Matinee Heroes is a movie podcast about the characters we love, the stories that stick with us, and what makes a great hero work. Craig Price, Alan Cerny, and Elisabeth Rappe dig into superheroes, sci-fi, action, animation, classics, cult favorites, and more—exploring the choices, flaws, and moments that make these characters memorable, with plenty of opinions and laughs along the way.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMatinee Heroes is a movie podcast about the characters we love, the stories that stick with us, and what makes a great hero work.
Recent episodes include "Lady in White" (17 October 2026, 70 minutes), "Dylan McDermott – September 2025 – CONversations with Craig" (5 October 2026, 48 minutes), and "Sexy Beast" (3 October 2026, 71 minutes).
Matinee Heroes publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 300 episodes.
Booking probability for Matinee Heroes is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Matinee Heroes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Matinee Heroes's contact route on record: verified email.
Matinee Heroes is a tv podcast with 300 episodes published.
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LADY IN WHITE Nine-year-old Frankie lives in a small town haunted by a serial child killer. When a Halloween prank leaves him locked inside his school, Frankie witnesses the ghostly reenactment of the killer’s first...
Dylan McDermott has built a career by refusing to stay in one place for very long. From leading-man roles to complicated villains, television dramas to comedy, he has continued to find new ways to challenge both himself...
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SEXY BEAST Retired safecracker Gal Dove is enjoying a peaceful new life in Spain with the wife he adores. His paradise is shattered when the volatile Don Logan arrives with an offer Gal desperately wants to refuse. Don...
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To celebrate Matinee Heroes reaching 500 episodes, we’re revisiting another milestone from the show’s history. This special Encore Presentation brings back Episode 375: Field of Dreams, originally released on April 6...
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To celebrate Matinee Heroes reaching 500 episodes, we’re revisiting another milestone from the show’s history. This special Encore Presentation brings back Episode 250: They Live, originally released on October 23...
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To celebrate Matinee Heroes reaching 500 episodes, we’re revisiting another milestone from the show’s history. This special Encore Presentation brings back Episode 125: Batman, originally released on May 18, 2019 and...
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Lucy Lawless and Renée O’Connor spent six seasons battling gods, warlords, monsters, and occasionally each other on Xena: Warrior Princess. But when they reunited at FanX Salt Lake in 2018, the conversation went well...
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To celebrate Matinee Heroes reaching 500 episodes, we’re going back to where it all began. This special Encore Presentation revisits Episode 1: The Incredibles, originally released on January 14, 2017. Craig Price and...
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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK After the Rebel Alliance comes under attack from Imperial forces on the ice planet Hoth, the heroes are forced to scatter. While some escape aboard the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah...
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THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER Intrepid journalists Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo get an assignment to report on a British jewel heist, sending them to England and the rowdy Happiness Hotel as they search for Lady Holiday, the...
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BRIDESMAIDS Annie’s life is falling apart when her best friend, Lillian, announces she’s getting married and asks Annie to be her maid of honor. Struggling with money and her own romantic problems, Annie tries to handle...
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IN AMERICA The Sullivan family leaves Ireland for New York City, where Johnny hopes to make it as an actor. They settle into a cramped Hell’s Kitchen apartment and struggle to build a new life. While Johnny looks for...
Recorded live at Retro Expo in Plano, Texas in July 2024, Craig sits down with Harry Hamlin for a lively and genuinely engaging conversation that spans Mayfair Witches Season 2, his unforgettable Clash of the Titans...
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SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Guided by his mentor, Tony Stark, Peter begins embracing his new identity as Spider-Man...
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BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF Something is hunting the women and children of the French countryside, leaving behind a trail of blood and terror. With the creature always one step ahead, King Louis sends a renowned scientist...
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THE MATRIX RELOADED Humanity’s war against the machines continues as Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus fight to free their people from the Matrix, while Neo discovers his growing importance in the fate of mankind. The battle...
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O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU Ulysses Everett McGill is serving a hard-labor sentence in Mississippi when he convinces two fellow prisoners to escape with him. Claiming that a fortune in buried treasure is waiting, he leads...
In May 2015, Craig sat down with David Anders at Comicpalooza in Houston for one of the very first convention panels he ever moderated. Anders, known for playing unforgettable villains and complicated characters in...
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HAPPY GILMORE Happy Gilmore only wants one thing: to play hockey. But when his grandmother is about to lose her house, he discovers his slap shot gives him an outrageous edge on the golf course. Now he has to turn his...
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS Outdoorsy Chicago family man Chet Ripley takes his wife, Connie, and their kids to a Wisconsin lakeside cabin for a peaceful vacation. But the getaway is derailed when Connie’s obnoxious...
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