Three Films and a Podcast

Star Wars? The MCU? Air Bud!? What are the greatest film franchises and how much would you pay for them? We assembled a group of amazing people for our second Auction Draft! She Will Rock You! Reel Ramblin’! 15 Minutes of Marvel! Reckless Rebellion! I Hate Your Taste In Movies! The rules are simple: $1,000 budget for 5 franchises. May the best team win! Join us to see what franchises we select and...

"End? No, the journey doesn't end here." This week we the journey through Middle Earth concludes with our friend Noor-Hal as we discuss 'The Return of The King'. Join us for plenty of Star Wars talk, we head to our buddy Adam Driver's drive-in and talk about the "Best Trilogy Endings" Rushmore Mountain. Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:05 Film & Round Intro 21:56 Elevator Pitch 35:05 Adam Driver Dri...

Meet Noor-Hal! She is a long-time contributor to The Geeky Waffle Network and runs a great YouTube channel filled with cover songs, and so much more! Noor-Hal was nice enough to join us for our 'Return of the King' episode, but before we got into the discussion, we put her to the test with our round of Clubhouse questions to get to know her a little better. So hang out with us for a bit as we talk...

"PO-TAY-TOES! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!" This week we are joined by Tom from Talking Pictures Trivia as we continue our journey through Middle Earth to talk about ‘The Two Towers'. Join us as Ben realizes this is the first time he's ever seen this movie, we listen to Tyler's 8 Apollonia Award winners and talk about the "Best Movie Battles" Rushmore Mountain. Chapters 0:00 Intro...

"We made a promise, Movie Club. A promise. 'Don't you do another round of trilogies without covering The Lord of the Rings.' And we don't mean to. We don't mean to."   This week we are leaving The Shire and heading off on a journey as we begin our Lord of the Rings trilogy month with ‘The Fellowship of the Ring'.  Join us as we listen to Ben talk about all the memes this movie gave us, g...

"Everything that has a beginning has an end." This week we have  navigated our way to Zion and reached the end of our first summer  trilogy, ‘The Matrix Revolutions' from The Matrix Trilogy. Come  aboard and hang out as we talk about set piece diminishing returns, give  out our Apollonia Award for the whole series, and we talk about our  "Worst Trilogy Endings" Rushmore Mo...

Tonight, let us shake this cave. Tonight, let us tremble these halls of earth, steel, and stone. Let us be heard from the red core to black sky. Tonight, let us make them remember, THIS IS THE MOVIE CLUB AND WE ARE NOT AFRAID!  The boys are piloting the ship on their own this week as we dig into the second entry in The Matrix trilogy, ‘The Matrix Reloaded’.  Come aboard and hang out as w...

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the podcast ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and we show you how deep this Matrix rabbit-hole goes. We are joined by our very own Chosen One, Kayla from the ScreenVomit podcast. They've previously joined us on our 'The Lost D...

"Another Watch Party episode!? It's not possible" "Darling, you have no idea what's possible."    On this Watch Party review episode we dive deep into the little known Marvel Cinematic Universe and chat about Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok. We'll talk about his influence in the MCU, the soft re-boot Ragnarok was in the Thor storyline, and why Cate Blanchett is simply the best at everythi...

Where we come from, it’s illegal to be naive. Tyler & Ben hold down the fort as Pride Month continues with our third and final LGBTQ+ Stories movie: Park Chan-wook’s ‘The Handmaiden’.  A first watch for each of us, we talked about just how sensual this BAFTA Award Winning movie is. We also talk about the superb cast, the curse of subtitles in a film so beautiful, and what moments in the f...

“How you live your life is your business, just remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once.” Pride Month continues on with our second LGBTQ+ Stories movie: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call My By Your Name’. Another first watch for all of us, we talked about the on-screen chemistry between Oliver & Elio and the power of a fatherly-advice monologue. We also talk about the beautiful sett...

We're connoisseurs of roads and this road will never end. It goes around  the world and we're happy you're here with us! Pride Month kicks off  with the first of our LGBTQ+ Stories on Film: Gus van Sant's 'My Own  Private Idaho'! A first time watch for all of us, this  conversation covered everything from Keanu being Keanu and why we want  for Gus van Sant. We also talk ab...

"You are not unlovable. There is always something to love. Even in a stupid, stupid universe where we have hot dogs for fingers, we get very good with our feet." This week we're talking about the 2022 maximalist film from Daniels, 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'. We are joined by Mike and Darren, the fantastic duo behind the "Action Filmmaking Decoded" podcast! They were previously on our 'Act...

Meet Mike and Darren! They are the fantastic duo behind the "Action Filmmaking Decoded" podcast! Their passion for action films has inspired them to do in-depth analyses of fight sequences with action filmmakers around the world.  Before we got into our discussion, we put Mike and Darren to the test with our round of Clubhouse questions to get to know them a little better. So hang out with us...

This is the greatest show (about movies we've never seen before)! We're finishing our "Second Chance Cinema" round, where we revisit movies that the general public seems to enjoy, with Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'! Our humor settings were at 95% for this episode! Friend of the pod Chris Jovanovic, from Reel Ramblin', was nice enough to join us to take about one of his Top 5 movies of all tim...

This is the greatest show (about movies we've never seen before)! We're continuing our "Second Chance Cinema" round, where we revisit movies that the general public seems to enjoy, with Hugh Jackman's passion project: 'The Greatest Showman'!  Matt selected the musical that swept the nation* (*Utah County), to see. ifthe hype was everything they said it was. We were lucky to have our friend Jo...

Put on a happy face, because it's time to talk about 'Joker'! This week we kick off our newest round, "Second Chance Cinema", where we revisit movies that the general public seems to enjoy, but that we aren't huge fans of.  In regards to this movie, all the hosts seem to have are negative thoughts. So we brought in the Podfather himself, and 'Joker' fan, Adam Palcher from Deep Dive Film Schoo...

Infinity War? No Way Home? Thor: The Dark World!? What are the greatest MCU films and how much would you pay for them? We assembled a group of remarkable people for our first ever Auction Draft! She Will Rock You! Recasted! 15 Minutes of Marvel! 2 Guys 1 Crime! The rules are simple: $1,000 budget for 5 movies. 4 current, 1 upcoming. May the best team win! Join us to see what movies we select and l...

He’s not the guy you kill. He’s the guy you buy! This week dive deep into our final entry in the third round of Unsung Gems, 'Michael Clayton'. We’re joined by our on-call fixer, long-time friend and premiere Patron: Justin Wong! We talked about the pros and cons of a slow burn movie, why this is the perfect thing to watch in a hotel, and compile some legal thriller double features. Join us as we...

Go Speed Racer!! This week we're diving into the Wachowski's colorful, high octane underrated masterpiece, 'Speed Racer'.   Adam Palcher, from Deep Dive Film School and our one and only Podfather, has made a pit stop to join us for this discussion. We talked about the mixed reception this got, why this was the first thing they did after the Matrix trilogy, and hand out our Apollonia Awards. &...

Unsung Gems! Round 3! We just can't get enough! This week we're are kicking off our newest Unsung Gems with an amazing Brazilian gem, "City of God". In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin. "City of God" (or "Cidade de Deus") is a gripping movie and we hope you all check it out!   We were lucky to be joined by Adam St. Joh...

Meet Adam! Adam is the fantastic host behind the "Below Freezing" and "Rewind 25 52" podcasts! "Below Freezing" is a film podcast in which the St. Johns discuss films that have a Rotten Tomatoes score of 32% or less. "Rewind 25 52" is a film podcast going back 25 years to discuss the newest, highest grossing film at the US Box Office. 25 years - 52 weeks - pure nostalgia!   Before we got into...

Our third and final entry into the "Female Gaze" round is 'You Were Never Really Here', written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Joaquin Phoenix plays Joe, a traumatized veteran unafraid of violence, who tracks down missing girls for a living. As we dig deeper into the film, and Joe's psyche, we see how past trauma's serve as a catalyst for present and future actions. We are going back to our roots o...

The Social Network? The Godfather? Star Wars!? What are the greatest films to ever win or be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards? We put together an amazing group of guests for Oscar Week Movie Draft! The Sip List! Cinema Swap! 15 Minutes of Marvel! Film Lover's Guide to the Galaxy! The rules are simple: we're each battling for the best group of Best Picture noms/winners. That's it. 4...

Our second entry into the "Female Gaze" round is 'Honey Boy', written by Shia LaBeouf and based on his own experiences. Award-winning filmmaker Alma Har'el brings to life a story about a young actor who is learning to understand and deal with his father while navigating his own career.   We are lucky enough to be joined by Jon, from the "Life's But A Song" podcast. We chatted about the impact...