Movies, Films and Flix

Mark, John and Megan discuss the Academy Award nominated 2019 film Ford v Ferrari. Directed by James Mangold (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma) and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, this true story about the battle between two car manufacturers features excellent performances and thrilling racing scenes. In this episode, they discuss wrench fights, sunglasses and Josh Lucas. Enjoy!

Mark and Hakim discuss the beautifully over the top fight between Blade and Nomak in Blade 2. In this episode, they discuss HUGE elbow drops, confident strutting, and Blade getting the snot beat out of him. Enjoy!

Mark and Norbert discuss the excellent 1999 film Galaxy Quest. In this episode, they discuss its cult classic status, alien pig lizards, and Sam Rockwell. Enjoy!

Mark and Jonny Numb (of The Last Knock Podcast) discuss the 2016 film Elle. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Robocop), and starring Isabelle Huppert, this genre-defying film features an excellent Academy Award nominated performance by Huppert, and proves Verhoeven is still capable of shocking, awing and creating wonderful art. In this episode, they discuss cats, video games and revenge films. Enjoy!

Mark and Jay Cluitt (of Life vs. Film and The Lambcast) polled 30+ writers and came up with a Pixar movie ranking that makes a lot of sense. In this episode, they discuss the odd hatred towards Cars 2, and the excellence of Wall-E. Enjoy!

Mark and Zanandi discuss the 2019 film Doctor Sleep. Directed by Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus, Gerald's Game), this adaptation of Stephen King's 2013 book about what happened to Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) after the events at the Overlook Hotel, does an excellent job of combing King's work with the Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining (1980). In this episode, they discuss eating steam, magic hats, and the director's cut. Enjoy!

Mark, Megan and John celebrate 275 episodes by talking about Escape From New York (1981). Every 25th episode, the MFF podcast tackles a Kurt Russell film, and the crew couldn't wait to talk all things Escape From New York. In this episode, they discuss the excellence of John Carpenter, trusty henchmen, and movies featuring snakes. Enjoy!

Adam, David, Mark and Megan got together for some BBQ and Fast and Furious discussion. In this bonus episode, they drafted their favorite Fast and Furious characters, and talked about why they love the franchise so much. The sound isn't great because the episode was recorded outdoors. However, it's a lot of fun.

Mark, Megan and Adam discuss the 2019 action bonanza Hobbs and Shaw. Directed by David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2), and starring Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson, this Fast & Furious spin-off features bionic super-villains, gravity defying action scenes, and pancake eating. In this episode, they discuss possible spin-offs, whiskey consumption and confused henchmen. Enjoy!

Adam, David, Mark and Megan teamed up to rank the nine Fast and Furious movies. Enjoy!