About this episode

The episode features reviews of various films including Young Washington and Minions & Monsters, celebrating the Fourth of July with humor and commentary on politics in cinema.

Happy Birthday America! Our Fourth of July Special! Reviews of Young Washington, Minions & Monsters, Pitfall and more. Hilarity ensues? 0:00 Intro 6:25 America F Yeah 14:55 Danny McBride is Making GI Joe 31:53 Dwayne Johnson is Staying Apolitical 28:07 How Tom Cruise Became a Producer 35:47 Christopher Nolan Stays Away From Politics 48:57 250 Years of American Films 1:00:11 Chat Comments 1:26:01 Pitfall Review 1:35:05 Young Washington Review 1:47:33 Isla Monstro Review 1:51:19 Minions and Monsters Review 2:00:01 Final Comments 2:10:33 Outro

People in this episode

Host: Film Threat Podcast Network

Topics covered

• film reviews
• Fourth of July special
• politics in film
• American cinema
• comedy

Keywords

• film reviews
• Young Washington
• Minions & Monsters
• Fourth of July
• Danny McBride
• Dwayne Johnson
• Tom Cruise
• Christopher Nolan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Young Washington, Minions & Monsters, Pitfall

Places: America

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