Movie Marathoners

Life's a marathon, so join the Movie Marathoner and weekly guests as they discuss, rank, and review their way through the media landscape, one movie at a time. Releases weekly on Wednesdays!

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Episode 32: Top 5 Horror Films of the 2010s w/ ...
In the sixth and final episode of the best of the decade series, Ryan joins to talk about the top 5 horror films of the decade. We discuss Stephen King adaptations, comment on the evolution of the horror genre in the last decade, and talk about Oscar-wor...
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Episode 31: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of S...
In the New Year, we're talking about the conclusion of the Skywaker series: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Ian Anderson and David Melly (from Run Your Mouth) are back and we get heated as we talk about the complicated, frustrating, but stil...
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Episode 30: Top 5 Netflix Originals of the 2010...
In the fifth episode of the best of the decade series, Caleb and Dan from the Netflix 'N Swill Podcast share their picks for the best Netflix Original films so far. We talk about the general quality of Netflix Originals, how to give Caleb a stroke, buyin...
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Episode 29: Top 5 Best Picture Nominated Films ...
In the fourth episode of the best of the decade series, Also Mike from the Mike, Mike, and Oscar Podcast is here to breakdown the best best picture nominated films of the decade. From 78 possible films, we each painfully narrowed it down to our favorite ...
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Episode 28: Top 5 Superhero Films of the 2010s ...
In the third episode of the best of the decade series, Kolby Mac is back to run through the best superhero films of the decade, and what a decade it's been! We talk about what makes this the golden age of superhero films and why these films represent the...
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Episode 27: A Star Wars Movie Marathon w/ Ian A...
The weather is cold and the Christmas lights are out, which means it's that time of year again: Star Wars season. In preparation for the culmination of the Skywalker Saga, I am joined by Ian Anderson and David Melly to break down and review 9 of the Star...
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Episode 26: Top 5 Comedies of the 2010s w/ Jess...
In the second episode of a series looking back at the last decade of film, Jessica from Always The Critic Podcast joins to run down the Top 5 Comedy Films of the 2010s. There were a lot of comedy duds this decade, but these films continue to make us laug...
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Episode 25: Top 5 Animated Films of the 2010s w...
In the first of a series of episodes looking back at the last decade of film, Ian Anderson joins to talk about the Top 5 Animated Films of the 2010s. It was a great decade for animation, but we each narrowed it down to our 5 absolute favorite films that ...
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Episode 24: Knives Out w/ Ian Anderson
Matti is joined by Ian Anderson to talk about Rian Johnson's newest whodunit film, Knives Out. We talk about the "killer" cast of characters, Johnson's fantastic script, and how Knives Out distinguishes itself in a crowded genre. We also dig into the off...
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Episode 23: Ford v Ferrari & Maserati: A Hundre...
Johnny Kemps is back on the podcast with his passion for cars to rave about James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari and Philip Selkirk's documentary Maserati: A Hundred Years Against All Odds. We talk about what makes Ford v Ferrari so fun, the magnetic duo of Ma...
66 min
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Episode 22: Top 5 Horror Films of the 1990s w/ ...
Just in time for Halloween, Ryan Terry is back on the podcast to marathon through Horror Films of the 1990s. Matti and Ryan take turns sharing their Top 5 of the decade, breaking down why each is a must watch. We dig into what makes the 90s such an inter...
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Episode 21: Joker w/ Kolby Mac
Clown Season is in full effect, and Kolby Mac is back to dive into DC's stand-alone film, Joker, a film that's 49% Taxi Driver, 49% The King of Comedy, and 2% Face Paint. We talk about why the film (mostly) works, despite the film's own director seemingl...
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Episode 20: Between Two Ferns The Movie w/ Ian ...
This week, I was joined by Ian Anderson to discuss the pseudo-film, Between Two Ferns: The Movie. We talk about the funniest moments from the film, but why ultimately Zach Galifianakis's hit web series talk show doesn't really work in the movie format. W...
60 min
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Episode 19: Brittany Runs A Marathon and Boston...
This week, I was joined by my two best friends, Ian Anderson and Johnny Kemps to celebrate registering for the 2020 Boston Marathon and to talk about Amazon Studios latest film, Brittany Runs A Marathon. We talk about what the film gets right about runni...
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Episode 18: It Chapter Two w/ Kolby Mac and Han...
It's the Fall of 2019, time for pumpkin spice lattes, film festivals, and...clowns? Kolby Mac from the KolbyToldMe Podcast and The Minorities Report Podcast and Hannah Ringswald from the Cinemania World Podcast join to discuss It Chapter Two. The losers ...
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Episode 17: Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood w/ ...
The Movie Marathoners Podcast recruited international talent this week to break down Quentin Tarantino's 9th film, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood. Ollie Sharkey and Mike Storr from Out of Our Element talked joined to talk about 60's Hollywood, violence ...
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Episode 16: Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs an...
This week, David Melly from the Run Your Mouth podcast drops by to chat about the ninth Fast and Furious film, a franchise that has evolved from street racing in LA to fighting a cybernetically-enchanced super soldier in Samoa. Is Hobbs and Shaw a late s...
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Episode 15: The Lion King (2019) w/ Cam Nurse
This week, Matti is joined by Cam Nurse to talk about the newest live-action remake of one of the greatest films of all time. We talk about what works and what really really doesn't. Cam nitpicks a squatting Mandrill and Matti complains about the newest ...
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Episode 14: Midsommar w/ Ryan Terry
This week, Matti is joined by horror expert Ryan L. Terry to tackle Ari Aster's latest holy-shit movie, Midsommar. We discuss the film at length and why it's a beautiful work of filmmaking that we don't necessarily need to see again anytime soon! Ryan gi...
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Episode 13: Spider-Man: Far From Home w/ Alisha...
This week, Matti is joined by guest Alisha Grauso (Editorial Lead at atomtickets.com) to discuss Spider-Man: Far From Home, a high school comedy that's also a superhero film. We talk about our favorite Spider-Man comics, what makes Spider-Man such a grea...
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Episode 12: Toy Story 4 w/ Dave Giannini
This week, Matti is joined by guest Dave Giannini (from A Podcast Directed By) to talk about Toy Story 4, the sequel (quadquel?) nobody asked for, but everyone should see! We talk Pixar favorites, fail a Toy Story 4 trivia quiz, discuss the horror elemen...
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Episode 11: Black Mirror (Season 5)
This week, Matti dives into the 5th season of Netflix's sci-fi anthology series, Black Mirror. Season 5 has three episodes, two Avengers, and one former Disney Channel tween idol. *Insert clever tech pun here* 01:03 - Black Mirror S5 09:17 - Spoilers 36:...
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Episode 10: Godzilla King of the Monsters, Dark...
This week, Matti shares his thoughts on God2illa, the end of the FoX-Men, and Amazon's Good Omens. A surprise, a delight, and a dud. Can you guess which one is which? 2:02 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters 17:34 - Dark Phoenix 30:06 - Good Omens If you wo...
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Episode 9: Aladdin (2019)
This week is all about Disney's live-action Aladdin. We talk about the trend of live-action remakes, the changes from the original, and who would run a faster mile: Aladdin or Raja the Tiger. Also, Ian says something (maybe) sacrilegious about the origin...
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Episode 8: Game of Thrones Series Finale
Matti is joined by Jason Biesma and Cullin Burdett to discuss the finale of the cultural behemoth that is HBO's Game of Thrones. We discuss the results of our personal dead pool, talk way too much about rocks, and listen to Cullin try to defend why Sam "...
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