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The Last Stake Podcast - Man of Steel

February 16, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

One last time: Man of Steel is terrible. Thank you for listening.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Amy Adams, Batman v Superman, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Stake Podcast, Zack Snyder

The Stake Podcast - The Films of Alfonso Cuarón: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

February 9, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Unpacking the magic of combining Rowling’s wizarding world with an artist like Alfonso Cuaron

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Alan Rickman, Alfonso Cuaron, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

The Stake Podcast - Films of Alfonso Cuaron: Y Tu Mamá También

February 2, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A classic road trip sex comedy about death and politics in Mexico

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, class, Diego Luna. Mexico, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú, movies, politics, sex comedy, Y Tu Mama Tambien

The Stake Podcast – The Films of Terry Gilliam, Part 3: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

January 25, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

In which we get in a fight about the Terry Gilliam and the American Dream

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: American Dream, Benicio Del Toro, drugs, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hated this movie, Horatio Alger, Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Terry Gilliam

The Stake Podcast – The Films of Terry Gilliam, Part 2: Brazil

January 19, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Even for a post-apocalypic dystopia, Gilliam’s most beloved film is pretty damn bleak.

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Brazil, Dystopial, Jonathan Price, Michael Palin, Monty Python, post-apocalyptic fantasy, Retro Futurism, Robert De Niro, Sci-Fi, Terry Gilliam

The Stake Podcast - The Films of Terry Gilliam, Part 1: Twelve Monkeys

January 12, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The visual imagination of Terry Gilliam is under the microscope in January.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Brad Pitt, Brazil, Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe, Monty Python, post-apocalyptic fantasy, Sci-Fi, Terry Gilliam, Time Travel

The Stake Podcast - The Best of 2015

January 5, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Wrapping up 2015 with the best of the best.

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Best of 2015, Bon Iver, Eaux Claires, Jinx, Justin Vernon, Mad Max, Serial, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Year in Review

The Stake Podcast - The Worst of 2015

December 28, 2024 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Find out why this moment from Force Awakens is the Worst.

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Donald Trump, fan service, Fantastic Four, Franchise, Marvel, Podcast, Twitter

The Stake Podcast - It’s a Wonderful Life

December 21, 2024 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

A Capra Classic of Christmas Communism.

Filed Under: Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Capitalism, Christmas, Communism, Donna Reed, Frank Capra, It's a Wonderful Life, J. Edgar Hoover, Jimmy Stewart, Lionel Barrymore

The Stake Podcast - High Fidelity

December 15, 2024 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

One of the all time, top 5 desert island non-traditional rom-coms.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: High Fidelity, Jack Black, John Cusack, Lisa Bonet, movies, Music, Rock 'n Roll, Stephen Frears, Top 5 List

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