Location:
United States
Description:
John Rhoades, Kylie Westover, and Syed Islam see a film in the theater, then spend the hour long drive home discussing the film from plot details and themes to cast and crew.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/syed-islam7
Episodes
Godzilla vs Kong: A Match Over 60 Years in The Making
4/6/2024
Syed and Rhoades are back with a last review leading up to 2024’s Godzilla X Kong New Empire with Godzilla Vs Kong.
Duration:00:22:38
Godzilla II: King of the Monsters
3/31/2024
This film is so spectacularly lackluster I literally don’t have the effort in me to come up with a clever title for it. Syed and Rhoades “talk” about this movie.
Duration:00:19:40
Kong Skull Island: King of a New Era
3/27/2024
Syed and Rhoades are back to discuss the ‘Nam era kaiju film Kong Skull Island. How does it compare to Godzilla 2014?
Duration:00:27:18
Godzilla (2014): America’s Kaiju Baby Steps
3/13/2024
With their first Oscar win in the franchise’s 70 year history, the sun sets in the east on Toho’s incredible Godzilla: Minus One. But a new day rises as we now start our kaiju discussions on the west’s take on the lovable lizard as we begin our reviews of Legendary Picture’s Monsterverse, starting with 2014’s Godzilla.
Duration:00:18:24
Oscar Predictions of 2024
3/8/2024
Syed and Rhoades are back this week to discuss our Oscar winner guesses leading up to the 2024 Academy Awards this weekend!
Duration:00:17:01
Groundhog Day!
2/4/2024
Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!
Duration:00:30:52
Groundhog Day!
2/3/2024
Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!
Duration:00:30:52
Groundhog Day!
2/2/2024
Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!
Duration:00:30:52
Nope: Jordan Peele’s Masterpiece
1/25/2024
Join us as we spend 20 minutes gushing about one of our absolute favorite films, Nope!
Duration:00:23:36
The Best, Worst, and Most Disappointing Films of 2023!
1/22/2024
John and Syed are back for another round of couch talk discussing our favorites and least favorite films of the year!
Duration:00:53:51
Shin Godzilla: The Modern Menace
1/3/2024
Hey Roadies! We’re starting the new year off right with the end of our Toho series of Godzilla films. Does the King of the Monsters reign supreme in this new era? Let us know your thoughts on Shin Godzilla.
Duration:00:31:24
Godzilla 98: Disaster of Disasters
12/20/2023
Rhoades and Syed are back this week with a look at Emmerichs take on the big lizard! Is the film really as bad as it was received? Probably.
Duration:00:26:14
Godzilla 1954: The Real OG (Original Godzilla)
12/11/2023
Hey Roadies! We’re back this week with a look at the original monster movie hit, Godzilla! Does the nearly 70 year old film hold up?
Duration:00:30:40
Godzilla Minus One: A Triumph for The King
12/4/2023
Hey Roadies! It’s been a while. We’ve been busy, between the holidays and wedding, but we’re back! Honestly, if every 3 month hiatus gave us a film like Godzilla Minus One we’d have no problem waiting. Tag along while Syed and Rhoades gush about this film, our first foreign film on the podcast!
Duration:00:46:16
Interview with a Vampire: Lessons in rewatching films before recording.
9/13/2023
Kylie and Syed are back discussing the 90’s camp classic, Interview with a Vampire. Should vampires be more horror focused? Definitely. Should Tom Cruise be sexy? Absolutely not. Should we have rewatched this movie rather than do this off of memory? Probably.
Duration:00:13:44
Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Woah!
9/6/2023
Syed and Rhoades are discussing the *arousing* but somehow more faithful telling of the classic monster’s story.
Duration:00:24:44
The Lost Boys: 80’s Vampires for 80’s Fans
8/30/2023
Kylie returns, joining Syed to discuss the 80’s classic vamp film The Lost Boys. Brilliant modern vampire story or wasted potential?
Duration:00:19:44
Dracula!: A Brief History Lesson of Universal’s Classic Monster!
8/24/2023
Syed and Rhoades decided to follow up Last Voyage of the Demeter with a brief history lesson regarding Dracula’s cinematic origins on and behind the camera.
Duration:00:21:10
Last Voyage of The Demeter: Just Don’t Think About It
8/16/2023
Kylie is back! Joining Syed, we’re covering one of the few horror films of the summer. Instant classic or instant flop?
Duration:00:45:21
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Nostalgia Bait?
8/9/2023
Rhoades and Syed are back with August’s biggest animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem! Is it just nostalgia bait for us senior citizens, or does the film take the turtles in new directions?
Duration:01:01:42