Another Sundance award winner hits theaters this week, and it's a good one.Listen as Mark and Ryan discuss A Thousand and One from writer/director A.V. Rockwell.And stay tuned after we talk about that one, because there's a second discussion of another recent film in the second half of the show.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as Mark and Ryan talk about the latest attempt to bring the venerable Dungeons & Dragons gaming world to the big screen.After two dismal efforts in the early 2000s, does this one fare any better?Listen and find out.~~~~~You can read Mark's full review and all our reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We don't often get to plug films that go directly to Hulu. Normally we have theatrical releases to talk about.Boston Strangler didn't get a theatrical release, and we discuss that phenomenon as we talk about this very intriguing film.~~~~~Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), and over on Youtube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our channel here.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Ryan discuss the new Zachary Levi-led superhero film, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, along with some discussion of where this one fits into the new James Gunn helmed DC Universe, if it even does.~~~~~Read more about this and other movies over on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), over on YouTube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our channel here.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boy, are you all in for a treat. While we mainly wanted to talk about Scream VI, opening this week, we start with a quick look at the first 2 episodes of season 3 of The Mandalorian, and finish with a quasi in-depth discussion of where Marvel and DC find themselves right now, so be sure to stick around for that!You can read Mark's review HERE.~~~~~Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and don't forget to Subscribe to our channel here.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest installment in the Balboa-verse is out. This time, it's Michael B Jordan's directorial debut as Adonis Creed tries to reckon with life after retirement as champion, as well as a reminder of the life he left behind as a childCop-starring Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors, Creed II completes (?) the Creed saga with all the things you've come to expect: love, loyalty, and blood, sweat, and tears, inside the ring and out.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily - Review130 Minutes, Rated RWritten and Directed by Frances O'ConnorSynopsis (from Bleeker Street):EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, "Wuthering Heights." Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.Ah, yes, Bronte...The scourge of every literature student ever.This time, instead of the author's version of a maudlin, gothic romantic fiction, we get a fictionalized version of the author's life told as a maudlin, gothic romance.So there's that...?I guess.Emma Mackey is pretty darned good here, though.Have a listen as Mark breaks it down for you.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Funny story about how you can meet people. In this case, as Mark is travelling to Atlanta for a Comic Convention next weekend, he tried to put together a panel to discuss Marvel's latest release, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.But, since he isn't from Atlanta, he needed panelists. A cry to the twitter-verse later, and he had a taker: Jeffrey Peterson of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle. But, since the scheduling didn't work, the panel has been cancelled, so they decided to just talk about the movie the old-fashioned way: virtually.So sit back and listen as Mark and Jeffrey get to know one another by discussing all things Marvel, culminating with a look at Quantumania.You can, if you wish, watch these two have this same conversation over on our YouTube channel, if that's your jam.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BIG new release this week featuring Marvel's SMALLEST Avenger: Ant-Man.The original cast returns, along with newcomers Kathryn Newton and Jonathan Majors as Cassie Land and KANG the Conqueror.The most important movie since Avengers: Endgame (according to Kevin Feige), can Ant-man and The Wasp: Quantumania live up to the level of hype and expectation... and responsibility of it's position?Listen as Mark and Ryan try to figure that out.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook,Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, Ryan went out to Disney's 100th celebration at Disneyland earlier this month, cutting his Sundance Film Festival short, and of course Mark's been dealing with his flooded basement reconstruction during this time as well...Add into that the fact that Mark's on his last night of a two-week trip to San Antonio for work, and we realized we hadn't talked in a while, and sought to correct that.~~~~~~Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), and don't forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exceptional BeingsWritten by Njedeh AnthonyDirected by Njedeh Anthony and Christian KazadiSynopsis:Two Supernatural Beings begin to question their Godhood, when they encounter a human being, an ordinary woman with an uncanny essence, who doesn't conform to their thousands of years of knowledge about humanity. They journey through her existence, as it relates to their desperate need to understand answers to questions, they never believed existed.Is there anything more entertaining than watching nearly-omnipotent beings suffering through the same anxst as mere mortals?No. The answer is No.~~~~~Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), and don't forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as Mark tackles:The Wandering Earth II173 Minutes, Not RatedWritten by Gong Geer, Frant Gwo, Cixin LiuDirected by Frant GwoSynopsis:Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.The sequel (but really a prequel) to 2019's surprise sci-fi hit takes us back in time to how the Earth became a wandering body through space.Sprawling across both the Earth and the Moon, The Wandering Earth II doesn't skimp on scale or story.~~~~~Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), and don't forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark and Ryan sit down to discuss two new movies; last week's release Plane and this week's release Missing.One globe-trotting Gerard Butler action film and an intimate, but world-spanning mystery.What a pair.Have a listen!~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan finally gets to expound on M3GAN, last week's surprisingly hot new theatrical release, and we even hit on things like the lack of gore (PG-13) and sequels, both of which are now topics of public discourse, lol.We also very into some "how-the-sausage-is-made" talk about our upcoming excursions to the Sundance Film Festival, so stick around for that, as well.So, sit back and enjoy this weirdly entertaining episode of the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark talks about this week's two big releases: one is traditional cinema fare, while the other is decidedly NOT.You can decide which is which.A Man Called Otto and M3GAN, in theaters NOW.~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), head over to our YouTube channel and hit SUBSCRIBE (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast), and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I had the chance to interview 3 cast members from Amazon Prime's hit series Three Pines: Sarah Booth, Julian Bailey, and Anna Tierney.I know this one is pretty long, but I figured it was worth it, as all three of these folks were really generous with their time and willing to talk about anything.Yes, it's three separate interviews back-to-back, but that's the nature of the beast, sometimes.~~~~~Read more on the website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), over on YouTube (where you can WATCH these interviews), and don't forget to Subscribe to our audio wherever you listen.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Mark and Ryan as they get a chance to talk again after a busy awards screening season and perform their traditional Christmas movie discussion.This year, Hollywood has gifted us with Violent Night, starring David Harbour.Awesome.~~~~~Read more reviews and opinion on the website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook (https://facebook.com/VSMoviePodcast) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/VSMoviePodcast): @VSMoviePodcast, over on YouTube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast)Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as Mark and Valerie Cameron from What To See With Val discuss these two high-profile films in-depth.Synopsis:From Damien Chazelle, Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.~~~~~Oh, Babylon...Damien Chazelle, he who gave us the love letter to Hollywood with La La Land, is back with another paeon to Hollywood greatness/madness: Babylon.~~~~~Read more reviews and opinion on the website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), here on YouTube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://open.acast.com/shows/6299096ea0493800122a1d69/Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avatar: The Way of Water - Review192 Minutes, Rated PG-13Written and Directed by James CameronSynopsis:Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.~~~~~Listen as Mark and Ryan discuss the newest 3+ hour epic motion picture to hit your screens. Available in 3D and IMAX, is the 13-year wait from the original Avatar worth it, or is this simply a case of a film being full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?Read more on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), YouTube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our audio wherever you listen.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Free Puppies! - Review68 Minutes, Not RatedDirected by Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman**NOTE: Mark was lucky enough to be able to talk to director Samantha Wishman and rescuer Monda Wooten. The link to that is included, but also read Mark's review below.**Synopsis:Millions of rescue dogs from the rural South have been transported to new homes thanks to the tireless efforts of a grassroots network of dog rescuers. Free Puppies! tells one such rescue story and explores the challenges facing a group of intrepid women from Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee working together to save dogs. These women not only rescue dogs from euthanasia, but also organize affordable and accessible spay and neuter, reform local ordinances, advocate for humane education, and fight urgent and complex challenges facing underserved areas of the rural South.~~~~~If you don't like dogs, you don't have a soul.There, I said it.Listen as Mark reviews this moving documentary and interviews director Samantha Wishman and rescuer Monda Wooten.~~~~~Read more reviews on the website: VSMoviePodcast.com.And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/).Please Like, Share, and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@VSMoviePodcast), YouTube, and don't forget to Subscribe to our channel here.Thanks for listening and supporting the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.