The LAMBcast

We are back after a couple of weeks away, and the MCU is back after a couple of months off. Actually, a lot of people think the MCU has been "off" since "Endgame", but is that true? Also, is this movie the solution to whatever is ailing the franchise? We do a deep dive this week into the comic book origins, alternative character arcs and generally everything Marvel related. Oh, we also talk about...

What "Jaws" did for swimming in the ocean, the Final Destination Series tries to do to airplane flight, highway travel, amusement park rides, sporting events and bus travel. You will likely feel uncomfortable with some of the grim images generated by the film makers of this series. That's exactly why we watch them, we are lookey loos at the accident scene, without the guilt of someone actually dyi...

Most people get stuck occasionally, trying to decide on what to have for dinner or which pair of shoes to wear, or maybe the best route to take driving to the airport. You probably go with what is easiest, carries the least amount of risk, or something you have done before. Movies are subject to the same vagaries, we become paralyzed with the choices available to us and we default to a tried and t...

This week on the LAMBcast, we travel back to 1971, not to visit the new Magic Kingdom or order a cup of coffee at the First Starbucks, but to celebrate the movies that came out in this tumultuous year. We have a full show this week, with five guests and your host, all bringing five films from 1971 to talk about. Some people have themes to their list, some are just random, whichever it turned out t...

Five Podcasters One Movie No Exit Stealing the tagline for this movie to promote the podcast was easy, so is the conversation we have about this 1976 Disaster/Exploitation film. Two Minute Warning came out a year before the better remembered "Black Sunday" and it features a different crazed manic trying to kill people at the American Football Championship.  Dave Anderson of the Free Kittens Movie...

The LAMBs have no common theme this week, except that they have been watching things that they want to talk about. We get schooled on a couple of streaming films, a couple of current movies, and a couple of older classics. Everyone had a variety of sources for their choices, and Aaron cheated by collecting the five Academy Animated shorts into one selection (good for him). We also go a short way d...

Time for some friendly competition as the LAMBs on this week's show compete to create a slate of films that will get your support as the "best". Aaron Neuwirth picks some classics and some Kaijo and of course one of them features a giant lizard. Tony Cogan represents for his country with Dr. Who, Quatermass and a short film classic that everyone will recognize. Dave Anderson may grouse about his c...

From a list of eight blind spots for the shepherd, the community went with the oldest film on the list. Perhaps as a way of mocking the age of the birthday of your host. "Kind Hearts and Coronets" is a dark comedy of manners that was release in the U.S. in 1950. Famous for Alec Guinness playing eight parts, it is a showcase for character actor  Dennis Price as the star. Three of the guests this we...

Big surprise, a divisive film gets divided opinions on this week's episode of the Lambcast. The Vern Championed the movie to the MOTM spot and he hosts the discussion. Matthew Simpson, Bubbawheat and Richard are dumfounded by the film. Newcomer to the Lambcast Cayley, agrees that the movie is incoherent, without necessarily agreeing with others who share that view. So, is the 1981 film "Possession...

The Lambs who showed up this week in the film pasture, did their own programming and created Top 5 lists of their own design. From comedic serial killers to Multiple Moby Dicks, we have an eclectic selection of movies to talk about this week. Don't let the slow January release schedule slow down your movie love, come hear what we all think would be fun to talk about. You may be inspired to create...

The start of the new year reminds us to look back on what we saw in the previous 12 months. Rishabh Vashishtha, Tony Coogan, Thomas Stoneham Judge and The Vern all gathered to share their Top Ten Films for 2024. We also have lists from Aaron Neuwirth, Mark Hofmeyer, Lisa Leaheey, and Matthew Simpson, in spite of the fact they could not be on the show in person. The guests who were live had almost...

This week we check in on the Robert Eggers film that opened on Christmas Day to see if it sucked. "Nosferatu" is a remake of the classic Silent film, which was an unauthorized version of "Dracula". It was remade once before in 1979 by Werner Herzog, so this is the second time a controversial visualist has taken on the film. The LAMB's resident horror critic these days is Lisa Leaheey, and she was...

James Bond does not quite trade in his Aston Martin for a sled  and eight tiny reindeer, but he does show up at Christmas time with some presents for your stockings. Following a long tradition of unconventional Christmas Selection for the December MOTM, James Wilson of "Blogging By Cinema Light" suggested, and the community voted for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", the sixth 007 adventure. Matt...

This week is a recommendation show, with a slight spin. We are looking for films to recommend for the upcoming holidays, but we want some less well known movies.  So we will Skip "It's a Wonderful Life", " Christmas Vacation " , "A Christmas Story" and instead look for What can be  discovered on Netflix, TCM,  the Criterion Channel or Tubi?  Maybe there is a great Treasure from the sixties that no...

Twenty four years after being asked by Maximus "Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?", we are asking the same question about the legacy sequel "Gladiator II". Director Ridley Scott returns to the floor of the Coliseum to once again entertain us with battles, violence, political intrigue and even some returning characters. Daniel Chadwick-Shubat of Get Ree...

OK, we did not get to this on opening weekend, but there seems to be enough interest to sustain the theatrical run for a couple of weeks. 'For The Rest Of Your Lives, There Will Be Before You Listen And There Will Be After. Lambs, Verbally Acknowledge Please.' Heretic is the A24 Psychological Horror film starring Hugh Grant, cast against type as an intellectually curious potential convert to the M...

By an overwhelming vote, Josie and the Pussycats was chosen as the MOTM for November. This widely misunderstood 2001 release has acquired a much stronger reputation over the pat two decades. The satirical edge of the movie and it's meta-approach was largely ignored in the marketing of the film on it's release. Our herd of LAMBs this week however have made note of it's wicked insight into pop cultu...

Every once in a while, the Lamb community collectively says, "Let's Get Lost". This week, we prove that "...all who wander, find some interesting stuff to talk about.". Nicole Ayers, Dave Anderson and Damien Riley join the show this week and meander all over the cinematic landscape (or as we might say "Lambscape"). 

We lost a few guests on the show but we did get a set of lists that cover the year pretty well. Howard Casner as usual, wants strictly the best. Tony Coogan is up to date on all the animation films that came out in 2010, and Richard plays action junkie on this weeks show. Get ready for the wayback machine to take you to your youth, or for two people on the show, their middle age. 

It's spooky season on the Lambcast, Halloween is coming and horror films are everywhere. We got a request a few weeks ago for a show that focuses on earlier horror films so it seemed like the right time for another draft episode.  This week we have some incredibly strange creatures who stopped living and became mixed up movie bloggers. There are a few reasons that we limited the entries to this ti...

The October MOTM is a horror film, in recognition of Halloween and this year we have a truly frightening film, but still with a lot of humor. It comes from director Sam Rami, so that mixture will be no surprise to the deadites out there, but this film does not feature Bruce Campbell. Instead, we get Alison Lohman, being physically and mentally abused as a curse threatens to take her to hell via a...

The polarizing dram project from Francis Ford Coppola has arrived in cinemas and thew Lambcast i9s there to talk about it. This week's episode is filled with a range of opinions, some of the guests found the movie abysmal, while others heaped high praise on it's artistry. One of the group gets yelled at for praising the film while not giving it a recommendation. We had no shortage of options. Dani...

The September Movie of the Month was chosen by James Wilson of "Blogging by Cinema Light". His choice of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" comes after three previous attempts with narrow losses. This week was no competition and James hosts the show. He is joined by Damien Riley of "Riley on Film" and also by Matthew Simpson from "The Awesome Friday Podcast".  Mr. Smith is one of the ten nominees for...

Say it three times in a row quickly, and it will appear. Lambcast, Lambcast, Lambcast! This week on the show we summon the legacy sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton film, "Beetlejuice". Burton comes out of directing sabbatical to reteam with his muse Michael Keaton. They are joined by returning cast members Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara for a journey to the next world. The film is already a big hit...

This week is a do it yourself show. The five Lambs have assembled individual lists of movie related subjects and we share them in a Top Five Round Robin. Thomas Stoneham Judge is TIFF bound so his list features Audience favorites over the years. Howard Casner answers the question Tubi or not Tubi. Tony Coogan is not satisfied with a movie, he wants to see it on stage as well. Todd Liebenow is stuc...