Conner Dempsey

HooperCast Movie Hour

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Engage with the creative process and join hosts Conner and Dustin as they use film and television as templates for the discussion of topics such as storytelling, representation, corporate consolidation, life affirmation, and challenging one's opinions.

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Conner Dempsey

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#393: Memento Mori (“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”) 18.04.2023 14:02

REVIEW - “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (2022) on Peacock. ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- 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 Thank...

#392: The Nintendo Cinematic Universe (“The Super Mario Bros Movie”) 14.04.2023 23:00

0:00 - LOTR ROTK ED in theaters this week! 1:00 - “Movie” on the end of a film’s title was happily dead, and now it’s back… 3:00 - REVIEW - “The Super Mario Bros Movie” (2023) and how to best tell your story ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music b...

#391: Fast-Food Brand-Name Stories (Filmmaking in 2023) 11.04.2023 55:32

--- 0:30 - My daughter asked me to read the first chapter of her upcoming book. 2:15 - Podcast Recommendation - The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, Hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Regardless of your position on the issue, I found it to be a very fair and detailed dissection of the issue of trans rights and the state of the union regarding who is allowed to talk about them. Thoughts explored include whet...

#390: The Sea of Mediocrity (“Shazam 2”, “Knock at the Cabin”) 07.04.2023 37:39

1:15 - Dustin has seen several new films, and everything is meh. 3:26 - “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” 16:39 - “Knock at the Cabin” 23:11 - Why is it so hard to care about any given movie or TV show now? ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin...

#389: Something I Like is Complicated Now ("Bullet Train") 04.04.2023 31:07

1:00 - REVIEW - “Bullet Train” (2022) and whitewashing. ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- 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...

#388: Are You Enjoying It? (On Being Selective with Your Entertainment Options) 31.03.2023 37:05

----- 0:00 - It’s cold! Contemplating the cost/benefit of living far away from people. 2:52 - I’m ending some streaming services. 8:08 - What we’re keeping/ending for now and why. I also talk about how I plan to use the services in the future, and the relaxation I’ll now feel with less urgency attached to my so-called leisure activity. And I get existential on you. 27:54 - A reminder of the cost o...

#387: Will Streaming Kill Linear TV in 3 Years? 28.03.2023 30:09

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/future-of-tv-predictions.html ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- 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...

#386: The Changing Ethics of Documentaries in the Age of Streaming 24.03.2023 31:15

https://www.vulture.com/article/tv-documentaries-ethical-standards.html Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- 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...

#385: When WALL-e Kills The Dog (“M3GAN”) 21.03.2023 28:37

0:00 - Why so many new episodes? 2:00 - A non-sponsored endorsement of Regal Unlimited 5:20 - REVIEW - “M3gan” (2023) ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, Skype, QuickTim...

#384: It Sucks, But There You Go (“65”, “Jesus Revolution”, “Barbarian”, “Under the Skin”) 17.03.2023 1:37:48

------- 1:25  -The Ants Go Marching 2:20 - Conner’s dog bite incident/Dustin’s neighborhood dog issues 14:20 - The inherent awkwardness of a doctor’s visit about your body. 15:48 - I let my kids watch “Top Gun: Maverick” on Paramount Plus. Recommend! 17:45 - Dustin’s son’s “pinchers” 19:07 - Oh, right, the Oscars happened. We do end up launching into opinions about how the show would best suc...

#383: John Nick: Chapter 1 (“Violent Night”) 14.03.2023 22:14

0:00 - I spoiled a major film for my daughter. And then we spoil The Citizen Kane, The Usual Suspects,, Soylent Green, The Planet of the Apes, Fight Club, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. 3:41 - REVIEW - “Violent Night” (2022) ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey...

#382: That’s a Lot of Winklers (“Creed 3”) 10.03.2023 37:15

0:00 - Cold Open/Chat about new TMNT 2:30 - Attempting to begin the review, ended up talking about Whataburger in Georgia. 7:20 - REVIEW - “Creed 3” (2023) ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner D...

#381: Women are People, and People are Flawed ("Tár") 07.03.2023 47:21

2:25 - On Paid Time Off/Kids being home/and Trivial Pursuit 8:03 - Recommendation - Podcast - “American Scandal: The Clinton Affair” 9:23 - REVIEW - “Tar” (2022) ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Co...

#380: Full Gen-Z Marvel (“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”) 03.03.2023 2:01:50

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ant-man-quantumania-writer-negative-reviews-sad-surprised-1235538242/ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/28/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-box-office.html 1:45 - Playing a board game with my son that he invented minutes prior and there’s no rules. 2:40 - RECOMMENDATION - “The Italian Job”, another heist film, still freakin holds up. 4:40 - REVIEW - “Ant-Man and the W...

#379: Ok, Are You An Idiot or Not? ("That '90s Show") 24.02.2023 58:56

0:00 - Introductions for the new people. 2:47 - Conner introduces the audience to Phil Hendrie, a fucking legend. 6:18 - Conner played Monopoly for the first time in nearly 10 years. 10:45 - Review: “That 90s Show” Season 1 on Netflix Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin...

#378: Chekhov’s Missing Pet ("Smile") 17.02.2023 46:28

Quick Recommendations 1:20 - Conner - PODCAST - Business Wars 3:20 - Dustin - “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall” 4:55 - Kellan - Excited about “The Last of Us” (midway aired, by the time of this release) 7:04 - Review - “Smile” 14:00 - Begin Spoilers Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow...

#377: The DCE-Men-U (“The Menu”, James Gunn’s DC Film Slate Announcement) 10.02.2023 58:31

3:48 - James Gunn reveals the new DC cinematic “Gods & Monsters” slate. 20:11 - Pokemon Puzzle League Giddiness 26:45 - Review - “The Menu” 36:00 - spoilers --- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conne...

#376: The Feckin Hellcats of Inisherin (“The Banshees of Inisherin”, “Wildcat”, “The Pale Blue Eye”, and also “Hellcats” and “Matilda”) 03.02.2023 1:09:08

4:00 - Dustin reviews “Wildcat” 13:46 - SAVE HELLCATS 19:08 - Dustin reviews “The Pale Blue Eye” 31:41 - Surprise Recommendation - “Matilda” (1996) 40:46 - Conner & Dustin Review “The Banshees of Inisherin” ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music...

#375: The Smell of Bacon (Catching Up, Light Recommendations, Current Events, Oscars) 27.01.2023 1:29:49

0:00 - Catch-Up Time! 3:00 - Conner’s Intermittent Fasting. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/intermittent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work 7:15 - How Often Do You Wash Your Hair? https://health.clevelandclinic.org/the-dirty-truth-about-washing-your-hair/ 16:26 - Is MasterClass worth the money? https://www.masterclass.com/ 31:27 - Dustin’s finished playing Sonic...

#374: The Way of Whale (“Avatar: The Way of Water”) with Kellan 20.01.2023 1:12:11

0:00 - a compressed discussion of “Glass Onion”, Ben Shapiro and horrible film criticism. 9:25 - Quick Recommendation - “MeatEater” Season 11 on themeateater.com. The user experience of independent content distribution. 22:30 - Review - “Avatar: The Way of Water”. Why are movies so long? ------------------- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us...

#373: Best Films of 2002 13.01.2023 58:25

0:00 - Quick Recommendation - “The Crown” Season 5 on Netflix 3:45 - Dustin has seen nothing lately to recommend, btw, everything is a disappointment 9:30 - Best of 2002 Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by...

#372: 3 Freaks in a Milk Pool ("Minority Report") 06.01.2023 47:02

0:00 - Favorite Holiday? 16:30 - Scheduling Announcement 18:10 - Quick Recommendation: "The Handmaid’s Tale" Season 5 on Hulu 21:36 - The "Minority Report" Report Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner...

#371: Survival Isn’t Good Enough ("Underwater", "Road to Perdition") 02.01.2023 52:40

•Assuming you could survive without it, would you rather never sleep again or never eat again? •14:28 Underwater •35:52 Road to Perdition

#370: Schrödinger's Rating ("Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery") 30.12.2022 46:12

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- 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

#369: Gangs of New Amsterdam (“Amsterdam”, “Gangs of New York”) 26.12.2022 37:18

We talk about the recently released "Amsterdam", 2002's "Gangs of New York" from Martin Scorsese, and the idea that casting celebrities in your flawed film will result in box office success. Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced...