Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

On this week's episode, Jon, Gabriel, Steve, and Matt mix things up with a little something they like to call director roulette. Steve tackles Brian G Hutton, Gabriel hits us with Alex Proyas, Matt Goes to the mat with Rob Zombie, and Jon takes it to the top rope with Jan De Bont! This all sounds so very interesting, why aren't you listening already?!

Melissa does a James Gunn double feature before time traveling with Aubrey Plaza, while Michael is pleasantly surprised by The Lone Ranger. Plus! Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine, the Cory Moneith autopsy, Netflix earns Emmy respect, David Fincher's next film may kill Sony's chances for The Girl Who Played with Fire, Disney's Tomorrowland finds its leading lady, Jim Moriarty is dead Dead DEAD, and The X-Files celebrates 20 years with the possibility of a new movie.

Daryl digs deep into his video game archive. Erich gives Tina Fey and James Gandolfini a second chance. Mac and Dave are underwhelmed by the bombastic Pacific Rim. Reviews of Banshee: Season One (Blu-ray), The Incredible Melting Man (Blu-ray), A Boy and His Dog (Blu-ray), Damages: The Final Season, and Evil Dead (2013). Ambush Topics include: Overused songs, Unbearable heat, Improvised weaponry, and the return of "Batman Versus."

Ah, the life of youth in the '90s. Join Patrick and Doug as they revisit Harry Elfont's John Hughes wannabe coming-of-age romcom Can't Hardly Wait, and see how many familiar faces you can recognize.

This week, Clark offers up a musical grab bag show, featuring a diverse group of selections from films like White Palace, The Andromeda Strain, MacArthur, Maid in Manhattan, Careful, He Might Hear You, and many more.

Michael and Melissa connect the dots between socially conscious documentaries Forks Over Knives, Super Size Me, King Corn, and A Place at the Table; discuss the untimely death of Glee star Cory Monteith, and the George Zimmerman verdict; and then return to more mudane topics like what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, TV, film, music, and books; the madness of Syfy's Sharknado; casting news; and a smart move by Comic Con officials to head off what could have been a big problem.

Mac lends his lukewarm support to The Lone Ranger. Erich has already forgotten his feelings for Man of Steel and Star Trek Into Darkness. Daryl's epic hate for Cabin in the Woods prompts a strong defense from Dave and Erich. Dave is overwhelmed by the awesome idiocy of Olympus Has Fallen. Reviews of Walking Dead: The Video Game, Legend of Korra: Season 1, Latin dram No, The Kentucky Fried Movie. Ambush Topics: Creative uses of lawn equipment, Memorable henchmen, Bugs, and Fireworks.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of composer Harry Gregson-Williams, offering flavorful selections from such diverse efforts as Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Kingdom of Heaven, Shrek Forever After, Spy Game, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Veronica Guerin, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

As Michael leverages Netflix to battle a flu bug, Melissa marvels at Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing. Plus! The a rundown of the newest releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, TV, Music, Books, and Theatre; The Lone Ranger is Disney's next John Carter; DeNiro and Travolta play Bosnian war vets; the bizarreness of Comedy Central's Drunk History; Comic Con releases its schedule; Big Brother unleashes the bigotry; and Buckingham Palace prepares for a royal birth.

It's time once again for Patrick and Doug to vent their respective spleens, as they piss and moan about everything from Barbra Streisand to Sylvester Stallone. Happy Summer, everybody!

This week, Clark pays musical tribute to the late James Gandolfini, offering selections from True Romance, Where the Wild Things Are, The Last Castle, Crimson Tide, Terminal Velocity, A Civil Action, The Mexican, All the King's Men and Zero Dark Thirty.

Patrick and Adam settle into the dog days of summer by celebrating America's pastime and exploring the gay subtext of The Sandlot.

This week, Clark spotlights another batch of new and recent releases, offering selections from Iron Man 3, Pain and Gain, Da Vinci's Demons, Star Trek Into Darkness, After Earth, and Defiance.

As Melissa dines on the final morsels of NBC's Hannibal: Season One, Michael is unimpressed by Man of Steel and not stoned enough for This is The End. Plus! This week's new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, TV, Books, and Music. Remembering James Gandolfini, Paula Deen admits a bit too much, Pedro Almodovar does romantic comedy on a doomed airline flight, Robert Downey Jr signs on for two more Avengers Films, and Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2 is set for July 2015.

Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Patrick and Mark hitching a ride on the cape of Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Impressive? Inspiring? Indulgent? Infuriating? You make the call.

This week, our resident Canuckleheads (and one damn Yankee) were victims of studio meddling, mob threats, technical issues, gaffes, and a lost recording. Only fitting for dissecting the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of legendary filmmaker STANLEY KUBRICK!

America's favorite contrarian a-holes, Dave and Dan, are back to take on anyone who doesn't agree that Man of Steel is the finest adaptation of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman to ever hit the big screen. Spoilers ahoy!

As Melissa recovers from walking in the dark, Michael mends the wounds he suffered at the hands of A Good Day to Die Hard. The best of this week's releases on DVD and Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! Damon Lindelof saves the world, Brad Bird and George Clooney uncover Walt Disney's secrets, Arnold Schwarzenegger is Paramount's new Terminator, Netflix offers new Dreamworks animation, Marvel locks up the box office through 2017, and Disney Channel meets Girl Meets World.

Dave introduces Michael to the twisted madness of Silver Dream Racer and Miami Connection, Daryl completes two passes of Arrested Development: Season 4, Erich discovers pedophilia runs rampant in Helen Mirren's Prime Suspect, and Mac pops his Masters of the Universe cherry. Reviews of Mad Mad Trilogy (Blu-ray), Of Human Bondage (Blu-ray), Doctor Who: Mind of Evil, and Sadako 3D (Blu-ray). Plus! Preparing for the arrival of RetroN 5, Grand villainous entrances, Bears, Parties you never want to attend, and Distracting makeup.

You can't keep these horror fans down. Join Patrick and JB as the warm up the old VCR for V/H/S/2, the latest batch of independent found footage frights.