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Send us Fan Mail Episode 260. "News of the World" Actor. Winsome Brown.  Winsome Brown is a writer, director, and Obie-award winning actor known for her ability to portray strong and charismatic women and be funny and heartbreaking at the same time. She plays Anna Leonberger in the Paul Greengrass film News of the World with Tom Hanks, and Theresa Sackler in the Hulu Limited series Dopes...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 259. "Superman" Actor. Jack O'Halloran. Jack O'Halloran plays one of three iconic villains in both Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980). Along with Terrence Stamp and Sarah Douglas they play Non, Zod and Ursa. This legendary trio are perhaps the most popular and original villains in any DC or Marvel movie ever created.  The original Superman remains t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 258. "The Walking Dead" Actor: Teo Rapp Olsson. I am honored that Teo's  first podcast interview can only be found here, on Monday Morning Critic Podcast! Teo Rapp Olsson is an actor, born and raised in New York City. His filmography includes "The Deuce", "Blue Bloods" and most currently playing the iconic "Sebastian Milton" in...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 257. "The Karate Kid" Singer: Joe Esposito. Singer/songwriter Joe “Bean” Esposito's  voice can be heard on hit recordings with Donna Summer and Brenda Russell, as well as in blockbuster movies including Flashdance and The Karate Kid. His original songs have been recorded by such artists as Aretha Franklin, Stephen Stills, and Diana Ross. "You're th...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 256. "Midnight Mass" Actor: Crystal Balint. Welcome to Monday Morning Critic Podcast! Crystal Balint is an award-winning actor with a career that spans more than 20 years, working extensively in both television, film and theatre in Canada and abroad. Born & raised a small town in the Rocky Mountains, Crystal has had a passion for the arts since childhood, sin...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 255. "The Walking Dead" Actor: Chelle Ramos. Welcome to Monday Morning Critic Podcast! You can currently find my next guest in the final season of The Walking Dead as "Stephanie".  Chelle Ramos's filmography includes: Outer Banks, The Purge and The  Gifted. Chelle is from a small town, Pensacola, FL. She is of Asian and Caucasian descent allowing h...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 254. "Better Off Dead..." Actor: Diane Franklin. Diane Franklin is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (19...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 253. "Return of the Jedi" Actor. Tim Rose. Tim Rose is an actor and puppeteer, best known for playing the role of Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and upcoming in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Rose puppeteered the characters of Sy Snootles and Salacious Crumb in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and has been involved with other Lucasfilm and Jim Hens...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 252. "Green Book" Actor. Dimiter Marinov. At the age of five, Dimiter believed that the classical violin would be his future. Since the age of 11, he became first violin in a youth symphony orchestra and traveled all over Europe, the US and Central America. In 1979, Mr. Marinov performed at the United Nations Circle Hall in New York conducted by maestro Lenard Be...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 251. "Leave No Trace" Author: Pete Rock. Peter Rock was born and raised in Salt Lake City. His most recent novel, The Night Swimmers , was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award; it involves open water swimming, fatherhood, psychic photography and the use of isolation tanks as a means to inhabit the past. He is also the author of the novels SPELLS, Klickitat, The...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 250. "Dangerous Toys"  Lead Vocalist: Jason McMaster. Jason McMaster is a heavy metal vocalist from Austin, Texas. He gained fame singing for influential progressive metal band Watchtower from 1982-1987. In late 1987, he joined the southern sleaze rock act Dangerous Toys, who achieved moderate success. Dangerous Toys, their self-titled debut in 1989, spawned the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 249. "Can't Buy Me Love" Actor: Courtney Gains. Courtney Gains first achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films such Children of the Corn (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Colors (1988), The 'Burbs (1989) and Memphis Belle (1990). His most recent credits include Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Benny Bli...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 248. "The Suicide Squad" Actor:  Lynne Ashe. Lynne Ashe is a Georgia-born character actress known for playing quirky characters with big personalities. Classically trained in Shakespearean and British Restoration theatre, Lynne was primarily a stage actress until 2011, when she was approached by a stage director she’d formerly worked with asking her to audition f...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 247. "Minari" Cinematographer: Lachlan Milne. Lachlan’s work has premiered at Toronto, Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, SxSW, Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals. He was the cinematographer for New Zealand auteur Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople which premiered at Sundance in 2016 and remains the highest grossing New Zealand film of all time. In 2018 he shot 4...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 246. "O Brother, Where Art Thou" Actor. Wayne Duvall. Born in Silver Springs Maryland, Cousin to Robert Duvall, Wayne Duvall has  enjoyed a successful career. Somewhat of a late bloomer, Duvall got his first acting job in 1991 on an episode of the Andy Griffith legal drama "Matlock," in a small role as a desk clerk. Throughout the 1990s, Duvall kept bus...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 245. "The Walking Dead" Actor. Steve Coulter. Born in Canada, Steve grew up in South America and Cleveland Heights, Ohio. An actor and writer, his television appearances include recurring roles on House of Cards, Brockmire, The Purge, The Walking Dead and Kevin Costner's Yellowstone. He also appeared in two HBO films directed by Barry Levinson: Wizard of Lie...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Monday Morning Critic Podcast! Episode 244. Author. "Jojo Rabbit" (Caging Skies). Christine Leunens. Christine Leunens was born in Hartford, Connecticut to an Italian mother and a Belgian father. As a teenager she  moved to Paris,  where she had a close relationship with her grand-father, Guillaume Leunens, the Flemish painter and sculptor. She funded her stud...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 243. "Loki" Composer: Natalie Holt. Fresh off her amazing score in Marvel's "Loki",  Natalie Holt is a multi-award winning British composer who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the National Film & Television School.  Her numerous film and television credits include the Marvel television series Loki (starring Tom Hiddleston an...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 242. "The Judge" Actor: Jeremy Holm. Jeremy Holm is best known for portraying 'Nathan Green' on the Golden Globe© nominated Netflix series "House of Cards" and as 'Mr. Sutherland' on the Golden Globe© winning USA series "Mr. Robot." Jeremy was also in the incredibly underrated "The Judge" starring Robert Downey Jr...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 241. "Mrs. Doubtfire" Lisa Jakub. Lisa Jakub is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress. She is best known for her roles as Lydia Hillard in the comedy-drama film Mrs. Doubtfire and as Alicia Casse in the 1996 film Independence Day. Welcome the kind, honest and very talented, Lisa Jakub. Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Facebook: Monday Morni...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 240. "Army of the Dead" Richard Cetrone.   Pittsburgh native, Richard Cetrone is a wonderfully gifted performer whose filmography is legendary and includes, Army of the Dead, Man of Steel, The Cabin in the Woods, Thor, The Book of Eli, Sucker Punch, Underworld, Ghosts of Mars, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Mandlorian, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Wonder Woma...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 239. "Nobody": Actor: Gage Munroe. Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Twitter:@ DarekThomas Website: www.mmcpodcast.com Gage Munroe is a wonderfully talented actor who you can currently find in "Nobody" starring Bob Odenkirk.  Welcome, Gage Munroe! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 238. Boston Celtics. Center: Greg Kite. Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Twitter: DarekThomas Website: www.mmcpodcast.com When Greg Kite was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft with the 21st pick, he knew he’d have a tough time seeing some significant playing time with future Hall of Famer...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 237. "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" Actor: Eugenie Bondurant. Eugenie Bondurant's long and slightly eccentric career has taken her from the runways of New York and Paris to featured roles in film and television, including her breakout role as the feminine and feline cult icon "Tigris" in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. You can curr...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 236. "Boston Celtics" NBA Hall of Famer: Dino Radja. Dino Rađja is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European Champions Cup championships. He spent four seasons with the Boston Celtics, being one of the European pioneers in the NBA . In 2018...