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This is a podcast about Virgil, Texas. Wait no, that's the movie! Brendan from City of Supers is back, and we're talking (heads) about True Stories (1986).A meditative view of small-town Americana, and also a little bit it looks like a Glaucoma test. Where to find City of Supers: Twitter: @cityofsuperspod Instagram: @cityofsupers Available on all fine podcasting platforms Where to find Brendan: Tw...

I've brought you, a gift! It's a podcast, with special guest JM8 all about Labyrinth (1986)! As someone who named their cat after David Bowie, I meet my match in a guest with a dog named after a character from Labyrinth (1986), but our analysis doesn't stop with pet names! We explore the twisting tale of magic, mischief, and growing up on this episode of Moviestruck! Where to find JM8 and Ludo: Tw...

Content Warning: Comedic Sexual Innuendo, Raunchiness Unpleasant dreams listeners! On this episode podcast host Matty is here to share a love of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and all the spooky, goofy bits that go with it! We unpack small-town horror, the campiness of being goth, and backdoor pilot a holiday special! Also I say in the episode this one was gonna come out in June, turns out, I...

Happy Father's Day from Moviestruck! My Dad is back and we're talking The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)! While a comedy, we discovered this movie was also chock-full of fun facts, survival tips, and Kalahari trivia.   The Patron Drive is back! If you're not already and you want to support the show, or help make Sophia have to watch Bionicle 3 or Madame Web , head on over to Patreon and join at any...

Whodunit?! We did! Assuming "it" is Evil Under the Sun (1982) and "we" is Sophia and special guest Dann McDorman, author of West Heart Kill and mystery aficionado! Will we crack the case before the legendary Hercule Poirot? Or will the seaside ambiance keep our eye on the screen and not on the cast of theatrical royalty? The Patron Drive is back! If you're not already and you want to support the s...

Content Warning: Body Horror, Medical Decline, Pregnancy and Childbirth Shyamalanathon comes to a close, aging rapidly into our most recent flick, Old (2021) with special guest Nando v Movies! We learn everyone's jobs and names, and then determine if we could survive the flick. The answer? Well you'll have to listen to find out! Where to find Nando: https://www.nandovmovies.com/ YouTube: https://w...

Content Warning: Suicide Discussion, Blood and Gore If what we think is The Happening (2008), is The Happening (2008), it better not be! By the will of M. Night it is though so we're joined by Brad and Troy from the Not A Bomb podcast to figure out what's happening, in The Happening (2008)! Shyamalanathon continues, today! Where to find Not A Bomb: https://www.notabombpodcast.com/ Twitter: @NotABo...

We keep this M. Night train going just so it can crash right into Unbreakable (2000) with Case Aiken from Another Pass and Men of Steel podcasts! Bruce Willis may have survived a series of traumatic accidents, but can he withstand our scrutiny? Shyamalanathon charges ahead! Where to find Case: Another Pass Podcast: https://www.certainpov.com/another-pass-podcast Men of Steel Podcast: https://www.c...

Shyamalanathon is nigh! We're kicking off a month of bonus episodes and all things M. Night with The Last Airbender (2010) with returning bad movie fan Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions. We spend far, far too long trying to land on one reason this movie is bad, and spoiler alert, we fail. Listen along as two long-time ATLA fans inflict adaptation on themselves! Where to find Red: Overly Sarcas...

Content Warning: Suicide Mention Whatever you do, if townspeople seem a little scared of an abandoned temple, DON'T SPEND THE NIGHT THERE! Oh well, if that isn't enough of a warning maybe this episode on A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) with the authors of The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies , Rick Baker and Ken Miller, will impart the warning better! We unpack this classic of Hong Kong cinema...

Content Warning: Sexual Innuendo, Murderous Hats Are you talking...to a napkin? Well I'm not! I'm talking to talking-napkin-film writer and co-director Nick Roth about his upcoming film Hanky Panky (2024)! Join the conversation to learn all about this zany, spooky, and at times absurd horror-comedy, and all the fun behind-the-scenes stories Nick has to share. Where to find (and watch!) Hanky Panky...

Uhhh did you guys see what happened to that Gorilla baby? Ehhh don't dwell on it, we gotta talk about Tarzan (1999) with Case from Another Pass and Men of Steel! We swing into a Disney classic and our own personal movie biases to unpack everything from serial adaptation techniques and the 2010s era headcannons this movie shaped. Where to find Case: Another Pass Podcast: https://www.certainpov.com/...

Content Warning: Sexual Metaphor *Hacker voice* We're in! I'm joined this week by Jessie Gender as we take a lil surf through the interwebs back to the age of Hackers (1995). Write in your hacker name, and buckle up for an episode full of fascinating analysis and spinning phone booths! Where to find Jessie: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Nebula: https://nebula.tv/jessiegender Patr...

Gather your company and hire your burglers! Or, wait, do that two minutes ago, cause we're talking about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) with Tim Hickson aka Hello Future Me. We try and fix this movie, and in the process, become even more upset with the frequency of Alfred. Where to find Tim: Writing, Worldbuilding, and More: https://linktr.ee/timhickson YouTube: https://www.youtu...

Enter Las Vegas and gather the team, we're heisting Ocean's Eleven (2001) with Amanda and Julia from Join the Party and Spirits! We cover everything from the fallibility of cell phones to just how much you ought to hide from your crew. Plus, stick around for a special announcement from the Multitude Podcast team! Where to find Amanda and Julia: The Rolling Bones Tour: https://multitude.productions...

We have to enter WHAT?! Heather of Calluna reviews is back and we're talking Miss Congeniality (2000) and all its early 200s girlboss energy. PLEASE let Sandra Bullock eat! Where to find Calluna: Twitter: @CallunaReviews Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calluna YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallunaReviews Contact the Pod moviestruckpod@gmail.com www.moviestruck.transistor.fm Patreon: https://w...

Where we dropping listeners! Log on and tune in to a discussion of Free Guy (2021) with YouTuber Dominic Noble. We have two very different opinions of this movie and as a result this is a very thorough episode and Sophia's official audition to claim the title "Gamer"! Where to find Dom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDom Twitter: @Dominic_Noble Contact the Pod moviestruckpod@gmail.com www.mo...

We're the podcast of the future! Jump in the time machine with Sophia and Noir as they revisit a 2000s animated classic, Meet the Robinsons (2007)! There is a surprising amount of Tom Selleck in this film. Where to find Noir: Twitter: @NoirGalaxies BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social Rolling with Difficulty Contact the Pod moviestruckpod@gmail.com www.moviestruck.transistor.fm Patreon: https://www....

Do you podcast? Yes? Good for you. I'm joined by OSP Blue as we shamelessly defend forgotten classic, The Pink Panther (2006), and bumble our way through some perfectly timed comedy. Where to find Blue: Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel The OSPod: https://overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/ Twitter: @OSPyoutube Contact the Pod moviestruckpo...

Wait...what's that? In the grass? It's Elias of Native Media Theory, and he's here to talk Prey (2022)! We find the franchise callbacks, Indigenous details, and cool as heck improvised returning axes this latest Predator entry has to offer! Where to find Elias YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nativemediatheory Instagram: @nativemediatheory Contact the Pod moviestruckpod@gmail.com www.moviestruck....

Let's do this one more time! I'm joined by streamer and TTRPGer Wally to talk Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)! Disclaimer, there was no physical way to namedrop every easter egg in this movie. Please be cool about it.   Where to find Wally https://linktr.ee/stuckinspace Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wally_in_space Twitter: @walpoleinspace Contact the Pod moviestruckpod@gmail.com www.mov...

Content Warning: Nazis are the villains in this movie and we call them as such Who's that! In the realistic rubber mask!? It's Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions, and she's here to talk Lupin III: The First (2019)! We tackle this foray into the extensive Lupin universe with as much clarity and care as the ever clear and concise name "Lupin III: The First"   Moviestruck would like to acknowledge...

Content Warning: Brief Nazi/Holocaust Discussion Take a stiff upper lip and ring the bell, we're taking our tea and talking The Remains of the Day (1993) with author Brian Abrams! Despite Sophia's continued lack of automobile knowledge, we soldier on to striking performances and tight recollections of days gone by.   Moviestruck would like to acknowledge the importance of the actors on strike for...

In the first ever Moviestruck documentary pick, Case Aiken of Another Pass Podcast is here to discuss The Thin Blue Line (1988), and the myriad of perspectives that come with it! Moviestruck would like to acknowledge the importance of the actors on strike for equity in Hollywood. The films on this podcast would not exist without their work, creativity, and dedication, and they deserve to be compen...

Assuming I haven't been replaced by a robot by the time this episode releases, Brendan of City of Supers Pod will be talking Metropolis (1927) with me today on Moviestruck! Moviestruck would like to acknowledge the importance of the writers and actors on strike for equity in Hollywood. The films on this podcast would not exist without their work, creativity, and dedication, and they deserve to be...