In collaborating so long with Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel I’ve been lucky enough to meet more great minds and creative souls. Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions is one of them. Recently, I was able to join his Spoiler Room podcast and YouTube live show for a second episode for this “Round Robin” monthly theme for May 2026. This time, it was Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Read MoreFor their 234th episode, two wannabe TV critics, two resident dads, and two interning school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, enjoy the second week and episode pausing from cinema to spread some love to prestige television. Last week, they covered Season 1 of HBO Max's The Pitt. For this episode, they recap and react to the recently completed second season.
Read MoreFor their 234th episode, two wannabe TV critics, two resident dads, and two interning school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, enjoy the second week and episode pausing from cinema to spread some love to prestige television. Last week, they covered Season 1 of HBO Max's The Pitt. For this episode, they recap and react to the recently completed second season.
Read MoreFor their 232nd episode, two well-molded film critics, two non-Aussie dads, and two special effects school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, have secretly found a little sub-niche over the years for their show, where they find an obscure, forgotten film and get the chance to move its Rotten Tomatoes score with their podcast's submitted review. This week, 1986's "F/X" gets the treatment.
Read MoreIn collaborating so long with Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel I’ve been lucky enough to meet more great minds and creative souls. Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions is one of them. Recently, I was able to join his Spoiler Room podcast and YouTube live show for an episode talking about 1938’s Errol Flynn classic, The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Read MoreFor their 231st episode, two decadent film critics, two old sport dads, and partying school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, finally have, for what seems like the first time in a while, found a movie they truly feel opposite on to a nearly hate vs. love level, and it might not be from a place you typically expect. The loaded argument in question surrounds Baz Luhrmann's sparkly and loud blockbuster adaptation of The Great Gatsby
Read MoreIt took receiving a Google Alert on my name to see that a few quotes of mine about 2015’s twisty sci-fi potboiler Ex Machina were recently cited on the media site ComicBook.com. The piece written by film and TV writer Alex Ros promoted the film’s streaming departure from HBO Max. The quotes from my review on Every Movie Has a Lesson.
Read MoreFor their 230th episode, two golden critics, two statuesque dads, and centrist school teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, continue their return from a short sabbatical with a special editorial episode. The recent 98th Academy Awards came and went recently. While the two-horse battle between One Battle After Another and Sinners, made for decent Oscar drama, our podcast hosts didn't watch the show and found themselves over what they used to love
Read MoreIt took receiving a Google Alert on my name to see that a few quotes of mine about 2015’s twisty sci-fi potboiler Ex Machina were recently cited on the media site ComicBook.com. The piece written by film and TV writer Alex Ros promoted the film’s streaming departure from HBO Max. The quotes from my review on Every Movie Has a Lesson.
Read MoreIt took receiving a Google Alert on my name to see that a few quotes of mine from 2015’s Brooklyn were recently cited on three different British media sites by the same freelancing author. Writer Shania King-Soyza pulled a quote from my Film Obsessive review and my Rotten Tomatoes blurb and used it pieces on Mirror UK, Express UK, and Cambridgeshire Live.
Read MoreFor their 229th episode, two returning critics, two better-rested dads, and two science-loving teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, return from a two-month sabbatical for a love-fest on the leader in the clubhouse for the movie of the year. They're talking about the instant sci-fi classic of Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, who's quietly becoming one of our hosts' most dependable and favorite performers. For this big return, the haters stayed home
Read MoreFor their 228th episode back in February, two underground revolution critics, two stoner dads, and two small beers teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, drive their podcast over the West Texas hills of the Oscar race to offer their praise and criticism of Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. The movie is the current front-runner for Best Picture and PTA is more than due after 28 years of previous nominations in several categories.
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