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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with SINNERS taking a bite out of theaters, it felt time to revisit the concept of vampires. Most importantly, are vampires scary? For decades fear of the undead has been a driving force of countless Hollywood movies and TV shows. But are they actually terrifying? 

Also on this week's podcast: we finally have an Oscar for Best Stunt Design, a game of Vampire Avengers, Upcoming Attr...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, THE PITT has been drawing in huge audiences and driving up MAX subscriptions. Not only that, but with shows like Pulse on Netflix and Grey's Anatomy getting yet another renewal, we felt it was time to dive into this resurgence of medical TV shows. Most importantly, why do we love this genre so much? 

Also on this week's podcast: we discuss how outside opinions affect our enjoyment,...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it has been some time since we have had a normal episode, and what a better return than to cover the biggest block-buster (see what we did there) of April: A MINECRAFT MOVIE! Who thought making a movie about building blocks was a good idea? Warner Brothers and Mojang Studios, that's who! We debate this and other unlikely movie ideas, as well as our spoiler-free review of Minecraft ...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it is time to celebrate! Over 14 years, 7 hosts (Aaron Peterson, John Davenport, Amanda Sink, Troy Heinritz, Scott Clark, and Brian Williams), 3 cruises – that’s right, we have an Alaskan cruise coming in 2026 (click HERE for details or to sign up as space is limited), interviews from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Tony Hawk to Jack Reacher himself, 23 various podcast award nominations, an...

The SXSW Film and TV Festival is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In a typical year, thousands of fans arrive in downtown Austin, TX to partake in a couple of weeks of great music, technology, and film. For this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we take you along for our annual deep dive into the heart of the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival portion, and even further into the films themselves.

Over the course of se...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are looking back to a few of our favorite past topics as we prepare for the future this week. Not only are we engaging in several pop culture debates, we also discuss when is it time to end a franchise, and close on our most popular topic of recent times with our John Hughes Movie Battle Royale!

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What did you think of the 97th Annual Academy Awards?

For this special Oscars 2025 wrap-up, we discuss the events, speeches, and winners of the 97th Annual Academy Awards. Including Conan O'Brien's hosting performance, the tweaking of original songs, what we REALLY thought about Adrien Brody's record-breaking speech. All this and more are up for grabs as we recap this year's Oscars!

The Academy Awards (“Oscars”) are the mo...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, not only do we tackle what we love and loathe about the movie watching experience - both in the theater and at home - and our personal preferences, we also discuss a few of our favorite black icons, review My Dead Friend Zoe, and final at the most important conversation of them all: with Amazon now having creative control of the franchise, everyone is preparing for the James Bond C...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, these are exciting times we have! Not only do we get so say hello to our new Captain America in his Brave New World, but we also are getting a Goonies sequel, AND we finally have to say goodbye to Cobra Kai. This is a packed episode!

First up, we dive into major movie and TV news with the announcement that it is no longer a rumor, a Goonies sequel is moving forward with Steven Spie...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to answer the question: are romantic comedies dead? Seriously, this was a genre that dominated movie theaters for years, and now they're barely around except for the Hallmark Channel. We discuss not only the idea of how to revive the genre, but also what went wrong with modern romance that made us all fall out of love with love. 

Also this week, we play a game where we ta...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with the news that Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be rebooted on Hulu with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to her iconic role as she carries a new slayer along her path. As we discuss this development, we all share our ideas for rebooting favorite TV shows for a new generation of viewers. 

Also this week, The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer has dropped, and we dive into whether ...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are kicking things off with a breakdown and discussion on Oscars 2025, that's right, the 97th Academy Awards nominations are here! From what should win to what seems to be the actual frontrunner in all of the major categories. Was Emilia Pérez overvalued or are people reacting unfairly? Is Denis Villeneuve ever getting any love? Is Demi Moore a shoe-in or in line for an upset? I...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we’re breaking down everything that’s getting us excited in television with our 2025 TV Preview!  We talk about the most important NEW content coming to television this year with the premiere date, network, and a brief synopsis, AND our favorites returning. Chad Powers, Your Friends and Neighbors, Suits LA, Daredevil: Born Again, Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Rabbit, Paradise, The Las...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we're breaking down everything that's getting us excited in film with our 2025 Movie Preview Extravaganza!  We talk about all the big movies coming to theaters and streaming this year with their respective release date and a brief synopsis. Blockbusters such as s such as Superman, Jurassic Park: Rebirth, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Wake Up Dead Man, Happy Gilmore 2, as...

These are the only awards that really matter, the 2025 HO Awards! On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are breaking down our 2025 awards for both film and television. If you haven’t listened to our HO Awards before, we do ours a bit different, for example our "actor" category covers all genders, we do not separate it. For TV, network, cable, and streaming all count, it just has to have had at least 3 new episodes i...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to look up, because the Superman trailer has finally arrived! The big-screen reinvention of the titular character and the entire DC Cinematic Universe is in the hands of James Gunn, and he have thoughts! Does David Corenswet look the part of not only Superman, but Clark Kent? Is Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor going to be terrifying enough? Most importantly, is Krypto the bes...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it is our final podcast episode of the year so we are discussing 2024 and the year in movies and TV, before we finally say goodbye to 2024. This episode recounts some of the biggest news stories and themes of the year in movies and television including Disney's return to form, Taylor Sheridan's drama, movie theaters surge, The Penguin shows villains can have their own properties, R...

Every year, we love to celebrate the holiday season with our listeners, and there is no better way to do that than with our 2024 Holiday Special!

It all started 10 years ago with a random idea: we were big fans of holiday specials, yet podcasts seemed to skip over the idea completely. Therefore, we decided we can do whatever we want here at The Hollywood Outsider, so let’s create our own tradition and the Annual Holiday Special was...

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, Wicked is preparing to take movie theaters by tornado, and ergo it seemed a perfect time to discuss this recent trend of villain origin stories: do we need them, more of them, and who from all of cinema would we like to see treated to this special take on backstory? 

Also this week, our spoiler-free AND spoilery discussion of one of the biggest movies of the year: WICKED! We have s...