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The Macguffin Report
by Inclusive Medium
Topical discussion covering Movies, TV and American culture from a rarely heard point of view.
Episodes
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MGR Quarantine Movies epilogue: Listener comments/questions & trivia
The news now tells us that by next week, every U.S. state will have lifted part(s) of their current quarantine conditions; at the MacGuffin Report, we’re betting more will still be social distancing for some time to come yet – so we hope you’ve found our Quarantine Edition shows useful. This…
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MGR Quarantine Movies #6 – Cloud Atlas and Tom Hanks movies
In California and other states, quarantine conditions may be slowing winding down, but we’ll all have more time to kill yet – thus does The MacGuffin Report bring you episode 6, our last regular show within the mini-series Quarantine Movies featuring rewatchable and bingeable movies. And what…
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MGR Quarantine Movies #5 – Ghostbusters plus Bill Murray and/or Wes Anderson films
Social distancing and quarantining are crawling on, so The MacGuffin Report brings you episode 5 in our mini-series Quarantine Movies, featuring excellent films ideal for repeat viewing and for starting movie marathons. In this episode, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Os Davis and Raechel Wong…
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MGR Quarantine Movies #4 – Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn, Marx Brothers & classic films
The social distancing, the quarantining, the time off, the fluctuating numbers of COVID-19 cases – they’re all still happening, so The MacGuffin Report has episode 4 in our mini-series Quarantine Movies, featuring excellent films ideal for repeat viewing and seeds for movie marathons. In this...
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MGR Quarantine Movies #3 – Four weddings... & Richard Curtis movies
Yes indeed, we’re still social distancing, still self-quarantining, still running down those streaming options -- The MacGuffin Report brings you a third episode in our limited series on Quarantine Movies, great films and movie-marathon fodder. This time out, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Raechel…
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MGR Quarantine Movies #2 – Rob Reiner and Jack Nicholson movies
Still practicing appropriate social distancing, we hope! Just to keep you encouraged, the MacGuffin Report has its second of six episodes featuring Quarantine Movies, great rewatchable films and bingeable series. This time out, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Os Davis and Raechel Wong discuss the…
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s03e03: What we're watching during the pandemic
You want recommendations for binge-watching or even one-time views? The MacGuffin Report’s got you covered. MacGuiffin Report co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis give the lowdown on their adaptation during lockdown, which naturally involves great gobs of viewing. Walter, the bingiest...
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MGR Quarantine Movies #1: Indiana Jones and trilogies
After a month of so of self-quarantine binge-watching, even the most receptive viewing is certainly running out of options. MacGuffins assemble! MacGuffin Report co-hosts Raechel Wong and Os Davis bring you this mini-series full of rewatchable classics and the marathones they may spawn. For…
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s03e02: (Re)watching 1917, Parasite
Recorded pre-coronavirus, this episode of The MacGuffin Report is devoted to deep dives into a couple of films from 2019: Oscar nominees for Best Picture, 1917 and Parasite. Quarantine gives you a good excuse to watch (or re-watch) this films again. MacGuffin Report co-hosts Walter Hong, Raechel...
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s03e01: What should have won at the Oscars?
The MacGuffin Report returns after celebrating the movie geek's Christmas, i.e. the Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars. Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis discuss the films nominated in this year's Best Picture category in the attempt to answer that classic post-Oscars question: What and who...
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s02e08. Doctor Who and science-fiction movies
The MacGuffin Report gets spacey (and timey-wimey!) in this episode devoted to science-fiction tv and film. MacGuffin co-hosts Raechel Wong and Walter Hong are shocked about as much as Sigourney Weaver and the gang when that bugaboo tore out of William Hurt’s chest to discover that there’s a...
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s02e07. Documentaries including Knock Down the House, Free Solo
The Macguffin Report gets real in this episode, with the focus squarely on documentaries. At front and center are Knock Down the House (currently available on Netflix) and, beginning at about 18:55, Free Solo (Amazon). And at 41:10, it's a free-for-all as co-hosts Rachel Womg, Walter Hong and Os...
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s02e06. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood and *that* scene
As Cliff Booth says, “And away we go.” MacGuffin Report co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis take on Quentin Tarantino, with specific attention on his latest, 9th and ostensibly penultimate film Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood. The MacGuffins deep-dive into Once Upon a Time spans the...
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s02e05. Toy Story 4, The Umbrella Academy and streaming recommendations
The MacGuffin Report co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis break out a great big grab bag of hot takes and opinionating on a few choice pop culture items. At just about 1:00, the MacGuffins review Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy – finally a topic of unanimous agreement! While trashing a...
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s02e04. Talking Fleabag & Britcoms; Deadwood & Westerns
In this episode, The MacGuffin Report deep dives into two disparate subject matters in American movies, tv and pop culture, namely the relative appeals of the British comedy and the old-timey Western. Co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis review Fleabug, touching on its handling of…
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s02e03. Asian-American cinema/tv including Always Be My Maybe, Kim’s Convenience
The MacGuffin Report gives the ol’ Netflix subscription a real workout this week as we review the streaming service’s original production Always Be My Maybe (2019) and the Canadian TV series Kim’s Convenience based on Ins Choi’s 2011 theatrical production of the same name. Whereas MacGuffin…
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s02e02. John Wick vs Keanuphobia vs action movies
It’s lights, camera, action movies for the MacGuffin Report in this episode, as co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis take a deep dive into John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019). As a proper Wickan, Raechel drops a whole lotta information on the film’s preproduction as well as Halle Berry’s…
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s02e01. The Beginning of Rom-Coms
Shazam! The MacGuffin Report is back for another season of takes on American TV, movies and pop culture. This time, co-hosts Walter Hong, Raechel Wong and Os Davis reach back into Hollywoods’s past, to days before the expression “pop culture” was in common parlance; the MacGuffins take a look at...
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s01e10. Horror Film Trauma, Irresponsible Movies, Us Review
The MacGuffin Report digs deep this week into dark recesses of fear and psychological trauma. In episode 10, Walter Hong, Raechel Wong and Os Davis discuss movies, TV and American culture with regard to the rather peculiar phenomenon of horror films. The MacGuffins are thrown a few hardballs in...
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e01s09. Happy 80th Birthday, Batman!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Batman! The MacGuffin Report wishes Batman a happy 80th birthday with a 100% Bat-filled episode 9. As always, Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss movies, TV and American culture, but this time it’s all through the lens of that iconic...
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s01e08. Famous vs Infamous, Code-Switching, Sorry to Bother You, Shazam!
Episode 8 - Famous vs Infamous, Code-Switching, Sorry to Bother You, Shazam! (Spoilers) Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 7 - Brief History of Marvel Comics, Where Does Marvel Go from Here, Movie Review Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers)
Episode 7 - Brief History of Marvel Comics, Where Does Marvel Go from Here, Movie Review Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers) Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 6 - Classic Movies with Hair, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sullivans Travels
Episode 6 - Classic Movies with Hair, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sullivans Travels Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 5 - Marie Kondo, Crazy Rich Asians
Episode 5 - Marie Kondo, Crazy Rich Asians Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 4 - Appointment TV, If Beale Street Could Talk, Word Association
Episode 4 - Appointment TV, If Beale Street Could Talk, Word Association Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 3 - TV Shows to Champion, New Ways to Watch, The Favourite
Episode 3 - TV Shows to Champion, New Ways to Watch, The Favourite Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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The Macguffin Report - Episode 2 - Roma, Asian Stereotypes, TV vs Movies
Episode 2 - Roma, Asian Stereotypes, TV vs Movies Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss Movies, TV, and American Culture
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MacGuffin Report - The Oscars
Pilot Episode (Season 1, Episode 1) - The Oscars Raechel Wong, Os Davis and Walter Hong discuss their points of view on the 2019 Oscars Best Picture nominees and results.
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