Hollywood Already Did It
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJoin Blake Schultz and Terrence Tatum as they discuss sequels, reboots, remakes and how they compare to their original subject matter.
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Marvel Pair Up: Tis The Season Hawkeye and Arthur Christmas
December 21, 2021 19:14 - 32 minutes - 59.2 MBBlake Jamie and Terrence circle up this week to discuss the newest episode of Hawkeye, their favorite moments and theories. And the Christmas animated movie Arthur Christmas and how the theme of legacy impacts the holidays.
Spider-Man No Way Home
December 18, 2021 20:32 - 1 hour - 141 MBSPOILERS ABOUND! SEE SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME BEFORE THIS VIDEO!!!! Well we warned you. Blake and Terrence are back this week to discuss one of the most anticipated movies of...ever. Spider-Man No Way Home has arrived in theaters after a parade of delays, and no trailers and no posters, and the wait was well worth it. We discuss all the various characters, how this story manages to push Peter Parker's arch forward using nostalgia, and what we hope to see next.
Marvel Pair Up: Tis The Season Hawkeye - Reindeer Games and Mistaken Identity.
December 12, 2021 23:26 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBBlake, Terrence Jamie circle up for episode four of Hawkeye, their reaction and thoughts on the episode, what they think is coming and what we are setting up. Then we continue our Christmas movie pairing with Reindeer Games, the 2000 Ben Affleck holiday thriller. How the movie uses the theme of missing identity and how Hawkeye uses it, and more holiday cheer.
Marvel Pair Up: Tis the Season Hawkeye - The Superhero Christmas Movie
December 06, 2021 02:14 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MBBlake, Terrence and Jamie join up again to discuss the third episode of Hawkeye, and pair it up with a platter of super hero Christmas movies including Batman Returns, Iron Man 3 and Shazam. All the themes usually seen in these movies, what they all have in common and how the holiday backdrop changes not just the setting but the stakes for the characters in them.
Marvel Pair Up: Hawkeye Tis The Season: Shane Black Christmas Action
November 29, 2021 03:22 - 50 minutes - 94.3 MBJamie, Terrence and Blake are back for another Hollywood Already Did It Spin Off! This time Marvel Pair up is taking the Disney+ Hawkeye show and pairing it up with a classic Christmas action offering. This week we kick it off with the first two episodes of Hawkeye and Shane Black's filmography. Let us know your thoughts on the episode, don't forget to subscribe and follow!
Hollywood Already Did It: Ghostbusters Afterlife: Fan Service Done Well
November 21, 2021 23:53 - 47 minutes - 88.5 MBBlake and Terrence discuss Ghostbusters Afterlife, how the felt about the movie and how the movie made them feel. If the new generation of Ghostbusters will connect to a new audience, or if this is only for the old fans. And finding a balance in fan service and story telling. Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts!
Hollywood Already Did It: The Eternals Changing the MCU Formula
November 08, 2021 01:40 - 40 minutes - 75.3 MBThe Eternals has arrived! Blake and Terrence both enjoy the movie, falling in love with the characters and lore, and enjoying Marvel tackling much more science fiction themes. They discuss how the movie changes up the usual MCU formula, and how those changes keep things fresh and interesting. How the movie juggles its many characters, and more! What did you think of the Eternals? Leave us a review!
Hollywood Already Did It: Dune and Why the Story is Still Important
October 24, 2021 22:25 - 44 minutes - 82 MBBlake and Terrence finally get to see Dune! Discussing their reactions and feeling about the movie they also get into how it influenced almost every facet of modern Sci-Fi, and why the themes in the story are as relevant today as they were when the book itself was first written. Let us know your thoughts, if the movie needs to be seen in IMAX or can be done at home, and don't forget to subscribe!
Hollywood Already Did It: Halloween Kills A New Direction or a Familiar Path
October 18, 2021 02:47 - 43 minutes - 79.6 MBBlake and Terrence check out Halloween Kills and give their overall thoughts on the next entry in the franchise, ask what a proper send off for a classic slasher hero and villain would look like. Then examining the movie wonder if we are doing anything new here or just treading old water, and what we could possibly be setting up for.
Hollywood Already Did It: No Time to Die: A Proper Send Off
October 11, 2021 03:47 - 43 minutes - 80.1 MBBlake and Terrence circle up this week for No Time to Die, the final Daniel Craig outing as James Bond. They give their overall reactions, and discuss how this movie does at concluding Craig's tenure as Bond. Also the similarities and differences it has with other Bond films, and the seemingly new trend we are seeing across several movies. Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History: What If Finale and Fantastic Four
October 11, 2021 03:42 - 51 minutes - 95.4 MBBlake Jamie and Terrence are here for the final episode of our mini-series. This week they cover the What If finale and how they felt the series went over, then go back to 1984 when the seeds of the Fantastic Four movie started, through the unreleased Roger Corman movie, to the 20th Century Fox productions we discuss all the movies of Marvel's first family and what we hope to see when they come to the MCU. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!
Hollywood Already Did It: Venom Let There Be Carnage - How the Sequel Improves
October 04, 2021 05:57 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MBBlake and Terrence circle up to discuss the follow up to Venom. How the movie has won us over, for the most part, by improving on the first movie, ironically by falling back on tropes we have seen many times. And getting to see a villain who is not redeemable feels like a fun change of pace, and lets not forget that post credit scene.
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History: What If Ultron Won and The Punisher
October 04, 2021 05:52 - 40 minutes - 74.3 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence continue their look at Marvel's cinematic past with the live action adaptations of The Punisher. First their reactions to What If Ultron Won, the penultimate What If episode, and how it is culminating to something larger, then the history of The Punisher on film and if Disney will ever bring back the popular character.
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History. What If Episode Seven and the Impact of Spider-Man
September 26, 2021 20:47 - 36 minutes - 68.1 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence discuss the latest in the What If series, the great comedic moments, fun cameos and nice change from the usual dark stories that this has been telling. They also discuss if there is a team being created based on the ending of the episode. Then they continue their look at Marvel's history with 2002's Spider-Man how it, X-Men and Blade together formed the road we are on in the MCU. By bringing optimism, colorful costumes, humor and horror Spider-Man stood out at th...
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History: What If Episode 6 and the X-Men Franchise.
September 17, 2021 21:17 - 37 minutes - 69.7 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence circle up to discuss the newest episode of What If: What If Killmonger Saved Tony Stark? We discuss the episode, what makes Killmonger such a good character, and the history of the X-Men franchise and why the 2000 movie set up the types of themes and conversations we continue having in Marvel movies and this very episode. Like and subscribe!
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History Episode Five: Zombies, 2003's Hulk and TV's Spider-Man
September 12, 2021 23:43 - 48 minutes - 90.1 MBBlake, Terrence and Jamie are back this week to talk What If...Zombies! And we continue our look at Marvel's history in cinema with 2003's Hulk and TV's Spider-Man looking at these entries in each characters history and why they have had the impact they have on modern movies.
Hollywood Already Did It: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Evolving the MCU
September 06, 2021 21:49 - 41 minutes - 76.4 MBBlake and Terrence discuss Shang-Chi its impact on audiences and the MCU, why it feels like a breath of fresh air, and its incredible box office debut.
Marvel Pair Up: Marvel's Movie History Episode 4: What If and Blade
September 06, 2021 21:42 - 46 minutes - 86.7 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence dive into the newest episode of Marvel's What If? and get into the history of Marvel's first box office smash with Blade. How Blade influenced not just Marvel, but movies in general in the late 90s and 00s. The questions it answered and how we have come full circle to R-rated super hero movies, and darker themes in the MCU years later
Hollywood Already Did It: Candyman and Modernizing a Classic
August 30, 2021 05:53 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBBlake and Terrence look at Candyman, how they made a great, impactful and scary sequel to the 90s classic. What makes the story scary and innovative and creative things that are in the movie, and why it is an example of an important story to retell.
Hollywood Already Did It Marvel Pair Up: What If Episode Three and Marvel's Early TV Days.
August 30, 2021 05:44 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence continue their What If mini-series looking at Marvel's cinematic history. This week they pair up What If Episode Three with The Return of The Incredible Hulk, one of the first cross over attempts in their TV and movie catalog, and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D one of the last attempts at a pilot for a series. And how these two projects set the stage for things like The Avengers and the What If series itself.
Marvel Pair Up: What If & Marvel's Movie History: Howard the Duck and Knowing Your Audience
August 23, 2021 01:49 - 50 minutes - 93.4 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence are back to continue their look at Marvel's history on film and TV along with Marvel What If? This week they give their reaction to the latest episode of What If and take a dive into Howard the Duck. The development, production and reaction from the movie, why it didn't connect and what it can teach us about understanding your audience and caring bout the source material. How did this movie impact the films that followed and the evolution of the Marvel movies fro...
Marvel Pair Up: What If & The History of Marvel Movies Ep 1 Captain America on Screen
August 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence are BACK! Welcome back to Marvel Pair Up, where we take a Disney+ Marvel show and pair it up with movies that match the genre. This time we take What If? And look back at the long history Marvel on the screens big and small. This week we give our reaction to Captain Carter and look at the history of Captain America, as far back the first appearance in 1944 up to the animated debut of Captain Carter. What makes Captain America work, what does each do right or mis...
The Suicide Squad: The Appeal of R-Rated Villains
August 09, 2021 01:51 - 47 minutes - 86.9 MBBlake and Terrence dive into The Suicide Squad, the semi-sequel to 2016's movie, and the continuation of the DCEU. They give their overall reactions and review, why we love R-Rated villain stories, the mix of horror, action and comedy in this movie, and why the box office doesn't really matter.
Hollywood Already Did It: Jungle Cruise and Why We Love Adventure Movies
August 02, 2021 04:34 - 50 minutes - 94.2 MBTerrence and Blake sit down to discuss Jungle Cruise. Their overall impressions of the movie, the challenges and advantages of adapting a theme park ride over other properties. And why we adore movies like this, The Mummy, POTC, Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone.
Space Jam A New Legacy
July 19, 2021 04:21 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MBBlake and Terrence discuss the new Space Jam movie. After 25 Years waiting for a sequel, we look back on the original and the new and compare what each one did it build its central character and its villains.
Marvel Pair Up: Terminator and the Role of Fate
July 19, 2021 04:12 - 34 minutes - 63.2 MBBlake, Terrence and Jamie assemble once again for the Loki finale! This week we pair up Loki with Terminator, one of the greatest time travel franchises of all time, to discuss characters who are locked into roles based on their presumed futures. Loki who has seen who he has to become and wrestles with the changes he has gone through, and John Connor who was told who he would be and had to spend his life preparing for what is believed to be inevitable.
Black Widow
July 12, 2021 05:23 - 47 minutes - 87.8 MBBlake, Terrence and Jamie (Marvel Pair Up, Phase Zero, comicbook.com) circle up to discuss Black Widow, the long overdue solo film for Natasha, and how unlike other prequels they manage to add interesting stakes and make us want to know what happens next for several of the characters
Marvel Pair Up: Loki Through the Years - Looper and Glorious Purpose
July 12, 2021 05:16 - 30 minutes - 57.1 MBBlake, Jamie and Terrence continue their mini-series about Loki and time travel movies with Looper. Taking episode five "Glorious Purpose" and pairing with 2012's Looper to discuss finding your destiny through meeting yourself and how it pushes both protagonists.
The Forever Purge
July 06, 2021 22:46 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MBThe fifth and what feels like final installment of The Purge franchise is here! Showing a world split down the middle with racial tensions driving some extremists to declare The Purge should last forever. While it deals with themes and ideas that reflect what is happening in todays world, it does so very bluntly and doesn't offer any solutions beyond our downfall. Which begs the question, what is left to explore in the world of The Purge? Let us know what else you want to see in this fra...
Marvel Pair Up: Loki Through the Years. About Time Romance via Time Travel
July 06, 2021 22:40 - 45 minutes - 84.7 MBEpisode Four of Loki is here, and with it another episode of Marvel Pair up, where Blake, Jamie and Terrence take each episode of Loki and pair it thematically with a time travel movie, to explore the themes and ideas of the genre as it pertains to the show. This week we look at About Time and discuss romance with time travel and the importance of learning to love yourself.
Hollywood Already Did It: F9 the Lasting Appeal of The Fast and The Furious
June 28, 2021 03:32 - 38 minutes - 70.5 MBBlake and Terrence discuss the absurd stunts and action in F9. But despite unrealistic physics, they both still have a deep love and excitement for this family. They talk why the movies have lasted the test of time and what else there is left to explore when it comes to family.
Marvel Pair Up Loki Through the Years: Lamentis and Star Trek
June 28, 2021 03:27 - 37 minutes - 69 MBBlake, Terrence and Jamie are back to look at episode three of Loki: Lamentis. We go over our reactions and review of the episode, why it is not a filler episode and pair it up with Star Trek to talk about the rules of time traveling, and what you can learn from yourself. How meeting yourself changes the arc and motivation for both Loki and Star Trek's main characters. Let us know your thoughts of Lamentis! Was this episode filler, or was it amazing?
Marvel Pair Up: Loki Through the Years: Timecop
June 21, 2021 04:52 - 32 minutes - 60.2 MBLoki's second episode deals with crime, meeting alternate versions of yourself so naturally it was time for Blake, Jamie and Terrence to visit Timecop! The 1994 movie that brought us the TVA before the MCU did! The movie parallels Loki with its rules, its genre bending and how it challenges the characters to confront themselves in different ways.
Hollywood Already Did It! The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
June 21, 2021 04:47 - 21 minutes - 39.2 MBThis week Blake and Terrence check out the sequel to the 2017 buddy cop movie The Hitman's Bodyguard: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. Does the movie evolve it's series, challenge its characters or bring anything new to the buddy cop genre? And if not, what could it have done differently?
Marvel Pair Up: Loki Through the Years: Back to the Future
June 10, 2021 05:07 - 42 minutes - 78.3 MBWe are back with another Marvel Pair Up mini-series. Where Blake, Jamie and Terrence take an episode by episode look at Disney+'s MCU shows, and pair them with classic movies in their genre, to explore what the genre has done before and how it impacts the show. This time it is all about Loki, and time travel movies! This week we give our reactions and review of the pilot of Loki and pair it with Back to the Future to explore how time travel impacts characters and their arcs, the rules the...
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Why we keep watching exorcism movies.
June 07, 2021 05:47 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBThis week on Hollywood Already Did It, Terrence and Blake watched The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Our reaction and analysis, how it stacks up with the rest of the franchise. And why we keep telling exorcism movies. Subscribe, let us know your thoughts!
Hollywood Already Did It: A Quiet Place II and Cruella
June 03, 2021 04:25 - 48 minutes - 88.9 MBHello listeners and viewers! This week after the memorial day weekend we have a double feature of A Quiet Place II and Cruella. We discuss if these sequels/reboots are needed, what they add to their respective series or genre. Why we keep on doing a certain trope in our stories and how each of these movies does it differently, and how healthy the box office looks comparing it 2019s weekend, the first A Quiet Place, and other live action Disney remakes. Leave us a review and share the show...
Spiral: The Book of Saw
May 24, 2021 16:03 - 45 minutes - 84.2 MBHollywood Already Did It is a weekly podcast examining remakes, reboots sequels and adaptations, why was the story relevant when it came out and why is relevant today? Do we need to tell these stories again? This week saw the release of Spiral, the ninth movie in the Saw franchise. It has new traps, new ideas and very relevant themes, but it that enough to justify this new entry in the series?
Hollywood Already Did It: Mortal Kombat and the Strengths of Each Adaptation
April 26, 2021 02:46 - 52 minutes - 96.4 MBHollywood Already Did It's main podcast is BACK! Blake and Terrence return with Mortal Kombat (2021) a look back at the video game that started it all, how the first adaptation made us feel as kids and now, how we feel about the newest adaptation. What each one gets right and misses, what we want to see more of and the challenges with adapting a game that has this much history and this many fans.
Buddies For Life: How Falcon and the Winter Soldier evolves the Buddy Cop Genre
April 26, 2021 02:36 - 39 minutes - 73.9 MBHollywood Already Did It's mini series concludes with the final of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Heat and The Hitman's Bodyguard. Blake, Jamie and Terrence get together one last time to give their reaction and review of the finale, their thoughts on the 2013 and 2017 movies. What they added to the genre, and how Falcon and the Winter Soldier has raised the bar for the buddy cop genre moving forward and how we hope the genre grows and adds more inclusion and stories.
Buddies For Life Episode Five: Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Rush Hour
April 19, 2021 15:37 - 48 minutes - 89.7 MBIn our mini-series Buddies For Life, Blake, Terrence and Jamie give their reactions and review of each episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and pair it up with a buddy cop movie to examine the ongoing themes in this genre, how the genre has evolved and what makes it so unique. This week we look at Rush Hour and discuss how some classic movies can just scratch the surface of interesting and challenging themes, while Falcon and the Winter Soldier now forces us to have challenging and int...
Buddies For Life 4: Die Hard With a Vengeance, Bad Boys and What it Means to Carry a Legacy
April 12, 2021 06:12 - 47 minutes - 88.6 MBThis week's episode for Falcon and The Winter Soldier got dark quickly. This week on Buddies For Life we give our reaction to this episode, discuss the themes of carrying on someone's legacy and holding up to those values. And we discuss Die Hard With a Vengeance and Bad Boys and how 90s Buddy Cop films carried the genre and pushed forward similar themes and ideas we see in this weeks episode!
Buddies For Life: Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode 3: The Influence and Themes of Lethal Weapon
April 04, 2021 22:48 - 45 minutes - 85 MBIn our third episode of the Buddies For Life Mini-Series, Blake, Jamie and Terrence look at the themes in Lethal Weapon and how they parallel to what Falcon and the Winter Soldier is about. How Lethal Weapon built the buddy cop genre, and what Falcon and the Winter Soldier clearly learned from it. The evolving genre, the action, the relationships of the characters, and the importance of your story having a strong thesis statement.
Buddies For Life: Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode Two: 48 Hours
March 29, 2021 07:57 - 36 minutes - 68.2 MBThis week Falcon and Winter Soldier premiered its second episode, so we take our second buddy cop movie pairing and look at 48 Hours, the movie that started Eddie Murphy's movie career, and many claim to be the first "buddy cop" comedy. We look at how the movie and this episode both handle race thematically, balance action and comedy, and look at the relationships of the characters, we also speculate on where the series is going, and much much more!
Buddies For Life: Falcon and Winter Solider Episode One: In the Heat of the Night
March 22, 2021 21:27 - 46 minutes - 85.8 MBHello! Welcome to a new mini-series from Hollywood Already Did It! For every episode of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ series we will be discussing our impressions of the episode, and the long history of the buddy copy genre of movies and TV. Each week we'll select a movie with the episode and discuss the themes, motifs, and ideas that make up the genre, the importance of the movie we selected, and how it connects to Falcon and Winter Soldier! This week, we discuss In the Heat...
A History of Sitcoms Through Wandavision: The Finale
March 09, 2021 08:41 - 44 minutes - 82.9 MBHello and welcome dear listeners! This is the last chapter in our history of sitcoms through Wandavision. Jamie, Terrence and Blake discuss the finale to Wandavision, give you brief "lesson" on finales, but you know what those are, so we talk about our favorite and least favorite finale, what a show needs to end a high note, and if Wandavision met that standard. We hope you enjoyed our mini-series, and we hope to bring you more soon. Stay tuned!
A History of Sitcoms Through Wandavision: Previously On Wandavision, The History of Clip-shows.
March 01, 2021 07:25 - 41 minutes - 77.5 MBWe go through our reactions to this weeks episode of Wandavision. And since we are out of the decades of sitcoms it is time to look at the clip-show, the episodes of shows you either hate or love when they come on, why we do them, when they work and why its an effective tool on this weeks episodes.
A History of Sitcoms Through WandaVision: The Talking Head of the 2010s
February 23, 2021 08:26 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWandavision Episode Seven: Breaking the Fourth Wall brings us into the 2010's a decade where most of comedy was cutaways to to the talking heads, awkward zooms, tough story lines and a decline in the family sitcom as we turned to streaming. Modern Family broke that trend and showed us a more inclusive, more, well modern family on the screen. We discuss the episode, the impact of Modern Family and how comedy from that era aged worse than other eras.
A History of Sitcoms Through Wandavision Part Six: How The 2000s Changed TV
February 15, 2021 19:27 - 49 minutes - 91.2 MBWelcome to Episode Six of our Mini-Series about the shows that influenced Wandavision. This week is all about Malcom in the Middle, marketing in the 90s, holiday specials, and how upset we are that the show skipped the 90s. Subscribe! Share! Let us know if you were upset about the 90s missing the spotlight, and what shows you wanted them to do.
A History of Sitcoms Through Wandavision: The 80s
February 08, 2021 18:44 - 48 minutes - 89.7 MBWe're back to the regular sitcom shenanigans of Wanda and Vision! Though they are getting more serious as Vision and others start to feel that something is off in their perfect world. In the history of the real world, sitcoms and TV got more serious in the 1980s as cable TV brought more competition, violence, and an edge to family sitcoms that the vaudeville era never had.