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Martini Giant

Martini Giant loves movies like you love movies. Three industry professionals, Chris Nichols, Daniel Thron, and Erick Schilele gather biweekly to talk obsessively about their favorite films, share in... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 004: Niell Blomkamp films

Episode 004: Niell Blomkamp films

Martini Giant looks at the prescient work of filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, who’s amazing first feature District 9 is arguabl... Read more

7 Feb 2019

2hr 45mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Episode 019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino is no stranger to controversy, and his new film - the nostalgic and star-packed time-machine that is O... Read more

15 Aug 2019

3hr 43mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 010: Poltergeist

Episode 010: Poltergeist

In 1982, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" auteur Tobe Hooper had the biggest hit of his career with the haunted house class... Read more

18 Apr 2019

3hr 39mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 016: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot with Mike Hill

Episode 016: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot with Mike Hill

Mike Hill is known for his amazing concept work in Blade Runner 2049 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, but his incredi... Read more

11 Jul 2019

3hr 33mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 003: Groundhog Day

Episode 003: Groundhog Day

Bill Murray's Groundhog Day was originally received as yet another light n' clever 90's rom-com, but has since gone on t... Read more

24 Jan 2019

2hr 40mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 021: Dreamscape and Inception

Episode 021: Dreamscape and Inception

Reality goes out the window as MG takes on a double-dip of unconscious action: 1984's B-movie funhouse Dreamscape vs Chr... Read more

5 Sep 2019

3hr 23mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 005: Roma & The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Episode 005: Roma & The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

In 2018, Netflix launched a frontal assault on the Hollywood system, recruiting not just big stars, but some of the worl... Read more

21 Feb 2019

3hr 31mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 012: T-Men with Robh Ruppel

Episode 012: T-Men with Robh Ruppel

Artist Robh Ruppel is known for his incredible work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Love, Death & Robots, as w... Read more

16 May 2019

3hr 10mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 009: Fish out of Water Movies

Episode 009: Fish out of Water Movies

Fish out of water movies are one of the most well-loved film genres, with Mr. Mom, Enchanted, Back to the Future, and Le... Read more

4 Apr 2019

3hr 4mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 018: Walter Matthau

Episode 018: Walter Matthau

Having the face of a basset hound and the demeanor of an angry cabbie, Walter Matthau was a born character actor, known ... Read more

8 Aug 2019

3hr 53mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 017: War of the Worlds with Brady Nichols

Episode 017: War of the Worlds with Brady Nichols

This week we have a very special guest indeed, as Martini Giant is joined by host Chris Nichols' nine-year-old son Brady... Read more

25 Jul 2019

2hr 18mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 020: Outland

Episode 020: Outland

Our pick this week is the little-seen thriller Outland - the movie that made everyone think you explode in space! Sean C... Read more

22 Aug 2019

3hr 19mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 023: Bridget Jones's Diary & The Philadelphia Story

Episode 023: Bridget Jones's Diary & The Philadelphia Story

Rom-coms dominated the American box office in the 1990s and early 2000's, and now seem to be making a comeback with hits... Read more

2 Oct 2019

2hr 37mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 022: Zardoz with Agent Xray

Episode 022: Zardoz with Agent Xray

Agent Xray joins MG to talk about 1974's sci-fi acid-trip Zardoz.  After the success of his Oscar-nominated thriller Del... Read more

19 Sep 2019

3hr 27mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 024: Pin, Don't Look Now, & Audition

Episode 024: Pin, Don't Look Now, & Audition

For Halloween, MG servers up some hand-picked horror! First on the list, Erick brings us the the Canadian creepfest Pin,... Read more

17 Oct 2019

4hr 25mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 025: Dead Man's Shoes with Neil Huxley

Episode 025: Dead Man's Shoes with Neil Huxley

Director Neil Huxley joins MG to talk about a personal favorite: the powerful under-the-radar indie Dead Man's Shoes, wr... Read more

24 Oct 2019

3hr 5mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 006: Oscars 2019 - A bonus episode!

Episode 006: Oscars 2019 - A bonus episode!

We roll up the red carpet in a special OSCARS POST-MORTEM!  For a while it seemed like this year's Academy Awards might ... Read more

1 Mar 2019

2hr 35mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 015: Chinatown

Episode 015: Chinatown

Roman Polanski's genre-defining masterpiece Chinatown is almost inarguably one of the greatest movies ever made: a flawl... Read more

26 Jun 2019

3hr 5mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 007: Time Travel Movies Part 1

Episode 007: Time Travel Movies Part 1

Martini Giant cries its collective face off over Christopher Reeve, ping-pong, and a spilled pint as -- at listeners' re... Read more

6 Mar 2019

2hr 53mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 013: eXistenZ with Sally Slade

Episode 013: eXistenZ with Sally Slade

MG welcomes VR mastermind Sally Slade to the podcast to discuss David Cronenberg's Ambien-esque acid trip thriller eXist... Read more

30 May 2019

3hr 51mins

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