The Movie Marathon Man

Sean
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I cover franchises, directors, actors, and themed episodes by marathoning them and dissecting them for content and quality.

  1. Episode 47 - Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5 + First Remake (1984-2012)

    4H AGO

    Episode 47 - Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5 + First Remake (1984-2012)

    HO-HO-HOMICIDE!  Join me as I cover warnings from Grandpa, nuns, Garbage Day, witches, Mickey Rooney, and even a Christmas light electric chair - ALL in one of the craziest franchises I've ever seen. For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984, dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.) - 2:00 SNDN PART 2 (1987, dir. Lee Harry) - 24:11 SNDN 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! (1989, dir. Monte Hellman) - 32:29 SNDN 4: INITIATION (1990, dir. Brian Yuzna) - 42:26 SNDN 5: THE TOY MAKER (1991, dir. Martin Kitrosser) - 55:09 SILENT NIGHT (2012, dir. Steven C. Miller) - 1:03:13

    1h 15m

  2. DEC 7

    Quickies #32 - Conjuring: Last Rites, The Perfect Neighbor, Zootopia 2, Oh What Fun, Eternity, Sentimental Value, Left-Handed Girl, Hamnet (SPOILER-FREE!)

    Please join me for a quick recap of movies I've been catching in theaters and on streaming to prep my next Oscar ballot, and to check off one I missed...maybe it was better I did? THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025, dir. MIchael Chaves) THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (2025, dir. Geeta Gandbhir) ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025, dir. Jared Bush & Byron Howard) OH. WHAT. FUN. (2025, dir. MIchael Showalter) ETERNITY (2025, dir. David Freyne) SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025, dir. Joachim Trier) LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025, dir. Shih-Ching Tsou) HAMNET (2025, dir. Chloe Zhao)

    28 min
  3. Episode 46 - Twilight! - (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn 1-2)

    DEC 6

    Episode 46 - Twilight! - (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn 1-2)

    Join me as I fulfill my promise to cover all five Twilight movies, but ye be warned!!  I do not like them, and hadn't watched a frame in over 15 years.  For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins: TWILIGHT (2008, dir. Catherine Hardwicke) - 0:56 NEW MOON (2009, dir. Chris Weitz) - 28:28 ECLIPSE (2010, dir. David Slade) - 49:22 BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (2011, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:05:16 BREAKING DAWN PART 2 (2012, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:21:50

    1h 36m
  4. Quickies #31 - The Running Man, Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Sisu 2 (SPOILER-FREE!)

    NOV 24

    Quickies #31 - The Running Man, Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Sisu 2 (SPOILER-FREE!)

    Join me as I cover (more timely this time) four new movies out in theaters!  If these are playing near you, give them a whirl!  Action!  Musical!  Dramedy!  Foreign Films!!  I watch everything here on the Movie Marathon Man! THE RUNNING MAN (2025, dir. Edgar Wright) WICKED: FOR GOOD (2025, dir. Jon M. Chu) RENTAL FAMILY (2025, dir. Hikari) SISU 2: ROAD to REVENGE (2025, dir. Jalmari Helander)

    10 min
  5. Episode 45 - In Memoriam: Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Shoot the Moon, The Other Sister, The Family Stone)

    NOV 19

    Episode 45 - In Memoriam: Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Shoot the Moon, The Other Sister, The Family Stone)

    Join me for a special actor tribute to the late, great Diane Keaton, who changed how we view the perfect girl in Annie Hall, went toe to toe with Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon, played the villain in The Other Sister, and held The Family Stone together at Christmastime. For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins: ANNIE HALL (1977, dir. Woody Allen) - 2:12 SHOOT the MOON (1982, dir. Alan Parker) - 34:34 THE OTHER SISTER (1999, dir. Garry Marshall) - 54:24 THE FAMILY STONE (2005, dir. Thomas Bezucha) - 1:13:51

    1h 35m

  6. NOV 12

    Quickies #30 - Tron: Ares, Roofman, Bugonia, Predator: Badlands, Materialists, Die My Love, It Was Just an Accident (SPOILER-FREE!)

    Please join me for brief reviews on EIGHT 2025 movies as I catch up with my watching over the last two months! TRON: ARES (2025, dir. Joachim Rønning) ROOFMAN (2025, dir. Derek Cianfrance) BUGONIA (2025, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos) PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025, dir. Dan Trachtenberg) MATERIALISTS (2025, dir. Celine Song) DIE MY LOVE (2025, dir. Lynne Ramsay) IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2025, dir. Jafar Panahi)

    31 min
  7. Episode 44 - Mario Bava and An Intro to Italian Cinema (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, A Bay of Blood)

    NOV 5

    Episode 44 - Mario Bava and An Intro to Italian Cinema (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, A Bay of Blood)

    Join me for my final Halloween 2025 series episode, all about the Italian giallo master MARIO BAVA!!  Also included is an Intro to Early Italian Cinema, from the invention of film to the 1960s when Bava got his start!  I had a ton of fun doing this episode, and I hope you enjoy it too! For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins: AN INTRO to ITALIAN CINEMA - 1:25 BLACK SUNDAY (1960, dir. Mario Bava) - La maschera del demonio - 9:51 BLACK SABBATH (1963, dir. Mario Bava - I tre volti della paura - 25:35 BLOOD and BLACK LACE (1964, dir. Mario Bava) - 6 donne per l'assassino - 47:39 A TASTE of BLOOD (1971, dir. Mario Bava) - Ecologia del delitto - 1:02:45

    1h 26m
  8. Quickies #29 - Death of a Unicorn, Friendship, HIM, One Battle After Another, Good Boy, Springsteen, Black Phone 2 (SPOILER-FREE!)

    OCT 29

    Quickies #29 - Death of a Unicorn, Friendship, HIM, One Battle After Another, Good Boy, Springsteen, Black Phone 2 (SPOILER-FREE!)

    Please join me for brief reviews on SEVEN 2025 movies as I catch up with my watching over the last two months! DEATH of a UNICORN (2025, dir. Alex Scharfman) FRIENDSHIP (2024, dir. Andrew DeYoung) HIM (2025, dir. Justin Tipping) ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) GOOD BOY (2025, dir. Ben Leonberg) SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME from NOWHERE (2025, dir. Scott Cooper) BLACK PHONE 2 (2025, dir. Scott Derrickson)

    27 min
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I cover franchises, directors, actors, and themed episodes by marathoning them and dissecting them for content and quality.

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  • Creator
    Sean
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 The Movie Marathon Man
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