Zoomar's Amazing Podcast
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
Honoring the creator of the zoom lens, each week our host has on a guest star to choose their overrated and underrated movie picks for that weeks category. Funny and smart, it's a podcast for the film novice and aficionado.
Location:
United States
Description:
Honoring the creator of the zoom lens, each week our host has on a guest star to choose their overrated and underrated movie picks for that weeks category. Funny and smart, it's a podcast for the film novice and aficionado.
Twitter:
@zoomarpodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
2156507532
Website:
https://zoomarpodcast.com/
Email:
zoomarpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
Episode 59 - A History of Violence
7/24/2019
Quentin Tarantino is known for his elaborate love songs to Hollywood, and of course, his ultra-violence on screen. Zoomar digs deep into this legendary name and why he seems to be every directors, favorite director. Dan Scully breaks down the over and under rated from the canon of Quentin.
Duration:01:21:33
Episode 58 - The Good, The Bad, The Spidey
7/17/2019
Spider-Man is one of the most iconic super hero characters, so why are there so many great and terrible versions of this cliched kid? Michael Cerio helps navigate us through the over and underrated representations of Spider-Man.
Duration:01:14:29
Episode 57 - Music for the Movie After
6/26/2019
Original soundtracks can sometime transcend the films they accompany, but why do some films cross into a place where the songs in a movie become a character. Professional appreciator Dylan Cummings helps us dig down on when music makes, and takes advantage of a film.
Duration:01:04:40
Episode 56 - Biopic Breakdown with Neill Carroll
6/12/2019
Sometimes a biopic can mean Oscar gold, but why do some biographical dramas fly high, while others fall flat? Turns out pretending to be someone else who isn't real is easier than pretending to be someone else who was. Comedian Neill Carroll talks us through the over and underrated biopics from this tricky business.
Duration:01:13:53
Episode 55 - Fix It In Post
5/29/2019
The difference between good and bad editing is obvious, but Zoomar explores the difference between great editing and amazing work with Oscar-Winning Editor, Mike Hill.
Duration:00:56:28
Episode 54 - Everybody Loves Wesley
5/22/2019
The font, Futura. The director who made it famous? Wes Anderson. Joined on the pod by Carson Knuth who took us through eSports, why video game movies don't work, and his own personal love for the overrated and underrated works of one, Wes Anderson.
Duration:00:41:34
Episode 53 - Spoiling Endgame
5/1/2019
::Spoilers:: An era has ended, and Zoomar breaks down the ups and downs from this amazing conclusion of an epic brand. But did it all make sense? Paige Powers helps unpack this unbelievable movies.
Duration:01:05:32
Episode 52 - I Love the 80s
4/24/2019
One area that Zoomar's Amazing Podcast hasn't spent enough time with is the 80s. Josh Mieley from Chips, Dips, and Dorks: The 80's Movie Podcast is here to fix that. Is it just nostalgia, or was there a magical moment in the 80s? Zoomar explores the over and underrated from this bizarre time period.
Duration:00:49:38
Episode 51 - Stellar
4/17/2019
Since the moment Christopher Nolan burst onto the scene with Memento he has been a force of nature in Hollywood. Star Wars expert Matt Battle joins us to break down the best and the worst from this visionary director.
Duration:01:23:14
Episode 50 - Something Completely Different
3/28/2019
While we talk about the amazing director Terry Gilliam, this episode talks long and hard about comic book movies. Bryan JL Glass talks about his history in creating comic book worlds, and how things go from paper to the big screen, along with the over and under from Gilliam.
Duration:01:30:07
Episode 49 - Captain Fantastic
3/13/2019
With Captain Marvel and Aquaman, we've seen the gap between critics and audiences widen. Are these movies any good? Captain Marvel had a troll campaign against it, but who determines legitimate criticism from non? Resident comic book movie expert Corey Purcell helps sort it out.
Duration:01:13:05
Episode 48 - Watch What Happened
2/27/2019
Netflix has given an outlet to documentaries, and viewers responded by consuming more of them than ever. What makes a good doc vs a bad one? Does a director owe it to the audience to tell both sides? Bill Murray Stories director Tommy Avallone joins us to break down the category.
Duration:01:08:21
Episode 47 - You Can't Handle the Zoom
2/13/2019
Legal movies have some of the highest dramatic moments of any movies, but what do lawyers think of courtroom dramas? Movie watcher by night and lawyer by day, Bill Gill, breaks down the over and underrated legal movies.
Duration:00:47:13
Episode 46 - Snubbed
2/6/2019
The Oscars are a time to celebrate film, and also to second guess every nominee. Mike Bertha talks about Oscar gold and Oscar snubs and the most over and underrated movies to receive the nom.
Duration:00:59:46
Episode 45 - Legends of the Paul
1/23/2019
PT Anderson is widely considered to be one of the greatest working directors, but a lot of people just don't get it. A deep dive with PTA by movie reviewer Patrick White and the over and under rated movies within an amazing directors legacy.
Duration:01:05:56
Episode 44 - Wag the Pod
1/16/2019
Political movies are as hot as they've ever been, but how does Vice hold up as compared to past political movies? What makes a great political movie, vs the ones that are forgotten? Rich Zeoli discusses the over and underrated political movies of all time.
Duration:01:23:07
Episode 43 - A Very Zoomar Christmas
12/6/2018
Zoomar digs down into why holiday movies seem to be so hit or miss. Why playing on the emotions of the season can be so successful and why don't more producers step into the genre. Neill McKenna, the perpetual everyman, breaks down the overrated and underrated Christmas movies.
Duration:00:59:40
Episode 42 - The Magical World of Disney
10/31/2018
It's hard to imagine a world without Disney. Good or bad, Disney changed the world and inspired other companies like Don Bluth and Pixar to do the same. Derek Hunter sits down to talk about what it's like working for the premier animation company in the world and his overrated and underrated from the studio.
Duration:00:59:38
Episode 41 - Dreadful Cinema
10/17/2018
There are myriad reasons why Marvel Movies have been so good, and DC Movies have been so bad, and we're gonna talk about all 10,000 (not quite). Movie reviewer Patrick White breaks down the overrated and underrated from DC's expansive universe.
Duration:01:11:56
Episode 40 - The Washington Machine
10/3/2018
Like Cher or Madonna, the one name you need to know in acting is Denzel. Why does he have the supreme staying power of being a generational figure? Maj Toure breaks down the craft of this once in a lifetime actor.
Duration:00:57:09