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PODCAST

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast

Percolated Media

Join Adam, Garrett, and Matthew, on their never-ending retrospective journey through their reviews of the best and worst of films and television.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

1:44:06

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/07/07

While commercially successful, both the critical and ratings board backlash against Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom was almost too much for director Steven Spielberg to take. So much so, he wasn’t sure he wanted to honor the three film deal he and friend George Lucas made, and he was looking at doing other things. At the time the third film was being developed, Spielberg had both Rain Man and Big on his desk to do. It was only after Lucas brought in writer Jeffrey Boam (and Spielberg was

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2:02:15

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/07/01

Both personally and professionally, by the time Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were set to make a sequel to their successful collaboration Raiders of the Lost Ark, they were in completely different places than they were prior. Professionally, Lucas had just wrapped his Star Wars trilogy, and Spielberg had done E.T., the most financially successful movie of the time. But it was the personal part that drove Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom in the creative process. Lucas was going through a

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1:25:13

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/06/30

It is safe to say that the Transformers franchise was in major flux following the release of 2018’s Bumblebee. It was critically lauded for its inclusion of heart, but it didn’t have the biggest box office numbers. So Paramount’s solution was to bring in Creed 2’s director Steve Caple and have him make a film that included both elements of Bumblebee’s heart and Michael Bay’s spectacle. The result? Transformers Rise of the Beasts. How was it? Join Garrett and Matt as they bring in new to the

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2:18:44

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/06/23

Having done Star Wars, you would think it only natural the boys would eventually get to Indiana Jones. But add in the fact there is another movie coming out this summer, and it was an inevitability. Listen in as Garrett, Matt, and Adam start their deep dive into the caves and tombs associated with cinema’s most famous archaeologist. With it starting out as a passion project between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, until eventually ending up in the hands of James Mangold, the journey will

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1:05:22

The Boogeyman (2023)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/06/09

With this review of The Boogeyman, the boys return to the cinematic world of Stephen King. Not only that, it is a theatrical release, which we all know is what Matt and Adam were excited for (sarcasm noted). As for Garrett? This was his dream come true. Or was it? Join The Three Men And A Retrospective Podcast as they dive right into a theatrical version of the short film they reviewed months before when they did Stephen King’s The Night Shift Collection. With the writers of A Quiet Place and the

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2:10:24

Fast X (2023)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/06/02

Two years after he was able to convince Garrett to finally do that Fast and Furious franchise, Vin Diesel and company have returned with another! Though this time, it’s with a new director, and some surprising (or not) returns. Join Garrett and Adam as Matt drives them through the latest entry in what was once one of his favorite franchises. And stay tuned, as they go over what the future of the Safa could possibly hold.

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2:02:36

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/05/26

With a divorce on the horizon and his Empire fully established, George Lucas was willing to do one more film in the series that started it all, and then go home to spend time with his family. So, once again armed with screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, Lucas pounded out a story and helped produce Return of the Jedi, the what was perceived at the time to be the concluding chapter in his Star Wars Saga. Join the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast as they dive in the Ewok ladened third film in Lucas's

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2:09:42

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/05/19

So where do you go after making the most successful movie of all time? Why make another of course. After Star Wars proved all naysayers wrong and was a massive success, George Lucas knew he had free reign to continue the story he had written a few years before. But if you thought the first movie had problems, wait until you hear what happened on the second. But with a highly competent director -and Lucas’s former USC professor- at the helm in Irvin Kershner, The Empire Strikes Back, once again

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2:18:58

Star Wars (1977)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/05/12

Matt finally did it. While doing the scheduling for these shows, he finally convinced Garrett to do a whole retrospective on the galaxy far, far away. Why was Garrett hesitant? How did Matt convince him to do it? And of all times to do it, why are they doing it now? Listen in as Adam joins the two and they discuss this, as well as take take a major deep dive on the original 1977 George Lucas directed Star Wars. What were the circumstances Lucas ran into while making the film? Who is it that he

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1:03:05

M3GAN (2023)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/05/05

While outlining our schedule for the year, Matt was under the impression that the James Wan produced/Gary Dauberman directed remake of Salem’s Lot was going to come out at the end of April. What can we say? After the studio switched everything around for the release of Evil Dead Rise, we had a spot to fill. Enter M3gan. Also produced by Wan, the tale about a killer AI influenced doll was a surprise hit at the beginning of the year, grossing over $100 million. Why did the boys choose this one to do

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1:15:57

Salem’s Lot (2004)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/04/28

By 2004, the starvation for anything Stephen King had pretty much died down. Yet we were still 10-15 years from seeing things he had written being revised for the screen over and over. Or were we? At this point, the 2002 version of Carrie had already aired, and there was a ten plus movie Children of the Corn franchise still going on. Yes, we’re getting to those too. But even though ABC had been mostly the home to the TV movie adaptations coming out, the mid 2000s saw TNT get into the act with this

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1:02:05

A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/04/21

The boys reconvene for what is probably the most bizarre entry in the Stephen King retrospective yet. Fans of underground filmmaking love fighting on the hill of Larry Cohen. From The Stuff to It’s Alive, the man has been at the forefront of independent horror filmmaking. And when he had a script for last week’s 1979 tv film Salem’s Lot get rejected, he tucked it into a drawer thinking he’d never get another opportunity to make it. But as fate would have it, producers came crawling. Join Garrett,

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1:07:11

Salem’s Lot (1979)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/04/14

With the Man of Steel behind them (for now), the boys decided to return to the cinematic world of Stephen King. Well, Garrett decided, and the others went along. This is one of the author’s most popular novels, and there is a reason for the trio to be doing Salem’s Lot now. Why is that? Listen to find out! Also listen as they begin this retrospective by reviewing director Tobe Hooper’s 1979 tv movie adaptation. They discuss everything from what standards and practices were like way back when and

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1:27:25

Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/04/07

After Superman III and the following film Supergirl (which we’ll get to in a couple months) failed to make much of a dent in the box office, as well as meet fan expectations, the Salkinds finally took the hint and sold the Superman property off. And who they sold it to is one of the most infamous stories in filmmaking history. Anyone who has seen the documentary Electric Bugaloo knows who and what the Cannon Group represented in the late 70s and early 80s. With schlock like the Death Wish sequels

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1:40:52

Superman III (1983)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/03/31

With Richard Donner fully out of the picture and Richard Lester back in tow, the Salkinds could finally do the Superman movie they seemingly wanted to make from the beginning. The result, is the Superman film that many say was the beginning of the end of the Man of Steel. Well, all except Garrett of course. Despite writing many articles and doing a podcast on it in the past, Garrett has never been able to talk about Superman III long form. Listen in as he uses his The Three Men and a Retrospective

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1:43:47

Superman II (1980)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2023/03/24

Though filmed at the same time, it is safe to say 1980’s Superman II is of a different ilk than Richard Donner’s Superman The Movie. Reason being the director was fired midway through, and what we got as a result was a very successful, if different feeling, film than Donner’s 1978 seminal favorite. The boys get back together to talk about the theatrical cut of Superman II, as (partially) directed by Salkinds hire Richard Lester. But as the podcast goes on, Garrett and Matt really dug into the weeds

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1:45:27

Top Gun Maverick (2022)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2022/06/03

Has there ever been a sequel almost 40 years in the making? Whether there has or hasn’t, Top Gun Maverick has come to the shores and taken the world by storm, gathering a huge cluster of not good but GREAT reviews, and also making over $300 million at the box office. How did this happen, and what do the boys think of it...The post Top Gun Maverick (2022) first appeared on PercolatedMedia.net.

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1:40:43

Top Gun (1986)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2022/05/27

Almost as if Tom Cruise and company called Garrett’s bluff, here we are, in the first of a duology of podcasts dissecting the Top Gun series. See, Matt has been bugging Garrett to do a Tony Scott retrospective for years, but he always got the response that with the exception of True Romance, which was done as part of a Quentin Tarantino retro, the only way we would ever do another review of a Tony Scott movie would be if they ever made the Top Gun sequel they’ve been (threatening?) to do for

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1:39:48

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2022/05/20

Last year the boys began what they thought was going to be a massive Stephen King series of podcasts that covered all of the film and tv adaptations of the popular author. Even though the kabosh was given to that idea, Garrett, Matt, and Adam were able to get all of Carrie, and 2/3 of the Shining in over at Binge Media. The post Doctor Sleep (2019) first appeared on PercolatedMedia.net.

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1:31:03

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast ·

2022/05/13

Four years after reviewing the entire Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise for Binge Media, Garrett, Matt, and Mik are back to complete the cycle and review Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022. The post Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) first appeared on PercolatedMedia.net.

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