Direct to Audio: A Movie Discussions Podcast

If you say Spooky Season 5 times in a mirror, nothing happens, but you might just hear the feint voices of Max and Spencer discussing a classic horror movie. That also might be because you left this episode playing on your phone. Either way, they discuss Max's first time watching the slasher classic from the minds of Bernard Rose and Clive Barker, and the iconic performances of Tony Todd and V...

This podcast has always been animal friendly, with official podcast cat Stormy taking up the whole outro, but this might take it to a whole 'nother level! Morgan joins the podcast to talk about this modern Disney movie that is way deeper than it's cute characters and name suggests. Oh, they also take 2 quizzes midway through to see what animals they would be. So, that too.

It's the event of the year. 2 movies, 5 hours, $1.6 BILLION and climbing in the box office. Barbie and Oppenheimer combined to take over cinemas all across the globe, becoming a meme in the process that will be long replicated and referenced. So, naturally the pod had to go see for themselves! Host Spencer and his rootin' tootin' partner Theresa did the 5 hour double feature, and wante...

2 Words. 2 Syllables. Stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams. Sounds like "Frame Fright". Okay... maybe that was too easy. Or maybe you're just really experienced in this game. Give yourself a pat on the back. While you celebrate your victory, also celebrate Max's Birthday and listen to this episode about this underrated 2018 comedy!

We're off to talk about the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Well, technically for half the episode, as the movie drops the "Wonderful" from the title. Either way, the pod is back with a book to film comparison, as we compare the 1900 classic novel by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 Technicolor Masterpiece staring Judy Garland, and both featuring all of our favorite characters we know...

You might be seeing a lot of things online about a strike in Hollywood. The pod felt like it was important to help inform you on what this is, who the groups are, and what this means going forward.

It's Liz's Birthday (again), and for this year we had to keep the Spielberg love going with an episode about everyone's favorite Alien! E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is one of the biggest movies of all time, and after re-watching it it's easy to see why. The combination of fun moments, scares, and light up your heart beacon sweet moments are as amazing today as they were 40 years ago....

Let's be honest, this isn't the best idea for an episode. The movie is tanking, superhero fatigue is legit, and there's so much going on off set with people involved in this movie that a review is a bit of a strange choice... but you wanna get nuts? C'mon, let's get nuts! Because Michael Keaton is back in the Batsuit, and that means that we had to fire up the Bat Signal to get...

Iconic movie dads are timeless. Darth Vader, Mufasa, Clark Griswold, Vito Corleone, the list could go on and on. But, sometimes, when talking about movie fathers you have to turn to what you know the best, and that is your own! Host Spencer invited his own dad on the pod to just have a father and son chat about movies. From Rocky Horror Picture Show to John Wayne to random 80s action movies, they...

SEASON. 7. IS. HERE. Sound the siren, do the main ice intros, and queue the organ player to play something fancy. We start by celebrating one of the best endings to any sport, and what leads to arguably the best trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup Final! Hockey fan (and goon in his own right) Jamie is here with Captain of the Pod Spencer to discuss one of the most important and influential hockey mo...

Give me a person, a place, and a thing: How about our lovely guest Theresa, the new Chicago Apartment, and the Direct to Audio podcast! See how easy that was? Now, you can listen as host Spencer and guest Theresa play another round of Movie Mad Libs. Do they always make sense? Nope. But are they fun? Well, we will let you fill in the blank there.

It's the end of an era in MANY senses. The Guardians are wrapping up, actors are stepping away, and most of all James Gunn leaves to join DC. But, they didn't leave without making a lot of noise both on the screen and with that soundtrack! Host Spencer breaks down the cosmic chaos that this group gets into, and discusses the tragedy of Rocket, how Quill saved his character arc, and what mi...

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away Host Spencer saw Star Wars for the first time as a 6 year old boy. However, not all of us have that journey. His Rootin' Tootin' Partner, the threepeo to his R2, the Leia to his Han, the Sarlacc to his Boba Fett... wait... anyway guest Theresa has NOT seen Star Wars; until now! Listen as they recap her first steps into the realm of the Force, and d...

THE BEACONS ARE LIT! THE PODCAST CALLS FOR AID! And boy, does the podcast get it, as Host Spencer watches the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time, and he has super fans Liz & Steven to help him on this journey. The 3 of them go through discussing the extended editions of this iconic trilogy, and they get into it all: Character breakdowns, differences in the extended & theatrical,...

April means baseball is back, so on the pod it's time to play ball! Mike is here for a quick draft episode, and alongside host Spencer they are drafting all time movie baseball players into a lineup! Starting 9 (DH included), 1 Starting Pitcher, 1 Reliever, and a Manager, but the curveball is no real players and they can't draft from a movie more than 2 times per team. Get your lineup card...

Well, now that the dust has settled on the Award Season trail, the REAL award show can begin! This is the big one that all filmmakers and filmgoers wait for. 18 categories, 2 hosts, and a multitude of movies nominated rom the entirety of 2022. Arguably one of the best years in recent memory for cinema, we had multiple multiversal films, musical biopics, war galore, and of course, horror ATE this y...

Have you ever been watching a movie & laughed when the Hospital is completely empty at night? Or when the good guy gets double crossed by one of there own? What about when a character says something like "You just don't get it, do you?" or "I have to sacrifice myself, there's no other way out"? Each one gets an eye roll, but which gets the BIGGEST eye roll? The pod...

On this podcast we love rankings, brackets, and drafts; yet one of those has less episodes than the rest. So, we have to pay catch up, and we do it with the best of the best! Liz & Max are here, and we are doing a movie draft, but this time we ACTUALLY draft movies! 3 Scenarios, 4 movies each, and each one of us has selected a topic to draft. Max picked Spoof/ Parody movies, Liz picked Stephen...

Happy St. Paddy's Day from the Pod! Our first special was all about the Irish Horror Icon's trip to Space, but this time, we decided to talk about the rest... but only the ones with Warwick Davis, because he's the GOAT. Mike joins the pod to go through all 6 of the Leprechaun movies featuring Mr. Davis, and we get into all the crazy places the classic character goes to: Las Vegas, Space, the Hood...

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Direct to Audio Game Show! 2 contestants, this time Max & Liz, step onto the stage to do 3 Jeopardy style rounds of movie questions. Can you play along to see if you are up on your movie/ podcast trivia? With categories such as "Name that Episode", "Super Dupe-r", and "Slay, Queen!" you hopefully are well versed in all topics. Are our contestants? Step...

Similarly to the COUNTLESS sequels to classic 80s movies that return this decade (Die Hard, Gremlins, Robocop, Terminator, Predator, Star Wars, Halloween, Batman, seriously there are a lot), a classic episode style returns 2 years later! Max is here to break down the 1990s in film by going year by year to see the good, the bad, & the 90s-est movies to grace video rental shelves across the nation....

No one can decide on what the best MCU Infinity Saga movie is? Fine, I'll do it myself... or in this case we will, as the pod is ranking all 23 films in the first 3 Phases by their Average Review Scores! Guest Steven joins the pod to help with the definitive ranking of one of Cinema's greatest feats. Starting with Iron Man in 2008 and ending NOT with Avengers Endgame but strangely with Spiderman:...

Another Valentine's Day is here, and that means love is in the air! It also means Host Spencer and his rootin' tootin' partner Theresa have a date night on the Pod and discuss very important questions about their relationship... or instead discuss movie based Would You Rather Questions that are as goofy as they are insightful. Join in and celebrate the Holiday, and play along as they both try to n...

That's right you woodchuck-chuckers, it's GROUNDHOG DAY! Even though it's a holiday, class is STILL in session, as Professor Spencer is back to discuss the 1993 comedy classic Groundhog Day. He also dives into the Holiday itself, a brief description of it's beginnings, and how this film changed the future of the Holiday forever. Class also goes in depth with the creation of the film, the deeper ph...

Welcome to __(Adj)__ to __(Noun)__, a ___(Noun, entertainment related)___ Discussions Podcast, and we are playing Mad Libs! Max is on the pod, and host Spencer has 6 movies total for Max to "make" and guess! A simple game this week, as Spencer took the synopsis of these films, and took out key words to be replaced by Max. They then read back the ridiculous results, and Max will guess what movies t...