The Blast Podcast

The Blast Podcast

di Steve Watts

Critiche cinematografiche

The Christmas Movie Draft with special guest Producer Jack!

Get ready for a festive showdown as Ty, Steve, and Producer Jack (!) gather around the mics for a Christmas movie draft! With the holiday spirit in the air, the trio embarks on a merry adventure through various Christmas genres, snake drafting their way through favorites, classics, and even Christmas-adjacent films from off the beaten path. This draft goes all over the place. Tune in!

'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' with recurring guest Jake Culp!

Join Steve and recurring special guest Jake Culp as they dive deep into the cinematic brilliance of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," featuring the outstanding performance of Jonathan Majors. The guys explore the layers of this compelling film and dissect its themes, characters, and the unique portrayal of the city's essence.

The Actor/Actress Stock Market

What if the stock market took on acting success and box office appeal within the movie world? With a meticulously compiled spreadsheet featuring over 200 working actors, Ty and Steve employ their clever investment strategies, utilizing a fictional $100,000 budget to "buy stock" in the actors and actresses they predict will dominate the big screen for years to come.

'Napoleon' and 'Thanksgiving'

Happy Thanksgiving! Ty and Steve breakdown the newest holiday horror movie 'Thanksgiving' and discuss it's surprising rewatchability. Then delve into Joaquin Phoenix's Apple TV blockbuster 'Napoleon', where they both thought the historic biopic fell short.

'The Killer' And The David Fincher Movie Draft

This week the guys dissect David Fincher's 'The Killer.' They explore how it failed to evoke emotional resonance, often leaving them with a sense of blandness, as well as the expendable quality of Michael Fassbender's role. Drawing quirky parallels to the movie, Ty and Steve throw around pop culture comparisons like 2020's Syracuse basketball, 'Dunkirk' without the flavor or John Wick sans the intricate world-building. The episode concludes with a David Fincher movie draft and a conversation on where 'The Killer' slots into Fincher's filmography hierarchy.

The Comfort Movie Draft

Join Ty and Steve as they kick back and share the love of their favorite comfort movies. From heartbreaking romances (you can guess who recommended those) to Tom Cruise classics (you can also guess who recommended those), Ty and Steve dive into the films that never fail to bring them immense joy and easement. Discover the stories behind these cinematic treasures and explore the reasons why certain movies hold a special place in their hearts.

'Five Nights at Freddy's' And a FNAF Rewrite. Plus: The Video Game Adaptation Movie Draft

Ty and Steve delve into the unexpected success of the video game adaptation, 'Five Nights at Freddy's'. They explore how the video-game-turned-movie garnered an incredible Blast grade but fell short in the Movie grade department. The duo then takes on the challenge of rewriting the script for 'FNAF' and conducts a lively video game adaptation movie draft, envisioning the next big screen hits in the gaming world.

'Killers of the Flower Moon' and Top 5 Passion Project Films

Ty and Steve tackle the highly anticipated Martin Scorsese epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon." The guys engage in a lively debate over the "Scorsese Effect," questioning whether films of such grand scale should come with such a hefty price tag. They delve into the performances, highlighting Robert De Niro's contribution, celebrating Lily Gladstone's standout role and offer a fascinating glimpse into where Leonardo DiCaprio stands at this point in his career. To cap it off, Ty and Steve share their top 5 passion project movies, paying homage to Scorsese's dedication to filmmaking.

'The Fall of the House of Usher'

Ty and Steve are back to take you on a captivating journey into the world of Mike Flanagan's newest Netflix series, "The Fall of the House of Usher." They break down Flanagan's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's stories for the small screen, scrutinize the seemingly unlikable cast of characters, and passionately rank this series among Flanagan's previous works.

'The Exorcist: Believer' and 'Saw X'

In this episode, Ty and Steve share their recent spooky season cinematic journey as they ventured to see 'The Exorcist: Believer' and 'Saw X,' only to be left utterly disappointed. They discuss their letdown from both films, dissecting what went wrong and where the scares fell flat. Plus, they can't help but share their frustration over David Gordon Green's second legacy horror dud in past couple years.

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