The Escapist Room Movie Podcast

For the last week of Ani-may-tion month we talk about the obscure 1985 animated feature Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

Our third movie for Animation month, Wallace and Gromit

In our second installment of Ani-may-tion month, we explore the new animated movie from 2024 War of the Rohirim

Welcome to Ani-May-tion month. We are celebrating animated films all month long. First up this week is the movie 9.

This week we escape to Oklahoma and watch the sequel to the 1995 movie Twister

Escape with us to the world of the Wachowski's adaptation of the beloved cartoon and Manga.

Grab your spy gear and your vodka martinis because we are heading to the land of James Bond and the movie Tomorrow Never Dies.

This week Zak and Stevie take an epic and wild ride to the world of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A movie adaptation of the book by the same name

After a year of podcasting about movies, we finally discuss the movie Hellboy from 2004.

This week Zak and Stevie try to wrap their mind around the fever dream that is Everything Everywhere All at Once.

We kick off a new season of The Escapist Room with two of our favorite actors, Brenden Fraser and Dwayne Johnson in The Mummy Returns.

It's Christmas Eve! Join us for our final day of the 12 Dwaynes of Christmas! What better way to celebrate than with the brand new release Red One!

For day 11 we get into the spirit of the season with some demigod action

We enter the final three days of our Christmas countdown with the movie based on the first-person shooter game Doom.

Today we discuss the movie inspired by the 2005 movie Escape to Witch Mountain as we begin our final countdown to Christmas 

We continue our countdown to Christmas with the Jungle Cruise this week.

For Day 7 in the 12 Dwaynes of Christmas we take it back to where it all began with The Scorpion King

We are halfway There! For Day 6 of the 12 Dwaynes of Christmas we discuss Black Adam, a dismal damp squib of a movie that completely tramples its source material. 

The 12 Dwaynes of Christmas continue with Hobbs and Shaw

We continue our countdown to Christmas during our 12 days of Christmas series talking about San Andreas. 

Our 12 Dwaynes of Christmas continue with Rampage. 

This week we kick off our Christmas countdown series "The 12 Dwaynes of Christmas" Starting with Walking Tall.

This week we go back to the depths of the Marina Trench to escape to the movie Underwater.

We took a week off for the thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy this re-release of one of our very first episodes and one of our favorites! Besides nothing says holiday family togetherness like a movie about monsters versus machines! 

This week Zak and Stevie escape to the Beekeeper.

This week we sign on for one last job as we dive into our first heist movie we have covered on the pod. The Italian Job.

This week we boldly go into the world of Star Trek when we take a deep dive into the world of Stark Trek First Contact.  

"You've got Red on you!" What is spooky season without some Zombies? This week we gush over the only and only iconic Shaun of The Dead.

Spooky Season continues with Casper, from 1995. join us as we discuss ghostly pests, annoying characters, and headscratching story choices. please rate and review on all the apps, and find us on insta @escapistroom moviepod. 

Join us in our second week of spooky movie month as we visit the great Northern Plains for a celebration of Indigenous People's Day, 2022's Prey, the 7th installment in the predator franchise.we get lost in this terrific film, a story of ingenuity, courage and tough-as-nails tenacity. leave us a review and rating, email us at [email protected]

The first week of spooky season starts off nice and easy, with fall vibes and creepy times in the stop motion animated Halloween adventure Paranorman. It's a fun, endearing kids on bikes romp, with zombies and a witch's curse. Join us on Instagram @escapistroommoviepod or shootus an email at [email protected], and don't forget to rate and review!

Join Stevie and Zak as we visit yet another product of mad science, 1999's Deep Blue Sea, the super smart shark movie. We've got criminally unethical science, all timer kills, marine biology, and a sick submarine facility. it has all the makings of a wonderful discussion. Escape with us!Dont forget to rate and review, and follow us on IG @escapistroommoviepod.  

Behold the horrors of science gone mad!! Will two lady wrestlers be enough to battle the insidious machinations of a criminally unethical surgeon and his man made monsters? Will our hosts be able to enjoy this slice of golden fried cheese? will a mexican wrestling movie from the 60's pass the Bechdel test despite all odds? Join Stevie and Zak as they venture into the wild world of luchadors vs monsters in 1963's Doctor of Doom!please rate, review and subscribe, whatever applies. let us know what movie you'd like us to watch! 

Join us when we hit the  high seas as we watch the underappreciated swashbuckling throwback, 1995's Cutthroat Island. Topics discussed include: the world's worst bubblegum wrapper pirate jokes, using your dad's greasy scalp as a treasure map, and how do ship work?drop a follow @escapistroommoviepod rate, review, come hang!

weird audio problems and self loathing plague our hosts this week, as we visit the 2005 film Serenity. Topics discussed include, how dialogue can destroy a movie, stellar performances, and looking back on our past selves with disdain. please don't forget to rate and review! follow us on all the places @escapistroommoviepod

This week, we escape to the 2012 fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman, a somewhat new look at a familiar story. Topics discussed include: yet more odd casting descisions, terrific performances, and just how long does a movie need to be? leave a rating and review, follow us at all the places! let us hear from you!

Stevie's still away on vacation so Zak is Joined by special Guest Donovan from the Excommunication Station podcast to talk about the 2004 monster mash Vanhelsing. We discuss cgi vs practical effects, overacting, and a monster named Brian. Rate, review and subscribe!

Stevie's away this week, so Zak sits down with guest host and Escapist room no. 1 fan Angelina to talk about the 2002 dystopian sci-fi action thriller Equilibrium.  the audio starts out a bit rocky but gets better very quickly. We talk about why TF Sean Bean dies in every movie he's in, why would not feeling emotions mean you don't need a blanket on your bed and an excellent villain death.  please don't forget to rate and review on all the podcast apps!

Join Stevie and Zak as we escape to the 2018 adaptation of the reboot of the Tomb Raider video game franchise. We talk about absolutely stellar performances, the necessity of pulp hero origin stories, and gleeful subversion of expectations. come be as pleasantly surprised as we are as we discuss an adventure film with a heart.please don't forget to drop us a rating and review, It really helps!

In honor of the new movie Twisters coming out this summer, we watch the 1996 blockbuster disaster movie Twister.

Join the chaos for a very special episode of The Escapist room where we hang out with the Cussler Hustlers Nancy and Topper and discuss the movie Uncharted. 

This week we talk about 2002's Reign of Fire. 

This week we revisit another classic Stevie and Zak favorite the fantastic space opera The 5th Element. 

This week Zak and Stevie avoid going undercover to discuss the spy thriller Atomic Blonde.

This week we head back into the jungle with The Rundown

This week we close out our ani-may-tion series with the movie Justice Society: World War 2.

Ani-May-tion month continues with the movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire Where we discuss the legend of Atlantis and Disney's take on this epic adventure.

This week we discuss the movie  Kubo and the Two Strings 

This week we embark on another space adventure as we revisit the  movie Titan AE