Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

This week, Clark spotlights another batch of new and recent releases, offering musical selections from The Amazing Spider-Man, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Brave, Doctor Who: Series 6, Ted, People Like Us, The Bourne Legacy, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, and Len Wiseman's Total Recall (which is also reviewed). Enjoy!

Melissa finds comfort inside The Rockford Files. Michael proposes a cable network dedicated to airing failed TV pilots. Len Wiseman's Total Recall fails to make a splash. Celebrating 25 years of Adventures in Babysitting. Hulu and Criterion show their love for Vivien Leigh. Orlando Bloom comes to Broadway in Romeo and Juliette. Vertigo dethrones Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all-time. And The Brady Bunch gets a 21st Century spinoff series on CBS.

Daryl suffers Olympic Fever and tackles gangster rackets. Alice shares her love for The Batman and Samuel L. Jackson. Erich is Breaking Bad with The Lorax. Dave throws down with Steven Seagal and Steven Doff. Plus! Olympic sports you're drawn to, Olympic events inspired by a Bond film, Surprisingly good performances from worthless actors, Memorable fictional websites, and Gratuitous sports scenes.

Patrick exhibits balls of steel, recording a solo commentary of Sam Firstenberg's 1983 action cheese fest Revenge of the Ninja. After all, only a ninja can critique a ninja.

This week, Clark is joined by special guest Dave Johnson for an in-depth conversation about film music. Using Hans Zimmer's score for The Dark Knight Rises as a launching point, the two discuss musical scores with a physiological impact, the evolution of music over the course of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise, Hollywood's frustrating fondness of origin stories, and much more. Afterwards, you'll be treated to a suite of music from The Dark Knight Rises.

It's a Brit-centric opening, as Melissa uncovers the truth behind BBC's Sherlock and Michael debriefs the first weekend of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Plus! Fox celebrates 50 years of dead Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Sheen's new show gets 100 episodes, The Hobbit becomes a trilogy, the long awaited trailer for Doctor Who: Series 7, and live from the set of Arrested Development: Season 4.

Our week-long Dark Knight Rises marathon concludes with Dave and Dan bringing their contrarian Objection! out of mothballs to provide DVD Verdict's final word on Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy. We promise not to talk about this movie again... until it makes its way to DVD and Blu-ray.

Michael sits in for a vacationing Dave, as the boys take Chris Nolan and team to task for the failures of The Dark Knight Rises and dread the forthcoming Man of Steel franchise. DVD and Blu-ray reviews of Detention, Big Easy Express, Lockout, and Clue. Plus! Bizarre means of communication, Lesser third films in a franchise, and Most unlikely action heroes.

Our wall-to-wall Dark Knight Rises coverage continues, with Patrick and Mike's in-depth investigation into the hits and misses of Chris Nolan's final Batman adventure. Can our heroes reach a consensus? Will the die hard fans take umbrage to their opinions? Tune in and find out! Same Bat time. Same Bat channel.

On this week's episode, Andrew, Jon, Gabriel, and Steve tackle the good, bad, and ugly of legendary director Howard Hawks. No baby Leopards were harmed in the making of this podcast.

This week, Clark features music from the films of actor Christian Bale, offering selections from Empire of the Sun, Rescue Dawn, Portrait of a Lady, Equilibrium, The Machinist, Pocahontas, The Secret Agent, Shaft, Reign of Fire, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Dark Knight Rises (which is also reviewed).

Melissa spends the weekend at a war-torn Downton Abbey. Michael experiences The Dark Knight Rises ahead of the Colorado tragedy that followed and addresses the fallout. Tracy Letts: Great writer, lousy actor. ABC marries The Bachelor to MTV's Real World. Woody Harrelson writes/directs for Broadway. The Jackson family continues to embarrass themselves. And the latest arrivals on TV, DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, Books, Music, and Theatre.

Mac uncovers the truth behind Desert Survival Batman and details his rules for purchasing action figures. Erich recalls bizarre Batvillains. Dave realizes just how much Superman II sucks. Reviews of vintage Doctor Who going Rambo, Holy Flying Circus, and Quill. Plus! Favorite Batmobiles, Amusement parks based on films or TV shows, Near-invulnerable foes, and When the car won't start.

As the sun sets over Gotham, a call goes out... one that can only be answered by the hero known as JB and his trusty sidekick Patrick. Together they stand for absolute truth and movie justice. Their mission: Dissect and diffuse Tim Burton's Batman before Christopher Nolan unleashes his final Dark Knight upon the world. May God have mercy on their souls.

On this week's episode, our Canuck clan -- Steve, Gabriel, Jon, and Andrew -- adopt an orphaned American, welcoming Matt Avrach into the fold; as this angst ridden, misunderstood episode tackles the works of '80s Teen expert, the late John Hughes. "You'll never understand me!"

This week, Clark pays homage to the late Ernest Borgnine by featuring music from a handful of films the lovable character actor appeared in. You'll hear selections from The Wild Bunch, Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Black Hole, The Split, Ice Station Zebra, The Poseidon Adventure, Deadly Blessing, Gattaca, Red and Escape From New York.

Melissa makes a Great Escape. Michael gets bitten by The Amazing Spider-man. The Dark Knight finally rises. Marvel unveils Phase 2 of their cinematic empire. Make way for Magic Mike: Stripper Detective. Singin' in the Rain in glorious HD. The Spice Girls reclaim the London stage. And a rundown of the best this week in movies, TV, DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, books, music, and theatre.

The boys experience varying degrees of acceptance regarding The Amazing Spider-man. Daryl falls on the pro side of Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Dave and Erich are dying for the release of The Dark Knight Rises. Reviews of Outland (Blu-ray), MST3K XXIV, Louie: Season 2, Wilfred: Season 1, and GI Joe: A Real American Hero: Series 2. Plus! Rabid fandom for a movie premiere, Memorable reptiles, Memorable spiders, and Weird siblings.

Whallopin' websnappers! Join Patrick and Erich as they untangle the complex development and execution of director Marc Webb's Spidey reboot.

Steve and Gabriel are joined by special guest Antoine to discuss the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Irish Arthouse purveyor of Vampires, IRA hitmen, and mermaids... Neil Jordan!