Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered in Japan to good reviews. A year later, an awful cut of the film emerged in North America called Warriors of the Wind which misread the tone of the movie and featured a bad English dub. That bad dub changed anime in the west because Miyazaki's hatred of it had him and his people threaten Harvey Weinstein with a prop katana when he wanted to cut Princess Mononoke over a decade later. Miyazaki's films now have quality English dubs, which exposed audiences to anime and eventually Nausicaä received a proper uncut Western release in 2005.To discuss the uncut version of the film as well as the bad Warriors of the Wind edit I am joined by my co-writer at GG Tribune Amity Gilmour!You can follow Amity on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/amityblamity.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Warriors of the Wind (1985) w/ Amity Gilmour

No children were killed in helicopter accidents during this particular John Landis production.This week on the show I'm joined by Charles Star to discuss the spy comedy Spies Like Us! It was received pretty weakly but on its 40th anniversary many articles popped up praising the Cold War setting of the kind of movie that does not get made much anymore.I was shocked there was a Paul McCartney song attached to this film.Spies Like Us was directed by child murderer John Landis. It stars Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Bruce Davison, William Prince, Tom Hatten, Bernie Casey, and Steve Forrest. Featuring cameos by Costa-Gavras, Ray Harryhausen, Joen Coen, Sam Raimi, Martin Brest, Bob Hope, B.B. King, Michael Apted, Larry Cohen, Edwin Newman, Frank Oz and Terry Gilliam. You can follow Charles on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ugarles.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Spies Like Us (1985) w/ Charles Star from No Homework Podcast

They finally made a new James Bond video game! In celebration of the release of 007 First Light, I'm using it as a chance to discuss my favourite film franchise again. I am joined by my GG Tribune editor Matt Fresh to discuss a film that was ahead of its time in depicting the role media uses technology to manipulate the public and manufacture consent to justify military action.It also has Pierce Brosnan eject a terrorist from the back of his jet into another terrorists plane and Michelle Yeoh kicking dudes in the face. Tomorrow Never Dies is directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michele Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Joe Don Baker, Desmond Llewelyn, Ricky Jay and Judi Dench. You can follow Matt on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/realmfresh.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>. You can check out his podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/24AWYT5kHozx81nyV2ookp">Stand N' Watch</a>. You can also check out our comedy satire work on <a href="https://ggtribune.com/">GG Tribune</a>. MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) w/ Matt Fresh from GG Tribune and Stand N' Watch

For episode 50 of MoviePod we are doing Episode 1!I am joined again by Ryan to discuss a film that had impossible expectations upon release and received criticism for its bizarre choices and stilted dialogue. However, as time as gone on and the brand of Star Wars has become corporate, the pure auteur vision of George Lucas has been comended.Ryan and I go in-depth talking about the various Glup Shitto's and problematic elements that make up this wild film that we are both fond of as well as ones such as Jar Jar Binks that we are mixed on. You will hear my pro-Watto stance and my thoughts on space racism.Thank you all listening to MoviePod! Here is to 50 more episodes!Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is directed by George Lucas and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmen Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, Samuel L Jackson and Frank Oz MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) w/ Ryan

This week on MoviePod we are writing cheques our bodies can't cash. We are talking about Top Gun just in time for the 40th anniversary. Critics were iffy on the dialogue and human elements of this film but all agreed that the action scenes were awesome. Now, people have come around on Tony Scott as a filmmaker and the existence of the incredible Top Gun: Maverick has. I'm joined again by Dalton Pike to rip a Tony and discuss his favourite director. You can find Dalton on <a href="https://letterboxd.com/dilton/">Letterboxd</a>. On top of being a top tier cinema programmer at <a href="https://www.hylandcinema.com/">Hyland Cinema</a> he hosts <a href="Sick%20Flicks%20">Sick Flicks </a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outside-the-frame/id1838206348?at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itsct=lt_p&itscg=30200&ls=1">Outside the Frame.</a> MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Top Gun (1986) w/ Dalton Pike from Sick Flicks and Outside the Frame

In time for the new film, I am joined by Tim and Tommy from the Haven't Scene It podcast to discuss Paul W.S. Anderson's 1995 film Mortal Kombat! It was the first video game movie that ever made actual money. However, the lack of the series signature gore and violence as well as the cheap acting had people criticize this film upon release. Now people appreciate the efforts made to capture the campy tone of the video game. You can follow Haven't Scene It on <a href="https://x.com/sceneitpod">Twitter</a>. You can also follow <a href="https://x.com/FireBEppler">Tim's account</a> and <a href="https://x.com/ttsquared77">Tommy's account</a> MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Mortal Kombat (1995) w/ Tim Sestito and Tommy Thevenet from Haven't Scene It

It was a forgotten film made by a fertilizer salesman on a bet in 1966. It fell into complete obscurity until it was discovered and riffed on in a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now the film has a reputation as being the worst film ever made which of course gives it a unique kind of second life thanks to fans of bad cinema. It has a cult following which has led to a Kickstarter sequel and a prequel film.To discuss this atrocious film I am joined again by MLYP. We talk about how Something Awful users have restored this film and we go through the little plot of the film exhaustively. Torgo forever. You can follow MLYP on the following sites: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MUCHLIKEYOURPOSTING">YouTube</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mlyp.bsky.social">Bluesky</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/10Bux/home">His own Patreon</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer">Kill the Computer's exclusive Patreon content</a> Please keep sending mail my way! Email the mailbag and have your questions or movie related stories read on the air: moviepodmailbag@gmail.com MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) w/ MLYP

The Wachowski's adaptation of the Speed Racer anime was met with divisive reviews. Many people, including myself, at the time found it headache inducing and too over the top. Having myself rewatched it with a bunch of Wachowski fanatics during an IMAX 4K rerelease, I totally get they hype now.I am joined again by Maeve to discuss her favourite film. Give a listen to hear us glaze a visual feast unlike anything else. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Speed Racer (2008) w/ Maeve

Last weekend I went to the 2026 edition of the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival. It is a young adult oriented film festival programmed by a committee of Toronto area high school students put on by the Toronto International Film Festival. I saw a bunch of the films programmed. This bonus episode is about my thoughts on the films that I saw. All of them first or second features by exciting up and coming directors.Stella Markert's Thanks For NothingPaloma Schneideman's Big Girls Don't CryThomas Percy Kim's Isle ChildWalter Thompson-Hernández's If I Go Will They Miss MeAvalon Fast's CAMPImran Perretta's IshI also discuss Chandler Levack's latest film for Netflix, Roommates, which had a preview screening at the festival. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

BONUS: TIFF Next Wave 2026 (Films discussed: Chandler Levack's Roommates, Thanks For Nothing, Big Girls Don't Cry, Isle Child, If I Go Will they Miss Me, CAMP, Ish)

This week we are covering a comic book movie that divided critics upon its release. However, the unique visual style makes it stand apart from so many other homogenized super hero movies. The lead star, Keanu Reeves, has also been reclaimed as a performer leading to works such as Francis Lawrence's Constantine from being reevaluated in retrospective viewings.I'm joined for the fifth time by Johnny Amizich! You can follow Johnny on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/doctorvenkman.com">Bluesky</a>. He is also the host of <a href="https://patreon.com/culturedumpster">Culture Dumpster </a>and the founder of the new site that I also write for<a href="https://ggtribune.com/"> GG Tribune</a>. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Constantine (2005) w/ Johnny Amizich from Culture Dumpster and GG Tribune

This film that tried to capture the disco roller skate craze was released just outside of that zeitgeist. It's reception was negative to the point that it inspired the Razzie awards. But is the film that inspired The Golden Raspberry's really the worst film ever?I'm joined again by Ethan to discuss a film that has had a cult following to the point where it has inspired a Tony nominated play. Xanadu is directed by Robert Greenwald. It stars Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly and Michael Beck. You can follow Ethan on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theartistattheend?utm_source=qr">Instagram</a>. You can also check out the play he is in: <a href="https://www.rctc.edu/studentlife/theater/">8 Minutes Left</a>. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Xanadu (1980) w/ Ethan

For its 40th anniversary, I am joined again by Andrew Joe Potter to discuss one of his favourite films: the Jim Henson puppet fantasy film staring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. The film got mixed reviews when it came out and was not a box office hit. Home video releases and a generation that grew up on the film helped propel this fantasy journey into becoming a cult classic. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Labyrinth (1986) w/ Andrew Joe Potter

With the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie on the way we are going back in time to the first live-action video game movie ever made: Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis and Dennis Hopper. The creative freedoms taken by the married director pair deviate wildly from the game and for decades people considered this to be one of the worst movies ever made. However, the liberties and production design are so excessive that it has a cult following and a very expensive boxset that die-hard fans can enjoyed. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

Super Mario Bros. (1993) w/ Ben

For its 15th anniversary, I brought Maeve back onto the show to talk about the most Zack Snyder film that Zack Snyder has ever made. Sucker Punch was critically panned when it came out but it has its shooters who appreciate Snyder's audacity and creative vision. People like myself find it sexist and dull, but people like Maeve are correct in believing the extended cut is better. She is a defender of the austereness of Snyder.Tune in for a discussion on Zack Snyder as a filmmaker. Including #ReleaseTheSnyderCut discussion and our thoughts on his director's cuts in general. &lt;strong&gt;MoviePod Socials:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support the show! &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please rate, review and subscribe! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music by BirdRespecter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Sucker Punch (2011) w/ Maeve

Award season is wrapping up so I brought Dalton Pike back on the show to celebrate the year of 2025 in cinema. The Teen Choice Awards are defunct and we are bringing them back. This is a 21+ event and no teens were involved in the voting process. However, this is the only place (maybe) you will find the exciting categories such as best kiss, best couple, best CGI Character That Awoke Something In Me I Didn't Know Was There Award, and sickest scene all in one podcast episode.This is the only award show brave enough to nominate One Battle After Another, Ella McCay, Tron: Ares, and The Testament of Ann Lee. In which categories? You gotta tune in and find out!You can find Dalton on <a href="https://letterboxd.com/dilton/">Letterboxd</a>. On top of being a top tier cinema programmer at <a href="https://www.hylandcinema.com/">Hyland Cinema</a> he hosts <a href="Sick%20Flicks%20">Sick Flicks </a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outside-the-frame/id1838206348?at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itsct=lt_p&itscg=30200&ls=1">Outside the Frame.</a> MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

The 1st Annual MoviePod Teen Choice Awards (A 21+ Event) w/ Dalton Pike from Sick Flicks and Outside the Frame

It's the movie with the fake baby.Clint Eastwood's depiction of the late Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American history, was a smash hit. Immediately upon release articles came out pushing back on various claims of his life story. Mainly on how he made up events where he killed even more people outside of war.I am joined by Jacob from the Workers' Lit Podcast to discuss this simplified story of an uncomplicated figure as well as the genre of war film that is patriotic, problematic and propagandic. The reception of the film is roughly the same but the events depicted are drastically more unpopular than ever.On top of discussing American imperialism and Middle East Forever Wars listen for our pitch for a sequel series American Wife. Also, why is the rival sniper so hot? You can follow Jacob on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/workerslit.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>. His podcast<a href="https://www.workerslit.com/"> Workers' Lit</a> is available wherever you get podcasts. His book They Called Her Rebel is on sale <a href="https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/roundfire-books/our-books/they-called-her-rebel">here</a>. MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Please rate, review and subscribe! Send any feedback, questions or good movie-related stories to moviepodmailbag@gmail.comMusic by BirdRespecter

American Sniper (2014) w/ Jacob from Workers' Lit Podcast

It was released against the original Star Wars and it's failure signaled a changed in tastes for an era. Critics hated it because it was a remake. Audiences did not show up to a movie called Sorcerer that's not about magic but about trucks full of unstable dynamite.William Friedkin's follow up to The Exorcist was highly anticipated, overbudget, had undercover Mexican federales almost arrest the crew. had a terrorist bombing a street over from the set.I am joined by Audens to discuss one of the best initially overlooked movies of the 70s. If you are listening to this while driving, be sure your nitroglycerin is stable before making any sudden stops. MoviePod Socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Sorcerer (1977) w/ Audens

Get yer spinach ready, for what metinks is a great discussion.An adaptation of a comic strip that was overbudget and fueled by cocaine. This musical comedy by the legendary Robert Altman was derided for being dull and bizarre. However, the film has it's shooters including me, the late Roger Ebert, and my special guest Kevin Tuck who appreciate the earnestness and impressive production design. There is no other movie like Popeye. Kevin Tuck is an independent filmmaker. You can check him out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chuck.tuck/?hl=en">Instagram</a> as well as his <a href="https://www.kevintuck.ca/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio">website.</a> Popeye is directed by Robert Altman. It stars Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini and Ray Walston. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

Popeye (1980) w/ Kevin Tuck

To commemorate the late great Catherine O'Hara, I am joined by Moonrise Kingdom actor Jared Gilman to discuss Martin Scorsese's anxious masterpiece After Hours! It's a film that was never considered one of Marty's best until recently. Now it appears on various lists as being a major work in his canon. Jared also answers some questions for me about what it's like to be an actor doing the promo circuit. He also shares some stories about shooting small budget productions. You can follow Jared on <a href="https://x.com/realJaredGilman">Twitter</a> After Hours is directed by Martin Scorsese. It stars Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Thomas Chong, Cheech Marin, Teri Garr, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara. MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

After Hours (1985) w/ Jared Gilman

Hard Drive is hosting a charity stream to help support immigrant families in the US. Tune into <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/harddrivemag">⁠twitch.tv/harddrivemag ⁠</a>on Friday, February 13th starting at 11am for a twelve hour stream full of people playing video games about killing Nazis! To help promote the stream, I am joined by fellow Hard Drive contributors Johnny Amizich, Nick Coffman and Matt Fresh for a freeform discussion about the grand tradition of fucking killing Nazis in movies and television!You can follow <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mls6ncpewotdpeacozk7lmdz">⁠⁠Johnny⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nickcoffman.com">⁠⁠Nick⁠⁠</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/realmfresh.bsky.social">⁠⁠Matt ⁠⁠</a>on Bluesky. Johnny also hosts <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/culturedumpster">⁠⁠Culture Dumpster.⁠⁠</a>Nick and Matt host the dad movie podcast <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6oby3y7wxgjcwr2sij2ylkrt">⁠⁠Stand N' Watch.⁠⁠</a>Please rate review and subscribe! Also, keep sending mail my way! Email the mailbag and have your questions or movie related stories read on the air: moviepodmailbag@gmail.com MoviePod Socials:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviepodfilm/">⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://x.com/Moviepodfilm">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/moviepod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@moviepodreclaim">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Support the show! <a href="https://ko-fi.com/moviepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Music by BirdRespecter

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