HooperCast Movie Hour

0:00 - Dustin and Conner talk about how much Conner dreads Mardi Gras every year.  12:00 - REVIEW - “My Old Ass” (2024).  Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey P...

Today, Dustin reviews Season 1 of “Creature Commandos” (2024).  We then launch into a discussion of James Gunn and Warner Bros. overall. Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by C...

This week, Dustin reviews "The Penguin" (2024). — Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe...

0:00 - Dustin and I take a minute to chat about the “SNL 50th Anniversary Special.”  8:07 - REVIEW - “Captain America: Brave New World”. No spoilers. But this film was a really really big missed opportunity.  32:12 - SPOILER TALK - We’re going to get specific about the movie, including storylines that we think could have been done much, much better. Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, pl...

0:00 - Intro. Conner is newly obsessed with “Love is Blind”. Happy Valentine’s Day. We’re going to catch up on Marvel today, in preparation for the release “Captain America: Brave New World” this weekend. We’ll be planning to talk about that next week.  5:51 - REVIEW - “Agatha All Along” (2024) 21:43 - REVIEW - “What If” Season 3 (2024)  42:47 - We come back to talk about the recent trailer for “F...

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM FOR ENTERTAINMENT P...

0:00 - Conner and Dustin return from the holidays with health update, because this is what we talk about now. Get ready for Dustin’s warnings against certain medications, Conner explaining how caffeine works, and . Neither of us are doctors. 21:00 - Welcome to the Mismarketing episode! Movies are among the many things that just don’t end up as advertised, and not because you’re a dumb person with...

Our review of Transformers One! --- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Tha...

0:00 - Ground Rules 4:23 - The Top Ten Films of 2004.  52:22 - Honorable Mentions.  1:31:06 - Dishonorable Mentions. Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powere...

0:00 - Dustin is coming to us from his commute this week. We chat briefly about biopics as a genre.  3:00 - REVIEW - “A Complete Unknown” (2024). --- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & En...

0:00 - REVIEW - "Smile 2" (2024). 15:00 - Spoilers begin. Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Pr...

0:00 - It's the 90s, man! 12:00 - Our review of “Wicked” (2024), featuring Amelia! Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit ⁠https://jconnor.substack.com/⁠   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTime, Ado...

No film reviews this week! Instead, we're going to do a detailed recounting of where we've been, which was: in our best friend's wedding! See you next week! Cheers! Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Pr...

0:00 - The Dishwasher Saga continues… 5:00 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “11.22.63” (2016).  23:40 - I wanted to discuss spoilers and differences between the book and the series with Dustin.  ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon...

2:45 - “The Boy and the Heron” (2023).  28:18 - “Kinds of Kindness” (2024) and “The Favourite” (2018), and the simple idea that you are not obligated to watch or enjoy movies simply because critics praise them.  ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner De...

We’ve reached 500 episodes! Holy Crap!  6:38 - REVIEW - “Hooper” (1978). The timeless charm of Burt Reynolds, the absence of a true antagonist, and the good vibes of a good vibes industry.  36:33 - We talk briefly about “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, which I recently saw for the first time, and happens to deal significantly with the stunt industry. ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our s...

0:00 - A different kind of toilet brush…  5:40 - “Dinner in America” (2020). Dustin’s review. 33:41 - Conner’s additional thoughts, with some spoilers.  ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced...

1:46 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Barry” (HBO). 9:56 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “The Blue Angels” (2024). 17:19 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Immaculate” (2024).  ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/   ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weld...

1:00 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Comes At Night” (2018).  6:30 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Follows” (2014).  14:10 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Lake Mungo” (2008).  23:00 - Then we just linger and goof around, as one does. ------- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://...

2:05 - STRONG RECOMMENDATION - “Sound of Metal” (2019). I give my thoughts on the film, then I replay Dustin’s original review, and then I ask him about it, as we discuss spoilers.  27:27 - Some musings about fan conventions. Our discussion begins with the recent news about the Hunt for Gollum film, before we transition into Dustin’s declaration that he’s done with fan conventions. Thanks for join...

0:00 - Conner regales Dustin on the fun and then horror of his son’s birthday weekend.  11:00 - Fish Tacos and Tony Hawk, and Skate Jam, the movie that never was.  21:35 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" (2024).  49:13 - We’re curious, but cautious about the upcoming Russo Brothers film, “The Electric State”, for Netflix. --- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy ou...