Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

As the fifth year of Harry Potter’s education begins at Hogwarts, the world has changed. Voldemort has returned and yet the rest of the wizarding world is actively denying the truth and calling Harry a liar. On top of all this, he’s not heard from his friends all summer or his strongest ally Dumbledore which has left him feeling utterly alone.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by fellow Muggles Andrea Coffman and Megan Calcote to talk about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We discuss the aftermath, propaganda and politics, Dumbledore, new characters, new director and composer, wizard battles, love, the lost prophecy and ratings.

Chapters
Our Houses (00:03:27)
The Aftermath (00:04:53)
Propaganda, Narratives and Fear (00:16:30)
Dumbledore (00:24:16)
New Characters (00:29:14)
New Director and Composer (00:41:00)
The Only One He Ever Feared (00:53:34)
Love (00:53:34)
The Lost Prophecy (00:56:06)
Ratings (01:05:08)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guests
Andrea Coffman
Megan Calcote

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Goldfinger.

In 1964 Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman want capitalize on the success of From Russia With Love and decide that the next Bond adventure needs to be bigger and better than before. So they invest three million dollars into the next movie, marketing heavily before it’s even finished filming and their gamble creates a phenomenon that launchs James Bond into the pop culture stratosphere.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by fellow 00 agent John Champion to talk about Goldfinger. We discuss the phenomenon of the film, it’s marketing, a new director, villains, gadgets, women and our ratings.

Chapters
A Favorite Moment (00:01:55)
A Monumental Film (00:03:34)
Biggest Bond Yet (00:12:37)
The Marketing (00:18:54)
Another Key Change (00:22:55)
The Man With the Midas Touch (00:34:25)
The Gadgets (00:45:02)
Odd Job (00:51:55)
The Golf Scene (00:56:43)
Shirley Eaton (00:58:54)
Dink (01:01:53)
A Mistake (01:03:32)
Honor Blackman (01:04:21)
Ratings (01:12:03)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guest
John Champion

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Star Wars: Life Debt.

In the fall of 2015, Star Wars fans eagerly awaited the next film in the legendary saga and to satiate their appetite, they were given a toy and book release known as Force Friday. Among the books released, one had fans chomping at the bit to devour, Aftermath, yet sadly, the book did not live up to many people’s expectations, leaving them hoping that book two in the planned trilogy would be better.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by feel scoundrels Bruce Gibson and John Mills to talk about Life Debt. We discuss our thoughts coming into this one, the Empire in chaos, the story, characters old and new the final mystery, ratings and the Rogue One trailer.

Chapters
Back in Time (00:03:36)
Empire in Chaos (00:09:03)
The Story (00:20:48)
The Old Characters (00:33:17)
Mon Mothma (00:37:03)
Mosaic Crew (00:43:18)
The Final Mystery (00:53:25)
Ratings (00:57:39)
Rogue One Trailer (01:04:22)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guests
Bruce Gibson
John Mills

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Suicide Squad.

With the DC Comic movie universe being started in Man of Steel and then continued in Batman v Superman, the third film would be something a bit different as it would not focus on heroes but the villains and finally bring to the screen some of the worst heroes ever.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by the villainous Tristan Riddell to talk about Suicide Squad. We discuss our head space coming into the movie, the cameos, the connective tissue, the characters, themes production and ratings, plus announce the winner for our iTunes review contest!

Chapters
A Couple DC Housekeeping Questions (00:02:35)
Not Really Heroes (00:08:53)
How it Connected (00:16:14)
Batman (00:22:20)
Connective Tissue (00:24:58)
A Motley Crew (00:27:01)
The Joker & Harley Quinn (00:27:11)
Viola Davis (00:35:47)
A Side Note (00:38:57)
Can’t Blame Jai Courtney (00:46:09)
Shades of Badness (00:49:23)
Leverage and Blackmail Against Friendship (00:56:09)
Production (00:58:30)
The Ending (01:04:32)
The Man His Due (01:07:01)
Ratings (01:10:38)
Contest Winner (01:17:47)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guest
Tristan Riddell

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Jason Bourne.

In 2002, Doug Liman and Matt Damon brought Robert Ludlum’s spy thriller, The Bourne Identity to the silver screen and every few years after that, a successive story in Ludlum’s trilogy would find it’s way to theaters. Starting in 2012, the movie team ran out of Ludlum’s books and have been crafting new stories ever since.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by fellow spy Alice Baker to talk about Jason Bourne. We discuss the previous movies, being re-Bourne, revenge destruction, the character of Bourne, privacy vs security, Nicky, new players, production and our ratings.

Chapters
Remembering Identities (00:03:22)
Re-Bourne (00:09:44)
Revenge Destruction (00:18:48)
The Character of Jason Bourne (00:23:27)
Privacy vs Security (00:27:55)
Nicky (00:35:12)
New Players (00:40:44)
Comparing to Bond (00:43:16)
Production (00:47:16)
Ratings (00:49:21)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guest
Alice Baker

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)