The Third Act Podcast is what happens when three friends get together and launch into movie-related discussion and reviews!

New releases, old films, and nostalgically-themed episodes such as "Don't Judge a Movie By It's Cover" and "But Does It Hold Up?" are all part of the cinema obsessed mix. There's literally something for everyone here, from the mainstream mouth breather to the arthouse goon.

So, do yourself a favor. Grab an ice cold can of Mt. Dew Baja Blast and enjoy Christian, Jericho, and Armando's long-winded foray into the mooooovies!

Otros episodios de "The Third Act Podcast"

Episode 268: Episode 268 - Karate Kid: Legends, Project A (1983)
25/6/2025
1:25:55
On the two hundred and sixty-eighth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are grabbing slices of stuffed crust pizza.Christian, Jericho, and Armando continue their long-gestating journey through the Karate Kid franchise with a review of the latest llegacy-quel, KARATE KID: LEGENDS, which they pair with the 1983 Jackie Chan action comedy, PROJECT A. First, however, they chat PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF, PAVEMENTS, and BALLERINA in the Recently Watched segment.They also discuss retconning, nostalgia, daddy Joshua Jackson, and Jackie Chan risking life and limb for cinematic enjoyment.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Bonus Episode - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
22/6/2025
1:06:14
On the latest pulse-pounding bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are sleeping better knowing that Ethan Hunt is out there.Christian joins forces with long-time listener and fellow Mission Impossible fan Mayra (covertly beaming in from Italy) to talk Tom Cruise's death-defying ode to the power of cinema with MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING.They also discuss their personal history with the franchise, violent AI rage reactions, the state of modern action cinema, and the fan to podcaster pipeline.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
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Episode 267: Episode 267 - The Phoenician Scheme
16/6/2025
1:09:18
On the two hundred and sixty-seventh episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are helping themselves to hand grenades.Christian and Jericho jump on a plane mid assassination attempt for a review of the latest globe-trotting Wes Anderson adventure, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME. First, however, they tackle FRIENDSHIP, BRING HER BACK, FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, and DANGEROUS ANIMALS in the Recently Watched segment.They also chat artistic productivity, "minor Wes", girl dad cinema, prickly patriarchs, artifice as authenticity, and having a Benicio summer.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Bonus Episode - Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974) + Obsession (1976)
9/6/2025
1:16:42
On the latest bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are snorting lines of cinema.Christian and Jericho continue their Auteurography series on the films of Brian De Palma with reviews of 1974's rock/horror/musical parody PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and 1976's Alfred Hitchcock-coded neo-noir psychological thriller, OBSESSION.They also discuss art vs commerce, camp/kitsch, Hitchcock homage, the American male loneliness epidemic, and how movies are dreams.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Episode 266: Episode 266 - Eephus, Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Cobb (1994)
29/5/2025
1:58:55
On the two hundred and sixty-sixth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are throwing curveballs.Christian, Jericho, and Armando go into extra innings with reviews of the new melancholic baseball hangout movie EEPHUS, and then pair it with two older films, 1973's BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY starring a young Robert De Niro in full southern drawl, and the 1994 biopic COBB, featuring a scenery-chewing Tommy Lee Jones as the divisive center fielder. They also discuss Armando's take on SINNERS, sad sack middle-aged desperation, New England autumnal vibes, how weird of a game baseball is, getting "eaten out" by domineering coaches, and what happens when an actor goes beyond "Up To Something."Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Episode 265: Episode 265 - Sinners, Def by Temptation (1990)
10/5/2025
1:28:28
On the two hundred and sixty-fifth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are yielding to cinematic temptation.Christian and Jericho are singin' the blues with a review of writer-director Ryan Coogler's 1930s-set vampire smash, SINNERS, and then pairing it with James Bond III's sole directorial effort, 1990's vampire cult curio DEF BY TEMPTATION. But first, they chat WOMAN IN THE YARD (2025), ALWAYS (1989) and JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY (1984) in the Recently Watched segment.They also discuss Pope Pappa Pizza, IP slop, the life-altering power of music, and explosive booties.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Episode 264: Episode 264 - Sacramento, The Straight Story (1999)
23/4/2025
1:27:09
On the two hundred and sixty-fourth episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are hitting the open road.Christian, Jericho, and Armando (who called in via phone after his car broke down mid-trip) get together for some hometown nostalgia to review Michael Angarano's comic buddy road drama, SACRAMENTO and the late David Lynch's 1999 character study, THE STRAIGHT STORY. First, however, they chat BLUE JAY (2016), UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (2025), and ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (2024) in the Recently Watched segment.They also discuss Sacramento geography (Gunthers Ice Cream! Dive Bar! Curtis Park! Tower bridge!), forgetting episode titles, metaphorical/literal highways, and the beauty of finding love in the darkness.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Bonus Episode - Brian De Palma's Get To Know Your Rabbit (1972) + Sisters (1972)
15/4/2025
1:04:10
On the latest bonus episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are living life at the gut level.Christian and Jericho continue their Auteurography series on the films of Brian De Palma with reviews of 1972's corporate satire/tap-dancing magician comedy, GET TO KNOW YOUR RABBIT (1972), and the Hitchcockian psychological thriller, SISTERS (also released in 1972).They also discuss top 5 animals, best movie sisters, male sexual repression, split-screens, tracking shots, homage, duality, and exposing your children to sitcoms.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Episode 263: Episode 263 - Presence, Black Bag
31/3/2025
1:13:17
On the two hundred and sixty-third episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are faced with a real "Sody's Choice."Christian and Jericho are sipping crisp sodies on a Sunday to talk about two 2025 releases from prolific director Steven Soderbergh; the POV haunted house ghost story PRESENCE, and slick spy drama BLACK BAG.They also discuss filmmaker "retirements", grief/trauma horror trends, baseball metaphors, making spy movies hornier, and unclenching sphincter muscles. Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]
Episode 262: Episode 262 - Night Moves (1975), Mississippi Burning (1989), Unforgiven (1992)
24/3/2025
1:34:08
On the two hundred and sixty-second episode of THE THIRD ACT PODCAST, the crew are hacking the system.Christian and Jericho reconvene to discuss the legacy of actor Gene Hackman after his recent passing with an episode titled "He's No Hack, Man!" featuring reviews of three high profile films in his catalog spanning three decades, 1975's NIGHT MOVES, 1989's MISSISSIPPI BURNING, and 1992's UNFORGIVEN.They also talk Hackman horniness, rumpled guys in movies, freakish young James Woods jumpscares, eat your veggies liberal Hollywood bullshit, tie clip tie faux pas, and small dick energy.Subscribe to Jericho's Substack: symbioticreviews.substack.comKeep in touch with us on Instagram and email us anytime at: [email protected]

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Otros episodios de "The Third Act Podcast"

Episode 268: Episode 268 - Karate Kid: Legends, Project A (1983)

Bonus Episode - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Episode 267: Episode 267 - The Phoenician Scheme

Bonus Episode - Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974) + Obsession (1976)

Episode 266: Episode 266 - Eephus, Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Cobb (1994)

Episode 265: Episode 265 - Sinners, Def by Temptation (1990)

Episode 264: Episode 264 - Sacramento, The Straight Story (1999)

Bonus Episode - Brian De Palma's Get To Know Your Rabbit (1972) + Sisters (1972)

Episode 263: Episode 263 - Presence, Black Bag

Episode 262: Episode 262 - Night Moves (1975), Mississippi Burning (1989), Unforgiven (1992)