MacGuffin Podcast

150 - You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

This week, we reviewed the Netflix original teen comedy You Are So NOT Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. For the streaming homework, we look back at the 2018 comedy Game Night and Keith gets quizzed on what older movies are remakes or originals. 

149 - Gran Turismo

This week, we review the true story of a PlayStation gamer turned real racecar driver, Gran Turismo, starring David Harbour. We also do a fantasy recast of famously miscast film roles throughout the decades. As our streaming homework, we discuss Danny Boyle's 2004 family feature, Millions. 

148 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem

This week, television writer Alec Engerson joins us to discuss the Hollywood guild strikes and their demands. We also review the new animated feature, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. And for our streaming homework, Alec leads the conversation about Jim Jarmusch's 1999 crime film, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai. 

147 - Oppenheimer

This week, we review Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and the Netflix original sci-fi comedy, They Cloned Tyrone. For our streaming homework, we review the 1977 hockey film, Slap Shot, starring Paul Newman.

146 - Barbie

This week, we review the new Barbie movie, and for the streaming homework, we review the 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy, Chungking Express. Keith also gives us details about last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con.

145 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

For this podcast episode, we review the revamped, rebooted Harrison Ford adventure sequel, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We also try to predict the success of the summer's remaining tentpoles, given the year's disappointing box office. For our streaming homework, we discuss the 1989 Oliver Stone classic, Born on the Fourth of July. 

144 - Asteroid City (with Andy Motz)

For this podcast episode, we are joined by independent filmmaker Andy Motz, and we talk all about his first feature-length documentary Masc. We also review the latest film by Wes Anderson, Asteroid City. 

Donate to Andy's film project here. 

143 - The Flash

For this podcast episode, we review the DCEU superhero movie, The Flash, starring Ezra Miller. As our streaming homework, we return to the world of DC, with the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. 

142 - Flamin Hot & Transformers Rise of the Beasts

For this episode of the podcast, we review the Hulu original biopic, Flamin Hot, and Keith gives us a solo review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. We also celebrate Pride month with a review of the 1994 Aussie drag comedy, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. 

141 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

This episode features our review of the animated superhero sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Cassidy quizzes Keith on his knowledge of celebrity voice performances for other animated classics, and we also discuss the 1981 fantasy cult movie, Dragonslayer.