As quarantine continues, the MovieFilm boys hop into the Tumbler and celebrate the 15th anniversary of BATMAN BEGINS! Listen in as we geek out about the debut installment of Christopher Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY, delving into its comic book origins and sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits as we go! This was a fun deep dive for us, and we hope you enjoy riding along! Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook pa...
Jun 13, 2020•2 hr 20 min
2020 has brought us a worldwide plague and literal murder hornets, but in what’s the surest sign that the world is about to end, Warner Bros. has confirmed the impending release of the long-rumored, presumed-mythical Zack Snyder cut of 2017’s JUSTICE LEAGUE. How did the infamous flop get its second chance via the new HBO Max streaming platform? In this supersized episode we parse the details and make some predictions about what to expect when it hits next year. Plus: Henry Cavill returns as Supe...
May 28, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 201
The man with the hat is back! The MovieFilm boys celebrate Memorial Day with their latest INDIANA JONES commentary track: 2008’s INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the controversial final (for now) Indy adventure from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford as the intrepid archeologist, including its production history, plot points, and polarizing public reaction. We have a complicated relationship with th...
May 23, 2020•2 hr 9 min
The MovieFilm Podcast celebrates 200 episodes by...staying inside and catching up on our streaming. With no big summer releases to unpack (one day, BLACK WIDOW!) we hop in the Wayback and discuss Brian’s journey through the PINK PANTHER film series and Zaki’s bingeing of the seminal ‘90s medical show ER. But that’s not all! Learn how Hollywood is counting on Christopher Nolan to save it, and whether the online-only release of TROLLS WORLD TOUR is a sign of the end times: Plus: STAR WARS news and...
May 16, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 200
The beginning of May normally marks the debut of a brand new Marvel Studios opus, but in the absence of a new release, we’ve decided to dip into the archives for a special commentary track on 2015’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. Listen in for behind-the-scenes stories, comic book factoids, and appreciation for the many ways the second Avengers epic has taken on greater resonance in the five years since its release. You can listen to it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHear...
May 05, 2020•2 hr 22 min
The MovieFilm boys relive the ‘90s by discussing the all-new ESPN docu-series The Last Dance, looking at Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ famous championship run. But that’s not all! We also discuss the possibility of movie theater chains going bankrupt in the wake of COVID-19, Saturday Night Live's attempt to stay in the game while being stuck at home, Martin Scorsese’s latest project being hard up for cash, Star Wars news, and much more! You can listen to it all through the embed below or...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 199
For the MovieFilm show’s latest commentary track, we watch 1995’s space thriller APOLLO 13 — depicting the real life events that began fifty years ago today! Listen as we dive deep into the Ron Howard-directed drama starring Tom Hanks and explain why it remains a timeless favorite even a quarter-century after its release! Check it out via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.co...
Apr 12, 2020•2 hr 27 min
The MovieFilm boys are still sheltering-in-place, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss! With Hollywood hitting pause on most new releases for the next few months, we map out what the industry’s future looks like. You can also hear our thoughts on new to VOD releases Call of the Wild and Bloodshot, and all the other stuff we’ve been doing in lockdown. Plus: Star Wars news...because there’s always Star Wars news! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 198
We might be stuck indoors, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a shell of a time! For our latest commentary, as the MovieFilm boys (and special guest Sean Coyle) celebrate thirty years of T-U-R-T-L-E power with 1990’s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Listen on it’s own or watch along as we swap behind-the-scenes trivia, Easter eggs, and our stories about seeing it the first time! Cowabunga dudes, hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we alw...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 48 min
A statewide shelter-in-place order for California means the MovieFilm boys don’t have any new releases to review, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss as we take stock of Hollywood’s maneuvering around the COVID-19 crisis, from closed theaters to cancelled release dates to questions about what comes next. Plus: Star Wars news, the Cats “butthole cut” (??), and more! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our ...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 197
Val Kilmer! Tommy Lee Jones! Jim Carrey! In addition to being the most awkward carpool of all time, it’s also the cast of 1995’s BATMAN FOREVER. With pandemic panic gripping the world, the MovieFilm Dynamic Duo hunker down in our bunkers to mark the movie’s 25th anniversary! Listen as we talk through Joel Schumacher’s rubber-and-leather infused directing debut for the Dark Knight Detective. We have complicated feelings about this one, but hopefully you won’t feel that way about listening! Hear i...
Mar 15, 2020•2 hr 13 min
Despite the title, THE INVISIBLE MAN is being seen by lots of people, and we have plenty to say about the latest try from Universal at reviving their classic monsters franchise. In addition, we remember the late Max Von Sydow, discuss the news that Steven Spielberg is done directing INDIANA JONES, and much more! Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know...
Mar 10, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 196
With Paramount’s SONIC THE HEDGEHOG racing through theaters, we were as surprised as anyone that we enjoyed it as much as did. Join us for a fun chat as we unpack why the furry speedster scratched our itch. But that’s not all! We also talk about Disney’s PLANET OF THE APES plans, the first look at Robert Pattinson as THE BATMAN, word that the FRIENDS cast are reuniting, and more! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, pleas...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 195
Harley Quinn’s fantabulous emancipation is currently unfolding in theaters with BIRDS OF PREY, and the MovieFilm boys chime in with their takes on the latest DC Comics cinematic escapade. Also: Hear our thoughts on the Oscar telecast and news that Rick Moranis is coming out of retirement. Plus: Remembering Kirk Douglas and Robert Conrad, and much more! Listen to it via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 194
The MovieFilm boys close out January by taking a look back at the most memorable films of the decade that just ended. What was the level of cinema offered up by the 2010s? Listen in to find out! In addition, hear our remembrance of Kobe Bryant, some thoughts on the premiere of STAR TREK: PICARD, word of LETHAL WEAPON 5 in the pipeline, and much more! You can listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 193
It’s the MovieFilm Boys talking Bad Boys! After a seventeen year gap, Will Smith & Martin Lawrence are back in their signature buddy cop franchise in BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, and Zaki & Brian are here to chime in on whether it was worth the wait. In addition, hear our reactions to the first trailer for Sony’s scary superhero pic MORBIUS, plus our thoughts on the just-announced Oscar nominations and word that Hank Azaria is bidding farewell to one of his many SIMPSONS alter egos. Plus: STAR WAR...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 192
It’s 2020, now time for some hindsight! Listen as the MovieFilm boys go through their respective top ten lists of favorite movies for the year that just ended. Which ones made the cut? Which ones missed it by that much? Find out in the latest episode. Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!...
Jan 11, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 191
The MovieFilm boys convene one last time in 2019 to take stock of the reaction to STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and discuss the debut season of The MANDALORIAN. It’s a relaxing post-Christmas hangout, and you can hear it via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 190
The latest (last?) installment of the STAR WARS saga is here, and per MovieFilm tradition, we dispense with our usual format and instead go all-in for a show-length dissection of THE RISE OF SKYWALKER! Did returning director J.J. Abrams stick the landing on the 42-years-in-the-making epic, or did Lucasfilm drop a load of Bantha poodoo? Listen as we unpack the plot, delve into the details, and just generally give our hot takes on what we loved, what we didn’t, and where we’d like to see things go...
Dec 23, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 189
The end of the Skywalker Saga is upon us, and as is MovieFilm tradition, the boys celebrate the release of a brand new STAR WARS installment by dropping a commentary track for a previous one. This time around we delve into the episode that closed out the prequel trilogy, 2005’s REVENGE OF THE SITH! Listen in as we share our production anecdotes, amusing observations, and our personal histories with the story of Anakin Skywalker’s final descent into the dreaded Darth Vader! Listen via the embed b...
Dec 17, 2019•2 hr 26 min
This coming week sees the release of Rambo: Last Blood on home video, bringing to a close the cinematic cycle of Sylvester Stallone’s alter ego, the troubled Vietnam veteran John Rambo. With that in mind, the MovieFilm boys decided to hop in the time machine and check out the movie that started it all, 1982’s First Blood. Watch along with us or simply listen as we talk through the action opus that accidentally birthed a franchise, talking about the historical context, production anecdotes, and w...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 40 min
Director Rian Johnson's star-studded whodunnit Knives Out is in theaters now, winning over critics and audiences alike, and MovieFilm is here with some spoiler-filled thoughts! In addition, Brian gives his take on Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated The Irishaman, Zaki offers a rapturous reaction to the upcoming war film 1917, and the boys discussion word of impending Star Trek and Planet of the Apes sequels, as well as the new trailers for Black Widow and the 25th James Bond epic, No Time to Die...
Dec 07, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 188
It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and the MovieFilm boys are thankful to have plenty to discuss! This week: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! Ford v. Ferrari! We also have ome more thoughts on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian as we count down to the release of The Rise of Skywalker! Plus: The Fugitive gets remade! Godzilla vs. Kong gets delayed! And much more! Listen via the embed below or at iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! Like always, hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 187
The MovieFilm boys assess the lay of the land in our new post-Disney+ reality with a discussion about the streaming service’s much-hyped launch, as well as giving some non-spoiler thoughts about the first episode of the STAR WARS series THE MANDALORIAN. Plus: Quick thoughts on DOCTOR SLEEP and KNIVES OUT, and a quick catch up on the latest headlines, including news that James Dean may be returning to the screen as a CGI homunculus, home media sales falling through the floor, and much more! Liste...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 186
With TERMINATOR: DARK FATE in theaters now, the MovieFilm Boys weigh in with their takes on this latest attempt reboot. Is James Cameron’s return to the franchise its Judgment Day (that’s good) or its Salvation (that’s bad). Find out when you listen. But that’s not all! Get our takes on new releases like JOJO RABBIT, PARASITE, and COUNTDOWN, and catch up on the latest headlines and STAR WARS news, including the latest creatives to bail out of the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Listen via the embed below ...
Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 185
There’s yet another TERMINATOR sequel in theaters now, but before discussing that, we wanted to go back to the beginning with a commentary track for the movie that started it all — 1984’s THE TERMINATOR. Listen separately or watch along with us as we talk through the backstory, trivia, and our observations about the seminal sci-fi opus that put James Cameron on the map and turned Arnold Schwarzenegger into a household name. And be sure to check back soon for our conversation about TERMINATOR: DA...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 51 min
The final trailer for STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER dropped last night, and the MovieFilm boys jumped on mic for a special episode offering up our immediate reactions! What do we make of this last look at EPISODE 9 before it drops in two months? Find out by listening via the embed below or at iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! Like always, hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!
Oct 22, 2019•39 min
Will Smith’s GEMINI MAN is currently falling down the box office charts, and the MovieFilm boys have some thoughts on whether the action pic, in development since the ‘90s, should have stayed there. In addition, hear thoughts on unfunny comedy JEXI, the BREAKING BAD sequel EL CAMINO, and MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL. Plus: The latest news out of Hollywood, including Kevin Feige becoming unquestioned ruler of all thing a Marvel. Listen via the embed below or at iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and ...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 184
The Joker got the last laugh in theaters this weekend, with his self-titled feature film breaking all previous October records and smiling in the face of the doomsayers. But what to make of the movie itself? That’s where Brian and Zaki come in to offer their takes: Does this DC Comics adaptation a daring new masterpiece, or does is it signal the end of western civilization as we know it? We offer our takes, with an in-depth and spoiler-filled discussion about the Joaquin Phoenix-starring, Todd P...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 183
After a bit of travel, the MovieFilm boy are back and ready to catch one another up on all the films they've been watching. HUSTLERS, AD ASTRA, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD! And after that there's a whole lotta news to discuss. Word of a SAVED BY THE BELL reboot, JURASSIC PARK veterans returning to the series, Kevin Feige making a STAR WARS movie. It's all here and more! Listen via the embed below or at iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! Like always, hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpod...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 182
