The LAMBcast

This is the sixth Decade Lookback Episode we have done, and let's just say it, 1973 cleans every other years clock so far. There is such a plethora of great films that "The Sting", "American Graffiti" , ""Save the Tiger", "Scarecrow", "Serpico", "The Last Detail" did not make the top five list of anybody on the show. It is such a great diverse year, that there was only one "Pineapple Kiosk" in the...

Idris Elba does his best Martin Brody impersonation as the summer winds down and we find ourselves in need of a man vs. nature film to close out the season. Only one brave soul was willing to walk into this den of lions and say with pride, "I'm on the Lambcast this week". Lisa Leaheey joins Richard for a one on one discussion of Survival and family conflict. Who is up for some animal and poacher s...

Tony Coogan hosts the MOTM discussion with the film he championed this month, from Studio Ghibli, "Princess Mononoke". The August films are International in flavor and since at least one person on the show was from a different continent, so was the show. There is talk about the marketing of the film, the cultural barriers that may have limited it's success in the States, and of course, the animati...

 The Bullet Train in Japan has a remarkable safety record. These Shinkansens have now operated for 50 years, over 18,000 days, without a single passenger casualty. After Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koki, Hiroyuki Sanada, Joey King, Bad Bunny and Zazie Beetz boarded the train, that was no longer true. There is now a different reason that it is called the "bullet train...

The dog days of summer begin, and the new films that might generate a lot of interest begin to wane, but we persevere with another of our patented Roll Your Own Top 5 productions. An international group of LAMBs , generate individual top five lists of Theaters, Board Games, Frankenheimer films, Classic Literature Story Origins and Movie Posters. How could you say no to that?  Plus you get some Ran...

On their way to the podcast, two of our guests apparently looked up against all the advice of OJ Haywood, and they never made it to the show. Richard and Lisa however, carry on and talk about the new Jordan Peele horror film and they have a more general discussion about horror movies as well. So don't stand there waiting for the metal probe. No special equipment from Fry's is required. Listen here...

Five LAMBs go for a hike to see a dead body, along the way we fear vomit, cheer Corey Feldman and Jeer Jay for not caring for this movie. Lisa Leaheey takes us on a nostalgic journey to both 1959 and 1986, as we look at Director Rob Reiner's first attempt at adapting a Stephen King story to the screen. We are joined by a first time member of the LAMBcast, and there is a game. So stop looking for y...

 It's Lambpardy time again! We're racing through the first round of this year's tournament - there's only two games left after this one! Three more contestants battle it out for movie trivia glory - one played in the very first game of Lambpardy over a decade ago, one joined the LAMB so he could play, and the other is the regular host of the show, with a special guest stepping in to temporary host...

It's been hardly anytime at all since our last MCU film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has only been in theaters 66 days, but already we seem to be ready for another comic book movie. This week, the stand alone film features Thor, in a chapter directed by Taika Waititi who had previously done "Ragnarok".  We have a group of Gods taking a break from being worshipped on their home site...

MovieRob joins Richard in collecting a couple of top ten lists for movie watching on the long July 4th Weekend. The choices are nationalistic and patriotic, but everyone is welcome to listen and feel free to share your own lists in the comments. Light up your fireworks, heat up the grill and get your ROKU/Blu-Ray/DVD/Laserdisc/VHS/Streaming service set up for some flag waving films. 

The King of Rock and Roll still seems to have enough influence to get a major motion picture of his life made and for it to be challenging for the top of the box office weekend. Does the film deserve this attention, is it worthy of the subject, or are we just getting something for Baz Luhrmann to exercise his impulses on? These and other questions get debated and not entirely settled in this week'...

It's Lambpardy time! Three more contestants are here to battle it out for movie trivia supremacy, as well as the opportunity to talk about 2012 and Son of the Mask far more than anyone expected! This month the contestants are: Thomas Stoneham-Judge - For Reel Movie News & Reviews Matthew Simpson - Awesome Friday Mark Hofmeyer - Movies, Films & Flix ; Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast Host: Jay Cl...

In June our MOTM is directed specifically at a female directed film. What would be more appropriate than the most popular film, directed by someone many consider to be the most important woman director in film history Agnès Varda? "Cléo from 5 to 7" was ranked as the second best female directed film of all time behind only "The Piano" from Jane Campion. The Lambs have a thoughtful, detailed conver...

This time we don't need to go back to the park to see the dinosaurs, they are coming to us, at least that is what we are promised, but somehow we end up back at a high tech Dinosaur preserve, repeating a lot of the same beats as earlier films. With a slightly expanded cast this week, the LAMB returns to the Jurassic World to take on "Dominion" the next film in the Jurassic Park/World Franchise. We...

If you like movies, if you like summer and if you like nostalgia, then this week's podcast is for you. The Lambcast takes in a retrospective of Summertime by remembering the movies that made us, at least the ones that made us happy, in the Summer. Fifty plus years of Summer movie experiences are shared by the members of this week's podcast and boy did we have fun. You should absolutely put on your...

James 'Jimmy' Stewart is our actor of the month in the LAMB's Acting School 101 feature. Alongside the monthly blogathon held on the LAMB site, there will also be a monthly podcast episode devoted to the actor and their roles, and wouldn’t you know it but that’s this very show. Rob was joined by James Wilson of Blogging By Cinemalight to discuss all things James 'Jimmy' Stewart, but mainly the fiv...

Howard Casner takes over for the week but has a high casualty rate as three guests on the show drop out. It doesn't matter however because Heather Baxendale Walsh is the guest who shows up, and she has enough to say for five people. It also doesn't hurt that Howard and Heather have vastly different perspectives on the new Tom Cruise vehicle. This is a dialogue you will happy to eavesdrop on. 

It's Lambpardy time! We've got three more contestants battling it out for movie trivia supremacy, a couple of old hands and a first time player. Who will win? Who is Doctor Who? Is it OK to like Peter Boyle? All these questions and many, many more are answered on the show! This month the contestants are: Elwood Jones - Movies & Tea , The Battle Royale Podcast , Asian Cinema Film Club , Through...

Alex Garland has a new film out, and like his previous efforts there is a horror element. This time however, that element is front and center. "Men" may be a suspense film, psychological terror film, or body horror, take your pick. The question is does it deliver? We have four Lambs for part of the show and three of them make it to the end, does that sound ominous to you? Come find out if you shou...

Director Doug Liman does his best Tarantino Impression with this drug crime comedy from 1999. Ashley Ullom championed the movie so as a first time guest on the show she also got to be the host. She came through with flying colors. We had a hard out on the recording time so we skipped a game and kept the podcast short. So if you like Raves, Drug Humor, Sarah Polley, Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant, Scot...

This week we are back to the MCU Universe, or more accurately, Multiverse, to see what Doctor Strange has up his sleeve to deal with the most powerful being in any of the Universes. More magic shields, fling rings, incantations and finger waving than you can shake a stick at. It also so happens that there is a bit of crossover with a horror adjacent universe, thanks to Director Sam Rami. Cloe list...

This week we go back in time to the tumultuous 1960s and visit a pivotal year in the evolution of the cinema landscape. The old studio system is dying and new forms of film making are taking over. The Easy Riders and Raging Bull are on their way, and they bring International Cinema and Music Videos to crush the old paths. So become a time traveler and join us for this episode

Every so often on the Lambpardy shows we like to do something special and pit the members of a podcast against one another for movie trivia domination. The ladies from the Across the Universe podcast are the latest to battle it out amongst themselves under Jay's questioning, just like what happened on their 100th show last year, but this time there might be a few more questions about rom-coms! Who...

Jay Cluitt is back to Host the Lambcast for this Nicolas Cage Extravaganza. His posse consists of two Y chromosome challenged Lambs, the always excellent Jeanette Ward and the equally wonderful Heather Baxendale Walsh. The three of them have only love for the subject of today's show but they is do enjoy  speculating about casting and imagining who other than Nick Cage could pull this off. Jay has...

Covering a span of 90 years, this week's guests have films that range from pre-code classics to this week's releases. Todd, James and Howard join Richard in sharing our opinions on things we have each been looking at recently. Michelle Yeoh and Albus Dumbledore are on the show together with Cary Grant and Laurel and Hardy. Somewhere there is something you will be interested in. We also have an int...