Behold! MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY’s entertaining Summer 2023 Episode So Far…! Here in Episode 357, your hosts — Jason Pyles, Karl Huddleston, Ryan Elliott, and A Guy Named Andy — bring you new movie coverage for June and July 2023! The guys discuss 2023 summer movies like Asteroid City (2023), Barbie (2023), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), About My Father (2023), No Hard Feelings (2023), Joy Ride (2023) and The Blackening (2023). We also get a brief, special guest appearance by Andy’s wife, A Gal Named Shawn. (William Rowan Jr. does not appear in this episode.)

Note: Episode 357 was recorded on Aug. 1, 2023, and released on Aug. 4, 2023!

Be sure to check out Ryan’s new show, The Recast Cast! And if you’re a Horror movie fan, listen to Jay of the Dead’s NEW HORROR MOVIES! Thanks for listening to Movie Podcast Weekly, The Clown Car of Movie Podcasting…

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SHOW NOTES: Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 357

Introduction
— Welcome to Episode 357, our release for June and July 2023
— No William on this episode
— Karl tells Ryan about some old Tech news
— Andy and Jay’s theater experience while seeing “Talk to Me” (2023)
— Writers’ and Actors’ Strike: New release famine, AI in filmmaking, movie critics striking

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Mini Reviews: What We’ve Been Watching Lately

Karl:
Love and Death
Ted Lasso Final Season
Jack Ryan – Last Season
The Morning Show
Foundation
Silo Season 1
Hijack
Extraction 2
Lincoln Lawyer Season 2

Ryan:
Ted Lasso
Righteous Gemstones Season 3
Jury Duty on Amazon Prime
T2: Terminator 2 – Judgment Day
Blazing Saddles
Train to Busan
Interstellar
Bull Durham
Avatar: The Way of Water (2023)
Prey (2022)

Andy:
Story: The final episode of the “24” TV series

Jason:
True Crime Shows: Buried in the Snow (Buried in the Backyard), Breezy Otteson, Riley Powell murders
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Wham! (2023)
In a Valley of Violence
Never Grow Old
The Salvation
Frailty

Jay of the Dead’s Brief HORROR Preview:
Cobweb (2023)
Talk to Me (2023)
The Boogeyman (2023)
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
The Blackening (2023)

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FEATURE REVIEWS: June and July 2023

Review: About My Father (2023)
Karl = 7.5 (2023)

Review: The Blackening (2023)

Review: Asteroid City (2023)
Karl = 5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Jason = 4 ( Avoid )

Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Jason = 4.5 ( Avoid )
Karl = 6 ( Rental )

Review: No Hard Feelings (2023)
Karl = 8 ( Rental )

Review: Joy Ride (2023)
Karl = 4 ( Avoid )

Review: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Jason = 9 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Karl = 7.5 ( Theater / Rental )

Review: Barbie (2023) with special guest “A Gal Named Shawn”
Jason = 7.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Ryan = 10 ( Buy it! )
Andy = 9 ( Buy it! )
Karl = 10 ( Buy it! )
Shawn = 9.5 ( Buy it! )

Review: Haunted Mansion (2023)

We didn’t have time to cover all the movies we’ve seen, so here’s what we’ll be discussing next time:
– Oppenheimer (2023)
– The Flash (2023)
– Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
– The Baker (2023)

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Wrap-Up

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If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s NEW HORROR MOVIES for this Wednesday’s release of Episode 002! It’s a biweekly podcast where Jay of the Dead, Mister Watson, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, GregaMortis and Mackula review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments!

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Links for this episode:

Don’t forget to check out Ryan’s new show, The Recast Cast, as well as Jay of the Dead’s NEW HORROR MOVIES

Jay says check out his MPW buddies here:
— Movie Podcast Weekly
— On Twitter: Karl Huddleston
— On Twitter: Geek Cast Ryan Elliott
— Ryan’s show: Geek Cast Live Podcast
— On Twitter: William Rowan Jr.
— William’s shows: Movie Moments Podcast and The Sci-Fi Podcast

Want to hear more Horror movie reviews? Check out Jay’s weekly horror podcast:
– Horror Movie Weekly.com
– On Twitter: @horror_weekly

Considering the Cinema links:
On Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: [email protected]
Voicemail: (801) 215-9704
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema

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