Considering the Cinema presents… The DVD Infatuation Podcast, “The Grab Bag of Movie Podcasts,” starring Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker — “The Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” the Amazing but Subtle One, the National Treasure himself, brings you this 30th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast for December 2024. Once again, Dr. Shock is reviewing three of his Top 200 Favorite Movies with three special guests! The guests are tasked with selecting a film from Dave’s Top 200 Movies that he hasn’t seen before! Here Dave is joined by filmmaker Mack Robins to review “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), GregaMortis to review “The French Connection” (1971), and Miles Mayle to review “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984). Note: All three reviews contain major plot SPOILERS. Join us! Don’t forget: You can post a comment in the show notes for this episode or reach out to Dave via X: @DVDInfatuation

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SHOW NOTES: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – 30th Edition – Dave’s Top 200 Favorite Movies: December 2024

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Considering the Cinema presents the 30th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast
— Welcome to Episode 078 for December 2024

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[ 00:03:07 ] – Guest: Mack Robins: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – Spoilers!

Catch up with Filmmaker Mack “Mackula” Robins here:
– Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
– Considering the Cinema
– Email Mackula here: [email protected]
– Filmography Page: Mack Robins on IMDb
– Mack’s short film: Unseen
– Mackula’s YouTube Channel
– On X: @RobinsMack
– On Instagram: @RobinsMack

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[ 00:46:22 ] – Guest: GregaMortis: The French Connection (1971) – Spoilers!

Catch up with GregaMortis here:
– Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
– Podcast: Land of the Creeps
– Instagram: LotC
– Facebook: Greg Morgan
– X: GregaMortis
LotC Group Page
– LotC Fan Page
– YouTube: Greg Morgan
– Greg’s Instagram: GregaMortis
– Email: [email protected]
– LotC Hotline Phone Number: 1-804-569-5682 | 1-804-569-LOTC

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[ 01:24:32 ] – Guest: Miles Mayle: Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – Spoilers!

Catch up with Miles here:
– Evil Jelly Podcast

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Wrap-Up
– See all of Dave’s Top 250 Movie picks here: Dave’s Top 250 Movies List
– See Dave’s Top 50 Favorite Movies

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Links for this episode:

Be sure to catch up with more of Dave’s other work on the internet:
Dr. Shock’s Macabre Film History: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel

Dr. Shock’s Podcasts:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Land of the Creeps horror podcast

On X: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: [email protected]
Voicemail: (801) 215-9704
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
Don’t forget to check out Considering the Cinema’s new Episode Archive

Be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s other Horror movie podcast with Mister Watson at HORROR MOVIE WEEKLY.com, where three hosts review one Horror movie every Sunday. It’s One Badass Horror Podcast!

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

This episode of The DVD Infatuation Podcast was produced by Jason Pyles.

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