Hosted by Frank Goicuria
Discussion and reviews of movies new and old.
My review of Judas and the Black Messiah. Its the story of the FBI infiltrating the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.
The cast oncludes Lakeith Stanfielld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemmons and Martin Sheen.
Review of the long awaited sequel to 1988's Coming to America. Starring Eddie Murphy , Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, John Amos , Jermaine Fowler , Leslie Jones , Tracy Morgan and Wesley Snipes.
I am joined by Chad Casey of the Sports Car Unleashed Podcast to go into mulitple NFL Topics.
We each discuss our favorite teams , the Buccaneers and the Titans.
We analyze the crazy QB Carousel with discussions of
Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson , Jared Goff, Matt Stafford, Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky, Tom Brady, Teddy Bridgewater and Tua.
Other topics include : NFL Coaching Hires, CTE and the draft.
I review the new Pixar film Soul starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.
I also review One Night in Miami directed by Regina King.
I discuss the dismal track record of the NFL hiring black head coaches and discuss how this is imapcting the latest round of coaching hires, specifically the clown show that is the Houston Texans.
I review the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
The film is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.
Director: Norman Jewsion
I review the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman.
The cast includes Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig.
I review the David Fincher Netflix film “Mank” starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried , Arliss Howard and Charles Dance. The film chronicles Jospeh L. Mankiewicz writing the screenplay “American” which would become “ Citizen Kane”
I am very happy to present the debut of Hidden Horror Gems. This recurring segment will feature horror buff and previous guest Niamh discussing lesser known horror films from outside the US.
In this episode she discusses the 2003 French film “ High Tension”
If you are a fan of True Crime check out Niamh's blog at CrimeInMyPocket.com and follow her on Twitter (@crimeinmypocket)
I welcome Niamh, author of the Crime in My Pocket blog for the 2nd annual Halloween special.
We discuss 2 horror films: Sinister starring Ethan Hawke and in keeping with last year’s special we discuss a John Carpenter film this year its the 1982 film The Thing which I had not seen before.
Following my episode with Presidential candidate Shawm Howard I interview Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Angela Walker.
We discuss her background in politics and I get her thoughts on the Supreme Court vacancy, COVID , civil unrest ,foreign policy and the obstacles presented to a 3rd party run.
In this episode I interview independent presidential candidate Shawn Howard.
We discuss the hurdles of being an independent candidate in the current system, we also tackle the issues of the day including COVID-19, civil unrest, The Supreme Court and foreign policy.
I am breaking format for this episode and hitting three different topics.
First I discuss the political ramifications of replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court and the utterly predictable hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell ( I called it back in Episode 28)
Next I discuss the excellent David McColliugh book on the Wright Brothers.
I wrap up with the poor box office numbers for “Tenet” and discuss what I think this means for theatres in the short term.
I discuss the latest fim from Director Christopher Nolan ( “Dunkirk” , “Inception”) . This action packed , globe trotting , mind bending film marks the return of movies to theatres amid the COVID-19 pandemic,
The film stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Dubicki and Kenneth Branagh.
I discuss and review the 1991 film “The Fisher King”. Its the story of a self absorbed radio talk show host whose life is shattered by a violent event and his freindship with a homeless man and their search for the Holy Grail.
The film is directed by Terry Gilliam ( “Brazil”, “!2 Monkeys”, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl and Amamda Plummer.
In this episode I speak to Writer - Director Tucky Williams and discuss her LGBT film “ Girl/Girl Scene” . Her 80’s themed homage to John Hughes’ “ The Breakfast Club” was pulled from Amazon after a targeted hate campaign. Tucky discusses her successful battle to get the film back on the platform.
We also discuss meteorology , David Fincher and why the 80’s rule.
Catch both the movie and tv series “Girl/Girl Scene” on Amazon Prime.
I review the film Matewan written and directed by John Sayles. The film is based on the true story of the 1920 Matewan Massacre involving West Virgina Coal Miners attempting to unionize vs. the coal mining company that owned the town of Matewan.
The cast includes James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp and Chris Cooper in his film debut.
In this episode I review the new Spike Lee film “Da 5 Bloods” the story of a group of Vietnam Vets who return to Vietnam to recover the remains of thier leader who was killed in action as well as a stash of gold they buried.
The film stars Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Isaiah Whitlock, Jr., Norm Lewis , Jonathan Majors and Chadwick Boseman.
The film is streaming on Netflix now.
Plus I announce that I am starting a Patreon for the podcast begining August 1 !
In light of the recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd I ask the question “ What is your default position “ on issues of race and how does that position inform your reaction to the events of the past few weeks.
My sincere hope is this episode will have you search INWARD for the truth of where your heart lies and hopefully engage and face the uncomfortable truths that need to be dealt with.
In this episode I discuss the decision of Universal to release Trolls World Tour on VOD , bypassing the theatres due to the pandemic and their subsequent annoucement that they will be releasing more films day and date in theatres and VOD. AMC and Regal theatres have announced that they will not show any Universal film that does not honor the theatrical window.
Will this be the end of waiting for movies to hit the home market or will there be a course correction to shape a new exhibition window? Check out the episode to hear my thoughts on this potential paradigm shift.