Clearing The Q
Join Hosts Mike and Zak on a journey through the fabulous, whimsical, and sometimes demented world of Film making. Explore movies that you may or may not have heard of with two opinionated indie filmmakers who have no shortage of opinions about the craft. Clearing the Q is a conversation about movies, with people who live and breath them. A proud new addition to the Nerd Camp Network, brought to you by the DIY gumption of the Clearing the Q Youtube Channel and our friends from the Camp Nightmare Podcast.
Episodes
Mike and Zak have had 99 whole episodes worth of opinions y'all. Today they're gonna talk at you about Furiosa and the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. That's it. That's the whole thing folks.
What happens when a muscle car driving samurai takes on the two war criminals responsible for killing their family in an apocalyptic wasteland? If you said a sexy dance number with robot minions, gassed up topless Geisha, and blindfolded muscle mommies and daddies, then you win a fine fat fair-day goose! But I guess that’s really just the main story arc of this batshit crazy anthology style anime music video, in the style of gotham...
Mike is hung up on the planet of the apes movies, and Zak wants to talk about Zendaya and Detective Pikachu (the actor, not the movie) This one goes hard.
Racing is without a doubt the most popular sport in the galaxy, and it all comes down to one remarkably dangerous circuit called the REDLINE. Join a cast of drivers so eclectic that they Wacky racers of hana-bar-bara a run for their money, as they risk life and limb for the glory of being the fastest racers in the galaxy. Did you ever watch the Phantom menace and think: This whole podracing thing is probably the best thing this mo...
This Week Mike and Zak are back talking about what they’ve been putting their eyeballs on lately, keeping it loose and playing it fast. We get things going with a little chat about Civil War, and then roll on to Zak’s thoughts on Hundreds of Beavers. Then the boys discuss the cinematic adaptation of Speed Racer, and then they bring things home with a chat about the Big Lebowski.
Mike and Zak are overjoyed to welcome back to the podcast recurring guest Max Minkowitz to talk about stuff he's been putting his eyeballs on. We get things rolling with our thoughts on Late night with the Devil, then move on to Monkey Man, before following up with Birth, and then we finish things up with Godzilla X Kong!
This week's what are we watching Mike and Zak share their feelings about Love Lies Bleeding, the Problemista, Perfect Days, and the American Society of Magical Negros. All these movies are worth a watch, but some more than others, listen to find out which ones!
Sam Lowry never aspired to anything greater than the simple banality of a job in the records department, until a promotion to the Information requisitions department could put him in touch with the literal woman of his dreams. In the cold and uncaring world gone utterly mad with bureaucratic regulations, Sam comes face to face with the bitter consequences of a system devoid of empathy as he investigates a clerical error that result...
Today the boys Start with a big ol gush over the new Dune Movie, then Zak talks up the Netflix series House of Ninjas before Mike brings us home with a scathing review of Argyle. Nothing but Tepid takes this week folks.
Frank Pierce is a man haunted by the Ghosts of his past. Making a living as an EMT in New York during the 90s, Frank struggles to find ways to cope with the highs and the lows of a job that he cannot quit or get fired from. This dark and oddly beautiful film from director Martin Scorsese explores the moral relativism that goes hand in hand with being a compassionate member of a society that has little to no safety net for those who...
It's that time again! Mike and Zak talk about what they've been putting their eyeballs on! This week Mike starts off with his Tepid take on Sometimes a Think about Dying and it's awkwardly dark humor. Next up Zak likewise gripes about his less than stellar opinion of Lisa Frankenstein. Then Mike gushes over the unintentionally humorous hot mess that is Madame Web, and finally Zak brings it home with some ruminatio...
Literally Editor and rapacious womanizer Peter Lowe has a one night stand with a woman who may or may not be a vampire, his career, his sex life, and his very identity begin to crumble around him. Is he the victim of the machinations of a wicked Vamipress, or is he slowly slipping into a delusional mania brought on by schizophrenic hallucinations and a textbook case of Renfield syndrome? Who’s to Say? Certainly not us!
it's that time again, where Mike and Zak get in front of some microphones and share their thoughts on some movies they've seen recently. This week the boys start things off talking about Miyazaki's newest film; The Boy and the Heron. Next up Mike shares his thoughts on Johnathan Glazer's Sexy Beast, before Zak gets in a few words about the Oscar nominated Maestro. Then Mike Warps things up with a little gush ove...
When Chicago radio station Wailin Broadcast Network (WBN) tries to become the fourth national radio station, a series of catastrophes unfold during their first live broadcast, including but not limited to murder most foul! It’s up to Roger Henderson, a writer who’s going through a separation with his wife Penny over an illicit affair, to find out who done it, clear his own name, and somehow patch things up with Penny who has enoug...
Kicking off this year's first episode of What are we Watching with some of the leftovers of yesteryear. Zak begins with some of his thoughts on the Zone of Interest, and Mike keeps the bummer tone rolling with his ruminations of the Iron Claw. Followed by Zak's Heated defense of the new Wonka musical and Mike brings us home with a bittersweet sendoff for this atrocious chapter of the DC cinematic universe and his scathing...
Since we were on a break during this years holiday season, Zak and Mike are beginning this new year with the spirit of giving, doing the usual movie swap they do during Xmas. This week Zak showed Mike My Life as a Zucchini. When a 9 year old boy accidentally kills his mother, he is brought to an orphanage where he meets a collection of adorable misfits and learns that not all change is bad.
With 2023 in the rearview join hosts Mike and Zak as they talk about their favorite movies from this past year. The boys share their top 5 and then roll into some honorable mentions. Hope your new year turns out to be full of wonder and joy!
Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly were two kids from the wrong side of the tracks, who scratched out a living as thieves, until their path diverged after a heist goes wrong. Rocky becomes a textbook recidivist, in and out of prison for the next 15 years for various crimes that earn him a kind of infamy in the criminal world, while his old friend Jerry becomes a priest, devoted to helping boys just like himself stay out of the life ...
In a world where Humans and Cartoons live side by side, Part time Private investigator and full time drunk Eddie Valiant is hired to investigate the wife of Cartoon Star Roger Rabbit. After showing the poor toon some photos of his aforementioned wife, Jessica, playing “pattycake” with Famed Producer Marvin Acme, Roger goes ballistic and disappears into the dark alleys of tinsel town. The following morning, Eddie learns that Marvin ...
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