Best Matthew J Conrad And Frank James Podcasts (2024)

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Did We Die? 2:16

2y ago2:16

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Short Answer: No! Slightly Longer Answer: We started a new show! Joining forces with Connor and Peter from Fix-a-Flick to create the Tuvix of podcasts: No Flicks Given. Frank has more in this mini-update, but we want to make sure you knew where to go. Subscribe and rate us wherever you found us! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Find us on Twitter, Fa…

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Fatman (2020) - Commentary Track 1:44:26

2+ y ago1:44:26

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"Within these Santa films were bound the strength and will to bring holiday cheer around the world. But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Santa film was made..." We enjoyed (is that the right word?) our holiday-themed commentary for One Magic Christmas (you know...the one were the dad gets shot. in. the. face.) so much we decided to do …

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Santa Showdown - Miracle on 34th Street (1994) & Elf (2003) 1:15:29

2+ y ago1:15:29

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One Shall Stand. Three Shall Fall. It's the thrilling conclusion to our Chris Kringle King of the Ring! To recap, all four of us are going head-to-head-to-head-to-head, each having chosen what we each deem to be the ultimate Santa Claus film depiction. This week we cover our final two challengers and determine the ultimate Claus. Miracle on 34th St…

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Santa Showdown - The Santa Clause (1994) and Klaus (2019) 1:07:31

2+ y ago1:07:31

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Four Santas enter. Only one leaves. Ho Ho H'oh no! Happy Holidays everyone. The boys at Fix-a-Flick are once again back on to talk about what the Christmas season is all about: competition. All four of us are going head-to-head-to-head-to-head in a sleigh bell smackdown, each having chosen what we each deem to be the ultimate Santa Claus film depic…

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007 Guilty Pleasures: Thunderball (1965) & Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 1:58:16

2+ y ago1:58:16

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"Do you expect me to talk?" Spooky Season is over, pumpkin spice has completely permeated the air, and the Holidays are just around the corner. You know what that means; it's time to give thanks to our favorite British spy. The name's Bond. James Bond. This year we each highlighted a personal favorite that might not be well remembered. Frank went d…

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Deep Rising (1998) 1:15:14

2+ y ago1:15:14

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FULL. SCREAM. AHEAD. The crescendo of this year's Halloween mini-series - Deep Rising, where a crew of mercenaries planning to hijack a cruise ship shows up to realize something got to the ship first: a gargantuan tentacled...thing? Idk, it's not a squid and it's not an octopus. Whatever, it drinks people and that's all you need to know. Hop aboard…

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The Relic (1997) 1:10:23

2+ y ago1:10:23

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" What heads we were able to salvage from the Santos Morales were pretty decomposed, but they all were missing their hypothalamus... es." Let's talk about the kathoga in the room. For the first half of our NO FLICKS GIVEN series with Fix-a-Flick hosts Connor & Peter, Frank decided to punish us. Is it a murder mystery? A monster slasher? If 78% of t…

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Trick 'r Treat (2007) 55:35

2+ y ago55:35

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The one night a year where we can pretend to be the scariest thing we think of. "Winds in the east... there's a mist comin' in... like somethin' is brewin'... and 'bout to begin..." This week, we take a look at an oft-forgotten, direct-to-video release that might've become a modern classic if it debuted in the streaming era. We won't bury the lede …

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Evolution (2001) 59:08

3y ago59:08

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No guest for this one (there's no one we can think of that we hate enough to make them watch this trash movie). Welcome to what is hopefully the last conversation ANYONE will have on the 2001 film Evolution, a bargain bin Ghostbusters rip-off that doesn't check a single box to be worth a revisit. Sorry this is sounding harsher than I mean it - you …

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) 1:49:46

3y ago1:49:46

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A midwestern American in the 1300s does medieval battle against the slimiest of bearded slimeballs and his horrifying mom/witch. This week we revisit a forgotten blockbuster, the 2nd biggest movie of 1991 after Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Kevin Costner stars as the fabled Robin of Locksley, in this dark retelling a veteran of the Crusades returned…

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The Natural (1984) 1:20:27

3y ago1:20:27

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Things sure turned out different. In what way? Different. Our summer hours continue as we tackle one of its dog-day classics. For 40 years we've lived with the idea that it could be the best in the genre. Friend of the pod, baseball fan, (and member of the Matt CClub) Matt Cowan joins us to revisit this pastoral classic. Is it a 5-tool film? Did it…

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) 52:32

3y ago52:32

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Manners. Maketh. Man. Just a little lax on our release schedule as things open up and weather gets warmer, but we're back with an...old? New. New classic. In a renaissance of comic book movies, this one did well, but didn't seem to percolate like the MCU. Sure, it got a sequel (which we talk about) and is getting a soft reboot (which we're cautious…

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Saturn 3 (1980) 1:30:23

3y ago1:30:23

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Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, and Harvey Keitel walk into a space station. I forget the rest of the joke, but the punchline involves a robot and cake. Ever heard of this one? Even Matt hadn't, and that's saying something. Our hosts have a lot of questions, but thankfully returning guest Mike Simses (2010: The Year We Make Contact) has the answers. …

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The 13th Warrior (1999) 1:35:36

3y ago1:35:36

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Antonio Banderas accompanies some Norsemen to stop the attacks by a hellish pack of bloodthirsty invaders. Who lives? Who dies? Who tells their story? Probably Seamus Heaney at some point. We're back after our brief excursion to Starfleet to talk about The 13th Warrior, an often forgotten film, so much so that most people don't even realize it's me…

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) 1:08:22

3y ago1:08:22

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Kirk, Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Ensign Ricky must broker peace between the Western Democracy Metaphor and the Eastern Bloc Soviet Metaphor. Hilarity ensues. Also murder. Happy (belated) First Contact Day! No guest this week, but we're covering not only the last original cast Star Trek movie Frank hasn't seen, but the last original cast Star Trek mov…

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Sinbad's Shazam (1997) 43:09

3y ago43:09

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We bring you our hot take on the 1997 forgotten mess "Shazam", starring Sinbad and Martin Short. Joining us once again is the one-and-only Patrick H. Willems (previously on our episode on The Shadow), who brought us a movie that certainly no one is still talking about. A critical and financial failure, in many ways Shazam was the beginning of the e…

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The Mummy Returns (2001) 1:14:56

3+ y ago1:14:56

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Adventurer Rick O'Connell (and his family) race an immortal Egyptian mummy to be the one to destroy the Scorpion King, an insectoid WWE wrestler with Barbie Doll-textured skin hellbent on letting his pet dogs run wild. Joining Matt and Frank today is Mike Ludwig (The Shadow, Independence Day) to talk about 2001's The Mummy Returns, one of the most …

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Mystery Men (1999) 58:27

3+ y ago58:27

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Do you think there's a really angry way I could say I'm sorry? The 90s was a really weird time for everybody, but especially superhero movies. In between nipple-suit Batman and laryngitis Batman, we got Mystery Men. In the same tradition as Austin Powers and Galaxy Quest, this comedian-driven vehicle poked fun at its genre while still appreciating …

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Apollo 13 (1995) 1:15:47

3+ y ago1:15:47

1:15:47

New Year, Same Us. We're back for another season of Give it 5. Houston, we have a podcast. Desperate to save face in light of the embarrassment of admitting he had never seen Apollo 13 (go back and listen to our Backdraft episode), Frank brings Mike Lacy back on to right a great wrong. After Matt sent him a 4k blu ray of it for the holidays, all th…

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One Magic Christmas (1985) - Commentary 1:46:02

3+ y ago1:46:02

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We're trying something new for this holiday season. Your No Flicks Given heroes are coming face-to-face with one of the worst, my depressing Christmas movies in recent memory: One Magic Christmas. And this isn't a journey we can all take alone, so we're taking you all with us. Listen in as we react live to watching a truly ridiculous store brand cl…

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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) 1:04:22

3+ y ago1:04:22

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Another No Flicks Given to make your holiday cheer soar! This time Fix-a-Flick's Connor comes to us with an impossible problem to solve: how do you make Die Hard 2 (Die Harder) good? Can it be done? Is it just a matter of more naked Tai Chi? The No Flicks Given crew is here to talk all things Die Hard, so pour your eggnog, swap out your blanks and …

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Sleeping With the Enemy (1991) 1:11:06

3+ y ago1:11:06

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Julia Roberts fakes her death and hides in Iowa to escape a psychopathic mustache and the man attached to it. You can all blame Amanda for this one - a 90s marital thriller centered around Julia Roberts hot off the success of Pretty Woman. A movie so incompetent, they managed to cast a new love interest that is somehow just as creepy as the violent…

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The American President (1995) 1:05:39

3+ y ago1:05:39

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The president's got a girlfriend... We're back to help everybody get through this election day, I mean week, I mean month. Today we revisit Aaron Sorkin's The American President, the basis of what would become the West Wing and also a fantastic Rob Reiner film. Annette Bening plays Sydney Ellen Wade, who begins a romantic relationship with the pres…

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The Halloween Tree (1993) 56:30

3+ y ago56:30

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Three kids chase the ghost of their friend through the history of Halloween...with some sort of soul-collector guide? It's the last of our No Flicks Given series of Halloween hidden gems. Last (but not least) we come to Peter's pick: 1993's 'The Halloween Tree', an animated spooky adventure written - and for some reason narrated by - Ray Bradbury. …

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Murder Party (2007) 45:02

3+ y ago45:02

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A lonely and plain man finds an invitation entitled "Murder Party", on the street. He makes his way to Brooklyn to attend the party, only to discover it is actually a trap set by a group of deranged art students. In our penultimate episode, the boys discuss this snapshot of city life in the mid-late aughties. While none of the boys ended up being u…

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The Blob (1988) 57:58

3+ y ago57:58

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Murderous jell-o wreaks havoc on a small American town (it's better than it sounds). Let us just say...this is a special one. We highly recommend watching the movie before listening to the episode (a Gi5 first). We almost don't even want to describe anything about it in order to not give anything away. You wouldn't think the remake of a 1950s b-mov…

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The Lost Boys (1987) 54:10

3+ y ago54:10

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It's Ronald Reagan's worst nightmare... Welcome to another episode of No Flicks Given, a podcast that technically doesn't exist. Matt & Frank are joined by Connor & Peter of the Fix-a-Flick Podcast to talk about the first of our Halloween spooktacular movies. All four of us picked a different "favorite Halloween movie" to talk about. Today we prese…

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The Burning (1981) 59:25

3+ y ago59:25

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A summer camp caretaker named Cropsey is horribly burnt from a prank gone wrong. Years later, after being released with severe disfigurements, he seeks to target those responsible... A Cropsey movie starring George Costanza? Sign us up! Unfortunately, it's a little more complicated than that. Friend of the pod Rob Schulte (of the @PumpkinSpicePodca…

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The Hunt for Red October (1990) 1:15:06

4y ago1:15:06

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A Russian submarine commander goes rogue in the most advanced and deadly nuclear submarine ever constructed, pursued by both the American and Russian navy. James Bond. Dr. Alan Grant. Darth Vader. Jack Donaghy. The principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This one has it all. Welcome to the crescendo of Subtember! Our submariners James Combs and To…

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Down Periscope (1996) 1:05:57

4y ago1:05:57

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Dr. Frasier Crane on a WWII submarine versus the modern US navy. We're back for the second episode of our Subtember series! This time we bring you Down Periscope, a movie that could only be made in that peaceful sweet spot of history between 1991 and 2001, a lighthearted comedy from the same minds that brought you Police Academy and Major League (s…

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Crimson Tide (1995) 1:07:21

4y ago1:07:21

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"You're aware of the name of this podcast, aren't you Mr. COB?" "Very aware, sir!" "It bears a proud name, doesn't it, Mr. COB?" "Very proud, sir!" "It represents fine people." "Very fine people, sir!" "Who live in fine, outstanding states." "Outstanding, sir!" "In the greatest country in the entire world." "That's..debatable." Two line officers di…

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Subtember 2:01

4y ago2:01

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...EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGE... FROM: GIVE IT 5 PODCAST - NEW YORK, N.Y. TO: USS PODCATCHER (SSBN-2020) SUBJECT: SUBTEMBER 1. WATCH FOUR (4) SUBMARINE FILMS 2. LISTEN TO NEW EPISODES OF GIVE IT 5 PODCAST 3. TAKE NOTES WHEN VETERAN SUBMARINER GUESTS 4. SUBMERGE YOURSELF IN A SEA OF FICTION AUTHENTICATION: GOLF INDIA VICTOR ECHO INDIA TANGO FIVE…

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Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) 1:04:39

4y ago1:04:39

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Just so you understand what we're dealing with here....there is no I or II. We assume the majority of you have never even heard of this. We certainly had it until first time guest of the pod Asta Paredes brought it to our attention. For your benefit, we suggest at least checking out the trailer. The Dude Bros have survived two murder sprees of the …

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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) 1:02:33

4y ago1:02:33

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Some of this is legend, but at least this much is fact: in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France during the 1760s, "The Beast of Gévaudan" killed over a hundred people until it was finally hunted down. Descriptions of the beast (or beasts) vary, but we'll never truly know what it was... France’s genre-bending action flick might not be the…

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Night Moves (1975) 1:22:28

4y ago1:22:28

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Gene Hackman in the 1970s sure was something. We're joined by first-time-on-the-pod guest Clay Von Carlowitz, who comes bearing gifts in the form of 1975's Night Moves - a film neither Frank or Matt had ever seen before (nor had Frank even heard of before) which always makes for a treat of an episode. It's a grizzly, tangled web of a mystery story …

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Independence Day (1996) 1:38:31

4y ago1:38:31

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"We came in peace for all mankind..." Happy Independence Day, listeners! Here's a special episode just for the occasion, back before the 4th of July became a day where the world cried out WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT! You know the rest. Matt and Frank sit down with Michael Ludwig, recently returned from the UK to talk about the all-America…

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Deep Blue Sea (1999) 1:19:56

4y ago1:19:56

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Bigger. Faster. Smarter. Meaner. This episodes features first time guest Jackson Marshall ( @marshallfilm_ ) of the We Watched This Movie Podcast ( @wewatchedthispodcast ), joining us all the way from Australia to talk about Deep Blue Sea, an action-horror film (in that order) where a group of scientists must escape a sinking underwater research ba…

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Backdraft (1991) 1:33:26

4y ago1:33:26

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Not gonna lie, this one burned us. We're joined by first-time-guest of the pod Mike Lacy to talk about 1991's Backdraft, a William Baldwin pryo-vehicle that is so in love with Kurt Russell, they cast him in it twice. Join us as we talk about the two films - the cliche-ridden brotherly drama about a family of firefighting, and the thrilling detectiv…

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The Goonies (1985) 1:26:41

4y ago1:26:41

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HEY YOU GUYS! It's time to talk all things Goonies. The kids. The Fratellis. The Sloths. All of it. Join us as we venture back to Astoria, Oregon in 1985, where a ragtag group of, well, basically losers, spend their last night together hunting the legendary lost treasure of One Eyed Willy. We have the absolutely pleasure to welcome back Peter and C…

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) 1:21:22

4y ago1:21:22

1:21:22

It's a fact, sure as day follows night, sure as eggs is eggs, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is shit. The fifth entry in Gene Roddenberry's franchise is generally considered the worst, but excuse us? I’d just like to ask a question. What does God need with a starship? Also: is Star Trek V: The Final Frontier a great Trek film, or the gr…

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 1:12:23

4y ago1:12:23

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Quick's the word and sharp's the action! We bring you a discussion on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, one of the most brilliant historical films ever made (in our humble opinion). Russell Crowe plays the Kirkian Jack Aubrey, commander (and master) of the HMS Surprise up against the most powerful ship in the French navy, the Acheron…

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The Shadow (1994) 1:26:49

4y ago1:26:49

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Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men... The Shadow Knows! The Gi5 boys welcome you to an all-star episode. Not only do we have Peter and Connor from Fix-a-Flick joining us, but we welcome Patrick H. Willems to the podcast along with Mike Ludwig recording all the way from the UK. The year is....sometime in the 1940s we think? The Shadow pl…

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The Phantom (1996) 1:06:51

4+ y ago1:06:51

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For Those Who Came In Late... It’s the mid-90s. Hollywood producers have seen the success that is Batman and decide to capitalize on it by adapting The Phanto-...the...Phantom? Is that right? That’s right, apparently. This Billy Zane vehicle didn’t wow anybody back in the day, but does it deserve another look? Let the debate begin in a socially dis…

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King of Hearts (1966) 1:07:05

4+ y ago1:07:05

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It’s the end of World War One. A British soldier is running against the clock to prevent catastrophe. If he fails, countless lives will be lost, his own included. But this isn’t 1917. Well, the year is 1917. The film is Phillip De Broca’s King of Hearts (or Le Roi de coeur if you’re of the French persuasion). Katie White is back to talk about anoth…

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The Mask of Zorro (1998) 1:33:35

4+ y ago1:33:35

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Before Bruce Wayne, before Peter Parker, there was Don Diego de la Vega. Seemingly apropos of nothing, Hollywood decided it was time to bring us the Spanish Fox to us in living color! It made some money and spawned a sequel (meh) and returned to relative obscurity after that. But there is a question; a very old question: does it hold up? Subscribe …

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Dragonheart (1996) 1:09:48

4+ y ago1:09:48

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Dennis Quaid as a medival Han Solo. Sean Connery as a mid-90s CGI dragon. One of the greatest movie themes of all time. Put it all together and you have 'Dragonheart'...a mid-tier (in the best possible sense of the word) fantasy adventure movie, featuring one of the first uses of computer animation after Jurassic Park - which we debate about whethe…

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'A Christmas Carol' Scrooge-Off! (Part 2 of 2) 1:39:02

4+ y ago1:39:02

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Merry Christmas Eve! We're back to finish our far-longer-than-necessary conversation about Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Listen up as we talk about the final two films then break them all down to try to find out which Scrooge reigns supreme. Is it one of the Give it 5 movies or one of the Fix-A-Flick movies? (or does "Muppet Christmas Carol…

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'A Christmas Carol' Scrooge-Off! (Part 1 of 2) 59:59

4+ y ago59:59

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A four-way contest to decide once and for all which is the penultimate movie version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The boys from the Fix-a-Flick Podcast are back (Masters of the Universe) to have a four-way Mexican standoff. The rules are simple: each chooses a version of the classic Christmas tale and uses the full extent of their brains …

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Krampus (2015) 1:15:20

4+ y ago1:15:20

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The Shadow of St. Nicholas terrorizes a family who has lost the spirit of Christmas. Ho ho ho! Welcome to another holiday episode! This week the Give It 5 boys revisit Krampus from all the way back in 2015 (a happier, simpler time no matter how you slice it). So get a warm blanket, pour yourself a stiff egg nog, and for the love of god...keep the f…

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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) 1:18:08

4+ y ago1:18:08

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We’re digging up skeletons of Christmas past as Matt and Frank revisit a childhood favorite to determine if it stands the test of time. 1985’s Santa Claus: The Movie came and went without much fanfare, but did it deserve to be forgotten? Listen in to find out! It’s a month of holiday cheer starting today on Give It 5! Subscribe and rate us wherever…

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