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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#499 - Woody Allen the GOAT
October 03, 2022 13:07 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBOn the race to 500 (yes, I know I am behind this month but the 31 Days of Dread is coming albeit late). Highlighting individual filmmakers was something the Podcast has never done outside a few instances. And along the way, I had to think about what might be a top filmmaker list. I knew who the top slot would be. WOODY ALLEN is an artist first with a level of self-expression we've never seen. Onward to episode 500
#498 - Ridley Scott
October 01, 2022 22:36 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBRidley Scott is unmatched with his range, consistency, star power, and budget control. He is the absolute master of the Studio Film.
#497 - Martin Scorsese
October 01, 2022 22:17 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBThe films of Martin Scorsese have amassed nearly 100 Academy Award nominations. He is a complete weapon.
#496 - Steven Soderbergh
October 01, 2022 22:10 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBSteven Soderbergh took over Hollywood in 2000 with two movies that got him double director nods from the Academy. He's a filmmaker that understands how to put story first and because of that, he's in the elite class.
#495 - Steven Spielberg
September 29, 2022 01:15 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBSteven Spielberg has had one of the all-time filmmaking runs but, we must address what isn't great and why.
#494 - Zack Snyder
September 27, 2022 17:39 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBThe online sphere has turned on Zack Snyder but he still stands as one of the modern-day greats.
#493 - Ang Lee
September 27, 2022 13:10 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBAng Lee should be a 3 time Oscar and Best Picture winner. But he's not. Here's a look at one of the all-time great film runs.
#492 - Tim Burton
September 24, 2022 13:57 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBTim Burton is a filmmaker in a class of his own. He's done them high and low, remakes, personal, comedy, fantasy, and animation he is a creative weapon we all have to admire.
#491 - Paul Thomas Anderson
September 23, 2022 18:55 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBPaul Thomas Anderson has a perfect run of movies. Something no other filmmaker can claim.
#490 - Michael Bay - Race to 500
September 22, 2022 19:24 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThe first of a great directors series is here as we race to episode 500. Let's have a look at the films of Michael Bay.
#489 - American Underdog the Kurt Warner Story
September 22, 2022 02:17 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBIf you care about true stories that are too good to be true this flick changes very little in the saga of Kurt Warner who went on to do what truly was impossible. Who said miracles are there for all to see?
#488 - ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - the GOAT football flick
September 18, 2022 14:42 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBNo film in any sport does what Any Given Sunday does the 1999 masterpiece from Oliver Stone.
#487 - Pinocchio 2022
September 15, 2022 22:54 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBThe internet has destroyed what is a great film.
#486 - Pinocchio is the GOAT
September 15, 2022 22:39 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBI had an existential experience watching the original Walt Disney Pinocchio animated masterpiece in preparation for the new Live Action update.
#485 - Poseidon by Wolfgang Petersen
September 14, 2022 19:28 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBWrapping up the Wolfgang Petersen deep dive is a remake that gets zero credit for how much fun it is to watch.
#484 - Enemy Mine by Wolfgang Petersen is a top 5 Sci-Fi flick
September 14, 2022 19:12 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBFew Sci-Fi films have as to it as Enemy Mine, it's hard to imagine what this movie leaves out. Time to discuss the criteria of what makes up a Sci-Fi film and where this movie rests among them all.
#483 - Perfect Storm - A Perfect movie from Wolfgang Petersen
September 05, 2022 14:53 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB2000's Perfect Storm is a perfect movie a fact that has eclipsed the entire film critique community for over 22 years.
#482- TROY by Wolfgang Petersen
September 05, 2022 12:31 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBIn a fading style of film making the 2004 Troy is already a relic of how it once was done. The result of this production would be the greatest Greek movie ever made however, the resolution leaves the audience wanting more in a bad way.
#481 - SHATTERED by Wolfgang Petersen
September 03, 2022 13:38 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBHow do we define Neo Noir this question is answered as Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD discusses Shattered a forgotten film by Wolfgang Petersen.
#480 - Never Ending Story from Wolfgang Petersen
August 31, 2022 13:47 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB1984's Never Ending Story is still one of the greatest fantasy films of all time. But, what are others missing from this Wolfgang Petersen masterpiece?
#479 - OUTBREAK from Wolfgang Petersen
August 24, 2022 17:38 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBWe are not letting go of Wolfgang. Here is one of the top two virus outbreak movies ever. Outbreak that coined the term "carrier monkey".
#477 - PREY - saved Predator
August 17, 2022 17:14 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBPREY saved the Predator franchise, broke cannon, confused the mission of the interstellar hunter but................. it's a must watch and a further definition on how meaningless theaters have become.
#476 - The Predator - All killer no filler
August 16, 2022 21:26 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBWhat a painful entry. Where did the 80 million go?
#475 - Predators - The BEST of the franchise
August 16, 2022 19:01 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBPredators might be the best of the franchise, this is a totally complete flick that gives the audience everything it would want. The crime is we did not get more if The Predator hunt worlds.
#474 - AVP Alien VS Predator - Better than the comics
August 09, 2022 01:57 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBHow can we overlook the solutions this movie solves as well as how much of it is borrowed for Ridley Scotts Prometheus?
#473- Predator 2 - A Natural Sequel
August 09, 2022 01:44 - 13 minutes - 19 MB1990 and 1991 may have been the greatest two years of franchise sequel which included Predator 2 an expansion of the rules and mythology of the first with some newly added layers. Also of note is Predator 2's style in its depiction of a run-down city one that would later influence The Crow and Blade.
#472 - Predator is the greatest science fiction movie of all time
August 06, 2022 12:18 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBA case for the greatest sci-fi movie of all time 1987's Predator.
#471 - Lightyear - The controversy and the verdict
August 03, 2022 17:19 - 11 minutes - 16.5 MBThe internet came in hot for this one so lets see how exactly these LBGTQ+ scenes play out in the narrative structure of this animated feature.
#470 - Marvel Phase 5 BURNOUT
August 02, 2022 23:42 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBMarvel want's us to get excited for another Phase of content filled with characters we care and know little about.
#469 - Thor Love And Thunder - THE FINAL WORD
August 01, 2022 18:25 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBWow, MCU'ers this one is a tough shell to crack. So let's have a look at the hate and love for Thor Love and Thunder. Peter A DeLuca unpacks a hell of a lot with this analysis that is not the last.
#468 - Morbius End Credits what everyone missed
July 12, 2022 02:30 - 4 minutes - 6.65 MBYes, believe it. The internet missed the point of the end credit sequence. That is until now.
#467 - Morbius of the SONYVERSE is a solid flick
July 11, 2022 14:39 - 11 minutes - 16 MBJared Leto gives us another solid superhero performance in a movie that the internet loved to hate. And that's odd because the much-delayed Morbius is fun and fantastic to look at.
#466 - Venom Let There Be Carnage
June 23, 2022 12:53 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBAndy Serkis directed an expansion of mythology, relationships, and pow sets in the sequel to the 2018 smash-hit Venom. However, the "critics" had a lot of issues with this movie despite the problems it solved from the source material.
#465 - Venom - New Revelations
June 21, 2022 13:22 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBSony was correct in what they wanted from Spider-Man 3.
#464 -END CREDITS - Venom Let There Be Carnage
June 16, 2022 20:23 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBVenom Let There be Carnage blew the biggest end credit scene of all time.
#463 - Ms. Marvel
June 15, 2022 13:39 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBDisnley+ delivers the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most confusing in continuity show yet. But, is the intent really a head-scratcher, or are other "ideas" getting in the way of the question this show answers?
#462 - Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
June 14, 2022 19:06 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBLike nearly everything from the modern-day MCU Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is two films in one.
#461 - Spider-Man No Way Home
May 25, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MBIs Spider-Man No Way Home to film to thank for our current theatrical experiences? Your host Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD The Pop Culture Pope says, YES!!! Also, he is confused about how to even look at a film such as this.
#460 - LOKI EPS 6 from Disney+ the greatest hour of the MCU
May 24, 2022 13:06 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBFor AKAPAD's Audio Audacity episode 460 we bring you the 6th and final installment of the Loki Series 1 and it might be the best single hour we have yet to see from the entire MCU.
#459 - WHAT IS THE MCU?
May 23, 2022 12:52 - 16 minutes - 22 MBIt's been a long time since the film world has NOT had the marvel cinematic universe. Well..... with a lot of time and content passed what The Pop Culture Popes' view of what is known as the MCU is?
#458 - MOON KNIGHT from Disney +
May 16, 2022 15:08 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBIt's been a long wait to finally see Moon Knight on screen.
#457 - HAWKEYE from Disney+
May 11, 2022 13:29 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBHas the point of a show been lost with the pursuit of endless MCU connections, does the dislike for Hawkeye prove that fans can't have fun with the MCU?
#456 - Where The Day Takes You WILLSMITHATHON
May 06, 2022 20:03 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBWhere the Day Takes You is an important forgotten runaway homeless drama that embeds itself perfectly in 90's style of independent filmmaking. Paired perfectly with Kids and The Laws of Gravity. Oh, and yes Will Smith too.
#455 - ALI WILLSMITHATHON
May 06, 2022 19:51 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBAli is a good Oscar Bait Biopic that falls short of what an Oscar movie would be. It's a difficult movie to process with no real emotional anchors. We needed to feel more of Ali's plight with this venture.
#454 - Gemini Man WILLSMITHATHON
May 03, 2022 13:17 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBGemini Man is a movie that finally made it out of development hell to be made by the best of the best in Hollywood. So.....is the Will Smith VS Will Smith movie any good?
#453 - Collateral Beauty WILLSMITHATHON
May 02, 2022 13:34 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBYOU MUST WATCH THE TRAILER FOR COLLATERAL BEAUTY BEFORE EXPERIENCING THE FILM. LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1tfLWxcEzw
#452 - Concussion - WILLSMITHATHON
April 28, 2022 14:25 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBThrough the vanity of winning an Oscar Will Smith spearheads a project that robs us all of knowing the true history of CTS. Despite another performance where Smith disappears into the role this film doesn't have an engaging through-line. PLEASE READ HEAD GAMES INSTEAD: https://amzn.to/3LGtyP3 ** Also please forgive Peter he referenced the book Head Games by Chris Nowinski as Head Case.
#451 - Focus - WILLSMITHATHON
April 26, 2022 12:57 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBLet's define a con movie. What other films qualify as such? Margot Robbie and Will Smith collaborate for the first time is a film that looks as sexy as it sounds.
#450 - After Earth WILLSMITHATHON
April 25, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MBM. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith went through a rough patch at one point, this film is a convergence of that. However, many people have overlooked the trends that After Earth may have jump-started.