Latest Comedymoveis Podcast Episodes
The Rock - In Memoriam Sean Connery
Repeat Viewing - November 17, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn our fist of two tributes to the first Scotsman of cinema, we tackle the Rock as a companion to our previous episode on Michael Bay's Armageddon. We discuss what the then-71-year-old Connery definitely added to the film, how he and Cage play off each other, the many different screenwriters who...
The Manchurian Candidate - Make & Remake / Election Eve Special Edition (BONUS)
Repeat Viewing - November 07, 2020 22:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor a special PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION EVE show, we pulled a very appropriate unreleased episode from the vault. Although recorded over 3 years ago before we launched the podcast, this episode on the original and remake of the Manchurian Candidate could not be more timely. We tackle the differing t...
Watched on a Van Damme whim - Black Eagle, In Hell & Rifftrax No Retreat, No Surrender
Repeat Viewing - November 07, 2020 22:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn a rowdy and random, hilariously drunken Vodkast, we dig into the career of the muscles from Brussels, and run down a few odd entries from his career, "Black Eagle", "No Retreat, No Surrender" & "In Hell", all strangely involving Russia in one way or another. We talk about whether or not Jean ...
Manchurian Candidate - Make & Remake / Election Eve Special Edition (BONUS)
Repeat Viewing - November 03, 2020 04:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor a special PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION EVE show, we pulled a very appropriate unreleased episode from the vault. Although recorded over 3 years ago before we launched the podcast, this episode on the original and remake of the Manchurian Candidate could not be more timely. We tackle the differing t...
The Brood - David Cronenberg Spotlight w/ J Gonzo
Repeat Viewing - October 31, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsContinuing our spooky dive for Halloween, special guest J Gonzo joins us to talk more Cronenberg, with his extremely personal work, the Brood. We dive into the very bizarre story, the proto-Cronenbergian body horror, the most interesting Oliver Reed in the world, and what the filmmaker was getti...
Stephen King's The Dead Zone - David Cronenberg Spotlight
Repeat Viewing - October 29, 2020 07:46 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe get spooky just in time for Halloween with a David Cronenberg spotlight double-feature. This time we look at Cronenberg's efforts to adapt Stephen King's the Dead Zone, and compare it to the rest of their respective film libraries, as well as the typical stylistic earmarks of both. Plus we ta...
Agents of Chaos & Totally Under Control - Alex Gibney Spotlight
Repeat Viewing - October 25, 2020 03:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWith just 10 days until the 2020 Presidential Election, two films have arrived on streaming platforms from master documentarian Alex Gibney, which all America should watch and share. Agents of Chaos (HBOmax) & Totally Under Control (Hulu) encapsulate the two most important factors of the Trump e...
True Colors - corruption, ambition and idealism in America
Repeat Viewing - October 17, 2020 20:29 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur march toward the Presidential election continues with the 1990 John Cusack/James Spader political parable, True Colors. We dive into the dueling natures of idealism and ambition, along with some serious filmmaking interrogation, in a detailed, insightful and funny episode. Plus, we play more...
"What's it all about?" - Introducing our new movie game! (BONUS episode)
Repeat Viewing - October 15, 2020 02:33 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn a HUGE deviation from our normal episodes, we have come up with a game, and decided to spend an episode introducing it to give you a taste of the premium episodes you can find on our Patreon page (repeatviewpod). It was a breezy and hilarious use of our time, (and now your time,) to say the l...
Dave - cynicsm vs optimism in America
Repeat Viewing - October 10, 2020 22:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs a vital Presidential election looms, and our "commander in chief" just spent a weekend in the hospital, coming out somewhat altered by the experience, Ivan Reitman's "Dave" from 1993 seems the only film we could possibly discuss this episode, and it's more relevant than ever! We chat about th...
RBG & On the Basis of Sex - In Memoriam RBG
Repeat Viewing - October 03, 2020 03:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTo hopefully complete an unintentional theme, we honor the recently passed, highly influential Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, by talking about the documentary with her initials, and then some. We weigh her impact in the court against our current national crises and share one of our ...
Marshall - In Memoriam Chadwick Boseman
Repeat Viewing - September 26, 2020 01:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur biopic trilogy of appreciation in memory of Chadwick Boseman comes to a strong close with Marshall, the 2017 courtroom drama directed by Reginald Hudlin. As we mourn the passing of RBG, this story of the first black Supreme Court Justice was a timely watch and discussion in more ways than on...
Get On Up - In Memoriam Chadwick Boseman
Repeat Viewing - September 18, 2020 23:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur celebration of Chadwick Boseman continues, with easily his funkiest biopic, Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor. We discuss the very unique story structure, immersive make-up & costumes, use of music, and above all, Boseman's bravura chameleon performance. Plus we take a long look at the many...
42 - In Memoriam Chadwick Boseman
Repeat Viewing - September 11, 2020 23:31 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWith the recent sudden and shocking passing of Chadwick Boseman, it seems only right to honor his powerful work toward equality and the portrayal of positive, powerful black role models & icons. He left a strong legacy in an incredibly short career, and perhaps no film anchors that legacy better...
Bill & Ted's Excellent or Bogus Trilogy? w/ Neil McLean
Repeat Viewing - September 05, 2020 03:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAfter a three decade wait, the world has finally received Bill & Ted Face the Music, so it's only fitting that we close our sci-fi block with their entire trilogy. Returning guest, animator Neil McLean joins us to parse the many details and dissect the various special effects. Do these movies ho...
Brazil
Repeat Viewing - August 29, 2020 04:36 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs a companion to our recent episode covering the film 1984, we tackled the unholy progeny of that story, amped up on steroids and bureaucracy-- Brazil. What genre IS this movie? How is it aging with all that's happening in the world? Just what the hell is up with the genius madman Terry Gilliam...
Akira
Repeat Viewing - August 22, 2020 07:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn what is surprisingly our first anime film, we cover perhaps the most famous of them all in Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira. Does this 32 year old animated feature measure up to today's standards of pyrotechnic visual marvel? Does it deserve it's rank among anime and cinema in general? What circumstan...
Robocop '87 vs Robocop '14
Repeat Viewing - August 15, 2020 23:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur wild ride through the prophecy laden science fiction of the 1980s continues, bringing us to the meanest possible streets of old Detroit. With it's avalanche of bravado, social commentary and wit, the undeniable classic Robocop is ripe for another installment, even today. But how does the 201...
The Running Man - the film & the book by Stephen King
Repeat Viewing - August 08, 2020 02:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur Science-Fiction-Social-Commentary exploration continues with the inescapable 80's action entry, the Running Man, loosely based on the book by Richard Bachman aka Stephen King. We discuss the world building and execution of both formats, along with the 1980s world that spawned both, and the s...
1984 - the film & Orwell's book
Repeat Viewing - August 01, 2020 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn perhaps our most detailed exploration so far, we dive into the '84 adaptation of 1984 by Michael Radford, weighing the quality of translation, the missing & present underlying themes, the classic story's applications to modern society, and what Orwell was up to with this idea. Plus, a TON of ...
Why We Fight & Da 5 Bloods
Repeat Viewing - July 25, 2020 04:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe turn our gaze to the American war machine with two films uncannily matched for such a task, sending us into a deep discussion about the heart of America and our penchant for imperialism. It is our second podcaster battle in a row, as we deeply debate one of these films. Buckle up for a crazy ...
Gladiator vs Gladiator
Repeat Viewing - July 17, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTwo films, one title. It's a no holds barred, bare knuckle brawl of a film chat, complete with some very unexpected twists, and a bevvy of deep cuts info on both movies. After the results of this match, expect us to do more vs. style episodes, because you're in for an intense and hilarious round...
Gladiator (1992) vs Gladiator (2000)
Repeat Viewing - July 17, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTwo films, one title. It's a no holds barred, bare knuckle brawl of a film chat, complete with some very unexpected twists, and a bevvy of deep cuts info on both movies. After the results of this match, expect us to do more vs. style episodes, because you're in for an intense and hilarious round...
Basquiat
Repeat Viewing - July 08, 2020 10:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn an episode that was destined to happen, we tackle one of our mutual favorite films, and share a compelling, dense discussion about it, as well as it's subject, brilliant 1980s painter Jean Michel Basquiat. As artists, we have a unique perspective on this film, as well as the world it portrays...
Moonlight
Repeat Viewing - June 30, 2020 07:10 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor a last minute tribute to Pride month, we dive into the best picture winner from 2016. While many have discussed it, we felt it worth a fresh look in these times, and dig into it's connections to the issues at the core of Black Lives Matter, but more importantly, we dig even deeper into what ...
Straight Outta Compton & Friday - F. Gary Gray Spotlight
Repeat Viewing - June 26, 2020 11:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn an upbeat companion to our previous episode on Boyz in the Hood & Clockers, we follow the thread to relevant and connected tales, one an epic music biopic, the other perhaps THE quintessential stoner movie-- both are directed by the uber-talent F. Gary Gray. We tie everything together themati...
Boyz in the Hood & Clockers
Repeat Viewing - June 20, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsContinuing our discussion about the core issues at the heart of the Black Lives Matter protests, we turn our eyes on policing and the systemic marginalization of black Americans through two definitive classics. It's another talk laden with hard truths and fascinating observations, but also plent...
Just Mercy
Repeat Viewing - June 12, 2020 03:23 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter - #GeorgeFloyd protests, it was a trick to find the right film to talk about, but thanks to Warner Bros. making Just Mercy free to rent all month, the choice became easy. In an interwoven discussion of the protests, systematic racism, the death penalty and ou...
Snyder Cut, JL Dark: Apokalips War, the Equalizer, Netflix's best documentary, Fred Willard and Lynn Shelton
Repeat Viewing - May 29, 2020 23:28 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn a packed episode, we cover the news about Zack Snyder's Justice League finally happening, a Justice League animated movie, the Equalizer films, and the rare inclusion of a documentary, Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics. TO close things out, we turn our attention to celebrating two ...
Snyder Cut, JL Dark: Apokalips War, the Equalizer, Netflix's best documentary. Plus, remembering Fred Willard & Lynn Shelton
Repeat Viewing - May 29, 2020 23:28 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn a packed episode, we cover the news about Zack Snyder's Justice League finally happening, a Justice League animated movie, the Equalizer films, and the rare inclusion of a documentary, Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics. TO close things out, we turn our attention to celebrating two ...
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