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Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Karate Kid LegendsThis week we review and discuss Karate Kid: Legends, a martial arts drama movie directed by Jonathan Entwhistle and starring Jacke Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio, in which Li, a kung fu prodigy who, after moving to New York and confronting with a local karate champion, receives help from his former master Mr. Han and karate sensei Daniel LaRusso.We discuss how character is both the movie's strong suit and it's biggest weakness through its likeable characters even though in several cases their character arcs leave much to be desired, how Hollywood tends to struggle with martial...2025-06-0452 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Godzilla (2014)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit Godzilla from 2014, a kaiju monster film directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen and Ken Watanabe, about an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs....2025-04-2139 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: DropThis week we review and discuss Drop, a thriller movie directed by Christopher Landon and starring Meghann Fahy, Violett Beane and Brandon Sklenar, about a widowed mother who receives threatening messages during her first date in years, which cause her to question her date and fear for her safety.We discuss our reaction to the movie's treatment of domestic violence, its use of blackmail as an allegory for domestic violence, whether Drop succeeds in creating the necessary suspense, and what we thought of the ending's reveal, and much more.Check out the video version:https...2025-04-1751 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Cube (1997)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit Cube from 1997, a science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Nicole de Boer, David Hewlett and Julian Richings, about seven individuals trapped in a bizarre and deadly labyrinth of cube-shaped rooms.We talk about the nostalgia some of us have for Cube, how when...2025-04-1438 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Death of a UnicornThis week we review and discuss Death of a Unicorn, a horror comedy movie directed by Alex Scharfman and startring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega and Tea Leoni, about a father and his daughter who accidentally kill a unicorn, causing them to be hunted down by its parents.We discuss our reaction to the movie's handling of themes such as privilege and healthcare, why this movie has received a bad to mixed reception, why it tries to do too much at once and ends up doing nothing at all despite an original and intriguing premise, and much more.2025-04-1050 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Paycheck (2003)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit Paycheck from 2003, a science fiction film directed by John Woo and starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart and Uma Thurman, about an engineer who after completing a project finds out that before having his memory erased he waived his life altering paycheck.We talk about how Paycheck has...2025-04-0734 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Woman In The YardThis week we review and discuss The Woman in the Yard, a psychological horror movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili and Russell Hornsby, about a widowed single mother who was disabled after a car accident that killed her husband, when a mysterious woman draped in black appears in the front yard, claiming that "Today's the day".We discuss our reaction to the movie's handling of its themes of grief and trauma, why The Woman in the Yard handled its subject matter better than trauma focused horror movies of recent months, why the movie...2025-04-0356 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Evolution (2001)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit Evolution from 2001, a science fiction comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones and Julianne Moore, about a group of scientists who investigate a meteor crash in Arizona, only to discover that it harbors rapidly evolving extraterrestrial life forms.We talk about how Evolution's...2025-03-3138 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Alto KnightsThis week we review and discuss The Alto Knights, a biographical cime drama film directed by Barry Levinson starring Robert DeNiro, Robert DeNiro and Debra Messing, about the rivalry of two mob bosses as one tries to retire from a life of crime and the other tries to make a name for himself.We discuss whether the movie's nonlinear storytelling worked for us and why the ending is by far the best part, how it stacks up against other crime movies about the mob, whether DeNiro's dual performance worked for us, and much more. 0:00 Intro0:18 B...2025-03-2746 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Incantation (2022)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit Incantation (咒), a 2022 Taiwanese religious folk horror found footage movie based on Buddhist ideas and teachings, about a woman who is cursed by an evil deity and tries to find a way to save her child from the same curse.We talk about how Incantation communicates its ideas an...2025-03-2439 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: In The Lost LandsThis week we review and discuss In The Lost Lands, a science fiction/ post apocalyptic movie based on a George R.R. Martin short story of the same name, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista, about a witch and a hunter who venture into the dangerous Lost Lands to find a shapeshifter's skin for a queen.We discuss why we keep trying and failing to like action schlock like In The Lost Lands, what a more engaging action movie looks like, and how the movie relates to the George R. R...2025-03-2045 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The Fog (1980)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit the classsic ghost horror movie "The Fog" from 1980 directed by John Carpenter, starring Adirenne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh, about a town that is attacked by a supernatural fog that exposes the town's dark history.We talk about how The Fog is an underrated Carpenter...2025-03-1741 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Daredevil: Born Again Ep 1-2This week we review and discuss episodes 1 and 2 of Daredevil: Born Again by Dario Scardapane and starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio and Ayelet Zurer. Years after the events of Season 3 of Daredevil, Matt Murdock has given up vigilantism to focus on practising law when Wilson Fisk returns and is elected mayor of New York on an anti vigilantism platform.We discuss our impressions of the series based on the first two episodes, what we think it does right and what we see as red flags for the rest of the season, what this means for the future of...2025-03-1355 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperhero Hall of Fame: The Dark Knight (2008)Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.This week we look at The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger, in which Batman battles the Joker for the soul of Gotham City.We discuss why The Dark Knight is one of the best superhero movies ever made, why it is...2025-03-1043 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The GorgeThis week we review and discuss The Gorge, a science fiction action horror romantic comedy directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Miles Telley, Sigourney Weaver and Anya Taylor Joy about two depressed snipers who sign up for guard duty at a monster filled gorge.We discuss what The Gorge does right and what it does wrong, why it has received such a negative audience reaction that is in our opinion mostly unjustified, how the movie should have ended, and much more.0:00 Intro 0:20 Best Recent Thing Watched6:28 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions11:55 Spoiler Discussion48:53...2025-03-0651 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Moon (2009)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit the science fiction movie "Moon" from 2009 directed by Duncan Jones, starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey and Kaya Scodelario, about a helium miner on the moon who discovers he is a disposable clone and everything he has been working toward is a lie.We talk about how Moon...2025-03-0442 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The MonkeyThis week we review and discuss The Monkey, a horror comedy directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany and Elijah Wood, about a family that is cursed by an evil monkey toy that causes death and suffering in that family across the generations.We discuss how the monkey treats its topic of generational trauma and abuse and whether it lives up to the weight of those topics, how the movie compares to the Stephen King short story on which it is based and why that results in an ending that makes no sense, what the...2025-02-2755 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperhero Hall of Fame: Batman Begins (2005)Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.This week we look at Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson. Batman Begins follows the transformation of Bruce Wayne into Batman as he tries to stop the League of Shadows' plan to destroy Gotham City.We talk about why Batman Begins is...2025-02-2542 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Captain America Brave New WorldThis week we review and discuss Captain America: Brave New World, a superhero movie and the 35th installment of the MCU directed by Julius Onah and starring Anthonie Mackie, Harrison Ford and Giancarlo Esposito, in which Sam Wilson has taken up the mantle of Captain America and has to investigate a conspiracy amid the emergence of adamantium, a super material that promises to usher in a Brave New World.We discuss the places Sam Wilson is going as a character, the general state of the MCU and the quality of its storytelling and worldbuilding, what we thought of...2025-02-211h 17
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The New Guy (2002)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit "The New Guy" from 2002 starring DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku and Eddie Griffin. The high school comedy follows Dizzie who gets valuable life lessons from prison inmates which allow him to become popular at his new school, but then Dizzie has to choose between being popular and being authentic.2025-02-1745 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: September 5This week we review and discuss September 5, a historical thriller movie directed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Ben Chaplin. It tells the story of a news crew covering the 1972 Olympics in Munich that finds itself in the middle of a hostage crisis and has to figure out how to cover the event against all odds.We discuss why this movie is not only a very well constructed drama but also benefits from its close adherence to the historical facts it depicts, how the movie depicts the weight of history that rests on the...2025-02-1358 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperhero Hall Of Fame: Captain America Winter Soldier (2014)Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.This week we look at Captain America: Winter Soldier starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Mackie, in which we talk about how the movie continues Steve Rogers' story, how the current MCU could take inspiration from the movie's excellent action sequences, why making serious political superhero stories doesn't work, and much more.2025-02-1055 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Flight RiskThis week we review and discuss Flight Risk, an action thriller film directed by Mel Gibson and Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace, about a US Marshal who has to transport a witness to give crucial testimony when it turns out that the pilot she hired is a mob hit man who has been tasked with ensuring the witness never makes it to his destination.We discuss whether this is really the worst movie of the year, how much a movie can do technically wrong while still being enjoyable, what drove us to make the only...2025-02-0656 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Airplane! (1980)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit comedy classic "Airplane!" from 1980 starring Leslie Nielsen and Julie Hagerty, in which we talk about our favourite gags, why the humor in Airplane! has held up more than 40 years later, and why comedies today aren't as funny.2025-02-0341 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: PresenceThis week we review and discuss Presence from 2025, supernatural thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Lucy Liu, Chris Suillivan and Callina Liang, about a family that moves into a new house following tragic events and discover that there is a ghostly presence in the house watching them.We discuss whether Presence's gimmick of being shot in the first person from the ghost's point of view is an effective device, why the slice of life approach did not work for us, and how the movie falls short of its potential.0:00 Intro0:25 Best Recent Thing Watched2025-01-3059 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperhero Hall of Fame: Captain America The First Avenger (2011)Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.This week we look at Captain America: The First Avenger starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Lones and Hugo Weaving, in which we talk about how the movie deals with the idea of heroism and separates it from having superpowers, how the movie overcame assumptions audiences had about Captain America as a character, how...2025-01-2750 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Wolf Man (2025)This week we review and discuss Wolf Man from 2025, a body horror movie directed by Leigh Whannel and starring Christopher Abbot, Julia Garner and Matilda Firth, about a man who is turning into a wolf man and becomes a danger to his family while being confronted with the legacy of his own past.We discuss whether the movie adequately addresses its themes of generational trauma, why this is one of the best movies about turning into a monster we've seen, and the strong audience reaction to this movie.0:00 Intro0:25 Best Recent Thing Watched5:42 Summary...2025-01-231h 01
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Scary Movie (2000)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we revisit "Scary Movie" from 2000, the spoof comedy that launched a decade of spoof movies including 3 direct sequels as well as the upcoming Scary Movie 5 in 2026.2025-01-2046 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Survivre (Survive)This week we review and discuss Survivre (aka Survive), a French postapocalyptic disaster movie directed by Frédéric Jardin and starring Émilie Dequenne, Andreas Pietschmann and Lisa Delamar. It follows the adventures of a family trying to survive as the world oceans disappear following a solar flare. There are also murder crabs.We discuss how the movie tells only the most basic story and avoids capitalising on its premise to create a compelling story, how characters are missing the most basic character arcs, how this movie is patronising to environmentalists, and much more.0:00 Intro0:27 Bes...2025-01-1657 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperhero Hall of Fame: Spider-Man (2002)Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.This week we start by looking at Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" from 2002 starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Kirsten Dunst, in which we talk about how the movie holds up today, how its corniness and earnestness is a refreshing change of pace from today's superhero movies and how its focus on character is what...2025-01-1340 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Nosferatu (2024)This week we review and discuss Nosferatu, a 2024 Gothic horror vampire movie directed by Robert Eggers and starring Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe. A direct remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, it follows the story of a woman who has a psychic bond with a vampire.We discuss what we liked and disliked about Nosferatu, why the Gothic horror genre might just not be for us, how the movie is excellent at creating atmosphere and tension but takes some short cuts in the story, how Nosferatu relates to other vampire lore and folklore...2025-01-1057 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastBest and Worst Movies of 2024We look back on 2024 and discuss the best and worst movies we saw in 2024, what movies surprised or disappointed us the most, and what movies we look forward to in 2025.0:00 Best Movies of 202420:55 Worst Movies of 202443:19 Biggest Surprise of 202448:47 Biggest Disappointment of 202455:42 Most Anticipated Movie of 20252025-01-071h 02
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Carry-OnThis week we review and discuss Carry-On, a 2024 action thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson and Jason Bateman, about a TSA agent who is blackmailed into auding a terrorist plot in the middle of Christmas travel chaos.We discuss how Carry-On is the okayest Netflix movie in a while, how it's a throwback to 90's high concept thrillers with a terrorism plot straight out of the Noughties, how Carry-On keeps trying to be smarter than it is, and much more.0:00 Intro0:20 Best Recent Thing Watched7:50 Summary and Non-Spoiler Impressions2025-01-0455 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Dinner for One (1963)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover "Dinner for One", a comedy sketch recorded in 1963 that is aired on German television every New Year's Eve. Watching it every year is a celebrated tradition in Germany and several other European countries but notably not in the UK, its country of origin.We talk about the...2024-12-3124 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Sonic 3This week we review and discuss Sonic the Hedgehog 3, an action-adventure comedy movie directed by Jeff Fowler and starring Jim Carrey, Idris Elba and Keanu Reeves. It follow Sonic, Tails and Knuckles as they face a new enemy, Shadow the Hedgehog, who allies with the mad scientists Ivo and Gerald Robotnik in pursuit of revenge against humanity.We discuss how Sonic 3 manages to deliver what fans expect from a Sonic movie while at the same time being underwhelming in the story department, how that story could have been improved by leaning harder into the themes that are touched...2024-12-2654 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSuperman Teaser Trailer BreakdownWe discuss our reactions and thoughts to the recent Superman teaser trailer, why it's made us more optimistic about the movie, where the story might go based on the trailer, and what major problem DC and James Gunn need to solve to succeed with the Superman movie.Check out the video version here:https://youtu.be/k3BizX3idEc2024-12-2422 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Home Alone (1990)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover family comedy classic "Home Alone" from 1990, directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Catherine O'Hara, about an eight year old who is left alone by his family over Christmas and must defend the house against burglars in a home invasion, while learning valuable lessons about...2024-12-2342 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Kraven the HunterThis week we review and discuss Kraven the Hunter directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose and Russell Crowe. The sixth and maybe last installment in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) follows Kraven the Hunter as he protects wildlife from poachers, assassinates crime bosses and deals with his family legacy.We discuss how in this movie Kraven is a bad hunter, how it had more story and character potential than most recent superhero movies but failed to do something with it, what's wrong with Sony in general, and much more.2024-12-191h 07
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Stargate Atlantis (2004 Pilot)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover "Rising", the 2004 pilot episode of Stargate Atlantis, which was the science fiction spinoff to Stargate SG-1 and follows a scientific expedition to the lost Ancient city of Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy.We talk about what it feels like to watch the pilot episode in 2024 not having...2024-12-1651 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)This week we review and discuss The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière and starring Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon and Pierfrancesco Lafitte. It is the 287th adaptation of the classic French novel about justice, revenge and redemption that follows a French noble wrongly imprisoned for treason, who escapes his imprisonment and then plots revenge against those who betrayed him under the assumed identity of the Count of Monte Christo.We discuss how this newest attempt to adapt the classic story comes across to someone who is not familiar with the o...2024-12-1259 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Scream 3 (2000)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Wes Craven's horror slasher classic Scream 3 from 2000 which follows Sidney Prescott emergy from her self imposed isolation after a new Ghostface killer begin killing the cast of Stab 3, forcing her to confront her past.We talk about whether Scream 3 is a good conclusion to the trilogy and...2024-12-0950 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: ConclaveThis week an Atheist and a Protestant walk into a movie review about the Catholic Church in Conclave, which follows a cardinal's crisis of faith during the papal conclave that seeks to elect the next Pope and will decide the future of the Church. The movie is directed by Edward Berger and stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini.Having solved racism in last week's review, we now tackle religion and discuss politics and messaging in movies, the controversy surrounding the movie's ending and how most discussions and reviews of Conclave are more a proxy for the...2024-12-0559 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Stargate SG-1 (1997 Pilot)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover "Children of the Gods", the 1997 pilot episode of science fiction classic Stargate SG-1 which launched a ten season spinoff from the 1994 movie Stargate and was followed by three more spinoff series.We talk about what it feels like to watch the pilot episode in 2024 not having seen...2024-12-0346 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Wicked Part OneThis week we review and discuss Wicked Part One, a musical fantasy movie direct by Jon Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, about two witches who become unlikely friends.Join us for our light and fun in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Wicked that will surely upset nobody, in which we discuss how the movie handles the dynamics of its main characters, how it mismanages its long runtime and spends it on the wrong things, and whether the movie falls short in its treatment and discussion of its main themes and subject matter.2024-11-2859 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Scream 2 (1997)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Wes Craven's slasher horror classic Scream 2 from 1997 which follows Sidney Prescott who is being stalked by another Ghostface killer while at university following the release of a movie based on the events of the original Scream.We talk about what Scream 2 has to say about the interplay...2024-11-2545 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Gladiator 2This week we review and discuss Gladiator 2 by Ridley Scott starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, about a Roman gladiator who seeks revenge against the general who caused his wife's death during a time when Rome is ruled by corrupt twin emperors.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Gladiator 2 in which we talk about what we expected from a sequel to the 2000 original, why the movie felt most of us frustrated with its characters and story choices, and much more.Check out the video version here:https...2024-11-211h 12
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Stargate (1994)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Roland Emmerich's science fiction movie Stargate from 1994, about an expedition to another planet using an ancient alien artifact found in an archaeological dig in Egypt.We discuss what makes this movie such a classic for us, how movies can sell an audience on an out there premise...2024-11-1854 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Scream (1996)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Wes Craven's horror slasher Scream from 1996 about a group of highschoolers who are terrorised by a masked serial killer. We talk about what makes Scream stand out from most slasher movies, how it is effective at deconstructing the slasher genre, whether it has kept its effect almost 30 years later...2024-11-1149 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Juror #2This week we review and discuss Juror #2 by Clint Eastwood starring Nicholas Holt, Toni Collette and J.K. Simmons about a man who is called to jury duty and discovers that he is guilty of the crime on trial.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Juror #2 in wich we discuss how the movie explores its themes of redemption and second chances, why it did not receive a full theatrical release and whether it should have, and much more.Check out the video version here:https://www.youtube.com/watch...2024-11-071h 02
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Arcane Season 1 (2021)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover season 1 of Arcane: League of Legends, a steampunk action adventure series following the escalating unrest between the rich, utopian city of Piltover and the seedy, oppressed underbelly of Zaun, in which sisters Vi and Jinx find themselves embroiled in a developing conflict over clashing convictions and arcane technologies.2024-11-0445 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Venom 3This week we review and discuss Venom 3: The Last Dance, a superhero movie directed by Kelly Marcel and starring Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple, about the final adventure of Eddie Brock and Venom as they fight alien symbiote hunters and a secretive government research project experimenting on captured symbiotes.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Venom 3: The Last Dance, in which we discuss why the Venom trilogy ended up not capturing our imagination, what makes good superhero stories and good supervillains, and how Venom 3 should have taken some pointers from...2024-10-311h 05
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The Exorcist (1973)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover William Friedkin's horror classic The Exorcist from 1973. Widely considered the best horror movie and the scariest movie ever made, we talk about how this movie comes across to someone watching it for the first time in 2024, how this movie is different from most other exorcism movies, how the horror...2024-10-2843 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Smile 2This week we review and discuss Smile 2, a psychological horror movie directed by Parker Finn and starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Kyle Gallner, about a singer trying to overcome her past trauma when she is infected by a demon who feeds on that trauma.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Smile 2 in which we discuss how the movie takes the viewer on a compelling journey of Skye's emotional and psychological breakdown, where the franchise might go next, the franchise's treatment of personal and emotional trauma, and much more.Check...2024-10-2458 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The Thing (1982)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover John Carpenter's horror classic The Thing from 1982 about an Arctic expedition that discovers a shapeshifting alien parasite. We talk about why this movie is one of horror's all time greats, why it was not well received at release but has grown in appreciation since, how The Thing's creature effects...2024-10-2145 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Salem's Lot (2024)This week we review and discuss 'Salem's Lot, a supernatural horror movie directed by Gary Dauberman and based on the 1975 Stephen King novel, starring Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh and Alfre Woodard, about a small town in Main that is being taken over by vampires.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of 'Salem's Lot in which we discuss where the movie fell short in the execution of its idea, why the vampires themselves were the strong point of the movie, and what else could have been done with the premise.Check out...2024-10-1755 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Barbarian (2022)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover 2022's Barbarian, a horror movie directed by Zach Cregger and starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard and Justin Long, about a woman finding out that the rental home she reserved has been accidentally double-booked by a man, not knowing of a dark secret within the dwelling.2024-10-1452 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Joker 2This week we review and discuss Joker: Folie A Deux, a musical psychological thriller movie directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga and Brendan Gleeson, about the Joker's trial following the events of the 2019 movie Joker, in which Arthur Fleck must confront the consequences of his actions in that movie.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Joker: Folie a Deux, in which we discuss why this movie is what it is, audience and our reactions to that, and why the whole thing is is a systematic humiliation of its...2024-10-101h 11
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The Mist (2007)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Frank Darabon't 2007 science fiction horror movie The Mist starring Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Laurie Holden about a town that gets enveloped in a mysterious mist that contains deadly monsters.We talk about the movie's themes of civilisation, morality and chance, how the movie sells its...2024-10-0743 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Hellboy The Crooked ManThis week we review and discuss Hellboy: The Crooked Man, a superhero horror movie directed by Brian Taylor and starring Jack Kesy, Adeline Rudolph and Joseph Marcell, about a demonic paranormal investigator who gets stranged in rural Appalachia where he encounters a coven of witches led by the Crooked Man.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Hellboy: The Crooked Man in which we discuss what this attempt to bring Hellboy to cinemas does right and what it does wrong, how much it respects the source material of the original comic, and what...2024-10-031h 00
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Halloween (1978)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover John Carpenter's horror slasher classic Halloween from 1978 starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Donald Pleasence as Doctor Loomis and Nick Castle as Michael Myers, about a killer who escapes from a mental institution ten years after killing his sister, to then continue stalking and brutally killing a group...2024-09-3044 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Penguin Season 1 PilotThis week we review and discuss the pilot episode of The Penguin, a crime drama set in the DC universe's Gotham City by Lauren LeFranc and starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioto and Rhenzy Feliz. The crime drama follows the Penguin following the events of 2022's The Batman as he navigates a looming gang war between the Falconi and Maroni crime families.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of The Penguin in which we discuss where this series might go and its potential, what characters and performances stood out most to us, how The...2024-09-261h 05
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008 Pilot)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover the pilot of the science fiction series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles which ran from 2008-2009 and stars Lena Headey as Sarah Connor, Thomas Dekker as John Connor and Summer Glau as Cameron, a terminator sent back in time to protect John Connor.We talk about why...2024-09-2343 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Speak No Evil (2024)This week we review and discuss Speak No Evil, a psychological horror thriller directed by James Watkins and starring Mackenzie Davis and James McAvoy.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Speak No Evil in which we discuss how the movie compares to the 2022 Danish original, how it succeeds in invoking a sense of dread and unease in the audience, how it explores its themes of confirmity, social conditioning and peer pressure, and much more.Check out the video version here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kNX2Qisrr42024-09-191h 09
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Pacific Rim (2013)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Guillermo del Toro's science fiction kaiju movie Pacific Rim from 2013 starring Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori and Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost, about a washed up jaeger pilot teaming up with a rookie as part of one last effort to defeat the kaiju threatening the world through a dimensional...2024-09-1648 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceThis week we review and discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a fantsy comedy horror movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Jenna Ortega, Wynona Ryder and Michael Keaton.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Beetlejuide 2 in which we discuss our reaction to how the movie compares to the 1988 original Beetlejuice, whether the movie strikes a good balance between its dark humor and its characters, and whether this movie is one of the better legacy sequels.0:00 Intro0:14 Best Recent Thing Watched7:58 Synopsis and Overall Impressions12:30 Spoiler Discussion01:01:56 Conclusion and...2024-09-121h 04
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Cameron's Terminator 2 Judgment Day from 1991 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Edward Furlong as John Connor. The story of this science fiction classic follows John and Sarah Connor as they try to survive a second Terminator sent back through time by Skynet, while...2024-09-0942 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Kalki 2898This week we review and discuss Kalki 2898 AD, a mythological science fiction movie directed by Nag Ashwin and starring Prabhas, Disha Patani and Amitabh Bachchan, about a group of rebels who are on a mission to save SUM-80 and her unborn child, Kalki, from a dystopian government laboratory.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of Kalki 2898 AD, in which we discuss our reactions to Indian filmmaking which we have not had much exposure to, how the movie interweaves Hindu mythology with science fiction, and much more.Check out the video version...2024-09-051h 01
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Hellboy 2 The Golden Army (2009)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we discover Guillermo Del Toro's 2009 fantasy movie Hellboy 2: The Golden Army starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair in which Hellboy and the BPRD fight an elven prince who seeks to destroy humanity in revenge for the humiliation of his people.We discuss how the movie compares to the 2004 movie...2024-09-0336 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Crow (2024)This week we review and discuss The Crow (2024), a superhero movie based on the comic book of the same name, directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs and Danny Huston about a man who comes back to life after being killed to avenge his death and save his girlfriend's soul.Join us for our in depth spoiler movie review and analysis of The Crow, in which we talk about why this movie was so strongly rejected by audiences and flopped so decisively at the box office, the choices made in updating this beloved character, and...2024-08-291h 09
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: The Terminator (1984)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week the talk about James Cameron's The Terminator from 1984 starring Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, about a woman who is hunted by a time travelling cyborg assassin from the future due to the role she will play in a future war between humanity and the machines.2024-08-2637 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Alien RomulusThis week we review and discuss Alien: Romulus, a science fiction horror movie directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced, about a group of downtrodden young space colonists in pursuit of better life conditions, who encounter hostile creatures while scavenging a derelict space station.Join us for our in depth spoiler discussion and analysis of Alien: Romulus in which we debate whether this is the best Alien movie, where the franchise can go from here, the morality of androids, and much more.0:00 Intro0:20 Best Recent Thing Watched6:19 Synopsis...2024-08-221h 08
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Hellboy (2004)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week the talk about Guillermo Del Toro's 2004 fantasy movie Hellboy starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair in which a demon child, summoned by the mystic Rasputin during WWII and rescued by Allied forces, grows up to protect the world from supernatural threats as part of a secret government organization.We...2024-08-1933 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: BorderlandsThis week we review and discuss Borderlands, a science fiction action comedy directed by Eli Roth and starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin hart, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, about Lillith, an outlaw who forms an alliance with a team of misfits to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe who is the key to accessing a vault of lost alien technology.Join us for our in depth spoiler review and analysis of Borderlands in which we discuss whether this movie deserves its distinction of being the first 0% movie on...2024-08-151h 08
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Batman (1989)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week the talk about Tim Burton's classic superhero movie Batman from 1989 which stars Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker in which billionaire Bruce Wayne, as the masked vigilante Batman, battles the psychotic Joker, who wreaks havoc on Gotham City after a chemical accidentWe talk about...2024-08-1245 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Batman Caped Crusader Season 1This week we review and discuss season 1 of Batman: Caped Crusader, an animated superhero series starring Hamish Linklater, Eric Morgan Stuart and Krystal Joy Brown, which is a noir-inspired reimagining of the Batman mythos, focusing on a young Bruce Wayne during the early stages of his crime-fighting career in Gotham City.Join us for our in depth spoiler review and analysis of Batman: Caped Crusader in which we discuss plot and characters, how this version of Batman stacks up against Batman the Animated series which this is a spiritual successor to as well as the larger Batman mythos...2024-08-081h 03
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Aliens (1986)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week the talk about James Cameron's Aliens from 1986 which is a sequel to Alien and the other good movie in the Alien franchise. In this science fiction action classic, Ellen Ripley returns with a squad of Colonial Marines to the moon LV-426 to battle hordes of deadly Xenomorphs after contact with a...2024-08-0552 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Deadpool & WolverineThis week we review and discuss Deadpool & Wolverine, a Marvel superhero movie that brings Deadpool and Wolverine into the MCU, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and everybody who has ever been in a Marvel movie.Join us for our in depth spoiler review and analysis of Deadpool & Wolverine in which we discuss the plot and allegory at its heart, what Deadpool does for the MCU and what that means for the superhero genre moving forward, and much more.2024-08-011h 15
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Alien (1979)In our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we watched Ridley Scott's Alien from 1979, a classic science fiction horror movie widely regarded as one of the best horror sci fi movies of all time that spawned a franchise that has endured almost 50 years. In the movie the crew of the spaceship Nostromo encounters a deadly extraterrestrial after investigating a...2024-07-2248 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode IX - The Rise of SkywalkerIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. We talk about the wild ride that this sequel has been, from panicked course corrections following backlash to The Last Jedi, to last minute attempts to infuse the trilogy with story and meaning. We also discuss our final thoughts on Star...2024-07-1541 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: MaXXXineThis week we review and discuss MaXXXine, a slasher thriller movie directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki and Moses Sumney, about a young woman who tries to achieve fame and success in 1980s Hollywood while being targeted by a mysterious killer.Join us for our in depth spoiler review as we talk about whether MaXXXine delivers on its themes, its portrayal of Hollywood and the movie industry, and whether it brings the franchise that began in 2022 with "X" to a satisfying conclusion.Check out the video version here:https://www.youtube...2024-07-1158 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode VIII - The Last JediIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi. We see what happens when someone encounters the movie that broke the fandom for the first time, and we discuss whether it lives up to its promise of pushing the boundaries of what Star Wars can be, or whether its detractors have...2024-07-0842 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: A Quiet Place Day OneThis week we review and discuss A Quiet Place: Day One an apocalyptic horror movie directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn, in which two people trying to get one last slice of pizza during an alien invasion of New York.Join us for our in depth spoiler review and analysis as we talk about how this movie won us over despite the ridiculous sounding premise, why it does right what most prequels do wrong, and what that says for the future of the Quiet Place franchise in the future.0:00 Intro0:29...2024-07-041h 00
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode VII - The Force AwakensIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. We discuss the start of a new era for Star Wars, its characters and worldbuilding, how they measure up against the previous trilogies, and the potential for the rest of the trilogy.2024-07-0138 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The BikeridersThis week we review and discuss The Bikeriders, a 2023 biker movie directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, which follows a Midwestern biker gang through their founding in the 60s and their evolution into the 70s, from the point of view of a biker's wife.Join us for our in depth spoiler review of The Bikeriders as we discuss whether the framing device helped or hindered the movie, how the movie explores the themes of independence, authority and lawlessness, and what we thought of the performances of the three lead actors which...2024-06-271h 06
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the SithIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. We discuss the conclusion to Anakin's character arc, the overall impression the prequel trilogy left on us and how it comapres against the original trilogy.2024-06-2434 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Hit ManThis week we review and discuss Hit Man, a 2023 black comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona and Austin Amelio, about a philosophy professor who goes undercover as a hitman and gets lost in his hitman persona.Join us for our in depth spoiler review of Hit Man as we talk about the movie's themes of identity, the interplay of truth and lies, and how to achieve happiness and self actualisation sometimes you just need to kill a guy.Check out the video version here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...2024-06-2058 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the ClonesIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. We discuss Anakin's character and the journey he goes on, why we consider this movie the low point of the trilogy and what the movie could have done to tell its story better, and much more.2024-06-1742 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The WatchersThis week we review and discuss The Watchers (also known as The Watched), the horror movie directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, and starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell and Olwen Fouere, about a woman who gets trapped in a forest teeming with sinister creatures.Join us for a full spoiler review of The Watchers/The Watched. We talk about why we thought the movie did not live up to its potential, what it could have done differently and how an overreliance on mystery can hold a movie back. We also offend ferrets on multiple occasions.Check out...2024-06-131h 04
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom MenaceIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. We talk about the new chapter in the Star Wars saga that introduced us to the pre-Imperial era for the first time on the big screen, its major characters, the worldbuilding surrounding the major conflict involving the Trade Federation, and expectations for...2024-06-1035 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: StingThis week we review and discuss Sting, the horror movie directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, and starring Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne and Penelope Mitchell, about a young girl whose pet spider transforms into a monster.Join us for our in depth spoiler review of Sting in which we talk about the movie's themes of family and helplessness, what makes a good horror movie and how Sting stacks up against recent competition, and how this movie left us with a sense of frustration even though we enjoyed it.Check out the video version:https://www.youtube.com...2024-06-0758 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the JediIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi. We talk about the epic conclusion to the trilogy, the end of Luke's and Vader's journeys, overall impressions of the trilogy and what comes next in the franchise.2024-06-0236 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Furiosa (A Mad Max Saga)This week we review and discuss Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke which follows Furiosa's life from her kidnapping by the forces of warlord Dementus to her eventual revenge for the loss of her mother.Join us for a full spoiler review of Furiosa in which we talk about the characters and postapocalyptic wasteland they inhabit, and whether the plot lives up to the potential of this otherwise excellent installment in the Mad Max franchise.Check out the video version here:2024-05-301h 09
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back. We delve into the continuing journeys of the movie's characters, how the Star Wars setting begins to expand and how this one shapes up compared to the previous installment.0:00 Intro01:42 First Time Viewer's Impression04:24 Luke's Character Arc2024-05-2737 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: The Strangers Chapter 1This week we review and discuss The Strangers: Chapter 1, the horror film directed by Renny Harlin, starring Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez and Ema Horvath about about a couple who are stalked by the three psychopathic masked strangers while on a road trip.Join us for a full spoiler review of The Strangers: Chapter 1 in which we talk about how this movie measures up against the 2008 original, what we thought it did right and what it did wrong, and why this is the first movie we're reviewed that succeeded in making Jonathan angry. We talk about horror cliches, their...2024-05-231h 03
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastHave You Seen: Star Wars Episode IV - A New HopeIn our series "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. Our conversation focuses on the experience of someone watching the movie for the first time today and their reaction.This week we talk about Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope. We discuss its writing, worldbuilding as well as its characters, and why this movie and the franchise it spawned has continued to capture audience imaginations for almost 50 years.0:00 Intro01:46 Appreciating Old Movies03:54 Episode 4 Overall Impressions09:50 Characters15:36...2024-05-2034 min
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: AbigailThis week we review and discuss the horror comedy Abigail directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett starring Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens and Alisha Weir.Join us for a full spoiler review of Abigail in which we discuss what the movie does well, where it struggles, and whether this movie has the bite its trailer promises, and whether this shows that there is still bite in monstrous vampires.0:00 Intro0:23 Best Recent Thing Watched07:17 Non-Spoiler Impressions12:55 Spoiler Discussion Begins57:10 Conclusion and Ratings2024-05-021h 01
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Civil WarThis week we review and discuss Alex Garland's action war movie Civil War starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny about journalists travelling across the United States during a civil war.Join us for a full spoiler review of Civil War and its handling of the timely subject matter of war and war journalism, as well as audience expectations created through its title and marketing that made people expect the movie to affirm their side in the Culture War when that is not the movie's point and purpose.2024-04-181h 09
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Avatar the Last Airbender (Netflix Pilot)In this episode we review and discuss episode one of Netflix' Avatar The Last Airbender live action fantasy series by Albert Kim and starring Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio and Daniel Dae Kim.Join us for a full spoiler review of season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender in which we discuss whether this adaptation adds anything to the story, the shortcomings of Netflix productions, and whether we should just watch the animated original.2024-02-291h 08
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: ArgylleIn this episode we're diving deep into the highly anticipated spy comedy film Argylle directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Heny Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell.Join us for a full spoiler review of Argylle in which we discuss how this movie is two very different stories stapled together at the hip, how the first half is much stronger but then goes off the rails in the end, and much more.0:00 Introduction0:33 Best Recent Thing Watched10:55 Argylle Non Spoiler Talk21:04 Spoiler Talk59:22 Current State of Film2024-02-081h 08
Eye of the Storm Movie PodcastSpoiler Review: Aquaman and the Lost KingdomDive into the depths of cinematic adventure with our in depth spoiler review of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom! Join us as we explore the thrilling sequel to the underwater epic, dissecting the storyline, discussing performances, and diving deep into the oceanic world created by James Wan. Uncover the secrets of Atlantis and discover if this superhero blockbuster lives up to the hype.0:00 Intro0:25 Best Recent Thing Watched03:00 Non-Spoiler Impressions07:43 Spoiler Discussion45:10 Conclusion and Rating46:58 Expectations for the James Gunn Era2023-12-2952 min