The Film Effect Podcast

Ed & Jeff are both heading back from the future, on this week's episode of The Film Effect Podcast, to bring down Skynet, talk about 80s special effects, and to finally give James Cameron's The Terminator the Film Effect Treatment!! In  The Terminator , a human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has...

On this week's brand new episode of The Film Effect Podcast, Ed's tapping back into director Sam Raimi's filmography to give one of his lesser-talked about classics, the 1990 original IP superhero film Darkman , the Film Effect Treatment!! In  Darkman , a brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive... Episode Directory: *Intro   00:00 *...

Welcome to an all new, Mission Impossible edition of The Film Effect Podcast as Ed & special guest Carlo (from The Movie Loot Podcast) accept their mission and tackle the previous film in the series, 2018's Mission Impossible: Fallout , in an effort to give it the Film Effect Treatment!! In  Mission Impossible: Fallout , Ethan Hunt & the IMF team seek to prevent nuclear weapon technolo...

We're celebrating the July 4th holiday with a special episode of The Film Effect Podcast as Ed, Justin, and Jeff give one of our favorite 80's war films, John Milius' Red Dawn from 1984, the Film Effect Treatment!! In Red Dawn , it is the dawn of World War III when a group of teenagers band together to defend their town in the west mountains of America (along with their country) from i...

We're back from the ashes and have returned with all new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *We introduce our newest Film Effect cohost!! *What the hell happened to The Flash?? *We remember Julian Sands *The writer's strike is still g...

We're finally giving Pride Month the attention it so fittingly deserves, this week, as Ed & Corey celebrate the 10th anniversary of Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra with a special Film Effect treatment!! Behind the Candelabra chronicles the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.. Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *First...

This week on the podcast, Justin & Ed are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the OG Mario Bros film by giving 1993's Super Mario Bros a full-Film Effect treatment the only way we know how!! In Super Mario Bros, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.. Episode Director...

This week on the show, Ed's joined by Kev & Erin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die...who are returning to have another fun time as we give Disney's problematic kids film, Blank Check, the full Film Effect treatment!! In Blank Check, a young boy inadvertently gains possession of a check for $1 million, after a bike accident, and proceeds to spend it - unaware that the gangsters it...

You know the story about the scorpion and the frog? You'll know once you listen to Ed & Jocelyn giving Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' the film effect treatment, on this episode!! In Drive, a mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.. Episode Direc...

We're celebrating both halfway to Halloween & a belated 426 Day with a special episode of The Film Effect Podcast, giving the 1979 classic sci-fi horror 'Alien' the Film Effect treatment!! In Alien, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.. Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *First Time Viewings  12:37 *Story Time 18...

Another week is coming to a close & we're looking back with another edition of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *We talk about the ongoing Jonathan Majors situation.. *Bad Boys 4 has found it's villain!! *Harry Potter's about to be reb...

We're back with an all-new episode of The Film Effect Podcast...where this week, we're celebrating yet another anniversary - this time the 10th anniversary of Evil Dead 2013 with another Film Effect deep-dive!! In Evil Dead, five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.. Episode Director...

Ladies & Gentlemen, we have returned from our hiatus with all-new, weekly episodes of The Film Effect Podcast...where this week, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses with a Film Effect deep-dive for our return!! In House of 1000 Corpses, two young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas, searching for urban legends of murder, end up as pr...

It's the end of yet another week, which means we're back with an all new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Ti West's MaXXXine cast has officially been confirmed! *Production wraps on Joker 2 (plus our thoughts on Lady Gaga's...

Better late than never, but we're back for an all new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *We touch base on the latest round of Heat 2 rumors *Disney's "The Aristocats" live-action remake finds an appropriate director in Ques...

It's about that time...for an all new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Broken Lizard are back with an all new film (and we surely do have thoughts!) *What are the odds of Mike Myers joining his pal Dana for another round of Wayne's...

After a brief hiatus, we're back with an new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Ed shares his thoughts on Scream VI *Which DCU film is James Gunn helming for himself?? *We discuss the fallout from this year's Academy Awards *Are ther...

On February 22, 2023, tragedy struck the Film Effect family when former cohost Sean Elliott lost his life to a brief illness that proved to be too much for him to handle. He was just 48 years old. On this podcast, the rest of us came together to share our favorite Sean stories and to talk about just how much Sean meant to not only us...but to everyone else who came into contact with him as well. T...

We're heading back to Erie, PA, this week on the podcast, to talk more about The Wonders as we break down 1996's That Thing You Do once again!! In That Thing You Do, a local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.. Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *First Time Viewings  07:33 *Live Top...

Another week, another all-new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Remember when Betty White welcomed you to the movies? Andrew apparently does.. *We discuss James Gunn's recent DCU announcement *Disney's announced a slew of unnecessary sequel...

It's the season premiere of The Film Effect and to celebrate, we're kicking off our coverage of the Mission: Impossible franchise with an episode on the original film that started it all!! In Mission: Impossible, an American agent (under false suspicion of disloyalty) must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.. Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *First Time View...

On this week's all-new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), we'll be getting together to share our thoughts & initial reactions to this year's Academy Award Nominee announcements (as well as shell out our weekly recommendations)!! Episode Directory: *Intro/Academy Award Nominees  00:00 *Weekly Recommends  45:52 *Sign Off  01:00:35 Visit The...

We've returned to our regularly-scheduled format to bring you an all-new episode of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the latest various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Netflix has just released their grand 2023 preview video, along with release dates for all their major 2023 releases! *THE FOO FIGHTE...

On this special edition of FEWERcast, the whole gang's here to have a discussion about each film from the entire Friday the 13th franchise...from the original to the remake!! Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *Friday the 13th (1980)  02:02 *Friday the 13th Part ll  19:31 *Friday the 13th Part lll  33:57 *Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter  47:16 *Friday the 13th: A New Begi...

On this edition of "Film Effect Takeover" month, Corey's pulling hosting duty & bringing Disney/Pixar's Toy Story to the podcast so we can give our first animated feature that full-Film Effect treatment!! In 'Toy Story', a cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.. Episode Directory: *Intro  00:00 *Story...