Best Mildly Pleased Podcasts (2024)

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The Pick: eXistenZ 1:29:28

16d ago1:29:28

1:29:28

This week on The Pick, we’re going back to the ’90s (again) and back to David Cronenberg (again) by taking a look at 1999’s eXistenZ (which is not pronounced how you’d think). Yet, despite the familiarity inherent in this episode’s Pick, it’s far from a run-of-the-mill movie, even if it does feel fairly par for […]…

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The Pick: Cabin Boy 1:27:25

1M ago1:27:25

1:27:25

We are, once again, back. We’re also back on our bullshit reviewing a movie with a cult following and a strange cultural footprint that we’ve been meaning to get to the bottom of. In honor of its 30th anniversary, we’re taking a look at Cabin Boy, the first and only big-screen collaboration between Chris Elliott […]…

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Most Anticipated Movies of 2024 2:25:23

3M ago2:25:23

2:25:23

After a bizarre year for cinema, we set our sights on… possibly another bizarre year for cinema. That’s right, we’re doing our annual look ahead to our most anticipated (and least anticipated movies) of the new year. In 2024, superhero movies seem to be out (unless you’re talking about our least anticipated list) and what’s […]…

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The Twelfth Annual Mildly Pleased Awards 2:37:23

4M ago2:37:23

2:37:23

Just when you thought 2023 was over, we’re here to take a slightly belated look back at the year that was. Kicking things off before we get into posting our Top Tens of 2023 over on Mildly Pleased is, of course, the award show that bears the site’s name. We’re talking about awarding the “good […]By Mildly Pleased

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The Pick: The Preacher’s Wife 1:31:49

4M ago1:31:49

1:31:49

Every time an underrated Christmas movie is acknowledged, an angel gets its wings. Or at least, that’s what we’d like to think after talking about The Preacher’s Wife, a Christmas movie that we enjoyed quite a bit despite it not being one of the big holiday movies everybody watches this time of year. We delve […]…

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The Pick: Notting Hill 1:50:36

5M ago1:50:36

1:50:36

We’re back in romantic comedyland, looking once again at Richard Curtis’s wish-fulfillment shenanigans (and another Julia Roberts movie) with a discussion of 1999’s Notting Hill. Even though we split on this one, it’s a fairly cordial conversation full of British accents and debate over the charms (or lack thereof) contained by its co-star Hugh Gra…

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The Pick: The Pelican Brief 1:44:08

5M ago1:44:08

1:44:08

Needless to say, the gap between this latest and our last episode hasn’t been all that… brief. It wasn’t helped by the fact that The Pelican Brief is an overwhelming passable but unremarkable film, and one that pales a bit compared to some of the other John Grisham adaptations that were filling multiplexes in the […]…

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The Pick: Wolf 1:44:48

6M ago1:44:48

1:44:48

We end this Shocktober (for the most part) with a movie that’s hard to even categorize as a horror movie, even if it tackles one of the most iconic movie monsters. 1994’s Wolf sees the odd pairing of Mike Nichols’ actor-centric directing with modern-day werewolves and the results are… pretty fun if you’re willing to […]…

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The Pick: Cat People 1:27:59

7M ago1:27:59

1:27:59

As we make our way through Shocktober, this week we take a look at a horror movie of sorts (or perhaps an “erotic fantasy”) with the 1982 remake of Cat People. We discuss how effectively the film expands on its horror-noir inspiration and whether director Paul Schrader was the best person to bring this source […]…

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The Pick: Blue Thunder 1:29:11

7M ago1:29:11

1:29:11

We’re rollin’ in with another episode of The Pick, this one aimed at the helicopter-fueled action flick Blue Thunder from 1983. We discuss pretty much every aspect of its modest cultural imprint, including its short-lived TV adaptation, as well as our fondness for its stars, Roy Scheider and John’s good friend Malcolm MacDowell. Weirdly enough, […]…

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The Pick: Mystery Men 1:30:09

7M ago1:30:09

1:30:09

After our usual summer break, The Pick is back with another batch of episodes that we kick off with 1999’s Mystery Men. What started as an intended tribute to the late Paul Reubens also ended up being a tribute to Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell, who also passed away before we recorded this episode. We […]…

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The Seventh Annual Criterion Month Draft 2:25:28

10M ago2:25:28

2:25:28

It’s that time of year again, when we take a break from the many blockbusters crowding our theaters and take a look back at cinema’s past and all of its various artistic triumphs and oddities. This year, Sean tries to power through some of his Criterion box sets, John picks some Tarantino favs as well […]…

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The Pick: Mamma Mia!/Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2:05:05

11M ago2:05:05

2:05:05

Since this will be our last episode of The Pick for a little while, it’s overstuffed with plenty to keep you satisfied as we set our sights on Criterion Month. Not only do we review both 2008’s Mamma Mia! and its questionable yet miraculous sequel, we also sneak in a mini-review of Fast X, which […]By Mildly Pleased

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The Pick: Boiler Room 1:42:29

11M ago1:42:29

1:42:29

With Fast X currently in theaters, we’re taking a look back at Vin Diesel’s early career, back when he wasn’t exclusively racing cars and being Groot in movies. However, what we didn’t expect when picking Boiler Room was that we’d actually be getting a whole lot of Giovanni Ribisi, which was just as much of […]…

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The Pick: 42 1:40:17

12M ago1:40:17

1:40:17

This week we’re talkin’ baseball in honor of the plethora of sports going on now by taking a look at a movie celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, 42. It’s a movie that’s plenty likable but probably could’ve been better if it had been put in the hands of a director more distinct than Hollywood […]…

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The Pick: Willard (2003) 1:59:12

12M ago1:59:12

1:59:12

If for some reason you’re looking for real sickos content, then look no further than our discussion of the 2003 remake of the furry horror flick Willard. It’s perhaps the most divided response the three of us have had to a movie reviewed on The Pick, since one of us liked the movie quite a […]By Mildly Pleased

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The Pick: Three Thousand Years of Longing 1:45:23

1y ago1:45:23

1:45:23

Your wish is our command! Assuming your wish was for us to record a somewhat delayed review of an 8-month-old movie that not enough people saw in theaters. This week we’re talking about George Miller’s strange and sultry follow-up to Mad Max: Fury Road while also providing a brief history of djinns as well as […]…

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The Pick: Super Mario Bros. 2:05:51

1y ago2:05:51

2:05:51

After our usual end-of-the-year and Oscar-induced break, we’re back with another season of The Pick! On the eve of a new Mario movie coming out this week, we take a look back at the first time Hollywood attempted to bring this massively popular but hard-to-adapt property to the big screen. So far, reviews of the […]…

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Put me behind a glass case and charge a million dollars. 29:21

1y ago29:21

29:21

On this weeks episode we talk about our experience with comic book shops! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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They’re all in cahoots with each other 38:33

1y ago38:33

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On this weeks episode we sit and talk everything DC.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Let’s break the normal: ChainSaw Man Overview 19:39

1y ago19:39

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On this weeks episode we break down Chainsaw Man. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Put a gold label on my life 46:02

1y ago46:02

46:02

On this weeks episode we sit and talk with Alex Laure about the lucrative buying and selling of DC action figures --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Here we go again! 35:41

1y ago35:41

35:41

On this weeks episode we talk about the struggles of creating, Starwars, Yu-Gi-Oh and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Most Anticipated Movies of 2023 2:26:01

1y ago2:26:01

2:26:01

After looking backing at 2022, we finally turn our eyes to the future. While the film industry is still in somewhat of a weird place, there is still plenty to be excited about for the coming year in film. Well, there’s also plenty to be a less excited about as well, since there is (as […]By Mildly Pleased

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The Eleventh Annual Mildly Pleased Awards 2:43:14

1+ y ago2:43:14

2:43:14

For the first time in what feels like a while, the year preceding our new one doesn’t feel like it would be entirely painful to revisit. In fact, it could be a mildly pleasing endeavor. That’s why we’re once again looking back at the year in things that were good but not great. Whether it […]By Mildly Pleased

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The Pick: Avatar: The Way of Water 2:09:02

1+ y ago2:09:02

2:09:02

We just couldn’t close out this year on Mildly Pleased or The Pick without getting wet and wild while learning the way of water. It’s a super-sized episode for a super-sized film, which includes a journey through the life and career of James Cameron and how he ended up at such an award-winning and financially […]…

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The Pick: Reindeer Games 1:43:54

1+ y ago1:43:54

1:43:54

We three kings bring curiosity for Ben Affleck’s early stardom on this holiday installment of The Pick. The episode is a dive into the year 2000’s somewhat forgotten Reindeer Games, the last film directed by John Frankenheimer and the first to ask what would happen if a bunch of incompetent criminals robbed a casino while […]…

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The Pick: The Money Pit 1:34:40

1+ y ago1:34:40

1:34:40

This episode took us a little while to record, since our own Sean Lemme was busy moving into a new house, not unlike Tom Hanks and Shelley Duvall in this episode’s film, albeit with less destruction. As our lone Hanks-giving pick this year (if you can even call it that considering it’s December), the movie […]…

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The Pick: The Addams Family 1:41:00

1+ y ago1:41:00

1:41:00

With spooky season coming to a close, we spend some time in the residence of the ookiest of all families, The Addamses. We do this by first delving into the history of this fictional family that originated with Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoon that was turned into a TV show that has always seemed to […]…

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The Pick: Morbius 1:35:05

1+ y ago1:35:05

1:35:05

This time on The Pick it is, unfortunately, morbin’ time. In the midst of Shocktober season, we dive into the recent film portrayal of one of the spookier superhero villains and live to regret it. This is quite possibly the worst movie we’ve reviewed so far on The Pick, but that doesn’t mean we don’t […]…

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The Pick: The Transformers: The Movie 1:57:42

1+ y ago1:57:42

1:57:42

There wasn’t any specific tie-in or reason really for us to be talking about the 1986 animated Transformers movie, other than the fact that Sean and John bought the movie on blu-ray a while ago and have needed a reason to watch it. Regardless, it gives us an opportunity to talk about the history of […]…

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The Pick: In The Line of Fire 1:40:15

1+ y ago1:40:15

1:40:15

After a summer break from podcasting, we’re back with The Pick to talk about one of the more acclaimed movies directed by the recently departed Wolfgang Peterson, 1993’s In The Line of Fire. It’s a movie that somehow we had all not seen until now and that despite being nearly 30 years old, features a […]…

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The Sixth Annual Criterion Month Draft 2:00:49

2y ago2:00:49

2:00:49

With July less than two weeks away, it’s about time we draft our picks for Criterion Month once again. This is the annual podcast where the three of us take turns picking what movies from the Criterion Collection we’d like to review on this blog over the course of next month. Most years there aren’t […]…

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The Pick: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1:34:55

2y ago1:34:55

1:34:55

Since it is wedding season, we’re taking a look at the biggest, fattest, Greekest one the movies have ever seen. John’s got some bones to pick with this light and breezy romantic comedy, while also marveling at the fact that it was an absolute monster hit back in 2002. Also, since this is the end […]…

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The Pick: Jupiter Ascending 1:41:17

2y ago1:41:17

1:41:17

This time around, we round out our trio of episodes looking at The Wachowskis’ misunderstood non-Matrix movies. We discuss why this one has had less of a cult following than Speed Racer or Cloud Atlas since its release, as well as why audiences didn’t connect with it at the time despite its efforts to craft […]…

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The Pick: Basic Instinct 1:30:24

2y ago1:30:24

1:30:24

We’re back with another sleazy movie from the ’90s with one of the most-parodied movies of its time, Basic Instinct. We dig a little bit into the movie’s status as one of the quintessential erotic thrillers as well as how Michael Douglas came to embody this very particular type of sexy murder mystery. We try […]…

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Stay golden my friends 33:11

2y ago33:11

33:11

On this week episode we talk about goku being stupid? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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My life has been foreshadowed to this point. 23:31

2y ago23:31

23:31

On this weeks episode we talk foreshadowing within one piece!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Be the best Anime Boy you can be 28:42

2y ago28:42

28:42

On this weeks episode we talk about staying consistent when making content. We also talk about the new one piece and more information on the new dragon ball super movie/series coming out.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Platinum End my life please 1:01:33

2y ago1:01:33

1:01:33

Sorry for the late post this was right after the JJK 0 review! Abe & Jay sit down and talk about the ending of Winter 2022 anime and we go off on some video games! Appreciate all the love and hope you guys enjoy this one! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support…

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The Pick: The Devil’s Advocate 1:36:13

2y ago1:36:13

1:36:13

Only in New York! This week we’re taking a look at a decidedly sinister and satanic look at NYC with the supernatural lawyer oddity that is The Devil’s Advocate. We discuss both Keanu Reeves’s perplexing accent as well as how Al Pacino arrived at the bombastic persona he embraced in the ’90s. Pacino’s turn as […]…

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The Pick: Altered States 1:30:08

2y ago1:30:08

1:30:08

We’re a little late in posting this tribute to the late, great William Hurt. But hey, it’s always a good time to get in the tank. This episode, we go deep into this hard-to-classify sci-fi/horror oddity about a university scientist who goes from experiments in sensory deprivation tanks to drug-induced hallucinations to becoming a violent […]…

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie Review 42:58

2y ago42:58

42:58

Its finally here the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie review! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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The Arguments Continue. 1:13:29

2y ago1:13:29

1:13:29

On this weeks episode the boys get together and discus Pokémon, One Piece, Dragon ball super and more--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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The Pick: Batman & Robin 2:01:12

2y ago2:01:12

2:01:12

This time on The Pick, we take a break from Oscar talk to focus on that damn caped crusader who’s back in theaters again. After sharing some thoughts on The Batman, we delve into a deeper conversation about 1997’s Batman & Robin, a movie notorious for sinking the run of blockbusters that started with Tim […]…

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Anime Boy Conversation’s W/ Alan Alfaro 51:41

2y ago51:41

51:41

This week we sit down with Anime Boys Friend Alan Alfaro and talk growing up with anime and getting your weekly Manga at 7/11? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Dr.Stone??? More like Dr.No 1:02:53

2y ago1:02:53

1:02:53

We sit down and talk about upcoming anime movies we are stoked to see. As well as deep dive in the never ending rent a girlfriend manga and the ending of Dr.no i mean Dr.Stone.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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The Pick: Sneakers 1:57:23

2y ago1:57:23

1:57:23

The gang’s all here for an especially sneaky episode of The Pick! After a lengthy break, we’re back with a tribute to perhaps the most legendary actor we’ve lost so far this year — Sidney Poitier. Of course, we do it by picking the movie of his that is most in line with this podcast’s […]By Mildly Pleased

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You're The Elden Ring To My Crunchyroll 55:06

2y ago55:06

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This weeks episode we sit down and talk about Funimation & Crunchyroll uniting as one! We also talk about the newest game everyone is raging on about Elden Ring! Sit Back, Relax, & Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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Demon Slayer Solo's My Heart 1:00:58

2y ago1:00:58

1:00:58

This week Abe & Jay go off on Demon Slayers ending, a list of great anime you SHOULD watch, & discussing the Crunchyroll Awards! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchell-pittman/support

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