We introduce Luis Mendez of The Reel Lounge Podcast and The Mendez Movie Report. Luis and AlsoMike count down their Top 10 Films of the Year (so far). Plus, they discuss their 3 most anticipated films yet to come in 2025, a Midyear Special! 

Getting to know Luis Mendez - 
Luis talks about the life of a film critic, the NY Times Top 100 and gives an endorsement for letterboxd.

Number 10’s: Great Action and a pleasant surprise - 6:46 
No. 9’s: Funny chatter and a sequence we can’t stop thinking about - 11:02
No. 8’s: Tight storytelling and speaking to the modern day - 17:49 
No. 7’s: An emotional pick and a great physical comedian - 24:52 
No. 6’s: We agree on this genre bender - 29:08 
No. 5’s: The perfect date night film and an underrated selection - 34:38 
No. 4’s: An awesome thriller and a film good for the soul - 39:11 
No. 3’s: We agree on THE Dad movie of the year - 43:51 
No. 2’s: We also agree on a new horror classic - 49:55 
No. 1’s: Rewatchable crowd pleasers that deserve your attention - 58:32 
Honorable Mentions - 1:04:42 

Our Top 3 Most Anticipated Movies for the rest of 2025 - 1:07:43 

OUTRO: The words of wisdom today are to follow Luis Mendez, subscribe to The Reel Lounge Podcast, The Mendez Movie Report and to read all his movie reviews, Oscars projections and Best Of lists on his substack, website and Letterboxd. Plus, we talk about what’s coming next on both our feeds, our upcoming 4th of July plans for picnics and for movie watching, and we even have a brief outro conversation on the importance of the upcoming Fall Film Festival Lineup announcements that’ll be incoming soon.

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Website: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/ 
Podcast: https://www.mendezmoviereport.com/podcast 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MendezMovieRPT



Midyear Top 10 Film Lists with Luis Mendez + Our Most Anticipated - ORC 7/3/25

Sorry mal wieder für eine dicke Verspätung. Dafür gibt's aber auch eine dicke Folge, in der Gaming mal eher eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Wir sprechen über das "Ende" von Game Two, den ÖRR, Jens' Linkin-Park-Konzerterfahrung und darüber, wann Videospiele in Glücksspiel ausarten.

Besucht Jens doch mal auf Twitch (dann verpasst ihr auch keinen Live-Podcast): www.twitch.tv/der_nerdi

Folge 192 - Die deutsche TV-Landschaft im Wandel

Michael Mann helped create the 80’s neon-noir & pastel music video aesthetic in TV and films with Miami Vice,Thief and Manhunter. Obviously this would lead to his 1992 movie adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans, a very dull and nigh-unreadable 19th Century adventure romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It’s a costume drama set during the French and Indian War starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Hawkeye, a white dude raised by the Mohicans who gets embroiled in the conflict to save the woman he loves (Madeleine Stowe) from becoming collateral damage. With gorgeous forested vistas, well-staged action, and a sweeping score by Trevor Jones, this one is a weird passion project for Mann, to be sure.  But it did surprisingly well at the box office, so I guess that’s something.  So stay alive, no matter what occurs… we will podcast about it for you!

0:00 - Intros
9:35 - Parks and Recreation
16:20 - The Traitors NZ
20:00 - Thunderbolts* (2025)
31:45 - 28 Years Later (2025)
39:00 - The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Here’s the Ben Stiller Show clip Eric referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAC3OppG94 


Episode 339 - Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans

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What happens when 3 Captain America knockoffs, a bored spy, and non-corporeal thief band together to fight an immoral CIA director amassing power? Not much until you add an amnesiac megalomaniac with the power of 10 billion exploding suns bent on removing all life in Manhattan … then you have a problem. The Renegade Rainforest Rejects team-up with a motley crew of wannabe heroes to deliver their reviews of the newest MCU film, Thunderbolts* 

Episode 278: Thunderbolts*

Cam, Kam, Josh, and D talk about how the MCU has officially lost its steam. With FF second week numbers dropping, Cap and Thunderbolts* underperforming, the luster on the MCU has worn off. Is it time for DC to pick up the mantle? #blerdlines

Is This The Demise of The MCU?

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CHECK YOUR BEAN! Also, Spider-Man casting and Deadpool news! - 174.1

Today we crack up and catch up on a truly random assortment of pop culture: 

Thunderbolts* (2025), Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Detroiters (TV series), Adolescence (Netflix), Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025), High Fidelity (novel by Nick Hornby), High Fidelity (2000), The Holdovers (2023), Woman of the Hour (2024 Netflix), and Civil War (2024)!

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This week on the podcast, The Total Screen's William Rohrig and Tyson Gifford look towards what is coming up On the Horizon, then cover the week's news and trailers in On Beat.  Lastly, we cover 2 Marvel Cinematic Universe entries with Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts, in Full Spoilers.

On the Horizon:
Task (Limited Series) - Sunday, September 7 - HBO Max
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Sunday, September 7 - AMC
Only Murders in the Building - Tuesday, September 9 - Hulu
Wolf King - Thursday, September 11 - Netflix
Borderlands 4 - Friday, September 12 - PC, PS5, XBOX SX, Switch 2 (Oct 3)
The Long Walk - Friday, September 12 - Theaters
Downton Abbey: the Grand Finale - Friday, September 12 - Theaters
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - Friday, September 12 - Theaters
Code 3 - Friday, September 12 - Theaters

On Beat:
Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, directed by James Gunn, announced for July 9, 2027.
Call of Duty film in development at Paramount, possible TV projects too.
Trailers 
    Bugonia
    House of Guinness
    Marvel Zombies

Full Spoilers:
Captain America: Brave New Wolrd
Thunderbolts*

Next Week: Nintendo Direct Predictions

OnScreen is the official podcast of The Total Screen.  After 300 episodes of The Weekly Set Podcast, and a handful of Nintendo related ones, The Total Screen decided to change things up by introducing a broader podcast to cover TV, film, and video games.  Stay tuned week to week as your hosts, Tyson Gifford and William Rohrig, discuss a myriad of topics spanning the 3 major mediums of entertainment.


OnScreen Episode 203 - The Lows and Highs of the MCU

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We're blerds who break down everything from Star Trek to Wu-Tang to Middle-earth to Star Wars to the multiverse. It's nerd talk, with seasoning.

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