Back To The Blockbuster

The gang is all here this week and we’re breaking down our thoughts on the new Scream! We’re joined with some special guests this week that includes the return of Mark J. Parker of the monthly podcast Release Date Rewind, Darren from @DarrensMovieReviews on Instagram is also in for the fun along with Donnie D. of the Instagram page @madmovietime. This one is definitely a Scream baby and you don’t want to miss it!

On this week’s episode, Owen is taking a week off but the rest of the team is joined by Chris from the Cult Film Companion Podcast, Derik from the Ratchet Book Club, Dave from the Trystate Community Forum Comedy Podcast, and Mark from the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast, to talk female-led action movies. 

We dive deep into why Hollywood doesn’t 100% bank on them, what it will take for us to get more that are successful, and what needs to be done behind the scenes to ensure that we get more of them.

Our first episode of 2022 is here and while Brittany had to take this one off, Antonio Palacios from The Cultworthy Podcast is here to help us talk why The Matrix Resurrections and The King’s Man underperformed at the holiday box office, Morbius being delayed another 3 months, the continued Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel feud. 

We also do another segment of Back to the Blockbuster Approved before closing it out with some kind words for the dearly departed Betty White.

For our final show of 2021, we’re looking back at the year detailing some of our highlights from film, TV, and pop culture. We also reveal what films and TV shows we are excited for in 2022 and we also send out a special thank you to our listeners for helping us grow the last few weeks and making us feel welcomed by this amazing podcast community! Happy New Year and here’s to the best in 2022!

In this week’s episode, we dive into Spider-Man: No Way Home with our good friend Jack joining in on the conversation. We talk the film’s record breaking box office opening, what we thought of the film, and where we think the Spider-Man universe goes from here.  

In other news, we talk the Chris Noth allegations that came in the wake of the premiere of And Just Like That, we bring back our Back To The Blockbuster approved segment with Jared Leto up for debate and we leave you with our top two go-to Christmas movies to watch on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!

The Back To The Blockbuster team celebrates the 25th anniversary of the horror classic Scream and we are joined by a trio of Scream superfans to celebrate the occasion! Joining us for our look back at Scream are Meg The Geek, one half of the Defend The Movie Podcast, Joey from the So Wizard Podcast, and Mark J. Parker, host of the monthly podcast Release Date Rewind. 

We go into the film’s legacy, it’s impact on the genre, casting, our favorite memories and we look at the future of the franchise with a bit of talk about the upcoming release of the new Scream in January.

In this week’s episode we look into why West Side Story stumbled at the box office and if it has a chance to make up any ground throughout the holiday season. Gaius also discusses working the red carpet in Las Vegas for the world premiere of the Yellowstone prequel series, 1883. 

Brittany discusses working an event for the Amazon film Tender Bar, and we talk reviews on Being The Ricardos and Don’t Look Up, and we look into the Golden Globe nominations. We also give our box office predictions for Spider-Man: No Way Home’s opening weekend.

In episode 5 we begin our new called Back To The Blockbuster Approved where we pick an actor, actress, director or film decide by the end of the discussion they get our seal or approval. Today's first pick is Sandra Bullock but before we get to that, we talk the Alec Baldwin interview regarding the Rust shooting, early reactions to West Side Story, Tom Holland playing Fred Astaire and more!

In this week’s episode we dive into House of Gucci and give our listeners our top 3 true crime films in honor of the film’s release. We also talk Spider-Man: No Way Home pre-sale tickets breaking the internet, Tom Holland allegedly being on board for a new Spider-Man trilogy, Halle Berry’s directorial Bruised, and much more!

In this week’s episode we talk Ghostbusters: Afterlife and dive into the franchise as whole to see its ups and downs over the years. We also unpack the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, Tick, Tick…Boom, King Richard, the first reviews of House of Gucci and more! We also reveal our top 3 family films to enjoy on Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving listeners!