The Omniplex

Unfortunately the pretext for this episode is a sad one. Lauren Dunn, Austin's good friend of 13 years, has sadly passed from this world as of August 25, 2014. She was a bubbly soul, an avid film buff, and was loved by all the lives she touched. The Film Room in part rose from the ashes of Austin and Lauren's previous podcast, The Brutal Kind. As such, we were going to have her on as a guest at so...

Welcome, listeners! We have with us this week the proprietors of Instant Leftovers The Last Honest Podcast The Voices of a Generation etc etc, Colin Hill and Ramon Villalobos (sort of) to discuss the Summer of 1997! This summer has a unique place among recent film memory because it houses more than a few landmark films (sometimes for not-so-great reasons). Films like Titanic! Steel! Good Will Hunt...

I think we speak for everyone when we say we did not see this coming. We remember the man and the legend. Allie Brosh's Hyperbole in a Half entries on her battle with depression: Adventures in Depression Part 1 Depression Part 2

Welcome to another outtakes episode! These are the bits cut from the Trailers, Musical, and Hollywood Women/Piracy casts respectively that didn't fit in the episode, but were too good to just toss. Featured in these outtakes are our wonderful guests JJ Hawkins and Lexi Alexander! Hope you enjoy! You can find  A Flickering Life, Austin's blog about his life with Asperger's/Autism by clicking here .

Welcome! This week Austin and Albert discuss trailers! Or, more specifically when they LIE to you. These can range anywhere from small white lies like misrepresenting who the star is, right down to outright telling the audience that the film is about something it's not. Join us as we poke and prod the weird world of movie marketing! Thanks to  tvtropes.org  for providing a useful resource in this...

Welcome to a very special episode of The Film Room! This week we have with us the director of Green Street Hooligans and Punisher: War Zone, Lexi Alexander! We talk the state of equality in Hollywood, what it's like to be a female director/writer/anything, why Hollywood's piracy fight is a giant wash, we get the full story on exactly what happened in the Expendabelles incident, and so much more! A...

Welcome to our long-awaited Musicals cast! We are joined by fellow podcaster JJ Hawkins of Mars Needs Podcasts as we gab about the musical boom from the early 00's to the present, and stage vs screen. We talk musical cannibalism, musical AIDS, musical murder trials, musical artsy fartsies, musical poverty, and much much more! JJ Hawkins runs an amazing cast called  Mars Needs Podcasts   as well as...

Welcome to our addendum for GOJIRAAA!!! Our friend Will Binns rejoins us as we wax lyrical over the newest Western attempt at the beloved giant reptile! WARNING: Full spoiler alert is in effect. Classic Godzilla destroys 98 Zilla:

Fellow Geeks, we need to talk. In this minisode, Austin and Albert get serious on inclusion and flat-out nastiness in geek culture. Opening song: Nothing to Prove by The Doubleclicks You can buy it here  or on iTunes. The Shirt ( click here for link to article featuring clever twitter responses ) Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Good Things About the Star Wars Prequels

Albert was sneaky and recorded a bit of the warm-up conversation before the Feminism cast. We talk some Horror with guest Beck Poppins! Enjoy!

At last our great cast on parody was released! Putzs that we are, we forgot to include a few things. Really, we tried to include everything! I think you'll appreciate this little addendum minisode to complement the main cast. Let it be known that we are completionists For future, we will try to be less careless in our endeavors. Our policy for you, our listeners, is quality! Our best foot forward!...

Gesundheit! Welcome to our tribute to the greatest parody team to have ever hit the film scene! Who are they? Well, it's Top Secret! You'd have to hire a Police Squad with some pretty Naked Guns to pry it out of us. Why the secrecy? Are we such Hot Shots to think you won't be able to guess who made so many great Kentucky Fried Movi-- okay you get the idea, just listen to the cast. And don't call u...

Hello and Welcome! In this very special episode, Austin, Al, and guest Beck Poppins talk Feminism (or lack thereof) in the film industry! A long time in the works, we all three have some strong opinions on how Hollywood, and society in general, would benefit by not being so afraid of girls. From Disney, to superhero films, to comedy and beyond, we let it all out! Songs:"Let It Go" from Frozen by I...

Welcome! This week's episode revolves around one of the best studios keeping stop motion alive and well, Laika Animation Studios! They only have two films (with a third on the way) thus far, but both are worth tons of study and praise; Coraline and Paranorman. These films have become near and dear to us, and so join us as we sing an Ode to Laika! Coraline spoilers begin at 6:38 and Paranorman spoi...

Hello and Welcome! This week, Austin and Albert say farewell to the Video Store by sharing their greatest video store memories. They happily talk childhood rentals, detail the history of the video release, and generally reminisce about a disappearing past time, all while looking to the future. So hit rewind with us as we send a love letter to the Video Store! Cartoon All Stars To The Rescue: Winni...

On a happier note, Austin and Albert went to see The Lego Movie and HAD to share their thoughts! How did this type of movie escape a major Hollywood studio?  I have no idea, but maybe FILM CRIT HULK knows (Click here for his article).  (WARNING: His analysis is super duper spoilery, so read AFTER having seen the movie.)

RIP, Phillip Seymour Hoffman Your amazing legacy was cut way too short.

Welcome.. to the MIAMI CONNECTION! That's right, Austin and Albert are back with shiny new microphones, and they get to add another So-Bad-It's-Awesome movie to their arsenal! They discuss Miami Connection, a strange Drug Dealing Ninja vs Tae Kwon Do Club Band story form the 80's by Y. K. Kim, a Grandmaster Martial Arts instructor. And by 80's we REAAAALLY mean 80's! Mullets, denim, synthesizers a...

Welcome to another Lost Tapes! If you've been listening to us from the beginning, you all about amateur mess that is Birdemic: Shock and Terror. But did you know James Nguyen recently made a SEQUEL? That' s right, on a complete whim we decided to watch Birdemic 2: The Resurrection and what results is pure bafflement. Why did Nguyen feel the need to make this? What does this prove? What lessons can...

FLAME ON! Welcome to our Marvel bonus cast! This one lives up to the Lost Tapes name by truly being a Lost film! The unreleased, ultra-low-budget 1994 version of Fantastic Four is a thing that not only exists, but thanks to the efforts of some impassioned individuals with a YouTube account, is freely available to watch! But why make a film and not release it? Was it that bad? Was it ever intended...

Hello and welcome! we conclude this month, and indeed this year, with part 2 of our Marvel extravaganza! This cast, we get to the good stuff: The Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond! We take a look at how Iron Man and the Avengers lead-up films changed things for the better, breathing new life in the superhero genre. We also get to speak of personal hijinks revolving around the BIG film at the cr...

Time for another mini-sode! This is an addendum to our Space Jam/Roger Rabbit cast wherein we talked about films that successfully and disastrously mix live action and animation. Well.... it seems we wrongly overlooked a great one. Let's dig briefly into Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Back in Action!

Hello hello and welcome to our Marvel casts! In this issue, we kick off our discussion of the history of Marvel Comic heroes on film by examining its role in the revival of the superhero movie starting with 2000's X-Men. From there, we go to 2007, where that glorious revival starts to peter out with 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It's a quite a bump roller coaster ride through t...

Good evening. Welcome to Part 2 of our first Hitchcocktober! On this All Hallows' Eve, we bring you Psycho; Hitchcock's classic thriller about the joy of showering in seedy motels. Austin and Albert discuss the merits of the film, the legacy it spawned, and the infamous shot-for-shot Gus Van Sant remake. Get ready for a scream or two, because here's Psycho! Opening: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents Them...

Good evening. Welcome to our very first Hitchcocktober! In what will be an annual theme, it's an entire month's worth of casts dedicated to one of (if not the) greatest  directors to ever live! In our first Hitchcocktober cast, we focus on one of our favorites, North by Northwest! Experience the thrill! The adventure! The too-hot-for-screen innuendos! Cary Grant at his funnest! Watch out for the c...