The Manticore Media Podcast

A two-minute non-spoiler review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, produced by Guillermo Del Toro.

Director: André Øvredal
Writers: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Guillermo del Toro, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Alvin Schwartz

PG-13 | 1h 48min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 9 August 2019 (USA)

A two minute non-spoiler review of the buddy cop comedy, Stuber, starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani. 

Director: Michael Dowse
Writer: Tripper Clancy

R | 1h 33min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 12 July 2019 (USA)

A two minute non-spoiler review of Midsommar starring Florence Pugh, written and directed by Ari Aster.

Director: Ari Aster
Writer: Ari Aster
R | 2h 27min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | 3 July 2019 (USA)

A two minute non-spoiler review of Child’s Play starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, and Gabriel Bateman .

Director: Lars Klevberg
Writers: Tyler Burton Smith
R | 1h 30min | Horror | 21 June 2019 (USA)

A two minute non-spoiler review of Spider-Man Far From Home starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
PG-13 | 2h 9min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 2 July 2019 (USA)

A two minute non-spoiler review of Men in Black: International starring Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Liam Neeson, and Kumail Nanjiani.

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Matt Holloway, Art Marcum
PG-13 | 1h 54min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 14 June 2019 (USA)

 A two minute non-spoiler review of the 2019 thriller, Ma, starring Octavia Spencer and Diana Silvers.

A two minute non-spoiler review of the 2019 comedy, Booksmart, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.

Director: Olivia Wilde  

Writers: Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman

R | 1h 42min | Comedy | 24 May 2019 (USA) 

Michael Navarro is joined again by Tim Tolley to talk about their favorite things in 2018 including movies, TV shows, and podcasts.

Michael also shares his story about the time he took Tim to meet a bunch of actors from TV and movies and Tim didn't care and the actors knew it. 

Christmas time is here. So that means we are indulging in a guilty pleasure, Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. Michael Navarro is joined again by Anthony Gutierrez to give a male perspective on the annual bombardment of Christmas rom-coms the Hallmark Channel releases starring a who’s who of former and lesser-know television actresses. The guys tell you how watching the movies with their wives became an annual ritual, give a rundown on the plot points and characters found in every one of these movies, highlight their favorite recurring stars of the films and preview this year’s most “anticipated” movies.

Michael ends the show with a story about the time he met Stan Lee and Chuck Norris. Editor’s Note: Due to illness and scheduling conflicts, we couldn’t get in to the studio for this episode and had to film in our offices using a multitude of constantly failing recording devices. Hence there are a few technical difficulties and rough cuts. Thanks for watching.

This is the second half of the episode of the Manticore Media Podcast that is so big, we had to split it in two.

It doesn't matter what day it is cause we are saying "TGIF." That's right, we are talking about the Friday night block of sitcoms that ran on ABC from 1989-2000. We deep dive covering everything from Full House to...Teen Angel?

Part 2 covers the second half of the 11-year-run of the classic TGIF block of shows. If you missed Part 1 of this episode you can download the audio podcast, or view the video on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/um4e3HUR3UQ

Michael Navarro is joined again by Tim Tolley to answer viewer questions to include the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the future of Dallas Kuechel, JJ Watt and Bill O'Brien, Why Freddy Krueger wasn't in the Nightmare on Elm Street TV show, and whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. 

Michael also shares his story about the one night he was a ghost whisperer.

Michael Navarro and his childhood friend, Tim Tolley, review the 1988 horror classic(?) Waxwork.

They also tell their own horror story about hiding under tarps as cars passed by while playing on a slip and slide when they were younger.

Michael Navarro and guest Keisha Owens, host of The Libra Lounge with Keisha, talk about "Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Other Artists."

In the second segment we have an anything goes open discussion in which Keisha professes her love and Michael his hate for Twilight, a comparison of True Blood to it's literary source, and a story about one of the stars of This is Us.

Michael Navarro and guest Keisha Owens, host of The Libra Lounge with Keisha, try to figure out what this whole "Mandela Effect" thing is. Time travel, alternate realities, or a bunch of people wearing tin-foil hats.

In the first segment, Michael gives his reviews of Crazy Rich Asians, Happy Time Murders, and the new show he has added to his watch list, The Night Shift.

Michael Navarro and recurring guest/co-host J.C. Carroll make their division and wild card picks for the 2018 MLB and NFL seasons. They also predict league/conference winners and overall champions. Plus J.C. expresses how tired he is of hearing about Lebron James. You also don't want to miss Michael's story about J.C., Nolan Ryan, and a 15-year-old box of Corn Flakes.

View this podcast in video format on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Wmz8Yk9jmaU

Michael Navarro and guest J.C. Carroll discuss the  2017/2018 television season. They talk about the hits and misses, what  shows ended or were cancelled, renewed shows, and new shows they are  looking forward to next season. 

And move over Emmys, Michael gives away the first annual Manticore Media  TV Awards aka the “Mantees."