The Return of the Movie

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In a world dominated by prequels, sequels, and reboots. A team of media analysts and unemployed film nerds take a look at it all. Film by film, from prequels to adaptations. It’s the Return of the Movie!Join us every other week as our panel takes a look at the old and new of the film and TV world. We give honest and insightful reviews, as well as deep dives into the history of the franchise and the fandom it represents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. What Makes Empire Strikes Back The Best Star Wars Movie?

    12/19/2025

    What Makes Empire Strikes Back The Best Star Wars Movie?

    Join Ben, Cali and newcomer Iroh as they drive into the world of Star Wars, this time talking Empire Strikes Back and what makes it so special amongst its peers. But what makes Empire so different? How does this movie stand the test of time? And is Han and Leia's relationship actually consensual? All of this we discuss on this episode of The Return of the Movie!  Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content:  https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more:  https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 Starting the Discussion 00:33 Start Wars is Fantasy 02:17 A Different Feel from the First 04:36 The Legacy of Episode 5 07:19 Avatar Inspirations 08:59 Darth Jar Jar Theory 11:07 Han and Leah's Relationship 12:12 Social Media Leah and Han "Boys wll be Boys" 12:33 Media Litteracy and young people 15:27 How media can show that something is problematic 18:22 The Bechdel Test and Character Arcs 21:28 The Mako Mori Test and Leia 24:22 Does George Lucas Write Side Characters Well? 30:15 Go watch the first episode of this series we talk about this there. 32:28 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  2. How Star Wars was Saved | TROTM

    12/17/2025

    How Star Wars was Saved | TROTM

    Join Ben from SCOPE and Cali from The Melanin Muses Podcast as they discuss the Star Wars Original Trilogy. In this episode we start with Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope, and more importantly why it was nearly a total disaster. They discuss film history, strange inconsistencys throughout the franchises continuity, and Marcia's Lukas the editor who largely saved the first film, on this episode of The Return of the Movie Podcast.   Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content:  https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more:  https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 Personal Introduction to Star Wars 01:33 Star Wars is for Kids? 03:30 Themes & World Building of a New Hope 04:23 A Theory about C3P0 05:22 Future Implications 07:02| Droids are People 08:44 Pacing 11:14 Luke's Character Arc 15:46 Act 2 Pacing 18:45 Han Shot First 20:13 Han Solo's Neck 21:39 Leia Subverts Expectations 22:13  The Death Star Chase 23:32 How Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars 25:40 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  3. Sam Raimi TRICKED Universal!? The true story of Army of Darkness

    03/04/2025

    Sam Raimi TRICKED Universal!? The true story of Army of Darkness

    Yeah you read that right. Sam Raimi had to pull a lot gross bloody zombie strings to make this one happen. In this final installment of our Evil Dead coverage Matt and Ben dive headfirst into the overwhelming world of Army of Darkness and how this classic started a pop-culture craze that would carry a cult following to this very day. This is the story of Army of Darkness on this episode of The Return of the Movie. Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 OOPS Spilled some Fantasy in your Horror 01:43 This was always the plan 07:22 A secret Ending 08:42 **Evil Dead Rocontextualized 09:37 Ash vs evil dead 11:42 **Sam Raimi and BRuce Campbell 13:26 The Deadites 15:17 Does this movie passthe sexy lamp test? 18:45 Wrapping up the trilogy   20:01 ** Matt Loses All Credibility 25:41 Final thoughs on studio interpherance 26:20 Pop culture impact of Ash and the evil dead 28:06 Power Scaling Ash cause why the f**k not 30:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  4. How EVIL DEAD II Revolutionized Horror Movies FOREVER!

    01/28/2025

    How EVIL DEAD II Revolutionized Horror Movies FOREVER!

    Join Matt and Ben as they dive into the history of Evil Dead II, its strange production history, and its impact on the horror and slipstream genre. Evil Dead II gave way to the comedy horror trope that relied not on satire, but instead its own honest sense of humor contrasted with bloody horror. This style of storytelling would become not only a staple of the franchise but would shape popular culture for years to come. This is The Return of the Movie. Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 why this franchise 00:50 shifting tones part i: hamburger helper 04:40 multiverse?? 07:27 patron question revisit 08:58 The Gore and Other 80s Horror Franchises 15:28 Army of Darkness/How this movie got made 19:30 Evil Dead II and its Fascinating Production Story 20:57 the canon of this franchise 24:04 Theory about Deadite Possession 28:23 Matt gives us a hand** 30:29 Comedy and Genre 33:18 Changes to Ash's Character 38:35 Evil Dead The Musical 39:37 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  5. STUDENT FILM to HORROR CLASSIC?! The Shocking Story of Evil Dead (1985)

    01/13/2025

    STUDENT FILM to HORROR CLASSIC?! The Shocking Story of Evil Dead (1985)

    Join Ben and Matt as they begin season 3 and one of the craziest trilogies of all time: The Evil Dead. This film is an incredible technical feat pulled off by the talented Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell who were practically children then. A student film that hand-raised a full budget and a spectacular cult following. Join us as we dive into its themes, legacy, and odd connection to the Cthulhu Mythos on this episode of The Return of the Movie! Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: intro 00:00 Introductions to The Franchise 02:52 This movie is TERRIFYING 05:41 This was a swtudent film 06:41 broll here if we're doing that 07:03 Patreon Question about the original and the remake 08:40 Sam Rami and the pattern of poorly written women 12:25 Corpsite Possession 14:58 THE POV Shots 16:41 The Necronomicon 17:48 This film has multiple release years 19:57 Lovecraft Tie Ins? 20:33 Lovecraft in modern media 25:56 genre shifting 27:44 Horror Comedy and Fantasy in later versions 29:00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  6. INTRODUCING THE ARMITAGE ACCOUNT AA00_Help.Wanted

    09/06/2023

    INTRODUCING THE ARMITAGE ACCOUNT AA00_Help.Wanted

    Hey everyone! Taking a break from Oddities of Yore for a while. As you can imagine, I have had some family things come up and I have to focus on that now. I'm putting this out there to crowd-source some info. If you can share this with your friends or anyone who might know about this Henry Armitage guy that would be a real help. I'll try to post Bi-Weekly if I am able. Contact me here: info@armitageaccount.com Thanks again, everyone. Experience more at: https://www.armitageaccount.com/ Patrons get episodes a week early and exclusive content: patreon.com/ScopeProductions Our discord provides a space for listeners to interact with each other: https://discord.gg/frxe8zBycn Watch all of our other podcasts and videos on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/scopeproductions The Armitage Account is a narrative audio drama inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and is set in the fictitious city of Arkham, Massachusetts. Isaac Andrews, plagued with guilt over the events of the last year, begins to search for a connection to his supposed great-grandfather, and the long-deceased head librarian of Miskatonic University, Henry Armitage. ​ If you enjoy this experience, please give us a 5-star rating on your preferred podcasting platform and consider joining our Patreon. As independent creators, we rely on the support of our audience to keep us going. Telling a friend is, above all else, the best thing that you can do to help us succeed. ​ We hope that you enjoy the Armitage Account. Thank you. Episode CreditsBenjamin Collins...............................Creator/Writer/Sound Engineer/Sound Design/Issac Andrews Abrham Bogale................................Executive Producer/Director/Audio Technician/ Nathan Winter.....................................................................Story Editor Sylvie Raeburn.....................................................................Copy Editor @jawnsaur.............................................................Logo and Cover Art Design Doctor Pumpkins....................................................Character & Environment Artist Dylan Deimler............................................................Theme Song Performer Audio Attributes great-dark-caverns-of-machinery_futuristic_by_OnlyTheGhosts.ogg Vinyl » vinyl_record_needle_static_01.wav joedeshon https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/140295/ room-tone 2013 » RoomTone EmptyClassRoom 01 SHORT 130626_02.wav klankbeeld This Broadcast is under a Creative Commons 4.0 attribution non-commercial share alike license and is produced and distributed by Scope Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min
  7. The 3 Horror Genres that will Rule the 2020's

    10/26/2022

    The 3 Horror Genres that will Rule the 2020's

    Horror has a complicated relationship with humanity. It is simultaneously a mirror to our thoughts and fears, as well as a genre that can sometimes be shunned and ostracized. Yet one thing is for sure, horror changes as we do. In the 90's it was the slasher craze, in the 00s it was gore p***, in the 2010's it was religious horror. So the question is what will the next big genre be? Will there be another zombie craze? Will Lovecraft come back from the dead? Today we find out on this episode of The Return of the Movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  8. 5 Worst Romance Tropes

    10/13/2022

    5 Worst Romance Tropes

    Love is a hell of a thing. And so is hate and we hate these tropes. Well not the tropes themselves but the problems that they present when presented as a representation of what love and real relationships are supposed to look like. In truth, romantic stories are some of the most fantastical stories that you will find in any media, and when their target audience is young people, in particular young girls, you can begin to see some horrible standards being set. Join Ben and Kenny with Calie of the Melanin Muses Podcast on this episode of The Return of the Movie. \ Calie's Podcast: Melanin Muses Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/sb/podcast/melanin-muses-podcast/id1567602592 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
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In a world dominated by prequels, sequels, and reboots. A team of media analysts and unemployed film nerds take a look at it all. Film by film, from prequels to adaptations. It’s the Return of the Movie!Join us every other week as our panel takes a look at the old and new of the film and TV world. We give honest and insightful reviews, as well as deep dives into the history of the franchise and the fandom it represents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Scope
  • Creator
    Scope Productions
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
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