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On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to relax a bit and go a little off-script with pop culture debates. Anything and everything movie or TV related is on the table. Such as, where should Star Wars Episodes 10-12 go? Are the Oscars snobs? Will superhero films ever return to their former glory? What's more awkward, sloppy kissing scenes or sex scenes? What's the maximum len...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s time for our Holiday Movie Preview 2024! Every major theatrical and streaming release for the remainder of the year is on tap as we debate the best and worst of the upcoming season.  From Wicked, Moana 2, Kraven: The Hunter, Gladiator II, A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, and everything in between!  Curious what’s worth watching this holiday se...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, as we approach yet another of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, it's time to discuss how politics have influenced entertainment. Are politics essentially just entertainment itself at this point? Are billionaires like Elon Musk influencing media? Do celebrity endorsements move the needle? Can we ever get politics back out of our mo...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s Halloween, and as we have done in the past for Halloween and Christmas, we like to put out a bit of a compilation of favorite topics or interviews from years past that celebrate these specific holidays. And this one has a very special anniversary episode, actually TWO of them. First up: we return to one of our favorite segments as we decide,...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with Megalopolis – helmed by Apocalypse Now and The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and Joker: Folie à Deux directed by Joker and Hangover director Todd Phillips both hitting theaters in back-to-back weeks and both flopping spectacularly, and then Terrifier 3 shows up and somehow delivers a #1 movie in the country that is relentlessly gor...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it is time to settle a debate as old as time: Is Stephen King truly the Master of Horror? Aaron and Troy dive deep into how they came into the world of the renowned writer, which type of King is the best, when he does or doesn't work, films such as Cujo, Carrie, Salem's Lot, IT, Storm of the Century, The Shining , Silver Bullet and many others, a...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we kick off horror month with a look at the impact of true crime in our everyday lives: movies, TV, podcasts, it's everywhere. Are we consuming too much? Is it numbing our senses? Why are we so obsessed with the horror of true crime? Also this week, Reacher finally gives Neagley a spin-off, Daniel Day-Lewis returns, reviews of Megalopolis, Lee, a...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, our topic revolves around a line of questioning a reporter from Empire recently asked director James Cameron about his, in his words, cringey dialogue. Cameron of course responded in the most King of the World way possible with: “I don’t think of it as some Holy Grail, that’s for sure (regarding The Terminator). I look at it now and there are par...

Want to know what new TV shows to watch this Fall? On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s time for our Fall TV preview 2024, including our most anticipated new and returning shows on the Fall television schedule. TV has evolved so much, and there are so many options, it becomes overwhelming every year to know what we should be spending our time on. Therefore we rolled up our slee...

What were your favorite moments in entertainment from this past summer? On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are presenting our Summer Entertainment Awards for 2024 and each category is for EITHER movies or TV. What was the best of all of it? Deadpool and Wolverine, Twisters, Thelma, Inside Out 2, Presumed Innocent, Only Murders in the Building, what's it going to be?? It’s our p...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, the HO team is on sabbatical, so Aaron takes the mic solo to discuss crazy movie and TV news like Ted Lasso and Yellowstone continuing on, Megalopolis has a huge trailer controversy, and Jurassic World: Rebirth finally has a plot description.  Then, it's time to discuss several late Summer entries: Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Crow (and o...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we have three distinct topics to dive into as we revisit fun or interesting topics from the past: When To End A Franchise, What It Means To Be A Film Critic, and our 80s Family Movie Battle Royale. First, we take a look at more of these tired franchises that keep popping back up. Sure,  Saw X  was well-received while  Expendables 4  wasn’t, but di...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with recent movie adaptations - such as Borderlands and It Ends with Us - struggling to resonate with fans in terms of the changes they've made, we decided to break this whole process down. Why are movie adaptations so difficult to pull off? Why does it seem so impossible to bring together what both fans and casual cinephiles want and create some...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to revisit a popular topic from a few years back and add even more of the best songs or themes from movies or TV to crank up once as we enjoy the remainder of Summer. We each have plenty of songs to add since we first broached this topic – they can be themes, songs from a movie or TV soundtrack, or just synonymous with a movie – and so...

On this episode of  The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we head back to San Diego to look at Comic-Con 2024 and debate the biggest news to drop out of Hall H and other locales such as: Dexter Morgan's return, Star Trek breaks genres, The Boys spins off again, Avengers 5 and 6 news, plus Robert Downey Jr. is cast as Doctor Doom. All this, plus a report from Kyle Nolan with No-Reruns.net , and much more...

What is it about natural disaster movies that excites audiences so much? Is it the occasional reality of the scenario? The fear of the worst case scenario coming to fruition? Or do we just love watching wanton destruction on a massive screen? On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to look at films like Armageddon, Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, Titanic, Outbreak, Deep Impac...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s been a bit of a week the past week with several TV icons lost, Richard Simmons, Dr. Ruth, Shannen Doherty, Shelly Duvall. Therefore, we thought it apropos to tweak a previous topic and discuss those beloved childhood icons - people that truly impacted us in our youth - and unpack why their eventual deaths hit us so hard.  Also on this episode...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, every website these days is desperate for clicks and therefore constantly pounds the drum that movie theaters are dead or dying. But if you break down the facts, is that actually true? Turns out, there is a lot more to this story than what is being reported, so our topic this week revolves around the truth: no, movie theaters aren't dead! Also on...

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Was 1994 one of the greatest years in movies? On this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we take a look back at the year 1994 in movies and TV. With special Breaking News segments, it’s a pretty crazy fun episode that looks at one of the greatest years in film history. Take a listen and let us know in the comments…is it THE greatest year? Was 1994 the greatest year in movies? Almos...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it was time to take a trip down the rabbit hole that is animation and decipher why does it seem that animated films or TV shows seem to be so good at parenting, or at the very least is extremely appealing to kids when other forms of entertainment do not? Is it simply pretty pictures, or is it because of the world of animation contained within? Ove...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we decided to dive into those little annoyances that take us out of a movie or TV series. Things like an open flame in space, or horror movies where no one does the most logical thing, or romances that are spawned from affairs. What are your most annoying nitpicks or cliches? Furthermore, we discuss big entertainment news like Man on Fire getting...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we decided it was time to discuss the constant negativity surrounding entertainment these days. Media sites and fandom in general seems to have become less of a positive thing and more likely incites others to clash and fight over every differing opinion. However, it wasn't so long ago that our differences made us relatable and brought us together...

What are the most debated series finales on TV? LOST, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, Game of Thrones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos, Seinfeld, and The Shield. Each of these shows have one thing in common and it’s not just people dying. They each created a massive divide among fans, and also between fans and creators, when their series finally ended. So we decided to head into the past and...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with Furiosa hitting theaters, it's time to look at what we've been robbed of over the years as fans: what are the movie spin-offs we actually NEED?! So many franchises erode into sequel after sequel when there are fantastic characters withering away on the vine just waiting for their chance to shine. They deserve their own spin-off, so why haven'...