2023 Summer Movie Draft

From a new MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, to the much-talked-about BARBIE movie, a new TRANSFORMERS, INDIANA JONES 4 and more, what will be the movie of the summer? This is our yearly attempt to forecast the SUMMER (winter in winter) movie season, with a little at stake between us hosts.

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All-Time Flops: Cleopatra (60th Anniversary)

1963's CLEOPATRA was a trainwreck from the very beginning. So in honor of the year of ALL-TIME FLOPS, let's rewind and remember some of the craziest moments during the making of one of Hollywood's most notorious bombs.

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick is back, and he. Is. PISSED. AGAIN. Is there any way they could top the knife museum sequence in PARABELLUM? Let's find out as we dive into CHAPTER 4 of JOHN WICK.

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Throwback! Eight Men Out (35th Anniversary)

Baseball season is right around the corner, and 1988's EIGHT MEN OUT highlight's one of the biggest scandals in baseball history. But does it do the Black Sox ordeal justice? Kent and Brian bring you some movie-adjacent baseball talk this week in the VIP.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods & the drama at DC & Warner Bros.

SHAZAM 2 came out and didn’t make as much as expected. Who’s to blame? DC? Warner? The Rock? Batman Shane is on board for a full discussion on all current things DC and the future of SHAZAM!
0:00 - 37:30 - DCEU drama
37:30 - 1:09:44 - SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS
1:09:44 - Weekly Recommends

Throwback! The Outsiders (40th Anniversary)

Francis Ford Coppola's OUTSIDERS was one that got the VIPs hyped when we announced the Throwback episode. But why? It's a movie that features numerous future A-listers and a few C-listers, and it just so happens to be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023. Time to discuss!

Creed 3

Michael B. Jordan is not only strapping on the boxing gloves again, he's stepping into the director's chair for the third CREED movie. How did MBJ do, how was the debut of Jonathan Majors in the series, and is the end of the franchise? Time to discuss on this week's main feed MAM!

Throwback talk this week is THE OUTSIDERS 40th Anniversary - subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Throwback! A Mighty Wind (20th Anniversary)

There might be no director that we love more unanimously among the MAM hosts than Christopher Guest. Where does 2003's A MIGHTY WIND rank, and when can we get more Bob Balaban content? It's time to throw it back in honor of the 20th anniversary, right here in the MAM VIP Bar/Lounge/Grill/Ice Cream Shoppe.

Cocaine Bear

It's the most anticipated FILM in the history of cinema. Does COCAINE BEAR live up to its name? Does Elizabeth Banks have a future as a director? All that plus a batch of Weekly Recommends this week on MAM!

VIP CLUB EPISODE is A MIGHTY WIND! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Throwback! Gigli (20th Anniversary)

We're talking more all-time flops in the MAM VIP, and it's hard to bring up flops without a mention of 2003's GIGLI. But there's no way it can be as bad as we've heard, right??

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Another year, another entry into the MCU with ANT-MAN AND THE WASP : QUANTUMANIA! How important is this movie in the grand scheme, why was this one so divisive and is Marvel Fatigue starting to set in? Let's discuss on Mad About Movies.

VIP talk this week is GIGLI 20th Anniversary - Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night is back with more M. Night-ness. So is this the most M. Night movie ever, or the least M. Night movie ever? Let's discuss on this week's main feed MAM!

Throwback! Cloverfield (15th Anniversary)

CLOVERFIELD was a movie that came out of nowhere in 2008 and kept people talking for the past 15 years about whether or not what we saw was good, bad, or maybe a combo platter. So it's time for Richard and Brian to look back at Matt Reeves and JJ Abrams' monster flick that they are still making sequels and prequels for, for some reason.

The Menu

THE MENU is a movie from the 2022 cycle that people can't stop talking about. So by popular demand via our VIP Discord, Richard and Brian break down the entire MENU (see what we did there?) and all it had to offer us - plus a big hefty helping of Weekly Recommends!

Throwback! Bloodsport (35th Anniversary)

The VIPs called for it, so we have gathered to review JCVD's BLOODSPORT from 1988 in a special exclusive Throwback episode. How does it hold up? Did we grow up on it? Is it so bad its good, or just good, or maybe just bad? Time to decide!

The Banshees of Inisherin

It just took home multiple Golden Globes, now it might be headed for more gold later this year. How good is Martin McDonaugh's BANSHEES and how great are Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson together? RB leads the way as we recount all that BANSHEES had to offer this week on the MAM main feed.

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Babylon (2022)

Time for another big Hollywood epic from DAMIEN CHAZELLE. Does he deliver another LA LA LAND, something less, or something more? It's our movie of the week this week on the main MAM feed as we inch closer to the year of 2022 in movies.

VIP talk is the Denzel Washington Retrospective Finale! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Throwback! There Will Be Blood (15th Anniversary)

Time to wrap up 2022 with one of the most anticipated Throwbacks we could have done this year, as PTA's THERE WILL BE BLOOD is celebrating 15 years in our lives. How does it hold up, where does it rank in PTA's filmography, and does Brian Gill like it? Time to find out in the MAM VIP!