The Movie Podcast

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED for PlayStation 5 from Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, the original game released in 2020. Set five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure. The remastered edition of the game includes graphical enhancements, new gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, full DualSense wireless controller integration, and more. The Last of Us Part II Remastered arrives for the PlayStation 5 console on January 19, 2024.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by ANGOURIE RICE of MEAN GIRLS, a new musical twist on the 2004 classic comedy film. Angourie is best known for her roles in The Nice Guys (2016), HBO miniseries Mare of Easttown (2021), and as Betty Brant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe of Spider-Man films (2017-2021). In Mean Girls, Angourie plays Cady Heron, a transfer student welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends, she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. Mean Girls releases exclusively in theatres January 12, 2024 by Paramount Pictures.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by KEVIN HART and President & Chief Content Officer Bryan Smiley of Hartbeat. Founded by Emmy and Grammy Nominated Comedian and Actor Kevin Hart, Hartbeat is a global, multi-platform media company creating high-impact entertainment where comedy meets culture – with a mission to keep the world laughing together. Hartbeat has become the go-to company for comedic entertainment and one of the most sought-after creative engines for platforms, streamers, and brands. The release of LIFT marks an exciting next step in their long-standing relationship with Netflix. In the film, an international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart), races to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet. Lift releases January 12, 2024 on Netflix.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel and Anthony review Marvel Studios' ECHO, a miniseries created by Marion Dayre based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Echo spotlights Maya Lopez as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy. The series stars Alaqua Cox who reprises her role as Maya Lopez / Echo from Hawkeye, with Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Cody Lightning, Graham Greene, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Charlie Cox also starring. All 5 episodes of Marvel Studios’ Echo are now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Samantha Jayne's MEAN GIRLS, a new twist on the 2004 classic comedy film. It stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jenna Fischer, Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr., Nell Benjamin, Jon Hamm, and Tina Fey. New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends, she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. Mean Girls releases exclusively in theatres January 12, 2024 by Paramount Pictures.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by DEVERY JACOBS (Reservation Dogs, American Gods), CHASKE SPENCER (Wild Indian, The Twilight Saga), Director SYDNEY FREELAND, and Executive Producer RICHIE PALMER of Marvel Studios' Echo. The series spotlights Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy. All 5 episodes of Marvel Studios’ Echo release January 9, 2024 on Disney+ and Hulu.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by SOCIETY OF THE SNOW Director J. A. BAYONA of and Roberto Canessa, the real life survivor of the 1972 Andes Flight Disaster in which the film is based on. In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive. After the interview, Anthony joins the discussion to share his thoughts on the film. Society of the Snow has been selected by Spain as its official entry for the Best International Film category at the 2024 Academy Awards and is now streaming on Netflix.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back for another year of The Movie Podcast! On this SPECIAL EDITION, Daniel and Anthony kick off 2024 with Director SEAN DURKIN and Editor MATTHEW HANNAM of THE IRON CLAW. The film chronicles the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. Sean and Matthew previously worked together for the 2020 film "The Nest". The Iron Claw is now playing in theatres.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Zack Snyder's REBEL MOON starring an ensemble cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, E. Duffy, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Ed Skrein, and Anthony Hopkins. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora, a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. Rebel Moon is now available Netflix. Interview with Director Zack Snyder and the cast of Rebel Moon out now on The Movie Podcast.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review James Wan's AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, the final entry in the DCEU which started in 2013 with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. The film stars Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, and Nicole Kidman. Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom releases exclusively in theatres December 22, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caGet a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcastContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caFOLLOW USDaniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdShahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdAnthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices