The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast
Reviewing only the finest films in the history of cinema. And robots, too.
A podcast 3, 5, or 12 years in the making! Join Tom, Mike Toole, and I as we delve deep into two versions of a very pretty but thoroughly inexplicable animated film from 2005 and 2009, respectively. CLICK HERE or on the movie poster above to download our review of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, a story that is brimming over with Planet Fever™.
Hang on to your glasses, because The Incredible Mr. Limpet is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Twitch Vtuber Sasquatchulous.
Review in a Nutshell: A middle-of-the-road family film that is buoyed up by a strong comic performance by Don Knotts, The Incredible Mr. Limpet is awash in strange subtext and unusual narrative choices.
Watch out for monsters and mutineers, because The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the DVD cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Matt Kelly of Horror Movie Night and more.
Review in a Nutshell: A straightforward quest narrative that is light on details but heavy on stop-motion animation, special effects, and spectacle, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is a classic fantasy film elevated by the incomparable work of Ray Harryhausen.
We’re back from beyond the grave like a vengeful cyber-ghost (or a vengeful cyber-cyborg, or a vengeful cyber-vampire) with a review of the classic early Nineties cyberpunk anime OAV series, Cyber City Oedo 808. CLICK HERE or on the Blu-ray cover above to strap on your exploding collar and take the orbital elevator to your miserable day-job at Space Jail.
Hold on to your Edison balls, because Rock & Rule is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the title or the Bluray cover above to download our review of the film, featuring featuring Franklin Raines of Oddity Game Seekers.
Review in a Nutshell: An oddball mixture of rock music and half a dozen different animation styles, Rock & Rule is hampered by technically difficulties that have little to do with the amount of talent that was poured into its production. At the time of this writing, you can catch a free, legitimate stream of the film from the official Nelvana Retro Rerun Youtube channel, but the quality is not ideal.
There goes your childhood, because Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M., the Mistress of Malapropisms.
Review in a Nutshell: A genuine oddity, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a seamless mixture of live-action and animation in service to a Neo-Noir plot featuring conspiracy, blackmail, adultery, and gruesome, gruesome murder…all in a film ostensibly aimed at children. Seriously, folks, who was this movie for?
It’s finally here! After many long months of delays (this was originally recorded on September 23rd, 2017), the Robot Carnival podcast has arrived. CLICK HERE or on the DVD cover above to listen to Dawn, Tom, and myself talk about this eclectic animated anthology from 1987 about sad robots, robot sadness, and the general inability for teenager girls to hold onto their lockets.
July is coming to a close, and it’s time for some more Anime Fun. Join Tom and I as we reminisce about Ninja Scroll (known in Japan as Jūbē Ninpūchō), 1993 animated film that recalls the dark and nihilistic samurai exploitation films of the Seventies. CLICK HERE or on the Bluray cover of the film, which features discussion on Ninja’s Scroll‘s place in American fandom as well as many a paean to the lonely death of Bee Guy.
ERRATA: When talking about samurai movies involving hidden gold mines, I accidentally conflated two different films: Goyokin (1969) and Sword of the Beast (1965), both of which are directed by Hideo Gosha. I also mispronounced Gemma’s name as “Genma” throughout the entire podcast without realizing it. My bad.
Due to various circumstances, we missed the entire month of June, but now we’re back and it’s Time to have some Anime Fun. In this episode, Tom, Andrew Collie, Dylan Kielman, and I discuss Kemono Friends, an unlikely 3DCG TV anime from 2017 whose moe cuteness belies a surprisingly rich and somber story-line. CLICK HERE or on the image above to tune in for discussion that includes digressions on classic mecha anime, love-sick penguins, Toei’s tokusatsu assassin Redman, and various slanders aimed out our fellow Anitwitter friends.
It’s time for another installment of GME! Anime Fun Time, and this time Tom and I are taking a look at a short form fantasy comedy TV anime known as Bikini Warriors. The show has about as much depth as you would expect for being based on a series of ecchi figurines, so topics include the influence of Dragon Quest and discussions of similar fantasy properties. CLICK HERE or on the Bluray cover above to check out our review of the show.
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