About to Review

That Guy Named John is joined by Andy on a different kind of episode this week, as they debut a new segment called “Director Spotlight”. On the first edition of this new segment, they focus on a long time actor, Jason Bateman, who has now directed two feature films; “Bad Words” (2013) and “The Family Fang” (2016). Hey look! Time codes! 0:00 – 4m:0s: Quick overview of Jason Bateman and his carrer 4m:0s – 16m:20: Bad Words review 16m:20s – 33m:0s: The Family Fang review 33m:0s – 35m:0s: Thoughts on Jason Bateman as a director and what we think he should do next 35m:0s – 39m:0s: Ratings for both “Bad Words” and “The Family Fang” 39m:0s – 40m:36s: How to contact the show! New episodes are released every Wednesday, and to get the most updated episodes as soon as they drop, subscribe on iTunes! While you are there, how about you rate the show and possibly leave a review? Or you could tell me what your favorite Jason Bateman film is. Make sure to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview If you have an questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com  

On this episode, Tim Hall from The People’s Critic Blog returns to the podcast as he and host; That Guy Named John dissect Marvel’s latest cinematic adventure: Captain America: Civil War .  How does this film balance this many characters while they are in business suits and superhero suits? Does Vision only shop at Banana Republic? Does anyone even come close to successfully taking on Black Panther? Find out on this episode! This is a *SPOILER FREE* review, so you can kick back and listen without having anything ruined. Well, except the part when <redacted> shows up and starts fighting <redacted>, which leads into the most epic part of the movie, during which <redacted>  and <redacted> fly off and punch <redacted>  into space while riding on a surfboard. Other than that, you are all good. The only time codes you need for this episode are: 24m:00s: Listen as this episode quickly becomes the Chadwick Boseman fancast. Spoiler alert: He is tremendous. 1h:10m – 1h:13m: Tim and I put on our casting director hats and toss around ideas for the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming due out in 2017. Should a certain former werewolf be cast as a famous hunter whose name rhymes with “raven”? Your friendly neighborhood Tim Hall can be found by checking out his Twitter, Instagram,  or website. He loves connecting to the community, so reach out and ask him about movies, comics, sports, so do not be shy, reach out and say hi! To get the most updated episodes as soon as they drop, subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! While you are there, how about you rate the show and possibly leave a review? Or instead of a review, tell me how long you think it will be until Disney/ Marvel to acquire the cinematic rights  to all of their properties. 6 months? 1 year? 2 weeks? Who knows! Also, make sure to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview If you have an questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

What do Irish teenagers, punk rockers, and a sweet little kitten have in common? Find out on this, the 5th episode of About to Review! Join your host, That Guy Named John as he and frequent guest Andy talk about 3 movies that share a loose, but very viable connection, which is music! The three movies that will be reviewed on this episode are: an Irish coming of age tale in Sing Street, the white knuckle suspense thriller Green Room , and a laugh out loud comedy, Keanu. All of these movies are driven by music in one way or another, yes, even Keanu … kind of. Ok, full disclosure, in Keanu the only musical connection is that one of the main character’s loves George Michael/ WHAM. If you have faith, and give it one more try, you can move on. And yes, there were 3 song references in the previous sentence. We also take a few minutes to pay respect to the one and only Prince, who passed away recently. You asked for them, so here is the time code breakdown for this episode: 0:00 – 1m:25s: Introduction of the fearless hosts 1m:25s – 16m:12s: Sing Street review 16:12m – 37m:40s: Green Room review 37m:40s – 54m:03s: Keanu review 54m:04s – 55m:14s: Recap 55m:14s – 58m:40s: Farewell sweet Prince, and rest in peace 58m:40s – 1h:00m: Outtro Hey look! Links and things! To get the most updated episodes as soon as they drop, subscribe to iTunes! While you are there, how about you rate the show and possibly leave a review? How meta would that be? Leaving a review on a podcast that reviews things …. whoa, I think I just blew my mind. Also, make sure to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview Also, if you have an questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

On this action packed giant-size episode, That Guy Named John is joined by Seattle film critic Tim Hall and they discuss 3 big things that happened recently: Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon, Daredevil season 2 on Netflix, and the latest Doctor Strange trailer. Keeping the time code index thing going for those that want, no need, more show notes: 0:00 – 1m:50s: Introduction of Tim Hall from 1m:50s – 35m: Emerald City Comicon review 35m – 1h:07m: Daredevil Season 2 (AKA: Law and Order: Hell’s Kitchen) review 1h:7m – 1h:15m: Doctor Strange trailer Where can find Tim Hall on the series of tubes we call the inter-web? How about his Twitter, Instagram,  or website. If you do not find him there, just yell “Free comics!” and he will come running to you. Fact. This is the part where I shamelessly plug all of my stuff also: Subscribe to iTunes so that you get all of the updated episodes! Make sure to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview Also, if you have an questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

That Guy Named John is once again joined by Andy as they discuss two movies that are about as opposite as you can get: Hardcore Henry and Disney’s Jungle Book. One of these movies is a harrowing tale of a young man who has to learn the harsh lessons of love, separation, and betrayal. The other movie has some CGI animals in it. Spoiler alert: The animals are fantastic. Time code index for those that want, no need, more show notes: 0:00 – 21:30: Hardcore Henry review 21:30 – 44:20 Jungle Book review Subscribe to iTunes so that you get all of the updated episodes! Make sure to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview

On this episode, John is joined by Andy as they review “Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice”. Is it deserving of all of the negative press? Is Batman a murderer? Do they re-use the same animatronic birds from the 1986 movie “Blue Velvet”? The only way to find out the answers to these questions is by listening to this episode! Make to follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @abouttoreview

Join host John as he describes this new weekly podcast which will cover reviews for movies, video games, TV shows, and anything geeky and nerdy.