Darektor's Cut

Send us Fan Mail Episode 272. "The Shawshank Redemption" Actor. Brian Brophy. I've never released an episode on Christmas Eve, but boy did I pick the right guest to do so!  Brian Brophy is a phenomenal actor known for his work in Stark Trek: The Next Generation and the best movie in the history of cinema, "The Shawshank Redemption." Please Welcome, Brian Brophy. Instagram:...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 271. "Love & Basketball" Actor. Erika Ringor. Erika Ringor was born in Inglewood, California, USA as Erika Lynn Ringor. She is an actress and producer, known for Love & Basketball (2000), King Richard (2021) and The Morning Show (2019). You can currently find "King Richard" on HBO Max.  "Love & Basketball is considered one the most icon...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 270. "Gone Baby Gone" Actor. Matthew Maher. Matthew Maher is a very talented actor whose filmography includes Captain Marvel, It's Kind of a Funny Story and Gone Baby Gone.  Welcome, Matthew Maher. Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast. Twitter:  @mdmcritic www.mmcpodcast.com Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com Support t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 269. "The King's Man" Composer. Dominic Lewis. Dominic Lewis is a British-born film composer living in Los Angeles. Born into a family of talented, working musicians, Dominic was exposed to music from his very first days- and as such music became an inherent and intrinsic part of his life from early childhood until today. He gained entrance to the Royal Acad...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 268. “Scent of a Woman” Nicholas Sadler. Nicholas Sadler was born in Minnesota. The Julliard trained  actor is also a consultant, director and teacher. His filmography includes Twister (1996), Hellraiser Inferno (2000), Stop or Mom will Shoot (1992), Mobsters (1991), True Grit (2010) and one of the greatest movies in cinematic history, Scent of a Woman (1992). Nicholas con...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 267. "The Revenant” Actor. Joshua Burge.  Michigan native Joshua Burge has appeared in The Revenant opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, 20th Century Women opposite Greta Gerwig and Burden opposite Garrett Hedlund, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Relaxer, Joshua’s third collaboration with filmmaker Joel Potrykus, premiered to great rev...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 266. "What Happened, Brittany Murphy?" Film Composer. Genevieve Vincent. Genevieve Vincent is a composer of film music, concert music, and a music producer. Genevieve most recently scored the Fox series Fantasy Island , the documentary mini-series What Happened, Brittany Murphy? for Blumhouse / HBO Max, and Let’s Get Merried executive produced by Eva Longoria. Sh...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 265. "Little House on the Prairie" Actor. Karen Grassle. Actor Karen Grassle was born in Berkeley, California. For close to a decade, Karen Grassle was known to television audiences as the gentle, but strong pioneer wife and mother, Caroline "Ma" Ingalls, on the hit show, Little House on the Prairie . After graduating high school, she attended the Unive...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 264. "Hell or High Water" Actor. Dylan Kenin. Dylan fell in love with acting as a kid while directing his brother and friends on a home VHS camera. He got a National-Merit scholarship to USC, where he won the Outstanding BFA Performance Award and earned a degree in Theatre. The A-list directors he's since worked with reads like a who's-who of Academy Aw...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 263. "Manchester by the Sea" Composer. Lesley Barber. Lesley Barber has scored a string of award-winning and highly acclaimed projects, most notably Kenneth Lonergan's Oscar-nominated film, Manchester by the Sea . A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Class of 2016, Lesley was recently elected to represent the music branch on the Board...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 262. "Finch" Screenwriter. Craig Luck. Meet the very talented writer who brought "Finch" to life, Craig Luck. Craig's amazing story from script to screen is unbelievably impressive and in fitting fashion, quite the journey. Meet, Craig Luck. In “Finch,” a man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a powerful and moving adventure of one man’s...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 261. "The Adam Project" Actor/Director. Lucie Guest. Lucie Guest is a Canadian born actress, director, and writer who was named one of the Top Ten Filmmakers to Watch in 2017 by Independent Magazine. She is a powerhouse talent both in front of and behind the camera and in 2021 her dynamic talent as a storyteller will be on full display. This Fall she can be seen...

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...