On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, Wicked is preparing to take movie theaters by tornado, and ergo it seemed a perfect time to discuss this recent trend of villain origin stories: do we need them, more of them, and who from all of cinema would we like to see treated to this special take on backstory?

Also this week, our spoiler-free AND spoilery discussion of one of the biggest movies of the year: WICKED! We have seen it and have all the detail you need to determine if it's right for you and your family. How is Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda? Does director Jon Chu recapture the beauty and amazement of the Broadway musical phenom? All this and more on our deep dive into the magical land of Oz!

Plus, Netflix's Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul fiasco, and reviews of Cross and Armor. Let's get on with the show!

• (0:00 – 21:29) Movie and TV News: Equalizer 4 and 5 and Dogma 2 announcements, Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul vs. Netflix
• (21:30 – 50:19) From the Outside In: Villain Origin Stories
• (50:20 – 1:01:22) Reviews: Armor, Cross | Recommendations
• (1:01:23 – 1:11:10) Wicked - Spoiler-free Review
• (1:11:11 – 1:43:00) Wicked - Spoilercast
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to relax a bit and go a little off-script with pop culture debates. Anything and everything movie or TV related is on the table. Such as, where should Star Wars Episodes 10-12 go? Are the Oscars snobs? Will superhero films ever return to their former glory? What's more awkward, sloppy kissing scenes or sex scenes? What's the maximum length for trailers?

Also this week, reviews of Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Red One, Hugh Grant in Heretic, new fan documentary Getting Lost, and much more!

• (0:00 – 1:04:59) Pop Culture Debates: Part 1
• (1:05:00 – 1:36:29) Reviews: Heretic, Getting Lost, Red One | Recommendations
• (1:36:30 – 1:51:22) Pop Culture Debates: Part 2 - Speed Round
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s time for our Holiday Movie Preview 2024! Every major theatrical and streaming release for the remainder of the year is on tap as we debate the best and worst of the upcoming season. From Wicked, Moana 2, Kraven: The Hunter, Gladiator II, A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, and everything in between! Curious what’s worth watching this holiday season? Then don’t miss this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast!

• (0:00 – 1:11:11) Holiday Movie Preview 2024
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, as we approach yet another of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, it's time to discuss how politics have influenced entertainment. Are politics essentially just entertainment itself at this point? Are billionaires like Elon Musk influencing media? Do celebrity endorsements move the needle? Can we ever get politics back out of our movies and TV?

Also this week, Blade's delayed, Spidey 4 is official, Netflix wants to spoil everything, Squid Game gets an unnecessary remake, and much more!

• (0:00 – 16:45) Movie and TV News: Blade is delayed and Spider-Man 4 finds a home, Netflix offers a Moments feature, David Fincher remakes Squid Game, and much more.
• (16:46 – 33:21) Reviews: Venom: The Last Dance | Recommendations
• (33:22 – 1:15:56) From the Outside In: Politics in Entertainment and Celebrity Endorsements
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with Megalopolis – helmed by Apocalypse Now and The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and Joker: Folie à Deux directed by Joker and Hangover director Todd Phillips both hitting theaters in back-to-back weeks and both flopping spectacularly, and then Terrifier 3 shows up and somehow delivers a #1 movie in the country that is relentlessly gory and completely unrated, from a director's uncompromising vision. So we thought it as an apropos time to discuss crazy cinematic visions: meaning storytellers attempting to do something unique and different, and either wildly succeeding or failing spectacularly. Films such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Terminator 2, Psycho, Battlefield Earth, Look Who's Talking, Avatar, The Room, Howard the Duck, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and many others!

Also this week, Rob Rowald joins us for the topic - check out his podcast and YouTube series Rob (from the Internet) Talks About Beer - as well as recommendations and discussions such as Hellboy: The Crooked Man, The Substance, Laroy, Texas, and Things Will Be Different.

• (0:00 – 1:29:35) From the Outside In: Crazy Cinematic Visions
• (1:29:36 – 1:43:52) Recommendations: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, The Substance, Laroy, Texas, and Things Will Be Different.
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it is time to settle a debate as old as time: Is Stephen King truly the Master of Horror? Aaron and Troy dive deep into how they came into the world of the renowned writer, which type of King is the best, when he does or doesn't work, films such as Cujo, Carrie, Salem's Lot, IT, Storm of the Century, The Shining, Silver Bullet and many others, and land on that final question of is he, in fact, the Master of Horror?

Then, it's time for a trip to the vault as we take a look at the movie adaptations of arguably the greatest horror author in history, Stephen King. For several decades now, both readers and audiences have been terrified by the works of Stephen King, in all forms of entertainment. As with anything, not all of his adaptations click, and occasionally the results are scarier than the source material, and those that do, have become classic films that have horrified generations.

Because we love King, we left it to our listeners to decide the final eight films with which we'd handle on this Movie Battle Royale, and the nominees are all great in their own way: Film such as Pet Sematary, The Mist, Misery, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Stand By Me, IT (2017), The Shining. Which will end up as the greatest Stephen King adaptation of all-time?

• (0:00 – 55:26) Is Stephen King the Master of Horror?
• (55:27 – 1:51:33) The Stephen King Movie Battle Royale
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we kick off horror month with a look at the impact of true crime in our everyday lives: movies, TV, podcasts, it's everywhere. Are we consuming too much? Is it numbing our senses? Why are we so obsessed with the horror of true crime?

Also this week, Reacher finally gives Neagley a spin-off, Daniel Day-Lewis returns, reviews of Megalopolis, Lee, and Nobody Wants This, and much more!

• (0:00 – 22:04) Movie and TV News: Reacher gets a spin-off, Hellboy: The Crooked Man skips theaters, Daniel Day-Lewis unretires, Bane vs. Deathstroke is on the way, and more.
• (22:05 – 46:00) Reviews: Megalopolis, Nobody Wants This, Lee
• (46:01 – 1:19:08) From the Outside In: The Horror of True Crime
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