Mark As Played
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA movie podcast on movie podcasts. We aim to highlight the best in film discussion as curated by @TruBromanceCast and @warmachinehorse.
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Getting Old at the Movies
June 13, 2019 11:58 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBWe can't deny it any longer. Our demographic is getting older. And it's fucking killing our show. To rectify this we decide to embrace it. So sit back and enjoy your old man's podcast for this Father's Day weekend as we try to see what the kids are into at the movies these days with two great podcasts in THIS HAD OSCAR BUZZ and F THIS MOVIE! Spoiler alert: by the end of this podcast we decide to change the format to a minute by minute review of the GRUMPY OLD MEN saga. You're welcome. u...
GRETA and Stalking Stalker Movies
June 06, 2019 11:55 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBAs two world-renowned podcast hosts we are used to being stalked by our legion of fans. So consider this an ode to those adoring people of fine taste as we take a look at new to video GRETA and stalker films. Films that show that with great hustle and effort... you can become the genuine creep everyone always knew you were. Since we provide creepiness on a regular basis we look to the podcasts SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT MOVIES and THE SPOILER WARNING to provide insight into this genre. Bu...
The Glory of Summer Movies (featuring Flashback Flicks)
May 30, 2019 13:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBOn this episode two old men look forward to death, I mean winter, but not before one last round with the summer movie season. To help Jairo and Dave along through this time of very purple and very bald aliens, explosions, and a cartoon or three is this week's featured podcast FLASHBACK FLICKS. Make the wise choice by checking them out and enjoy your summer at the movies. Enjoy the pain of MARK AS PLAYED! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen on iTun...
Commentary Trek: ALIEN (2003 Cast and Crew)
May 23, 2019 17:03 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBSomething old (predating movie podcasts) on this episode along with something new as Web and Mike discuss the things that they learned and presumably misunderstood by approaching the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's classic ALIEN by listening to the 2003 cast and crew commentary track. Consider this the commentary track for a commentary track. Much like a movie podcast on movie podcasts... you probably really don't need it in your life. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and e...
Ep. 36 - Oscar Viewers and No One is Happy Just to be Nominated
February 27, 2019 01:03 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBHey, have you heard? The Academy Awards didn't make some people online very happy. Also have you heard our latest episode of MARK AS PLAYED? It never makes anyone happy. Take that, Oscars. Also host Andrew Pierce calls BLACKKKLANSMAN an unkickable puppy and co-host Michael Denniston wants GREEN BOOK haters to run for Congress. All of this information and not much more at the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen on iTunes/Podbean Fac...
Ep. 35 - Ghostbusters and Haunted by Movies Past
January 18, 2019 02:51 - 46 minutes - 21.7 MBWe have a BIG announcement on this episode. Finally Jason Reitman has caught a break and will be taking over his father's legacy by continuing the GHOSTBUSTERS franchise! Meanwhile your hosts Andrew and Mike are the same stupid assholes leading the same stupid lives... by promoting better podcasts. In THE WEEKLY PLANET the girl power 2016 entry in this series is given a practical reason for its failure at the box office, while SPOILED! WITH MAC AND KATHERINE compare Rian Johnson's career pa...
Ep. 34 - Bohemian Rhapsody and Award Shows Can't Save Your Favourite Film
January 11, 2019 03:56 - 54 minutes - 25.4 MBIt's that most wonderful time of the year again as cinephiles across the globe turn to the Golden Globes to retroactively dictate our tastes in film for 2018. Andddddd it looks like those of you who loved BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (except for you Elsie Fisher) and GREEN BOOK were right in 2018 while every other moviegoer was a stupid asshole. The two stupid assholes on this podcast Michael Denniston and Andrew Peirce give their predictions on what to expect at the upcoming Oscars and if it even matt...
Ep. 33 - Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse and Animated Freedom
January 04, 2019 04:45 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBLike a lot of lesser filmmakers we are retreating into the world of animation to let our creative podcast juices run free. That's actually a really misleading negative statement for what was an attempt to look at the positive storytelling choices that can be made with animated films as seen in SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. Along the way we discuss RUBBER ONION's take on INSIDE OUT and OFF MY SHELF working through the weirdness of A SCANNER DARKLY. We also try to work through the weirdne...
Ep. 32 - Creed 2 and Filmmaker Abandonment
December 12, 2018 23:25 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBNever one to abandon the podcast game (just ignore summer of 2018 for these show notes) MARK AS PLAYED is back with another episode and also back with a previous co-host. Dave Giannini of THE GRAND GESTURE returns to discuss the sequel to one of his favorite films of the last few years as CREED 2 arrives with a new director at the helm. We discuss Steven Caple Jr. entering the ROCKY mythology and if this means anything to a franchise with such a long legacy of different voices. On BATMAN ON...
Ep. 31 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Being Thankful For Netflix
November 30, 2018 12:03 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBHere at MARK AS PLAYED we got together over Thanksgiving and did something we haven't done in ages... say nice things about Netflix. And while the release of a new Coen Bros. joint certainly helps, we also have a couple of great movie podcasts to do the heavy lifting on singing the praises for this streaming titan. The always popular SLASH FILMCAST questions Martin Scorsese biting the hand that feeds him with the upcoming Netflix release of THE IRISHMAN, while over at FOUR SEASONS OF FILM t...
Ep. 30 - Movie Pass and The Communal Aspect of Cinema
November 22, 2018 20:30 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MBThanksgiving is a time for giving thanks... and on MARK AS PLAYED it's also a time for the usual complaining. But this time it's for a good cause as we wonder if the services aimed at cinephiles are contributing to losing the communal aspect of cinema. To help us make our case we highlight two great movie podcasts on the subject with COMING OFF THE REELS comparing their moviegoing habits before and after Movie Pass subscriptions while over at SCRIPTNOTES the loss of old fashioned video stor...
Ep. 29 - The Death of FilmStruck and Streaming Blame
November 13, 2018 03:08 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBOn this episode which we hope that you are streaming on EVERY POSSIBLE DEVICE, we talk about a failed movie streaming venture (unlike this one) called FilmStruck. Most people (the DOZENS reading these show notes) are probably to blame for not adding one more streaming service to their monthly bills but at least ONE of our hosts thinks that's okay. The other spends the greater portion of this half hour conversation looking for the FALLING SKIES marathon on TNT but also takes the time to poin...
Ep. 28 - Solo and Star Wars Fans Are Miserable
November 09, 2018 01:39 - 39 minutes - 18.4 MBWe aren't breaking any news on our latest episode on SOLO. Months later... STAR WARS fans are still miserable and we think we know why! Well actually we don't but we do recommend two other movie podcasts on this phenomena in BLOCKBUSTER MENTALITY and THE PLAYLIST PODCAST. Is this outrage of the current Star Wars Universe film offerings evidence of a still passionate fanbase or one that is very much out of touch with where this space opera franchise is going under Disney rule? Find out all o...
Ep. 27 - Deadpool 2 and Having Your Cake and Eating It Too
November 04, 2018 23:10 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBThe world can't get enough of comic book movies, even (and perhaps especially) when those movies are kicking them in the nuts. DEADPOOL 2 continued the success of the first film in that everyone had a good old time letting the high school quarterback shove them in the locker... as long as you are in on the joke. We here at MARK AS PLAYED were proudly part of the AV Club in high school, so we think we get it BUT just to make sure we sample two great movie podcasts to help make our case in SH...
Ep. 26 - Life of the Party and The Opposite Sex in Sex Comedies
November 03, 2018 17:49 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBWe make all of our listeners (DOZENS) uncomfortable by talking about the seeming discomfort the online film community has with female sexuality as a topic for comedy with the likes of Melissa McCarthy in LIFE OF THE PARTY and Amy Schumer in... well seemingly anything she does these days. Being a delicate subject and the central premise of our show, we outsource this discussion by riffing on previous episodes from two great podcasts in REEL SPOILERS and MOVIE BS. For further discomfort or ma...
Ep. 25 - Isle of Dogs and Filmmakers Appropriating Themselves
November 01, 2018 03:15 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBISLE OF DOGS opened to some criticism (we don't yet have the technology to measure how much, let's just say that there were tweets) about director Wes Anderson appropriating other cultures for his latest "comedy." We make a different accusation that the man is appropriating his earlier more successful works and we'd like to see him change things up a bit! Taking our own advice we look to two other great movie podcasts in MOUSTERPIECE CINEMA and CINEMAHOLICS who discuss Martin Scorsese and P...
Ep. 24 - Avengers Infinity War and Contractually Obligated Spoilers
October 30, 2018 03:22 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBWe return from the dead... presumably much like a number of characters will do following the events of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. As a movie podcast on movie podcasts, we can't decide for ourselves how best to enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe when we know so much information about the plans for the characters before we even watch the film, so we rely on two other great movie podcasts to help us sort through the white noise of fandom. FILM FALLOUT ponders the outing of the plans of WESTWORLD ...
Ep. 23 - A Quiet Place/Unsane and the Hooks of Marketing Horror
April 06, 2018 00:58 - 43 minutes - 20 MBIn this terrifying episode, Michael Denniston, host of SOBER CINEMA is forced to confront the words coming from inside his own podcast. Thankfully, he also presents a better listening option than co-host Jario's choice, with a clip from THE NEW FLESH discussing the latest Steven Soderbergh marketing/filmmaking gimmick with his iPhone shot UNSANE. This leads us to a broader discussion about how smaller genre films like the new A QUIET PLACE must announce themselves to the marketplace in an i...
Ep. 22 - Ready Player One/Pacific Rim: Uprising and Repackaged Film
April 05, 2018 02:58 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBAs a movie podcast that repackages other great movie podcasts to help illustrate our point on a topic, we know of what we speak when we discuss READY PLAYER ONE and PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING being repackaged ideas with a new coat of paint. The other (better) movie podcasts are MOVIE BS and HOW IS THIS MOVIE? Spoiler alert: we actually keep the complaints on modern cinema light this episode, because to do otherwise would just be repackaging a lot of the same old crap you've already heard from us...
Ep. 21 - A Wrinkle in Time and Separating the Art from the Artist
April 04, 2018 03:03 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBOn this episode we welcome all the hate tweets Film Twitter can muster as they protect Ava DuVernay's critical and box office disaster A WRINKLE IN TIME. This opens up a different approach to something film fans have wrangled with over, particularly over the last year, as we attempt to separate the art from the artist. Can being a fan of a particular filmmaker leave any room for the acceptance of failure? Since we are experts on the particulars of failure, but not so much this movie podcast...
Ep. 20 - The Post and the Duality of Steven Spielberg
April 03, 2018 03:28 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MBFor the release of READY PLAYER ONE hosts Andrew Pierce of AB FILM REVIEW and Jason Michael of ATLANTIC SCREEN CONNECTION discuss the duality of Steven Spielberg as seen in his industry changing popcorn entertainment and his historical dramas such as the recent THE POST. To do so they also highlight some great podcasts on this master filmmaker in FILM COMMENT and ELECTRIC STREAMS. Listen to our latest at the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon ...
Ep. 19 - Black Panther and Representation in Film
March 08, 2018 13:50 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBFor the launch of Ava Duvernay's A WRINKLE IN TIME we present a conversation between Jairo of The True Bromance Film Podcast and Dave of The Grand Gesture discussing the importance of representation in film; both in front of AND behind the camera. To do so, we keep up this idea of inclusion by bringing in clips from some of our favorite podcasts: Horrible Imaginings, Cinemabun and the Cinema Geeks in a discussion on Ryan Coogler's huge hit BLACK PANTHER. Give this a listen and a follow at t...
Ep. 18 - Annihilation and the Defense of Sci-Fi
March 06, 2018 03:01 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this episode we decide to listen to one of the many concerns from Film Twitter that found its way to our official complaint box (@markasplayedpod) and take up the defense of science fiction as a genre. To do so we present Exhibit A: Alex Garland's new box-office bomb ANNIHILATION. And when that doesn't work we turn to two other great movie podcasts to make the case for the health and well-being of this genre, regardless of the reception to this Natalie Portman starring flick. So sit back...
Ep. 17 - The Cloverfield Paradox and the Non-Event Event Movie
March 04, 2018 03:02 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBWe show Netflix how it's done in dropping a surprise new release with a new episode of MARK AS PLAYED! On this one Michael Denniston of PROJECTING FILM and Jason Michael of ATLANTIC SCREEN CONNECTION don't so much talk THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX as we do the effect (if any) Netflix is having with their film acquisitions and their attempts to change the game in releasing movies without the traditional marketing materials. To help us make sense of it all we turn to two favorite movie podcasts in...
Ep. 16 - The Shape of Water and The Power of Visuals
January 28, 2018 17:57 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBOn our latest episode, Jairo of THE TRUE BROMANCE FILM PODCAST and Jessi of MARK AS PLAYED struggle to keep count of the number of Oscar nominations that Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER but they do admire the beautiful imagery seen in this new film. On that topic they also recommend two other movie podcasts on this filmmaker and that subject. In THE RAD CARPET the hosts talk about how both the war and fantasy elements of PAN'S LABYRINTH elevate an otherwise cliche film, and in MAD A...
Ep. 15 - Paddington 2 and Adult Themes in Kids Movies
January 15, 2018 19:05 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBOn this episode Andrew of AB FILM REVIEW and Jessi of MARK AS PLAYED use the release of PADDINGTON 2 to explore the adult themes that are found in kids films. This is helped by looks at THE LAST UNICRON in CULT FILM IN REVIEW and THE DARK CRYSTAL in THE RETRO CINEMA PODCAST, and their dark, not particularly kiddy friendly themes. As if this isn't dark enough, we somehow end up asking the question of how cinema can help kids get through the Trump era. Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @markasp...
Ep. 14 - Darkest Hour and the Finest Hour of Gary Oldman
January 05, 2018 05:45 - 40 minutes - 18.9 MBOn this episode Jairo of THE TRUE BROMANCE FILM PODCAST and Mike of SOBER CINEMA debate the merit of Gary Oldman's performance in DARKEST HOUR as being his finest acting hour. The ultimate character actor is compared to such a distinguished group of peers that includes Nicolas Cage, Daniel Day Lewis, and Tom Brady. You may not have heard of these struggling artists, so we also bring in two great podcasts AB FILM REVIEW and THE FLOP HOUSE to help make our point on the validity of Gary Oldman...
Ep. 13 - Eyes Wide Shut and Christmas Movies Without the Family
January 01, 2018 00:06 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBFor our holiday special we get the MARK AS PLAYED family together to spend time away from their families. Which is a totally normal thing for movie podcasters, but also makes more sense as our subject for our first Christmas episode on Christmas movies that remove the family from the characters' lives. Our main focus is EYES WIDE SHUT but as usual with a Stanley Kubrick film, HOME ALONE will and Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE will inevitably come up (if I had a nickel for every time th...
Ep. 12 - Star Wars The Last Jedi and Critic Proof Cinema
December 14, 2017 14:00 - 36 minutes - 17.1 MBOn this episode our hosts Jason of ATLANTIC SCREEN CONNECTION and Jairo of THE TRUE BROMANCE FILM PODCAST talk about their hopes, dreams, fears, and axieties for the latest chapter in the STAR WARS saga: THE LAST JEDI. But what they don't talk about are any of the early reviews that have come out about this film. The subject for this episode is Critic Proof Cinema, which ranges from fan favorites such as HARRY POTTER to film snob untouchables like PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON. How do we approach mo...
Ep. 11 - The Disaster Artist and Ironic Enjoyment
December 13, 2017 02:58 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBOn this episode we ask you to ironically enjoy our latest episode on THE DISASTER ARTIST and ironic enjoyment at the movies. To do so we actually enjoy a couple of other movie podcasts on this outbreak of detachment occuring in modern film fandom. FIRST TIME WATCHERS and THE CANON join James Franco in enlightening the world on all that is good about bad cinema, but we also hold out hope that these great shows can also point out all the good in our bad podcast! If not, we just point you in t...
Ep. 10 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Comedy Through Tragedy
December 10, 2017 17:46 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBWe attempt to laugh through the tragedy that is this podcast and to do so we have just the pick-me-up in Martin McDonagh's new film THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI. Hosts Jessi Lauren and Michael Denniston discuss this great Frances McDormand starring film along with recommending some great podcasts on the subject. In AMANDA'S PICTURE SHOW A GO GO the balance between comedy and drama is praised in summer hit THE BIG SICK and on CELLULOID HEROES the hosts bring back MARK AS PLAYED f...
Ep. 09 - Lady Bird and Rotten Tomatoes Perfection
December 04, 2017 11:00 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBWe can't promise podcast perfection but we can promise two other great movie podcasts to inspire our discussion on Rotten Tomatoes Perfection and the new film LADY BIRD. On the MOVIE MAINTENANCE podcast the hosts discuss the current film offerings weighing heavily on the positive reaction to BABY DRIVER while over on LITTLE GOLD MEN there is a fear of how Greta Gerwig's movie will be perceived by the filmgoing public with the perfect Rotten Tomatoes score attached to it. Take solace dear li...
Ep. 08 - Justice League and Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
November 30, 2017 16:20 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MBWe welcome yet another team member to our own personal JUSTICE LEAGUE in Jason Michael of ATLANTIC SCREEN CONNECTION. He joins the world's most enthusiastic fan of comic book movies in Michael Denniston of PROJECTING FILM to discuss the varied responses to this lastest DCU film endeavor, along with the various version that could have been with this movie. That leads us to our theme of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen, and to celebrate that we bring in a couple other great podcasts that have co...
Ep. 07 - Murder on the Orient Express and How soon is too soon for Spoilers?
November 28, 2017 05:06 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBWe hope we have given you dear listeners plenty of time to be spoiled on your on for our discussion on MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS... but if not, well apparently it was a book or something for a few years. Which leads our co-hosts Dave and Jessi to discuss spoiler culture and how long do we have to cater to those ignorant fools at the watercooler who have managed to avoid that Sopranos finale? As usual the answers lie within a couple of other podcasts as we recommend THE DELETED SCENE PODC...
Ep. 06 - Thor: Ragnarok & Suburbicon and Filmmakers Playing in Another's Sandbox
November 16, 2017 06:16 - 43 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this episode we are inspired not so much by the latest cinematic offerings in THOR: RAGNAROK and SUBURBICON but from a conversation on the great BAD FEMINIST FILM CLUB podcast about coming to terms with different filmmakers realigning characters in a franchise to their own individual creative sensibilities. And while this has been done with much success in the latest Marvel film which was shepherded by Taika Waititi, previous critical darling George Clooney has taken a beating with his a...
Ep. 05 - The Snowman and Searching for Michael Fassbender's Stardom
November 03, 2017 00:06 - 45 minutes - 21 MBThis week, Dave of POP CULTURE CASE STUDY and Jairo of THE TRUE BROMANCE FILM PODCAST do their best to help a relatively unknown actor take his career to super stardom. Inspired by the conversations on THE HAROLD & MAUDECAST and SPOILERAMA podcasts, Jairo and Dave discuss THE SNOWMAN and Michael Fassbender's search for stardom. Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @markasplayedpod Theme music by Josh Nolan 'til the Words Run Out from the album Fair City Lights
Ep. 04 - Happy Death Day and Second Chance Cinema
October 26, 2017 23:41 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBOn HAPPY DEATH DAY we celebrate our previous failures (or the rare successes) in film discourse by checking out a couple of other movies podcasts giving cinema a second chance. THE POPCORN MUNCHER evaluate BLADE RUNNER 2049 and re-evaluate the original film and if they can separate the two as an individual work, while the hosts over at EX RATED have hopes that history will treat SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD with more kindness than its initial response. So join your hosts Michael Denniston of...
Ep. 03 - Blade Runner 2049 & IT and Fan Service
October 13, 2017 02:45 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week, Andrew of AB FILM REVIEW and Jairo of THE TRUE BROMANCE FILM PODCAST take their rightful places in the roles of film producers as they lend their incredible insight into what truly pleases hardcore fans of existing properties. Inspired by the conversations on the ONE PERFECT POD and BOOK vs. MOVIE podcasts, Jairo and Andrew dig into two of this year's most anticipated fan service films, IT and BLADE RUNNER 2049, and discuss the positives and negatives of fan service. =====...
Ep. 02 - mother! & A Ghost Story and Divisive Film
October 10, 2017 16:06 - 47 minutes - 22 MBOn this episode Andrew of AB FILM REVIEW and Michael of PROJECTING FILM try to heal the divide on Film Twitter with an episode on the charming MOTHER! and light hearted A GHOST STORY. To do so we highlight some of the great discussion currently being had on other movie podcasts POP CULTURE CASE STUDY and THE FINAL CUT in regards to these divisive films and the debate they encourage among cinephiles. As with everything else on the internet, this debate remains polite, engaging, and we reserv...
Ep. 01 - Stand by Me and Nostalgia for Summer Movie Season
October 04, 2017 06:20 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBIt's our very first episode and we are already feeling nostalgic for our past. To do so we take a look at the summer movie classic STAND BY ME, while crediting the INDOORSWOMEN PODCAST and PODSTALGIC for kicking off our conversation on the state of summer movie season in 2017 and where we hope it to be in the future. Along the way we debate the merits of the year's biggest critical and box office hit WONDER WOMAN, an 80s update to Stephen King's IT, and the decision to start with two of the...