The LAMBcast

Writer/Director Zach Cregger follows up his successful debut feature, “Barbarian” with another out of the box Horror film, "Weapons”. We will dance around a lot of subjects before the spoiler wall comes down, but the best way to experience a movie like this is on your own, without too much foreknowledge. That said, we are still going to talk about it. Lisa Leaheey, Howard Casner and Nicole Ayers join in a long conversation about a half dozen characters, before we get to the spoiler wall. How can you resist, I have my bowl of water working. 

It seems that comedy is back on the big screen, with the surprisingly effective reboot of the slapstick format of the original films. "The Naked Gun" stars Liam Neeson in the deadpan role of Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad. Howard Casner from "Pop Art" tries to explain how the editing of the film is different, Matthew Simpson from the "Awesome Friday Podcast" felt warm and happy seeing the film repeat the style of his beloved ZAZ team, and Courtney Small returns to the Lambcast after a long hiatus, to praise the laughter and casting of the film. 

We don't have the Fantastic Four visiting the show this week, you have to make due with the "Terrific Trio". Jeanette Ward and Matthew Poirier join the show to dissect and appreciate the latest in Super Hero movies, "Fantastic Four First Steps". There is enough enthusiasm for the retro future world that the story is set, to justify a visit all on it's own. The addition of good casting, fun dialogue and an antagonist who can eat planets, makes it an easy decision to not only watch the film but to listen to the podcast. "It's Clobbering Time", so put on your stretchy suit and maternity dress and "Flame On!" for a 77 minute trip to the alternate Universe of the 1960s. 

We have your comic book movie fix this week with an episode featuring the Man of Steel, and we don't mean Henry Cavill. Writer/Director James Gunn has been given the keys to the DCEU kingdom and he tales his first film out for a test drive. Will there be buyers remorse from the studio, backlash from comic book purists, box off in overseas territories? It is hard to say at this point, but what we can say is what four LAMBs thought of the film. Jeanette Ward, James Wilson and Todd Liebenow have all applied to join the Justice Gang, and this will count as their admission essay. We don't get an origin story again, but as everone on the show agrees, we get a lot of movie. 

Who doesn't like dinosaurs chasing and killing people on screen? This week we have four guests who are all for such antics. The biggest Jurassic Park cheerleader in the LAMB community, Jay Cluitt, returns with his thoughts on the newest film in the Jurassic Park Franchise, and also a surprise revelation or two. Jeanette Ward has a soft spot for dinosaurs and is happy to see giant reptile necking depicted on screen. Horror fan Lisa Leaheey makes an argument that this is not a horror film, LeClerc would probably disagree. Nicole Ayers has some thoughts on the third act, that amplify the thoughts of everyone on the show. Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming.

 50 years ago this month, "Jaws" was unleashed on the world and the film industry has never been the same. It can also be said that film fans have never been the same either and this week on the LAMBcast, we discover why. We had ten LAMBs who were scheduled at one point, and we lost one along the way, probably because he was playing with Pipit. There were several prompts that the guests responded to or used to transition to a variety of adjacent subjects; cars, Fathom Events, British Tax Policies etc. If the show sometimes sounds like an extended promo for the "Deep Blue Sea Podcast" there is a reason for that as well. Aaron Neuwirth is back on the show, insisting on calling things horror films, Nicole Ayers both loves and hates Mayor Vaughn. Howard Casner declares he might have seen the film three or four times (and gets ribbed by the host and others for such extravagance). Dave Anderson has Jaws stories about his childhood and the childhood of his kids. Jay Cluitt does some cross promotion and disappoints everyone by having most recently watched the film on his phone. Finally, Amanda Kirkham gets pulled into the ocean to talk about the film that has been her favorite since she was four years old.

A thirteen year old film, that has been derisively described as poverty porn, is our chosen film this month. Featuring an excellent supporting performance from Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and a cameo role by Anthony Mackie, "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is actually carried on the shoulders of two young actors who are on screen for nearly every scene in the story. Nicole Ayers of the "Mad Lab Post" championed the film and hosted the show. We lost one of our regular guests to illness but a super hero appeared at the last minute to join us and Howard Casner of "Pop Art" adds his insight to the discussion.  

Even if you think he is crazy, Tom Cruise is legitimately a movie star. Cruise in fact may be the last movie star who can open a film on his name alone. This week, Aaron Neuwirth, Stuart Bannerman, Justin Gott and Jeanette Ward join the show to try and build the best slate of Tom Cruise Films Possible. The talk goes deep and we have some fun occasionally laughing at each others choices, but really, there are not any bad choices (Except the Mummy). You will find a lot of films get a lot of analysis as well as a lot of fun. Come join us. 

We have one of our do it yourself episodes this week, as Richard and the Guests construct Top Five Lists of Cinema Related Subjects and share them with you. Howard Casner has been watching the Criterion Channel, Todd Liebenow found some movies based on TV Shows you might not know, Dave Anderson has a choo choo fetish this week, and Nicole Ayers did the unthinkable, she stopped watching five different movies and tells us why.  Richard pulls off the slickest trick of attributing Star Wars to the wrong Director and no one calls him on it. Abracadabra. 

Just over a month ago, we promised we would come back for the new entry in the "Final Destination" Franchise. So here we are fulfilling our commitment with ninety minutes devoted to discussing gruesome means of dying and re-ranking the whole set of films. Jay Cluitt steps in as host, returning to the show in his former capacity. Lisa Leaheey, Aaron Neuwirth, and Matthew Simpson are also here. Richard was out this week (although he does make a surprise appearance in a couple of spots) and Jay invited Justin Gott to fill the void. Does "Bloodlines" have what it takes to be a real destination event? Is Lisa ever going to get over that thing in the first film that bugs her so much? Will Matthew be able to point out all the Vancouver locations in the movie? Can Jay come up with either a game or an exit question? Will Justin lose all credibility by preferring the 4th film to the 2nd? and finally, what does Aaron have on Jeffrey Reddick. the creator of the Franchise,  to get him to come back to his own podcast? Listen, Download, Stream and find out.