Who has does the best building of worlds and mythologies in your eyes?

With John Wick: Chapter 4 and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hitting theaters, we felt it was a perfect time to dive into what does it take for a film or TV series to excel at world building or creating a mythology? It's become much more prevalent these days as so many studios want their own expanded universes... but who does it the best? 

Also on this episode, Vertigo gets a remake, Jonathan Majors runs into trouble, PETA takes on Amazon, review of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and we take a bit of time to see which classes WE would be in that particular game, plus a lot more!

Discussed on this episode

  • (0:00 – 22:40) Opening | Vertigo Gets A Remake, Jonathan Majors Has An Issue, PETA Takes on Amazon
  • (22:41 – 37:56) Reviews: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Recommendations 
  • (37:57 – 1:12:35) From the Outside In: World Building and Mythologies
  • (1:12:36 – 1:32:05) Dungeons and Dragons: Which Class Would We Be?
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Direct download: HO522_Building_Worlds_and_Mythologies.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:27am PDT

The SXSW Film and TV Festival is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In a typical year, thousands of fans arrive in downtown Austin, TX to partake in a couple of weeks of great music, technology, and film. For this special episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we take you along for our annual deep dive into SXSW 2023, the heart of the SXSW Film and TV Festival portion, and even further into the films themselves.

Over the course of several days, the 2023 SXSW Film and TV Festival screened numerous features, TV premieres, many from first-time filmmakers (consisting of World Premieres, North American Premieres, and US Premieres), shorts, virtual reality exhibits, title design, and other works. These films were selected from thousands of overall submissions, and – while we can’t see them all – we have a nice sample to share with you of what came out of this stellar lineup of independent and popular films and television series. Over 25 films are on our docket this year, and we review them all (including Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, John Wick: Chapter 4, and Evil Dead Rise), as well as snippets from panels and a whole lot more!

So sit back and relax. You’re about to experience the SXSW Film and TV Festival from the comfort of your own home.

  • Discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

    • Thoughts on the 2023 SXSW Film and TV Festival
    • Reviews of over 25 films and episodic premieres screened at the festival, titles listed below
    • Our personal awards from the film festival
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Direct download: HO521_SXSW_2023.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:22am PDT

What did you think of the 95th Annual Academy Awards?

For this special Oscars 2023 wrap-up, Aaron and Amanda are LIVE from SXSW 2023 to discuss the events, speeches, and winners of the 95th Annual Academy Awards, including a noticeable lack of professional slapping.

The Academy Awards (“Oscars”) are the most prestigious awards in filmmaking and showcase some of the greatest talent and work in motion pictures for that running year. The nominees and winners are selected by majority vote from members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ballots are cast by members from within the industry and, in most categories, represent the corresponding branch (ex.: actors nominate actors).

Discussed on this episode

  • Oscars 2023 | The 95th Academy Awards winners, ceremony, and stand-out moments.
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Direct download: HO_2023_Oscars.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:34am PDT

Why do we love awful TV characters?

YOU just finished its fourth season, and people still LOOOOOOVE Joe. Why though? He's a horrible person who preys on women and murders fairly consistently. What is it about this awful TV characters that we just cannot stop loving? On the flip side, what about those TV leads that are just bad in general? There's a lot to unpack on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast!

Also on this episode, Movie Innuendo returns with a SCREAM edition, thoughts on how many sequels are enough, reviews of Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game and Chris Rock's Selective Outrage, and much more!

Discussed on this episode

  • (0:00 – 15:29) Opening | How Many Sequels Are Enough, The Slap Anniversary
  • (15:30 – 30:59) Reviews: Operation Fortune, Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
  • (31:00 – 1:09:06) From the Outside In: Awful TV Characters We Love and Bad TV Leads
  • (1:09:07 – 1:13:50) Movie Innuendo: SCREAM Edition
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Direct download: HO520_Bad_TV_Characters_We_Love.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:57am PDT

Why do we love movies where animals are the hunters?

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we decide pry into the idea of why do we love watching animals and insects attack our fellow humans? With Cocaine Bear clawing up theaters, it's obvious people still love a good man vs. nature film, so why do we love this topic so much? And what, exactly, are we terrified of? Let's discuss!

Also on this episode, what is the appeal of boxing films, Hogwarts Legacy is sweeping the movie game market, Disney officially loses control of Reedy Park, plus reviews of Cocaine Bear and 2023's Children of the Corn!

Discussed on this episode

  • (0:00 – 8:11) Opening
  • (8:12 – 27:00) Boxing Films, Hogwarts Legacy, Disney Loses Reedy Creek
  • (27:01 – 39:57) Reviews: Cocaine Bear, Children of the Corn
  • (39:58 – 1:22:10) From the Outside In: Man vs. Nature and When Animals Attack!
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Direct download: HO519_Man_vs_Nature.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:10am PDT

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