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Myopia Movies

Nic Hoffmannmyopiapodcast.com
Welcome to season 11 of Myopia Movies! Each week we watch the movies from the 80s and 90s we grew up watching to address the lies that our memories and Blockbuster video told us. Do they hold up? https://myopiapodcast.com/
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Episodes

Casino Royale (1967) Preview

Why hello there! This is a peak behind the Patreon paywall! Today, if you were a Patreon member (even at the $1 level, you would get a full episode on 1967's Casino Royale, the Bond spoof no one wanted, even some of the actors. Peter Sellers (who left midway through production), David Niven, Orson Welles (who insists on doing magic on film, which then loses the point, since it is on film), Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, and John Huston (who is one of the five directors). Even costarr...

May 21, 202015 minSeason 6Ep. 230

The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 4: “A Nice Place to Visit” and “The After Hours”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone, we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair , chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “A Nice Place to Visit” and “The After Hours.” This week, there is going to be a Patreon bonus! Regular Jon called in for a special Mission Briefing episode! Sign up for the Patreon for 1967's Casino Royale for the Patreon only!...

May 19, 202038 min

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we try to get a man's bike back. We watched Pee-wee's Big Adventure, some say Pee-wee's bike is still out there...wait, Tim Burton directed what? Hey there beautiful, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward those who want more content and keep this sho...

May 15, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 229

The Twilight Zone - Episode 3: “The Hitch-Hiker” and “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone, we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair , chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “The Hitch-Hiker” and “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” By the way, some of you may be wondering, where the episode was last week? Well, last week we released a full episode on Alien Resurrection for the Patreon only! Join...

May 11, 202037 min

Alien Resurrection (Preview)

Well, you know how at first, the party is novel? The second time its different, but great? Well, this is day four and you don't know if it is the same century or not. Welcome to Alien Resurrection, a hangover of a movie. Host: Nic Panel: Daniel, Matt and Adam

May 04, 20206 minSeason 6Ep. 228

The Twilight Zone Zone - Episode 2: "“Time Enough at Last” and “Third from the Sun”

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone, we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair , chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “One for the Angels” and "Walking Distance." From the article: “Time Enough at Last” Burgess Meredith gives a tour-de-force performance as a milquetoast bespectacled bookworm married to a shrew (again with the shrews!) who denie...

Apr 27, 202047 min

The Wizard

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we watch the l'ilest Rain Man. We saw The Wizard , so like the Power Glove was a complete waste of everyone's time, right? Hey there beautiful, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward those who want more content and keep this show viable, we are offeri...

Apr 23, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 227

The Twilight Zone Zone Episode 1: “One for the Angels” and "Walking Distance"

Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone, we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair , chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched “One for the Angels” and "Walking Distance." From the article: “One for the Angels” Throughout the series, Serling and company displayed great compassion for society’s seemingly commonplace and unimportant denizens. Case in poin...

Apr 20, 202041 min

Emergency Podcast!

Dear Friends and well wishers! Did you know there a pandemic on? Well, the boys here sure caught on! They invited former (and future) guest Candace to shoot the breeze and provide an update for the show, thank the Patrons, and explain a new and upcoming show, The Twilight Zone Zone! Host: Nic Hoffmann Panel: Daniel, Matthew and Candace.

Apr 18, 202030 min

Alien 3 (Preview)

Dear All! Welcome from the Bunker! We are social distancing and have burned through all of the back catalog of our favorite shows and realized we were late here! Don't worry though, we are planning fun new stuff to share with you and keeping it afloat! Stay safe and healthy! This month on the Patreon's only feed, we attempt to breathe fresh life into the franchise by going in a new direction and go too far! It's Aliens 3, turns out the Heaven's Gate Cult made it to space! Host: Nic Panel: Steve,...

Apr 10, 20209 minSeason 6Ep. 226

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

This week on Myopia Podcast, we are doing the movie you have wanted us to cover for years now and I've got a bad feeling about this. We watched the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and meesa thinks this may be the best prequel. That being said, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward tho...

Apr 09, 20201 hr 25 minSeason 6Ep. 225

Leprechaun IV: In Space

This week on Myopia Podcast, we are going stir crazy with you as we watched Leprechaun IV: In Space for St Patrick's Day! Wait, it was how long ago? Eeesh, what have I been doing.... This is a followup to another Cineprov show as well! That being said, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward tho...

Mar 26, 202049 minSeason 6Ep. 224

Cool As Ice

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we leave the zero and get with the hero! We watched Cool As Ice, Robert Matthew Van Winkle foray into acting! Or Rebel without an Actor. That being said, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward those who want more content and keep this show viable, we ...

Mar 14, 202044 minSeason 6Ep. 223

Aliens (Preview)

This month's exclusive Patreon episode is actually a pretty damn good movie. We watched bad-ass ladies and one child in Aliens! An action movie brought to you by Jim Cameron nonsense. Panel: Nic and Daniel

Mar 06, 20203 minSeason 6Ep. 222

Rush Hour

This week on Myopia:Defend Your Childhood, we watch the Jackie Chan movie that you have been dying for, the one where Chris Tucker yells for about two hours. Here we go! Do you understand the words coming out of his mouth? That being said, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy and gathered lots of fans, thousands of downloads, and tens of thousands of streams. As a way to reward those who want m...

Feb 27, 202047 minSeason 6Ep. 221

Alien vs Predator

This week is a big week on Myopia! We open our Patreon with exclusive content! (Appeal in a minute) To attempt to capitalize on that, we will be covering Alien vs Predator (AVP) this week to coincide with our Patreon exclusive episode on Alien, the start of a movie series wherein we will cover the entire series, like we did with Bond movies. That being said, our Patreon is now live. For the past five and a half years, we have offered content, which has not only improved, but trained me in comedy...

Feb 13, 202051 minSeason 6Ep. 220

Alien (Preview)

Myopia: Defend Your Childhood starts up with this series. After almost six seasons of avoiding them, we will do episodes on each on each of the Alien movies, starting strong and ending with Covenant, which I have yet to bother to watch. We start with the space horror, Jaws rip-off, Alien! Enjoy this incredible cast and subtle score as we watch this amazing film.

Feb 07, 20204 min

The Goonies

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we follow up the fantastic last episodes two Coreys movie with a one Corey movie! Goonies, the movie everyone is uncomfortable with us covering. If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Tygers for a Patreon! We will start to have exclusive content there! Releasing tomorrow! We will be live streaming there again soon and releasing a Patreon exclusive! Thanks to everyone who came out to Cineprov to watch us mock Keifer Su...

Jan 30, 202047 minSeason 6Ep. 218

The Lost Boys

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we follow up the fantastic Cineprov riff with the homoerotic Joel Schumacher music video that is The Lost Boys! Remember when vampire movies were less terrible? If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Tygers for a Patreon! We will start to have exclusive content there! We will be live streaming there again soon and releasing a Patreon exclusive! Thanks to everyone who came out to Cineprov to watch us mock Keifer Suther...

Jan 16, 202046 minSeason 6Ep. 217

The Black Cauldron

Happy Holidays! This week on Myopia Defend Your Childhood , finish a Disney month, thanks to Disney+! We finish our traumatic Disney Movies month with The Black Cauldron! A montage of exposition! If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Tygers for a Patreon! We will start to have exclusive content there! Did you hear us live stream this episode? No? Thanks, you are not a Patron! We will start having further exclusive episodes there at the end of January! Thanks t...

Dec 31, 201951 minSeason 6Ep. 216

Mickey's Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah from Myopia: Defend Your Childhood! This week, we learn the true meaning of the holidays, that they move too quick to learn any sort of message! We watched Mickey's Christmas Carol, the third version of a Christmas Carol we have covered! ( Scrooged! and Muppet Christmas Carol ) If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Tygers for a Patreon! We will start to have exclusive content there! Further, if you are reading this the day it...

Dec 25, 201929 minSeason 6Ep. 215

Bambi

Happy Holidays! This week on Myopia Defend Your Childhood , we start our traumatic Disney Movies month with Bambi! A boring film about parent death, which as I say it is most of Disney's films. If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Tygers for a Patreon! We will start to have exclusive content there! Further, if you are reading this the day it comes out, 12/13, sign up for the patreon and we will be live streaming Myopia as we watch our next film! Thanks to eve...

Dec 13, 201941 minSeason 6Ep. 214

Patriot Games

Happy Thanksgiving! Please enjoy our confusing voices on the way to your awkward family dinner. This week on Myopia Defend Your Childhood , we see Harrison Ford stop the Troubles. We watched Patriot Games, Sean Bean is in this one, so I guess his fate is not spoiler territory. Thanks to everyone who came out to Cineprov to watch Snowbeast! In December we will be ruining childhood memories on December 5th, see you there! If you want to support us, we are joining with Geekly Oddcast and Here Be Ty...

Nov 28, 201953 minSeason 6Ep. 213

The Fugitive

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, it was the one-armed man! We watched The Fugitive and Harrison Ford is totally going to jail! Thanks to everyone who came out to Cineprov to watch Snowbeast! In December we have two shows! See Christmas Evil on December 5th and we will be ruining childhood memories on December 19th! Please continue to rate and review us! We are on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and now Spotify and could use the support; the more ratings you give the easier it is for ot...

Nov 14, 201947 minSeason 6Ep. 212

Hellraiser

Happy Halloween! This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we have such wonderful sights to show you! We watched Hellraiser, the one you made us watch on a poll...thanks..... The Action Star poll is in full effect ends today! We have already run 55 rounds! Keep checking the Twitter, where we put up polls constantly! You will help us choose a December theme soon! Want to see me live? Thanks to you all who showed up on October 3rd, to see us riffing Terminator with Cineprov ! Come out on Novembe...

Oct 31, 201943 minSeason 6Ep. 211

Friday the 13th (1980)

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we see the wet fart that started an iconic franchise, we watched Friday the 13th, the movie where nothing happens. The Action Star poll is in full effect! We have already run 22 rounds! Keep checking the Twitter feed where we will put up each poll for two days (check the end of the string for the most up to date poll) and the Facebook group if you want to see the pictures! You have also helped us pick the final movie of the month, Hellraiser! Help us a...

Oct 17, 201941 minSeason 6Ep. 210

A Nightmare on Elm Street

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we lean into our insomnia as we watched the classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street! A tale of creepy janitors and feeling dozy. The Action Star poll is in full effect! We have already run 22 rounds! Keep checking the Twitter feed where we will put up each poll for two days (check the end of the string for the most up to date poll) and the Facebook group if you want to see the pictures! You have also helped us pick the final movie of the month, Hellraiser! ...

Oct 09, 201949 minSeason 6Ep. 209

Surviving the Game

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we return to Gary Busey town and he brings the greatest backup cast for a 'B' movie ever; including Rutger Hauer, Ice-T, Charles S. Dutton, F. Murray Abraham, John C. McGinley The Action Star poll is in full effect! The category round pulled in 3600 votes and now we are hitting the brackets! Check the Twitter feed where we will put up each poll for two days (check the end of the string for the most up to date poll) and the Facebook group if you want to...

Sep 26, 201934 minSeason 6Ep. 208

Hard Target

This week on Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, we watch a classic JCVD and John Woo film, Hard Target! And we learn why Wilfred Brimley gets to act! The poll for our next month is closed! Please enjoy this hunting humans for sport month you all chose! Currently we are running an action movie star bracket on our twitter and already 1300+ votes have been cast! Stay tuned for more polls in the future! In October we are doing a heavy hitters month of slasher films. We have chosen Freddy Krueger and Jas...

Sep 12, 20191 hr 6 minSeason 6Ep. 207

Wild Wild West

Welcome to our 200th movie! Along the way there have been repeats and side quests, but 200 different films have graced our screens and we have settled on the oft requested and much maligned Wild Wild West! One would think the star and director of Men In Black would put together a better movie, but they would be much mistaken. Does it have a mechanical spider that is the subject of Kevin Smith's best story? Sure does! Do you see Will Smith's nakedness (yep, from behind after having sex in the tow...

Aug 29, 20191 hr 5 minSeason 6Ep. 206
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