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Riley on Film

181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratings

I'm a lifelong movie lover who became a reviewer. I have an MA in English and I review these: Horror, Thriller, Mystery ...
Welcome to my podcast, I am a college professor trying to tell you which movies work and which suck. I'm a 50-something, guitar playing, student of Buddhism. Better yet, listen. Hope you’ll stay a spell. Like what you hear? Subscribe! Raise a coke, and pleased to meet you, I am your ASMR Ghost Host! Please subscribe! Donate to my work and fun via paypal, they tell me I am dynamitelessonplan there.

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The Boogeyman (2023)

August 10, 2023 03:31 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MB

Ok, the creature is grief we got it. Still a fun horror ride! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Things Not Heard or Seen

June 22, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MB

Horror podcast film review. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Force Majuere

June 14, 2023 16:19 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MB

This is my podcast film review of Force Majeure, an in comfortable film about relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Unknown Visitor - low budget through a keyhole horror review

June 06, 2023 22:54 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MB

Just another low budget horror on Prime but this one has a cool original angle --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Dare - Horror on Prime Video 4/10

June 01, 2023 21:43 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

My podcast review of “The Dare” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

King Richard

May 24, 2023 20:58 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

My review of this amazing, inspiring film starring Will Smith as the coaching dad of tennis stars Venus and Serena. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Tau is a new Horror Film on Netflix

March 20, 2023 23:28 - 4 minutes - 7.73 MB

The post Tau is a new Horror Film on Netflix appeared first on Riley on Film.

Eight is Enough (TV Show)

March 08, 2023 22:12 - 4 minutes - 3.66 MB

Growing up I loved this show. It has all the charm of the Brady Bunch but with more mature topics. Listen to my praise of this show now on Tubi for free! The post Eight is Enough (TV Show) appeared first on Riley on Film.

Smile (2022)

February 24, 2023 19:16 - 28.6 MB

This film is filmed really well. There’s not a lot of CGI but there’s some. This takes you on such a ride. It’s about a therapist who works in an emergency ward. People there keep killing themselves for no apparent reason. But you find out later there is a reason. They all poetically die “with … Continue reading "Smile (2022)" The post Smile (2022) appeared first on Riley on Film.

Nanny (2022)

February 19, 2023 17:39 - 69.3 MB

Ok I just saw Nanny. The name isn’t really guiding you to what it’s about. To me, Nanny didn’t sound interesting. Maybe a nanny in a home with children who kills people? That was a block for me. What it is we have an undocumented worker from South Africa. She’s trying to make money any … Continue reading "Nanny (2022)" The post Nanny (2022) appeared first on Riley on Film.

Run Sweetheart Run

February 04, 2023 03:17 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MB

This movie is pure fun. I love movies that take place over the hours of one night. Creepy and fun. The post Run Sweetheart Run appeared first on Riley on Film.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

January 30, 2023 16:08 - 4 minutes - 5.42 MB

There are minor plot spoilers in the second part of the review. Guillermo del Toro has redone Pinocchio and it’s a ride my friend, A RIDE. I couldn’t help but compare every premise and concept with the Disney cartoon I loved so much as a child. The Toro version takes it to a darker place … Continue reading "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio" The post Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio appeared first on Riley on Film.

The Whale 2022 - Aronofsky is behind this!

December 30, 2022 06:34 - 8 minutes - 7.83 MB

Not as f d up as Mother --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Northman - Podcast Film Review - 8/10

December 28, 2022 04:15 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MB

The Northman - Podcast Film Review - 8/10 rileyonfilm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Fear Street 1666

December 24, 2022 20:16 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MB

Good not great 7/10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Bat, starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead

December 23, 2022 18:37 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MB

Decent mystery. 7/10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Black Phone 7/10

December 18, 2022 04:33 - 9 minutes - 8.74 MB

Not as great as they’ve told you --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

December 14, 2022 02:38 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MB

Great animated musical with a dark aspect. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Miracle on 34th Street (1946)

December 11, 2022 02:32 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MB

Great --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Mummy (1959)

December 06, 2022 05:06 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MB

Let’s talk bandages my horror buddies! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Sputnik

December 05, 2022 05:20 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MB

Sputnik - A Podcast Film Review by Damien Riley Synopsis: The lone survivor of an enigmatic Russian spaceship incident hasn't returned back home alone-hiding inside his body is a dangerous creature. Most horror fans will agree, I can say based on my travels, that space and aliens are excellent themes for horror movies. Of course, Ridley Scott’s original “Alien” made the hair stand up on the back of the neck of a generation. I am proud to be included in that. Some more recent incarnations ha...

Barbarian - Horror Podcast Review by Damien Riley

October 30, 2022 23:24 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MB

Transcript will post soon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

We’re all Going to the World’s Fair - Horror Film Podcast Review 7/10

October 27, 2022 04:50 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MB

A young girl gets sucked into an MMORPG. The question becomes, is she really changing into horrific forms? The title lured me in. When I heard it was about a teen in her room getting messed with by sone internet spirit I was kinda not into it. Tonight however it sounded creepy enough so I watched it and did a short review. I recommend! 7/10. Very creepy with no jump scares. Machine generated transcript. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/mes...

Pet Sematary 2019, Damien Riley's Podcast Film Review

October 16, 2022 21:25 - 30 minutes - 18.9 MB

Although the clown monster hit “It” of the same year may have ended up grossing more box office dollars, “Pet Sematary” is a much better horror movie written by Stephen King, in my opinion. The creepiness permeates and paves the way for a quaint yet terrifying tale of one family and a mystic pet cemetery just behind their house. Full post and recording at:  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

October 16, 2022 19:11 - 28 minutes - 18.9 MB

New Podcast Film Review! I talk about the Godzilla film "Plus" mini reviews of Gremlins 2, Fire in the Sky, The Girl in the Spiderweb, Infliction, The Car, Bubba Ho-Tep, Eden Log, & Testament. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

In Fabric (2018) My podcast review of this visionary horror film.

October 09, 2022 19:44 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MB

My podcast review of this visionary horror film. Transcript auto generated please listen carefully this is my review of in fabric I'm so glad I'm so glad I finally saw this movie I've been wanting to see it for several years I want to say this goes back as far as 2014 I'm not sure and I don't see the date in front of me but oh 2018 so it doesn't quite go that far back I think us old guys we reach a certain age and we just think we're not old and some of us are more than others I guess I li...

Lamb (2022) A horror film about a halfling

September 21, 2022 23:14 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MB

Yeah just that --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

My Review of "Old" - Horror by M Night Shyamalan

September 18, 2022 20:15 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MB

This film succeeded with me in presenting a background in front of which I can see a personal connection. It failed a little in preaching what the background would do for the close up characters, who we are invested in, maybe too much. It's safe to say this guy's films are spoiled from their release. Even the title here carries a summary. Through peripheral unintentional spoils, I knew it was about people on a beach who either get old or discover people there who got old prematurely. Withou...

The BBC Frankenstein is One Way to Look at it

September 15, 2022 04:40 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MB

Helen McCrory fans like myself were likely shocked and excited that the lovely actress was to play a female Dr. Frankenstein. We know this only from the title however since her name is not mentioned as such. Along with the change of gender, this “incarnation” of the mythic monster film is highly protean. The things I liked best about it were: 1) The persona of a mother to the being, 2) The hideous yet credible creature, and 3) the veer away from reanimation in place of creation at a cellula...

MAGA Mockingbird: My quick connection of Harper Lee's Novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and MAGA current events

September 11, 2022 06:24 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MB

Art mimics life and sometimes it’s so flawlessly done in film that it explains the news of the day. In this case. I’m referring to racism as portrayed in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Today we are hearing evidence of Republicans mistreating migrants. Governor Abbot had them bussed to Chicago in a defiant act against President Biden. I recall the scenes in Mockingbird where Mayella recounts for the court how she as supposedly raped by a crippled arm black man. I will say in the same ...

Horse Girl

September 03, 2022 21:18 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

A relationship based film that goes off the rails. I did enjoy the film and gave it a 7/10. Have a listen to my podcast film review. Letterboxd describes it as: A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

August 31, 2022 03:50 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MB

Can I call this charming? A friend who is mentally disabled is cute in a way. We have the protagonist, the monster, We se the monster in this early incarnation desiring a friend. The mad scientist has grand plans. We get to see the monster develop language. We also ss he is sort of capable of making another human happy. I'm thinking of the blind man who gives him food and shelter to heal. In this epic blockbuster horror film, we see a human undead monster and he's still got the drives for co...

Firestarter 2022

May 21, 2022 16:51 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MB

Bunch of malarkey. Book is best. "Then the white coats were all gathered around the cot, and you couldn’t seethe  kid  anymore.  Directly  behind  him,  a  chart  hung  down.  It  showed  thequadrants of the human brain. Andy looked at this with great interest for awhile. Verrry in-der-rresting, as Arte Johnson said on Laugh-In.A bloody hand rose out of the huddle of white coats, like the hand of adrowning man. The ngers were streaked with gore and shreds of tissue hungfrom them. The hand sm...

Revenge of Frankenstein

May 09, 2022 03:19 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MB

Laboratory minimal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Oblong Box 1969 - Horror Film Review

April 29, 2022 04:38 - 5 minutes - 4.74 MB

This is a machine auto generated transcript. It has not been proofread. Thanks for tuning in and listening to Riley on Film, I am Damien Riley your ghost host. While you're here i hope you got your horror's worth find out more and subscribe (only not in that order) riley on film dot com now enjoy the show  The Oblong Box from 1969: This is more than just a Vincent Price vintage horror although it is that and it has all the great stuff that he offers in those films. But more than that this ...

Sisters 1972 - Another bonkers one for your listening enjoyment

April 25, 2022 00:09 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MB

This is another masterpiece by the master director Brian De Palma. BONKERS in every way. I dont want to give it away. Clearly de Palma influence the horror genre with this one, especially the mental disorder particulars. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Echo - 2009 horror film

April 22, 2022 03:27 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MB

I'll give it creepy and the leading lady is cute. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Assimilate - horror film review

April 20, 2022 01:17 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MB

You might avoid this bit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Fades - a horror miniseries on BBC reviewed by Damien

April 15, 2022 02:31 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MB

The Fades is a pretty awesome horror miniseries. Streaming now on Prime and elsewhere --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Quick Review of Lowlife - thriller/horror

March 27, 2022 16:38 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MB

A short one recommending "Lowlife," a Tarantino esque horror/Thriller. 7/10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Nightmare Alley and Sin City

March 21, 2022 01:37 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

There is more bitchen here than I can write about. Have a listen. Dave is a figure of my early adulthood in Mission Viejo and we've been watching stuff together  ever since. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Phantasm Three

March 05, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Early 90's splatter film. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Head Count (2016) - Horror Film Review

February 22, 2022 22:45 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MB

This is an indy film I defy anyone to disparage. Did it take a while to get going? Yes. Was it worth it in the house when the group starts freaking out, YES. As usual I fail to identify with the blind allegiance to a sibling in a film. The "addict" is more grown up if you asked me. The preppie is a "shitehead" but that's just my hippie perspective. Watching this film makes me want to grab my friends and go to JOshua tree to do shrooms. That's what these dudes end up doing and as they say, s...

Shrooms

February 13, 2022 06:05 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MB

That's right, a horror movie involving Magic Mushrooms! Do tune in and hear my praise of this thing. You gotta see it man. Damien --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

The Forgotten (2016) Horror Review

February 07, 2022 18:52 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MB

Please listen to this! It's updated from my prior review which is now wrong. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Two (Netflix Horror Film)

January 24, 2022 03:54 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MB

I was surprised how much I liked this film where two strangers wake up in a bed surgically joined at the abdomen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Closed for Storm (Documentary)

January 22, 2022 23:57 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MB

Closed for Storm is a 2020 documentary film by YouTube creator Jake Williams of Bright Sun Films. It focuses on Six Flags New Orleans, a Louisiana amusement park that has been abandoned since it was flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Talkin Bout "His House" (Boo)

January 11, 2022 03:58 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

Very creepy and cool. Horror fans will like this film where African Americans give us history instead of just the "get out" message. It's on Netflix. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

Is National Geographic Horror?

January 03, 2022 20:21 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Hello travelers. I have been obsessed in the last week with shows about Ancient things (good keyword), King Tut and Egypt. I grew up on the stuff, my mother was a paleo docent with the library. Anyway, somewhat by chance I have rediscovered this archaeological stuff. It's well worth watching for any horror fan. It ignites similar neurons, a fascination wit the profane.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

"GHOUL" Horror Miniseries NOW ON Netflix.

December 20, 2021 02:34 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MB

My review --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damien-riley/message

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