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The Movie Pope

A show where His Moviness, Lee Soucek, and his lackey Luka discuss movies, TV shows, trailers, and ponder on the nature of film as well as interview filmmakers, actors, and enthusiasts and learn about their craft, their passion, and learn a few things along the way.The name is an inside joke. Lee once asked Luka to come up with his top 10 films of all time and when he told Lee he was criticized. This prompted Luka to ponder how papal Lee was in his pronouncements. And thus, a moniker was created.

  1. 54

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse review

    Lee and Luka delve into the second installment of the Spider-verse saga.

  2. 53

    Reacting to "Roadhouse" 2024 trailer

    We're a bit befuddled by Amazon's attempt at remaking the 1989 classic but...oh well.

  3. 52

    Reacting to the "Wicked" trailer

    We're only reviewing this as a favor for a friend. Hi steph!

  4. 51

    Reacting to the "Fallout" trailer

    Lee and Luka take a gander at the trailer for the Amazon series "Fallout" based on the video game series.

  5. 50

    Madam Web Really, Really Sucks

    This time the guys review Sony's latest venture into the Spiderman universe.

  6. 49

    Short review of "Echo"

    This time Lee offers his two cents on Marvel's "Echo".

  7. 48

    Dune part 2 review

    Lee and Luka look at the second installation of the "Dune" franchise.

  8. 47

    Joker: Folie a Deux trailer reaction

    This time Lee and Luka react to the trailer for Todd Phillips' sequel to "Joker".

  9. 46

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife is an Afterthought

    We take a look at the reboot of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

  10. 45

    Dune part 1 review

    Lee and Luka go over Denis Villeneuve's "Dune, part 1".

  11. 44

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer reaction

    The guys take a look at the trailer for "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire".

  12. 43

    5 Annoying Things About "Damsel"

    Luka again dives into what he disliked about the Netflix fantasy film "Damsel".

  13. 42

    Avatar: the Last Airbender trailer reaction

    We take a look at the trailer for the live adaptation series of "Avatar".

  14. 41

    5 Annoying Things About Alexander: Making of a god

    Luka gives his two cents on what he disliked about the Netflix series "Alexander: Making of a god".

  15. 40

    Short review of "Rebel Moon part 1"

    Lee gives his take on the space drama "Rebel Moon part 1" by Zak Snyder.

  16. 39

    American Fiction review

    We take a look at the movie "American Fiction" and discuss Monk's intentions and if he's really trolling or holding a mirror up to society.

  17. 38

    Argylle trailer reaction

    We take a look at and discuss the trailer for "Argylle"

  18. 37

    2 Cranks and a Review

    This time we take a look at "Crank" and "Crank: High Voltage" to see which one was...decent.

  19. 36

    Deadpool and Wolverine trailer reaction

    We take a look at the trailer for "Deadpool and Wolverine"

  20. 35

    Let's Get Crafty with Keith Sweeney

    We chat with Keith Sweeney as he talks about crafts services, what they do on film and TV sets, the support they offer, and we touch on some Star Trek. Fascinating!

  21. 34

    Cat Fly Film Festival

    We chat with Brittany Jackson of the Cat Fly Film Festival in Asheville, NC about the founding of the organization, the film scene in Asheville, and what it's like running a film festival.

  22. 33

    Never Been to Film School with Matt Low

    We chat with filmmaker Matt Low as he talks about learning filmmaking on his own and not going to film school.

  23. 32

    Tiffany Albright interview

    We chat with Tiffany Albright, founder of the Queer Fear Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC as she talks about why she started a film festival dedicated to queer horror and promoting queer horror filmmakers.

  24. 31

    Alex Patten interview

    We chat with Winston-Salem based actor Alex Patten as he talks about going from playing baseball to being a movie extra.

  25. 30

    Cocaine Bear review

    We review the 2023 horror-comedy "Cocaine Bear" and we clash over whether it's funny or not, and how it's oddly reminiscent of "Predator", if Predator was a coked out bear killing rednecks.

  26. 29

    The Music Man Cometh (Bradley Smith interview)

    Music director and singer Bradley Smith talks about how he got into music, becoming a music director, his plans for the future, and his upcoming podcast "Story Proof".

  27. 28

    Treasure of Foggy Mountain review

    While we're on break we're still releasing episodes every Friday. Today we take a gander at the SNL movie "Treasure of Foggy Mountain" by the comedy group Please Don't Destroy.

  28. 27

    Simon Says (Simon Rubinstein interview)

    NYC based filmmaker, producer, and writer Simon Rubinstein chats about getting started in broadcasting, studying at NYU, his first film project, and his plans for 2024.

  29. 26

    Margaret Marley interview

    Actress and writer Margaret Marley comes on to chat about how she got started writing, her influences, starting a film production company, and her plans for the future.

  30. 25

    Blue Eye Samurai review

    We take a look at the Netflix series "Blue Eye Samurai" and give our take on what we love and didn't love about season 1.

  31. 24

    Series of Random Events (James Leggott Interview)

    British filmmaker James Leggott chats about how he went from IT to majoring in film at university, making student films, and developing the Randomverse.

  32. 23

    Chatting with Horror Film Producer (Karita Fleming)

    LA based horror film producer Karita Fleming talks to us about producing, why she loves horror, and her next project.

  33. 22

    Writing Kids' Shows with Rodney Stringfellow

    Writer and lecturer Rodney Stringfellow comes on to chat about getting started in film, working for Nickelodeon, and his take on the writing process for both adult and children's shows.

  34. 21

    Godzilla x Kong the New Empire trailer reaction

    We take a look at the trailer for the latest in the Monsterverse franchise "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire".

  35. 20

    The Worst Movie of 2023

    Today we give our take on the worst movie of 2023. This may be the first time we've given a score so low it's set a dangerous precedent. Yeah, that bad.

  36. 19

    Carolina Film Community

    Juli Emmons drops in to chat about the Carolina Film Community and what it takes to cast actors in production roles.

  37. 18

    Nicholas Cuccinella Interview

    Nick comes onto the show to talk about how he got into film, producing films in Southeast Asia, and starting the Detroit Can Film Festival.

  38. 17

    From Fashion Designer to Film Director

    Filmmaker Art Arutyunyan drops by to chat about how he went from designing clothes to directing movies.

  39. 16

    Christmas Special

    The Movie Pope (Lee) tells us what his favorite Christmas movie was as a kid and still is even to this day.

  40. 15

    Five Nights at Freddy's review

    Today we review the movie "Five Nights at Freddy's" based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.

  41. 14

    Being a Fashion Model

    Today Adelfina Milici comes on to discuss how she got started in modelling.

  42. 13

    Shakespeare Unbound with Colin David Reese (complete interview)

    A while back we released our 5 episode series on the podcast discussing William Shakespeare and his works with Colin David Reese. Here is the complete interview from beginning to end.

  43. 12

    Blue Beetle review

    Today we take a look at DCEU's latest movie "Blue Beetle" and we notice some things that looked and sounded oddly familiar...

  44. 11

    The SAG-AFTRA strike

    Andrew Gajadhar of the Carolina Film Network chats about the strike

  45. 10

    Nothing Says Christmas Like Ghost Stories

    Chris Stonnell of Post Mortem Players returns to talk about Grand Guignol, horror theatre, Christmas ghost stories, and his production of "The Innocents" for this year's Christmas Spirits run.

  46. 9

    Monarch Legacy of Monsters trailer review

    We take a look at the trailer for "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters"

  47. 8

    The PA Who Became a Beekeeper

    We chat with Zach Reiner, who started off as a production assistant and then decided to walk away from film to focus on beekeeping.

  48. 7

    The Boys season 4 trailer

    We react to the long awaited trailer for season 4 of "The Boys"

  49. 6

    Thanksgiving Special

    The Movie Pope gives his recommendation on which movie to watch for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  50. 5

    Echo trailer reaction

    We review the trailer for Marvel's latest series and we ask one question--"Why?"

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A show where His Moviness, Lee Soucek, and his lackey Luka discuss movies, TV shows, trailers, and ponder on the nature of film as well as interview filmmakers, actors, and enthusiasts and learn about their craft, their passion, and learn a few things along the way.The name is an inside joke. Lee once asked Luka to come up with his top 10 films of all time and when he told Lee he was criticized. This prompted Luka to ponder how papal Lee was in his pronouncements. And thus, a moniker was created.

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Lee Soucek, Luka Suon

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A show where His Moviness, Lee Soucek, and his lackey Luka discuss movies, TV shows, trailers, and ponder on the nature of film as well as interview filmmakers, actors, and enthusiasts and learn about their craft, their passion, and learn a few things along the way.The name is an inside joke. Lee...

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