Slice & Dice

In this episode of Slice & Dice, Dan and Steve grab their battle axes and venture back into Middle Earth to see what Bilbo and the Dwarves are up to in the second installment of the Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug. Will we discover a decent film in the midst of Peter Jackson's bloated tale?

We also spend some time pondering the casting of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the Superman/Batman movie and Emilia Clarke as the new Sarah Connor. Come with me if you want to live, Kalessi. We also briefly feign interest in the SAG and Golden Globe nominations where Steve reiterates his odd infatuation with Amy Poehler.

Looking for something good to check out? Listen in on our mini-reviews of Dallas Buyers Club, Upstream Color, Army of the Damned and Lee Daniel's: The Butler.

The odds are ever in your favor as Steve and Dan sit down to discuss that little art house film, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'. Find out if we think this second film in the franchise moves the story forward in the right way.

We kick off the podcast with a little bit of news, including word that a sequel to 'It's a Wonderful Life' may be in the works. We'll discuss rebooting classic films in general and whether it's a good thing or not. The topic moves into some discussion around Hammer film looking to remake the 1950's horror film, 'The Abominable Snowman'.

We worship a rich dude that spends a lot of money getting over on his cheating wife and her partner, and ponder the feasability of a shark eating a moose.

We check out the flicks in order for you to make educated choices for movie night, so listen in on our mini reviews of 'The Heat, 'The Reef', 'The To Do List', 'Machete Kills', 'The Motel Life' and 'All Is Lost'.

Our top 5 this week is inspired by the Thanksgiving holiday, or basically food in general. It's our top 5 favorite scenes in movies involving food.

Hold your hammer to the skies and take off with Steve and Dan to Asgard for a review of Thor: The Dark World. Is this post Avengers Marvel film worthy of the Gods?

In our news segment we yet again wage discussion on the on again/off again rumors of a new Ghostbusters film (hint: It's on again), we are intrigued with the announcement of a Marvel/Netflix team up, are saddened by the end of the video store era with the closing of the remaining Blockbusters and take to a knee to honor a man who saved his beer from a burning house.

Our douche of the week is a wonderful lady in West Fargo who thoughfully handed out "you're fat" notes to kids instead of candy on Halloween.

Because we know finding just the right flick to watch at home is a daunting task, check out our mini reviews of Blackfish, Haunters, Monsters University, Ass Backwards, Zero Charisma and 12 Years A Slave.

Inspired by the Thor/Loki sibling dynamic, our top 5 this week centers around some of our all time favorite siblings in movies, followed by our spoiler filled review of Thor: The Dark World.

And...Dan finally watches Road House.

It's all things that go bump in the night in the Pop Ninjas annual October Horrorcast. Steve and Dan run through some of the things that give them nightmares.

We discuss the Paranormal Activity franchise after the release of the new trailer for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones and debate the merrits of an Oxford scientists claims that he may have solved the mystery of the Himalayan Yeti.

Looking for a good horror flick to throw in the Blu-ray player this Halloween? Listen to our mini reviews of Escape From Tomorrow, The Ward, American Mary, Insidious 2 and The Purge. There is also some discussion around the new seasons of The Walking Dead and American Horror Story: Coven.

We all have THOSE scenes from classic horror movies that stick in our mind. We spend some time running down our top 5 favorite scenes of all time.

Finally, we review the latest remake of Brian Di Palma's 1976 classic film, Carrie. Does Kimberly Pierce do justice to the material? We'll talk about the good and the bad and compare this work to the original.

0:01 - 1:21 - Halloween Theme / Opening Theme

1:22 - 20.24 - Opening / News

20:25 - 21:03 - Amityville Horror Theme

21:04 - 29:05 - The Walking Dead

29:06 - 35:49 - American Horror Story: Coven

35:50 - 46:40 - Insidious 2

46:41 - 51:39 - Escape From Tomorrow

51:40 - 55:27 - The Purge

55:28 - 58:00 - American Mary

58:01 - 1:00:54 - The Ward

1:00:55 - 1:08:52 - Recommendations

1:08:53 - 1:09:22 - Clip: The Exorcist

1:09:23 - 1:28:21 - Top 5 (Horror Movie Scenes)

1:28:22 - 1:29:27 - Clip: Carrie (2013) Trailer

1:29:28 - 1:52:55 - Review: Carrie

The Ninjas are feeling the need for speed as they discuss Ron Howard's latest film, Rush. We'll take a quick spin through Howard's lengthy filmography and tell you if this latest film stacks up with his best. In the news segment we offer some feedback on the winners and losers from this year's Emmy Awards, are saddened by the passing of Papa Smurf and are horrified at the creepiness of the Northhampton Clown. We know finding something decent to watch can be daunting, so we'll break down some of the best and worst of the latest offerings with our mini reviews of The Kings of Summer, Much Ado About Nothing, Sharknado, Blue Caprice, The East and Drinking Buddies. We also discuss the series finale of Dexter and our hopes for the series finale of Breaking Bad (which will have aired prior to this podcast release). Inspired by the characters of Dexter Morgan and Walter White, we have compiled our lists of top 5 anti-heroes from movies and television. There are so many to choose from but we managed to whittle them down to our favorites. (Into music by David Bowie - Hero) And....Steve visits the Hotel California with legendary Eagles guitarist Eric Clapton. Wait. What?

Fall means more than football and cooler weather. It's a brand new season of our favorite television shows and Steve and Dan discuss the new and returning shows they'll be paying attention to. We barely give a crap about Diane Nyad's swimming accomplishment, loathe the thought of 22 Jump Street and offer an opinion on Bruno Mars performing at the Super Bowl. It's a great time to be a movie fan and we have a lot of good films for you to check out. Find out which ones make the grade with our mini reviews of 'The Iceman', 'Now You See Me', 'The Spectacular Now', 'The Bling Ring', 'We're The Millers', 'The Place Beyond The Pines' and 'Stories We Tell'.

It's the end of the Summer and the end of the world in Edgar Wright's finale to the 3 Flavours Cornetto trilogy. Grab a frosty pint and join the ninjas as they discuss The World's End. Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you might have heard that Ben Affleck is Batman. We break that little tidbit down for you. We've seen a lot of movies this summer and we're going to share with you our favorite, least favorite, biggest surprises and biggest disappointments. Since we're talking beer, we'll share with you our respective top 5 scenes that take place in bars. And hang in for our rundown of flicks you might want to watch or avoid as we share our mini reviews of Lovelace, 42, Olympus Has Fallen, The Lifeguard, Bullet to the Head, Kick Ass 2 and the new Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.

Summer is winding down but the Ninjas still have a few things on their short list of blockbuster flicks. This week we're talking Elysium, Neil Blomkamp's (District 9) follow up film. While we're at it, we discuss why we think Bruce Willis is a dick, how the filmmakers behind the Lone Ranger just don't get it and the trend of horror franchises migrating en force to the small screen. Our douche of the week honor goes to none other than Julia's niece, Emma Roberts. Need something to see (or avoid) in your rental queue? Check out our mini reviews of Maniac, Sightseers, The Canyons, The Bay and Passion. We'll also give you reason to be excited for the upcoming Fall movie season with our individual picks for most anticipated films of the upcoming season. Slice & Dice is available for free on iTunes.

In this episode of the Slice & Dice podcast, Steve and Dan are bearing their adamantium claws and carving up the latest X-Men related flick, The Wolverine. It can't be worse than Wolverine Origins, can it? Can it? We're also talking about some of the big news out of Comic Con this year. We share cautious optimism on the Batman/Superman team up, fawn over Joss Whedon's announcement of Ultron as the big bad in Avengers 2, hope that the new Godzilla flick returns the monster to glory and wonder about the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode. Listen in on our mini reviews of Stoker, Hell Baby, Only God Forgives, The Conjuring, The Way Way Back and Trance.

In this episode of the Slice & Dice podcast, Dan and Steve veer ever so slightly into political waters with a discussion about the racist controversies permeating the set of CBS' Big Brother. We also laugh and make fun of Jim Carrey, share our hopes for the direction of the rumored Terminator reboot and dance in the streets that Director Sam Mendez will be sticking with the Bond franchise. While we are busy spewing the hate, we'd like to congratulate Justin Bieber for being the first 2-time nominee for our douche of the week segment. Because we know you can't decide what to watch in your spare time, we regale you with mini reviews of Mama, The Call, Movie 43 and Identity Thief. The top 5 segment makes a glorious return, honoring our viewing of Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim, with our top 5 movie robots of all time. Finally, we're battling Kaiju left and right as we tackle every inch of Pacific Rim right down to Charlie Hunnam's Jax Teller walk.