Mark The Poet - The Podcast

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

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite episodes from one of his favourite TV shows: "Dexter" - Season 1, Episode 3: "Popping Cherry". And Mark talks about the upcoming revival series "Dexter: New Blood" and what and who he is looking forward to seeing return in the new limited series coming November 7, 2021. *Potential Spoilers Within*

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1993 American romantic crime film "True Romance" directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. The film stars Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, and James Gandolfini. The story of the film revolves around newlyweds Clarence (played by Christian Slater...

In this episode Mark does a spoiler review of the latest episode of the animated Disney+ TV series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" - Episode #13: "Infested".

In this episode Mark talks about the 2013 dystopian action-thriller film "The Purge" written and directed by James DeMonaco. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder as members of a wealthy family who find themselves endangered by a gang of murderers during the annual Purge, a night during which all crime, including murder, is temporarily legal.

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2018 American biographical drama film "First Man" directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Based on the 2005 book "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong" by James R. Hansen, the film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán H...

In this episode Mark talks about two of the latest episodes of the animated "Star Wars" Disney+ TV series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" - Episodes 11 & 12: "Devil's Deal" & "Rescue on Ryloth".

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite episodes from the "Star Trek" TV series "Star Trek: Voyager" - Season 3, Episode 23: "Distant Episode". The premise of the episode involves a scientist of the Voth race, who discovers the human remains of a crewman of the USS Voyager left behind on an alien planet, who concludes that his race shares a similar genetic pattern to humanity and may...

In this episode Mark does a spoiler review of the season finale episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ TV series "Loki" - Season 1, Episode 6: "For All Time. Always".