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Two-Minute Warning | The LAMBCast
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The March Movie of the Month is an exploitation thriller that doubles as a disaster film. If there are consistent threads in the 70s wave of disaster pictures it was that Irwin Allen Produced them or Charlton Heston starred in them. The outsized producer is absent this week but we do get Moses on…
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Deep Blue Sea, Chapter 11: Sowing Chaos | Deep Blue Sea The Podcast
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Jay and Mark are joined by Matthew Simpson from Awesome Friday (@SMatthewAF and @awesomefridayca on X) to discuss “Untimely Jam” the 11th chapter of DBS. In this episode, they also talk about big waves, helicopters in creature features, and Renny films that should be in the Criterion collection. Enjoy! This week, I joined Deep Blue…
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Kind Hearts and Coronets | The LAMBCast
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Who would have thought that we’d get back to back MOTM Episodes? That happened because we had no show the first week of February and with a short month, things sneak up on you. This month all of the choices for MOTM were provided by the host,, it is his birthday month and that’s…
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Possession | The LAMBCast
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Famous for it’s disturbing scene set in a subway station, “Possession” is the 1981 film from Polish Director Andrzej Żuławski. Is it a horror film, a psychological drama, or an autobiographical cry for help from a man going through a painful breakup? Whatever answer you come up with, you will still have to say…
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The Best Films of the Decade (So Far), Part 2 | Contra Zoom
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[L]et’s look back at the best films that came out from 2020-2024. We sent out a poll to critics and made a list of the 50 best films of the decade so far. Last week on Part 1, we revealed picks 50-26. Now here is Part 2 where we count down picks 25 through number…
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | The LAMBCast
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This was the first James Bond without Sean Connery, and it is the only 007 film that George Lazenby made. Often looked upon as the red-headed step child of the franchise, it has grown in stature but it is still not without some faults. Matthew Simpson of the “Awesome Friday Podcast” joins in as…
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Better Know a Contributor: Matthew Simpson | Contra Zoom
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On this episode of Contra Zoom, the subject is me! In lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the ninth in our series of bonus episodes, , where we ask frequent guests of the show 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions so you can learn more about your favourite voices. On this…
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Giallo! | Contra Zoom
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For our Halloween special this year we decided to fill in some horror blind spots and check out the Giallo collection that is available to stream on the Criterion Channel. We review Blood and Black Lace, Don’t Torture a Duckling and Deep Red. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday podcast. Listening Links
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A24 Retrospective – Mojave | Contra Zoom
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We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2015’s Mojave, directed by William Monahan. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Tom, a depressed director who goes into the desert and ends up coming across Oscar Issac’s drifter Jack where they have a confrontation…
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Drag Me To Hell | The LAMBCast
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A close vote determined the MOTM this October, but the last minute submission by Matthew Simpson of the “Awesome Friday Podcast” won out. Matthew selected Sam Rami’s 2009, PG-13 horror film, “Drag Me to Hell” and it goes to show that a PG-13 rating does not have to indicate a bad horror movie. On…
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Minute 110 – Woulda Been A Great Title | MovieRob Minute
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The MovieRob Minute podcast breaks down the 1990s action classic Die Hard With a Vengeance one minute at a time. Finishing off this week of appearances, Rob and I watch as Zeus does his magic. Listening Links:
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Minute 109 – Cut From the Same Cloth | MovieRob Minute
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The MovieRob Minute podcast breaks down the 1990s action classic Die Hard With a Vengeance one minute at a time. In this episode, I join Rob as John (Bruce Willis) tries to get a splinter out.. with his teeth. Listening Links:
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Minute 108 – Most Actiony Role | MovieRob Minute
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The MovieRob Minute podcast breaks down the 1990s action classic Die Hard With a Vengeance one minute at a time. . This week Rob and I watch as Targo gets the surprise of his life. Listening Links:
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Mr Smith Goes to Washington | The LAMBCast
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A limited selection of MOTM suggestions resulted in an executive decision to go with three time runner up, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” as the September MOTM. No one was happier than the film’s frequent champion, James Wilson of “Blogging by Cinema Light”. James was chomping at the bit to discuss this classic film…