February 2, 2010 – 1:52 pm | Comments

Spencer is joined by guest host Lacey Leavitt.  They discuss Lacey’s career in film, she shares some of her favorite guilty pleasure films, they talk about what they’ve been watching lately, and give their DVD …

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Film Review – The Calamari Wrestler
February 8, 2010 – 2:40 pm | Comments

The Calamari Wrestler – As odd as this sounds, the Japanese actually made a film about a giant squid that wrestles people. The movie opens with a wrestler winning the championship belt in a title match in front of thousands of fans. Suddenly, the belt is snatched out of the champs hand by a giant squid, who proceeds to hand out an ass-whoopin’ to a handful of wrestlers, including the recently-crowned champ. Wow. I don’t think I ever imagined I would just write those words.
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Film Review – Stevie
February 6, 2010 – 11:11 am | Comments

A filmmaker from Southern Illinois University spent some time being a “big brother” to Stevie in the 80’s and feels guilty about not keeping in touch 10 years later. This is the story of him …

Film Review – Tokyo Gore Police
February 4, 2010 – 9:27 pm | Comments

This Japanese (overdubbed) film is about a girl, Ruka, whose father was killed in the first scene and makes her want to go into crime fighting. The first few scenes are filled with BUCKETS of …

Film Review – Without a Paddle
February 4, 2010 – 9:21 pm | Comments

Without a Paddle – Four friends grew up together and have pretty different personalities. Once, they’re older they’ve gone their separate ways. One of them dies and they all come back to Oregon for the …

John’s Top 10 of 2009
January 27, 2010 – 1:59 pm | Comments

Here is my list of the top 10 films of 2009.  Spencer and I go into more detail on these films in Episode 27.  Below you will find a list of all of the films …

The Macguffin Podcast Movie Premieres in Seattle!
January 24, 2010 – 8:45 pm | Comments

Alright so it’s not really a movie about the podcast, but it was made by two podcasteers.  “A Visitor in the Night” was written and directed by John Portanova and produced by Spencer Fornaciari.  The …

Film Review – Sukiyaki Western Django
January 21, 2010 – 8:58 pm | Comments

Sukiyaki Western Django – If you’re not familiar with Takashi Miike, then you should move out of the box you’re living in and get some culture – I say that, but by crawling out of …

Film Review – Anatomy of Hell
January 15, 2010 – 6:17 pm | Comments

Anatomie De L’Enfer – This French film opens with a guy performing felatio on another man in an alley outside a club, and I don’t mean hinting at it – I mean full-on shows it. …

Film Review – Cautiva
January 15, 2010 – 6:15 pm | Comments

This is an Argentinean film about a 15-year-old girl, Christina, who goes in for a routine blood test and the doctors find something they don’t go public with right away. She has a pretty …

Film Review – Fracture
January 11, 2010 – 9:16 am | Comments

Fracture – Anthony Hopkins plays an uber-intelligent psychopathic killer. Totally unlike what he usually plays and is famous for… no wait… that IS what he’s famous for. Ted (played by Hopkins) finds out his wife …

Film Review – Ashes of Time Redux
January 8, 2010 – 5:53 pm | Comments

Ashes of Time Redux (originally known as Dung che sai duk) is a Chinese film about a swordsman, Huang, who shows up at a friend of his’ house (Feng) with a jug of magic …