Ep. 20: Oblivion (with Paul Shirey)

When it came time to record the big 20th episode of the  MovieFilm Podcast, Brian was too busy earning a living to join us, but Joblo.com News Editor Paul Shirey gamely jumped in at the last second to pinch-hit, joining Zaki and Sean for an in-depth discussion on the estimable ouvre (however that’s pronounced…) of one Thomas C. Mapother IV, a.k.a. Tom Cruise. In addition to talking up Cruise’s newest opus, big budget sci-fi’er Oblivion, they also delve deep into his catalog of successful and not-so-successful entries, and attempt to divine how (and why) the one-time Jerry Maguire has had such a consistent track record at the global box office for more than thirty years. The gang also goes gaga over the extended trailer for much-anticipated Superman reboot Man of Steel, wonder if there’s an audience for the newest iteration of The Lone Ranger, and asks what the heck is going on [...]