MacGuffin Podcast
252 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe Movie Review Podcast that Dreams are Made Of.
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06 - Hellboy & The Dirt
April 18, 2019 08:08 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBOn this week's podcast episode, we review Neil Marshall's new Hellboy reboot and the Netflix original Motley Crue biopic, The Dirt. We also read some listener email responses and we each present our seven picks for an all-night movie marathon made of different parts of existing film franchises!
05 - Shazam!
April 11, 2019 07:36 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBOn this week's podcast, we discuss DC's superhero comedy "Shazam" with our guest, friend of the show, Patrick from the Michigan-based Almost Educational podcast. We also discuss the most recent movie news, and at the end of the recording, we review the 2014 Netflix documentary "The Battered Bastards of Baseball." Check out Almost Educational podcast here.
04 - Tolkien + WonderCon 2019
April 05, 2019 05:37 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBOn this podcast, we breakdown all the events and panels we engaged with at last week's WonderCon in Anaheim. We talk about Batman's 80th birthday, exclusive footage of the upcoming X-Men: Dark Pheonix, and at the end of the program we review the indie biopic, Tolkien, which will be released later this May.
03 - Us & Wonder Park
March 29, 2019 05:09 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBThis week we dig deep into the hidden meanings behind Jordan Peele's new horror film Us. We also play a game of "Don't Call it a Comeback," where we give career advice to a few falling movie stars. At the end of the program, we review the 2015 action movie Hardcore Henry for our Netflix Homework.
02 - Captive State
March 21, 2019 07:08 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThis week, we review the sci-fi thriller Captive State and for our Netflix Homework, we revisit the 2009 Steven Soderbergh comedy The Informant! We also discuss James Gunn's return to Marvel Studios and we survey our listeners to find out the comedy's that makes them laugh every time they watch it.
01 - Captain Marvel
March 14, 2019 06:43 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBWelcome to the first episode of the MacGuffin Podcast relaunch. The new hosts Cassidy and Keith spend this episode reviewing Captain Marvel, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and at the end of the podcast they discuss the 2017 documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. This episode also covers some recent movie news and the media we're currently obsessed with. We hope you enjoy this new phase of the MacGuffin Podcast and that you join us on this new podcast adventure.
257 - Alita: Battle Angel (and new beginnings)
February 28, 2019 08:46 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBOkay, Jabber fans...what to say. This is definitely the end of an era, but this is not the end of the podcast. We hope everyone who enjoys this content follows the show to its new home at The MacGuffin (Macguff.in) and we look forward to opportunities that await us there. Stay tuned, stay subscribed, and we will announce when the transition has been made. In this episode we compare our rankings of the last 13 years of Oscars, Keith gives us his thoughts on Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy" ...
256 - Isn't It Romantic
February 21, 2019 09:29 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBThis week we review the Rom-Com spoof "Isn't it Romantic," starring Rebel Wilson and in our Netflix Homework we also review John Carpenter's 1983 adaptation of the Steven King novel "Christine." We also go over our listener's favorite female action movie characters and we profile the types of people who would choose between 4 of Speilberg's most popular films.
255 - Fyre Docs + Velvet Buzzsaw
February 14, 2019 09:28 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThis week we catch up on backed up movie news, including our ideas on the Oscar noms. We also review the Netflix thriller "Velvet Buzzsaw" and we compare the two streaming documentaries about the failed Fyre Festival, "Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" from Netflix and Hulu's "Fyre Fraud." Other topics include SpiderMan 3, Purple Rain, SNL sucking, and Keith's return to Twitter.
254 - Glass
January 25, 2019 09:38 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBMain Review: Glass, Netflix Homework: The Last Dragon (1985), Other Topics: Jason Reitman's Secret Ghostbuster's Sequel, Craig Brewer's 'Coming to America' Sequel, Berry Jenkins Wants to Make a Sci-Fi Movie, American Crime Story, Surviving R Kelly, etc...
253 - Top 10 Films of 2018
January 14, 2019 07:31 - 1 hour - 98 MBThis week we count down our individual the top 10 and bottom 5 films of the year. RIP Save it For The Show
252 - Vice & Bumblebee
January 03, 2019 08:16 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBMain Reviews: Aquaman, Green Book, Mary Poppins Returns, Bumblebee, Vice. Listener Survey: Favorite movies about a political figure (real or fictional). Consume Obey picks: Lord of the Rings trilogy, boygenius EP.
251 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
December 20, 2018 07:46 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBMain review: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Netflix Homework: Amy (2015), Survey: Best Animated Comic Book Movies, Consume Obey: Inside Jokes (Amazon) Breakroom Live (Sam Coulda Been Somebody),
250 - Ralph Breaks the Internet
December 14, 2018 05:39 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBMain Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet Netflix Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Other Topics: Irish New Years, Singing in the shower, Batman Returns is a better Christmas movie than Die Hard, A Face in the Crowd, Breaking the internet
249 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
November 29, 2018 08:22 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBMain Reviews: Cam (2018) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Netflix Homework: Touch of Evil (1958) Movie News: Grant Morrison's "The Invisibles" Adaptation in Works "Rebecca" Remake Produced by Netflix With Ben Wheatley At Helm Chris Pratt to Star in a Revamp of "The Saint"
248 - Girl in the Spider's Web
November 15, 2018 07:49 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBMain Review: Girl in the Spider's Web Netflix Homework: Hostile's (2017) Audience Survey: Inappropriate movies you saw at a young age in theaters. Other Topics: RIP Stan Lee The Invisibles comic book Hip Hop Evolution on Netflix
247 - A Star is Born + Mid90s
November 08, 2018 09:56 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBMain reviews: A Star is Born (2018) Mid90s Netflix Homework: Teeth (2007) Movie News: James Wan to Direct Train to Busan Remake Mel Gibson to Direct Wild Bunch Remake James Gunn to Write Script for Suicide Squad 2 Guillermo Del Toro to Make Pinocchio Movie for Netflix More Avatar Sequels Clueless Remake by Creators of GLOW Other Topics: Red Dead Redemption 2 The Menzingers Daredevil Season 3
246 - Halloween + 2000s Horror Draft
October 29, 2018 04:51 - 1 hour - 24 MBSpecial Guest: Richard Wolley Horror Draft: Best horror films from 2000-2010 Main Review: Halloween (2018)
245 - Bad Times at the El Royal + 90s Horror Draft
October 18, 2018 07:28 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBMain Review: Bad Times at the El Royale Netflix Homework: The Void (2016) Other: 90s (best of) Horror Movie Draft
244 - Venom + 80s Horror Draft
October 11, 2018 07:43 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBSpecial Guest: Brandon Hall Brandon's Podcast: Poppouri Podcast Main Review: Venom Netflix Homework: The Ritual Other: Best Horror Movies of the 1980's Draft
243 - The Predator + 70s Horror Draft
October 04, 2018 08:26 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBMain Review: The Predator Netflix Homework: A Star is Born (1976) Other: 70s (best of) Horror Film Draft
242 - Crazy Rich Asians
September 13, 2018 07:44 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBMain Review: Crazy Rich Asians Netflix Homework: Tale of Tales (2015) Listener Survey: What's is a "perfect" movie? Other Topics: Who's the real main character of the first "Predator?" Gouge Away and Haan - new music Minimalist living
241 - The Happy Murders
September 06, 2018 07:18 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBMain Review: The Happytime Murders Netflix Homework: Gone Baby Gone (2007) Movie News: Dwayne Johnson Cast as King Kamehameha in Robert Zemeckis' New Film Henry Cavill Cast as Lead in Netflix "Witcher" Movie Matt Smith Cast in Star Wars Episode IX Other Topics: Actors with similar names. Headlopper comic book Heavy Snacking Podcast Dark Tours series
240 - Blackkklansman
August 23, 2018 09:27 - 1 hour - 83 MBSpecial Guest: Alec Engerson Alec's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alec_scott/ Main Review: BlacKKkclansman Netflix Homework: Inside Man (2006) Listener Survey: First film obsessions Other Topics: The Witcher video game, The Wire. Laserdiscs, Author Jason Reynolds
239 - Christopher Robin & Eighth Grade
August 16, 2018 07:23 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBMain Reviews: Christopher Robin Eighth Grade Movie News: Oscars Add New 'Popular Film' Catagory Tessa Thompson To Star in Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" remake Disney Might Be Considering Re-Hiring James Gunn Netflix Recommendations: Out of Sight (1998) Explained (series) Other Topics Include: Summer Flu in Las Vegas, Black Metal/Gospel/Blues hybrid band Zeal & Ardor, and the book "Educated" by Tara Westover
238 - Mission Impossible: Fallout & Blindspotting
August 02, 2018 08:23 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBMain Reviews: Blindspotting Mission Impossible: Fallout Movie News: John Mulaney to voice 'Spider-Ham,' Movie Pass runs out of money and changes business model again, James Gunn fired from Marvel for old tweets dug up by pseudo Nazi. Other Topics include: Comic-Conrecap, movies we've bought more than once, etc... Netflix Homework: A Futile and Stupid Gesture
237 - Sorry to Bother You
July 18, 2018 05:56 - 1 hour - 72 MBFeatured Guests: Amanda Kowalski and Katie Tamboer Main Review: Sorry to Bother You Netflix Homework: April and the Extraordinary World (2015) Movie News: Scarlet Johanson drops out of trans film "Rub and Tug," Joaquin Pheonix joins Todd Phillips' stand-alone Joker movie. Other Topics: Risk Podcast, Kurt Vonnegut, crowd killing at punk shows, disappointing celebrity encounters and more!
236 - Ant Man & The Wasp + Sicario 2
July 12, 2018 08:56 - 1 hour - 73 MBMain Reviews: Ant-Man & The Wasp Sicario: Day of the Saldado Movie News: Twitter Account Adapted into Horror Feature, Jared Leto to Play Marvel Villain Morbius: The Living Vampire, Jim Carry to Play Dr. Robotnik in Sonic Movie, Gretta Gerwig to Direct "Little Women" Adaptation. Netflix Homework: 54 (1998) Other Topics: Visiting home, trauma dolls, RIP Patrick Sr. of Make Dad Read Comics
235 - Incredibles 2
June 21, 2018 08:22 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBMain review: The Incredibles 2 Netflix Homework: Battlefield Earth (2000) Listener Survey: Favorite Pixar films (and sequels) Obey Consume topics: Kanye's new album, Queer Eye Season 2, Axe to Grind Podcast
234 - Hereditary
June 15, 2018 07:33 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBMain Review: Hereditary (2018) Netflix Homework: Train to Busan (2016) Listener Survey: First R-rated movie in theaters Movie News: Donald Glover and Ryan Gosling suggested for Willy Wonka reboot Jared Leto Joker movie in the works Zack Snyder to direct Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" Jason Mamoa quits "The Crow" reboot. Jamie Foxx to play in new Spawn film James Mangold to direct Boba Fett stand-alone
233 - Solo: A Star Wars Story
June 08, 2018 07:41 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBSpecial Guest: Mike Fallek of Hackthought Podcast Main Review: Solo: a Star Wars Story Other Discussion: Can you ever be too comfortable? FX series Legion Dave Scott - The most awkward local newscaster ever. Castlevania and Julia Childs
232 - Deadpool 2
May 24, 2018 06:35 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBMain review: Deadpool 2 Netflix Homework: Masterminds News Stories: Jake Gyllenhaal Cast as Mysterio in "Spiderman: Homecoming" Sequel Margot Robbie Cast as Sharon Tate in Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Other Topics include: Worst movies we watched in theaters, UFO noises, hidden camera shows, and more.
231 - Tully
May 10, 2018 07:46 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBMain review: Tully Netflix Homework Let There Be Light Movie News: Bill and Ted Reunion Announced Bright Sequel Brings on New Writer Other Topics Include: Free Comic Book Day, Record Store Day, Westworld Season 2, Punk Rock Concerts, and more.
230 - Avengers Infinity War
May 04, 2018 15:52 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBReviews: Main: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Netflix Homework: Wind River (2017) Movie News: Star Treck has two Films in Development Sam Raimi and Alexandre Aja Making Alligato Horor Film Movie Pass' New Subscription Plans
229 - Isle of Dogs
April 27, 2018 05:39 - 1 hour - 30 MBMain Review: Wes Anderson's new film "Isle of Dogs" Netflix Homework: "An Extreamly Goofy Movie" Movie News: Steven Speilberg to Produce DC Adaptation "Blackhawk" Bill Hader and James McAvoy Join "It" Sequel Teran Edgerton to Play Elton John in Biopic Other Topics Include: Avengers hype, Schitts Creek, Netflix's Queer Eye reboot, Infrequent podcasting.
228 - A Quiet Place
April 12, 2018 06:50 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBThis week we discuss John Krasinski's apocalyptic horror film "A Quiet Place." Keith tries to make Cassidy guess movie titles just by the Rotten Tomato blurbs, and at the end of the show we review the Netflix Original dark comedy "Girlfriends Day." A Quiet Place trailer Girlfriends Day trailer
227 - Ready Player One
April 06, 2018 05:44 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBThis week we talk about Steven Spielberg's new action blockbuster, "Ready Player One," based on the famed novel of the same name, and we play a voicemail by a listener who worked on the movie's special effects. We also talk about the possibility of a female Indiana Jones movie, James Wan's "Tommyknockers" remake, and the reshoots troubling this year's X-Men output. At the end of the program, we review the 2006 drama "Half Nelson" for our Netflix Homework. Ready Player One trailer Half Nel...
226 - Thoroughbreds
March 23, 2018 06:27 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBKeith and Cassidy get back on the review wagon with discussions about the satirical new teen thriller "Thoroughbreds" and last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales." This comes with a heap of hot movie news about Danny Boyle directing the new Bond film, Ava Duverne directing a movie about DC's New Gods, and a "Men in Black" reboot supposedly in the works, starring Thor: Ragnarok's Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Thoroughbreds trailer Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead ...
225 - Oscars 2018
March 08, 2018 06:09 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBAshley Laurence joins us again to tally up the Oscar predictions we made in Episode 222. We also talk about other Academy Awards highlights including fashion choices, Jimmy Kimmel's comedy bits, and all the political speeches. At the end of the program, we say farewell to 2017' by talking about the movies we're excited to see as we get deeper into 2018. Oscars fashion highlights Anticipated films of 2018 Follow Ashley on Twitter
224 - Annihilation
March 01, 2018 11:15 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThis week, Keith's soundtrack knowledge is put to the test with a quiz on tonally-inappropriate power ballads from 80s and 90s action movies. We also review Alex Garland's new horror-sci-fi film "Annihilation," and for our Netflix homework we review the independent sci-fi-drama "The Discovery." Annihilation trailer The Discovery trailer
223 - Black Panther
February 22, 2018 09:31 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBThis week we review the cultural phenomenon that is Marvel's "Black Panther" and for our Netflix homework, we discuss the sci-fi horror film "The Cloverfield Paradox." Keith also evades certain death via house spider, we go over some backed up movie news, and Cassidy talks about why he had to log onto facebook with stranger's cell phone. Black Panther trailer The Cloverfield Paradox trailer
222 - Paddington 2
February 08, 2018 20:45 - 1 hour - 70 MBThis week we record live from San Diego with Keith's wife Ashley Laurence. We make some Oscar predictions and we review the much acclaimed "Paddington 2. For our Netflix Homework, we also review the nominated documentary "Icarus." Paddington 2 trailer Icarus trailer
Bonus Episode - Let's Take a Survey
January 31, 2018 12:12 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIn lieu of a regular episode this week, we present to you a special bonus short. Here we answer some random survey questions by friend-of-the-show Mike Fallek of the "Lets Start a Cult Podcast." Listen to his show to get the full context, but you can also enjoy the entirety of our hot takes here. Topics include: Is acting lying? Are slides better than swings? Will you order mac and cheese from a restaurant? The value of idle chit-chat.
221 - The Post
January 25, 2018 10:01 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBThis week we review Stephen Spielberg's new awards-courting drama "The Post," along with shorter reviews for "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," and the divisive Netflix original "Bright." Kieth goes over his experience seeing "Hamilton" live for the first time and we talk about what comes up when we google our own names. The Post trailer Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle trailer Bright trailer
220 - Top 10 of 2017
January 11, 2018 11:43 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBThis week we run through our top 10 and bottom 5 movies of 2017. There's a few surprises along the way and we also go over last year's favorite films as selected by our listeners.
219 - The Disaster Artist
January 01, 2018 10:16 - 1 hour - 78 MBThis week we review "The Disaster Artist;" James Franco's biopic about the infamous cult film "The Room." Cassidy also review's "I,Tonya;" the biopic about the infamous Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding. We give you our movie resolutions for 2018, and at the end of the show, we round out our last Christmas-themed Netflix homework with 1954's "White Christmas." The Disaster Artist trailer I,Tonya trailer White Christmas trailer
218 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
December 21, 2017 19:51 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBThis week we dig deep into "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." We also discuss the split fan reactions to the film and what people expect from a Star Wars adventure. Keith does a solo review of Pixar's "Coco," we catch up on the Star Trek Tarantino news, and at the end of the program, we review the Netflix original film "El Camino Christmas." Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer * ...
217 - Shape of Water
December 14, 2017 11:10 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBThis week it's all things Guillermo del Toro. We look back at the director's work in both Spanish and English genre filmmaking, and we give a full review of his newest monster-driven romance, "The Shape of Water." For our Netflix Homework, we review the 1994 Christmas comedy "The Ref." The Shape of Water trailer * The Ref trailer *
216 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
December 07, 2017 10:24 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThis week we're diving headfirst into prestige season with our reviews of Martin McDonagh's newest crime film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri" and Noah Baumbach's latest film for Netflix, "The Meyerowitz Stories." We also talk about the possibility of a Quentin Tarantino "Star Trek" movie and Ryan Reynolds casting as detective Pikachu. Three Billboards trailer * The Meyerowitz Stories trailer *
215 - Justice League
November 30, 2017 07:28 - 1 hour - 80 MBThis week Keith gets mad at the internet and argues for ending Net Neutrality to end click bait articles. We weigh Zack Snyder's "Justice League"against the previous films in the fledgling DC cinematic universe. We also talk about Greta Gerwig's latest indie darling "Lady Bird," and for the Netflix Homework we review the U.S. version of Michael Haneke's horror film "Funny Games." Justice League trailer * Lady Bird trailer * Funny Games trailer *