The Movie Marathon Man
I cover franchises, directors, actors, and themed episodes by marathoning them and dissecting them for content and quality.
Episodes
74 episodes
Episode 44 - Mario Bava and An Intro to Italian Cinema (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, A Bay of Blood)
Join me for my final Halloween 2025 series episode, all about the Italian giallo master MARIO BAVA!! Also included is an Intro to Early Italian Cinema, from the invention of film to the 1960s when Bava got his start! I had a ton of ...
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Quickies #29 - Death of a Unicorn, Friendship, HIM, One Battle After Another, Good Boy, Springsteen, Black Phone 2 (SPOILER-FREE!)
Please join me for brief reviews on SEVEN 2025 movies as I catch up with my watching over the last two months!DEATH of a UNICORN (2025, dir. Alex Scharfman)FRIENDSHIP (2024, dir. Andrew DeYoung)HIM (2025, dir. Justin Tippin...
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Episode 43 - 2010s Horror (Sinister, Creep, Train to Busan, Hereditary)
Join me for a four pack of horror movies that pack a PUNCH! One of the scariest movies I've ever seen, an independent found footage movie, Korean zombies, and family trauma!!For those who want to avoid spoilers, click th...
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Episode 42 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II - (2003-2022)
Join me once again as I saw through a gaggle of teens - whoops! - I mean as I navigate once again some truly terrible sequels, remakes, and prequels and put Leatherface to bed. Night night, sweet prince.For those who wan...
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Episode 41 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part I - (1974-1995)
REVVV THOSE CHAINSAWS, you pig b*itches!!It's time for one of the scariest, campiest, and crappiest horror franchises of all time!! From the sublime to the head scratching, these massacres have it all!Time stamps ...
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Episode 40 - A Tribute to Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, 3 Days of the Condor)
Join me as I pay tribute to a LEGEND of 60s and 70s Hollywood cinema, the Oscar winning director of Ordinary People (1980), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and fighter for human and environmental rights, Robert Redford.This one's ...
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Quickies #28 - Light of the World, The Threesome, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The Long Walk (SPOILER-FREE)
Please join me for brief reviews on FOUR new movies that recently opened at the cinema!LIGHT of the WORLD (2025, dir. Tom Brancroft, John J. Schafer)THE THREESOME (2025, dir. Chad Hartigan)DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2...
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Episode 39 - Back to School - ToughWomen (Grease, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 10 Things I Hate About You)
Please join me as a dropout of Beauty School and head back to Rydell in 1978's Grease, take a deadend summer job in Ridgemont in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and take up poetry and French at Padua in 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You.
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Quickies #27 - Caught Stealing, The Roses, The Thursday Murder Club, Jaws 50th Anniversary, The Toxic Avenger (SPOILER-FREE)
Please join me as I go through what made each of these new releases (or re-releases) tick, and why I loved them or even just liked them.CAUGHT STEALING (2025, dir. Darren Aronofsky)THE ROSES (2025, dir. Jay Roach)THE THURSD...
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Episode 38 - Back to School - 80s Comedies (Revenge of the Nerds, Porky's, Weird Science, Back to School)
Join me as I tackle a quartet of 80s comedies and see if they're still funny, if the humor has translated over the last 40-45 years, and if we all just need to remember how to laugh!For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indic...
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Episode 37 - ALIEN, PART II (Romulus, Aliens, Alien3, Resurrection)
Climb on board the space station Resurrection, the Sulaco, Fury, and the Auriga as I explore the last four movies in the ALIEN franchise - using in-universe chronological order.Alien: Romulus (2142), Aliens (2179), Alien3 (2179), Alien: ...
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Quickies #26 - Until Dawn, The Naked Gun, Freakier Friday, Weapons (SPOILER-FREE)
Join me as I discuss three new releases and one I'd missed from earlier this year - SPOILER FREE - for your listening pleasure!UNTIL DAWN (2025, dir. David F. Sandberg)THE NAKED GUN (2025, dir. Akiva Schaffer)...
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Episode 36 - ALIEN, PART I (Prometheus, Covenant, Alien)
Climb on board the USCSS Prometheus, USCSS Covenant, and USCSS Nostromo as I explore the first three movies in the ALIEN franchise - using in-universe chronological order.Prometheus (2093), Covenant (2104), Alien (2122)For the spo...
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Quickies #25 - The Woman in the Yard, Havoc, Happy Gilmore 2, Fantastic Four: First Steps, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Together (SPOILER-FREE!)
Join me for a SIX-PACK of new features as I discuss them - SPOILER FREE - for your listening pleasure!THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (2025, Jaume Collet-Serra)HAVOC (2025, Gareth Evans)HAPPY GILMORE 2 (2025, Kyle Newachec...
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Episode 35 - Frank Capra Classics (The Miracle Woman, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, State of the Union)
Join me as I take a look at the Golden Age of Hollywood's greatest director of Americana films - FRANK CAPRA!? For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for each begins!THE MIRACLE WOMAN (1931, dir. Fra...
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Quickies #24 - Mid-Year Review and Superman!
Join me as I the movies I've seen through the first half of the year, including my Quickies review on James Gunn's Superman. Especially enjoy as I fumble to remember where I am in the Top 25 several times......and stay tuned for th...
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Quickies #23 - F1, Jurassic World Rebirth
Join me as I discuss cars that go vroom (an original movie!) and dinosaurs that go for the 7th time in a 3-decade old franchise.Timestamps are when each discussion begins...F1 (2025, dir. Joseph Kosinski) - 0:00J...
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Episode 34 - SUPERMAN! - Superman I-IV (1978-1987)
Join me as I take a DEEP dive into the original Superman, and see how that all translated into a decade of box office cash but diminished returns for the franchise, as I prepare for James Gunn's relaunch of the DC Universe.CAN YOU READ M...
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Episode 33 - 4th of July Fireworks! - Independence Day, The American President, Saving Private Ryan
In celebration of America's 249th Anniversary, please join me as I discuss the listeners' pick, my sister's pick, and my friend's pick, all three among my favorite movies of the 90s!TEN HUT! For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps i...
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Quickies #22 - 28 Years Later, Elio, and the End of Original Animation?
Join me as I discuss a long-dormant franchise's new entry, Pixar's latest offering, and whether or not Elio's box office performance spells the end of animated original storytelling...Timestamps are when each discussion begins...
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Episode 32 - Pride Month Comedies - To Wong Foo, But I'm a Cheerleader, Edge of Seventeen (1998)
Join me as I wrap up Pride Month 2025 with a trio of comedies...that are maybe more dramedy than comedy, but celebrate why we continue to celebrate Pride.Hey hey! For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for ...
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Episode 31 - JAWS 50th Anniversary!! - Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, Jaws: The Revenge
In celebration of the original's 50th anniversary (TODAY!), join me as I cover Amity (Massachusetts OR Florida!), the sharks, the Brodys, and that forgettable trip to Sea World Orlando in the FOUR Jaws movies!AHOY! For the spoiler-...
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Episode 30 - Pride Month Dramas - Brokeback Mountain, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Monster
Join me for a gay old time as I delve into each of these PRIDE Month selections, including the Listeners' Choice!To avoid spoilers for specific movies, time stamps below indicate when discussion starts for each one:BROKEBACK MOUNT...
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Quickies #21 - Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, How to Train Your Dragon (2025) - SPOILER-FREE!
Join me as I discuss assassins, symmetry, and real (CGI) dragons on this edition of Quickies!BALLERINA (2025, dir. Len Wiseman)THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (2025, dir. Wes Anderson)HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025, dir. D...
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Episode 29 - How to Train Your Dragon (1, 2, and The Hidden World) - SPOILER HEAVY!!
Join me as I duck for cover from, take flight with, and form lifelong bonds with the dragons and Berkians of How to Train Your Dragon, as I recount the plot points, my favorite moments, and heavy doses of scoring from the great John Powell....
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