The Novice Elitists Film Podcast

Isaac and Caleb are back in the bar for another composite bonus episode taken from a number of recordings during 2025. They discuss a wide array of topics including The Hammer Quatermass Films, their thoughts on the Tron franchise, as well as introduce a new retrospective to the podcast as Caleb lays out his concept for the Cinema Paradiso series!   This episode was recorded over several dates during the summer-through autumn of 2025.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com    Chocky Opening title sequence (Music at the end of the episode) https://youtu.be/e3ztIDFU2P8?si=yR3y9bEYxRDU_P7G

Brianna and Caleb are back for their annual series discussing their favorite books of the prior year, this time discussing their favorites picks of 2025! What will they think of eachothers picks? Find out now! Caleb's pick: Watership Down (1972) Brianna's pick: Chain-Gang All-Stars (2023).   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com

Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for yet another bonus episode covering a wide array of topics, such as Zootopia, Francis For Coppola's Megalopolis, Tron: Ares and many more.   This episode was recorded on various dates from later half of 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com

2026 is in full swing, but before we close the door on 2025 Caleb has one again sat down to discuss the books he read/listened to during the prior year. This will once again be a multi-part series as he was devouring many different books this year. But before he jumps into it all, he'll kick off the series by looking at the books on his 2025 reading playlist, Through the Looking Glass, Darkly.    This episode was recorded on Dec. 30th, 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com Through the Looking Glass, Darkly reading list: 1. 1922 (2010) [Stephen King] 2. American War (2018) [Omar El-Akkad] 3. Wuthering Heights (1847) [Emily Bronte] 4. Secret Window, Secret Garden (1990) [Stephen King] 5. To the Center of the Earth (2020) [Greig Beck] 6. Alices Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (1865/1871) [Lewis Carrol] 7. The Library Policeman (1990) [Stephen King] 8. Cell (2006) [Stephen King] 9. Frankenstein (1818) Mary Shelley 10. The Sun Dog (1990) [Stephen King] 11. No Country for Old Men (2005) [Cormac McCarthy] 12. When the Sleeper Wakes (1899) [H. G. Welles] 13. Cujo (1981) [Stephen King] 14. The Terror (2007) [Dan Simmons] 15. Jane Eyre [Charlotte Bronte] 16. Pet Semetary (1983) [Stephen King] 17. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2016) [Ian Reid] 18. Emma (1815) [Jane Austen]

Isaac and Eric are back in the bar for yet another Pilotsville episode, this time looking at the start of The Legend of Korra! What will our hosts think of this one? Find out now!

Caleb, Isaac and Eric are back in the bar to discuss a variety of topics, such as the Transformers 2007 Redux episode, Michael Bay's influence on horror, and more! Caleb also discusses his recent reading of the Jaws the Revenge Novelization, and his thoughts on the Predator expanded media.    This episode is a compilation of various recordings from 2025. 

Isaac & Caleb return for the second part of the newest branch of their DC retrospective, this time looking at The Green Lantern Corps! And to dig deeper into the heroes of the corps, they're jumping into a series of stories featuring Hal Jordan.    This was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @Calebalexader

Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for another bonus episode as the two get lost in conversation discussing a variety of topics, including the Dune novels and adaptations, as well as the films of Christopher Nolan. They also dig deep into the The Dark Knight films, after they both revisited the trilogy.   This episode was recorded on Dec. 31st, 2024.   And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:   Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast | The Novice Elitists (podbean.com)   And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast: Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory   And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative   You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast: The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory  

Isaac and Eric are back on the beat to continue their Redux series on Michael Bay's Transformers films, now arriving at the second feature in their journey as they discuss the 2009 blockbuster spectacular, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen! What will your hosts think of this one? Will Eric come away as positive as he did back in their commentary, and will Isaac be singing a different tune on this revisit? Find out now!    This episode was recorded on June 30th, 2025.    And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:   Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast | The Novice Elitists (podbean.com)   And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast: Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory   And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative   You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast: The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory  

The Marvel retrospective continues into its next leg as Caleb and Isaac begin their five part series looking at some of the lesser seen live action adaptations of marvel characters. The first on our list is the 1978 tv movie, Dr. Strange! What will your hosts think of this one? Find out now! *Note from the editor* Due to some technical difficulties on Isaac's end, sporadically throughout the episode minor pops or bits of static can occasionally be heard on Isaac's end. Most of it was easy to remove, what remains are the few scattered moments that couldn't be.    This episode was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com

The Star Wars Redux series soars back onto the TNE feed as the Jedi Council is once again in session, with Steve, Sean, Eric, Isaac, and Caleb as they dig into the final entry in the original trilogy, Revenge of th--opps, I mean Return of the Jedi! Will there be enough tissues around for all the crying eyes as we say goodbye to our cast of heroes, and will that band of Teddy Bear warriors win over our hosts as they revisit this beloved childhood favorite? Find out now!    This episode was recorded on July 12th, 2025.   Check out Sean and Eric on The Best Picture Podcast.  The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory As well as their other show, The 1001 Movies Podcast: https://1001moviespodcast.libsyn.com/   And check out Sean and Steve on their other podcast, The Cabot Cove Confab Podcast: https://thecabotcoveconfab.libsyn.com/ And listen to more of Caleb and Eric's ramblings on their Star Trek podcast, Romulan's Bearing Gifts: Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Director And on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com And follow Eric on twitter @Bullitt33   And check out Steve's horror movie/Dead by Daylight youtube channel!  Spooky Media Reviews - YouTube

The DC retrospective is back on The Novice Elitists Podcast as Isaac and Caleb kick off their next exploration of a DC comics character, this time looking at several different heroes that are all part of the famed Green Lantern Corp. But before they begin their journey proper with their first spotlight Lantern, they chose to first introduce the series with a look at the 2003 crossover between DC comics and Looney Toons! Join us as we see how Duck Dodges handles his new found Green Lantern Powers, in Green Loontern!

Christmas has arrived on the TNE Feed and for the first time for this podcast Eric has selected a pick for the holidays as he and Caleb discuss the 1984 BBC adaptation of Box of Delights! What will your hosts think of this six part serial? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 23rd, 2025.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com 

The Holidays have returned at the TNE studios and with your hosts busier than normal this year, in order to fill out some missing slots in the schedule it seemed an appropriate time to return to the TNE Archives to see what bonus episodes are still waiting for their chance in the spotlight! And today we release a discussion Caleb and Isaac had about Caleb's recent fascination with Snow Bros, our current video game diets, Redlettermedia and more!   This episode was recorded on June 27th, 2025.

The James Cameron Stragglers Series rounds out to its penultimate series, as Caleb, Eric and Isaac arrive at the 2019 film he produced and wrote, Alita: Battle Angel! And since this one is tied into cybernetics and robotics, they brought along the Robominister himself, Carl to join them as they discuss how this adaptation stacks up in the filmographies of James Cameron and director of the film, Robert Rodriguez. What will they think of this one? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 16th, 2025.    Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com

With the James Cameron Stragglers series nearing it's conclusion, that means Alita: Battle Angel is about to hit the TNE feed! But before we get to that film, Isaac and Caleb are once again paying off old debt by fulfilling their promise to first cover the 1993 OVA, Battle Angel Alita! And this is a tie in to our James Cameron series, they've tagged in Eric to join in the basement as they discuss this iconic OVA.   This episode was recorded on Nov. 2nd, 2025. 

The return of the Cameron series continues into it's most obscure vein yet, as Isaac, Eric and Caleb look back on a mostly forgotten venture by old Double J Jeff Cameron, as they discuss the tv pilot for Dark Angel. What's this? An unexpected return of the pilotsville series?! What will your hosts think of this one? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Nov. 2nd, 2025.     

The Cameron Series rolls along, but in between recordings the trio of Isaac, Eric and Caleb take a break to discuss some of more pressing matters, such as the pros and cons of different heights, local drinks they like, their thoughfs on can openers, and more! Caleb also brings out his pitch fork to gives some pokes to his old pal Lance Henriksen, and they also learn Eric's history with OVAs. All in all, it's just another fun day in the bar.   This episode was recorded on July 21st, 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com

The boys are back to continue into the second leg of the James Cameron Stragglers series as they discuss the 1995 film, Strange Days! Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and co-written by Cameron, even though this one was not directed by our boy Jimmy C, his finger prints are smudged all over this one. What will Isaac, Eric and Caleb think of this underseen tech-noir thriller? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on Sept. 1st, 2025. 

#25 The Monster Mash series returns for it's next entry as Caleb, Isaac and Eric jump into King Kong (1976) to see how Dino De Laurentis and John Guillermin handle the classic story. What will your hosts think of this often derided mid 70s epic? Find out now!   This episode was recorded on June 29th, 2025.   Email the show at thenoviceelitists@gmail.com