The Hollywood Outsider

For this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we gathered listeners and fans together and had an in-depth discussion on DC's latest, Wonder Woman.  Numerous voices with different takes on DC's Universe thus far weigh in on how they fared with finally bringing Princess Diana to the silver screen. How did Gal Gadot handle the Lasso of Truth? Was Patty Jenkins the right fit as director? How cha...

We might have taken the week off here at The Hollywood Outsider, but that does not mean we do not have quality podcast entertainment to offer! In additions to our reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baywatch, we selected three of our most popular topics so far this year and combined them into on mammoth episode. We begin with binge-worthy TV shows, then a bit of necessa...

Be Afraid follows John and Heather Chambers (Brian Krause, Jaimi Paige), shortly after relocating to a small town in Pennsylvania. After he initially seems to experience sleep paralysis, John begins to discover that his home is being targeted by ominous beings lurking in the shadows, seemingly led by a nefarious figure known only as The Hat Man. Fearing for his family's safety, John dives into a c...

The Last Man Club – now available on VOD – follows four military veterans on one last hurrah as they reach the twilight years of their lives. "Eagle" is a man destined for a retirement facility when he receives a letter asking for help from one of his old WWII crew. Setting off to gather his old comrades, Eagle picks up a mysterious young woman in Romy (Kate French), one with a checkered past. Tog...

Every year we look at the latest and greatest in summer releases, and then debate what is the best or the worst in film and television for the season. But what if we held all of the power? What if WE could decide a perfect summer blockbuster, or the ideal summer television series? This week, we take a dive into the well of creativity as we decipher all that we love and loathe in summer entertainme...

Alien Covenant hits this weekend. Pirates the weekend after. Spider-Man, Transformers and on and on. So this week, we're going to discuss what franchises don't need a reboot, they don't need new blood, they just need to be put down and retired. We focus on franchises we both love and hate. Nobody is safe with us at the wheel! We also discuss Memorial Day Weekend movie experiences, reviews of Snatc...

Television shows, unlike podcasts, typically cannot run all year long. Therefore, at the end of every season, we are graced with what's known as the "Season Finale", that last episode that is supposed to both complete the current year, while also teasing next year's storyline. Sometimes these season finales work, often times they leave us throwing darts at our TV sets. So this week, we decided to...

As we pick up with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy in Vol. 2, The Sovereign – an uptight race of golden dipped genetic perfection – have commissioned them to defend a platform from ill-intended creatures. In true Guardians fashion, the recently-formed family of mercenaries manages to simultaneously save the day and piss off those they are protecting. After fleeing impending doom, the team comes a...

Ya know who always gets the shaft when we're talking about movie heroes? Sidekicks. That's right, those rough-and-tumble heroes and heroines who might not have the title of the film, but they help save the world just the same. Through their own toughness, nobility, sometimes even flippant disdain for protocol, these are the ones who keep our heroes honest. With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 final...

Three decades ago, one of the greatest years in television and film occurred. Classics like Lethal Weapon, Predator, Dirty Dancing and Good Morning, Vietnam graced theaters. The Cosby Show, Cheers, Golden Girls and Murder, She Wrote took over our television sets. It was a prime time for entertainment. For this special episode, we're not only going to look back at the year, we are GOING back to 198...

If The Fast and the Furious series has taught us anything, it's that film buffs love some mindless action. On this episode of our podcast, we discuss some of our favorite insane action sequences, those scenes that test the very limits of physics and common sense. Whether it be sports cars bringing down a jumbo jet, of John McClane taking one down with a lighter, it's time to examine just how crazy...

13 Reasons Why is the new Netflix series based on Jay Asher's book revolving around Hannah Baker, a teenager who commits suicide. Unlike so many suicides where we never know the whys, Hannah left behind tapes where she detailed the 13 reasons, and those responsible, for her taking her own life. The series follows Clay Jensen, who receives the box of tapes and proceeds to listen to them, one episod...

Cardinal X director Angie Wang drops by to discuss her new film, how it relates to her personal experience selling ecstasy in the early 80s, and why she felt bringing this story to light was an important step in her career. Find more about Cardinal X on Twitter @CardinalXMovie Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every week of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at: You can now l...

Jumping the shark is a term that has been around for decades. Originating in the fifth season premiere of Happy Days, where the character of Fonzie water skis and literally jumps over a shark, the term has come to define that moment of ludicrous insanity where a TV show takes a turn it can never recover from. For this episode, we take a look at when some of our favorite television shows made that...

In Ascent to Hell , Azura Skye stars as Kate Carpenter, a realtor attempting to sell an abandoned factory for a tidy commission. A local fashion designer decides it would be beneficial to take over the property, and organizes a walkthrough for her and her entire team. Unfortunately for everyone, this factory also hides the souls of hundreds of dead workers, trapped in the building since a horrific...

Television is nothing like it used to be. Many of us remember the days of rabbit ears, three channels, and the American Anthem sign-off every night at midnight. Maybe we grew up with All in the Family, Good Times, Miami Vice, Family Ties, Cheers, Friends, The X-Files, or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whatever time period you are from, do you remember what TV was like back then? On this week's episode,...

M.F.A. follows Francesca Eastwood's Noelle, a shy college art student. Attending a campus party, Noelle is raped by a suitor and her life is irrevocably altered. Finding no solace within the school or her friends, she confronts her attacker with tragic results. Noelle is horrified, yet there is something of a tangible relief in knowing that justice has effectively been served. As she summons an em...

Here Alone follows Ann (Lucy Walters), a young woman forced into solace as society has been nearly wiped out due to an unforeseen plague. With a risk of infection surrounding her, Ann cements her position deep in the woods, cutting herself off from human contact. After a chance encounter with an injured man, Chris (Adam David Thompson) and his companion Olivia (Gina Piersanti), Ann must decide if...

Aliens come in all shapes and sizes. Some are cute, cuddly and love Reese's Pieces. Others drool acid, want nothing more than to destroy humanity and frankly, they ain't got time to bleed.  Ack, ack, ack. Our latest Movie Battle Royale centers on the latter, the most dangerous aliens EVER in film. Eight specific species enter our ring, but only one can emerge the most deadly in film history. Who w...

The South By Southwest Festival is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Every year, thousands of fans arrive in Downtown Austin, TX to partake in a couple of weeks of great music, technology, and film. For this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we take you deep into the heart of the film festival portion, and even deeper into the films themselves. There are well over 100 films, do...

In 1991, Disney introduced a tale as old as time to the world in the form of the animated classic, Beauty and the Beast. 26 years later, they're at it again as they return to their recent successes with live-action remakes. Emma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens stars as the Beast in this modern spin on the timeless story.  Be our guest for this special episode of our podcast, as we discuss wh...

While many of us watch movies to avoid the need for actual reading, there's a cornucopia of films out there that we have to watch with subtitles to understand what's going on with the plot. We welcome special guest, Shawn Fuller (from "The Horribly Awkward Podcast") to discuss our willingness, or lack thereof, to sit through a movie where we have to pay attention to those pesky words at the bottom...

For far too long, our favorite television universes have roamed around, searching for answers. So what if we gave them a bit of a hand? What if we dropped a prominent movie character into a TV universe to settle the chaos or fix the problem? How would we do that, exactly? Lend us your ears, because you're about to find out! We also discuss the Beloit Film Fest and what is has to offer, Tron and Ov...

17 years. 9 movies. Logan is Hugh Jackman's swan song as Marvel's Wolverine, wrapping up almost two decades of visceral attacks, berserker rage and witty asides. The X-Men films for never be the same, as its most famous character and actor is now taking a much needed rest. In 2029, an aging Logan is ready to die. Adamantium is poisoning his body, his best friend, Charles Xavier, is losing his mind...

The 2017 Oscars are officially in the past, so what did we think of this year's Main Event? How about that Best Picture snafu? Could the ceremony be improved, maybe even overhauled? We discuss all of the above, the winners of the 2017 Academy Awards, and even who we thought deserved the golden guy. Fear not, there is more than just Oscars on this week's episode. We also discuss what you should be...