Episodes
Zo is living his bland black and white life and is suddenly transported to a world of color and adventure! In this new world he discovers a little girl and her dog in the same plight and he witnesses her journey in this strange land. She is told that in order to get back to her home in Kansas that she has to follow a road made from yellow brick. She goes off on her merry way, but Zo decides to stay. After all, the wicked witch is dead and the other witch is after the little girl, so Zo...
Published 04/20/24
Zo and special guest Kendra, from the podcast called Crushgasm, find themselves in ancient Greece to take a peek at the life and times of the one that the Greeks called Heracles but we know him by his Roman name: Hercules. Hercules, like all young men, just wants to find his place in the world. When he discovers that he is adopted he sets on a quest to find his natural parents, Zeus & Hera, but, unknown to him, there is a malevolent force intent on ending his life. It's non other than his...
Published 04/01/24
Zach & Zo go to the movies and Zo gives his thoughts on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Email: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue...
Published 03/25/24
Zo is joined by comic book co-author of Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze and podcast co-host of For All Nerds D.J. BenHaMeen to engage in a therapeutic session to conquer and overcome a childhood traumatic event. That event was the untimely death of the heroic Autobot Leader: Optimus Prime as well as a number of valiant Autobots. War is Hell. Mouths smoke, eyes dim, and a once pristine, brightly colored finish assumes a garish grey color. In these grim days it's important to remember that you've...
Published 03/18/24
Zo is joined by special guest Christopher Jay from The Saturday Morning Podcast, and together the two are mysteriously, unwittily and unwillingly thrusted back in time to witness the events that led one Marty McFly to try to save his own existence by getting his parents to fall in love in the past so that he can exist in the future. To help him is the mad scientist who got him in this predicament in the first place. Join us as we consider whether or not Dr. Emmitt Brown can send Marty McFly...
Published 03/04/24
Zo travels to Las Angeles to monitor an elite squad of NYPD narcotic officers, and they're breaking in a rookie on his first day in the unit; however, both Zo and the rookie, Ofc. Hoyt, quickly come to the conclusion that these aren't police using advanced tactics by a special squad: these cops are straight up corrupt, and the lead officer, and Hoyt's trainer, Det. Harris is the dirtiest player in the game. Hoyt must make a decision: does he adhere to his values or does he allow himself to be...
Published 02/19/24
Zo is joined by Wes King and Gunch from the Filmsomniacs podcast and their help is sorely needed; it's incredibly difficult to survive the post apocalyptic wasteland that the world has become! The trio is on the desperate hunt for precious resources: food (rare), water (very rare) and most importantly of all: that sweet smelling juice that makes the engine purr and the wheels roll - fuel. On their trek they bare witness to an amazing site: a functioning oil refinery being harassed by a roving...
Published 02/05/24
Zo is joined by special guest, master cosmetologist, YouTube sensation and podcaster extraordinaire, Danielle Soncasie, host of the fabulous Comics and Cosmetics podcast. Together the two are thrown back to a time of the making of a legend. The mythical hero who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor! Zo and Dani join the brave troop of Merry Men and assist the renowned Robin of Locksley to bring justice to his homeland. Segments 00:08:49. . . .Opening Credits 00:33:17 . . . . Favorite...
Published 01/22/24
Zo is joined by special guest Autumn Grube from Autumn's Oddities podcast. Together they go on an expedition to Egypt to witness the plundering of a hidden ancient city; as usual everything goes horribly wrong as one of the explorers accidently activates a bygone and forgotten curse. A curse so horrible that it was only ever used once. A curse that released a vengeful mummy from death itself. Segments 00:21:26 . . . . Opening Credits 00:51:57 . . . . Favorite Parts 01:20:27 . . . . ...
Published 01/08/24
Zo went to the movie with the family on Christmas to watch The Color Purple. It's not a Christmas movie, but it carries the themes of family togetherness and redemption . . . so there's that. Also had an interesting experience with the audience in the theater, so you can check that out here.
Published 01/08/24
Zo is joined by Cam Sully from the Jacked Up Review Show. Together they travel to the past, present and future to see if a mean spirited, self-centered TV executive named Frank Cross can learn what it means to treat people with dignity and respect. He'll need to be terrified by a reckless cabby, punched out by a fairy and threatened by death itself before he ever changes his ways. In other words, in order for Mr. Cross to change he'll have to be Scrooged! Segments 00:10:16 . . . . Opening...
Published 12/25/23
Zo takes a trip to Shermer, IL to check in on the McCallister family, but he just missed them. At least it seems that he missed them when he notices that at least one of them is still home. At first glance it seems that the child is home alone, but it seems that he's entertaining visitors. There's a lot of crashing, yelling, screaming and crying throughout the home, so it must be a wild party going on. 00:03:28 . . . Opening Credits 01:13:46 . . . . . Favorite Parts 00:39:18 . . . . ...
Published 12/19/23
Zack & Zo take a trip through time to post war Japan as the people struggle to get their lives back in order in the fallout of WWII. At this point Japan is at Zero, but they find that there is something much worse on the horizon. Something that will set them back to less than zero. They must contend with Godzilla, a monster that will set a broken nation recovering from war, to minus one. These are Zo's spoiler free impressions of Godzilla Minus One! Back Look Cinema: The Podcast...
Published 12/05/23
Zo is joined by Chris Smith from Podtastic Audio and The Kris and Kristine Show. Coincidentally, Zo and Chris where invited to the same Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Las Angeles. Like everyone else the two guys just wanted to hang out with friends, co-workers and have a good time, but their plans where foiled when terrorists crash the party. Glass is crashing, guns are blasting, it's a whole thing. There's one guest, though, who, unbeknownst to the bad guys, remained...
Published 12/04/23
Zo welcomes special guest hosts Rod & Karen from The Black Guy Who Tips Podcast and together the heroic trio are hurled to the far future to see the hubris of mankind is at its peak. Using advanced cloning techniques, misguided scientists clone Ellen Ripley from her blood cells. The blood sample was taken at a time when Ripley was infected with the embryo of an alien queen. The scientists think that they can control the deadly monsters. They're about to find out that they can't control...
Published 11/24/23
Zach & Zo take a trip to the far reaches of space to witness the galaxy spanning adventures of Captain Marvel, Captain Rambeau, and Ms. Marvel and their efforts to solve the mystery of why their superpowers became entangled. They must find a way to work together to prevent the dastardly Dar-Benn from completing her terrible mission. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook:...
Published 11/12/23
Zo is joined by John T. Bolds from the podcasts: Open Pike Night and Green Shirt: A Newbie's guide to Trek. Together, Zo and John survey a prison colony on a remote planet. Technically, the colony is defunct, but the prisoners have chosen to remain their to run it as a skeleton crew. The uneventful survey becomes a surreal event as an escape pod crash lands on the planet and has a lone female survivor. Her presence has disturbed the all male prison population who prefer their isolation. Not...
Published 11/06/23
Zo is joined by Sunni Hepburn from the Book of Lies podcast. They go into the depths of deep space to witness a rugged, battle tested squad of Marines, joined by mission advisor Lt. Ellen Ripley, on a mission to investigate a colony that Earth has lost contact with. This colony happens to be on the same moon were Lt. Ripley and her crew had encountered a deadly alien life form. She tried to warn them . . . Segments 00:21:14 - Opening Credits 00:45:02 - Favorite Parts 01:04:15 -...
Published 10/23/23
Zo is joined by Scott & Frankie the happily married co-hosts of the Shoot the Flick Podcast. This trio find themselves aboard a commercial space ship filled with working class miners just trying to get home, but something unexpected happens. Then something else unexpected happens. Then something else unexpected happens. Next thing you know: everyone's running for their lives from a very dangerous alien that wants nothing more than that sweet, sweet human meat. They say that in space no...
Published 10/09/23
On this return episode after a long hiatus, Zo welcomes Dan, host of the Reel Takes (@reel.takes) TikTok channel where he gives interesting and insightful takes on popular movies. Dan is also co-host with Coner on the Good Will Podcasting. In this episode Zo and Dan will travel to the overworked, overachieving era of the 1990s where money was worshipped and profits where the highest priority no matter who got hurt. One particular go-getter, a sports agent named Jerry Maguire, has an epiphany...
Published 09/25/23
Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backlookcinemapodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemapodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com (https://back-look-cinema-merch.creator-spring.com/) Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com...
Published 06/05/23
Zo and Katie from the Retromade podcast & Youtube channel are on the prowl, so to speak, to assess the goings on of a small town's high school team the Beacontown Beavers. The team has become very popular of late. They've been blowing out their competition with double digit leads. This is remarkable as this team had a reputation for being extremely bad. It seems that the author of the teams fortunes comes to a very hairy, very scary looking werewolf. A teenage werewolf. A "Teen Wolf" if...
Published 05/29/23
Zo is joined by special guest Tony Z from Infinite Journeys podcast. Together they delve into the hot and humid "future" of 1997 where global warming became a reality and just about everyone carries a pistol on their daily commute. It is a time of fierce gang wars in Las Angeles. It is a place where hardened cop Lt. Mike Harrigan tries to bring order to the chaos. It is a hunting ground for a visitor from another world. A wanderer who tests his mettle against some of the galaxy's most...
Published 05/22/23
Zo is joined by Sarah from the Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks podcast and together they investigate the broken psyche of a man whose lost his way. To try to find some sense of wholeness he volunteers to go into the Navy's officer training program to be a Naval pilot. During this training he finds himself in an affair with a local woman. As broken as this man is it's curious as to whether or not such a man could be open enough to be honest with a woman; it's also doubtful that a self respecting...
Published 05/15/23
Zo is joined by special guest host Marc from Casual Nonsense. While on a visit to L.A. they witness car chases, gunfire and explosions! What could be the cause of all of this commotion? Could it be a washed up private detective teamed up with a rock bottom ex pro football player to uncover who was responsible for the murder of the pro athlete's exotic dancer girlfriend? It could be. Opening Credits . . . . . . 00:20:24 Favorite Parts . . . . . . . . 00:49:36 Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Published 05/08/23