Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Michael and Melissa offer up a super-sized show covering two weeks worth of entertainment coverage: A look at ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and reviews of new Fall TV season premieres; running down what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Film, TV, Music, and Books; Kanye West takes on Jimmy Kimmell; Sony pulls the rug out from under two high profile films; A-list actors sue for unpaid residuals; and Gotham City comes to TV.

Mac ranks the highs and lows in the world of Riddick. Daryl gets up-to-date on Breaking Bad ahead of the series finale. Erich preps for "Scary Movie Month" by seeing The Conjuring and Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem. Dave is sticking with Sleepy Hollow, but the shine is off Brooklyn Nine Nine. Reviews of CW's Beauty and the Beast, Dead Before Dawn, Halloween 35th Anniversary (Blu-ray), Arrow: Season One (Blu-ray). Ambush Topics: Worms, Unfortunate licensing agreements, Pitching Movie/TV-related open world games.

Patrick sits down with writer/director Tom Holland to discuss Fright Night, Child's Play, Psycho II, and a host of other horror films he's been involved with throughout his career.

This week, Clark continues spotlighting music from classic television shows by offering a handful of selections from The Twilight Zone. You'll hear alternately suspenseful and beautiful music from Bernard Herrmann, Marius Constant, Nathan Van Cleave, Jerry Goldsmith and more.

Michael and Melissa review the series premieres of NBC's Ironside and Fox's Sleepy Hollow, in addition to a full rundown of what's new this week on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Film, Television, Books, and Music. Plus! Debriefing the Emmys controversy, changing the way the industry tracks TV viewers, the Summer 2015 Hollywood shuffle, and plague known as Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has no cure.

Patrick and Adam kick off "Scary Movie Month" a week early, as they delve back into the horrific world James Wan and Leigh Whannell's Insidious for the further adventures of the haunted Lambert clan and their familial ties to the underworld.

With Matt and Erich away, Dave and Daryl are once again joined by New England filmmaker Matt Farley to discuss the legacy of mom and pop video stores, their bread and butter (low budget horror), misleading VHS covers, movies that desensitized you to horror, and more!

Melissa debunks Nazi myths and reviews Fall TV pilots, as Michael sits down for a double feature of Spy Kids 4 and Emperor's New Groove with the kids. Plus! Your weekly rundown of what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, TV, Books, and Music; Ron Howard gets a Rush in Toronto; Why Larry Fishburne is fat; Cable TV brings us new channels; JK Rowling is bringing back the world of Harry Potter; and PETA goes after Katy Perry.

Patrick and Mark rule the dark, as the return to the world of David Twohy and Vin Diesel's Riddick. The interwebs will never be the same.

With Erich on sabbatical, Dave, Mac, and Daryl change up their usual format for an Ambush Topic lightning round. All bets are off, as these boys fly without a net, and anything is possible. Everybody ready? Let's play The Feud!

Our parents taught us, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." With that in mind, join Patrick, JB, and Doug as they spend an hour and half trying to come up with something nice to say about Hollywood's 2013 summer offerings. A challenge of epic proportions, to say the least.

This week, our favorite Dead Poets from the North -- Jon, Steve, and Gabe -- team up with Yankee Master and Commander Michael McVey to tackle the cinematic good, bad, and uglies of Aussie auteur Peter Weir. Pack a lunch, because this is a long one!

This week, Clark kicks off a multi-part series spotlighting music from classic television shows. First up: Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin, Nelson Riddle, Dave Grusin, Gerald Fried, and a handful of other talented composers lend their talents to the '60s spy show The Man From U.N.C.L.E..

Melissa confesses to reading (and enjoying) James Patterson, as Michael samples the ABC and NBC fall TV previews. Plus! A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Books, and Music; Paramount botches the Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray) release, Casting fury surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey, Filming gets underway on the Doctor Who Christmas special, Dancing with the Stars gets an emotionally manipulative new cast, and Tokyo gets the 2020 Summer Olympics.

This week, the boys share their love of Chinese culture; Erich unravels the mystery of the iOS game The Room; Dave and wife indulge in the DC Comics deck building table top game; Mac is unimpressed with the heavy-handed message of Neil Blokamp's Elysium. Reviews of Sons of Anarchy: Season 5 (Blu-ray), The Fugitive (Blu-ray) 25th Anniversary, and Spartacus: War of the Damned. Plus! Scenes that take place at the Library, Crazy television shows that make absolutely no sense, and Snitches.

Join Patrick, Adam, and JB as they knock back a few at Edgar Wright's The World's End. Good food. Fine ales. Total Annihilation.

This week, Clark spotlights the music of Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, featuring selections from Romeo + Juliet, Love, Actually, Moulin Rouge, Plunkett & Macleane, Orphans, The Quiet American, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and In Time.

Melissa suffers a momentary lapse of judgment which results in her watching all of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, as Michael digests the visual acumen of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. Plus! A rundown of what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Music, Books, and Theatre; the semi-annual boy band frenzy returns; Vin Diesel does the walk of fame; Chadwick Boseman goes trades in his Jackie Robinson uniform for James Brown's cape; JJ Abrams and Jonathan Nolan remake Westworld for HBO; James Spader is Ultron; Matt Damon directs; and Harry Connick Jr is your next American Idol.

Patrick and Doug kick the ass of writer/director Jeff Wadlow and producer Matthew Vaughn's super-sequel Kick-Ass 2. "Act like a @#$%&, get slapped like a @#$%&."

Dave, Mac, Erich, and Daryl are joined by their special guest, New England filmmaker Matt Farley, as they discuss his new movie Local Legends, in addition to their full slate of weekly movie-related hijinks -- reviews, upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases, and Ambush topics.