The Cinema Craptaculus Podcast Network

Summer is here! And the Geeks help you decide what’s worth your while at the cinemas. From Christopher Nolan’s Greek opus to Spider-Man’s brand new bad day to another round of talking toys and the return of Johnny Knoxville and the boys. It’s a summer movie geek-out as Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! 

So long 2025! The Geeks toast the biggest Hollywood news stories of the year. From box office hits and misses to what’s hot in streaming to Who Wants to Marry Warner Bros.?It’s a New Years’ Geek-Out as Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe!   Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canul...

Steve, John & Dave aren't going to jingle all the way, but they are going to have Oh. What. Fun! Every year hundreds of Christmas movies are released in the spirited hopes of becoming the next holiday classic! National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Planes Trains and Automobiles. The Muppets Christmas Carol. Scroooged. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Home Alone. One of those movies this year is...

Happy Halloween! The trick-or-treaters have gone, there's a little bit of candy left in the bowl, and it's time to settle in for scary movie night, but what to watch? So many horror films out there. Well, it's Cinema Craptaculus to the rescue with a minisode that makes the case for the definitive Halloween film. Hint: it's all in the title.

Steph, John, Steve & Dave put down their phones for screen time with Ice Cube and his (fictional) family!  The War of the Worlds  has been adapted many times since its first publication in 1898, and each adaptation represented the era in which it was created -- Famously as a radio show in 1938 and the first movie in 1953 when there were national fears of military invasion … then as a Spielberg...

Steph, John and Dave are on the hunt for the elusive perfect Cinema Craptaculus movie. The only thing to do is brave the Netflix jungles of the MCU - Sony Edition! Joining us on our cinema safari is Travis Weir (Producer/Editor)! He creates BTS content of such movies as Mad Max: Furiosa, Dune 2 and Poor Things. Now we aim his behind the scenes expertise at our latest prey. If you’re a movie studio...

Do you believe in reincarnation? Well, TV executives sure do! From Matlock to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it seems like all our favorite TV shows are getting REBOOTED! The Geeks are back in action sussing out which reboots rise to the top and which sink to the bottom in the latest episode of  Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follo...

Steph, Dave, Steve & John ponder - when is a theatrical, not really a theatrical? When it’s a direct to Netflix original movie! That’s right, it’s time to kick the feet up, make some popcorn and get BACK IN ACTION!   Here’s the rapid recap to catch you up!   CIA Spies and banter experts Emily (Cameron Diaz) and Matt (Jamie Fox) are on a mission to recover\ very important…thing. But when they’r...

Steph, John & Dave settle down to gulp down a massive mug of Netflix Christmas! It’s the live-action, trope-challenging, rom-com with abs of steel and a warm heart wrapped up in a magical scarf! That’s right, it’s time for the Netflix Original HOT FROSTY! Follow us on Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @cinemacraptaculus Intro Music: "The Builder" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under...

It's the spooky season and Steph, John & Dave serve up their favorite horror movies from the past and the future!! Follow us on Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @cinemacraptaculus Intro Music: "The Builder" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Deadpool officially joins the MCU, and the Geeks talk about where it all started and how the Merc With A Mouth convinced his new frenemy Wolverine to join him for that superhero box office landing. Grab some chimichangas and wear your brown pants for the latest episode of Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus  Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter...

Steve Silverman from WORLD GONE GOOD joins Steph, John & Dave to find the good in the Netflix original ATLAS! Big robots! AI Craziness! And the weight (and the future) of the world is all on J-Lo’s back! It’s the Netflix original, ATLAS!   Here’s the rapid recap to catch you up! When Atlas (played by J-Lo) was a kid, her mom created an AI Lifeform named Harlan (Simu Liu). Initially programmed...

Steph, John & Dave are on their best behavior as they go old school to welcome in a new Step Father! It’s 1987 and the saying “Father knows best” is not only said, it’s still believed. But in this movie, what father knows best, is deadly – kids, meet your new -  STEP FATHER!   Here’s the rapid recap to catch you up! After murdering his family, Jerry (Played by LOST’s Terry O’Quinn) marries a r...

The Geeks do what they do best – geek out on the biggest and best TV shows and movies of the summer! From Furiosa to a furious Wolverine and everything in between, it’s a Geek free-for-all on the latest episode of Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by...

Tara, Adam and Dave road trip to 2 road houses to play nice, have drink and throwdown with Jake Gyllenhaal and Patrick Swayze! Jake Gyllenhaal plays Ex-UFC fighter Dalton who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys road house , only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.  This updated Roadhouse is directed by Doug Limen and premiered on Amazon Prime. And even though it didn’t premi...

Steph, John & Dave dive into the past! This year is the 30th anniversary of the movies from… well if you’re doing the math at home or read the podcast title…  1994 – and we’ve chosen 5 of the biggest movies from that year to talk about their impact 30 years later. Talk to the hand if you don’t think it’s fly and all that, home skillet!! As if!    It’s 1994 you’re going through the newspaper, w...

The Geeks make their picks for this year’s Academy Awards! Will it be a Barbenheimer or an Oppenbarbie kind of night? Or maybe it will be a night of American Fiction and everyone will feel like Poor Things. Join John HH, Doc, and Smoore for an Oscars Geek-Out as Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford...

Cinema Craptaculus presents: People Also Watched Tara, Adam & Dave dive into an awards frenzy double feature with MAESTRO and a movie people also watched, the 70’s classic ALL THAT JAZZ First up, it's the Netflix Original that could be called “OSCAR BID”! This limited theatrical release spent a month in theaters before moving to the Netflix Mothership! Directed by Bradley Cooper, and starring...

Steve Silverman (World Gone Good, Drown Town) joins Steph, John & Dave but can he save them as they take on NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU! There’s no dialogue, there’s no electricity and there’s no peace because NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU! That’s the name of the movie. No One Will Save You. In this sci-fi, psychologoical thriller, Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is an anxious, homebody because of a mysterious event in...

This holiday season, Steph, Dave & John switch it up for Christmas! What happens when you cross Freaky Friday with Like Father Like Son and throw in Christmas just for shits and giggles. And don’t forget an extra helping of McG directing and you get the Netflix original - the simply titled FAMILY SWITCH! FAMILY SWITCH is about the Walker Family as they switch bodies. The mother switches with t...

Happy Holidays from the Geeks! It’s the 40th episode, and John HH, Doc, and Smoore offer up some hilarious ideas from your favorite film directors who really need to make a Christmas movie! Listen up Nolan, Scorcese, Fennell, and Tarantino - these are the holiday films we’ve been wishing for! Join us for an Expanded Universe Christmas! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John...

Stephanie, John & Dave pledge a sorority where they take things slow - Slothlike slow! This is the untrue story of several sorority sisters picked to live in a house and have their lives taken… Where we find out what happens when an adorable sloth with anger issues stops being polite and starts getting real. It’s SLOTHERHOUSE!!! Here's the rapid recap to catch you up! Emily Young is a college...

The Geeks go monster mashing as they carve out their best and least favorite trick-or-treat candy, party cocktails, songs, and the popular costumes for 2023. From Taylor Swift attire to lighting candy corn on fire, let’s debate and celebrate with wicked delight by candlelight. It’s a HALLOWEEN extravaganza episode of Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagra...

The Geeks take a look at what’s at stake in the big Hollywood strikes and are joined by Cinema Craptaculus’ own Emmy-winning writer Stephanie Coggins as well as actor and SAG-AFTRA committee negotiator Zeke Alton. Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by...

Summertime at the movies! The geeks check in on which films are on fire and which have flamed out and what’s coming up. Is it summer lovin’ or endless summer? Find out as Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! Twitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford "Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.