The Film Effect Podcast is a weekly show that’s 100% dedicated to the art & history of film. It’s the culmination of one’s love for cinema…
Each week, we take a particular film and give it “The Film Effect Treatment”: our version of a deep-dive that goes above & beyond to cover additional areas you typically wouldn’t get on a regular movie podcast (such as complete box office info, our first time experiences, changes we’d make with a crystal ball, ounces of trivia, and more!)
Get to know the films you adore, a little more, with The Film Effect Podcast: Deep Dives/Top Fives/Good Vibes
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It's time for an all new Halloween Horrorthon edition of the podcast where on this episode, we're revving up our engines and giving John Carpenter's Christine the Film Effect Treatment!!
In Christine, a nerdish boy buys a strange car, with an evil mind of its own, and his nature starts changing to reflect it..
Episode Directory:
*Introductory 00:00
*Act One: The Five W's 05:43
*Second Act: Plot Breakdown/Discussion 24:56
*Final Act: The Full-Film Effect Treatment 01:07:48
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Season 6 · Episode 190
Monday, October 6, 2025 • Duration 01:39:36
"YOU ARE ALL MY CHILDREN NOW."
We're back from hiatus to kick off our fifth annual Halloween Horrorthon event with a 40th anniversary celebration as A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 receives the patented Film Effect Treatment!!
In Elm Street 2, a teenage boy is haunted in his sleep by the dream demon Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world..
Episode Directory:
*Introductory 00:00
*Act One: The Five W's 09:02
*Second Act: Plot Breakdown/Discussion 26:56
*Final Act: The Full-Film Effect Treatment 01:19:30
"THE HORSEMAN COMES...AND TONIGHT HE COMES FOR YOU!"
Jocelyn & Andrew return to the podcast to join Ed in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow by giving the film our signature Film Effect Treatment on this episode of the show!!
In Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being legendary apparition The Headless Horseman..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*Current Events 06:12
*Last Time On The Podcast... 12:45
*Pre-Dive Top Five 13:33
----------The Film Effect Breakdown----------
*Cast & Crew Run-Through 32:46
*How It All Started... 33:41
*Plot/General Film Discussion 46:41
*What Works 01:20:50
*What Doesn't Work 01:29:46
*Finger-Lickin' Good Moment 01:39:21
*Trivial Pursuit 01:42:33
*Box Office Receipts 01:53:51
*Critic's Corner 01:55:22
01:57:49
Bad Moon (1996)
Season 2 · Episode 118
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 • Duration 02:15:15
It's the first 'Werewolf Wednesday' of our Halloween Horrorthon 2: Dead By Pod event and for the first edition, we're tackling the criminally underrated Bad Moon from Eric Red!!
In 'Bad Moon', after being bitten by a werewolf in the jungle, a man searches for a cure when his sister invites him to stay in his camper by her house in the woods with her, her son, and their family dog 'Thor'..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*First Time Viewings 05:34
*Story Time 07:41
*Live Top Five 09:27
*Plot Breakdown 23:37
*Box Office Receipts 01:31:40
*Critic's Corner 01:34:00
*Pros & Cons 01:38:28
*Modern Cancellations 01:48:25
*Mulligan Moment 01:50:37
*Finger-Lickin' Good 01:53:41
*Like This...Try That 01:55:05
*Movie MVPs 02:01:48
*RIP 02:04:15
*The Final Effect Treatment 02:07:22
*Outro 02:11:23
New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Tuesday morning!!
New episodes of “FEWERcast” drop every Friday morning!!
Pet Sematary (1989)
Season 2 · Episode 117
Monday, October 3, 2022 • Duration 02:38:13
We're continuing our Halloween Horrorthon 2: Dead By Pod event with a lesson in dead being better as we dive into the adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary from Mary Lambert!!
In 'Pet Sematary', after tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*First Time Viewings 08:34
*Live Top Five 11:10
*Plot Breakdown 22:36
*Box Office Receipts 02:03:44
*Critic's Corner 02:05:30
*Pros & Cons 02:09:12
*Modern Cancellations 02:18:29
*Mulligan Moment 02:19:30
*Finger-Lickin' Good 02:22:14
*Like This...Try That 02:24:13
*Movie MVPs 02:26:50
*RIP 02:28:41
*The Final Effect Treatment 02:30:04
*Outro 02:32:22
New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Tuesday morning!!
New episodes of “FEWERcast” drop every Friday morning!!
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Season 2 · Episode 116
Sunday, October 2, 2022 • Duration 02:18:07
Halloween Horrorthon 2: Dead By Pod kicks off with BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES on the first two Evil Dead films - continuing with this episode on 1987's cult-classic, Evil Dead 2, from returning director Sam Raimi!!
In 'Evil Dead 2', the lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*First Time Viewings 10:59
*Live Top Five 18:44
*Plot Breakdown 41:29
*Box Office Receipts 01:36:15
*Critic's Corner 01:38:06
*Pros & Cons 01:41:10
*Modern Cancellations 01:50:31
*Mulligan Moment 01:53:27
*Finger-Lickin' Good 01:56:19
*Like This...Try That 01:59:46
*RIP 02:03:24
*Movie MVPs 02:06:02
*The Final Effect Treatment 02:09:27
*Outro 02:14:37
New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Tuesday morning!!
New episodes of “FEWERcast” drop every Friday morning!!
The Evil Dead (1981)
Season 2 · Episode 115
Sunday, October 2, 2022 • Duration 02:01:25
Halloween Horrorthon 2: Dead By Pod kicks off with BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES on the first two Evil Dead films - beginning with this episode on 1981's horror classic, The Evil Dead, from director Sam Raimi!!
In 'The Evil Dead', five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*First Time Viewings 06:59
*Story Time 11:06
*Live Top Five 15:33
*Plot Breakdown 29:57
*Box Office Receipts 01:26:22
*Critic's Corner 01:30:15
*Pros & Cons 01:34:12
*Modern Cancellations 01:41:15
*Mulligan Moment 01:42:42
*Finger-Lickin' Good 01:44:38
*Like This...Try That 01:46:39
*Movie MVPs 01:49:28
*RIP 01:51:22
*The Final Effect Treatment 01:53:35
*Outro 01:57:40
New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Tuesday morning!!
New episodes of “FEWERcast” drop every Friday morning!!
FEWERcast 31 (9-24-22)
Saturday, September 24, 2022 • Duration 02:02:35
Another week down, which means we have an all-new edition of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the week's various entertainment & film industry news...as discussed by the usual suspects!!
This week:
*We have a conversation about Jeremy Allen White & his current stock
*Is Warner Bros actually going to greenlight a fifth Lethal Weapon film after cancelling various projects that would've been bigger?
*Ric Flair wants a certain actor to play him if there's ever a biopic made on his life & career (can you guess who?)
*Who wants to take the Sleepy Chicken Challenge??
*You're not gonna believe what new movie Martin Scorsese is giving high praise towards..
*We share our thoughts on the new Hellraiser & Knock at the Cabin trailers
This week, Ed & Corey are wrapping up "Back 2 School Month" with an episode on the dark comedy, Heathers - a fitting movie to end the month with!!
In 'Heathers', at Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather - it's going to take a Veronica and a mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count..
Episode Directory:
*Intro 00:00
*First Time Viewings 07:21
*Story Time 09:30
*Live Top Five 13:43
*Plot Breakdown 25:18
*Box Office Receipts 01:50:40
*Critic's Corner 01:52:29
*Pros & Cons 01:54:34
*Modern Cancellations 02:01:27
*Mulligan Moment 02:03:05
*Finger-Lickin' Good 02:05:39
*Like This...Try That 02:07:41
*Movie MVPs 02:10:39
*The Final Effect Treatment 02:12:27
*Outro 02:15:52
New episodes of “The Film Effect Podcast” premiere every Tuesday morning!!
New episodes of “FEWERcast” drop every Friday morning!!
Website: https://www.thefilmeffectpodcast.com
FEWERcast 30 (9-16-22)
Saturday, September 17, 2022 • Duration 01:49:13
It's the end of the week, which means it's time for another edition of FEWERcast (our Film Effect Weekly Entertainment Recap podcast), featuring the week's various movie news & updates...as discussed by the usual suspects!!
This week:
*We talk all about the D23 Expo from the last week, including most of the Disney/Star Wars/Marvel/Indiana Jones coverage from the event
*The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF '22) has happened, and we talk about the films that premiered
*Spielberg's new movie looks like a magical event that we can't wait to witness!!
*We make our NFL Week 2 picks
*Ed gives his SPOILER-FREE thoughts on Clerks lll from Kevin Smith
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