The Film Effect Podcast
The Film Effect Podcast is a weekly show that’s 100% dedicated to the art & history of film. It’s the culmination of one’s love for cinema…Each week, we take a particular film and give it “The Film Effect Treatment”: our version of a deep-dive that goes above & beyond to…
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The Jackal (1997) w/ Stew from sWo Productions (opens the original)
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"A MAN LIKE THIS DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES" Ed is joined by returning guest Stew (from the Stew World Order podcast) on this episode of the show to collectively break down and give 1997's The Jackal our Film Effect treatment!! In The Jackal , an imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.. Episode Directory: *Intro 02:42 *Previously On.. 13:05 *Movie Introduction 13:36 *Box Office Receipts 16:32 *Cast & Crew Run-Through 17:32
At Close Range (1986) (opens the original)
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"THIS IS TOO EASY. I WANT YOU TO DIE SLOW, I WANT YOU TO DIE EVERYDAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." On this edition of the podcast, Ed's joined by fellow cohost Justin to give 1986's drastically underrated At Close Range the Film Effect treatment for the movie's 40th anniversary! In At Close Range , after reuniting with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to eventually find out he's wrong... Episode Directory: *Intro 01:48 *Pr
Independence Day (1996) w/ Carlo from The Movie Loot (opens the original)
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"FORGET THE FAT LADY, YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH THE FAT LADY" For our first mainline episode in 18 months, Ed's joined by Carlo from The Movie Loot to kick those tires and light those fires as they give the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day the Film Effect treatment for it's 30th anniversary!! In Independence Day , strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. And as these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a
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