Talk Film Society Podcast

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the 2017 sequel to Surf’s Up, Surf's Up 2: WaveMania. This one might take a long time to explain, but let’s just cut to the chase: the sequel features characters from the original penguin surfing film, joined by penguins played by WWE wrestlers and also Vince McMahon, playing a penguin named Mr. McMahon. And let’s not even touch on the sick stuff that’s going on with two animals and a straw, all in a PG-rated CGI animated DTV movie. Will the hosts lay the smack down on this epic crossover, or will they end up enjoying whatever the hell this is? Listen and find out!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the sixth installment in the Leprechaun series, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood. Listen, oh boy, where do we start? With the awful racial stereotypes? The fact that this was at least better than I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer? Or poor Warwick Davis? Get in THE HOOD, y’all.

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the 2010 prequel to Smokin' Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball. Underwhelming doesn’t even begin to cover this follow-up and finale entry in the Smokin’ Aces franchise. Imagine all the action and wackiness from the original and have that pared down to below mediocrity. Is this a new bottom for our hosts or — you know what? Let’s not pretend. This movie sucked! Boo! They should have done a Scorpion King sequel!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the first direct-to-video sequel in the Child’s Play franchise, its sixth entry, Curse of Chucky. The trio ponder many things, including what scares them, the Chucky lore, and if this is actually the best film they’ve seen so far on this podcast. That, plus much more! And please, if you follow one of the hosts on Twitter, follow them all!

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) are back to discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest iPhone-shot film, High Flying Bird. The Netflix sports drama has plenty to say about the NBA and about Soderbergh’s beliefs in film distribution, it turns out. The two hosts discuss how the film ties into the director’s world view and why it’s another accomplishment in his filmography. Oh, and there’s a long discussion on what’s a “film”, among other things. Listen, enjoy.

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the direct-to-video sequel to the Disney classic Mulan, 2004’s Mulan II. It’s a clear step down from the original, but how much so? There’s an arranged marriage plot and racist stuff, but what else is there? Honestly? Also, the hosts give an update on which previously-mentioned DTV star follows them, or not. One final thing, please follow the hosts of Seequels. All of them!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the direct-to-video sequel to the Brendan Fraser film George of the Jungle, 2003’s George of the Jungle 2. The sequel deals with George and Ursula’s struggle with living in the jungle and being a family in the jungle after the events of the first—wait, what happens in the end credits scene? Wow, really? That’s actually what happens? Oh my. Well, I’m sure the hosts won’t spend too much time talking about that… Oh, they do? Okay, well, prepare yourselves listeners for so much confusion over the end credits scene and the film itself.

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino), Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss this, uhh, direct-to-video sequel to the prequel to the sequel of The Mummy remake… or something like that, it’s very complicated. The movie is The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption, starring Victor Webster as Mathayus, the Scorpion King; okay, so he’s not The Rock but this movie also has Ron Perlman, Billy Zane, and Dave Bautista (barely)! Listen as your hosts try to make their way through this Egyptian fantasy tale filled with white people, plus some talk about who’s hot in this movie, as expected!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino) , Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss a classic in the direct-to-video Disney sequel canon: The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. They talk about attractive lions, Big Mane Energy, and furries… Listen, Disney knew what they were doing when they made these lions look like attractive humans, and now you just have to accept the fact that a lot of the discussion will revolve around these sexy animals. Sorry!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino) , Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) discuss the threequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer called I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. Listen as they talk about literally anything else other than this movie, because folks, this movie is bad. It’s so bad they’d rather talk about other movies, like Stomp The Yard: Homecoming or The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. They also talk about how Shak picked this movie sight unseen, which turns out to be torture for everyone involved. They also touch on how Sara doesn’t watch too many horror movies. They also define the tropes of film noir. Anything but this movie. Listen! Click below to order your copy of the Criterion Collection Blu-ray of I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer!

It’s the direct-to-video sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino) , Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) talk about the sequel to A Goofy Movie, An Extremely Goofy Movie. Listen as they explain how this is an accurate representation of depression and extreme sports. Also, what happened to Goofy’s wife? And Pauly Shore is in this, too? [Insert Goof Troop theme song here]

It’s the sequel to the podcast you didn’t know existed. Your hosts Sara (@SaraSorrentino) , Ale (@Sick__66), and Shak (@ShakExcellence) explore those direct-to-video sequels of childhood classic, horror franchises, and action movies; anything squeezing name recognition out of an intellectual property, all mostly ending up on VHS and bargain bin DVDs. In the first episode they discuss Casper Meets Wendy. They made a sequel to that movie Casper starring Shelley Duvall, Teri Garr, George Hamilton, Hilary Duff, and, of course, Pauly Shore… Oh god.

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) return for episode 30 of Soderbergh 28/28! They discuss Unsane and this new iPhone-shot phase of Steven Soderbergh's career. Does Unsane look like 'velvet', as Soderbergh puts it? And where exactly does Unsane rank in the Soderbergh canon. Listen to find out!

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) return for episode 29 of Soderbergh 28/28! Here, they discuss Soderbergh's latest, the not-a-movie, not-a-series, Mosaic. Mike and Marcelo dig into it, while keeping spoilers out of the discussion. Make sure to download the app to experience approximately seven hours of new Soderbergh content!

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) came together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, for the last 27 episodes leading up to this episode, where they cover Soderbergh's latest, Logan Lucky. In this "final" episode, they discuss Soderbergh's return to theatrical feature films, they also rank their individual top 10 films from the director, and they also talk about trying out Singani 63 for the first time (live on mic, for one). This is the end for now, but Soderbergh 28/28 will return to discuss Soderbergh's upcoming Mosaic, Unsane, The Panama Papers, and more, once they're released. Thanks for listening!

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 27, they cover Soderbergh's "retirement years." First they look at his HBO film Behind the Candelabra, his final film at that point in his career. They then focus on the two seasons of Cinemax's The Knick, which he directed, shot, and edited. Plus, hey, let's not forget Magic Mike XXL, that music video he directed for DTCV, and some updates on our quest to try Singani 63. It's a long episode covering the years in which Soderbergh is suppose to be painting, but hey, that's Soderbergh for you.

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 26, they discuss the "final" theatrical film from Soderbergh, the thriller Side Effects. How satisfying is this "end" of this acclaimed director's career? We hope you enjoy your retirement, Mr. Soder--Oh, wait, he never really left.

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 25, they discuss one of Soderbergh's biggest hits, Magic Mike. These two are in total agreement with this one; at this point, with a few films left before his "retirement", he's firing on all cylinders. ["Pony" by Ginuwine starts to play.]

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 24, they discuss Soderbergh's action thriller, Haywire. We can not fully guarantee that this episode is as kick-ass as the film or the lead actress of Haywire.

Mike (@mumbles3k) and Marcelo (@marcelojpico) come together to break down all of Steven Soderbergh's 28 films, covering his 28-year career, starting from his feature film debut and going all the way to Logan Lucky. In Episode 23, they discuss Soderbergh's 'horror' film Contagion. Please remember to wash your hands after listening to this episode.