The Hollywood Outsider

What is better storytelling in telvision: Procedurals or Serialized? Television has continued to evolve, as we as a culture have. Where we once sat together every night as a complete family unit, only watching whatever safe TV show was on one of our 3 channels, we now have THOUSANDS of options every night on hundreds of network, cable, and streaming channels. As television has evolved, so has how...

“Tomorrowland” follows Casey (Britt Robertson), a teen prodigy with a NASA engineer dad and an abundance of curiosity. After a random encounter with a mysterious pin that seems to transport her to a magical world, Casey sets off to find a former boy-genius inventor Frank (George Clooney), who could possibly help her solve this elusive enigma. They set off on a journey of dire circumstances, yet al...

What movie fantasy world do you want to live in? Tomorrowland revolves a young girl who stumbles into a futuristic world. From Oz until now, we’ve always dreamed of living in a different world. A better world, with better people, better air, better room service – whatever the reason, people love this element of film and television. What makes a strong fantasy world vs. one we would never want to s...

Mad Max: Fury Road is director George Miller's return to the world he created in 1979 when Mel Gibson first burst onto the scene. This time, Tom Hardy steps into Max's boots in a tale of an estranged cult follower (Charlize Theron) attempting to break the concubines of Immortan Joe (Hugh Keyes-Byrne) free. What follows is the very definition of a non-stop action opus!  For this special episode of...

Movie marketing has changed exponentially over the last decade or two. Where a good film trailer used to just give you an idea of what a movie is about, now you can often time have an entire movie spoiled for you by the studios themselves before you even buy a ticket! Is this a good practice, or just a necessary one? Join in on the discussion and listen to this very topic on the latest episode of...

With Mother's Day approaching, what better time to look back at some of television's most prominent moms. From Mrs. Cleaver to the modern day, we discuss the best and the worst in what TV nurturing has to offer.  Also this week, The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron has destroyed theaters nationwide. Therefore, it is now time to dissect what works and what doesn't work in Joss Whedon's latest foray into a...

Time for our annual look at the films coming out Summer 2015! From May 1st - Aug 31st, we're looking at them all! Not just Avengers 2 and Mad Max, but also films like Mr. Holmes and The Gift. Sequels to Terminator, Jurassic Park, Insidious, Pitch Perfect, Ted, and Mission Impossible. New properties like Ant-Man, Inside Out, San Andreas, and much more. Listen to our latest episode as we try to hit...

Scott and Aaron introduce our Live episode of The Hollywood Outsider, which we recently conducted at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, NV. Joined by Aaron's The Blacklist Exposed co-host, Troy Heinritz, they discuss TV mythologies, summer blockbusters and much more. Also this episode, Scott and Aaron review Misery Loves Comedy and Adult Beginners, as well as discuss their thoughts on the new Batman...

For this special interview, Aaron sat down to talk to the director of the new documentary, “ Misery Loves Comedy “, Kevin Pollak. Yes, THAT  Kevin Pollak . You know the famous actor and comedian from classics such as “A Few Good Men” and “The Usual Suspects”, as well as his numerous other film and television credits, or possibly you know him from his own “Chat Show”, where Kevin speaks with other...

Sometimes a film is more than a film. Other times a movie is simply something meant to cause you and your friends to laugh and scream. And then there are those films that make no sense, that somehow think they are smarter than everyone else, and some yahoo slaps the tag of 'Art' on them. We discuss these 'art' films this week, those movies people consistently remind you that you, in fact, 'do not...

With Paul Walker's passing triggering a necessary change in the Fast and Furious franchise, we decided to take a look at the phenomenon of a TV or film series having to decide on recasting a character. Sometimes it is due to loss, but many other times it is due to an actor's ego or selfish needs. So when an actor departs, how do you know when it should be recast versus just letting the character g...

 Inspired by her Wizard mentor Gojun (Kevin Sorbo), Marek (Melanie Stone) escapes indentured servitude and overcomes physical limitations to hone her own mysterious powers. When the beautiful Priestess Teela falls victim to a massive Ogre, Marek rallies a misfit team of adventurers, including Thane the Warrior and Dagen the Thief, to join her in a fight to save her sister and their Legacy. For our...

The Walking Dead Season 5 has concluded, so now it is time for our annual recap of our favorite events and moments from this past season. From Terminus, to the Church, to the Hospital, and all the way to Alexandria: This special episode of The Hollywood Outsider Podcast has it covered! Listen now as Brian leads Aaron and Scott down those lonely Georgia roads to potential salvation.  Here is a list...

What makes a television show important? A lot of TV is interesting, revolutionary, exciting - but how much of it is truly important? Is it just something that sparks a conversation? Or does it need to change the very foundation of belief? We discuss this very topic on this episode of The HO. Here is a list of what we also discuss on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast: Our...

HBO's  Game of Thrones  Season 5 premieres on April 10th. As tradition on The Hollywood Outsider, we love the show enough to release an entire season recap to help catch each of you back up with all of the events in Westeros. Venturing from The Wall, to Across the Narrow Seas and even spending much time in King's Landing: we discuss all of the major storylines in this in-depth recap episode that s...

Why do we love car chases? With Furious 7 about to blow into theaters, The HO pit crew take a look at some of the more infamous car chases and discuss why we love them so much. Are we just little kids dreaming big? Do we all want to be rebels? Take a listen and decide for yourself. Here is a list of what we also discuss on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast: Our topic this...

This special episode of The Hollywood Outsider is about one thing: The  South By Southwest Festival ( SXSW )!  One of the largest festivals in the country recently occurred in Austin, TX, which covers a wide variety of film, music and interactive media infor. For this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we have the inside look at what the  SXSW  festival is, what all the hype is about, and...

In the Bryan Coyne's new film Infernal, out in theaters and VOD April 10th, Nathan (Andy Ostroff) and Sophia (Heather Adair) are a newlywed couple, both looking forward to a bright future. Not long after matrimony, Sophia becomes pregnant and ushers the pair’s first child into the world, Imogene. It soon becomes apparent that Imogene (Alyssa Koerner) is exhibiting strange and dangerous behavior, l...

What is our obsession with the penal system? For decades, we have been running to theaters or watching TV shows centered around life in prison. Why? Shouldn’t we be doing everything we can to avoid anything to do with lockup? Instead, we constantly seek to follow both the despicable and the innocent as they descend into purgatory. We discuss why we love jail in film and TV this week, as well as wh...

With word that Ghostbusters will now enter the foray of Shared Cinematic Universes, we ponder the question: Are we going too far? Ever since Marvel took the concept to a new level and became the gold standard in shared universes, every other studio in Hollywood has been out there trying to drum up a way to print endless greenbacks. Is it too much though? Listen as we discuss this and much more on...

Nostalgia in film and television is our topic this week. Have we gone too far? Is there anything left for us to bring back? Can we ever truly recapture the feeling we first had with something we loved? Here is a list of what we also discuss on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast: Our topic this week: Nostalgia in movies and TV - Have we gone too far? Upcoming releases: Run...

Man vs. technology has been the subject of numerous classic films and for this episode we make it our. We discuss why people continue to build these obvious disasters in waiting and much more. Also, at the end of our show, we discuss this year's Oscars. What bothered us, what moved us, and what especially we thought of the entire event. It's an overlong, but extremely entertaining episode of The H...

Reviews are our topic this week. When you debate on catching that new movie in your local theater, how much stock do you put in critical reviews? Is it a matter of who is reviewing it, or perhaps what kind of movie it is? This is our From The Outside In topic for the week, and it is one our listeners were just as excited to talk about as we are. But that's not all! Oh no, there is a plethora of sh...

'Oscar Bait' is a term that has come up on the show numerous times, but what does that REALLY mean? On this episode of The HO, we discuss this term, what it means to us. and does it even exist? We also look at the ceremony itself and what could help bring the show into the present for younger viewers, as well as some notable failed Oscar Bait. Here is a list of what we also discuss on this episode...

Last year around Valentine’s Day, we talked a bit about love and what warms the cockles of our hearts. We are doing that again this year, but a little different. So, you’re watching a movie about a relationship. A comedy, drama, action spectacle, whatever it is. And then something happens that takes you aback, or maybe makes you realize these two should be with anyone else on the planet other than...