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The Omniplex
by Austin Shinn, Albert Wiltfong, and Zephyr Ash
We are your hosts Austin, Albert, and Zephyr and we are here to show you a world of films and film-adjacent topics that interest us, sometimes with guests in the field. Come on in!
Episodes
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OPX 28: 2023 Pt. III - We're Not Dead! (Covid X)
Hello everyone!! If you listened last week, the title won't come as any surprise for you, but if you didn't, we're back from the dead! (Well not because we were dead, more because we were busy living.) Anyways, we decided to warm ourselves up with another short covid watches episode! Al talks Do...
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OPX 27: 2023 Pt. II - Rise of the Machines (Covid IX)
Hey, peeps! Been a minute, huh? We took a break for 2023 due to major life changes, but the roller coaster has finally settled down in the new year to let us bring you fresh(ish) content! This one was recorded in April 2023, but is no less timely as we go through our recommended (and...
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OPX 26: Covid VIII - Blast From a Near Past
The Omniplex is open! We're back from an unintentional hiatus to bring you a Covid cast! We recorded this one 5 months ago, but it's still fresh! We bring you the recommendations and anti-recommendations of North, Werewolf By Night, The Magic Christian, The Owl House, and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr....
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OPX 25: Exploring the Cannon Canon w/Guest Austin Trunick
Explosions! Big Action Stars! Big Dance Numbers! Catchy Titles! Ecetera! Do all of these prompts excite you? Then maybe you will be into Cannon Films, THE premiere movie studio of the 80's and early 90's! Not quite, but today at The Omniplex we have special guest Austin Trunick, author of The...
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OPX 24: A Film Left Unspinached (Keep Circulating the Tapes Pt. II)
The Omniplex is open, and so is this lost film canister full of spinach! While the larger conversation is on lost media (hard looking at you, HBO Max...), today we talk about the unearthed full-length animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's unmade animated Popeye movie. What would it have been? Why did…
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OPX 23: Covid VII - Scorn in America
The Omniplex is open, and well, um... what can we say? All we can do is lift up the art that, be it good or bad, comforts us in hard times. This week we discuss The Bob's Burgers Movie, Marmaduke 2022, Roger Ebert being horny on main, and Zephyr gets Morbed. Go check out The Grey Rooms, a horror...
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OPX 22: Big, Blonde, and Beautiful (Hairspray)
Everybody dance, The Omniplex is open!! This week, come with us to 60's Baltimore, as we talk John Waters' 1988 classic Hairspray! We briefly explore the partnership between superstar drag queen Divine and John Waters, and compare the 2007 musical remake, and what makes this a smart classic take…
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OPX 21:Nutcrackin’ Easter (Uncredited Jesus)
It's Easter at The Omniplex! And what better way to celebrate than by talking about.. a Christmas movie?? Yup, this year instead of hiding eggs, you will need to hide your nuts, because this week's movie is 2009's Russian-Hungarian production The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (aka The Nutcracker...
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OPX 20: Backdoor Jesus (50 Shades of Clay)
Meet Clay Walsh. A man with ideas. Ideas about how to have a better dating life through deep deep misogyn- uh, we mean God. And a thousand yard serial killer stare SO hey, The Omniplex is open, and we're here to talk about Old Fashioned, the second Pureflix staple after God's Not Dead (though…
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OPX 19: Covid VI - Omicronian Blues
We can't believe we're doing another one of these either. (Well... actually we can.) It's another Covid cast, Omicron edition. This time our hosts talk Encanto, Don't Look Up, Miracle Workers, Spiderman: No Way Home (don't worry, very minimal spoilers), and much much much more! Remember.. be safe...
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OPX 18: Such Sights to Show You w/Guest Peter Atkins
The Omniplex is open, and so are the gates of HELL! On today's episode we welcome Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Wishmaster, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, and Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, of which he has recently released his original screenplay in paperback. We have a very...
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OPX 17: Pooh Corner
The Omniplex is open, but today we'd like to take you to the Hundred Acre Wood, to a little place called Pooh Corner. Since we've recorded this episode, A.A. Milne's Pooh and his corner have gone into the public domain, but we are exploring all the myriad (probably/definitely copyrighted) ways…
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OPX 16: Safe
The Omniplex is open, and today we are paying homage to Todd Haynes' 1995 film Safe. We get a little raw and open in this one as we talk a film that takes place in 1987, yet resonates.. a little too well. So! Let's dive in, shall we? Poster by Nikos Borgris Visit our website at theomniplex.org!...
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OPX 15: Spooky Scary
The Scaryplex is open! Looking for some terrors to partake of this Halloween? Well, we're here to give you a plethora of things to be frightened about as we present you with a vastly updated Horrorcast from The Film Room's foray into the genre almost 9 years ago. We cover so many recommendations...
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OPX 14: Meanwhile in Pepperland...
Pepperland is open! This episode we turn to a unique animated classic starring (sort of) The Beatles. From the psychedelic style to personal influences to music, to the ill-fated, ill-concieved cancelled 2009 remake, we take a deep dive into the universe of Yellow Submarine! You can find all the...
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OPX 13: CoVid: Delta Force
Ugghhh... Welcome to the... FIFTH... Covid watch cast, where we spill on what we've watched in the quarantine. In this one, we're a tad more pissed off, but still going and absorbing media to cope. We talk everything from Marvel to Soderbergh to Columbo to Netflix reality dating shows, to The...
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OPX 12: With Pride Part II, Beyond June
The Omniplex is open! We're coming at you with Pride a little late this year, but with the question: why shouldn't it go beyond June? With that in mind this week we talk themes of representation, who gets to play queer characters onscreen, and what is gender anyway? So sit back and enjoy this...
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OPX 11: When Bands Aspire (Concept Albums Vol. I)
Turn up that bass, The Omniplex is open! This week we're exploring the extra space in our upgraded format as we talk Concept Albums. When bands feel the need to explore their artistry and creativity, a Concept Album is born! Zephyr, Austin, and Al dig into their playlists as try out some of their...
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OPX 10: Only Millennium Kidz Know!
Ready for some semi-recent nostalgia? (We like to think it's semi-recent since the era we're covering is technically in this millennium, but GOD, just humor us..) This week at the Omniplex, we're covering the strange transitional era between 1996 and 2006. We examine the trends as well as the ups...
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OPX 9: Keep Circulating the Tapes
The Omniplex is open and streaming! This week we go in depth service by service on the internet stream-o-sphere, and how it has permanently changed the way we absorb and collect our entertainment. Pros and Cons abound, we give ALL the dirt on all the major services and options if you still favor...
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NEW PODCAST! The Order of the Snoot - Ep. 1: Fresca? (The Boys)
We will be recording new episodes of The Omniplex soon, but in lieu of an episode this week, we would like to present you with the first episode of a new TV binge podcast hosted by Albert, Tab, and their dog Max! Want to hear more? The full podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,...
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OPX 8: Quarantine IV - A New Hope
There's finally.. FINALLY... a light at the end of the tunnel. The Omniplex is open, welcome to our 4th.. and hopefully final.. Quarantine watch cast. This is a special one, as it denotes the one-year anniversary of when the quarantine (in America, anyways) started. And since the vaccines are...
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OPX 7: Riding the Whale (w/Guest J.M. DeMatteis)
The Omniplex is open! This week we have a lovely chat with writer J.M. DeMatteis about his take on writing characters, what it takes to write meaningful stories, influences, and his prolific career in comics, television, and movies. We talk Superman, Batman, Deathstroke, Death (the Neil Gaiman...
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OPX 6: Nerds Represent! (w/Guest Josh Bullock)
WARNING! FULL SPOILERS for Soul and a hint at a spoiler for WandaVision. The Omniplex is open! This week we have guest Josh Bullock, creator of action comic Monarchs and founder of Boom! Animation. We talk with Josh about Black representation in the media, growing up nerd, Disney/Pixar's Soul,...
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OPX 5: The Horse in the Hospital
Welcome, friends. The Omniplex is open. We aren't normally this heavy on the political side, but the last four years has been tumultuous. Each piece of media produced, whether directly or indirectly, is a product of its time. Now that the horse has officially left the hospital (thank you John...
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OPX 4: Mean Green Mother From Outer Space
The Omniplex is open! This week, Austin, Albert, and Zephyr talk the dark comedy musical classic Little Shop of Horrors. Mostly the movie, but we also delve a little into the off-broadway musical, the 1960 Roger Corman original aaaaaaand another version that we bet Zephyr would rather soon…
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OPX 3: Quarantine III - *crying noises*
In a carryover from The Film Room, your hosts Austin, Albert, and Zephyr continue with their media absorption in the never-ending quarantine. We share our experiences watching the likes of Roger Waters, K-Pax, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Land Before Time, Jack-O, Hobgoblins, Darkwing Duck,...
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OPX 2: They Wouldn't Make This Today
The Omniplex is open! This week we discuss a bygone era. Think back. Back to a long lost time in movie history. Alllllll the way back to the Fall and Winter of the yesteryear of 2007. Think of the greats. Juno. Michael Clayton. Sweeney Todd. No Country For Old Men. And more! Relive these classics...
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OPX 1: A Galaxy of Sound (w/Guest Dirk Maggs)
The Omniplex is now open! We're your hosts, Austin, Albert, and Zephyr. For the flagship episode of our expanded format, we had a lovely conversation with radio drama veteran Dirk Maggs about his career creating "audio movies" for the ever-changing listener landscape. We talk everything from The...
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TFR 120: Goodbye, Cool World (TFR Finale)
Welcome to the final episode of The Film Room! Yes, the podcast in this form is ending, and we are burning it down to the ground with our take on Ralph Bakshi's Cool World. How does this exist? Why is it such a dumpster fire? Could it have been better? We attempt to answer these questions with…
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TFR 119: For the Adults
Welcome to The Film Room! We have exciting changes coming in the next month or so, but until then here's the second-to-last episode of The Film Room Podcast! This episode we talk the state of Western Adult Animation. We talk the sliding scale between Bill Plympton and John Kricfalusi, as well as...
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TFR 118: Novel Approach (w/Guest Mike Sacks)
This week we are joined by comedy writer Mike Sacks to talk about his books Passable in Pink and Stinker Lets Loose!, based on the 80's and 70's films of the same name (which are definitely not available on Netflix). Come join us for a great discussion of the allure of film novelizations, parody,...
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TFR 117: With Pride (w/Guest Host Zephyr)
This week we declare that every month is Pride month as we celebrate Pride in August and take a look at the current state of Queer representation in film. Zephyr leads the charge this cast as we talk Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Moonlight, Rocko, and where representation has been compared to…
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TFR 116: Quarantine II - Plaguenado
Part 2 of our three-part Quarantine series (recorded in June, deep into the quarantine) we refresh our list of media absorbed during the pandemic, movies we FINALLY had time to get around to watching. With recurring guest Zephyr, we talk Sonic, Cloverfield Paradox, The Cube trilogy, Solar...
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TFR 115: Quarantine
Hello and welcome to part 1 of 3 of our Quarantine watches! Recorded in late April during the lockdown, this episode provides a time capsule of films and tv shows Albert, Austin, and returning guest Zephyr have been watching to pass the time and temporarily drown out the whirlwind of the current...
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TFR 114: Change the Channel
Welcome back! This week we have frequent guest Zephyr back for a special update to our State of Criticism cast. For this discussion we focus on Not So Awesome, a document released by former members of Channel Awesome documenting what happened during their tenure at the site. We go over our…
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TFR 113: Pika Pika! (w/Guest Paul Andolina)
PIka pika! PikaCHUU!! Welcome to our episode on the great Detective Pikachu, the first Pokemon live action movie! We welcome back regular guest Paul Andolina to discuss the first live action Nintendo movie since Super Mario Bros waaaay back in 1993. What works, what doesn't, how close is it to...
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TFR 112: Off-Topic
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded on April 18, 2018, and serves right now as a time capsule. This was before both Infinity War and Endgame came out, among other various things that have changed drastically in the past year and a half. We talk a dozen random subjects, movies we've seen, the...
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TFR 111: Spiderman '77 (W/Guest Paul Adolina)
DISCLAIMER: This cast was recorded a year ago, before the Sony/Marvel Split, before Spiderman: Far From Home came out, and well before Endgame came out, so there are some.. unfortunate anachronisms. We kept them in because it's a weird time capsule which serves as a stark highlight for recent...
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TFR 110: Marvel #6 - Infinity Saga Wrap-Up
Welcome to sixth episode of our running series covering the MCU! This time around we are joined by guest Connor Clay to discuss the final set of films from the Infinity Saga, thus ending an era of the most ambitious serial undertaking put to film. But fear not! For we also have news from San…
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TFR 109: Get Out
Welcome to our episode on Jordan Peele's now horror classic Get Out! We recorded this episode on April 4, 2018 - a little over a year ago. Albert was originally going to cut out all mentions that date this recording, but a) there are too many mentions and b) it turns out that said mentions aged...
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TFR 108: 2008 Pt. 4 (November-December)
Welcome to the capper of our 4-part series on the films of 2008! With this installment we say goodbye to a year of hits and misses and everything in between. (Can you believe Daniel Craig has been bond for a little over a decade now?) Everything from Quantum of Solace to ...ugh... The Spirit.. we...
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TFR 107: 2008 Pt. 3 (September-October)
Hello and welcome to part 3 of our 4-part series on 2008, where we celebrate the 10th anniversary of a notable year in cinema! This week we look at the likes of Burn after Reading, W, and everything in between in these two months. So sit back, relax, and let us take you through the Fall of '08!…
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TFR 106: 2008 Pt. 2 (Summer)
Hello and welcome back to The Film Room! This week we continue with part 2 of 4 of our 10th anniversary coverage of 2008! Ranging from big hits like Iron Man to flopped-but-didn't deserve-to like Hamlet 2, to just-bad-and-absolutely-deserves-to-be-forgotten classics like Made of Honor! So strap…
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TFR 105: 2008 Pt. 1 (January-April)
Hello and welcome to a four part episode looking back at what has become a seminal year in modern cinema. 2008 arguably saw a shift in how movies are made and sold as we simultaneously saw trends both emerge and die off. (Goodbye first parts of failed series, hello Cinematic universes!) Come join...
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TFR 104: A Good, Hard Stare
Hello and welcome! This week we take a good hard look at one of our top five favorite bears, Paddington! Specifically the movies. Austin grew up with the bear, Albert did not, so we have both the nostalgic perspective and the outsider perspective when looking at these films (we both loved them).…
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TFR 103: Teething and Backwoods Monsters
Welcome to a cursed episode! This is one we tried to record for about three months, and then was barely able to get out (recording was interrupted by a telemarketer at one point!), and THEN thanks to a life-disrupting disaster on Albert's side, was in hiatus for another year. But now! Finally! We...
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TFR 102: Jaws
Hello and welcome to The Film Room! This week, we take a look at a looong overdue entry, Steven Spielberg's Jaws! Considered the first blockbuster (in the modern definition of the word), Spielberg's first real theatrical outing, we look at why it holds up so well, as well as the controversy...
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TFR 101: Re-Enter the Room
Hello and welcome! Since we've officially entered three digits, we're finally releasing our radio pilot! Back in January, we were generously offered a slot on a British online radio station, and have been releasing episodes there both old and new. So this episode is essentially a soft "reboot" of...
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TFR 100: Tra La Laaaaaaaaa! (w/Guest Zephyr Ash)
Hello friends, and welcome to EPISODE 100, here at long last!!! This week we have with us our most frequent guest, Ms. Zephyr! Together we talk one of the best low-key animated films of last year, the kid-centric movie adaptation of the smash hit books, Captain Underpants! Join us for some...
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We are your hosts Austin, Albert, and Zephyr and we are here to show you a world of films and film-adjacent topics that interest us, sometimes with guests in the field. Come on in!
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