Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Mac spends a weekend with Cora in a Cabin in the Woods. Erich is getting to know the Rare Export known as Doctor Who. Daryl scarfs 16 spaghetti westerns. Dave succumbs to The Raid with a Fresh Beat. Plus! Great instrumental TV themes, Memorable versions of Heaven and Hell, and Making movies out of songs.

Howdy Pardners! Join the saddle-sore twins -- Sheriff Patrick and his trusty Deputy JB -- as they rope, throw, and brand their favorite westerns. Hold tight, because this is guaranteed to be the wildest ride in the wilderness!

This week, Clark offers a change-of-pace, taking an in-depth look at the soundtrack for Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men, featuring an original score by Hans Zimmer (with a little help from the late Nino Rota) with additional contributions from Herb Alpert, Bobby Darin, George Formby, and more.

Melissa and Michael celebrate the annual income tax filing nightmare, by shifting your attention to the latest in movies, television, and home entertainment. Thrill to the sound of box office cash registers ringing in the success of The Three Stooges and Titanic 3D; gird your loins for Zac Efron as an Iraq war veteran returning home to find his true love; travel with Morgan Spurlock as he uncovers the ugly truth behind the San Diego Comic Con; feel the unbridled excitement as Mel Gibson's remaining sanity unravels at the hands of Joe Eszterhas; and so much more!

This week, Steve attempts to beat Tom Cruise's lap time around the Top Gear test track, Kev tries Fez on for size, and Jon plays the latest twisted byproduct of the continued existence of Grasshopper Manufacture (Sine Mora) while rediscovering Alice: Madness Returns. In the news, there's much Shadowrun talk, and the boys pour one out for Demon's Souls' North American online servers. We finish the night by firing the retro rockets on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

Patrick and Doug stick their noses in one last pie, as the venerable American Pie franchise draws to a merciful end. I wonder if either of them slept with Stifler's mom?

After five years and 198 episodes, the Canadian duo of Kent and Michelle bid farewell to their family-centric entertainment podcast. They will be missed.

This week, Clark offers a sampling of film music written by musicians from the world of pop/rock. You'll hear compositions by Peter Gabriel, Clint Mansell, Elton John, Jonny Greenwood, Danny Elfman, Trent Reznor, Randy Newman, Trevor Rabin, and Badly Drawn Boy.

Michael and Melissa take a post-Easter journey through the world of entertainment, with stops at vintage Dark Shadows and Doctor Who, Kate Winslet's breasts in 3D, the Three Stooges being swallowed by a Cabin in the Woods, yet another new Titanic movie, Clerks 3 on Broadway, selling out a Marvel marathon, the return of Ron Burgundy, and so much more!

The boys put the Mass Effect 3 debacle to bed, Jon's been tackling some retro games, Kev's been playing Dragon Age II, and Steve takes the wrapping off Xenoblade Chronicles possibly the last great Wii game! Excitement builds for Jordan Wiesman's "Shadowrun Returns" kickstarter initiative, we dish about Notch's post-Minecraft effort, and the show ends with some good old fashioned, heart-warming Nintendo bashing.

This is a podcast that will live in infamy! Cruelty to animals. Defaming Mary Poppins! Comparing Darth Vader to Susan Lucci on All My Children!! Plus! Big moves, Strange and unusual plant life, Terrible accents, and Genres that bore you to tears.

It's another exercise in free association, as Patrick and Doug let their movie-addled brains run wild across a savannah of filled with cinematic beasts. Embrace the madness!

Dave and Dan return from podcast obscurity for a once-in-a-lifetime interview with the Psycho Kickboxer himself, Curtis Bush.

Melissa goes back to school with 21 Jump Street, Michael is still tormented by Mekhi Pfifer and Torchwood: Miracle Day, Titanic sinks in 3D, Keith Olbermann gets fired (again), Chevy Chase loses his shit and perhaps his job, and we run down what's new this week at the movies, on TV, DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, and in Books, Music, and Theatre. Viva la revolution!

Steve goes back to some of last years favorites with more Skyrim and Dark Souls, Jon has been trying to play some Kid Icarus in 3D, and Adam is one of those folks who was really perturbed by the end of Mass Effect 3. Dave Johnson of "The Friday Filibuster" drops by to shoot the breeze, and the boys run down all the news that's fit to repeat, before delving into the most anticipated under-the-radar games for the next few months.

Mac participates in the Hunger Games with DC Comics sidekicks. Erich is immersed in Game of Thrones with '90s Madonna waiting in the wings. Daryl goes cruising for The Three Musketeers. Dave is celebrating January Jones' absence from Mad Men and laughing at Bruce Boxleitner's spy skills. Plus! A visceral hatred of That '70s Show, Roasting cinematic sacred cows, Overly padded movies, Your first R-rated movie experience, Movies you've fallen asleep watching, and Best pet animals in a non-starring role.

"Somewhere on this island is the greatest predator there ever lived" and our intrepid heroes -- Patrick and Alex -- are bound and determined to find it. Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park would have been loads better if it were an actual Predator hanging with the dinosaurs. Oh well…

This week, Clark spotlights the music of the great Jerry Goldsmith. You'll hear selections from The 13th Warrior, Planet of the Apes, A Patch of Blue, Mulan, Breakheart Pass, Chinatown, Matinee, Deep Rising, The Boys From Brazil, The Ghost and the Darkness, Caboblanco, Malice, Babe, and Night Crossing.

It's a titanic episode, as Hunger Games scores a $155 Million weekend; Sam Worthington battles more CGI Greek Gods; Melissa unleashes her wrath on the Motion Picture Association of America; Michael prepares for new Doctor Who; we run down the latest movie, music, TV, DVD, Blu-ray, and Video on Demand releases; and James Cameron sinks into the deepest recesses of the earth. What more can you ask for?

On this week's episode, Kev gives Angry Birds Space a go, Jon plays the controversial Ninja Gaiden III, and Steve takes Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for a test drive. All the news that's fit to repeat leads to discussion on the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy (SELLOUTS!). And Steve asks the question, "Which narrative-driven game fell apart for you in the final act?"