DVD Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

This week: Dave, Mac, and Michael honor the Swine Flu, plot out dining options by avoiding specific fictional restaurants, talk anticipated TV season finales (Castle, Lost, Supernatural) and early summer movies (Wolverine, Star Trek), uncovering Kubrik's lost companion film to The Shining, Krav Maga vs. Kapap: Who wins?, Dave reads an excerpt from his review of Lisa Rinna's latest dance workout DVD, and be sure to listen for Mac's booty call.

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Maybe it was the late night recording session, but this week's episode is a wacky one, with tangents and teasing a-plenty. When the game talk finally begins, Erich, Dave, Tim, and Adam chat about new DLC for Left 4 Dead and Street Fighter IV, the retro goodness of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and The Typing of the Dead, Too Human, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Crackdown, Pure, Chrono Trigger, Peggle Dual Shot, the newest addition to the Asperschlager household, and a yard sale opportunity missed. An abbreviated news segment touches on the head-scratching possibilities of a game in which Mr. T fights Nazis, and the latest rumors about the next PSP. That last item leads into a discussion of dead video formats for some reason, followed by Dave surprising the group with this week's Symposium Ad Nauseum topic--an experiment in improvisation we probably won't try again.

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It's a gold medal-winning episode, as the Dixons celebrate recent family accomplishments, icky hotel bathroom experiences, mourn the passing of Bea Arthur, express an interest in Harper's Island, school people on the proper use of Twitter, and introduce their new segment "Greaties of the '80s" featuring a review of Back to the Future. Meanwhile, Jim Carrey gets Scrooged, the Governator shows up in T4, Spidey may go 3D, Harry Potter suffers a splitting headache, TMNT gets yet another reboot, and Tom Hanks talks the beast that will be Toy Story 3. Enjoy!

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It's a musical grab bag episode, as Judge Clark Douglas romps through the archive pulling out selections from City Slickers (1991), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Shade (2003), Untamed (1955), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), The Terminal (2004), The Claim (2000), Raintree County (1957), Night Crossing (1981), Youth Without Youth (2007), The Alamo (1960), The Power of One (1992), and a bonus track from The Professional (1994). Clark also shares his review of Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in The Soloist. Enjoy!

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This jumbo-sized, hour-long extravaganza features the Filibuster All-Stars joining forces to ponder DVD Verdict's 10th Anniversary; the increasing insanity of 24 Season 7; the long awaited DVD release of MTV's The State; mini-reviews of BBC's Top Gear: Series 10, Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, Max Fleischer's Superman, HBO's House of Saddam, disappointing television series finales, seemingly passive aliens who are up to no good, shoving animals into storylines for no reason, terrible DVD bonus features, and much more!

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Confused by the title of this show? This week's podcast doesn't offer many answers. Still, Erich, Dave, Jon, and Steve try to make sense of their corner of the gaming world while talking about Far Cry 2, Too Human, Ninja Blade, Fire Pro Wrestling, Rhythm Heaven, Samurai Shodown Anthology, Resident Evil 4, and Conan. In the news section, Dave confesses to pre-ordering the new Wolverine game because of something called a "dismemberment room," Erich wonders whether the upcoming Rock Band titles will hit before music games die, Steve looks forward to more Fallout post-apocalyptic goodness, and Jon crosses his fingers in hopes that Capcom will be announcing something cool at CAPTIVATE '09. They wrap things up with this week's Symposium Ad Nauseum topic, "Kick-Ass Female Protagonists," and finish with the lamest sign-off ever.

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Welcome to meltdown city! The Dixons are reeling from catastrophic hard drive failure, the death of their PS3, and Michelle's exhaustion, but manage to pull it together for a review of Marley & Me (Blu-ray), the rumors of Flick Swap's death may be greatly exaggerated but a musical exploration takes its place with Mamma Mia!, more X-Men and Twilight movies on the way, Disney calls upon Nic Cage for a live-action Sorcerer's Apprentice, Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro shed light on their 2-picture Hobbit series, and "much much more." It's an episode that refuses to end. Enjoy!

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Judge Clark Douglas focuses this week's show on music from the films of Russell Crowe, with selections from The Quick and The Dead (1995), LA Confidential (1997), Gladiator (2000), Proof of Life (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), and a bonus track from Virtuosity (1995). Clark also shares his review of Russell's newest film State of Play. Enjoy!

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It's a gala black tie affair and Dave does as little as possible to celebrate 100 episodes of Filibuster inanity, but Mac steps up with a special guest star and a list of other great 100 episode / 100 minute / 100 issue moments in entertainment history. With that out of the way, it's back to business talking shock-laden 24 reveals, far too many similarities between The Office and Parks and Recreation, enjoying the series premiere of The Unusuals, watching bad gladiator films without the benefit of sarcastic robots, reviewing While She Was Out, cartoon characters taking out live-action heroes, swapping similarly named characters between films, and harsh wisdom from beyond the stars.

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It's Canada 3 - America 1, as Erich welcomes Adam, Jon, and Steve to talk games and correct his meager knowledge of Canadian geography. They talk Demon's Souls, Sly Cooper 2, Hammerin' Hero, Legends of Wrestlemania, Suikoden Tierkreis, Resident Evil 4, and Tetris DS. In news, Jon's excitement about an early release for PS3-exclusive inFamous turns into a debate about the marketing wisdom of using demos as pre-order bonuses, Steve joins the throngs of Xbox 360 owners rejoicing over Microsoft adding the E74 error to its 3-year warranty, and Adam uses his +4 charm to get everyone to care about the new World of Warcraft patch. After minor technical difficulties, the boys wrap things up with this week's Symposium Ad Nauseum, asking deep questions about why the gaming cliches that bug us the most are often those we hold most dear.

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