Eye of the Storm Movie Podcast

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.

This week we revisit Shutter Island from 2010, a neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley, about a Deputy U.S. Marshal who comes to Shutter Island to investigate a psychiatric facility after one of the patients goes missing.

We talk about our reactions to Shutter Island after having seen it for the first time, whether the movie's mystery holds up, why paying attention to the details makes for better movies, what goes into a proper mystery that holds up on repeat viewings, our interpretation of the movie's ending, and much more.

Check out the video version here:
https://youtu.be/gC25ulupXj8

This week we review and discuss The Accountant 2, an action thriller movie directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and Cynthia Addai-Robinson, about a neurodivergent accountant hit man who investigates a series of murders related to human trafficking.

We discuss our reaction to the movie's handling of the theme of found family, ask whether that theme is able to support the movie in a satisfying way, why the movie's reliance on coincidences reduced our enjoyment of the movie, how close a sequel needs to be to its original, and much more.

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0:00 Intro
0:20 Best Recent Thing Watched
5:58 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions
12:07 Spoiler Discussion
53:11 Conclusion and Ratings

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.

This week we revisit Psycho from 1960, a psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Janet Leigh, about an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates and its aftermath, in which a private investigator, Marion's lover Sam Loomis and her sister Lila investigate her disappearance.

We talk about whether the movie's famous twists still work for someone watching Psycho for the first time in 2025, how the movie elegantly evaded the censors of the time, which one of us thinks the name Hitchcock is funny, how Hitchcock anticipated spoiler culture by a good 50 years in the movie's promotion at the time, and much more.

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This week we review and discuss Sinners, a period horror movie directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld and Miles Caton, about twin brothers in 1930s Mississippi who return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.

We discuss our reaction to the film's portrayal of Jim Crow era Black American culture, we try to make sense of the metaphor surrounding Blues music and the vampires, whether Sinners is as accessible to general audiences as it could or should be, what this means for Black cinema going forward, and much more.

Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here:
https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast

0:00 Intro
0:23 Best Recent Thing Watched
4:42 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions
12:26 Spoiler Discussion
01:04:59 Conclusion and Ratings

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.

This week we revisit Godzilla from 2014, a kaiju monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen and Ken Watanabe, about an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs.

We talk about what captures our imagination when it comes to kaiju movies, the two types of kaiju movies, how the movie is all about family and how this movie provides the spectacle and creativity that is lacking from later movies in the Monsterverse franchise, and much more.

Check out the video version here:
https://youtu.be/Wl8-dD3ZVXU

This week we review and discuss Drop, a thriller movie directed by Christopher Landon and starring Meghann Fahy, Violett Beane and Brandon Sklenar, about a widowed mother who receives threatening messages during her first date in years, which cause her to question her date and fear for her safety.

We discuss our reaction to the movie's treatment of domestic violence, its use of blackmail as an allegory for domestic violence, whether Drop succeeds in creating the necessary suspense, and what we thought of the ending's reveal, and much more.

Check out the video version:
https://youtu.be/7CCOeaE-SoA

0:00 Intro
0:23 Best Recent Thing Watched
4:56 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions
9:59 Spoiler Discussion
49:13 Conclusion and Ratings

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.

This week we revisit Cube from 1997, a science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Nicole de Boer, David Hewlett and Julian Richings, about seven individuals trapped in a bizarre and deadly labyrinth of cube-shaped rooms.

We talk about the nostalgia some of us have for Cube, how when you discover a movie can impact how you view it, how the Cube is an allegory for something but we're not sure what, and how Cube's sequels have failed to appeal to audiences despite trying to expand the scope and lore of the franchise.

Check out the video version here:
https://youtu.be/qihqDRfE1rk

This week we review and discuss Death of a Unicorn, a horror comedy movie directed by Alex Scharfman and startring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega and Tea Leoni, about a father and his daughter who accidentally kill a unicorn, causing them to be hunted down by its parents.

We discuss our reaction to the movie's handling of themes such as privilege and healthcare, why this movie has received a bad to mixed reception, why it tries to do too much at once and ends up doing nothing at all despite an original and intriguing premise, and much more.

0:00 Intro
0:16 Best Recent Thing Watched
4:40 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions
10:35 Spoiler Discussion
48:42 Conclusion and Ratings

You can see the video review here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqx8Oq8Zngc

In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.

This week we revisit Paycheck from 2003, a science fiction film directed by John Woo and starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart and Uma Thurman, about an engineer who after completing a project finds out that before having his memory erased he waived his life altering paycheck.

We talk about how Paycheck has a promising start with an intriguing mystery but degenerates into generic action towards the end but why we still think the movie's abysmal reputation is exaggerated, and much more.

You can also find the video version of this conversation here:
https://youtu.be/f5ruxjixxJc

This week we review and discuss The Woman in the Yard, a psychological horror movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili and Russell Hornsby, about a widowed single mother who was disabled after a car accident that killed her husband, when a mysterious woman draped in black appears in the front yard, claiming that "Today's the day".

We discuss our reaction to the movie's handling of its themes of grief and trauma, why The Woman in the Yard handled its subject matter better than trauma focused horror movies of recent months, why the movie was widely ignored by audiences, and we try to explain the ending, Ramona's journey and what even is real in this movie.

Check out the video review on our Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjy2D--LUE&