AKAPAD the FILM BUFF Podcast

The Homers Odessey of teenage heartthrob Christmas movies is here. This Disney outing is not revered as a Christmas classic but it should be. What is a great vehicle for a young Johnathan Taylor Thomas who is in every type of scene drama, action, comedy, romance is a complete pro as a once the future superstar.

Jim Verney created one of the all-time comedic characters with Ernest his redneck alter ego. Ernest Saves Christmas is a mythology-building comedy that has an easy-to-follow set of rules for Santa Clause which is something few movies nail. This flick is fully recommended.

For 5m WWE has done far more with the Jingle All the Way gimmick than its 75m counterpart.

This film became a MEME and became a standard as a generation grew up loving Jingle All the Way. It was won against early criticisms but still represents the fall of 90's style blockbusters.

This movie is well made however it's a mixed bag as to if it would have been better if it was a standalone Marvel movie. And a big shout out to Destin Daniel Cretton who didn't get enough attention for this well-crafted flick.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield bring us a moment in the life of Johnathan Larson as prepares everything to create the muscle RENT. This movie likens to Bob Fosse's All That Jazz and that is a good thing.

King Richard is only the 3rd film by Reinaldo Marcus Green and deserves all the attention you can give. We will all hear about this film going into Oscar season.

There was a time. Long ago where your host AKAPAD only had access to two movies. The Warriors is one of them.

Top Gun might be a perfect movie. There is no scene, character that can be removed before we get an absolutely perfect ending.

When you think about a Rocky film. This is what you imagine.

Think about it, in some alternate string theory BS universe, Flash Gordon 1980 became the Star Wars of its day. Instead, we have something completely special, fun, and visionary.

The first installment of 2021's Thanksflicking is here. Dune 1984 in Pete's eyes is the one true version of this saga. Incorporating elements of the second book this Dune was ready for a sequel and more merchandise.

We're a week out from Thanksgiving and it's time to talk about the films Peter A DeLuca is most thankful for. First in a series of episodes and analyze the DNA of Pete's passion for cinema.

Disney Plus and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are doing some interesting things when it comes to long-form storytelling. Falcom and Winter Soldier is by far the most digestible of this MCU rollout. Let's have a look at Marvel's Another 48 Hours.

Now, here is a wild thought. How about we watch something deep, interesting, and complex- let it sit for a few months - watch it again then give our thoughts about it. How wild of a concept is that? Disney +s WandaVision is a show with a mystery as good as Lost. However, like Lost we are lost on the ending.

We live in a wildly odd world where a movie journalist/critic spends more time reporting on a movie rating than looking at the movie itself. Film criticism is over.

We know the truth Batman is the only character popular enough where anyone can step into the role. So what the hell is Disney thinking when they remove Emilio Estevez from Mighty Ducks season 2? The article referenced in this broadcast: deadline.com/2021/11/emilio-est…andate-1234868978/

Here we go. Thanks to all the haters.

Peter A Deluca AKAPAD rambles, vents on the hard life of a podcaster while giving you his thoughts on all the films featured in this year's 31 Days of Dread.

Midnight Mass looks at the human condition as all great horror does. It's an unexpected take on vampires and a great addition of the overall field of Vampire fiction.

The Fear Street Trilogy is a long-form deconstruction of the slasher genre. How exactly do you explain the existence of a crazy slasher in three horror movies while going all the back to 1666? This is what modern horror is all about.

Squid Game is a part of the long-form storytelling experiment is seems to be working pretty well for Netflix's horror category.

To fully understand the conversation about the Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise you have to include this documentary.

There is a market to comment and to build fast reaction opinions and in so have an enemy. Yet, again we are reminded that the enemy is a movie. Black Widow is here, does it matter where it falls in the MCU timeline?

This is it. The death of a 500m franchise and the birth of endless T-Shirts and Action Figures (just no flicks).