Overthinking Movies

A carnival with a convenient Satan-themed dark ride beckons the little Hell spawn critters known as the Ghoulies back for a second outing. Host Brandon and co-host Zach cash their tickets for a ride on another B movie romp and pray this cart doesn't fly into the air and explode as only something in a movie can.

Can a 56 year old science fiction novel be adapted into a compelling modern movie? Which version adapted it better? But more importantly which version has the best sand worms!? Let's find out!

Host Brandon and co-host Alex tackle the sequel to the soft reboot from 2018 that was in itself a sequel to the one from 1978 but ignores all the ones that came after it. What's there to not understand?   ...But mostly it's another movie where Michael Myers yet again pays unwelcome house visits to the residents of Haddonfield. That being said, just like Halloween (2018) this one has a lot of...

We begin Halloween by going right down the toilet (literally) with the start to the strange horror-comedy franchise Ghoulies. The 80s were packed with little creature films after the success of Gremlins, but what if I were tell you Ghoulies very nearly came first? Is a better film than Gremlins? Okay lets not go crazy here, but is it at least a good time? Can a little budget with heart create a wo...

"Let there be Carnage" "There will be Carnage" and many other versions of that line are said a few too many times by Woody Harrelson in this movie. Was there truly Carnage? How much Carnage? And by what capacity do we measure Carnage? There's only one way to find out! ...And I mean it, this movie only came out in theaters. Was it worth the trip? My co-host Alex Ulaky and I hope so!

Instead of a superhero, he's an anti-hero! That's different enough...right? Wait, there's a ton of those in movies too? Well either way Venom is a cool character and could make for a compelling lead, so does Venom meet that potential? Well this is a Sony picture so that's usually a bad sign...but you might be surprised. Co-host Alex Ulaky joins me to discuss a comic book movie made back in the old...

What happens when three pretentious film students get lost in the woods? Film history, that's what! The Blair Witch Project and its two sequels each represent different ways a movie can play around with trying to make you believe it is real in as much the marketing as the films themselves. Some work, most don't, but it's certainly a fascinating franchise of fakery. Do they hold up despite being re...

THE Suicide Squad proves that movies do deserve a second chance...even less than half a decade later. Seriously, Spider-Man: Homecoming was like only a few years after Amazing Spider-Man 2. Are we getting to the point where when a movie is bad, we'll just get a good version the next year? Send movie suggestions and topic suggestions to overthinkingmoviespodcast@gmail.com .

With 90s nostalgia being in, it was only a matter of time for the return of Space Jam, one of the most 90s movies of all time. My overthinking co-host Zach Yetter and I adored it when we were kids, so we decided to revisit it in anticipation for this sequel...reboot...thing. How well does Space Jam hold up? How does the new film compare? Let's find out!

Another quick review of a new release, the latest entry in The Conjuring series and Conjuring cinematic universe . What suburban family are Ed and Lorraine putting crosses on the heads of this time? Is this paranormal investigation worth getting nightmares over? Let's find out. Overthinking Movies can be found on: GoldHitsWKVA.com, Star967.com, and WCHX1055.com by clicking on the podcast tap. As w...

On a spur of a moment decision, host Brandon Hain and co-host Zach Yetter decided they were going to check out the recently opened Midway Drive-in. Despite having no expectations or strong interest in the movies playing, they were both surprised with how they turned out. This is the first installment covering movies at the Midway Drive-in, and there maybe more to come! Suggestions for movies or to...

Do movies deserve a second chance? Zack Snyder's Justice League seeks to answer this question by turning 2017's Justice League into a 4 hour long director's cut of mostly newly shoot footage. Being now the longest superhero film ever made, is that backed up by its improvements? Or does it collapse under the weight of its already ingrained flaws? Lets find out! Suggestions for movies or topics can...

There are some spoilers in this one. Another quick review of the new Netflix animated film The Mitchells vs the Machines , which is not based off anything or a part of some big franchise, which is very refreshing. Next up: ??? (You can send suggestions to OverthinkingMoviesPodcast@gmail.com) Overthinking Movies can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, pretty much anywhere podcasts can be found.

Co-host Alex Ulaky and host Brandon Hain discuss a classic film that has actually earned the right to be called a classic; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. This 40s epic directed by John Huston stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston (the director's father), and Tim Holt as aspiring prospectors that go searching for gold in the Mexican wilderness. What follows is a morality tale of how human nature...

We begin with no spoilers, and then give a warning when we transition into them. Host Brandon Hain and co-host Zach Yetter discuss the newest video game-to-film adaptation, Mortal Kombat , and see how it stacks up to the legacy of movies based on games. Many comparisons are made between it and the original 90s movies, as well as plenty of hot takes. Next up: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

GET OVER HERE...but not literally because social distancing, but join co-host Zach Yetter and host Brandon Hain as they cover the original 1990s Mortal Kombat movies in anticipation for its reboot. A PG-13 movie based off a game with very R rated content? That shouldn't work right?...You might be surprised. Next Episode: Mortal Kombat (2021)

I just had to know. Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 musical comedy based on the comics and Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name. It was made by Pennsylvania-born writing and directing team Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, and stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson as the Pussycats, with Alan Cumming, and Parker Posey as our villains. It also has government conspiracies, parodi...

We start off with no spoilers, then transition into dissecting the entire story. After a month and a half of covering the storied history of these two literal cinema giants, host Brandon Hain and co-host Alex Ulaky judge how Godzilla vs Kong stacks up on its own, as well as in comparison to the 1960s original. For those of you that have followed the podcast so far, thank you so much, and I hope to...

Godzilla vs Kong is finally here! Co-host Alex Ulaky and host Brandon Hain take a very long journey through the movies leading up to it, finding surprises both good and bad, in this mega-long episode of Overthinking Movies. Covered in this episode: Kong: Skull Island (2017) Godzilla (2014) Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019) Notes: I say Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom a few times in the King of th...

It's a remake of King Kong set in the modern era!......of the 1970s! Closing in on the end of The Road to Godzilla vs Kong, Host Brandon Hain and Co-Host Alex Ulaky check out the lesser know King Kong adaptation to understand why it is not talked about as much anymore, and how it holds up. They go through every major story beat, comparing it to both King Kong (1933) and King Kong (2005), creating...

After Tom & Jerry: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory , Tom & Jerry: The Wizard of Oz , Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz (Yes that's a thing), and other remakes of classic movies with Tom & Jerry jammed into them, Tom & Jerry now have their own movie!....Again! Host Brandon Hain and co-host Zach Yetter watched it, and attempt to answer questions like "...Why is Tom singing in Auto-...

The final weeks to Godzilla vs Kong are closing in, and thus we have another big monster bash. Ghidorah: The Three-Head Monster , is a 1964 crossover movie where Godzilla for the first time, teams up with other monsters to fight a bigger monster. Also there are alien women from Venus and a made up country of people that wear 1500s attire despite being 1964. Host Brandon Hain and co-host Alex Ulaky...

Yes it exists...kind of. We Can Be Heroes is a 2020 Netflix film that happens to have Sharkboy and Lavagirl in it, and also contains references to it...yet the director says it is not connected. That doesn't stop host Brandon Hain and co-host Zach Yetter from tirelessly comparing them though! Join them as they examine another movie made for 7 year olds, about a group of equally young super heroes...

So if you took a ship to a dangerous island that murdered most of your crew, and you survived, would you go back if you were told there was treasure there? ....Hm? What do you mean no? Well Carl Denim disagrees with you, because Carl Denim is not like other people. Plus King Kong made a lot of money and they wanted a sequel. Back on the Road to Godzilla vs Kong, co-host Alex Ulaky joins host Brand...

Dream dream dream dream dream dream. Host Brandon Hain is joined by his friend and co-host Zach Yetter to dig up a strange piece of 2000s nostalgia, 2005's The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Things both surprising and unsurprising abound in this strange kids movie about dreams, imagination, parental divorce, giant cookies, and sharks that act like dolphins. Coming up next time: Son of Kong (...