Gladiator II Movie Review (Gladiator 2)

This week on The Movie Podcast, Netflix faces some major problems, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gets delayed, AMC Theatres are set to get a major upgrade, and Thor: Love and Thunder finally gets a teaser trailer. Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony also breakdown the box office, discuss Pixar's virtual IMAX technology, Fast X, and lots more. Listen now on all podcast feeds and on TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! NEWS Netflix Loses 200,000 Subscribers in Q1, Predicts Loss of 2 Million More in Q2 - Jennifer Maas / Variety ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates ‘Madame Web’, ‘Equalizer 3’ Among Other Release Changes - Anthony D’Alessandro / Deadline AMC Ent. To Install Laser Projectors At 3,500 U.S. Auditoriums In Major Upgrade; Deal With Cinionic Rolls Out Through 2026 - Jill Goldsmith / Deadline Pixar Created a Fully Virtual IMAX Camera to Shoot Lightyear - Charlie Ridgely / ComicBook.com LISTEN NOW Disneynature's Polar Bear Interview with Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson Episode 138: Warner Bros. Discovery Planning DC Entertainment Overhaul, Prime Video Canada Event Recap, and Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Reaction The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Review The Northman Review Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Apr 20221h 55min

Happy Earth Day! This week on a SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by Directors Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson to discuss their new Disneynature film POLAR BEAR. The film is narrated by two-time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener and tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today. After the interview, Anthony joins Daniel for a discussion and to share their thoughts on the film. Disneynature’s Polar Bear launches exclusively on Disney+ April 22, 2022. Listen now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! LISTEN NOW Episode 138: Warner Bros. Discovery Planning DC Entertainment Overhaul, Prime Video Canada Event Recap, and Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Reaction The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Review The Northman Review Sonic Movie 2 Review Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 202235min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Pierre Perifel's THE BAD GUYS, based on the children's book series of the same name. The film is produced by DreamWorks Animation and stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson and Awkwafina. The Bad Guys releases exclusively in theatres April 22, 2022 by Universal Pictures. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet -- becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good. LISTEN NOW Episode 138: Warner Bros. Discovery Planning DC Entertainment Overhaul, Prime Video Canada Event Recap, and Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Reaction The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Review The Northman Review Sonic Movie 2 Review Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 202224min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Tom Gormican's THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, with Neil Patrick Harris, and Tiffany Haddish. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent releases in theatres April 22, 2022 by Mongrel Media and Lionsgate. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage. LISTEN NOW Episode 138: Warner Bros. Discovery Planning DC Entertainment Overhaul, Prime Video Canada Event Recap, and Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Reaction The Northman Review Sonic Movie 2 Review Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 202215min

This week on The Movie Podcast, newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery is planning an overhaul of DC Entertainment, Amazon showcases their commitment to Canadian content at the first Prime Video Presents Canada event, The Secrets of Dumbledore sets a franchise low for the Wizarding World, and Stranger Things Season 4 releases its first full length trailer. Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony also discuss Dopesick, The Dropout, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and lots more. Listen now on all podcast feeds and on TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! NEWS Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment - Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly / Variety Amazon hosts first-ever Prime Video Presents Canada event, spotlighting 10 new Canadian originals - Bradly Shankar / MobileSyrup The Passing of Gilbert Gottfried COMING SOON The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Review The Bad Guys Review Disneynature's Polar Bear Interview with Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson LISTEN NOW The Northman Review The Secrets of Dumbledore Review Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Apr 20221h 28min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review David Yates' FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE. The film is the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the eleventh overall in the Wizarding World franchise. It stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore releases exclusively in theatres April 15, 2022 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is the newest adventure in the Wizarding World created by J.K. Rowling. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?  LISTEN NOW The Northman Review Sonic Movie 2 Review Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Apr 202218min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Robert Eggers' THE NORTHMAN. The film stars an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. The Northman releases exclusively in theatres April 22, 2022 by Universal Pictures in Canada and Focus Features in the United States. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! From visionary director Robert Eggers comes THE NORTHMAN, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. LISTEN NOW Sonic Movie 2 Review Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 202222min

Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony review Jeff Fowler's SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. The film stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey. Sonic 2 releases in theatres April 8, 2022 by Paramount Pictures. Listen to The Movie Podcast review now on all podcast feeds and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. LISTEN NOW Everything Everywhere All At Once Review Episode 137: 2022 Oscar Recap and The Batman Deleted Joker Scene Interview with Academy Award Winning Director Domee Shi, Producer Lindsey Collins, and Actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Pixar's Turning Red Interview with Mike Marino, Academy Award Nominated Prosthetic Makeup Designer (The Batman, The Weeknd, Coming 2 America, and more) FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS! ABOUT The Movie Podcast is one of Canada’s top film and review podcasts. Every week you’ll hear film lovers Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss the biggest movie news, talk trailers, what’s coming soon, ponder a unique topic of show, and speak to special guests from across the film industry. Catch a new episode of The Movie Podcast every Monday and watch out for Review episodes on all the latest movies and series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 202220min