Raiders Of The Lost Podcast

D23 is here! In this episode, we’re going deep on a wild mix of pop-culture moments, iconic characters, and unforgettable movies. We talk Spider-Man and The Odyssey plus the huge reveals of Star Wars Starfighter, Ahsoka, the X-Men, Power Rangers, The Incredibles, Tangled, and more before taking some darker turns into Doomsday, Rogue's casting hate, Possession, American Psycho, and Texas Chainsaw....

J.J. Abrams and David Robert Mitchell join the show to chat about their new film, The End of Oak Street. After a mysterious cosmic event rips the suburban Oak Street neighborhood from its 1982 setting and transports it to an unknown place filled with prehistoric creatures, the Platt family must stick together to survive. Their everyday family tensions give way to a desperate fight for survival ami...

Everybody Runs In this episode, we dive into Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report and ask some big questions: If you could predict a crime before it happened, should you stop it? How much free will do we really have? And what happens when technology knows more about us than we know about ourselves? We discuss the film’s vision of the future, its take on surveillance and predictive technology, and th...

What a week for cinema! Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey both explode past the $1 billion worldwide mark, proving these two juggernauts are unstoppable at the box office. Robert Pattinson turns predator-hunter in the intense new thriller Primetime, the X-Men reboot officially locks in its actor for Cyclops, Disney teams up with TikTok in a game-changing partnershi...

This week on the podcast, comedian and content creator Evan Williams joins James for a wide-ranging conversation about movies, comedy, and everything in between. We talk about getting banned from Universal, how movie-inspired sketches helped shape Evan's content, and why Star Wars remains such a cultural force. We also dive into Inception, filming at the real Reservoir Dogs locations, Wim Wenders'...

What is IMAX? Why does the format still feel so uniquely immersive compared to standard 35mm or digital projection? In this episode, we get a rare guided tour of IMAX’s Los Angeles facility with Patricia Keighley, the company’s Chief Quality Guru, for an up-close look at how true 15/70 IMAX films are cut, stored, printed, assembled, shipped, and projected. See negative cutting for Christopher Nola...

This week, we're breaking down another packed week of movie and TV news! We dive into the latest Spider-Man updates, the current box office landscape, and why The Odyssey is making waves with its IMAX release plans. We also discuss the newest X-Men casting rumors, the latest on Blade, The Mummy, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thomas Crown Affair, Wicker, and Jumanji. On the TV front, we're talking...

He's back! Spider-Man: Brand New Day centers on a lonelier Peter Parker going through arachnid mutations, four years after the memory-erasing spell of No Way Home. Stripped of every personal connection, he has thrown himself completely into the role of Spider-Man. Director Destin Daniel Cretton joins us in breaking down his latest film! Led by the incredible Tom Holland with a star studded support...

Spider-Man has swung, flipped, and web-slung his way to the top of the box office for more than two decades... yet the debate over which films truly capture the heart of the character rages on. Is it Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi’s beloved original trilogy? The dazzling, multiversal brilliance of the Spider-Verse movies? Andrew Garfield’s darker, more emotional Amazing Spider-Man era? Or Tom Holland...

MARVEL brought the house down with one of the most incredible Hall H shows ever! Ryan Gosling is officially the new Ghost Rider and David Johnsson is our new Black Panther. The Odyssey continues to dominate the box office plus we talk Spider-Man theories, Resident Evil, Lanterns, Captain America, Blade Runner 2099, Johnny Depp's return, Clayface, Space Balls, Zendaya, The Rings Of Power, Ray Gunn,...

This week’s Movie News is packed! The domestic box office is on track to top $10 billion for the first time since 2019, powered by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey shattering records with a massive $257M global opening weekend. We dive into fresh trailers and teases: Tom Cruise in Digger, Avengers: Doomsday, The Batman: Part Two, The Hunt for Gollum, The Whisper M...

Christopher Nolan's monumental epic hit the big screen this past weekend ad took the world by storm. It defied not only the Gods, not expectations as well hitting records at the box office and receiving universal acclaim from audiences and critics. Let's break down THE ODYSSEY! Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Actor and star of The Long Walk Garrett Wareing joins James to chat about making the instant Stephen King classic, working with Mark Hamill, his love for X-Men and Star Wars, Ransom Canton, how he almost got cast in Final Destination Bloodlines, his audition as Link for Zelda and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the epic scale of IMAX 65mm and Ultra Panavision 70, through the rich textures of 35mm VistaVision and standard 35mm, all the way down to the raw, intimate grain of 16mm and 8mm, Tyler Shields breaks down the technical challenges, creative decisions, and sheer logistical madness of blending these formats into a single cohesive film, Chapter 51. Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS:&nb...

This week we discuss The Odyssey, Dune Part Three, Avengers Doomsday, Godzilla Minus Zero, Digger, Moana, Evil Dead Burn, Hope, Obsession, Michael, Idiots and so much more! Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.movieposters.com?sca_ref=8459350.sfobUgp0yonXc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

James is joined by legendary sound designer and supervising sound editor Mark Mangini, a two-time Oscar winner for his groundbreaking work on Mad Max: Fury Road and Dune, whose unforgettable sonic landscapes have also elevated classics like Blade Runner 2049, The Lion King, Aladdin and Gremlins.  With career that has defined the auditory power of modern cinema, Mark joins...

With Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY set to open in theaters next week, let's take a look back at TROY from 2004 starring Brad Pitt. This adaptation of The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War and sets the stage for Odysseus's journey in The Odyssey. Does TROY hold up? Let's find out!

Minions and Toy Story battle at the box office, Internet Horror IPs Sirenhead and The Mandela Catalogue have been announced, Werwulf, Spider-Man Brand New Day, The Odyssey, Supergirl, Colony, Heat 2, Young Washington, Oscar Predictions, Project Hail Mary, End Of Oak Street, The Mist, Not Alone, Hunger Games, Fast Forever and so much more! Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

James chats with the INSANELY TALENTED cast of Minions & Monsters including Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Allison Janney, Bobby Moynihan and director Pierre Coffin. The HILARIOUS film is Babylon meets Minions and tells the story of Minions making a monster movie int he 1920s.

Supergirl soared into theaters as the next entry in the DC Universe. Milly Alcock is fantastic in the lead role, but does the film work as a step forward for DC or a step back? Let's discuss! Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.movieposters.com?sca_ref=8459350.sfobUgp0yonXc

Supergirl stumbles at the box office and falls short of its projections, The Odyssey has announced it will not be doing influencer screenings, Robert Eggers' Werwulf releases its first image, A24 is partnering with Google on AI, new trailers for Motor City, The Debut and Netflix's One Piece remake release plus so much more!!!! Code RAIDERS10 for 10% off ALL MOVIE POSTERS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The legendary Doug Jones joins the show to discuss his film in detail including collaborations with Guillermo del Toro like Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, The Shape of Water plus details on how he pulls off the incredible creatures and monsters that he built his career off of. GET ME DOUG JONES Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/williamconlin/get-me-doug-jones-the-documentary-feature

Martin Freeman joins the podcast to chat about his new film Let's Love, plus The Hobbit, Sherlock, Shaun of the Dead and more! Let’s Love is now available on VOD from Cineverse.

'OBSESSION' star Cooper Tomlinson joins the podcast to talk about the success of the film, his creative partnership with Curry Barker, their next film 'Anything But Ghosts', their sketch show 'That's A Bad Idea', Dutton Ranch and more!

Toy Story 5 takes over the box office, both Austin Powers 4 and The Grinch 2 have been announced, new films from Jordan Peele and Curry Barker, Backrooms, Obsession, Disclosure Day, Spider-Man Brand New Day, Shrek 5, GTA 6, The Knicks, LOTR and so much more!