Three Films and a Podcast

It's time to follow Turniphead up the hill as we hop onto the entryway for our newest Hayao Miyazaki movie, 'Howl's Moving Castle'. Adam Palcher, from Deep Dive Film School and our one and only Podfather, has floated down onto our balcony to chat about his favorite Studio Ghibli film of all time. We chatted about Christian Bale testing out his angry Batman voice on this movie, why Miyazaki charact...

Who's ready for a trip to Iron Town!? We're kicking off our Miyazaki round with Studio Ghibli's 1997 feature, 'Princess Mononoke'. For the first time ever, all three guys are in the same room to record an episode and we were blessed to be joined by long-time friend of the pod and returning guest, Joshua Johnston. We may have had a little trouble with the audio, but it was such a blast to all be to...

Anne Hathaway! Emily Blunt! Ralph Fiennes??? Who is the best option to take up Famke Janssen's role as Jean Grey!?  Unfortunately every existing copy of 2000's "X-Men" has vanished, blipped away (by Thanos?)! Thankfully, we have Jimmy aka Bo from "Bo Talks With Big Jim" and JJStingray with us to help re-cast the entire group of black-leather clad superheroes.  Storm! Wolverine! Professor...

Meet Jimmy and JJ! Jimmy is 1/2 of the dynamic duo behind "Bo Talks with Big Jim", a great podcast about a son telling his dad crazy, fun, and interesting stories from of true crime, paranormal, and everything messed up. JJ is an amazing cosplayer, known as JJStingray, who is part of some amazing groups like the Super Ladies Foundation! They hopped into Cerebro with us as we took on the challenge...

The car has a flat. It's raining outside. Looks like we've gotta take shelter over at the Frankenstein Place. Come get warm with us as we chat about the original cult classic, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. We're wrapping up our official Halloween movies round this week with a movie that continues to provide one of the greatest theater-going experiences ever! A cultural phenomenon that helped us...

Meet Caleb and Kelli! Caleb is the fantastic host behind The Paranormal Burrito podcast and Kelli is the bartender one of the wonderful co-hosts of Drunk Theory! They did the time warp with us this week to help our hot patooties in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's laboratory! We were so lucky to have them on to talk about the original cult classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Before we got into our discu...

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman... It's time to take a trip to Cabrini Green as the guys gather to talk about Nia DaCosta's spiritual sequel, 'Candyman'! A modern remake/sequel/reboot, 'Candyman' returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Join us as we talk about how the horror genre reflects societal issues through film, we take a trip to the Adam Driver Dri...

It's time to enjoy some Miak and talk about the Halloween family classic, 'Ernest Scared Stupid', ya know what I mean? This week we kick off our official Halloween movies round to talk about one of the first viral stars ever and a big part of all of our youth, Mr. Jim Varney aka Ernest P Worrell! Thankfully our buddies Santos and Freddie from 88 Miles Per Hour Podcast are letting us cruise with th...

Meet Freddie and Santos! They are the co-hosts behind one of the most fun podcasts you can listen to, 88 Miles Per Hour Podcast! They hop in their DeLorean each week and look back at the films they loved growing up! We were so lucky to have them on to talk about this classic Halloween family movie, "Ernest Scared Stupid". Before we got into our discussion, we put Santos and Freddie to the test wit...

What's your favorite scary movie? This week we're kicking off Season 2 of Three Films and a Podcast with the modern classic, meta-horror movie, "Scream"! We are joined by the first member of the "Five Timers Club", Ashley Hutchins, as we talk about the meta references in the movie, who the best supporting role is, and where a Gyllenhaal might've improved the movie. We all gush over the brilliance...

Look at us! Who would've thought!? That's right, today's episode officially marks the One Year Anniversary of "Three Films and a Podcast", and what better way to mark the occasion than by reflecting on the past year? Tyler, Matt and Ben sit down and talk about all of the wonderful guests we've had on and the memorable moments we've shared with them. We also answer everyone's questions that were su...

Meet....us! It's the One Year Anniversary of Three Films and a Podcast, so we felt like there was no better time than now to finally answer our own Clubhouse questions.    Before we got into our guest shoutouts, Movie Club Q&A and our inaugural awards, we put ourselves to the test with our own questions. So hang out with us for a bit as we talk about George, Steven and Steve, find ou...

“We’re on a mission from God” We’re getting the band back together to close out our Music Movies round! Thankfully we’ve got Bill and Jason from “All 80’s Movies Podcast” to help us breakdown this Chicago-based, SNL-alum starring, musician cameo filled musical comedy: “The Blues Brothers”.  Join us as we talk about the influence SNL has on pop culture, discuss who we’d re-cast (at gunpoint!)...

Meet Bill and Jason! They are the co-hosts behind a truly awesome podcast, All 80's Movies Podcast! They cover the movies from one of the best decades of all time and we were so lucky to have them on to talk about this 80's classic, "The Blues Brothers".    Before we got into our discussion, we put Bill and Jason to the test with our round of Clubhouse questions to get to know them a lit...

A film starring Oscar-nominated actor Gary Busey. Does that sentence sound crazy to you? Well this is the exact movie that made it happen! It's time for our second Music Movie to take the stage, and this time the spotlight is on one of the most influential artist in rock-n-roll history: Mr. Buddy Holly! Although his time here wasn't long enough, his talents reached so many people. This movie focus...

Meet Leah and Bethanne! They are the co-hosts behind one of our favorite podcasts ever, She Will Rock You! She Will Rock You is a podcast that discusses the history of rock music and interviews artist you need to know. We were so lucky to have them on to talk about Gary Busey's Oscar nominated performance in "The Buddy Holly Story".    Before we got into our discussion, we put Leah and B...

Welcome to First Avenue danceclub in downtown Minneapolis. We hope you're ready to go crazy! It's time for our Music Movies round to take the stage, and who better kick to it off than the man, the myth, the legend: Mr. Prince Rogers Nelson! We start this round with the movie behind one of the great soundtracks of all time, "Purple Rain". We're joined onstage by longtime friend of the pod and retur...

This episode is for all you babes with the power of the voodoo! Luckily we were able to answers the riddles, navigate the MC Esher stairs, and hop over the farting rocks to get this episode recorded in under 13 hours. That’s right, this week we’re entering the “Labyrinth”, the David Bowie/Jim Henson/George Lucas fantasy adventure.  Join us on our journey as we magic dance our way through this...

What is it that is exactly the same about every single podcast you have ever listened to? You! You're the same. Let me suggest that you take a vacation from yourself. I know it sounds wild. It is the latest thing in podcasting. We call it the Three Films Trip. Strap in for a wild ride to Mars with Arnold and the boys! It's time for our final entry in our Mars Movies round, "Total Recall". We tackl...

How does Tim Burton follow up on the impressive run of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns and Ed Wood? With a passion project, sci-fi/comedy movie based off set of trading cards from the 1960's, of course! It's time for selection #2 in our Mars Movies round, "Mars Attacks!". We tackle this amazing ensemble film with an ensemble of our own! We are join...

A Disney movie based on a book by the author of the original Tarzan novels directed by the guy that did Wall-E and Finding Nemo!? What could go wrong??? We’re heading to outer space for our next round, Mars Movies! Thankfully we've got some great company coming along with us on this journey. Christian Renteria, from The Movie Pit Podcast, was nice enough to chat with us about this box office flop,...

This week on Three Films and a Little Pod, we're traveling back to early 2020 and reviewing our fourth round of the movie challenge.  We'll share our thoughts and opinions on Hitler Youth, the New Zealand countryside, and class structure as we discuss Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" and "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", and Bong Joon-Ho's Academy Award Best Picture Winner "Parasite".  Enjoy! OU...

Geena Davis? Ben Mendelsohn? Adam Driver? Daniel Craig? Who is the best option to take up Harvey Keitel's role as Mr. White!? Unfortunately every existing copy of "Reservoir Dogs" has vanished, just like the satchel of diamonds! Thankfully, we have our resident Reservoir Dogs superfan, Ashley Hutchins, with us to help re-cast the entire heist group for our new version of Quentin Tarantino's 1992 d...

"Rock and roll is a risk!" We’re getting the band together to finish off Unsung Gems 2, and we couldn't do that without our favorite Weiler! Luckily Matt was able to get Angie on the pod so we could dive deep into this fantastic movie about kids starting a band set in 1980's Dublin.  We are heading across the pond for our final entry in the Unsung Gems 2 round to drum up some conversation abo...

"Some creatures are weak, but they survive because they're being protected by the strong for one reason or another. You may think that, because of the circles you move in or whatever, that you're one of the strong creatures, but you're not, you're one of the weak ones."   This week we're going to work out where we fit in within the podcasting kingdom, and we're lucky enough to be joined by sp...