The Novice Elitists Film Podcast

Caleb and Isaac are back in the bar for yet another TNE New Years Special! They discuss their 2023 year in podcasting, looking back on some of their favorite series they covered, or episodes that stood out for them. They also discuss theatrical releases they saw this year, as well as movies they visited at home. Caleb gives a mini-review after recently rewatching Batman v. Superman, and Isaac give...

The time has come again for Isaac and Caleb to celebrate another season of yuletide entertainment, this time focused on Isaac's Christmas themed television pick, with the classic Twilight Zone episode, The Night of the Meek. Can Isaac bring some Christmas cheer to Caleb's Grinchly ways? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 13th, 2023.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com o...

Caleb and Isaac are back in the bar and they've come prepared with a cavalcade of topics, beginning with our differing experiences delving into the darker realms of horror and anime. And apart from that, they also discuss their thoughts on long running franchises falling into the well of using Time Travel and multiverse plots, some of the films they saw during the summer of 2023, and more, all in...

Caleb and Eric round out Kubrick's 60s period by looking at (potentially) his most towering achievement, with 2001: A Space Odyssey. And once again, they've recruited Isaac to join them as they go through the many facets of conversation found in this sci-fi classic. What will your hosts think of this one? Only one way to find out...▶️   This episode was recorded on Oct. 16th, 2023.    Email the sh...

Isaac and Caleb are once again returning to the realm of horror cinema, with frequent guest Johnny joining them to discuss his pick for this week's bonus episode, as your trio of hosts wades their way through the 2022 sleeer hit, Smile! What will they think this horror flick with a grin? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 20th, 2023.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com o...

Caleb and Isaac return to their Underworld series, now turning their eyes several hundred years before Underworld: Evolution, as they see the Rise of the Lycans, and in particular, Michael Sheen's Lucian, as he begins his war against his vampire overlords. What will your hosts think of this unexpected prequel? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Sept. 25th, 2023.    Email the show at then...

What's this? It's a Friday, and they're putting out another regular release episode? Well, 2023 has been a busy year for scheduling and this episode has found itself bouncing around several times. So since we didn't have a bonus episode edited for this week, instead we present Dragon's Heaven! Caleb and Isaac are back in the OltraViolent "A" Rated Basement, as they discuss a movie that maybe shoul...

Caleb and Eric arrive at their penultimate discussion of the 60s work by Stanley Kubrick, and to help them tackle Caleb's favorite film, Isaac has joined the team as they dive into Kubrick's satire on the cold war era paranoia. Will your hosts be divided on this one? Hit play and find out!   This episode was recorded on July 17th, 2023.    Are you enjoying our Kubrick series? Let your hosts know a...

Caleb and Isaac are back in the bar to discuss yet another production put on by Broadway Across Canada, this time covering Aladdin (2023). Isaac is once again under the podcast spotlight, as Caleb breaks out his pen and tape recorder, and grills Isaac on his thoughts on the film. Will Caleb's good cop routine get Isaac to open on on his opinions, or will it take his bad cop side to get him to spil...

Caleb and Eric return to discuss another film from the 1960s, and in an effort to tie in to their upcoming Dr. Strangelove review (which you can hear next Monday!), Caleb has elected that the duo cover the 1964 Nuclear War chiller, Fail-Safe. Released in the same year, and featuring virtually the same scenario, it's easy to understand why the film would pale next to the classic that is Dr. Strange...

The Summer Movies of 2023 discussions continue, as Caleb and Isaac return to the bar to discuss Isaac's recent double bill of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Caleb has only seen the latter of the two films, so your hosts go deeper into the discussion of that one. But if you've seen the film, or don't care about spoilers, join your hosts as the...

The Kubrick series continues into the second entry from his 60s period, this time adapting a controversial book into a controversial film, with Lolita. Kubrick enters his brief phase of collaboration with Peter Sellers (who marks his second appearance on the podcast!) and also begins the period of his career of total auteurship. What will Eric and Caleb think of this 1962 classic? Find out now!  ...

What's this?! A regular release episode instead of a bonus episode? Well as you might have seen, the 2023 Explosion of Bonus Episodes has finally arrived at it's end, and while we work on getting another huge backlog of new Bonus Episodes edited, we figure we can use the open space on the feed to release a discussion on a new release film that deserves the Podcast Spotlight. So join us as we discu...

#20 The Monster Mash series smashes it's way back onto the TNE Feed as Caleb, Isaac and Eric once again venture outside the scope of Godzilla movies, into the second solo outing for everybody's favorite giant insect, Mothra! But sadly we're not here covering the classic Mothra solo film from the Showa era, and instead mark our first return to the Heisei era since the second episode in the Monster...

Caleb and Isaac return to the bar with yet another discussion of a (then) new release film, as they discuss their thoughts on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.  Disclaimer, this was recorded the night they saw the film on June 13th, 2023. A few weeks after covering Transformers: The Last night, a commentary that you can hear on January 22nd, 2024.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com o...

Caleb and Eric return to the Kubrick series after a long delay to finally turn the podcast spotlight on the four films he made during the 1960s. And we begin this journey with Spartacus, a film that Kubrick himself was never happy with due to the censorship of the age. How will your hosts think it stacks up, despite the trials of its production? Just as a note, due to many complications in the sch...

The Novice Elitists Halloween Spooktacular rounds out to it's final entry, as Caleb and Isaac come together once again in the TNE Speakeasy to discuss the 1979 cult hit, Phantasm. What will your hosts think of this last stop on their Halloween tour? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Sept. 9th, 2023.

Caleb and Eric are back in the bar to take some time with everyone's favorite pair of punching bags, discussing the current output of both the MCU and Star Wars. They also discuss the (then) recent release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.    This episode was recorded mostly on May 11th, 2023.   Check out Eric over on The Best Picture Podcast.  The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory As well...

The Halloween series arrives for it's penultimate entry as Caleb and Isaac return for another animated film, this time looking at one that actually takes place on Halloween! So join your hosts as they take a look at this 2003 Canadian tv classic, Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular! And if you haven't seen the film and would like to give it a watch, which your two hosts strongly endorse, you c...

Caleb and Isaac return to the bar for the third entry in their unofficial Speakeasy Mega-Special! An auspicious series, considering it wasn't mentioned on here. But eagle eyed listeners might have noticed that Bonus #92, #93, and this entry here were all recorded one in giant recording. And to bring the special to an end, we return for your hosts favorite type of episode, a Mea Culpa episode! They...

The Halloween Festivities continues, and we're keeping up the trend of bringing a variety of coverage to this series, starting from live action film, to animation, now switching over to the written word as Brianna once again returns to the podcast for another book discussion! This time joining Caleb for a follow up to their discussion on The Doctor of Dr. Moreau from last year, as they look at the...

Caleb and Isaac return for another focused lens Speakeasy, this time splitting the conversation into two seperate topics. The first half focused mainly on WWE immediately following Wrestlemania 39, as well as touching on Caleb's thoughts on AEW from that same time period. Then on the second half, they go over some of the major movie trailers for the summer of 2023. A pretty dated trip to the bar,...

The TNE Halloween Spooktacular Series continues as Caleb and Isaac take a blast from the past, and revive a long dormant series here on the podcast. After three long years, they return to the OltraViolent A-Rated Basement, with the 1989 horror OVA, Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Will this semi-forgotten horror anime surprise your hosts? Tune in to find out!  And if you'd like to see the film for...

Caleb and Isaac are back in the bar for yet another compilation entry during the Speakeasy Renaissance, this time covering some (then) current news of the many Godzilla related releases in the works from Legendary and Toho. They also get in some more Fast & Furious talk, and the value of directors cuts vs theatrical releases in this brief bonus episode.   This episode was record (mostly) on Ap...

Come one, come all to the beginning of The Novice Elitists' Halloween Spooktacular Series, as Caleb and Isaac embark on the first of the five horror offerings they've got lined up for this year. Beginning with the second of our Remakes vs. Originals entry for this year, as they discuss the remake of Suspiria. And once again joining the crew, Sean and Eric have returned to the bar to join in on the...