Movie Madness

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through the latest and greatest of physical media this week. They include the works of Samuel Fuller and David Lean. The horror month continues with a bizarre cult musical from the director of the Saw sequels, obscure folk horror with John Hurt, Alan Bates (and Tim Curry), a 90s vampire tale, some Eli Roth awfulness, Russell Crowe on a vespa and the found footage sensation that started a whole genre. Plus they revisit the Sensurround experience that brought terrorism to amusement parks and the Bruce Willis/Tony Scott pairing that they have differing views about.

3:05 - Criterion (Eclipse Series 5: The First Films of Samuel Fuller, The Shout)

25:52 - Warner Archive (Ryan’s Daughter 4K)

42:51 - Kino (Rollercoaster 4K)

58:27 - Ad Break

1:00:27 - Arbelos (Nadja)

1:10:03 - Lionsgate (The Blair Witch Project, Repo: The Genetic Opera)

1:38:09 - Shout Factory (Hostel Parts I & II (20th Anniversary Edition) (4K Steelbook))

1:44:00 - Ad Break

1:46:00 - Sony (The Pope's Exorcist (4K))

1:54:04 - Arrow (The Last Boy Scout (4K))

2:11:07 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Maverick: The Complete Series, Forever: The Complete Series, Finding Emily, Models vs. Werewolves)

2:16:08 - New Blu-ray Announcements

Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks.

https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness

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Be sure to check out

Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

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Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.

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Not since 2022 have Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy had a non-festival show where they reviewed 14 new films. But they did it again this week. Erik starts with a trio of documentaries including one on the growing concerns of a global food shortage (World Without Cows), then Dolph Lundgren looks back on his life after a potentially fatal diagnosis (Dolph: Unbreakable) and an incredible look at a comedian, actor (and painter) (Who Is Martin Mull?) Zachary Levi steps into the boots of John Wayne (Angel and the Badman) while Jesus may have come back to appear on a talk show (The Jesus Tapes) and a 19th-century town deals with a lethal outbreak (A Prayer for the Dying). Margaret Qualley tries to outrun grief after COVID strikes (Love Of Your Life). There are varying levels of horror ranging from a new chapter in a ‘70s spoof (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence) and the ninth chapter in the ongoing anthology series (V/H/S/Mixtape). Samuel L. Jackson must outrun terrorists in his Presidential automobile (The Beast) and John Cena goes on a global mission with childhood friends who played with toy cars (Matchbox: The Movie). Ben Affleck stars and directs in a kidnapping thriller that has a familiar ring to it (Animals). Jessica Chastain is doubled up when a demon wants her daughter (Other Mommy). Finally, Aaron Sorkin returns to show us want Facebook has done since his Oscar-winning screenplay in 2010 (The Social Reckoning.)

2:58 - Review Catch-Up

9:04 - World Without Cows

16:01 - Dolph: Unbreakable

22:17 - Who Is Martin Mull?

30:34 - Ad Break 00:30:34.03

32:34 - The Beast

45:10 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

51:02 - Angel and the Badman

1:02:49 - The Jesus Tapes

1:11:14 - A Prayer for the Dying

1:19:26 - Ad Break 01:19:25.98

1:21:26 - V/H/S/Mixtape

1:28:58 - Matchbox: The Movie

1:46:30 - Animals

1:59:11 - Ad Break 01:59:10.97

2:01:11 - Love Of Your Life

2:14:11 - Other Mommy

2:29:14 - The Social Reckoning

Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks.

https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness

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It’s not a loaded week for physical media but Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski still have plenty to say about some new releases. Which is not to entirely dismiss an obscure sci-fi thriller about black diaspora rescued from obscurity by Criterion nor Shout Factory’s of a 1980s Hong Kong series. But much of the discussion is dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of Frank Oz’s comedic horror musical and the 45th Anniversary of John Landis’ still iconic contribution to the werewolf genre.

2:16 - Criterion (Welcome II The Terrordome)

8:53 - Shout (Aces Go Places Collection (4K))

17:01 - Ad Break

17:01 - Warner (Little Shop of Horrors (4K Steelbook))

48:34 - Ad Break

48:34 - Universal (An American Werewolf In London (4K Steelbook))

1:26:39 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Madison (Season One), Love & Pop, Jackass: Best and Last, Moana, Late Fame, Peter Asher: Everywhere Man)

1:30 - New Blu-ray Announcements

CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG

Be sure to check out

Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)

Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.

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Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have the latest movie reviews for you as well as catching up on some titles from earlier including Steve checking in on Forgotten Island and Erik finally getting to Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie. There are more documentaries this week including more people going mountain climbing (The Last First: Winter K2) and a family’s attempt to get their daughter back from Hamas (Holding Liat). Steve handles a new giant snake film (Beware Boiuna) while Erik looks at the latest comedic bloodbath from actor-turned-director Clark Duke (Stranglehood). Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar unleashes bloody comic fury in a prison (Ghost In The Cell). The pair then try to breakdown the absurdity of the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation (Verity) and the manic insanity of Alejandro G. Inarritu and Tom Cruise’s satire (Digger).

2:37 - Review Catch-Up

4:09 - Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

10:29 - The Last First: Winter K2

22:03 - Holding Liat

29:09 - Ad Break

31:09 - Beware Boiuna

38:28 - Stranglehold

46:30 - Ghost in the Cell

55:37 - Ad Break

57:37 - Verity

1:14:41 - Digger

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Be sure to check out

Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)

Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.

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Erik Childress & Peter Sobczynski are back on physical media duty this week featuring some of Peter’s favorites and maybe some of his least favorites. Not going to tell you which. But it’s a show filled with the work of Leos Carax plus bizarre musicals ranging from the life of Jesus to Steve Martin getting very serious very quickly. We’ve got Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Samuel L. Jackson and a pair of Robin Williams upgrades plus sets celebrating Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. There’s a somewhat forgotten ‘80s pairing of Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger and a family fantasy with John Goodman. One of the better Tarantino-inspired films of the ‘90s gets the Arrow treatment as does one of the greatest sci-fi films ever.

3:48 - Criterion (Three Films By Leos Carax (4K))

22:12 - Universal (Frankenstein Complete Legacy 4K, The Wolf Man Complete Legacy 4K)

27:22 - Warner Archive (Marked Woman, Pennies from Heaven)

47:06 - Ad Break

49:06 - Kino (Jesus Christ Superstar 4K, The Caveman’s Valentine, Brit Noir Collection IV)

1:05:56 - Vinegar Syndrome (The First Deadly Sin (4K))

1:15:02 - Alliance (Nadine, The Borrowers)

1:26:54 - Ad Break

1:28:54 - Disney (Dead Poets Society (4K), Mrs. Doubtfire (4K))

1:46:22 - Arrow (Forbidden Planet (4K), Go (4K))

2:10:25 - New TV and on Theatrical Titles Blu-ray (Happy's Place (Season Two), Law and Order: SVU—Season 27, Continental ’25, My Sole Desire, Young Mothers, HoneyJoon, Idiotka, Shadow Force (4K))

2:12:13 - New Blu-ray Announcements

CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG

Be sure to check out

Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes

Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL

Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming

Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.

(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)

Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.

The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.

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