The LAMBcast

Through dangers untold. And hardships unnumbered. I have fought my way here to the castle; beyond the goblin city, to take back the child that you have stolen. My will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great…The gallant Lambs this week take on Nostalgia for the ages, or at least for a long ago decade. Oh, Mother Night! Fold your dark arms about me. Protect me in your black embrace. I sit alone, an impotent exile, whilst this form, this presence, returns to torment me! Jeanette Ward, Bubbawhwet and Todd Liebenow join Richard for a fun packed show with a poll at the end for you to vote on. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles, no rotten miracles on this show. 

"What's your favorite scary movie?", As we gather at this seance to summon the films we most want to talk about, we will metaphorically join hands, close our eyes and open ourselves to the voices from the other side. Sitting at the table with their fingers on the planchette, waiting to ask their questions of the dead, and argue with the living are several LAMbs who have dug out some horror movies for you to explore. Everyone had to find films for five different subgenres, a couple of which were challenging to this week's guests.  "It's Halloween. I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare."

Mysterious disappearances of Lambs from the Podcast, draw eerily strange comparisons to the story told in the latest work from Director Martin Scorsese. The surviving Lambs may draw suspicions as you hear their thoughts on the highly anticipated movie. Is Leo getting too old for some parts? Can DeNiro pass for 45? Where did all these incredible faces come from, both native American and white?  Some of these questions get an answer, some will linger in your mind for days.   Can you find the wolves in this picture?

Despite Recounts and pleas to investigate voting irregularities, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein is indeed the MOTM for our October Horror Film. This surprise winner was championed by James Wilson of Blogging by Cinema Light and he hosts the discussion of this Comedy/Horror classic from 1948. You get three Monsters, two comedians and five Lambs talking about Universal Monsters, Vaudeville, Boris Karloff and a bunch of fun stuff you have to listen to to find out. We have a short game and a list of Horror Comedies to finish off the show. So this year, less dismemberment and more Laughs. Happy Halloween. 

So in revisiting 2013, some of us might have had a theme, some may just have picked randomly but in sharing our lists there is a pattern. Round Robin with the Pineapple Kiosk Rule in place. David Brook, Todd Liebenow, and Howard Casner join the show and they have that 20/20 vision that hindsight usually provides. If ten years ago is just your ticket, you might be surprised at the films this weeks guests came up with. Also, the Exit Question this week provokes a few rants. 

This week you don’t have to get out of your Lazy Boy, or buy a ticket to a movie. You can also skip digging out your physical media, you don’t need to dust off a VCR, or heat up a DVD player or Blu Ray, all you need to be a part of this show is an Internet Connection and a Streaming Service, you may not even need a paid subscription. That’s because on this week's show we are focusing entirely on films made for Streaming Services. Nicole Ayers, James Wilson and Tony Cogan join the Lambcast to talk about Streaming movies that are worth your time (and some that are not).

For as long as there has been a Lambcast, there have been games played on the show. Sometimes the game is skipped because of time or some other reason, but that will not be the case on this week's show. This episode is all games all the time. There are Five intriguing and fun games that you can play along with, there is even a game in deciding the order of the games and finally, the exit question of the week keeps the theme going. So put on your Movie Thinking Caps, and lets get ready to Rumble as Todd Liebenow hosts this episode of a new format to add to the Lambcast shows. 

We have gathered five souls together to conduct a séance of our own. We are trying to reach not a person but a conclusion. Is the third Hercule Poirot film from director Kenneth Branagh a wake for a dead franchise, or a celebration and resurrection of a well loved character?  Get ready to hold hands, close your eyes and listen for the tapping of typewriter keys. Two Lambs fell out of the show but three others joined at the last minute to make up the group that is reaching out to the dead this week. 

This week is Movie of the Month Week for September. Jeanette Ward has championed a Sci Fi Teen Comedy to the pole position, but that may not tell you enough to guess the movie, because in 1985, within two weeks of each other, three films opened with that description. Our film is "Real Genius" which features the genius of comic performances from Val Kilmer. College students at a science/technology based elite school get into hijinks, and our LAMBs this week do the same. Come listen to Rachel Wagner, James Wilson and Jeanette as we try to fathom the mysteries of math and tanning parties. Listen, if you ever need to talk or you need help studying just let us know, 'cause we're here for you guys and we never sleep, okay?

Howard Casner takes over on the show as Richard is traveling this week, and he welcomes in a group of Lambs with a wide variety of interests. They take you from Short Films to Capra Films and throw in a little Ray Harryhausen along the way. We welcome Daniel Chadwick-Shubat into the flock and old hands Stephen Palmer, Nicole Ayers and David Brook also plan ahead to what they will be watching Next.