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Række 8
#281 Uuuuhyggeligt i Black Phone 2, IT: Welcome to Derry, Bring Her Back, Final Destination: Bloodlines m.fl.

Række 8

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 103:34


Skriv til os!Minsandten om ikke det er blevet Halloween igen.Og i den anledning dykker Jens og William ned i nogle af de gyser/horror-titler, der har præget 2025, og som ikke hedder Weapons og Sinners.Frisk fra biografen er Black Phone 2, hvor The Grabber vender tilbage, fordi han kun er død og ikke død-død, mens Pennywise også nok en gang stikker hovedet ud af kloakken og skaber skræk og rædsel i IT: Welcome to Derry serien på HBO Max. Fordi du skal have lidt at vælge i mellem som din Halloween underholdning kommer gutterne også omkring Bring Her Back fra brødreparret, der lavede Talk to Me, Døden på hævntogt i Final Destination: Bloodlines, Valentinsdags-slasheren Heart Eyes, A24 thrilleren Opus, den franske one-take film MadS samt 2-bliver-til-1 body horror filmen Together.God Halloween og god lyttelyst!(0:00:00) Intro med musiksnak og Halloween(0:17:01) Black Phone 2(0:30:02) Heart Eyes(0:38:30) Opus(0:51:41) IT: Welcome to Derry(1:08:23) Bring Her Back(1:16:58) MadS(1:23:26) Together(1:29:27) Final Destination: Bloodlines(1:39:36) Outro og teaser for næste ugeIntromusik produceret af Timur.Find Række 8 på Facebook og Instagram.Følg William på Twitter og LetterboxdFølg Jens på Twitter og Letterboxd

Creepy Crypt Podcast
Home Invasion Vol.7 - Hellboy: The Crooked Man & The Jester 2: Trick or Treat

Creepy Crypt Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 99:57


Kommt mit uns in Kontakt!:➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepycryptpodcast/➤ E-Mail: kontakt@creepycrypt.de➤ Telegram: https://t.me/creepycryptpodcast➤ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/creepycryptpod/➤ Hellboy: The Crooked ManSeit dem 23. Oktober im Home Entertainment von TelepoolTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJEWEnxjOUBlu-ray: https://amzn.to/3JhMzv6DVD: https://amzn.to/4oD7cRdDigital: https://amzn.to/4nr88aB➤ The Jester 2: Trick or TreatAb dem 06. November im Home Entertainment von Plaion PicturesTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ogVp-d-CdEBlu-ray: https://amzn.to/4qui060DVD: https://amzn.to/4qyAYZwDigital: https://amzn.to/3L6if7bUnseren neuen Twin Peaks Podcast gibt es ab dem 24. Februar 2025 überall wo es Podcasts gibt.Creepy Lodge - Der deutsche Twin Peaks Podcast: https://creepylodge.letscast.fmDISCLAIMER:Alle Links zu Amazon sind Ref-Links. Das bedeutet, dass wir durch euren Kauf am Gewinn mitbeteiligt werden. Hierfür entstehen für euch keine zusätzlichen Kosten. Einige Filme wurden uns von den Verleihern als Rezensionsexemplar zur Verfügung gestellt.Impressum:z.H. Daniel Denzin Yorck Kino GmbHRankestr. 3110789 Berlin

A24 On The Rocks
92. The Elephant Queen (2019) Film Review

A24 On The Rocks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 77:51


For the fourth documentary in the A24 distribution chronology, the A24 Rocks crew visits the African Savannah and a herd of elephants. Narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this nature documentary is about a 50 year old Elephant Queen named Athena and her family who are struggling through a historic drought. The family searches for water while also attempting to maintain milk for their children, who need to keep their strength up if they want to trudge into the mud-holes to stay hydrated. The A24 Rocks crew asks the question: does The Elephant Queen break the mold of the average nature documentary? Caution: movie spoilers.Intro- 0:00 to 3:28.Film Discussion- 3:28 to 1:09:05.Film Ratings- 1:09:05 to End. Upcoming podcast release schedule-November 5th- One Battle After Another.November 12th- The Kill Team.November 19th- We're All Going to the World's Fair.November 26th- Waves.

The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Risks and Rewards of Self-Distributing Movies, With Black Bear's Teddy Schwarzman

The Town with Matthew Belloni

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 32:28


Matt is joined by Teddy Schwarzman, the founder of Black Bear Pictures, to discuss the challenges and strategies behind an independent production company launching its own distribution division. They talk about the risk of making big bets on small movies in theaters, how the industry has evolved, and whether Teddy sees A24 and Neon as competitors (02:46). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for Yorgos Lanthimos's new film, ‘Bugonia' (26:54). For a 20 percent discount on Matt's Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I'm Hearing ...,' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetown@spotify.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Teddy Schwarzman Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Average Podcast: Movie Reviews for Social Settings
Night 10: LAMB (2021) – Folk Horror or Farm Drama? | 13 Nights of Halloween

The Average Podcast: Movie Reviews for Social Settings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 46:50


It's Night 10 of 13 Nights of Halloween, and we're heading to the eerie, windswept fields of Iceland for one of the strangest entries in modern folk horror: Lamb (2021). Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson and starring Noomi Rapace, this slow-burn A24 film blends rural isolation, ancient superstition, and deep emotional grief—with a sheep-headed child at the center of it all. Is it horror? Is it a tragedy? Is it just really, really boring? We're diving in. Join Tim and Johnathan as they discuss the production, symbolism, awards buzz, and why Lamb has become one of the most polarizing movies in recent folk horror.

DeGen Cinema Podcast
The Witch (2015) | Sexy Snapchats From Witches

DeGen Cinema Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 67:49


Degens Andy S and Brandon Bombay decide to live deliciously while wrapping up Spooky Sleazon with a modern horror classic, 'The Witch.' After tending to his chores, Bombay opens up the episode by telling a story when he received a slew of sultry snaps from a girl who practices Wicca and it somehow ended horribly. Then the boys jump into the movie that went on to define A24 horror — back when that meant something — and discuss the epitome of a slow burn horror done right. There's talk of Robert Eggers' impressive craft and attention to detail that makes him an occult Wes Anderson, for a movie that would seem a slog but breezes by and culminates in a bonkers third act. Of course the fellas have to give some love to Anya Taylor-Joy's breakout performance, and Ralph Ineson's haunting voice. Don't worry, they also spend sufficient time praising the GOAT goat performance from Black Phillip, and bemoan the fact he wasn't given zany 'Leprechaun'-esque zany sequels.

Creepy Crypt Podcast
Folge 66 - Black Phone 2 & Good Boy

Creepy Crypt Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 125:55


Kommt mit uns in Kontakt!:➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepycryptpodcast/➤ E-Mail: kontakt@creepycrypt.de➤ Telegram: https://t.me/creepycryptpodcast➤ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/creepycryptpod/➤ Black Phone 2Seit dem 23. Oktober im KinoTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kqkRZHqk4Love in the Ruins (Scott Derrickson Kurzfilm): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-WF_AqKqM➤ Good BoyAb dem 30. Oktober im KinoTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-CRkd_74gUnseren neuen Twin Peaks Podcast gibt es ab dem 24. Februar 2025 überall wo es Podcasts gibt.Creepy Lodge - Der deutsche Twin Peaks Podcast: https://creepylodge.letscast.fmDISCLAIMER:Alle Links zu Amazon sind Ref-Links. Das bedeutet, dass wir durch euren Kauf am Gewinn mitbeteiligt werden. Hierfür entstehen für euch keine zusätzlichen Kosten. Einige Filme wurden uns von den Verleihern als Rezensionsexemplar zur Verfügung gestellt.Impressum:z.H. Daniel Denzin Yorck Kino GmbHRankestr. 3110789 Berlin

RdMCast
(teaser) Cabana RdM #91 - A Morte de Um Unicórnio

RdMCast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 2:03


No meio do caminho tinha um unicórnio, tinha um unicórnio no meio do caminho. Paul Rudd e Jenna Ortega, após atropelarem um animal místico, logo percebem que as coisas vão acabar muito mal.A Morte de Um Unicórnio é a nova estreia da A24, trazendo um elenco conhecido e uma história no mínimo bizarra. Apelando para a mitologia dos unicórnios violentos, tenta emular um conto de fadas macabro.Será que o primeiro filme do diretor Alex Scharfman, que une horror, comédia, drama familiar, fantasia e mais algumas coisas funciona bem ou o chifre entrou pela culatra? O Cabana RdM começa agora.O RdMCast é produzido e apresentado por: Gabriel Braga, Gabi Larocca e Thiago Natário.ARTE DA VITRINE: Estúdio GrimESTÚDIO GRIM – Design para conteúdo digitalPortfólio: https://estudiogrim.com.br/Instagram @estudiogrimcontato@estudiogrim.com.brPODCAST EDITADO PORFelipe LourençoSEJA UM(A) APOIADOR(A)Apoie o RdM a produzir mais conteúdo e ganhe recompensas exclusivas!Acesse: https://apoia.se/rdmConheça a Sala dos Apoiadores: https://republicadomedo.com.br/sala-dos-apoiadores/CITADOS NO PROGRAMAA Morte de um Unicórnio (2025)off topicOkja (2017)EpisódiosRdMCast #495 – Mickey 17 e o Horror social em Bong Joon-hoTem algo para nos contar? Envie um e-mail!contato@republicadomedo.com.brTwitter: @RdMCastInstagram: Republica do Medo

The Reel Rejects
HELLUVA BOSS Season 2, Episode 7 - 12 REVIEW

The Reel Rejects

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 42:10


MASTERMIND!! Helluva Boss Season 2 Full Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS Helluva Boss Season 2 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Ending Explained & Spoiler Review! Greg Alba & Roxy Striar react to Episodes 7–12 PLUS the “Just Look My Way” music video — diving deep into the most iconic songs of the season including “All 2 U,” “Juggling Iz Cool!,” “Klown Bitch,” “Crooked,” “2 Minutes Notice,” “Mastermind,” “Stolas Sings,” “I Like It,” and “Til The Day We Die.” These songs are trending across YouTube and Spotify and mark pivotal emotional turning points in Helluva Boss history. This stretch of episodes features Fizzarolli's tortured musical showdown with Mammon in Mammon's Magnificent Musical, Stolas and Blitzo's emotionally fraught Full Moon night, Blitzo's self-destruction in Apology Tour, haunted horrors in Ghostfkers, Stolas's shocking trial in Mastermind, and the Sinsmas finale where Stolas loses his status, Millie discovers she's pregnant, and Hell prepares for war in Season 3. We break down every emotional beat, character arc, Seven Deadly Sins appearance, Goetia politics, future conflict with Mammon, the rise of Octavia's arc, and the fate of Stolas & Blitzo's relationship. Featured characters include Blitzo, Stolas, Loona, Millie, Moxxie, Fizzarolli, Mammon, Asmodeus, Octavia, and the Goetic Court. We also discuss Hazbin Hotel Season 2 connections, Husker's redemption arc, Lucifer, Lilith's lore, and how the Hellaverse is officially converging. Popular searches tied to this video: “All 2 U full song,” “Mammon musical reaction,” “Mastermind Stolas trial explained,” “Fizzarolli Mammon backstory,” “Sinsmas ending explained,” “Helluva Boss Season 3 predictions,” and “Just Look My Way Stolas & Blitzo.” Whether you're here for the music, character drama, or A24's Hazbin Hotel crossover potential, this breakdown covers it ALL — emotional reactions, lore analysis, theories, Easter eggs, and every heartbreaking moment leading into the finale cliffhangers and Hazbin Hotel Season 2. Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/roxystriar Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Reel Rejects
Extended Version: HELLUVA BOSS Season 2, Episode 7 - 12 REACTION!! Just Look My Way Music Video | Hazbin Hotel

The Reel Rejects

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 147:42


MASTERMIND!! Helluva Boss Season 2 Full Reaction Watch Along: ⁠  / thereelrejects  ⁠ Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS⁠ Helluva Boss Season 2 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Ending Explained & Spoiler Review! Greg Alba & Roxy Striar react to Episodes 7–12 PLUS the “Just Look My Way” music video — diving deep into the most iconic songs of the season including “All 2 U,” “Juggling Iz Cool!,” “Klown Bitch,” “Crooked,” “2 Minutes Notice,” “Mastermind,” “Stolas Sings,” “I Like It,” and “Til The Day We Die.” These songs are trending across YouTube and Spotify and mark pivotal emotional turning points in Helluva Boss history. This stretch of episodes features Fizzarolli's tortured musical showdown with Mammon in Mammon's Magnificent Musical, Stolas and Blitzo's emotionally fraught Full Moon night, Blitzo's self-destruction in Apology Tour, haunted horrors in Ghostfkers, Stolas's shocking trial in Mastermind, and the Sinsmas finale where Stolas loses his status, Millie discovers she's pregnant, and Hell prepares for war in Season 3. We break down every emotional beat, character arc, Seven Deadly Sins appearance, Goetia politics, future conflict with Mammon, the rise of Octavia's arc, and the fate of Stolas & Blitzo's relationship. Featured characters include Blitzo, Stolas, Loona, Millie, Moxxie, Fizzarolli, Mammon, Asmodeus, Octavia, and the Goetic Court. We also discuss Hazbin Hotel Season 2 connections, Husker's redemption arc, Lucifer, Lilith's lore, and how the Hellaverse is officially converging. Popular searches tied to this video: “All 2 U full song,” “Mammon musical reaction,” “Mastermind Stolas trial explained,” “Fizzarolli Mammon backstory,” “Sinsmas ending explained,” “Helluva Boss Season 3 predictions,” and “Just Look My Way Stolas & Blitzo.” Whether you're here for the music, character drama, or A24's Hazbin Hotel crossover potential, this breakdown covers it ALL — emotional reactions, lore analysis, theories, Easter eggs, and every heartbreaking moment leading into the finale cliffhangers and Hazbin Hotel Season 2. Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls⁠ Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en⁠ Twitter:  ⁠https://twitter.com/roxystriar⁠ Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! ⁠https://www.rejectnationshop.com/⁠ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/⁠  Tik-Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/reelrejects⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/⁠ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit⁠ https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo⁠ and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en⁠ Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.⁠ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO:⁠ https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects⁠ Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/⁠ INSTAGRAM: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/⁠ TWITTER:  ⁠https://twitter.com/thereelrejects⁠ Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/⁠ TWITTER:  ⁠https://twitter.com/thegregalba⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroes
¡Bienvenidos a Héroes! #511

Heroes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 75:07


¡Bienvenidos a otra intro de Héroes! En esta oportunidad, Rober nos comenta sus opiniones sobre "V/H/S/Halloween" y sobre la 2a temporada de "Gen V" (100% libre de spoilers). Además Diego terminó de ver la 3a temporada de "Alice in Borderland" y tiene opiniones. Y además, ¡noticias!: Rober se mete de cabeza en la polémica por la calidad de la animación de la 3a temporada de "One Punch Man", Alan nos comenta como Disney rechazó la propuesta de Steven Soderbergh de hacer una película de Star Wars (!), se viene precuela de "Friday the 13th" de A24, ¡y más! ▶ Encontranos en nuestras redes: IVOOX: https://bit.ly/3vKq8FE SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3hJzh9g INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heroes.radio Cafecito: https://cafecito.app/heroesradio Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/3VkP3fV Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3vgwM8U

The Daily Zeitgeist
Cooked Cuomo, Stranger Things Kids All Old 10.24.25

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 63:50 Transcription Available


In episode 1953, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator and host of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story and the upcoming podcast JennaWorld, Molly Lambert, to discuss… Cuomo Follows Awkward Debate Performance With Racist AI Slop, The Stranger Things Finale Is Coming To The Big Screen, “Canada’s Trump” Talks Up A.I. Actors While Promoting “Marty Supreme” and more! Barbs fly as Mamdani and Cuomo meet in final, furious New York mayoral debate Cuomo Stunned Into Silence When Faced With His Sexual Assault Accuser THE LONGEST SILENCE OF THE NYC MAYOR DEBATE: Zohran Mamdani asks Andrew Cuomo, “What do you have to say to the women you sexually harassed?” Cuomo condemned over racist AI ad depicting ‘criminals for Zohran Mamdani’ Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Series Finale Officially Coming to Theaters, Despite Previous Statements Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos: “Driving Folks to a Theater Is Just Not Our Business” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’: ‘Most of the Country’ Cannot ‘Walk to a Multiplex’ A24’s Controversial Cameo in ‘Marty Supreme’ Is Bringing Ick to Viewers for Major Reasons Kevin O’Leary Suggests Using AI Extras Instead of Humans ‘Could Save Millions’ for Movies Like ‘Marty Supreme’: ‘Just Put 100 Norwell Tillies in There’ Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’: First Reactions From the Premiere Marty Supreme | Official Teaser HD | A24 Canada’s Donald Trump? ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary runs for Tory leadership Kevin O'Leary suing Elections Canada over fundraising limits Stop Kevin O’Leary’s Lawsuit Fund Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary insists ‘nobody gives a poop’ about Epstein Kevin O’Leary got hired to play a “real a-hole” opposite Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow Why Does Kevin O’Leary Wear Two Watches? Why celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is proposing a massive AI data centre in northern Alberta Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful is Building the World’s Largest AI Data Center in Canada Alberta First Nation voices ’grave concern’ over Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70B AI data centre First Nation says it wasn’t consulted on Wonder Valley AI data centre proposed for thousands of hectares of land Aaron Rodgers beats Kevin O'Leary on Celebrity Jeopardy LISTEN: Margiela Split Toes (feat. Mach-Hommy) by Westside GunnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Normal World
Ep 320 | The Real Reason Luigi Mangione Did It! | Ep 320

Normal World

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 51:17


In this episode of "Normal World," Dave Landau, 1/4 Black Garrett, and Angela open with the night's headlines, from National Guardsmen refusing to enter Portland to John Stamos' defense of Lori Loughlin. The crew unpacks the phrase “busted her up to the core,” swaps stories, and invites viewers to call in with their own confessions before diving into the week's strangest headlines. They react to Jeff Daniels' painfully sincere protest song inspired by the “No Kings” rally, then break down the bizarre story of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of ending the life of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after a violent encounter in Thailand led to a spiral of rage over medical costs. From there, they cover a brazen daylight jewel heist at the Louvre, wonder how anyone fences stolen crown jewels in Detroit, and question TMZ's claim that Trump might commute Diddy's sentence. Later, they talk A24's new Friday the 13th prequel, the strange world of tribute bands, and a fan's oddly touching moment with a Def Leppard drumstick. The episode wraps with Jim Carrey's rumored Jetsons reboot and what a modern Spacely Sprockets might look like today. Today's guests on "Normal World" are Derek Richards and Kevin Kramis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Average Podcast: Movie Reviews for Social Settings
Night 5: The Ritual (2017) – Woods might be Cursed | 13 Nights of Halloween w/ @Facethemovies ​

The Average Podcast: Movie Reviews for Social Settings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 93:42


Visually Stunning Movie Podcast
"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" - Review

Visually Stunning Movie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 17:03


it's no secret that the buys very much enjoy when A24 kicks out a new movie to chew on, and this one was no exception.Some heady and unusual stuff from writer/director Mary Bronstein and star Rose Byrne: IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU113 Minutes, Rated RWritten and Directed by Mary Bronstein Synopsis:With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.What do the guys think about this one?~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on: Facebook (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://facebook.com/vsmoviepodcast)X (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://x.com/vsmoviepodcast)Instagram (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://instagram.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast)Threads (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://threads.net/@visuallystunningmoviepodcast)BlueSky (@vsmoviepodcast.bsky.social) (https://bsky.app/profile/vsmoviepodcast.bsky.social)YouTube (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast)Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A24 On The Rocks
Se7en (1995) Film Review with Bill Holland from The Morally Offensive Podcast

A24 On The Rocks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 95:42


On a special Halloween episode and A24 Vibe Discussion, these A24 fans invite on fellow sinner Bill Holland from The Morally Offensive Podcast (https://www.morallyoffensive.com/) to review an all-time David Fincher classic in Se7en (AKA Seven) and give the history of the seven deadly sins. Starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, Se7en and The Silence of the Lambs are often credited as making the serial killer crime/horror genre famous. Does it still hold up 30 years later? And given the current climate with religious extremism in America, is there anything to take from the character of John Doe that may seem relevant today? Press play to find out what's in the box. Caution: movie spoilers.Intro- 0:00 to 2:37.Film Discussion- 2:37 to 1:22:18.Film Ratings/Outro- 1:22:18 to End.Upcoming Podcast Release Schedule-October 29th- The Elephant Queen.November 5th- One Battle After Another.November 12th- The Kill Team.November 19th- We're All Going to the World's Fair.

Superhero Ethics
Heretic: When Faith Meets Horror at Your Doorstep

Superhero Ethics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 89:46


Two Mormon missionaries knock on the wrong door in A24's psychological thriller Heretic, starring Hugh Grant as a man who traps them in his home for a deadly debate about religion. This episode digs into the film's exploration of faith, proselytizing, and the fine line between genuine discussion and manipulation.We examine how the movie humanizes its missionary protagonists while challenging both religious certainty and militant atheism. Hugh Grant's character mirrors the psychological control tactics religions have historically employed, creating a disturbing reflection that questions whether any side of the faith debate has clean hands.Questions We Discuss:Does the horror genre enhance or distract from the film's religious debate?Are the Mormon missionaries or Hugh Grant's character the real "sea lions" in this conversation?How does the film challenge both rigid faith and aggressive atheism?What does the ambiguous ending say about belief and proof?Can you maintain faith while acknowledging contradictions in your religion?Why does the film intentionally leave the supernatural elements unresolved?**************************************************************************This episode is a production of Superhero Ethics, a The Ethical Panda Podcast and part of the TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network. Check our our website to find out more about this and our sister podcast Star Wars Generations.We want to hear from you! You can keep up with our latest news, and send us feedback, questions, or comments via social media or email.Email: Matthew@TheEthicalPanda.comFacebook: TheEthicalPandaInstagram: TheEthicalPandaPodcastsTwitter: EthicalPanda77Or you can join jump into the Star Wars Generations and Superhero Ethics channels on the TruStory FM Discord.Want to get access to even more content while supporting the podcast? Become a member! For $5 a month, or $55 a year you get access to bonus episodes and bonus content at the end of most episodes. Sign up on the podcast's main page. You can even give membership as a gift!You can also support our podcasts through our sponsors:Purchase a lightsaber from Level Up Sabers run by friend of the podcast Neighborhood Master AlanUse Audible for audiobooks. Sign up for a one year membership or gift one through this link.Purchase any media discussed this week through our sponsored links.

Let's Get Physical (Media)
#78 - September Pick-Ups (2025)

Let's Get Physical (Media)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 60:05


On this week's show, Mikey and Bob discuss their September pick-ups including several new Arrow Video releases, steelbooks, box sets and more.   Connect with us: Website Instagram Twitter

Movie Bears Podcast
MBP e538 - 'The Smashing Machine'

Movie Bears Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 76:02


From headlocks to heartbreak, Dwayne Johnson, aka "The Rock", aka DJ, trades in the ring for raw emotion in “The Smashing Machine,” A24's bruising new drama about real-life legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr. On this episode, we step into the cage to see if The Rock's most vulnerable performance yet packs a real punch or just taps out early. We also share some plugs you don't want to miss so be sure to stay until the end! It's episode 538 and the gloves are on, the bell has rung, and the cage is ready. Let's go!  Enjoy the show and please leave your thoughts in the comments! TIME INDEX 11:08 - Review: THE SMASHING MACHINE 40:02- Spoilers: THE SMASHING MACHINE 56:51- Butt, Plugs!: IF I HAD LEGS, I'D KICK YOU; BOOTS (Netflix series); GOOD BOY; TRON: ARES Listen to more MBP movie reviews and special episodes for FREE! on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Or, you can watch videos of our shows on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/moviebearspodcast, our website: www.moviebearspodcast.com,  or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/moviebearspodcast.  Please leave a comment or review, we'd love to read it on the next episode!

Sound + Image Lab: The Dolby Institute Podcast
260 - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, with Director Mary Bronstein

Sound + Image Lab: The Dolby Institute Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 54:06


Writer/Director Mary Bronstein and Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-recording Mixer Filipe Messeder join us to discuss “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You” — the searing and darkly funny new indie film from A24 about the dark side of motherhood. Featuring a tour-de-force performance by Rose Byrne, the film made quite a splash when it premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Despite its relatively small budget, quite a lot of work went into the sound design of the film, with a sometimes unconventional, yet wildly effective approach to sound as a storytelling tool.“By using sound design, it's not so much what a score does… it's world building. It's building the world that she lives in and some of it is in her head… When you see it in a theater, some of those cues are making your chest bones rumble. In a quite literal way, it's happening to you. And in the same way that it's happening to her… So it's taking her inner world and it's externalizing it for the viewer.”—Mary Bronstein, Writer/Director, “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You”Be sure to check out “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,” now playing in select theaters (and nationwide this Friday) in Dolby Atmos® where available.Please subscribe to Dolby Creator Talks wherever you get your podcasts.You can also check out the video for this episode on YouTube.Learn more about the Dolby Creator Lab and check out Dolby.com. Connect with Dolby on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

2 Geeks and a Microphone
#292 - Galaxy Con St. Louis: Hazbin, Constantine, and a Tribute to the Spaceman

2 Geeks and a Microphone

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 109:22


Michael and Megan check in to the afterlife's most chaotic luxury resort! On this episode, the geeks dive into Vivienne Medrano's Hazbin Hotel. We're talking favorite songs, the A24 production, and whether Charlie Morningstar can really redeem a demon. Get ready for a passionate review, a little rant, and a whole lotta Alastor love! Want a legendary beard like a true geek? Live Bearded has you covered. And you can support 2 Geeks and a Microphone by visiting https://livebearded.com/2GEEKS.

FIlm Trace
The Rise of A24 - First Reformed (2018) and Ordet (1955)

FIlm Trace

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 74:26


In our fifth episode of The Rise of A24 series, we go to church with Paul Schrader's First Reformed (2018) and Carl Theodor Dreyer's Ordet (1955).Special Guests: Jen and Sarah of the great podcasts - Movies & Us and TV & UsPaul Schrader has spent a lifetime wrestling with the question of transcendence. From Taxi Driver to Master Gardener, his protagonists are often solitary men seeking clarity and redemption in an indifferent world. In First Reformed, Schrader distilled decades of his own Calvinist guilt and expansive cinematic theory into a stark, haunting meditation on faith. The film follows Ethan Hawke's Reverend Toller as he spirals into despondency. He is unable to cope with the violence, sin, apathy, and immorality that swirls around his life. With A24's strong backing, Schrader achieved critical redemption with First Reformed. The film earned widespread acclaim and Schrader received long-overdue recognition as one of America's last great morality filmmakers.Schrader was deeply inspired by the 1955 Danish film Ordet. This austere masterpiece delves into the inner workings of a farming family grappling with the outer edges of religious despair and madness. It is slow, serious, and pure cinema. The molasses pace proves worthwhile as the film explodes into religious ecstasy in its final act. While long considered one of the most important films in world cinema, its stature has diminished in recent years as we have loosened our grip of organized religion. Still, this work of art proclaimed a spiritual boldness that has rarely been matched in the genre.

FM4 Film Talk
#308: Neues von A24: The Smashing Machine & Opus

FM4 Film Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 59:51


Das amerikanische Filmstudio A24 steht für Filme, die unabhängig von der Hollywood-Maschinerie entstehen, aber auch mehr wollen als nur bei Arthouse-Festivals gefeiert zu werden. Ob auch die neuesten Werke von A24 wie bisher künstlerische Ambition und popkulturelle Relevanz verbinden, darüber diskutieren Pia Reiser und Christian Fuchs in dieser Episode. Zum einen geht es um "The Smashing Machine", den ersten Film von Mumblecore-Pionier Benny Safdie, ohne seinen Bruder Josh. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson leidet in seiner ersten ernsthaften Rolle als Mixed Martial Arts Champion, nach einer wahren Geschichte. In "Opus", dem Regiedebüt von Mark Anthony Green, spielt Ayo Edebiri eine Jungjournalistin, die auf einen mysteriösen Alt-Popstar in der Gestalt von John Malkovich trifft. Als Bonus plaudern die Hosts über aktuelle Filmstarts & Viennale Tipps. Sendungshinweis: FM4 Film Podcast, 20.10.2025, 0 Uhr

The Numlock Podcast
Numlock Sunday: Across the Movie Aisle

The Numlock Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 38:21


By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Alyssa Rosenberg, Sunny Bunch and Peter Suderman, the three panelists of the outstanding film podcast Across the Movie Aisle. I really enjoy the show and have been a longtime fan of their individual work.I think that they're a group with genuinely diverse opinions but who have a lot of love for cinema and as a result have some of the most deeply interesting conversations about the art form of any show I listen to. The show just split off from The Bulwark's network and is striking it out independently. Do check them out!This interview has been condensed and edited. Hey, Across the Movie Aisle. Thank you so much for coming on Numlock. I really appreciate it.Absolutely.Thank you for having us.Yes, this is the first three-on-one conversation that I've ever done here, so we're gonna have to juggle a bit. Either way, I am just such a fan of the show. I really, really enjoyed it, subscribed to the Bulwark for it when I heard that you guys were going independent. I was really excited to see what was motivating that, what opportunities you were seeing out there. It's just such a really fun program, and I think it's so unique in the space.Before we get into talking about the movies, do you wanna talk a little bit about where this show came from, where it started, then what you would say your perspective on the film industry is?Sonny: Sure.Alyssa: Who wants to tell the story?Sonny: The origin of the show was back in 2019. I started working for an independent film studio that's based in Dallas, where I live now. I moved here for the job. The pitch was, “it's like Fangoria,” but for action movies and thrillers and heist movies, that sort of thing. And one of the things I wanted to do when we came over was a little podcast network. We were gonna have some shows, some storytelling things, et cetera. And one of the things I had wanted to do for a while (and hadn't really had an outlet for) was a show I had envisioned as like Crossfire or McLaughlin Group or something like that, but by way of movies.So Across the Movie Aisle — I've always shorthanded it as Siskel and Ebert meets Left Right Center. And the idea here is that I am a conservative. I don't know how other people would describe me, but I still think of myself as a center-right person. Alyssa is the center-left person.Peter: Would you even say that you are a neoconservative?Sonny: Well, I'm a neoconservative with libertarian tendencies, which is a funny thing.Peter: “You work at the Weekly Standard,” is a good way to think about your politics? And they basically haven't changed since you worked at The Weekly Standard. Is that fair? That's the long and the short of it.Sonny: Then Peter is whatever Peter is. I'll let him define himself. But the idea here was you have three people with differing political views talking about movies and other stories about movies. The show has two segments. The first is called Controversies and Nontroversies. The second is a review. And the Controversies and Nontroversies segment was initially thought of as we tackle some dumb internet outrage of the day and decide if it's really worth being mad about.And that evolved into something slightly different, right? Right, guys? I feel like it's now more about the business of Hollywood.Alyssa: Yes, exactly. But I think it's worth noting that our story actually starts way before 2019. The three of us were all critics in some respect or other. I was over at ThinkProgress running their culture and sports verticals. Sonny, were you at the Weekly Standard when we started or were you at the Free Beacon then?Sonny: I think I was at the Washington Free Beacon when we met. So it must've been 2012 or 13.Alyssa: The three of us were going to screenings every week and somehow just gravitated towards each other. We would sit together. We were the people who were hanging out and hashing things out together after the screening ended. When I moved to the Washington Post, I ended up bringing Sonny over as a contributor to the blog that I was working on there. They were invited to my wedding. We were authentically contentiously friends years before we started the podcast.I think that's been a little bit of the special sauce for us, right? We are capable of having conversations that are somewhat harder to have elsewhere because (even before we started working together) there were five, six years of trust built up in in-person conversations and discussions over beers at the really terrible bar near the former AMC in Friendship Heights. Nobody is here on this podcast to blow each other up. But it's also not like “We're friends for the camera!”I think the show has always been like both a reflection of our dynamic. It's also the way that we hang out every week, even though Sonny lives in Dallas, and Peter lives in Boston some of the time. So for me, it's like my night out.I mean, as a listener, I really find the appeal to be exactly that. I think that having different perspectives on something as universal as film makes the show super compelling to listen to, even if I don't always necessarily agree with the perspective on it. What makes movies just so good to view from multiple different angles? There are lowercase “c” conservative films, there are lowercase “l” liberal films, that stuff. How do you guys find approaching the current state of the film industry from these different points of view?Peter: Alyssa talked about how our story goes back even before 2019, when the podcast started. And just for people who may not be familiar with the dynamic of Washington that all of us came up in in our 20s, Alyssa was working for ThinkProgress, which was the journalism arm of the Center for American Progress, which is this leading democratic or democratic affiliated think tank. Sonny was working for the Weekly Standard and then for the Washington Free Beacon, these feisty, conservative journalistic outlets.I actually started writing movie reviews for National Review for a couple of years. When I moved over full-time to Reason Magazine, which is where I've been for more than 15 years now, and also to the Washington Times, which is someplace that both Sonny and I wrote for. It's a conservative-leaning paper that has undergone many transformations. If you live in Washington, your social circle and your conversations and your life are so frequently segmented by politics.What we liked about being friends with each other and seeing movies with each other was that we saw that it didn't have to be the case. Movies and art and pop culture, even disagreements about them, were ways that we could come together and maybe not even agree, but like learn about each other. We're really good friends, but we also like each other's minds. This is something that is really important and drew us all together. I have learned a lot about movies from Sonny. I have learned about culture from Alyssa. I don't know if they've learned anything from me. Maybe they've been annoyed about how I'm fine with A.I.Having those perspectives, it's not just that it's like, “Oh, that's nice that you're a little different.” This is a learning opportunity for all of us. It also makes the act of watching movies together much richer. When you're watching the movie, if you're watching it next to Alyssa, I know what she's thinking. Maybe not what I'm thinking, but it's like having another set of eyes. If you're a critic, if you're somebody who likes movies, if you are somebody who likes movies for the social aspect of them, seeing them with somebody else and talking about them afterwards just makes it so much more enjoyable. The fact that we then get to have that conversation in public for an audience that seems to enjoy this is really rewarding.Alyssa: I have a very hard time with certain kinds of violence in movies. But I can sit in a theater with Peter, and he can tell me when I need to cover my eyes, but also when I'm gonna be okay when it's over. And he's always right, right? And that's the thing that we get.Peter: But also when we see the Taylor Swift movie, I show up, and Alyssa has friendship bracelets for us. Everybody's bringing something to the party here.Alyssa: Peter, you joked about whether or not we've gotten anything from you. And I actually think that in some ways, I'm the one of us whose politics and aesthetics have changed most as a result of doing the show with both of you. I came up in an era of lefty cultural criticism when there were real incentives for tearing things apart. And I think I, in some ways early in my career, helped advance a fairly doctrinaire vision of what political conversations about art should be. And I have some regrets about some of the things that I wrote and some non-regrets too. I did a lot of work at that point in my career that I liked a lot.But one of the things I've come to believe in my conversation with these guys is that art is at its most politically powerful not when it affirms an agenda or a worldview that is defined by a political movement, but it is at its most powerful and interesting when it creates space for conversations that are not possible in conventional political formats and political venues. I think the unpredictability of movies and the inability to shove movies neatly into a partisan schema is where their power comes from.It is not in being subordinate to an agenda, but in opening the space for new possibilities. And I think that having a space to come to that conclusion made me a better critic and a better person. Maybe less employable as someone who writes about this stuff full-time in a predictable way. But I really enjoy seeing the world through the lenses that Peter and Sonny helped me apply to all of this.Peter: And just to underline that really quickly, a little bit more. One of the things that brings all of us together is that we are all three people who moved to Washington to work in political journalism, to work in discourse about politics. We have very strongly held beliefs. At the same time, I think all three of us come to movies, to art and to culture thinking, “You know what, you can make good art. You can make a great movie that maybe I find doesn't in any way align with my beliefs, right?” It has nothing to do with my political world or is even critical of my political worldview, but it's still a great movie.And this is a thing that you see very rarely in Washington and political discussions of art and film, but also in criticism. You have so much criticism that is out there, especially in the movie criticism world, that is just straightforwardly, politically determined. I don't think that that is the best way to approach art and to live a life that is about art because. Of course, it engages with politics. And of course you have to talk about that. And of course, you have to deal with that, but it's not just politics. If what you want from a movie is for it to be an op-ed, then what you want isn't a movie, it's an op-ed.I think that's really interesting. And actually, let's dive into that real quick. We'll go around the horn, perhaps. Peter, you brought it up. What is an example of a film or a piece of media that maybe either subverts or goes upstream compared to your personal politics that you nevertheless enjoyed? Or you, nevertheless, in spite of where you were coming from on that, really tended to like?Peter: So we all had mixed reactions to Paul Anderson's, P.T. Anderson's One Battle After Another, which is quite a political film, just came out. All of us thought that on a micro level, scene by scene, as a piece of filmmaking, it's genius. But on a macro level, its big ideas are kind of a mess. I go back to another Paul Anderson film from the aughts, There Will Be Blood, which is fairly critical of capitalism and of the capitalist tendencies that are deeply rooted in America. And it's not just a polemic, just an op-ed. It's not something that you can sum up in a tweet. It is quite a complex film in so many ways. And I'm a capitalist. I am a libertarian. I am a markets guy. And it is, I love that movie.Sonny and I frequently have arguments over whether There Will Be Blood is the first or second best movie of the last 25 years or so. Sonny thinks it's maybe the best. I think it's the second best. This is a movie that I think offers a deep critique of my ideology and my political worldview. But it is so profound on an artistic character narrative, just deep engagement level. I could talk about it for a long time. It's a movie I really love that doesn't support what I believe about politics in the world.Yeah, Sonny, how about you?Sonny: Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor is commie agitprop, but it's also very good. It's one of those movies where the lesson of the movie is literally “The elite overclass needs to be taught how to pee correctly in a bucket, so as not to annoy the normals.” But it's a beautiful movie, including the bucket. You don't have to agree with a film's politics to recognize that it is a great movie. It certainly doesn't hurt. I flipped through my rankings, and a lot of it does line up.But another one is JFK. Oliver Stone's JFK is a movie that is nonsense as history. If you look at it as a history text, you are reading the film wrong. What it excels at and the way that it is great is that it's the absolute perfect distillation of sitting next to an insane conspiracy theorist and hearing them ramble. The way that Oliver Stone edits together all of these disparate ideas — the way he edits is like hearing a conspiracy theorist talk.The way a conspiracy theorist talks is that they overwhelm you with information. They will just throw out random things and be like, “And this is connected to this, and this is connected to this.” And you are not able to actually judge these things because you have no idea really what they're talking about. You're not steeped in this stuff like they are, but it all sounds right. And all of a sudden, yeah, I believe that the military industrial complex murdered JFK at the behest of a fascist homosexual conspiracy, which is just another amusing little element to JFK by Oliver Stone.Those would be two examples, I would say.I love that. Alyssa, how about you?Alyssa: I would say Dirty Harry. I did a huge project about 10 years ago on depictions of the police in pop culture. And the ways in which law enforcement, as an industry, has actually really shaped their depictions on film. And look, I don't think the police always get everything right. And I think that shooting people is not a viable solution to a crime, especially without a trial. But God damn, does Clint Eastwood make like a sweater and a blazer and a real big gun look awesome, right?Sonny: Those are things that look awesome. Of course, they look awesome on Clint Eastwood.Alyssa: Of course, they look awesome, but they look especially awesome on Clint Eastwood. And they look even more awesome when he's shooting a crazed hippie who has commandeered a busSonny: Full of children.Alyssa: Yes, a bus full of children. The evil hippie deserves to get shot, and Clint Eastwood is the man to set things right. The thing about aesthetics is that they can get you to set aside your politics momentarily in a theoretical way. But I also think that good movies can get you access to spaces and mindsets that you might not have access to otherwise.When you asked that question, the movie that I immediately thought of, not necessarily of challenging my politics, but like bringing me a place I can't go, is Alex Garland's Warfare from earlier this year. It is one of the best movies I've seen this year. And also a movie about (both as a social and cultural environment) an all-male combat unit in the US military and a situation (the war in Iraq) that I have no access to. I cannot go there. My being in the space would fundamentally transform the space. And that opening sequence with this platoon watching this music video in a weird, sexualized group bonding ritual, I just found fascinating and oddly touching in a way that I think is interesting to watch, especially if you're steeped in left-leaning critiques of traditional masculinity in all-male spaces.And I found that movie, despite how harrowing it was, kind of beautiful and tender to watch in a way. And I just felt very grateful for it.Awesome. Yeah, again, I really appreciate how much thought goes into viewing not only movies as cultural entities, but also their space in politics, but also how the culture can overwhelm that. I really think that you guys have such fun takes on this. I wanna back out a little bit and talk a little bit about this year and this moment. I think one thing I really enjoy about your show is that it's obvious how much you guys really enjoy going to the movies, enjoy consuming this stuff. I know that there's a lot of fairly understandable doom and gloom sometimes around the movie industry, around the exhibition industry. A lot of that, I think, comes from some of the more industry side of things and infects the viewing public's view.I'll just throw it to you. What is a trend or something going on these days within movies or Hollywood that you actually think is a good thing, that you're actually enjoying? Or a transitional moment that you think could be fun? I guess, Sunny, I'll start off with you. I don't know.Sonny: That's a hard question to answer because everything is bad right now.Alyssa: To be clear, this is Sonny's default position about all eras and all things. All things.Peter: He's a cheerful man.Sonny: All things, really. No, everything is bad. But if I were looking at a few green shoots, I like the rise of the draft house style theater, a combination of dining, bar, movie space. I know some people have issues with the waiters scurrying back and forth. And it's not my real cup of tea either, but that's all right. You mentioned this question right before we started taping. I was trying to sketch something out, so I didn't have nothing.But I do think the rise of the boutique Blu-ray and 4K UHD retailers has been a good thing. I don't know that it's enough to save physical media in the film context, but the rise of your Vinegar Syndromes. Criterion, of course, is the longest player in this space, and they've been doing it since the days of Laserdisc. They're very good at what they do, and they have a great catalog.But even smaller places, like your Vinegar Syndromes or your Shout Factory and your Scream Factory. The studios themselves are getting into it. Lionsgate has their Lionsgate limited thing that they do, which is just sucking money out of my pockets. A24 has also been good in this space. I like the idea that there is a small but committed cadre of collectors out there. And it's not just ownership for the sake of ownership. It's not the high fidelity, “the things you own matter. So you should show them off so everybody can see them and see how cool you are” kind of thing. There are actual quality differences to having a disc as opposed to a streaming service, which always come in at lower bit rates, and they look and sound worse.But this is so niche. Very few people who collect this stuff (Blu-rays, 4Ks, et cetera) really understand how niche they are.If you look at the monthly pie chart of sales of discs every month, it's still 50 percent DVD, 20 percent to 25 percent Blu-ray, and then 25 percent to 30 percent 4K, depending on what's out at any given time. But 50 percent of discs are still being bought by people browsing Walmart shelves, like “Ooh, I'll watch this new movie for $5. Sure, why not?”Yeah, having something for the sickos is always something viable, right? Peter, I'll throw it to you.Peter: So, on this podcast, I have probably been the biggest MCU, Marvel Movie Universe booster. What I think is a good thing that is happening right now is that the MCU is in a decline, or at least a reset period. It's not overwhelming Hollywood in the way that it was throughout the 2010s. It's hurting theaters and exhibition because those movies are not performing the way they used to, and that's a downside for real.But what it is doing is creating a space for young filmmakers and for young acting talent to rise up without having to immediately be sucked into the MCU or something comparable, like the DC movies that were trying to start up and never really got going. Now they've rebooted the DC universe with the James Gunn Superman film. But, it really felt like in the 2010s, anyone who was in their 20s or 30s and was a really promising actor or a really promising director was gonna make one or two movies. And then they were gonna get sucked into the Marvel or maybe the Star Wars machine, one of these big franchise things.It wasn't like even 25 years ago when Sam Raimi was making Spider-Man films, and they were very distinctly Sam Raimi films. I mean, you watch the Dr. Octopus POV sequence in Spider-Man 2, and it's the same thing he was doing in Evil Dead, except he had $150 million to make that movie, right?These weren't even altruistic superhero films. They were just being brought in to lend their names a small amount of flavor to whatever it was they were doing. And now, in an era in which the MCU is not gone, but is diminished, a lot of acting talent and a lot of directing talent are going to be free to spend that formative period of third, fourth, fifth, sixth movies to make the things that they wanna make and to experiment.Like I said, this does have downsides. This is not great for theatrical exhibitors who are suffering right now because there are fewer movies and because the big movies are not as big. But in that space, you get the opportunity to try new things. And I love seeing new things, and I love watching new talent develop.That is cool. I like that. Alyssa?Alyssa: I'm glad you said that, Peter, because what I was gonna say is I am delighted to see some of the directors who did time in the MCU or other franchises coming back and making original movies. Obviously, Sinners is one of the big success stories of the year. It's also a success story because Ryan Coogler is not only making franchise movies.I saw Seeing Fruitvale, which turned Fruitvale Station, at the Sundance Film Festival. It was like a seminal moment for me early in my career as a critic. I was like, “Holy God, this guy is great.” Even though I like what he did with the Rocky movies and I like the first Black Panther, I just felt this sense of profound regret for him getting diverted from telling these original stories. I'm really excited for Chloe Zhao's Hamnet. I expect to be emotionally incapacitated by that movie. Honestly, it is great for people who love movies that Immortals was just such a disaster.Peter: Eternals.Sonny: Eternals, that's how good it is we can't even remember the title.Alyssa: Yes, Destin Daniel Cretton is working on a Shang-Chi sequel, but he is also collaborating with Ryan Coogler on a project that I think is drawn from their childhoods.Sonny: He's directing a new Spider-Man movie right now.Alyssa: But there's other stuff coming. There's the possibility of life outside franchises. And, I'm excited to see what some of these folks do when they're not in front of a green screen and when they're telling stories about actual human beings. I am excited to just see more movies like Weapons, like Materialists, coming from younger directors who are still figuring things out, but have interesting things to say. And this year, at least, appears to be able to do okay at the box office.I love that. People are recovering from their exile in Atlanta and have a chance to make some cool movies. You guys have been so generous with your time. I do want to just finish on one last note: where do you assess Hollywood's position within the world to be?Obviously, in the States, they've had a lot of pressure from things like TikTok coming from below, things like the federal government coming from above. But even internationally and geopolitically, you've seen international players start to compete with Hollywood at the Oscars. For instance, in Best Animated Film last year, as well as some big markets shutting down for them, like China is not really doing anything. From a political perspective, where do you assess the state of Hollywood right now?Peter: From a political perspective, I think Hollywood is going to start producing movies that read less overtly liberal, less conventionally left-leaning. I think we're already seeing some of that. I don't mean that Hollywood is suddenly going to be MAGA, that it's suddenly gonna be like reading Buckley's National Review or anything like that. I just mean that at the margins, you're gonna see more movies that don't toe the line in the way that you saw movies before. There was a moment, especially right before and right after the pandemic, where it really felt like too many movies were towing a very predictable left-of-center political line. And it was obvious and there was no nuance to it.Again, I do not oppose movies that may have a different worldview than mine, but it felt like they were running scared in a lot of cases. I mean, in sports, if your team is behind, that's the time when you try new stuff. You don't use the same strategy if you are losing. Hollywood's losing right now. They're losing economically and they're losing as a cultural force. While that's in some ways not great for the art form, that is going to be good for experimentation. And that's gonna be formal and craft experimentation. That's going to be talent. We're going to see new and interesting people. And that's also going to be ideas both for stories and for politics and ideology.Sonny: A big question is what happens with the retrenchment of the global box office? Because I do think, for a long time, you could count on basically two-thirds of the box office of a major Hollywood release coming overseas and one-third coming domestically. And those numbers have, in some cases, inverted. It's closer to 50/50 for more of them. It's not universally true. F1 did more business overseas than domestically, which you might expect for something that's based on F1 racing. But the big question is what happens if the rest of the world is like, “We're not that interested in the big Hollywood blockbuster stuff that we have been eating up for the last 15 or 20 years”?This goes hand in hand with Alyssa's point about originals. That's probably a good thing, honestly. It's probably a good thing to get away from the theory of the movie industry being like, “We need to make things that appeal despite language barriers.” Language matters; words matter. And tailoring your words to the correct audience matters. American movie studio should tailor their stuff to American audiences.Alyssa: And also getting away from the idea of appealing to the Chinese censors who controlled which American movies got access to Chinese markets, which was not the same thing as appealing to Chinese audiences. But yeah, I totally agree.My father-in-law works in the foreign exchange industry, and he said something that I've been thinking about a lot. They're just seeing real declines in people who want to come here or feel comfortable coming here. Until July, I was the letters editor at The Washington Post, and it was astonishing to me just how much rage Canadians were feeling towards the United States. I don't know that these will translate into a rejection of American movies. American culture exports have been unbelievably strong for a long time.But I do see an opening for Korean pop culture, which has already been very popular abroad. I think there's a real chance that we will see a rejection of American culture in some ways. And, it will take Hollywood a while to respond to that. It always lags a little bit. But I do think it would be very interesting to see what more aggressively American movies look like. And I think that could take many forms.But scale is in many ways the enemy of interestingness. If there is not and opportunity to turn everything into a two billion dollar movie because you sell it overseas, what stories do you tell? What actors do you put on screen? What voices do you elevate? And I think the answers to those questions could be really interesting.Peter: I agree with all of this in the sense that I think it will be good for the art form, like I have been saying. But there's a cost to this that all of us should recognize. When budgets get smaller and the market shrinks, that is going to be bad for people who work in the industry. And in particular, it's going to be rough for the below-the-line talent, the people whose names you see at the end credits — when these credits now scroll for 10 minutes after a Marvel movie because they have employed hundreds, maybe even a thousand people.And there was a story in The Wall Street Journal just this summer. You mentioned the time in Atlanta about how Marvel has moved most of its production out of Atlanta. There are people there who had built lives, bought houses, had earned pretty good middle-class incomes, but weren't superstars by any means. Now they don't know what to do because they thought they were living in Hollywood East, and suddenly, Hollywood East doesn't exist anymore.We may be in a position where Hollywood West, as we have long know it, L.A., the film center, also doesn't exist anymore, at least or at least as much smaller, much less important and much less central to filmmaking than it has been for the last nearly 100 years. And again, as a critic, I like the new stuff. I often like the smaller stuff. I'm an American; I want movies made for me. But also, these are people with jobs and livelihoods, and it is going to be hard for them in many cases.Sonny: Oh, I'm glad to see the A.I. King over here take the side of the little guy who's losing out on his on his livelihood.Peter: I think A.I. is going to help the little guy. Small creators are going to have a leg up because of it.Sonny: Sure.All right. Well, I love some of those thoughts, love some of those lessons. Publicly traded companies are famously risk-taking, so we're going to be fine, definitely. Either way, I really do love the show. I really, really enjoy it. I think it's one of the best discussion shows, chat shows about any movie podcast out there. It is really, really fun. It is very cool to see you guys go independent.I just want to throw it to you a little bit. What is your pitch? What is the show? Where can they find it? What's the best way to support it? And where can they find you all?Sonny: The show's a lot like this, like what you just listened to.Alyssa: Peter has developed this catchphrase when Sonny asked him how he's doing to kick off the show, and he always says that he's excited to be talking about movies with friends. We want to be your movie friends. You should come hang out with us. Hopefully, we will be going live a little bit more, maybe meeting up in person some. I will hopefully be doing some writing for our sub stack, if you have missed my blatherings about movies and movie trends.But yeah, come hang out with us every week. We're fun.Sonny: Movieaisle.substack.com. That's where you should go. You should I'm I'm I'm sure I'm sure there will be a link to it or something. Movieaisle.substack.com is where it lives now. We'll have a proper URL at some point.Terrific. And wherever you get your podcasts?Sonny: And wherever you get your podcasts!That's great. Peter, Alyssa, Sonny, thank you so much. This is really, really fun. Again, I really dig the show so much. I'm very, very happy for you guys being able to spring out independent. So really, thanks for coming on.Edited by Crystal WangIf you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.numlock.com/subscribe

Nerd Culture - A Gamekings Podcast
Nerd Culture #230 over One Battle After Another, flops en Indiana Jones

Nerd Culture - A Gamekings Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 94:36


Welkom bij Nerd Culture #230, de Gamekings podcast waar we het laatste film-, serie- en geeknieuws voor je uitpluizen. Huey en Jelle hebben het in deze aflevering onder andere over hun geliefde Avatar serie, Ocean's 14 die eerdaags in productie gaat, hun held Michael J Fox en bijbehorende Back to the Future en nog knapper: het gaat niet alleen over Marvel, DC en Star Wars. Die laatste helemaal niet, en die eerste twee een beetje. Nee, arthouse liefhebber, ga maar zitten voor Huey's betoog over One Battle After Another! Hij heeft ‘m gezien en vertelt hoe vet hij hem vindt, in tegenstelling tot de mensheid, die weinig care lijkt te hebben voor de film.One Battle After Another lijkt te floppenEn deze film is niet de enige. Vorige week hadden we het al over de A24 film film The Smashing Machine, met onder andere Dwayne “The Pebble” Johnson. Die gaat nog steeds niet lekker. Ook Tron: Ares doet het aars, en Huey en Jelle kunnen zo hun redenen noemen hiervoor.Gelukkig is het niet alleen maar verdoemenis in de aflevering, hoor. Jelle komt namelijk terug op iets dat hij vaak heeft verkondigd in deze podcast. Wat dat is, daar moet je op play voor rammen. Maar, eerst nog 1 alinea voor de search engine optimization…Absolute Batman comic reeksHuey houdt het krulsnordraaigehalte van deze podcast zoals gewoon – en gelukkig – weer torenhoog. Want waar Jelle naast zijn verassing, verder gewoon zijn gezapige cop shows heeft gebinged, heeft Huey naast die ene arthouse film met Leonardo DiCaprio ook nog een comic reeks gelezen. En nu ligt Absolute Batman ligt in een zeker kleinste kamertje in Amsterdam Oost klaar voor iets nieuws, nadat Huey er doorheen gevlogen is.Anyways, dit is wel genoeg, denk ik. Altijd leuk, nog even werken op je zondag avond. Nu ga ik naar Patronaat. Sorry namens het hele team dat de aflevering veel later was dan normaal :) groetjes!

Bad Dads Film Review
Alarms & Love Lies Bleeding

Bad Dads Film Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 46:26


You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!The dads return to their spiritual home — the grimy, neon-lit world of A24 — for Love Lies Bleeding, a wild, sweaty, steroid-soaked crime-romance from director Rose Glass (Saint Maud).Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a gym manager in a desert backwater who falls for Jackie (Katy O'Brien), a drifter and aspiring bodybuilder built like a Marvel origin story. Their chemistry is instant, their passion feral — and before long, they're injecting more than just steroids together. But this love story's laced with violence, paranoia, and one truly astonishing haircut courtesy of Ed Harris, who turns up as Lou's gun-running, morally bankrupt father.What starts as a moody lesbian love story morphs into a pulpy, blood-spattered nightmare involving abusive husbands, bent cops, and a ravine full of bodies. By the time the steroids kick in and tempers boil over, the film swerves between Thelma & Louise, The Hulk, and Natural Born Killers — complete with a finale that's part emotional catharsis, part literal giant woman.We get into: 

Our Big Dumb Mouth
OBDM1335 - The Snake Wife of India | The Black River Rake | Strange News

Our Big Dumb Mouth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 120:17


Crusin' with Steak!  00:00:00 – Setting the Table Mike opens solo with Grim (Cruzin with Steak) filling in; quick riff on nonstop political chaos, A24 movie talk, and a promise to kick off with “Alex Jones Clips of the Week.” 00:04:34 – Alex Jones Clips of the Week A rapid, ridiculous Jones montage (soup bowls, “new world order,” live rants) sets a comedic tone before shifting back to show business. 00:09:33 – Clip Hangover & Pivot They wrap the Jones bit and pivot toward current events and legal-ish headlines that'll recur later in the show. 00:13:10 – Jones Legal/Bankruptcy Thread Brief backgrounder chatter on Jones' court/receiver saga and “summary judgment” beats, used as a springboard to talk institutional power and punishments. 00:18:07 – “Big Balls” DC Assault Sentencing Outrage over the light probation for teens who beat the Elon/DDOS staffer known as “Big Balls”; used to argue why DC brought in the Guard and why people feel justice is upside-down. 00:23:06 – Federal vs. State: Guard Deployments Debate over courts blocking/allowing federally controlled Guard in Chicago; 10th/14th Amendment talk; “guns but no bullets” analogy; airports/Patriot Act as precedent. 00:27:41 – Strategy of Tension More on how protests, laser-targeting aircraft, and courtroom moves can manufacture the very “authoritarian” outcome activists fear. 00:32:40 – “Are We Building the Police State for Them?” Continuing the theme: court fights (Ninth Circuit), Guard units staging near Chicago, and how sustained agitation invites a harder crackdown. 00:37:17 – Hollywood Money Weirdness Quick detour: Saudi cash, game/film IP, and industry desperation — a palette cleanser before the weird news block heats up. 00:42:04 – Snake-Lady Headlines A viral Indian tabloid story: husband claims his wife is a shapeshifting snake; lots of side-eye, jokes, and “sorcerer” as legal expert. 00:47:01 – How Often Do ‘Snake-Lady' Claims Happen? They try to quantify the phenomenon, conclude it's vanishingly rare, and tee up better-sourced U.S. weirdness. 00:51:58 – Carolina Pale Crawler: The Setup Introduce the Pender County, NC 911 case via the Carolina Case Files YouTube investigation; promise to play/parse the report. 00:56:39 – 911 Tape & Deputy Notes Caller sees a blood-soaked “Civil War soldier,” then hears a slam: something jumps into his truck bed and beats on the cab; later thrown off by braking. 01:01:33 – The Witness Speaks Detailed eyewitness interview: milky white face at the rear glass, 7-foot lanky thing, thrown off at ~80→35 mph braking, sprints into the trees. 01:06:02 – Is It “The Rake”? They place the entity in modern folklore: AI images, creepypasta origins (4chan era), “pale emaciated” long-limbed descriptions vs. sparse credible sightings. 01:10:41 – North Carolina Weird File Pulls older NC cases (tiny “coke-bottle man,” metallic spheres, odd odors, footprints) to show the region's high strangeness pedigree beyond “rake” lore. 01:15:28 – Area 51 Crash Gets Weirder Recap: man shot near the gate, then an aircraft crash; later, someone appears to have planted dummy bomb bodies and a mystery panel — FBI gets involved. 01:19:56 – “Where Are All the Aliens?” Tackle a new “aliens are apathetic” paper; hosts torch the hypothesis as “lazy aliens,” reiterate their own takes (undersea/hybrid programs/dark forest). 01:24:36 – AI Dog Translator University of Texas team compiling massive canine audio/video to train an AI collar; debate whether it'll translate desires or just become a grift. 01:29:37 – CERN, Portals & ‘3I Atlas' Viral claim: CERN “opened a portal” and telepathically contacted a “draconian-occupied mothership” (3I Atlas). The crew treats it as eyebrow-raising sensationalism. 01:34:34 – Remote Viewing & Reptilians More on remote-viewer assertions (slime/tech/organic craft) and competing bureaucracies — then, “okay, let's do wacky news.” 01:39:34 – Drive-By Cheeseburger Florida man allegedly weaponizes a cheeseburger during a strip-club spat; running jokes about “arsenals of food” in the car. 01:44:03 – World's Priciest Burger (Invite-Only) An $11k “by-invitation” burger with secret ingredients; hosts call it pure hype — like brand-building via billboards before making any clothes. 01:48:29 – The 50-Year Fake Blindness Scam Italian man accused of faking total blindness for decades; investigators filmed him doing everyday tasks — and now, big claw-back trouble. 01:52:31 – $680 Coffee & Sign-Offs Dubai café's record cup sparks “who'd pay that?” banter; show plugs, schedules, Battlefield talk, and the farewell roll. 01:56:48 – Outro Stinger Final seconds trail off with a goofy musical/button coda.   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

Next Best Picture Podcast
Interview With "The Smashing Machine" Filmmaker Benny Safdie

Next Best Picture Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 22:24


"The Smashing Machine" is a biographical sports drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr's girlfriend Dawn Staples, with Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion and received positive reviews for the performances, notably Johnson's committed and transformational work and Safdie's re-creation of the world of MMA and the UFC during its early days. Filmmaker Safdie was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Funky Panther
Ghost Dongs, Gilmore Rage & the Nacho Cult: The Emo Panther Pilot

The Funky Panther

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 99:38 Transcription Available


Send us a textWelcome to Touching Tips — where four emotionally unstable dudes collide into one chaotic AF podcast experiment. We're talking anime, metal, horror flicks, Bad Bunny backlash, and yes... nachos worth a three-hour road trip. It's the pilot of the Emo Panther crossover nobody asked for but everyone secretly needed. From Gilmore Girls rants and hot takes on Breaking Bad to unsolicited butthole elasticity facts — this episode's a fever dream in 4K.Expect:Unhinged anime analysis (One Piece, Chainsaw Man, Dandadan)Controversial takes on A24 films, Rocky, and Rory Gilmore being an actual menaceRaw, offensive humor about Ghost Dongs™ and circumcision conspiraciesA holy war over nachos, Chacho's, and Salt Lake City mole dreamsWe said what we said. If you're easily triggered or a Five Finger Death Punch fan… you've been warned. Fake adCALL OR TEXT OUR HOTLINE AND LEAVE US A MESSAGE! 817-677-0408Fort Worth MagazineBest of 2022 - Radio Personality/Podcast (Reader's Pick) Show LinksThe Funky PantherMerchYouTube

Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast
Episode 114: Under the Skin (2013)

Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 87:13


In this episode, a listener suggestion takes us to the early days of the "elevated horror" phenomenon and the meteoric rise of production studio A24. So join us as we check out Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin from 2013. Jason settles in for a first time watch on what is often a pretty divisive film. Dustin, already a fan, tries to run down the various folklore influences and possible interpretations of the story. But before all that, the Halloween times are upon us and we've got plenty of films old and new to dish on including our near ritual like devotion to view and discuss the latest VHS franchise entry. And so much more! Special thanks to Andrew for suggesting we check this one out. Got a movie you champion? A hidden gem you think needs more love? Just want to see more discussion on a particular film? We want to check out the movies you suggest to us. Write in at genreexposure@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite form of social media and shoot us a movie recommendation. Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com) What We've Been Watching: -Jason: Bring Her Back (2025) & The Long Walk (2025) & Villains (2019) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) -Dustin: Bring Her Back (2025) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) & Napoleon Dynamite (2004) & Captain America: Brave New World (2025) & Thunderbolts* (2025) & Puppet Master II (1990) Show Notes: -Under the Skin Trailer -Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network -Related Topic: Psycho-Granny Flicks -Related Film: Weapons -Related Film: X -Related Film: Ready or Not -Related Film: The Babysitter -Related Film: Rec -Related Film: As Above, So Below -Related Short: Adult Swim Yule Log -Related Short: Too Many Cooks -Related Topic: Jack in the Box -Related Film: V/H/S: Viral -Related Film: V/H/S/94 -Related Film: V/H/S/2 -Related Film: The Incredible Hulk -Related Film: Black Widow -Related Series: Hawkeye -Related Film: The Suicide Squad -Related Film: The Void -Related Film: The Zone of Interest -Related Film: Birth -Related Film: Sexy Beast -Related Novel: Under the Skin -Related Topic: Number Stations -Related Film: Hellraiser -Related Film: The Elephant Man -Related Painting: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog -Related Topic: Selkie  -Related Topic: Baobhan Sith -Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam -Related Series: Reconguista in G -Related Topic: Ant Colony -Related Film: Hereditary -Related Film: The Witch -Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween -Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween II Next Time: Celebrating the Halloween Franchise

The League of Geekz Podcast
Death of a Unicorn (2025) Movie Review | Geekz 31 Days of Horror – A24's Dark Fantasy Thriller

The League of Geekz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 18:08


The Geekz dive into one of 2025's most talked-about A24 releases in our 31 Days of Horror marathon with Death of a Unicorn (2025) — a dark fantasy horror-thriller that blends myth, greed, and morality into one wild ride. Starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, the film follows a father and daughter who accidentally hit a unicorn with their car, only to uncover a sinister corporate plot that turns their bizarre discovery into something far more horrifying. In our review, we break down Death of a Unicorn's twisted story, stunning visuals, and signature A24 atmosphere. We'll discuss Rudd and Ortega's standout performances, the mix of horror and dark comedy, and the film's underlying commentary on corporate corruption, greed, and exploitation. Is this the next great A24 cult classic — or just a mythical misfire? Find out as we analyze one of the strangest and boldest horror-fantasy films of the year.

Metalcore Nerds
Jesse Korman of The Number Twelve Looks Like You returns

Metalcore Nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 53:29 Transcription Available


Jesse Korman of The Number Twelve Looks Like You returns to Metalcore Nerds to talk about producing the new Foxy Shazam record, working on Terrifier 3, his upcoming directorial film debut, and so much more!EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love.Support Jesse!The Number 12 Music | The Number 12 Merch | Instagram | WebsiteSong of the Week: Dead Eyes "Turn The Lights Off"Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify PlaylistJoin the Metalcore Nerds Community:Discord | FB GroupFollow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Who Goes There Podcast
EPISODE 440: 28 YEARS LATER & BRING HER BACK

Who Goes There Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 100:10


Greetings haomies! As we march onward into techno/christofascist hell, this episode we review not one, but two of the year's most highly anticipated genre films, 28 YEARS LATER and BRING HER BACK.   For those counting, it's been 18 years since the 2007 sequel to 2002's modern horror classic, 28 Days Later. In the years since, Danny Boyle has won an oscar and Alex Garland graduated from screenwriter to becoming a formidable director (and show creator) in his own right. What'd these two come up with for the long awaited sequel, 28 YEARS LATER, and what did the three of us think? It's on Netflix currently if you've yet to see it or would like to give it a rewatch.   BRING HER BACK is the follow up to the film debut of brothers Danny and Michael Philipou, writer/directors of 2022's breakout A24 horror hit, Talk To Me. How did the Brothers Philipou, of former youtube horror/comedy RackaRacka video fame, do in their sophomore effort? Bring Her Back just became available to stream on HBOMAX.  "Some people believe the spirit stays in the body for months after death...the more you kill, the easier it gets. Don't feel bad about it. The infection takes away their minds -- it's got no mind, it's got no soul." It's The Who Goes There Podcast Episode 440! Join our Patreon to support the show! As a patreon member you get the episodes early, bonus content, and access to our Discord. It also helps us keep doing it. We recently sent out a bunch of exclusive merch too. The Who Goes There Podcast is available to subscribe to on iTunes and Spotify. You can also find us on Instagram.  Huge thanks as always to the incredible @thecalgee for the original art! 

3blackgeeks podcast
3BG At The Movies| The Smashing Machine

3blackgeeks podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 14:42


A24 transforms Dwayne Johnson into MMA Legend Marc Kerr. Does he deliever? 

The Movies
S4E62. 31 Days of Halloween - Day 11: WE ARE STILL HERE (2015) dir. Ted Geoghegan

The Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 23:36


WE ARE STILL HERE occupies a crossroads in the horror genre: that of the '70s & '80s-inspired supernatural chillers, the gorefests from guys like Lucio Fulci and the patient character studies of grief popularized in the '10s (anything A24 would touch).These elements shouldn't work so well together but I guess when you got a horror nerd like Ted Geoghegan writing and directing, it simply does.Paul and Anne Sacchetti (Andrew Sensenig & Barbara Crampton) have just suffered the death of their college-aged son, Bobby. In an attempt to lessen the pain, they pack up everything and move to a remote New England house with a strange 100-year-old history.The rest moves as you'd expect: Anne hears noises, sees things shuffling about on their own. She's convinced Bobby is somehow in the house trying to connect with his parents. Her husbands drowns the pain with whisky and denial. Once the supernatural grows too obvious to ignore, Anne calls their friends, Jacob and May Lewis (Larry Fessenden & Lisa Marie) to give the house a once-over and provide some much needed friendship.If you're equally a fan of movies like THE CHANGELING, DEAD & BURIED and CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, you'll find the threads tying these elements together. It's patient enough with its characters to allow them the space to grieve while also brisk enough to satisfy any genre thrill-seekers. It's a unique balance that leaves me talking about every individual piece for hours after it's over. WE ARE STILL HERE is a pizza-and-beer-and-shoot-the-shit-forum of a flick and isn't that what we want from a proper Halloween watch?WE ARE STILL HERE's 10th anniversary Blu-ray is available to buy now from Dark Sky Films.---Follow, rate and review THE MOVIES wherever you listen to podcasts!Follow THE MOVIES on Instagram, Bluesky & Letterboxd

The Spill
MORNING TEA: A Tribute To The Coolest Icon We've Ever Known

The Spill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 7:21 Transcription Available


☕️Hollywood is mourning the loss of the legendary Diane Keaton, with heartfelt tributes from Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Reese Witherspoon celebrating her brilliance, wit and originality. ☕️ Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau have been spotted kissing on a yacht — yes, really — confirming one of the most surprising celebrity pairings we’ve seen in years. ☕️ And Kylie Jenner is making her acting debut in A24’s upcoming film The Moment, alongside Charli XCX and Alexander Skarsgård. Once you’ve devoured this morning’s celeb stories, get your daily news headlines from The Quicky here. Our new podcast Watch Party is out now, listen on Apple or Spotify. THE END BITS Support independent women's media Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. And subscribe to our brand new Youtube channel. Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia... here. Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here. CREDITS Host & Producer: Ash London Executive Producer: Monisha IswaranBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah and Vinnie Full Show
10-10 Full Show

Sarah and Vinnie Full Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 174:35


Alice in Winterland is officially on sale! Don't miss your chance to party with us this December 4th. If you're craving live music this weekend - here's who's playing, including "An Evening with Morrissey" at The Greek. D4vd has not yet been arrested after a young woman's body was found in his Tesla last month. Jennifer Aniston has revealed why she never had kids, and it's not what you think. ‘Survivor' is off to an emotional start, and we're locked in. A man and his thermos will make your jaw drop. When you get home from Fleet Week, here's what's new in theaters this weekend. Jared Leto's ‘TRON: Ares' opens. Freakier Friday is also available to rent at home now! The next Game of Thrones prequel is coming in January! Charlie Sheen's 21-year old daughter, Sami, talks about her EXTENSIVE plastic surgery. It's World Mental Health Day - let's keep removing that stigma! Did your parents have any weird rules like these? Ahh, childhood. Sarah's got a Kiss, Marry, Kill that might get the gang cancelled. A right-winged organization founded by Charlie Kirk is hosting a counterprogramming half-time show in protest of Bad Bunny. ‘The Witcher' is coming back for season 4, but they're subbing out Henry Cavill for Liam Hemsworth. ‘Oceans Eleven' is getting another sequel! And a prequel! ‘A Minecraft Movie' is getting a sequel, and ‘Dexter: Resurrection' has been renewed for a second season. Fruit is a delicious part of life, even peaches in a can. 25% of people in relationships say they're polar opposites of their partner - how does that work? Plus, the gang is pumped about Matty's date. Charlie xcx, Kylie Jenner, and Alexander Skarsgård will star in A24's new movie. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is sure to be a star-studded event with special guests like Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Questlove, Killer Mike, and more. The Fate of Ophelia breaks Miley Cyrus's Spotify record. Vinnie's got stories about bats and mole rats. A woman is being accused of using dating apps to burglarize men. Don't be a hero today.

Sarah and Vinnie Full Show
Hour 4: No Class On Friday

Sarah and Vinnie Full Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 34:16


Charlie xcx, Kylie Jenner, and Alexander Skarsgård will star in A24's new movie. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is sure to be a star-studded event with special guests like Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Questlove, Killer Mike, and more. The Fate of Ophelia breaks Miley Cyrus's Spotify record. Vinnie's got stories about bats and mole rats. Floridiots are passing their culture to their kids. A woman is being accused of using dating apps to burglarize men. Don't be a hero today.

Reel Spoilers
THE SMASHING MACHINE starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader

Reel Spoilers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 68:49


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teams up with Benny Safdie and A24 to tell the true story of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HH_6GFXkClsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JortsCenter
243: Curly Replacement Theory

JortsCenter

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 86:49


This week we discuss the Three Stooges vs Marx Brothers, Blumhouse vs A24, game graphics then vs now, flat earth vs round earth, and Bad Bunny vs Creed.

Mad About Movies
The Smashing Machine

Mad About Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 47:10


The Rock has teamed up with a Safdie and A24 to try and re-legitimize his career. Are the results a success or failure? Let's dig into THE SMASHING MACHINE and decide for ourselves! Support MAM on Patreon: madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Next Best Picture Podcast
Interview With "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" Star Rose Byrne & Filmmaker Mary Bronstein

Next Best Picture Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 20:48


"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" is an independent psychological comedy-drama film, written and directed by Mary Bronstein. It stars Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, and ASAP Rocky. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Byrne's performance (for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival), Bronstein's script, direction, and the supporting performances from O'Brien and Rocky. Byrne and Bronstein were kind enough to spend time speaking with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on October 10th from A24. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Toast to Rom Coms
Talk to Me

A Toast to Rom Coms

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 87:22


Our Halloween posting spree continues with A24's Talk to Me. This movie begins with a bang, and the special effects are on point. This movie is chock full of creepy imagery, jump scares, and unfortunately for our main characters, awful decisions. But what do you expect? Their frontal lobes aren't developed! Listen up as we discuss just who the main villain is and why it's not good to listen to ghosts. Paired with a Little Brother cocktail.

Keep It!
Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" and More with Brendan Scannell and Jesse Williams

Keep It!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 78:44


This week, Louis is joined by comedian Brendan Scannell to discuss Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl, as well as The Rock's A24 debut in The Smashing Machine. Jesse Williams also joins to discuss his new Amazon series, Hotel Costiera, his experience with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Meryl Streep on Only Murders in the Building, as well as his memories of the late Richard Greenberg and his the Tony-winning play, Take Me Out. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Jock and Nerd Podcast
JAN 609: The Smashing Machine (2025) Review – Peacemaker S2 E7 Reaction (10/08/25)

The Jock and Nerd Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 104:26


This week, the crew breaks down the latest geek headlines and reviews! We react to new trailers for The Bride, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Predator: Badlands. Then, we dive into Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 7, “Like A Keith In The Night,” before reviewing A24's The Smashing Machine (2025) starring Dwayne... The post JAN 609: The Smashing Machine (2025) Review – Peacemaker S2 E7 Reaction (10/08/25) appeared first on The Jock and Nerd Podcast.

Multiverse News
Swift Smashes The Rock, Peaky Blinders Sequel Series, Rest of 2025 Movie and TV Preview

Multiverse News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 69:49


Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesMoviegoers were in their showgirl era this weekend as Taylor Swift's album release party for her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, took the top spot at the box office with an estimated $34 million. The one-weekend show is over, though, and Tron: Ares is coming through to open this weekend with estimates hoping it rakes in more than $40 million. Meanwhile the Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt headlined movie The Smashing Machine from A24 barely even slapped anyone across the face, opening to just $5.9 million. Paul Thomas Anderon's One Battle After Another continues to bring in dollars as well,43 million so far Domestic,  though it had a 50% drop weekend-over-weekend.If you thought that film and tv universes were becoming passe, Peaky Blinders is here to prove you wrong. Star Cillian Murphy already had fans excited about returning to the Shelby family with the news of a feature film that is wrapped and will release next year. Now, the BBC and Netflix are sharing an expansion of the universe with a new six episode sequel series that will focus on a new generation of Shelbys. Murphy and original creator/writer Steven Knight are executive producers for the series, which will take place post-World War II. In lieu of much else to report on for features this week, we thought we'd look ahead to the films and television series we can look forward to for the rest of the year that we maybe have or haven't discussed yet.New Line's follow up to Final Destination: Bloodlines has found its director - Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature.DC and Marvel Comics will continue their crossover series with a Superman and Spider-Man crossover that will debut early next year.Severance breakout Zach Cherry, True Detective co-star Kali Reis, and Johnno Wilson, from I Love That for You, have joined the cast of Resident Evil, Sony Pictures and Zach Cregger's reboot of the horror franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Netflix has released the first official trailer for season four of The Witcher, which sees Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt from former star Henry Cavill. Netflix has previously announced the show will end with season five.In a deal worth a substantial seven figures, Walt Disney Studios won an auction to acquire rights to Impossible Creatures, the fantasy series by acclaimed British author Katherine Rundell. She will adapt the first two books in the series into screenplays.Michael Mann's “Heat 2,” the long-awaited sequel to his 1995 crime drama starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, is finally gaining traction. Amazon MGM and producers Scott Stuber and Jerry Bruckheimer are in final negotiations to secure the rights. Although no deals are official, The Hollywood Reporter has connected Leonardo Dicaprio to the project, and other names have also surfaced including Austin Butler, Adam Driver and Bradley Cooper.

JTE Movie Thinks!
Episode 119: Ep. 119 - The Smashing Machine

JTE Movie Thinks!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025


The boys are finally reunited and this week they're reviewing the new A24 film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson The Smashing Machine. Can The Rock act his way into an Oscar Nomination? Does this film live up to the hype? Lets find out!

Frames Per Second
The Smashing Machine

Frames Per Second

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 36:25


In this episode, we review the highly anticipated biographical sports drama from A24, The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. We discuss whether this role represents the best performance we've seen from Dwayne Johnson, and we debate whether A24 is back on a roll with prestige, high-art, yet entertaining films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON: MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME EPISODE 346

Million Dollaz Worth Of Game

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 34:51


This week on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, Gillie & Wallo sit down with one of the biggest names on the planet Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson. From dominating the wrestling ring to becoming a Hollywood icon, “DJ” pulled up to chop it up and promote his brand-new film “The Smashing Machine” produced by A24. The Rock gets real about stepping into the shoes of MMA legend Mark Kerr, the parallels between their careers, and why mental health is one of the most important battles we all face.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2384 - Mark Kerr

The Joe Rogan Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 187:36


Joe sits down with retired mixed martial artist and wrestler Mark Kerr. Kerr is the subject of the A24 feature film "The Smashing Machine," directed by Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson. Look for it in theaters on October 3, 2025. https://a24films.com/films/the-smashing-machinewww.markkerr.com Buy 1 Get 1 Free Trucker Hat with code ROGAN at happydad.com This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/JRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices