Considering the Cinema Ep. 076: The Weekly Watchlist – A Finite Number of Films

Considering the Cinema

Apologies for missing last week’s release; we had an editing issue that we hope is now resolved. Here is Episode 076 of THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST for Considering the Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting. During this show, you will hear from your hosts Jason Pyles (aka Jay of the Dead), Mack Robins (aka Mackula), and the esteemed host of The DVD Infatuation Podcast, Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker. Jason declares open season on “The Deer Hunter,” while Dave begins to revamp his Top 10 Movies of 1949 list. And Mack takes a closer look at the least popular movies on his IMDb list! Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on July 31, 2024, and it released on September 6, 2024.

THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST is the type of episode where we simply talk about whatever we’ve been watching lately from our own, personal watchlists. Here’s how it works: Jay, Mack and Dave have zero “movie-watching homework.” We are completely free each week to watch whatever we want from any era, year, genre, country, etc! We can finally go through our own personal watchlists and catch up with the films we’ve been meaning to see. So, every week will be vastly different. Let us know what you think of this format.

Jay of the Dead also hosts a WEEKLY HORROR MOVIE PODCAST with Mister Watson at Horror Movie Weekly.com. And of course, every Horror fan should check out Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.

Thanks for listening to Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don’t forget: You can email Jay, Mack and even Dr. Shock at [e-mail] or post a comment in the show notes for this episode.

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SHOW NOTES: Considering the Cinema Ep. 076: The Weekly Watchlist

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Jason welcomes Mack and Dave
— Mack almost crashed his car getting to this recording
– Responding to Jay’s welcoming greetings

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[ 00:03:11 ] – Jason’s Weekly Watchlist:

— Mack and Jason’s Gentlemen’s Agreement Regarding “Movie Shaming”
— A Finite Number of Films: Jay’s Sad Realization
— Cinephiles (Like Us) Still Know About the Movies They Haven’t Seen

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Jason = 6 ( Low-priority Rental )

— Jason’s Carnival, Strong Man Metaphor for Underwhelming Movies

The Last Samurai (2003)
Jason = 7.5 ( Rental )

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[ 00:21:27 ] – Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker’s Weekly Watchlist:

– Dave reassesses and begins to overhaul his Top 10 Movies of 1949 list

All the King’s Men (1949)
– Dave deems it a Top 10 contender

The Heiress (1949)
– Dave deems it a Top 10 contender

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[ 00:36:00 ] – Mack’s Weekly Watchlist:

– Mack is watching as many films from his birth year as his current age
– Filmic namedrops:
– Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
– The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000)
– The Musketeer (2001)
– *batteries not included (1987)

– The following movies on Mack’s watchlist are the least popular on IMDb.com

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Mack = 10 ( Buy it! )

Babette’s Feast (1987)
Mack = 7 ( Rental )

The Awful Truth (1937)
Mack = 8 ( Strong Rental )

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Wrap-Up

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Links for this episode:

Catch up with Mack here:
– Horror podcast: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
— IMDb.com Page: Mack Robins

Catch up with Dr. Shock here:
– Horror podcast: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
— Blog: DVD Infatuation.com
— Podcast: The DVD Infatuation Podcast
— Horror podcast: Land of the Creeps
— Podcast: The Illustrated Fan

— Movie Podcast Weekly has returned for MONTHLY releases

— Listen to Jay of the Dead’s Horror Movie Weekly with Mister Watson every Sunday!

Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii

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