Movie Madness

The holiday movie (and awards) season is about to kick into high-gear so Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy will begin with eight reviews for you this week. A mass kidnapping in Korea turns into a greater horror for one mother (Paradise Lost) while Steve may think similarly about the latest Dr. Seuss adaptation (The Cat in the Hat). Lulu Wilson’s Nazi-kicker faces her greatest challenge (The Last Temptation of Becky) while one of our most legendary actors faces off against them in wartime (Jimmy). There’s a true life story of the fight for disability rights (Being Heumann) and the latest tale of friendship and grief from the creators of Saint Frances and Ghostlight (Mouse). Martin McDonough has CIA agents John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on a fateful holiday (Wild Horse Nine) and, fresh from his greatest movie ever, the big lizard is back with a new enemy and a fresh round of terror and destruction (Godzilla Minus Zero).

2:38 - Review Catch-Up

8:19 - Paradise Lost

13:37 - The Cat in the Hat

29:22 - Ad Break

31:22 - The Last Temptation of Becky

39:19 - Being Heumann

51:30 - Jimmy

1:05:57 - Ad Break

1:07:57 - Mouse

1:22:05 - Wild Horse Nine

1:33:05 - Godzilla Minus Zero

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November doesn’t kick off with a lot in physical media but the holidays are approaching and there might be something to jot down for your lists. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through the world of Harold and Maude and the phenomenon of those K-Pop Demon Hunters. You can get one of Sean Connery’s best performances or perhaps M. Night Shyamalan’s worst film (and that’s saying something.) Erik explains how much he hates Nicolas Cage’s It’s a Wonderful Life. And while it may not be for Peter, the historical significance of Gone with the Wind is still worth looking at.

1:38 - Criterion (Harold and Maude 4K, K-Pop Demon Hunters 4K)

27:56 - Warner Archive (The Hill)

36:33 - Ad Break

36:33 - Shout Factory (The Family Man 4K)

44:45 - Paramount (The Last Airbender 4K)

59:20 - Ad Break

59:20 - Warner (Gone With the Wind 4K)

1:16:12 - New TV on Blu-ray (Dr Seuss Classic TV Treasures Collection, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Season One & Two, Dr. Who: The Complete Matt Smith, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi Years, Superstore: Complete Series, The Vampire Lestat, Rookie Blue: The Complete Series)

1:18:57 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The End of Oak Street, Super Troopers 3, Mutiny, The Rivals of Amziah King, The Strangers Chapter 2 & 3)

1:25:00 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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October is ending but the movies seem to be never-ending as Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have 13 more reviews for this week. After Erik catches up and shares his thoughts on You Can See Everything, they dive into documentaries involving a high-wire rescue (Hanging By A Wire), another trip up – and down – the mountain (Everest: The Other Side), the mystery of a 1980s bombing (Who Killed Alex Odeh?), behind-the-scenes again with the Coppola family (Making Marie Antoinette) as well as one of the greatest comedy shows of all-time (SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of). They remind you of their love from Sundance of John Turturro (The Only Living Pickpocket In New York). Spooky month ends with a dog breeder looking to expand their business (Breeder). Can a father and daughter move on from Nazi Germany (Fatherland)? Will Sacha Baron Cohen again expose our modern Nazi Germany (Ali G: Who Iz I?) Might Peter Berg literalize the metaphor between football and war (The Mosquito Bowl). Is there a frontrunner for the International Film Oscar? (La Bola Negra). Former soldier Liam Neeson has to drive fast from the cops (The Mongoose) and Ron Livingston moves next door to a holiday-loving family who may be up to no good (Christmas At The Kringles).

3:49 - Review Catch-Up

13:51 - Hanging By A Wire

20:55 - Everest: The Other Side

30:38 - Who Killed Alex Odeh?

37:07 - Making Marie Antoinette

46:51 - SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of

1:01:41 - Ad Break

1:03:41 - The Only Living Pickpocket In New York

1:16:08 - Breeder

1:23:09 - Fatherland

1:31:48 - Ali G: Who Iz I?

1:41:11 - Ad Break

1:41:11 - The Mosquito Bowl

1:48:11 - La Bola Negra

2:02:17 - The Mongoose

2:15:56 - Christmas At The Kringles

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October is wrapping up and physical media has a lot of horror-adjacent titles to offer. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take a look at Guillermo Del Toro’s recent passion project getting the Criterion treatment. There are clown kidnappers, a monster on the streets of Paris, the teenage antichrist as well as a group of BMX riders. Glenn Ford has to deal with some other young punks, Julia Roberts & Clive Owen are corporate spies, William Powell & Myrna Loy team again and one of the funnier comedies of the 2020s that you likely missed gets an upgrade. Arrow resurrects another box set of home video action shlock but also Peter’s favorite Peter Jackson film. Finally, if you really want to frighten someone this Halloween show them John MacNaughton’s Chicago portrait of a serial killer who doesn’t wear a mask.

3:38 - Criterion (Frankenstein (2025) (4K))

14:31 - Lionsgate (Joy Ride (2023) 4K)

21:17 - Warner Archive (Love Crazy, Phantom of the Rue Morgue 3D, Blackboard Jungle)

50:51 - Ad Break

52:51 - Kino (Duplicity (4K), The Clown Murders (4K))

1:04:17 - Vinegar Syndrome (Fear No Evil 4K, Rad 4K)

1:27:52 - Ad Break

1:29:52 - Dark Sky (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 4K)

1:42:23 - Arrow (Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance,The Frighteners (4K))

2:12:16 - NEW (Megadoc, Silent Friend)

2:15:25 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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October is just full of movies so Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy review another 11 of them for you. On the documentary side there are the stories of an MTV show (This Is Buzz) and another comedian tale from Netflix and Judd Apatow (Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story). Steve talks about a Broadway show with Rose Byrne you can see in theaters (Fallen Angels). They go back to this year’s Sundance for a fable with Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgaard (Wicker) and a couple Sundances ago for tales of drugs with David Schwimmer (Junk). Taika Waititi has Jenna Ortega as a family’s robot friend (Klara and the Sun) while Deborah Ann Woll investigates a mysterious animal attack (The Cycle) and Helen Mirren tries to manifest another Tom Ripley story (A Talent for Murder). The director of Burning, Lee Chang-dong, returns with his first film in eight years (Possible Love). The DC Gunnverse tries their hand at “horror” (Clayface) and the animators at Laika deliver their most ambitious project yet (Wildwood).

3:07 - Wicker

12:44 - This Is Buzz

23:142 - Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

34:08 - Fallen Angels (Live on Broadway)

40:07 - Ad Break

42:07 - Junk

48:37 - Klara and the Sun

57:01 - The Cycle

1:05:32 - A Talent for Murder

1:15:28 - Ad Break

1:17:28 - Possible Love

1:29:12 - Wildwood

1:42:48 - Clayface

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It is a week of cult movies, cable/video era obscurities, a historical Oscar-winner and a tribute to one of the greatest of all filmmakers. That is where Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski begin by telling you all about the new Stanley Kubrick set from Criterion along with one of the pair of the more unsettling films (for different reasons) ever. You can wash that down with a pleasant William Powell film or double down with some Mario Bava, a sequel to Westworld or a Dean Koontz adaptation. They talk about the history of a strange Broadway adaptation, Richard Burton as a murderous husband and Jim Carrey’s big paycheck for a dark comedy celebrating its 30th anniversary.

3:32 - Criterion (The Complete Kubrick (4K), Christiane F. (4K), The Silence of the Lambs (4K))

34:21 - Warner Archive (Jewel Robbery)

40:42 - Ad Break

42:42 - Radiance (Planet of the Vampires (4K))

50:53 - Arrow (Futureworld (4K))

1:01:42 - Toy Robot (Watchers)

1:12:45 - Paramount (Scary Movie (2000) (4K))

1:21:58 - Ad Break

1:23:58 - Kino (Bluebeard (4K), The Pirates of Penzance (4K))

1:58:44 - Sony (The Cable Guy (4K Steelbook))

2:19:35 - New TV On Blu-ray (Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.: The Complete Series, Adventure Time: The Complete Series, Quick Draw McGraw: The Complete Series, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip: The Complete Series, The Sandman: The Complete Series, Heated Rivalry: Season 1, South Park (The Complete Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Seasons))

2:23:40 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Masters Of The Universe (2026) (4K), One Night Only (4K), I Want Your Sex (4K), Over Your Dead Body, Hadestown: The Musical, The Brink of War, Franz, Ice Cream Man, Mile End Kicks, Dead Souls)

2:29:48 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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If 14 reviews were not enough for you last week then Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy have another 13 for you this week. They include the horrors of spiders (Crawlers) and traveling vampires (Devour). There’s the story of the physician accused of murdering Anna Nicole Smith (Trust Me, I’m A Doctor) and the guide who helped Edmund Hillary reach the top of Everest (Tenzing). Sebastian Stan & Renate Reinsve are at the center of child protective custody (Fjord) and Chris Rock blows the lid off of being an aging black woman in Hollywood with a bipolar sibling (Misty Green). There’s another Jane Austin adaptation (Sense and Sensibility) but there may not be another like Ken Russell’s restored 1971 tale of religious repression and power (The Devils). On the documentary side there is Alex Gibney’s four-hour examination of one scumbag (Musk) and Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim’s visit to another in Elizabeth Holmes (You Can See Everything). Thankfully, Judd Apatow sets his sights on another comic legend (Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald). If Jean Claude Van Damme and Chris Klein weren’t enough for you, there’s another reboot of the Capcom video game (Street Fighter). Finally, Austin Abrams goes the Jonah/Pinocchio route in solving his daddy issues (Whalefall).

3:31 - Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald

12:56 - Tenzing

20:40 - Devour

26:18 - Sense and Sensibility

32:34 – Crawlers

38:02 - Ad Break

40:02 - Ken Russell's The Devils (4K Restoration)

50:17 - Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

58:00 - Fjord

1:11:36 - Misty Green

1:23:01 - Ad Break

1:25:01 - You Can See Everything

1:36:55 - Musk

1:52:10 - Street Fighter

2:05:45 - Whalefall

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Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through the latest and greatest of physical media this week. They include the works of Samuel Fuller and David Lean. The horror month continues with a bizarre cult musical from the director of the Saw sequels, obscure folk horror with John Hurt, Alan Bates (and Tim Curry), a 90s vampire tale, some Eli Roth awfulness, Russell Crowe on a vespa and the found footage sensation that started a whole genre. Plus they revisit the Sensurround experience that brought terrorism to amusement parks and the Bruce Willis/Tony Scott pairing that they have differing views about.

3:05 - Criterion (Eclipse Series 5: The First Films of Samuel Fuller, The Shout)

25:52 - Warner Archive (Ryan’s Daughter 4K)

42:51 - Kino (Rollercoaster 4K)

58:27 - Ad Break

1:00:27 - Arbelos (Nadja)

1:10:03 - Lionsgate (The Blair Witch Project, Repo: The Genetic Opera)

1:38:09 - Shout Factory (Hostel Parts I & II (20th Anniversary Edition) (4K Steelbook))

1:44:00 - Ad Break

1:46:00 - Sony (The Pope's Exorcist (4K))

1:54:04 - Arrow (The Last Boy Scout (4K))

2:11:07 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Maverick: The Complete Series, Forever: The Complete Series, Finding Emily, Models vs. Werewolves)

2:16:08 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

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Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

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Not since 2022 have Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy had a non-festival show where they reviewed 14 new films. But they did it again this week. Erik starts with a trio of documentaries including one on the growing concerns of a global food shortage (World Without Cows), then Dolph Lundgren looks back on his life after a potentially fatal diagnosis (Dolph: Unbreakable) and an incredible look at a comedian, actor (and painter) (Who Is Martin Mull?) Zachary Levi steps into the boots of John Wayne (Angel and the Badman) while Jesus may have come back to appear on a talk show (The Jesus Tapes) and a 19th-century town deals with a lethal outbreak (A Prayer for the Dying). Margaret Qualley tries to outrun grief after COVID strikes (Love Of Your Life). There are varying levels of horror ranging from a new chapter in a ‘70s spoof (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence) and the ninth chapter in the ongoing anthology series (V/H/S/Mixtape). Samuel L. Jackson must outrun terrorists in his Presidential automobile (The Beast) and John Cena goes on a global mission with childhood friends who played with toy cars (Matchbox: The Movie). Ben Affleck stars and directs in a kidnapping thriller that has a familiar ring to it (Animals). Jessica Chastain is doubled up when a demon wants her daughter (Other Mommy). Finally, Aaron Sorkin returns to show us want Facebook has done since his Oscar-winning screenplay in 2010 (The Social Reckoning.)

2:58 - Review Catch-Up

9:04 - World Without Cows

16:01 - Dolph: Unbreakable

22:17 - Who Is Martin Mull?

30:34 - Ad Break

32:34 - The Beast

45:10 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

51:02 - Angel and the Badman

1:02:49 - The Jesus Tapes

1:11:14 - A Prayer for the Dying

1:19:26 - Ad Break

1:21:26 - V/H/S/Mixtape

1:28:58 - Matchbox: The Movie

1:46:30 - Animals

1:59:11 - Ad Break 01:59:10.97

2:01:11 - Love Of Your Life

2:14:11 - Other Mommy

2:29:14 - The Social Reckoning

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It’s not a loaded week for physical media but Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski still have plenty to say about some new releases. Which is not to entirely dismiss an obscure sci-fi thriller about black diaspora rescued from obscurity by Criterion nor Shout Factory’s of a 1980s Hong Kong series. But much of the discussion is dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of Frank Oz’s comedic horror musical and the 45th Anniversary of John Landis’ still iconic contribution to the werewolf genre.

2:16 - Criterion (Welcome II The Terrordome)

8:53 - Shout (Aces Go Places Collection (4K))

17:01 - Ad Break

17:01 - Warner (Little Shop of Horrors (4K Steelbook))

48:34 - Ad Break

48:34 - Universal (An American Werewolf In London (4K Steelbook))

1:26:39 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Madison (Season One), Love & Pop, Jackass: Best and Last, Moana, Late Fame, Peter Asher: Everywhere Man)

1:30 - New Blu-ray Announcements

CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG

Be sure to check out

Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)

Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.

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