AKAPAD the FILM BUFF Podcast
658 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe internet has killed film criticism, resurrecting it is Peter A Deluca known throughout the cosmos as AKPAD. Here he wages war against poor hot takes, lazy insight, and trashing a movie just for clicks. This is the last bastion of honest cinema thought.
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#648 The Captain America Trilogy is PERFECTION
July 09, 2024 00:01 - 13 minutes - 31.7 MBWith July 4th still on his mind Peter A DeLuca The Film Buff muses about his top film trilogies and comes to a shocking revelation. The MCU Captain America character arc is one of the all-time greats. It's a good thing he has a podcast to explain it all.
#647 - ID4 on July 4th - Independence Day
July 04, 2024 18:45 - 13 minutes - 29.9 MBFinally, for the 4th of July, we have ID4 the Alien Invasion flick that everyone loves to hate, but can't admit how much they love this 1996 banger.
#646 -Neopoleon
July 04, 2024 02:25 - 12 minutes - 27.7 MBAKAPAD's The Film Buff Podcast #646 reveals a sophisticated way to watch a movie for the first time, Peter your host reveals this method as he experienced it with Ridley Scott's Napoleon.
#645 - Longest Yard
July 03, 2024 12:24 - 11 minutes - 25.8 MBIn 1974 superstar Burt Reynolds and director Robert Aldrich brought the world one of the great Football comedies, however, this film can only be seen with a trigger warning for modern audiences. The sensitivity of The Longest Yard diminishes its discoverability despite this being an absolute banger of a film, one of which carried on for decades.
#644 - Promising Young Woman
June 27, 2024 13:49 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MB#644 - Promising Young Woman by AKAPAD Peter A DeLuca
#643 - The Best Of Times
June 27, 2024 13:32 - 13 minutes - 30.9 MBEpisode #643 of The AKAPAD Film Buff Podcast Continues the thread of American Football films with an absolute gem. The Best of Times is the definition of a style of comedy we don't see much of today, the mid-life crisis while still coming-of-age comedy. The Best of Times not only revolves around football it's the entire plot if the single moment in a single game.
#642 - Saltburn
June 26, 2024 00:22 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBAKAPAD The Film Buff reps about the 2023 masterwork Saltburn in this episode of his Podcast. Saltburn became a viral TikTok revolution first then a sensation when it first became available on stream, along the way unfair comparisons to The Talented Mr. Ripley came out of the crevices and a desire to know every motivation seen in this film. But what we have is a beautiful film that so few were able to proclaim. The director Emerald Fennell is among the new class.The class to pay attention to.
#641 - Leatherheads
May 24, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutes - 33.4 MBAKAPAD THE FILM BUFF EPISODE 641 In 2008 Geroge Clooney directed and starred in a period piece that serves within the period that it's presented in, this is a rare feat and a dwindling skill of today's filmmakers. Leatherheads is a goofy fun movie with enough heart and plot to keep you going, not perfect by any means there is still far more to admire and appreciate. The style of comedy may have gone over the heads of the critics back in the day, but this was not the case for Peter A DeLuca A...
#640 - Mud
May 23, 2024 13:20 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBMatthew McConaughey comes in with another Oscar-level transformation Mud 2012 directed by Jeff Nicoles is a film that puts you in a place and a life, so much so you want to live where these characters live, smell what they smell, hear what they hear. As the way of life fades for our two main characters Mud and Ellis, we hope it doesn't, we hope everything can go back to the way it was. Mud also offers another key to what Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD The Film Buff calls the McConaughey comeback seri...
#639 - The Freshman 1925
May 23, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBHarold Lloyd and directors Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor introduces a wealth of movie tropes still used to this day. Just because it's a silent movie made in 1925 does not mean it's not influential. So much of what we live in film started here.
#638 - Don't Worry Darling
April 19, 2024 23:51 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBDon't Worry Darling got the worst type of press before its release and what was lost was the general audience constructively looking at the film. In a different time the Olivia Wilde directed movie would have grown like wildfire throughout social media. Instead, we are left with AKAPAD THE FILM BUFF to rectify the situation and correct the course.
#637 Semi-Tough
April 19, 2024 12:08 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB1977's SEMI-TOUGH stars Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson in a football comedy and shows off THE MAN of the sport, but it wants to be a bit more critical of marriage and see;f-help.This style of comedy would never be made today and because of that, we have to pay attention to this film.
#636 - Under The Silver Lake
March 13, 2024 15:10 - 11 minutes - 16.5 MBNeo Noir is the filmmakers' playground and at times it's perfectly fine if it's weird, but if it's weird let it move and have all the right elements this however was missed by many critics. Under the Silver Lake is a fantastic fun movie by David Robert Mitchell that raises real questions about the world of LA and show business.
#635 - Number One - Charlton Heston
March 12, 2024 14:33 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBCharlton Heston stars as a New Orleans quarterback gradually approaching a mid-life crisis as his career nears its end. "Number One" didn't initially make AKAPAD's list of American Football films for discussion and review. However, this unexpected gem took him by surprise, delivering a compelling narrative possibly sponsored by the NFL itself. Explore all the AKAPAD's NFL and Football-related content right here. https://www.akapad.com/hubz/nfl/
#634- The Passenger - must be watched
March 12, 2024 01:25 - 6 minutes - 8.6 MBCarter Smith has emerged as one of the premier young directors of our age. The Passenger is best described as a self-help movie dealing with the inflictions of the past portrayed through a violent depressing lens. The movie should be praised and heralded and because it's not mentioned in award season proves how broken this system is. AKAPAD the Film Buff champions this movie as pure cinema and nothing else.
#633 - We Are Marshall
March 04, 2024 13:02 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBWe Are Marshall McG's 2006 overlooked Football powerhouse movie deserves attention not from a perfectly executed technical film but from what might be the most tragic plane crash scene ever put to film. We have an all-star cast in front of and behind the camera - this movie deserves your attention as it reveals that the sports genre unlocks what professionals can do in the film business.
#632 - Killer Joe has the greatest monologue of all time
February 17, 2024 01:18 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBPart of the Matthew McConaughey come back double feature (MUD being the other) Killer Joe showcases a dark hurt filled world with a small moment of hope. There are few movies like this.
#631 - North Dallas Forty - is the new GOAT Football movie
February 16, 2024 15:17 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBOnce long ago Peter A DeLuca believed Oliver Stones' Any Given Sunday was the greatest football film of all time, North Dallas Forty has changed that opinion.
#630 - The Martian
February 15, 2024 00:32 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBTo AKAPAD The Film Buff The Martian solidifies Ridley Scott as the greatest filmmaker of all time. His career is long vast and winding. The Martian should not be as likable as it is, and that comes from the absolute skill of Matt Damon who deserved more attention for this role.
#629- Necessary Roughness
February 11, 2024 21:29 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBIn 1991 the golden age of Football comedies ended this is a packed spectacle featuring some of the top young comedians of the day.
#628 - Rebel Moon
January 03, 2024 23:57 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBDo we live in an era where filmgoers have forgotten the slow-burn appeal almost every sci-fi movie has had?
#627 - The Creator
December 23, 2023 23:42 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBThe Creator needed a bigger push at the box office and has not lit the internet on fire once it became available on HULU, why have audiences not adopted an original movie such as this?
#626 - Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One
December 23, 2023 02:01 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBThe greatest action movie franchise of all time is Mission Impossible and Dead Reckoning set's up the biggest one yet.
#625 - White Squall
December 11, 2023 23:39 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBWhite Squall is yet another film that showcases Ridley Scott's mastering of the elements and film production as a whole. When it comes to the difficulty of shooting at sea or replicating it White Squall is ahead of its time and never discussed when it comes to this point.
#624 - Godzilla Minus One
December 02, 2023 13:58 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode, AKAPAD the Film Buff answers the question should you go to see Godzilla Minus One?
#623 - Blue Beetle
December 02, 2023 13:35 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBJames Gunn announced DC's Blue Beetle as episode one of the new DC Universe series. Finally, AKAPAD the Film Buff jumps into this movie with an open heart and open eyes. Is this the beginning of something much bigger?
#622 - The Other Guys - Thanksflicking
November 30, 2023 21:57 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBThe final film for 2023 that I'm thankful for is 2010's The Other Guys an absolute monster of a masterpiece.
#621 - Invincible for THANKSFLICKING
November 20, 2023 22:26 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MB2006's Invincible introduced AKAPAD The Film Buff to the idea if a film needs to be great to be a well-directed movie. This thought is something not in any film conversation at all. Because of Invincible we now have to ask if only the great films are attached to the great directors.
#620 - 1492 Conquest of Paradise
November 18, 2023 22:58 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MB1492 Conquest of Paradise solidifies an uncomfortable truth about Christopher Columbus. He is a monolith of heartbreak and tragedy. Ridley Scott directs an epic that missed the mark back in 1992 but today is far more impactful than ever.
#619 - Blackberry
November 16, 2023 15:26 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBBlackberry is one movie of a new Hollywood trend, the business bio-pic. As trends unfold we get a spectrum of styles, takes, and visions, we have intense performances in the depiction of a company that should have never gone away. Blackberry asks basic questions and speaks to the big picture. This is an ironic fiery piece that teaches as much as it rocks.
#618 - Varsity Blues - THANKSFLICKING
November 13, 2023 15:43 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBThe second Thanksflicking film is here. Hear the hopes and dreams of the greatest high school football sage we have.
#617 - Last Of The Mohicans - THE BEST FILM OF 1992
November 03, 2023 18:23 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBYour Film Buff had an absolute crisis when watching the 1992 Michael Mann The Last of the Mohicans, this crisis exploded the fallacy of little attention this film received during Oscar season and that it has not resonated as a complete masterpiece.
MARVEL 616 - An MCU Rant
November 03, 2023 00:16 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is in trouble and the mainstream media has finally caught up to it. Here Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD dares to shed some light on the causes of the possible decline of the biggest film brand Hollywood has ever seen.
Reptile from Netflix
November 01, 2023 22:46 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBIf Reptile were released in the early 2000's it would have taken over the box office for a month. Unfortunately, we live in a world of broken criticism and unrealistic expectations, which reveals the mission of Peter A DeLuca the Film Buff Podcast. To bring all of you a true take on modern cinema.
The Vampire Diaries - Day 31 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 31, 2023 04:01 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBWith one of the biggest comebacks in Hollywood history The Vampire Diaries 171 forms Kevin Willaimson into legendary status. The appeal and execution of this show are to be studied and recorded.
Talk To Me - Day 30 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBTalk to Me (2022) is a perfect horror movie. With that said it is a road addition to the 31 Days of Dread and further proof that 2022 is the greatest year of Horror.
Insidious Red Door - Day 29 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 29, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBAs a fifth installment Insidious The Red Door works fantastically as a time-jump sequel, to the first movie. Patrick Wilson comes in and directs a well-paced atmospheric struggle of father and son forgiving one another.
Five Nights at Freddy's - Day 28 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 27, 2023 19:17 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBFive Nights at Freddy's solidifies the birth of a new horror genre, the murderous musical animatronic creature movie, and most likely in this case a series of them. Read here. Five Nights at Freddy's movie brawl https://news.yahoo.com/watch-brawl-breaks-during-early-220242387.html
Casper - Day 27 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 27, 2023 04:03 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBCasper might be the most overlooked big-budget film that came out of the 90's.
Dracula's Draughter - Day 26 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 26, 2023 23:04 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBDracula's Daughter is one of the greatest sequels of all time.
Frankenstein Meets Wolfman - Day 25 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 26, 2023 03:59 - 6 minutes - 9.5 MBFrankenstein Meets Wolfman - Day 25 of the 31 Days of Dread
Man-Thing - Day 24 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 25, 2023 03:55 - 8 minutes - 11 MBMan-Thing is an overlooked straight-to-video superhero horror film that the entire film-going world has forgotten. Well, it's a good thing Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD the Film Buff is here to shed some light on this flick.
Swamp Thing - Day 23 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBSwamp Thing was once DC Comics' crown jewel of adaptations the tragedy is that the character never shattered the mainstream.
Goosebumps - Day 22 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 22, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBThere is no greater horror franchise than Goosebumps, but that does not mean adapting R.L. Stine's powerhouse is an easy task.
Monster High - Day 21 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 21, 2023 16:59 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB2022's Nickelodeon Monster High is so freaking fun and cute it forces you to want more and makes you ponder where this film lies on the Mount Rushmore of great toy line adaptations?
Scream 6 - Day 20 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 20, 2023 16:06 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBJason Voorhees went to the big city, now it's time for Ghost Face to have some action in the city.
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer - Day 19 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 19, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBI Know What You Did Last Summer proposes an interesting question when it gets two sequels? How do we take this concept further? I'll Always Know answers that question with a pivot that turns off the audience......but is that the real problem?
Slotherhouse - Day 18 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 18, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBMatthew Goodhue delivers a super fun self-aware creature feature with the right amount of social commentary making it an absolutely worthy edition of the 31 Days of Dread.
Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey - Day 17 of the 31 Days of Dread
October 17, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBWinnie the Pooh Blood and Honey breaks the mold on an idea that can excite the internet. the overall expectations of this movie may have killed the initial reviews but that's their problem, here on the Film Buff's podcast we look at movies with a critical eye. Corrections: * I misspoke of the title of this film and referred to it as "Blood Honey" and not Blood and Honey ** The budget for this movie is 100k
Sleepaway Camp - Day 16 of the 31 ays of Dread
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBPsycho inspired the twist horror ending but did it perfect it? Sleepaway Camp makes a real argument on what is horror's greatest twist ending.