Film Haven Reviews
Welcome to Film Haven Reviews!! I'm your host Sawyer and I've been writing film reviews for the last 4 years and have finally decided to turn these reviews into a podcast!
On this show I give my first impressions of the films I watch, new and old, catergorized in themes of three (Example: Trucker Movies, WWI movies), and then I rate them from 1-10.
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Enjoy the show!
Episodes
117 episodes
Episode 109: Sinners (2025)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting a new theme of "Deep South Horror" starting with the very topical vampire film Sinners (2025)As it turns out, Sinners is every bit as good as everyone is saying! I gave thi...
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Episode 108: The Gift (2000)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are sadly finishing up our "Aspad Spookers" theme with the Sam Raimi ghost mystery The Gift (2000)! This movie did a great job of giving the small town, deep south aesthetic and th...
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Episode 107: Gothika (2003)
Welcome back to Flim Haven Reviews!!! This week we are continuing our Aspad Spookers theme with the unfairly maligned Gothika (2003)! Despite having a terrible score from both critics and users on IMDb, this film pleasently provide...
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Episode 106: Stir of Echoes (1999)
Welcome back to Flim Haven Reveiws!!! This week we are starting a new speical theme of "Aspad Spookers", named after my lovely fiance, with the 1999 Kevin Bacon ghost/mystery Stir of Echoes. This movie hit all the main points that ...
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Movie News: March! (Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, Snow White BOMBS, Starship Trooper remake and more)
Welcome back to our Monthly Crossover Sideshow between Film Haven and The Movie Podium!!! This month we are talking about all the March News so come listen to the episode to stay informed on what's going on!! Check out all my conte...
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Episode 105: Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are finishing up our "70's Neo-Noir" theme with the Robert Mitchum vehicle, Farwell, My Lovely (1975)I rather enjoyed this mostly by the books noir tale. It paid homage to many of the c...
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Episode 104: Night Moves (1975)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are celebrating two years of the podcast as well as the life of legendary actor Gene Hackman by reviewing his Neo-Noir film Night Moves (1975)!I was both impressed and underwhelmed by t...
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Episode 103: Chinatown (1974)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting a new 70's Neo-Noir theme with one of the most famous Neo-Noir film's of all time Chinatown (1974). As it turns out, there is a reason this film is so highly regarded....
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Movie News: Feburary! (Oscars wrap-up, The Gorge, Heart Eyes, and the Monkey talks)
Welcome back to our second episode of the Movie News sideshow podcast! Co-hosted by Sawyer from Film Haven Reviews and Matt from The Movie Podium Podcast, this month we are breaking down the Oscars winners and also covering some of the big horr...
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Episode 102: If you Meet Sartana...Pray for Your Death (1968)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are finishing up our "Bloody Western" theme with the action packed If You Meet Sartana...Pray for Your Death (1968). This film was more professionally made then last week's Massacr...
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Episode 101: Massacre Time (1966)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!! This week we are continuing our Bloody Western theme with the famous Spaghetti Western film Massacre Time (1966). This movie was certainly a step down from The Wild Bunch in terms of blood effec...
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Episode 100: The Wild Bunch (1969)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews for the 100th Episode!!!! Thank you to all of you who have stuck with the show this entire time and welcome all who are just now tuning in! This week we are starting a new Bloody Western Theme wit...
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Episode 99: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reivews!!! This week we are closing out the "Night of the..." theme with an all time classic! Night of the Living Dead (1968)Other than some narrative pacing issues and some annoying characters, this film hold...
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Episode 98: Night of the Creeps (1986)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!! This week we are continuing our "Night of the..." theme with the cult comedy classic Night of the Creeps (1986)I was pleasantly surprised by this hilarous teen horror parody as it went beyo...
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Episode 97: Night of the Comet (1984)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we will be starting a new "Night of the..." theme while also branching into a whole new era for Film Havens with our first (sort of) video episode! This week we are starting off the theme with Nig...
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Movie News: Janurary 2025 (Oscar Breakdown, Robert Eggers, Ridley Scott, Resident Evil, Wolf Man)
Welcome to the crossover show between The Movie Podium and Film Haven Reviews were Matt and I break down each month's movie news and dredge up the top stories so you don't have to! This week we are lightly covering the top stories ...
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Episode 96: Paprika (2006)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are finishing up our "Anime Bucket List" theme with the wacky and reality warping Paprika (2006).This was a visually stunning and impressively displayed film and its premise was hard to...
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Episode 95: Akira (1988)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are continuing our "Anime Bucketlist" theme with the legendary sci-fi masterpeice Akira (1988)This movie, like the last review, deserves all the credit it is given for it is not only gr...
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Episode 94: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!! This week we are starting a new "Anime Bucketlist" theme where I watch some of the most well regarded animated films of all time. This week we are diving into the extremely sad Grave of the Fireflies (1988)....
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Episode 93: The Warriors (1979)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reivews!!! This week we are finishing up our Walter Hill: Origins theme with possibly his most famous film, The Warriors (1979).This movie is an icon and now after watching it, I can see why. There is tons...
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SPECIAL EPISODE: 2024 Horror/Thriller Roundup!
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews and welcome to the now annual Special Episode where I list and rank the majority of 2024's Horror/Thriller movies! Go listen to the episode for details but I'll list the movies and their rankings ...
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Episode 92: The Driver (1978)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are continuing our Walter Hill: Origins theme with the very cool and influential The Driver (1978). While this was certainly a very stylistic film, it was also pretty boring an...
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Episode 91: Hard Times (1975)
Welcome back to Film Haven Reviews!!! This week we are starting the new "Walter Hill: Origins" theme with his directorial debut Hard Times (1975). There are no surprises with this film, but it offers everything you could want from ...
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