The Film Effect Podcast

On this episode of the show, Ed & Sean tear into the Renny Harlin/Shane Black mid 90s action film The Long Kiss Goodnight!! In 'The Long Kiss Goodnight', Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter after turning up from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (1...

Merry Christmas! Ed & Corey celebrate the holiday season with The Griswold's as they discuss the Christmas classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!! In 'Christmas Vacation', The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (13:29) *Current Events (14:33) *Weekly Recommends (21:03) *Movie Introductio...

Ed & Sean pretend to produce a movie podcast this week as they tackle & discuss the 2012 Best Picture winner, Argo from Ben Affleck!! In 'Argo', a CIA agent, acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.. Episode Directory: *Intro...

This week Ed's on the run with guests Corey Klima & Justin Boyd as they discuss all things regarding the 2007 Best Picture winner, No Country For Old Men!! In 'No Country For Old Men', violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (16:31) *Current Events (...

Welcome to our first interview episode in a brand new series we're calling "A Conversation With..."! For the first episode, we had the pleasure of talking to legendary actress Dee Wallace about everything from ET to Rob Zombie and everything in between. She's also promoting her new book, called "BORN: Giving Birth to a New You", which you can purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Giving-Birth...

This is a very special edition of The Film Effect Podcast as we're joined by special guest, actor Larry Hankin, to talk to us about his tremendous career after we break down & discuss Ed's all-time favorite movie (which also features Hankin), Planes Trains & Automobiles from writer/director John Hughes!! In 'Planes Trains & Automobiles', a Chicago advertising man must struggle to trave...

With it being awards season, we're officially kicking off December's "Best Picture Month" by breaking down & discussing Bong Joon Ho's recent hit classic Parasite!! In 'Parasite', greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (15:22) *Current Events (16:21)...

On this episode, we're joined once again by frequent guest Justin Boyd to break down & discuss one of our favorite Paul Thomas Anderson films, the underrated Inherent Vice!! In 'Inherent Vice', drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend in 1970.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (09:11) *Current Events (10...

After months of hype, we're joined by frequent guest Justin Boyd to finally break down & cover "the great bomb of 1993", otherwise known as Last Action Hero!! In 'Last Action Hero', a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character with the help of a magic ticket.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (17:20) *Weekly Recommends (20:39) *Cur...

This week on the show, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Denzel's best performance ever by breaking down the classic Training Day, as voted by our fans!! In 'Training Day', a rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (17:04) *Current Events (21:35) *Weekly Recommend...

It's the final episode of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon with Ed being joined by frequent guest Corey to talk all about Stan Winston & his 1988 classic creature-feature Pumpkinhead!! In 'Pumpkinhead', a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers after a tragic accident.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (12:22) *Current...

We're spending the penultimate episode of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon by traveling to Midian as we breakdown & really dive into "The Cabal Cut" (aka the director's cut) of Clive Barker's Nightbreed!! In 'Nightbreed', a troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity as a sadistic serial killer's on the loose.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:...

We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wes Craven's Scream on this episode of the Halloween Horrorthon by discussing the film and talking to special guest, Academy Award-winning makeup artist Howard Berger of KNB EFX (who did all the makeup & effects work on the film)!! In 'Scream', a year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer - who targets the girl an...

It's Sean's birthday selection of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon as we're joined by frequent guest Justin Boyd to discuss the 2018 (loose) remake of Suspiria!! In 'Suspiria', a darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company; one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist with some succumbing to the nightmare while others finall...

The 2021 Halloween Horrorthon rolls along as Ed & Corey breakdown & reminisce about the underrated (and hot) 2005 House of Wax remake!! In 'House of Wax', a group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (08:46) *Current Events (10:01) *Weekly Recommends (...

On this installment of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon, we're returning to the town of Haddonfield to get reacquainted with Michael Myers in Halloween Kills!! In 'Halloween Kills', Laurie Strode and her family continue to fend off Myers, this time with the help of the Haddonfield community.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (14:08) *Current Events (16:05) *Weekly Recommends...

Another October day, another episode of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon where Ed is joined by recent guest cohost Corey to discuss 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer and what they thought of the film way back when it first came out vs today!! In 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding...

Welcome back to another installment of the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon where this episode Ed's joined by Corey once more to talk about the original Child's Play from 1988!! In 'Child's Play', a single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday - only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (12:15...

We return to another horrifying episode as the 2021 Halloween Horrorthon rolls on, this time with Ed joined by Corey once more to discuss the 1978 classic zombie film, Dawn of the Dead!! In 'Dawn of the Dead', following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge i...

Welcome back to another episode of the Halloween Horrorthon where Ed is joined by previous guest Corey Klima to discuss James Wan's most recent release, Malignant!! In 'Malignant', a woman named Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts &...

First it was the RISE, then it was the DAWN, and now we're wrapping up our coverage of the Caesar trilogy with the WAR (for the Planet of the Apes)!! In 'War for the Planet of the Apes', after the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (14:00) *Current...

We are serving up something different on this week's episode as Ed's joined by returning guest Paul Yosua to discuss Jon Favreau's sleeper hit Chef (as well as talk food & Paul's culinary background)!! In 'Chef', a head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.. Episode Directory: *In...

We've finally reached the end of the original run of Halloween films prior to hitting the "reboot" button with Halloween Resurrection!! In 'Halloween Resurrection’, Michael Myers deals with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts (15:42) *Movie Introduction/Trailer (17:52) *First Time Viewings (21:23) *Story Time...

On this episode we’re talking about the first of two Michael/Laurie reunions since their first encounter in ‘78 with Halloween H20, along with Josh G from the ‘Your Next Favorite Movie’ podcast In 'Halloween H20’, Laurie Strode (now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name) must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.. Episode D...

Just when you thought the franchise couldn't get any worse...we're at the final entry of the "thorn trilogy" with Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers!! In 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers', he returns to Haddonfield with a mysterious cult in pursuit of more Strode relatives (along with Jamie Lloyd's newborn child).. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (17:57) *Curren...