Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Melissa gets Elementary with Sherlock and White Collars Michael out of the Dark Shadows. A rundown of the best new DVD, Blu-ray, Movies, Streaming Media, Music, and Books. Plus! Political propaganda on home video, an undiscovered Anne Bancroft/Sidney Poitier thriller, mourning the passing of Mongo, Stan Lee sues Disney for Billions, and Agent Phil Coulsen returns to the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Dave is forced to defend his love of live-action He-Man, Mac shares his bucket list of unseen horror movies, Erich supports region free commerce, and Daryl goes full-tilt gamer. Reviews of Looper, Excision, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Dial M for Murder 3D, and the HD alternate ending of Little Shop of Horrors. Plus! Favorite alien conspiracy, Promised/Implied sequels that never came to be, Scenes that take place in a sewer, and A-hole cops.

The Halloween horror movie season is well underway, and the F This Movie! team is here to ensure you make the most of it. Join Patrick, Mike, Doug, and JB for a feature length commentary of Friday the 13th: Part III, director Steve Miner's 1982 attempt to immerse audiences in a three-dimensional murderous rampage, as Jason Voorhees once again unleashes vengeance upon the unsuspecting horny teens of Camp Crystal Lake.

Melissa gets caught up on new fall television, while Michael spends an evening at Hotel Transylvania with Adam Sandler and friends. Plus! Ridley Scott's Prometheus (Blu-ray) ties into the Blade Runner universe; Halloween comes to Netflix; Frank Oz' Little Shop of Horrors gets an alternate ending; Katee Sackhoff and Gina Carano front an all-female Expendables film; and a Buffy actor scripts the final two Hunger Games films.

Join Jon, Steve, Andrew, and special guest Michael McVey as they celebrate and denigrate the life's work of director/cinematographer Peter Hyams. End of Days, Timecop, Sudden Death, Capricorn One, Outland, 2010, what's not to love?

Erich processes through his long buried ALF issues, while diving into the deep recesses of Netflix horror opportunities. Daryl gets his videogame geek on and gushes over Criterion's Eating Raoul. Dave unloads on Rob Zombie, and previews the final season of Fringe. Mac is confounded by American Horror Story, and drops a Spider-man bombshell. Big screen tyrants, Different characters / Same name, Obscure fictional characters on the big screen, and Ridiculous money-making schemes.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of composer David Arnold. You'll hear selections from Godzilla, Tomorrow Never Dies, Enough, Independence Day, Casino Royale, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Last of the Dogmen, Stargate, Paul, and The Musketeer.

A jet-lagged Melissa expresses her excitement for Frankenweenie, while Michael raves about Universal's Classic Monsters (Blu-ray) collection. Plus! Annie celebrates its 30th Anniversary, Jennifer Garner sculpts with butter, Ah-nold authors his life story, the rebirth of NKOTB, Scrubs coming to Broadway, a gruesome Sons of Anarchy-related death, and more scandals!

Dave revels in Parks and Rec's return to form, after painfully sitting through Terra Nova: The Complete Series. Erich arrives late to the party for Friday Night Lights, while keeping his finger on the pulse of Sons of Anarchy. Daryl is still loving the animated insanity of Archer, though shocked recommend Jessica Biel in The Tall Man. Plus! Funny or odd product placement, Lame fictional worlds, and Windows.

Patrick and Doug gear up for an October of creature features and fright fests, by pitting Milla Jovovich's Alice against Kate Beckinsale's Selene. Two women enter. One woman leave. Let the reckoning begin!

This week, Clark spotlights the music of composer Alan Silvestri. You'll hear selections from The Quick and the Dead, Judgment Night, Cast Away, The A-Team, CHiPs, Father of the Bride II, Predator, Van Helsing, The Mexican and Sgt. Bilko.

Dave, Mac, and Daryl knock heads about such weighty movie topics as Judge Dredd vs. Dredd 3D, the common failings of all horror anthologies, favorite cannibal movies, favorite songs from non-musicals, dramatic character shifts in sequels, and bizarre law enforcement technology.

Patrick is a tall drink of water with a silver spoon up his ass. Doug is a fat barrel of monkey spunk. Together, this pair of misfits set out to dissect Frank Darabont's beloved adaptation of Stephen King's novella, The Shawshank Redemption. Easy peasy japanesey.

On this week's episode, while Gabriel practices Quebec separatism, the Atlantic trio of Steve, Jon, and Andrew take on the good, bad, and ugly of Narrow Margin director Richard Fleischer. Yep, he also directed Red Sojna!

This week, Clark highlights music from the films of actor Richard Gere. You'll hear selections from Days of Heaven, An Officer and a Gentleman, Primal Fear, Red Corner, Unfaithful, Pretty Woman, Final Analysis, Sommersby, First Knight, and Chicago. Plus, a review of the Wall Street thriller Arbitrage.

Melissa runs down Fall TV premiere dates, while Michael recovers from reviewing Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Blu-ray, Harry Potter Wizard's Collection (Blu-ray), and The Lord of the Rings (Blu-ray) Extended Edition. Plus! JJ Abrams' Alias comes to Netflix, Zooey Deschanel's New Girl gets parents, Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER shatters box office records, and Edgar Wright's "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy comes to an end.

Confusion reigns supreme, as Dave and Daryl each try to figure out what the other is talking about. Mac investigates the cost of a bullet proof vest. Erich suffers a migraine in the HD world of Terminator. Reviews of anime Wolverine, weird Noir, and boring Stop-motion Animation. Plus! New network series worth our attention, Large servings of food, Cheesy sci-fi, Memorable gestures, and Ultimate movie versus.

Patrick and Alex are forced to work Games this week, but screw off watching Jesse Eisenberg emote and Kristen Stewart make out with Ryan Reynolds in Adventureland. Hey, litterbug! In the clown mouth!

This week, our resident Canuckogoths -- Steve, Jon, Gabriel, and Andrew -- worship at the altar of the master of macabre mirth, director Tim Burton. This is Halloween!

This week, Clark offers a grab bag of assorted musical treats, featuring selections from Dark Victory, Incognito, Donnie Darko, Antz, Inchon, The Eye, White Fang II, O Pioneers!, The Cincinatti Kid, Reign Over Me, 9, King Ralph, Saturn 3, and Notes on a Scandal.