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Welcome to the first mainline episode of MoviePod!

This week I am joined by my very good friend Ryan to discuss the 1971 Japanese kaiju film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. The film was also released in the United States as Godzilla vs the Smog Monster.

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Welcome back to MoviePod!

This week I discuss some several films that got a wide release in July including:

Jurassic World Rebirth

Fantastic Four

The Life of Chuck

Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight

Eddington

Superman

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Welcome to MoviePod! The podcast about movies.

Your wonderful and slightly nervous host Brian Wishart takes you through his thesis on what he wants this podcast to be.

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I am joined this week by Caleb. He is the former host of Western Kabuki. He currently hosts the Kill The Computer and 60 Minute Drill podcasts. He is also a fantasy football rival of mine. We discuss the Joel and Ethan Coen comedy Burn After Reading.

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I am joined this week by my friend, former roommate and musician to talk about the 1987 Norman Jewison rom-com Moonstruck. There is a lot of raunchy talk about Nicholas Cage and just as much talk about outrageous Italian-American accents. This is one you do not want to miss.

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MoviePod is evolving!

Starting on October 7th, MoviePod will take on a new format complete with new music and new artwork. What direction is it going? Give it a listen! I need the extra numbers for my analytics.

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I know almost nothing about Warhammer. Braden is a super fan. On this episode of MoviePod, Braden guides me though my confusion of the straight-to-video film Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie. It's a super fun discussion where we talk about hobbies and in-universe lore.

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I am joined by Andrew Joe Potter to discuss some of the heavy hitters of the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival!

Movies discussed include:

Mile End Kicks

Christy (Sydney Sweeney as boxer Christy Martin)

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Steal Away

Train Dreams

Chloé Zhao's Hamnet

Sentimental Value

Rental Family staring Brendan Fraser

Edward Berger's Ballad of a Small Player

Couture staring Angelina Jolie

Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny with Mads MikkelsenNika & Madison

Park Chan-Wook's No Other Choice

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You with Rose Byrne

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Maude Apatow's Poetic License

Hamlet with Riz Ahmed

Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet

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This week I am joined by Ana to discuss Airplane! as well as airplane movies!

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On a very special back to school episode of MoviePod I bring on my very good friend Jake to discuss the teen sex comedy classic American Pie. We bestow sex ed wisdom upon the listeners. This is a raunchy one!

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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.

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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!

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Critics said it was as exciting as a coffee table book. But perhaps they were wrong in thinking that Stanley Kubrick's hilarious epic was merely just visually spectacular.

I'm joined by Daberhasher to discuss Barry Lyndon this week!

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Happy new year, digifriends!

On this very special episode of MoviePod, we go back to an anime film that was ridiculed for being incomprehensible. It is! It's three stitched together short films with a bonus Angela Anaconda opening (that may have caused someone's divorce) with a glorious ska soundtrack on top.

Digimon: The Movie's unique status as an anime film that is very Americanized from a wild west era of dubbing and adapting works to western audiences make it a real anomaly of a movie.

I'm joined by my friend Mike who is a digiexpert of the digital monsters to help me make digisense of what the digihell is going on.

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It started off as a box-office disappointment that was investigated by the FBI for communist sympathies. It wasn't until it became part of the public domain in the 1970s that people started watching It's A Wonderful Life as a Christmas staple. It has since been reclaimed as one of the greatest films of all time.

I am joined again by Johnny Amizich to discuss one of my favourite movies for to wrap up 2026 on MoviePod.

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Some initial reviews thought "bah humbug! this isn't as good as other Christmas Carol telling's"

Time has vindicated fans of this and the Muppets for being both one of the best Muppet movies, the best Charles Dickens film and a true holiday staple.

I have watched this film every Christmas Eve with my family so it was fitting to get my sister Andrea Wishart onto the show to yap about one of our all-time favourite movies!You can follow Andrea on Bluesky

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George Lazenby was a one and done James Bond. Critics and audiences rejected him at the time. But is his solo 007 adventure bad?

No, it's actually a fantastic movie and I brought Andrew Joe Potter back to the show to discuss this Christmas themed James Bond adventure.

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As a holiday bonus, I am joined by Ethan to talk about a cookie-cutter Hallmark Christmas romance featuring my beloved Buffalo Bills. I was as shocked as you to realize this movie has two different actors from The Sopranos.

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I am kicking myself for the fact Laura Dern is not mentioned once in this episode.

This was supposed to be a Die Hard 2 episode with Dalton and Mike from Sick Flicks! Unfortunately, I forgot to hit the record button so that episode is lost but will forever be part of MoviePod lore.

Dalton came up with a great save though. We did an impromptu loose episode on a film that got rave reviews on release and made a ton of money. However, detractors within a couple of days declared it to be the film that ruined Star Wars. Did Rian Johnson ruin the Star Wars legacy? Or did the backlash against this film ruin Star Wars? Either way, The Last Jedi has been claimed as either the nadir or a high point of the Star Wars saga.

We absolutely loooooove this film and both believe it is a top 3 Star Wars film. Dalton and I try to figure out what people dislike about the films while balancing our incredibly deep love for the movie.

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On December 12th at 7pm, my fellow Hard Drive contributors are hosting the Hard Drive Game Awards on Twitch. Funds will be raised for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. You can donate here.

To help promote this funny event and good cause I am joined by Johnny Amizich, Nick Coffman and Matt Fresh for a freeform discussion about video game movies. Want to hear our thoughts on Borderlands and Minecraft. Do you remember that they already made a FarCry movie? Why did Maxim magazine list a CGI actress from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within in their hot 100 in 2001?

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It's the film that ended the Cold War. It's an over-the-top departure from the previous three installments in this Oscar-winning series. This week on MoviePod I'm joined by Matthew Moynahan to discuss a film that audiences love for its goofiness and it's excessive montages. We are talking Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV!

We go deep in discussing the robot. Also, what is up with Paulie's skull?

We watched both the original theatrical cut and the Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago director's cut from 2021.

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MoviePod is weebing out this week!

I am joined by MLYP to discuss a film that bombed at the Japanese box office and contributed to bankrupting an animation studio. Home video and digital releases helped elevate the status of Redline and now people consider it to be an excellent gateway anime for Western audiences trying to get into the medium.

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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?

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The new film is out this week so I brought Ryan back to the show to discuss the film from the 80s that predicted 2017 more accurately than any other film!

Tune in for our Arnold and Jesse Ventura impressions.!

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John Travolta and Nick Cage swap faces in the John Woo film Face/Off. It was well-received but time has been very favourable to the film. Repeat viewings on cable as well as cult fandoms developing around Nicholas Cage, John Woo and the film itself has helped elevate the film to being considered one of the best action films of the 1990s.

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I attended my local film festival last week in London, Ontario. I saw a good selection of films. In this quick episode I give some highlights of what I saw as well as encourage all of you to check out film festivals near you!

Films include:

• The Last Reel (directed by Genevieve Lefeuvre and featuring me as an interview subject!)
• Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie
• A Poet

• Chronology of Water
• Sound of Falling
• A Poet
• Silver Screamers
• Fucktoys
• Sirāt
• Nika & Madison
• Team of the Century
• Peak Everything
• Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk
• Yes!

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This week on MoviePod we are discussing a film that I find so interesting that it inspired me to change to this format. I am joined by my great friend Ben to discuss Alien 3, also known as Alien³, or Alien Cubed. David Fincher directed this bleak and depressing film but disowned it after the studio interfered. An extended cut, known as the Assembly Cut, released in the early 2000s restored much of Fincher's vision.

Alien 3 has a really troubled and fascinating history and it was a blast to dive in deep to see why people absolutely despise this film for killing off fan favourites while undestanding why people appreciate that bold choice.

Heads up: there are some Game of Thrones season 3 spoilers in this episode. This movie does feature Tywin Lannister but the spoiler actually is not about him!

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Come listen to our discussion on the black sheep of the Halloween franchise that the New York Times described as "anti-children, anti-capitalism, anti-television and anti-Irish."

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"Hold on tight, spider monkey"

Andy returns to MoviePod to discuss the hit film Twilight. As Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's careers have hit new critical heights people have treated this young adult adaptation with far less contempt. This film always had its fans but the detractors have softened their vitriol. This is still a batshit insane film and our discussion is a lot of fun.

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Spooky Month continues! This time MoviePod is covering an absolute masterpiece that was screwed over initially by British censorship and awful American distribution. I am joined by Alex Dorf to talk about the divorce drama and horror film Possession!

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MoviePod has been injected with a virus and has evolved into something much greater!

MoviePod is now a podcast about reclaimed cinema! To open up the new format I am joined by Maeve. We discuss Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil. This may not be a great adaptation of the video game but us and subscribers to vulgar auteur theory.

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MoviePod 1.0 is ending. A new era is approaching as the format changes next week as MoviePod becomes a podcast about reclaimed cinema.

On the season finale of MoviePod, I am joined by two Taylor Swift superfans to discuss Taylor Swift's concert film as was the Eras tour itself. Listen to this instead of Taylor Swift's new album! I haven't heard it yet but it can't be as good as a discussion with my sister and friend!

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On the final main episode of MoviePod before the format change I am joined by egg_brained! We discuss one of her favourite films, 2013's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.

Heads up: there is shocking amount of spoilers for the film 28 Years Later in this episode.

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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.

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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.

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Popeye is directed by Robert Altman. It stars Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini and Ray Walston.

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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.

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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.

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Hard Drive is hosting a charity stream to help support immigrant families in the US. Tune into ⁠twitch.tv/harddrivemag ⁠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!

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Oh, hi Mark!

Music for this episode is from Jules McCools!

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Alex (aka laika berdey) returns to the show to discuss an all-time favourite movie of mine. It's Tommy Wiseau's so-bad-it's-good classic The Room! We try to solve some of the mysteries behind this oddity. How did Tommy get the money to make this? Why are the sex scenes so long? Why Lisa, why?!!?

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It's Super Bowl week! The dastardly New England Patriots are playing so we are going back to a period of time where the Pats had zero Super Bowl wins. Jake is back on the show and we are talking the MTV produced teen drama 90s classic Varsity Blues!

This cliched mess inspired a ton of other high school sports movies and shows.

Varsity Blues stars James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Scott Caan, Amy Smart, Ali Larter, Paul Walker and Ron Lester.

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It's cold as hell and man is the warmest place to hide. There is no new episode this week as I am working on some backend stuff for the show so from the archives is episode 2 of the old loose format.

Excuse the lesser mic quality and my rookie energy. Enjoy Johnny and I's great discussion of truly one of the all-time great horror films.

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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.

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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.

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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 Nothing
• Paloma Schneideman's Big Girls Don't Cry
• Thomas Percy Kim's Isle Child
• Walter Thompson-Hernández's If I Go Will They Miss Me
• Avalon Fast's CAMP
• Imran Perretta's Ish

I also discuss Chandler Levack's latest film for Netflix, Roommates, which had a preview screening at the festival.

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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 Bluesky. He is also the host of Culture Dumpster and the founder of the new site that I also write for GG Tribune.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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