Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast

Title: Superman [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: James Gunn

Producer: James Gunn

Writer: James Gunn

Stars: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced

Release date: July 11, 2025

PROMO: Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss

SHOWNOTES: The masculine urge to listen to a podcast about hope, kindness, and punk rock.... Collateral Cinema At the Movies is back, as we cover James Gunn's Superman film starring David Corenswet, as well as the feature film launch of Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU. Does Corenswet fit into the boots of the titular role following up from Henry Cavill in the DCEU? How do the other cast members fair against previous iterations? How well does Gunn introduce this new cinematic universe, and what might the future hold for it? Find out now on our latest spoiler-free review, and stay tuned for our next At the Movies episode on The Fantastic Four: First Steps!

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Title: The Room [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Tommy Wiseau

Producer: Tommy Wiseau

Writer: Tommy Wiseau

Stars: Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Carolyn Minnott

Release date: June 27, 2003

PROMO: Cinema Recall (@cinema_recall)

SPECIAL GUEST: Derik (@Rashanii); Ratchet Book Club (@RatchetBookClub), A Seat at the Spades Table

SHOWNOTES: We did not hit her. It's not true. It's bullshit! We did not hit her, we did naaawwwt. Oh hai listeners! Yes, you read that right; this is our 100th numbered episode of the podcast, and we are celebrating that along with the conclusion of Season Eight with a very special redux on a long-time favorite: Tommy Wiseau's The Room! On this momentous occasion, Derik from Ratchet Book Club and A Seat at the Spades Table joins Beau and Ashley as a first-time watcher of the 2003 independent film often called "the Citizen Kane of bad movies". It would be a massive understatement to call Wiseau's magnum opus The Room important to Collateral Cinema; it's practically the reason we started podcasting together in the first place! We took the opportunity to hear Derik's fresh take moments after the experience and share our thoughts on why this film is not only so important to us, but to cinema and pop culture as a whole. Thank you to all of our listeners, guests, collaborators, and fellow podcasters for helping us make it this far, and here's to Season Nine and the next 100 episodes! You are tearing us apart!

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Ratchet Book Club is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts! You can also follow them on Twitter. Also, have a listen to A Seat at the Spades Table on your favorite podcast app, and look out for the return of Hindsight Movie Reviews!

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Title: Mean Girls [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Mark Waters

Producer: Lorne Michaels

Writer(s): Tina Fey (screenplay), Rosalind Wiseman (original book)

Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey

Release date: April 30, 2004 (US)

PROMO: Movie Wars (@MovieWarsPod)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Michael Barone, Mike, Mike, and Oscar (@mmandoscar)

SHOWNOTES: Get in loser. We're going podcasting. Mike from Mike, Mike, and Oscar joins us for an analysis of the 2004 teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey: Mean Girls! As consistently hilarious as it is quotable, this movie is a favorite of millennials, due in no small part to its surplus of memorable performances and Fey's brilliant screenplay. You can sit with us for this review, but don't forget, on Wednesdays, we wear pink. And if you think our content is fetch, stay tuned for our 100th episode and Season Finale on Tommy Wiseau's The Room very soon!

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Mike, Mike, and Oscar is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can also follow them on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, or Facebook!

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Featured TV Special Review: Lupin III "Voyage to Danger" (ルパン暗殺指令, Rupan Ansatsu Shirei; lit: "Orders to Assassinate Lupin") [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

PROMO: Reading Between the Reels (@ReadBtweenReels)

SPECIAL GUEST: Robbie Sherman, Conversations with Robbie Sherman (@WithSherman)

SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! is back for a special Anime Edition episode, as we are joined by Robbie Sherman for a review of the Lupin the 3rd (a.k.a Lupin III, Lupin the Third, or Lupin the IIIrd) 1993 anime TV special "Voyage to Danger". Masaaki Ōsumi, director of the original episodes of Lupin the 3rd Part I, returns for this somewhat darker, more mature story featuring Lupin and the gang. Beau, Ash, and Robbie give our thoughts on the special and the Lupin the 3rd franchise as a whole! Stay tuned for our upcoming episode on Mean Girls, as well as our Season Finale and 100th episode on The Room!

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Conversations with Robbie Sherman is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Title: Rocky IV [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Producers: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, Dolph Lundgren

Release date: November 27, 1985

PROMO: Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss

SPECIAL GUESTS:

• CatBusRuss (@catbusruss.bsky.social), I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill – The Podcast with CatBusRuss (@idigcrazyflicks.bsky.social)
• Craig Dickinson (@CraigMDickinson), Reading Between the Reels (‪@ReadBtweenReels)

SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema is back to talk about the Rocky franchise, and this time we're doing the wackiest sequel so far and a product of the 80s: Rocky IV! Joining us this episode: CatBusRuss from Ninety For Chill – The Podcast and Craig Dickinson from Reading Between the Reels, as we dive into the fourth installment of the boxing drama film series starring Sylvester Stallone. Stay tuned for our next episode on Mean Girls, as well as our Season Finale and 100th episode redux on The Room!

Collateral Cinema is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Ninety for Chill – The Podcast with CatBusRuss is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can also follow I Dig Crazy Flicks on Bluesky or Facebook, and check out their website on Spotify!

Reading Between the Reels is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can also follow them on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok!

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Series title: Doctor Who (2005) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Episode title: "The Day of the Doctor"

Director: Nick Hurran

Producer: Marcus Wilson

Writer: Steven Moffat

Stars: Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper, John Hurt

Release date: November 22, 2013

PROMO: Movie Wars (@MovieWarsPod)

SHOWNOTES: Geronimo! On this episode of Collateral Cinema, we are traveling time and space with the Doctor(s), as we cover the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, "The Day of the Doctor"! Join Ashley, Beau, and Robert for an exploration of this momentous 2013 Who episode starring Matt Smith; David Tennant; and the late, great John motherfucking Hurt as the Eleventh; Tenth; and War Doctors respectively. Whether you're an avid DW fan like Ash, or new to the franchise like Beau and Robert, we think this episode will be worth a listen. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming reviews on Rocky IV and Mean Girls, as well as our Season Finale redux on The Room! Allons-y!

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Title: Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai; lit. Mobile Armored Riot Police)[Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Producers: Yoshimasa Mizuo, Ken Matsumoto, Ken Iyadomi, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Writer(s): Kazunori Itō (screenplay), Masamune Shirow (original manga)

Stars:

• Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese)
• Mimi Woods, Richard Epcar (as Richard George), Tom Wyner (as Abe Lasser) (English dub)

Release date: November 18, 1995 (JP)

PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Ian Harper, Lewis (@xilubez); Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SHOWNOTES: Due to technical difficulties, we had to skip over this episode as the second part of our Anime Month, but with those now resolved, we are happy to release our review of Ghost in the Shell, joined once again by our friends at the Retro Anime Podcast! This 1995 tech noir cyberpunk anime film based on the manga of the same name is a seminal picture for not only anime fans, but movie buffs in general, right along with the likes of Akira (covered previously on our show). If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our next one on the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, "The Day of the Doctor"!

Collateral Cinema is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

The Retro Anime Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can also follow them on Instagram or Twitter, and check their official website at retroanimepodcast.com!

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Title(s): Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children, The Burning Question, Dope Addict, Doped Youth, Love Madness) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Louis J. Gasnier

Producer(s): George Hirliman (1936), Dwain Esper (1938-39)

Writers: Arthur Hoerl (screenplay), Lawrence Meade (story)

Stars: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Warren McCollum, Carleton Young

Release year(s): 1936 (original), 1938 (re-release)

PROMO: Cinema Recall (@cinema_recall)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Kevin and Erin Dougherty (@QueenErin), The Podcast That Wouldn't Die! (/tpodcasttwdie.bsky.social)

SHOWNOTES: We hope all of our ganja-enjoying listeners had a fantastic 4/20; we sure did! This stoner holiday, we blazed while watching the anti-cannabis propaganda exploitation film Reefer Madness! Originally released as a Christian picture titled Tell Your Children in 1936, then vulgarly recut as an exploitation film from 1938 through the 50s, this hilariously melodramatic flick was recontextualized as an unintentional satire in the 70s, and is ironically considered by many weed smokers one of the original stoner movies today. For our (belated) 4/20 Special, Beau and Ash are joined by returning guests Kevin and Erin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die! in our discussion of one of the worst films ever made and the batshit insanity it unabashedly presents as factual in its campaign against marijuana. If you enjoy this special episode, stay tuned for our (also belated) analysis of Ghost in the Shell, as well as our next numbered episode on Doctor Who: "The Day of the Doctor", and... smoke it if you got it!

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The Podcast That Wouldn't Die! is available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, or wherever you listen to podcasts! You can also follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Tiktok, and Bluesky.

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***Dedicated to Joe Cantu***

Title: The California Kid [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Richard T. Heffron

Producer: Howie Horwitz

Writer: Richard Compton

Stars: Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Michelle Philips, Nick Nolte, Stuart Margolin

PROMO: Movie Wars (@MovieWarsPod)

SHOWNOTES: Due to production issues, we are jumping ahead to our next episode ahead of Ghost in the Shell: we're reviewing the 1974 made-for-TV film starring Martin Sheen, The California Kid! This action thriller car movie is a blast to the past, filmed in the 70s and set in the 50s. While it may be one of our more obscure picks, Robert, Beau, and Ash tell you why we think it's worth a watch, not only for car enthusiasts but anyone interested in a TV flick with a rising star. We'll be back with Ghost in the Shell as soon as possible and then our next scheduled episode: the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, "The Day of the Doctor"!

Please support the family of founding Collateral Cinema member Joseph Cantu in their time of need on GoFundMe: gofund.me/06fd8fdb

Collateral Cinema is on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Anime Talk! is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! You can also follow the show on Instagram and Twitter.

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Title: The Last: Naruto the Movie [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi

Producers: Takayuki Hirobe, Naoji Hohnokidani, Shoji Matsui

Writers: Masashi Kishimoto, Maruo Kyozuka

PROMO: Anime Talk! (@AnimeTalk12)

SPECIAL GUEST: Matt St. Jack, Anime Talk! (@AnimeTalk12)

SHOWNOTES: This month, we are covering anime content! To start, Matt St. Jack from Anime Talk! joins us to talk the tenth Naruto film, The Last: Naruto the Movie! We actually meant to release this last season, but ending up losing the original audio files, so we re-recorded this year. Join Ashley, Beau, and Matt as we cover this 2014 romance anime movie set 2 years after the end of the Naruto manga and Naruto Shippuden anime, and listen to Ash sperg out on his favorite anime franchise! Also, stay tuned for our "2024 in Review" episode, as well as our next anime film review: Ghost in the Shell (1995)!

Collateral Cinema is on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Anime Talk! is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! You can also follow the show on Instagram and Twitter.

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