Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Dave is too busy watching basketball, playing video games, and loving War of the Arrows to host this week's show. Erich Fades and is okay with X-Men: First Class but not the previous glowing reviews. Mac subjects his brain to Nic Cage's Ghost Rider 2 and cleanses his palate with vintage Doctor Who. Plus! Mandatory retiring of go-to topics, Solid-In-Liquid-Out, and Cat-like aliens.

This is it. End of the favorites line. Join JB and Doug as they help uncover the truth behind five of Patrick's favorite movies.

After learning far more than you ever wanted to know about Dixon family illnesses and exploding canine anal glands, Kent and Michelle talk Whitney Houston, Judi Dench, Robert Pattinson, Star Wars: Phantom Menace in 3D, Transformers IV, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, getting old, and a review of The Adventures of Tintin.

This week, Clark completes his countdown of the year's finest film scores. Your five finalists: Michael Giacchino, Dario Marianelli, Howard Shore, John Williams, and Marco Beltrami. Who lands on top? Press play and find out!

Michael and Melissa navigate pre-Oscar waters to bring you the week's other compelling entertainment. Reviews of Misfits and The Artist give way to an up close and personal look at Kevin Clash (the man behind Elmo); waking up with Jason Isaacs; John Morris' music from Mel Brooks' movies comes to CD; Whitney Houston receives a Michael Jackson-esque sendoff; Glee's Chris Colfer writes/produces/stars in his first film; Kim Kardashian plans her next wedding; fascinating new DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon releases; and so much more.

This week, Steve drops his first thoughts on Mass Effect 3 and swings a sword or two, Jon gives his two and a half cents on Twisted Metal, and Kev plays more Skyrim. There's also news, release dates, pondering the illustrious Tim Schaefer's Kickstart initiative, and teasing last week's lost episode that Steve inadvertently destroyed. FYI: This episode contains no references to Jem and the Holograms, so you're safe... for now.

This week... Dave suffers Linsanity but Elevates himself from MADness. Though to joke to the masses, Mac still appreciates Phantom Menace after 22 viewings. Alice's VIP status is lost in the Idaho library system. Daryl pounds ThunderMuscle while chainsmoking Community. Plus! Eyeball popping, Worst Singer/Actor and Actor/Singers, Defying gravity, and Bad birthdays.

Doug explains to Patrick why he's the richest man in town, how a German orders three drinks, and why the only good bug is a dead bug. Oh yeah, and he shares five of his favorite movies.

This week, Clark continues his countdown of the best film scores of 2011, moving from number 10 to 6. You'll hear selections from Christopher Young, Ludovic Bource, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Giacchino, Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, but which scores are featured and where do they rank?

Michael and Melissa are back to bring you an encapsulated look at the week in entertainment, including a review of NBC's new series Smash; listener feedback; renaming Dr. Seuss book titles; 1970s celebrity bowling; finding humor in mental illness with Sara Benincasa; a rundown of what's new in movies, DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, television, and books; and the show buries Whitney Houston instead of praising her.

This week, Alice hopes Alcatraz will be a just-In Time replacement for Lost; Erich will not swim in this River but he will Drive over it; Mac goes '40s retro while fighting ghosts in a chain link cage; Dave is still crying in his beer over the Super Bowl and a Korean abortion (which may or may not have happened). Plus! Something haunted other than a house, Star Wars trivia insanity, Most annoying on-screen feminist, and Time travel gone awry.

Slap happy and bleary eyed, the F This Movie! crew celebrates their 100th episode fresh off their first Twitter Film Festival. Join Patrick, Erika, and the gang as they coast into home on nothing but fumes.

This week, Clark continues his countdown of the best film music of 2011, moving from number 15 to 11. You'll hear selections from Henry Jackman, Christopher Young, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and Thomas Newman. Plus, reviews of The Grey, Chronicle, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and The Woman in Black.

Fresh off the Super Bowl, Michael and Melissa debrief Madonna's halftime show; span the socio-political spectrum with reviews of George Clooney's Ides of March and Gregory Peck's To Kill a Mockingbird (Blu-ray); mourn the death of Don Cornelius and the lack of Bruce Campbell's Ash in the Diablo Cody scripted Evil Dead reboot; map out your week in DVD, Blu-ray, TV, and streaming media; and pray for the end of NBC's unrelenting Smash promos.

This week, Steve and Kev spend some time with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, while Jon wades back into the JRPG pool with Final Fantasy XIII-2. There's some love for Syndicate, more Jem and the Holograms talk than should be considered healthy, a roundtable discussion on the Used Game side of the industry, and how we feel about pre-owned lockouts on next gen systems, online passes, and Curt Schilling's views on Free DLC and online codes. This is one for the ages!

It's a two-man crew this week, as Dave and Erich talk Hulu Plus, NBC Thursday comedies, cable programming originals, Top 5 current and all-time favorites.

The run up to Episode 100 is almost through, but not before JB has his moment in the sun with his five favorite films of all-time. While Night of the Lepus and The Artist did not make the list, Dr. Strangelove, 12 Angry Men, Bride of Frankenstein, Singin' in the Rain, and Casablanca did.

Clark begins counting down the very best film music of the past year. You'll hear selections from Howard Shore, Brian Tyler, John Powell, Alexandre Desplat and Rachel Portman. Plus, reviews of Red Tails and Haywire.

Michael and Melissa are back with a look at your week in entertainment, including reviews of Young Adult, Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell carving Butter, and Nickelodeon's How to Rock. 50th anniversary parties for To Kill a Mockingbird and A Wrinkle in Time. Joe Carnahan has a Death Wish. The Pythons regroup for a new movie. Plus! What you can expect to find at the movies, and on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant, as well as television, music, and books. It's a smorgasbord of awesome.

Dave feels Justified by his horrific eye injury, Mac experiences Star Wars: Uncut then reveals his secret life, and Erich gets Touched by Keifer Sutherland in the Grindhouse. Reviews of ST:TNG The Next Level (Blu-ray), Switched at Birth: Volume 1, and Killing Bono. Plus! Getaway drivers, One-eyed characters, and Football (American only).