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Totally Awesome films is a podcast where Jon Chung picks a movie, and talk about what the film is about, how it was made, and what makes the film TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

Movie and Film Trivia, Sci-fi, Comic Books, Geek Culture, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, Glass, Aquaman, Shazam, Avengers, Infinity, Endgame, Thanos


    • Feb 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 226 EPISODES

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    The Totally Awesome Films podcast, hosted by Dr. Jon Chung, is a must-listen for any movie enthusiast. Dr. Chung's genuine expertise and passion for movies shine through in every episode, making for an engaging and enjoyable listening experience. His enthusiasm is contagious and his reviews are always thoughtful, respectful, and family-friendly.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Dr. Chung's deep love and knowledge of movies. He approaches each film with a sincere passion that is evident in his discussions. His reviews are well-researched and supported by years of movie-watching experience. Additionally, his vast comic book knowledge adds an extra layer of insight to his reviews of comic book movies.

    Another standout feature of The Totally Awesome Films podcast is the attention to detail given in each review. Dr. Chung goes beyond just describing the movie, delving into psychological parallels, ancient hero allegories, and classic film references. This level of analysis adds depth to the reviews and keeps listeners engaged.

    Unfortunately, one potential downside to this podcast is that it is a one-person show. While Dr. Chung does an excellent job providing insights and commentary, some listeners may prefer a back-and-forth discussion format with multiple hosts.

    In conclusion, The Totally Awesome Films podcast is a fantastic listen for anyone who loves movies and enjoys film trivia. Dr. Jon Chung's infectious enthusiasm, extensive knowledge, and attention to detail make for an entertaining and informative podcast experience. Whether you're a casual moviegoer or a die-hard film fan, this podcast is sure to become a favorite in your rotation.



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    Latest episodes from Totally Awesome Films

    Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 44:38


    Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 36:53


    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Barbie (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 59:14


    Barbie (2023)

    Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 27:52


    Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) And now for something completely different AGAIN!  

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    Airplane! (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 53:30


    Airplane! (1980) And now for something completely different! 

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (Spoiler Alert: I hated it!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 92:15


    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Lucasfilm swings big with the fifth Indiana Jones film.  Did it work?  Well... No, it did not!  My criticism of this movie.  The good, the bad, and the utterly terrible. 

    Transformers: Rise of the Beast (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 67:29


    Transformers: Rise of the Beast (2023) Plus the history of how Hasbro turned the Japanese Diaclone and Micro-Change toys into the successful Transformers toy line, and what role Marvel Comics played in the success.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 56:21


    Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3   *Technical Issues:  Third time's the charm!  Previous two uploads had mysterious recoridng skips.  I think this one is better. 

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 64:14


    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

    The Flash (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 91:32


    The Flash (2023) Despite Ezra Miller's antics, this film gets a theatrical release.  Michael Keaton returns as Batman.  And he is awesome!  However, this movie is doing worse than expected at the box office.  Find out how this movie was made, and whether it deserves to be doing better. 

    Why The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 50:22


    The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, and Jack Black as Bowser. 

    Why Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) is totally awesome! (Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sword and Sandal, Role-playing Game, Fantasy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 68:03


    Why Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)    TAGS: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sword and Sandal, Role-playing Game, Fantasy

    Why John Wick 4 (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 59:46


    John Wick 4 (2023)

    Why Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 62:22


    Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)  

    Why Scream 6 (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 48:51


    Scream 6 (2023) The "Core Four" plus Kirby return to fight a new Ghostface in the sixth installment of the classic franchise.

    Why Creed 3 (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 47:41


    Creed 3 (2023) Michael B Jordan in his directorial debut.

    Why Cocaine Bear (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 38:06


    Cocaine Bear (2023)

    Why Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 58:11


    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) The 31st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!  The first film of Phase 5!

    Why Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 51:49


    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)  

    Why The Authority: Vol 1, Book 1 (1999) is totally awesome! COMIC BOOK SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 69:57


    The Authority Volume 1, Book 1 (1999)  A SPECIAL COMIC BOOK EPISODE James Gunn announced that he will be producing an Authority movie for DC.   Who are The Authority?  I will discuss the team, and discuss the history of Jim Lee, Wildstorm, Image Comics, and the controversies and scandals of Warren Ellis. 

    Why M3gan (2023) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 34:44


    M3gan (2023) James Wan and Jason Bloom's story about a killer robot who dances.

    Why Miracleman: The Silver Age (2022) is totally awesome! COMIC BOOK SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 61:14


    COMIC BOOK SPECIAL EPISODE Miracleman: The Silver Age (2022) Written by Neil Gaiman, drawn by Mark Buckingham, published by Marvel Comics  

    Why The Suicide Squad (2021) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 62:15


    THE Suicide Squad (2021) aka Suicide Squad 2

    Best Pop Culture of 2022 (Best of 2022, Top Movies, Top TV, Top Video Games, Top Comic Books)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 76:00


    Best Pop Culture of 2022 BEST MOVIES  Maverick Unbearable Weight Everything Everywhere  The Batman Avatar Way of Water  The Woman King Northman Prey Violent Night Weird: the Al Yankovic Story Bullet Train Barbarian Smile RRR Nope BEST TV SHOWS Cobra Kai  Winning Time Andor House of the Dragon Peacemaker The Boys Severance Rick and Morty Sandman White Lotus What We Do in the Shadows Reservation Dogs The Offer Only murders in the building Abbott Elementary POP CULTURE EVENT Johnny Depp Trial Will Smith Slap Ezra Miller FTX Collapse James Gunn for DC FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES Elden Ring Monster Hunter Rise TMNT Shredders Revenge BEST COMIC BOOKS Superman Space Age Last Ronin Dark Knights of Steel Do a Power Bomb Ducks Fantastic Four Full Circle Human Target  Superman/Batman: World's Finest Good Asian Reckless: Follow Me Down Saga

    Why Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 69:48


    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

    Why The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) is totally awesome! RE-RELEASE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 54:43


    The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) This epsiode was originally released in 2017 as a special promotion to fans of the podcast.   Enjoy it again today as part of the duo with The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. 

    Why The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 31:28


    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

    Why Violent Night (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 50:22


    Violent Night (2022)

    Why National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 46:55


    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) 

    Why Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 79:43


    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) WARNING: SPOILERS!!! WARNING: SPOILERS!!! WARNING: SPOILERS!!! This podcast episode will give away important plot details and ruin surprises if you haven't seen it. If you don't want to be spoiled by this podcast, please watch the movie and come back after you've seen it, so that you can better enjoy this show! WARNING: SPOILERS!!!  

    Why Smile (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 48:39


    Smile (2022) Warning: SPOILERS!

    Why Black Adam (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 77:38


    Black Adam (2022)

    Why Halloween Ends (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 55:58


    Halloween Ends (2022)

    Why Werewolf By Night (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 42:02


    Werewolf By Night (2022) A Disney Plus Special Presetation

    Why Nope (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 65:09


    Nope (2022) Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited third film.

    Why Prey (2022) is totally awesome! (Naru fights a Predator in Comanche times.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 54:58


    Prey (2022) In 1719, Naru and her dog Sari encounter a predator.

    Why Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 64:08


    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    Why Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 63:56


    Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

    Why Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is totally awesome! (Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly star in the modern sequel of the 80's classic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 58:14


    Why Top Gun (1986) is totally awesome! (Tom Cruise as Maverick, Anthony Edwards as Goose, and Val Kilmer as Ice Man compete for top Navy pilot spot in 1980's classic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 59:20


    Why Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (2022) is totally awesome! (The next Marvel MCU comic books film)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 63:22


    Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Why The Northman (2022) is totally awesome! (Roger Eggers and Alexander Skarrsgard in the Viking epic of Amleth)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 53:27


    Why Morbius (2022) is totally awesome! (Jared Leto as Morbius the Living Vampire in Sony Shared Spiderman Universe)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 47:56


    Why The Batman (2022) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 90:04


    The Batman (2022)

    Summer 2021 RECAP: Why Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 75:49


    Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

    Summer 2021 RECAP: Why Black Widow (2021) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 73:07


    Black Widow (2021)

    Best Pop Culture of 2021 (Best of, Top Ten, Greatest Movies, TV, Video Games, Comic Books)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 63:55


    Best Pop Culture of 2020 Recap (Best of 2020, Top Ten, Greatest Movies, TV, Video Games, Comic Books)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 54:05


    Why Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is totally awesome! (Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Peter Parker as Spiderman, Zendaya, Aunt May, and the Green Goblin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 80:51


    Why Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) is totally awesome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 67:42


    Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)  

    Why The Eternals (2021) is totally awesome! (Marvel Cinematic Universe presents Jack Kirby's iconic sci-fi comic book heroes debut in the MCU)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 65:06


    The Eternals (2021) This episode was re-uploaded due to strange technical errors in the previous recording. 

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