Eye of the Storm Movie Podcast

Daniel Gawron
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Join us for in depth spoiler reviews of current movie releases and discussions of older favourites, focusing on story and character. Upcoming episodes: Cold Storage review Office Space Recent episodes: Crime 101 review Check us out on all major platforms: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast Or subscribe to our RSS feed if you listen on other podcast platforms: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6583079/episodes/feed If you like our takes on movies and enjoy our conversations, please tell a friend. If you hate what we do, please tell an enemy.

  1. Spoiler Review: Crime 101

    7H AGO

    Spoiler Review: Crime 101

    This week we review and discuss Crime 101, a crime thriller directed by Bart Layton and starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo, about three people whose lives are caught up in the world of jewel heists. We talk about how the movie is not quite what it presents itself as and rather than a heist movie delivers a character drama focused on themes of risk, the cost of making it, and selling out your principles, we discuss whether those ideas were well realised in the character arcs of the three main characters and the choices they make throughout the story, whether the ending is a pyrrhic victory that fits the movie's themes or is a miss overall, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:18 Movie Recommendations (Animal Kingdom, Dick (1999)) 05:51 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 11:31 Spoiler Discussion 48:28 Conclusion & Ratings

    52 min
  2. Spoiler Review: The Strangers - Chapter 3

    FEB 11

    Spoiler Review: The Strangers - Chapter 3

    This week we review and discuss The Strangers - Chapter 3, a horror film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath, which features the conclusion to the story of Maya who tries to escape the masked Strangers who continue to try to kill her.  We talk about whether the final chapter of the Strangers trilogy delivers a payoff that was worth sitting through the first two chapters, whether expanding on the Strangers' backstory and motivation made sense and added value to the story, we go through some of the more baffling scenes and try to find intention in them, wonder what a Strangers reboot could have been like had it been handled with more care, and much more. Check out our other reviews of the Strangers franchise: The Strangers (2008) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6euIp0uzbixlgdGLtfUZKW The Strangers - Chapter 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QhEvLQDJTRvqJSRoaqnxP The Strangers - Chapter 2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XUbZLB8oGeUdrjcpQh9dY Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:16 Movie Recommendations (Love of my Life, Hamnet, English Teacher) 06:30 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 14:18 Spoiler Discussion 57:54 Conclusion & Ratings

    1h 1m
  3. Have You Seen: Catch Me If You Can (2002)

    FEB 8

    Have You Seen: Catch Me If You Can (2002)

    In "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. This week we revisit Catch Me If You Can, a crime comedy drama directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken, about a con artist who evades the FBI for years while being one of the most accomplished forgers of his time and posing as various professions including airline pilots, doctors and lawyers. We talk about how the movie has held up and why it is the product of a different era in Hollywood, how the movie makes a scammer and con artist a sympathetic character we can root for, whether the scams hold up on rewatch or whether it's all in the presentation and production values, whether being accurate to the life of the real Frank Abagnale is important for a movie like this, whether the movie was improved by embellishing Frank's life and adding a family subplot and increasing the role of his father that did not happen like it was shown in the movie, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast

    49 min
  4. Spoiler Review: Primate

    FEB 4

    Spoiler Review: Primate

    This week we review and discuss Primate, a horror film directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Jonny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander and Troy Kotsur, about an adopted chimpanzee who gets bitten by a rapid animal and becomes violent towards his human family. We talk about how this is the okayest movie we have seen in a while that delivers exactly on what it promises and nothing else, how review scores are surprisingly high for a movie this basic, whether the movie delivers on suspense and violence enough to carry the movie, how the movie actually does a lot of things right that many (especially horror) movies tend to get wrong, the numerous instances of ideas that are introduced throughout the movie and then never paid off and how each of these could easily have elevated the movie, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:18 Movie Recommendations (Steal, Wonder Man) 08:34 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 14:02 Spoiler Discussion 50:38 Conclusion & Ratings

    53 min
  5. Spoiler Review: Return to Silent Hill

    JAN 28

    Spoiler Review: Return to Silent Hill

    This week we review and discuss Return to Silent Hill, a psychological horror film directed by Christophe Gans and starring Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson. The movie follows the story of James who ventures into the abandoned town of Silent Hill and encounters various nightmares in search of the woman he loves. We talk about the metaphor that drives the third act and try to make sense of it as someone who is not familiar with the games, why this movie has been treated unfairly by reviews and why reviewers on balance have let the audiences down when it comes to the discourse surrounding this movie, why Return of Silent Hill is held back by sometimes trying to be an adaptation of a beloved video game, and much more.  Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:20 Movie Recommendations (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, His & Hers, Rush Hour) 09:24 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 16:03 Spoiler Discussion 53:32 Conclusion & Ratings

    56 min
  6. Have You Seen: Frasier (1993 Pilot)

    JAN 25

    Have You Seen: Frasier (1993 Pilot)

    In "Have You Seen?" we discuss a movie that some of us know well and others have just now seen for the first time. This week we revisit the first three episodes of Frasier, a sitcom that ran from 1993 to 2004 starring Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and Jane Leeves. We talk about why Frasier is our favourite sitcom of all time, how it manages to make characters who are not usually the protagonists of sitcoms relatable while drawing comedy from their unrelatability, why Frasier was the smartest show on television and why comedy benefits from smart writing, we discuss the lost art of farce and why Frasier was a masterclass in that genre of comedy, how its legacy sequel series is one of the few that actually worked, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast

    56 min
  7. Spoiler Review: 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple

    JAN 21

    Spoiler Review: 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple

    This week we review and discuss 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, a postapocalyptic drama film directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Ralph Phiennes, Jack O'Connell and Alfie Williams. Following the events of 28 Years Later, Spike is being inducted into a gang led by Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal while Dr Kelson discovers a treatment for the Rage virus. We talk about how the movie compares to the first part, how it is driven by the conflict between Dr Kelson and Jimmy who represent two opposed sides of humanity between whose example Spike will have to choose in the future, the very different tragedies of both Dr Kelson who has never given up trying to help and Sir Jimmy whose trauma makes him a force of destruction, what the final scene says about the spirit of the franchise and why this is the most optimistic zombie franchise ever made, and much more. Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast Check out our reviews of the rest of the franchise here: 28 Days Later: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gWKKzW2yHeS1FZ7hK6ZYM 28 Weeks Later: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4w5fZ33QScoqldwL1u6u3P 28 Years Later: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BgzRscm9UIhaz6aZ7zFFx 0:00 Intro 0:18 Movie Recommendations (Everwood season 1, His & Hers) 05:10 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 12:13 Spoiler Discussion 54:18 Conclusion & Ratings

    59 min
  8. Spoiler Review: Frankenstein (2025)

    JAN 14

    Spoiler Review: Frankenstein (2025)

    This week we review and discuss Frankenstein, a gothic science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscaar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth, about a scientist who creates a living being through scientific experimentation and then loses control of his creation. We talk about our reaction to the newest take on the classic Frankenstein story, what worked about it and what didn't, how we were missing a clear thesis in the movie and how the movie ends up being unfocused and cluttered as a result, we discuss whether various storytelling choices worked for us and whether we agree with the consensus that the first half of the movie is the stronger one, whether the nearly unanimous positive reviews this movie has received on Rotten Tomatoes is justified, and much more.  Check out our other reviews and clips on all major platforms here: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast 0:00 Intro 0:17 Movie Recommendations (Marked Season 1, Fallout Season 2, The Great Gatsby) 06:30 Synopsis & Overall Impressions 13:54 Spoiler Discussion 01:00:14 Conclusion & Ratings

    1h 3m
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Join us for in depth spoiler reviews of current movie releases and discussions of older favourites, focusing on story and character. Upcoming episodes: Cold Storage review Office Space Recent episodes: Crime 101 review Check us out on all major platforms: https://linktr.ee/EyeOfTheStormMoviePodcast Or subscribe to our RSS feed if you listen on other podcast platforms: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6583079/episodes/feed If you like our takes on movies and enjoy our conversations, please tell a friend. If you hate what we do, please tell an enemy.

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