Movie Magick Podcast

Movie Magick Podcast

Welcome to Movie Magic with Jesse Grant & John Grant - a podcast all about sharing our love of movies and television! Join us weekly to review the latest movies and TV series, as well as cover various movie topics, news and play some fun film trivia games too! We have one mission with this podcast - To bring the joy of movies to as many people as possible, and create a space for all people and opinions to be shared and heard. As we don't believe there are toxic fans, only passionate ones! With that said, hope you all enjoy!

Episodes

October 23, 2025 40 mins

This week we are breaking down Aaron Sorkin's masterpiece 'The Social Network' starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.


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This week we review 'Black Phone 2' starring Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames, as well as Luca Guadagnino's 'After The Hunt' starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.


We also discuss the latest news to come out of the Hollywood industry, including Saudi Arabia officially entering Hollywood, Zendaya's huge 2026 box office projections and Quentin Tarantino's released list of the 7 perfect films.


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On this classic movie breakdown episode, we dissect and discuss the cult classic '500 Days of Summer'. Which is one of the most referenced and shared Indie movies of all time, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.


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October 13, 2025 55 mins

This week we review Disney's latest blockbuster 'Tron Ares' starring Jared Leto, as well as Derek Cianfrance's latest film 'Roofman' starring Channing Tatum. We also discuss some of the latest news to come out of Hollywood this week, inlcuding a possible animal acting category being added to the Oscars, and Studios reportedly wanting to return to the old Hollywood studio system.


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On this classic movie breakdown episode, we discuss arguably the greatest film ever made 'The Godfather Part 1'.


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On this episode we review 'Frankenstein' which is the latest film from Guillermo Del Toro starring Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth.


We also discuss some of the biggest movie news topics this week, such as Dwayne Johnson's box office failure with 'The Smashing Machine', Spider-Man 4 conversations and Hollywood Studios losing more money than ever.


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01:55 - Dwayne Johnson'...

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October 2, 2025 38 mins

On this episode of 'Classic Movie Breakdown' we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's cult classic 'Boogie Nights'. With a stacked cast including Mark Wahlberg, Don Cheadle, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds, this movie really is a delight for cinephiles everywhere.


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September 30, 2025 62 mins

This week we review Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film 'One Battle After Another' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor. As well as react to some of the biggest news out of Hollywood this week including an AI Actress being signed by a top Hollywood talent agency, as well as Movie Budgets statistically spiraling out of control and getting way too big in the last 12 months.


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September 25, 2025 35 mins

On this Classic Movie Breakdown episode, we discuss Woody Allen's masterpiece 'Midnight in Paris'. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen.


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On this episode we review both 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, and 'The Smashing Machine' starring Dwayne Jonson. We also discuss the latest news from the movie industry, including Sydney Sweeney's lucrative talks to star in a Bollywood movie for $45M USD. And Amy Poehler attacking the Oscar's for not respecting comedy.


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September 18, 2025 35 mins

On this episode of Classic Movie Breakdown, we discuss Tom Ford's star studded thriller 'Nocturnal Animals'. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Isla Fisher and Armie Hammer.


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On this episode we review the latest Stephen King cinematic adaption 'The Long Walk' as well as discuss some of the biggest news from Hollywood such as Warner Bros. planning a huge Sinners Oscar Campaign, and Chloe Zhao now being the favorite to win the Oscar for her latest film 'Hamnet'.


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September 11, 2025 32 mins

On this weeks Classic Movie Breakdown, we discuss the Steven Spielberg masterpiece 'Catch Me If You Can' starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken and Amy Adams.


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On this episode we review 'Wednesday season two' as well as react to the latest news from Hollywood. Including Ariana Grande reportedly being in talks to play the Bond girl in the James Bond reboot, and Simu Liu being angry over the fact that Shang-Chi still doesn't have a sequel.


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September 4, 2025 36 mins

Welcome to the first episode of our new 'Classic Movie Breakdown' series. Where we take a look back at some of the greatest movies ever made and have in depth discussions about them.

We thought it was only right to start this new series off with 'The Truman Show' which is easily one of the greatest pieces of cinematic storytelling ever produced!


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This week we review Darren Aronofsky's latest movie 'Caught Stealing' starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz. We also review 'The Roses' starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. And of course we react to all the major news coming out of Hollywood this week!


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On this episode we react to the biggest news from around the movie industry ,from Sydney Sweeney suffering two major flops back to back, to Youtube entering the movie industry, as well as Zoe Kravitz reportedly no longer being in The Batman 2.


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Todays episode is a big news episode as we cover the latest massive stories from Hollywood, such as Deadpool being cast in Avengers: Doomsday, Warner Bros. announcing a plan to focus on original films and Supergirl being projected to outgross Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the box office.


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August 11, 2025 37 mins

On this episode of the Movie Magic podcast, we cover all the latest trending topics from around the movie industry. With the big focus on the massive success cinema comedies have found at the box office this year. From Freakier Friday to The Naked Gun, to Bridget Jones. Are cinema comedies finally back?


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On this episode we go into detail about why Superhero movies this year have really struggled at the box office, despite being the quality being high and reviews being good.


It seems even with $200M+ marketing budgets, for 'Superman' or 'Fantastic Four' no superhero movie will cross $700M at the box office this year.


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