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Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast

Three lifelong friends with a passion for cinema invite you to their weekly movie night where they get together for dinner, discussion and laughs. Written, directed and hosted by Rachael, Karl and Matt.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

65:33

Season 2: Year In Review

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/12/31

Send us a textWhat better way to close out 2024 and welcome in 2025 than with a Season 2 Year In Review from your favorite podcast! Listen in as we think back on the films we viewed this past year, including the best, the worst, and the most surprising. We also find out where our dear listeners hail from and how our podcast audience is growing. So put up your feet, pour some champagne, and let's toast to the close of a successful second season, as we boldly look forward, wit...

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102:21

Longlegs

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/12/24

Send us a textNothing says Christmas like serial killers! Karl closes out our “Within the Last Year” theme, our final theme of Season Two, with Longlegs, a film about an FBI agent who may be a smidge psychic and her investigation of the titular serial killer. We also discuss all things serial killer, including some notable ones in history, why the US leads the world in recorded serial killers, and why serial killers aren’t as prominent today as they have been in the past. Such a festive...

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78:42

Poor Things

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Send us a textThis week, we continue our theme of “within the last (rolling) year” with 2023’s “Poor Things.” Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, this movie certainly leaves an impression. This is definitely our “MRT After Dark” episode as we discuss sex in film, public nudity and what not to watch with your parents. In the words of Dave Chapelle: Better not bring your kids!

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97:07

Godzilla Minus One

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/12/10

Send us a textIt's time for our last theme cycle of the year! Usually our themes are pretty broad and open to interpretation, allowing us to pick from the vast back-catalogue of movie history. For this round, we are restricting our picks to films released in the last year so we can all get a taste of modern cinemaRising from the depths and bursting onto our screen this week is the 2023 film (it's a rolling 12 months...) Godzilla Minus One. Drawing heavily from the original 1...

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76:27

Drive-In Massacre

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/12/03

Send us a textKarl closes out our “Memories From the Drive-In” theme by bringing the drive-in experience to the MRT studio! The MRT Crew reviews Drive-In Massacre, a 1976 film about two detectives investigating a series of sword murders at a local drive-in. We also discuss our favorite candy, and the most random things we’ve ever found where we least expected it. So come join us!**Theater management cannot be held responsible for the carnage and insanity this episode may cause.

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62:10

Ed Wood

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/11/26

Send us a textGreetings, my friends. Join us, won’t you, as we explore the strange and unusual life of filmmaker Ed Wood, in Tim Burton’s 1994 biopic of the same name. Starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, and Sarah Jessica Parker, this movie will take you into the weird world of Ed Wood during his “heyday” in the 1950s when he befriended aging actor Bela Lugosi and created some of the worst Z-movies known to man. We also learn what a “Z-movie” is and explore what...

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89:05

The Blob

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Send us a textOnce upon a time the big screen wasn't just in a theater or in your living room but out under the wide open sky. Loading up the car, eating food, playing frisbee or baseball until the sun went down and everyone went back to their vehicles to watch whatever double feature was playing that night. These are memories from the drive-in and our theme for this round.We delve into all things drive-in this episode and our feature this evening is The Blob, 1958's classic sci-f...

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93:58

Cemetery Man

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/11/12

Send us a textWe close out our “Hugs & Kisses” theme with 1994’s Cemetery Man, starring Rupert Everett as a man who works in a cemetery in which the bodies rise from their graves within a week of being buried. It has been called “the finest erotic romantic existential black comedy zombie gorefest of our time” by Severin Films. What does it have to do with hugs and kisses? Give this week’s episode a listen to find out!We also discuss whether we want to be buried when we die, Karl giv...

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85:12

The Bodyguard

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/11/05

Send us a textThe romance continues with our “Hugs and Kisses” theme in the form of the 1992 film “The Bodyguard” , starring Kevin Costner as an ex-Secret Serviceman hired to protect a threatened pop singer/actress played by Whitney Houston. In true romance movie form, they fall in love and conflict ensues. We also review the sub-genres of the romance movie, the indecent proposal in “Indecent Proposal,” and Rachael’s brush with beauty pageants,If you don’t tune in, then we can...

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75:17

The Princess Bride

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/10/29

Send us a text"Hugs & Kisses". We see this message emblazoned on chalky candy hearts and sappy cards for Valentine's Day every year. There are racks of novels at libraries and bookstores ready to fill us with tales of this topic. When it comes to film there are countless romances, comedies and dramas that play on this phrase. That's a good thing too because it's our theme for this next round of picks.What better film to kick things off and put us in the mood for ro...

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83:23

The Cooler

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/10/22

Send us a textWe close out our “I’m So Cold” theme with 2003’s The Cooler, starring William H. Macy as Bernie, an employee of a rundown Las Vegas casino, whose job is to go to tables and “cool” their winning streaks. But when he falls in love and his luck turns around, he becomes a liability to the casino and hijinks ensue. We also discuss the concept of luck, Karl provides some origins and statistics about superstitions, and Rachael regales us with tales of her childhood food traumas. So com...

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81:24

Snowpiercer

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/10/15

Send us a textCome ride the rails with us for this week’s variation on the “I’m So Cold” theme, as we eternally loop through the arctic, post-apocalyptic wasteland of 2013’s “Snowpiercer.” Directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Chris Evans, Sir John Hurt, Ed Harris, and Tilda Swinton, and based on a French graphic novel of the same name, this film creates a fascinating world that definitely left us with more questions than answers. We also learn some interesting facts about trains,...

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74:49

The Ice Storm

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/10/08

Send us a textI'm so cold! You've probably heard someone say this or even said it yourself but beyond the temperature what else could this statement be hinting at? What other kinds of coldness are there? Button up for our cold plunge in this topic for our new theme.The Ice Storm brings in a blustery front of emotional coldness from 1997. Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood and others this icy drama follows a pair of inter...

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74:56

Murder Mystery

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/10/01

Send us a textKarl closes out our “Out of My Comfort Zone” theme with a movie chosen by his wife, who was asked by Karl to pick a movie that he “would never in a million years have ever watched.” The murder mystery film genre has a storied history of entertaining films. Then there’s Murder Mystery starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston which….isn't one of those films. We also discuss Karl’s abuse of AI, why he dislikes Adam Sandler, whether Matt and Rachael know each other’s comfort zones...

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73:52

A Face In The Crowd

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/09/24

Send us a textWe continue to venture out of any and all comfort zones, with this week’s pick “A Face in the Crowd;” a lesser known, but excellent film from 1957 starring Andy Griffith, uncharacteristically playing a bombastic, complicated, and sometimes repellant character. This is a far cry from his better known, and more like-able roles as Sheriff Andy Taylor and Matlock. We also talk about director Elia Kazan’s controversial brush with the House Un-american Activities Committee,...

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74:17

Good Will Hunting

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/09/17

Send us a textHow comfortable are you with being uncomfortable? Some say the only true way to grow is to step outside your comfort zone, which happens to be our new theme. This week we are watching Good Will Hunting starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams where the main character needs to step outside his own comfort zone. We also discuss SpongeBob SquarePants and the Brownie incident.

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90:54

Frozen

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/09/10

Send us a textAfter discussing whether we could survive being lost at sea, being held captive in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, and taking part in British naval warfare battles during the Napoleonic era, it’s only natural that we end our “Could I Survive?” theme with the most perilous of activities….skiing. We watch 2010’s Frozen (not the Disney one) about three friends stuck on a ski lift that has been shut down for the week. Could we survive the cold? Could we survive the hungry wol...

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61:12

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/09/03

Send us a textWelcome aboard, hoist the mainsail, and batten down the hatches for this week’s film, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany (and a bunch of other dudes.). This movie happens to be one of Rachael’s all-time favorites and she is sure to remind you of this. Frequently. We also discuss a recent visit to America’s oldest (and best) national park, Yellowstone, as well as what life on the high seas might have been like in ...

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76:13

Unbroken

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/08/27

Send us a Text Message.Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and tried to put yourself in the shoes of the main character? Imagined yourself going through all their trials and tribulations and asked yourself the question "could I survive"? That is our new theme and mission for this round.This episode focuses on 'Unbroken', the 2014 film adaptation of the excellent 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand. Written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese and William...

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72:18

Night Shift

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast ·

2024/08/06

Send us a Text Message.Our “Strange Bedfellows” theme concludes with Night Shift, in which Henry Winkler, Shelley Long, and Michael Keaton (in his first breakout role) star as unlikely partners who turn a city morgue into a “love broker” business. What could possibly go wrong?!We also discuss our own personal histories with working the night shift, the events surrounding how Matt proposed to Rachael, and some facts about who is actually working the night shift. So come join us…if you’re still...

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