Magellans at the Movies
Magellans at the Movies

Magellans at the Movies

Nathan Magalhaes

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Welcome to Magellans at the Movies, the outrageously popular* new podcast about all things movies brought to you by Nathan “I-can’t-believe-I-ate-the-whole-thing” Magalhães and his brother Elliot “Who-on-Earth-is-going-to-listen-to-a-podcast-we-make” Magalhães! (*Outrageous popularity pending) Join the brothers Magalhães (Anglicized as Magellan) as they bicker and banter about movies no one has seen or cares about or that have already been analyzed by far sharper minds than their own every week, along with special guest stars of varying willingness and notoriety! Get ready to laugh along with Nathan’s meandering freshman film student level critiques of movies you’ve never heard of, and enjoy the bored, grumpy-senior-citizen-who-would-rather-be-feeding-pigeons energy that has made Elliot the toast of the greater Indianola area! Come for the lukewarm old-man-yells-at-cloud takes on modern movies, stay because you got distracted and left Spotify running. See you at the cinema!Contact us/Requests/Questions: [email protected]: https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USCheck out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/?m=1

Recent Episodes

Magellans on the pre-1960s
DEC 19, 2025
Magellans on the pre-1960s
<p>Ah, to be alive in the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. When the global power of communism reached its absolute zenith, just about everyone in the world had to team up to forcibly administer Germany two successive chill pills, and the war to end all wars failed its stated purpose. Lots of important stuff happened during the first half of the twentieth century, but here at Magellans at the Movies, we don't talk about important stuff, we talk about movies. Cinema was a very young art form during this time, and some of the most influential movies were made by some of the most influential people as the filmic medium matured. With so many movies across such a long span of time, though, how could anyone know where to start? Perhaps, dear reader, with the official Magellans at the Movies list of the top ten movies of 1900-1959! That's right, folks, we're wrapping up our decade ranking endeavor with a mammoth episode dedicated to consolidating some of the greatest, most iconic movies in the history of cinema down to a list of ten greats. We will bury you in classic movies, so spread the word over there, here, and everywhere that the episode is about to begin! </p><p>Contact us/Requests/Questions: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Donate: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</a></p><p>Check out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/">https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/</a> </p>
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91 MIN
All About Eve
DEC 12, 2025
All About Eve
<p>There’s nothing quite like a night at the theater. Taking in Shakespeare from within a few hundred to a few dozen feet of the actual, living actors is just a different experience to seeing them from behind the editing and pausability of a film. Haven’t you ever wondered, though, what happens behind the curtain? In high school, it was mostly fart jokes and giggling about who was kissing who in the play, but in the more mature world of professional theater, it’s mostly snappy dialogue and fuming about who is kissing who outside the play. And, I assume, fart jokes. There’s no light being made of flatulence in <em>All About Eve</em>, the 1950 drama directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, but there is a very beloved movie. In fact, this fable of age and ambition is often considered to be among the best movies of all time. Will Nathan and Elliot arrive at a similar conclusion, or will they once again find themselves at odds with the establishment? Buckle your seatbelts and prepare for a bumpy podcast and let’s find out! </p><p>Contact us/Requests/Questions: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Donate: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</a></p><p>Check out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/">https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/</a> </p>
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62 MIN
The Land Before Time
DEC 5, 2025
The Land Before Time
<p>RAAAAWR!!! Oh, apologies, I didn’t mean to terrify you with my mighty roar. You see, I was just pretending to be a dinosaur. What silly, brutish creatures they were. How unintelligent, how undeveloped, how incompatible with polite society is the crude dinosaur. Wait, what’s that? Dinosaurs weren’t low beasts, but in fact loved, dreamed, feared, and laughed? Of course! You’re right, how could I have forgotten the sentient dinos of The Land Before Time, a 1988 animated adventure directed by Don Bluth? As any good paleontologist will tell you, this film of legendary scientific accuracy depicts dinosaurs as the lovable and energetic entities they truly were, and although the critics weren’t overly impressed, audiences certainly were. For generations, The Land Before Time and its shockingly expansive media franchise have been a mainstay for young movie watchers, including the hosts of Magellans at the Movies. Join us, then, as Nathan and Elliot go to the prehistoric era, when they were but wee lads and wore their grandparents’ VHS of Land Before Time down to an inert plastic brick. Guard your tree star and watch out for earthshakes, let us embark! </p><p>Contact us/Requests/Questions: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Donate: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</a></p><p>Check out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/">https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/</a> </p>
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
NOV 22, 2025
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
<p>Travel. Doesn’t the very concept just send a shiver down your spine? Sure, it’s nice to <em>be</em> at the Brickworks Museum in beautiful Southampton, England, but getting there is a nightmare of lines, layovers, fares, and odors. Honestly it’s enough to put one off of learning about bricks at the premier institute for global brick study in the first place, but is it enough to put you off getting home for a nice Thanksgiving meal? Certainly not for the heroes of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a 1987 holiday themed comedy about two mismatched travelers struggling to travel across the midwest. This rare Thanksgiving movie is well liked by critics and audiences alike, and frequently enjoys warm retrospectives. Are its itinerant charms enough to earn the gratitude of Nathan and Elliot? Grab your tickets and pack your bags as we find out on today’s brand new episode of Magellans at the Movies! </p><p>Contact us/Requests/Questions: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Donate: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</a></p><p>Check out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/">https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/</a> </p>
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Blue Ruin
NOV 15, 2025
Blue Ruin
<p>You low down dirty rotten scoundrel, I’ll kill you for replacing my cornflakes with a colony of cockroaches! How many times have you heard those words? It’s only natural that when someone is wronged, they desire restitution, sometimes in the form of violent revenge. The next time you play a hilarious prank on someone and they come gunning for you, however, you may wish to show them a film to educate them on the dangers of vengeance. You’ll have quite a lot to choose from, but may we recommend Blue Ruin, a 2013 crime drama directed by Jeremy Saulnier? You probably haven’t heard of this indie flick concerning dead parents, terrible haircuts, and an overwhelming thirst for bloody recriminations, but it earned itself plenty of praise for its unique, minimalistic take on the old “revenge = bad” story. Still not convinced? Then let your old friends from Magellans at the Movies tell you all about it on today’s brand new episode! And if you don’t give the episode five stars, there will be consequences . . . </p><p>Contact us/Requests/Questions: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Donate: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US</a></p><p>Check out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/">https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/</a> </p>
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56 MIN