Episode 303: Breaking Down *12 Angry Men* | Blockbuster Mentality In this episode of Blockbuster Mentality, Ben and Dave dive into the 1957 classic *12 Angry Men*, directed by Sidney Lumet. The hosts analyze the intense courtroom drama, exploring the film’s themes of justice, morality, and the power of persuasion. They break down the gripping perfo…

In the 302nd episode of Blockbuster Mentality, Ben and Dave dive into the chaotic and action-packed world of Deadpool and Wolverine! These two iconic characters have shaped the superhero genre in their own unique ways, and we’re here to break down what makes them tick. From the relentless humor and fourth-wall-breaking antics of Deadpool to the gri…

In the 301st Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave get back to their roots and analyze the Coen Brothers 1996 film Fargo! Thanks for listening! 00:00 A look at the AFI 100 2:00 Star Wars rant8:00 Fargo review41:55 Our rating Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to bbentertainmentcast@gmail.com . Don't forget to s…

In the 300th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave review the critically acclaimed Godzilla Minus One! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to bbentertainmentcast@gmail.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: T…

In the 299th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave share their favorite Sci-Fi films! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest w…

In the 298th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave the highly anticipated Dune Part 2! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest …

In the 297th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave share their favorite 10 films of 2023! What were your thoughts on the year? Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episod…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on Flora and Son! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored …

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on BlackBerry! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by …

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on The Creator! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on Old Dads! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · …

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on Past Lives! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by …

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on Gran Turismo! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored b…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave catch up on some 2023 movies! In this review they give their thoughts on Barbie! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · An…

In the 296th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave do another FLOPBUSTER MENTALITY where we take a film that flopped at the Box Office and discuss why it failed and if it SHOULD have failed. This time we talk The Thing! Although it is now a CULT CLASSIC and known as one of the greatest Horror films, it did bomb at the box office. Find out w…

In the 295th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave do another FLOPBUSTER MENTALITY where we take a film that flopped at the Box Office and discuss why it failed and if it SHOULD have failed. This time we talk Almost Famous! Although critically acclaimed, it did bomb at the box office. Find out why! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on …

In the 294th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave introduce FLOPBUSTER MENTALITY where we take a film that flopped at the Box Office and discuss why it failed and if it SHOULD have failed. We start with 2012's John Carter! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentali…

In the 293rd Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave dive into another Christopher Nolan film The Prestige! With Oppenheimer now in theaters we figured why not get into this thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentalit…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben and Dave review Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film Oppenheimer! The film stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and Robert Downey Jr. Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben invites back his brother Matt to review the upcoming Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One! Does it live up to the others? Find out here! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us …

**Bonus Episode** Ben invites on his brother Spencer to give his thoughts on his favorite film of the year so far Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. He was ranting and raving about the movie so you HAVE to hear his thoughts. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel TarponPet! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email …

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben & Dave review one of their most anticipated films of 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Does 80 year old Harrison Ford still got it? Find out here! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iT…

In the 292nd Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave invites down our actor pal Dan Franko to review the latest DC film The Flash! Is the hate justified? Or are Ezra Miller and Michael Keaton part of a great comic book movie? Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com .…

In the 291st Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave and Ben discuss the HBO series Succession and its Series Finale! What were your thoughts on the finale? Were all the story lines wrapped up nicely? Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscrib…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Ben gives his thoughts on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a…

In the 290th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave and Ben welcome back comedian Kevin Gootee from the Gutting the Sacred Cow Podcast to discuss one of his favorite movies The Founder! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us …

In the 289th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave and Ben review Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3! James Gunn finishes his trilogy starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista and more! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to su…

In the 288th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave invites Screenwriting Professor and movie critic Ryan L. Terry to breakdown Season 3 of Picard! Did the show redeem itself or was it more of the same? Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subsc…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Dave gives his thoughts on the Ben Affleck's latest film Air starring Himself, Matt Damon, and Jason Bateman! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is s…

In the 287th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave discuss the announcements at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and review episodes 3-6 of The Mandalorian Season 3! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music fr…

**REVIEW EPISODE** Dave gives his thoughts on the latest DC film Shazam! Fury of the Gods! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way …

In the 286th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave are back to discuss The Mandalorian Season 3! This Star Wars show has been a big part of the podcast so what better way to come back! Thanks for listening! TIMESTAMPS: OSCAR TALK 12:30 Mandalorian Review 26:45 Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@Block…

**REVIEW EPISODE** It's been a rough start to 2023 for Blockbuster Mentality but we're excited to finally provide some more content! Dave gives his thoughts on the latest MCU installment Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . D…

In the 285th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave breakdown and dissect one of 2022's most critically acclaimed films: Everything Everywhere all at Once! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Be…

In the 284th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben shares his Top 10 films of 2022! It's been a while since we've done one of these. Feels good to be back! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound…

In the 283rd Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave reviews James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water! Ben then reviews Damien Chazelle's Babylon! Timestamps: 12:25 - Avatar: The Way of Water 39:50 - Babylon Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to s…

In the 282nd Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Dave is joined by our friend and Actor Dan Franko to finally review and breakdown one of the year's best films Top Gun: Maverick! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes…

In this BONUS EPISODE of Blockbuster Mentality Ben gives his thoughts on Steven Spielberg's latest film The Fabelmans! - Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored…

In the 281st Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben is joined by Actor Henry Thomas (E.T. , Gangs of New York, Legends of the Fall) to chat his new film Sam & Kate! The film is out now and also stars Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Schuyler Fisk and Jake Hoffman. Ben obviously geeks out with Henry over his career among other topics! Thanks for listenin…

In this BONUS EPISODE of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave give their thoughts on the latest MCU installment Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- Thi…

In the 280th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave are joined by Actor John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory, Speechless) to chat his new book "No Job for a Man"! John's movie of choice is Shaun of the Dead starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost! Be sure to check out his book out now! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast …

In this BONUS EPISODE of Blockbuster Mentality Dave reviews the new DC Film starring Dwayne Johnson Black Adam! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anc…

In the 279th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave are joined by Comedy ICON Dane Cook to chat his new special Above It All! We talk everything from Star Wars to Dane’s lunch with Steve Martin! Dane’s movie of choice is Planes Trains & Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy! Be sure to check out his special on October 5th! Thanks fo…

In the 278th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben chats with Actor (Big Mouth) , Influencer and now Author Brandon Kyle Goodman! His movie of choice was Sister Act 2. Brandon has a new book coming out 09/27/2022 titles You Gotta Be You - Be sure to pick up a copy! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email question…

In the 277th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave chat with Shaun Weiss of The Mighty Ducks fame to breakdown Joker from 2019! We talk everything from being a child actor to sobriety. Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and ra…

In the 276th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave chat about the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul as a whole and breakdown the series finale! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music from Bensound…

In the 275th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben welcomes Comedian and movie fanatic Jon Gabrus on the show!! We discuss one of his favorite films Big Trouble in Little China w/ Kurt Russell! Be sure to check Jon out with his pal and fellow Comedian Adam Pally on their TruTv series 101 Places to Party Before You Die - Thanks for listening! Please …

In this BONUS EPISODE of Blockbuster Mentality Ben & Dave welcome back Matt Secord as they review Marvel Studios latest film Thor: Love and Thunder! Does Taika Waititi deliver again? Check it out in theaters on July 8th! Thanks for Listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Do…

In the 274th Episode of Blockbuster Mentality Ben and Dave welcome back Actor Kevin L. Johnson! We discuss Ozark, Stranger Things Season 4 and his new show Florida Man! Kevin chose another Al Pacino and Sidney Lumet film to speak about Serpico! Thanks for listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@Block…

In this BONUS EPISODE of Blockbuster Mentality Dave reviews the new Disney Pixar film Lightyear! Does Chris Evans do it justice or should they have stuck with Tim Allen? Check it out in theaters on June 17th! Thanks for Listening! Please follow us on Twitter @Blockbustercast and email questions to LEsposito@BlockbusterMentality.com . Don't forget t…