While we take a break from our weekly episode for the holidays, we offer up a compilation of some of the more popular topics from earlier this year. Disaster movies, despicable characters, movie monologues, and even a little love! We cap the episode off with an extended helping of outtakes. Enjoy! 

The topics discussed on this compilation episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

• Disaster Films - Why do we love them?
• How far can a character go before you can no longer sympathize with them?
• Love - Why do we love romance films? Is it fair to still call them 'Chick Flicks'?
• Movie Monologues - We discuss some of our favorites...and even try our best to recapture them in spirit!
• We end the episode with an extended collection of outtakes
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The Babadook stars Essie Davis as Amelia, a lonely mother forced to confront her increasingly troubled son Samuel, who claims he is being tormented by a monster sprung to life through his pop-up book. As they realize that escape is not an option, Amelia and Sam are forced to confront the horror known only as...The Babadook.

Jennifer Kent is the writer and director of the new film, The Babadook. In our exclusive interivew with Jennifer, she discusses the film, where the idea even came from, sound editing in a film like this, and what it's like to create a horror film. An insightful interview with a director to watch, here is our interview with The Babadook's Jennifer Kent!

The Babadook releases to theaters and Video OnDemand November 28th. You can find more information on The Babadook as well as order your copy of the book itself at TheBabadook.com

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Television has changed enormously over the last decade, but there is one thing that will never change: There will always be annoying characters. For this episode, we decided to discuss some of the more annoying and idiotic characters on television. Who they are and why we loathe them is this week's topic.

Also discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

• Our topic this week: The most annoying characters on Television
• Upcoming releases for the upcoming holiday season and what we are most looking forward to
• Spoiler-free review of Dumb and Dumber To
• The latest in Movie and TV News including: including Chris Pratt wants to be a Cowboy Ninja Viking, Parents taking on sex on television, The LEGO Batman Movie might be taking on too much
• Trailers for The Cobbler and Project Almanac
• Listener feedback
• And much more!
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Dystopian nightmares have been a stomping ground for films and television for decades now. What would we do if life as we knew it came to a screeching halt? Would we change our ways? Could we survive without electricity, running water, or even internet? This week we take a look at these films and determine whom, exactly, would be the right person to lead us through the wastelands.

Also discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

• Our topic this week: Dystopian Heroes - Who would save us?
• Upcoming release The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
• Spoiler-free review of Interstellar
• The latest in Movie and TV News including: including Star Wars has a title, Toy Story gets a sequel, Mark Wahlberg becomes an iron man, Evil Dead finally gets its TV show, and more!
• Listener feedback
• After the normal episode, we discuss Interstellar's story more in detail, including an interview with a member of the Space Program
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Sequels are pretty common these days. Almost every successful film gets one, sometimes a long time after the last film was released. On this week's Hollywood Outsider Podcast, we discuss when is it TOO long? When have the characters or plots grown stale, when has that 'moment' for another film passed? Listen to this episode and find out!

Also discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:

• Our topic this week: Sequels - How Long Is TOO Long?
• Upcoming releases Dumb and Dumber TO, Beyond the Lights, Rosewater, and Foxcatcher
• Spoiler-free reviews of Big Hero 6 and Nightcrawler
• The latest in Movie and TV News including: including Jake Gyllenhaal continues to try different roles, Christopher Nolan is in hot water with movie fans, Phantom of the Opera is getting a TV series
• Trailers for Furious 7 and Chappie
• Listener feedback
• and much more!
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