Mazan Movie Club

Let's be honest... a Movie Club is way more fun than a book club (except for credits & subtitles NO READING!). Join in as we discuss, dissect & debate the IMDB Top Rated movies. AFI's top movies and those films generally regarded as the best ever. Check out and chime in on social media--we will include your critique or comments in the show. It's a club! For cinephiles and regular movie lovers alike. We want your opinions on the movies and their place on the IMDB list. Hosted by Emmy-Winning Writer & Comedian Steve Mazan

"Sicario" MMC 06/26/2025

"Sicario" MMC "Sicario" from future stars Director Denis Vlleneuve and writer Taylor Sheridan comes to the club. Comedian Karen Joy MacDonald is here to discuss it all with Host and Comic Steve Mazan. Is Benicio the hero? Is Kate the Villian? Is Kate US? How many great scenes are there in this? Would it work without a woman in main role? How lucky are we to get the talent writer and director so early in their careers? What's G20 got to do with it? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/37159690

"Hoosiers" MMC 04/03/2025

"Hoosiers" MMC One of the quintessential sports films comes to the club. It's "Hoosiers" with the recently passed Gene Hackman. Comic Billy D. Washington joins host Steve Mazan to discuss it 40yrs later. Is this one of the great sports movies or just cliche? Was Hackman one of the great actors ever? Are sports movies strangely "white"? Was Hackman wrong about this film? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/35998225

"Sgt Peppers" MMC 04/03/2025

"Sgt Peppers" MMC We got a bad one this week! One of the most disappointing---but talent filled films ever---it's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".. Comic and Host Steve Mazan interviews the person who recommended we revisit this film, comedian Lesli Simms. Plus the Irish Critic joins in with her thoughts. Is this any good? Why was the director such a bold choice? Is it the most disappointing movie of all time? Should the actors have spoke? Are any of the songs as good as the Beatles? What's up with that balloon? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/35998170

"Clerks" MMC 09/20/2024

"Clerks" MMC Kevin Smith's game changing DIY indie film from the magic year of 94 dcomes to the club. It's "Clerks" Is Kevin Smith an inspiration for everyone? Was B&W the right choice? How close was Silent Bob to not being Kevin? Is Jason Mewes the greatest actor in the film? How good is the soundtrack? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/33135377

"Bone Tomahawk" MMC 09/20/2024

"Bone Tomahawk" MMC Kurt Russel leads an ensemble in this horror western mash-up "Bone Tomahawk" joining the club. Is this a western or a hooror film? Is Kurt Russel under or over rated? Is this jaws in the west? Do we need more Mathew Fox? Is S. Craig Zahler the hottest new director? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/33135347

"Blow Out" MMC 09/20/2024

"Blow Out" MMC It's the Brian DePalma homage(?) to "Blow Up".... it's 1981's "Blow Up" and Comedian Tony Dijamco is here to discuss it all. Is Depalma a thief or a genius? Is this better than Urban Cowboy? Is it spoofing B-Movies or owning it? Is this underrated? Is this the birth of Lithgow villians? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/33135282

"World War Z" MMC 08/31/2024

"World War Z" MMC The Max Brooks zombie apocalypse book to film speeds into the club with Brad Pitt in the lead. Book reader and comedian Chris Cope is back t discuss all the speed and segmenting of the plot for scree. Host and Comedian Steve Mazan ring masters it all. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32819032

"American Psycho" MMC 08/31/2024

"American Psycho" MMC It's "American Psycho" on this week's club. Comic Chris Cope is here to discuss all the music, madness and murder. Host Steve Mazan wrangles it all in. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32819027

"No Country for Old Men" 08/31/2024

"No Country for Old Men" The Coen's Best Picture winner comes to the club and Denise Mazan and others discuss it all with Host and Comedian Steve Mazan. It's "No Country for Old Men" /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32818997

"Wayne's World" MMC 07/30/2024

"Wayne's World" MMC Party On! It's "Wayne's World" for this week's Mazan Movie Club. Host and COmedian Steve Mazan gets to talk about one of his favs with a member of in movie band Crucial Taunt... it's actor & guitarist George Foster. Is this underrated? Did this revive Queen? Was Mike Meyers on pace to be the greatest post-SNL cast member? Could Tia Carerra sing and play? How was Crucial Taunt formed? What's it got to do with Bob Dylan? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32345997

"SIng Street" MMC 07/30/2024

"SIng Street" MMC Director John Carney gets a sleeper on the club. IT's "Sing Street" from 2016 and Comedian Tom Simmons is here to discuss it all with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Is John Carney to Music Movies as Frank Darabont is to Prison Movies? Is it a good title? Is this criminally underseen? What's the best song?. Did ya want a sibling like this? Is this one of the great movie endings? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32345927

"The Last Detail" 07/30/2024

"The Last Detail" Hal Ashby gets a film in the club and it's a red hot Jack Nicholson starring. It's "The Last Detail" and Comedian Larry Omaha is here to discuss it all with host and Comic Steve Mazan. Is this typical Hal Ashby? Is this a sentinel 70's film? Did we deserve more Otis Young? How great was Randy Quaid? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/32345877

"Three Amigos" MMC 06/29/2024

"Three Amigos" MMC John Landis lands another film on the club.. it's "Three Amigos" and Comic Aaron Thompson is here to discuss it all with Host and Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this a good film? Why did it underperform? Who shines brightest? Is it a cult film? Who was it made for? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31938522

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" MMC 06/29/2024

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" MMC Spielberg comes back to the club with "Close Encounters" and so does guest Paul Douglas Moomjean to discuss it all with Host Steve Mazan. Is this Spielberg's "2001"? Was Dreyfuss quietly in the greatest movies ever? Is it boring? Was this setting up Poltegeist and E.T.? Should he have stayed with his family? /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31938472

"On the Waterfront" MMC 06/29/2024

"On the Waterfront" MMC The Elia Kazan and Brando classic "On the Waterfront" comes to the club and we got a former long shoreman to cross the line and talk with Host Steve Mazan. Is this about Kazan? Does this allow amends from Kazan? Did Brando change it all? Is this movie still underrated? What's with the pigeons? Was the music great or a bit much? /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31938437

"Looper" MMC 06/07/2024

"Looper" MMC "Looper" time travels from 2012 to join the club. The Irish Critic is here to discuss it at length with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Did this get the director the Star Wars franchise? Are the prosthetics good or bad? Were the motorbikes out of Back to the Future? Is this Bruce WIllis' last great movie? Is Emily Blunt still on the roll from this? Is JGL Johnson's muse? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31640742

"Meatballs" MMC 06/06/2024

"Meatballs" MMC Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman's big screen debuts come to the club. It's "Meatballs" and Comic/Camper Heather Hurst is here to discuss it all with Host & COmedian Steve Mazan. Is this a good movie? Was Murray ever more Murray again? Is there the soundtrack great or awful? Did it deserve sequels? How do you define "handsy"? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31627687

"Airplane!" MMC 05/24/2024

"Airplane!" MMC Arguably the funniest movie of all time comes to the club. It's "Airplane" from the Abrams and Zucker Brothers team in 1980. Comic Simon Seline joins host and Comedian Steve Mazan to discuss all the laughs. IS this the funniest movie ever? Who shines brightest in the serious cast? What was it aping? Did it create a genre? Who was considered for the lead? What's the funniest gag? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31449587

"Out of Sight" MMC 05/10/2024

"Out of Sight" MMC Steven Soderbergh's sexy crime comedy "Out of Sight" comes to the club. Husband and wife Embee & Alex Marmur tell Host and COmedian Steve Mazan why it's so great. Is this Soderbergh's best? Is it Clooney's Best? Is it Lopez's best? What's a "One & Done"? Is Steve Zahn ever bad? Is it basically a sister to "Get Shorty"? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31226962

"Kill Bill: Vol. 2" MMC 05/03/2024

"Kill Bill: Vol. 2" MMC Tarantino's second half of the revenge duo "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" comes to the club. Comic Bryan Kellen is here to discuss it all with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this better than the first? Is it 2 movies or one in two parts? How were neither volume nominated for anything? Was Carradine the right choice? Can you pawn a perfect sword? Is Tarantino somehow underrated? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31100038

"Kill Bill" MMC 05/02/2024

"Kill Bill" MMC Quentin Tarantino is back on the club with a big curveball. It's "Kill Bill: Vol 1" and Comic Mike Brody is here to discuss it all with Host & Corporate Comedian Steve Mazan. Did ya see this coming from QT? Is this one of Tarantino's best? Were Uma and the flim snubbed come awards season? Is it homage or thievery? Is this another fantastic soundtrack from Quentin? Is there anything Tarantino can't do? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31084183

"Boyz N the Hood" MMC 05/01/2024

"Boyz N the Hood" MMC John Singleton's incredible debut "Boyz N the Hood" comes to the club and fellow Movie Podcaster Cory Rashad Bowens is here to discuss it all with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this one of the great writing/directing debuts of all time? Was this film ahead of its time? What's it got to do with "Stand By Me"" When did Fishburne sign on? Is Ice Cube surprisingly good? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/31065848

"Jurassic Park" MMC 04/14/2024

"Jurassic Park" MMC Spielberg's dinosaur extravaganza "Jurassic Park" comes to the club and comic Jaylyn Bishop is here to discuss it all with Host and Corporate Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this Spielberg's best movie? Is this Spielberg's best movie of that year? Does it hold up? Is this the great popcorn movie of all time? Is Jeff Goldblub sexy? Is it for kids? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30816133

"3 Days of the Condor" MMC 04/08/2024

"3 Days of the Condor" MMC Sydney Pollack's adaptation of "3 Days of the Condor" comes to the club and Robert Barron is here to discuss it all. Is this Pollack & Redford's best collaboration? Was that sex scene weird? Is Max Von Sydow ever bad? Was Dunaway given enough? How great was Cliff Robertson's hair? Is this one of the great spy thrillers? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30739523

"Southern Comfort" MMC 04/05/2024

"Southern Comfort" MMC A forgotten Walter Hill thriller from'81 "Southern Comfort" comes to the club. Louisianna local Lance Montalto joins host and comic Steve Mazan to discuss it all. Is this a newer Deliverance? Did we get enough Powers Boothe? Is Walter Hill a master... or just close? Is this Warriors in a swamp? Was it a metaphor for Vietnam? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30701698

"Glengarry Glen Ross" MMC 03/23/2024

"Glengarry Glen Ross" MMC The cult boiler-room, alpha male movie "Glengarry Glen Ross" comes to the club and Comic John Floyd is here to discuss is with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this one of the great casts of all time? How did it do so poorly? Is this the worst title of all-time? Who shines brightest from the ensemble? Do people talk like this? Is it rewatchable? How was Baldwin not noiminated? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30510418

"The Great Escape" MMC 03/23/2024

"The Great Escape" MMC The classic war film "THe Great Escape" comes to the club and voice Over Artics/Actor Tom Sawyer is here to discuss it all with Host & Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this one of the Top 5 War Films? Is Sturges a great director? What's true and what isn't? Is McQueen a great actor or just a great McQueen? Where else have we seen that motorcycle? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30510378

"Mystic River" MMC 03/08/2024

"Mystic River" MMC Clint Eastwoood's adaptation of Dennis Lehane's "Mystic River" comes to the club and the Irish Critic is here to discuss it all with Host & Comic Steve Mazan. Did Penn & Robbins deserve their Oscars? Did Eastwood deserve his nomination? Did Marcia Gay Harden steal the show? Was it too heavy handed? How loyal a friend or loved one would you be? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30285993

"Batman" MMC 03/07/2024

"Batman" MMC Tim Burton's vision of "Batman" comes to the club and Comic Tom SImmons is here to discus it all with Host and Corporate Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this one of Burton's best? Is Nicholson the best Joker? Is Keaton the best Batman? Does Prince's soundtrack hold up? Does Danny Elfman's Score holdup? How well can Kim Basinger scream? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30268088

"Apollo 13" MMC 03/01/2024

"Apollo 13" MMC Houston we have a podcast. It's "Apollo 13" landing safely at the club and Comic John Floyd is here to discuss it all with Host and Corporate Comedian Steve Mazan. Is this Ron Howard's best? Did Howard get snubbed by the Oscars? Who shines brightest in the cast? What was added and what was real? Is this one of the most technically impressive films? Who are all the cameos? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. /episode/index/show/mazanmovieclub/id/30182278

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