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Happy holidays!  In order to stay true to the Christmas spirit, Billy and I are hangin' in with John McClain for Die Hard 2, directed this time by Renny Harlin.  This movie is also is choc full of action and some great one liners, but takes a slightly different direction in how it’s executed.  Anyway, don’t forget to follow us on social media, @filmjoypodcast, or write to us at [email protected]. And if you like this podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.

Today Billy and I are getting into the Christmas spirit with John McTiernan’s 1988 classic Die Hard starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. This movie is choc full of action and some of the best one liners in the biz.

Happy thanksgiving and Welcome back to the Film Joy Podcast.  In this episode, to the best of our ability, we are paying tribute to the legacy of Sean Connery, who just recently past a few weeks ago. To do that we watched and discussed From Russia with Love, directed by Tenence Young in 1963 , starring, of course, Sean Connery as James Bond. This was the second bond film in the series of movies that we all have come to know.

8 movies and 4 episodes later, we are happy to be on the other side.  This bonus episode is a short reflection on that time where we talk about how we feel, what our favorite movies were, and what it was like discussing eight movies in the amount of time it usually takes to watch and talk about two.  What a great time, hope you enjoy. 

We’ve made it all the way to the end of our October spectacular. This time, we are diverting from the classic universal monster movies and taking a look at the 1968 film by George Romero Night of the Living Dead along with the 2004 parody by Edgar Wright - Shaun of the Dead.  I really think we ended this deep dive into movies to watch at Halloween time with a bang. Again, these movies were very different, but Billy and I enjoyed both of these movies a ton.

In this episode, we are talking about yet another universal monster movie - Frankenstein. The 1931 classic based on the novel by Mary Shelley along with my favorite Mel Brooks Film, young Frankenstein, made in 1974.  And wow, both of these movies are great. One capturing profound tragedy, and the other just being totally silly and a ton of fun to watch as always.  Don’t forget to follow us on social media, @filmjoypodcast, or write to us at [email protected]. And if you like this podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.

In this episode, we’re talking Werewolves. Starting with George Waggner’s The Wolfman from 1941 along with the 1985 Rod Daniel film, Teen Wolf starring Michael J Fox.  We had a great time with these movies with a surprisingly positive reaction to the original Wolfman and the sweet familiar embrace of Teen Wolf. Don’t forget to follow us on social media, @filmjoypodcast, or write to us at [email protected]. And if you like our podcast, feel free to subscribe and leave us a review.

This week, we’re talking about the Mummy. The original, made in 1932 starring Boris Karloff and the remake from 1999 starring Brenden Frasier and Rachel Weisz.  This episode kicks off our 4 episode run in October. Each episode will be a double feature, a classic paired with its more modern adaptation or parody.  Billy and had a blast with this episode and are super excited to watch and talk through more monster movies with you guys this month.

In this episode, Billy and I discuss the 1991 hero flick, The Rocketeer, directed by Joe Johnston.  The two of us walked away from this movie feeling very differently, but we both had a lot of fun revisiting and talking through another superhero move from the 90’s. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Billy and I discuss the 1996 superhero film The Phantom, directed by Simon Wincer and based on a newspaper comic strip from the 1930’s.  This movie provided a healthy amount of contrast to modern superhero movies, especially movies like Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.  Despite its lack of complexity, intensity, and over-the-top visual effects, we both had a great time watching and discussing something that is so far removed from our current exceptions. Hope you enjoy!