Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 282: The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) and Midnighters (2018) and Gringo (2018) and Derren Brown: The Push (2018)

Could you be pushed to murder someone with the span of about 72 minutes? (If so, please stop listening to Movie Podcast Weekly…) This week in Episode 282, we bring you an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of The Push (2018), streaming on Netflix! Please watch it before listening to our spoiler review at the end of this episode. For this discussion, we are briefly joined by special guests Natalie Pyles (Jason’s wife) and a gal named Shawn (Andy’s wife). We also bring you Feature Reviews of The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) and Midnighters (2018) and Gringo (2018). Join us!

If you’re new to our show… Movie Podcast Weekly typically features four hosts — Jason, Andy, Karl and Geek Cast Ry — along with frequent guests. We give you our verdicts on at least one new movie release from the current year that’s currently playing in theaters, as well as several mini reviews of whatever we’ve been watching lately. New episodes release every single week!

SHOW NOTES:

I. Introduction
— Negative listener feedback about Andy (and a replacement recommendation)

[ 0:02:23 ] II. Mini Reviews
Karl: Game Night, Coco
Jason: Raw Deal, Peter Rabbit,
Ryan: Coco, Thor: Ragnarok, Band of the Hand, The Purge: Anargy
Movie News: Deadpool 2 screend to terrible reviews; sequel to Twins (1988) called Triplets; Ready Player One buzz thus far
Andy: Wind River
— More news: Sopranos prequel feature film

III. New in Theaters This Past Weekend [ Friday, March 9, 2018 ]:
The Strangers: Prey at Night
Gringo
A Wrinkle in Time
The Hurricane Heist
The Forgiven
The Leisure Seeker
Thoroughbreds
Girls vs. Gangsters

FEATURE REVIEWS HAVE TIME STAMPS:

[ 0:36:54 ] IV. Feature Review: THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT (2018)
Jay = 9.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )

[ 0:43:06 ] V. Feature Review: MIDNIGHTERS (2018)
Jay = 7.5 ( Strong Rental / Stream it! )

[ 0:48:06 ] VI. Feature Review: GRINGO (2018)
Andy = 7.5 ( Theater / Rental )

— Welcome special guests Natalie Pyles and a gal named Shawn
— SPOILERS FOR “THE PUSH” (2018)

[ 0:54:12 ] VII. Feature Review: THE PUSH (2018) [ SPOILER REVIEW ]
Jason = 10 ( Must-See / Stream it! )
Andy = 10 ( Stream it! )
The DVD Thief Ryan = 10 ( Must-See / Stream it! )
Natalie Pyles = 7 ( Stream it! )
A Gal Named Shawn = 9 ( Stream it! )

VIII. Wrap-Up / Plugs / Ending

COMING UP ON MPW NEXT WEEK:
Episode 283 where we’ll be reviewing “Pacific Rim Upraising,” and “Isle of Dogs” and “Unsane.” We’ll also be bringing you a group Mini Review of “The Battleship Island” (2017). Join us!

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