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Overthinking Movies
by Brandon Hain
New and old movie reviews, retrospectives, editorials, and discussions with overthinking host Brandon Hain and overthinking co-hosts Alex Ulaky and Zach Yetter.Send suggestions for movies and topics for us to talk about to [email protected]
Episodes
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Episode 99.5 - Superman (2025)
After years of teases and build ups, from the title being "Superman: Legacy" to just "Superman", James Gunn's reboot of the DCEU to the DCU is here. Does it work on its own as a movie and not just a set up for a universe? Does Gunn's comedy take away from the character? Co-host Alex and I met up…
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Episode 99 - The Actual First Superman Movie (1951)
Christopher Reeve may be the most iconic in modern pop culture, but George Reeves was the pioneer that created the family-friendly boy scout image of the character on screen that built the way there. But before the Adventures of Superman show, there was a theatrical movie to pitch it! "Superman…
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Episode 98 - Wolf Man (2025)
Universal Monster reboots return with Wolf Man, managed by the same team as 2020s The Invisible Man, but this time with a husband and wife team penning the script. Does it capture the same biting commentary on toxic relationships? How are the werewolf special effects? Is it actually an effective...
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Episode 97 - Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
What if the vampire in Nosferatu (1922) was played by a real vampire? Shadow of the Vampire takes this popular myth and uses it as a catalyst for a truly unique and brilliant character study and dark comedy. Willem Defoe, John Malkovich, Cary Elwes star as the eccentric film crew going to any...
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Episode 96 - Nosferatu (2024)
And at last we arrive at the newest version of Nosferatu, directed and written by Robert Eggers of The VVitch and The Lighthouse fame. What does his signature style and themes bring to this story that is now 100 years old? How does it compare to past versions? Co-host Alex and I left the theater...
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Episode 95 - Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Disclaimer: This episode was recorded back in October back when Alex and I watched it, unlike our previous review of the 1922 that we recorded last week. We repeat some points we made in that episode here because we had not decide to release this one in December at the time. So how do you remake…
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Episode 94 - Nosferatu (1922)
Disclaimer: Co-host Alex was sick during this recording, so apologizes if he sounds a bit vocally strained, but we both didn't want to wait to cover this after watching it. THE horror film, featuring some of the most iconic imagery in the medium, but how does Nosferatu hold up to a 2024 audience?...
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Episode 93 - Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
So, does Revenge of the Sith hold up as the "good" movie of the Prequel trilogy? Well, as Palpatine says: "Good is simply a point of view."
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Episode 92 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
The suffe-uh, the saga continues with Alex and I reviewing the Star Wars film we have the least amount of experience with; Episode II. Often seen as the weakest of the Prequel Trilogy, does it really live up to that title after our experiences with The Phantom Menace?
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Episode 91 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
A rite of passage for movie podcasts it seems, Alex and I decided to give our takes on the first of the Star Wars prequels after not seeing them for nearly twenty years. How has it aged? Is the culture of online hate that has formed around them simply hyperbole? Do the people that say they are...
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Episode 90 - Pet Sematary (1989 VS 2019)
Is dead truly better? Or is it worth digging up these adaptations on Stephen King's classic story of grief, trauma, repression, and spooky cats. I'm comparing both versions to the book, in my quest to see if it is possible to capture the subtly and dread of the novel on screen.
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Episode 89 - Every Final Destination (2000 to 2011)
Fans of the theory of determinism beware, Final Destination says you're fatally right! We're talking about all five films of the franchise and seeing how they've aged. Is the concept still compelling? Do they rise above the usual standards of the slasher genre? Or are they just "death for the…
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Episode 88: Survival of the Dead (2009)
Sorry for the late release on this one. So here we are, the last Romero zombie film, and the last film in general by George Romero. Survival acts as a sort of sequel to Diary, but with a very different cast and focus. How does it hold up? Is there a bit of the magic of the original films left?
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Episode 87 - Diary of the Dead (2007)
After beginning a new zombie trilogy with Land of the Dead, and laying the seeds for the next, George Romero decided for his next entry to...reboot everything. Diary of the Dead is Romero's first and only foray into the Found Footage genre, set during the beginning of a new zombie outbreak, and...
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Episode 86 - Land of the Dead (2005)
We're finally back! This October we are taking a look at the first entry of George A. Romero's second trilogy of zombie movies; Land of the Dead from 2005. How does it hold up? How does it compare to the prior trilogy of Night, Dawn, and Day? Is the protagonist as cool as the movie clearly wants…
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Episode 85 - Is Spider-Man 3 really THAT bad?
Spider-Man 3 was seen as the clearly weakest Spider-Man movie in 2007, but where does it stand many many Spider-Man films later? Does its charming cast and action win over its sometimes contrived and frustrating story decisions? Will Mary Jane and Peter solve their relationship troubles...again?...
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Episode 84 - Is Spider-Man 2 really THAT good?
Spider-Man 2 was a landmark film in the superhero genre in 2004, a strong improvement over its predecessor, and a great examination of identity of Spider-Man and Peter Parker as characters. But! Literally 20 later, after 8 more Spider-Man films, cartoons, games, and countless comics, is…
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Episode 83 - Does Spider-Man (2002) Hold Up?
In the time since the original Sam Rami Spider-Man Trilogy we have had 3 different Spider-Man film franchises. The Tom Holland and Spiderverse movies in particular have been hailed as the best adaptations of the character to date. So where does that leave the original film in 2024? What does it…
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Episode 82 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
First they Rose, then they had their Dawn, and then they had a War (but not really, there wasn't much war in that movie surprisingly), and having won, hundreds of years later, they have formed their Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. But not all is right in the new ape dominated earth, and of...
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Episode 81 - Civil War (2024)
It was inevitable; a movie about a second civil war within the US. Terrifying concept to think about, a thrilling set up for a movie. Released by A24, and directed and written by Alex Garland of 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, and Annihilation fame. Kirsten Dunst is already widely praised for her...
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Episode 80 - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
So what do you do with a sequel to "Godzilla vs Kong"? Put them up against two new monsters of course, but not without some scraping of their own first. Co-host Alex Ulaky and I were admittedly not too excited for a sequel to another American Godzilla movie, especially after 2023's Japanese...
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Episode 79 - Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla: The End of an Era
At last, we reach the end of the original Godzilla film franchise, dating from 1954 to 1975. It caps off with a two parter against a robot duplicate, the iconic Mechagodzilla. Do these two films serve as a satisfying finale?
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Episode 78 - Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Yes, they made another one. The first one actually made a profit, and Tigger is now in the public domain, so literally a year later the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood have returned to seek revenge on Christopher Robin and the people of Ashdown. Can we expect at least a slight improvement over...
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Episode 77 - Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
Based on a recommendation from a friend, Alex and I checked out a new A24 film from director Rose Glass, in her second major feature; the gritty romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding staring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, and Ed Harris. A great title for a movie, but is it a great movie?
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Episode 76 - Godzilla vs Megalon
You know when you have to get that assignment done but it's the night before the due date? But then you fall asleep and all of a sudden it's 2 hours before the due date? That's Godzilla vs Megalon. Well known thanks to its MST3K episode, Alex and I watched the Japanese and English versions fresh...
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Episode 75 - The Unreleased Dune Movie (And Dune Part 2)
In the mid-70s, one avant-garde assembled a crew of legendary artists, actors, and musicians to create what he saw as his magnum opus. Despite the money never coming together and the production falling apart, its effects are felt to this day. We take a look at the new Dune movies of course, and...
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Episode 74 - Madame Web - Yep...we watched it.
Based off a character you would only know if you were deep into the Spider-Man comics or obsessively watched the 90s cartoon, Madame Web is the origin of a woman with future vision powers. On its face, this honestly seemed like a decent pitch for a story, not super strength or flight, just…
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Episode 73 - Lisa Frakenstein
Happy Valentine's Day! This time we check out a new romance film that most didn't see! The directorial debut of Zelda Williams (daughter of the beloved Robin), this 1989-set comedy is a parody of both Frankenstein and 80s movie tropes. Did it warm the blizzard-filled hearts of co-host Alex and I?...
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Episode 72 - Godzilla vs Gigan (1972)
Gigan. Every part of him is a weapon, from his hook hands to his spinning sawblade chest. Can Godzilla and returning buddy Anguirus stop Gigan AND King Ghidorah? Thankfully stock footage from other movies where they win is here to assist them! Join as we untangle this multilayered sci-fi mystery...
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Episode 71 - I.S.S. (2024)
United States and Russian astronauts find themselves stranded on the International Space State as nuclear war coats the planet out their window. Suddenly their respective governments say they need to take the I.S.S. for their country by any means "necessary". An intriguing, topical concept for a...
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Episode 70 - Mean Girls (2024) vs Mean Girls (2003)
Tina Fey's beloved 2000s comedy-drama returns with a movie adaptation of its successful 2018 musical. How does it compare to the original? What changes does it make in terms of technology and views to fit the modern update and do they work? Co-host Zach Yetter and I dissect the good, the bad, and...
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Episode 69 - Rudolph's Time Travel Fever Dream
Just in time for New Years, I take a look at the often forgotten 1979 sequel to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Rudolph's Shiny New Year! It features reincarnation, Benjamin Franklin, a giant buzzard that scared children, and a meditation on gaining confidence in what makes you stand out.
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Episode 68 - WONKA (2023)
Can Paddington director Paul King's musical Wonka prequel live up to and break through our ingrained cynicism of seeing our childhood favorites dragged out to bait our nostalgia?
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Episode 67 - My Wonka prequel pitch
While the idea of making a prequel to Willy Wonka sounds the farthest from pure imagination, I decided to pitch my own script if I was forced to write it while cautiously anticipating Paul King's WONKA.
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Episode 66 - Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Japanese Godzilla has returned to the big screen, having been held back by the Legendary Pictures films after 2016's Shin Godzilla. How does it hold up to its American and Japanese legacies? Send feedback and suggestions to [email protected]
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Episode 65 - Godzilla vs Pollution (1971)
One of the finest entries of the original Godzilla era, featuring easily the most interesting monster Godzilla has encountered yet. Hedorah is pollution incarnate; he brings death and environmental decay to visceral effect, feeds off of smoke stacks, and can even transform to dominate the land,...
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Episode 64 - Wish (2023)
The next Disney animated musical is here! A girl sings about wishing there was more! She has an animal sidekick! How does this one compare to the...sixty-one animated Disney films before it? I dragged my friend and co-host Zach to the theater to find out. Send suggestions for movies, general...
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Episode 63 - Thanksgiving (2023)
See the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YpEiyqrn2OY Holiday horror and action movies are in, and with them comes Eli Roth's Thanksgiving, a slasher film that uses the aesthetics and motifs of the holiday to craft a story mirroring John Carpenter's "Halloween", while...
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Episode 62 - TIFF Movies
See the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a4KgYYLRJk Back in September I had the chance to attend a few showings at the Toronto International Film Festival. From documentaries, to comedy-horror films, and adult musicals, I manage to cover a wealth of variety in…
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Episode 61 - Five Nights At Freddy's (2023)
Another year, another video game franchise taking its stab at Hollywood. However, Five Nights at Freddy's is more than just a video game franchise, it is truly a phenomenon, one that is more beloved by children than any other demographic. True to the franchise, even written by the creator, this…
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Episode 60 - Silver Bullet (1985)
Countless movies and miniseries have been based on the works Stephen King, but very few were actually written by the man himself. Today we have one of the exceptions, the 1985 werewolf thriller Silver Bullet, staring Corey Haim and Gary Busey, directed by Dan Attias (his only feature), and penned...
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Episode 59 - A Haunting in Venice
No more than a year and a half after Death on the Nile, director Kenneth Branagh and writer Michael Green are back with another Agatha Christie adaptation, this time based on a more obscure book in her legendary catalog. Given the negative to middling reception of the last two movies, how did…
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Episode 58 - All Monsters Attack (1969)
Within a year after the release of Destroy All Monsters, one of the most ambitious and beloved films in Toho's monsterverse, we see the release of All Monsters Attack, also helmed by Ishirō Honda. Is it a satisfying follow up even with such a short turn around? Well our multiple past experiences...
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Episode 57 - The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Our second Dracula film of the year is an adaptation of one of the most iconic chapters of the original novel; Dracula's time stowing aboard the Russian ship the Demeter on his way to London. The book keeps the details vague, told only through the diary of a coastguard and the journal of the…
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Episode 56 - Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Our first true climax of the Godzilla franchise, 1968's beloved Destroy All Monsters! Which is...well not really about destroying all the monsters...or any really, though it is a great title, and it features nearly every critter no matter how bit their part may be. It also features government…
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Episode 55 - Debate: Batman Forever vs Batman & Robin
Theatrical, aggressively colorful, ridiculous, infamous yet iconic, the late Joel Schumacher created two Batman films unlike any before or since. In this first ever debate on the podcast, Brandon and Alex duel to prove which film is...not necessary good, but what edges out the other for the least...
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Episode 54 - Batman (1989) & Batman Returns (1992)
30 years later, Michael Keaton returns to Batman, and we return to see how the Tim Burton-era of the franchise has held up. Is Batman 89 still a classic? Is Batman Returns still its underrated darker brother? Given that this is the longest episode of the podcast to date you might be able to infer...
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Episode 53 - Son of Godzilla
A giant ape had a son, so why not mutant atomic bomb lizards? In the most family-friendly Godzilla entry yet, scientists attempt to create a device to change the weather while Godzilla teaches his son to breathe radiation by stepping on him. He'd better hurry up too, because giant pray mantises...
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Episode 52 - Renfield (2023)
An idea conceived by Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead, Renfield is a comedy-action-horror film about Dracula's bug-eating man slave seeking a way out of his immortal toxic relationship. Overthinking co-host Alex Ulaky and I discuss how it fairs, the future of the Universal...
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Episode 51 - Shazam 2 and the future of DC Movies
The first Shazam was a surprise in 2019. A new DC Extended Universe movie that focused on fun over brooding, gloomy, philosophical, self seriousness in a misguided effort to distinguish it from its competitor. This was not only because the movies themselves were poorly executed, but in a world…
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New and old movie reviews, retrospectives, editorials, and discussions with overthinking host Brandon Hain and overthinking co-hosts Alex Ulaky and Zach Yetter.Send suggestions for movies and topics for us to talk about to [email protected]
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