Red Spotlight Entertainment
354 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHello Red Spotters! Welcome to the show, We are your hosts Kyle Lira and Alexis Soto and we have a plethora of conversations from a variety of film and television topics.
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Episodes
Afterdark: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
December 29, 2019 07:36 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBKyle, Peter and Alexis review a Star War
Kyle Reads Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 25, 2019 09:32 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBGather around the fireside as Kyle reads the classic Christmas Tale....HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS....Merry Christmas from ALL of us here at Red Spotlight Entertainment! Stay Under the Spotlight!
Red Spotlight #203 "It's What It Is"
December 13, 2019 03:22 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBPeter and Alexis review the latest from director Martin Scorsese, the new Netflix film "The Irishman." Later on, an overview of the disastrous press tour for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Since we're dropping more and more content this month our release schedule has shifted slightly, in addition to episodes dropping every Sunday, be sure to look out for new installments of the show being released on Thursdays as well. Check out our friends Kyle Lira and Alexys Moreno o...
Red Spotlight #202 December Movie Dash - Part 2
December 09, 2019 04:41 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBDavid Francisco is back with Alexis to discuss more on "Knives Out," JoJo Rabbit," "Frozen II," "Good Boys," "Ford V. Ferrari," "Klaus," "E.T. A Holiday Reunion," "Zombieland: Double Tap," "Abominable," and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." Since we're dropping more and more content this month our release schedule has shifted slightly, in addition to episodes dropping every Sunday, be sure to look out for new installments of the show being released on Thursdays as well. Check out our...
Red Spotlight #201 My House, My Rabbit, My Coffee
December 05, 2019 23:20 - 2 hours - 121 MBPeter, Kyle and Alexis review the films: "JoJo Rabbit" and "Knives Out." 0:00-6:30/Opening Intro 6:31-1:05:33/JoJo Rabbit Movie Review 1:05:34-2:04:53/Knives Out Movie Review 2:04:53-2:11:21/Closing Announcements Since we're dropping more and more content this month our release schedule has shifted slightly, in addition to episodes dropping every Sunday, be sure to look out for new installments of the show being released on Thursdays as well. Check out our friends Kyle Lira and Alexy...
Afterdark: JoJo Rabbit and Knives Out
December 01, 2019 23:34 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBPeter Martinez and Alexis Soto review the films "Jojo Rabbit," and "Knives Out."
Red Spotlight #200 Next Time On Red Spotlight Plus
November 28, 2019 20:25 - 3 hours - 168 MBRing in the holidays with Kyle Lira and Alexis Soto on the 200th episode of the show...We're all so very thankful to all the people that help make this possible.
Red Spotlight #199 Hugo's Silent Wolf on Shutter Island
November 24, 2019 11:49 - 1 hour - 105 MBPeter Martinez and Alexis Soto return for the third installment of the Scorsese files where we look back at the career of Martin Scorsese in preparation for the upcoming film, "The Irishman." The films covered in this episode are: "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Silence," "Shutter Island," and "Hugo." 0:00-6:50/Introduction 6:52-28:29/The Wolf of Wall Street 28:32-45:55/Shutter Island 46:00-1:17:00/Silence 1:17:02-1:49:53/Hugo 1:49:54-1:54:28/Closing Announcements Since we're dropping mor...
Afterdark: Frozen II
November 22, 2019 10:24 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBKyle Lira and Alexis Soto give their first initial impressions of the new Disney sequel "Frozen II."
Red Spotlight #198 Gangs, Casinos and Goodfellas. Oh My!
November 17, 2019 11:05 - 1 hour - 106 MBPeter Martinez and Alexis Soto return for the second installment of the Scorsese files where we look back at the career of Martin Scorsese in preparation for the upcoming film, "The Irishman." The films covered in this episode are: "Goodfellas," "Casino," "Gangs of New York," and "The Departed." 0:00-13:20/Introduction 13:24-41:49/Gangs of New York 41:53-1:05:20/The Departed 1:05:32-1:28:35/Casino 1:28:57-1:47:15/Goodfellas 1:47:20-1:56:12/Closing Announcements Since we're droppin...
Red Spotlight #197 Bad Times at the Overlook Hotel
November 14, 2019 08:49 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBPeter Martinez and Alexis Soto return with another movie review of "Doctor Sleep," directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor, the sequel to Stephen King's and Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." Since we're dropping more and more content this month our release schedule has shifted slightly, in addition to episodes dropping every Sunday, be sure to look out for new installments of the show being released on Thursdays as well. In our next episode Peter and Alexis will discuss: "Goodf...
Red Spotlight #196 Raging Kings and Mean Taxi Drivers in New York
November 10, 2019 10:26 - 2 hours - 117 MBThe first in a three-part episode series of the Scorsese files, Peter and Alexis celebrate the great works of filmmaker Martin Scorsese in anticipation of his upcoming film, "The Irishman." Today's episode will cover the early years in Marty's filmography, 1973-1983, "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "New York, New York," "Raging Bull," and "The King of Comedy." 0:00-16:20/Introduction 16:25-33:38/Mean Streets 33:39-43:57/New York New York 43:58-55:09/Raging Bull 55:10-1:37:19/Taxi Drive...
Red Spotlight #195 Help Me, Rian Johnson. You're My Only Hope.
November 07, 2019 10:31 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBDavid Francisco returns with Alexis Soto to discuss the latest Star Wars news, Benioff and Weiss are gone, and Rian Johnson is not. A trailer review for "The Mandalorian" and a movie review for "Black and Blue." We also get into the major lineup announced for HBO Max and Disney locking up classic Fox movies in the vault. 0:00 - 4:07/ Introduction and News Rundown 4:08 - 9:56/ "Black and Blue" Movie Review 9:57 - 22:40/ "Joker," "Doctor Sleep," and "Terminator: Dark Fate" Box Office News ...
Red Spotlight #194 Redrum! Redrum! Redrum!
October 31, 2019 06:11 - 1 hour - 89 MBPeter Martinez returns with Alexis Soto in our annual Halloween special episode discussing one of the most classic horror films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." We also talk about the legacy of the film and the documentary film "Room 237" which is based on all the conspiracy theories inspired by "The Shining." Shows drop every Sunday anywhere you listen to podcasts (Spotify, Apple, Google, etc.) Coming Soon: A special series of shows looking back at the filmography of Martin S...
Red Spotlight #193 The Rise of Iger - Mistress of Evil
October 27, 2019 11:01 - 2 hours - 138 MBDavid Francisco returns to discuss the latest news with Disney Chief Bob Iger hitting back at Marty Scorsese's Marvel comments, featuring a 25-minute rant by Alexis Soto, a trailer review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Also a new movie review of "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil." 0:00 - 3:33/ Introduction and News Rundown 3:34 - 38:46/ "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" Movie Review 38:47 - 55:41/ "Joker" crosses past 750-Million-Dollars Worldwide 55:45 - 1:31:10/ "Star Wars: The Rise O...
Red Spotlight #192 El Camino to the Theme Park Invasion
October 20, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBPeter Martinez returns with Alexis Soto to discuss the latest news with Martin Scorsese seemingly hating on Marvel Studios, more "The Rise of Skywalker" leaks and rumors with Kevin Feige and Rian Johnson. Also a new movie review of "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." 0:00 - 6:20/ Introduction and News Rundown 6:21 - 50:05/ "El Camino" Movie Review 50:06 - 1:34:25/ Martin Scorsese & Marvel Studios Controversy 1:34:26 - 2:05:35/ Star Wars Episode 9 leaks/ Rian Johnson out/ Freddie Princ...
Red Spotlight #191 To Live Would Be an Awfully Big Adventure
October 14, 2019 03:26 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBKyle and Alexis look back and discuss the legacy of one of Steven Spielberg's most divisive films, "Hook."
Red Spotlight #190 The Killing Joker
October 08, 2019 03:55 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBKyle and Alexis discuss new leaks that suggest Kathleen Kennedy to be replaced by Kevin Feige at Lucasfilm, and movie reviews for "Joker," "Yesterday," and "Crawl."
Afterdark: Joker
October 06, 2019 04:50 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBKyle and Alexis give their first thoughts on "Joker"
Red Spotlight #189 "Oh, It's Good to be Back!"
September 30, 2019 05:25 - 1 hour - 104 MBKyle and Alexis are back and so is Spider-Man in the MCU, they talk about the new Sony & Disney deal and what the future has in store for Spidey. They also talk about the "Joker" controversy and whether the film incites violence (it doesn't.) Other items include Kevin Feige producing a new "Star Wars" movie with Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm, new leaks for "The Rise of Skywalker," and a review of "Ad Astra."
Afterdark: Ad Astra
September 20, 2019 07:11 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBAlexis gives his initial thoughts on the new Brad Pitt film, "As Astra."
Red Spotlight #188 Peter's New Hope
September 12, 2019 08:50 - 2 hours - 139 MBPeter and Alexis discuss all of the plot leaks surrounding "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," in extreme detail and thanks to Peter's epiphany, a new hope emerges. Also featured on this show is the team's official spoiler review of "It: Chapter Two" and an analysis of the endless and seemingly pointless conversations about the new "Joker" movie that will annoy to no end...
Red Spotlight #187 Pennywise, Coulson and Emma Thompson
September 09, 2019 09:38 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBAlexis and David go over the "Agents of SHIELD" panel at D23 as well as a review of the first episode of the show's upcoming seventh season. We also talk about a new rumor about Chloe Bennett's future as Quake in a potential new S.W.O.R.D. series for Disney Plus. David also gives his review "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," Alexis gives his review on Mindy Kailing and Emma Thompson's comedy "Late Night," and they both dive into full spoilers for "It: Chapter Two."
Afterdark: It - Chapter Two
September 07, 2019 00:57 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBPeter and Alexis give their initial thoughts on "It: Chapter Two."
Red Spotlight #186 We Lost The Kid
August 23, 2019 01:53 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBKyle and Alexis go over a major news week, with Disney and Sony publicly clashing as the future of Tom Holland's "Spider-Man" franchise is in up in the air, Warner Brothers announcing a "Matrix 4" with Keanu Reeves returning, James Bond 25 gets a new title, Obi-Wan heading to Disney Plus and yet more Box Office records broken by the mouse. Kyle and Alexis also list off their favorite films of 2019 so far.....
Red Spotlight #185 We Are The Crystal Gems
August 18, 2019 06:36 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBOn a VERY special episode of Red Spotlight, Kyle invited his sister Sofia onto the podcast as they both discuss the fandom Steven Universe and go into depth of the different themes and how important the message of the show is and it's significance. Later, they talk modern animation and where it's going. All right here. Stay Under the Spotlight!
Red Spotlight #184 The Mouse Flushes The Fox
August 11, 2019 11:10 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBAlexis and David Francisco discuss the recent news that Disney is gutting the remainder of Twentieth Century Fox and review "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" Season Six. David also reviews Disney/Fox's "Stuber," and Universal's "Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw."
Red Spotlight #183 Once Upon a Time...In Disneywood
August 04, 2019 04:23 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBPeter and Alexis discuss the ninth movie from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood," with spoilers and an analysis of the film's treatment of women. Later we talk Disney making more money than anybody else ever, again, and it's only a little over halfway through the year...
Avengers: Endgame (Audio Commentary)
August 02, 2019 07:00 - 3 hours - 166 MBKyle, Peter and Alexis are back and do something...inevitable...here they are with the Avengers: Endgame Audio Commentary.
Afterdark: Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood
July 27, 2019 06:12 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAlexis and Peter give their initial reactions to the ninth film by Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood."
Red Spotlight #182 Be Prepared For The Bore Of A Lifetime
July 23, 2019 23:29 - 2 hours - 118 MBIt's a full on Comic-Con 2019 show with Kyle, Alexis and Peter giving their thoughts on the announcement of Marvel Studios' Phase 4 lineup: "Black Widow," "The Eternals," "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," and "Thor Love and Thunder." The team also gives their thoughts on Jon Favrea's "The Lion King (2019)."
Afterdark: The Lion King (2019)
July 23, 2019 23:13 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBThe team gives their first takes on the 2019 remake of "The Lion King."
Red Spotlight #181 Peter's Midsommar Night Crawl
July 14, 2019 10:18 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBIn this week's Peter themed episode we review two films that are right up his alley, first the alligator infested "Crawl" and then the Horror cults of "Midsommar." Both hilarious and disturbing spoiler ahead. Reminder that the team's Lion King coverage will be exclusively on our sister podcast, The Fantasy Faire.
Red Spotlight #180 Mind Flayers and Night Monkeys
July 14, 2019 04:23 - 2 hours - 129 MBKyle and Alexis are back with the official reviews of Netflix's "Stranger Things 3" and Sony/Marvel Studio's "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Non-Spoiler overviews first and then full spoilers will follow, also we talk about the new trailer for the Live-Action version of "Mulan" and prepare for the coming week and the reign of the "Live-Action" adaptation of "The Lion King." And could Sony take Spider-Man away from Marvel if "Far From Home" does not cross 1-Billion-Dollars at the Box Office?
Red Spotlight #179 Night-Monkey: Far From Home
July 07, 2019 10:53 - 1 hour - 109 MBDavid Francisco returns to review the following movies: "Spider-Man - Far From Home," "Men In Black - International," "Late Night," "Toy Story 4," "The Dead Don't Die," "Dark Phoenix" and "Midsommar." Yes there will be spoilers for Spider-Man included.
Afterdark: Spider-Man Far From Home
July 03, 2019 19:15 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKyle, Peter and Alexis give their initial reactions to the new Spider-Man film.
Red Spotlight #178 To Infinity.....and Beyond
June 30, 2019 00:42 - 2 hours - 133 MBAlexis and Peter give their review of Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 4," and dealing with multiple annoyances one may come across when encountering children. Then both dive into a deep dive about the future of the theater-going experience and the movie-making business in the next ten years in response to a new article in The New York Times, "How Will Movies (As We Know Them) Survive the Next Ten Years?"
Red Spotlight #177 John Wick: King of the Monsters
June 24, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBKyle takes the reins as him and Peter talk John Wick Chapter 3 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Red Spotlight #176 Summer Season's Dark Phoenix
June 16, 2019 03:16 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBDavid and Alexis talk Summer Box Office season with Godzilla, Book Smart, Brightburn, and the disaster of Dark Phoenix and more.
Red Spotlight #175 They Pay! To See Elton John!
June 07, 2019 07:18 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBKyle and Alexis review the latest musical/biopic film "Rocketman," starring "Kingsman" lead Taron Edgerton as Sir Elton John, which tells the story of the legendary rock star, and his struggle with all kinds of addictions. Later on Kyle gives his thoughts on "Godzilla: King of the Monsters."
Red Spotlight #174 Disney's Dark Crystal Wicks Godzilla
June 06, 2019 13:44 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBPeter returns and reviews the two recent films he's seen, both in theaters now, "Godzilla: The King of Monsters," and "John Wick: Chapter Three." We talk about how Godzilla's disappointing performance at the Box Office may indicate a Disney takeover of moviegoing audiences and the new trailer for the Netflix prequel series to Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal."
Red Spotlight #173 Detective Wick and the Fresh Prince
June 02, 2019 05:06 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBAlexis and David Francisco are back with another packed lineup, we catch up with some of the latest movies we've yet to cover, "Detective Pikachu," "Aladdin," and "John Wick: Chapter Three."
Red Spotlight #172 Top Ten 2018
May 26, 2019 03:04 - 2 hours - 139 MBAs a special release for Memorial Day, at long last we present our annual and very belated Top Ten show. Kyle, Peter and Alexis sit down with each other and outline their very favorite movies of the year 2018. Honorable mentions and top ten lists that normally accompany end of the year release dates now for the first time in May... We hope you all enjoy.....
Red Spotlight #171 Netflix to the Future
May 25, 2019 19:17 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBPeter and Alexis go over the start of the streaming wars! Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Apple, NBC and WarnerMedia are now getting in the race and more content like "The Office" and "Friends" will soon leave Netflix. We also discuss recent comments made by "Birdman" director Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu about the role Netflix is playing in film culture and his belief that the film industry is becoming mass entertainment theme-parks and destroying the theater-going experience...
Red Spotlight #170 Why Do You Think I Came All This Way?
May 22, 2019 21:51 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBAlexis Soto, Kyle Lira, Peter Martinez and Alexys Moreno sit down and review/breakdown the series finale of "Game of Thrones." We talk about "The Iron Throne" and what we made overall of Season 8. Yes, there will be spoilers.....
Red Spotlight #169 For Whom the Bat Tolls
May 19, 2019 04:30 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBKyle and Alexis return with the announcement that Red Spotlight has moved into a new home on Whooshkaa Podcasts! And for the first time ever, you can find us on TuenIn and Spotify! We also discuss the latest fan controversies of Game of Thrones and Robert Pattinson confirmed as the new Batman. We also dive into a discussion on the state of fandom in general, with the wake of multiple fan petitions being launched due to negative fan reaction in Game of Thrones, Batman and Star Wars.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Audio Commentary)
May 18, 2019 09:07 - 2 hours - 147 MBYes...this is the last Star Wars Commentary for now... As part of our move to Whooshkaa, here is a re-release of an archival favorite, Kyle, Alexis and Julio Dominguez do a commentary on Star Wars Episode 9. Originally released on February 26th, 2015.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Audio Commentary)
May 18, 2019 03:12 - 2 hours - 131 MBAs part of our move to Whooshkaa, here is a re-release of an archival favorite, Kyle, Alexis, Peter and Alexys Moreno do a commentary on Star Wars Episode 9. Originally released on April 12th, 2016.
Red Spotlight #168 That's America's Ass - Part 3
May 16, 2019 07:01 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBAlexis and Peter reconvene for yet another post "Avengers: Endgame" wrap-up, with Peter having a new list of issues with the film, and discussing where the Marvel Cinematic Universe goes next in phase four and whether or not we at all care. We talked about the trailer for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," and rumors about the new Star Wars trilogy and how we are feeling about Game of Thrones this season and the direction its taking with the characters into the finale. Hot takes galore to cap off ...
Red Spotlight #167 That's America's Ass - Part 2
May 05, 2019 00:08 - 2 hours - 113 MBDavid Francisco returns with his review of "Avengers Endgame" with Alexis Soto and every single spoiler for this special hours long discussion.