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Episode 53: The Exorcist (1973) | Halloween Horror Month from 2022-10-28T09:00
This years final tribute is a film so vile and so disgusting it caused absolute chaos from the moment it released. Changing the course of cinematic horror, The Exorcist has been turning heads for d...
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Episode 52: Frankenstein (1931) | Halloween Horror Month from 2022-10-21T10:00
Cobbled together with audio bits from fresh audio channels, tonights creation is alive and in your feed. The second feature in Universal's Monster catalogue, James Whale brought Mary Shelley's nov...
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Episode 51: Thirteen Ghosts | Halloween Horror Month | from 2022-10-14T09:19:29
Horror is an interesting genre that captures many stories in its web, as well as ghosts in a glass house. The campiest cult film we have done for Halloween Horror Month is here in the remake to the...
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Episode 50: Hellraiser | Halloween Horror Month | from 2022-10-07T10:00
We have such sights to show you. Before we begin that dreadful affair, join us as we return to our yearly tradition giving tribute to horror. This years first offering is Clive Barkers 1987 classic...
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Episode 49: Shrek | Summer Drive-In from 2022-09-16T09:00
In a land far, far away two unlikely heroes took upon a quest that didn't require the sharpest tools in the shed. It did however change our cultures landscape in the moment and to this day. A landm...
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Episode 48: Speed (1994) | Summer Drive-In from 2022-09-02T09:03:50
Keanu Reeves has to stop a terrorist from blowing up an LA public bus with a bomb that will detonate if the speed goes below 50mph. That's it, that's the movie. Join us tonight at our Summer Drive-...
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Episode 47: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Summer Drive-In from 2022-08-23T09:00
The early 2000s were the breeding ground for modern geek culture with science fiction, fantasy, action and adventure in every direction. An expensive pirate epic based on a Disneyland ride was the ...
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Episode 46: Jurassic Park | Summer Drive-In from 2022-08-09T10:00
Welcome to the audible version of the PMG Summer Drive-In. A series celebrating the movies that defined the summer blockbuster. A show 65 million years in the making. Filmmakers have been recreat...
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Episode 45: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from 2022-05-17T09:00
Endless possibility and variance is what makes comic book protagonists so entertaining. None more so than Stephen Strange as the master of the mystic arts. A sequel 6 years in the making that's sup...
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Episode 44: The Batman | Vignette of Vengeance from 2022-03-11T09:59:45
When a masked killer begins leaving riddles and destruction in his wake, Bruce Wayne must unravel a mystery rooted to his own past and Gothams future. Matt Reeves visionary direction casts a nuance...
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Episode 43: The Dark Knight Rises | Legacy of Division from 2022-03-04T12:07:21
The finale to a trilogy that broke boundaries is a hard task for anyone. With leaks, revisions, and human loss being a factor...well its a miracle we're talking about a finale at all. A film that h...
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Episode 42: The Dark Knight | Madness in Memoriam from 2022-02-25T11:54:42
A legendary performance, a tragic story, and a masterclass in filmmaking's powerful force. The follow up to Batman Begins found Christopher Nolan with a more nuanced and intricate story to tell. Wi...
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Episode 41: Batman Begins | Redefining Darkness from 2022-02-18T10:51:15
It was nearly a decade since the world saw its greatest detective. With a new generation of the genre taking root, Christopher Nolan brought forward a new vision that would redefine how comic book ...
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Episode 40: Spider-Man: No Way Home | Loss&Legacy from 2021-12-24T11:01:09
| SPOILER REVIEW PODCAST| A failed spell creates a multiversal rift attracting everyone that knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man from other universes. These include villains like Doc Ock, Sandman, Ele...
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Episode 39: Spider-Man: Far From Home | Great Responsibility: Masque of the Mantle | from 2021-12-16T19:00
In the aftermath of Endgame, Peter finds himself at odds with everything he's ever wanted in a world he doesn't understand. Running away from his responsibility as Spider-Man, wanting to spend the ...
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Episode 38: Spider-Man: Homecoming | With Great Power: The Young Avenger | from 2021-12-10T19:00
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a sprawling tapestry that has brought us entertainment for years. However it was always missing Marvel's flagship hero. When the second reboot came for Spidey the c...
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Episode 37: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Death&Destiny: Sinister Setbacks | from 2021-12-03T19:00
Tragedy was always embedded into Peters DNA even after the Spider bite. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 leaned into this with its narrative but behind the scenes drama would be its ultimate downfall. In o...
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Episode 9: The Amazing Spider-Man | Web of Shadows: A Hero Reborn | from 2021-11-26T10:55:25
After the collapse of Spider-Man 4, plans to reboot the franchise with a more grounded, modern and realistic vision for Spidey moved forward. Pioneered by indie filmmaker Marc Webb, this iteration ...
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Episode 36: The Amazing Spider-Man | Web of Shadows: A Hero Reborn | from 2021-11-26T10:55:25
After the collapse of Spider-Man 4, plans to reboot the franchise with a more grounded, modern and realistic vision for Spidey moved forward. Pioneered by indie filmmaker Marc Webb, this iteration ...
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Episode 35: Spider-Man 3 | Symbiotic Duality: A Franchise Fractured | from 2021-11-19T10:31:36
A trilogy's natural progression has always been something rare to see fully realized. The Dark Knight and Captain America trilogies serve as prime examples of how it can be done right. However the ...
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Episode 34: Spider-Man 2 | The Arms of the Octopus: Identity Crisis | from 2021-11-12T11:08:12
What happens when life's hardships meets the proportionate strength of a spider? You get one of the best superhero movies ever made. The follow up to the groundbreaking and record smashing hit fro...
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Episode 6: Spider-Man | Amazing Fantasy: A Genre Reborn | from 2021-11-06T17:00
In the summer of 2002, a radioactive spider bit a mild mannered teenager and the world would never be the same. Gaining the proportionate strength of a spider along with tensile webbing and the abi...
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Episode 33: Spider-Man | Amazing Fantasy: A Genre Reborn | from 2021-11-06T17:00
In the summer of 2002, a radioactive spider bit a mild mannered teenager and the world would never be the same. Gaining the proportionate strength of a spider along with tensile webbing and the abi...
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Episode 32: An American Werewolf in London (1981) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2021-10-29T10:21:20
At the height of a full moon, those in East Proctor follow a simple phrase. “Stick to the roads and beware the moors.” In 1981, two young Americans did just the opposite. Crossing the English coun...
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Episode 31: Scream 4 (2011) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2021-10-23T17:00
In 1996, 2 masked killers brutally and strategically murdered 7 people in the peaceful town of Woodsboro, California. Utilizing horror movie and pop culture iconography as a coda to kill by. Howeve...
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Episode 30: Friday the 13th (1980) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2021-10-15T09:06:34
In 1957, a young boy drowned at camp crystal lake. Years later 2 counselors were stabbed to death followed by a set of fires. The campgrounds were considered cursed. The locals began to call it "Ca...
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Episode 29: The Wailing (2016) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2021-10-08T10:02:10
A South Korean village becomes host to a series of brutal murders, infections and mayhem. Coroners say its related to shrooms but the officers and many in the town think a Japanese man who just mov...
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Episode 28: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2021-10-02T12:10:26
Tarantino playing a foot loving serial killer is the least shocking bit of this film. The first joint feature (but not the last) between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino finds two criminals o...
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Episode 27: Loki | Prelude to Madness from 2021-07-20T08:27:35
Trickster. Villain. Variant? Tom Hiddleston's Loki cast a giant shadow over the first three phases of the MCU. Now at the begining of phase 4 we have a whole new world to dive into with the all po...
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Episode 26: E3 2021 | Highlights and Hijinks from 2021-06-21T10:45:51
E3 has always been a week of hype, speculation and complaining for gamers....so basically every other day. The PMG crew cover gaming biggest week from Xbox & Bethesda's killer showcase, to Nint...
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Episode 25: Wandavision | Revising the Genre | Review from 2021-04-19T07:19:58
Welcome Westview! You're listening to PMG Radio with your hosts Marciel and Alonso. On todays broadcast we discuss the hopping new Marvel television show Wandavision. The house of ideas first true ...
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Episode 24: Godzilla vs. Kong | Monster Movie Madness | Review | from 2021-04-12T06:00
A clash of the titans rematch that has been building up for years. The King of Monsters vs the King of Skull Island. The PMG crew talk about the previous installments in the Monsterverse, the class...
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Episode 23: Zack Snyder’s Justice League | Review | from 2021-03-29T07:27:05
An online movement created by a fandom divided. Years in the making, the Snyder Cut is here in all its extended 4 hours and 2 minutes. With the original visionary back at the helm, is this dead uni...
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Episode 22: Requiem for the Cinema | The Digitalization of the Movie Theater from 2021-01-29T14:32:59
Movie Theaters were a magical place before the dark times, before covid. When the pandemic hit, all forms of entertainment were effected in different ways. Cinemas became the first to go and the bi...
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Episode 21: The Mandalorian | Repairing a Galaxy Far Far Away from 2021-01-15T12:41:45
Star Wars has always excelled in expanding the universe beyond the films. Whether it be the legends of old, or the current extended universe of games, novels, comics, and animations. In 2019 we wer...
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Episode 20: Gremlins (1984) | Winter Break | from 2020-12-26T02:00:39
If there was a year where Gremlins would attack on Christmas, it would be 2020. Joe Dante and Steven Spielberg's seminal 1984 hit was a pioneer in puppeteering, that stands as a cult classic in the...
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Episode 19: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | Winter Break | from 2020-12-18T12:13:59
If Carrey is green and living alone with a dog, you know you're in for a good time. On this weeks Winter Break we watch another holiday classic from our childhood. An elaborate production that full...
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Episode 18: Jingle All The Way (1996) | Winter Break | from 2020-12-11T15:27:38
We may not have Liz's cookies but that definitely doesn't mean you should put this episode down. For the first winter break we talk about the 1996 holiday classic Jingle All The Way. Schwarzenegger...
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Episode 17: Voluntary Disbelief: The Actors Perspective | Tales from the Set | from 2020-12-07T15:37:10
Whether it be an extra, supporting or lead role. Acting is one of the most crucial aspects of any production. On the second episode of Tales from the set we're joined by two cast members of Dear He...
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Episode 16: Making a Short Film: Dear Hearts and Gentle People | Tales from the Set | from 2020-12-05T21:00
In 2018 we shot our first short film, "Dear Hearts and Gentle People". It was a labor intensive effort that required everyone’s schedules, attention and sanity. For todays show we will be talking ...
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Episode 15: Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Responsibility Redefined | from 2020-11-27T21:00
The concept of another Spider-Man was nothing new in 2011. Yet the medium paused for a moment when Marvel introduced a young afro-latino from Brooklyn as the new Ultimate Spider-Man. Since then Mil...
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Episode 14: Days of Consoles Past | Analyzing the Last Generation | from 2020-11-20T13:15:52
The video game console is at times one of the most nostalgic things imaginable for a gamer. Casual or hardcore, you remember where you where when you had it. What games you played on it, where you ...
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Episode 13: Halloween H20 | Halloween Horror Month | from 2020-10-30T21:00
20 years and 8 films is all it took for them to add someone of color to the main cast. 1978 was the night he came home, but 1998 was the night he...broke into a high school in California? The first...
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Episode 12: Climax (2018) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2020-10-23T21:05:42
This podcast was produced, recorded and edited without any sangria or other hallucinogens....possibly. French visionary Gaspar Noe is known for going above and beyond to create films that disturb t...
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Episode 11: Bram Stokers Dracula | Halloween Horror Month | from 2020-10-16T20:00
Legendary director Francis Ford Copolla promised to bring a more accurate version of Dracula than we had ever seen before. Some claim its the best iteration of all time and others react to it like...
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Episode 10: Train to Busan | Halloween Horror Month | from 2020-10-09T10:50:56
A cautionary tale of not social distancing on public transportation. When it premiered in 2016, Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) called this film "The best zombie movie I've seen in forever." On to...
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Episode 9: Cloverfield | Halloween Horror Month | from 2020-10-02T20:00
Cloverfield was a hyped up movie in 2008. A production so secret that not even the cast knew what they were shooting. Twelve years later and only a few months of 2020 left, we just might land up ad...
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Episode 8: The Shining | Halloween Horror Month | from 2019-10-30T20:27:29
Some podcasts shine, others don't. Join the PMG crew as they discuss one of the most celebrated horror films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. An adaption that has stood the test of time...
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Episode 7: House of 1000 Corpses | Halloween Horror Month | from 2019-10-22T17:00
Howdy folks! Like Blood? Violence? Freaks of Nature? Well then listen on in to PMG's House of 1000 Corpses show. The directorial debut for Rob Zombie and the first of the Firefly trilogy. A cult cl...
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Episode 6: Zombieland | Halloween Horror Month | from 2019-10-14T17:00
The United States is hit with an infection leaving its people as mindless husks without any sense of humanity. So of course this means its time to nut up or shut up, and bring out the comedians for...
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Episode 5: The Invisible Man (1933) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2019-10-07T17:00
For this show we tried some Monocaine for research purposes. Can't say I see any difference. Also can't say I've seen Alonso either. This year for Halloween Horror Month we have a real spine tingli...
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Episode 4: Halloween II (1981) |Halloween Horror Month | from 2018-10-31T18:00
The real horror is the hospital bill you know Laurie still got after all this. This Samhain, Michael Myers returns for the first time but definitely not the last. Six shots would kill any man...ho...
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The Thing (1982) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2018-10-24T18:00
We cant do blood tests on you so we're just going to use the honor system that yo...
Episode 3: Blair Witch (2016) | Halloween Horror Month | from 2018-10-18T18:00
The legend of the Blair Witch is one that some say shouldn't be repeated...which is obviously why we have 2 sequels to the 1999 classic. Just so you all know, we're never doing a show near any woo...
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Episode 2: Creature from the Black Lagoon | Halloween Horror Month | from 2018-10-11T17:00
Who said we didn't appreciate classic cinema? Join us this week as we head to 1954 South America where godlike fish men roam, you can fix all your problems by polluting the waters, and claim every...
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Episode 1: Shaun of the Dead | Halloween Horror Month | from 2018-10-02T21:03
ZOMBIES. PINTS. BRITISH COMEDY. These things are all amazing on their own, pair them together and you have Edgar Wright's Zombie Masterpiece, Shaun of the Dead. You're welcome.
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