Captive Audience

Hide your contraband and your rock hammer—this week we’re talking about The Shawshank Redemption!

Edwin has never seen this cinematic classic from 1994, so naturally we make him watch and react to it. And in this week’s episode we’re joined by friend of the show and Queen of the Discord Kaylah Higgins! We recap the storylines, casting, characters, and story beats in the movie, all while secretly plotting our escape and exodus to Mexico.

So file your taxes, write letters to the state senate, and shine your shoes for this week’s episode!

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Alex's brother Michael makes his podcast debut to break down one of 2025's most divisive films in Ari Aster's Eddington. A modern western/paranoid thriller/dark comedy that drags it's viewers into the depths of the COVID response & associated culture wars, it's a movie that isn't subtle in it's motives and vibrant in it's expression. Love it or hate it, Eddington is tough to forget and worth bringing to the Captive Audience theater.

So dig out your old K95 masks, keep your eyes peeled for Antifa supersoldiers, and pump up the Katy Perry while we break down 2025's most unique movie.

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Edwin and Alex dive back into the movies to discuss the beloved 2017 Pixar film Coco. After a discussion about our wider experience with animated movies, we break down the beautiful tale of a Mexican boy's journey into his family's history & the ensuing puddles it turns us into.

So grab your guitars, put on some skeleton face paint, and run over the flower bridge to the Land of the Dead to explore a modern masterpiece!

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This week we wrap up one of the biggest movie trilogies of all time in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings adaptation. Jordan and Colin once again join Edwin and Alex to break down the final installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece.

After revisiting the movie's release in 2003, we discuss:

- The most important scenes to us (16:11)

- Delightful moments (34:37)

- Discussion question roundtable (1:02:14)

All that, plus baby talk LOTR, barefoot spider fightin', and Army of the Dead cheat codes.

So re-forge your swords of destiny, give a rousing battlefield speech, and sail into the Elvish sunset as we close the Hobbit door on a classic series!

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This new year we dive into one of the biggest movie trilogies of all time in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings! Jordan and Colin join Edwin and Alex to break down The Two Towers, the second installment from 2002.

After hitting on our overall impressions on the film, we discuss:

- The most important scenes to us (10:41)

- Delightful moments (44:10)

- Discussion question roundtable (57:17)

All that, plus greasy ol' Wormtongue, trinkets to help Sam & Frodo, Gimli's fighting prowess, and Orcs ordering off a menu.

So retreat to Helm's Deep, unbind the spell on you from Saruman, and ride out to meet your fate to discuss the middle of the LOTR saga!

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This holiday season we are back to dive into one of the biggest trilogies of all time in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings! Jordan and Colin join Edwin and Alex to break down The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment from Peter Jackson that kicked it all off in 2001.

After discussing our personal backgrounds with the movie and going over the basics we discuss:

- The most important scenes to us (22:05)

- Delightful moments (39:44)

- Best decision by a character (58:43)

- Worst decision by a character (1:03:25)

- Best specific fight moves (1:09:22)

All that, plus the greatest death on film, how to re-cast this to make it bad, favorite lines, where we'd live in Middle Earth, and so much more.

So put on your mithril vestments, catch the Bucklebury Ferry, and blow the horn of Gondor to kick off a sprawling epic!

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"I want you to create a show, Pat. Okay? This is going to announce the motherfucking revolution. Make it good. Make it bright. Impress me.”

Put on your bathrobe and climb down the tunnel—this week we’re talking about One Battle After Another! We dedicate this week’s episode to Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film that features revolutionaries, martial arts, and some small beers. We talk about the plot, the characters, and the action sequences, but we also make sure to cover the skateboard guys, underground tunnels, and Steely Dan songs that go into the movie. So charge your phone, remember what time it is, and join us for this week’s pod!

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"It's all true. The bogeyman is real and you found him."

This week we take a detour and head towards a creepy house in the boondocks for Rob Zombie's 2003 cult horror movie 'House of 1000 Corpses.' Not only is it spooky season here on MSPC, but Rainn Wilson stars in this contemporary 70's-style snuff film in which four friends find themselves entrapped in a psychotic family's Halloween rituals.

With Edwin away on work this week (lucky him), our old friend Jordan hops into the car to watch this for the first time along with Sean. Don't worry, surely nothing bad will happen!

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"You know what's out there? Wind and rain, and some damn big waves, reefs and rocks, sandbars, and enough fog and night to hide it all."

So climb up the rigging, put on your baby blue suit, and answer for your actions at a tribunal to watch Ridley Scott's most well-known movie!

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Get in the spaceship and hide that baby—this week we’re talking about Fantastic Four! As the next (and last?) chapter in our Superhero Summer series, we dive into the latest entry from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We cover the storyline, casting, and planet-eating villains that go into this movie, highlighting its unique aesthetic.

And of course we also get into the molemen, Silver Surfers, and home cooked meals that make up the film. 

Look, I know you don’t want to say it, but it’s clobbering time. 

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