Force Five

This week guest is Terrence Martin , writer/director/producer/star of the film Get Away If You Can (2022) which is streaming on Tubi right now. This episode gets straight into the list and does not have a featured review or an ad. I’m looking for more listener feedback, which you can give to me using this link . The topic Terrence chose was Top 5 Stuck in Nature Films . Helpful Links: To check out...

Vinegar Syndrome and OCN’s Justin LaLiberty joins me this year for the annual F5 Halloween Special! This episode features a very quick review of VHS85 (2023) as well as a more in-depth look at the Mickey Rourke vanity project Bullet (1996). For the Halloween Special, we each chose movies you need to watch from five scary categories: Deadly Game A Film that Takes Place on Halloween Period Piece Aqu...

Recently I guested on Underrated , a show hosted by past Force Five guest Derick McDuff to talk about one of my favorite horror comedies, Deadstream (2022). This is, of course, just a preview. For the whole episode, you’ll want to use the link below or just search for the Underrated Podcast wherever you’re listening to this. Here’s the link for the Underrated Podcast. Let me know what you thought...

This week’s guests are Kevin and Erin from The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die! This episode features a review for the modern neo-noir film Come and Find Me (2016) . The topic Kevin and Erin chose was Top 5 Horror Comedies . Helpful Links: To listen to The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die, click here. To follow The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die on Twitter, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: Fo...

This week’s returning guest is Phil Iscove , creator of the Fox show Sleepy Hollow as well as co-host of Podcast Like Its... This episode features a review for Randall Park’s directorial debut Shortcomings (2023) . The topic Phil chose was Top 5 One Crazy Night Films . Helpful Links: To listen to Podcast Like Its… click here. To follow Phil on Twitter, click here. To follow Podcast Like Its…on Twi...

This week’s returning guest is Jen Howell , host of the Every Rom Com Podcast . This episode features a review for the underrated Sidney Lumet film Q&A (1990) . The topic Jen chose was 5 Great Summer Movies . Helpful Links: To follow Every Rom Com on Twitter, click here; To listen to Every Rom Com, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: For everything Force Five, head to: http...

This week’s returning guest is Billy Ray Brewton , host of Movie Mixtapes, The Incinerator, and co-host of Center Clueless. This episode features a short recommendation for They Look Like People (2015) as well as a full review of the new French adaptation, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023) . The topic Billy Ray chose was Top 5 Platonic Male Friendships . Helpful Links: To follow Billy Ray on...

This week’s guest is writer Duane Swierczynski , whose new short story collection Lush (and Other Tales of Boozy Mayhem) is available at your favorite book store right now. This episode features a short tribute to the recently departed William Friedkin and a review for the post-Vietnam effort Best Friends (1975). The topic Duane chose was Top 5 Films With Two Character Names as the Title . Helpful...

On this special episode of the Force Five Podcast, we’re switching things up a bit and doing a Force Five Live. Don and Jordan from the iSceneIt Podcast go head to head drafting Robert Downey Jr. films! What would be in your Top 5 RDJ films? Helpful Links: To follow the iSceneIt Podcast on Twitter, click here. To listen to the iSceneIt Podcast, click here. To educate yourself on Huntington’s Disea...

NOTE: This review is spoiler-free until I say so, so if you haven’t seen it, I’ll tell you when to pause. This is the new 2023 horror film written by Chris Thomas Devlin and directed by Samuel Bodin. Have you seen Cobweb? Let me know what you thought of it.

This week’s guest is Darin Lundberg , co-host of the NostalgiaCast . This episode features a review for the pretty rare neo noir detective film Brown’s Requiem (1998) . The topic Darin chose was 5 Great Spy Films . Helpful Links: To follow the NostalgiaCast on Twitter, click here. To listen to the NostalgiaCast, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: For everything Force Five, hea...

A film written and directed by Richard Friedkin that I’d never heard of? I had to give Rampage (1987) some time in the sun. In this film, I discuss just a bit about what the film is about, where it was filmed, what the status is today in terms of how you can see it, and offer up the chance to see it yourself.

This week’s guest is Dan Kinem, creator of the new(ish) physical media label VHShitFest . This episode features a review for the never before on-disc video store shelf classic Arena (1989) . The topic Dan chose was Top 5 Films of 1990 . Helpful Links: To follow Dan on Twitter, click here. To follow VHShitFest, click here. To listen to buy Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector...

Recently, I guested on a show called Movie Mixtapes, a show that forced me to come up with an obscure or underappreciated film and then both the host and I each came up with three recommendations based on the flavor of that film. I chose 1984’s Cloak & Dagger, and exploring the ‘Kids vs. Dangerous Adults’ genre was a lot of fun. This is just a preview. For the Movie Mixtapes episode, click her...

This week’s guest is Kiefer Lirette , host of the Select and Start Podcast . This episode features a review for the female-led crime film Set It Off (1996). The timely topic Kiefer chose was Top 5 Bad Dads , just in time for Father’s Day. Helpful Links: To follow Kiefer on Twitter, click here. To follow Select and Start, click here. To listen to Select and Start, click here. If you want more of th...

When I was doing the Patreon feed, I used to do Fast Fives (which were basically bonus reviews) and I would like that to continue on the main feed when I have time. In this bonus show, I both review Scream 6 (2023) and give my pitch for Scream 7.

This week’s guest is Saint’s Blood author Ryan Bradley , who also co-hosts the Horror Hangover podcast. This episode features a review for the spiritual successor to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Art Linson’s film The Wild Life (1984) . The topic Ryan chose was Top 5 Horror Directors . Helpful Links: To follow Ryan on Twitter, click here. To pick up Saint’s Blood, click here. To listen to Horror H...

On this special episode of the Force Five Podcast, we’re switching things up a bit and doing a Force Five Live. Ryan and Marc from the New World Pictures Podcast go head to head drafting Dario Argento films! The featured review on this episode is The Hunter (1980) , starring Steve McQueen. Helpful Links: To check out The New World Pictures Podcast, click here. To follow The New World Pictures...

This week’s guest is actor Rebekah Kennedy , whose film Two Witches (2021) can be found on Arrow. Her newest film, The Unseen , debuts June 30th. This episode features a review for the insane all-black gangster period piece A Rage in Harlem (1991) . The topic Rebekah chose was 5 Books That Need Film Adaptations . Helpful Links: To follow Rebekah on Twitter, click here. To pick up Two Witches on Bl...

This week’s guest is film critic Simon Abrams , whose newest book, The Northman: A Call to the Gods is in stores now. This episode features a review for the wacky commercial throwback The Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989) . The topic Simon chose was Top 5 Shaw Brothers Films . Helpful Links: To buy the limited edition of The Northman: A Call to the Gods, click here. To pickup the standard...

This week’s guest is podcaster (and fellow Cinemaddict) Mitch Burns, host of both The Film Vaulters and The Hollywood Persona podcasts . This episode features a review for the George C. Scott vehicle The Last Run (1971). The topic Mitch chose was Top 5 Sidekicks . Helpful Links: To see all of Mitch’s work, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: For everything Force Five, head to:...

This week’s guest is artist, author and adventurer Ryan Estrada , who’s new book Occulted is currently up for preorder. This episode features a Patreon requested review of the Vinegar Syndrome release The Devonsville Terror (1983) . The topic Ryan chose was Top 5 Korean Films. Helpful Links: To see all of Ryan’s work, click here. To preorder Occulted, click here. If you want more of the Force Five...

This week, the Patreon List Nerds are talking about the excellent filmography of Ralph Fiennes with Chauncey Telese (LA Podfidential) going up against Thomas Greene (Perpetual Cinema) in the fifth installment of Force Five Live. I could see this one being a LOT closer than most of the drafts so far. For this draft and all of the other F5 Patreon content, visit www.patreon.com/forcefive.

This week’s guest is Nick Szostakiwskyj , writer and director of the horror films Black Mountain Side (2014) and Archons (2018). This episode features a review of the new Elizabeth Banks film Cocaine Bear. The topic Nick chose was 5 Films That Scarred You As A Child. Helpful Links: To watch Black Mountain Side, click here. To watch Archons, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: F...

Listen as Greg Srisavasdi and I talk about our top 5 films of 2022. But that’s not all, we’ve also got our worst films of 2022 and all kinds of superlative categories. Helpful Links: To check out Greg’s Twitter, click here. To listen to Cinemaddicts, click here. To head over to Deepest Dream, click here. To follow Greg on YouTube, click here. If you want more of the Force Five Podcast: For everyth...