The Movie Commentary Podcast
It's the Podcast in which I sit down and watch some movies and talk about them. Anything from behind-the-scene, to historical inspiration for a film, to anything else!!
Episodes
31 episodes
Rocky - An Underdog Movie
An Episode for George Locust, thank you for the recommendation.Sylvester Stallone was a nobody with only a handful of acting credits and $300 to his name. So how the heck could he write a script in 3 days for a the eventual Best Picture...
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Chernobyl Miniseries Episode 5: "Vichnaya Pamyat"
We reach the final episode of our Chernobyl miniseries. We final get to the big question: How did the reactor at Chernobyl explode? We get to see all the decisions that were made that caused the largest man-made nuclear disaster as well as what...
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Chernobyl Miniseries Episode 4: "For the Happiness of All Man Kind"
DISCLAIMER: This episode contains graphic depictions of harm done to animals. While no animals were harmed in the making of this podcast and of this miniseries, there are some graphic descriptions. These descriptions are based on real-life test...
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Chernobyl Miniseries Episode 3: "Open Wide, O Earth"
Stuff is starting to get real in Chernobyl. The scope of the clean-up effort is starting to be realized. Tough decisions are being made. People are starting to die. Take a listen to what is going on as we dive into the third episode of the Cher...
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Chernobyl Miniseries Episode 2: "Please Remain Calm"
The second episode of the Chernobyl miniseries commentary is out! Listen along as our characters start to grip with the scale of this unthinkable disaster in the episode "Please Remain Calm"Have a movie recommendation?D...
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Chernobyl Miniseries Episode 1: "1:23:45"
In our first episode back in quite some time, and in commemoration of the 36 anniversary of the Chernobyl Explosion, we are going to dive into the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" starting with the first episode in the series: "1:23:45".Ha...
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly-The Italian-made American Western produced in Spain
Have a movie recommendation?DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comIl Bruno, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (better known by its American-relea...
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Back to the Future-"Great Scott!!"
Have a movie recommendation?DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comThe pop-cultural phenomenon that inspired countless spin-offs (Look...
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Jurassic Park-"Must go FASTER!!"
Steven Spielberg brings us another classic here with his 1993 mega-hit Jurassic Park. Not only a film that left an indelible mark on the public's view of dinosaurs, Jurassic Park help usher in a new era of filmmaking with its revolutionary use ...
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Pinocchio-Walt Disney's technological masterpiece.
Walt Disney was riding high in the late 30's. He had just released the first ever feature length animated film and had built a new state-of-the-art animation studio. Now, he was tasked with capturing lightning in a bottle again. He decided on a...
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The Thing-Who can you trust?
Imagine being in US research facility in the middle of Antarctica with a group of guys whose tempers are already waring pretty thin. Now imagine that an parasitic alien creature that can perfectly mimic any living creature infiltrates their cam...
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2001: A Space Odyssey-Stanley Kubrick takes us on the Ultimate Trip.
Have a movie recommendation?DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comIn the history of cinema, there are certain films that come along that seemingly define their...
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A Bug's Life - Pixar's Forgotten Gem
Have a movie recommendation?DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comTrivia time!!What is the only Pixar film produced before 2006 that does NOT have a sequel...
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Pixar Short Films Part 2-From Geri's Game to Day and Night
Have a movie recommendation?DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comPixar Animation Studios was built from their successful short films. In our last Pixar Shorts epi...
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James Cameron's Titanic-The Ship of Dreams comes to Life Again
109 years ago…… At 11:40PM on April 14th, Titanic met her match, in the shape of an iceberg.At 2:20 AM April 15th, after only 5 days on the sea, she slipped beneath never to see the light of day again.
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Titanic (1953) - The one you probably never knew existed.
You have a movie recommendation? You want to see a commentary of your favorite movie?DM me on Instagram/Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcastEmail me: themoviecommentarypodcast@yahoo.comWhen Titanic sunk in April of 1912, very fe...
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ANNOUNCMENT - The Movie Commentary Podcast is BACK!!!!
Everybody, we are back!!!New episodes will be coming out soon!!!Tune in to see when they will be releasing.Welcome back to The Movie Commentary Podcast!!!Apple Podcasts:
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A Hard Day's Night-In The Eye of The Beatlemania Hurricane
Imagine yourself in the shoes of the Fab Four from Liverpool (also known as The Beatles) in 1964. You've just released a single that has reached number 1 in the US. You've went on a tour of the United States, which included a stop on the legend...
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Halloween-The Night the Slasher Genre became Iconic
Big thank you once again to Noud van Harskamp for allowing me to use his Halloween theme cover for this episode!!Links to Noud on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/juggernoud1
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Night of the Living Dead-The Birth of the Modern Zombie Film
Disclaimer-The YouTube version of this podcast will contain the full film with my commentary recorded over. If you would like to watch that version, here is the link to the video:https://youtu.b...
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1:44:44
Insidious-Don't Watch this Movie in an Empty House
Soooo, I was asked to watch Insidious. I took a while to do it because I don't like scary movies. For a different style of episode, I decided to record an episode in which I kind of made fun of the film while I watched it (ala Mystery Sci...
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The Shining-A Production Crew Quietly Going Insane Together
What happens when you mix a story by one of the greatest horror writers of all time with the film savviness of one the greatest film directors of all time? The result is 1980’s The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted from Stephen King...
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Jaws-How a Broken Shark Created one of the Best Films Ever
By 1974, Steven Spielberg had just released his first feature length film and Peter Benchley published his first novel. Little did these two rookies know that they would combine to make one of the most famous movies of all time. What started of...
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Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince-A Discussion of all things Harry Potter
Recommended by Madison Ferriell and joined by my lovely sister Mackenzie, the next episode of The Movie Commentary Podcast sees us watching the sixth Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. Harry Potter has become a pop-cult...
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Wallace and Gromit-A Grand Look at Two Short films
For a bit of a shorter episode this week, I am taking a look at the dynamic plasticine duo of Wallace and Gromit by watching their first two film outings. A Grand Day Out released in 1989 and The Wrong Trousers released in 1993 both garnered Os...
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