What happens when Hollywood learns the wrong lesson from a successful movie? MEG 2 happens. This week on the MAM main feed, we're talking all the dumbness that MEG 2 brought this summer, with a bigger convo about how 2023 has gone so far.
VIP talk this week is CUTTHROAT ISLAND and ROUNDERS! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
They just keep cranking out these DCEU movies, despite what we already know about the upcoming James Gunn-ing of the franchise. So we review BLUE BEETLE with what it means now, and will it mean anything in the future? With noted DC fans of MAM, Richard and Kent.
It's one of the most critically-acclaimed movies of the 1990s, if not all time, yet it was shut out of the Oscars. What made SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER so great, and how does it hold up? Chess nerds unite, and join us for a Throwback convo on this classic.
It's finally time to talk Oppenheimer here on the MAM main feed. Thanks to our VIPs for digging into the episode last week. Did Christopher Nolan deliver the goods with this one? Let's discuss!
Margot, The Gos, Queen Greta has to be a perfect combination, right? Time to dig into the huge success of BARBIE, and why it's resonating, featuring guest Claudia!
Is there anything cooler than Steve McQueen in BULLITT? No, seriously. That's a big part of the discussion as we throw it back 55 years to one of the most influential car / action / cop movies of all time, right here exclusively in the MAM VIP!
After a long 30+ year wait, we finally have the FOURTH Indiana Jones movie! Join us on our podcast journey as we decipher which button Indiana Jones should've pressed to avoid those booby traps of a disappointing opening weekend. But was the movie disappointing??
It's a Wes Anderson-centric convo this week as we arrive at ASTEROID CITY, his next live action movie and one that features maybe his biggest ensemble cast yet. But is it better than the TikToks?? Richard and Kent are here to discuss it all at Camp MAM.
It was Arnie at his box office peak, but it didn't bring in box office gold. So what went wrong with LAST ACTION HERO, and is it really as bad as people thought it was 30 years ago? Let's discuss as we continue our theme of ALL-TIME FLOPS here in the VIP!
They keep on making these TRANSFORMERS movies, so we keep having to talk about them. Did they improve on anything with RISE OF THE BEASTS? Or is this another big expensive disappointment? Let's talk about it!
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Join special guest host Batman Shane along with fellow industry veterans Tanner McCandlish and Mason "The Edge" Merritt to break down all that was HBO's SUCCESSION!!
Get ready for some prime 90s Sly, Snipes, and Bullock in DEMOLITION MAN, celebrating 30 years in 2023. How does their projection of the future hold up, and how do we feel about the FILM overall?
The rule of the universe states we are never more than a year away from a new SPIDER-MAN movie. This time, it's the much-anticipated sequel to INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. Is it worth all the buzz and hype it's getting. Did this one "assault" Kent's eyes? Let's discuss on this week's main feed Mad About Movies.
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It was one of the BIGGEST (see what we did there?) disappointments of the 1990s. Now, it's time to revisit the poopoo that was Emmerich's GODZILLA reboot from 1998. Do you remember seeing this one?!
Did the Disney machine do it right with their remake of the classic LITTLE MERMAID? What feeds the Mouse these days, and how necessary are these movies? Let's discuss all that the LITTLE MERMAID live-action version had to offer.
It's one of the lesser-talked-about George Lucas properties, but Disney recently found it necessary to revisit this world via a series. What makes WILLOW have such a passionate fanbase, and how well does it hold up after 35 years? Time to discuss with Brian and Kent!
It's the 10th installment of our adventures with Dom and the Family, but how many more will there be? Is the franchise....RUNNING OUT OF GAS? Let's talk all the one-liners, car destruction and surprise cameos that FAST X had to offer.
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It was requested by the VIP, and it's celebrating 50 years in 2023. What made PAPER MOON such a popular request, and was Tatum O'Neil's Best Supporting Actress Oscar justified? Let's talk about in the MAM VIP.
What does the current WGA strike mean, and how should we feel about it? And what role does AI have in the debate? Time to talk about it in our latest roundup of movie news, rumors, and rumblings. Plus, big Star Wars news and where will Indiana Jones go from here?
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Why isn't the original X-MEN trilogy mentioned as much as other "influential" super hero movies, and where does X2 stand among them? Time to throw it back 20 years to see how X2 holds up!
