The Hollywood Outsider
The Hollywood Outsider is a weekly entertainment podcast where we discuss specific topics in film and TV, review current movies, interview independent filmmakers, and put our own spin on movies and television. Podcast Awards winner for Best TV & Film podcast.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 92 minutes
- Episodes
- 888
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Summer Entertainment Awards 2025
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are taking a look back at the past few months and presenting our Summer E…
Legacy Sequels, Nobody 2, Red Sonja, Weapons, Freakier Friday, The Hunting Wives
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, legacy sequels are all the rage, with movies like Happy Gilmore 2 and Freakier Friday being just a pair of recent examples. Is it the nostalgia, IP …
Game Time, Iconic Actors, Revamping Ratings, Movie Innuendo, and Let's See Where This Goes
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we take a break from the norm and bring a pair of Original Hollywood Outsiders - Scott and Brian - back to the podcast for reflection on iconic acto…
Comic-Con 2025, The Naked Gun, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps Saves the MCU
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we head back to San Diego to look at SDCC, aka Comic-Con 2025 and debate the biggest news to drop out of Hall H and other locales such as: Star Trek…
The Best Movies and TV Shows of the Past 25 Years: Part Two - TV Shows
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are at the quarter mark of this century and it is time to reflect. We decided to break this introspective look back at our favorite movies and TV…
The Best Movies and TV Shows of the Past 25 Years: Part One - The Movies
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are at the quarter mark of this century and it is time to reflect. We decided to break this introspective look back at our favorite movies and TV…
SUPERMAN Review, Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase 5, and AMC Theater Ads
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, LOOK UP! In the sky! It's a bird...it's a plane...it's James Gunn's SUPERMAN! David Corenswet dons the red booty shorts and cape for yet another rei…
Jurassic World Rebirth Review and Spoilercast
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time to rumble in the jungle as we had back to Jurassic Park, sorry, Jurassic WORLD for a reinvention of the franchise. For this latest reinven…
Evolution of Summer Blockbusters and JAWS at 50
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, JAWS celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, and therefore felt it was a great time to explore the evolution of summer blockbusters. For anyone …
What Makes A Great TV Dad, How To Train Your Dragon
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, let's debate what it takes to make a great TV dad. Is it discipline? Communication? Hilarity? The ability to be a friend? As we encroach yet another…
Fan Goggles, Ballerina, Marvel Woes, Karate Kid: Legends, Bring Her Back
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, let's talk about fan goggles. Do you know what fan goggles are? They are that layer or protection many fans wear that insulate us from the obvious d…
The 2010s - The Best in Film and Television
On this week’s episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we are discussing a decade’s worth of film and television content. We know – it’s a lot. Reflecting on the past decade in film and television…
Tom Cruise 2.0, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Friendship, Nostalgia TV Again
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it is time to revisit Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. That's right, it's Tom Cruise 2.0. He’s a legend, both as an actor, producer, and now stuntman. He …
Are Event Movies Dead and the End of Scripted Network TV
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we turn our From the Outside In topic over to a few listeners as vary our discussions this week. First up, is the event movie dead? That experience …
Killing TV Characters, Tariffs, Fight or Flight, Summer of 69, Rust, Clown in a Cornfield
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, networks have been on a tear killing TV characters as of late. Shows like 9-1-1, NCIS, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Bosch: Legacy, Yellowjackets…
Spoiler Rules and Thunderbolts*
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, Marvel's Thunderbolts* has finally hit theaters, and we have a lot to say about this one. Does it reinvigorate the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Does F…
2025 Summer Movie Preview
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, 2025 has finally arrived at the greatest point of every cinephile’s annual indulgence, the summer movie season!! This year theaters are trying to ki…
Are Vampires Scary, SINNERS, Best Stunts Oscar, and The Last of Us
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with SINNERS taking a bite out of theaters, it felt time to revisit the concept of vampires. Most importantly, are vampires scary? For decades fear …
Medical TV Resurgence, The Pitt, The Amateur, The King of Kings, DROP
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, THE PITT has been drawing in huge audiences and driving up MAX subscriptions. Not only that, but with shows like Pulse on Netflix and Grey's Anatomy…
A Minecraft Movie, Unlikely Movie Concepts, Coyote vs ACME, CinemaCon, YouTube Trailers, Theatrical Windows Return
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it has been some time since we have had a normal episode, and what a better return than to cover the biggest block-buster (see what we did there) of…