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Mad About Movies

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Founded in 2013, three critics hailing from Dallas-Fort Worth attempt to make sense of the current state of cinema without taking this whole thing too seriously. They’re just movies, y’all. Hosts Kent Garrison, Richard Bardon and Brian Gill - on Twitter @MadAboutMovies - check scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

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761 episodes

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

It's the year of our Lord 2024 and we are still getting new Ghostbusters movies. Is this a good or a bad thing? Let's dive into FROZEN EMPIRE, Ghostbusters nostalgia, and Dan Aykroyd talk on this week's main feed MAM! VIP talk is PULP FICTION! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

56m
Mar 28, 2024
Episode 1000 Jamboree! Best Bits & Pod History

Hard to believe we have reached a thousand episodes of Mad About Movies. So we're here to rewind and remember some of the best moments so far, as picked by the MAM VIPs. Apologies (or you're welcome?) in advance for the insanity that occurs. Help us get to episode 2000 by becoming a MAM VIP! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

1h 26m
Mar 20, 2024
2024 Oscars Postgame Show / 96th Academy Awards

It was an Oscars with surprises and obvious winners. But were they the right surprises and winners? Let's talk all the things the 96th Academy Awards had to offer on our annual Oscars Postgame Show! Supports us on Patreon - madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

58m
Mar 11, 2024
Dune: Part Two

We've got Denis, spice, Zendaya, politics and sand worms all back in cinemas, so did DUNE PART TWO live up to the hype? Let's discuss on this week's main feed MAM! Support us on Patreon and get hundreds more episodes - madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

47m
Mar 06, 2024
Madame Web

We're starting off 2024 really weak or really strong, depending on your perspective. This week it's MADAME WEB and all the lunacy it provided. Let's talk about WHY it flopped, WHO is to blame, and PEPSI, of course. This week in the MAM VIP: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY! Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

50m
Feb 21, 2024
Argylle & Winter Movie Draft Results

It's a FILM that Matthew Vaughn somehow convinced Tim Cook to let him spend $200 million on. Surely the investment paid off, right? Let's talk about the train wreck that is ARGYLLE and reveal the results of the Winter Movie Draft! In the VIP this week - NOTTING HILL and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU! Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

1h 5m
Feb 14, 2024
Best & Worst Movies of 2023

It's time to finally close the book on the year of 2023 in movies. We're counting down our top 10 worst and best, plus bringing Biggest Surprises, MVPs and LVPs to the air as we say goodbye to the year of Barbenheimers and Beanie Bubbles. Support us on Patreon and get weekly bonus episodes, special AMAs, and other exclusive perks! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

1h 30m
Jan 31, 2024
Oscar Nominees & Final Predictions + True Detective: Night Country premiere

The Oscar Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards are here, and we're making our final picks and raging in unison with the #GretaGang, plus discussing the highly-anticipated fourth season of True Detective. Is it worth your time? Become a VIP and get more MAM every week! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

54m
Jan 26, 2024
Throwback! Napoleon Dynamite (20th Anniversary)

In 2004, you couldn't turn around without seeing or hearing a reference to NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. So how has it held up after 20 years, and what is its place in pop culture / cinematic history? Let's discuss in a special NAPOLEON / NAPOLEON crossover edition of MAM!

43m
Jan 17, 2024
The Iron Claw

Us being a movie podcast hailing from Dallas-Fort Worth, it would be a crime not to do an episode covering a movie about something from Dallas-Fort Worth! It's the Von Erich's, Efron, The Bear and Durkin at the center of this week's convo as we discuss A24's THE IRON CLAW. Support us on Patreon @ madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

45m
Jan 10, 2024
Maestro (2023)

Bradley Cooper went all out to become the MAESTRO, but did it pay off? Let's begin to round out the final slate of films for this season and get some Netflix fare into the mix with a full MAESTRO episode. Bonus VIP ep this week is DODGEBALL! (2004) Sign up at madboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

44m
Jan 03, 2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Will AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM be the last time we see this character on the big screen? Why didn't it make more money during Christmas weekend? It's our movie of the week here on the main feed as we begin to round out 2023!

36m
Dec 27, 2023
VIP Preview! December 2023 AMA

You can ask us anything if you are a MAM VIP! We answered some of those anything-goes-style questions in this special episode! Full episode @ madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip http://www.madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

18m
Dec 22, 2023
Wonka (2023)

The third reboot of the Willy Wonka franchise is upon us, this time with Chalamet Nation first in line on opening day. Did the Paul King bring us another PADDINGTON? Let's break down all that this version of WONKA had to offer, besides Oompa-Loompa Hugh Grant, of course.

58m
Dec 20, 2023
Movie News Roundup: Golden Globes shenanigans & The Black List 2023 revealed

The host-less Golden Globes have nominees! How much should we care, and how many THE TOURIST'S are nominated? Let's talk it out on the latest Movie News Roundup edition of MAM! Support us by becoming a VIP at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip, get all those bonus eps poppin' in your feed!

45m
Dec 13, 2023
The Holdovers

Is The Holdovers a Christmas movie? Why are so many people talking about such a quaint movie? Does Paul Giamatti finally confront his stench? SPOILER ALERT: He does! Let's talk Alexander Payne, boarding schools and a little Downsizing (see what we did there?) as we discuss HOLDOVERS!

44m
Dec 06, 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

THE HUNGER GAMES is one of the most popular franchises to come out during our time podcasting, and they're already rebooting it! Does this version have the same potential as the OG one? Time to talk SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES and reflect on the Thanksgiving weekend in movie going. Support us by becoming a VIP! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

59m
Nov 29, 2023
The Marvels & is the MCU in trouble?

With THE MARVELS grossing the lowest in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's history of opening weekends, what should we think? Should we be worried about future MCU movies? Was this movie an outlier? Let's discuss!

1h 3m
Nov 16, 2023
Movie News Roundup: Early Oscar favorites, new Planet of the Apes & more

As we head into the final stretch of 2023, what should we tell our friends to brag like we know what we're talking about with the Oscars? Let's go over some early Academy Award favorites, discuss the new Planet of the Apes trailer, news in the Syderverse and much more. Become a MAM VIP at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /BecomeaMAMVIPatmadaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

46m
Nov 08, 2023
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

It's a movie capturing that nostalgic feeling of playing video games, eating stale pizza, and listening to an animatronic band. But could it be more creepy? Let's talk about the box office smash that is FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S!

42m
Oct 30, 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese has brought us a 3+ hour historical epic. Did he pull off this ambitious project? Did he leave anything on the table? Let's talk Leo, BOB DeNiro, Lily Gladstone, alt-country music, and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON!

1h 7m
Oct 25, 2023
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (60th Anniversary)

THE BIRDS is back in theaters right in time for Spooky SZN on MAM. No better time than now, the 60th anniversary, to do a crossover Throwback episode here on the main feed to break it down! Don't worry, we have a bunch more classic movie talk on the VIP feed! Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

55m
Oct 18, 2023
The Shining (1980)

Happy Spooky SZN, everyone. This month its all horror movie talk in the MAM VIP. Here's an episode we did in the VIP a few Spooky SZN's ago, discussing Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. Enjoy, and support us by becoming a VIP at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip This episode is brought to you by Propstore! Head to Propstore.com/liveauction /HeadtoPropstore.com/liveauctiontoregisterandbidtoday. to register and bid today.

1h 9m
Oct 10, 2023
The Creator (2023)

Gareth Edwards is back to making movies after a long wait. Does THE CREATOR set a new standard for sci-fi, is it a disappointment or a solid entry for him? Let's discuss all things CREATOR on this week's main feed MAM! THROWBACK this week is 28 DAYS LATER! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

50m
Oct 04, 2023
2023 Fall/Winter Movie Draft

Richard took home the crown in the Summer Movie Draft for the year of 2023. Who's gonna take it for the fall & winter seasons? Place your bets, and make your picks along with us at home, it's time for another MAM Movie Draft! Become a VIP and get hundreds of exclusive episodes and special perks! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

50m
Sep 27, 2023
Summer Movie Draft Results & A Haunting in Venice

Time to tally up the results of the MAM 2023 Summer Movie Draft. Who came out on top, and what were the best movies to pick? Plus, we dig into the third of Branagh's Hercule Poirot movies with A HAUNTING IN VENICE. Should they keep making these, or end it here? VIP talk this week is ALL-TIME FLOP time with TITAN A.E. Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

56m
Sep 21, 2023
The Equalizer 3

Time for more DENZEL, and more EQUALIZING, as the third and final(?) installment of the EQUALIZER series is upon us. So join Brian and Kent as they talk all the highs and lows from this franchise as it pulls in an impressive opening weekend.

51m
Sep 06, 2023
Meg 2: The Trench

What happens when Hollywood learns the wrong lesson from a successful movie? MEG 2 happens. This week on the MAM main feed, we're talking all the dumbness that MEG 2 brought this summer, with a bigger convo about how 2023 has gone so far. VIP talk this week is CUTTHROAT ISLAND and ROUNDERS! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip /madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

40m
Aug 30, 2023
Blue Beetle

They just keep cranking out these DCEU movies, despite what we already know about the upcoming James Gunn-ing of the franchise. So we review BLUE BEETLE with what it means now, and will it mean anything in the future? With noted DC fans of MAM, Richard and Kent.

52m
Aug 23, 2023
VIP Preview: American Graffiti (50th Anniversary)

We talk non-current movies every week on our Mad About Movies VIP feed. George Lucas' AMERICAN GRAFFITI is back in theaters as it celebrates 50 years. Time to discuss as we give you a free VIP episode. Get access to our hundreds of back catalog VIP episodes at madbaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip or the Mad About Movies VIP feed on Spotify.

47m
Aug 15, 2023