MacGuffin Podcast

This week we bring on Patrick, host of the podcasts Almost Educational and Make Dad Read Comics, to help us review Warner Bros' "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I also quiz our guest with a game of "Real Movie Premise or Made Up." At the end of the program we review the homelessness-themed drama "Shelter" for our Netflix homework.

Batman v Superman trailer

Shelter trailer

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This episode we review the J.J. Abram's produced thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane," and John Hillcoat's cops and robbers movie "Triple 9." We also run through the last few weeks of movie news in a special lightning round edition of the segment, and for our Netflix homework we review the 2006 Will Ferrell comedy "Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

10 Cloverfield Lane trailer

Triple 9 trailer

Talledega Nights trailer

San Diego comedian and friend of the show Keith Foster takes Richard's spot as co-host for a week to review the Olympic ski-jumping comedy "Eddie the Eagle." We also discuss our reactions and opinions about the 88th Academy Awards, and for our Netflix Homework we review the Lorn Michael's produced "Staten Island Summer." 

Eddie the Eagle trailer

Staten Island Summer trailer

This week we review Robert Egger's debut horror film, "The Witch" and spend a good bit of time trying to decide if it's pro-feminism, pro-Satan or just pro-Bergman. We also talk about Emily Blunt's casting as the new Mary Poppins, we discuss the "Daredevil" show-runner taking over "Pacific Rim 2" and at the end of the show, for our Netflix Homework, we review Peter Jackson's 1994 dramatic-thriller "Heavenly Creatures." 

The Witch trailer

Heavenly Creatures trailer

This week we review Twentieth Century Fox's "Deadpool" marketing campaign, as well as the movie that followed it. We also discuss Johnny Depp's casting as Universal's new "Invisible Man" and at the end of the show we review the sports documentary "30 for 30: Broke." Deadpool trailer30 for 30: Broke trailer

This week we play catch up with reviews for both the Natalie Portman western "Jane Got a Gun and the new Coen Brothers movie "Hail Caesar!" We also discuss the current movie news and for our Netflix Homework we review the 80s styled exploitation comedy "Turbo Kid." Hail Caesar! trailerJane Got a Gun trailerTurbo Kid trailer

This week we review the haunted doll movie "The Boy" and discuss the news of McG's "Masters of the Universe" reboot, as well as Sam Raimi's American remake of the French thriller "A Prophet." We discuss, at some length, the #OscarsSoWhite activist campaign and it's effects of the official membership rules enforced by the Academy of Motion Pictures. At the end of the program we also review Otto Preminger's 1944 noir "Laura." The Boy trailerLaura trailerCheck out Cassidy's guest spot on The Great Albums Podcast here.

This week, before we jump into our movie news, we say a few words for the dearly departed David Bowie and Alan Rickman. We review Alajandro Inarritu's Golden Globe winning movie "The Revenant," starring Leonardo DiCaprio's beard and Tom Hardy. At the end of the program we turn in our Netflix homework with a review of the Simon Pegg crime-comedy "Kill Me Three Times."The Revenant reviewKill Me Three Times review

In this episode we run through our top 10 and bottom 5 movies released in 2015. Some cross over and a few surprises as well. No Netflix homework or news items this week. Enjoy!

This week we discuss all things Quentin Tarantino, with a review of his new film "The Hateful Eight" following a retrospective look at his past work. We also review the indie psycho-drama "Queen of Earth" for our Netflix Homework. The Hateful Eight trailerQueen of Earth trailer