Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Mac and Michael debrief Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Dave provides his Summer Movie report card thus far, dissecting the new teaser trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-man, and gettin' jazzed about Batman: Arkham City and Supernatural: The Anime Series. Plus, reviews of Source Code, Fortress, Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 1, and Dynasty: Season Five; plotting Arrested Development: The Anime Series, brainstorming your ultimate dream double feature, goddamn hippies, and the latest headlines from Yahoo! news.

Patrick and Doug put an end to Harry Potter once and for all, as they f the horcrux that is The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.

Kent and Michelle take a few minutes out from their summer activities to admit they haven't seen many of the latest box office hits, run down the Top 10 Summer Movies of all time, debrief Harry Potter mania, gush over a new Star Wars iPad/iPhone app, celebrate Disneyland's 56th birthday, and review Rango.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of composer James Newton Howard. You'll hear selections from Peter Pan, Treasure Planet, Dinosaur, A Perfect Murder, The Lookout, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grand Canyon, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. In addition, the comedy Horrible Bosses is reviewed. Enjoy!

Patrick and Doug say a prayer and F the living hell out of the inexplicable cult classic The Boondock Saints, writer/director Troy Duffy, and his cult of coolness.

On international Harry Potter day, Mac succumbs to the mania, Erich regales us with tales from Netflix-land, and Dave embraces Larry David. Plus: Reviews of MST3K vs. Gamera, Rookie Blue, Tekken (Blu-ray), gross collections, favorite blooper reels, and surprise plot twists leaked from The Dark Knight Rises.

The solo act is once again a duet, as Kent makes his return to The Couch. Unfortunately, nobody seemed to miss him. But it's back witty banter and bickering over such topics as Disney looking to add Marvel characters to its theme parks, Kent buys illegal DVDs and is now on a US watch list, Michelle's hatred of The Muppets bubbles to the surface, reviews of Kevin Pollak's Chat Show and Fran Drescher's Happily Divorced, and the continuing saga of box office billionaires.

This week, it's a spectacular crossover edition of Objection! and The Sounds and Sights of Cinema as Dave, Dan, and Clark explore scores from Die Hard rip-offs, in addition to basking in the glory of 13 Assassins, pondering the minimalism of Christopher Nolan, tracing the origins of modern action music back to Black Rain, extolling the virtues of Sudden Death and much more. Plus! Musical selections from The Rock, Sudden Death, Cliffhanger, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Air Force One, and Die Hard 2: Die Harder are offered for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

Neither Patrick, JB, nor Bill Pullman will go quietly into the night. For today, they thoroughly F Independence Day! (Yeah, yeah, it's a week late. I know. So sue us...)

This week, we discover strange parallels between Archie Comics and Saved by the Bell, Mike embarks upon a dramatic MacGyver-esque road trip through New York, and Dave subjects himself to the power of Transformers: Dark of the Moon in mind-numbing 3D. Reviews of the final season of Medium, Hobo with a Shotgun, and Series 9 of MI-5. Plus! Creating NY Post headlines for cheesy action movies, sweet vans, intestines, and dudes falling into whirring blades.

Donning tinfoil helmets and arming themselves cannons filled with common cold germs, Patrick and Alex set out to defend their local movie theater from a never-ending parade of alien invasions. Will they succeed? Tune in and find out!

This week, Clark spotlights music from Hammer horror films, offering selections from The Curse of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Horror of Frankenstein, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, The Kiss of the Vampire, Lust for a Vampire, Twins of Evil, Vampire Circus and Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. In addition, Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon is reviewed. Enjoy!

Bowing to the pressure of listener requests, Patrick and Alex subject themselves to M. Night Shamalamadingdong's The Last Airbender, if only to wait for the big... final... twist! (We didn't warn them there isn't one.)

The summer's heating up as Dave gets a new computer, Mac steps into the world of high definition, and Mike confronts a Vermont steer. The Dark Knight Rises filming report. DVD reviews of Man from Nowhere, Of Gods and Men, and The Cape. The summer movie season reaches the midway point. Plus! Slow moving martial arts, MacGyver memories, a game of movie lead swap, and a horrifying secret revealed!

Another week alone on the couch and the power is going to Michelle's head. After a brief impromptu commercial for Avon's Skin So Soft, she and the kids settle into a review of What About Bob? (written by the late Laura Ziskin), JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg's Super 8, 10 more entries in the Top 50 Summer Movies of All Time, and listener mail.

This week, Clark spotlights a handful of film scores by composer Michael Giacchino, featuring selections from Cloverfield, Up, The Incredibles, Let Me In, The Family Stone, and Speed Racer. In addition, the new Pixar movie Cars 2 is reviewed. Enjoy!

While Dave is off at Old White Man Cabal Re-Education Camp, Dan welcomes in comic book experts (see: nerds) Mac and Michael to discuss Joe Johnston's Captain America and the potential or pitfalls it holds for Marvel's cinematic universe. Don't worry, even without Dave, there's no shortage of contrarian a-holery.

Patrick, Mike, and Adam form the F This Movie Corps to battle Martin Campbell, Ryan Reynolds, and Warner Bros. before they destroy the good name of Hal Jordan and Green Lantern.

Michelle and the kids may be walking on the sun, but that doesn't stop them from reviewing NatGeo's Ultimate Factories, discover the world is addicted to Coca-Cola, counting down the Top 50 Summer Movies.

Clark bounces across the color spectrum with musical selections from The Blue Lagoon, The Black Stallion, The Thin Red Line, The Pink Panther, Green Lantern (which he also reviews), and more!