The Movie Podcast

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Pablo Schreiber aka Master Chief John-117 of HALO, a series based on the iconic video game franchise of the same name. In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. As humanity’s best hope for winning the war, John-117 discovers his deep connection...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Prime Video series MR. & MRS. SMITH starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. From co-creators and executive producers Donald Glover (Community, Atlanta) and Francesca Sloane (Atlanta, Fargo), the series is a reimagining of the 2005 film and follows two lonely strangers who land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency. The catch? New identities in an arranged marr...

Daniel and Shahbaz review Siddharth Anand's FIGHTER starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, and Akash Oberoi. The film is a Hindi language Aerial action thriller and the story of Top Indian Air Force (IAF) aviators coming together in the face of imminent danger, to battle the country’s internal and external forces. Fighter is now playing exclusively in theatres...

It's Oscars season, baby! Fresh from this morning's announcements, Daniel and Shahbaz are here to explore and share their reactions to the 96th Academy Awards nominees. The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2024, by actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The winners will be announced during the Academy Awards ceremony on M...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by comedian, storyteller, and content creator Jasmeet Raina aka Jus Reign to discuss the debut of his Crave Original comedy series LATE BLOOMER. Created by and starring Raina, LATE BLOOMER follows burgeoning content creator Jasmeet Dutta (Raina) as he tries to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his fa...

WE STARTED A PATREON! We love making The Movie Podcast for you. If you're able to help us keep the lights and the mics on, we are so grateful. Whether you're listening to ads on the show, joining via Patreon, or subscribing on Apple Podcasts, your support means EVERYTHING to us. Thank you. This week on The Movie Podcast, Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony discuss their TOP FILMS OF 2023 [01:07:44]. They a...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Academy Award Winner ARIANA DEBOSE and I.S.S. Director GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE. In the film, tensions flare aboard the International Space Station (I.S.S.) as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts aboard each receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any mea...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED for PlayStation 5 from Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, the original game released in 2020. Set five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of sur...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by ANGOURIE RICE of MEAN GIRLS, a new musical twist on the 2004 classic comedy film. Angourie is best known for her roles in The Nice Guys (2016), HBO miniseries Mare of Easttown (2021), and as Betty Brant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe of Spider-Man films (2017-2021). In Mean Girls, Angourie plays Cady Heron, a transfer...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by KEVIN HART and President & Chief Content Officer Bryan Smiley of Hartbeat. Founded by Emmy and Grammy Nominated Comedian and Actor Kevin Hart, Hartbeat is a global, multi-platform media company creating high-impact entertainment where comedy meets culture – with a mission to keep the world laughing together. Hartbeat ha...

Daniel and Anthony review Marvel Studios' ECHO, a miniseries created by Marion Dayre based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Echo spotlights Maya Lopez as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy. The series stars Alaqua Cox who reprises her role as Maya Lopez / Echo from Hawkeye, with Chaske Spenc...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Samantha Jayne's MEAN GIRLS, a new twist on the 2004 classic comedy film. It stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jenna Fischer, Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr., Nell Benjamin, Jon Hamm, and Tina Fey. New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniv...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by DEVERY JACOBS (Reservation Dogs, American Gods), CHASKE SPENCER (Wild Indian, The Twilight Saga), Director SYDNEY FREELAND, and Executive Producer RICHIE PALMER of Marvel Studios' Echo. The series spotlights Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) criminal empire. When the journey brings her ho...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SOCIETY OF THE SNOW Director J. A. BAYONA of and Roberto Canessa, the real life survivor of the 1972 Andes Flight Disaster in which the film is based on. In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survive...

We're back for another year of The Movie Podcast! On this SPECIAL EDITION, Daniel and Anthony kick off 2024 with Director SEAN DURKIN and Editor MATTHEW HANNAM of THE IRON CLAW. The film chronicles the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of t...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Zack Snyder's REBEL MOON starring an ensemble cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, E. Duffy, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Ed Skrein, and Anthony Hopkins. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora, a mysteri...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review James Wan's AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, the final entry in the DCEU which started in 2013 with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. The film stars Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, and Nicole Kidman. Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and f...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Will Gluck's ANYONE BUT YOU starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. In the edgy comedy, Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold— until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults woul...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz heads to Los Angeles, California to talk all things REBEL MOON with Zack Snyder, Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, and Cleopatra Coleman. From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes Rebel Moon, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Michael Mann's FERRARI starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey and Gabriel Leone. Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Ita...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Winner ROSAMUND PIKE. Rosamund was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in Saltburn, a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell. In our conversation, Rosamund discusses reading the Saltburn script for...

Daniel and Anthony review Paul King's WONKA starring Timothée Chalamet. Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know t...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined for a sit down interview with the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians including WALKER SCOBELL (Percy Jackson), LEAH SAVA JEFFRIES (Annabeth Chase) and ARYAN SIMHADRI (Grover Underwood). Based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, the series premieres with two episodes on D...

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by Director and Producer REGINALD HUDLIN (House Party, Marshall, Django Unchained) for a conversation on his new film Candy Cane Lane which reunites him with Eddie Murphy after over 30 years. The film is a comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighbourhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After C...

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Sean Durkin's THE IRON CLAW starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany and Lily James. The film chronicles the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow...