The Film Effect Podcast

Ed & Corey return for another week of Tarantino XXX as they dive back into the world of blood, violence, and revenge with Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (Volume 2)!! In 'Kill Bill Volume 2', the Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:00) *First Time Viewings (11:...

Welcome back to another edition of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring another week of various movie news & updates...discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *We remember the late Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters & Studio 666 *Bruce Willis announces his retirement from acting & we reflect on the news *Apparently Will Smith slapped Chris Ro...

Welcome back to an all new FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring another week of various movie news & updates...discussed by the usual suspects!! This week: *Judd Apatow's next film returns to familiar territory *Scream 6 has an official release date (and it's sooner than you think) *The Shining stage adaptation stars an actor you'd never expect *Evil Dead R...

This week, to coincide with the release of The Batman this month, Ed & Corey are finally giving Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight the full "Film Effect" treatment!! In 'The Dark Knight', when the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.. Episode Director...

This week’s edition of the FEWERcast (our weekly conversational podcast about all the biggest news & highlights in entertainment from the week) features the usual suspects, breaking down all the latest movie tidbits along with giving out some of our personal recommendations! This week: *Ed gives his initial thoughts on the new Ti West film, X!! *We remember William Hurt & Scott Hall (aka R...

On this week's episode, Ed & Corey get together to break down & discuss the new 2022 Scream film from the team, Radio Silence!!   In 'Scream', 25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past..   Episode Directory:...

We're chock-full of entertainment madness this week as our official FEWERcast team has been finalized with Andrew now joining the show full time!! On this episode: *We've got a bone to pick with WB for shuffling their release dates (YET AGAIN) *Halloween Ends has officially wrapped production *Has Denis Villeneuve found his Princess Irulan for Dune: Part Two? *Adrian Lyne's first film in 20 years...

This week’s edition of the FEWERcast (our weekly conversational podcast about all the biggest news & highlights in entertainment from the week) is a real good one, because we’re joined by Ed’s kid brother Andrew to help us discuss the wild week it’s been in news & entertainment! This week: *IT’S BATMAN WEEK!!! *We check in on Bruce Willis *Brad Pitt has a new movie coming out and we talk a...

On this week's episode, Ed & company (Andrew, Corey & Justin) get together for another Scorsese-focused episode as they finally give the full-Film Effect treatment to 2006's The Departed!! In 'The Departed', an undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:00) *First Time Viewing (16:27...

Welcome back to another edition of the FEWERcast: a weekly conversational podcast about all the biggest news & highlights in entertainment from the week, hosted by Ed, Sean, Corey & Justin from The Film Effect Podcast!!  On this week's episode:  *We discuss Uncharted's box office success & compare it to other video game adaptations  *Guy Ritchie's upcoming film has disap...

We are back for another episode in our "A Conversation With..." series! On this edition, we had the privilege of sitting down with the very busy Sean Clark: owner of 'Convention All Stars', creator & host of 'Horror's Hallowed Grounds', cohost of 'The Thing With Two Heads' Podcast, and all-around horror enthusiast!!  We talk about a variety of things including his busy schedule, recent ho...

This week, Ed, Sean, and special guest Andrew Snyder discuss nazi-occupied France in Tarantino's spaghetti western, Inglourious Basterds - this month's Tarantino XXX entry!! In 'Inglourious Basterds', a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:00) *First Time Viewings (7:43) *Stor...

On this special episode of the podcast, Ed & Corey get together to discuss the mad & macabre events that unfold in Tobe Hooper's original classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre!! In 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre', a group of friends fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:00) *First Time Viewings (10:41) *Story Time (1...

Welcome everyone to the first episode of the FEWERcast: a weekly conversational podcast about all the biggest news & highlights in entertainment from the week! Join Ed, Sean, Corey & Justin as they make this a show you're not ever gonna wanna skip!! On this week's episode: *We honor legendary director Ivan Reitman *Sean doesn't hold back on his feelings about Kanye's ego! *A local drive-in theater...

Love is in the air this week as Ed is joined by Corey to sit down & talk all about Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, just in time for Valentine's Day!! In 'Before Sunrise', a young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:00) *Shoot The Shit (06:47) *First Time Viewings (22:40) *Live Top Five (28:42) *Plot Bre...

On this important episode of The Film Effect, Ed's joined by Justin as they sit down & talk all about Spike Lee's groundbreaking hit film Do The Right Thing!! In 'Do The Right Thing', on the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoot...

Ed & Corey are celebrating one year of The Film Effect Podcast this week as they fire it up and discuss the cult classic (and personal favorite) film, The Crow from director Alex Proyas!!  In 'The Crow', a man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder..  Episode Directory:  *Intro (0:56)  *Shootin' the Shit (09:52)  *Firs...

It's the final Wednesday of the month, which means it's "Waters Wednesday", which means it's time for us to kick off this year-long event (celebrating the career of our favorite local filmmaker from Baltimore, John Waters, with a different film of his on the final Wednesday of each month throughout 2022) with his 1994 effort, Serial Mom!! In 'Serial Mom', she's the perfect all-American parent: a g...

This week we're joined by special guests, Agents Cam & Scott from the SpyHards Podcast, to tackle the high-speed, action-thriller Enemy of the State starring Will Smith & Gene Hackman!! In 'Enemy of the State', a lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56)...

This week, Ed & Corey are taking a trip to Elm Street to encounter the Dream Warriors as they cover A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, as voted by our fans last month!! In 'Elm Street 3', a psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *First Time Viewings (09:43)...

We're kicking off our "Tarantino XXX" event (celebrating the 30th anniversary of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's career) with the film that started them all: 1992's Reservoir Dogs!! In 'Reservoir Dogs', when a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *First Time Viewings (08:24) *Story...

We're wrapping up our 'Matrix' retrospective with Ed, Justin, Corey & Sean - breaking down & talking all about the latest film in the series, last year's The Matrix Resurrections!!  'The Matrix Resurrections' returns to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have...

Picking up where 'Reloaded' left off, Ed & Justin tackle the second half of the back-to-back sequels with The Matrix Revolutions!! In 'The Matrix Revolutions', the human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *First Time Viewings (08:04) *...

Our coverage of 'The Matrix' series continues as Ed & Corey reminisce about 2003 and discuss the first half of the back-to-back sequels, The Matrix Reloaded!! In 'The Matrix Reloaded', Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.. Episod...

It's a brand new year as well as a brand new season of The Film Effect Podcast, kicking it all off with our coverage of 'The Matrix' series as Ed & Sean discuss the original film from 1999 on this episode!! In 'The Matrix', a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld when he discovers the shocking truth: the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cybe...