HooperCast Movie Hour

Nov 01 2024 436 ep. 48 mins

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Engage with the creative process and join hosts Conner and Dustin as they use film and television as templates for the discussion of topics such as storytelling, representation, corporate consolidation, life affirmation, and challenging one's opinions.

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#499: Din Dins in the USA (“Dinner in America”)

Nov 01 2024 43 mins

0:00 - A different kind of toilet brush… 5:40 - “Dinner in America” (2020). Dustin’s review. 33:41 - Conner’s additional thoughts, with some spoilers. ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Mu

#498: Dots in the Sky (“Barry”, “The Blue Angels”)

Oct 25 2024 26 mins

1:46 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Barry” (HBO). 9:56 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “The Blue Angels” (2024). 17:19 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Immaculate” (2024). ----- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, please tell your friends. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin

#497: Mungo Number 5 (Fall 2024 Horror Recommendations)

Oct 18 2024 28 mins

1:00 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Comes At Night” (2018). 6:30 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “It Follows” (2014). 14:10 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Lake Mungo” (2008). 23:00 - Then we just linger and goof around, as one does. ------- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interest

#496: Who’s Afraid of Lou Ferrigno? (“Sound of Metal”)

Oct 11 2024 49 mins

2:05 - STRONG RECOMMENDATION - “Sound of Metal” (2019). I give my thoughts on the film, then I replay Dustin’s original review, and then I ask him about it, as we discuss spoilers. 27:27 - Some musings about fan conventions. Our discussion begins with the recent news about the Hunt for Gollum film, before we transition into Dustin’s declaration that he’s done with fan c

#495: Shaped Like a Fish (“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story")

Oct 04 2024 54 mins

0:00 - Conner regales Dustin on the fun and then horror of his son’s birthday weekend. 11:00 - Fish Tacos and Tony Hawk, and Skate Jam, the movie that never was. 21:35 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" (2024). 49:13 - We’re curious, but cautious about the upcoming Russo Brothers film, “The Electric State”, for Netflix. --- Thanks for

#494: Predictable Trash

Sep 27 2024 37 mins

1:00 - We begin to talk about Pixar, but we quickly diverge into a tangent surrounding the new Australian “The Office” series.And apparently, there are quite a lot of international adaptations of that show. Sorry. 18:00 - Ok, we’re finally ready to talk about the situation at Pixar. https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-was-the-hit-pixar-needed-but-the-laid-off-employee

#493: Physical Media on Demand

Sep 20 2024 51 mins

Welcome to a gap in the schedule, everybody! A discussion about physical home media in 2024. Are studios rooting for home media to fail? Is it too much to ask for them to mimic the book publishing model of multiple editions of their product? Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in

#492: The King is Dead, Long Live the King (Linkin Park, James Earl Jones, and AI Likenesses)

Sep 13 2024 37 mins

0:30 - Explaining the HooperCast “Lecture Series” concept. 3:00 - James Earl Jones has passed away. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/entertainment/james-earl-jones-death/index.html 8:53 - Linkin Park debuts their new lead vocalist and the Internet reacts….poorly… 22:15 - Should the estate of a deceased performer be allowed to give consent to use the performer’s likeness

#491: Hail Gillian Flynn (Rebroadcast)

Sep 06 2024 46 mins

Re-broadcast of Episode #419, The Novelist Screenwriter (The Gillian Flynn Episode) ---- Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow. If you’re interested in my writing, visit https://jconnor.substack.com/ ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & E

#490: Death Latch (“Alien: Romulus”)

Aug 30 2024 66 mins

0:00 - “Anchorman” just stays in your brain, doesn’t it? “Anchorman 2” not so much… 3:55 - Repping Nintendo shirts tonight! You’re welcome, audio listeners! 5:30 - The awesome viral marketing for tonight’s film. 6:30 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024). 29:22 - SPOILER DISCUSSION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024). Thanks for joining us! If you