Episodes
Friday Sep 18, 2020
SMC Pod #27: The original STAR WARS trilogy (Episodes 4-6)
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
The Secret Movie Club Team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss the mammoth trilogy that is STAR WARS EPISODES 4-6. Everyone surprisingly has a different favorite. And the prequels/sequels are discussed though we will save most of that for our next podcast.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
SMC Podcast #26: The Monster Movie (Jaws, Godzilla, The Host)
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss the monster movie, specifically JAWS, Godzilla movies, Bong Joon Ho's THE HOST. We also discuss how awesome practical effects are in monster movies, what constitutes a monster movie, and if the serial killer genre is part of the monster movie genre.
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
On this episode, Special Guest Dave Tyndall (@tynartist), car enthusiast/painter, joins the SMC Team (Connor LLoyd Crews, Edwin Gomez [for a few minutes before he has to leave for an appointment], Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) to discuss AMERICAN GRAFITTI, THE FAST & FURIOUS franchise, REPO MAN, DRIVE, and MAD MAX FURY ROAD. Dave talks about going to high school with Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. Connor blows us all away with his summation and evolution of the FAST franchise. Craig learns about Hot Rod culture.
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss Edgar Wright's SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Zack Snyder's DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004 remake, George Romero, the zombie genre, and fast vs slow zombies. Discussions about voting also occur.
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss the Coen Brothers' THE BIG LEBOWSKI, Paul Thomas Anderson's PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, and great movies that showcase what Los Angeles really feels like. Also Craig surprises everyone with a guitar and harmonica intro and outro and Edwin drops some deep dish Steve Buscemi trivia.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss writer/director John Hughes' amazing run of teen comedies in the 1980's-THE BREAKFAST CLUB, WEIRD SCIENCE, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, as well as one of his early features as just a writer, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION. Craig ends the show with a plea for everyone to vote in November.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Secret Movie Club Podcast Episode #21: The Influence of Monty Python
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss British superstar comedy troupe Monty Python, two of their greatest movies-MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL and MONTY PYTHON & THE LIFE OF BRIAN-as well as the lasting, long, pervasive influence of Python in cinematic comedy after the early 1970's. Edwin and Connor get into it on Spielberg's 1941.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Secret Movie Club Podcast Episode #20: Celebrating World Cinemas
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss the Indian Hindi cinema classic AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY as well as each present a quick survey of a world cinema-Mexico, Hong Kong, Germany, Iran. Edwin lets everyone know it took a lot out of him to watch a 3 hour Hindi cinema movie. At the end of the episode, Connor shares his views on the Ayn Rand society accepting government money.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Secret Movie Club Radio Hour Episode #2: Diner
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
A dark murder mystery set in Texas. Danny Perry is no one’s favorite local, but when a drifter finds him dead in the back of a diner, the patrons and employees begin to turn on each other.
Performed by the Secret Movie Club Radio Hour Company. Written & Directed by Connor Lloyd Crews. Approx 28mns. Part of the Secret Movie Club Radio Hour Anthology series which aims to bring cinema stories to your ears!
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
WARNING: We discuss a lot of twists in this episode. Check out the timecode below to find out what twists we discuss and when.
The Secret Movie Club team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Craig Hammill, Daniel Ott) discuss the 1973 cult horror classic THE WICKER MAN and its incredible twist ending along with the team's personal favorite and least favorite movie twists. Edwin taunts ghosts in Pasadena. Daniel's college relationship survived an OLDBOY screening. WARNING: We discuss the twists. So here is the timecode for all the moments where we spoil a twist: 16m15s THE WICKER MAN, 24m30s THE OTHERS, 26m50s SERENITY, 29m30s THE USUAL SUSPECTS, 32m OLDBOY, 34m30s SPLIT, 35m10s SAW movies, 36m 15s THE VILLAGE, 37m45s PLANET OF THE APES (original), 38m15s PRIMAL FEAR, 38m40s DEATH PROMISE, 39m 40s SHUTTER ISLAND, 41m20s ARRIVAL, 41m45s HOT FUZZ, 43m35s I KNOW WHO KILLED ME, 45m25s RASHOMON, 46m50s LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.