Shane Talks

It's Sex Week '99 as Shane looks at three films with various levels of sexual content - all released on the same weekend.  First up is the rom-com "200 Cigarettes" with an all-star cast.  Followed by the drama "The Other Sister".  Finally, Nicholas Cage infiltrates the porn industry while looking into the validity of a snuff film in "8MM".

Shane takes a look at the three films released this week. First up, is the much-hated black comedy “Jawbreaker” which features a cast that Shane loves. Followed by, one of the rare biopics that Shane actually enjoys: “October Sky”. Finally, Shane ends things with the beloved Mike Judge comedy “Office Space”.

Jon Owens joins Shane and Jason this week, so that he can promote his upcoming performance as King Triton in "The Little Mermaid". But, before the guys get to that project; they all take a long trip down memory lane through their four years of high school together and the various stage plays and musicals that Jon was in with either Shane or Jason. There is also lengthy discussions about Jon and Ja...

It's the weekend before Valentine's Day - this year and in 1999 - and we have three films to discuss that were released right before the holiday. First up is the kid's film "My Favorite Martian", second is the teen rom-com "Blast from the Past", and finally Shane talks a lot about the first Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, "Message in a Bottle".

Jason kicks Shane off the show again, so that he can bring on passionate group of people who love musical movies.  Joining Jason this week is Samantha Northart, Chris Schneider, and Chris Meek.  The group talks about their favorite film adaptations, the films that got it wrong, and the results of voting on the Facebook Community Poll.   Each of our guests this week also had their ow...

This week, Shane takes a look two completely different films that were both released on February 5th, 1999.  First up is the Sarah Michelle Gellar led romantic-comedy that just goes too far trying to be magical.  Shane looks at the cast and what doesn't work in the film.  Then, Shane discusses his enjoyment of the Pre-"John Wick" revenge thriller "Payback" and the all-star cast of t...

Shane wraps up the January releases with one of his favorite teen rom-coms: "She's All That".  Shane tells some stories abut employee screenings, and then dives into discussing the massive cast of teenagers who make up this special film.  Shane wraps up the episode talking about the soundtrack to the film.

Shane and Jason welcome their first guest of 2022 to the podcast: Micah Scott Winters. Micah wrote the music for the intro video that now runs before every episode of the show. The guys reminisce about their times working together on the GemInI Films projects, they also discuss Micah's old band Rebuilt, as well as his inspirations of writing music. Finally, Micah takes the shortened Horowitz Quest...

This week, Shane takes a look at what he considers the worst week of 1999 releases. Shane explains that Hollywood tends to dump bad films at the beginning of a year, and then Shane transitions into discussing the book Best. Movie. Year. Ever. by Brian Raftery, then he goes into his thoughts on the Sharon Stone film "Gloria" and the British Comedy-Drama  "Still Crazy".

Shane and Jason take a look at the community question that Jason posted in the Facebook Group, where he asks people which films they believed should have never had any sequels made. The guys look at a list created by the community, and discuss their feelings on those films and their franchises.

In this first episode of a new miniseries of podcasts, Shane M. White looks back weekly at the films that were released in 1999.  This week, Shane takes quick looks at the releases of "Virus", "At First Sight", and "In Dreams" before getting to the Main Attraction: "Varsity Blues".  Shane looks at the young cast, and the themes of the teenage sports drama/comedy.

Shane and Jason return for their first episode of the new year.  The guys discuss five New Year's Resolutions they have for the podcast in 2022.  Then they spend a lot of time talking about their excitement for watching "Scream 5" this week.  Finally, they dive into the list of theatrical releases coming up and talk about their levels of excitement for them.

As the year comes to an end, Shane and Jason get together to talk about some of their favorite things from 2021.  Lightsabers and books are discussed, as well as ranking the Marvel Disney+ Shows, some quick talk about tv shows that Shane watched, and finally discussing Top Five Film Lists for the year.

It's the holiday season, which means there's a lot of different traditions going on. Shane and Jason discuss their own family traditions including Shane Days and Holiday Concerts. Then they take a look at some of the answers given on the community poll.

Shane and Jason welcome Jason Richardson back to the show, so he can bring his positive attitude while the guys all discuss the most hatred movies people suggested on the Community Poll.

Shane and Jason are joined this week by Troy Myers, who brings his own John Bender Chaos into the discussion of the film works by John Hughes. The guys discuss the eight films he directed, as well as the countless number of films that he wrote. The good, the great, and the lackluster all get covered. There are tangents about Halloween and running marathons, as well as a lengthy discussion about th...

This week, Shane and Jason are joined by Brandon Yotter to take a look at some of the best horror films in the history of cinema.  The guys take a look at the films with the most votes on the Shane Talks Facebook Community Poll, while addressing their own favorite scary movies.  A number of honorable mentions are discussed, as well as some random favorites suggested by the community.

It’s that time of the year again, Halloween Season. Which means SCARY movies! Jason L. Maier and Shane bamboozled their favorite guest host to come on the show, so the guys could talk to him about all the movies he has been watching recently. The three of them end the episode with a pretty lengthy discussion of the film “Halloween Kills” and discussing what did and didn’t work for them in this lat...

This week, Jason kicks Shane off the show and takes over. Jason brings on three people from his musical theatre background and asks them modified versions of the Horowitz Questionnaire. They discuss their favorite musicals, songs, and performers, while also voicing their opinions of some of the worst performers they wish had never been cast in shows.

We are celebrating our Golden Anniversary of fifty episodes, by hosting a dinner party. First, a Community Poll was put up online, asking for people to pick three fictional characters that they would like to have over for a dinner party. Next, Jason and Shane invited two of their favorite guests back onto the show, to look over the community answers, and discuss them. The guys all wrap up their di...

This week, Jason and Shane get together and bring back the "What Did You Watch Segment" before they dive into the career of Arnold "The Governator" Schwarzenegger.  The guys break down Arnold's action films, before they move into his attempts at comedies, and they finally wrap up the show with a few of his cameos in other films.

This week, Jason and Shane both enjoy drink products from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Shane drinks some ZAO Energy Drinks and Jason makes a Strawberry Margarita with Teremana Tequila), and then they give "the rundown" of his film career.

Jason and Shane end up doing a quick episode about Jason Statham, as they learn that a lot of his films and characters blend together, and become forgettable.  The guys look at the many franchises he has been a part of, and how much trouble they have remembering the plots to various Statham films.

This week, Jason and Shane take a look at the career of Sylvester Stallone.  The guys realize how many of his early films they haven't seen, and they discuss some of his big franchises.  Going on Jason's recommendation, Shane watched "Oscar" for the first time this week and he gives his opinions on the controversial film from Stallone's career.

This week, Jason and Shane take a look at the interesting career of Tom Cruise.  Who they both considered a Blockbuster Movie Star, until they really started breaking down his entire career.  It's a fun journey of good and bad flicks, and some odd release times.