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Unstoppable MindsetUnstoppable Hotelier and Consultant with Rocco BovaThis is our first opportunity to hear from someone who has extensive experience in the hotel and tourism industry. Rocco Bova grew up in Italy, but always wanted to see and experience the world. While he left home at the age of 18, he returned, but at the age of 24 began his journey that lead to a 25-year involvement in the hotel industry.
From Europe to Middle East, Asia, India, Africa, the Caribbean and Mexico Rocco held many positions in various hotel organizations. Now he is a consultant to various hotel companies to help them grow and cope with all t...
2024-04-301h 07
The Rational EgoistThe Rational Egoist: A Critical Look at Trumps Presidency with Rocco LucenteThe Rational Egoist: A Critical Look at Trumps Presidency with Rocco Lucente
Join host Michael Liebowitz as he explores the intersection of Christian Constitutionalism, individual rights, and Trump's presidency with special guest Rocco Lucente.
Rocco is a Christian and a Constitutionalist who supports Donald Trump because he believes that Trump's policies align more with his beliefs than any other candidate. In this podcast, Rocco discusses his views on limited government, individual rights, taxation, and morality from a Christian perspective.
Michael and Rocco also dive into Trump's presidency, discussing topics such as tax cuts, spending cuts, deregulation, tariffs, and immigration...
2023-04-1342 min
The NeverEnding Movie MarathonNew Mini-Marathon Revealed & Special AnnouncementHey, NEMM fans! We've got two big announcements to share with you today! Check 'em out and see you at the movies real soon.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2022-08-1000 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonSteven Spielberg Almost Made...Alex, Matt, and Rocco each break down a favorite project that Steven Spielberg almost made throughout his long and storied career. An incredibly expensive adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's Robopocalypse is Alex's pick, since he once got a moment to discuss the project with Michael Bay, who inherited the script (and some leftover sets) from Spielberg. Matt reveals Spielberg's fascination with modern toilet innovator, Thomas Crapper, and a possible film based on the book Flushed with Pride, before diving deep on what SHREK would have looked like if Spielberg made it back in the 1990s with Bill M...
2022-08-0333 min
Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodPamela Karanova - Season 2, Episode 1.Jack and I recorded this episode with adoptee activist Pamela Karanova back in early 2022. Pamela is a fearless and talented writer and Founder of both Adoptees Connect and Authenticity Over Alcohol. Since the time of our conversation, Pamela lost her birth father, so we added a brief condolence to the beginning of the recording. Stepping away from the Adage format of Season I, we discuss Pam's struggles with relinquishment and grief, inhabiting 'badness' and her never-ending quest to take control of her narrative and find authenticity in sobriety. I have great admiration for Pam and believe the adoptee community...
2022-08-031h 10The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMinority Report (2002) - Spielberg Summer Slam!Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise finally team up to pre-cog the future of our real-life surveillance state with this ultra-paranoid sci-fi thriller from the GOAT of that exact sub-sub-genre, Philip K. Dick! Do all of the visual effects and fake-outs still hold up almost 20 years later after MINORITY REPORT blew up the 2002 summer blockbuster? Maybe not, but the ice-cold vision of a tomorrow without social media is fascinating and that murder's row of supporting performances from Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell (and his chewing gum), Tim Blake Nelson, Neal McDonough... Not to mention, Lois Smith...
2022-07-271h 37The NeverEnding Movie MarathonSaving Private Ryan (1998) Part Two - Spielberg Summer Slam!We pick up the second half of our conversation about SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) with the incredibly epic and ultra-violent Normandy Beach sequence that saw Steven Spielberg put all of his technical skill and wizardry behind the camera to create the most realistic portrayal of this turning point in World War II and world history. Plus, we finally get to Rocco's Connections Corner that has a couple of surprises from Matt.It's a new mini-marathon, folks! This summer, we're gettin' in the ring with Steven for the SPIELBERG SUMMER SLAM! We're hitting up his incredible run of blockbusters f...
2022-07-201h 11The NeverEnding Movie MarathonSaving Private Ryan (1998) Part One - Spielberg Summer Slam!Matt has been preparing for this episode his entire life, so we're dedicating TWO PARTS to cover Steven Spielberg's epic World War II sad-venture film, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998). Alex and Rocco join Matt to discuss how Spielberg and writer Robert Rodat crafted the "documentary realism" approach to the true story of the Niland Brothers, why Tom Hanks decided it was time to take his friendship with Steve to the next level, the trial-by-fire boot camp that the military advisor Dale Dye put Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Adam Goldberg, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, and Tom Sizemore through, which...
2022-07-131h 33The NeverEnding Movie MarathonJurassic Park (1993) - Spielberg Summer Slam!In 1993 filmmaker Steven Spielberg made dinosaurs walk and the style of blockbuster that he had helped create completely extinct. JURASSIC PARK (1993) is a film that changed it all, including the lives of your hosts, Alex, Matt, and Rocco, especially when it came to the toys and their DINO DAMAGE! We detail how Michael Crichton, David Koepp, Dennis Muren, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams, and Stevie Spielberg made it all happen, why we fell in love with Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and why this might be the worst franchise in history after JURASSIC PARK...
2022-07-062h 19The NeverEnding Movie MarathonE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Spielberg Summer Slam!While Rocco is away, Alex and Matt will play... with their little alien pal from Brodo Asogi! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been delighting adults and terrifying children for 40 years now, becoming an instant blockbuster, then an icon for Spielberg's company Amblin, an Easter egg in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, and eventually a punchline in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. But we think this lil guy deserves so much more! After all, E.T. is quite possibly Steven Spielberg's best and most personal work to date.It's a new mini-marathon, folks! This summer, we...
2022-06-291h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Spielberg Summer Slam!Matt returns to talk about DAUGHTER OF THE SEA, the short film he made with his wife, and to discuss that artifact-lovin', Nazi-punchin', fedora-doffin', bullwhip-snappin' daddy, Harrison Ford! Steven Spielberg and George Lucas joined forces for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, the first Indiana Jones movie in the five film franchise, an American James Bond romp that definitely belongs in a museum... of Cinema! Plus, Rocco and Alex are here to talk about the making of the film and the Disneyland ride, which they both love dearly. It's a new mini-marathon, folks! This summer, we're gettin' in t...
2022-06-222h 26The NeverEnding Movie MarathonJaws (1975) with Adam Aresty - Spielberg Summer Slam!"We're gonna need a bigger podcast!" So, Alex and Rocco invite on STUNG (2015) screenwriter and expert in all things shark, Adam Aresty, to discuss Spielberg's first blockbuster, the one that changed it all, and made everyone afraid of the water... JAWS (1975)!It's a new mini-marathon, folks! This summer, we're gettin' in the ring with Steven for the SPIELBERG SUMMER SLAM! We're hitting up his incredible run of blockbusters from the genre-defining JAWS (1975) up through his hand-wave screen technology-introducing MINORITY REPORT (2002)!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite...
2022-06-152h 17The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Spielberg Summer Slam!It's a new mini-marathon, folks! This summer, we're gettin' in the ring with Steven for the SPIELBERG SUMMER SLAM! We're hitting up his incredible run of blockbusters from the genre-defining JAWS (1975) up through his hand-wave screen technology-introducing MINORITY REPORT (2002)! But first, Rocco and Alex give you some context on the Hollywood Blockbuster, how Steven Spielberg rose from nowhere to the savior of the film industry in an uncertain time, our theories about his upcoming semi-auto-biopic THE FABELMANS, and how Amblin Entertainment dropping the G has confused us our entire lives.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is...
2022-06-0840 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonTop Gun: Maverick (2022) - Tom Cruisin' USAWe've come to the end of our Tom Cruise mini-marathon, but honestly, folks, what a way to go out! Most of us doubted that 'Top Gun: Maverick' was going to be good, but no one (seriously, NO ONE) predicted that it was going to be GREAT! And perhaps even better than the original...?Rocco and Alex start off with their opening thoughts on the new film before sounding the spoiler alarm to go deep on Cruise's latest masterpiece. We debate the strange career of former architect and current "legacyquel master builder" Joseph Kosinski, if Glen Powell's Hangman...
2022-06-011h 47The NeverEnding Movie MarathonTop Gun (1986) with Gina Ippolito - Tom Cruisin' USATV writer and our own Tom Cruise correspondent, Gina Ippolito, returns to the NeverEnding Movie Marathon to talk TOP GUN... and a million other things, since she, Alex, and Rocco keep getting derailed to discuss which state has the best rollercoasters, if you can wipe down another man's cat, and Marlon Brando's food pranks on Frank Sinatra.On topic, they debate the future of Cruise's career and whether he can keep up the stunt game for much longer, if Kelly McGillis's Charlie actually has enough going on to consider her a "good" character (and her real-life inspiration), a...
2022-05-251h 44The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMINI: The Battle of the Great ScottsThis week on the NeverEnding Movie Marathon, Alex and Rocco are pitting brother against brother in the Battle of the Great Scotts! Tony versus Ridley in Three Rounds!Two Scotts enter the ring, but only one Scott will be crowned King of Movies!Rocco represents Ridley Scott with three films that he loves: ALIEN (1979), BLADE RUNNER (1982), and MATCHSTICK MEN (2003), while Alex toasts Tony Scott with a trio of absolute bangers: THE HUNGER (1983), ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998), and TRUE ROMANCE (1993), in three themed rounds of ridiculous debate!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly...
2022-05-1831 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonMagnolia (1999) with Alex Kauffman - Tom Cruisin' USAPaul Thomas Anderson's primal scream about coincidence, fate, frogs, and Hollywood is on the table today thanks to our friend, Alex Kauffman. She reveals that at 18-years-old she got a Magnolia-inspired tattoo that she maaaaybe regrets getting back then as she, Rocco, and Alex Logan try to get to the bottom of what the hell this movie actually means, and if it is a masterpiece, a mess, or perhaps, both?The trio discuss how they first found the film over a shared infatuation with Julianne Moore, how Tom Cruise almost overshadows the entire project (and maybe kinda...
2022-05-112h 08The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMINI: Tom Cruise Almost Made...Today, Rocco and Alex kick off our May Double Feature... Tom Cruisin’ USA! We begin with a handful of films that you’ve NEVER seen as these are all near-misses for the Cruise Missile. This is Tom Cruise Almost Made!We begin with his near-miss launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man in an adaptation that never quite found its footing in the mid-2000s. Cruise says that he didn't think the project was going to work at the time, but his tune may have changed with his cameo as a...
2022-05-0453 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonScream (1996) with Kat HartmanRocco and Alex continue April Double Features with another significant other's choice! This time, producer extraordinaire, legendary cat-mom, pizza aficionado, horror movie connoisseur, and the Gale to Rocco's Dewey, KAT HARTMAN (BuzzFeed), is here with Wes Craven's meta-horror masterpiece, SCREAM (1996)!We break down how Kevin Williamson's brilliant script turned the slasher genre on its head, what true crime story inspired him to write the screenplay, our favorite performances from Neve Campbell to David Arquette to Matthew Lillard to Roger Jackson as the Voice, and why the film resonated with our so-called "MTV Generation." Plus, Rocco pitches his...
2022-04-271h 47The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMINI: Meta Horror Favorites! From Peeping Tom to Jason Lives to Shaun of the DeadBefore we get to Wes Craven's supreme slasher commentary 'Scream' (1996) next week, Rocco and Alex trace the history of three films that came before it and three more that followed in its footsteps. These are our favorites in the Meta Horror subgenre, and they create their own mini-marathon with 'Scream' in the dead center... emphasis on DEAD!In today's discussion, find out...Why Michael Powell's 'Peeping Tom' was reviled in 1960! Why Tom McLoughlin's Jason Voorhees needed a sense of humor!Why Wes Craven thought Freddy Krueger had abandoned his spooky roots!Why Edgar W...
2022-04-2039 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonMuriel's Wedding (1994) with Jennifer LoganOur April Double Feature begins with this Aussie bouquet-tossin' gem that was hand-picked by Jennifer Logan, the political activist, artist, and wife of Alex, one-third of your hosts here at the NeverEnding Movie Marathon. With Matt off making a film with his wife, Alex and Rocco are inviting their significant others on the pod to gush about the movies that they love! Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths explode fully-formed from this film onto the world stage, thanks in part to the equally funny and heart-wrenching script that came directly from the life of writer/director PJ Hogan. P...
2022-04-131h 21The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMini: Hidden Marathons in 'Chinatown,' 'Sorcerer,' 'Armageddon' & BeyondIn this week's mini episode, Matt's got a big announcement to break, Alex has a little bit of Oscar shade to throw, and Rocco has some dots to connect between our past episodes to create brand new thematically-tied mini-marathons in a segment we call Hidden Marathons.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2022-04-0615 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Cat in the Hat (2002) with Giovanni IacobucciApril Stinkers Day hacks up its hairball a little early this year as Alex, Rocco, and Matt relax their USUALLY strict #NoStinkers policy to let this mangey stray onto the pod. And we couldn't possibly celebrate another April Stinkers Day without our filmmaker friend Giovanni Iacobucci (modmythmedia.com, donut.media), who we must apologize to once more for making him watch...THE CAT IN THE HAT! A film that Mike Myers was court-ordered to make. One that also nearly spiraled his career highs had it not been for the cash cow of SHREK. Also the m...
2022-03-301h 56The NeverEnding Movie MarathonBatman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) with Jeff Lange - Bat SignalsSo far, our Bat Signals mini-marathon has been tracing the influences of writer/director Matt Reeves leading up to his new Bat-film, but let’s pivot to the star of the big show for this final piece in our mini-marathon puzzle as Robert "RPattz a.k.a. RBats a.k.a. The Bat-tinson" Pattinson cites this '90s animated comic-book film as inspiration on his emo hot-boy Bruce Wayne. With filmmaker and Bat-fan Jeff Lange, Alex and Rocco break down how this unique and incredible vision of art-deco Gotham definitely helped shape the dark, moody, and expansive Bat...
2022-03-231h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Batman (2022) - Bat SignalsAfter tracing director Matt Reeves's influences through The French Connection, Chinatown, and Zodiac in our Bat Signals mini-marathon, Matt, Alex, and Rocco followed the Riddler's clues to his Se7en-themed Gotham City apartment for a meeting with... THE BATMAN!In this mega-episode - that is still 40 minutes shorter than the film - we attempt to answer the following questions:Where does Robert Pattinson stack up among the Batmen? Between Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, and John Turturro, who is the rogue-iest Rogues Gallery rogue?Or was it that other interloper that I won't me...
2022-03-162h 18The NeverEnding Movie MarathonZodiac (2007) - Bat SignalsEven if he never stepped on set, director David Fincher has his fingerprints all over 'The Batman' and this is the film to blame! Not only is Paul Dano's Riddler based on the real Zodiac Killer (just look at their similar masks), Fincher's meticulous craftsman style is a direct influence on Bat-director Matt Reeves.We've been tracing the films that inspired 'The Batman' in this Bat Signals mini-marathon, and 'Zodiac' has the clearest visual influence of the three. Matt, Alex, and Rocco break down why this may be the crown jewel in Fincher's long career of greats...
2022-03-091h 46The NeverEnding Movie MarathonChinatown (1974) - Bat SignalsForget it, Jake. It's Chinatown... OR IS IT?!It is. And it's also a landmark artwork that changed the face of cinema forever. And we're not just talkin' about what it did to its nose! In fact, you can still feel its influence all over what director Matt Reeves is doing with The Batman, so in this mini-marathon called Bat Signals, Matt, Alex, and Rocco dig into this tangled web of inspiration that lead us to this new DC comic book film.But before all that, it's time to talk Jack Nicholson, Faye D...
2022-03-021h 55The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe French Connection (1971) - Bat SignalsPut up the Bat Signal! It's time for Matt, Alex, and Rocco to investigate the films that inspired Matt Reeves while making 'The Batman,' beginning with this hard-nosed crime thriller that won Best Picture. William Friedkin surrounds himself with New York's "Finest" for an "all gas, no brakes" approach to shooting a cop drama. And the Academy was like, "Sure, yes, this is exactly what we want right now." Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey hold on for dear life through 'The French Connection' (1971).We dig into what qualities that Popeye Doyle and Bruce Wayne...
2022-02-231h 43
Cast Party: High School Theater RevisitedRocco NataleRocco Natale is a Newington-Cropsey Fellowship recipient for dramatic writing and research. Rocco's plays ("Great Expectations", "Smoke Signals", "Room at the End of the Hall") have had the honor of being performed in countries around the world to audiences of all ages. Rocco’s work "Room at the End of the Hall" has been a semi-finalist in the Eugene O’Neill National Playwright’s Conference and Premiere Stages and was last seen at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Rocco has had the pleasure of working with Signature Theatre Company, Urban Stages, New York Theatre Workshop, The Cherry Lane Theatre, Mirror...
2022-02-2150 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonBat Signals: Our 'The Batman' Mini-Marathon Revealed!Could you believe that a trio of nerds like us would be excited for another Batman movie? If you can't, then you must've missed our two-part 'Batman Forever' deep dive!To prepare for 'The Batman' in March 2022, we're marathoning three films that director Matt Reeves cited as inspiration for his new DC superhero film. We've got ourselves a slew of gritty crime dramas from all corners of cinema history, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out which ones are on the docket, bud! We're also pairing those with three comic book sources that...
2022-02-1656 minThe NeverEnding Movie Marathon12 Monkeys (1995) - Time Travel Rules!Terry Gilliam is serving up Bruce Willis in a full-body condom time-traveling to 1990s Philly to hang out with a wild-eyed Brad Pitt? And America says... Yes please! We love it! '12 Monkeys' probably shouldn't work on any level, but it was a critical and box-office hit that changed sci-fi filmmaking and Hollywood as a whole. It also evolved how we tell time travel stories with a fascinating approach to time loops. We dig into all of that, the French short film 'La Jetée that inspired this script, and our favorite tracks from "The Return of Br...
2022-02-091h 49The NeverEnding Movie MarathonGroundhog Day (1993) - Time Travel Rules!OK, campers, rise and shine, because we've got an ice-cold classic that celebrates our favorite rodent-based holiday... GROUNDHOG DAY!We dig into the on-set antics of Bill "The Murricane" Murray and how that severed his friendship with writer/director Harold Ramis; Matt explains Pennsylvania traditions like polka and savory punch made from groundhogs; and we explore the history of time loops in cinema as we break down this third film in our Time Travel Rules! mini-marathon about how time travel works in film.Plus, we sock Ned Ryerson right in the kisser. BING!...
2022-02-021h 47The NeverEnding Movie MarathonInterstellar (2014) - Time Travel Rules!Auteur filmmaker Christopher Nolan pulls out all the stops - bending space and time to his will - in an Herculean effort to present this epic about... CORN! Well, and space, black holes, climate change, the extinction of the human race... ya know, all the good stuff.Continuing our Time Travel Rules! mini-marathon about how time travel works in film, Matt, Rocco, and Alex break down one of their all-time favorites! We chart the rise and fall of Matthew McConaughey's McConaissance, how this may be the peak of Nolan's time obsession, and what a surprise Matt Damon...
2022-01-262h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonBack to the Future (1985) - Time Travel Rules!Time Travel! How does it work?! No one REALLY knows, but we here at the NeverEnding Movie Marathon have a few theories based on the portrayal of time travel in some of our favorite films! So, we kick off our "Time Travel Rules!" mini-marathon with this quintessential movie about zapping into the past to ensure your parents have sex... it's BACK TO THE FUTURE!We break down the Eric Stoltz-to-Michael J. Fox switcheroo during production, the supreme genius of Christopher Lloyd, how producer Steven Spielberg protected his young film school proteges, Robert Zemeckis & Robert Gale (The Bobs), through...
2022-01-192h 10The NeverEnding Movie Marathon2021 Stinks & Stans: Our Favorite Movies of the YearLet's say so long to 2021 with this deep dive into the films that surprised and delighted us throughout this weird and trying year. Rocco, Matt, and Alex each reveal the three 2021 movies that they're ready to Stan for (everything from Titane to Red Rocket to Dune), plus one Stinker each that deserves a good old-fashioned flushing. We round out our lists with more recommendations for thematic mini-marathons from the dozens upon dozens of films we saw this year, including Matt's best comedies you probably missed, Rocco's horror gems, and Alex's arthouse corner.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is...
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Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodReckoning with the Primal Wound: An Interview with Rebecca Autumn SansomMichael and Jack interview filmaker Rebecca Atumn Sansom about her documentary feature film Reckoning with the Primal Wound - December 23, 2021. Show notes forthcoming.
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2022-01-0750 min
In Progress With Michael CiriglianoRocco Santillo NFT's & The MetaverseFollow along as Michael & Rocco discuss the world of NFT's & The Metaverse. These 2 things go hand in hand and if you don't understand them, be prepared to be left behind! Think of this as the current day "Internet" and how stupid that sounded to those at the time... now look at it!
2022-01-0527 minIn Progress With Michael CiriglianoRocco Santillo NFT's & The MetaverseFollow along as Michael & Rocco discuss the world of NFT's & The Metaverse. These 2 things go hand in hand and if you don't understand them, be prepared to be left behind! Think of this as the current day "Internet" and how stupid that sounded to those at the time... now look at it!
2022-01-0529 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Matrix Resurrections (2021) - The Keanu ResurrectionsJack in for the titular episode of our Keanu Resurrections mini-marathon... THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS! We break down how Lana Wachowski uses "bullet time" to dodge making the same mistakes of other long-overdue "memberberries" sequels, while still totally delivering on the action-packed "mind-porn" of the original trilogy! We begin with a No Spoilers discussion of why we love the film up top, so if you're still on the fence, check that out, then watch the dang movie, then listen to the rest of what we have to say, okay? OKAY!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic...
2022-01-051h 52The NeverEnding Movie MarathonJohn Wick (2014) - The Keanu ResurrectionsWE'RE THINKIN' WE'RE BACK... FOR OUR 50TH EPISODE! We continue our adventure into the Keanu Resurrections with what could have been another Liam Neeson-style "Geriaction" Thriller about an old guy killing bad guys, but Keanu took the action to that next level, and we're all benefiting from it! Starring Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and oh yeah, KEANU... It's time for John Wick! Plus, plenty of talk about the incredible sequels!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated...
2021-12-221h 41The NeverEnding Movie MarathonSpeed (1994) - The Keanu ResurrectionsPop quiz, hotshot! What's the best bus-based action film of the '90s? MINIMUM SPEED... which was (thankfully) retitled SPEED during the scripting phase.We're back in Jan de Bont Country to dig into the second episode of our Keanu Resurrections mini-marathon-- a wild ride through Keanu Reeves's career as he enters another Resurrection, playing Neo a fourth time in the new Matrix movie.So, let's talk about the great Sandy Bullock, the infamous Dennis Hopper, and the not-so-Dumb-or-Dumber Jeff Daniels in this no-brakes joyride through Los Angeles. Matt breaks down the stunts, Rocco pitches...
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2021-12-0912 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonPoint Break (1991) - The Keanu ResurrectionsIn about 35 years, Keanu Reeves has gone from Stoner Dude to Indie Darling to Action Hero to Shakespearean Punchline to the entire internet's boyfriend. Alex, Matt, and Rocco guide you on this wild ride through Keanu's career as he enters another Resurrection, playing Neo a fourth time in the new Matrix movie. We begin with this white-knuckle skydive from a favorite director that proves, "Go Big(elow) or go home!" We're talking about how much Patrick Swayze there is in Bodhi, if Gary Busey's '90s surf shirt was the height of fashion, and what a Johnny U...
2021-12-081h 54The NeverEnding Movie MarathonHome Alone (1990) vs. Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)"KEVIN!" vs. "Hey, it's the Jojo Rabbit boy... No, not the main one... his doofy friend..."So, not every kid has what it takes to be a Kevin McCallister, although several have tried over the past three decades. We break down the true genius of the original John Hughes and Chris Columbus Christmas classic that has been in heavy rotation since 1990, the totally admirable retread of a sequel that -- get this! -- moved the action to the Big Apple, the forgettable sequels that popped up over the years, and this latest attempt to connect to the...
2021-12-012h 05The NeverEnding Movie MarathonPlanes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)HAPPY F*$%ING THANKSGIVING! After talking plane, train, and automobile movies throughout November, we're doin' the mess around with the ultimate movie about ALL THREE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION... it's the John Hughes classic starring Steve Martin, John Candy, and a million That Guys along the way, it's Planes, Trains & Automobiles! We break down our favorite lines, the funniest scenes, and whether or not those were actually pillows.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan...
2021-11-241h 202021-11-2112 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonSpeed Racer (2008) - Planes! Trains! And Automobiles!In 2008, the Wachowskis presented pure, uncut, psychedelic exuberance on screen for 2+ hours... and the world shrugged their stupid shoulders. But now, we're reclaiming the masterpiece that is 'Speed Racer' for its incredible cast (John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Rain, and who could forget young Paulie Litt? Not us!), its eye-popping visuals (a neverending fall down an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole), and the Wachowskis' form-breaking filmmaking that has us stoked for 'The Matrix Resurrections'!Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer, goooooooooooo!Throughout November, the NeverEnding Movie Marathon crew will answer that...
2021-11-171h 42The NeverEnding Movie MarathonSnowpiercer (2013) - Planes! Trains! And Automobiles!All aboard! We're piercing snow on this deep-dive into the masterworks of genius filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Song Kang-ho, John Hurt, and Octavia Spencer chugga-chugga choo-choo into a climate apocalypse in 'Snowpiercer' (2013)!Throughout November, the NeverEnding Movie Marathon crew will answer that query with three of their favorites-- starting with the Nicolas Cage crashterpiece (or trashterpiece?), 'Con Air' (1997), then continuing with Bong Joon-ho's sleeper(car) hit.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your...
2021-11-101h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonCon Air (1997) - Planes! Trains! And Automobiles!'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' (1987) is the quintessential Thanksgiving movie, right? But what are the quintessential movies about a Plane, a Train, and an Automobile? Throughout November, the NeverEnding Movie Marathon crew will answer that query with three of their favorites, starting with this Nicolas Cage crashterpiece (or trashterpiece?), 'Con Air' (1997). Ving Rhames, John Malkovich, Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, and dozens more That Guys show up for Jerry Bruckheimer and Simon West's airborne antics that naturally end in Las Vegas. Put your tray tables up, because we're about to hit cruising altitude on one of the...
2021-11-031h 45The NeverEnding Movie MarathonHalloween Kills (2021) - Legacy of HorrorThe Night He Came Home... Again. And Again. But not counting those other sequels! We get into the wacky timeline of David Gordon Green's 'Halloween Kills', why we think this movie rules while most critics didn't, and continue our conversation on urban legends and the legacy of horror. Plus, Alex details his latest encounter with director John Carpenter.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter...
2021-10-271h 54The NeverEnding Movie MarathonCandyman (2021) - Legacy of HorrorDon't say his name five times, or we're all in for it! Director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele cooked up this scary new take on 'Candyman' with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Vanessa Williams that has the three of us buzzing like bees. As we continue diving deep into our Legacy of Horror mini-marathon, Matt discusses what it was like to speak with DaCosta about how she's reinterpreted the original Black slasher, Alex gives bloody backstory on the REAL Candyman killers, and Rocco explains why this film gets even better with multiple viewings... but stop...
2021-10-201h 40Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodWhat You Don't Know Won't Hurt You - Michael Rocco - Part 2 of 3OBI is back with the second installment of the three part episode focusing on Michael Rocco's story. The story is set withing the adage "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You."
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2021-10-1441 minOur Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodWhat You Don't Know Won't Hurt You - Michael Rocco - Part 1 of 3This time, Dr. Jack Rocco takes control of the OBI mic in order to subject me to merciless interrogation. The adage, "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You" is rendered ironic in light of my deathbed epiphany that I had been traumatized by abandonment grief and a lifetime of racism. There will be three installments to this episode. Music by David Russell.! CORRECTION: Michael incorrectly shares his website address. It can be found here: https://www.michael-rocco-author.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-rocco-author/message
2021-10-1340 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Invisible Man (2020) - Legacy of HorrorHalloween is upon us, so the NeverEnding Movie Marathon is getting extra spooky all October long with three of our favorite fright fests with a long history of going bump in the night! That's right, our picks for this month's marathon are all about the lasting Legacy of Horror-- three films that reinterpret their source material to scare an all-new audience. We begin with director Leigh Whannell's pulse-pounding take on 'The Invisible Man' (2020) with Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, and Harriet Dyer. We dig into Whannell's journey from 'Saw' to rescuing this film from the ashes...
2021-10-131h 45The NeverEnding Movie MarathonLegacy of Horror - Our October Mini-Marathon Revealed!In this extra spooktacular pod-o-ween special from the NeverEnding Boo-vie Scare-arathon, we talk about the legacy of the horror genre from its earliest days in silent film to the boom of Universal Monsters in the 1930s to the Slashers of the late-'70s to the art-house, "message" horror of today, including all of the scary flicks that terrified us along the way! Plus, we each reveal our mini-marathon pick for a recent Horror Legacy film that we love and will be covering in our October episodes.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema...
2021-10-061h 14The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMen in Black (1997) - Tommy Lee Jonesin' for the '90sWe close out our Tommy Lee Jones mini-marathon celebrating his 75th birthday with this '90s classic that was actually as good as its Will Smith theme song... here come THE MEN IN BLACK, y'all! Rocco, Alex, and Matt get into the real-world origins (and conspiracy theories) behind this secretive government organization, director Barry Sonnenfeld's weird and wild career, and why the Academy still owes Vincent D'Onofrio an Oscar for creeping us out!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing...
2021-09-291h 43The NeverEnding Movie MarathonBatman Forever (1995) Part Two with AJ Detisch - Tommy Lee Jonesin' for the '90sWe promised to go on FOREVER about Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever... so, we did! Here's part two with supreme Bat-fan and Matt's brother, A.J. Detisch as continue to celebrate Batman, Tommy Lee Jones, and all the buffoonery that Jim Carrey could muster.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
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2021-09-2106 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonBatman Forever (1995) Part One with AJ Detisch - Tommy Lee Jonesin' for the '90sBetween Tommy Lee's Two-Face tomfoolery, Riddler's Blender base, and the toys... Holy Plastic Playthings, Batman! The toys! We could go on FOREVER about Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever... so, we do! In a two-part podcast about Val Kilmer's swing at Bat(man), we're joined by supreme Bat-fan and Matt's brother, A.J. Detisch, for a dual celebration of all things Bruce Wayne and of Tommy Lee Jones, who turns 75 years young on this very day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TLJ! Here's to 75 more cranky, craggily years.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into...
2021-09-151h 30The NeverEnding Movie MarathonSmall Soldiers (1998) - Tommy Lee Jonesin' for the '90sFor his 75th birthday, we're celebrating America's Greatest Grump all September long with our Tommy Lee Jonesin' for the '90s mini-marathon! Only 3 TLJ films are as goofy, fun, and toyetic as Batman Forever, Men in Black and today's topic, Small Soldiers! Between our walk down memory lane of the ToyFare Magazines of our pasts and a debate over the better Gremlins film, we kinda, sorta fix Small Soldiers by centering it all on the man of the hour-- Chip Hazard himself, Tommy Lee Jones!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive...
2021-09-081h 31The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMissed Selections: A Field in England (2014), Moonstruck (1987), & Broadcast News (1987)There are certain movies that even we didn't see, so this episode is our chance to catch-up on our Missed Selections from podcasts past. Alex gives his breakdown of the whackadoo wizarding world of Ben Wheatley's A Field in England, Rocco expounds on his Nicolas Cage love (again) with Norman Jewison's Moonstruck, and Matt explains why Holly Hunter is perfect in James L. Brooks's Broadcast News.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and M...
2021-09-0136 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonMarathon Beyond: The Mummy Returns (2001) & Adventure ClassicsSince all roads lead to Brendan Fraser on the NeverEnding Movie Marathon, we revisit The Mummy's acceptable sequel that decided to introduce a child and a Rock instead of some new ideas... at least Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velásquez are both given their moments to shine in The Mummy Returns! And since we're unwrapping our old Egyptian pal, we figured we should RETURN to the mini-marathon that it unearthed, our first ever: Adventure Classics! Alex, Matt, and Rocco each offer up two new films for a potential mini-marathon reboot and ask y'all to vote on your fa...
2021-08-2537 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Suicide Squad (2021)James Gunn reloads David Ayer's 2016 misfire for a fun, funny, and blood-soaked journey through American imperialism! Starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Viola Davis, John Cena (in a career best performance), and so many more, 'The Suicide Squad' quickly shot up the list of our favorite comic book movies, so we're breaking down how this weird and wild gem came to be on the pod! We pick favorite characters, dig into the politics and why we can't wait to see more Peacemaker, plus we choose a "Skwad Up!" mini-marathon of dirty, rotten, and violent films that...
2021-08-181h 34The NeverEnding Movie MarathonStinks & Stans: Riders of Justice (2020), Pig (2021), & What We're Watching LatelyMost critics have their Picks & Pans, but on the NeverEnding Movie Marathon, it’s Stinks & Stans! Matt, Rocco, and Alex each pick 1 Stinker they've seen recently and 1 film they're ready to Stan for in a roundtable on the good, the bad, and the ugly of what we've seen recently, including the Mads Mikkelsen revenge dramedy 'Riders of Justice' (2020), the Nicolas Cage truffle swine-and-dine flick 'Pig' (2021), and even the Andy Sidaris "Bullets, Bombs, & Babes" trash-terpiece 'Malibu Express' (1985).The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance yo...
2021-08-1148 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonRaising Arizona (1987) - Coen Brolympics"We're set to pop here, honey!" It’s time to get up to the devil’s business and award this gold medal champion of the 2021 Coen Brolympics with a deep-dive into the Looney Tunes Land of the greater Phoenix area. It’s time for the Salad Days ... it's time to go down another Nicolas Cage rabbit-hole ... it is time for Raising Arizona!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find u...
2021-08-041h 46The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Big Lebowski (1998) - Coen BrolympicsThe Silver Medalist in the 2021 Coen Brolympics is this shaggy-dog story about a private dick without a clue, the film where Jeff Bridges finally revealed his true self as the coolest (and laziest) Dude to ever grace the silver screen, where John Goodman taught us what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps, and where John Turturro would first begin developing his magnum opus, The Jesus Rolls... it's Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to...
2021-07-282h 04The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Coen BrolympicsIn this very special episode, we celebrate Joel and Ethan Coen in 7 rounds of sports(-themed) competitions... it's the Coen Brolympics! From Fargo to Raising Arizona, The BIG Lebowski to Leonard SMALLS, the Coens have gifted us nearly four decades of regional accents, inept criminals, and wide-angled hilarity, so we pit their 18 films against one another in 7 rounds of (faux) sport! Which films will be showered in gold and silver (and become the next two movies we cover on the podcast)? LET THE COEN BROLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of...
2021-07-211h 32Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodThe Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the TreeThis time Jack and I welcome Dr. E. Kay Trimberger, Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies at Sonoma State University and author of Creole Son: An Adoptive Mother Untangles Nature and Nurture, published by LSU Press 2020. The guiding adage for this episode is “The Apple Doesn’t fall far from the Tree.”
Kay’s memoir recounts transracial adoptive motherhood using insights gained through the field of behavioral genetics. Using this body of research, she revisits key inflection points in raising her biracial adoptive son - who was born to Creole and Cajun parents - as a single w...
2021-07-1441 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonBlack Widow (2021) - The Widow MakersMarvel movies are back and smashing the patriarchy with sexy battle poses! Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, and a tracksuitted Ray Winstone spin one helluva web in Black Widow. We break down what we love about the newest chapter in the MCU, trace all of director Cate Shortland's influences, including The Fugitive, Terminator 2, and Logan, plus a bunch of other surprises. No spoilers for the first 30 minutes, then we sound the Spoiler Alert for the remaining deep dive!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films...
2021-07-141h 14The NeverEnding Movie MarathonLogan (2017) - The Widow Makers'Logan' (2017) is the third episode in our Widow Makers mini-marathon about the trio of films that inspired director Cate Shortland on Marvel's 'Black Widow' (2021), and it's arguably the best superhero movies ever made! Definitely the best Wolverine movie ever made... We dig our adamantium claws into how music man Hugh Jackman became super-hunk Huge JackedMan; our deep, confusing feelings for a film franchise with more bad attempts than great movies; and how director James Mangold might be the perfect choice to give Indiana Jones a similar perfect goodbye to a beloved character. Plus, we find an excuse to sing the...
2021-07-072h 18The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Fugitive (1993) - The Widow MakersGet ready for a hard-target, deep dive into every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse! Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Our film's name is... THE FUGITIVE! And we're doing a Peter Pan dive into talking about Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Two-Face, director Andrew Davis, the city of Chicago, action movies at the Oscars, why we'll never cover 'Volcano' on this podcast, and one hundred other seemingly unrelated tangents that we somehow (mostly) connect by the end!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated...
2021-06-301h 57The NeverEnding Movie MarathonTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - The Widow Makers'Black Widow' director Cate Shortland cites three movies as inspiration for her take on the Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh comic-book action thriller: 'Logan' (2017), 'The Fugitive' (1993), and today's episode 'T2' (1991). We're going to explore these 3 blockbuster classics in celebration and anticipation of 'Black Widow' before breaking down the Marvel movie soon after its worldwide premiere. But first! Let's dive into James Cameron's epic and perfect (?) movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, (Alex's childhood hero) Edward Furlong, Joe Morton, and the terrifying Robert Patrick. It's the one, the only... 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day', people! Oh, also, let's talk about the cool 3...
2021-06-231h 59The NeverEnding Movie MarathonIndependence Day (1996) - Summer of '96You picked it! And we podcast it! This is the winner of our Summer of '96 bracket and thereby the ultimate blockbuster of that super season. Starring the unbeatable crew of Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A Fox, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, and a bunch of alien invaders in gigantic spaceships with humongous lasers, this is a cable classic that is probably playing somewhere on TV right... it's Roland Emmerich's 'Independence Day' people! Also known as 'ID4' to us Hollywood insider types.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive...
2021-06-161h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Rock (1996) - Summer of '96"Welcome... to The Podcasht!" We're once again bringing the Bay-hem for this breakdown of Michael Bay's jailhouse rocker starring Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and a slew of "that guys"... The Rock! The action classic was voted runner-up in our Summer of '96 bracket for the best blockbusters of that epic season, so we deep dive on the film's "rocky" (get it?) production, splashy release, and legacy within the careers of Cage, Connery, and Bay. Plus, we all naturally do bad impressions of the Bond badass... almost immediately!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic...
2021-06-092h 02The NeverEnding Movie MarathonMission: Impossible (1996) with Gina Ippolito - Summer of '96Our mission... if we choose to accept it: podcast about the action-packed spy thriller that launched a franchise, saved Tom Cruise's career a couple of times, and introduced the world to his death-defying dangles. It's 'Mission: Impossible' time, people! And to ensure this plan goes off without a hitch, NEMM has recruited writer and host of the Knowing Is Half the Battle podcast, Gina Ippolito!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael...
2021-06-021h 51The NeverEnding Movie MarathonTwister (1996) - Summer of '9625 years later, we're celebrating one of the best blockbuster seasons of all time-- it's Summer of 1996, baby! Before we get into the bracket winners that you picked, we kick this mini-marathon off with our choice, a basic cable banger with Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, and Philip Seymour Hoffman-- it's Jan de Bont's weather thriller TWISTER!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or...
2021-05-261h 53The NeverEnding Movie MarathonRogue One (2016) with Ian de Borja - Puttin' on the RizHow could just a few words in the original Star Wars opening crawl become a whole movie? And how can a Disney movie get away with killing all of its main characters before the closing credits? With Cinenauts Podcast host Ian de Borja, we break down why 'Rogue One' works surprisingly well and why Riz Ahmed was perfect casting for Bodhi Rook in our final episode of our Puttin' on the Riz mini-marathon.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing...
2021-05-191h 51The NeverEnding Movie MarathonNightcrawler (2014) - Puttin' on the RizOur celebration of actor Riz Ahmed - a mini-marathon we call Puttin' on the Riz - continues with this neo-noir thriller about muckraking videographers starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and of course, our main man Riz... it's 2014's 'Nightcrawler'!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2021-05-121h 48Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodNew EyesThis time, Jack and I are joined by Sergeant Brad Ewell, a Texas bomb squad law enforcement officer, late discovery adoptee, husband, and father of three. Brad situates his story within a quote by the French writer Marcel Proust, “The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” We unravel the relevance of Brad’s quote for adoption throughout our chat, but zero in during our discussion of the movies Truman Show and Sixth Sense. In the Truman Show, the creator/producer of the hyper-reality TV show says of Truman’s (the protagoni...
2021-05-0949 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonSound of Metal (2019) - Puttin' on the RizRiz Ahmed is one of our favorite actors, so we're dedicating this three-part mini-marathon called "Puttin' on the Riz" to some of his best performances... so far! We begin with director Darius Marder's punk-rock drama about hearing loss... 2019's Sound of Metal!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2021-05-051h 31Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodA House Divided Cannot StandMichael Rocco is joined by Co-Host Dr. Jack Rocco (not related) in OBI's premier episode. Jack is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee who strongly identified with his Italian-American, Democrat, Catholic, Yankees fan, blue-collar upbringing in Erie, Pennsylvania. But, well into adulthood, Jack's ethnic/racial identity was challenged when he learned about his black/white biracial father after meeting his biological mother. Eventually, he confirms his own biracial identity through meeting paternal cousins. Like many transracial adoptees, Jack needed to reassemble his identity both in terms of adoption and race/ethnicity. In this episode, Jack's story is examined through the adage "A...
2021-04-2924 minOur Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodNever Trouble TroubleTo leave a voice message for the show: https://anchor.fm/michael-rocco-author/message - Please like and subscribe!
Our guest is Barbara Sumner, filmmaker, journalist and author of the memoir Tree of Strangers (Massey University Press, 2020).
Barbara situates part of her adoption story within the adage “Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you, for you’ll only trouble trouble and trouble others too.” This was a common response to questions about adoption when she was young. The adage advises you hesitate or even refrain from those actions that are judged as risky. (But of course, the le...
2021-04-2928 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonHunger (2008) - First TimersThe final episode in our First Timers mini-marathon about our favorite directors' debut films covers Steve McQueen's prison drama about the real-life 1981 IRA Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison... it's 'Hunger' (2008)!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2021-04-281h 38The NeverEnding Movie MarathonPi (1998) - First Timers12:45 ... Restate our assumptions: Darren Aronofsky's 'Pi' is a hardcore headtrip that every film fanatic should take. That's why this no-budget math thriller is the next episode in our First Timers mini-marathon about our favorite directors' debut films. We dive deep into Aronofsky's career highs (his upcoming Brendan Fraser movie?), lows (mother!), and near misses, including how influential his unmade Batman: Year One movie seems to be on the Matt Reeves's RPattz Bats.12:47 ... We hit return.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance...
2021-04-212h 13The NeverEnding Movie MarathonBlood Simple (1984) - First TimersHow do our favorite directors' first films stack up against their illustrious careers? That's what Rocco, Alex, and Matt will try to answer on their newest miniseries! We kick things off with a nail-biting, nihilistic, neon noir from the Coen Brothers, starring Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, John Getz, and the incomparable M. Emmet Walsh-- it's 'Blood Simple' (1984)! The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, F...
2021-04-142h 10The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Master of Disguise (2002) with Giovanni IacobucciNot turtley enough for the Turtle Club? Good! Rocco, Alex & Matt invite filmmaker friend Giovanni Iacobucci (www.modmythmedia.com) to investigate Dana Carvey's nightmarish attempts at character work for Happy Madison in our first-ever Stinker Special. Will 'The Master of Disguise' cause us to reinstate our #NoStinkers policy for good? Is this the worst movie to ever include Adam Sandler's name in the credits? And will we ever learn the truth about 9/11? Find out on today's ep!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to...
2021-04-071h 51The NeverEnding Movie MarathonTitanic (1997) - March SadnessYou demanded it, and we podcasted it! The winner of our #MarchSadness bracket is the official King of the World, James Cameron's historic drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and the very sexily bewigged Billy Zane... it's 'Titanic' (1997)! This Sinker Special rocked the Oscars, the box office, and now it's giving the NeverEnding Movie Marathon something to cry about. Also, what's with all those 'Avatar' sequels? We get the bottom of Cameron's career as he gets to the bottom of the ocean!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite...
2021-03-312h 00The NeverEnding Movie MarathonArmageddon (1998) - March Sadness#MarchSadness continues with this intergalactic weeper that YOU voted for in our Saddest Movies Ever bracket. You won't want to miss a thing as we drill to the sappy heart of this bombastic blockbuster! Michael Bay brings the Bayhem, Bruce Willis kicks ass-teroid, and Ben Affleck gets new teeth for THE movie of Summer 1998-- 'Armageddon'.The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...
2021-03-241h 52The NeverEnding Movie MarathonA Star Is Born (2018) with Lizzie Bassett - March SadnessOur first-ever guest, Lizzie Basset (co-host of What Went Wrong podcast and producer of IMDb's Movies That Changed My Life podcast), wants us to take another look at Lady Gaga's nose, Bradley Cooper's leathery looks, and all the heartbreaking beauty of 'A Star Is Born' (2018)! We kick off #MarchSadness with this Tinseltown Tearjerker and continue next week with our bracket winners! Why does Hollywood keep making and remaking this exposé of their dark underbelly, and why do we fall so hard for this story when it's said in a boozy and grumbly Jackson Maine drawl? And yes, th...
2021-03-171h 59The NeverEnding Movie MarathonHeavyweights (1995) - Kenan's Secret SauceWe end our '90s rewind by reckoning with our fat kid pasts, the highs and lows of summer camp, and that big inflatable "Blob" in the lake... plus, more talk about what makes Kenan Thompson the best! Join Rocco, Alex, and Matt for the finale of Kenan's Secret Sauce with this Judd Apatow, Ben Stiller, and Steven Brill joint... it's 'Heavyweights' (1995)!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco....
2021-03-101h 54The NeverEnding Movie MarathonGood Burger (1997) - Kenan's Secret SauceOnly '90s kids will understand this deep-dive into the nostalgia for All That, Snick, Shaq, Nickelodeon Magazine, Kenan & Kel, and of course, the triumph that is 'Good Burger' (1997). Join us for this trip down the memory hole in Week 2 of the Kenan's Secret Sauce mini-marathon!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
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Our Best Interests: Adopted - Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodOur Best Interests: Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to AdulthoodEach episode of Our Best Interests is guided by an adage. Adages are little bits of folk wisdom that can apply to a variety of situations. In this series, they will be used to shed light on life lessons learned by adoptees by situating our experiences within greater "truths" about humanity. The goal is to help the listener connect the adoptee experience to something already understood in a way that is both meaningful and memorable.
Original song "Muse" composed and performed by David Russell (with Rob Ellenberg, collaborator and producer). Full album available at: https://open.spotify.com/album/6DejQjsIM0...
2021-03-0202 minThe NeverEnding Movie MarathonThey Came Together (2014) - Kenan's Secret SauceMatt, Rocco, and Alex present a new mini-marathon all about our favorite funny man: Kenan Thompson! This Secret Sauce series of three films breaks down the special ingredients that make Kenan hilarious, beginning with the spoof-and-a-goof starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders, and of course, Kenan... it's David Wain's 'They Came Together' (2014)!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.co...
2021-02-241h 31The NeverEnding Movie MarathonThe Nice Guys (2016) - Tough Guy Bulls**tWe close out our Tough Guy Bulls**t mini-marathon with a 6th episode about a couple of private dicks who can't catch a break. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling team up to take on the 1970s auto industry in Shane Black's 'The Nice Guys' (2016)!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
2021-02-172h 03The NeverEnding Movie MarathonHard Boiled (1992) - Tough Guy Bulls**tEpisode 5 is all about "X-rated action" as we dig into John Woo's gun fu ballet starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung as a pair of cops trying to take down a hospital basement-dwelling mad man-- it's 'Hard Boiled'!The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Dive deep into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at neverendingmoviemarathon.com
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