Middle of the Row

Flashing back to 1998 again, this time to the year's big summer blockbuster Armageddon! We all enjoyed the rewatch, but I don't know if we are all recommending you dive back in. Either way, we had a lot of fun talking about this one and might have proclaimed it to have the greatest line in movie history. So flashback with us and see how far Michael Bay has come in 20 years; or hasn't? Download. Li...

Welcome to another episode of Middle of the Row: The Podcast! This week, Lauren, Ben and Jon discuss A Quiet Place and they all really love it! As for me, let's just say I wish I could have been on this episode. I would have provided a nice counter to the discussion, as I thought this movie was not good, and actively got worse with the runtime. Maybe there will be room for me to have my say on the...

Part 2 of our first foray into discussing Steven Spielberg! We split the episode into two parts, the second one here focusing on the new release, Ready Player One! If you missed our episode on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, you can find that in your podcast feed or on the site! I didn't enjoy Ready Player One, but I'm kind of alone on this one. Check out our discussion for mor...

Our first pod discussing the Bearded One, Steven Spielberg! (Those other bums didn't want to watch The Post!) We split the episode into two parts, the first one here focusing on the flashback to 2008, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! A movie I still love, but most others don't. I think we cover a lot of good discussion here and give the film a fair chance from both sides of the...

Episode 2 of Middle of the Dial! This episode has Jon talking to Chris Dudley. Chris is in the band Underoath and is a big fan of A24 movies. I'm sure there is more to him beyond that, so take a listen and find out! Download! Listen! Enjoy! @midlleofrow #nothe

Pacific Rim: Uprising is a sequel many people didn't think would ever happen, but I think the three of us (No Lauren this week) appreciate what we got. There is a lot to discuss with the approach between the two films, but if you are coming just for the giant robots, like Ben, then you will be more than satisfied. 01:40 Thoughts on Pacific Rim OG 08:25 Pacific Rim: Uprising Non-Spoiler 13:10 Attac...

Tomb Raider is the latest video game to attempt to make the leap to the big screen, well, I guess, for a second time, as this is a reboot of a reboot. And the film certainly clears the low bar set for the genre for some of us, but maybe not all. Either way, Alicia Vikander is great! Give it a listen, download, enjoy. 00:00 A Very Long Into To “Laura” Croft 05:00 History With The Tomb Raider Games...

We have another double feature this week on the podcast! The Strangers is our flashback, to 2008 and we pair it with the sequel released ten years later, The Strangers: Prey At Night. We don't all agree on these films, but we have a really great conversation about them and the horror genre in general. Listen, download and enjoy! 01:00 Why The Strangers, Ben? 03:50 General Thoughts on Both Films 13...

This week we flash back to 1998 again, to look at the romantic comedy classic You've Got Mail! Jon picked this one, but what did everyone else think of this Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks vehicle? Listen to the pod to find out! 00:30 Jon Tell’s Us Why He’s Got Mail 10:45 Everyone Else Chimes In 24:00 Hitch and Lies 30:00 Why Not More Funny Hanks? 36:00 Border or Barnes & Noble 40:00 Other Similar Romantic...

Zac already called Annihilation an instant classic (http://middleofrow.com/2018/02/26/film-review-annihilation/), but how does the rest of the Middle of the Row team feel about it? Find out below and take a listen to our discussion of the film! 01:00 Alex Garland Pre-Annihilation Work 07:00 Annihilation Non-Spoilers 17:00 Sci-Fi Touchstones in Annihilation 24:30 Annihilation Spoilers @middleofrow...

This week's episode of Middle of the Row: The Podcast takes a look at the latest entry into the MCU, Black Panther! We have a lot of agreement in this episode and a bit of MCU discussion as a whole dropped in throughout. So, listen, and enjoy! 0:00:50 Black Panther MCU Origins & Vibranium Talk 0:05:25 Black Panther Spoiler Free Thoughts 0:22:45 Black Panther Spoilers 1:04:15 MCU Villains and M...

Welcome to Middle of the Dial! A new music show on the Middle of the Row: The Podcast feed. We talk about music every now and then on the main podcast, but I’ve (Jon) created this show to focus solely on music related content; including news, song features, and interviews. So if you are a music aficionado, or even if you only found out after he died that Michael Jackson sang “Thriller”, I hope you...

This week's episode of Middle of the Row: The Podcast flashes back to 1998 for Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight. Clooney and Lopez shine in this fun and sexy crime comedy, but does the romance land? We discuss 20 years later with the whole crew back for the pod. Enjoy! 00:00 Out Of Sight (Full Spoilers) 40:00 John Talks Cloverfield Paradox 41:30 Nobody Drinks But John 43:00 First R-Rated Movies @m...

It’s another podcast, this time focusing on Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, Phantom Thread. This episode is just Zac and Grant (making his podcast debut) discussing PTA’s latest, since nobody else is interested in seeing the new movie from one of our greatest living directors! Enjoy, and know we get into spoilers pretty quick on this one. 00:00 Some General PTA Talk 03:45 There Will Be Blood & No C...

Welcome to our first double feature on Middle of the Row: The Podcast! With the new format we will occasionally do a flashback with a current release and our first entry is a deep dive into the first and latest entries in the Cloverfield franchise. My review of The Cloverfield Paradox is already up on the site (here), but I get into it with two of the podcast crew (Jon was out) before talking abou...

Hello and welcome back to Middle of the Row: The Podcast! We took a short hiatus to recalibrate our engines and outlook for the podcast and are coming back at you a little different. We are still going to be reviewing the big new releases, but we are going to also sprinkle in some Flashback episodes into the feed; specifically the years 2008 and 1998, Ten and Twenty years into the past. So without...

This is the podcast's inaugural year in review episode, of sorts, where each of us picks one thing to throw into the time capsule for 2017. We didn't tell each other before hand and were able to have some nice conversations, besides us just throwing around monologues. Enjoy, and keep listening in 2018. 3:30 Jon: Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights 11:20 Ben: Horizon: Zero Dawn 21:00 Zac: Legend of...

We go all in on a full episode on Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi! We reflect on our feelings on the Star Wars Saga on a whole, briefly talk The Last Jedi without spoilers and then get into all the details for the majority of the podcast. 00:30 Thoughts on the Star Wars Saga 09:45 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 17:00 Spoilers of The Last Jedi

Welcome to Three Films In, a new podcast from Middle of the Row. In this new bonus podcast, Three Films In, we will focus on the first three entries in a director's filmography, analyzing one film per episode. Our inaugural episodes will focus on the films of Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, with the second entry being on his second film; The Brothers Bloom! So go w...

Welcome to Three Films In, a new podcast from Middle of the Row. In this new bonus podcast, Three Films In, we will focus on the first three entries in a director's filmography, analyzing one film per episode. Our inaugural episodes will focus on the films of Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, with the third entry being on his third film; Looper! So go watch Looper, a...

Welcome to Three Films In, a new podcast from Middle of the Row. In this new bonus podcast, Three Films In, we will focus on the first three entries in a director's filmography, analyzing one film per episode. Our inaugural episodes will focus on the films of Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, with the first entry being on his first film; Brick! So go watch Brick, as...

00:00 Changing the Format for a Review Only Episode 01:50 The Disaster Artist 14:50 The Disaster Artist Spoilers 29:00 Next Week...Three Films In: Rian Johnson for The Last Jedi Prep

00:30 Lego Batman: The Movie, Beach Slang, Julian Baker (Again) 02:30 Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Horizon Zero Dawn DLC 05:25 Runaways 08:25 Assassin's Creed: Origins 12:30 Weirdness Because Jon Forgot To Record! 13:10 Alias Grace, Toast of London, Godless 20:45 Coco 25:00 Jon Mulls The Frozen Olaf Short 29:15 Back to Coco 42:20 Spoilers for Coco 56:15 The State of Animation, A Brief Wonder Wom...

01:00 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 07:35 Star Wars Battlefront II 11:50 The Punisher on Netflix & Vice Principals 14:45 Future Man 19:30 Happy Endings, The Walking Dead, Majority 54, Julian Baker’s Turn Out the Lights 26:46 Mudbound, Super Mario Odyssey, Again (End Game Challenge) 34:10 Doomsday Clock 36:10 Justice League Review 48:15 Justice League Spoilers #nothe

00:45 Villainess, Blade of the Immortal, Telltale Guardians of the Galaxy, Pitch Perfects, Magic Mike 6:30 Her 14:45 Purge: Election Year 20:40 A Dark Song 23:50 The Square, 28:00 Vin Diesel On Stilts, Then Back To The Square 29:15 Lady Bird 31:30 Murder on the Orient Express 42:45 Spoilers