In this Mini Review the guys discuss one of their 10 most anticipated movies of the year! And did I mention it has GIANT FRICKIN ROBOTS in it! We give you the highs and lows of the Guillermo del Toro directed monster flick Pacific Rim starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba and Rinko Kikuchi. Are giant robots fighting monsters still fun in this day and age or do they belong in the Saturday morning double feature of our youth? Listen in and hear what the guys have to say! If you have seen Pacific Rim or any movie send us your reviews. We want to hear from you! you can email us moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015

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As the summer heats up so does the movies and it seems like we have big movies dueling it out week after week and we try to review them all for you! In this round of Mini Reviews we review the buddy action comedy The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. We also review The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and William Fichtner. Both Johnny Depp and Sandra Bullock are usually box office gold. Does The Heat and The Lone Ranger live up to that reputation? Listen in and find out! Then send your reviews to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015. We want your reviews and your opinions on all things movies!

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There are so many blockbuster movies coming out in recent weeks its hard to decide what to spend your hard earned money on. Well we hope we can help with our reviews of Despicable Me 2 staring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Benjamin Bratt. Is the sequel better than the original? Listen in and find out. We also review White House Down starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and Maggie Gyllenhaal and if that’s not enough throw in James Woods and one of our new favorites Jason Clarke! With all the gun fire and explosions it has to be great! right? Listen in and hear what we have to say and then let your voice be heard! send your reviews to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015. We are always wanting to hear your movie reviews and talk movies with you!

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What do you get when Monsters and Zombies battle it out? A great weekend at the movies! Join us as we review World War Z starring Brad Pitt and millions of zombies! And on a more gentler note we review Pixars Monsters University starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. So who wins in the battle between zombies and monsters? Listen in and hear what the guys have to say, then let us know if you agree or disagree! You can email us moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or give us a call 260-573-0015 we want your input and movie reviews so join in the conversation!

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In this round of Mini Reviews we discuss two of our most anticipated movies of the year! The comedy This Is The End starring James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen. The guys also weigh in on Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon. Add in Russel Crowe, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane to round out a star studded cast! Does all the star power add up to a great Superman movie? Did This Is The End deserve to make our most anticipated list? Listen in and find out what the guys think. Now let us know  your reviews of This Is The End and Man of Steel or any movie we may have missed! Send them to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015

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From comedy to horror/thriller we got you covered! Doug and Craig sit down to review the Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn comedy The Internship and The Purge starring Ethan Hawke. Now The Purge easily beat The Internship at the box office but does that make it a better movie? Listen in and find out. Then let us know your reviews of the Internship and The Purge. You can email reviews to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015 and have your review played on the show

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From one of the most fun movies we’ve reviewed all year to one of the if not the worst movies we’ve seen in 2013! Can you guess which is which? Doug and Craig give you the scoop on Now You See Me starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo and Isla Fisher. Throw in Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine gives you a star studded magical cast! Next up Doug and Craig review the Sci Fi action adventure After Earth directed by M. Night Shyamalan starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Which of these movies is the surprise hit so far this year? Listen in and find out! We want your movie reviews, movie tweets, movie recommendations, anything movie related!So follow us on twitter and send your reviews to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015

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We are back once again! This time with a Mini Review of Fast & Furious 6 starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The Fast and Furious series has been known for great action and fun characters but after six movies you have to ask the question has it run its course? Or are they just getting warmed up? Listen in and find out what the guys think then send in your reviews moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015. You can also post your reviews on our Facebook page.

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Wow! What two different types of movies do we have for you in this Mini Review! First off Jeremy reviews Epic starring the voices of Colin Farell, Amanda Seyfried, Beyonce and Josh Hutcherson. Second both Jeremy and Craig review The Hangover Part III starring Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms, lets not forget the funny Ken Jeong! As the trilogy comes to a close does it go out with a bang or a whimper? Listen in and find out what the guys had to say. If you would like to review movies with us send your movie reviews to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail number 260-573-0015. Or post your review on our Facebook  page

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Now as you have probably gathered, I love movies, does not matter to me if its Silent cinema, War movies, Sci-fi, Art-House or modern cinema. I will watch anything. People always ask me what my favorite movie is of all time?, my reply is Citizen Kane, this is usually met by “why not something modern” or “Your just going along with all critics with that choice”. So what is it that makes me adore this movie so much and makes me go back to it time and again?.

The man himself Orson Welles was only 25 when he started making this film, that is as the writer, director and the star, at 25 that is one hell of an amazing thing to do, now I don’t know about you but I certainly couldn’t do that at 25. The film has a brilliant narrative that was so revolutionary for the time. It starts with a news reel telling us the story of this Charles Foster Kane and what he did and accomplished in his life.. and the scandals. This is the way of Orson Welles telling us what is in store for us and this enigmatic figure of a man he has created. The character Kane lives in his own secluded mansion called Xanadu. Xanadu is showing the perfect metaphor of what this man Kane is, Dark, Secluded and mysterious. The narrative i refer too is “ROSEBUD”, Rosebud is Kane’s last word on his death bed, he whispers it in his last breath, a news reel reporter is hired to find out who/what was Kane’s rosebud. We finally find out at the end, Orson Welles is pure genius when he lets us discover who/what is Rosebud, just like that Ghostly Whisper at the start, like a metaphorical whisper, sort of paying homage to the start its wonderfully done.

The direction and camera work was amazing for a first time director, Welles goes for low angles, high angles and even having the camera zoom in through a sky light and back again. Its little touches like this that make me awe at the film. Welles could of used a cast of well know actors but no….. he brought in fellow radio stars like Joseph Cotten, who would go on to have a terrific career in the movies. The narrative, use of camera, the cast, the story and Orson himself stealing the show as Kane, whom has this sort of self cockiness that suits the character he has created. All these just help me love this film so much, yes there is probably better films out there, but every time I watch this film I take something different away from it. I would love to know if anybody else likes this film, or, what your favorite film is and what you like about it so much. Thanks for reading and keep listening to the brilliant shows these guys do.