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The Movie Marathon Man

I cover franchises, directors, actors, and themed episodes by marathoning them and dissecting them for content and quality.

tv & film film reviews

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Episode 32 - Pride Month Comedies - To Wong Foo, But...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/06/26

Join me as I wrap up Pride Month 2025 with a trio of comedies...that are maybe more dramedy than comedy, but celebrate why we continue to celebrate Pride. Hey hey! For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for each begins! TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (1995, dir. Beeban Kidron) - 0:32 BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (1999, dir. Jamie Babbit) - 19:20 EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (1998, dir. David Moreton) - 30:10

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Episode 31 - JAWS 50th Anniversary!! - Jaws, Jaws 2,...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/06/22

In celebration of the original's 50th anniversary (TODAY!), join me as I cover Amity (Massachusetts OR Florida!), the sharks, the Brodys, and that forgettable trip to Sea World Orlando in the FOUR Jaws movies! AHOY! For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for each begins! JAWS (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg) - 1:05 JAWS 2 (1978, dir Jeannot Szwarc) - 17:39 JAWS 3-D (1983, dir. Joe Alves) - 29:24 JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987, dir. Joseph Sargent) - 38:42

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Episode 30 - Pride Month Dramas - Brokeback Mountain,...

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2025/06/18

Join me for a gay old time as I delve into each of these PRIDE Month selections, including the Listeners' Choice! To avoid spoilers for specific movies, time stamps below indicate when discussion starts for each one: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005, dir. Ang Lee) - 0:47 HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH (2001, dir. John Cameron Mitchell) - 25:04 MONSTER (2003, dir. Patty Jenkins) - 37:36

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Quickies #21 - Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, How...

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2025/06/14

Join me as I discuss assassins, symmetry, and real (CGI) dragons on this edition of Quickies! BALLERINA (2025, dir. Len Wiseman) THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (2025, dir. Wes Anderson) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025, dir. Dean DeBlois)

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52:43

Episode 29 - How to Train Your Dragon (1, 2, and The...

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2025/06/06

Join me as I duck for cover from, take flight with, and form lifelong bonds with the dragons and Berkians of How to Train Your Dragon, as I recount the plot points, my favorite moments, and heavy doses of scoring from the great John Powell. Timestamps indicate when each discussion starts: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) - 1:30 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2014) - 25:18 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (2019) - 42:10 and go see... HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025)

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Quickies #20 - Karate Kid: Legends, Bring Her Back,...

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2025/06/01

Join me for a spoiler-free look into three new releases, two playing in theaters and one on Netflix, as I take a look at the sixth movie in a 40-year-old franchise, a new horror classic, and some Italian comfort food. KARATE KID: LEGENDS (dir. Jonathan Entwistle), starring Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio, Ming-Na Wen, Wyatt Oleff, Joshua Jackson BRING HER BACK (dir. Danny & Michael Phillippou), starring Sally Hawkins NONNAS (dir. Stephen Chbosky), starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Saran...

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Quickies #19 - Final Destination Bloodlines, Lilo &...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/05/29

Join me as I discuss three new releases in cinemas - whether you're meeting your fate, your final reckoning, or just your family, I've got something for you! FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES (Horror, dir. Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein) LILO & STITCH (Family comedy, dir. Dean Fleischer Camp) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING (Action thriller, dir. Christopher McQuarrie - and probably Tom Cruise)

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Episode 28 - The Karate Kid - Parts 1-3, The Next,...

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2025/05/28

Join me as I cover - blow by blow - each pulse pounding moment of 3 Karate Kid movies, 1 kung fu movie, and I try to make sense of whatever that fourth movie was. Timestamps indicate when each discussion starts: THE KARATE KID (1984, dir. John G. Avildsen) - 1:34 THE KARATE KID PART II (1986, dir. John G. Avildsen) - 18:20 THE KARATE KID PART III (1989, dir. John G. Avilden) - 25:44 THE NEXT KARATE KID (1994, dir. Christopher Cain) - 35:05 THE KARATE KID (2010, dir. Harald Zwart) - 42:30 an...

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Episode 27 - Final Destination (all 5 movies!) -...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/05/14

Join me as I cover - kill by kill - each of the Final Destination, in preparation for the new release: 2025's Final Destination: Bloodlines!! As the Visionaries see what's coming, I cover the Major Disaster that starts each one, what are the good kills, the bad ones, and which ones just made me go 'meh'. I had SOOO much fun with these!! FINAL DESTINATION (2000, dir. James Wong) FINAL DESTINATION 2 (2003, dir. David R. Ellis) FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006, dir. James Wong) THE FINAL DESTINAT...

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Quickies #18 - Thunderbolts*, The Accountant 2, Clown...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/05/10

Join me as I briefly discuss THREE new features currently playing in cinemas! Catch them while you can! THUNDERBOLTS* (Superhero film, dir. Jake Schreier, starring Florence Pugh & David Harbour) THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (Action film, dir. Gavin O'Connor, starring Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal) CLOWN in a CORNFIELD (Slasher film, dir. Eli Craig, starring Katie Douglas & Aaron Abrams)

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Episode 26 - Crapfest #1 (Robot Monster, Manos: The...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/05/08

Join me as I take on the first edition of Crapfest - covering movies whose crappy reputations precede them! Are they bad? Are they secretly good?? Are they REALLY bad??? Tune in to find out! ROBOT MONSTER (1953, dir. Phil Tucker) MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE (1966, dir. Hal Warren) BALISTIC: ECKS vs. SEVER (2002, dir. Kaos) THE HAPPENING (2008, dir. M. Night Shyamalan)

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Quickies #17 - Warfare, Sinners, The Legend of Ochii...

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2025/04/25

Join me! - as I discuss three new releases - a gritty, gruesome war horror film, the new sublime horror film from Ryan Coogler, and a new foray into the fantasy genre.

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Episode 25 - Mr. Burt Reynolds (White Lightning,...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/04/23

Join me as I cover four Burt Reynolds movies. C'mon, it'll put hair on your chest! For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 5:04 - White Lightning (1973) 15:45 - Gator (1976) 25:15 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) 33:54 - The Cherokee Kid (1996)

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Episode 24 - Easter at the Movies! (Easter Parade,...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/04/18

Join me as I cover FOUR Easter movies, and even try my hand at singing too! For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 4:00 - Easter Parade (1948) 12:07 - King of Kings (1961) 22:19 - Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 31:21 - The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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Episode 23 - Pet Sematary (Pet Sematary 1989, Pet...

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2025/04/09

Join me as I trudge up the yard, through the path, and reanimate four chapters from the Pet Sematary franchise! For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 1:45 - Pet Sematary (1989) 17:10 - Pet Sematary Two (1992) 24:18 - Pet Sematary (2019) 32:22 - Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)

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Quickies #16 - Snow White, A Minecraft Movie...

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2025/04/03

Join me! - as I discuss Disney's latest princess and Jack Black playing with blocks. Featuring: SNOW WHITE (2025) A MINECRAFT MOVIE (2025)

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Episode 22 - Doubleheader #5 - Rookie of the Year &...

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2025/03/29

Join me for the fifth of my series on baseball films, with the final doubleheader! Now batting for The Movie Marathon Man! Gary Busey! Daniel Stern!! Thomas Ian Nicholas!!! Brad Pitt! Jonah Hill!! Chris Pratt!!! While recaps are mostly spoiler-free, for those who want to avoid ANY spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 1:11 - Rookie of the Year (1993) 12:28 - Moneyball (2011)

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Episode 21 - Doubleheader #4 - A League of Their Own...

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2025/03/29

Join me for the fourth of my series on baseball films, with the fourth doubleheader! Now batting for The Movie Marathon Man! Tom Hanks! Geena Davis!! Lori Petty!!! Tom Berenger! Charlie Sheen!! Wesley Snipes!!! Let's Go, Peaches and Indians!! While recaps are mostly spoiler-free, for those who want to avoid ANY spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 0:42 - A League of Their Own (1992) 20:29 - Major League (1989)

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Episode 19 - Doubleheader #3 - Eight Men Out & Field...

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2025/03/26

Join me for the third of my series on baseball films, with the third doubleheader! Now batting for The Movie Marathon Man! John Cusack! Charlie Sheen!! David Strathairn!!! Kevin Costner - again! James Earl Jones - again!! Ray Liotta!!! While recaps are mostly spoiler-free, for those who want to avoid ANY spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts: 3:30 - Eight Men Out (1988) 18:08 - Field of Dreams (1989)

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Quickies #15 - Last Breath, The Day the Earth Blew...

The Movie Marathon Man ·

2025/03/23

Join me! - as I discuss my claustrophobia, love for classic animation, and thorough enjoyment of Jack Quaid! Featuring: LAST BREATH (2025) THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (2024) NOVOCAINE (2025)

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