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November doesn’t kick off with a lot in physical media but the holidays are approaching and there might be something to jot down for your lists. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through the world of Harold and Maude and the phenomenon of those K-Pop Demon Hunters. You can get one of Sean Connery’s best performances or perhaps M. Night Shyamalan’s worst film (and that’s saying something.) Erik explains how much he hates Nicolas Cage’s It’s a Wonderful Life. And while it may not be for Peter, the historical significance of Gone with the Wind is still worth looking at. 1:38 - Criterion (Harold and Maude 4K, K-Pop Demon Hunters 4K) 27:56 - Warner Archive (The Hill) 36:33 - Ad Break 36:33 - Shout Factory (The Family Man 4K) 44:45 - Paramount (The Last Airbender 4K) 59:20 - Ad Break 59:20 - Warner (Gone With the Wind 4K) 1:16:12 - New TV on Blu-ray (Dr Seuss Classic TV Treasures Collection, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Season One & Two, Dr. Who: The Complete Matt Smith, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi Years, Superstore: Complete Series, The Vampire Lestat, Rookie Blue: The Complete Series) 1:18:57 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The End of Oak Street, Super Troopers 3, Mutiny, The Rivals of Amziah King, The Strangers Chapter 2 & 3) 1:25:00 - New Blu-ray Announcements Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October is ending but the movies seem to be never-ending as Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have 13 more reviews for this week. After Erik catches up and shares his thoughts on You Can See Everything, they dive into documentaries involving a high-wire rescue (Hanging By A Wire), another trip up – and down – the mountain (Everest: The Other Side), the mystery of a 1980s bombing (Who Killed Alex Odeh?), behind-the-scenes again with the Coppola family (Making Marie Antoinette) as well as one of the greatest comedy shows of all-time (SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of). They remind you of their love from Sundance of John Turturro (The Only Living Pickpocket In New York). Spooky month ends with a dog breeder looking to expand their business (Breeder). Can a father and daughter move on from Nazi Germany (Fatherland)? Will Sacha Baron Cohen again expose our modern Nazi Germany (Ali G: Who Iz I?) Might Peter Berg literalize the metaphor between football and war (The Mosquito Bowl). Is there a frontrunner for the International Film Oscar? (La Bola Negra). Former soldier Liam Neeson has to drive fast from the cops (The Mongoose) and Ron Livingston moves next door to a holiday-loving family who may be up to no good (Christmas At The Kringles). 3:49 - Review Catch-Up 13:51 - Hanging By A Wire 20:55 - Everest: The Other Side 30:38 - Who Killed Alex Odeh? 37:07 - Making Marie Antoinette 46:51 - SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of 1:01:41 - Ad Break 1:03:41 - The Only Living Pickpocket In New York 1:16:08 - Breeder 1:23:09 - Fatherland 1:31:48 - Ali G: Who Iz I? 1:41:11 - Ad Break 1:41:11 - The Mosquito Bowl 1:48:11 - La Bola Negra 2:02:17 - The Mongoose 2:15:56 - Christmas At The Kringles Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October is wrapping up and physical media has a lot of horror-adjacent titles to offer. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take a look at Guillermo Del Toro’s recent passion project getting the Criterion treatment. There are clown kidnappers, a monster on the streets of Paris, the teenage antichrist as well as a group of BMX riders. Glenn Ford has to deal with some other young punks, Julia Roberts & Clive Owen are corporate spies, William Powell & Myrna Loy team again and one of the funnier comedies of the 2020s that you likely missed gets an upgrade. Arrow resurrects another box set of home video action shlock but also Peter’s favorite Peter Jackson film. Finally, if you really want to frighten someone this Halloween show them John MacNaughton’s Chicago portrait of a serial killer who doesn’t wear a mask. 3:38 - Criterion (Frankenstein (2025) (4K)) 14:31 - Lionsgate (Joy Ride (2023) 4K) 21:17 - Warner Archive (Love Crazy, Phantom of the Rue Morgue 3D, Blackboard Jungle) 50:51 - Ad Break 52:51 - Kino (Duplicity (4K), The Clown Murders (4K)) 1:04:17 - Vinegar Syndrome (Fear No Evil 4K, Rad 4K) 1:27:52 - Ad Break 1:29:52 - Dark Sky (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 4K) 1:42:23 - Arrow (Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance,The Frighteners (4K)) 2:12:16 - NEW (Megadoc, Silent Friend) 2:15:25 - New Blu-ray Announcements Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October is just full of movies so Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy review another 11 of them for you. On the documentary side there are the stories of an MTV show (This Is Buzz) and another comedian tale from Netflix and Judd Apatow (Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story). Steve talks about a Broadway show with Rose Byrne you can see in theaters (Fallen Angels). They go back to this year’s Sundance for a fable with Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgaard (Wicker) and a couple Sundances ago for tales of drugs with David Schwimmer (Junk). Taika Waititi has Jenna Ortega as a family’s robot friend (Klara and the Sun) while Deborah Ann Woll investigates a mysterious animal attack (The Cycle) and Helen Mirren tries to manifest another Tom Ripley story (A Talent for Murder). The director of Burning, Lee Chang-dong, returns with his first film in eight years (Possible Love). The DC Gunnverse tries their hand at “horror” (Clayface) and the animators at Laika deliver their most ambitious project yet (Wildwood). 3:07 - Wicker 12:44 - This Is Buzz 23:142 - Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story 34:08 - Fallen Angels (Live on Broadway) 40:07 - Ad Break 42:07 - Junk 48:37 - Klara and the Sun 57:01 - The Cycle 1:05:32 - A Talent for Murder 1:15:28 - Ad Break 1:17:28 - Possible Love 1:29:12 - Wildwood 1:42:48 - Clayface Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It is a week of cult movies, cable/video era obscurities, a historical Oscar-winner and a tribute to one of the greatest of all filmmakers. That is where Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski begin by telling you all about the new Stanley Kubrick set from Criterion along with one of the pair of the more unsettling films (for different reasons) ever. You can wash that down with a pleasant William Powell film or double down with some Mario Bava, a sequel to Westworld or a Dean Koontz adaptation. They talk about the history of a strange Broadway adaptation, Richard Burton as a murderous husband and Jim Carrey’s big paycheck for a dark comedy celebrating its 30th anniversary. 3:32 - Criterion (The Complete Kubrick (4K), Christiane F. (4K), The Silence of the Lambs (4K)) 34:21 - Warner Archive (Jewel Robbery) 40:42 - Ad Break 42:42 - Radiance (Planet of the Vampires (4K)) 50:53 - Arrow (Futureworld (4K)) 1:01:42 - Toy Robot (Watchers) 1:12:45 - Paramount (Scary Movie (2000) (4K)) 1:21:58 - Ad Break 1:23:58 - Kino (Bluebeard (4K), The Pirates of Penzance (4K)) 1:58:44 - Sony (The Cable Guy (4K Steelbook)) 2:19:35 - New TV On Blu-ray (Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.: The Complete Series, Adventure Time: The Complete Series, Quick Draw McGraw: The Complete Series, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip: The Complete Series, The Sandman: The Complete Series, Heated Rivalry: Season 1, South Park (The Complete Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Seasons)) 2:23:40 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Masters Of The Universe (2026) (4K), One Night Only (4K), I Want Your Sex (4K), Over Your Dead Body, Hadestown: The Musical, The Brink of War, Franz, Ice Cream Man, Mile End Kicks, Dead Souls) 2:29:48 - New Blu-ray Announcements Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If 14 reviews were not enough for you last week then Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy have another 13 for you this week. They include the horrors of spiders (Crawlers) and traveling vampires (Devour). There’s the story of the physician accused of murdering Anna Nicole Smith (Trust Me, I’m A Doctor) and the guide who helped Edmund Hillary reach the top of Everest (Tenzing). Sebastian Stan & Renate Reinsve are at the center of child protective custody (Fjord) and Chris Rock blows the lid off of being an aging black woman in Hollywood with a bipolar sibling (Misty Green). There’s another Jane Austin adaptation (Sense and Sensibility) but there may not be another like Ken Russell’s restored 1971 tale of religious repression and power (The Devils). On the documentary side there is Alex Gibney’s four-hour examination of one scumbag (Musk) and Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim’s visit to another in Elizabeth Holmes (You Can See Everything). Thankfully, Judd Apatow sets his sights on another comic legend (Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald). If Jean Claude Van Damme and Chris Klein weren’t enough for you, there’s another reboot of the Capcom video game (Street Fighter). Finally, Austin Abrams goes the Jonah/Pinocchio route in solving his daddy issues (Whalefall). 3:31 - Norm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald 12:56 - Tenzing 20:40 - Devour 26:18 - Sense and Sensibility 32:34 – Crawlers 38:02 - Ad Break 40:02 - Ken Russell's The Devils (4K Restoration) 50:17 - Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 58:00 - Fjord 1:11:36 - Misty Green 1:23:01 - Ad Break 1:25:01 - You Can See Everything 1:36:55 - Musk 1:52:10 - Street Fighter 2:05:45 - Whalefall Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through the latest and greatest of physical media this week. They include the works of Samuel Fuller and David Lean. The horror month continues with a bizarre cult musical from the director of the Saw sequels, obscure folk horror with John Hurt, Alan Bates (and Tim Curry), a 90s vampire tale, some Eli Roth awfulness, Russell Crowe on a vespa and the found footage sensation that started a whole genre. Plus they revisit the Sensurround experience that brought terrorism to amusement parks and the Bruce Willis/Tony Scott pairing that they have differing views about. 3:05 - Criterion (Eclipse Series 5: The First Films of Samuel Fuller, The Shout) 25:52 - Warner Archive (Ryan’s Daughter 4K) 42:51 - Kino (Rollercoaster 4K) 58:27 - Ad Break 1:00:27 - Arbelos (Nadja) 1:10:03 - Lionsgate (The Blair Witch Project, Repo: The Genetic Opera) 1:38:09 - Shout Factory (Hostel Parts I & II (20th Anniversary Edition) (4K Steelbook)) 1:44:00 - Ad Break 1:46:00 - Sony (The Pope's Exorcist (4K)) 1:54:04 - Arrow (The Last Boy Scout (4K)) 2:11:07 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Maverick: The Complete Series, Forever: The Complete Series, Finding Emily, Models vs. Werewolves) 2:16:08 - New Blu-ray Announcements Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Not since 2022 have Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy had a non-festival show where they reviewed 14 new films. But they did it again this week. Erik starts with a trio of documentaries including one on the growing concerns of a global food shortage (World Without Cows), then Dolph Lundgren looks back on his life after a potentially fatal diagnosis (Dolph: Unbreakable) and an incredible look at a comedian, actor (and painter) (Who Is Martin Mull?) Zachary Levi steps into the boots of John Wayne (Angel and the Badman) while Jesus may have come back to appear on a talk show (The Jesus Tapes) and a 19th-century town deals with a lethal outbreak (A Prayer for the Dying). Margaret Qualley tries to outrun grief after COVID strikes (Love Of Your Life). There are varying levels of horror ranging from a new chapter in a ‘70s spoof (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence) and the ninth chapter in the ongoing anthology series (V/H/S/Mixtape). Samuel L. Jackson must outrun terrorists in his Presidential automobile (The Beast) and John Cena goes on a global mission with childhood friends who played with toy cars (Matchbox: The Movie). Ben Affleck stars and directs in a kidnapping thriller that has a familiar ring to it (Animals). Jessica Chastain is doubled up when a demon wants her daughter (Other Mommy). Finally, Aaron Sorkin returns to show us want Facebook has done since his Oscar-winning screenplay in 2010 (The Social Reckoning.) 2:58 - Review Catch-Up 9:04 - World Without Cows 16:01 - Dolph: Unbreakable 22:17 - Who Is Martin Mull? 30:34 - Ad Break 32:34 - The Beast 45:10 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence 51:02 - Angel and the Badman 1:02:49 - The Jesus Tapes 1:11:14 - A Prayer for the Dying 1:19:26 - Ad Break 1:21:26 - V/H/S/Mixtape 1:28:58 - Matchbox: The Movie 1:46:30 - Animals 1:59:11 - Ad Break 01:59:10.97 2:01:11 - Love Of Your Life 2:14:11 - Other Mommy 2:29:14 - The Social Reckoning Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks. https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s not a loaded week for physical media but Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski still have plenty to say about some new releases. Which is not to entirely dismiss an obscure sci-fi thriller about black diaspora rescued from obscurity by Criterion nor Shout Factory’s of a 1980s Hong Kong series. But much of the discussion is dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of Frank Oz’s comedic horror musical and the 45th Anniversary of John Landis’ still iconic contribution to the werewolf genre. 2:16 - Criterion (Welcome II The Terrordome) 8:53 - Shout (Aces Go Places Collection (4K)) 17:01 - Ad Break 17:01 - Warner (Little Shop of Horrors (4K Steelbook)) 48:34 - Ad Break 48:34 - Universal (An American Werewolf In London (4K Steelbook)) 1:26:39 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Madison (Season One), Love & Pop, Jackass: Best and Last, Moana, Late Fame, Peter Asher: Everywhere Man) 1:30 - New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have the latest movie reviews for you as well as catching up on some titles from earlier including Steve checking in on Forgotten Island and Erik finally getting to Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie. There are more documentaries this week including more people going mountain climbing (The Last First: Winter K2) and a family’s attempt to get their daughter back from Hamas (Holding Liat). Steve handles a new giant snake film (Beware Boiuna) while Erik looks at the latest comedic bloodbath from actor-turned-director Clark Duke (Stranglehood). Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar unleashes bloody comic fury in a prison (Ghost In The Cell). The pair then try to breakdown the absurdity of the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation (Verity) and the manic insanity of Alejandro G. Inarritu and Tom Cruise’s satire (Digger). 2:37 - Review Catch-Up 4:09 - Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie 10:29 - The Last First: Winter K2 22:03 - Holding Liat 29:09 - Ad Break 31:09 - Beware Boiuna 38:28 - Stranglehold 46:30 - Ghost in the Cell 55:37 - Ad Break 57:37 - Verity 1:14:41 - Digger CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Childress & Peter Sobczynski are back on physical media duty this week featuring some of Peter’s favorites and maybe some of his least favorites. Not going to tell you which. But it’s a show filled with the work of Leos Carax plus bizarre musicals ranging from the life of Jesus to Steve Martin getting very serious very quickly. We’ve got Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Samuel L. Jackson and a pair of Robin Williams upgrades plus sets celebrating Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. There’s a somewhat forgotten ‘80s pairing of Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger and a family fantasy with John Goodman. One of the better Tarantino-inspired films of the ‘90s gets the Arrow treatment as does one of the greatest sci-fi films ever. 3:48 - Criterion (Three Films By Leos Carax (4K)) 22:12 - Universal (Frankenstein Complete Legacy 4K, The Wolf Man Complete Legacy 4K) 27:22 - Warner Archive (Marked Woman, Pennies from Heaven) 47:06 - Ad Break 49:06 - Kino (Jesus Christ Superstar 4K, The Caveman’s Valentine, Brit Noir Collection IV) 1:05:56 - Vinegar Syndrome (The First Deadly Sin (4K)) 1:15:02 - Alliance (Nadine, The Borrowers) 1:26:54 - Ad Break 1:28:54 - Disney (Dead Poets Society (4K), Mrs. Doubtfire (4K)) 1:46:22 - Arrow (Forbidden Planet (4K), Go (4K)) 2:10:25 - New TV and on Theatrical Titles Blu-ray (Happy's Place (Season Two), Law and Order: SVU—Season 27, Continental ’25, My Sole Desire, Young Mothers, HoneyJoon, Idiotka, Shadow Force (4K)) 2:12:13 - New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy return from the festivals in Toronto and Austin to come back to the world of the present releases. Erik looks at a pair of documentaries focused on the changing rivers of Texas (Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers) and the career of one of the most famous models (Twiggy). Steve checks in with a horror title that says it all from Fantastic Fest (Bloody Tennis) and what you might expect from Marvel’s big re-release this weekend (Avengers Endgame: Encore). There is a rom-com with source material you will not believe (The Love Hypothesis) and a Netflix film about the origin and capture of Ted Kaczynski (Unabomber). Jay Baruchel plays the Canadian equivalent of Evil Knievel (The Stunt Driver). Brad Pitt is trapped in the wild with his trusty combat dog (Heart of the Beast) and a pair of best friends have to remember their way out of a mythical location (Forgotten Island). Finally, Robert Pattinson is Chris Hansen from To Catch a Predator trying to explain himself (Primetime). 2:45 - Review Catch Up 9:02 - Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers 14:56 - Bloody Tennis 21:15 - Twiggy 27:41 - Ad Break 29:41 - Avengers Endgame: Encore 39:40 - The Love Hypothesis 50:35 - The Stunt Driver 1:03:20 – Unabomber 1:12:45 - Ad Break 1:14:45 - Heart of the Beast 1:24:32 - Forgotten Island 1:33:37 - Primetime Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski return to catch you up on the world of physical media. This week you can get two very acclaimed films from just last year on behalf of Criterion. There’s a WWI thriller from John Ford and a story from the same era about a guy who really, really likes buildings. A Re-Animator sequel gets an upgrade as does a bizarre 3-D sci-fi film from the ‘60s and an even weirder sci-fi musical with Olivia Newton John. They got plenty of Italian crime films as well as one of Walter Hill’s most overlooked films. Finally, they take another look at the controversy over Neil Jordan’s big Anne Rice adaptation and how the film holds up. 3:22 - Criterion (The Secret Agent (2025) (4K), Nouvelle Vague (4K)) 14:53 - Warner Archive (Skyscraper Souls, The Lost Patrol, Bundle of Joy) 35:41 - Deaf Crocodile (Toomorrow) 43:42 - Ad Break 45:42 - Kino (The Bubble 3D, Italio Crime Collection 4K, Johnny Handsome 4K, Careful, Bulletproof 4K) 1:35:21 - Ad Break 1:37:21 - Ignite Films (Bride of Re-Animator 4K) 1:52:58 - Warner Bros. (Interview with the Vampire (4K)) 2:12:30 - New TV on Blu-ray (Landman (Season Two), Outlander (The Complete Series)) 2:13:01 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Toy Story 5 (4K), Evil Dead Burn (4K), I Love Boosters (4K), Scary Movie (2026), Faces of Death (2026), Young Washington, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Girls Like Girls) CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fall festival season is in full bloom and Erik Childress will be covering the Toronto International Film Festival for his 23rd year. Before he arrives though, there are ten films he wants to put on your radar if you are attending and can fit into your schedule. Otherwise, remember them in the future for when they hopefully find distribution. They include music documentaries of well-known singers and a pair hoping to find greater success. There are stories about masculinity and women fighting back against oppression and much worse. A harrowing new horror film from the director of Train to Busan but also a delightful summer hang comedy and another hysterical one with Christopher Walken as a mortician. And that’s just the beginning. 4:41 - Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been 9:57 - Pretenders 12:50 - Bleeding Hearts 14:56 - Sunburn 17:06 - Head to Head 19:24 - Paradise Lost 21:49 - Strong Son 24:23 - I Am Mario 26:09 - Phoolan 28:45 - Back in Black CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Just because Erik Childress is headed to the Toronto Film Festival doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have you covered in the physical media department while he’s gone. Peter Sobczynski and him go over two weeks worth of releases including Sidney Lumet’s incredible debut and Jon Favreau’s as well. There is also Mike Nichols’ final film as well as one of the great (if not greatest) film noirs of all-time. There are incredible documentaries ranging from the horrors of the Holocaust to the horrors of the highway. Warner Bros is doing Looney Tunes right for a change while Arrow does right by their star-studded Robert Towne noir. Finally, the newly formed Toy Robot Video does right by all the He-Man fans of the ‘80s who still carry a torch for the Cannon Films production of their beloved action figures. 3:19 - Criterion (12 Angry Men (1957) (4K), Shoah (4K)) 22:46 - Kino (Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films) 37:00 - Warner Archive (Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 3, Out of the Past 4K) 54:32 - Ad Break 56:32 - Severin (Danza Macabra Vol. 5) 1:06:47 - Lionsgate (Made 4K, Sorority Row 4K) 1:23:16 - Shout Factory (Charlie Wilson's War (4K)) 1:36:29 - Ad Break 1:38:29 - Toy Robot Video (Masters of the Universe (1987) (4K)) 1:58:55 - Arrow (Tequila Sunrise (4K)) 2:14:58 – New TV on Blu-ray (Star Trek—The Original Series 60th Anniversary, Shaun the Sheep (Season Seven), Tulsa King (Season Three), Scooby-Doo and Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Series, Dark Shadows (Volume One)) 2:15:58 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Supergirl (2026) (4K), Minions & Monsters (4K), Passenger, Stop! That! Train!, Maddie's Secret, Leviticus) CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik’s Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik’s Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.