I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast

Bob Zerull
I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast

A Film Critics, a Troll and a Film Fan with Perspective discuss movie.

  1. 4D AGO

    Shadow Force

    This week on the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, Jeff and Sean discuss two new documentaries stirring up buzz in the film world: The Dark Side of Society, which explores the cult horror hit Society, and Megadoc, a behind-the-scenes look at Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestating and enigmatic Megalopolis. New Releases Shadow Force Directed by Joe Carnahan Starring Omar Sy and Kerry Washington An estranged couple with a dangerous past are forced back together when their former employers—a secretive shadow ops unit—put a deadly bounty on their heads. With their son in tow, they must outrun trained killers and reconcile old wounds. Fight or Flight Directed by James Madigan Starring Josh Hartnett Mid-air mayhem erupts as a mercenary tracks a mysterious figure known only as "The Ghost" on an international flight. When it’s revealed the plane is packed with assassins targeting them both, survival depends on an uneasy alliance. Clown in a Cornfield Directed by Eli Craig Starring Katie Douglas and Kevin Durand A small town’s hidden rage takes a terrifying turn when a vengeful clown emerges from the cornfields, targeting residents one by one. Part slasher, part social commentary, this horror flick mixes bloodshed with rural paranoia. Classic Review: The Funhouse (1981) Directed by Tobe Hooper Starring Elizabeth Berridge In this underrated cult classic, a group of teens sneaks into a traveling carnival for an overnight thrill—but their night of mischief turns deadly when they witness a murder inside the Funhouse. Trapped inside with a disfigured killer, it’s a fight to survive until morning. Coming Next Week: Final Destination: Bloodline Hurry Up Tomorrow Follow Us: Website: I Hate Critics Facebook: Everyone is a Critic Podcast Twitter/X: @criticspod Instagram: @criticspod Patreon: Support Us Merch: TeePublic Store YouTube: Watch Us 🎨 Check out Jeff’s Art at Jeff Lassiter Art 📝 Read Sean’s Reviews at Sean at the Movies Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

    1h 5m
  2. MAY 8

    We Love Florence Pugh

    On this week’s episode of the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, Sean and Jeff celebrate one of the most dynamic actresses working today—Florence Pugh. From indie dramas to superhero blockbusters, she’s proven her versatility again and again. We take a deep dive into her incredible career, discussing highlights like Fighting with My Family, Macbeth, The Falling, A Good Person, Little Women, Oppenheimer, and, of course, Midsommar. New Releases: The Surfer Directed by Lorcan Finnegan Starring Nicolas Cage A man returns to his childhood beach to surf with his son, only to be humiliated by territorial locals. What starts as a quiet trip turns into a psychological and physical war of wills. The Shrouds Directed by David Cronenberg Starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, and Guy Pearce In classic Cronenberg fashion, this eerie sci-fi tale follows a grieving tech entrepreneur who invents a machine to communicate with the dead—blurring the line between life, death, and obsession. Another Simple Favor Directed by Paul Feig Starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick The stylish thriller returns as Stephanie heads to Italy to support her enigmatic friend Emily—only to find herself wrapped up in another web of secrets, lies, and possibly revenge. Thunderbolts Directed by Jake Schreier Starring Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, and Lewis Pullman Marvel’s team of misfits and antiheroes—including Yelena Belova—are thrown together for a dangerous mission where survival means confronting their most painful pasts. Spotlight: The Career of Florence Pugh We break down the rise of Florence Pugh—how she’s become one of our favorite performers and why she continues to command the screen no matter the genre. Follow Us: Website: I Hate Critics Facebook: Everyone is a Critic Podcast Twitter/X: @criticspod Instagram: @criticspod Patreon: Support Us Merch: TeePublic Store YouTube: Watch Us 🎨 Check out Jeff’s Art: Jeff Lassiter Art 📝 Read Sean’s Reviews: Sean at the Movies Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

    57 min
  3. APR 30

    We Love Revenge of the Sith

    This week on the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, we're tackling two exciting new releases and diving back into a pivotal moment in the Star Wars saga! New This Week: The Accountant 2 Directed by Gavin O’Connor Starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal Christian Wolff returns! This time, the brilliant forensic accountant teams up with his estranged but deadly brother to take on a dangerous new threat. Together, they must track down mysterious assassins before it’s too late. Until Dawn Directed by David F. Sandberg Starring Ella Rubin and Peter Stormare A group of friends searching for a missing sister find themselves trapped in a terrifying time loop. Stalked by a masked killer in a desolate valley, they must relive the nightmare again and again until they find a way to survive the night—or die trying. This Week’s Classic: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Directed by George Lucas Starring Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman Three years into the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker’s loyalty is tested like never before. As he grows closer to Chancellor Palpatine and further from the Jedi Order, darkness looms. In one of the saga’s most pivotal chapters, friendships are shattered, and Darth Vader is born. Follow Us: Website: I Hate Critics Facebook: Everyone is a Critic Podcast Twitter/X: @criticspod Instagram: @criticspod Patreon: Support Us Merch: TeePublic Store YouTube: Watch Us Check out Jeff's Art at Jeff Lassiter Art and read Sean's Reviews at Sean at the Movies. Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

    1h 15m
  4. APR 23

    We Love Sinners

    This week on the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, we dive into a bloody fairy tale twist, some high-stakes espionage, and a terrifying date night from hell—plus a couple of drum beats and a vampire classic for good measure. The Death of Snow White Directed by Jason Brooks – Starring Sanae Loutsis This isn’t the Disney version. Snow White is on the run from her wicked stepmother and finds herself aligned with a group of seven dwarves… who are less "Hi-Ho" and more "psycho." Expect gore, survival horror, and a dark twist on a childhood favorite. Warfare Directed by Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza – Starring Will Poulter, Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn A gritty war drama where a Navy SEAL surveillance mission in Iraq goes horribly wrong. Packed with tension, chaos, and Garland’s signature existential dread. Count Me In Directed by Mark Lo – Featuring Stewart Copeland, Claire Ferguson, Chad Smith, Clem Burke A celebration of rock’s heartbeat—this documentary features some of music’s most iconic drummers sharing what it means to keep time and create rhythm. Warning: you might be inspired to buy a drum kit afterward. The Amateur Directed by James Hawes – Starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan After losing his wife in a terrorist attack, a CIA codebreaker goes rogue. Fueled by grief and intelligence, he sets out on a globe-spanning mission of revenge when the agency fails him. Drop Directed by Christopher Landon – Starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar What starts as a romantic evening for a widowed mom quickly devolves into psychological torment when a mysterious figure threatens her family unless she commits murder. Tense, intimate, and full of suspense. Sinners Directed by Ryan Coogler – Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo Twin brothers return home hoping for peace, only to find that evil doesn't forget. A southern Gothic drama that mixes family trauma with spiritual reckoning and small-town menace. Classic Review: Fright Night (1985) Directed by Tom Holland – Starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall Teenage horror nerd Charley Brewster is convinced his new neighbor is a vampire. No one believes him, so he turns to a B-movie TV host for help. Campy, creepy, and a total ‘80s gem. Follow Us Online: 🎧 Website: ihatecritics.com 📘 Facebook: Everyone is a Critic Podcast 🐦 Twitter/X: @criticspod 📸 Instagram: @criticspod 💸 Patreon: Support Us 👕 Merch: TeePublic Store 📺 YouTube: Watch Us 🎨 Check out Jeff's artwork: Jeff Lassiter Art 📝 Read Sean's reviews: Sean at the Movies Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

    1h 1m
  5. APR 16

    I Hate Critics Episode of the Beast 666

    This week Sean and Jeff talked about the most evil or ‘devilish’ movies in history in honor of I Hate Critics episode 666    Both Sean and Jeff offered their Top 5 Demon/Devil Movies and had Bob been able to join us, we would have stayed on theme with three Top 6 countdowns but it simply didn’t make sense without him.    Sean -    Abby (1974)    An archaeologist (William Marshall) tries to rid a minister's (Terry Carter) wife (Carol Speed) of a spewing demon dug up in Nigeria.   The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)    In 1973 he brought us the film classic, The Exorcist. 45 years later, Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin brings us the real thing.   The Last Exorcism 2010    After years of gulling the faithful, cleric Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) feels remorse and decides to expose his chicanery through filming a documentary. With a crew in tow, Marcus arrives at the Louisiana farm of devout Louis Sweetzer, who believes that his daughter, Nell, is possessed. When the usual stunts fail, he realizes that he is face-to-face with real evil and must summon true faith to protect Nell, the others and himself from demonic power.   The Witch (2015)    In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.   Hereditary (Number 1 for both Sean and Jeff)    When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.   Jeff’s Remaining List  Prince of Darkness 1987    Poking around in a church cellar, a priest (Donald Pleasence) finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.   House of the Devil (2009)   Desperate to make some money so she can move into a new apartment, college student Samantha Hughes (Jocelin Donahue) takes a mysterious babysitting job. When she arrives at the house, Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) mentions a full lunar eclipse and explains there is no child, but that Samantha will be watching his mother instead. After exploring the sinister-seeming house, Samantha soon comes to realize that her employers are hiding a horrifying secret and have plans to use her, dead or alive.   Exorcist 3 (1990)   Police Lt. Kinderman (George C. Scott) notices similarities between his current murder investigation and the methods used by the Gemini killer (Brad Dourif) who was executed 15 years before. He soon discovers a hospitalized mental patient (Jason Miller) claiming to be the dead serial killer, but who looks uncannily like a priest Kinderman knew who died during an exorcism. As more bodies are found, Kinderman looks for connections between the two supposedly dead men.   Devil (2010)    Five strangers' day begins with an elevator ride in a Philadelphia office tower. But, what happens next is anything but ordinary. The elevator gets stuck, and the trapped passengers, who expected to be together just a few minutes, now face the revelation of their secrets and transgressions. Frightening events turn annoyance into terror, as they begin to realize that one of their number is Lucifer himself.

    1h 2m
4.4
out of 5
57 Ratings

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