Podcasts about Ransom

Donna, Becki, Joe, and John talk about this week's Bible passage in preparation for the upcoming Sunday message.

A study released last October showed that movie remakes tend to lose money. Yet the film industry, for a variety of reasons, keeps churning them out. On this week's show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss one recent remake, Spike Lee's film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which is his version of Ed McBain's 1959 novel “King's Ransom,” as well as take a look back at another McBain adaptation, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film “High and Low.”

Send us a textWho would win in a fight between the Ninja Turtles and the Power Rangers? As they analyze fighting styles, weapons, and special abilities, nostalgic memories of Saturday morning cartoons emerge, leading to a spirited discussion about UPN's golden era of Black television shows.The conversation shifts to boxing's decline as they evaluate the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs. Mike Tyson exhibition match. "Not all money is worth it," one host argues, questioning why legends risk their legacy for exhibition fights that won't count toward official records. This prompts a deeper conversation about boxing's lost cultural relevance. Things get juicy when we dissect Young Thug's leaked jail phone calls that have revealed shocking comments about fellow artists including Future, Kendrick Lamar, and his alleged infidelity against girlfriend Mariah the Scientist. "These calls are dropping like mixtapes used to in the early 2000s," they observe, questioning who might have a vendetta against the Atlanta rapper. The episode closes with a thought-provoking moral dilemma from Denzel Washington's latest film: if you had $18 million and kidnappers demanded $17.5 million for someone else's child they mistakenly took instead of yours, would you pay? FOLLOW. SUBSCRIBE. SHARE. Contactmixedvibeztv@gmail.com (720) 381-1092Facebook www.facebook.com/mixedvibezYouTube https://youtube.com/@mixedvibezmediaTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mixedvibezmedia?_t=8aEYresFfkw&_r=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mixedvibezpodcast/

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat, Brendan Hodges, and Tom O'Brien join me to review and discuss the latest Spike Lee joint, "Highest 2 Lowest," starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera & ASAP Rocky. It is an English-language remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itself based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. It marks the first collaboration between Lee and Washington since "Inside Man" in 2006. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews, but what did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the direction, themes, performances, music, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, 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

Highest 2 Lowest, out today on Apple TV +, is the latest joint from Spike Lee.  The film is the latest adaptation of Ed McBain's King's Ransom and follows in the direct foorsteps of Akira Kurosawa's version, High and Low.  Shot on the streets of New York City by frequent Lee collaborator Matthew Libatique, the film also fuses several different musical cues and genres to create the story of a kidnapping gone wrong and the moral dilemma it presents for the music mogul now tasked with paying the ransom.  The film stars Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Princess Nokia, and Ice Spice.  Dan and Vicky break with Hot Date format once again to choose a film currently playing in cinemas.  They also discuss their recently seen including Netflix's Wednesday, 2025's Naked Gun, Freakier Friday, Weapons, Fantastic Four: First Steps and Went Up The Hill. Our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Listen to the full audiobook of The Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies now on Canon+: https://canonplus.com/tabs/search/audiobooks/11704

BANG! @southernvangard radio Ep448! After last week's episode crash and burn (see Ep447), your favorite mix show on the planet is back with that raw, including WORLD EXCLUSIVES from the homies JR SWIFTZ, JAMIL HONESTY and DJ POCKET. JR and Jamil have a new album out now - “M.E.M.O.I.R.S.” - and it is worth every cent you spend on it and every second you listen to it. The Twitch Only set was one for the books as well, you can catch that at PATREON.COM/SOUTHERNVANGARD as well as every Twitch stream since 2025. Gosh darn it you sure are WAAAAAALCOME and we THAAAAANK YAAAAA for your support Vangardians! #SMITHSONIANGRADE #YOUWAAAAALCOME // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap ---------- Recorded live August 31, 2025 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on all platforms #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks ---------- Pre-Game Beats - Rico James & Old Gold / Selects from Blame One “Long Awaited: The EP” “Southern Vangard Theme Song” - Bobby Homack & The Southern Vangard All-Stars Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Championship Material” - Illpo x Kev Kaous “Bear The Burden” - Leedz Edutainment ft. Reef The Lost Cauze, Akrobatik & M-Dot (prod. DC the MIDI Alien) “Timbits” - Soviets, Chaix, Jeff Spec “The Narrative (Remix)” - Marko V “Follow Me” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Real Rap” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Not To Be Defined” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Lazarus “Be Ill” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Eddie Kaine & Rim Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Mandela” - Westside Gunn (prod. Conductor Williams) “Beat Box” - Ghostface Killah ft. Ty Boogie & Aisha Hall “Pressure Points” - Nowaah The Flood & The Mali Empire “Give & Take” - Illpo x Kev Kaous “Rulaz” - Coast Contra (prod. Dem Jointz) “God's Playground” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. 38 Spesh & Skyzoo “Brikolai Volkoff” - Westside Gunn ft. Stove God Cooks (prod. Harry Fraud) Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “King” - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave ft. Snotty & Big Trip “Victor Charlie” - Crimeapple x V Don “Power House Hobbs” - Westside Gunn ft. Benny The Butcher (prod. Denny Laflare) “Soft Work" - Money Mogly x TeV95 ft. Asun Eastwood “Road 2 Riches” - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave “Same Spot (Stucc In A Tree)” - Huey Briss & Jake One “Top Of The Wig - BoriRock & Beenofficiallord (prod. Tremendiss) Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** ** TWITCH ONLY SET ** “Hard To Digest” - Loyola Boyz “Favorite Injury” - Evidence ft. Domo Genesis “Prick” - Westside Gunn ft. Brother Tom Sos (prod. Denny Laflare) “Cali Kinda Day” - Declaime & Spectacular Diagnostics “Vanity Plates (Remix)” - Alaska, Alex Ludovico & Jason Griff ft. Yak Ballz, Rob Sonic, 7x3=21 & Defcee “Katastwof” - Che Noir & The Other Guys ft. Ransom & Skyzoo “Marvin Holmes” - AOS & DJ Pocket “Now Is The Time” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Hus Kingpin “Summerer 90s” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

On this week's episode, Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter discuss the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots at Disney World, as chronicled in this New York Times piece. Then they review Caught Stealing, the new Darren Aronofsky film that's being marketed like a Guy Ritchie caper but is something else entirely. Some spoilers over the last 15 minutes or so of this pod, so just keep an ear out if you're worried about that sort of thing. Swing by the Bulwark on Thursday for a bonus episode on High and Low and King's Ransom, the movie and book, respectively, on which Spike Lee's new film, Highest 2 Lowest is based. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!