Raiders Of The Lost Podcast

What's up movie friends! This week we discuss our recent watches of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dead Poets Society, The Greatest Showman, Rear Window, The Martian, Half Blood Prince, Rio Bravo and Wallace & Gromit as well as shout out the Letterboxd Top 4 of five listeners!

With the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, we thought we'd revisit the original horror classic and break down what makes Tim's Burton's film so special! We'll dive into Crazy Hidden Details, wild production stories and analyze the film!

Take Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

4:30 (Original Dark Tone)

8:15 (Returning Cast in Sequel)

12:00 (Joker Similarities)

14:00 (Michael Keaton's Improv)

16:40 (The Afterlife)

18:30 (Suburbia)

20:00 (Design)

24:00 (VFX)

26:20 (Beetlejuice spelling)

29:00 (Hidden Details)

38:50 (Sand Worms)

41:30 (Shrimp Hands)

43:30 (Beetlejuice character)

49:00 (Miniature Model)

54:00 (Intermission)

56:00 (Framed contest)

1:04:00 (The Hobbit)

1:12:00 (Lydia)

1:20:00 (Day-Oh Scene)

1:23:00 (Cimax)

1:26:00 (Wedding)

1:29:45 (Original Sequel Plans)

1:32:00 (Comedy)

1:34:00 (Fun Facts)

How well do we know Goodfellas? Let's find out in this episode where we try to recount the entire film... from memory!

We are hosting a Transformers One screening in Los Angeles, Jurassic World Rebirth releases its title, release date and first images, Beetlejuice is going to open HUGE, Box Office report, Alfonso Cuaron's Disclaimer receives glowing reactions, The Running Man with Glen Powell begins filming soon, will The Penguin include Batman, Barry Keegan joins Peaky Blinders, A24 buys Luca Guadagnino's QUEER, Predator Badlands begins filming and so much more!

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

1:00 (Box Office Report)

4:00 (AFRAID Bombs)

6:30 (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)

6:50 (Our Transfomers One screening!)

8:30 (Jurassic World Rebirth)

14:45 ( Barry Keogan joins Peaky Blinders)

16:20 (The Penguin)

18:00 (Alfonso Cuaron's Disclaimer)

19:30 (The Running Man)

20:23 (Joker 2 trailer)

21:10 (Re-releases in Theaters)

22:25 (George RR Martin bashes HOTD)

24:15 (The Apprentice release date)

25:00 (Rings Of Power season 2 drops)

26:00 (Bob Dylan poster)

26:40 (Tarantino loves Toy Story)

28:00 (July 2025 releases)

30:00 (Mandalorian movie)

32:00 (Looney Tunes future plans)

35:15 (Wallace & Gromit clip)

36:00 (Napoleon director's cut)

37:25 (Vince McMahon documentary)

40:00 (Terminator Zero)

41:40 (Transformers Contest)

This week we discuss Strange Darling, Rear Window, Marathon Man, Beetlejuice, Unstoppable and more!

M. Night Shyamalan resurrected his career with the fantastic horror film SPLIT, which features an otherworldly performance from James McAvoy and an early breakout from Anya Taylor Joy. Let's break down this terrific genre movie and all of its connections to Unbreakable!

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

1:40 (M Night's most important films)

5:10 (Box Office Success)

10:10 (Unbreakable connections)

16:00 (Mr. Glass)

20:30 (Cringe Dialogue)

24:30 (Personalities)

33:25 (Sterling K Brown deleted scenes)

37:50 (Opening Car Scene)

41:15 (Trauma)

49:00 (The Zoo Basement)

56:15 (Intermission)

58:30 (Framed competition)

1:13:00 (Split Personality Inaccuracies)

1:23:00 (Gun scene)

1:25:30 (Hedwig)

1:27:06 (Patricia)

1:30:05 (Anya Taylor-Joy)

1:32:40 (The Beast)

1:39:15 (James McAvoy's oner)

What are the 100 Greatest Movies You've Never Seen? We put together what we think is an incredible list of movies that you may or may not have heard of, which deserve immediate attention. Make sure to add these all to your watchlist and enjoy!

100 Greatest Movies You've Never Seen

0:00 (Intro)

2:35 (Blood Simple)

4:35 (Lords of Dogtown)

7:23 (Bronson)

9:57 (In The Name Of The Father)

11:51 (Lady Macbeth)

14:13 (Hard Eight)

17:15 (The Killing)

19:15 (Dogtooth)

22:18 (Polytechnique )

22:34 (Cruising)

25:14 (Battle Royale)

28:10 (The Proposition)

29:55 (Quiz Show)

32:00 (THX-1138)

34:27 (The Long Goodbye)

36:28 (Apocalypto)

40:28 (The White Ribbon)

42:15 (Thief)

44:18 (A Woman Under The Influence)

46:36 (The Night Of The Hunter)

47:36 (Blow-Up)

49:03 (Gaslight)

49:52 (Hard Boiled)

50:29 (Supermarket Woman)

51:34 (Fallen Angels)

52:31 (Two Days, One Night)

54:48 (Cache)

55:44 (To Die For)

57:00 (La Promesse)

58:01 (A Summer's Tale)

59:14 (The Great Beauty)

1:00:33 (Mirror)

1:02:08 (A Long Day's Journey Into Night)

1:03:14 (Happy Together)

1:04:06 (The Apartment)

1:05:21 (Day For Night)

1:07:02 (The Trial)

1:08:28 (L’Enfant )

1:09:28 (The Best Of Youth)

1:11:15 (Naked)

1:12:56 (Mysterious Skin)

1:13:41 (Tampopo)

1:14:48 (In The Heat Of The Night)

1:16:15 (Spartacus)

1:17:11 (The Piano Teacher)

1:18:41 (The Eight Mountains)

1:19:36 (Run Lola Run)

1:20:48 (Sisters)

1:21:33 (Russian Ark)

1:23:25 (The Third Man)

1:24:17 (Intermission)

1:37:04 (La Strada)

1:38:26 (Charade)

1:39:30 (Dogville)

1:41:30 (I Am Love)

1:42:34 (Nobody Knows)

1:43:35 (Ikiru)

1:44:33 (Babel)

1:45:42 (Lady Snowblood)

1:46:34 (Victoria)

1:47:32 (Blow Out)

1:48:30(Pain & Glory)

1:50:03(Badlands)

1:50:45(Mother)

1:51:51(Black Narcissus)

1:53:37 (Rust & Bone)

1:54:36 (Rebecca)

1:55:32 (Short Cuts)

1:56:29 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)

1:57:36 (The Death Of Stalin)

1:58:54 (Rome, Open City)

2:00:06 (Rosetta)

2:01:19 (La Dolce Vita)

2:02:27 (Le Samourai)

2:03:36 (Benny's Video)

2:04:42 (The Lives Of Others)

2:05:18 (L’Avventura)

2:06:04 (Amores Perros )

2:07:20 (Amour)

2:09:29 (Valhalla Rising)

2:10:34 (Elite Squad)

2:11:24 (Ida)

2:13:08 (Fish Tank)

2:14:04 (25th Hour)

2:15:01 (Marty)

2:16:45 (JSA)

2:17:12 (The English Patient)

2:19:16 (Elephant)

2:21:18 (The Color Of Money)

2:22:45 (Ran)

2:24:08 (Touch of Evil)

2:24:55 (Kes)

2:26:6 (Bullhead)

2:29:18 (Doctor Zhivago)

2:30:39 (The Red Shoes)

2:32:29 (Cold War)

2:34:09 (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days)

2:35:32 (Le Trou (The Hole)

2:37:24 (Sorcerer)

2:39:26 (High And Low)

2:41:39 (Harakiri)

There is so much drama surrounding Megalopolis, Denzel Washington might be retiring soon, Tom Cruise's next film gets a cast, The Acolyte gets cancelled, Chick-Fil-A is starting a streaming app, The Crow BOMBS, Glen Powell is Chad Powers, LOTR War of the Rohirrim drops a trailer, Y2K trailer, the Vision TV Series, Happy Gilmore 2, Joker 2 is going to have a cartoon, Rotten Tomatoes has anew rating, Rush Hour 4 delays, and so much more!

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

1:00 (Box Office Report)

3:00 (Demure)

4:00 (The Crow bombs)

7:10 (Public Apology)

9:00 (Megalopolis drama)

14:30 (Denzel Washington retirement)

17:00 (Tom Cruise's next film)

18:50 (The Acolyte cancelled)

25:00 (Chick-Fil-A)

28:15 (Glen Powell is Chad Powers)

30:00 (LOTR War of the Rohirrim)

32:30 (Y2K trailer)

35:15 (Vision TV Series)

38:30 (Anaconda movie)

41:15 (Rush Hour 4)

42:45 (Rotten Tomatoes new raiting)

45:30 (Joker cartoon)

46:40 (Happy Gilmore 2)

49:10 (Anya Taylor-Joy's next film)

This week we discuss Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, Capote, Déjà Vu, Drive and more!

What is the Best Fantasy Franchise? Star Wars? Harry Potter? Lord Of The Rings? In this episode we will compare Box Office Performances, Characters, Video Games, Villains, Creatures, Twists, Battles, Cinematography, Directing and many more aspects of the films. Join us for an epic breakdown of all three iconic franchises as we try to discover which one reigns supreme!!

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

2:40 (Fan Poll)

6:30 (Growing up with these franchises)

11:40 (Box Office Ranking)

16:45 (Merchandise Sales)

22:22 (Video Game Ranking)

26:50 (Lord Of The Rings Villains)

40:05 (Star Wars Villains)

51:01 (Harry Potter Villains)

1:07:50 (Character Rankings)

1:10:30 (LOTR Twists)

1:16:15 (Star Wars Twists)

1:17:30 (Harry Potter Twists)

1:23:24 (Intermission)

1:26:00 (Framed competition)

1:31:35 (Best Battles)

1:46:00 (Best Music)

1:50:15 (Cinematography)

1:58:20 (Best Actors)

2:02:00 (Best Directing)

2:12:20 (Best Creatures/Monsters)

2:19:20 (Costume Design)

2:24:20 (Production Design)