Movie Rambling & Reviews

Thanksgiving Comfort movies

Just a quick rambling to inspire the upcoming holiday. Needed a distraction so I thought I'd ramble about those holiday comfort movies. In regards to these "comfort movies" it is in reference to those cinematic staples that you watch around the holidays. I have many great memories of going to the cinema or sitting on the couch with my siblings, absorbing a movie or several movies. I rattled off a few examples in the episode. One example being, a marathon of James Bond movies on a cable network. I plan to do a deeper rambling in the next episode about this mega franchise of cinematic gold. Hope all is well and enjoy this small appetizer for a much larger episode.

SHOCKTOBER 2024

Every October, the magic of the season turns up my viewing to straight horror and it becomes... Shocktober. With a few simple rules : 31 different subgenres of horror 10 different countries with at least one movie from each decade since 1920 Average rating above 6/10 Majority of the movies, new or new to me It is always ambitious, however attainable. Plus, more and more individuals as well as websites/social media outlets. Post their own version of watching a horror movie a day. Some are more stringent, even giving titles to view While others just give a theme/topic for each day. This was something that changed over the years for me. Encouragement from family and friends has gotten me to this current format. Giving suggestions and tweaks to the formula. Thank you for my listening. You can find my SHOCKTOBER list and others on Letterboxd SHOCKTOBER 2024 https://boxd.it/zelUy Sit back, relax and enjoy my rambling about... Shocktober

Episode 13 - The Friday the 13th movie series Part 1

The podcast is my personal exploration in the world of cinema and this episode felt fitting to honor the movie series, Friday the 13th, my 13th episode, released on Friday the 13th. This is the first of what hopefully will be a multiple part series, specifically reserved for the days of Friday the 13th. I briefly touch upon the various movies within the series. Rambling about my personal feelings towards them. I then take a deeper dive into my favorite of the series, Jason Lives. Thanks for listening. Feedback is always welcome.

Episode 12 - Movie Trailers

I ramble about movie trailers. Some favorites and one trailer that spoiled the movie. There's a small list of voiceover actors from various trailers. Don LaFontaine Hal Douglas Redd Pepper Percy Rodriguez Mark Elliott General Voice Actors mentioned Peter Cullen Frank Welker It's a subject that has played with me for many a year. A dream profession. Ha ha. Thank you for listening.

Episode 11: Terminator 2, more lightning in a bottle

Another movie to be added to my "Lightning in the Bottle" collection. Back in 1991, this was the must see movie on my list. Even now it's an exciting viewing, every time. The movie came out at the exact moment with the perfect cast. Like capturing lightning in a bottle.

Episode 10 - 30 Year Horror Movie Theatrical Release Challenge

A milestone episode. #10 I struggled with trying to figure out a good topic. 10-Top Ten lists, nah... I'll save that for #100 So I settled on a challenge of watching all the horror movies theatrically released since 1990 Now this is an interesting going challenge, but the 30 year challenge is the one I briefly discussed. 976 horror movies from 1990-2019 It was created by my great friend Jody Branham and supported by me. It was a challenge, highs and lows for each of us, but we helped to encourage each other along the way. Definitely a highlight in my cinematic viewing career. I mostly just ramble, however I give a favorite movie of each given year. Some years had multiple favorites, while other years it was an easy pick. Thank you for listening. Enjoy the episode. Here's the Letterboxd link: Film Challenge: Three Decades of Theatrical Horror (1990 - 2019) Final https://boxd.it/4r2qm

Episode 9: Robocop - Movie comparison

It is a solo discuss the similarities and differences between the RoboCop original and remake. Sting and Winnie-the-Pooh Blood & Honey 2 are mentioned at the beginning of the episode. Generic reflection and rating. Hope you all are enjoying the podcast. Thank you for listening.

Forbidden Fruit VHS Days - Episode 8

Growing up in the 1980s, my brother had a small collection of horror movies on VHS. It was like a treasure trove of forbidden fruit. I ramble and reminisce about those golden years of enjoying hidden joy.