MacGuffin Podcast

This episode we review the gangster drama "Black Mass" and in doing so look at the overall career of actor Johnny Depp by listing his best/worst/overrated/underrated performances. Richard review's the horror-comedy "Cooties," and at the end of the show we discuss the 2011 indie comedy "Losers Take All" in our Netflix homework.Black Mass trailerCooties trailerLosers Take All trailer

This week we review the new M. Night Shyamalan film "The Visit." Is it Shyamalan's return to form, as some have claimed it to be? We also discuss our weekend at our respective local comic conventions (Long Beach and Rose City) and at the end of the show, for our Netflix homework, we review the Hungarian dog-attack movie "White God." The Visit trailerWhite God trailer

This week we catch up on "American Ultra," starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart and written by Max Landis. Cassidy explains his disdain for tabletop games that have complicated rules and at the end of the program we review the 70s blacksploitation movie "The Monkey Hu$tle." Also, be sure to listen to Richard and Cassidy's guest spot on this week's Make Dad Read Comics! American Ultra trailerThe Monkey Hu$tle trailer

This week we say farewell to horror legend Wes Craven. We also review the apocalyptic indie romance "Z For Zachariah" and for our Netflix homework we review the 1989 shocker "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover," starring a younger Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. Z For Zachariah trailerThe Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover trailer

After a summer of wall-to-wall blockbusters we decided to cool off the end of August with a few low-budget indie flicks. This episode we review "The End of the Tour," starring Jason Segel as writer David Foster Wallace, and the feature film that was shot entirely on an iPhone, the raunchy LA street-comedy "Tangerine." We also talk a little bit of movie news, discuss the movies we weren't aloud to see as kids, and the existential angst of turning 30 years old. Enjoy!The End of the Tour trailerTangerine trailer

This week we discuss hard-living on the South-East Idaho streets while we review the NWA biopic "Straight Outta Compton." We also weigh in on the director announcement for "Star Wars: Episode IX" and at the end of the show we review the New Zealand horror-comedy "Housebound."Straight Outta Compton trailerHousebound trailer

We’re are back from our friend’s Wyoming wedding and ready to

cast again with reviews for “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” and “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,” a documentary available on Netflix. We also discuss the news of a Pez movie

in the works and another reboot of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” horror

franchise.Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation trailer Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer trailer

This week friend of the show and all around nice guy Andy Motz comes on to the program to discuss feminism, filmmaking and Amy Schumer's  new comedy "Trainwreck," We also discuss the news of the Minecraft and Emoji movies that are in the works.Trainwreck trailer

This episode we discuss how we built a time-machine in high-school, F.W. Murnau's head being stolen from his grave, Jim Hensen studio's planned "Happy Krampus" movie, and we review the new Marvel blockbuster "Ant Man." At the end of the show we talk about our Netflix homework - Sam Raimi's 1998 thriller, "A Simple Plan." Ant Man trailerA Simple Plan trailer

We're back again with our opinions on all of the Comic-Con news, including Affleck new Batman Project, and the solo Han Solo picture. We also review the sequel "Terminator: Genisys" and at the end we review "Beyond the Black Rainbow" in our Netflix Homework.Terminator Genisys trailerBeyond the Black Rainbow trailer