Light Up the Dark — A Movie Podcast

Andrew & Greg
  • 4.5 (8)
  • Film Reviews
  • Updated Weekly

🗓️ New episodes every Sunday! 🌟 Filmmakers Andrew and Greg launch into a conversation about a specific film each week, navigating the movie with insight, humor, and a filmmakers’s eye 🎥✨ Together, our heroes explore how cinema reflects what makes us human... and how the light on the screen awakens the light within 🌟🌞 So press PLAY and join the journey! Because sometimes, to find the light, you have to watch the movie! 🔥🚀🎬🌟✨ Email us at LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com with any comments or questions and we'll respond on the show! 📩

  1. 6h ago

    Clue

    🌟 It was our heroes... in the office... with the microphone! Clue brings murder, blackmail, and absolute comic chaos to Light Up the Dark 🔎🔪🕯️🎙️ This week’s episode is Greg’s pick, introducing Andrew to the cult comedy classic for the very first time! Together, our heroes follow the clues, unravel the evidence, and celebrate an incredible ensemble cast led by the unstoppable Tim Curry 🎲🎬😂 And just when you think we've solved the case... there's a twist! Hazel delivers a mysterious drink that turns the whole case on its head, and sends the conversation in a totally different direction. What does it all mean? The possibilities are multiple choice! 🧠🔍🩸✨ So grab the candlestick, check the secret passage, and get ready to light up the dark… in the study... with the flashlight 🔦🕯️🔪😂 LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we’ll read them on next week’s show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Amadeus.

    Clue

  2. Sep 6

    Field of Dreams

    🌟 Our heroes go the distance with Field of Dreams, the beloved baseball fantasy where a mysterious voice whispers from the corn and a father-son classic is born ⚾️🌽✨ This week’s episode is Greg’s pick, and for him, the magic is undeniable. Kevin Costner builds the field, Shoeless Joe walks out of the corn, James Earl Jones delivers the goods, and one of cinema’s most beloved stories about fathers, sons, dreams, and second chances unfolds. Meanwhile, Andrew gets a little bored during all those driving scenes... and dares to ask the question: Does the ending work or is it too cheesy?  🌽⚾️❤️😭 So follow that voice, walk into the corn, and get ready to light up the dark… one dream at a time 🔦🌽⚾️✨ LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we’ll read them on next week’s show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Clue.

    Field of Dreams

  3. Aug 30

    The Odyssey — After the Movie: Live from Mountain House (feat. Hazel and Smüth)

    🌟 Our heroes step out of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey… and straight into a Chinese restaurant for one of the most spontaneous episodes in Light Up the Dark history 🏛️🌊🍜🎬 Recorded immediately after seeing The Odyssey at the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square, this special episode captures the raw, unfiltered first reactions of Andrew, Greg, Hazel, and Smüth as they sit down together at Mountain House and try to process what they just watched 🔥🎥🥢 No notes. No carefully formed opinions. Just four friends, one huge movie, a table full of Chinese food. We loved this conversation so much that we wanted it to stand on its own as a very special episode 🎙️🌊🔥 So pull up a chair, grab some Chinese food, and join us at the table as we light up the dark… one fresh reaction at a time 🔦🍜🎬✨ LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we’ll read them on next week’s show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Field of Dreams.

    The Odyssey — After the Movie: Live from Mountain House (feat. Hazel and Smüth)

  4. Aug 23

    White Water Summer

    🌟 Our heroes leave civilization behind with White Water Summer, the wildly underrated ’80s wilderness adventure where a group of boys head into the mountains with Kevin Bacon… and slowly begin to wonder if following him was such a good idea 🏕️🌲🛶🔥 This week’s episode is Greg’s pick, introducing Andrew to another hidden gem from his childhood. But watching the movie again as an adult, Greg discovers an entirely different film, as our heroes dive into Sean Astin’s coming-of-age journey and Kevin Bacon’s fascinating Vic: part mentor, part madman, and a man determined to turn boys into men whether they like it or not 🎬🪓🏔️ Together, our heroes explore the battle between civilization and the wilderness, authority and rebellion, and what it actually means to grow up. Is Vic completely insane… or does his crazy method somehow work? By the end, Alan becomes everything Vic wanted him to become, just not quite in the way Vic expected 🧭🌲💪✨ And somehow, before it's all over, our heroes also pitch the long-awaited White Water Summer sequel nobody asked for, starring a 60-year old Kevin Bacon still dragging kids into the wilderness nearly 40 years later 😂🛶🔥 So grab your backpack, ditch the radio, and get ready to light up the dark… one trip down the rapids at a time 🔦🌲🛶🌊 LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we’ll read them on next week’s show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: The Odyssey — After the Movie: Live from Mountain House.

    White Water Summer

  5. Aug 16

    Ran

    🌟 Our heroes ride into chaos of battle with Ran, Akira Kurosawa’s towering masterpiece of war, madness, family, and the terrible consequences of a life built on violence ⚔️🏯🔥🌄 This week’s episode is a very special Andrew pick: Ran has entered his Top 10 greatest films of all time! Together, our heroes dive into what makes Kurosawa one of the absolute masters of cinema, from his painterly compositions and breathtaking use of color to the astonishing scale, restraint, and visual authority of his filmmaking 🎨🎬🏔️✨ But beneath all that beauty is one of the darkest stories ever told. Our heroes explore the film’s King Lear-inspired tragedy, the cycle of violence passed from father to son, and a ruler forced to wander through the ruins of the very world he created. Is it karma? Is heaven watching? Has God abandoned humanity... or have we simply turned our backs on something greater? ☁️⚔️🙏🔥 So raise the banners, sound the drums, and get ready to light up the dark… one breathtaking frame at a time 🔦🏯⚔️🎨 LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we’ll read them on next week’s show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: White Water Summer.

    Ran

  6. Aug 9

    Interstellar

    🌟 Our heroes bravely cross the event horizon with Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking sci-fi epic that asks the biggest questions imaginable about time, love, sacrifice, and humanity’s place in the universe 🚀🌌⏳✨ This week's episode is Greg's pick, who had a surprise emotional viewing of this film like never before. What begins as a revisit quickly becomes one of the most profound conversations in Light Up the Dark history. Together, our heroes explore Nolan's remarkable fusion of Kubrick and Spielberg, the heartbreaking father-daughter story at the film's core, and why Interstellar only seems to grow more powerful with each passing year 🌍🛰️❤️ So leave Earth behind, trust the impossible, and get ready to light up the dark… one leap across the stars at a time 🔦🚀✨🌠 LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we'll read them on next week's show! 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Ran.

    Interstellar

  7. Aug 2

    Let It Ride

    🌟 Our heroes bet it all on Let It Ride, the wildly charming racetrack comedy from Joe Pytka, the director who Stanley Kubrick said made the best beer commercial he'd ever seen 🐎🎲🍀 This week's episode is Greg's pick, introducing Andrew to one of the most delightful hidden gems of the 80's. Together, our heroes celebrate Richard Dreyfuss's endlessly lovable performance, the film's infectious optimism, and the simple joy of spending one magical day believing that maybe... just maybe... today is your lucky day 🎬✨🍀 What begins as a horse-racing comedy quickly reveals itself to be something much bigger: a celebration of hope, instinct, friendship, and taking one unforgettable chance when the universe seems to be smiling back. It's funny, heartfelt, endlessly quotable, and one of the biggest surprise discoveries in Light Up the Dark history 🎰🐴❤️ So trust your gut, place your bet, and get ready to light up the dark… one winning streak at a time 🔦🐎🍀✨ LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we'll read them on next week's show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Interstellar.

    Let It Ride

  8. Jul 26

    The Odyssey

    🌟 Our heroes reclaim their kingdom with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, a sweeping mythic epic that reminds us why stories endure across thousands of years 🏛️🌊✨ From breathtaking spectacle to deeply human emotion, together our heroes explore why this ancient tale of homecoming still resonates today and why it just might be Nolan's greatest achievement. Together, our heroes spotlight the film's astonishing emotional power, the timeless themes of perseverance and family, Nolan's masterful direction, the unforgettable IMAX experience, and why this legendary journey left three out of four of them in tears ⚔️🎬😭🌅🏹✨ So trust the gods, keep your eyes on the horizon, and get ready to light up the dark… one voyage home at a time 🌊⭐🏛️⚔️ LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com 📲📩 Email us your comments and questions and we'll read them on next week's show 🗣️🎙️💬 Light Up the Dark—A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Let It Ride.

    The Odyssey
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🗓️ New episodes every Sunday! 🌟 Filmmakers Andrew and Greg launch into a conversation about a specific film each week, navigating the movie with insight, humor, and a filmmakers’s eye 🎥✨ Together, our heroes explore how cinema reflects what makes us human... and how the light on the screen awakens the light within 🌟🌞 So press PLAY and join the journey! Because sometimes, to find the light, you have to watch the movie! 🔥🚀🎬🌟✨ Email us at LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com with any comments or questions and we'll respond on the show! 📩

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