246 episodes

The Official Podcast of Middle of the Row - @middleofrow

Middle of the Row Zac Oldenburg, Lauren Heimbaugh, Ben Grigsby, Rahul Jay

    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 10 Ratings

The Official Podcast of Middle of the Row - @middleofrow

    MOTR vs. The Mitchells vs. The Machines

    MOTR vs. The Mitchells vs. The Machines

    Hello. We are still a podcast. And this is yet another attempt to get these things out of the pipeline again. We have Middle of the Row & The Greatest Thing About... for days, and I hope this fall to get more to you all. This release is for The Mitchells vs. The Machines, which I’m timing with TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, as they share a director/writer in this film’s co-director/writer Jeff Rowe. Let’s call it a good excuse. The Middle of the Row: The Podcast will still have counting numbers, but won’t be in order, fyi. Anyways, cross those figures.

    Download. Listen. Enjoy.

    The Categories: (Time:Stamp)
    8 Words or Less, The Elevator Pitch, Why So & So, General Thoughts, (1:00)
    Spoiler! You Gotta See This, Let’s Talk About That Ending..., Performance Piece (20:00)
    Repeat After Me, But, Why?, The Hot Take Theater, Expert Opinions, The Upgradeables, To Infinity & Beyond?, Bonus Rounds/Catch All, One Last Pitch..., Star Ratings (34:00)

    @middleofrow #nothe

    • 56 min
    Welcome To Fright Night

    Welcome To Fright Night

    Another Flashback episode from the time when we still did those on the OG feed. Catching up with Fright Night from 2011, a movie I soured on since I last saw it, but the rest of the pod is standing up for it! Is Charlie a s****y lead character, is Colin Farrell the dreamiest vampire ever, where is the justice for Poots?

    Download. Listen. Enjoy.

    The Categories: (Time:Stamp)
    8 Words or Less, The Elevator Pitch, Why So & So, General Thoughts, Star Ratings (0:00:30)
    You Gotta See This, Let’s Talk About That Ending..., Performance Piece (0:15:40)
    Repeat After Me, But, Why?, The Hot Take Theater, Expert Opinions, The Upgradeables, To Infinity & Beyond?, Bonus Rounds/Catch All, One Last Pitch... (0:25:00)

    @middleofrow #nothe

    • 37 min
    The Greatest Thing About... The Black Phone

    The Greatest Thing About... The Black Phone

    One of many from the archives, essentially, even though this is the first release of the podcast! The Black Phone, I thought was a bad movie, and I think I brought Lauren and Ben down with me along the way? Take a listen for yourself, as we ask a lot of questions about this quite weird, silly and not that scary movie!

    General Thoughts, Star Ratings, crapping on Peacock (it’s gotten better) (0:01:00)
    Spoilers for The Black Phone (0:18:00)

    The Categories:
    The Confounding Thing About… (0:19:00)
    The Ridiculous Thing About... (0:23:00)
    The Confusing Thing About... (0:27:45)
    The Uncomfortable Thing About... (0:32:00)

    @middleofrow #nothe

    • 52 min
    Middle of the Row - The Podcast - Time Capsule 2022

    Middle of the Row - The Podcast - Time Capsule 2022

    What’s this, it’s our podcast! Starting off 2023 (shut up, it’s still January!) Trying to make this a regular thing again (we have been recording), and I’m trying to find the time to get these out. But, as we say goodbye to 2022, it’s time for our Time Capsule episode! Let’s throw some stuff into the dirt for the future...

    Our Picks!
    Ben: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (3:30)
    Lauren: A Plague Tale: Requiem (13:40)
    Zac: Station Eleven (26:00)
    Random Discussion and Predictions (32:00)

    Predictions for 23!
    Game:
    Ben: Dead Space (Remake)
    Zac: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    Lauren: Assassin’s Creed Mirage

    Movie:
    Ben: Guardians of the Galaxy 3
    Zac: Asteroid City
    Lauren: Barbie

    TV:
    Ben: The Last of Us
    Zac: The Last of Us
    Lauren: The Last of Us

    Random:
    Ben: Trigun Stampede
    Lauren: Alecto: The Ninth
    Zac: Killers of the Flower Moon

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Middle of the Dial: Episode 12 - Aisha Sultan (Education Interrupted)

    Middle of the Dial: Episode 12 - Aisha Sultan (Education Interrupted)

    Today I am talking with Aisha Sultan. Aisha is a syndicated columnist based at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where they’ve been writing for more than 20 years. Her work focusing on education and parenting has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, CNN, and The Washington Post.

    "Education, Interrupted" is her second documentary, and follows the experience of a mother of three young children navigating virtual school during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. It premieres at the Saint Louis International Film Festival on Saturday, November 3rd.

    Film Synopsis: Witness the devastating disruption of schooling through the eyes of an unforgettable family. Tyra Johnson is a devoted and determined mother fighting to maintain her children's education in one of the country's most poverty-stricken ZIP codes, which was hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Find more from Aisha Sultan on her website, Twitter, Instagram, or STLToday.
    Find more about the St. Louis International Film Festival including the schedule of films here.
    Follow me on Twitter@anotherRahulJ.

    • 32 min
    The Greatest Thing About... Day Shift

    The Greatest Thing About... Day Shift

    We head back to Netflix to review Jamie Foxx’s latest, Day Shift! No one is terribly bowled over by this vampire flick/John Wick mashup, but we had quite a bit of fun picking it apart. Come for the praise of the fight choreography, stay longer as we try and figure out if this movie makes any damn sense.

    Download. Listen. Enjoy!

    The General Thoughts (01:00)

    Categories:
    The Draining Thing About... (11:30)

    Star Ratings/Spoilers (17:30)

    Back to Categories:
    The Impressive Thing About... & The Confounding Thing About... (19:45)

    Anything we missed?

    @middleofrow #nothe

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

acs825 ,

Great podcast

Highly recommend listening if you are interested in movies.

TwebCPA ,

Excellent reviews and commentary. Makes travel time go by fast.

I like to listen when traveling for work as it makes the time go by so much faster. Particularly like the insight from Zac and I’d recommend this podcast to anyone who enjoys film.

Kayak Fly Fisher ,

Decent show

I have listened to a few episodes. They seem to have a good attitude and knowledge of the movies. As I am not Woke, not real sure what Woke means, I am, however, awake, I think it is a bit much to pull a movie, just like a book out of the time/world in which it was created. Other than that postmodern draw back, it is a pretty solid show.

Top Podcasts In TV & Film

3 Body Podcast
Netflix
Watch What Crappens
Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam | Wondery
Pop Apologists
Big IP
FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast
FX
Give Them Lala
Lala Kent | Cumulus Podcast Network
The Rewatchables
The Ringer