#159 – FRANKENWEENIE and SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (Guest: Greg Vellante and Jake Mulligan)

John’s traveling this week. And one of these day’s I’ll figure out how to patch him in via telephone or Skype.

On this episode, fellow Boston Online Film Critics Association members Greg Vellante (Eagle Tribune) and Jake Mulligan (The Phoenix and Edge Boston) join me to discuss the new theatrical releases FRANKENWEENIE, TAKEN 2, SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS and ARGO.

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PROGRAM NOTE: Concerning the “Kettlecorn” reference at the beginning of the episode, here’s what we’re referring to: Bagged popcorn recalled over possible listeria contamination

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#155 – THE EXPENDABLES 2 and more! (guest: Monica Castillo)

Joining us is Monica Castillo, film critic for Dig Boston and The Boston Phoenix and President of the Boston Online Film Critics Association. We discuss the new theatrical releases THE EXPENDABLES 2 and CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER, plus new home video releases releases including DisneyNature’s CHIMPANZEE, THE DICTATOR, CODE OF SILENCE (Blu-ray), LONE WOLF MCQUADE (Blu-ray), CLUE (Blu-ray) and CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (DVD).

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#153 – THE BOURNE LEGACY, PARANORMAN and JAWS (guests: Brett Michel and MovieBob)

As John travels to North Carolina, fellow Boston Online Film Critics Association members Brett Michel and MovieBob (a.k.a Bob Chipman) join me to discuss the new theatrical releases THE BOURNE LEGACY and PARANORMAN, and the new Blu-ray releases OBLIVION ISLAND: HARUKA AND THE MAGIC MIRROR and Universal Pictures new restoration of JAWS.

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#130 – WRATH OF THE TITANS, MIRROR MIRROR and THE RAID: REDEMPTION

Hey all, Episode 111 is ready for your ears.

This one’s all about Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror, and a little bit of The Raid: Redemption, which is now playing over at The Coolidge Corner Theatre.

What’s more, MovieBob (check out is blog at moviebob.blogspot.com) joins us for the conversation, which takes more than a few twists and turns.  For some reason, we kick things off talking about The Rock & John Cena’s showdown at Wrestlemania, and then get side-tracked with the following…

  • John recalls the unusual experience of interviewing wrestler Terry Funk
  • Will Farrell’s Anchorman 2 performance/announcement on Conan, at about 5 mins in.
  • The Twins sequel Triplets, at about 6 mins in. To which John says, “What a screaming car wreck, even before it goes before the cameras.” And Bob says, “The only person who’s too good for this movie at this point is Danny DeVito.”
  • The proposed Child’s Play reboot and sequel, at about 8 mins in.
  • Anthony Hopkin’s Magic, at about 9 mins in.
  • Our Man of Steel discussion detour, landing somewhere around 16 mins in.
  • The WWF, Warwick Davis-less Leprechaun remake, in the vicinity of 24 mins in.

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