Get to the Point Review Podcast

Filmmakers, enthusiasts, and amateur critics Josh Gibson and Kelly McKinney streamline the review process with a simple and comedic take: "Get to the Point" where, in most cases, we give a few short sentences reviewing the film, television show, or <anything>.

"Cocaine Bear" (2023) w Aaron MG & Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Comedies - GttP Rev Podcast S02 E05

 For our 2023 Comeback episode of the Get to the Point Review Podcast, we are joined by special guest Director and Writer Aaron Margolis-Greenbaum. Aaron is a local film director and the co-director and writer of #Series (Hashtag Series). We discuss Cocaine, Bears, Antisemitism, and lost off our favorite guilty pleasure comedies of all time. Find Aaron on FacebookNaptown Films (YouTube) Naptown Films (Instagram)Support the Show.

05-25
01:36:43

"Sailing Into Oblivion" with Jerome Rand and our Favorite Sailing Movies! - Get to the Point Review Podcast S02 E04

In this episode we talk sailing with Author and Adventurer Jerome Rand whom in 2017-2018 circumnavigated the world, non-stop, alone on his 32 ft Westsail dubbed "The Might Sparrow"We break the ice talking about our top 5 Favorite sailing movies, and finally delve into a slough of questions about his trip and book documenting the experience. We discuss pirates, sea monsters, storms, alcohol, and future projects! Jerome runs a YouTube channel also named "Sailing into Oblivion" where he has a po...

08-04
02:15:06

Our Favorite Party Scenes in Film with Guest Luke Lorick of Tailgating Challenge - The Get to the Point Review Podcast - S02 E03

Luke Lorick of the Tailgating Challenge was on the on the Side Hustle Show with Nick Loper, and when Kelly heard Luke's plea and struggle to get a tailgating television show of some sort started, Kelly scheduled a phone call with bells on!Their conversation lead to Luke guest appearing on the podcast. We asked for him to lend his expertise in tailgating to help us complete a list of the top party scenes in film!Following our list, Kelly tries his hand at giving a fellow YouTuber with a real n...

06-30
01:31:40

"King Richard" (2021) & Black Exploit Films Discussion with Award Winning Director Lawrence Lee Wallace - The Get to the Point Review Podcast - S02 E02

With the controversy and drama over Will Smith smacking Chris Rock at the Oscars, and since we started with another Oscar nominated film for episode 01 ("Power of the Dog"), we decided to continue the rend by examining "King Richard" (2021) with Award Winning Director Lawrence Lee Wallace of Deep Production Studios.Lawrence began as a stage actor over 20 years ago, gravitating into film; i.e. Directing, Producing, Editing, Cinematography, out of necessity to make his story and visions come al...

04-21
01:09:21

"The Power of the Dog" (2021) & Biggest Road-blocks Working in Entertainment - The Get to the Point Review Podcast - Season 2 Begins! (Episode 01)

We're FINALLY Back for a New Season of The Get to the Point Review. For Season 2, we are carrying on in an ironic fashion with longer form discussion about movies, television, aspects of films and theater, the creative process, and much, much more!We'll have Guests of all Quality, Caliber, and Professional Levels, and we're starting by listing roadblocks we've had in Film and Theater. Most of those problems start from money, but break down to include casting, locations, travel &amp; lodging, ...

03-31
02:15:36

"Breaking News in Yuba County" (2021) & Our Favorite Sex Scenes in Film! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 22

This week we take a look at a movie we reviewed the Trailer from in an old episode of "What It Is" (found on the YouTube) where our initial reaction was, "What?!" We hoped to gain a woman's perspective for all of our topics on this episode but instead you are stuck with us.We have mixed feelings about "Breaking News in Yuba County" and even MORe mixed feelings about the review on the Review of "Breaking News in Yuba County"For this episode we took a look at the Review in The Hollywood Reporte...

11-11
39:24

"Halloween Kills" (2021) & Our Favorite Horror Films with Guests Walt + Tammy of Edge of Insanity! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 21

In this episode we welcome local Haunted Attraction owners Tammy and Walt of Edge of Insanity. Nothing quite says Halloween like Haunted Houses, so we felt they'd be perfect Guests to help us examine "Halloween Kills" (2021) for the Halloween Episode. Tammy and Walt run the Edge of Insanity Haunted attraction in Kokomo Indiana and this weekend is the last weekend to experience the thrills this season. Find Tickets and pre-order via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdgeofInsanity...

10-28
01:23:27

"Copshop" (2021) & Our Favorite Police Portrayals in Film with Guest Larry Jones! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 20

This time we invited Guest Larry E Jones, Actor, Wrestler, &amp; Law Enforcement Officer to help us take a look at "Copshop" and list our 5 favorite police portrayals in film.The recent movie was limited release and only Kelly had the opportunity to see it before it disappeared from our local theaters. We instead talk more on the Review by Owen Gleiberman found on Variety.https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/copshop-review-gerard-butler-frank-grillo-alexis-louder-joe-carnahan-1235066865/Larr...

10-14
50:16

"Kate" (2021) & Our Favorite Badass Females in Film! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 19

This time we look at Netflix's "Kate", a movie that definitely telegraphed it's plot in the trailer, but we decided was a gritty and fun homage to action films from the past. This week's Review was from The Hollywood Reporter by Angi Han, whom thought its telegraphed plot was boring. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/kate-review-1235007388/ For the Bulk of our episode we each picked our 5 favorite female badasses in Movies, each with slightly different qualification...

09-30
27:01

"The Suicide Squad" (2021) & Our Favorite Ensemble Films - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 18

Since this episode was a few days late, we went ahead and did a live stream of the episode across a couple of different platforms and was able to turn out this 31 minute episode looking at 2021's "The Suicide Squad" and our favorite five Ensemble Films.The 3 Star Review over the movie by Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.comhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-suicide-squad-movie-review-2021?fbclid=IwAR34owksoUg4W0-CPgPn3pqinRQc6h9xz3YFOXY0e5MFck-rEpNRl3EwWmU Find "The Here &amp; Now" on Patreo...

09-12
31:02

"The Tomorrow War" (2021) & Our Favorite Standalone Sci-Fi Movies - - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 17

This time we take a look at "The Tomorrow War" with Chris Pratt and summarize in a Get to the Point Review fashion as usual. This time we Review a Review from a Jewish Website, which was completely oddball of us to do, but a lot of fun. The Review by Dan Buffa:https://stljewishlight.org/arts-entertainment/a-combo-of-brains-brawn-makes-the-tomorrow-war-a-summer-blast/?fbclid=IwAR0UodpdhLjpKUWkbXmjyeKyFXaCqj1c7HgOp5iWrClHGXMEo2EzPracDLc We continue into the bulk of our episode with our Favorite...

08-26
41:16

"Boogie" (2021) & Favorite Movies/TV Shows about Food with Guest Charleone Thompson! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 16

This week we finally strike back at recent movies with the HBO Max movie: "Boogie" directed by Eddie Huang. Beautiful cinematography doesn't do enough to distract from the many problems in this CLEARLY independent feature film about Basketball.We're joined by very special Guest Charleon Thompson; Actor, Musician, and Chef; Charleone has been working in film for around 8 years now, and just recently switched his focus from Music to Movies and Television, creating his own Interview Cooking show...

06-17
59:20

"Birds of Prey" (2020) and 10 Other Side Characters Who Deserve a Spin-off! - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 15

In this episode we FINALLY have good reason to look at "Birds of Prey" the Harley Quinn spin-off movie that was received with mixed impressions. As Harley Quinn is originally a side character, and Margot Robbie's portrayal had everyone gushing, the spin-off side character movie made it an easy choice for our main topic to center around our favorite side characters.The Review in Variety by Owen Gleiberman on "Birds of Prey" https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/birds-of-prey-review-margot-robb...

06-03
26:13

"Moxie" (2021) for Mother's Day & our Favorite TV Moms with Katherine Gibson - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 14

For Mother's Day we are joined by a Mother from the Production Team, Katherine Gibson. Katherine works Costumes, Props, Sets, and a host of other things behind the scenes and in front of the camera with 4th Wall Players as well as Hohenheim Productions. And if the last name hasn't tipped it off, yes, she is also married to co-host Joshua Gibson. Katherine joins us for our Mother's Day Special to look at and share her review on 2021's "Moxie" featuring Amy Pollard. The movie focuses on a Magaz...

05-20
51:12

"Desperados" (2020) for Cinco De Mayo & the Top 5 Latinx Comedy Actors - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 13

This episode we take a look at Netflix's "Desperados" (2020) with Nasim Pedrad to keep in line with our favorite LatinX Comedy Actors lists. A movie with awful ratings, but an excellent cast receives dead-on remarks from Variety Critic Peter Debruge in the review of the recent movie. The Review by Peter Debruge on 'Variety': https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/desperados-review-nasim-pedrad-1234713387/ The bulk of our episode explores our Top 10 Latin American Actors in Comedy covering the ...

05-06
26:19

The 420 Special with Guest Bill Levin for our Top 5 Favorite Stoner Movies - The Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 12

This week we celebrate 420 with Church of Cannabis Founder, Bill Levin as we light up to reminisce on out favorite stoner films of all time, as well as two recent movies; One you had to be High to watch, and the other which could get you High Off Violence!Unsure how to feel about 2021's Mortal Kombat, Josh, Kelly, and Bill all have varying degrees of enjoyment.Godzilla vs Kong brings about merchandising opportunity discussions.And we list movies ranging from the mid 60's to recent films in ou...

04-29
51:05

"Tom & Jerry: The Movie" (2021) & Kids Shows with a Deeper Meaning with Special Guest Derek Kunzman- Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 11

This episode we dive into the 2021 Tom &amp; Jerry movie with Actor, DP, and Stunt Performer Derek Kunzman. Derek sits with us to discuss our Top 5 Kids Shows with a deeper meaning. No doubt, with a bunch of 90s kids, there's going to be a lot of 90's Love. Come take a stroll down memory lane with us in this nostalgia-heavy episode about entrepreneurship, acting, and parenting!The Review of "Tom &amp; Jerry The Movie" (2021) by Matt Fowler of IGN:https://www.ign.com/articles/tom-jerry-movie-r...

04-08
52:59

"Hamilton" (2020) and our Favorite Play-to-Film Adaptations - Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 10

We've finally come back around to the 2020 Broadway sensation "Hamilton" to summarize in Get to the Point Fashion!We carry that theme with a list of our Favorite Play-to-Film Adaptations! Helping Geek’s Stay Chic on eBay with “Geek Chic Mugs”https://www.ebay.com/usr/geekchicmugsFind "The Here & Now" on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/4thWallPlayers Support the Show.

03-25
23:58

"The Irishman" (2019) on the St. Patrick's Day Special with Guest Actor & Writer Lauren Gray - Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 09

For our very special St. Patrick's Day episode of the Podcast we are joined by Actor and Freelance Writer Lauren Gray to examine 2019's "The Irishman" and give our top 5 picks for Favorite Irish Films! A Really Great list between the three of us covering Dramas, Dark Comedy, PG ratings, and a role-player's perspective!The Review by Roger Ebert we Reviewed:https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-irishman-movie-review-2019You can find Lauren Gray on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com...

03-11
33:10

"The Way Back" (2020) & the Top Training Montages in Film with Special Guest Giovanni Roselli - Get to the Point Review Podcast Ep 08

In this episode we sit down with Giovanni Roselli, fitness coach, former WWE professional wrestler, and actor, to look into "The Way Back", a 2020 Sports Drama starring Ben Affleck, as well as list our Top 5 Favorite Training Montages in Film!We enjoyed "The Way Back", and the review by Chris Agar of Screen Rant:https://screenrant.com/way-back-2020-movie-reviews/Learn More about Giovanni Roselli and connect with him on Social Media for Fitness Tips, Updates, and Serviceswww.Giovan...

02-25
49:19

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