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Exploring the Hollywood film industry for the greater good! With Shawn Allred, Sam Vegter, and Andrew Jimeson www.cheapseatreviews.libsyn.com @Cheapseatcast Facebook.com/cheapseatreviews
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Episode #477 Rebel Moon (Cup Cup Banks)
05/07/2024
Episode #477 Rebel Moon (Cup Cup Banks)
2023's Rebel Moon - Part one: A child of fire When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by a tyrannical ruling force, a stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival. On our first episode of our month of Sta Wars Adjacent films. This movie definatly has Kurasawa vibes and really tries to have the look and feel of a Star Wars film. Does it land it? or does it explode like the Death Star? Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #476 Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
05/01/2024
Episode #476 Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
2019's Pokemon: Detective Pikachu In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective. We wrap up family movie night month with this fun buddy cop film, starring Ryran Reynolds and Justice Smith. This film has it's moments and it's pretty fun and silly and also kinda dumb. But it's good for the family. Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #475 Slumberland (Dream Inception)
04/23/2024
Episode #475 Slumberland (Dream Inception)
2022's Slumberland A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again. This fun take on dreams could have been so much better. Jason Momoa is weird and quirky but could have been more real. Join us as we go on a dream scape journey. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #474 TMNT Mutant Mayhem (Not my TMNT)
04/15/2024
Episode #474 TMNT Mutant Mayhem (Not my TMNT)
2023's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. Cowabunga dudes, we review the newest vision of the TMNT franshize. This film is a new origin story of the classic turtles. The art style is unique and deserves being praised for a bold choice. Join us as we talk about the things we like, the things we didn't and Shawn nickpicks dumb stuff. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #473 Mulan: 2020 (Get my Sultan's name out your mouth!)
04/08/2024
Episode #473 Mulan: 2020 (Get my Sultan's name out your mouth!)
2020's Mulan To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China. This live action remake of the 1998 anumanted film, is not the same type of remake like the others. This movie takes more risks and doesn't do a shot for shot remake. Does the movie suffer for it? Or benift? Join Andrew and Shawn as we travel back in time to China during a very different time. Remember, this movie isn't the same fun musical the original is, but keep an open mind. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #472 Blue Beetle (Kinda Iron Man)
04/02/2024
Episode #472 Blue Beetle (Kinda Iron Man)
2023's Blue Beelte An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. We end our month of DC film reivews with Blue Beetle. Is it great? Good? or just another failed attempt by DC? Lets find out. Also, one of us nearly cried at this film. Any guess who? Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #471 Black Adam (Duck Tails)
03/27/2024
Episode #471 Black Adam (Duck Tails)
2022's Black Adam Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. We continue with our review of DC films with Black Adam. Did we enjoy this one? Maybe. Did we like the Rock's acting choices? Maybe. Join us to find out Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #470 Shazam: Fury of the Gods (Furry of the Gods)
03/19/2024
Episode #470 Shazam: Fury of the Gods (Furry of the Gods)
2023's Shazam: Fury of the Gods he film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. Andrew and Shawn dive in to the sequel to the fun Shazam film staring Zachary Levi. Is it as good as the first? Is it fun and quirky like the first? Join us to find out. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #469 Aquaman 2 (Weird CGI Faces)
03/12/2024
Episode #469 Aquaman 2 (Weird CGI Faces)
2023's Aquaman 2 Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom. The final installment of the DCEU did not disapoint. In that it's terrible and hard to watch. The guys are starting off DC movie month with a bang, a big, loud, CGI bang that looks bad. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #468 Lightning Jack (Themes and Variations)
03/06/2024
Episode #468 Lightning Jack (Themes and Variations)
1994's Lightning Jack Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. Andrew and Shawn watch a film from Andrews past, one Shawn had never heard of. But what a fun romp of a movie. If you like the Crocodile Dundee movies then you'll enjoy this. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #467 The Hitman's Bodyguard (La Cucaracha)
02/22/2024
Episode #467 The Hitman's Bodyguard (La Cucaracha)
2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard One of the world's top bodyguards gets a new client, a world class hitman who must testify at the International Criminal Court. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial alive and on time. Shawn loves this film, but did he hype it up too much? Did Andrew and Sam also like it? We explore this fun romp through Europe as Ryan Reynolds isn't too Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson is perfect as always. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the hollywood film industry for the greater good
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Episode #466 Johnny Dangerously (Watch A-long)
02/13/2024
Episode #466 Johnny Dangerously (Watch A-long)
1984's Johnny Dangerously Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills. As we're short staffed this week, Andrew and Shawn do a watch a-long of a early 80s comedy that Shawn has seen some of. This farce comedy of 1920's gansters stars Michael Keaton in one of his first rolls. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #465 Barbie (Hi Ken)
02/07/2024
Episode #465 Barbie (Hi Ken)
2023's Barbie Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. We were all surprised by how much we loved this movie. Go watch it! Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #464 Lift (Needs more funny)
02/01/2024
Episode #464 Lift (Needs more funny)
2024's Lift Follows a master thief and his Interpol Agent ex-girlfriend who team up to steal $500 million in gold bullion being transported on an A380 passenger flight. We review this Netflix original film starring Kevin Hart and a bunch other people. We all thought the film would be funny and filled with Kevin Hart stuff but it was just another heist film. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #463 Renfield (Ska!)
01/24/2024
Episode #463 Renfield (Ska!)
2023's Renfield Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them. We reviewed this very fun vampire flick thats kinda a sequel to the 1930's Dracula. Did Shawn pick this movie to harras Andrew? Maybe, but it was a listener request so.. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good
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Episode #462 Weird (Happy 10th Anniversary)
01/18/2024
Episode #462 Weird (Happy 10th Anniversary)
2022's Weird: the Al Yankovic Story Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. We start the new year with a movie about an artist near and dear to us, Weird Al. Shawn is very sick and does his best not to cough all over the show. Also Sam and Andrew get a surprise about how the film was going to go. Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood Film Industry for the greater good
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Episode #461 Violent Night (Goodbye '23)
12/27/2023
Episode #461 Violent Night (Goodbye '23)
2022's Violent Night When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). This fun, violent and surprisingly heart filed film was a treat to review. We hope you enjoed this and look forward to seeing you in 2024 Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #460 Jingle All the Way (Favorite Christmas Movies)
12/19/2023
Episode #460 Jingle All the Way (Favorite Christmas Movies)
1996's Jingle All the Way A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one. Andrew and Shawn go down memory lane with this 96 film. We also discuss Christmas movies from our past and new ones we like now. Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #459 Across the Spiderverse (Sacred Spreadsheet)
12/14/2023
Episode #459 Across the Spiderverse (Sacred Spreadsheet)
2023's Across the Spiderverse Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. We review the middle film in the Spiderverse trilogy and holey (get it?) crap this is a fantastic film. Go watch it now! Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #458 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (Cool Nicknames)
12/07/2023
Episode #458 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (Cool Nicknames)
2023's Guy Ritchie's The Govenant During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain. We differ on this movie, it's a good war movie but it's not as much of a Guy Ritchie movie as we may have wanted. There's lots of fun dicussion and differing oppinions. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #457 Moneyball (Coughman)
11/25/2023
Episode #457 Moneyball (Coughman)
2011's Moneyball Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. We review this baseball film, written by Aaron Sorkin, a favorite of Shawns. Do we all like baseball or films about it? Listen to find out. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #456 Upgrade (S.P.A.M.)
11/14/2023
Episode #456 Upgrade (S.P.A.M.)
2018's Upgrade Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant. This episode, we Upgrade our show by adding little AI to our personalities. Does it help? Or do we become lost to the AI? Listen to find out. Also, what is S.P.A.M.? Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good!
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Episode #455 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (it's short)
11/07/2023
Episode #455 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (it's short)
2023's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole. The team reviews this Wes Anderson short film, based on the Roald Dahl short story. This is a weird, fun, clever, and short film. We highly recommend you watch it before listening to this episode. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good
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Episode #454 Halloween Ends (Finally)
11/02/2023
Episode #454 Halloween Ends (Finally)
2022's Halloween Ends The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy. It's over, it's finally over. The last of a new trilogy that was 40 years in the making, is here. The final show down between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in all it's glory, is now available for you to whitness. We reivew this conclusion with Chris Lott from the Measuring the Score Podcast. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #453 Hereditary (Gabriel Burn)
10/27/2023
Episode #453 Hereditary (Gabriel Burn)
2018's Hereditary A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences. A genuine scary movie for Cheap Scare Reviews! Sarah from the Bird in the Hand Podcast joins us for this Ari Aster film. This movie is beautifully shot and well made. It has layers in it that make it a clever horror film. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #452 Nope (Nope)
10/19/2023
Episode #452 Nope (Nope)
2022's Nope The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. We review this Jordan Peele film about an alien who eats people. This movie wasn't what we thought it was going to be, and thats not always a bad thing. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #451 Army of Darkness (Captain Supermarket)
10/11/2023
Episode #451 Army of Darkness (Captain Supermarket)
1992's Army of Darkness A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home. Mike and Tabby join us from the . We all love this movie, whats not to love?! This was Andrew's first viewing, and neither he nor Sam have seen the first two films. How did it hold up for them? Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #450 The Lost City (use the other 10%)
10/03/2023
Episode #450 The Lost City (use the other 10%)
2022's The Lost City A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure. Jenn from joins us to review the Action Rom Com The Lost City. It has a Romancing the Stone vibe and though is pretty fun, and Brad Pitt is so random, it's ok. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #449 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Roll a Dirty 20)
09/26/2023
Episode #449 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Roll a Dirty 20)
2023's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. This movie took us all by surprise! This fun romp through a fantasy world that feels lived in and chaotic, was humours and sweet and earnest from the start. If you know nothing of the game, this is still a fun time. Cameron from joins us for another installment of Swords and Sorcery Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast. that explores the hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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Episode #448 Extraction 2 (Wishbone Hand)
09/18/2023
Episode #448 Extraction 2 (Wishbone Hand)
2023's Extraction 2 After barely surviving his grievous wounds from his mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tyler Rake is back, and his team is ready to take on their next mission. We have returned for the final quarter of the year. And we come back with a bang. This sequel to the action packed Chris Hemsoworth staring film, did not disapoint. The one shot alone is fantastic! If you're a fan of action films, this is a fun time. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
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