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The Film Junk Podcast is the longest-running movie podcast on the internet (no really, it’s official).

Long-time friends Sean, Jay and Frank convene weekly to discuss the latest theatrical and VOD releases in a laidback conversational format while also sharing personal stories and always a little bit of the unexpected.

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2018 Episodes

Dec 30, 2018

Episode 689 - Dec. 16, 2018

Reviews
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Roma -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Border
Filmworker
A Simple Favor
Creed II
Room 237
Shirkers
Sorry To Bother You
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Tom Cruise / McQ Motion Smoothing PSA

Music
Intro: Blackway & Black Caviar - What's Up Danger"
Outro: Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla $ign & XXXTENTACION - Scared Of The Dark


Episode 688 - Dec. 11, 2018

Reviews
The Wizard -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Nuno:      , Shaun:      , Corey:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
MST3K: The Gauntlet
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Voltron: Legendary Defender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Legend of Korra
Tomb Raider
The Favourite
Sorry to Bother You
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Music
Intro: Ghost - Miasma
Outro: Real Life - Send Me an Angel


Episode 687 - Dec. 3, 2018

Reviews
Widows -- Sean:      , Nuno:      , Zak:      

Headlines
Captain Marvel Trailer
Netflix Cancels Daredevil

Other Stuff We Watched
Searching
Hereditary
Leave No Trace
Cam
Maniac
The Little Drummer Girl
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Overlord
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Music
Intro: The Cool Kids - Dice Game
Outro: Sade - The Big Unknown


Episode 686 - Nov. 27, 2018

Reviews
Creed II -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Greg:      

Headlines
The Lion King Trailer
Dumbo Trailer
Aladdin Trailer
Aquaman Trailer

Other Stuff We Watched
Border
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Chuck
Peppermint
Avatar
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Haunting of Hill House
Maniac
Hoffa
Vintage Tech Hunters

Music
Intro: A$AP Rocky, Jacob Banks, Ludwig Goransson - RUNNIN
Outro: Helen Reddy, Sean Marshall - It's Not Easy


Episode 685 - Nov. 19, 2018

Reviews
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Scott:      
Police Academy -- Sean:      , Singe: ???, Scott:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Force
The Greatest Showman
Cat People (1942)
Pop Fun to Play
The Night Comes for Us
Zombie
Mandy
Prince of Darkness
Making a Murderer: Part 2

Music
Intro: Robert Folk - Police Academy March
Outro: Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson - When a Cowboy Trades his Spurs for Wings


Episode 684 - Nov. 13, 2018

Reviews
Suspiria (2018) -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Kurt:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Sisters Brothers
Filmworker
Outlaw King

Music
Intro: Thom Yorke - Suspirium
Outro: Thom Yorke - Has Ended


Episode 683 - Nov. 3, 2018

Feature
Jay's Niagara Movie Tour

Music
Intro: Chicago - Niagara Falls
Outro: Radiohead - Spectre


Episode 682 - Oct. 30, 2018

Reviews
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Transylvania 6-5000 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Haunted Honeymoon -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Guilty
Prom Night (1980)
Trilogy of Terror
The Night Comes for Us
The Night Stalker (1972)
The Haunting of Hill House
Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Music
Intro: Paul Chiten - Transylvania 6-5000
Outro: Paul Zaza & Carl Zittrer - Prom Night 2


Episode 681 - Oct. 23, 2018

Reviews
Halloween -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Conners
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Making a Murderer: Part 2
Marvel Universe Live
Unfriended: Dark Web

Music
Intro: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies - The Shape Hunts Allyson
Outro: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies - Halloween Triumphant


Episode 680 - Oct. 16, 2018

Reviews
First Man -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
22 July -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Badlands
Body Melt
Chopping Mall
Countdown (1967)
Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot
From the Earth to the Moon
Toy Polloi

Music
Intro: Les Baxter - Lunar Rhapsody
Outro: Justin Hurwitz - The Landing


Episode 679 - Oct. 9, 2018

Reviews
Venom -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Dax:      

Other Stuff We Watched
A Star Is Born
Blood Hook
Ironclad
Open Windows
Unfriended: Dark Web
The Descent
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Justice League
Haunters: The Art of the Scare
Gene's Movie Reviews: Trailer Reaction Videos

Music
Intro: Eminem - Venom
Outro: AC/DC - Inject the Venom


Episode 678 - Oct. 2, 2018

Reviews
Hold the Dark -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Uncle Drew
American Psycho
Have a Nice Day
True Romance
Brainscan
Ozark
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
The Tingler
Halloween (1978)
Sugar Rush

Music
Intro: TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
Outro: James Brown - Please Come Home for Christmas


Episode 677 - Sept. 25, 2018

Reviews
Mandy -- Sean:      , Jay:       , Frank:      
Fahrenheit 11/9 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Beyond the Black Rainbow
976-Evil
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

Music
Intro: Jóhann Jóhannsson - Forging the Beast
Outro: Jóhann Jóhannsson - Children of the New Dawn


Episode 676 - Sept. 18, 2018

Reviews
The Predator -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Old Man and the Gun
Mid90s
Her Smell
American Dharma
Destroyer
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
Freaks
Norm MacDonald Has a Show

Music
Intro: Henry Jackman - The Arrival
Outro: Wayne & Schuster - Clock On The Wall


Episode 675 - Sept. 10, 2018

Reviews
9/11 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Action Point
Halloween (2018)
Cop Bodycam Video
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
The Vanishing (1988)
Daddy's Home 2
Pre-Crime

Music
Intro: Staind - It's Been Awhile
Outro: The Black Lips - Dumpster Dive


Episode 674 - Aug. 27th, 2018

Reviews
Crazy Rich Asians -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Reed:      
Monty Python's Life of Brian -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Reed:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Babadook
T2: Trainspotting
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Room
Meet The Feebles
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Music
Intro: Sally Yeh - Material Girl (200 Du)
Outro: Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side of Life


Episode 673 - Aug. 21st, 2018

Reviews
BlacKkKlansman -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Alicia:      
Eighth Grade -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Alicia:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Package
American Animals
Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
The Dream Team
Cobra Kai
Jeff Lynne's E.L.O. Live
David Byrne Live

Music
Intro: The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Outro: Perturbator - Future Club


Episode 672 - Aug. 14th, 2018

Reviews
The Meg -- Sean:      , Zak:      , Reed:      

Headlines
Academy Announces New Oscar Category for Popular Film

Other Stuff We Watched
Deep Blue Sea
Chalet Girl
DeepStar Six
Jaws 2
Extinction
Like Father
Yellow Submarine
Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Music
Intro: Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
Outro: The Beatles - All Together Now


Episode 671 - July 31st, 2018

Reviews
Mission: Impossible - Fallout -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Dax:      , Reed:       

Other Stuff We Watched
The Equalizer 2
Childhood's End
First Man IMAX Preview
Father of the Year
Daddy's Home 2
Black Box Thinking
Sneakers
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Last Chance U: Season 3

Music
Intro: Lorne Balfe - Mission: Accomplished
Outro: Imagine Dragons - Friction


Episode 670 - July 24th, 2018

Reviews
Sorry to Bother You -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Zak:      

Headlines
Comic-Con Trailers

Other Stuff We Watched
Unfriended: Dark Web
Phantom Thread
Who is America?
Skyscraper
Tully
I Feel Pretty
Eighth Grade
Truth or Dare

Music
Intro: The Coup feat. Lakeith Stanfield - OYAHYTT
Outro: Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time


Episode 669 - July 15th, 2018

Reviews
The First Purge -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Top 5
Best Movies of the Year So far

Other Stuff We Watched
Mission: Impossible
The Boss
Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Comradeship
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Vampire Doll
Wellington Paranormal

Music
Intro: Kevin Lax - Evil's Face Revealed
Outro: Dead Moon - Dead Moon Night


Episode 668 - July 8th, 2018

Reviews
Ant-Man and The Wasp -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Dax:      
Three Identical Strangers -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Vietnam War
The Staircase
How to Build a Time Machine
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
Space Jam
Wrong Man

Music
Intro: The Partridge Family - C'mon Get Happy!
Outro: Stone Temple Pilots - Army Ants


Episode 667 - July 3rd, 2018

Reviews
Sicario: Day of the Soldado -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Upgrade -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Joy Ride
Suburra
Moneyball
The Woman in the Window
Blockers
The Joy of Painting

Music
Intro: Under Side 821 - Dicen Que Son de Calle
Outro: Jed Palmer - Serk


Episode 666 - June 26th, 2018

Reviews
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Reed:      
The Omen (1976) -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Reed:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Shocking Dark
The Hospital
Game of Thrones: Season 1
Freaked
Rosemary's Baby
Star Trek: Discovery

Music
Intro: Ennio Morricone - Dark Revelation
Outro: Ennio Morricone - Regan's Theme (Finale)


Episode 665 - June 17th, 2018

Reviews
Incredibles 2 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Dax:      

Other Stuff We Watched
47 Ronin
Pacific Rim
Unfriended
Condor
The Incident
Problem Child 2
Evil Genius
The Staircase
The Seven-Ups
Mikey and Nicky

Music
Intro: Michael Giacchino - Consider Yourselves Undermined
Outro: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (Original Canadian Cast) - The Phantom of the Opera


Episode 664 - June 12th, 2018

Reviews
Hereditary -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Ocean's 8 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Jurassic World
Thoroughbreds
Ocean's Trilogy
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Psychokinesis

Music
Intro: Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Outro: Colin Stetson - Reborn


Episode 663 - June 3rd, 2018

Reviews
First Reformed -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Prescribing Frank
Hardcore (1979)

Other Stuff We Watched
Ibiza
Action Point
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Back to the Future

Music
Intro: Neil Young - Who's Gonna Stand Up (Acoustic)
Outro: Ghost - Dance Macabre


Episode 662 - May 29th, 2018

Reviews
Solo: A Star Wars Story -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Greg:      , Dax:      , Reed:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Deadpool 2
Iron Man 3
Far From the Madding Crowd
Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

Music
Intro: John Powell - Marauders Arrive
Outro: John Powell - Chicken in the Pot


Episode 661 - May 22nd, 2018

Reviews
Deadpool 2 -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Deadpool
Black Panther
Batman Begins
Evil Genius
Silicon Valley: Season 5
Highpoint

Music
Intro: AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Outro: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes


Episode 660 - May 15th, 2018

Reviews
Revenge -- Sean:      , Jay: ???, Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Song to Song
Dina
Ms. 45
Steve Jobs
Kingpin
Spider-Man
Anon

Music
Intro: Rob - Revenge
Outro: Lykke Li and Ryan Gosling - It Hurts to Be Alone


Episode 659 - May 6th, 2018

Reviews
Hard Boiled -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Game Night
Blockers
Dreaming Murakami
Mike Shinoda & Mark Hoppus: Songwriting Live on Stage
Cobra Kai
Rampage
Shirkers
Red Sparrow

Music
Intro: Michael Gibbs - Red Car Boogie
Outro: Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life


Episode 658 - Apr. 29th, 2018

Reviews
The Avengers: Infinity War -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Greg:      , Dax:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Man on Fire
Crossfit Movies
Gods of Egypt
The Titan
The Week Of
Ready Player One
Pacific Rim Uprising
The Devil and Father Amorth

Music
Intro: Alan Silvestri - Help Arrives
Outro: The Spinners - The Rubberband Man


Episode 657 - Apr. 22nd, 2018

Reviews
You Were Never Really Here -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Roseanne
Death Rides a Horse
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Duck Soup
Running Fence
Flint Town
A Quiet Place (SPOILERS)

Music
Intro: Jonny Greenwood - Dark Streets
Outro: Monty Python - Galaxy Song


Episode 656 - Apr. 17th, 2018

Reviews
A Quiet Place -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Feature
Score Bits

Other Stuff We Watched
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Great Silence
Charade
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Lost in Space (2018)

Music
Intro: The Protomen - Keep Quiet
Outro: Neil Young - Harvest Moon


Episode 655 - Apr. 10th, 2018

Reviews
Ready Player One -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Isle of Dogs -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Wild Wild Country
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Director and the Jedi
Roseanne
The Sugarland Express
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
The Endless

Music
Intro: Rush - Tom Sawyer
Outro: The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - I Won't Hurt You


Episode 654 - Mar. 30th, 2018

Reviews
2046 -- Sean:      , Frank:      , Reed:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Roseanne
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Best of Everything
Game Over, Man!
The Meaning of Life
Ghost Bride

Music
Intro: XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Outro: Taylor Swift - Never Grow Up


Episode 653 - Mar. 25th, 2018

Reviews
Unsane -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Jane
The Naked Island
Threads
Mosaic
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Thin Man

Music
Intro: Unsane - Committed
Outro: Philip Glass - Perfect Life


Episode 652 - Mar. 18th, 2018

Reviews
Dark City -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Night of the Hunter
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
The Tick: Season 1, Part 2

Music
Intro: Trevor Jones - No More Mr. Quick
Outro: Portishead - Strangers


Episode 651 - Mar. 13th, 2018

Reviews
The Dark Crystal -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer

Other Stuff We Watched
Derren Brown: The Push
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession
Voyeur
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Atlanta Monster
Love: Season 3
United 93
Serpico
Stop Making Sense

Music
Intro: Trevor Jones - Overture
Outro: Talking Heads - Girlfriend is Better


Episode 650 - Mar. 4th, 2018

Reviews
Death Wish -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Darkest Hour
Death Wish (1974)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Apocalypse Now

Music
Intro: Nine Inch Nails - Wish
Outro: AC/DC - If You Want Blood (You've Got It)


Episode 649 - Feb. 27th, 2018

Reviews
Annihilation -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Mute -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
The Ritual
Stalker
The Breaking Point

Music
Intro: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping
Outro: The Dead Milkmen - Life is Shit


Episode 648 - Feb. 19th, 2018

Reviews
Black Panther -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      , Greg:      , Dax:      

Headlines
The Incredibles 2 Trailer
Uncle Drew Trailer

Other Stuff We Watched
The Post
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Dunkirk
Darkest Hour
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
The Disaster Artist
Looper
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Bright
Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dredd
Crazy Heart
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
The Silence of the Lambs

Music
Intro: Kendrick Lamar feat. Travis Scott - Big Shot
Outro: Sloan - A Side Wins


Episode 647 - Feb. 13th, 2018

Reviews
The Square -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
RIP Johann Johannsson
Venom Trailer
Joaquin Phoenix in Talks to Play The Joker
Peter Rabbit Controversy

Other Stuff We Watched
Wormwood
The Ritual
Mom and Dad
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Music
Intro: Justice - Genesis
Outro: Johann Johannsson - Efripides Og Neoripidel


Episode 646 - Feb. 6th, 2018

Reviews
The Cloverfield Paradox -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Trailer
Poptheatr Kickstarter

Other Stuff We Watched
Silver Linings Playbook
The Staircase
Altered Carbon
Crocodile Dundee

Top 5
Most Anticipated Movies of 2018

Music
Intro: Trans Am - Ship of the Imagination
Outro: Peter Best - Theme from Crocodile Dundee


Episode 645 - Jan. 30th, 2018

Reviews
Hostiles -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer
The Hurricane Heist Trailer
Mute Trailer

Other Stuff We Watched
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Hoop Dreams
Unforgiven
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Strong Island
Russkies

Music
Intro: Ryan Bingham - How Shall a Sparrow Fly
Outro: Sparks - Beat The Clock (Full 12" Extended Version)


Episode 644 - Jan. 23rd, 2018

Reviews
The Commuter -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
Call Me By Your Name -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
2018 Oscar Nominations
Dundee Teaser Trailer
Theatre Attendance Hits Lowest in 24 Years

Other Stuff We Watched
Schindler's List
Slapshot
Goon
The Toys That Made Us
Your Name
Rocky Balboa
Black Mirror
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Music
Intro: Soviet - Commute
Outro: Sufjan Stevens - Visions of Gideon


Episode 643 - Jan. 18th, 2018

Reviews
The Post -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      
The Road Movie -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Other Stuff We Watched
Molly's Game
Spielberg
All the Money in the World
The Polka King
Saving Private Ryan
Coco
Ultimate Beastmaster
Thelma
Super Dark Times
Mudbound
Dave Made a Maze
Marjorie Prime

Music
Intro: John Williams - The Presses Roll
Outro: Red Snapper - Village Tap


Episode 642 - Jan. 9th, 2018

Reviews
Phantom Thread -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Features
Top 10 Movies of 2017
4th Annual Junkies

Music
Intro: Jonny Greenwood - House of Woodcock
Outro: Stubblefield & Hall - Best of the Best


Episode 641 - Jan. 1st, 2018

Reviews
The Killing of a Sacred Deer -- Sean:      , Jay:       , Frank:      
Bright -- Sean:      , Jay:      , Frank:      

Headlines
Ocean's 8 Trailer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi AMC Disclaimer

Other Stuff We Watched
I, Tonya
Assisted Suicide Videos + Carnival Game Scams
Battle of the Sexes
Father Figures
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Florida Project
Columbus
Personal Shopper
Valerian
Split
Last Flag Flying
The Farthest

Music
Intro: ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
Outro: Logic & Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People