MacGuffin Podcast

In this podcast episode, we review the photo-realistic remake of the Disney classic, The Lion King. Keith gives us all the details about his 2019 San Diego Comic Con experience, we say farewell to the great Rutger Hauer, and at the end of the show, for our Netflix homework, we review Kelly Reichardt's 2013 indie drama "Night Moves." 

In this episode of the podcast, Keith is out but friend-of-the-show Ashlee Hitchcock hops on to review Dark Phoenix, Rocketman, Men in Black: International and the new Jim Jarmusch zombie-comedy, The Dead Don't Die. We also discuss our listener's favorite entrees within the X-Men franchise, and at the end of the program, we talk about the new Amazon Prime Jonas Brothers documentary, Chasing Happiness. 

Check out Ashlee's new Etsy shop here! 

On this podcast episode, we review the kaiju showdown, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Keith gives us a deep dive into the new DC comics streaming ap and we get through a hefty round of movie news. For our Netflix Homework, we review Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller from 1951, Strangers on a Train.

News Stories Include:

Disney's Planning a movie based on Xbox classic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Mark Web to Direct Disney's Live Action Snow White Remake
The DC Film Adaptation of Jack Kirby's THE NEW GODS Will Be Written by Comic Book Writer Tom King
Quentin Tarantino and Jerrod Carmichael Teaming Up for Django/Zorro Film

 

On this podcast episode, we review Disney's live-action remake of their animated classic Aladdin and Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, the teen, coming of age comedy Booksmart. We also discuss sleazy pinball art, Upright Citizen's Brigade, and at the end of the program, for our Netflix homework, we review 2017's period comedy The Little Hours. 

On this podcast episode, we review the immigration-themed romance The Sun is Also a Star. We also discuss the controversial new trailer for the indie "comedy" Loqueesha, and at the end of the program, we review the Netflix Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, starring Zac Efron. 

On this week's podcast episode, we review Neil Marshall's new Hellboy reboot and the Netflix original Motley Crue biopic, The Dirt. We also read some listener email responses and we each present our seven picks for an all-night movie marathon made of different parts of existing film franchises! 

Okay, Jabber fans...what to say. This is definitely the end of an era, but this is not the end of the podcast. We hope everyone who enjoys this content follows the show to its new home at The MacGuffin (Macguff.in) and we look forward to opportunities that await us there. Stay tuned, stay subscribed, and we will announce when the transition has been made. 

In this episode we compare our rankings of the last 13 years of Oscars, Keith gives us his thoughts on Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy" series, Cassidy talks about finally seeing the batshit crazy revenge film "Mandy" at a midnight screening, and we review Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's sci-fi action film "Alita: Battle Angel." At the end of the show, we review 2016's "Edge of Seventeen" for our Netflix Homework. 

Main Review:
Glass,

Netflix Homework:
The Last Dragon (1985), 

Other Topics:
Jason Reitman's Secret Ghostbuster's Sequel, 
Craig Brewer's 'Coming to America' Sequel, 
Berry Jenkins Wants to Make a Sci-Fi Movie, 
American Crime Story,
Surviving R Kelly,
etc...

Main Reviews: 
Aquaman, 
Green Book,
Mary Poppins Returns,
Bumblebee,
Vice.

Listener Survey:
Favorite movies about a political figure (real or fictional). 

Consume Obey picks:
Lord of the Rings trilogy, 
boygenius EP.

Main Review:
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Netflix Review:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Other Topics:
Irish New Years, Singing in the shower, Batman Returns is a better Christmas movie than Die Hard, A Face in the Crowd, Breaking the internet