Macguffin Podcast

For this podcast, we catch up with Creed III, the third installment of the boxing drama starring Michael B. Jordon. Keith also brings to the table a draft segment where we list our favorite movie goons. And for our streaming homework, we review the 1989 Patrick Swayze schlock-fest, Road House. 

For this podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of director M. Night Shyamalan and review his latest thriller, Knock at the Cabin. We also discuss the 2002 dark comedy Rules of Attraction for our streaming homework. 

For this podcast episode, we review the violent ensemble comedy, Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks. We also tell you which tv shows we'd like to see given a prestige Blu-ray release by the Criterion Collection. At the show's end, we review Takashi Miike's 2017 live-action adaptation of the samurai manga, Blade of the Immortal. 

For this week's episode, we review Marvel's latest science fiction epic, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. We also discuss the prospect of a new Lord of the Rings series of movies. For the streaming homework, we look back at John Singleton's Poetic Justice, starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.

For this podcast episode, we celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with reviews of the Netflix original comedy, You People, starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, as well as the 1981 Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine. We also give a few suggestions for actors as movie couples we'd like to see. 

For this episode of the podcast, we review Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller, Infinity Pool. We also discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations and make a few predictions. At the end of the show, we review the 2011 psychological drama, Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. 

For this week's podcast, we review the new Blumhouse horror movie M3GAN, starring Allison Williams and a creepy rubber doll. We also discuss the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy, Fletch, and Keith shares his thoughts on the debut episode of The Last of Us. 

For this podcast episode, we countdown our lists of the top 10 films released in 2022. We also throw in a few honorable mentions and count down our bottom five movies from last year. 

For this week's episode, we review the long-awaited blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water by James Cameron and Rian Johnson's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Also, for our streaming homework, we discuss Richard Linklater's animated love letter to 1960s suburban life,  Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood. 

This week, we review Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio adaptation for Netflix and Steven Spielberg's semi-auto-biographical film, The Fabelmans. For our streaming homework, we also catch up with David Cronenberg's latest sci-fi horror movie, Crimes of the Future. 

For this podcast episode, we break down Sight and Sound's updated list of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time and add five of our own entries. We also review the new cannibal teen romance, "Bones and All." For the streaming homework, we discuss the 1987 flop, "Ishtar," starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty. 

Ashlee joins the podcast this week to review the new dark comedy, The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy. We also reminisce about our days as video store clerks, just before the DVD market bottomed out. Finally, as our streaming homework, we review the 1944 gothic noir, Gaslight. 

This week Keith reviews the new Marvel sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Collectively, we review the period dramedy, Banshees of Inisherin, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. As for this episode's streaming homework, we catch up with Baz Lurhman's rock biopic, Elvis. 

In this week's podcast, we list our favorite Weird Al parodies and review his new comedy biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovich Story. Keith also gives us his solo review of the new DC super hero movie Black Adam. For our streaming homework, we review the 1996 family dramedy, The Daytrippers, written and directed by Greg Mottola. 

This week, we bring on guest Richard Wolley to review the final chapter in David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends. Before that, we also discuss the career highlights of the Italian horror auteur, Dario Argento. Deep cuts include Giallo classics such as Deep Red (1977), Inferno (1980), and Opera (1987). 

This week, we review Hulu's reboot of the classic Clive Barker horror film, Hellraiser. We also do a deep dive into the career of the Canadian master of body horror, David Cronenberg, including individual reviews of Rabid (1977), Dead Ringers (1988), and Cosmopolis (2012). 

For this week's episode, we kick off our month-long horror directors' profiles, beginning with the deep cuts of Wes Craven. We also catch up with the recent horror hit, Barbarian, written and directed by Zach Cregger. 

For this week's podcast, we review Ti West's follow-up to the horror film X, Pearl, starring Mia Goth. We also discuss a few movie opinion changes we have undergone over the years. As for this week's streaming homework, we talk about the 1997 Japanese animated thriller, Perfect Blue, which is currently listed on Shudder. 

For this podcast episode, we review Disney's live-action update on their 1940 classic, Pinnochio, starring Tom Hanks. We also discuss the latest movie news, and for our streaming homework, we review the Amazon Prime original romantic comedy, I Want You Back. 

For this week's episode, we review George Miller's fantasy epic, Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. We also have a lengthy discussion about what properties since 2000 have garnered the most devoted fandoms. And for our streaming homework, we review the 2015 western/horror hybrid, Bone Tomahawk.