The Front Row Network

The 2020 General Election is one month away! First-- you should vote. Second--- YOU SHOULD VOTE. Third-- you should sit back and listen to us argue who is the best fictional president of all time! Craig and Jeremy are your commentators as a bipartisan group of contestants pick their team and compete for your vote! We are excited to welcome first time guests Ryan Melchin and Nick Dodson along with...

We take a quick break from MonsterCast to bring you some good old fashioned non-horror entertianment. In case you missed the live presentation 2 weeks ago, here is the audio version of the Guilty Pleasure & Flashback crossover podcast event on 1990's pulp mess Dick Tracy staring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino & Madonna.  FEATURING: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman, Erin McCabe & Lou Hare Don't forget to follow...

MonsterCast 2020 continues with a very special episode. Last year we name the horror short Hidden Mother our top choice of the HuluWeen Film Festival and now we are so psyched to have the writer and director Joshua Erkman here to discuss it! We talk where the idea came from, the boldness of that ending and what horror films he recommends for a truly scary October. Give it a watch and listen! FEATU...

October is here and that means it's time for MONSTERCAST 2020!!!! We're kicking off our month of horror with one of our 4 spotlight films: 2001's Jeepers Creepers. Siblings Darry and Trish are driving home from college when they enter into a terrifying game of cat and mouse with an evil creature determined to track them down at all costs.  FEATURING: Jeremy Goeckner & Sara Baltusevich Don't forget...

To close out the month of September, Front Row Classics brings you a very special interview. Brandon and Eric welcome Todd Fisher to the Front Row. Todd has worn many hats in the entertainment industry: director, producer, cinematographer, CEO and avid collector. He also happens to be Hollywood royalty: brother of Carrie Fisher and son of Debbie Reynolds. In this interview, Todd brings us many fun...

In this week's entertainment news RUNDOWN, Jeremy recaps the SLEW of movies that have once again moved their release dates and details the big television series announcements before recapping the big trailers of the week. FEATURING: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@g...

September 29, 2020 It's time to crunch those numbers! It's your weekly recap of the top 5 films of the US box office. This week Tenet continues its reign with a familiar and surprising newcomer(?) crashing the top 5. Featuring: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@gmail....

A movie this special requires some special guests! Steph DeLacy and Megan Warren from Double Threat: The Podcast join Lou & Donna to break down the Sylvester Stallone/Dolly Parton musical Rhinestone!  Featuring: Louis Hare, Donna Hare, Steph DeLacy & Megan Warren Find Double Threat: The Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/ podcast/double-threat-a- musical-theatre-podcast/...

In this episode Larry talks with Dusty Slay. Dusty is a prolific comic who has been on Lights Out with David Spade, Nice One! with Ron Funches, Nashville Squares, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and has a great podcast called We're Having a Good Time. They talk food, comedy, quarantine, birds, and growing up a little bit country. FEATURING: Larry Smith Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Webs...

FLASHBACK is proud to present a very special series of episodes recapping the new HBO sci-fi series Raised By Wolves. Each episode will recap the latest 2 episodes of the show and examine through the lens of 80 and 90s sci-fi influences. The first episode breaks down Episode 1: Raised By Wolves & Episode 2: Pentagram. FEATURING: Jay Hoffman & Erin McCabe Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website...

Movie release dates are moving once again and there's strong rumors it's only the beginning. Also the winners at The Emmy's and the avalanche of trailers we got this week lead the weekly entertainment news on THE RUNDOWN. FEATURING: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@g...

September 21, 2020 It's time to crunch those numbers! It's your weekly recap of the top 5 films of the US box office. This week Tenet continues its reign with one newcomer cracking the top 5. Featuring: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@gmail.com Facebook: https://www...

Front Row Classics tackles one of the most popular and in influential films of the 1970s. Erin McCabe and Jay Hoffman join Brandon and Eric to pay tribute to Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The discussion includes Jack Nicholson's career defining performance as McMurphy. We also praise Louise Fletcher's terrifying performance as Nurse Ratched, one of cinema's greatest villains. Thi...

October is drawing near which means horror films are filling up the new releases! We're so psyched to dive into the sequel to one of the most surprising horror films of the last few years. Strap on your 80s references because we're spoiling all of The Babysitter: Killer Queen. Featuring: Jeremy Goeckner & Sara Baltusevich Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/fr...

After a week off The Rundown is back recapping two weeks worth of news as fast as possible! Release dates are moving, studios are panicking, casting announcements are fast and furious and we remember the giant that was Diana Rigg. FEATURING: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmovie...

September 14, 2020 It's time to crunch those numbers! It's your weekly recap of the top 5 films of the US box office. This week Tenet continues its reign but is it enough to revive the theaters in the US? Featuring: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@gmail.com Facebook...

It's time to take a deep dive into the movie of the Summer! Lou, Scott and Special Guest Jeremie Bailey from Lincoln's Legends get together to discuss a movie almost 30 years in the making - Bill & Ted Face The Music!! Featuring: Lou Hare, Scott McFarland, & Jeremie Bailey Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email:...

 We are so thrilled to bring you this interview with Disney Legend Jodi Benson. We speak to Jodi about her time on Broadway, her work with the late Howard Ashman, her experiences bringing to life the iconic role of Ariel and so much more.  FEATURING: Craig McFarland, Brett Rutherford, Vanessa Ferguson  Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twit...

The Beyond the Mouse crew is here for a special breakdown of the latest Disney live action remake, Mulan. Originally scheduled for release in March, this film had an unexpected journey to premier access on Disney+. This review does include spoilers. FEATURING: Craig McFarland, Brett Rutherford, Vanessa Ferguson  Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-ne...

On this Beyond the Mouse/Classics crossover, the crew discusses the 1954 Disney live-action film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This movie has been beautifully restored on Disney Plus. We speak to the production design, the history, the influence on the Disney parks and more (maybe even a great James Mason impression) much lies in store for you loyal listener!   FEATURING: Craig McFarland, Brett R...

FLASHBACK returns with what many call the greatest golf movie or all time and what some call the greatest comedy of all time. Lets all get back to the Bushwood Country Club, crank up the Journey and try to catch that elusive gopher as we look at 1980's  Caddyshack .  FEATURING: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman Larry Smith & Erin McCabe Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/prog...

Like everyone, we at the Network were blindsided by the news of Chadwick Boseman's death at the age of 43 from colon cancer. Boseman left behind a towering legacy in the world of film and in the world as a cultural icon. We at the Network wanted give our thoughts on his passing and invite some special friends to offer their thoughts. We finish it off with our Oscar Spotlight episode on Black Panth...

Monday brings you the next episode of The Rundown . Lots of entertainment news to report but it all pales to the loss of Chadwick Boseman. Here's your entertainment news for last week. FEATURING: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz Email: thefrontrowmoviereviews@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebo...

August 31, 2020 The Box Office Minute has returned! With theaters across the US slowly reopening, it's time to start reporting on the box office numbers once again. Even though the box office looks very different, we once again have a top 5 to report on, led once again by superheroes at the top. Featuring: Jeremy Goeckner Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/fr...

Guilty Pleasures is back with a special crossover event! Lou teams up with Flashbacks hosts Ryan & Jay to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of a movie that could be both a Guilty Pleasure AND a Flashback - Gremlins 2: The New Batch!! Featuring: Louis Hare, Ryan Lootens, & Jay Hoffman Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Website: www.nprillinois.org/programs/front-row-network Twitter:  @frontrowreviewz...