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Back Look Cinema invites you to revisit the cinematic treasures of yesteryear from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Join us every other week as our host, Zo Richardson, welcomes a special guest to share their cherished memories of some of the greatest movies in history and delve into the legendary Hollywood lore that unfolded behind the camera.
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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…
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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 Cinem…
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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 there to run it as a skeleton crew. The uneventful survey becomes a surreal event as an escape pod cr…
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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 encount…
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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: everyon…
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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 Good Will Podcasting. In this episode Zo and Dan will travel to the overworked, overachieving era of the 1990s where money was worshippe…
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Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: fanmail@backlookcinema.com 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 Lo…
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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…
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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 ord…
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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 thi…
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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 exo…
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Zo is again joined by John DiGregorio from the Movie Lover's Unite Podcast. On a visit to California they meet bum living on the street. Curious they ask the bum how he ended up in such a state. The unhoused man told them his life story of growing up son of a sharecropper, moving to New Orleans to find himself, attaining love, fame, great wealth, a…
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Zach was unavailable but Zo didn't have to go it alone because Troy Sauer from Not A Bomb Podcast joined the journey to New York City in 1995 where Keung visits his Uncle Bill for Bill's wedding, but Uncle lives in a rough neighborhood of gangsters and mobsters who are consistently causing trouble for Keung and his family. What the assailants don't…
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Zach & Zo has been replaced by Zo and Ro of the Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast, which can be found on the Red 5 Network. The two check out a series of events in Chicago involving a convicted murderer on the run and news reports show that the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshalls are on the trail. Leading the man hunt is a stubborn, clever an…
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Zach & Zo are all set for a thrilling, yet routine mission of spaceflight in the late 1960's America. They are all set to cheer on three heroes of space exploration: Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. Suddenly, this routine mission is anything but normal. An explosion rocks the moon bound spacecraft and the astronauts no longer have enough o…
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Zach & Zo are joined by special guest host Damon Cunningham from the popular Two Mics Up podcast and YouTube channel. They vacation in a picturesque New England island in the summer. They're beachside relaxation turns abruptly to horror as there's blood in the once crystal clear blue ocean water. Then there's screaming. Then there's panic. Then the…
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Episode Segment Time Stamps Opening Credits . . . . . . 00:17:39 Favorite Parts . . . . . . . . 00:39:55 Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01:15:52 Critics' Thoughts . . . . . 01:35:25 Verbal Diorama Podcast Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerbalDiorama Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbaldiorama/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ve…
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Zach & Zo step into 18th Century France and are joined by special guest host, actor and podcaster, Rossie McCree; the three are set to bare witness to a ravaging beast on the countryside that's killing hundreds of women and children. The beast has also eluded hundreds of soldiers and experienced hunters for months. Is this some kind of giant lone w…
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Zach & Zo were privelidged to get an early advanced screening of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves which is scheduled for release nationwide on March 31st. Zo gives you his impressions of this fantasy epic based on the popular tabletop role playing game. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: fanmail@backlookcinema…
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Zach & Zo went to the movies and Zo gives you his impressions of the new movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods on this Bonus Episode. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: fanmail@backlookcinema.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backlookcinemapodcast Instagram: https://instagram…
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Zo is joined by special guest Warren Marlowe of the Buzzing with Marlowe podcast! Join them as they explore the days of young Daniel LaRusso in the mid 1980's and his struggles to cope with a massive move from the east coast to the west. Danny is away from the life that he knew and thrust into unfamiliar and unfriendly territory. His days are fille…
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Zo visits Detroit, The Motor City, at a time of violence and mayhem. The date is October 30th: Devil's Night. This night will be different from all others, however. This night a crow flies and brings righteous vengeance to a dangerous gang. Revenge comes in the shape of Eric Draven, a man who suffered a gang style execution and then returned to Ear…
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This week Zo goes it alone. He finds himself in Los Angeles where some pretty spooky events are going on. There are whispers of angels and demons that are roaming the streets. Fortunately, in a pure act of selfishness, John Constantine is roaming these very same streets and is determine to punish the supernatural entities who threaten humanity. Wit…
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Zach & Zo are transported to a simpler time. It's a time when you could repair your own electronics. It's a time when you can race your high school rivel in your Cessna. It's a time when you could, with the help of a gruffy hard nosed U.S. Air Force Reserved Colonel, rescue your father who was shot down and held prisoner in a nameless middle easter…
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Zach and Zo went to the movies this weekend and Zo gives you his impressions on this latest Marvel effort. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: fanmail@backlookcinema.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backlookcinemapodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemap…
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Zach & Zo bear witness to the chaotic New York City bombing incidents of the mid 90s. These traumatizing events are committed by terrorists who blackmail the NYPD into doing their bidding. The terrorists are particularly focused on one cop in particular: a broken, beat down everyman: Lt. John McClain and his unwilling civilian partner, Zeus Carver.…
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Zo goes it alone this week. He's learning that there is a hidden world to which our world is a sugar coated topping. It is a world of blood and death. It is a world of vampires. To stand in the gap between the world of humans and the threats posed by the vampires is a person who is both vampire and human. A man that possesses all of the vampire str…
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Zach and Zo have a secret to keep, or at least they should. It's a secret so big that they can't keep it to themselves; therefore, they have opted to share this secret on this medium. When you click "play" on your podcast player you will gain the forbidden knowledge of the most exciting, most incredible, and the most gut retching fighting tournamen…
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Zach and Zo bear witness to incarcerated life and the trails and tribulations of Andy Dufresne. Befriended by longtime convict and the only guilty man in The Shawshank State Prison, a man named Red, Andy dares to hope and strive for his freedom all the while doing his best to make life better for his fellow prisoners and even his cruel and abusive …
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The 100th episode with the return of the original co-host: Zach! Zach & Zo engage in the time travel action thriller for the ages as they bare witness to an unstoppable killing machine from the future bent on killing a young John Conner. Who will be able to protect John from an unstoppable killing machine from the future? Why, another unstoppable k…
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Zo time travels back to the 1940's Christmas season in Illinois to witness the trials of the Parker family and, in particular, their oldest son, Ralphie, and Ralphie's extraordinary efforts to get the Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. Episode Segment Time Stamps Opening Credits . . . . . . 00:03:29 Favorite Parts . . . . . . . . 00:21:23 Trivia . . .…
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In this BONUS EPISODE Zo once again teams up with Jenn from My Streaming Bubble, but in a twist of fate: Zo is the guest and Jenn is in the driver's seat! We're so excited to have you check out the My Streaming Bubble Podcast that we have selected this episode to showcase Jenn's amazingly comforting show, and we cordially invite you to check out th…
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Zo welcomes Special Guest Host, Jenn, once again, from My Streaming Bubble Podcast to join him, this time, on the hunt for the dangerous terrorist group Crimson Jihad, but Zo & Jenn are just observers. The real operative is the top secret agent from the mysterious covert agency: Omega Sector. This happily married spy, named Harry Tasker, suddenly b…
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Zo is joined by Special Guest Host Sequoia Holmes from the Black People Love Paramore podcast as they witness and judge the loves of four friends who seemingly have their lives together. There is one thing that they all have in common: their quest to find a romantic partner, a friend, or a special someone. Join Zo and Sequoia as they discuss the ch…
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Zack & Zo, joined by special guest Claire from Why the Flick? podcast, are in the courtroom to bare witness to a court marshal. A gifted JAG officer, Lt. Kaffee, has clients who are accused of murder and all the evidence points to their guilt, but spurred by his superior officer, Lt. Cdr. Galloway, and his co-counsel, Lt. Weinberg, Lt. Kaffee is en…
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Zo is offered a mission. Should he choose to accept it he'll be required to follow the exploits of the IMF agent Ethan Hunt who has been disavowed by the U.S. government and accused of working with the enemy and killing his team. Ethan must clear his name and keep dangerous secrets from falling into the wrong hands. Episode Segment Time Stamps Open…
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Zo travels to the near future only to discover the fall out of World War III (the sequel that didn't need to happen). What he finds is a terrifying dystopian future where human emotions are illegal. Zo follows the exploits of Senior Grammaton Cleric John Preston who brutally, efficiently, and emotionlessly carries out his duties of suppressing the …
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Zo and special guest host Rocky from Pardon My Fandom and Audio Oddity podcasts follows the exploits of Police Squad Lieutenant Drebin as he bubbles his way to solve an attempted murder case of a police officer. Drugs are involved. Queen Elizabeth II is involved for some reason. The movie has a very important message about safe sex. The More You Kn…
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Zo gives his spoiler free impressions of Black Adam. Is this movie worth your time? Do you want to leave your house to drive all the way to the movie theater to watch this movie? Listen in and let Zo help you to make up your mind. Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: www.backlookcinema.com Email: fanmail@backlookcinema.com Twitter: @BackLookCinema …
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Zo is joined by his special guest returning co-host Beth from the Made-For-TV Movie Club Podcast and they are thrust into a new world of danger with their only guidance coming from the music of a keen saxophone. What they find are a bunch of young punks causing trouble on the boardwalk, but there's more to this small gang of young ruffians that mee…
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Zo is joined by the incredibly knowledgeable Justin "The Cinemasochist" and Jose "Cupcake". Together they go back in time to another racially charged era in U.S. history through the lens of professional American football. The events of this film are based on actual events that examines how friendships can endure the challenges of trauma, setbacks a…
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Zo, with special guest host Morgan Cobbs of the Cobbs Corner Podcast, venture to the mid 1970s to the American Bicentennial to witness one of the strangest boxing matches of all time. The Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World Apollo Creed grants a title shot to an unknown, unranked and untested local boxer as a chance to grant that man the oppor…
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Zo had to go on a wild west excursion without his trusty sidekick Zack, but, luckily, Zo was able to bring along Harvey Laguerre, host of the Men Are The P.R.I.Z.E. and Love Is Black podcasts, to help him get past his mid life crisis and team up with like minded folks who are desperate to recapture their past glory. Horseback riding, rustling cattl…
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Zach & Zo journey to Prohibition Era America. A time of sensational crime and gangsters. It was a time made for bold men who laughed in the face of danger. It was a time made for a man such as Johnny Dangerously, and he will make you laugh. That's right: before Michael Keaton fought crime he was the world's most lovable crime bosses. Episode Timest…
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Zo welcomes Special Guest Host, Jenn, from My Streaming Bubble Podcast to join him on a trek though the Midwest to uncover the true life/not true life events of the goings on of Brainerd, MN. There's murder, kidnapping, inept criminals and a very polite, yet persistent police chief. This episode will feature Zo's first time watch ever of the movie …
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Zo welcomes comedian and host of the podcast Midnight Facts with Insomniacs Shane Rogers. Together they attempt to survive the dystopian timeline by drowning themselves in their favorite tv show: The Running Man. Their favorite stalkers Prof. Sub Zero, Dynamo, Buzzsaw, Fireball and Captain Freedom are on the hunt for the greatest contestant of all …
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Zo had the honor of interviewing powerhouse actor, writer, director, and producer Onyx Keesha. Join us as we dig into her origin story and we talk about her film her HER and her upcoming 2023 movie Crescent Gang Onyx Keesha's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnyxKeesha IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4804124/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.co…
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Zach & Zo take a field trip to Los Angeles. It's a great time to visit the city! Great weather, great food, great entertainment and . . . aliens? That's right! There are aliens living among us in L.A. trying to get in where they fit in with the humans. Meanwhile, a murder has taken place and a hard nosed L.A. cop finds the need to partner with a ne…
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Zack and Zo are witness to another treasure hunt of the famed archeologist Indiana Jones. In this they ask two questions. Will Dr. Jones, Short Round and Willie Scott survive the trials of the Temple of Doom? The next question is: just how offensive can this trio be to the Indian culture? We attempt to find the answer in this episode. Episode Segme…
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Zo and special guest Greg find out that when machines become self aware they don't always deem it necessary to exterminate the human race. Sometimes machines just wanna live, man. Listen in as the pair discuss the life journey of one such machine, S.A.I.N.T. Number Five, or Number 5 for short. Episode Segment Time Stamps Opening Credits . . . . . .…
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