The LAMBcast

For movie lovers. the Fabelmans is a dream come true. It is an autobiographical film by the most celebrated filmmaker of the last fifty years. Steven Spielberg takes on a fictionalized version of his own story, and who would not want to see what that looks like? This week, Howard Casner sits in as host and the praise is effusive but tempered by our resident curmudgeon. Michelle William, Paul Dano, Seth Rogan, Judd Hirsh and a surprise cameo, all get accolades from our group of guests. If you love movies and you love hearing people talk about movies, than there is no place else that you want to spend an hour and a half, except maybe a theater. 

You are just in time for an appetizer, if you hurry, you can finish that before the main course begins. Travel and tech limitations resulted in this dish taking a while to get from the kitchen to your table, but the wait will be worth it. Howard Casner is your maître d for this episode as our guests partake in The Menu. Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicolas Hoult are the stars, but the real delectable moments are provided  Tony Coogan, Lisa Leaheey, and James Wilson as the only reservations that arrived at the reservation time. Howard sets the table for them, but they provide the flavors. Listen to the show, you will absolutely want S'more.

What may turn out to be the biggest box office success of the MCU since Endgame becomes a unique episode of the Lambcast. We start off our discussion, not with the people who saw the film but with someone who did not. It was a conscious decision on their part and we get to hear what the reasoning was, and then we dive into the film talk, because obviously, we did not buy in. Politics, Grief, Sex Symbols and Water Bombs fill the conversation and why wouldn't you want to be a part of it, even if you didn't see the movie?  

It's the second Lambpardy semi-final! Three more first round winners compete for a spot in the final, and amongst them is your regular host, Jay, who also happens to be writing this. As such you could be assumed of casting biased aspersions, but this truly is a game for the ages, with Jay facing off against his regular podcasting co-host Mark, and the record holder for most legitimate pre-tournament-style Lambpardy wins, Chris "Tank" Tanski! Who makes it to the final? Listen to find out!

This month the contestants are:
Chris "Tank" Tanski - Fright Rags
Jay Cluitt - Life vs Film, Deep Blue Sea - The Podcast, Con Air - The Podcast
Mark Hofmeyer - Movies, Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea - The Podcast, Con Air - The Podcast

Host:
Todd Liebenow - Forgotten Filmz

Persistence pays off as Jeanette Ward continued to submit this film until it won. This sequel to the widely remembered "The Fugitive" is itself widely forgotten, but not this week. An action film with the Marshal team reassembled in pursuit of a different fugitive seems like a perfect set up and when you add Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. , how could you miss? We debate whether this sequel hits the bullseye or misses the target, but everyone seemed to be glad to revisit this 1998 film. Come listen and find out why.

With Richard away on a much needed KISS vacation cruise, Rob from MovieRob filled in as host and was joined by 6 other LAMB members (Todd, Jay, Nick, Stephen, Tim and David) to discuss some movie recommendations for the LAMB community

The Lambpardy semi-finals are upon us! Nine contestants have made it through the first round, and now we begin to whittle them down to just three. Just like last year, the seemingly random assigning of who faces off against whom is done purely based on which of the guests were free for each scheduled show, because we're all busy people and this is just a silly little movie trivia game, but that doesn't mean that we're not all deeply committed to battling it out for movie trivia supremacy! Who makes it to the final? Listen to find out!

This month the contestants are:
Nikhat Zahra - Across the Universe
Vern - Cinema Recall
James Wilson - Blogging by Cinema-Light

Host:
Jay Cluitt - Life vs Film, Deep Blue Sea - The Podcast, Con Air - The Podcast

Questions submitted by:
Rob - MovieRob & MovieRob Minute
Howard Casner - Pop Art
David Brook - Blueprint: Review
Nick Rehak - Rehak Radio

Dwayne Johnson enters the DCEU and made promises of changing the game, is that what happened? This week on the LAMBcast we discuss the new Comic Book film, "Black Adam" and try to figure out if this really is a step forward. The DC Universe continues to be pretty dark, and the villain seems superfluous until the end. There is a lot of CG to sparkle your eyes but is it in service of a story? You will have to come listen to Howard, Nicole, James and Richard to find out.  

For a third week in a row we feature a horror film on the Lambcast, a result of October being Halloween Season. Of course if there is a season for Halloween, there is a movie to go with it. Director David Gordon Green wraps up his trilogy reboot, reimagining, sequel, recalibration, whatever you want to call it, and the Lambcast chooses to roast the films like Michael Myers in Halloween 2018. 

All three films come in for some criticism, and it looks like it is going to be a race to the bottom with "Halloween Kills" and "Halloween Ends" neck and neck on the road to oblivion. The Lambs this week were not shy about their distain for the choices made in these last two movies. Come and listen and decide for yourself. Has "Halloween" really ended? 

October continues to be spooky here on the Lambcast as our Movie of the Month is "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" from Director Tobe Hooper in 1974. This is the one that introduced Leatherface to the world and made chainsaws an instrument of killers rather than just arborists. Five brave Lambs hitchhike with Richard to a remote podcast and face terror as we talk about one of the greatest horror films of all time. You may be surprised that the Three Stooges and Anton Chigurh make guest appearances in this episode, don't be, there is a reason. So hop in the van, bring your pocket knife, and remember, walking into someone else's house is not advisable.