Episode 081 - I Want My Money Back, Affleck!

It's host-swap week! This week, Justin joined Caleb over on the Netflix n' Swill podcast, which you'll be able to hear on the 24th of January, and Dan once again joins me on the show! Not only are we featuring a Patrick Swayze clip this week for our Featured Actor segment, but we both watched a Patrick Swayze film for a bit of a retro review on the podcast with Donnie Darko. Fans of the show will know that Justin and regular listener Dylan Miles have been egging me to watch the film for ages... will they be happy with my reaction to it?

Also this week, we've got tons of your feedback in our Thumbs Up/Down segment, and we read your iTunes reviews! Thank you very much to everyone who submitted reviews. Dan also has his top ten films of 2016 at the top of the show as a tie-in to last week's episode, and he spends a good bit of time lavishing praise upon his #1 film of the year. We also touch on some movie news with your feedback.

Lastly, the second segment of the show is dedicated to a spoiler-free review of the latest from writer/director/star Ben Affleck, Live by Night. If you've already checked out my written review (find the link below), you know that I utterly detested the film, and I'll spend a bit of time elaborating on that in a segment-long edition of Nick's Rants.

Next week we'll be joined once again by Mason of Reel Dude Reviews for our Most Anticipated of 2017 episode. We're also going to be putting the word out shortly looking for a new crossover/mashup opportunity in February. If you're interested in doing a crossover, please let us know! Thank you very much for listening... we'll see you at the movies!!

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Check out my full written review of Ben Affleck's Live by Night at https://epicfilmguys.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/live-by-night-cinematic-cyanide/.

Promos this week:

Check out our good friends, Wayne and Paul, on the Countdown Movie and TV reviews podcast! Find them and rate them on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-movie-tv-reviews/id979577413. I had the pleasure of filling in for Wayne these past few weeks, and I had a blast! Follow them on twitter @thecountdownpc.

Two great friends of the podcast, Dan Brenic & Caleb Brownley, have started their own podcast... Netflix N' Swill! Each week they'll check out something new on Netflix and drink some cheap swill, all while having a great laugh. Subscribe to them on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/netflix-n-swill/id1142744188, and follow them on twitter @NetflixNSwill.

Emily from the Classy Little Podcast is finally back behind the mic in the Story Behind! Twice each week, she explores the history of everyday people, places, and things in a bite-sized, binge-worthy format. Subscribe at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/story-behind-...-extraordinary/id1168812484 and follow her on twitter @StoryBehindPod.

Self-described as a "rocket powered shit show bus," Everyone Has a Podcast is hosted by Adam and Byron out of Alberta, Canada. Adam's hobbies include "Mailing animal shit to the Westborough Baptist Church." Check them out at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ehap-everyone-has-a-podcast/id964435478, and find them on twitter @EHAPPodcast.

"Getting older sucks and is awesome, at the same time." On the Now That I'm Older podcast, they "talk about how life is different than when we were younger, make fun of weird news, and just talk shit." Find them at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-that-im-older/id1016209833 and on twitter @NTIOPod.

Thank Yous:

Our amazing listeners, without whom this show would not be possible, nor would it even exist!

A huge shout-out to our friends in the #PodernFamily, whose help in growing the podcast is immeasurable. We'd particularly like to thank Paul & Wayne from The Countdown, Emily from The Story Behind, Adam from Everyone Has a Podcast, Shane from Now That I'm Older, Mr. X at the Angry Old Man Podcast, and Roel Santos Jr. from the World of Ro. Thank you so much to everyone who likes, shares, RTs, and helps to spread the word about our podcast all over the social media sphere. Hear all of the #PodernFamily anniversary shows all through the month of December by subscribing on your favorite podcatcher, or go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podernfamily/id1179085740.

A special shout-out to our wonderful supporters: Jarrod, Dan, Emily, Scott, Caleb, and Robert! If you love the show, please consider becoming a patron of the Epic Film Guys! Learn more about being a patron at either Patreon or Podbean over at http://epicfilmguys.wordpress.com/support.

Credits:

Intro: "Unsustainable" by Muse. All Rights reserved.

"Meditation Impromptu" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Epic Intro" by Cyberwave Orchestra. Used with permission (royalty-free). Visit their youTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/CyberwaveOrchestra!

"Creation" courtesy of Ross Bugden. Find his royalty-free music library on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/rossbugden and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @RossBugden.

Outro: "Far Beyond the Sun" by Yngwie Malmsteen. All Rights reserved.