We’ve got another one for ya! MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY, Episode 380, is just a two-hander with your daring hosts, Jason Pyles and Combat Karl “The Mad Irishman” Huddleston, bring you Feature Reviews of the third, blue cat people installment, Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and The Housemaid (2025). In addition to getting our world famous Mini Reviews, we also discuss the untimely loss of actor James Ransone and our uncensored critiques of auteur Christopher Nolan. Jason’s a little under the weather, but join us, anyway. It’s still kinda fun. NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 23, 2025. Another NOTE: Now, you can donate and support our podcasts right here through Venmo or Paypal. Thank you! .donation-row { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 40px; text-align: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 20px; } .donation-item { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; } .donation-item strong { margin-top: 6px; /* brings text closer to image */ display: block; } /* Responsive adjustment for mobile */ @media (max-width: 600px) { .donation-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; } } Donate on Venmo Donate on PayPal $2 Monthly PayPal Donation Thanks for listening to Movie Podcast Weekly, The Clown Car of Movie Podcasting… Introduction: – Tonight, it’s only Jason and Karl – This is, what amounts to, our Christmas/Hanukkah/holiday episode – This show was recorded on December 23, 2025 – The longevity of MPW (and Film Junk) – Jason and Karl recorded MPW Ep. 005: Cloud Atlas (2012) together, as well – Ryan texted us live that he’s out for tonight (Thanks for the timely update, Ryan.) – The loss of actor James Ransone on December 19, 2025 – Reminder: You never know what someone is going through – MPW’s message: Check on your friends, hug your kids – 100 Episodes Ago . . . – Jason still professes his love for “Mute” (2018) and “Triple Frontier” (2019) – Rachel McAdams’ “Send Help” (2026) trailer – Jason’s “The Chronology of Water” joke (completely unappreciated by Karl) – Karl on “Odyssey” (2026) trailer – Is Christopher Nolan secretly a Lars von Trier? – Karl is very casually on a first-name basis with Mr. Nolan and merely calls him “Chris” Mini Reviews: Karl: Pluribus, Robin Hood (2025) TV series on MGM+, Breaking Bad Jason: Landman Season 2, Zootopia 2 (2025), Blood Star (2025) = 6.5 ( Stream it ) NOTE: Now, you can donate and support our podcasts right here through Venmo or Paypal. Thank you to the following recent donors: – Lemarcus (Thank you!) .donation-row { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 40px; text-align: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 20px; } .donation-item { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; } .donation-item strong { margin-top: 6px; /* brings text closer to image */ display: block; } /* Responsive adjustment for mobile */ @media (max-width: 600px) { .donation-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; } } Donate on Venmo Donate on PayPal $2 Monthly PayPal Donation Feature Reviews: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Jason = 7.5 ( Stream at home ) The Housemaid (2025) Jay = 9 ( Theater / Buy it! ) Karl = 8 ( Theater / Buy it! ) Wrap-Up: – Karl: Watch “Last Christmas” (2019) Links for this episode: Jay says check out his MPW buddies here: — Movie Podcast Weekly — On X: Karl Huddleston — On X: Geek Cast Ryan Elliott — Ryan’s show: Geek Cast Live Podcast — On X: 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 X: @horror_weekly Considering the Cinema links: On X: @ConsiderCinema Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com Email: [email protected] Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema