Cheapseat Reviews

Exploring the Hollywood film industry for the greater good! With Shawn Allred, Sam Vegter, and Andrew Jimeson www.cheapseatreviews.com @Cheapseatcast Facebook.com/cheapseatreviews

Episode #275 The Karate Kid (2010) 12/05/2019

Episode #275 The Karate Kid (2010) 2010's The Karate Kid Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. Sorry it's late, but some things get better with time. Just not us. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/12287693

Episode #274 The Matrix (just the two of us) 11/26/2019

Episode #274 The Matrix (just the two of us) 1999's The Matrix A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Sam and Shawn chat like old times on this classic sci-fi film. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/12179630

Episode #273 Annihilation (Sharkadile) 11/20/2019

Episode #273 Annihilation (Sharkadile) 2018's Annihilation A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply. We wanted more Ex Machina and got, a mutated version. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/12105863

Episode #272 Mission Impossible: Fall Out (with guest Steven H.) 11/11/2019

Episode #272 Mission Impossible: Fall Out (with guest Steven H.) 2018's Mission Impossible: Fall Out Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Steven Honeycutt joins us as we review the 6th installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11984705

Episode #271 Christopher Robin (Andrew's iPhone) 11/06/2019

Episode #271 Christopher Robin (Andrew's iPhone) 2018's Christopher Robin A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life. We discuss, and by we, I mean Sam and Shawn, and Andrew's iPhone, this sweet movie about life as an adult, and not forgetting your childhood. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11926673

Episode #270 A Quiet Place (Legitimate kids) 10/28/2019

Episode #270 A Quiet Place (Legitimate kids) 2018's A Quiet Place In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. Steve Everett joins us for a fun discussion about a movie with very little dialogue. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11804855

Episode #269 Life After Beth (desert eagle) 10/22/2019

Episode #269 Life After Beth (desert eagle) 2014's Life After Beth A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her. This movie's comedy is a lively as a zombie. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11734061

Episode #268 The Conjuring (Whats that noise?) 10/14/2019

Episode #268 The Conjuring (Whats that noise?) 2013's The Conjuring Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. This movie truly scared some of us. One of the better horror films we've seen. Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11628578

Episode #267 Velvet Buzzsaw (at least jake is good) 10/07/2019

Episode #267 Velvet Buzzsaw (at least jake is good) 2019's Velvet Buzzsaw A satire set in the contemporary art world scene of Los Angeles, where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. This is a long, slowly paced not quite horror film. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11538515

Episode #266 Rim of the World (Mannequin Skywalker) 09/30/2019

Episode #266 Rim of the World (Mannequin Skywalker) 2019's Rim of the World Four misfit campers must band together and conquer their fears in order to save the world during an alien invasion. This cute attempt at an 80's, kids are hero's, movie, doesn't quiet live up to Super 8 but it has some moments. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11444204

Episode #265 True Grit (American Shakespeare) 09/19/2019

Episode #265 True Grit (American Shakespeare) 2010's True Grit A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer. This movie totally holds up after 9 years. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11310848

Episode #264 Necessary Roughness (let us pray) 09/12/2019

Episode #264 Necessary Roughness (let us pray) 1991's Necessary Roughness Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. We all had a good time with this silly football movie. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11219765

Episode #263 42 (old baseball announcer voice) 09/05/2019

Episode #263 42 (old baseball announcer voice) 2013's 42 In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process. This Bio Pic is really well made and we really enjoyed it. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/11132357

Episode #262 Minority Report (but the jet packs) 08/26/2019

Episode #262 Minority Report (but the jet packs) 2002's Minority Report In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. Shawn is a little groggy but we plow a head with a good show. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10993616

Episode #261 The Dark Crystal (nothing but puppets) 08/19/2019

Episode #261 The Dark Crystal (nothing but puppets) 1982's The Dark Crystal On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world. We review this beautifully filmed movie. Henson and Oz show off what great imaginations they have. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10914447

Episode #260 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (3 outta 6) 08/13/2019

Episode #260 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (3 outta 6) 2018's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters. Shawn powers through back pain as we discus this Western anthology movie. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10875951

Episode #259 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Tom Holland is his name) 08/04/2019

Episode #259 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Tom Holland is his name) 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities. We review this wonderful animated, comic book come to life movie. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10747607

Episode #258 Point Blank (lots of F-bombs) 08/01/2019

Episode #258 Point Blank (lots of F-bombs) 2019's Point Blank To save his pregnant wife, an emergency room nurse teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops. Sorry we drop a few F-bombs our selves. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10733636

Episode #257 The Book of Eli (almost Daredevil) 07/21/2019

Episode #257 The Book of Eli (almost Daredevil) 2010's The Book of Eli A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. We chat about God's protection, sorta superpowers and cats. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10591022

Episode #256 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Live Commentary) 07/13/2019

Episode #256 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Live Commentary) 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford) is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. We live review this gem. Yes, we know it's bad, but is it fun to watch? Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10504928

Episode #255 Solo: A Star Wars Story (hurt my thumbs) 06/18/2019

Episode #255 Solo: A Star Wars Story (hurt my thumbs) 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion. This much maligned movie worked well for us. But not so much for the public, why? Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10189616

Episode #254 When Trumpets Fade (Pimptrest) 06/09/2019

Episode #254 When Trumpets Fade (Pimptrest) 1998's When Trumpets Fade A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct. This straight to HBO movie wasn't what we'd hoped for, but thanks to Stephen, we had a good time talking about it. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10095671

Episode #253 John Carter (Poe needs to know yo) 06/03/2019

Episode #253 John Carter (Poe needs to know yo) 2012's John Carter Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior. Whats a Woola? What are the nine thingys she says? Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/10021892

Episode #252 47 Meters Down (154.2 Feet) 05/27/2019

Episode #252 47 Meters Down (154.2 Feet) 2017's 47 Meters Down Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive. This one surprised us in a good way. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9931688

Episode #251 Lord of War (Can't play human) 05/20/2019

Episode #251 Lord of War (Can't play human) 2005's Lord of War An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent. A movie a cool intro, compelling antagonist, talented wife and a good cop, you'd think Nic Cage couldn't go wrong... Cheapseatreviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9846341

Episode #250 Sherlock Holmes (buga buga buga) 05/14/2019

Episode #250 Sherlock Holmes (buga buga buga) 2009's Sherlock Holmes Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. This fun movie based on the works of Sir Arthur Connan Doyle. Cheapseat Reviews: the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9771536

Episode #249 Legion (Hazers aren't dangerous) 05/07/2019

Episode #249 Legion (Hazers aren't dangerous) 2010's Legion When a group of strangers at a dusty roadside diner come under attack by demonic forces, their only chance for survival lies with an archangel named Michael, who informs a pregnant waitress that her unborn child is humanity's last hope. We tangent hard core on this movie, it's not that we didn't like it.... Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9682124

Episode #248 Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers!) 04/30/2019

Episode #248 Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers!) 2019's Avengers: Endgame After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe. We SPOIL the crap out of this movie. Did you like it as much as we did? Did some of the plot points bother you? Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9583775

Episode #247 The Highwaymen (Sam, change your batteries) 04/24/2019

Episode #247 The Highwaymen (Sam, change your batteries) 2019's The Highwaymen A pair of Texas Rangers come out of retirement to catch the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. The true story of Bonnie and Clyde and how they were truly bad guys. This slow burn of a movie was a pleasant surprise. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9509180

Episode #246 Goldeneye (Bond can be Australian) 04/16/2019

Episode #246 Goldeneye (Bond can be Australian) 1995's Goldeneye James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow Agent formerly believed to be dead. We review this gem of a movie that spawned a great video game. Does the movie hold up? We're not so sure. Cheapseat Reviews: the podcast that explores the Hollwood film industry for the greater good. /episode/index/show/cheapseatreviews/id/9411815

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