MacGuffin Podcast

Back from a long hiatus, we catch up with the much-publicized MCU flop, The Marvels, and David Fincher's Netflix thriller, The Killer. Both hosts talk about what they've been up to while away from their microphones, and for the streaming homework, we discuss the 1947 noir, Out of the Past, starring Robert Michum and Kirk Douglass. 
Also, the sound is a bit weird here as some locations were hastily changed. Will sound much better going forward. 

For this podcast, we catch up with Creed III, the third installment of the boxing drama starring Michael B. Jordon. Keith also brings to the table a draft segment where we list our favorite movie goons. And for our streaming homework, we review the 1989 Patrick Swayze schlock-fest, Road House. 

For this podcast episode, we discuss all of the movies in the Predator franchise and conclude with a full review of the latest entry, Prey. We also discuss the new Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. And for our streaming homework, we review Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 anime epic, Nausica of the Valley of the Wind. 

On this podcast episode, we come back with reviews for James Gunn's R-rated superhero comedy, The Suicide Squad, as well as the dark fairy-tale adaptation, The Green Knight. We also catch up with the movie news, and for our streaming homework, we discuss David Lynch's 1999 family movie, The Straight Story. 

On this week's podcast, we compare the films of Quentin Tarantino; we name our favorite Tarantino movies, decide which one we think you should watch first, and we review his latest picture, Once Upon a time...in Hollywood. For our Netflix homework, we also discuss the 2018 Korean thriller, Illang: The Wolf Brigade. 

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." 

On this week's podcast, Keith is enjoying San Diego Comic-Con, so friend-of-the-podcast Richard Wolley joins Cassidy to discuss Ari Aster's daylight nightmare Midsommar and Marvel's Spider-Man: Far From Home. We also discuss the latest news and the media we're currently obsessed with.

Check out Richard's short story work here.

On this week's podcast, we review the new Pixar animated film Toy Story 4. For our Netflix homework, we also look at back at 2016's Swiss Army Man. Keep listening for our spicy takes on Manga fans and this week's movie news items. 

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