Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Bowing to peer pressure, Patrick and Alex time travel back to 2004 to shave their heads, cast a protective spell over Loch Ness, hunt Alaskan wolverines, tame a wild honeymoon stallion, master the art of Rex Kwan Do, and F the heck out of Napoleon Dynamite. Gosh!

Kent and Michelle return with tips from The Jack Handy School of Parenting, how not to attend your High School Reunion, Disneyland dons its Halloween costume, James Cameron buys Disney theme park real estate, The Lion King goes high def and 3D, Kent refuses to believe The Help has grossed $154 Million, and reviews of CBS' A Person of Interest and a retooled C.S.I. with Ted Danson.

A unique show this week, in that Dave interviews Michael about the inner workings of DVD Verdict, which then devolves into a discussion of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's key role in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, why Verdict didn't get Star Wars (Blu-ray) to review, and a review of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.

We screwed up. Patrick and Erich are wet, bathed in bright light, and just finished a midnight buffet. Now you're going to be forced to listen to them talk ad nauseam about Joe Dante, Gremlins, and Gremlins 2. We apologize in advance.

Kent and Michelle debrief the Emmys (and butcher talent names), add their voice to the growing Glee backlash, review the new Syfy channel series Alphas and The CW's Secret Circle, and speculate about the forthcoming Fox series Terra Nova.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of Oscar-winning composer Bill Conti, offering selections from The Karate Kid, the Rocky franchise, The Right Stuff, Blood In, Blood Out, An Unmarried Woman, Uncle Joe Shannon, Dynasty, and Escape to Victory. Plus! A reviews of the Ryan Gosling flick Drive and a handful of new DVD and Blu-ray releases.

Dave and Dan welcome a star-studded lineup to hash through a list of movie and television idioms, tropes, and conventions that drive them up a wall -- The Scooby-Doo Conceit, Hacking the Gibson, Computers are Magic, Death by Consumer Electronics, The 360-degree Camera Pan, The Boss Hogg Effect, Running from the Fireball, Exploding Automobiles, and more. How stupid do these filmmakers think we are?

This week, Erich stops bailing water long enough to review BBC's Misfits and eviscerate John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, Michael is up to his bloody eyeballs in new Hollywood horror, and Dave postmortem's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Make It or Break It. Reviews of Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (Blu-ray), X-Men: First Class (Blu-ray), and Outsourced: The Complete Series. Plus! Scenes of the afterlife, John Carpenter directs your favorite '80s film, and vintage special effects that still hold up.

Join Patrick and Doug as they explore such heady topics as the male camel toe and the sin of breast reduction surgery, while giving Greg Mottola's Superbad some much needed McLovin.

Kent and Michelle are in the manic throes of Fall activities, but still manage to squeeze in a few minutes to talk cereal snobbery, box office leaders from Septembers past, reviews of the Sherman Bros. documentary The Boys and Disney's colossal flop Mars Needs Moms, and the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray.

This week, Clark explores music from the films of director Steven Soderbergh, featuring selections from Out of Sight, the Ocean's Trilogy, Solaris, Che, The Good German, Erin Brokovich, and Contagion, which is also reviewed alongside such recent DVD and Blu-ray releases as Hanna, Fringe: Season Three, Everything Must Go, Scarface, and United 93.

This week, Dave, Dan, Adam, and a mute Michael face a most unusual change -- identify a film that corresponds in some way, shape, or form to each of the NFL's 32 teams. Okay.... go!

Dave, Mac, and special guest Judge Daryl Loomis attempt to dispel the growing anger permeating life on Earth, by spinning a web around Marvel Comics "Spider Island," extolling the virtues of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and reviewing such new releases as Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (Blu-ray), Creepshow (Blu-ray), True Legend (Blu-ray), Sons of Anarchy: Season Three (Blu-ray), and Outsourced: The Complete Series. Plus! TV shows with strange opening credit sequences, Memorable motorcyles, Remaking TV shows into movies of a different genre.

Patrick and JB learn it's not healthy to tailgate, before transforming into Peter Travers and Roger Ebert to dissect David Lynch's mind-numbing Lost Highway.

Kent and Michelle pay homage to the victims of 9/11, before settling into discussions of broken dog tails, the upcoming Fall television season, September theatrical releases, and excitement over Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars. Plus, reviews of No Ordinary Family, and BBC's Wonders of the Universe.

This week, Clark spotlights another batch of new and recent releases, offering selections from Days of Heaven, Being Human, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and more! In addition, Clark offers his thoughts on John Madden's thriller The Debt and a handful of new DVD and Blu-ray releases.

The world's foremost contrarian a-holes, Dan and Dave, have their say about George Lucas' continuing changes to the Star Wars saga.

Our intrepid gang of 'Busters is joined by guest Judge Josh Rode this week, as Erich is entertained but not overwhelmed by Dexter: Season 5, Mac is unimpressed by DC Comics' reboot, and Dave brainstorms a 21st century Aquaman. TV on DVD reviews of Angry Beavers: Seasons One and Two, The Event: The Complete Series, Community: Season Two, and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Plus! Changing movies you loved as a kid, Movies you'd wish you could see for the first time again, Dominating diminutive actors, and Inventing Movie/TV board game tie-ins. Oh, and don't forget to bring your prosthetic penis!

Join Patrick, Doug, and JB, as they debrief, debunk, debase, and defile the 2011 summer movie season.

Kent and Michelle reflect upon 15 years of marriage, campers vs. motorhomes, a horrible swimming experience, analyzing the Twilight franchise, Taylor Lautner's Abducted and more upcoming fall movies, and a review of Green Lantern.