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Home to The Playlist Podcast Network and all its affiliated shows, including The Playlist Podcast, The Discourse, Be Reel, The Fourth Wall, and more. The Playlist is the obsessive's guide to contemporary cinema via film discussion, news, reviews, features, nostalgia, and more.
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Feb 23, 2022 • 26min
Jeb Stuart Talks ‘Vikings: Valhalla,’ Writing 'Die Hard,' And Teases Netflix’s 'Assassin’s Creed' [The Discourse]
Jeb Stuart is a name that has been around Hollywood for quite a while as a writer on such classics as “Die Hard,” “The Fugitive,” and “Another 48 Hrs.” After a long break from the industry, he has found a niche as a television showrunner for projects like Netflix’s “The Liberator,” and his latest, “Vikings: Valhalla,” which drops on Netflix on Friday, February 25th.

Feb 23, 2022 • 1h 30min
'Death On The Nile,' 'Dead Calm' and the Nautical Murder Mystery [Be Reel]
In the wake of "Death On The Nile," Be Reel peers through its spyglass at that classic sub-sub-genre Nautical Murder Mysteries. Along for the pleasure cruise is Mashable illustrator Bob Al-Greene, who's currently working on the first-ever graphic novelization of an Agatha Christie mystery. We talk Poirot, Branagh, and distracting CGI before diving into our other nautical murder mysteries: "Dead Calm" (1989) and "Murder Mystery" (2019). Did the skipper do it? Listen in.

Feb 18, 2022 • 20min
David Blue Garcia Talks 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' The "Infamous" Bus Scene & More [The Playlist Podcast]
Nearly 50 years after the original was released, Netflix is ready for a whole new generation to discover “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” with a new sequel arriving today. And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, filmmaker David Blue Garcia joins to talk about the latest entry in the history of ‘Chainsaw’ films.

Feb 18, 2022 • 58min
John Lurie Talks ‘Painting with John’ Season 2 [Bingeworthy]
The Bingeworthy boys, Mike DeAngelo, and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, are back to talk about all of the TV news and shows that are worth your time. This week finds us discussing the big Paramount investor day presentation news and digging into the depths of HBO Max to uncover a hidden gem of a show called “Painting with John.”

Feb 17, 2022 • 21min
'1883' Deals With Whirlwind Romances & Taylor Sheridan Has Another 'Yellowstone' Spinoff Coming [Yellowstoners]
The Yellowstoners, Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez, have returned to discuss Episodes 7 and 8 of the hit Paramount+ prequel spin-off series, “1883.” They also have multiple new "1883" and "Yellowstone" creator, Taylor Sheridan, shows to discuss, as it was reported earlier this week that Captain Yellowstone himself, Mr. Taylor Sheridan, has had 5 series greenlit for the Paramount+ streaming service that will all premiere over the next year or so, including a new "Yellowstone" spinoff series, "1932."

Feb 10, 2022 • 51min
'The Book of Boba Fett': Franchise Savior Or Killer? [Bingeworthy Podcast]
Bingeworthy has returned—the relaunch of a fairly-long dormant Playlist TV podcast that will no longer stay asleep! We’re in and have been in, a new age of streaming - the uber years beyond Netflix. Everyone has their “+” subscription service and, hell, Disney+ only launched at the very end of 2019 with Apple, Paramount, Peacock, and many others will follow in their footsteps.
This episode, #1 as we consider it a total reboot, relaunch, focuses on Lucasfilm's "The Book Of Boba Fett," an extremely hit and miss show and arguably the worst Lucasfilm series to date. Written by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the head's of "Star Wars" on TV these days, and directed and executive produced by Robert Rodriguez, "The Book Of Boba Fett" went something like this: terrible, boring, then more interesting when it decided it was no longer at all concerned with its title character. "The Book Of Boba Fett" became "The Mandalorian" 2.5, and while that was more interesting, it was also very strange for a show to just abandon its lead character, pivot to Mando, and oh yeah, slather us with fan service cameos while they were at it.
Favreau discussed in the past and teased how different this show would be, saying that it was influenced by "Game of Thrones," but if interweaving A, B, C, D, E, and more storylines were the goal-- just like uhhh... all television that juggles multiple storylines, it was a major failure. While it wasn't a total wash and there were interesting things within it, we'd love if Lucasfilm could figure out their "interconnected" storytelling world with a bit more finess.

Feb 4, 2022 • 56min
The Best Disaster Films Are Fun, Emotional & Feature Philip Seymour Hoffman [The Playlist Podcast]
You’ve probably seen the endless TV spots and trailers for Roland Emmerich’s new disaster film, “Moonfall.” And while that film looks appropriately dumb and ridiculous, it’s unlikely going to be one of the best disaster films of all time, right? Thankfully, The Playlist Podcast is here to give you a few recommendations in this particular world-ending subgenre to explore if you’re content with skipping “Moonfall” this weekend.

Feb 1, 2022 • 40min
'1883' Gets Deadly And Hopeful, Plus LaMonica Garrett Talks Black Characters In Westerns & Acting Opposite Sam Elliott [Yellowstoners]
The hosts discuss all the spoiler-y "1883" details, that major episode 5 death scene, more big cameos, and their predictions and hopes for the rest of the season, and, afterward, LaMonica Garrett stops by to talk about playing Thomas on "1883," the rarity of finding positive representation for Black characters in Westerns, working with Sam Elliott, and his new show "The Terminal List" that's coming to Amazon Prime Video later this year also starring Chris Pratt.

Jan 27, 2022 • 1h 15min
'Spencer,' 'The Humans,' and 'Shiva Baby': The Nightmare Family Function Movies of 2021 [Be Reel]
While 2020 kept so many families painfully apart, three acclaimed indies from last year made the opposite case: "Why do I see these people again?" Playing a little 2021 catch-up, Chance and Noah drop by to visit "Spencer," "Shiva Baby," and "The Humans" to explore how families—be they English royalty or middle-class Americans—banter, bristle, covet nostalgia, push buttons, and flirt with genuine horror. But hey, just look at that spread.

Jan 26, 2022 • 19min
Adrien Brody Talks ‘Clean,’ His Relationship With Wes Anderson & More [The Discourse]
Adrien Brody is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his extreme commitment to his roles and projects throughout his career, but what many may not know is that he’s also a producer and a musician. With his latest project,“Clean,” he’s able to flex all of those muscles simultaneously as he not only stars in and produces the film, but he also co-wrote the script and composed the score.