Music, Movies, And More

This is NOT a reaction podcast.   Recorded September 6, 2020   -How I describe Devin Townsend -Wall of sound -Kingdom -The theme -When I first heard Storm -Accelerated Evolution -Steve Vai -Prolific -Reaction videos -Metal and epic -Strapping Young Lad -Synths -Yes 90125 -His scream and voice -Vocal lessons and vocal teachers -Natural ability? -Adele, Roger Daltry, James Hetfield -What’s in the background? -The lyrics -Physicist -Bipolar disorder -Obsessing -Stay with me -Epicloud -The meaning of “play” -Solo artist versus a collaborator -The other vocals -Love or Lord? -The way I’m headed -Truth or Youth? -Descended or Defended? -Worry -I’m fine  -It’s only a song -“I was playing a character” excuse -Fire it up! -Galloping -Devin’s guitar playing -No solo -Too epic? -We are ….? -Woman still -Hath no fury -Morning Bride -Emotional journal -One of my favorite things about music -Abandonment -Storm -First Devin Townsend song I heard -Steve Vai’s Sex and Relig

There are spoilers ahead. Recorded August 16, 2020 Show notes: -David Bowie’s Heroes -Movies/shows with music from a different time -Why I love music and movies -Rollercoaster of feelings -Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going  No feeling is final -The plot -Experiencing different emotions at the same time -Horror and laughter -How Taika Waititi used Hitler -Subject matter -Roman Griffin Davis -Yorki -Quentin Tarantino and the auteur -Taika Watiti -Thor Ragnarok -What We Do In the Shadows -Watiti's filmography -Mandalorian -Captain Klenzendorf and Finkel -Humanity  -Jojo and his mother -Scarlet Johannsen -Comedy, Gestapo, and evil -Tying shoes -What's next -Lies about Jewish people -Conspiracy theories  -Laughing at the ridiculousness  -Expertise vs. authority -Trump -Happiness, fear, anger -Strength of words, propaganda and stories -Escape from Sobibor A Tangent -My Jewish family  -Governments rising to power using scapegoats -How to prevent aut

In a hole in the ground there lived a podcast with SPOILERS!   Show notes:   -What I did throughout the movie -Matching real life -Overall -Legacy -Purpose and importance of art during the pandemic -My Tolkien history -Tolkien’s actual life -Battle of the Somme -Peaky Blinders -Link to Time article - https://time.com/5586711/tolkien-movie-true-story/ -What was I doing in 2019 (it seems like a trillion years ago) -The Tea Club Barovian Society (TCBS) -Edith Bratt -World War I -Marriage -Origin of the word “Hobbit” -Professor Joseph Wright and Gandalf -Sam and the batmen -Tolkien and Christianity -Biopic pronunciation -Movies and accuracy -Movies produced by the subjects themselves -A starting point -Plugs -Get your news from credible sources (BBC, NPR, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today) Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 

I do some character studies as well as review the show as a whole. Spoilers are ahead. Show notes: -This show was ….. -The special FX -George Romero’s Day of the Dead -Tom Savini -Scream Greats -Gloves for surgery -Accuracy -Good TV is about relationships Dr. John Thackery -Pain, work, destruction -Finale -Who we are -Necrotic -House -Reason for addiction? Dr. Algernon Edwards -Two worlds -Opal -Self destruction -Future Dr. Everett Gallinger -From the start -Hypocrisy -Eleanor -Correlation vs. causation -Cruelty  -Eugenics -Eric Johnson Herman Barrow -Likability -Character traits -Self destruction -Conflict Nurse Lucy Elkins -Arc -Getting what she wants -Origin story  -Skills as a nurse (competent was the wrong word better than competent - she was an excellent nurse) Dr. Bertram Chickering Jr. -Normalized prejudice -Character traits -Thack vs. Dr. Levi Zinberg -Bertie’s mentors -Genevieve Everidge Cornelia Robertson -Skills and potential -Typhoid and the Black P

Spoilers are tethered to this podcast.    Recorded on May 30, 2020.    Show notes:   -A disadvantaged group -What I thought of Us -What’s the resolution? -Invasion of the Body Snatchers -Get Out and planting seeds -Influences -The ending -The twist -What makes a movie great -Subtlety  -Us and the murder of George Floyd [I meant to say the murders similar to George Floyd’s] -Good movies teach -The balance of subtle versus not subtle -The tethered  -The message -The characters -The acting -Lupita Nyong’o -Saw Gerrera voice? -George Romero zombie trilogy -Dawn of the Dead -Enjoying Us on different levels  -Metaphors -Raising interest -Credible sources of news, please Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2020 All Rights Reserved  

Come aboard and join the chaos and anxiety. Spoilers are ahead. Recorded on May 25, 2020   Show notes: -This movie was ______ -Adam Sandler -A very New York movie -I miss New York City  -The pandemic -The chaos of Howard’s life -The ending -The Departed -What happened after -70s grittiness with the 80s soundtrack -2012 -Kevin Garnett -The acting all around -What I like about movies -Dunkirk -Safdie brothers -Oscar buzz? -Adam Sandler and creative freedom -Funny People -What I would have liked -The pandemic and credible sources of information -Listen to the experts! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2020 All Rights Reserved  

I made this podcast so.    Spoilers are ahead so if you don’t mind spoilers, then engage!   Recorded March 29, 2020 Show notes: -What I thought -Modern TV and movies -TV vs movies -How I watched Picard -What makes Picard so great (the character and the show) -Star Trek The Next Generation -Picard’s PTSD -What makes compelling TV and compelling people -Humans and synths -First season of The Next Generation -Even if you’re not a Star Trek fan . . .  -Fanservice  -I cried throughout the show -Unintended consequences -Story arcs in Next Generation vs. story arcs in Picard -Hugh -Elnor -Different cultures -Alison Pill and the Newsroom -Agnes, motivation, and consequences -The crew -Season Two and stakes -Hopes for season two -Nitpicking -Seeing Patrick Stewart live -Data -Worf -Back to Data -I want to live forever -Back to Data again -A public service announcement -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts

I’m scared just typing this. Spoilers are ahead. This was recorded pre-COVID-19 hence the lack of COVID-19 references.   -I am very much an adult -I was scared -The power of what movies can do -The type of horror movie -Elements -The acting -The effect -The positive psychological aspects of horror movies -Where are the mental health professionals?!?!? -Other nitpickings  -Suspense -A little twist -More nitpicking -Spoiler alert for Rosemary’s Baby -Pace and aesthetic  -A brief review of Rosemary’s Baby -Midsommar -Toni Collette  -Gabriel Byrne -The dog -Where it could go -Paimon -Hell probably sucks -Erin and The Conjuring -Hereditary versus The Conjuring Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2020 All Rights Reserved    

This was recorded pre-pandemic and is finally being released. As we all know, life gets in the way. So enjoy my pre-pandemic attitude and my pre-pandemic review of The Mandalorian. Spoilers are ahead. This is the way. Show notes: -What I thought overall  -Boba Fett -Mandolorians in “Legends”  -Paying homage without reverence (ahem, Rise of Skywalker) -The themes of The Mandolorian -Pedro Pascal -The Child (Baby Yoda) -Origin story? -Yaddle -Yoda’s species -Will The Child grow? -Guesses -What I don’t want -Stakes -Eek, I mentioned going out to the movies (pre-pandemic) -Focusing on something new -The Last Jedi, Rise of Skywalker -Balance -I was tired -Artwork -Moff Gideon  -Giancarlo Esposito -Darksaber -New Republic -The Force Awakens -My hopes (rebellions are built on them) Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean htt

Erin and I watched and reviewed Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones on Christmas night, 2019 (which seems like seven million years ago).  Don’t forget to listen to the bonus commentary! Show notes: -My intro to the intro -Coronavirus -Merry Christmas -This is Erin’s first time watching Episode II (that she remembers) -Episode I recap -Our Star Wars histories   Review -What did we think? -What did this mean to Erin? -Relationships -Jar Jar’s purpose (I wanted to add that the other senators agreed with Jar Jar so let’s not blame it all on him) -Padme and Anakin -What Mike thought -Rise of Skywalker -Deleted scene -Arrogance of the Jedi -Dooku and Christopher Lee -Keeping track of the characters -Attack of the Clones versus the other movies -Episode III -Bonus Commentary -Plugs! Follow Erin on Twitter @erunuevo  Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stu

I review season two and if I didn’t state that there were spoilers, there would be no mercy.  But I just did, so have mercy. Show notes: -What I thought -The first season -The realm of the ridiculous -The fight  -Karate Kid Part II -Karate Kid Part I and why I loved season one  -The 80s weren’t that cool -What could have been -What I liked -Extra lines and exposition -Melodrama -Upping the stakes -Back to the fights -Daniel as a sensei -Mr. Miyagi -Allie -Elizabeth Shue -My hopes/predictions for season three -Tory taking the mic -Party scenes -Euphoria -Cobra Kai characters -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2020 All Rights Reserved

I analyze this beauty line by line   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com   Show notes: -Prequelle and albums -Tobias Forge -The Black Plague -Living forever -Highlander -He Never Died -My meaning -The lyrics -Being with someone forevvvvvvverrrrrrrr -Why I wouldn’t mind living forever -Where did the time go? -Lucifer???? -Letting go -Stories -The point of repeating -Prequelle’s departure from the previous albums -Prequelle’s influences -Dance Macabre -Ballads -Sense of humor -Satanic Panic Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2020 All Righ

By special request, here is my review of Lady Gaga performing Million Reasons on the Howard Stern Show.   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     Show notes: -Gaga and Howard introducing the song  -I have a fan? -Special request -Remembering the performance -A little different -Reaction videos: the good and bad -What Gaga does when she plays and sings -Technique plus emotion -Taking her time -Reliving the song -This is in the morning -Some other singers in the morning on Stern -Training -Heartbreak -Makes me feel -Just one -Robin Quivers crying  -Where this song takes me -What’s good about music -Feeling your feelings -Music Therapy -Cinema Therapy -Movies and music as a bridge to talk -What stood out -First time watching -Netflix documentary -How I prefer Gaga -H

A half hour after the movie ended, I started recording. Spoilers are ahead!  -Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     Show notes: -My unease   -Quick The Force Awakens review   -Quick The Last Jedi review   -Rise of Skywalker review   -Palpatine   -Extreme   -JJ Abrams   -The look of the movie   -The characters   -Soap opera   -Rey’s origin(s)   -Upward mobility   -The Last Jedi ending   -Bringing it back   -Keri Russel   -Rose Tico and what could have been done   -Kelly Marie Tran   -My Star Wars history   -Ben and Rey’s relationship   -What I would have done with Ben   -How people change   -Restorative justice https://apnews.com/c69e3a82417f4af280376fdc10cf8651/In-age-of-MeToo,-can-there-be-forgiveness,-second-chances?   -How movies have grown si

Not having a spoiler alert would be no laughing matter.    Show notes:   -Apologies for the mic handling noises at the very beginning. They subside.   -The tone    -Joaquin Phoenix   -The pace   -Mental illness   -USA Today  article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/10/23/what-joker-movie-gets-right-wrong-about-mental-illness-violence/3978028002/   -Link between mental illness and violent behavior (there isn’t one)   -People with mental illness are ten times as likely to be victims of violent crime   -Horror movies, nuance, and “crazy” character development   -Representation of someone with mental illness   -Sympathy for Arthur and how it relates to Breaking Bad   -We’re all in this together    -It’s still a work of fiction   -Pseudobulbar affect   -Taxi Driver and King of Comedy   -New York in the 1970s   -Social Services being cut   -Sophie   -Batman   -Thomas Wayne   -Joaquin Phoenix’s performance    -The other Jokers   -If I was goin

For my third time watching the trailer, I figured I’d do a commentary over it followed by a bunch of speculation until the big day. Show notes: -Rey running -How the movie looks -Special Effects -Palpatine and what I think -Threepio -Wooo! -Lando -Horses -Leia -Blue logo -I’m being cynical -My speculation on C-3PO -Artoo -My Palpatine prediction -Superman -Red eyes -Roll of Leia -Luke -My hopes -Hux -Supporting roles -Keri Russel -Lando, Wedge, and fan service -When I’m seeing Rise of Skywalker -What Star Wars means to me -The Mandolorian -What makes Rise of Skywalker special Links: Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast   Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2019 All Rights Reserved

Once Upon A Time, I reviewed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Spoilers are ahead.   Show notes: -Why it’s called Once Upon a Time Hollywood -The ending -The beginning and the pacing -Waiting for the ending -The acting -The message of the movie -Tarantino and Hollywood -The soundtrack -The directing -The dialogue -The story -Once Upon a Time it’s moment in history -The Manson cult -Cliff Booth and Robert Wagner -Cliff Booth’s persona and tension -How this ranks compared to Tarantino’s other movies Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast   Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com  © MMAMPodcast 2019 All Rights Reserved

You won’t be burnin’ out this fuse up here alone but you will hear spoilers.   Show notes: -I said “folks”? -Why I like movies and music -Elton’s music -Why music is great -Tarin Egerton -Portrayal of a person with substance abuse disorder -What Elton wanted -My favorite scene -Biopics -My criticism -I’m Still Standing? -My Rocketman movie theater experience -Finding out who he is and what he wants -Bohemian Rhapsody -Biopics approved by the stars themselves -The Dirt -If you’re not an Elton John fan . . . -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast   Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com    © MMAMPodcast 2019 All Rights Reserved

I review the movie Yesterday. Spoilers will be present in this and any alternate universe. Show notes: -The movie was good until . . . -What the movie didn’t address -What I would have liked to see -The ending -What the movie might be saying -The actual Beatles -The first three quarters -Ed Sheehan -What I wanted the movie to say -Back to the ending -The other two -Motivations -Danny Boyle -Trainspotting and addiction -Back to the ending again -Fame (puts you there where things are hollow) -The evolution of The Beatles music -Gavin -Summer Song -Himesh Patel -Plugs! Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com © MMAMPodcast 2019 All Rights Reserved

Spoilers for “The Iron Throne” are coming at you faster than the backlash. -Cersei and Jamie -Closure -The negotiation -Dany -Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith -Bran -The books -Dany and Jon -Sansa -Arya -Tyrion -Bronn -Podrick -Brienne -Edmure -Sweet Robin -The Game of Thrones model -How it wrapped up -The prequels -Changing television -Song of Ice and Fire -Reading other books -My wishes -The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast   Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2 Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com    © MMAMPodcast 2019 All Rights Reserved