Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Erich is happy to rejoin the Community and makes a Killing. A literate Mac is reading Game of Thrones with oversexed women and hippie Wizards. Dave is biding his time for The Raid by watching subversive Looney Tunes. Plus! Incorrectly rated movies, Eyeballs in strange places, and Cinematic wizards.

Patrick and JB take the "Shitting on the Classics" concept to air, as they tackle Sidney Lumet's critically acclaimed visualization of Paddy Chayefsky's Network. All I know is this violates every canon of respectable podcasting.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of composer Randy Edelman. You'll hear his melody-driven scores for such films as Kindergarten Cop, The Quest, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Mask, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Daylight, Angels in the Outfield, My Cousin Vinny, Dragonheart, and an iconic TV theme.

Michael attempts to corral a tipsy Melissa, so they can review Carnage and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and settle into discussions of Channing Tatum's comedic skills, the further demise of John Carter, director Tony Kaye's star-studded Detachment, Hulu's glut of charged documentaries, movie news from WonderCon including the return of Beetlejuice, This American Life's damage control, and what you can expect to find this week in theatres and on DVD, Blu-ray, TV, streaming media, books, and music.

Steve and Jon experience the need for speed with The Run. Meanwhile Kev got himself a snazzy new Video Card, which means he's back on the Minecraft train, Steve is martial difficulties with Mass Effect 3, and Jon goes back to his roots with JRPG gaming. There's also great news (Geohot busted for possession!), not so great news (sorry for your loss, Obsidian), and Kev asks us, "Who's the creepiest damn bastard you've ever had to kill or run away from in a video game?"

Mac immerses himself in Brian K. Vaughn's Saga to avoid the albino clown. Erich is not changing his name to John Carter, but is seriously considering Tintin. Dave gets short with Warwick Davis and plans COBRA's IPO. Plus! Megalomaniacs, Batman villain conversions, and Dangerous chemicals.

Join Patrick and Doug as they road trip to Vegas, drink any scotch that's not a blend, hit on beautiful babies, and wait six days to call them. Oh yeah, they also find time to review some movie called Swingers. These guys are so money, they don't even know it!

This week, Clark takes a musical journey to the red planet, offering selections from Mission to Mars, My Favorite Martian, Mars Attacks, Mars Needs Moms, Red Planet, Total Recall, Roving Mars, Capricorn One, and John Carter.

There's magic in the air, as Michael and Melissa review The Muppets and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Blu-ray; witness The Lorax giving John Carter a beatdown; vacation at Joss Whedon's Cabin in the Woods; and rundown the latest on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, TV, books, music, and theatre.

Snarkiness abounds, as Steve plays Mass Effect 3, Jon gets his mitts on Street Fighter X Tekken, and Kevin takes back what he said about Borderlands. The boys attempt to brainstorm a cool sports game, but can't. And lots of big news, including release dates, rumors, scuttlebutt, and shenanigans.

Mac finds out what happens when you Sleep No More in the Big Apple. Erich once again embeds himself within The Satellite of Love. Dave hooks his parents on The Shield while getting his own steampunk Musketeer on. Alice discovers the OWMC is alive and well in the modern Safehouse and not-so-classic Charade. Plus! Montages with serious character progression, Strange and unusual masks, Real women fighting men, and TV shows with a gimmick.

This week, Patrick plays the big scary robot with a heart of gold and Doug his tiny, naive human child companion, as our reluctant heroes review Brad Bird's cult classic The Iron Giant. They talk about other stuff too... like reanimating dead relatives. Needless to say, these boys ain't right in the head.

Kent and Michelle skipped the Oscars this year, but did attend the Edmonton Symphony's film score concert, took the kids to see Jurassic Park on a big art house screen, review Stephen Fry's "Inside the World of Dinosaurs" app for the iPad, tap into A&E's revival of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, and invite Connor and Emily to critique Hugo and Transformers: Prime.

It's another new and recent releases show, as Clark offers music from The Woman in Black, Transformers: Prime, Casa de mi Padre, Being Flynn, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Gone, Doctor Who: Series Six, and remastered cues from Titanic. Plus, a quick rundown of the ten best films of 2011.

Michael and Melissa prepare you for a full week of entertainment with reviews of Wanderlust and Friends with Kids; a growing frustration with NBC's Smash; boffo box office for Dr. Seuss' The Lorax; memorializing Davy Jones and Ralph McQuarrie; American Horror Story gets its Season 2 cast; and a rundown of what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, books, music, and theatre.

Jon is back, and he's brought Asura's Wrath with him. Kev continues to waste his idle time with iPad games and the near two-year old Borderlands. Steve continues to roam through dystopian Cyberpunk futures with Binary Domain and Syndicate. And... Holy crap it's Assassin's Creed III and it looks awesome!

Mac suffers through Adam Sandler's Jack & Jill, Erich revisits a fragmented Star Wars universe, Dave gets excited about The Avengers, and Daryl introduces us to his Vampire Lover. Plus! What George Lucas can do to screw up the Indiana Jones franchise on Blu-ray, Scenes aboard cruise ships, Improvised surgeries, and Premonitions.

Join Patrick and Mark as they draw and quarter Mel Gibson's Braveheart, while gladly trading their freedom for another Mad Max movie. You have bled with William Wallace, now bleed with us!

Fresh off their live-tweeting The Oscars, Michael and Melissa compare and contrast the winners with those of the Independent Spirit Awards; run down what's coming this week to theaters, DVD, Blu-ray, streaming media, television, books, and music; explore a metric ton of concert performances and music documentaries being released to Netflix; revisit the cheese that is The Bee Gee's movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; highlight some big name casting news for network pilots including Martin Landau and Lily Tomlin; witness Zach Efron attempting to get laid at The Lorax premiere; and thrill to Nick Nolte's incoherent Oscar red carpet interview. Rejoice, America! Awards Season is over.

Jon is off Peacekeeping in Angola this week, leaving Steve and Kev to fend for themselves in the harsh Newfoundland tundra. Steve has been playing EA's relaunch of SYNDICATE, while Kev wonders what all the BORDERLANDS hubub was all about. The also guys start talking books, Robocop, and the most insane iOS game you can dream up. Jon, never leave us again!