Team Action is back to get hyped over one of their favorite action stars of the modern era: Gerard Butler, or as we know him Gerry B!! We'll be talking about all of his successes and failures as well as the supporting cast in this fun underwater popcorn action flick! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Hunter Killer (2018):American submarine Captain Joe Glass is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress in the Arctic Ocean. He soon learns that a secret Russian coup is in the offing,...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 6 min
It's getting close to Hallow's Eve so the boys of Team Action are meeting it head on with this awesome Action/Horror in Don't Breathe. What happens when 3 teens try to rob a blind Stephen Lang? Bad things. We're gonna break all of them down for you to prepare for the scariest holiday of the year. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Don't Breath (2016): Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Mo...
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Follow Brianne Chandler on Twitter: @MissMovies Django Unchained (2012): Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Team Action is back in action and ready to cover the web-slinging coming of age film we all love; Spider-Man: Homecoming! We will be covering all your AMA questions submitted online as well as ranking our individual favorite Spider-Men! You don't want to miss this episode! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Spider-man: Homecoming (2017): Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony ...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Team Action is joined by their friend and acclaimed writer Marc Andreyko to talk the cult classic Starship Troopers with writer Ed Neumeier. You won't want to miss this one! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Starship Trooper (1997): In the distant future, the Earth is at war with a race of giant alien insects. Little is known about the Bugs except that they are intent on the eradication of all human life. But there was a time before the war... A Mobile Infantry travels to dista...
Oct 05, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts the Reel Rejects to revisit one of the most entertaining movies of the 90's, Gross Pointe Blank. We talk best movie soundtracks and try and figure out what the hell happened to John Cusack. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Gross Pointe Blank(1997): After assassin Martin Blank (John Cusack) has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to his hometown, Grosse Point, Mich., for his 10-year high school reunion. There he ...
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 11 min
The boys of Team Action dive deep into James Cameron's forgotten classic: The Abyss. The intense underwater love story with moments of mutiny. Is this his most underrated film? Which Biehn/Cameron team up did you enjoy most. What are your 5 favorite Ed Harris films, we'll be discussing ours! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Abyss(1989): A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. Spe...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 7 min
The boys of Team Action go back in time to cover one of the greatest westerns of all time: The Searchers. They discuss the most masculine stars of all time as well as their favorite modern western films. This is one you won't want to miss! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Predator 2 (1990): Los Angeles is enduring a heat wave and a crime wave, so the pressure on police officer Michael Harrigan (Danny Glover) to solve a strange string of murders is mounting. Harrigan thinks the...
Sep 13, 2018•1 hr 9 min
The boys of Team Action go back in time to cover one of the greatest westerns of all time: The Searchers. They discuss the most masculine stars of all time as well as their favorite modern western films. This is one you won't want to miss! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Children of Men (2006): When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the ...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 7 min
The boys of Team Action go back in time to cover one of the greatest westerns of all time: The Searchers. They discuss the most masculine stars of all time as well as their favorite modern western films. This is one you won't want to miss! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Searchers(1956): In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track d...
Aug 29, 2018•55 min
Today the boys of Team Action break into one of our favorite heist films ever, The Italian Job! We will discuss some of our favorite remakes of all time as well as answering the question: Is Jason Statham overrated?! Find out today on AMA! Follow Alex Kessler on Twitter: @kesswylie Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Italian Job(2003): After a heist in Venice, Steve (Edward Norton) turns on his partners in crime, killing safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) and keepin...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 7 min
In this week's episode, Team Action is thrilled to discuss one of the all time bad ass warriors: The Samurai. While diving into this bloody classic directed by Takashi Miike. They will be discussing their favorite villain deaths of all time as well as some of the most disturbing films they've ever seen. You don't want to miss this one! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merc...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 3 min
In this week's episode Team Action is honored to have The Reel Rejects join them in breaking down the greatest action star of all time's newest film Mission Impossible: Fallout! Along with the weekly games played on AMA like Fist Pump Moment and Thesis Statement. The guys will also be discussing their favorite franchises with over 3 films and their absolute favorite Mission Impossible film...(until the next one of course) Join us for this special 90 minute episode! Special Guests: John Humphrey ...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Ben and Drew review Equalizer 2, discuss whether Antoine Fuqua is overrated, compare Tony Scott to Fuqua, discuss the upcoming Schmoedown KOrruption tournament, and fanboy over the greatness of Denzel Washington. Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Denzel Washington's first ever sequel The Equalizer 2 (2018). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Equalizer 2 (2018): If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down the critically successful Rocky spin off Creed. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Creed (2015): Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, ...
Jul 18, 2018•50 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Rocky! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Rocky (1976): Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentativel...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Mission: Impossible. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Mission: Impossible (1996): When U.S. government operative Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his mentor, Jim Phelps (Jon Voight), go on a covert assignment that takes a disastrous turn, Jim is killed, and Ethan becomes the prime murder suspect. Now a fugitive, Hunt recruits brilliant hacker Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and maverick pilot Franz Krieger (Jean Reno) ...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Prisoners. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Interstellar (2014): In Earth's future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant NASA physicist, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth's population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a ...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Prisoners. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Ocean’s Eleven (2001): Dapper Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is a man of action. Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New Jersey penitentiary, the wry, charismatic thief is already rolling out his next plan. Following three rules: Don't hurt anybody, don't steal from anyone who doesn't deserve it, and play the game like you've got nothing to lose. Danny orchestrates...
Jun 13, 2018•57 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Prisoners. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Prisoners (2013): Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), arrests the driver (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspe...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Empire Strikes Back: The adventure continues in this "Star Wars" sequel. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travel...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Deadpool 2 (2018). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Deadpool2: Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a genetically enhanced soldier from the future -- Deadpool realizes that he'll need some help saving the boy from such a superior enemy. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other powerful ...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). The Count of Monte Cristo: The classic story of an innocent man wrongly, but deliberately imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand (Guy Pea...
May 16, 2018•59 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down No Country for Old Men (2007). No Country for Old Men: "No Country for Old Men" begins when Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law--in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell--can contain. As Moss tries to evade his pur...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Avengers: Infinity War pt. 1 (2018). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, while a...
May 03, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Iron Man (2008). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Iron Man: A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit and upends his captors. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and uses it to combat crime and terrorism. HELPFUL LINKS: Webs...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Captain America: Civil War (2016). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Captain America: Civil War: Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man (Robert D...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Sicario (2015). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Sicari0: After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment. Recruited by mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), the team travels back-and...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast The Dark Knight Rises: It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hatha...
Apr 04, 2018•58 min
Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down "Pacific Rim" (2013). Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Pacific Rim: Long ago, legions of monstrous creatures called Kaiju arose from the sea, bringing with them all-consuming war. To fight the Kaiju, mankind developed giant robots called Jaegers, designed to be piloted by two humans locked together in a neural bridge. However, even the Jaegers are not enough to defeat the Kaiju, and humanity is on the verge of d...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 9 min
