Monday Morning Critic
The Monday Morning Critic Podcast provides a captivating look into the film industry through thoughtful and well-researched interviews and critiques. Each episode includes comprehensive discussions with filmmakers, actors, and industry specialists, giving listeners a distinctive viewpoint on both the latest releases and timeless classics. Emphasizing both mainstream and independent cinema, the Monday Morning Critic Podcast serves as an invaluable resource for film lovers everywhere.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 591
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Breaking Down 11: Director Review: Part 1.
Doug breaks down the directors he's worked for in his magnificent career in front of the camera.
(Episode 123) "The Walking Dead" Actor: Kelley Mack.
Kelley Mack is an actress based in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to a businessman and a real estate agent. She has two younger siblings, including actor Par…
(Episode 122) "The Highwaymen" Actor and Stuntman: Edward Bossert.
Edward Bossert is a stuntman and actor whose filmography includes Criminal Minds, Blindsided: The Game and the Netflix Smash hit, "The Highwaymen" in which Edward's performance as Clyde…
(Episode 121) Wrestler: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
One of the toughest, most rugged competitors ever to come down the pike, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine more than carried on the tradition first established by his legendary father, the la…
(Episode 120) “Groundhog Day” Movie Composer: George Fenton.
The award winning George Fenton lives in London. He is a BASCA Fellow which makes him just one of 18 songwriters and composers to have been bestowed this huge honour. He is also a membe…
(Episode 119) "Saturday Night Live" Actor: Siobhan Fallon Hogan
She’s appeared in more than 25 major motion pictures and countless episodes of television shows including Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, and 30 Rock. Her filmography includes Men in Bla…
(Episode 118) Actor: Don Jeanes.
Don Jeanes is an American actor from Houston, Texas. He is best known for his role as the rancher in the award-winning 2013 through 2015 Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl Commercials as w…
(Episode 117) "The Wonder Years" Actor: Dan Lauria.
Daniel Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his role as Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years.
There was a little bit of everyone’s dad in Lauria’s often curmudgeo…
(Episode 116) "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" Director: Michael Pressman
Michael Pressman began acting professionally at age 12 and studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon University before becoming a director and producer in film and television. Among his feature…
(Episode 115) "Boxer" Adam "Babyface" Kownacki
Adam Kownacki emigrated from Poland with his family to America at the age of 7, settling in the predominantly Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Adam’s parents worked long shi…
(Episode 114) "Boston Bruins" Defenseman, The Captain: Zdeno Chara.
At 6'9", Zdeno Chara is the tallest person ever to play in the NHL. Chara was born and raised in Trencin, Slovakia. At the age of 17 he played Junior B hockey with Dukla Trencin. The fo…
(Episode 113) "New England Patriots" Defensive Back: Tyrone Poole.
As a man of humble beginnings who went on to lead an extraordinary life, Tyrone Poole is committed to giving back. Tyrone is a former professional athlete, and current author, speaker, …
(Episode 112) “Dead Man Walking” Actor: Raymond J. Barry.
Raymond J. Barry was born in New York, and attended Brown University, where he was a star athlete in football, basketball, and track. While there, he earned his degree in Philosophy and…
(Episode 111) "The A-Team" Actor: Dirk Benedict.
Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. He gathered his first experiences in acting (…
(Episode 110) Actor/Director: Fulvio Cecere
Fulvio is a Canadian born Actor/Director.
His amazing filmography includes Watchman, Cinderella Man and over 200 other titles!
His directorial skills shine in "350 Days" a documentary abo…
(Episode 109) "The Haunting of Hill House" Actor: Catherine Parker.
Catherine Parker was born in Virginia.
She is an actress, known for Absentia (2011) and her Emmy worthy and amazing performance as Poppy Hill in The Haunting of Hill House.
Catherine pla…
(Episode 108) "Napoleon Dynamite" Actor: Trevor Snarr
Trevor Snarr was born on April 29, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for the iconic Napoleon Dynamite (2004). Trevor served honorably in the Air Forc…
(Episode 107) "Braveheart" Actor: Angus Macfadyen
Angus Macfadyen is a phenomenal actor who has shined in such movies as Braveheart, The Lost City of Z and We Bought a Zoo and in theater and TV (see below).
Meet the incredible: Angus Ma…
(Episode 106) "Green Book" Nick Vallelonga.
The film Green Book (2018) is the true story of Nick Vallelonga's father Tony Lip, who went on a tour of the segregated south in the early 1960s with pianist Dr. Shirley Green Book is w…
(Episode 105) “A Man Apart.” Actor: Jeff Kober.
Jeff Kober, a native of Billings, Montana, was born on December 18, 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become …