Mark The Poet - The Podcast

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1986 teen comedy film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Mathew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who skips school for a day in Chicago, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck.

In this episode Mark talks about the 2004 American neo-noir thriller film "Collateral" directed by Michael Mann and starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, and Bruce McGill. The story of the film centres around Max (played by Jamie Foxx), a cab driver in Los Angeles, and Vincent (Tom Cruise), a customer/hitman who offers Max a high fare for dri...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2015 biographical drama film "Steve Jobs" directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. And Mark also reflects upon the lasting legacy of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

In this episode Mark does a review of the sixth and final season of one of his favourite TV series, "Lucifer", which recently premiered and concluded on Netflix, starring Tom Ellis and Lauren German. And Mark also talks about what he enjoyed about the series as a whole, the cast, the characters, and whether the series ended in a satisfying way. *Spoilers within*

In this episode Mark does a review of the 2021 American action thriller film "Nobody" directed by Ilya Naishuller and written by Derek Kolstad. The film stars Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a bored family man, who, after he and his family are robbed during a home invasion, finds himself returning to traits of his clandestine former life and enacting vengeance upon a Russian mobster. The film also...

In this episode Mark gives his reaction to the first trailer for the highly anticipated upcoming film and fourth installment in "The Matrix" film series: "The Matrix Resurrections". And Mark talks about what "The Matrix" films mean to him and how they have influenced him.

In this episode Mark recites four of his most recent poems: "Same Language", "Why?", "The Runners and Riders", "Hello/Goodbye", and gives some personal insights into the inspiration for them.

In this episode Mark wishes a very happy birthday to his favourite television series and film franchise: 'Star Trek', created by Gene Roddenberry, which premiered on the U.S. television station NBC on September 8, 1966, which has boldly grown to become a cultural phenomenon all around the world. Mark talks about what "Star Trek" means to him and what it is about the franchise that has kept him a f...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2002 American superhero film "Spider-man" directed by Sam Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire as Spider-man/Peter Parker, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin/Norman Osborn, Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben, and Rosemary Harris as Aunt May.

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2021 American horror film "A Quiet Place, Part II", the sequel to the 2018 film "A Quiet Place". The was written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski, who also appears in a flashback scene. The story continues to follow the Abbott as they attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by extraterrestrial creatures who...

In this episode Mark talks about the first teaser trailer released for the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Spider-man: No Way Home" starring Tom Holland as Spider-man/Peter Parker and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange and Mark speculates about what the storyline of the film might be, based upon the storylines from Marvel Comics.

In this episode Mark does a review of the first season of the American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series "Parks and Recreation" and he talks about the actors, the characters, and the things about the series that he loves.

In this episode Mark recounts watching a scene being filmed from "Mission: Impossible 7", which is due to be released in 2022, which was being filmed in the Birmingham Bullring/Grand Central train-station in Birmingham, UK. *Spoilers*

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1989 American teen drama film "Dead Poets Society" written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter Weir, and starring Robin Williams. And Mark also talks about what poetry means to him and how blessed he feels to be a poet and an author of poetry.

In this episode Mark talks about the recent announcement of a TV adaptation of one of Mark's films, "Field of Dreams" (1989) directed by Phil Alden Robinson - which itself was an motion picture adaptation of W.P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe". The story of "Field of Dreams" is about a farmer in Iowa who builds a baseball field in in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, inc...

In this episode Mark does a review of the first episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ television series: "What if...?" - Episode #1: "What if... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger".

In this episode Mark talks about episodes 14, 15 and 16 - the penultimate episodes of Season One - of the animated Disney+ television series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch". *Spoilers*

In this episode Mark talks about the 2021 film "Jolt" directed by Tanya Wexler and starring Kate Beckinsale, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, Stanley Tucci, and Jai Courtney. The story of film centres around Lindy Lewis (played by Kate Beckinsale), a young woman afflicted with the intermittent explosive disorder - which causes her to react with violent rage at the slightest transgression - who finds...

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the first episode of "Mark The Poet - The Podcast", in this episode Mark takes a poetic trip down memory lane and recites eight poems from seven of his books, including his poems: "Back to the Spark", "The Journey", "Through Your Fingers", "Heart to Heart", "Balloons", "Light of your life", "Words Enough and Time", "Memento Vitae". And Mark also reminisces...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1993 American comedy sports drama "Cool Runnings" directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba. The story of the film is loosely based on the true story of the first Jamaican Bobsled Team's debut debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

In this episode Mark talks about "first thoughts" - meaning the first thing that instantly comes to mind when we are asked a particular question, such as: what is your favourite film? What is your favourite book? And Mark talks about why it is also important to sometimes revisit certain things because as we live our lives our perspective on certain things can change in unforeseen ways.

In this episode Mark talks about about life, death, meaning, and why it is important to talk to people - because nobody lives in a vacuum and sometimes everybody needs someone to give them a reason to carry on, especially when things can come to seem unbearable. There is always hope. No one is ever truly alone.

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2012 American revisionist Western film "Django Unchained" written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson.

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite film writers and directors: "Quentin Tarantino" - whose films he is currently in the process of rewatching the films of.

In the first episode of "Season 3" of The Mark Hastings Experience podcast Mark talks about writing, his writing process, and he recites his new poem "For the love of it". Check out Mark's poem "For the love of it" @ http://MarkThePoet. Me