From Superman to Fantastic Four: Top 5 Superheroes
It’s Summertime, and while your local cinema is full of people flying around in tight pants, we’re beaming our X-ray vision in the direction of the greatest superheroes to ever hit the big screen. From low-budget '80s misfits to blockbuster caped crusaders, from foul-mouthed tween assassins to intergalactic vermin with anger issues, we’ve got something for every kind of superhero fan. Capes optional."Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah. I'm gonna do my own thing." - Miles MoralesFollow the show:Instagram @moviemambopodcastTikTok - @moviemamboLetterboxd - MovieMamboBlueSky - @moviemambo.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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28 Years Later: Top Zombie Films
It's been 28 days since 28 Years Later hit cinemas with its rage virus, so it's only right we take a deep look into the societal mirror that are zombie movies.From rage-fueled chaos to slow, unstoppable dread, we count down our favourite depictions of the undead and what they reveal about the living.Lock the doors. Listen quietly. And... don’t get bitten."Neighbours are frightening enough when they're alive." - George A. RomeroFollow the show:Instagram @moviemambopodcastTikTok - @moviemamboLetterboxd - MovieMamboBlueSky - @moviemambo.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Wick Is Back: Top Movie Fights of All Time
In honour of John Wick's return to the big screen in the spin-off film Ballerina, we’re trading words for fists, falling through cinema’s saloon doors and giving our eye witness accounts of the most bone-crunching, chair-smashing fight scenes of all time.From the elegance of Chinese Wuxia to the grit of an old school brawl, the power of martial arts legends to the visual timing of a comedy icon, we explore how the on-screen punch up has evolved and what makes great big screen fisticuffs.Tighten your kung-fu pyjamas, it's gonna get messy."Before we get started, does anyone wanna get out?" - Steve RogersLinks to watch all featured fights:Captain America - Elevator Fighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYATf2A5GCQ&t=1sGame of Death - Bruce Lee vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT-RfY2H23oCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Jen vs. Shu Lien Sword Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzkhVVFRIIg&t=15sThey Live - Really Long Fight - Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Keith Davidhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhr3TzEknzYCity Lights - Boxing Match - Charlie Chaplin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9NfXIXzgnA&t=5sUndefeatable - Final Fight Scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqvuGqr-u2Y&t=28sNobody - Bus Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2un1aU7mT0&t=7sTop Secret! - Underwater Barfight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRi-a8hPh0&t=1sThe Raid 2 - The Kitchen Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rp86b3CUMU&t=24sPolice Story - Mall fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B215g-Evv0U&t=2sFollow the show:Instagram @moviemambopodcastTikTok - @moviemamboLetterboxd - MovieMamboBlueSky - @moviemambo.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Top Heroic Fantasy Films
With the live-action How To Train Your Dragon swooping into cinemas next week, we’re grabbing our shield and diving headfirst into the greatest quests that fantasy cinema has to offer.From cursed swords to chosen ones, from ancient prophecies to dark sorcery, this episode is all about the epic journeys that define heroic fantasy. So whether you’re more Conan or Frodo, Ashitaka or Ash, there’s a sword and a saga waiting for you.“I will avenge you, Father! I will save you, Mother! I will kill you, Fjölnir!" - AmlethFollow the show:Instagram @moviemambopodcastTikTok - @moviemamboLetterboxd - MovieMamboBlueSky - @moviemambo.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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From Tom Cruise to Buster Keaton: Top Movie Stunts
This week, to celebrate the release of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Cesar and Greg tip their stetsons to the daredevils who leap off buildings, swing from helicopters, slide under trucks and somehow live to do another take.From glass skyscrapers to collapsing houses, from shattered bridges to speeding trucks, this is stunt cinema at its boldest, wildest and most bone-shattering.No CGI. No green screens. Just guts, gravity and a whole lot of bruises.“I’m not afraid to get hurt. I’m afraid of making a bad movie.” - Jackie ChanWatch the stunts here:Casino Royale - Building Site Chasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxNbAwY_rk&t=306sMission Impossible 4 - Burj Kalifahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpMExwO0DMQ&t=124sThe Burglars - Quarryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErISCQRVVpoRoyal Wedding - Ceiling Dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n7R61gtSZwLive and Let Die - Crocodile Walkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDeUzB12ln8Stagecoach - Yakima Canutt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__GP5BBm6IRaiders of the Lost Ark - Truck Draghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGB0ZvO8J5kPolice Story - Pole Slidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqpB4cVLBm8Steamboat Bill Jr - Falling Facadehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN0I7R_NCe4True Lies - Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beQUTtwNLnQFollow the show:Instagram @moviemambopodcastTikTok - @moviemamboLetterboxd - MovieMamboBlueSky - @moviemambo.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to MovieMambo! The film podcast that twists and turns through the latest and greatest in cinema. Every week, join hosts Cesar Garcia and Greg Butler as they dance around their Top 5's, film reviews, deep dives and award news. From blockbusters and cult classics to indie darlings and hidden gems, MovieMambo celebrates the movies you love and the ones you have yet to discover.Follow the show:Instagram - @moviemamboLetterbox - MovieMambo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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