello and welcome to part 3 of our 4-part series on 2008, where we celebrate the 10th anniversary of a notable year in cinema! This week we look at the likes of Burn after Reading, W, and everything in between in these two months. So sit back, relax, and let us take you through the Fall of '08! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: The finale of our 2008 series!

Hello and welcome back to The Film Room! This week we continue with part 2 of 4 of our 10th anniversary coverage of 2008! Ranging from big hits like Iron Man to flopped-but-didn't deserve-to like Hamlet 2, to just-bad-and-absolutely-deserves-to-be-forgotten classics like Made of Honor! So strap in as we take a ride through Summer '08! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Fall of 2008!

Hello and welcome to a four part episode looking back at what has become a seminal year in modern cinema. 2008 arguably saw a shift in how movies are made and sold as we simultaneously saw trends both emerge and die off. (Goodbye first parts of failed series, hello Cinematic universes!) Come join us as we flip through the highlights (and lowlights) of a decade ago. (Jesus, has it been that long?) We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!   Up next: Summer of 2008!

Hello and welcome! This week we take a good hard look at one of our top five favorite bears, Paddington! Specifically the movies. Austin grew up with the bear, Albert did not, so we have both the nostalgic perspective and the outsider perspective when looking at these films (we both loved them). So what makes this extremely british masterpieces of wholesome mischief so great? Let's take a hard stare and find out! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site!   We are on iTunes! And Google Play! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: Spider-Man: The TV Movie!

Welcome to a cursed episode! This is one we tried to record for about three months, and then was barely able to get out (recording was interrupted by a telemarketer at one point!), and THEN thanks to a life-disrupting disaster on Albert's side, was in hiatus for another year. But now! Finally! We can release it to you, the masses. This cast is mysterious, much like the cryptid it is about. The film we are covering this week is The Legend of Boggy Creek! A docudrama about a little Arkansas town plagued by a backwoods monster. This is a fascinating film for its use of the real people that were affected, and being a nice time capsule documenting the waning small town lifestyle. You can watch the film in full here! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: Paddington!

Hello and welcome to The Film Room! This week, we take a look at a looong overdue entry, Steven Spielberg's Jaws! Considered the first blockbuster (in the modern definition of the word), Spielberg's first real theatrical outing, we look at why it holds up so well, as well as the controversy surrounding how it started America's longtime fear of sharks. So sing along with our rousing rendition of "Show Me the Way to Go Home", and get your chum buckets ready, because it's JAWS!! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: The Legend of Boggy Creek!  

Hello and welcome! Since we've officially entered three digits, we're finally releasing our radio pilot! Back in January, we were generously offered a slot on a British online radio station, and have been releasing episodes there both old and new. So this episode is essentially a soft "reboot" of sorts where we go back to our roots and re-establish ourselves for a new audience! An update on our first episode, we are of course covering The Disaster Artist! We hope you enjoy! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: Jaws!

Hello friends, and welcome to EPISODE 100, here at long last!!! This week we have with us our most frequent guest, Ms. Zephyr! Together we talk one of the best low-key animated films of last year, the kid-centric movie adaptation of the smash hit books, Captain Underpants! Join us for some low-yet-highbrow fun! You may be asking yourself: "Why did you choose Captain Underpants as your Episode 100? Well, we ask back: Why not? ALSO it was a ton of fun and spoke to our inner 8-year-olds, and don't we need that? Find Zephyr on her Letterboxd page here! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: Attack the Block!

Hello and welcome to The Film Room! This week we have Austin's own sister on to talk about one of her favorite films, the quintessential 1995 smash hit Clueless! We talk everything from the film's total influence in 90's culture, to its Jane Austin roots, to how Paul Rudd never seems to age. Come join us as we celebrate this modern retelling of a classic!   We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up next: EPISODE 100!!!

Hello and welcome back! To make room for new and fresh episodes, we are clearing out our recording backlog with a slight Blast From the Past. The Marvel past of a year ago! A much more innocent time, the time before Thanos and his infamous finger snap. So let's go back a year and celebrate the wonder that is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2! We also talk Logan and the films that would be coming out by the end of 2017. Thank you for being patient with us and be sure to tune in next week as we continue to release all that we've recorded in the last year! We're on the radio! Listen to new episodes before they hit the feed at Radio Beacon Online! The Film Room airs on Mondays at 6pm CST, with a repeat on Fridays at 4pm CST! Also be sure to check out the music and other great shows on the station! They specialize in unsigned talent, so there's sure to be something for everyone! Click below! We now have a website! Find the cast and more at thefilmroom.org You can contact us at our new Contact Page on the site! We are on iTunes! Please subscribe, rate, and review!   Come help us grow and gain access to exclusive content!    Up Next: Clueless!

Join Austin, Al, returning guest Zephyr, his boy Nathan, and newcomer Sebastian for the first Infinity Summit! We gathered at Austin's place in Little Rock for one purpose: to discuss Avengers: Infinity War! WARNING: FULL SPOILERS ARE ON!!! Sebastian Twitter: @sjwjamesbond Zephyr Twitter: @filmspectrum Be sure to check out our sister show The Ship Has Sailed! Live every Sunday night at 9pm Central!