Macguffin Podcast
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
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- Duración: 166:30:05
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Sinopsis
The Movie Review Podcast that Dreams are Made Of.
Episodios
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75 - Black Widow
18/07/2021 Duración: 01h39minWe are joined this week by a friend of the podcast, Patrick. We review Marvel's Black Widow, and for our streaming homework, we review the 2012 South Korean crime drama, Nameless Gangster. Keith and Patrick go deep into their Marvel Thunderbolts theories, and they both compete in a quiz all about films set in Detroit. Check out Patrick's new podcast, Consume Us.
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74 - F9 & Luca
11/07/2021 Duración: 01h37minFor this episode, we review the latest entry in the Fast and Furious saga, F9, and we review Pixar's recent release, Luca. We also list six of our favorite summer-time movies, and at the end of the podcast, we discuss the 1987 classic, The Princess Bride.
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73 - In The Heights
27/06/2021 Duración: 01h19minFor this episode of the podcast, we review the film In The Heights, based on the broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. We also read responses by our listeners about their favorite movie musicals. At the end of the show, we discuss the 1984 cult-film, Streets of Fire, an action, crime, rock-and-roll musical.
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72 - Cruella & A Quiet Place 2
13/06/2021 Duración: 01h15minFor this episode of the podcast, we review Disney's new live-action prequel, Cruella, and the creature feature sequel, A Quiet Place 2. We also discuss Bo Burnham's new comedy special Inside, and at the end of the pod, we take a look back at the classic anime feature, My Neighbor Totoro. Be sure to check out Rod and Denise's new podcast Talk-O-Tuesday.
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71 - Army of the Dead
30/05/2021 Duración: 01h41minFor this week's podcast, we review the ups and downs of Zack Snyder's Netflix original movie, Army of the Dead. We also discuss JJ Abram's recent admission that the latest Star Wars trilogy was ill-conceived. Before the reviews, we retool classic movie plots in a different genre context, and at the end of the podcast, we discuss Pedro Almodovar's dark rom-com, 1989's Tie Me Up Tie Me Down!
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70 - Those Who Wish Me Dead
23/05/2021 Duración: 01h04minFor this week's podcast, we review the new thriller by Taylor Sheridan, Those Who Wish Me Dead, starring Angelina Jolie. We also discuss this week's movie news and deliberate on what animals aren't cute enough to feature on Reddit's "aww" subreddit. For our streaming homework, we talk about the rowdy 2014 cult film, The Guest, directed by Adam Wingard.
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69 - Mortal Kombat
02/05/2021 Duración: 01h21minFor this episode of the podcast, we discuss last week's Oscar snafu and we review the latest Mortal Kombat film. We also talk about the best and worst video game adaptations. As streaming homework, we review the 2006 musical comedy, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny.
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68 - Slaxx
25/04/2021 Duración: 01h06minFor this episode, we review the Shudder exclusive horror-comedy, Slaxx. We also compare both miniseries of The Stand, and as our streaming homework, we review the 2017 Hulu documentary, Batman and Bill. If you like comic book talk, we do a lot of it this week.
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67 - Godzilla vs Kong
12/04/2021 Duración: 01h17minFor this episode, we review the blockbuster crossover, "Godzilla vs. Kong," and we list a few movie match-ups we'd like to see in the future. For our streaming homework, we also review Terry Gilliam's long-awaited passion project, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote."
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66 - Justice League Snyder Cut
29/03/2021 Duración: 01h26minFor this episode of the podcast, we reevaluate Zack Snyder's Justice League in the context of his four-hour director's cut, now available on HBO Max. We also discuss which concept albums we'd like to see as feature-length movie adaptations. For our streaming homework, we review the 80s slasher film, Maniac Cop.
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65 - Raya and the Last Dragon
22/03/2021 Duración: 01h18minFor this episode, we review Disney's new animated fantasy epic, Raya and the Last Dragon, and for our streaming homework, we discuss Paul W.S. Anderson's 1994 debut, Shopping, starring Jude Law. We also go over this year's Oscar nominations and Keith tells us all about watching the X-Files for the first time.
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64 - I Care a Lot
15/03/2021 Duración: 01h21minFor this episode of the podcast, we review the Netflix crime film, "I Care a Lot," and for our streaming homework, we discuss the 2019 film, "Queen & Slim." We also ponder the canonization of our childhood pop-culture and weigh in on the latest movie news.
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63 - Nomadland
01/03/2021 Duración: 01h15minFor this episode, we review Hulu's realist drama, Nomadland, starring Francis McDormand as a house-less traveler. We also propose our own dream casts for the imminent Wizard of Oz remake, and at the end of the episode, we discuss the 1984 cult-film, C.H.U.D.
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62 - Judas and the Black Messiah
22/02/2021 Duración: 01h35minFor this very special episode, we review the HBOMax thriller, Judas and the Black Messiah. We talk at length about the painful history and the cinematic tension behind the Fred Hampton biopic starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield. For our streaming homework, we discuss the 2015 horror-comedy Bloodsucking Bastards along with this week's guest, writer/director/comedian Brian James O'Connell. We get into on-set stories, Brian's filmmaking process, and what it was like casting pre-Game of Thrones/Mandalorian/Narcos star, Pedro Pascal.
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61 - The Little Things
15/02/2021 Duración: 01h20minFor this week's episode, we review the new thriller, The Little Things, now available on HBOMax, which stars starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto. We also discuss the latest movie news and for our streaming homework, we review Sam Raimi's Darkman from 1990.
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60 - Promising Young Woman
08/02/2021 Duración: 01h05minThis week's podcast discusses the new dark comedy "Promising Young Woman," starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham. We also list the 6 coming-of-age films that defined us, and for our streaming homework, we review the 2009 South Korean thriller, "Mother," directed by Bong Joon-Ho.
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58 - Wonder Woman 1984
11/01/2021 Duración: 01h16minFor this podcast episode, we review Wonder Woman 1984, and for our streaming homework, we review the 1983 rom-com, Valley Girl. Due to the 80s nature of our reviews, we pick four movies that best invoke an 80s aesthetic.
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57 - Tenet
04/01/2021 Duración: 01h42minFor this episode of the podcast, we discuss all of the feature films by director Christopher Nolan, including his latest sci-fi epic, Tenet. We also get to our last Christmas movie review of 2020, Bad Moms Christmas, which is available to stream on Netflix. Keith updates us with his latest cat drama as well.
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56 - Sound of Metal
21/12/2020 Duración: 59minFor this episode of the podcast, we review the Amazon Prime indie drama, The Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmen and Olivia Cooke. We also pitch four new ideas for Christmas movies, and at the end of the show, we review the 2010 Finnish holiday horror film, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.