Film Sack
Film Sack is a podcast where Scott Johnson, Brian Dunaway, Randy Jordan, and Brian Ibbott dive into the depths of film entertainment, discussing and reviewing movies for all mankind. The show is hosted on Acast.
Episodes
Film Sack 754: Backdraft 2
On this week's Film Sack, we talk about Backdraft 2, the sequel to the 1991 hit, follows an investigator with the Chicago F.D., who has to track down an arms dealer who use deadly fires as a distraction. More fire means more huge water hoses! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 754: True Romance
On this week's Film Sack podcast, True Romance! In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple. I wonder if there will be any feet???YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/P6mWHwkvunY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 752: The Rocketeer
On this week's Film Sack, it's time for The Rocketeer! In this 1938-set adventure, a stunt pilot discovers a secret jetpack and becomes a masked hero, battling Nazi spies and mobsters in a stylish homage to classic pulp serials. Look out below! There's a Man with Rockets up here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table: Plot Twists!
Some twists are twisty, and some twists are defining moments in movie history. Our goal this week was to break it all down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 751: Passengers
This week on Film Sack, a malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early. This is like three movies that were not sure how to be what they wanted to be. Let’s dive in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 750: Enter The Dragon, LIVE from Nerdtacular!
That’s right! Our live episode is UP! Video will hit the youtube channel soon as well! Enjoy and thanks to EVERYONE that came out and watched us live! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 749: Sneakers
On this week's Film Sack, 1992's Sneakers! A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item. Is Mother the greatest character of this movie? Maybe. Let's hack and spy and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 748: Striking Distance
This week on Film Sack, we watch Striking Distance! Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop. Bruce Willis and Dennis Farina’s mustache star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack ROUNDTABLE: Parody + Satire Films
Yer hosts gather round the table, that is round, and roundly talk about what makes a good parody film, and why that is such a hard thing to pull off. And don't call me Shirly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 747: Zodiac
On a cheery upbeat episode of Film Sack, between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree. Most of the MCU is in this, and also cartoonists rule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 746: The Accountant 2
Here we go again! This week on Film Sack, Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief's murder. Sound convoluted? You better believe it!YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/_fTMBS48M_g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 745: Planet of The Apes (2001)
On this week's Film Sack, it's 2001's Planet of The Apes! Yeah, that one. In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. We only have a few years so lets get prepped! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 744: 10 Cloverfield Lane
On This Week’s Film Sack, 10 Cloverfield Lane. A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable. Goodman is Badman! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 743: The Accountant
This week on Film Sack, The Accountant: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the treasury department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. I wonder if ben will Afleck the outcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 742: The Quick And The Dead (1987)
This week on Film Sack, a mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 741: Thrashin'
On this week's Film Sack, two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival. Sounds radical to us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 740: Live and Let Die
On this episode of Film Sack, James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. He got the voodoo, mon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack ROUNDTABLE: Our Mid-Movies
That's right, a discussion with the Film Sack crew about those movies that are not great, not terrible, but we love em all the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 739: The Boondock Saints
This week on FilmSack, Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God. Let's see how they do. And how this holds up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 738: The Toxic Avenger (2023)
On this week’s Film Sack, a horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: the Toxic Avenger! No ticky, no washy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 737: 48 Hrs.
This week on Film Sack, a grumpy cop springs a smooth con man from prison for 48 hours to help catch a killer. They bicker constantly but get the job done. It basically invented the buddy cop genre and made Eddie Murphy famous. Kid got out of jail, helped me catch a guy. Wasn't happy about it. Still ain't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 736: Juice
Four Harlem teens chase respect on the streets, but when the crew's most volatile member (Tupac Shakur, in a career-making performance) gets a taste of power, it spirals into paranoia, betrayal, and murder. A raw, gripping look at ambition and survival in the inner city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table: How Does LoTR’s Do it?
Why does the Lord of the Rings trilogy hold up so well? What’s the magic sauce? A lot to talk about, so we do, on this Round Table Film Sack this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 735: Christine
In 1978, bullied teen Arnie Cunningham buys and restores a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine, which has a violent history dating back to its assembly. As the car supernaturally repairs itself, Arnie becomes dangerously obsessed while Christine begins a murderous spree against anyone who threatens their bond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 734: The Rip
This week on Film Sack, a group of Miami cops discovers a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as outsiders learn about the huge seizure, making them question who to rely on. Like dogma, except with guns. Okay, maybe not that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 733: Elysium
This week on Film Sack, we watch Elysium! In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. Not the Poloroid world. That’s a different thing. Anyway, get ready for hot Matt Damon on Jodie Foster action! SPACE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com
Film Sack 732: Sucker Punch
On this week’s Film Sack Podcast, we watch 2011’s Sucker Punch, about a young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape. Everyone loves Sucker flavored Punch! Especially Zach Snyder! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack: Our Wonder Years Round Table
The movies that shaped you. That were your wonder years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table: Force Awakens 10 Years On
Ten years ago we promised to revist our thoughts on our 2015 review of The Force Awakens. So we did it! And did some of out impressions and thoughts change? For sure. Enjoy this week’s episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 731: Jurasic Park III
On this week's Film Sack Podcast, a decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants. I wonder if it will feature people running from wild dinosaurs. Oh, right. This has all the flying ones! It's a UNIX system! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 730: Trading Places
On this week's Film Sack podcast, Trading Places! A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house. Pork bellies and orange juice futures! And many boobs! And uncomfortable racial terms! Merry Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 729: Alita - Battle Angel
On this week’s Film Sack, a deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is. Her eyes are huge and her heart is twice as big. Pew pew pew! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 728: BLADE
On this week’s Film Sack, a half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. Who will save us? Superman? Batman? Captain America? That guy from White Men Can’t Jump who got busted for tax evasion? You betcha! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 727: Cloverfield
On this week's Film Sack: A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging shakey cam...I mean monster attack. And what they find my shock you. All we know is the Statue of Liberty is missing it's head and stuff. Perhaps we will not be distracted by Lizzy Caplan's beauty, and find out together what the crap is going on. Hosted on Acast. See
Film Sack 726: Legend
On this week’s Film Sack, a young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. Sounds goofy? You bet it is. But get a load of how quiet Tom Cruise is, how pretty Mia Sara is, and how much Tim Curry’s neck must hurt. Hail satan! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table: Hidden Gems You Need to See
We did a round table this week all about those little movies you never saw but should. Love to hear about yours as well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 725: At Close Range
On this week's Film Sack, At Close Range! Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong. How wrong? You might have to ask Madonna about that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 724: Diamonds are Forever
Film Sack is BACK, and this week, so is BOND! A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Seems simple enough! Perhaps the audience will feel shaken, and not stirred. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 723: Return of The Living Dead
On this week's shambling episode of Film Sack, two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies. What will happen? Who will be nude? Who will die? And why is this our last Sacktober episode for the year? Come on in and find out, the hard way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more
Film Sack 722: Slither
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. James Gunn's first movie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 721: Friday The 13th
On this spooky episode of Film Sack, a group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer. Stupid teenagers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 720: Sleepaway Camp
On this week's Film Sack, Sleepaway Camp! Bunks and showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens. Sacktober has begun in earnest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 719: The Discovery
Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past. Can the most handsome man in Hollywood history save the day? Let's DISCOVER together! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 718: G.I. Joe Retaliation
On this episode of Film Sack, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Like they say, Go Joe, or Go Broke! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 717: John Carter
On this week's Film Sack Podcast, a war-weary former army captain is inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions. Maybe this is ok after-all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 716: Medicine Man
On this week's Film Sack Podcast, we dive into 1992's Medicine Man, with Sean Connery! In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love. You ever lose your car keys? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack: Roundtable - Why Dunaway Hasn’t Seen Interstellar
Bucket list movies! Ones we surely should have seen by now in our lives, but for whatever reason have not! We know you’ll have a load of these as well, so feel free to share! Contact us at filmsack.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 715: Judgement Night (1993)
On this week's Film Sack podcast, four young friends, while taking a shortcut en route to a local boxing match, witness a brutal murder which leaves them running for their lives. Show me the money! Ooops, wrong movie. It's Judgement Night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 714: War of The Worlds (2025)
On this week's Film Sack podcast, a colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the same name, filled with present-day themes of technology, government surveillance, and privacy. It also has Ice Cube in it! So Eff the police, comin straight from the underground indeed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 716: Black Hawk Down
On this week's Film Sack Podcast, the story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis. Well that all seems...kinda serious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 712: Superman III
On this week’s Film Sack podcast, entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realize his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him. It's a turd, it’s a pain, it's Stupid Man Three! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table - TV Series as LONG Movies
Sometimes, a great mini-series is really just a 3 to 6 hour movie, and we think we know a lot of these that fit! And not only that, but ones you should have on your list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 711: Live Free or Die Hard
On this week’s Film Sack Podcast, John McClane is forced to team up with a young computer hacker, Matt Farrell, to stop a master cyber-terrorist called Thomas Gabriel, who wants to shut down the entire nations computer infrastructure in a mass cyber attack. Computers are scary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 710: The Lost World
On this week’s Film Sack podcast, a research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda. Will dinosaurs come to America and get into the pool? Will tiny ones eat one of the hitmen from Fargo? Tune in and find out the hard way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 709: Bangkok Dangerous
This week on Film Sack, a hitman who's in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs violates his personal code when he falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy. The movie is called Bangkok Dangerous, and it was from that time Nic Cage had a lot of bills to pay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 708: Ocean's Twelve
On this week’s Film Sack, Danny Ocean and his crew are forced to pull off a series of heists across Europe, after being tracked down by the man they robbed in the first film. As they face off against a rival thief and law enforcement, the team's loyalty and ingenuity are put to the test. Is this really the worst of the three movies? Get in, losers! We’re gonna find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.
Film Sack 707: Starsky & Hutch
On this week's episode of Film Sack, the crew tackle Starsky and Hutch from 2004, two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino with the help of a police snitch called Huggy Bear. Is it funny? Is it serious? Is it both? Tune in and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Round Table: Comedies
Comedies are hard to sack. Why? We have lots of reasons, and we get into it in this episode, plus a load of o our favorites and why they stand out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 706: Double Trouble
On this week's episode of Film Sack, 1992's Double Trouble. It's an action comedy starring real-life twin bodybuilders Peter and David Paul, also known as the Barbarian Brothers. The film follows a tough cop and his refined jewel thief twin brother who are forced to work together to take down a diamond smuggling operation, leading to a mix of over-the-top action and slapstick humor. Does it sound
Film Sack Round Table: Coming of Age Movies
What movies shaped us as young people? Do those things hold up now? And what are yours? It’s time for the Film Sack crew to sit down and hit all those films that made us who we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 705: The Goonies
On this week’s Film Sack podcast, The Goonies! A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure. How will it all turn out? How will it hold up? Let’s find out RIGHT NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 704: Final Destination 3
On this week's Film Sack podcast, Final Destination Three! Wendy Christensen and a group of teens who escaped a fatal roller-coaster crash face a bloody date with Death. Who will survive? And how? And where? And what? Screw you, death! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 703: G.I. Joe - Rise of Cobra
On this week's Film Sack podcast, an elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Go Joe! Or may be, don't go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack Q&A: Our Mount Rushmore
Film Sack dove into your questions again, and talked Mount Rushmore picks for actors (hello, Cage and Goggins), Mandela effects like Johnny Dangerously, and yes, Dunaway’s ongoing “horses are jerks” saga. We debated revisiting Krull with fresh eyes, got philosophical about how long Film Sack might run, and tackled what makes a movie “sackable.” We wrapped up by sharing our personal top movies—expe
Film Sack Q&A: Chicken Jockey
This week on Film Sack, we tackled wild theater behavior during the Minecraft movie, wondering if it’s Gen Z’s Rocky Horror. We debated whether theaters should host interactive screenings and reflected on the fading magic of communal movie experiences. We laughed over 4DX seat chaos, appreciated inspiring listener feedback, geeked out on MCU and Trek connections, and even discussed CGI mouth edits
Film Sack 700: The Sword and the Sorcerer
On this week's Film Sack podcast, a mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 699: Theater Going Round Table
What do you want out of a theater going experience these days? What are you willing to pay for it? That's today's Round Table on Film Sack. The good, the bad, and the REALLY bad reasons to go to movie theaters. So get your popcorn and sit down and turn off your phones! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 698: The Electric State
On this week's Film Sack, The Electric State! It is a 2025 American science fiction action-adventure film produced and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Its screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely is loosely based on the 2018 illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag. It's not nearly as cool as that book! Anyway, an orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost
Film Sack 697: A Fish Called Wanda
On this week's Film Sack, In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach. How does it all hold up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 696: Kraven The Hunter
On this week's Film Sack, Kraven the Hunter! Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared. He could have been a decent Wolverine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 695: Under Suspicion
On this week's Film Sack, a wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for "10 minutes" of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl's body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 694: Inspector Gadget
On this week's Film Sack podcast, a security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer. You know, like the dumb cartoon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 693: Clash of The Titans (2010)
This week on Film Sack, Perseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth. How will it go? Not well in 3D, I can tell you that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 692: Knightriders
On this week’s Film Sack, a medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 691: The Count of Monte Cristo
On this week's episode of the Film Sack podcast, a young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge. Let's see if it gets it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 690: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Time for the Film Sack Podcast! In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 689: Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen
On this week's Film Sack podcast, Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war. This one is considered the worst. Is it? Maybe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 688: No Escape (1994)
On this week's episode of Film Sack, a soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 687: Saturn 3
On this week's Film Sack podcast, lovers who dwell on a space station amidst Saturn’s asteroid fields are invaded by an ambitious technocrat from Earth and his giant, evil robot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Film Sack 686: Unforgiven
On this very gritty old west episode of Film Sack, retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a newer outlaw known simply as The Schofield Kid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
