►Start with Your Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows-2016/   Just two years after the highly successful Turtles reboot from famed Transformers director Michael Bay, the Turtles were back and more kid friendly than ever. Internally billed as a soft reboot, this sequel went for a more lively, energetic aesthetic to attract more families. Considered by many to be a decent...

Just two years after the highly successful Turtles reboot from famed Transformers director Michael Bay, the Turtles were back and more kid friendly than ever. Internally billed as a soft reboot, this sequel went for a more lively, energetic aesthetic to attract more families. Considered by many to be a decent sequel why did it fail at the box-office? Join Corbin as he rollerblades with Bebop and Rocksteady to guide you through the production, behind-the-scenes drama, box office, and impact of...

►Start with Your Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014/   Seven and a half years after the failed CGI TMNT reboot, the Turtles are back now with a mix of live-action/CGI. From the mind of Transformers director/producer Michael Bay, the seemingly doomed franchise found its footing, achieving great success...financially that is. Almost universally panned by audiences and critics, despite making a ton of...

Seven and a half years after the failed CGI TMNT reboot, the Turtles are back now with a mix of live-action/CGI. From the mind of Transformers director/producer Michael Bay, the seemingly doomed franchise found its footing, achieving great success...financially that is. Almost universally panned by audiences and critics, despite making a ton of money, it is considered to be one of the worst installments in the franchise. Surely it couldn't be worse than everything that's come before...

►Start with Your Guide to TMNT https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/tmnt-2007/   For 14 years the Turtles hid in their shell before returning to the big screen. While they had a successful life as children's cartoons on TV, audiences didn't think twice about the bossanova dudes returning to cinemas. With the success of computer animated movies for all ages, it made sense to try the Turtles in that medium but was following continuity with the 90's films a good idea? Join Corbin as...

14 years the Turtles hid in their shell before returning to the big screen. While they had a successful life as children's cartoons on TV, audiences didn't think twice about the bossanova dudes returning to cinemas. With the success of computer animated movies for all ages, it made sense to try the Turtles in that medium but was following continuity with the 90's films a good idea? Join Corbin as skateboards down the sewer pipes to guide you through the production, behind-the-scenes drama,...

►Start with Your Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii-turtles-in-time-1993/   With the second making just enough money to warrant a third, the producers took a little more time getting this one out. Now, piggybacking on the time travel trend, the Turtles are heading back to the future, where they must escape from feudal Japan. With notably worse puppetry, a paper-thin plot, and Corey...

With the second making just enough money to warrant a third, the producers took a little more time getting this one out. Now, piggybacking on the time travel trend, the Turtles are heading back to the future, where they must escape from feudal Japan. With notably worse puppetry, a paper-thin plot, and Corey Feldman returning, is this the best or worst of the 90's trilogy? Join Corbin as he time travels with the samurai jacked turtles to guide you through the production, behind-the-scenes...

►Start with Your Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-ii-the-secret-of-the-ooze-1991/   Barely over 1 year after the semi-controversial kid/adultish Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box-office hit, New Line Cinema rushed the sequel into production. While still staying #1 at the box office for 3 weeks in a row, critics and audiences soured on the budding franchise. So is finding out the...

Barely over 1 year after the semi-controversial kid/adultish Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box-office hit, New Line Cinema rushed the sequel into production. While still staying #1 at the box office for 3 weeks in a row, critics and audiences soured on the budding franchise. So is finding out the secret of the ooze worth it? Join Corbin as he raps with Vanilla Ice to guide you through the production, behind-the-scenes drama, box-office, and impact of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret...

►Start with Your Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990/   Believe it or not, at one point, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the most successful independent film of all time. Creating a live-action adaption of one of the hottest selling children's toys was considered a gamble by all the major movie studios. Thanks to the Nightmare on Elm Street studio, New Line Cinema, the Turtles got a chance on the big...

Believe it or not, at one point, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the most successful independent film of all time. Creating a live-action adaption of one of the hottest selling children's toys was considered a gamble by all the major movie studios. Thanks to the Nightmare on Elm Street studio, New Line Cinema, the Turtles got a chance on the big screen. But, today, the franchise is considered one of the most mediocre series of all time. Will fond memories from childhood cloud my judgment?...

►Start with Your Guide to The Lost Boys https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-the-lost-boys-1987/   8 years before director Joel Schumacher brought his take on a different kind of creature of the night, he was chosen to take over for Richard Donner's Peter Panesque Goonie's style movie. Not happy with the G-rated nature, he changed The Lost Boys from family fare into a sexy, teenage thrillfest. Casting hot, young talent and veteran Hollywood crew, he took this low-budget...

8 years before director Joel Schumacher brought his take on a different kind of creature of the night, he was chosen to take over for Richard Donner's Peter Panesque Goonie's style movie. Not happy with the G-rated nature, he changed The Lost Boys from family fare into a sexy, teenage thrillfest. Casting hot, young talent and veteran Hollywood crew, he took this low-budget horror flick and made it a cult classic. Now that it's about to celebrate its 35th anniversary, join Corbin as he eats...

►Start with Your Guide to Batman and Robin https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-batman-and-robin-1997/   Barely 2 years after Batman Forever won back the hearts of audiences of all ages, Director Joel Schumacher is back to sell some TOYS! Directly working with the toy companies a few months after Batman Forever hit theaters, Warner Brothers saw dollar signs. While this film did push the franchise over 1 billion dollars, it was universally panned by critics and audiences and...

Barely 2 years after Batman Forever won back the hearts of audiences of all ages, Director Joel Schumacher is back to sell some TOYS! Directly working with the toy companies a few months after Batman Forever hit theaters, Warner Brothers saw dollar signs. While this film did push the franchise over 1 billion dollars, it was universally panned by critics and audiences and shut out the Batman franchise from theaters for almost 8 years. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is Batman and...

►Start with Your Guide to Batman Forever https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-batman-forever-1995/   Nearly 3 years after Tim Burton scared children and adults alike with his even darker version of Batman, The Lost Boys director Joel Schumacher came on board to take the creative reigns. Casting a new Batman, colorful villains, and finally including Robin, this third installment had a lot to live up to. Achieving success with audiences and breaking box office records, it...

Nearly 3 years after Tim Burton scared children and adults alike with his even darker version of Batman, The Lost Boys director Joel Schumacher came on board to take the creative reigns. Casting a new Batman, colorful villains, and finally including Robin, this third installment had a lot to live up to. Achieving success with audiences and breaking box office records, it seemed this new toyetic take was a hit. But 27 years later, audiences and critics have soured on the film. Could this be...

►Start with Your Guide to Jurassic World Dominion https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-jurassic-world-dominion-2022/   Nearly 4 years after the disappointing sequel to Jurassic World, Colin Trevorrow is back to direct the third and supposedly final installment in the sequel trilogy. With the old Jurassic Park cast returning for the first time since the 1993 original film, expectations were high that this would be a worthy Jurassic adventure. Alas, this polarizing capstone...

Nearly 4 years after the disappointing sequel to Jurassic World, Colin Trevorrow is back to direct the third and supposedly final installment in the sequel trilogy. With the old Jurassic Park cast returning for the first time since the 1993 original film, expectations were high that this would be a worthy Jurassic adventure. Alas, this polarizing capstone is considered by critics to be the worst across the six-film franchise, but audiences are enjoying it. Could this one be the best Jurassic...

►Start with Your Guide to Batman Returns https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-batman-returns-1992/   Nearly 3 years after Tim Burton wowed audiences with his vision of Batman and the Joker, he returned Batman to the big screen. Retaining Michael Keaton as Batman while adding two new now iconic roles of Catwoman and Penguin, critics loved the film while audiences weren't quite sure. Causing a stir amongst families, children were frightened by the film, which caused Warner...

Nearly 3 years after Tim Burton wowed audiences with his vision of Batman and the Joker, he returned Batman to the big screen. Retaining Michael Keaton as Batman while adding two new now iconic roles of Catwoman and Penguin, critics loved the film while audiences weren't quite sure. Causing a stir amongst families, children were frightened by the film, which caused Warner Bros. to not pursue a sequel with Tim Burton. Now on the film's 30th anniversary, is Batman Returns a misunderstood work...

►Start with Your Guide to Batman https://silverscreenguide.podbean.com/e/your-guide-to-batman-1989/   2 years after the Superman franchise blew up like Krypton, Tim Burton's Batman came out of the shadows as the next big franchise. With mainstream audiences only having a familiarity with the character through the campy Adam West TV show, Burton subverted expectations with a dark, captivating vision, truly showcasing the potential for comic book stories on the big screen. Earning high marks...

2 years after the Superman franchise blew up like Krypton, Tim Burton's Batman came out of the shadows as the next big franchise. With mainstream audiences only having a familiarity with the character through the campy Adam West TV show, Burton subverted expectations with a dark, captivating vision, truly showcasing the potential for comic book stories on the big screen. Earning high marks not only at the box-office but with critics and audiences alike, it was well-received at the time. Now,...