The Film Effect Podcast

No one knows who to trust this week on the show as we're joined by special guests Ian Paxton & Andrew Snyder to tackle John Carpenter’s Antarctic-horror classic, The Thing!!  In 'The Thing', a research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims..  Episode Directory:  *Intro (0:56)  *Shoutouts & Charting (11:53)&nbsp...

We're breaking down our first David Fincher film on the show this week with his '95 breakthrough hit Seven...as voted by our audience!!  In 'Seven', a young detective partners with a retiring detective to track down a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders..  Episode Directory:  *Intro (0:56)  *Shoutouts & Charting (18:00)&nbsp...

On the newest episode of “Film Attack”, Ed's got some sweets for the sweet as he gives us his (non-spoiler) thoughts on Nia DeCosta's Candyman!! In ‘Candyman’, Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own...

This week on the show we're heading to familiar territory as we break down & discuss the 2011 pandemic thriller, Contagion...as voted by our fans!! In 'Contagion', healthcare professionals, government officials & everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (09:11) *Current Events (13...

You heard us talk about the RISE, now hear us break down the DAWN as we continue our coverage of all three updated prequels to 'Planet of the Apes' with 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes from Matt Reeves!! In 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', a growing nation of genetically-evolved apes (led by Caesar) is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating simian virus unleashed a decad...

It's Ed's birthday, and this week we're celebrating the occasion by stepping into the squared circle to talk all about Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler with special guest Nick Browneller!! In 'The Wrestler', a faded professional wrestler must retire but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle... Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (15:38) *Curre...

Michael Myers is back for revenge and so are we...after suffering through what we feel is one of the series' most lackluster and head-scratching installments with Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers!! In 'Halloween 5', the Shape returns to the sleepy town of Haddonfield to murder his niece, Jamie Lloyd (who is now mute), all while Dr. Loomis tries to save the day with the help of Sheriff Mee...

This week on the podcast it comes down to a simple choice, really - get busy living or get busy dying as we’re joined by special guest Paul Yosua to talk all about 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption from Frank Darabont!! In 'The Shawshank Redemption', two imprisoned men bond over a number of years...finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.. Episode Directory: *Intro...

This week we're going bananas and celebrating the tenth anniversary of our favorite 2011 film - the origin reboot that no one saw coming, Rise of the Planet of the Apes!! In 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes', a substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.. Episode Directory: *Intro (0:56) *Shoutouts & Charting (14:20)...

This week we're forming a band of thieves and heading to Boston to take down it's empire with Ben Affleck's The Town from 2010!! In 'The Town', a proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the assistant manager hostage as things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Monday morning!! Check out our...

This week we're heading to Southland USA with 'Bad' Blake as he conquers his demons & battles the past in Scott Cooper's 2009 award-winning classic, Crazy Heart!! In 'Crazy Heart', a faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life after a doomed romance (along with his dark past) leaves him uninspired.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Monday m...

The little hand says it's time to rock n roll because this week we're taking the show to the extreme by talking all about Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break for the film's 30th anniversary!! In 'Point Break', after a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, a federal agent named Johnny Utah infiltrates the suspected gang of thieves (led by the charismatic Bodhi) who turn out to be surfe...

On this special edition of "Film Attack", Ed is joined by his daughter Madilyn to discuss their favorite films of 2021 so far! Which films made the cut? How similar are their lists? Find out during this (extended) episode of the show! New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Monday morning!! Find us on social media! Facebook: https://facebook.com/thefilmeffectpodcast IG: https://in...

Only posers die & Punk Rock DIY because this week, Ed and his kid brother Andrew sit down to talk all about a personal favorite film of theirs, 1998's SLC Punk from James Merendino!! In 'SLC Punk', it's the early 1980s & Stevo and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Monday morning!! Check out...

Do you wanna party? We're celebrating our July 4th weekend the appropriate way...by talking all about the 1985 cult classic, Return of the Living Dead!! In 'Return of the Living Dead', two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air with the vapors causing the dead to rise again as zombies.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere ever...

On this week's episode, Ed is joined by Ian from the 'Best Film Ever' Podcast to discuss Quentin Tarantino's 8th film...the masterpiece otherwise known as The Hateful Eight!! In 'The Hateful Eight', a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin that's being inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters in the dead of a Wyoming winter.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premi...

This week we dive into one of our personal favorite films ever, one that introduced Ben Affleck & Matt Damon to the masses, and one of Robin Williams' best performances ever...that's right, we're talking all about Good Will Hunting from Gus Van Sant!! In ‘Good Will Hunting', a janitor at M.I.T. has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.. New e...

Our good buddy/friend of the show Justin Boyd returns to reunite "The Goodfellas Crew" for this episode...following up our previous Goodfellas podcast with one on Casino!!  In ‘Casino', a low-level mobster gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino in Vegas but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer, his ex-hustler wife & her con-artist ex, and a handful of cor...

Our "Halloween Hallothon" reaches unfamiliar territory in this episode because we're leaving Michael Myers & Haddonfield behind to head to Santa Mira where Conal Cochran resides!!  In ‘Season of the Witch’, kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween, meanwhile Dr. Dan Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran..  New episodes of “The Fi...

Surprise! You didn't think we'd go through McConaughMAY and not talk about this "classic", did ya?? It's Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation!! In ‘Next Generation’, a group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night and wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.. New episodes of “The Film Effect Podc...

Well gang, it’s the final episode of McConaughMAY...and we’re ending things with a BANG by discussing Guy Ritchie’s sort of “return to form” in 2019’s The Gentlemen!! In ‘The Gentlemen’, an American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.. New episodes of “The Fi...

We’re letting it all ride this week as McConaughMAY continues with 2005’s Two For The Money - which features McConaughey AND Pacino in the same feature film!!  In ‘Two For The Money’, after suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business..  New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” pr...

On the newest episode of “Film Attack”, we take a look at the new installment in the ‘Saw’ franchise with ‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’!!  In ‘Spiral’, “A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.”  New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Monday morning!! Find us on social media! Facebook: https://faceboo...

We’ve reached the cliched romcom portion of McConaughMAY with this week’s movie from back in 2003…because this week we’re talking all about How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, costarring Kate Hudson!!  In ‘How to Lose a Guy’, Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who (to win a big campaign) bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days..  New episodes of “...

Our coverage of the entire Halloween franchise (leading up to October’s Halloween Kills) continues with 1981’s Halloween ll from Rick Rosenthal…MORE of the night he came home  In ‘Halloween ll’, while Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to the hospital and the serial killer is not far behind her..  New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcas...