MacGuffin Podcast

In this podcast episode, we review the Idris Elba versus a rogue lion thriller, Beast. We also extensively discuss the best post-peak performances by actors working past their prime. Finally, for the streaming homework, we review the 1963 psychological thriller, Shock Corridor, written and directed by Sam Fuller. 

For this podcast episode, we discuss all of the movies in the Predator franchise and conclude with a full review of the latest entry, Prey. We also discuss the new Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. And for our streaming homework, we review Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 anime epic, Nausica of the Valley of the Wind. 

On this week's pod, we review the Netflix action-thriller, The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. We also talk in-depth about the Discover+ HBOMAX merger and the content changes scheduled for the app. Speaking of streaming platforms, for our streaming homework, we review last year's documentary, A Glitch in the Matrix. 

For this week's episode, we review Jordan Peele's latest science-fiction horror film, Nope. And for our streaming homework, we discuss this year's buzzed-about Hindi action-musical, "RRR." Keith also gives us all the details about his weekend spent at San Diego's 2022 Comic Con.

This week, we review the latest saga starring Chris Hemsworth as Marvel's nordic hero in Thor: Love and Thunder. We also suggest our fan casting for a hypothetical live-action Jetsons movie. Lastly, we discuss the 1984 Red Riding Hood-themed horror fairytale, The Company of Wolves, directed by Neil Jordan. 

For this episode, we review Scott Derrickson's latest horror film, The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke. We also talk about movies with especially bad titles. And, from HBOMax, we discuss the 1990 sequel to Chinatown, The Two Jakes. 

This week we discuss the best and worst of Adam Sandler's acting/producing career and we review his latest basketball movie, Hustle. For our streaming homework, we talk about the 2012 documentary How to Survive a Plague, which covers the activism around the early years of the AIDS epidemic. 

This week, we review the long-awaited action sequel "Top Gun: Maverick," starring Tom Cruise and Miles Teller. We also cover the latest movie news, and for the streaming homework, we discuss James Mangold's 1997 crime-thriller, "Cop Land." 

This week, we review Alex Garland's English countryside nightmare, Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. We also talk about sex scenes in movies that were necessary to the quality of the film. For our streaming homework, we ring in Pride month with the 2015 indie film, Tangerine. 

This week, we review the latest adaptation of Stephen King's sci-fi thriller, Firestarter, starring Zac Efron. We also test Keith's knowledge of films that take place in Seattle. For our streaming homework, we review John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars,  released in 2002.