The Movies & A Meal Podcast

Episode 97: Fantastic Four (2015) and Hoosiers

The group discuss another round of movie delays due to COVID-19 issues (0:00),

Brad ponders why the 2015 version of "Fantastic Four" happened (4:55)

And then everyone talks about one of Ben's favorite movies of all time, 1986's "Hoosiers," starring Gene Hackman, Dennis Hoppers and Barbara Hershey (15:10).

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Episode 96: X-Men: Days of Future Past and Candyman (1992)

Brad, Keith and Ben discuss more movie theaters opening back up in the midst of a pandemic (0:20),

Brad talks about why "X-Men: Days of Future Past" is one of his favorites in the franchise (9:30)

And then the gang is joined by Kelly from the podcast "What You Should Read" to break down one of her favorite horror movies, 1992's "Candyman" (20:38).

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Episode 95: How To Build a Girl, The Wolverine, Da 5 Bloods and Almost Famous

Jumbo-sized episode!

• Keith talks about a post pandemic return to the movie theater post and his thoughts on "How To Build A Girl" (1:53)
• Brad considers the merits of "The Wolverine" from 2013 (9:38)
• Ben and Keith break down Spike Lee's latest, a war-heist movie called "Da 5 Bloods" (21:20)
• Then the crew explores one of Keith's favorite movies of all time, "Almost Famous." (57:49)

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Episode 94: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Jurassic Park

Ben explains why movies such as "Just Mercy" and "Selma" are available for free and why you should watch them (0:46) during a time of change in the country,

Brad explains why the second outing of Nicolas Cage's take on Ghost Rider was not successful (4:49),

and then the group is joined by Chapman to discuss the 1993 blockbuster, "Jurassic Park" (13:23).

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Episode 93: HBO Max rollout, Da 5 Bloods/Tenet trailers, X-Men: First Class and The Princess Bride

Keith shares his thoughts on HBO Max (1:15),

Ben and Keith talk new trailers for "Tenet" and "Da 5 Bloods" (6:15),

Brad reviews 2011's "X-Men: First Class (12:30)

and then gang breaks down a crowd favorite, "The Princess Bride."

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Episode 92: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Lovebirds (2020) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Brad goes back to talk about "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," (1:13),

Keith and Ben debate the merits of the Issa Rae/Kumail Nanjiani comedy "The Lovebirds" (9:00),

And then the crew is joined by guest Mitch to talk about Will Ferrell's NASCAR comedy (20:20).

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Episode 91: Dead To Me, Punisher: War Zone (2008) and Patriot Games

Keith reviews the second season of Netflix's "Dead To Me" (1:30),

Brad gives his thoughts on "Punisher: War Zone" (7:15),

And then the gang reviews Harrison Ford's first go at Jack Ryan and the whole Maryland-ness of "Patriot Games" (21:10).

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Episode 90: Spider-Man 3 (2007), Never Have I Ever and The American President (1995)

Brad talks about the third film in the original Spider-Man trilogy: (1:49)

Keith reviews "Never Have I Ever," a Netflix TV show: (14:38)

Ben does a quick discussion about the cartoon "Harley Quinn" and Amazon docu-series "Take Us Home: Leeds United": (18:02)

And then the gang is joined by Julia to talk about one of her favorite movies, 1995's "The American President": (25:57).

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Episode 89: What We Do In The Shadows, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Sunderland Til I Die and Out of Sight (1998)

Keith talks about the FX show, "What We Do In The Shadows," (1:10),

Brad gives his thoughts on "Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer" (6:00)

Ben provides an overview of the Netflix sports doc series, "Sunderland 'Til I Die" (13:56)

And then the gang talks about the Steven Soderbergh classic, "Out of Sight" (23:13).

Episode 88: Bad Education, Ghost Rider, Extraction and A View To A Kill

Keith talks about "Bad Education," an HBO production: (1:09)

Brad reviews "Ghost Rider," a Marvel movie starring Nick Cage (5:18)

Ben gives his thoughts on Netflix's "Extraction," with Chris Hemsworth (13:48)

And then the group is joined by James Bond fan Mark for our "Favorite Films From Our Friends" segment to discuss 1985's "A View To A Kill." (20:49).