Episodes
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
05 - Shazam!
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
On this week's podcast, we discuss DC's superhero comedy "Shazam" with our guest, friend of the show, Patrick from the Michigan-based Almost Educational podcast. We also discuss the most recent movie news, and at the end of the recording, we review the 2014 Netflix documentary "The Battered Bastards of Baseball."
Check out Almost Educational podcast here.
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
04 - Tolkien + WonderCon 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
On this podcast, we breakdown all the events and panels we engaged with at last week's WonderCon in Anaheim. We talk about Batman's 80th birthday, exclusive footage of the upcoming X-Men: Dark Pheonix, and at the end of the program we review the indie biopic, Tolkien, which will be released later this May.
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
03 - Us & Wonder Park
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
This week we dig deep into the hidden meanings behind Jordan Peele's new horror film Us. We also play a game of "Don't Call it a Comeback," where we give career advice to a few falling movie stars. At the end of the program, we review the 2015 action movie Hardcore Henry for our Netflix Homework.
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
02 - Captive State
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
This week, we review the sci-fi thriller Captive State and for our Netflix Homework, we revisit the 2009 Steven Soderbergh comedy The Informant! We also discuss James Gunn's return to Marvel Studios and we survey our listeners to find out the comedy's that makes them laugh every time they watch it.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
01 - Captain Marvel
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Welcome to the first episode of the MacGuffin Podcast relaunch. The new hosts Cassidy and Keith spend this episode reviewing Captain Marvel, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and at the end of the podcast they discuss the 2017 documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. This episode also covers some recent movie news and the media we're currently obsessed with. We hope you enjoy this new phase of the MacGuffin Podcast and that you join us on this new podcast adventure.
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
257 - Alita: Battle Angel (and new beginnings)
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
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.
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
256 - Isn't It Romantic
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
This week we review the Rom-Com spoof "Isn't it Romantic," starring Rebel Wilson and in our Netflix Homework we also review John Carpenter's 1983 adaptation of the Steven King novel "Christine." We also go over our listener's favorite female action movie characters and we profile the types of people who would choose between 4 of Speilberg's most popular films.
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
255 - Fyre Docs + Velvet Buzzsaw
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
This week we catch up on backed up movie news, including our ideas on the Oscar noms. We also review the Netflix thriller "Velvet Buzzsaw" and we compare the two streaming documentaries about the failed Fyre Festival, "Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" from Netflix and Hulu's "Fyre Fraud."
Other topics include SpiderMan 3, Purple Rain, SNL sucking, and Keith's return to Twitter.
Friday Jan 25, 2019
254 - Glass
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Friday Jan 25, 2019
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...
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
253 - Top 10 Films of 2018
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
This week we count down our individual the top 10 and bottom 5 films of the year.
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