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The Hollywood Outsider

The Hollywood Outsider

The Hollywood Outsider is a weekly entertainment podcast where we discuss specific topics in film and TV, review current movies, interview independent filmmakers, and put our own spin on movies and television. Podcast Awards winner for Best TV & Film podcast. Subscribe & listen to a new HO every week!

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01:46:21

Rebooting Favorite TV Shows, Buffy the Vampire...

The Hollywood Outsider ·

2025/02/05

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with the news that Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be rebooted on Hulu with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to her iconic role as she carries a new slayer along her path. As we discuss this development, we all share our ideas for rebooting favorite TV shows for a new generation of viewers. Also this week, The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer has dropped, and we dive into whether it's enough to get us excited for the remake, M. Night Shyamalan and

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01:23:20

2025 TV Preview!

The Hollywood Outsider ·

2025/01/22

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we’re breaking down everything that’s getting us excited in television with our 2025 TV Preview! We talk about the most important NEW content coming to television this year with the premiere date, network, and a brief synopsis, AND our favorites returning. Chad Powers, Your Friends and Neighbors, Suits LA, Daredevil: Born Again, Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Rabbit, Paradise, The Last Frontier, The Pitt, IT: Welcome to Derry, Cobra Kai, Stranger

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01:14:07

2025 Movie Preview Extravaganza!

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2025/01/15

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we're breaking down everything that's getting us excited in film with our 2025 Movie Preview Extravaganza! We talk about all the big movies coming to theaters and streaming this year with their respective release date and a brief synopsis. Blockbusters such as s such as Superman, Jurassic Park: Rebirth, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Wake Up Dead Man, Happy Gilmore 2, as well as plenty of smaller films like Death of a Unicorn and so many

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02:13:39

The 2025 Hollywood Outsider Awards for Film and...

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2025/01/08

These are the only awards that really matter, the 2025 HO Awards! On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are breaking down our 2025 awards for both film and television. If you haven’t listened to our HO Awards before, we do ours a bit different, for example our "actor" category covers all genders, we do not separate it. For TV, network, cable, and streaming all count, it just has to have had at least 3 new episodes in 2024. For movies, theatrical, VOD, and streaming are all eligible

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01:11:04

Superman Trailer, Blake Lively Goes to Court, Mufasa:...

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2024/12/24

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to look up, because the Superman trailer has finally arrived! The big-screen reinvention of the titular character and the entire DC Cinematic Universe is in the hands of James Gunn, and he have thoughts! Does David Corenswet look the part of not only Superman, but Clark Kent? Is Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor going to be terrifying enough? Most importantly, is Krypto the best boy? We're diving into everything we see and get honest with where

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01:42:59

Villain Origin Stories, Wicked Review and...

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2024/11/20

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

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01:51:21

Pop Culture Debates, Red One, Heretic, Star Wars, and...

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2024/11/13

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

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01:11:10

Holiday Movie Preview 2024

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2024/11/06

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! Discussed on this episode (0:00 –

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01:15:56

Politics in Entertainment, Celebrity Endorsements,...

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2024/10/30

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,

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04:51:52

Halloween 2024: Scariest Movie Ever, Women in Horror,...

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2024/10/23

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s Halloween, and as we have done in the past for Halloween and Christmas, we like to put out a bit of a compilation of favorite topics or interviews from years past that celebrate these specific holidays. And this one has a very special anniversary episode, actually TWO of them. First up: we return to one of our favorite segments as we decide, once-and-for-all, what the is the BEST! Could it be The Exorcist, or possibly Poltergeist? Could A

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01:19:07

The Horror of True Crime, Megalopolis, Nobody Wants...

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2024/10/02

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! Discussed on this episode (0:00 – 22:04) Movie and TV News: Reacher

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01:02:08

Cringey Dialogue, Lost and Friends Anniversaries,...

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2024/09/25

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, our topic revolves around a line of questioning a reporter from Empire recently asked director James Cameron about his, in his words, cringey dialogue. Cameron of course responded in the most King of the World way possible with: “I don’t think of it as some Holy Grail, that’s for sure (regarding The Terminator). I look at it now and there are parts of it that are pretty cringeworthy, and parts of it that are like, ‘Yeah, we did pretty well for the

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01:24:22

Fall TV Preview 2024

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2024/09/18

Want to know what new TV shows to watch this Fall? On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it’s time for our Fall TV preview 2024, including our most anticipated new and returning shows on the Fall television schedule. TV has evolved so much, and there are so many options, it becomes overwhelming every year to know what we should be spending our time on. Therefore we rolled up our sleeves, jumped in the water, and pulled out some of the best – and worst – that television has to offer this

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01:28:18

Summer Entertainment Awards 2024

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2024/09/11

What were your favorite moments in entertainment from this past summer? On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are presenting our Summer Entertainment Awards for 2024 and each category is for EITHER movies or TV. What was the best of all of it? Deadpool and Wolverine, Twisters, Thelma, Inside Out 2, Presumed Innocent, Only Murders in the Building, what's it going to be?? It’s our pick for the BEST in entertainment for the categories from May 1st through Labor Day weekend. The winners

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47:45

Just a Bit Outside with Strange Darling, Alien:...

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2024/08/30

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, the HO team is on sabbatical, so Aaron takes the mic solo to discuss crazy movie and TV news like Ted Lasso and Yellowstone continuing on, Megalopolis has a huge trailer controversy, and Jurassic World: Rebirth finally has a plot description. Then, it's time to discuss several late Summer entries: Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Crow (and original director Alex Proyas' trashing of it), Only Murders in the Building Season 4, and Netflix's Wyatt

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02:05:42

When To End A Franchise, What It Means To Be A Film...

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2024/08/21

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we have three distinct topics to dive into as we revisit fun or interesting topics from the past: When To End A Franchise, What It Means To Be A Film Critic, and our 80s Family Movie Battle Royale. First, we take a look at more of these tired franchises that keep popping back up. Sure, Saw X was well-received while Expendables 4 wasn’t, but did we even need to get to this point? When IS a good time to end a franchise? Also, are we – the fans – truly

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01:24:17

The Perfect Summer Movie Soundtrack Volume 2

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2024/08/07

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to revisit a popular topic from a few years back and add even more of the best songs or themes from movies or TV to crank up once as we enjoy the remainder of Summer. We each have plenty of songs to add since we first broached this topic – they can be themes, songs from a movie or TV soundtrack, or just synonymous with a movie – and so we felt it was time to add to our perfect summer movie soundtrack! You can listen to our Volume 1 episode

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02:04:15

Comic-Con 2024 and Deadpool & Wolverine Spoilercast

The Hollywood Outsider ·

2024/07/31

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we head back to San Diego to look at Comic-Con 2024 and debate the biggest news to drop out of Hall H and other locales such as: Dexter Morgan's return, Star Trek breaks genres, The Boys spins off again, Avengers 5 and 6 news, plus Robert Downey Jr. is cast as Doctor Doom. All this, plus a report from Kyle Nolan with No-Reruns.net, and much more! Then, strap in to discuss the biggest movie of the year in all of its rated-R, foul-mouthed joy:

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01:20:29

No, Movie Theaters Aren't Dead

The Hollywood Outsider ·

2024/07/11

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, every website these days is desperate for clicks and therefore constantly pounds the drum that movie theaters are dead or dying. But if you break down the facts, is that actually true? Turns out, there is a lot more to this story than what is being reported, so our topic this week revolves around the truth: no, movie theaters aren't dead! Also on this episode, we discuss Gladiator 2, Horizon getting pulled from the schedule, A Fistful of Dollars

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03:44

Vote For The Hollywood Outsider In The 2024 Podcast...

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2024/07/04

Please vote for The Hollywood Outsider at PodcastAwards.com! The Podcast Awards award the best in podcasting, and the finalists are determined by YOU, the listeners. Therefore, here we are, asking for your support. Before July 31st, you may cast your vote for us, if you would, and we would be eternally grateful. Visit PodcastAwards.com, complete the brief setup, check the podcasts you are voting for - The Hollywood Outsider can be found in the following categories: TV and Film and People's

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