“It’s about damn time!” For the last few weeks we have been offering audio versions of our episodes in a ‘podcast’ – but a podcast with purely recycled content was pretty ho-hum. So ho-hum no longer, we are happy to introduce the start of the Armchair Directors Podcast 2.0. The new revamped format kicks off with ALL NEW CONTENT, so check it out – then the last part of the podcast will be the episode audio reviews we’ve been bringing you.

So for the inaugural episode of Podcast 2.0 Crandall and Mercy talk about the Alien invasion flick “Skyline” (polished turd), Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in “The Tourist”, we shoot the breeze about some new Hollywood gossip, get a quick rundown on “Limitless” and “Paul” and totally geek out at the idea of a Robocop statue – throw in the episode 14 reviews of “Battle: Los Angeles”, “The Next Three Days” and a blu-ray spotlight and you’ve got over an hour of Armchair Director podcast goodness. Get clickin’!

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James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the guys behind the twisted “SAW” are tackling the haunted house genre with the help of Paranormal Activity’s Oren Peli. Do they redefine the wheel? Not really but despite some extremely vauge marketing (Insidious IS, IS Insidious – what!?) and a PG-13 rating, they manage to make something that is pretty creepy and cool.

Original comedy short written, directed and edited by Michael Mercy, “Marvin” theme by Marius Masalar. Crandall does a short Q+A with Mercy about the making of this short.

Crandall and Mercy shine the spotlight on 2 great movies starring the Real Genius himself, Val Kilmer. Kilmer is hit and miss, but you don’t have to worry too much if you check out Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or Tombstone…if you grab The Saint though, that’s a different story. After the Kilmer love fest, it’s time for some viewer mail!

It’s Battle: Armchair Directors as Crandall & Mercy clash over how good (or bad) Battle: Los Angeles turned out.

“Give me back my wife!” OK, so Russell Crowe never utters that phrase but there are certainly parts of Paul Haggis’ The Next Three Days that make it feel like a movie Mel Gibson would have been at home starring in 10 years ago. Is it worth your time or will the next three days be filled with regret from watching it – Crandall and Mercy give you the scoop.

Two great movies arrived on blu-ray on March 15th, so we spotlight them in this week’s Right Direction. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy & The Fighter.

Crandall and Mercy finally get around to reviewing the Oscar Winner for Best Picture, The King’s Speech as well as Danny Boyle’s intense 127 Hours starring James Franco.

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James Franco is caught between a rock, a hard place, and the performance of a lifetime in “127 Hours.”

Before he was hacking his arm off with a dull utility knife and sleep-walking his way through the Oscars, James Franco was winning people over on the small screen in “Freaks and Geeks” and dealing snicklefritz to lingerers in “Pineapple Express.”