Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Dave, Mac, Erich, and Michael join forces to bring you a jumbo sized show, disseminating such topics as the pros and cons of The Dark Knight on DVD and Blu-ray, the future of comic book films, the state of NBC's The Office, the best show you're not watching is ABC's Life on Mars, animals operating machinery, confessions that diminish your geek cred, obscure Christmas films, and characters with crazy tattoos. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Winter descends upon Edmonton, as Kent and Michelle provide a family illness update, tease the forthcoming VFTC website, and bury Kirk Douglas before his time. In Couch Entertainment News, Dan Curtis' Dark Shadows is creeping its way to the big screen, Russell Brand inherits Dudley Moore's schtick, and DC Comics' Fables comes to television. They wrap up the episode by opening the Disney Vault on The Apple Dumpling Gang. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

The first in a series, Clark revs up his time machine for a trip back to the 1950s, where he highlights one film score from each year of the decade. This soundscape includes selections from Sunset Blvd. (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), High Noon (1952), The Robe (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Peyton Place (1957), Vertigo (1958), and Ben Hur (1959). Clark also shares his review of the new music industry biopic Cadillac Records, and closes out with a track from the original The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

Mac is back, as our dynamic duo talk about what they want for Christmas, the requisite Prison Break and House updates, in-depth reviews of The Dark Knight (Blu-ray) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Ultimate X-Phile Edition), memorable meals on film, Batman versus ..., and talking robots that need to shut their traps. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Global Warming fears overwhelm Kent and Michelle, as they ponder Christmas cat pee, World Economics 101 for Canadians, celebrity birthdays, Narnia budget cuts, Justice League shakeups, and Flick Swapping The Incredible Hulk... or so says Robert Downey Jr. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

To complement his review of Synecdoche, New York, Judge Clark Douglas explores music from the films of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, with selections from Scent of a Woman (1992), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), State and Main (2000), Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Capote (2005), Mission: Impossible: III (2006), and Synecdoche, New York (2008). Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

Dave and Michael (sitting in for Mac) discuss the economy's impact on Black Friday, are people giving Blu-ray for Christmas, holiday gift ideas, the disappointing X-Files: I Want to Believe, upcoming releases for December 2, and what they're truly thankful for. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Sing-along with Kent and Michelle as Thanksgiving wishes highlight a week filled with meteor strikes, celebrity birthdays, flick-swapping James and the Giant Peach, and examining Stardust. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Judge Clark Douglas gets animated with a selection of great score tracks from modern and classic animated films, like Pinocchio, Madagascar, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Chicken Run, The Land Before Time, Monsters, Inc., The Secret of Nimh, Meet the Robinsons, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Surf's Up, and Happy Feet, as well as his review of Disney's Bolt. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

Michael sits in for Mac this week, as he and Dave talk revamped Star Trek, blurring the line between movies and gaming, Dave's review of Quantum of Solace, Hollywood's bizarre interpretation of the CIA, Twilight arrives, lamest Star Trek villain, movies you found yourself far too wrapped up in, least convincing scientists, and most disturbing Christmas specials. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

As the Dixon's await the arrival of Canadian winter, they pass the time by discussing the Wayans brothers' cinematic revamp of The Munsters, the future of vampire and zombie movies, and the 2008 Academy Awards, while reviewing the disappointingly flat Madagascar 2, and cracking open the Disney vault on the non-witches of Return to Witch Mountain. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

With Bond back in action, the spies have it this week, as Clark features music from The Bourne Supremacy, Mission: Impossible: III, JJ Abrams' series Alias, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, The Tailor of Panama, Casino Royale, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Austin Powers, Johnny English, and The Ipcress Files. And to top it all off, Clark share his review of Quantum of Solace. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

While Dave drools over an unplayed copy of Gears of War 2, Mac reviews the latest issues of Garth Ennis' comic The Boys. Meanwhile, the boys compare notes on the latest Prison Break hijinks, House conundrums, and a pre-release review of 24: Redemption -- "just what the series needed, after a horrible Season Six." Just in time for the holidays, Mac takes on Fred Claus, while Dave tackles Noelle, Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, The Note, and Yo-Yo Sexy Girl Cop. Duck and cover for bad-looking explosions, inadvisable role models, valuable life lessons learned from The Goonies, and a special guest star reveals the darkest, most disturbing truths of the universe. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Join Judge Clark Douglas as he digs deep into the vaults to explore some of the exceptional but often overlooked scores of composer Elmer Bernstein; including selections from Some Came Running (1958), The Comancheros (1961), Summer and Smoke (1961), The Great Escape (1963), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), McQ (1974), Marie Ward (1985), The Three Amigos (1986), Rambling Rose (1991), Hoodlum (1997), Keeping the Faith (2000). He also pitches in reviews for the new films Role Models and Soul Men. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

Brent and Rochelle honor military personnel around the world, as they usher in yet another week of entertainment banter from the wilds of Canadia. This week: Protecting Barack Obama; no new reviews; Couch Entertainment updates on The Lone Ranger, Pirates 4, Captain America, The Smurfs; remembering Michael Crichton; animating The Wizard of Oz; Jack Black takes on Gulliver's Travels; Flick Swapping Exodus... not quite all the way through. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Judges Dave Johnson, Erich Asperschlager, and Adam Arseneau return for another action packed adventure into the depths of video gaming. Pity Adam as he gets sucked even deeper into the World of Warcraft. Dave is enchanted by realm of Fable. Erich tries to calculate the value of cover price vs. hours of gaming played. The format battle rages into the holidays. And toughest final boss fights in gaming memory. Enjoy!

Dave and Mac welcome in Chief Justice Michael Stailey to discuss such weighty world matters as the dreaded Xbox "red ring of death"; covering Halloween in Salem, MA and Orlando, FL; the bizarre world of The Rug Cop and Executive Koala; breaking news on Reaper Season Two; death visits Prison Break; riding the wave of Supernatural; the long awaited arrival of Dr. Syn; life under President Mal Reynolds vs. President Jack Bauer; favorite man vs. dog moments; Harlan Ellison's on the phone; the floating vampire boy from Salem's Lot; and so much more. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

It's Clark's "New and Recent Release" show, featuring selections from soundtracks and film scores that have just begun appearing on store shelves. Highlights include Quantum of Solace, Eagle Eye, Igor, Appaloosa, The Express, The Boys from Brazil, Boy on a Dolphin, Anna Lucasta, Species, Something the Lord Made, and The Traveling Executioner. He wraps up the show with a review of Angelina Jolie in Clint Eastwood's The Changeling. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

On the heels of a historic American election, Kent and Michelle pass along their congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama and his campaign staff. And to their U.S. listeners, "we hope the change and decisive leadership you need happens quickly." That being said, The Couch marches on, with entertainment news on Marvel, Batman, and Harry Potter; Michelle Flick Swaps Blades of Glory; and together they face the challenge of reviewing Pinky Dinky Doo. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Judge Clark Douglas steps in to temper election day madness with his musical tribute to The Presidents both real and fictional. Score selections from Air Force One, Dave, Bulworth, Nixon, Mars Attacks, and more are spotlighted, alongside his reviews of W. and Pride and Glory. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.