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Erin and I watched and reviewed Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones on Christmas night, 2019 (which seems like seven million years ago).  Don’t forget to listen to the bonus commentary! Show notes: -My intro to the intro -Coronavirus -Merry Christmas -This is Erin’s first time watching Episode II (that she remembers) -Episode I recap -Our Star Wars histories   Review -What did we think? -W...

I review season two and if I didn’t state that there were spoilers, there would be no mercy.  But I just did, so have mercy. Show notes: -What I thought -The first season -The realm of the ridiculous -The fight  -Karate Kid Part II -Karate Kid Part I and why I loved season one  -The 80s weren’t that cool -What could have been -What I liked -Extra lines and exposition -Melodrama -Upping the stakes...

I analyze this beauty line by line   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com   Show notes: -Prequelle and albums -Tobias Forge -The Black Plague -Living forever -Highlander -He Never Died -M...

By special request, here is my review of Lady Gaga performing Million Reasons on the Howard Stern Show.   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     Show notes: -Gaga and Howard introducing...

A half hour after the movie ended, I started recording. Spoilers are ahead!  -Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     Show notes: -My unease   -Quick The Force Awakens review   -Quick Th...

Not having a spoiler alert would be no laughing matter.    Show notes:   -Apologies for the mic handling noises at the very beginning. They subside.   -The tone    -Joaquin Phoenix   -The pace   -Mental illness   -USA Today  article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/10/23/what-joker-movie-gets-right-wrong-about-mental-illness-violence/3978028002/   -Link between mental ill...

For my third time watching the trailer, I figured I’d do a commentary over it followed by a bunch of speculation until the big day. Show notes: -Rey running -How the movie looks -Special Effects -Palpatine and what I think -Threepio -Wooo! -Lando -Horses -Leia -Blue logo -I’m being cynical -My speculation on C-3PO -Artoo -My Palpatine prediction -Superman -Red eyes -Roll of Leia -Luke -My hopes -H...

Once Upon A Time, I reviewed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Spoilers are ahead.   Show notes: -Why it’s called Once Upon a Time Hollywood -The ending -The beginning and the pacing -Waiting for the ending -The acting -The message of the movie -Tarantino and Hollywood -The soundtrack -The directing -The dialogue -The story -Once Upon a Time it’s moment in history -The Manson cult -Cliff Booth and Ro...

You won’t be burnin’ out this fuse up here alone but you will hear spoilers.   Show notes: -I said “folks”? -Why I like movies and music -Elton’s music -Why music is great -Tarin Egerton -Portrayal of a person with substance abuse disorder -What Elton wanted -My favorite scene -Biopics -My criticism -I’m Still Standing? -My Rocketman movie theater experience -Finding out who he is and what he want...

I review the movie Yesterday. Spoilers will be present in this and any alternate universe. Show notes: -The movie was good until . . . -What the movie didn’t address -What I would have liked to see -The ending -What the movie might be saying -The actual Beatles -The first three quarters -Ed Sheehan -What I wanted the movie to say -Back to the ending -The other two -Motivations -Danny Boyle -Trains...

Spoilers for “The Iron Throne” are coming at you faster than the backlash. -Cersei and Jamie -Closure -The negotiation -Dany -Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith -Bran -The books -Dany and Jon -Sansa -Arya -Tyrion -Bronn -Podrick -Brienne -Edmure -Sweet Robin -The Game of Thrones model -How it wrapped up -The prequels -Changing television -Song of Ice and Fire -Reading other books -My wishes -...

I review “The Bells”, the penultimate episode of the final season of Game of Thrones. Spoilers are ringa ding dinging. Show notes: -Imagery -Chaos -Dany -Gray area -Loyalty -Clegane Bowl -Next episode -This week -My hopes for the new shows -Diversity in the show versus the books -The Martells and the Sand Snakes storyline -The show overall -The new books -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampod...

On an early (very early) Sunday morning, I saw Avengers: Endgame. My sleep deprived spoiler filled review is ahead. Show notes: -My movie going experience -What time on a Sunday???? -What I thought -Like old friends -Iron Man -Captain America -My pet peeve -Storyline and characters -Why these movies are popular -Robert Downey Jr. -Wouldn’t it be great . . . -Black Widow -Gomorrah -We -What I thoug...

I recorded this podcast right after watching the Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of Skywalker trailer. Erin watched it about a week later and our reactions were a bit different. I have seen the Star Wars movies about a billion times and have read a bunch of the books. Erin has seen Episodes I, Rouge One, and IV-VIII once but has heard me talk about Star Wars for years. Show notes: Mike’s take: -The vis...

Spoilers for the season finale as well as the comic are ahead! Show notes: -Return of the Living Dead -An icicle! -What I thought -Cliffhanger? -Judith -Negan -The snow -My Walking Dead hope -Planting seeds -Ezekiel, Darryl, and Carol -The Whisperers -Alpha -This season overall -Reading the reviews -This show will keep going -Seeing zombie movies as a kid -The Girl With All the Gifts -Glenn Close...

I review The Walking Dead’s “The Calm Before” (S9:E15) and spoilers for the show AND THE COMIC are revealed. Show notes: -How I watched this episode -Past episodes of The Walking Dead -When TWD “Jumped the Shark” -Intriguing characters -Ezekiel in the book vs. the show -Jesus in the book vs. the show -A friend semi-spoiled the show -The ending of this episode in the book -Brett Butler -The Highway...

Spoilers for the show and comic are ahead. -What I thought -What didn’t make sense -Judith -Writing for kids -Jesus -Tara -The dialogue -Luke and Alden -Lydia -Daryl -The Whisperers -The beginning of season nine -The walker kills -Negan and Judith -The episode overall -My hopes -Pet peeves Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast   Apple Podcasts https:...

I review Captain Marvel so hopefully you marvel at my review and think it's marvelous. Show notes: -The story -What makes Captain Marvel special -The writing -The new normal and future -If I were . . . -Luke Skywalker -The story of Carol Danvers -Subtlety -The humor -Nick Fury -The 90s -The 80s -Superhero movies -The next Avengers -The flooding of review sites -The movie and the message -Heroes an...

It’s my first and Steve’s second time (or maybe third, fourth, fifth????) watching this heady Netflix experience.  So you gotta get up, out, and home before the spoilers come (and they come fast — huhuhuhuh). Show notes: -Was this the last episode? -The point? -Ambiguity -Steve’s multiple watching experiences -If one of our friends was acting like Nadia -Lorena -Ruth -The moral -New York! -Steve a...

I review the sci-fi/horror movie starring Natalie Portman and directed by Alex Garland.  Does it shimmer or fade away? Spoilers are ahead. Show notes: -Not the best movie to watch at 3am -What I thought -Elements of other movies -The ending -The effects and sound -Alex Garland -The acting and characters -If the movie was made five years ago . . . -The best parts of Under the Skin and Enter the Voi...

This was Erin’s first experience with Bandersnatch and my second.  Erin was in control and I announced her choices.  You’ll hear our commentary/reaction first and then our review. I may have forgotten to tell Erin how to use my remote at the beginning. You may also hear Erin’s obsession with mustard yellow. Will Mike and Erin reveal spoilers? -Yes- -Fuck Yeah-   Show notes: -Our commentary and Eri...

I review and discuss Friends From College season two. Spoilers are ahead. Show highlights: -Maybe I’m bitter . . . -Friends flashbacks -What’s good about the show -What’s bad about it -How does Marianne afford her place? -Ethan’s apartment -In a materialistic sense -What makes Manhattan so great -The characters -Improv -The soundtrack -Radiohead’s High and Dry -I will finally get the characters na...

Not the crustacean but the movie starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. There are spoilers.  I would be a hawk. Show notes: -The trailer vs. the movie -Something about this movie . . . -The overall message -The actions of the characters -The message of the movie vs. the execution -The ending -My wish -A recommendation with a warning -The good parts -What I thought -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter...

The great Erin and I watch Nosedive and strive for five.  The fact that I’m giving a spoiler warning must be cause for a high rating.   Show notes: -What did we think? -Would we want to live in this world -Social media persona vs. real life -Being genuine -The dust -The truck driver -The brother -The acting -Working retail -Genuine versus fake -Nosedive compared to other Black Mirror episodes -Cha...

This is Erin’s first and my second time watching the Black Mirror fave, San Junipero. We made spoilers a place on this podcast. Stay tuned for our commentary   -So this is Christmas -The 80s -What did we think? -The message -The look -The weather -Erin’s choice -The commentary -Erin’s yawn -Commentary -Plugs! Follow Erin on Twitter @ erunuevo Follow me on: Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast F...