Archive for the ‘MOTM Champions’ Category

  • The Movie of the Month for January 2021 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 27, 2020 at 23:20 CST · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for January 2021 is…

    2021 is almost upon us, and with this new beginning comes another year of movie of the month winners. It therefore seems apt to begin the year with a first-time winner. Of the eight films submitted, as always there is only one winner, so for January we’ll be looking at the 1948 Powell & Pressburger classic, The Red Shoes!

    Congratulations go to the film’s champion, Meg Hyland of Meg’s Movie...

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  • The Movie of the Month for December 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 27, 2020 at 8:07 CST · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for December 2020 is…

    It’s the holiday season, which means it’s Holiday Special Movie of the Month time! Which film will be joining the ranks of Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Gremlins, Batman Returns, Scrooged and Meet Me in St Louis to be the final MOTM of 2020? Why, it’s only little old Arthur Christmas!

    Congratulations go to second-time festive champion Amanda Kirkham of...

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  • The Movie of the Month for November 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Oct 28, 2020 at 11:40 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for November 2020 is…

    Have you lost count of how many times Jeanette has submitted Mean Machine to be our Movie of the Month? Well fear not, it’ll never happen again, because it’s finally won!

    Along with her congratulations, Jeanette (of The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl) gets to host the upcoming podcast dedicated to Mean Machine. If you have any reviews, features or podcasts dedicated to Mean Machine, please send...

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  • The Movie of the Month for October 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Sep 28, 2020 at 9:57 CDT · Blogathons, Featured, Features, MOTM, MOTM Champions · 1 Comment
    The Movie of the Month for October 2020 is…

    After an unconventional polling month broken down into a tournament style, it’s time to crown the winner of October’s Movie of the Month! Ten films entered, they were whittled down to four, then two and finally one, and the film we’ll be discussing next month is… Host!

    Congratulations go to Jason Soto of Whatever With Jason Soto and CineGamer for successfully championing our most recent and...

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  • LAMBCAST #549 SING STREET MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Sep 18, 2020 at 0:40 CDT · Blogathons, Featured, Features, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #549 SING STREET MOTM

    Sometimes it takes perseverance, hard work and trying again and again to achieve success. That was the case for this month’s Movie of the Month winner, Audrey, who put Sing Street forward time and again until it eventually defeated the other competitors. That’s not so much a rule for the film though, in which sometimes you can just pick up a guitar and almost immediately be a great musician. Regardless, this week’...

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  • LAMBCAST #543 SORRY TO BOTHER YOU MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Aug 7, 2020 at 1:03 CDT · Blogathons, Featured, Features, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 1 Comment
    LAMBCAST #543 SORRY TO BOTHER YOU MOTM

    Don’t mind us, we’re just talking about Sorry To Bother You, August’s Movie of the Month, no horsing around here.

    Jay was joined by Jeanette, Nick, Marc and Lisa to delve into the bizarre world of Boots Riley’s 2018 directorial debut Sorry To Bother You and everything it entailed. This is a lesser seen film that everyone on the show recommends should be experienced before listening to...

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  • The Movie of the Month for August 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Jul 20, 2020 at 14:18 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for August 2020 is…

    It’s time to announce the latest Movie of the Month winner! In an effort to promote more films made by black film-makers, all 10 of this month’s submissions fitted that criteria, but as always there can be only one. So, for August 2020 and winning by just one vote after a 3-way tie, we’ll be watching… Sorry to Bother You!

    There will be a Lambcast dedicated to Sorry to Bother You soon, so...

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  • LAMBCAST #539 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Jul 9, 2020 at 14:25 CDT · Featured, Features, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #539 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE MOTM

    It’s movie of the month time, and this month we’re discussing the original 1962 version of The Manchurian Candidate!

    Jay and Richard were joined by Nick, Damien and Sean to talk about judo fights, nonsense train conversations and the sweatiest top lips we’ve ever seen. Also, Jay tells 328 million people to sort themselves out.

    00:00 Intro
    02:40 The Manchurian Candidate review...

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  • The Movie of the Month for July 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 22, 2020 at 14:44 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for July 2020 is…

    It’s time to announce the latest Movie of the Month winner! 10 films were submitted for July’s theme-less poll, you’ve all been voting and the winner is… The Manchurian Candidate (1962)!

    Congratulations go to Nick Rehak from French Toast Sunday for successfully championing The Manchurian Candidate to victory. As such he gets to host the upcoming Lambcast dedicated to the film, and if you...

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  • LAMBCAST #535 LADY BIRD MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 13, 2020 at 19:44 CDT · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #535 LADY BIRD MOTM

    It’s Movie of the Month time! June is our Female-Directed special, and this month the winner was Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, and here’s our show discussing it!

    Jay and Richard were joined by the film’s champion, Cameron, along with Nikhat and Meg to discuss high school dating, maternal relationships and the importance of a good door lock at the right moment.

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  • The Movie of the Month for June 2020 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · May 27, 2020 at 0:12 CDT · MOTM, MOTM Champions · 1 Comment
    The Movie of the Month for June 2020 is…

    It’s time to announce the latest Movie of the Month winner! 10 films directed by women were submitted, but as always there can be only one winner. So, for June’s female-directed special we’ll be discussing… Lady Bird!

    Congratulations go to first time MOTM champion Cameron from The Michigan Movie Guy for successfully championing Lady Bird to victory. As such he gets to host the upcoming...

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  • LAMBCAST #531 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 MOTM

    by Jay Cluitt · May 12, 2020 at 21:03 CDT · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · No Comments
    LAMBCAST #531 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 MOTM

    All aboard the latest Lambcast Movie of the Month show! It’s a direct show to the original Taking of Pelham 123, with brief stops at the supporting characters, remakes, score, fashions, of-the-time racism and sexism and anything else we fancied discussing along the way.

    Jay and Richard were joined by Aaron, Lindsay and Will to discuss May’s Movie of the Month, rants and raves of the week and a very colourful...

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