# childress (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover childress. Page: Feed: --- ## [Coyote vs. Acme: Better Late Than Never (Episode #679)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode679) _2026-08-21 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have seven new reviews for this week, including an early one that is a call to arms. Steve goes solo this week on a documentary about tornado chasers (Never Stop Chasing), a bizarre sci-fi film featuring Noomi Rapace (Hot Spot) and the sixth film in a still very profitable horror franchise (Insidious: Out of the Further). The duo also look at Willem Dafoe as a… ## [Eat The Spinach, Don’t Drink That And Wag The Dog (Episode #678)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode678) _2026-08-17 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have the latest and greatest in physical media this week which includes a few personal favorites as well as not one, but two of the films they lobbied for on their “Why Is This Not On Blu-Ray?” shows. (TWIST: There are actually three – even without the songs.) The show includes a cameo from Odysseus from over a decade ago, one of John Ford’s lesser efforts and a… ## [Tell Me About The Birds & The Bees & The Dinosaurs (Episode 677)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode677) _2026-08-14 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ It is a busy, wild week at the movies as Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy review 11 of the best and worst of them in quite the divide in the lineup. They replay their thoughts on a recovery drama from Sundance (Union County). A kidnapped woman is told she is infected with something deadly (Hellcat). Kids took a road trip believing their band is going to open for Green Day (Nimrods) while Kristen… ## [Love Is A Friendship Set To Music (Episode #676)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode676) _2026-08-14 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Physical media certainly has a theme this week with a number of interesting couplings and the music they make between them. Speaking of interesting couplings, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski are your guide through it all. They include a little Martin & Lewis, Rock Hudson & Claudia Cardinale and even Lana Turner & Ricardo Montalban. ¿Quién Es Más Macho? There is J-horror and modern horror, a… ## [Ice Cream, Cookies and a Rom-Com To Purge (Episode 675)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode675) _2026-08-14 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ After a week off the Friday reviews are back in what looks to be a jam-packed August. Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy do a little catch-up to get Steve’s thoughts on the new Spider-Man and Erik’s on the dumped M3GAN universe film (Soulm8te). They have a pair of documentaries to talk about including the latest from the great Penny Lane about an owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo (Wild… ## [If You’re Not First, You’re Sick. Yeah I Said It! (Episode 674)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode674) _2026-08-14 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ The beginning of each month always seems to be slow for physical media but Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have some choice titles for you, especially if you ever wanted to see James Cagney and Mickey Rooney do Shakespeare. A couple hit comedies from Universal get a 4K upgrade as does one of Christopher Nolan’s favorite movies. You can also see the Todd Haynes film that helped put Julianne… ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Episode 673)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode673) _2026-08-14 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Time for another special episode as Erik Childress is joined by comic book expert, Erik Laws, to break down the latest entry in the Tom Holland Spider-Man Universe. After perhaps reaching a peak with No Way Home, the series has a new director and an opportunity to rebuild in more ways than one. The dynamic Erik duo discuss what works and what doesn’t work about the film. What is The Punisher’s… ## [Episode 672: I Want Your Sects](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode672) _2026-08-08 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ A bit of a super-sized week of physical media (box sets will do that to you) but one worthy of appreciation and curiosity. Thankfully there are a number of very economical (in length) classics from the film noir era to appreciate. If you don’t already know one of the big plot twists of the ’70s sci-fi era you get your chance. You get one of the best films from the respective careers of Mario Bava… ## [Episode 671: Payback, Protest, Pretension and Pickleball](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/episode671) _2026-08-08 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ In a week where Hollywood studios have cleared the deck in the wake of The Odyssey, Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy still have a bunch of reviews for you. They revisit one of the year’s best protest documentaries from Sundance (Everybody to Kenmure Street). Steve talks about seeing the musical on stage that was filmed for cinema (Hadestown: The Musical). Yorgos Lanthimos’ co-writer crafts another… ## [Episode 670: Oh, So I’m The Bad Guy?](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/obawp3k2cnkdmt11ul4smi8izmyeob) _2026-08-08 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through another week of physical media. Criterion has you covered from Mike Mills to Nagisa Ôshima. Butch and Sundance make na early appearance alongside Barbara Stanwyck. Giancarlo Giannini tries to solve some giallo murders, Ray Harryhausen takes you to an island of monsters or you can travel to one with Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Ray Liotta is a… ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TT8S5b3yDQT9) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Episode 669: Remaking The Odyssey & Sherman’s March](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness/6et22hhu4srcuo4jjusks7noo57v0e) _2026-08-08 · Erik Childress · Movie Madness_ Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy only have three movie reviews for you this week. But in their own rights they are all massive accomplishments. They begin with a new 4K Restoration of Ross McElwee’s landmark “Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love In the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation” (Sherman’s March). Fast-forward 40 years and they also discuss McElwee’s new… ## [Episode 28: Children of Men (2006)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/the-friendship-dilemma/childrenofmen) _2025-11-29 · Erik Childress · The Friendship Dilemma_ Alfonso Cuaron’s resume speaks for itself and people should probably speak louder about it. Nearly 20 years ago, he took the core of P.D. James’ dystopian novel and crafted a film for the ages. Especially today. Morgan Gire and Erik Childress can’t help but gush a bit over Clive Owen along with the friendship that is forged with the young immigrant who may hold the, ahem, Key to humanity’s future. [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63bdc6dd6d7fbd5344bf15ea/t/692b50b7906bf865b0aa2ef6/1764446489434/The+Friendship+Dilemma+%28Children+of+Men%29+%28FINAL%29.mp3) ## [Episode 27: Stuart Saves His Family (1995)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/the-friendship-dilemma/stuartsaveshisfamily) _2025-10-09 · Erik Childress · The Friendship Dilemma_ Al Franken’s Stuart Smalley character was a hit on Saturday Night Live but not in theaters. Is it a comedy? Erik Childress and Morgan Gire debate that along with the arc of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Donnie and the mirrors the film may have held up to some of its audience provoking a negative response. But it is the relationship between Franken’s Stuart and Laura San Giacomo’s Julia that is the focus and… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63bdc6dd6d7fbd5344bf15ea/t/68e7ea5bf6912326ebee4193/1760029364579/The+Friendship+Dilemma+27+%28Stuart+Saves+His+Family%29+%28zoom+mp3%29+2.mp3) ## [Episode 26: Twisters (2024)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/the-friendship-dilemma/twisters) _2025-04-14 · Erik Childress · The Friendship Dilemma_ It took 28 years but they finally made a sequel to Twister. New storm chasers, new research and a lot of the same old, same old. Instead of an estranged couple this time we meet estranged friends. Or are they? Erik Childress and Morgan Gire are joined by The Daily Herald film critic, Dann Gire, to put the relationship of Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Kate and Anthony Ramos’ Javi under the microscope. Does he… ## [Episode 25: Broadcast News (1987)](https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/the-friendship-dilemma/broadcastnews) _2024-10-09 · Erik Childress · The Friendship Dilemma_ Erik Childress and Morgan Gire dive into the inter-office dynamics of the trio within one of his favorite movies. James L. Brooks’ prescient look at the state of television media in the 1980s is matched by his rich characters played by Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks.