Movie Bears Podcast
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to the Movie Bears Podcast! Each week, we discuss current news from the film industry and review movies both new and classic. All of this, of course, is done with a lovable bear twist. :) Enjoy the show!
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MBP e270 - 'Fifty Shades of BDSM' and 'The Cloverfield Paradox'
February 17, 2018 02:53Like everyone else, we were surprised at the Netflix announcement of 'The Cloverfield Paradox' premiering immediately following the Super Bowl. This may have been a revolutionary way to announce a film, but is the film itself any good? PLUS, everyone's favorite BDSM-featured relationship movie trilogy wraps up this week with the release of 'Fifty Shades Freed', so the Movie Bears are tackling the franchise's portrayal of BDSM relationships. Got an opinion on either of these topics? Listen up...
MBP e269 - Oscar Nominations 2018
January 31, 2018 05:00On this episode we're not shy about giving our thoughts on the recently-announced 2018 Oscar nominations. Also, we cover some movie news about the upcoming sequels to 'The Shining' and 'Call Me By Your Name' as well as a Mr. Rogers biopic. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 7:18 - Movie News 27:29 - Oscar Nominations 2018 1:19:15 - Plugs & Outro You can listen to all of our movie reviews and other special episodes on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and on our website: www.moviebearspodcast.com
MBP e268 - 'Call Me By Your Name' and 'Paddington 2'
January 25, 2018 06:08On this episode, we're back with an MBP review double feature! First, we check in with that charming & delightful marmalade-loving bear in ‘Paddington 2,’ a sequel to the film that stole our hearts early in 2015. Then, we take a trip to northern Italy to explore the first love / coming of age story of ‘Call Me By Your Name.’ Everyone is talking about these two movies this week, so listen in, hear what we have to say, and join us in the discussion. TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 7:12 - Revi...
MBP e267 - Top 10 Films of 2017
January 19, 2018 23:22On this episode, we're really excited to talk about the best film offerings of 2017. In a year of great movies and great film discussions on MBP, which ones have risen to the top of our lists? Find out by listening as we countdown and reveal our lists of the Top Ten Films of 2017. Enjoy!
MBP e266 - MBP Awards
January 14, 2018 18:57Roll out the red carpet, it's time for our annual MBP Awards! On this episode, we reveal our choices in such unique cinematic categories as 'Worst Movie', 'Hottest On Screen Moment' and 'Best Hell Yeah Moment' from this year in film. Have a listen to probably the most fun movie podcast anywhere on the internet...well, at least the hairiest.
'Pitch Perfect 3' and 'The Shape of Water' - MBP e265
January 09, 2018 01:51We’re back, Pitches! Returning from the holiday hiatus, we kick off 2018 with a double review this week: ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ and ‘The Shape of Water!’ Are the Bellas really and truly done? Can mer-people and humans really have sex? Find out all this and more in this week’s episode! Enjoy the show in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and on our website at http://www.moviebearspodcast.com TIME INDEX 00:00 - Intros and hellos 05:36 - ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ 38:45 - ‘The Shape of Water’ 1:26:50 - Plugs ...
MBP e264 - 'Star Wars - The Last Jedi' and MBP 5th Anniversary
December 20, 2017 06:20On this extra special 5th Anniversary episode of podcast, we're joined by a couple of our dear friends, Magic Mike Lovins and Felipe Garcia-Vargas (or Reel Comics Podcast), as we reminisce about a few of our favorite moments from the show’s history and read some listener comments. We also provide a very lively & spirited review of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, the latest film in the 'Star Wars sequel trilogy' that has divided fans and spawned a million passionate Facebook posts and hot take thin...
MBP e263 - 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' & 'The Disaster Artist'
December 13, 2017 05:05There's something kinda fun about bonding over a film generally recognized as terrible. On this episode, we indulge ourselves by chatting about the universally panned ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ as we all prepare for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ later this week. We’re also talking about ‘The Disaster Artist,’ James Franco's new comedy about the modern cult classic ‘The Room.’ TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 4:12 - Review: THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL 43:15 - Review: THE DISASTER ARTIST 59:...
MBP e262 - 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri'
December 09, 2017 23:39On this episode, we review ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ the darkly comedic drama about a small town woman who becomes frustrated with local law enforcement and takes action when her daughter's murder goes unsolved. Is this film a must see while it is in theaters? Listen in as we discuss this film and the latest in movie news TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 3:30 - Movie News 29:46 - Review: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI 51:50 - Spoilers: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE ...
MBP e261 - Pixar's 'Coco'
December 02, 2017 22:42On this episode of the Movie Bears Podcast we review Pixar's latest animated feature, 'Coco' about a young boy, Miguel, who's love of music leads him on an adventure to the Land of the Dead. We also discuss the 'Frozen' short film and some movie news, including 'Lady Bird' becoming the highest rated film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, and Disney's strong-arm demands to movie theaters for the upcoming 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'. TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 5:15 - Movie News: 'Lady Bird' ...
MBP e260 - 'Justice League'
November 23, 2017 06:20Everyone’s talking about the new ‘Justice League’ movie, which combines some of DC’s most popular superheroes on one kickass, evil-eradicating team. Reception has been pretty mixed in terms of how successful this film is. But where do we weigh in? listen in to hear us talk about ‘Justice League’ with our special guest, Bill Zanowitz of the Comic Book Bears Podcast! TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 5:40 - Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE 31:00 - Spoiler Talk: JUSTICE LEAGUE 1:16:10 - Plugs You ca...
MBP e259 - 'THOR: RAGNAROK' and Movie News
November 10, 2017 23:23On this episode of the Movie Bears Podcast, we check in on the God of Thunder, Thor, as he fights to protect Asgard in ‘Thor: Ragnarok.’ This superheo-action-comedy is getting a lot of buzz, but did it click for us? Listen in to our review and also our discussion of some interesting movie news about the Disney Company getting cranky with the press. TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 6:20 - Movie News - Walt Disney Company tries to blacklist the press from its movie screenings, but the film pre...
MBP e258 - 'Jigsaw' and 'Haunters: The Art of the Scare'
November 08, 2017 03:23This week the bears review 'Jigsaw,' the newest flick in the 'Saw' franchise! We also sit down with Jon Schnitzer, director of 'Haunters: The Art of the Scare,' to discuss his spook-tastic documentary. And as a VERY special treat, our Scream Queen extraordinaire Jessica Cameron joins us as well to discuss 'Haunters' and update us on what she's been up to lately! Enjoy the show! Time Index 00:00 - Intros/'Haunters' 48:21 - 'Jigsaw' Discussion 1:09:47 - Plugs/Outro Enjoy this episod...
MBP e257 - 'The Snowman'
October 25, 2017 03:18Do you wanna build a snowman? Okay, that’s the best we could come up with, we’re doing our best here. But on this episode, we’re reviewing ‘The Snowman,’ the new thriller / horror movie / critical and box office punching bag movie starring Michael Fassbender. Did we like this movie more than, well, everyone else? Or do we wish it would just melt away? We also talk about some recent news on 'Star Trek: Discovery' TV series and the brand-new trailer for director Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Pha...
MBP e256 - 'Happy Death Day'
October 18, 2017 03:36Continuing our month long celebration of Halloween and creepy movie things, on this episode we review ‘Happy Death Day,’ the slick new time-loopy horror film about a young woman who keeps having to relive the day of her murder. Also, in our movie news segment, we talk about next year's 'Halloween' movie reboot, our test-run of the BigRoom VR movie theater experience, and 'The New Mutants' announcement & trailer. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 6:18 - Movie News (new 'Halloween' movie reboot, ...
MBP e255 - 'Blade Runner 2049' and 'Cult of Chucky'
October 12, 2017 05:37Calling all movie bears, replicants, and killer dolls! On this episode of the Movie Bears Podcast, we review director Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ the highly anticipated sequel to the Ridley Scott sci-fi classic from 1982. Then, we take a few stabs at reviewing ‘Cult of Chucky,’ the seventh film in the ‘Child’s Play’ franchise. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 6:17 - Review: BLADE RUNNER 2049 28:01 - Spoilers: BLADE RUNNER 2049 49:24 - Review: CULT OF CHUCKY 1:01:22 - Spoiler...
MBP e254 - 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' and 'Gerald's Game'
October 11, 2017 02:46Welcome back! On this postponed episode we’re talking about ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ the next installment in the franchise that had us pumped up in 2015. Then, we kick off our October month long horror / thriller celebration with the brand new Netflix-Produced adaptation of another Stephen King novel, ‘Gerald’s Game'. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 5:20 - Review: KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE 23:56 - Spoilers: KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE 43:03 - Review: GERALD'S GAME 53:51 - Spoile...
MBP e253 - Fantastic Fest 2017 Review Wrap-Up
October 04, 2017 01:43Special Episode! - The MBP guys have returned all worn out from a movie orgy (aka Fantastic Fest 2017) and we're excited to talk all about it. So strap in for our on-site/real-time thoughts, including our favorite films of the festival that hopefully you'll be seeing soon. Standouts like 'Mary and The Witch's Flower', 'Pin Cushion', 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer', 'Blade of The Immortal', 'My Friend Dammer', 'The Death of Stalin' and so many more. As a special treat for the final segment, w...
MBP e252 - 'mother!' and 'Psycho'
September 21, 2017 03:36On this episode we’re looking at maternal horror films old and new with special guest and beloved MBP alum Chris Lopez! First up, we look back at the influential Alfred Hitchcock slasher, ‘Psycho.’ Then, we turn our attention to the controversial new film ‘mother!’ by Darren Aronofsky. If you don't listen, you might disappoint mother… and you wouldn’t want that now, would you?? TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 3:46 - Review: PSYCHO (w/ spoilers) 40:05 - Review: MOTHER! 55:05 - Spoilers: M...
MBP e251 - 'IT'
September 14, 2017 05:33This week, the bears are DTC (that's 'Down To Clown' for those not hip to the lingo) and apparently so were record numbers of moviegoers. Everybody's seeing and talking about the latest movie adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel, 'IT', and so are we! Joined by our good friend and handsome bear, Dan McCord, we review and discuss 'IT' while reflecting back on the source novel and also the 1990 TV miniseries version. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 4:51 - Review: IT 34:10 - Spoilers: I...
MBP e250 - 'Close Encounters of The Third Kind'
September 07, 2017 06:27To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind', we’re doing a retrospective discussion of the special 4K-restored, in-theaters version of that classic on this week's episode MBP. Plus, we discuss some big Star Wars and True Detective news. Listen in to hear what the bears have to say! TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intro 2:32 - Movie News 27:16 - Review / Discussion: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1:02:38 - Plugs & Outros You ca...
MBP e249 - VOD Catch-Up and 'Wind River'
August 30, 2017 04:21Taylor Sheridan, writer of recent MBP-faves ‘Sicario’ and ‘Hell or High Water’ is back to write and direct a gripping new film about an unsolved murder on an Arapaho reservation. On this episode, listen to our review of 'Wind River' and find out if this one lives up to the calibre of his previous projects. PLUS: we’re tackling a few currently available streaming / VOD releases that have us excited. TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 6:26 - VOD Catch-Up: DAVE MADE A MAZE, THE EYES OF MY MOTHER,...
MBP e248 - 'Child's Play' and 'Logan lucky'
August 24, 2017 02:22Looks like we all survived the solar eclipse, and we aren’t yet being overrun by killer, man-eating plants. WHEW! This means that we're still ready, willing, and able to see and talk about movies YAY!! On this episode, we review Steven Soderbergh’s latest heist comedy ‘Logan Lucky.’ Plus, after our less than positive recent review of ‘Annabelle: Creation’, we decided to do a retrospective review of a killer doll movie we DO enjoy: ‘Child’s Play.’ AND we’re announcing the winners of our ‘Bear...
MBP e247 - 'BearCity 3' with writer/director Doug Langway and 'Annabelle: Creation'
August 16, 2017 03:43It's a super special and fun episode this week, as we get to chat with filmmaker and friend of the show, Doug Langway. Always a fun guest, Doug tells us all about the making of the latest movie in the popular and award winning BearCity Trilogy, 'BearCity 3'. As if that wasn't more than enough to handle, we also provide our review of the latest fright-flick in the Conjuring-verse, 'Annabelle: Creation'. TIME INDEX: 0:00 - Intros 2:26 - Interview with Doug Langway (writer/director of t...
MBP e246 - 'The Dark Tower'
August 09, 2017 02:35There's no loafing or goofing around on this episode (OK, maybe a bit go goofing around), as we review & discuss the brand new film adaptation of Stephen King's epic tale, 'The Dark Tower'. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 4:09 - Review: THE DARK TOWER 28:58 - Spoiler Talk: THE DARK TOWER 46:20 - Plugs & Outros You can listen to all of our movie review and special episodes on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and at our website: www.moviebearspodcast.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!
MBP e245 - 'Atomic Blonde'
August 02, 2017 04:12On this episode we review 'Atomic Blonde' staring Charlize Theron and discuss a few movie news tidbits including 'Wonder Woman' Oscar push by Warner Bothers and casting news for the 'Little Shop of Horrors' remake. TIME INDEX 0:00 Intros 7:51 Movie News 25:33 Review: ATOMIC BLONDE 43:12 Spoilers: Atomic Blonde 1:06:05 Plugs & Outro You can listen to all of our movie reviews and special episodes on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and on our website: www.moviebearspodcast.com
MBP e244 - 'Dunkirk' and Comic Con Trailers
July 29, 2017 02:58On this episode we review Christopher Nolan's latest movie 'DUNKIRK', chronicling the harrowing onslaught that allied forces endured during World War 2 on a small beach in France. Also, in our movie news segment, we're interrupted by hotel porn activity during our discussion of exciting new trailers for 'Justice League', 'Ready Player One', and season 2 of TV's 'Stranger Things', all released at San Diego Comic Con 2017. TIME INDEX 0:00 - Intros 3:05 - Movie News - San Diego Comic Con T...
MBP e243 - 'Steven Universe' Special
July 19, 2017 16:38After joking about doing a 'Steven Universe' special episode, fans of the podcast wrote in asking -- and some outright demanded -- that we actually do one. We're happy to oblige and thus we present the MBP 'Steven Universe' Special! If you're new to 'Steven Universe,' the boys have a spoiler-free discussion around what the show is all about and why they love it so much. If you've maybe been on the fence about checking out 'Steven Universe,' listening in may help sway you! For veterans of...