Visually Stunning Movie Podcast
Welcome to the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast! Here you will find simple, honest, straight-forward (okay, maybe not that straight-forward: we do like to tangent, occasionally) movie reviews for both new and not-so-new films. Sometimes, we will even take a look back at movies you (and we) may have missed the first time around. If you really want to keep track of everything we do and say (and why wouldn't you?), you can follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER, where you will find random bits of movie and entertainment information and commentary as we get them and pass them along. (Following us on TWITTER would be a great help, by the way. We promise we won't spam your feed.) Are you an INSTAGRAM user? We're there, too. Heck, we're even showing up on YOUTUBE, which gives you yet another way to listen and/or watch us, and where some video-only exclusive stuff gets dropped from time to time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Have a listen as Mark and Ryan catch up on one of the more enjoyable streaming series they've watched
WEDNESDAY
8 Episodes (~ 45 Min each), Rated TV-14
Created by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Synopsis:
Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
They both enjoyed Season 1 quite a bit...
This week, Mark is joined by special guest and friend of the show, Valerie Cameron, to talk about a movie they've both been waiting to see:
THE LONG WALK
108 Minutes, Rated R
Written by JT Mollner, Stephen King
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Synopsis:
A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long Walk," where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.
The Long Walk trudges in...
Six seasons, two films, and now it's time...
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
123 Minutes, Rated PG
Written by Julian Fellowes
Directed by Simon Curtis
Synopsis:
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Of course it's ...
Having just screening the 2025 updated
RED SONJA
the conversation somehow turns ever-so-briefly to comic con/pop-culture conventions and, of course, cosplay...
Nothing we say here is wrong, but you may not like it.
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Yep, in theaters somewhere, you can listen as the boys review the 2025 update of the classic Sword and Sorcery classic film
RED SONJA
110 Minutes, Rated R
Directed by MJ Bassett
Synopsis:
An adaptation of the comic book, Red Sonja, a vengeful warrior known as a "She-Devil with a sword".
Starring Matilda Lutz as Sonja, with Robert Sheehan and Wallis Day, can it possibly live up to the hype and hope of Red Sonja f...
This time, the guys get caught talking about the latest from director Darren Aronofsky, starring Austin Butler:
CAUGHT STEALING
107 Minutes, Rated R
Written by Charlie Huston
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Synopsis:
Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous ...
Crashing into theaters this weekend, it's the latest movie from director Ron Howard:
EDEN
129 Minutes, Rated R
Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Noah Pink
Synopsis:
Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders (Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney) who abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their ...
New this week, the boys talk about the latest Samara Weaving vehicle:
EENIE MEANIE
109 Minutes, Rated R
Written by Shawn Simmons
Directed by Shawn Simmons
Synopsis:
A reformed teenage getaway driver is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Now, one would like to think that this would be good, with some action, som...
Next up, we talk about the latest Spike Lee Joint,
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
133 Minutes, Rated R
Written by Evan Hunter, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa
Directed by Spike Lee
Synopsis:
When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are usually pretty good, so can they bring this Kurosawa remake home?
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Unexpected bad-ass? Check.
Comedic fight sequences? Check.
Surprisingly entertaining? Check.
NOBODY 2
89 Minutes, Rated R
Written by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin
Directed by Timo Tjahjanto
Synopsis:
Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of events that unravels secrets about his wife Becca's past and his own.
Liste...
Opening this week, a film unlike many we've seen before. A slice of life bit of "Docu-fiction" out of South Dakota called
EAST OF WALL
97 Minutes, Rated R
Synopsis:
After the death of her husband, Tabatha- a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer- wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.
The featur...
In theaters now, from the creator of Barbarian, Zach Cregger, it's
WEAPONS
128 Minutes, Rated R
Synopsis:
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
We really liked Barbarians, so we're very excited to see what his sophomore effort brings.
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Another big release this week. It's a bit of a departure from the superhero films of the last few weeks, but it's still an existing IP, but one which neither of us was particularly enamored of going into.
From Paramount, it's
THE NAKED GUN (the new version)
85 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Synopsis:
Only one man has the particular set of skills - to lead Police Squad and save the world.
So what did we think?
Liste...
A couple new releases this week, but let's talk about the animated one first, shall we?
From Dreamworks, it's
THE BAD GUYS 2
104 Minutes, Rated PG
Synopsis:
The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an all-female squad of criminals.
We all know how hard it is to make a good sequel...
Hey, everyone! Have a listen as Mark and Ryan have an impromptu discussion about Reboots and Remakes, in light of the upcoming release of
THE NAKED GUN
with Liam Neeson, in what we can only hope is a complete parody of his own late-life action movie films.
Have a listen and let us know what you think.
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Hey, everyone! Here's another bonus episode, where after discussing
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
we segue into a broader discussion about how Marvel moves forward, incorporating the films up till now (but post-Endgame), even those which seem problematic from a narrative sense.
Have a listen, then let up know what you think.
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It's finally here:
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
115 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan
Directed by Matt Shakman
Synopsis:
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
Yes, we have thoughts... Mark especially.
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A24 is one of our favorites, and after the craziness that was Ari Aster's Eddington, we were treated to this complex and surprisingly (?) exceptional film:
SORRY, BABY
103 Minutes, Rated R
Written and Directed by Eva Victor
This one is... deep.
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Ryan finally got to see
SUPERMAN
So now we get to talk about it.
Yay!
129 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Written by James Gunn
Directed by James Gunn
Synopsis:
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
How much difference of opinion do y...
New this week from director Ari Aster and A24 (one of our favorite studios), it's
EDDINGTON
148 Minutes, Rated R
Synopsis:
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Do you miss the early days of the Covid unpleasantness or pine for the beautiful way in which humanity came together during this stressfu...
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