Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Michael Rocco

1. IMDbrief (2018– )
Episode: Prequels, Sequels, and How the New "Dark Crystal" Fits In

Short, News

'The Dark Crystal' is Jim Henson's other beloved puppet franchise that just came back in the form of a stunningly intricate 10-part prequel on Netflix. On this IMDbrief, let's explore the ever-expanding world of the Dark Crystal.

Star: Alex Logan

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2. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - The Keanu Resurrections (2022 Podcast Episode)

112 min | Talk-Show

Jack in for the titular episode of the Keanu Resurrections mini-marathon - THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS. They break down how Lana Wachowski uses "bullet time" to dodge making the same mistakes ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

3. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
2021 Stinks & Stans: Our Favorite Movies of the Year (2022 Podcast Episode)

126 min | Talk-Show

Rocco, Matt, and Alex each reveal the three 2021 movies that they're ready to Stan for (everything from Titane to Red Rocket to Dune), plus one Stinker each that deserves a good ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

4. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Back to the Future (1985) - Time Travel Rules! (2022 Podcast Episode)

130 min | Talk-Show

Time Travel. How does it work? A few theories based on the portrayal of time travel in some of our favorite films.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

5. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Interstellar (2014) - Time Travel Rules! (2022 Podcast Episode)

158 min | Talk-Show

Auteur filmmaker Christopher Nolan pulls out all the stops - bending space and time to his will - in an Herculean effort to present this epic about - CORN. Well, and space, black holes, ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

6. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Groundhog Day (1993) - Time Travel Rules! (2022 Podcast Episode)

107 min | Talk-Show

Dig into the on-set antics of Bill "The Murricane" Murray and how that severed his friendship with writer/director Harold Ramis; Matt explains Pennsylvania traditions like polka and savory ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

7. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
12 Monkeys (1995) - Time Travel Rules! (2022 Podcast Episode)

109 min | Talk-Show

'12 Monkeys' probably shouldn't work on any level, but it was a critical and box-office hit that changed sci-fi filmmaking and Hollywood as a whole. It also evolved how the movies tell time... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

8. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Bat Signals: Our 'The Batman' Mini-Marathon Revealed! (2022 Podcast Episode)

56 min | Talk-Show

Could you believe that a trio of nerds like this show's hosts would be excited for another Batman movie? If you can't, then you must've missed the two-part 'Batman Forever' deep dive. To ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

9. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The French Connection (1971) - Bat Signals (2022 Podcast Episode)

103 min | Talk-Show

Put up the Bat Signal. It's time for Matt, Alex, and Rocco to investigate the films that inspired Matt Reeves while making 'The Batman,' beginning with this hard-nosed crime thriller that ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

10. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Chinatown (1974) - Bat Signals (2022 Podcast Episode)

115 min | Talk-Show

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown - OR IS IT?. It is. And it's also a landmark artwork that changed the face of cinema forever. In fact, you can still feel its influence all over what ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

11. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Zodiac (2007) - Bat Signals (2022 Podcast Episode)

106 min | Talk-Show

Even if he never stepped on set, director David Fincher has his fingerprints all over 'The Batman' and this is the film to blame. Not only is Paul Dano's Riddler based on the real Zodiac ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

12. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Batman (2022) - Bat Signals (2022 Podcast Episode)

138 min | Talk-Show

After tracing director Matt Reeves's influences through The French Connection, Chinatown, and Zodiac in the Bat Signals mini-marathon, Matt, Alex, and Rocco followed the Riddler's clues to ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

13. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - Bat Signals (2022 Podcast Episode)

98 min | Talk-Show

So far, our Bat Signals mini-marathon has been tracing the influences of writer/director Matt Reeves leading up to his new Bat-film, but let's pivot to the star of the big show for this ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

14. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Cat in the Hat (2002) with Giovanni Iacobucci (2022 Podcast Episode)

116 min | Talk-Show

A film that Mike Myers was court-ordered to make. One that also nearly spiraled his career highs had it not been for the cash cow of SHREK. Also the movie that made Dr. Seuss's widow forbid... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

15. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Muriel's Wedding (1994) with Jennifer Logan (2022 Podcast Episode)

81 min | Talk-Show

Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths explode fully-formed from this film onto the world stage, thanks in part to the equally funny and heart-wrenching script that came directly from the life ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

16. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
MINI: Tom Cruise Almost Made... (2022 Podcast Episode)

53 min | Talk-Show

Today, Rocco and Alex kick off our May Double Feature... Tom Cruisin' USA. We begin with a handful of films that you've NEVER seen as these are all near-misses for the Cruise Missile. This ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

17. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Magnolia (1999) with Alex Kauffman - Tom Cruisin' USA (2022 Podcast Episode)

129 min | Talk-Show

Paul Thomas Anderson's primal scream about coincidence, fate, frogs, and Hollywood is on the table today thanks to our friend, Alex Kauffman. She reveals that at 18-years-old she got a ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Kauffman, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

18. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
MINI: The Battle of the Great Scotts (2022 Podcast Episode)

31 min | Talk-Show

This week on the NeverEnding Movie Marathon, Alex and Rocco are pitting brother against brother in the Battle of the Great Scotts. Tony versus Ridley in Three Rounds. Two Scotts enter the ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

19. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Top Gun (1986) with Gina Ippolito - Tom Cruisin' USA (2022 Podcast Episode)

104 min | Talk-Show

TV writer and our own Tom Cruise correspondent, Gina Ippolito, returns to the NeverEnding Movie Marathon to talk TOP GUN... and a million other things, since she, Alex, and Rocco keep ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

20. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - Tom Cruisin' USA (2022 Podcast Episode)

107 min | Talk-Show

Rocco and Alex start off with their opening thoughts on the new film before sounding the spoiler alarm to go deep on Cruise's latest masterpiece.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

21. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Jaws (1975) with Adam Aresty - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

137 min | Talk-Show

"We're gonna need a bigger podcast!" So, Alex and Rocco invite on STUNG (2015) screenwriter and expert in all things shark, Adam Aresty, to discuss Spielberg's first blockbuster, the one ... See full summary »

Stars: Adam Aresty, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

22. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

146 min | Talk-Show

Matt returns to talk about Daughter of the Sea, the short film he made with his wife. Plus, Rocco and Alex are here to talk about the making of the film and the Disneyland ride, which they both love dearly.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

23. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

98 min | Talk-Show

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been delighting adults and terrifying children for 40 years now, becoming an instant blockbuster, then an icon for Spielberg's company.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

24. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Jurassic Park (1993) - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

139 min | Talk-Show

In 1993 filmmaker Steven Spielberg made dinosaurs walk and the style of blockbuster that he had helped create completely extinct. JURASSIC PARK (1993) is a film that changed it all, ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

25. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Part One - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Matt has been preparing for this episode his entire life, so we're dedicating TWO PARTS to cover Steven Spielberg's epic World War II sad-venture film, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998). Alex and ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Steven Spielberg

26. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Part Two - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

71 min | Talk-Show

It is time to pick up the second half of our conversation about SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) with the incredibly epic and ultra-violent Normandy Beach sequence that saw Steven Spielberg put ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Steven Spielberg

27. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Minority Report (2002) - Spielberg Summer Slam! (2022 Podcast Episode)

97 min | Talk-Show

Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise finally team up to pre-cog the future of our real-life surveillance state with this ultra-paranoid sci-fi thriller from the GOAT of that exact sub-sub-genre, Philip K. Dick.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

28. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Steven Spielberg Almost Made... (2022 Podcast Episode)

33 min | Talk-Show

Alex, Matt, and Rocco each break down a favorite project that Steven Spielberg almost made throughout his long and storied career. An incredibly expensive adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

29. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

The NeverEnding Movie Marathon is a weekly podcastic celebration of cinema. Deep dive into fan-favorite films (#NoStinkers!), thematically curated to enhance your movie viewing by hosts Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, and Michael Rocco.

Stars: Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Matt Detisch, Steven Spielberg

30. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Mummy (1999) - Adventure Classics (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

On the first-ever episode of the NeverEnding Movie Marathon podcast, Rocco, Alex, and Matt embark upon a mini-marathon of three swashbuckling and globetrotting Adventure movies beginning ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

31. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Sorcerer (1977) - Adventure Classics (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

On Episode 2 of the NeverEnding Movie Marathon podcast, Rocco, Alex, and Matt continue this Adventure Classics mini-marathon with 1977's logjamming and truck-exploding road trip to hell-- it's William Friedkin's 'Sorcerer'.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

32. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Adventure Classics (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Episode 3 is all about James Bond as your NeverEnding Movie Marathon hosts, Rocco, Alex, and Matt close out this Adventure Classics mini-marathon with Roger Moore's third outing as 007 in ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

33. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Commando (1985) - Tough Guy Bulls**t (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

For Episode 4, Rocco, Alex, and Matt embark on a new mini-marathon that's all about Tough Guy Bulls**t. We kick it off with Arnold Schwarzenegger's muscly action classic that eats TOO MUCH RED MEAT-- it's Mark L. Lester's 'Commando'.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

34. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Hard Boiled (1992) - Tough Guy Bulls**t (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Episode 5 is all about "X-rated action" as we dig into John Woo's gun fu ballet starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung as a pair of cops trying to take down a hospital basement-dwelling mad man-- it's 'Hard Boiled'.

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

35. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Nice Guys (2016) - Tough Guy Bulls**t (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

We close out our Tough Guy Bulls**t mini-marathon with a 6th episode about a couple of private dicks who can't catch a break. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling team up to take on the 1970s ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

36. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
They Came Together (2014) - Kenan's Secret Sauce (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Matt, Rocco, and Alex present a new mini-marathon all about our favorite funny man: Kenan Thompson. This Secret Sauce series of three films breaks down the special ingredients that make ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

37. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Good Burger (1997) - Kenan's Secret Sauce (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Only '90s kids will understand this deep-dive into the nostalgia for All That, Snick, Shaq, Nickelodeon Magazine, Kenan and Kel, and of course, the triumph that is 'Good Burger' (1997). ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

38. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Heavyweights (1995) - Kenan's Secret Sauce (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

We end our '90s rewind by reckoning with our fat kid pasts, the highs and lows of summer camp, and that big inflatable "Blob" in the lake - plus, more talk about what makes Kenan Thompson ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

39. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
A Star Is Born (2018) with Lizzie Bassett - March Sadness (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Our first-ever guest, Lizzie Basset (co-host of What Went Wrong podcast and producer of IMDb's Movies That Changed My Life podcast), wants us to take another look at Lady Gaga's nose, ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Lizzie Bassett

40. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Armageddon (1998) - March Sadness (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

#MarchSadness continues with this intergalactic weeper that YOU voted for in our Saddest Movies Ever bracket. You won't want to miss a thing as we drill to the sappy heart of this bombastic... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

41. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Titanic (1997) - March Sadness (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

You demanded it, and we podcasted it. The winner of our #MarchSadness bracket is the official King of the World, James Cameron's historic drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

42. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
The Master of Disguise (2002) with Giovanni Iacobucci (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Not turtley enough for the Turtle Club? Good. Rocco, Alex and Matt invite filmmaker friend Giovanni Iacobucci to investigate Dana Carvey's nightmarish attempts at character work for Happy ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Giovanni Iacobucci

43. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Blood Simple (1984) - First Timers (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

How do our favorite directors' first films stack up against their illustrious careers? That's what Rocco, Alex, and Matt will try to answer on their newest miniseries. We kick things off ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

44. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Pi (1988) - First Timers (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

12:45 - Restate our assumptions: Darren Aronofsky's 'Pi' is a hardcore headtrip that every film fanatic should take. That's why this no-budget math thriller is the next episode in our First... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

45. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Hunger (2008) - First Timers (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

The final episode in our First Timers mini-marathon about our favorite directors' debut films covers Steve McQueen's prison drama about the real-life 1981 IRA Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison - it's 'Hunger' (2008).

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

46. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Sound of Metal (2019) - Puttin' on the Riz (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Riz Ahmed is one of our favorite actors, so we're dedicating this three-part mini-marathon called "Puttin' on the Riz" to some of his best performances - so far. We begin with director ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

47. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Nightcrawler (2014) - Puttin' on the Riz (2021 Podcast Episode)

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Our celebration of actor Riz Ahmed - a mini-marathon we call Puttin' on the Riz - continues with this neo-noir thriller about muckraking videographers starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

48. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Rogue One (2016) with Ian de Borja - Puttin' on the Riz (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

How could just a few words in the original Star Wars opening crawl become a whole movie? And how can a Disney movie get away with killing all of its main characters before the closing ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Ian de Borja

49. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Twister (1996) - Summer of '96 (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

25 years later, we're celebrating one of the best blockbuster seasons of all time-- it's Summer of 1996, baby. Before we get into the bracket winners that you picked, we kick this ... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco

50. The NeverEnding Movie Marathon (2021– )
Mission Impossible (1996) with Gina Ippolito - Summer of '96 (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Our mission - if we choose to accept it: podcast about the action-packed spy thriller that launched a franchise, saved Tom Cruise's career a couple of times, and introduced the world to his... See full summary »

Stars: Matt Detisch, Alex Logan, Michael Rocco, Gina Ippolito