Greetings LAMBs, you have been recruited by the LAMBcast to listen to this week’s episode, after you do, the Kodan Armada will be but a trifle for you to dispense with, it’s Movie of the Month time. The July MOTM was championed by Matthew Simpson of the Awesome Friday Podcast, and he hosts a crew of fellow recruits as we discuss the 1984 charmer “The Last Starfighter”. We share our histories with the movie and discuss in detail the elements that make the film a treasure for the nostalgia inclined, and fun for those ..read more

It’s 1969, the World is awaiting the first human landing on the moon, and apparently NASA needs some sponsorships. In the years before corporations paid to have their names on the football field/stadium/arena/parking space, they sold products associated with the event they wanted to associate with. Apparently Scarlett Johannsson is responsible for TANG! being the official breakfast drink of the astronauts and Omega being the watches worn on the moon.   The conceit of the film is that a fast talking manipulator from Manhattan is plugged into the high pressure tech world of Cape Canav ..read more

The Lambcast tries to catch up with a bucketload of movies that have opened in the last couple months by having our guests bring three new films to the discussion this week. Jeffrey Lyles of “Lyles Movie Files” returns to the show with some Glen Powell appreciation. Tony Coogan of “Coogs Reviews” has a documentary and a new animated classic to talk about. The Vern from “Cinema Recall” compares notes with Richard on MaXXXine” and reminds us that Eddie Murphy is still alive and kicking. We share a few overlapping choices and also have some out of left field selections for you. If you listen in ..read more

Actor/Director Kevin Costner returns to the big screen with an ambitious series of films, tracking the expansion of the United States into the Western part of the continent. Told from the perspective of several different characters, the story is a fictionalized version of history, presented in the manner of a novel. Some of the critical responses target the structure of the film, but our panel finds it evocative and creatively justified. Howard Casner of “Pop Art” and Todd Liebenow of “The Forgotten Filmcast, join the show and become part of the unanimous praise wave that this film gets in t ..read more

It’s time again to choose a MOTM. After having no submissions for June, we had a plethora of offerings for July. There are two science fiction films, two Hollywood classics, a well regarded 70s horror film and an 80s teen comedy. Nice variety provided by all of the folks offering up something. In addition to voting, you can submit films for the August poll. (send those to Richard kirkham007@gmail.com) The Last Starfighter-Matt Simpson of “Awesome Fridays Podcast” The American Astronaut -Howard Casner from “Pop Art” Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- James Wilson “Blogging by Cinema Light” Don’t ..read more

This week you get two love stories in one movie. Tom Hardy has a thing for Austin Butler and so does Jodie Comer. Do our guests on the show also love these characters? You will have to listen to find out. Howard Casner and James Wilson join the Lambcast for a deep dive into a subculture that is a mystery to some of us. Speaking of mysteries, we delve into the origins of the accent that Jodie Comer uses in her role as the narrator of the film. Tom Hardy also makes some interesting vocal choices that the show has some fun with during the episode. We are not sure if Austin Butler has enough lin ..read more

This week the “Wayback Machine” transports the show back 26years to 1998. Titanic Still lingered at the box office but it was last year’s movie. In front of us was the Blockbuster Showdown of the Summer, and the most controversial Best Picture Showdown in ages. Most of that we ignore, because the guests on these week’s show have their own agenda’s.  Although they couldn’t make the show, both Matthew Simpson and Aaron Neuwirth influenced the conversation with the picks from 1998 that they sent in. There was a little bit of overlap occassionally but no one was bothered by that. Dave Ander ..read more

Director George Miller is 79, which means this week’s film comes from someone who is actually older than anyone on the show. “Furiosa” is both a prequel and a spin-off from the Mad Max franchise. It is directly connected to “Fury Road” from 2015, as you will be able to see from the characters who return from that film. It also introduces us to the character originally played by Charlize Theron in that 2015 film, only now that character is played by two other actors. If you are up for high speed action over the course of two and a half hours, then “Ready! Setty! GOOOOOOOOOOO!” Chris Hemsworth ..read more

There were only three films submitted for the May MOTM, but all of them received some support. One of them however, was the clear favorite of the LAMB community and received well over half the votes cast. This month we get a MOTM winner that may actually still be playing in some theaters,  “Late Night With the Devil” Congratulations to Jason Soto of “Rabbit Hole Podcasts”, for guiding this film to the winner’s circle. Jason will get to guest host the show this coming week. [Yes we had a quick turnaround on this month’s MOTM]. Be sure and come by to listen when this episode of the podcast ..read more

This week, the Lambcast takes to the seas in search of treasures that may be lost or at least unknown to our community. We hoist the skull and crossbones in the hopes that we locate movies that deserve some attention but have been hidden for a variety of reasons.  Second Mate Nicole Ayers is ready to keel haul the makers of Mizuko for choosing a distribution system that basically buried the movie under in impenetrable Vimeo wall. Digging on Criterion will get better results. She did recommend an Academy Award winning Live Action short, and a movie from this year that maybe isn’t a treasu ..read more