A movie podcast with a new guest each show, hosted by ex-video store clerk and Telly Award winner Jason Kleeberg. Each guest comes up with a movie-themed ‘five list’ topic beforehand, and then the picks are discussed on-air. For more show info, head to www.forcefivepodcast.com.
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SUZUKI=BAKUDAN is a 2025 Japanese crime thriller directed by Akira Nagai and based on Katsuhiro Go’s bestselling novel Bomb. After a seemingly ordinary drunk named Tagosaku Suzuki is arrested for a minor assault, he casually predicts an explosion in Tokyo. When it happens exactly when he said it would, Suzuki announces that more bombs are coming, and the police are forced into a race against time while trying to understand whether the strange man sitting in their interrogation room is psychic, lucky or something much more dangerous. In this Force Five video, I give you five reasons you might w
Smallfoot is a 2018 animated musical comedy with a ridiculously stacked voice cast, beautiful animation, catchy songs, and some surprisingly ambitious ideas about truth, fear, social media and questioning what you’ve been taught. Channing Tatum voices Migo, a young Yeti whose entire worldview is shaken after he discovers something his community insists does not exist: a human. In this video, I give you five reasons you might want to watch Smallfoot. Check out Smallfoot on Blu-ray: https://amzn.to/4fTKUtf Buy a shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/user/forcefive Other helpful links: YouTube: https:
The Death of Robin Hood is Michael Sarnoski’s dark, brutal reimagining of the legendary outlaw, starring Hugh Jackman as an aging Robin Hood forced to confront the violence behind the heroic stories that have grown around his name. This is not the merry, swashbuckling Robin Hood most audiences know. In this Force Five video, I give you five reasons you might want to watch The Death of Robin Hood. Watch The Death of Robin Hood: https://amzn.to/4fTKUtf Buy a shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/user/forcefive Other helpful links: Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/forcefive/ Website: www.forcefivepo
The End of Oak Street is David Robert Mitchell’s 2026 dinosaur survival movie starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery, and it may be one of my favorite dinosaur movies ever made. Set in 1982, the film follows the Platt family after a mysterious cosmic event transports their ordinary Michigan neighborhood roughly 200 million years into the past. Suddenly, suburbia is surrounded by prehistoric wilderness, and dinosaurs aren’t theme-park attractions - they’re wild animals that can tear the neighborhood apart. In this Force Five video, I give you five reasons you
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) is an overlooked Robert De Niro baseball movie about friendship, terminal illness and the daily life of a professional ballclub. Michael Moriarty stars as Henry Wiggen, the New York Mammoths’ successful pitcher, while De Niro plays Bruce Pearson, his struggling catcher and closest friend. When Henry learns that Bruce is terminally ill, he quietly works to protect his dignity and make sure he remains with the team for one final season. Here are five reasons you might want to watch Bang the Drum Slowly. Other helpful links: Buy a shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/user/
Eden Lake is a brutal 2008 British survival-horror film written and directed by James Watkins and starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O’Connell. Steve and Jenny travel to a secluded lake for a romantic weekend, only to clash with a group of teenagers whose intimidation and cruelty quickly escalate into something much more dangerous. Here are five reasons you might want to watch Eden Lake. Just be warned: this is not a comforting survival-horror movie and it is very unlikely to leave you smiling. Other helpful links: Buy a shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/user/forcefive Letterbox
Buy a shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/user/forcefive Motor City is a nearly dialogue-free revenge thriller directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Alan Ritchson as John Miller, a man who emerges from prison determined to destroy the gangster who framed him and stole the woman he loved. In this video, I give you five reasons you might want to watch Motor City. The film also stars Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Lionel Boyce, Amar Chadha-Patel, and Ben McKenzie, with a score by Steve Jablonsky and a soundtrack filled with classic needle drops. If you enjoy revenge movies, 1970s
Vice Academy is a 1989 low-budget cult comedy written and directed by Rick Sloane and starring Linnea Quigley and Ginger Lynn as two police-academy recruits trying to earn enough arrests to graduate. In this Force Five, I accept a viewer challenge and give you five reasons someone might enjoy Vice Academy. If you enjoy Linnea Quigley, Ginger Lynn, Rick Sloane movies, USA Up All Night, low-budget sex comedies, video-store nostalgia, or movies that are best experienced with a loud group of friends, Vice Academy might be worth investigating. Other helpful links: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@forcefiv
This Week on the Force Five Podcast: The Force Five Podcast presents a deep dive into the best physical media releases of 2025! Host Jason Kleeberg and physical media expert Ryan Verrill highlight top picks across Blu-ray and 4K UHD formats, including titles from renowned boutique Blu-ray labels. From cult classics to genre-defining box sets, discover why physical media remains the ultimate way to enjoy cinema. Connect with Ryan Verrill Watch Disc-Connected: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChV1P_yx88ACwyXKKEOFLcw Connect with Ryan: https://www.facebook.com/TheDiscConnected/ Stay Connected wit
After 5+ years without missing a scheduled episode (outside of when I went weekly to bi-weekly) and well over 200 pieces of content, it's time I took a bit of a break. This is not a decision that was easy to make, and I don't even know what this looks like, but I can confidently say that this is not the end of Force Five. First off, I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has listened over the years. The messages and emails warmed my heart every time, even if it was just to tell me that you disagreed with me or I made a mistake on a show, because it meant you listened and cared enough
This Time on the Force Five Podcast: Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by Steve, co-host of the Halloween is Forever podcast. Together, they give some recommendations from five different categories to pack your watch list for Halloween. Those categories are: Man-Made Monster It Came From Outer Space Anthology Made for TV Horror Wild Card Patreon Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me! Connect with Steve and Halloween is Forever To listen to Halloween is Forever, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1571093284 To follow Hallowe
This Time on the Force Five Podcast: Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by director Vivieno Caldinelli and screenwriter Brandon Cohen, whose newest film, Scared Shitless is in theaters and on VOD now. Together, they give some recommendations from five different categories to pack your watch list for Halloween. Those categories are: Slasher Ghost Sci-Fi Horror Found Footage Wild Card Patreon Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me! Connect with Scared Shitless For everything Scared Shitless, use this link: https://www.instagram.c
This Week on the Force Five Podcast: This week, host Jason Kleeberg is joined by Scott K. from The Church of Tarantino and Pete Abeyta from The Middle Class Film Class to celebrate the Tarantinoverse and some of the most memorable characters of all time who reside within. Pete takes over hosting duties as Scott and Jason go head to head to see who has the best list of Tarantino characters, voted on by you, the List Nerds. Patreon Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me! Connect with Scott K. Check out The Church of Tarantin
This Time on the Force Five Podcast: Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by author Ryan Estrada to revisit a topic once talked about on Force Five - single location films. These are the stories that take place in one area, that trap us in a house, a room, a bathroom, a pool, a coffin—and force filmmakers to get creative in tight spaces. Done right, they can be some of the most tense, inventive, and unforgettable movies you’ll ever see. Patreon Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me! Connect with Ryan Estrada For everything Ryan
This Week on the Force Five Podcast: Host Jason Kleeberg is joined by podcaster Ryan Luis Rodriguez, host of both the One Track Mind and Reels of Justice podcasts to talk about some of their favorite book-to-film adaptations of all time. Patreon Head to https://www.patreon.com/forcefive to access older episodes, reviews, giveaways and talk flicks with me! Connect with Ryan Luis Rodriguez To listen to One Track Mind, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1431611476 To listen to Reels of Justice, use this link: https://podfollow.com/1518056524 To follow Ryan on BlueSky, use this link: https://bsk
