Movie Schmovie

Nov 27 2024 350 ep. 72 mins 85
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A movie review podcast that revolves around the always interesting opinions of Steve, Ronald, and John. Facts, Laughs, Friends. This is Movie Schmovie.

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Ep. 432-It’s What’s Inside (2024), Schmanksgiving

Nov 27 2024 91 mins  
The guys attach the customary electrodes and flip a few switches so they can chat up Netflix’s bizarre, darkly funny body-swap thriller It’s What’s Inside. Then they dive headlong into a round-robin discussion of things they’re thankful for this year—mostly related to entertainment but some related to life-stuff! Whether you’re getting ready for a big family feast or hi

Ep. 431.5-Get Glicked: Gladiator II and Wicked: Part 1

Nov 22 2024 35 mins  
In this relatively brief episode that’s not really an episode, the guys huddle in John’s car for a field recording of their Gladiator II thoughts, minutes after viewing the film. ALSO, hear about Ron’s emotional experience seeing Wicked: Part 1.

Ep. 431-Thomasine and Bushrod (1974), Tony Todd’s Legacy, Silo, The Penguin, and Heretic!

Nov 15 2024 69 mins  
In a wide-ranging episode, the guys tackle Max Julien’s 1974 blaxploitation western, Thomasine and Bushrod; pay their respects to the late Tony Todd; and dig into the premiere of Silo’s second season on Apple TV Plus. Then Ron and John deliver a spoiler section on the first season of The Penguin and Steve shares a few thoughts about creepy Hugh Grant in Heretic.

Ep. 430-The Blob (1988) and More!

Nov 08 2024 51 mins  
Ron, Steve, and John get together to talk about a horror remake from 1988, because there isn’t anything else going on. It’s Chuck Russell’s version of The Blob, a film with scary practical effects and an even scarier mullet.

Ep. 429-Memories of Murder (2003) and The Substance

Oct 31 2024 67 mins  
Ron, Steve, and John ruminate on the nature of crime and justice as they discuss Bong Joon-Ho’s moody and absorbing 2003 serial killer drama, Memories of Murder. Then younger versions of the guys emerge from their bloody torn bodies for a run-down of Coralie Fargeat’s visceral, upsetting, and darkly funny new body horror film, The Substance. Happy Halloween!

Ep. 428-Doctor Sleep (2019), Smile 2, and the Terrifier 3 Phenomenon

Oct 18 2024 82 mins  
Ron, Steve, and John are back with a horror-centric episode, from Ron’s Required Viewing pick, Doctor Sleep, to this week’s brand-new Smile 2, with a little side serving of Art the Clown, whose latest, the bludgeoning Terrifier 3, is already a huge success, especially for an unrated, independently-produced film.

Ep. 427-Watch-em-all: Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), and Halloween Ends (2022)

Oct 11 2024 91 mins  
Steve, Ron, and John take a trip back to Haddonfield, Illinois for the last time—three more times! It’s all in the name of wrapping up their Halloween Watch-em-all mini-series with coverage of the trilogy of (as of now) final installments in this curiously durable but certainly tired franchise, all directed by David Gordon Green: Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.

Ep. 426-Fierce Creatures (1997), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Rebel Ridge, Sing Sing

Sep 21 2024 60 mins  
Ron, Steve, and John try to keep their zoo open by watching Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy that attempted to repeat the success of A Fish Called Wanda. They also enthuse about Jeremy Saulnier’s new Netflix thriller, Rebel Ridge, and Ronald and John share some thoughts on that hit Beetlejuice sequel.

Ep. 425-The Speedway Murders (2023), Cuckoo, Strange Darling

Sep 05 2024 66 mins  
The guys check out experimental true crime semi-doc The Speedway Murders, which combines dramatic reenactments, talking head interviews, and speculative footage, and then dig into a couple of equally experimental recent horror films: Cuckoo and Strange Darling.

Ep. 424-Watchmen: Chapter 1, Alien: Romulus, and More!

Aug 23 2024 80 mins  
Steve, Ron, and John take a look at two new releases: an animated adaptation of the first half of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s seminal graphic novel, Watchmen, and the latest entry in a franchise that keeps on kicking (and hugging faces and dripping acid blood), Alien: Romulus.