The MacGuffin

I have heard a few people mention it, I’ve see a few advertising it, but I had no idea what Crackle actually was. I knew it was film related, but I didn’t know anything more. I decided to do a little research, and so I started off by visiting Crackle itself. Here is what Crackle describes itself as:

I have long been a zombie fan. I love movies like Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and 28 Days Later. Seeing the previews for Zombieland has struck all the right cords in me. It is not even a question of if, but when I’m going to see the movie. It is off to a fantastic start on Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a 93% thus far. The film is looking to be a strong contender for #1 when it opens this week on Friday, October 2nd. I don’t think Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will repeat at #1, call me crazy.

When I’m not working on the MacGuffin Podcast, I’m the host of STIFF Nights; the screening series of Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival.  One of my good friends works for Slamdance and I asked her for some suggestions of good films to screen that were coming out of their festival.  One of the films she highly recommended to me was a film called Punching The Clown, which had won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.

So I’ve been noticing the last week or so there have been several adds for the movie The Men Who State At Goats. I honestly can’t say I know too much about the film, except that it stars George Clooney and it has something to do with psychology and the military. That sounds like an intriguing premise, so I wanted to look into the movie a little more and find out what exactly the film is about.

Spencer is joined by Kevin Malcolm, host of the Backroom Comics Podcast. They debate the effects of Disney’s buyout of Marvel, the possibility of an A-Team movie, and the harsh reality of the Karate Kid remake.

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Spencer is joined by Jackson Douglas, director of For Christ’s Sake. The episode opens with a discussion about the current state of film. Next, Jackson shares some of his directorial inspirations and thoughts on some of the directors currently working in Hollywood. Finally, they share some guilty pleasure movies and television shows.

Spencer is joined by guest host John Portanova of Adler and Zenith. They discussing the rise and fall of M. Night Shyamalan, and where he stands now. Next, they tackle Empire Online’s list of the 50 greatest sequels. Finally, they close out the show by revisiting Mike Judge’s career, in preparation for the release of his latest film, Extract.