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On this week’s episode I review two new films, “Bill & Ted: Face The Music” and “Mulan”!Make sure to check out the article about the podcast and its mission on the Seattle Refined website: “About To Review: Local podcast aims to amplify diverse voices in film & media” Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 4m:50s: Intro to the show  4m:50s – 22m:20s: “Bill & Ted: Face The Music” review (IMDB.com/Bill&Ted) 22m:20s – 47m:30s: “Mulan” review (IMDB.com/Mulan) 47m:30s – 49m:33s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

After a long hiatus, the podcast is back! On this week’s episode I review “Project Power”, “Tesla”, “Peninsula”, and “Sputnik”. Thank you so much to all of the listeners and supporters who have reached out in the past few months and I am so glad to be back in the studio to share this time with you! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 3m:17s: Intro to the show  3m:17s – 11m15s: Catching up on the past few months and the projects I have done during quarantine: 7,433 Days of Silence play, based on the book “Brave and Unbroken” “Black and a Half” – Episode #106: The Black Experience, The Half Experience “Daybreak – Chapter IV: Litterbug” Vancouver Quarantine Performance Project 11m15s – 21m:25s: “Project Power” review (IMDB.com/ProjectPower) 21m:25s – 33m:35s: “Tesla” review (IMDB.com/Tesla) 33m:35s – 46m:05s: “Peninsula” review (IMDB.com/Peninsula) 46m:05s – 56m:10s: “Sputnik” review (IMDB.com/Sputnik) 56m:10s – 1h:2m: Social media and wrap up Look forward to reading an interview with me on The Seattle Refined website! Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

On this week’s episode I review one new film “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” and I also give some quick Oscar thoughts! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 5m:25s: Intro to the show and also my appearance on the “Dun Jen Show” @BigDunJenshow hosted by Jen Vaugh @TheJenya  5m:25s – 26m:00s: “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” review (IMDB.com/HarleyQuinn) 26m:00s – 39m:40s: 2020 Oscar thoughts 39m:40s – 43m:12s: Announcement and social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

This episode of the “About To Review”/ “About To Interview” podcast features conversations I had with writers, directors, producers, actors and more while covering the 2020 Vancouver Short Film Festival (VSAFF.com).  Hope you enjoy! I was fortunate to cover the Vancouver Short Film Festival for the fourth year in a row the weekend of January 24th – 27th which was a 3-day festival packed with over 45 short films celebrating the best of BC talent! For more information about the festival and entry costs and deadlines, head on over to VSFF.com for the most up to date information. Podcast support info: Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link and search for “ATR Media” or “@abouttoreview”. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Timecode breakdown: 0m:00s – 2m:54s: Intro to the show 2m:54s – 26m:06s: Conversation with writer, director Michelle Muldoon, and actors Luvia Peterson, Johanna Newmarch, Julie Lynn Mortenson, and Catherine Lonsdale from the film “Last Stand to Nowhere” Facebook: @Laststandtonowhere Twitter: @LSTNmovie Instagram: @Laststand2nowhere 26m:06s – 35m:34s: Conversation with actors Justin Anthony and Annabel Maclean from the film “Death of the Party”. Facebook: @Deathofthepartyfilm 35m:34s – 50m:08s: Conversation with writer/ director Meeshelle Neal from the film “Sweet Release” Facebook: @SweetReleaseFilm Twitter: @SweetReleaseVan Instagram: @Sweetreleasefilm 50m:08s – 1h:07m: Conversation with actor/ director Annette Reilly from the film “A Typical Fairytale” Facebook: @ATypicalFilm Twitter: @AnnetteReilly Instagram: @Annettereillyofficial 50m:08s – 1h:07m: Conversation with writer/ director Alayna Silverberg and producer Kris McRonney from the film “B-Side” Instagram: @Alaynasilverberg Instagram: @Krispymc Instagram: @Bsideshort 1h:07m – 1h:30m: Conversation with Marena Dix, the co-director of the Vancouver Short Film Festival Website: VSFF.com 1h:41m – 1h:43m: Wrap up and gratitude to all of my guests Thank you so much to everyone that made time to speak with me at the event, and thank you to the amazing staff and volunteers at the Vancouver Short Film Festival for making me feel so at home! Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @Illmanneredmedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview Twitter: @AboutToReview Instagram: @AboutToReview YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

On this week’s episode I review two new films, Guy Ritchie’s “The Gentlemen” and Reed Morano’s “The Rhythm Section”! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 2m:00s: Intro to the show and mention of my coverage of the Vancouver Short Film Festival 3m:00s – 14m:15s: “The Gentlemen” review (IMDB.com/TheGentlemen) 14m:15s – 26m:30s: “The Rhythm Section” review (IMDB.com/TheRhythmSection) 26m:30s – 29m:30s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

On this week’s episode I do a quick (for me) review the new film “Bad Boys for Life”! The Renton City Comic Con geek awards are back! I would love your help in nominating me in the first round: Step 1: Go to this link: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07egv4sopuk5h5b3j7/start Step 2: Vote for the podcast in the categories below: 7. Favorite Northwest Podcast? -> About To Review <- 11. Please nominate a GEEK OF THE YEAR from the Northwest. -> John Reviewer <- Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 2m:25s: Intro to the show and Renton City Comic Con contest 2m:25s – 22m:45s: “Bad Boys for Life” review (IMDB.com/BadBoysForLife) 22m:45s – 24m:36s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

On this week’s episode, the first one of 2020, I review the new film “Underwater”! The Renton City Comic Con geek awards are back! I would love your help in nominating me in the first round: Step 1: Go to this link: https://www.rentoncitycomiccon.com/kick-off-the-cons.html Step 2: Scroll down about halfway through the page and click the “Nominate your favorite geeks” image and that will take you to the survey Step 3: Nominate the podcast in the categories below:8. Favorite Northwest Podcast?-> About To Review <-9. Please nominate a GEEK OF THE YEAR from the Northwest.-> John Reviewer <- Step 4: After completing the survey, you can click the link to head back to the RenCon page and vote/ nominate again! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 3m:35s: Intro to the show and RenCon contest 3m:35s – 21m:45s: “Underwater” review (IMDB.com/Undwerwater) 21m:45s – 24m:09s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

This week I was joined by a special guest Silas Lindenstien, who is a podcaster, comedian, actor, and multiple award winning filmmaker! I review “CATS” and “Uncut Gems” solo, and then we review a small indie movie called “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”!   Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Timecode breakdown: 0m:00s – 4m:15s: Intro to the show and guest 4m:15s – 20m:15s: Discussion, review, and rating of “CATS” (IMDB.com/CATS) 20m:15s – 31m:010s: Discussion, review, and rating of “Uncut Gems” (IMDB.com/UncutGems) 31m:10s – 44m:10s: Discussion, review, and rating of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (IMDB.com/StarWarsSkywalker) 1h:27m – 1h:30m: Social media and wrap up Guest info and social media handles: Silas Lindenstien: Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

Another week, another solo episode! On this week’s episode I review “Queen & Slim” and “Knives Out”. Enjoy! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 2m:30s: Intro to the show  2m:30s – 15m:00s: “Queen & Slim” review (IMDB.com/Queen&Slim) 15m:00s – 30m:00s: “Knives Out” review (IMDB.com/KnivesOut) 30m:00s – 37m:08s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

Another week, another solo episode! On this week’s episode I review “Honey Boy” and “Waves”, which are both family dynamic movies with a lot to say. Thanks for listening! Podcast support info: Thank you so much for all of your support! Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 2m:30s: Intro to the show  2m:30s – 15m:00s: “Honey Boy” review (IMDB.com/HoneyBoy) 15m:00s – 30m:00s: “WAVES” review (IMDB.com/WAVES) 30m:00s – 37m:08s: Social media and wrap up Credits: Original theme song created by Damien Randle of Ill Mannered Media (Instagram: @IllManMedia) Make sure to follow this podcast social media! Facebook: @AboutToReview / Twitter: @AboutToReview / Instagram: @AboutToReview / YouTube.com/AboutToReview Click on the links to subscribe: iTunes/ Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Youtube.com/Abouttoreview has exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and creators If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com

This episodes special guest include me, myself, and I (AKA: another solo episode)! This is kind of a split episode in which it starts with a review of "Doctor Sleep" and then will go into my favorites from the 2019 48 Hour Horror Film Project!

Another solo show in the books, and on this one I review three new films including “Harriet”, “JoJo Rabbit”, “Terminator Dark Fate”, and “Parasite”! Podcast support info: Thank you so […]

This week I had a very special guest in the studio, Adam Gehrke of the "Cinema Squabble" podcast (CinemaSquabble.com), who has spent over 2 decades in the radio and TV media world! Make sure to follow all of his work at AdamGehrke.com!

This is a special solo show as I review four new films which are in theaters now, including "Gemini Man", "The Addams Family", "Zombieland Double Tap", and "Dolemite is my name"!   

I was joined once again by Matt Oakes of "Silver Screen Riot" (SilverScreenRiot.com) for this week's episode and we reviewed "JOKER", "Harpoon", and "First Love". There are some hot takes in this one!

For this week's episode I am joined my Matt Oakes of "Silver Screen Riot" (SilverScreenRiot.com) and we review "Hustlers", "In Fabric", and "Corporate Animals"! Matt left the studio to avoid spoilers as I then reviewed "AD ASTRA". Enjoy!

On this week's episode I review two new films "IT: Chapter Two" and "The Goldfinch", plus I give a quick rundown of the 2019 Renton City Comic Con! Make sure to look out for an episode of "About To Interview" this week with guests from RenCon!

This week's episode is another solo show, and I review ""Brittany Runs a Marathon", "Don't Let Go", and the new Netflix show "Wu Assassins"!

This episode of the “About To Review”/ “About To Interview” podcast features an interview I conducted with Paul Downs Colaizzo, the writer and director of "Brittany Runs a Marathon"! 

After a brief hiatus, I am back in the land of the living (and podcasting)! This week's episode is a solo show where I review "Angel has Fallen", "Blinded by the Light", and "Ready or Not", plus I talk about my favorite films from the recent Seattle 48 Hour Film Project!