The LAMBcast

Drug dealing aliens and interstellar law enforcement officers find their way to Earth in this 1990s time killer. Mark Hofmeyer  championed a movie that made him feel good after some arduous viewing for his job, let's see if you can lean into the film and get some relaxing vibes from it as well. Dolph Lundgren stars as a rule breaking rogue cop, and he is partnered with a straight laced FBI agent,...

This week, the Lambs create their own individual lists, with some surprises along the way. Multiple New Waves, an overlooked director, changing opinions on films and a host trapped in the 70s, this is what you have in store when you listen to this episode. The Exit Question of the Week addresses the issues from last week's canceled show, and we have a game that was not challenging at all.  

Wes Anderson films are definitely different. Some people can't get enough, and some can only tolerate so much. This week we have a range of opinions on "Asteroid City". There are existential questions  about the script, the actors and the style, and only a couple of points seem to create unity of thought. This is just the sort of conversation you want to have with your friends after seeing a movie...

A troubled star, a staggering franchise, a corporate shake up, and guess what, the film is actually really good. A full contingent of our own superheroes take on "The Flash", the newest DC Comic Book film, and we find lots to recommend, including the lead performance and the return of "Batman". This is a multiverse film in a world overrun by multiverse movies, but there are some strong emotional m...

June carves out a niche to insure that we discuss a female directed film, and this month we have one from only the third woman from the sound era to direct a Hollywood movie. Elaine May was a comic, an actor and the comedy partner of Mike Nichols. Her directing vita is narrow but filled with interesting, if not always successful films. Naturally to celebrate women making movies, we have five guys...

This week we go Back to the Future, it's 1985 and there are films you may not have heard about, seen, or caught up with yet. Marty and Doc Brown don't make it to the show but Dave Anderson, David Brook, Howard Casner and Todd Liebenow do. We have Hong Kong Action Films, Forgotten Films, and Spielberg Clones to fill your Television Screen with. If you like Zombies, Kung Fu, Depressing WWII stories...

This week we have two guests on the show,  who have written movie related books, and spend some time talking with us about those books. Eric Friedman was a guest two years ago when his second book was published, and now the third book in his trilogy is available. Kristen Lopez, a long time Lamb, and now an editor on "The Wrap", has partnered with TCM, and her book is a compendium of book and movie...

Four Lambs enter, one Lamb leaves, that is after you vote for the Summer Season that you think is the Greatest. Dave Anderson leads off with what could be a knockout punch, but Todd Liebenow follows up with a strong right cross and Nick Rehak has a solid uppercut. Richard Jabs and moves but has a good combination to finish off. You are the judges. Come listen to us talk about the summer films of 1...

The scheduled host who had championed "Fantasia" to victory in the poll, was unable to join the show, but we had four fans of the film who more than make up for that.  Howard Casner takes a seat in the spot we keep warm for him and Bubbawheat remembers at the last minute that it is this week's show that he is scheduled for. We kept Doug Jamison from the Jam Report in Australia, up into the wee hou...

The Guardians of the Lambcast show up this week to guide you through a trip to the theaters. James Gunn's Guardians Finale comes under the microscope and peering through the lens are Nick Rehak, Amanda Kirkham and Jeanette Ward. Our general thoughts are enthusiastic, but there are a few reservations. The team ranked the Guardians film, talked about our favorite sequences, and warns all of you that...

All of us have those films in our back pocket that we have been meaning to get to. Sometimes it is a documentary that the whole world is talking about but you haven’t been able to generate enough interest to stream it. Maybe it is a film from the Sight and Sound Poll, AFI or BFI film lists, or maybe just something everyone has talked about, except you, because you haven't seen it. This week, Nicol...

Howard Casner wins the MOTM Franchise Poll for a second time, and he joins us for a deep dive into the themes and cultural influences of the four films made based on Jack Finney's 1954 science fiction novel. We talk Pod People, 50s conventionality, 70s paranoia, 90s youth emphasis and 2007's prescient contagion themes. If you think remakes are worthless, you should listen to a compelling argument...

Two Lambs who don't suck, show up to tell us if the new Nic Cage movie does. Former Host Jay Cluitt rises from the grave to give us his opinion and Howard Casner puts a stake in the heart of movie audiences and critics who don't get post modernism. "Renfield" is a vampire picture more interested in laughs than in horror, and this week we dig into whether or not that approach works. We also have a...

What's that behind you? Surely not! No! It can't be! It's Lambpardy time!  After an unintentional hiatus Lambpardy is back, and this time it's spooky! This is the first show in the third tournament year, and also the first of a mini horror tournament! There are hopefully two more horror-special shows to come, followed by a horror final with the winners of those three shows, and the champion from t...

This week, the Lambcast is Shanghaiing five of it's members for a pirate expedition to search for buried treasures. Movies that are hard to find or access were the subject under discussion, and everyone had tales of success and failure to share. The Tortuga of today appears to be YouTube, where many of the treasures were unearthed, although how many died to put them there is never revealed. We als...

It's the last week of the month so it seems like maybe we better get in the MOTM while there is still time. MovieRob hosts the show with his selection of the multiple Academy Award winning film from 1957, The Bridge on the River Kwai. This David Lean epic gets the full treatment from the guests as we talk about duty, right and wrong, power and control, and a whole host of subjects. There is a game...

Zach is back in the DCEU, no not that Zach, the other one, Zachary Levi, as the adolescent hero in a grown man's body, Shazam!  Four years after making a winning introduction in the strange mix of DC heroes, the Champion with the power of the Gods returns, and the daughters of one of those Gods are none to pleased. Jeanette Ward and Amanda Kirkham are the guests this week as we spend a little time...

Originally scheduled as an episode devoted to "65", this week's Lambcast both devolved an evolved into something a bit different. Three films were transplanted onto the shoulders of this episode and two people who saw all three get herded by someone who just saw one. Confused Yet? Wait till you hear us play a guessing game about Lambscores, when one of the guests didn't see two of the features. Wh...

Some of our guests have been dutifully attending screenings at movie theaters, some of us have plugged into TCM for 48 straight Hours, and some guests actually opened up some physical media and watched at home old school style. It doesn’t matter where or how your films were delivered, we want to know what kind of stuff we took the time with recently, and maybe whether you should be taking some tim...

Special programming this week on the Lambcast, as we engage in another Roll Your Own Top Five show. The participants pick their own subjects and create a top five list to share with us. This week we got movie lines, 80s Teen Films, Muppet Suggestions, Robert Aldrich love and some twins. This is a week where all kinds of things get thrown in the pot, and we got a savory stew of delicious movie talk...

Back to the MCU this week with the latest film featuring everyone's favorite ant-talking hero. Lots of questions get discussed, including "how much of the extended MCU are we going to need to know to keep up with these movies?" Our panel of guests try to guess everyone else's Lambscores, we have a game featuring miniaturization, and there is trailer talk about upcoming films. We start off small bu...

February is Richard's Birthday month and this year, his frequently suggested title was finally voted into the Champion spot, 1975's "The Man Who Would be King". John Huston directs Sean Connery and Michael Caine in an adaption of Rudyard Kipling's story. The opinions on this film were not uniform but there was a great deal of admiration, and for one of our Lambs it was a first time watch. We also...

Valentine's Day invites us to speculate on Romantic Comedies this week. We have a serious discussion concerning the hate that many in our community have for the genre, and then we subvert that with recommendations and warnings. You will certainly find some film you can share with your Valentine on the holiday, so listen or download now. Don't brerak our hearts by ignoring this week's show. 

Six Lambs, 28 Movies, 2 hours and forty minutes, there is a lot going on this week on the Lambcast. Our popular Decade Lookback this week features the year 2002, and the guests have things to share. Some guilty pleasures are matched with some alternative Oscar winners and a fist full of documentaries. Take a deep dive into films from 21 years ago and also get a little Oscar talk at the end. 

This week we are giving props to character actor Vincent D'Onofrio by having a draft show with some enthusiastic fans. D'Onofrio is instantly recognizable to most people as Private Pyle in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket". That movie however was at the start of his career and we take a deep dive into a variety of films that he has appeared in to bring the wide range of his roles to your atten...