MacGuffin Podcast

135 - Creed III

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. 

134 - Knock at the Cabin

For this podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of director M. Night Shyamalan and review his latest thriller, Knock at the Cabin. We also discuss the 2002 dark comedy Rules of Attraction for our streaming homework. 

133 - Cocaine Bear

For this podcast episode, we review the violent ensemble comedy, Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks. We also tell you which tv shows we'd like to see given a prestige Blu-ray release by the Criterion Collection. At the show's end, we review Takashi Miike's 2017 live-action adaptation of the samurai manga, Blade of the Immortal. 

132 - Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

For this week's episode, we review Marvel's latest science fiction epic, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. We also discuss the prospect of a new Lord of the Rings series of movies. For the streaming homework, we look back at John Singleton's Poetic Justice, starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.

131 - You People

For this podcast episode, we celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with reviews of the Netflix original comedy, You People, starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, as well as the 1981 Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine. We also give a few suggestions for actors as movie couples we'd like to see. 

130 - Infinity Pool

For this episode of the podcast, we review Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller, Infinity Pool. We also discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations and make a few predictions. At the end of the show, we review the 2011 psychological drama, Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. 

129 - M3GAN

For this week's podcast, we review the new Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, starring Allison Williams and a creepy rubber doll. We also discuss the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy, Fletch, and Keith shares his thoughts on the debut episode of The Last of Us. 

128 - Top Films of 2022

For this podcast episode, we countdown our lists of the top 10 films released in 2022. We also throw in a few honorable mentions and count down our bottom five movies from last year. 

127 - Avatar: The Way of Water & Glass Onion

For this week's episode, we review the long-awaited blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water by James Cameron and Rian Johnson's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Also, for our streaming homework, we discuss Richard Linklater's animated love letter to 1960s suburban life,  Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood. 

126 - The Fabelmans

This week, we review Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio adaptation for Netflix and Steven Spielberg's semi-auto-biographical film, The Fabelmans. For our streaming homework, we also catch up with David Cronenberg's latest sci-fi horror movie, Crimes of the Future.