Direct to Audio: A Movie Discussions Podcast

April Fools from the pod! For ONE NIGHT ONLY we are a music pod, and Max & Gavin join the show to find out who is the best American Rock Band of All Time. We had to do a for radio edit of this podcast, because the original was like a Grateful Dead song: it just kept going and didn't want to end. From Sublime to The Stooges, and from Heart to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, we go in dept...

Award season makes its final stop at the Direct to Audio Podcast Awards, where we celebrate all that was good in film this past year. Hosts Liz & Spencer share their picks for the 17 categories, and give their top movies of the year from all genres and backgrounds. Dust off that suit or ballgown, because you have one more red carpet to walk!

This one is for Carl. An 80s action movie that takes place in Detroit, starring Carl Weathers as a tough as nails cop trying to stop Craig T. Nelson from his power trip? Sign this pod up! Guest Steven and Host Spencer get back together to discuss this crazy ride, and pay homage to one of the best to ever grace the screen.

*sigh* yes, we did it. Similarly to her mother, our souls died a little while researching this spider movie. Why did this get made, why is the ADR so bad, why is the villain not wearing shoes, and since when do fireworks break human sized holes through brick walls? New friends Stephanie and Damien don't know, and neither do host Spencer and his side kick Theresa. The web that connects the 4 of...

Hey the 2000s was obsessed with franchises and sequels, so why not have a 2 part episode? This time around Max & Host Spencer cover the back half of the decade, and give their final picks for the top 3 movies of the decade based on their choices. Will it be odd? Probably. Will the nostalgia play a factor? Of course. Does it matter? Absolutely not.

It's time to hop back into the time machine and reminisce about the 2000s! From the obsession with parody movies, a desire to start the next big fantasy franchise, to the foundations of the modern superhero genre being set, this decade brought it all; so much so that we had to make this a 2 parter! Max & Host Spencer get lost in the conversation (I mean, they have a whole episode about tha...

It's Valentine's Day, and we celebrate here on Direct to Audio a little differently. Instead of flowers and chocolate we are about film reels and... well movie theater chocolate. Host Spencer's Rootin' Tootin' partner Theresa comes back on the pod, and they discuss their dating life through the movies they have seen. From the Alamo Drafthouse showings, to the random films Spenc...

Ding. Ding. It's time to tape your fists and get ready for the bright lights, as we enter the ring to see which of the 9 Rocky Movies (Creed included) is the Champ! Over 5 decades of Box (ing) Office Dominance, Sylvester Stallone's ultimate underdog story has been a staple in the cultural zeitgeist since it's first iteration in 1976, and has held onto the title up to 2023's Creed 3...

Everyone, it's time to draft! Brainstorm all the characters you can, or in this case bands too, as Liz & Theresa join in to draft their Movie Band Music Festivals and their Declaration of Independence Stealin' Teams. For the former, it's 3 fictional movie bands, 1 musical act that has had a biopic, and one venue to hold the jams! For the latter, 5 characters to help you steal, sear...

Welcome to Season 8! This episode Max is back to talk about a director with 8 films to his name, and dozens more on top as a screenwriter, who for an entire decade had the cultural zeitgeist in the palm of his hand. We talk about the collaborators, the success, the weird end, and how strange his career feels, for better and worse. With one of the greatest screenwriting minds of all time, it feels...

It's time to put a bow on this year's holiday episodes by bringing Liz & Theresa on to duke it out in some movie trivia! 3 rounds of jeopardy style questions that cover dozens of Christmas Movies to really wrap up (pun intended) the most wonderful time of the year. Play along, and have a happy holidays from all of us here with Direct to Audio.

The podcast takes another visit to The Plaza Hotel, but this time it's a different plucky young kid running around the lobby trying to make sure people know the meaning of Christmas! Theresa joins in to share her love for the movie with Host Spencer, and they discuss all the fun antics Eloise gets up to in this brief Disney deep cut.

WE DID IT AGAIN! Well, kinda. Last year we covered Home Alone 3, and this year the pod decided to go down in order and pick an absolute Christmas Classic... even though it basically does everything the Original one does in a certain way. Max joins Host Spencer to discuss the highs, the lows, and the ridiculous. Enjoy another episode of Holiday Season, and Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

The Holiday pods are coming to town! First up is a stocking stuffer of an episode, where Host Spencer discusses the impact and history of the Rankin/ Bass Animated Holiday specials. From Frosty to Rudolph to the Misers, these specials brought all your favorites to life, and deserved an episode to discuss where it all began, and the key contributors in the whole "animagic" process.

It's not cranberry sauce, but it sure is our Thanksgiving Episode for 2023! Liz is here to join the festivities, as the pod covers the Thanksgiving Slasher Classic Blood Rage, where turkeys aren't the only thing being carved. This might be the most obscure but most ridiculous movie to ever be covered on the pod. It's got it all: Sinister sinth, an actor playing 2 parts, too many scenes...

Well, that got out of hand fast, didn't it? The plan was to have Max and Spencer talk about Midnight Movie experiences, and that just spiraled into the following: A Hugh Grant/ Jeff Goldblum impression comparison, a discussion of the Greatest American Rock Band, movie theater snack rankings, a discussion of Zack Snyder, and a whole bunch of trying to get back on track. Basically it's just...

Horror Movies have been alive (or dead) and well for over a century, with countless contributors, styles, and inspirations from every corner of the world. Join host Spencer in our farewell to Spooky Season with a tribute to the greatest genre there is, and an A-Z rundown of what has made horror so far, and what will make horror continue for another 100+years.

Zoinks, Spooky Season takes a vacation to Spooky Island, as Natalie joins host Spencer to discuss the absolutely over the top live action adaptation of Scooby Doo. This might be the most early 2000's feeling movie ever made, with Sugar Ray, Matthew Lillard, Fart Jokes, and horrible CGI all over the place. So, why is this movie weirdly good, and why does it remind us so much of From Dusk til Da...

ALRIGHT! YOU SIR, how about a pod? Now, this podcast might not come with the musical qualities of Stephen Sondheim, however we can sure talk about his masterful work alongside Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and the rest of this cast & crew that brought the iconic vengeful barber to life in 2007's Horror Musical classic. Listen, because we all deserve to... well, maybe not d...

Ki Ki Ki Ma Ma Ma it's Friday the 13th during Spooky Season? What a treat! So, to honor our favorite slasher, Morgan & Jamie join the pod to do what they do best: Participate in arbitrary brackets! Jason and his Crystal Lake cohorts have the highest body count of the genre, so we had to take a deep dive into the franchise to get the best of the best. 32 of the best from all 12 movies to find out t...

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I have HAD IT with these MF'n epsiodes without any MF'n SNAKES. Everybody strap in, we're covering a creature feature. David is back, and we are talking about the absolutely ridiculous (yet oddly groundbreaking) 2006 Action Horror Creature Feature extravaganza. This movie was everything it needed to be and more, and honestly we consider this a classic and we will hear...

Spooky Season wouldn't be complete without a classic movie review, and this one is an kult klassic! Steven comes back on the pod to discuss all the krazy kills and khaos kaused by the Killer Klowns... okay I think we are done with the letter k. Grab your popcorn but make sure it isn't alive, and enjoy the ride!

Let's call this a video venn diagram, if you will. Liz is back for her Spooky Season Episode, and this time we are looking at 2 bona fide classics: 1998's Ring aka Ringu, and 2002's The Ring, aka the American version. Not a direct remake of the original, The Ring started a horror movie revolution in the US, with J-Horror remakes coming to cinemas for almost a decade. We discuss the mer...

Spooky Season has to take a pitstop to quickly Hail to the King, baby (also to all the queens who grace the last 2 movies). BUT STILL, it's time to talk deadites! Mike joins to discuss the 5 Evil Dead movies, in all it's chainsaw gory... sorry we mean glory. We discuss Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell's work on creating this iconic franchise, including the 2 spin off movies that have joine...

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEE! 64 Characters are back on the pod to try to win the title of the most slash-tastic Spooky Season Character of all! Former Champions are sitting this year out, with 32 return from last year, a few more exclusively from the first bracket, and the rest brand new to the tournament thanks to Liz, Steven, and Host Spencer. Place your bets and find out who stands tall...