Force Five

By Jason Kleeberg

A movie podcast with a new guest each show, hosted by ex-video store clerk and Telly Award winner Jason Kleeberg. Each guest comes up with a movie-themed ‘five list’ topic beforehand, and then the

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The podcast currently has 213 episodes available.

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November 10, 2025 Hiatus, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Take a Break.
After 5+ years without missing a scheduled episode (outside of when I went weekly to bi-weekly) and well over 200 pieces of content, it's time I took a bit of a break. This is not a decision that was easy to make, and I don't even know what this looks like, but I can confidently say that this is not the end of Force Five.
First off, I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has listened over the years. The messages and emails warmed my heart every time, even if it was just to tell me that you disagreed with me or I made a mistake on a show, because it meant you listened and cared enough to reach out. A special thanks to those who have donated to the Patreon, some of you through both iterations. I feel a special sense of responsibility to you for your support.
Second, I wanted to explain my decision, but I'll start with this - everything is fine. Health is good (as far as I know), family is good. What it comes down to is that I've just kind of lost the spark to put my everything into the show and I don't want it to suffer because of it. I think this happens with most hobbies. Sourcing guests, watching movies, taking notes, writing intros and ads, editing, posting, and social media all take a lot of time and I don't enjoy some of that stuff (editing and social media, in particular). With my kid getting into sports and a home remodel taking up most of my time after my day job, it leaves little time for the show planning and prep and even less time for my other hobbies, which include trying to sell a screenplay.
I've always looked at this show as my creative outlet, but it might be time to switch that outlet up, even if it's just tweaking it. Transparently, I don't know what that looks like - I've been kicking around transitioning to YouTube, different types of videos (reviews, physical media stuff, etc.). I'm still figuring that out. I still plan on doing Top 5 lists too, I have some annual ones that I want to keep going, including my top 5 physical media releases of the year and top 5 films of 2025, I might just be expanding and contracting parts of my portfolio.
I've enjoyed making this show for you and I want to continue making things to put out into the world that get people excited about movies. If you're subscribed to Force Five on your podcast feeds, I'd ask that you stay subscribed - it costs you nothing and that way when I do post the next thing, you'll be notified.
Jason
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October 27, 2025 The F5 2025 Halloween Special: Part 2.
This Time on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by Steve, co-host of the Halloween is Forever podcast. Together, they give some recommendations from five different categories to pack your watch list for Halloween. Those categories are:
Man-Made Monster
It Came From Outer Space
Anthology
Made for TV Horror
Wild Card
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Steve and Halloween is Forever
To listen to Halloween is Forever, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1571093284
To follow Halloween is Forever on Instagram, use this link: https://www.instagram.com/halloweenisforever
To see the Halloween is Forever Patreon, use this link: https://www.patreon.com/cw/HalloweenisForever
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 16min
October 20, 2025 The F5 2025 Halloween Special: Part 1
This Time on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by director Vivieno Caldinelli and screenwriter Brandon Cohen, whose newest film, Scared Shitless is in theaters and on VOD now. Together, they give some recommendations from five different categories to pack your watch list for Halloween. Those categories are:
Slasher
Ghost
Sci-Fi Horror
Found Footage
Wild Card
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Scared Shitless
For everything Scared Shitless, use this link: https://www.instagram.com/_scaredshitless/
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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October 06, 2025 Force Five Live: The Quentin Tarantino Character Draft.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
This week, host Jason Kleeberg is joined by Scott K. from The Church of Tarantino and Pete Abeyta from The Middle Class Film Class to celebrate the Tarantinoverse and some of the most memorable characters of all time who reside within. Pete takes over hosting duties as Scott and Jason go head to head to see who has the best list of Tarantino characters, voted on by you, the List Nerds.
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Scott K.
Check out The Church of Tarantino and all socials here: https://linktr.ee/churchofqtpod
Connect with Pete Abeyta
Check out the Middle Class Film Class podcast and all socials here: https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/
Stay Connected with Force Five Podcast
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 28min
September 22, 2025 5 More Fantastic Single Location Films.
This Time on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by author Ryan Estrada to revisit a topic once talked about on Force Five - single location films. These are the stories that take place in one area, that trap us in a house, a room, a bathroom, a pool, a coffin—and force filmmakers to get creative in tight spaces. Done right, they can be some of the most tense, inventive, and unforgettable movies you’ll ever see.
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Ryan Estrada
For everything Ryan Estrada, use this link: https://www.ryanestrada.com/
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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54min
September 08, 2025 Top 5 Book to Film Adaptations.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by podcaster Ryan Luis Rodriguez, host of both the One Track Mind and Reels of Justice podcasts to talk about some of their favorite book-to-film adaptations of all time.
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Ryan Luis Rodriguez
To listen to One Track Mind, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1431611476
To listen to Reels of Justice, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1518056524
To follow Ryan on BlueSky, use this link: https://bsky.app/profile/onetrackmind.bsky.social
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 10min
August 25, 2025 5 Great Exploitation Films.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by podcaster Chris Haskell, host of Punk Vacation, an unofficial Vinegar Syndrome podcast. They break down what the exploitation genre is and then delve into building what they call a “starter pack” of exploitation films for anyone looking to explore the genre and its various subgenres.
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Chris Haskell
To listen to Punk Vacation, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1760290937
To follow Chris on Instagram, use this link: https://www.instagram.com/personalhistoryoffilm
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 13min
August 11, 2025 Top 5 Films About Grief.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by podcaster Billy Ray Brewton, whose newest creative endeavor, the documentary Coroner to the Stars is making festival rounds now.
To read our article about Michael Madsen, use this link: https://cinepunx.com/somebodys-gonna-start-cryin-remembering-michael-madsen-1957-2025/
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Billy Ray Brewton
To subscribe to Billy Ray Brewton’s Substack, use this link: https://billyraywrites.substack.com/
To follow Billy Ray on Instagram, use this link: https://www.instagram.com/billyraybrewton/
To follow Billy Ray on Bluesky, use this link: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/billyraybrewton.bsky.social
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 8min
July 28, 2025 Top 5 Mother/Daughter Films.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by Julia Max, the director of the 2025 horror film The Surrender to talk Top 5 Mother/Daughter Films.
To read my contribution to remembering Michael Madsen, use this link: https://cinepunx.com/somebodys-gonna-start-cryin-remembering-michael-madsen-1957-2025/
To listen to One Track Mind, use this link. https://podfollow.com/1431611476
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Connect with Julia Max
To watch The Surrender, use this link: https://www.shudder.com/
To follow Julia on Instagram, use this link: https://www.instagram.com/juliatothemax
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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1h 6min
July 14, 2025 5 Films You Didn’t Know Had TV Spinoffs.
This Week on the Force Five Podcast:
This week, host Jason Kleeberg is joined by no one, because he didn’t edit a show with everything going on in his personal life.
Instead, here’s one from the Patreon vault. This originally aired in September of 2022.
Patreon
Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me!
Stay Connected with Force Five
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com
🎬 Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/forcefive
🎙️ Discover more Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast shows: Link Here
Credits
This episode was written, produced, and edited by Jason Kleeberg.
Executive producers: Moosa Mahmood, Ryan Verrill, Pete Abeyta, Eric Peacock and Ryan Gowland
Force Five is part of the Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network.
www.forcefivepodcast.com
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FAQs about Force Five:

How many episodes does Force Five have?

The podcast currently has 213 episodes available.