The Novice Elitists Film Podcast

Isaac and Caleb are back in the bar to discuss some more anime, this time kicking off a four part series covering all the anthology films featuring a short by Katsuhiro Otomo. Join us as we discuss the the 1987 anthology, Neo Tokyo!    If you've not seen the film and are unable to track down a legal copy, you can watch the film here: Neo Tokyo (1987) : Katsuhiro otomo : Free Download, Borrow, and...

Caleb is back for the second part of his breakdown on the books he read in 2024! This time stepping away from his main book playlist, this time looking at the random books he tossed into the mix.

Isaac and Caleb continue their look at Geoff Johns Brainac arc by turning their attention to the 2013 adaption of that comic, in Superman: Unbound! Will your hosts like this entry in our long running Superman series? Find out now!    This episode was recorded on Apr. 29th, 2024.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @CalebAlexader   And follow Caleb and Isa...

#23 The Monster Mash series soars back onto the TNE feed, as Isaac, Caleb and Eric arrive at another Godzilla milestone by the covering the 1964 classic, Mothra vs. Godzilla! What will your hosts think of this one? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Jan 4th, 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @CalebAlexader   And follow Caleb and Isaac on...

Caleb and Isaac make their long awaited return to their Superman series, this time arriving at the final stages of their 20 part series! For their penultimate Comic/Adaptation pairing, we're looking at the Brainiac storyline from Geoff Johns run on Action Comics (2006-2009) that was adapted into Superman Unbound (2013). What will your hosts think of of the story here? Or how about Gary Frank's wor...

Isaac and Caleb are back in the bar, this time to discuss the trailer for the upcoming return of Superman to the big screen! Isaac has many thoughts and speculations on the potential for this new film, and Caleb joins give the scant bit of thoughts he still has raddling in his school/work addled mind.    This episode was recorded on Dec. 27th, 2024.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com...

Flyin' Solo roars back onto the TNE podcast feed as Caleb begins his three part series of discussing all the books he read/listened to in 2024. In this first episode he discusses the 21 books on his reading playlist, "To Your Scattered Bodies Go, The Stars!"   Some of the books included: Foundation, Jurassic Park, Horus Rising, Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep, Frank Herbert's Dune Saga (books...

The Year of the Dragon continues, closing out Isaac & Caleb's coverage of 5 films featuring American martial arts icon, Chuck Norris! This time looking at the film that inspired his most well known role, as we look at the story of a Texan Lone Ranger and the struggles that entails. Join us as we discuss Lone Wolf McQuade!    This episode was recorded on Dec. 26th, 2024.   Email the show at  th...

Pulling out another lost episode from the TNE Archive, we present a discussion from Mar. 13th, 2024. Here Isaac & Caleb discussed the line up of films nominated in the 2024 oscars, as well as Caleb's thoughts on the boom of disaster movies in the 90s.   Email the show at  thenoviceelitists@gmail.com  or reach out to us on twitter @CalebAlexader   And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed...

Isaac and Eric are back in the bar for the second part of their duology covering episodes from the original Transformers series. What will they think of War Dawn? Only one way to find out.   This episode was recorded on Nov. 18th, 2024.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @CalebAlexader   And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elemen...

Caleb and Isaac are back for their final episodes of 2024, and they're ending this year with yet another TNE New Years celebration! They discuss the films they saw this year, video games they've played, books they've read and more! They also announce some scheduling changes for the new year.   This episode was recorded on Dec. 22nd, 2024.   Email the show at  thenoviceelitists@gmail.com  or reach...

Brianna and Caleb return for another book discussion, this time following up their previous entry in this series by looking at another novel by Canadian author Mona Awad! What will they think of Bunny, her debut novel? Hit play and find out!   This episode was recorded Oct. 26th, 2024.   What was your favorite book of the year? Let your hosts know over at the  thenoviceelitists@gmail.com  or reach...

Spring has arrived (extremely) early here at the TNE archives and our interns have been hard at work digging around the dusty bins and cockroach infested files (we need Isaac to get out his gloves and cleaning mask again!). And for the first release they've put together, we go back all the way to November 2023, as Isaac interviews Caleb on his recent trip to the Queen Elizabeth theater in Downtown...

Isaac and Caleb continue their christmas festivities as Isaac breaks out his surprise pick, the 1997 animated special Santa vs. The Snowman! (Formally known as Santa vs. The Snowman 3D, our second Christmas pick that previously had 3D in the title after The Nutcracker in 3D, which we covered back in 2020. Join us as we discuss this short Christmas treat, and see if we flip our signs Christmas Gree...

Christmas has arrived on the TNE feed as Caleb & Isaac are doing things a bit different this year by both of them have a holiday themed pick in their stockings. And what better way to start the season off then by some holiday horror, as Caleb breaks out his pick, Black Christmas!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 30th, 2024.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us...

Isaac and Eric are back in the bar to officially kick off their retooled Transformers series! But rather than starting off with one of the films, they're turning to their eye to the series that kicked it all off by covering two episodes from the original Transformers series! The first of which we present now, with "The Search for Alpha Trion."   This episode was recorded on Nov. 18th, 2024.    Ema...

Another milestone has been crossed as Caleb and Isaac return to the bar to discuss another 90s animated film, as Isaac continues his tradition of pulling out animated childhood favorites to celebrate the arrival of another 100 episode marker. That's right folks, we have arrived at number 300! Will The Quest for Camelot live up to Isaac's 20 year old memories, and how will Caleb react coming to thi...

Isaac and Caleb return to the TNE Arcade for yet another film based on a video game property, and this time it's a game series neither have ever played! Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time debuted in theaters to a resounding shrug. Will your hosts find something worth remembering in this semi-forgotten film, or will it join the ranks of discarded trash on the arcade floor? Find out now!   This epi...

Isaac and Eric are in the bar just the two of them, and Isaac begins his secret plan to restart the Transformers retrospective, as The Transformers Redux series! But before he can get to that, first he corners Eric in the bar and interviews him on his (then) recent viewing of Transformers One. What did he think on a first viewing? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Oct. 28th, 2024.   Ema...

The Marvel retrospective explodes on the TNE feed, as Caleb and Isaac kick off their Anime Oddballs series! Before Howard the Duck kicked down the doors to theatrical Marvel releases, tv movies ruled the roost for capturing everybody's favorite Marvel heroes in motion. But is Tomb of Dracula anyone's favorite? Join your hosts as they discuss the 1980 anime adaption, and begin our multi-year retros...

Isaac and Caleb are back in the bar, following up on the trend of introducing a brand new series in it's own standalone special. Long in the annuals of TNE history, has Isaac bemoaned the direction of the MCU, and Marvel films in general, but due to his 10 year long Embargo, the last one he saw was in 2018. How does he feel at the prospect of not just revisiting his dreaded MCU, but also digging i...

Caleb and Isaac continue their Year of the Dragon, as they take a look at their penultimate entry in the Chuck Norris series, An Eye for an Eye! After enjoying the last two films, will there be more division on this next entry? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Oct. 12th, 2024.   Email the show at  thenoviceelitists@gmail.com  or reach out to us on twitter @CalebAlexader   And follow Ca...

Halloween has come and gone, and now it's time for Isaac and Caleb to get back to their Year of the Dragon series, this time taking a look at the third entry in their Chuck Norris series, The Octogon! Will they enjoy this one as much as A Force of One? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Sept. 22nd, 2024.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @Caleb...

The TNE Halloween Season comes to a close as Isaac and Caleb follow up on Isaac's Halloween pick from last year, by covering the sequel to Scary Godmother's Halloween Spooktacular! The Revenge of Jimmy soared to our tv screens back in the fall of 2005, and now nearly 20 years later, your hosts watch and discuss it. Have you seen either of these two films? Let us know over at thenoviceelitists@gmai...

Caleb and Isaac return to the bar to discuss some big news in the video game world, discussing the announcement of a sequel to Alien: Isolation, and the news of another set of Tomb Raider remasters hitting stores in February. They also discuss other remasters they'd like to see, and more.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com Or reach our to us on twitter @Calebalexader