WANDAVISION has wrapped, and the MovieFilm boys have thoughts on the first Marvel Studios TV series now that it’s out in its entirety. Also, COMING 2 AMERICA is sequelizing the legendary Eddie Murphy comedy, and we discuss whether 33 years may have been too long to follow up with Prince Akeem and company. Plus: SPACE JAM 2 controversies! THE SIMPSONS keep going! THE LAST ACTION HERO gets redeemed! Listen to it all at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hi...
Mar 10, 2021•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 219
It’s TREMORS time! For our second commentary track of 2021, the MovieFilm boys hope in their pickup and head to Perfection. Either listen separately or watch along as we delve into the cult horror classic -- which just celebrated its 31st anniversary -- starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward. We delve into the film’s journey to the screen, examine its story mechanics, and just generally have a good time revisiting a longtime favorite that continues to offer lots of screams and lots of laughs. Give i...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Lots of new releases this week, as Brian offers quick reactions to JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH and BARB AND STAR, and Zaki offers thoughts on the new TV series SUPERMAN & LOIS on the CW and Peacock’s PUNKY BREWSTER reboot. Also: Reactions to the new trailers for the MORTAL KOMBAT reboot and Disney’s CRUELLA, thoughts on Joss Whedon’s troubling past and Brett Ratner’s comeback plans, and much more! Hear it all at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 218
WANDAVISION continues to work its magic on Disney+, and the MovieFilm boys are here with speculations and explanations. In addition: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE gets a runtime and a rating, Donald Trump quits Hollywood, and Wall Street’s latest boondoggle is big screen bound! Also: Remembering Christopher Plummer, Cloris Leachman, Hal Holbrook, and Dustin Diamond! Listen to it Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefi...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 217
With WandaVision’s Disney+ debut signaling the return of the MCU after a very long break, we dive into the streaming series with our thoughts and theories. But that’s not all! Hear our reviews of Pixar’s Soul and One Night in Miami on Amazon Prime. Plus: Listener Letters, more movir release dates change, Liam Neeson getting Naked, and much more! Hear it at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 216
For our first commentary track of 2021, we belatedly celebrate the fifth anniversary of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS! Listen as we dive into the first entry in the polarizing STAR WARS sequel trilogy and take stock of its pluses and minuses a half-decade later! There’s behind-the-scenes stories, trivia, and lots of laughs, and you can watch along with us or go Solo! Hear it all at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail movi...
Jan 12, 2021•2 hr 19 min
It’s the first MovieFilm of 2021, but we’ve got some unfinished business from last year to wrap up first! Listen in as we give our belated reactions to THE MANDALORIAN’s scintillating season 2 finale, chime in with late (early?) thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s TENET, and offer our analysis of superhero sequel WONDER WOMAN 1984. Plus: Remembering Dawn “Mary Ann” Wells, taking stock of the year that was, and much more! Hear it all at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always...
Jan 03, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 215
2020 may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of MovieFilm content to discuss! First: Some thoughts on Tom Hanks’ first Western NEWS OF THE WORLD, then we discuss word that filmmakers aren’t exactly with Warner Bros.’ 2021 streaming plans. After that, a deep dive into the firehose of news out of Disney’s big investor day. From Lucasfilm to Marvel to Pixar and more, we run down the highlights and offer our takes. Check it out via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we alwa...
Dec 15, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 214
It’s December, and the MovieFilm boys have plenty to discuss as we enter the final stretch of a very eventful year! First up, thoughts on the streaming SAVED BY THE BELL reboot and Francis Coppola’s re-edited version of The Godfather, PART III. Then we dive into headlines, including the seismic news that Warner Bros. is releasing its entire theatrical slate next year on their HBO Max streaming service! We examine this big decision and play out some of the ramifications, for the industry moving f...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 213
Here’s a little Thanksgiving appetizer for you courtesy of the MovieFilm Podcast, as we watch and talk through the holiday film PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES for a commentary track that’s full of behind-the-scenes trivia, personal anecdotes, and a whole lot of belly laughs! Whether you listen separately or watch the Steve Martin-John Candy classic along with us, we hope it gives you something to be thankful for! Hear it at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, pl...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 34 min
With the game changing announcement that WONDER WOMAN 1984 will be released on HBO Max next month, the MovieFilm boys examine what this means for the future of theatrical distribution and the film industry in general. Also: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT! Conan goes weekly! Michael J. Fox retires! THE SCORPION KING returns! And Baby Yoda gets cancelled? We talk about it all on our latest episode, plus much more! Give it a listen through the embed below, or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spoti...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 212
For our latest commentary, the MovieFilm boys strap on our flippers and floaties and dive in to 1995’s Waterworld! The Kevin Costner sci-fi epic directed by Kevin Reynolds had a famously fraught production when it first came out, and we decided to look at it with a quarter century of hindsight to see if it was worth all the negative hubbub or whether it’s an overlooked gem that’s due for a reappraisal.
Nov 09, 2020•2 hr 22 min
The legendary Sir Sean Connery left us this past weekend, and the MovieFilm boys convene to pay homage to one of the most iconic actors of all time and remember some of his most memorable roles. Also: Early thoughts on season 2 of The Mandalorian! Plus: Quibi gets Qancelled! The Power Rangers get rebooted! Much more! Check it out at 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 l...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 211
The year was 1997, and something had survived! For their latest commentary, MovieFilm boys travel to Site B and traverse The Lost World: Jurassic Park! Two decades after its release, the Steven Spielberg dino-sequel remains a polarizing entry in the Jurassic canon, and we’ve embarked on a paleontological dig to decide if it’s worthy of that rep. Listen separately or watch along with us via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-...
Oct 25, 2020•2 hr 12 min
Aaron Sorkin’s THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 is now on Netflix, bringing Oscar season in with it. Hear our reactions to this true-life tale in this episode and whether it lives up to its pedigree. Plus: Adam McKay’s star-studded new streaming flick! More movie delays! More MAD MAX! More...Jamie Foxx as Electro? Hear it all 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!...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 210
For our first commentary this month we celebrate the (belated) thirtieth anniversary of one of our favorites, BACK TO THE FUTURE, Part III! Although Marty and Doc’s adventure in the Old West remains a polarizing entry to this day, we’re big fans here at the MovieFilm show. Whether you listen separately or watch along with, you’ll hear that love permeate our entire conversation as we delve into the final chapter of the Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s beloved trilogy. (And if you haven’t already, d...
Oct 12, 2020•2 hr 3 min
With October upon us, the MovieFilm boys take stock of the Covid-induced coma the film industry has been in since last March. Between release date shuffles and VOD maneuvers, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air, and we try to make sense of it all. But that’s not all! Hear our thoughts on the new trailers for THE MANDOLORIAN and WANDAVISION, plus Listener Letters and more! Listen at the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our F...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 209
Who is DARKMAN? We attempt to answer that question in our latest commentary track, as we mark thirty years of Sam Raimi’s campy-quirky-dark superhero tale starring Liam Neeson as the horribly-scarred hero with rage issue. Listen separately or watch along as we offer our nostalgic reflections of this tale, offer behind-the-scenes stories, and just generally get transported to a simpler time, when a cigar cutter was the most terrifying thing we’d ever seen. Hear it via the embed below or at Apple ...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 39 min
It’s our post-Labor Day show, and in lieu of our annual Summer Movie Season wrap-up (given that there was no Summer Movie Season) we dive headfirst into our thoughts on some new offerings available via streaming: HBOmax’s CLASS ACTION PARK and Netflix’s THE SOCIAL DILEMMA and I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. In addition, we chime in on news of new director’s cuts for ROCKY IV, THE GODFATHER, PART III and...TERMINATOR SALVATION? Plus: THE OMEN and ROBOCOP in the prequel pipeline, worrying box offic...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 208
Great Scott! What better way to shelter in place during the Labor Day long weekend than with Doc, Marty, Brian and Zaki! That’s right, it’s our all-new commentary track celebrating 35 years of BACK TO THE FUTURE. You can listen separately or watch along as we make our way through one of our all-time favorite flicks and geek out in that inimitable MovieFilm fashion. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes stories, the production history, and our own personal histories with director Robert Zemeckis’ indelib...
Sep 06, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Excellent! It’s the end of August, and while we may not have gotten a summer movie season this year, we did get to spend one more time with our friends Bill S. Preston & Ted “Theodore” Logan for their new threequel BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. Listen in to hear whether it was most triumphant! Plus: Our thoughts on the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, reactions to the trailers for Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE BATMAN, and more! Hear it all below via the embed below or at Apple Podcas...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 207
New releases may be few and far between these days, but there’s still plenty of news for the MovieFilm boys to unpack in our latest episode! Lori Laughlin swaps FULL HOUSE for the big house! WHO'S THE BOSS? and CSI on the reboot train! THE EXORCIST and PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES on the remake track! Was anyone asking for any of it? We ask the hard questions. Plus: Affleck back as Batman! TENET reviews are out! Much more! Hear it all at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As ...
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 206
For their latest commentary track, the MovieFilm boys show some movie monkey love to Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the first sequel to the 1968 sci-fi classic, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Starring James Franciscus alongside the returning Charlton Heston, this was the first big franchise sequel of the modern era, and it makes for an even more fascinating artifact today than when it first debuted. As longtime listeners already know, Zaki is about as big an Apes fan as it gets, and th...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 48 min
With August upon us, the MovieFilm boys reconvene for a late-summer catch up as we unpack the latest Hollywood maneuvers to get movies in front of audiences. Has the outlook for cinema success changed since a few months ago? We discuss what’s being proposed, and whether we’ll see TENET anytime soon (spoiler: no). Also, we remember the late Regis Philbin and Wilford Brimley, ask whether Quibi is the first streaming platform aimed at no one at all, and answer a whole slew of fan questions! Hear it...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 205
For our latest commentary track, the MovieFilm boys throw on our bright yellow fedoras and raincoats to watch 1990’s Dick Tracy, celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Listen alone or watch along as we talk through director/star Warren Beatty’s love letter to the comic strip crimestopper, packed to the gills with memorable makeup worn by big-name stars, and a production design that remains transporting even three decades removed. Check it out via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and ...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 51 min
It’s a summer without a summer movie season, but the MovieFilm boys still have plenty to podcast about! Hear our thoughts on the straight-to-streaming Tom Hanks WWII thriller Greyhound! Also, when will Hollywood get back in gear and what will that look like? We weigh the variables. Plus: Remembering Carl Reiner, Kelly Preston, and more. Hear it all 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 moviefilmpo...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 204
By popular demand! With this summer marking thirty years since the release of RoboCop 2, we decided to watch give it a watch after many commentary requests over the years. Peter Weller returned to star and The Empire Strikes Back’s Irvin Kershner stepped in to direct, but did the cyborg sequel live up to the highwater mark of its predecessor? We have some thoughts, and you can hear them all by listening via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always as...
Jul 09, 2020•2 hr 3 min
The MovieFilm boys wind down July 4th weekend by heading to Amity (it means “friendship”) to talk through one of the greatest movies of all time: JAWS! This one has been long-awaited by us for a long time, and man, do we have a lot to say about Steven Spielberg’s seminal seafaring adventure, which gave birth to the modern blockbuster as we know. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, script analysis, and lots of “oohs” and “aahs” as we talk about why we love this movie so damn much! Check it out at App...
Jul 06, 2020•2 hr 13 min
The MovieFilm show closes out June by discussing some of the big headlines of the last few weeks, including the unexpected news that Michael Keaton is looking to don Batman’s cape and cowl again nearly thirty years after leaving the Batcave. Listen in to hear the details and get our thoughts. In addition, we remember the late Joel Schumacher and Ian Holm, and take stock of the latest release date changes for the rapidly disappearing summer movie season. Plus: MY SPY, IRRESISTIBLE, and much more!...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 203
This episode we spend some time digging into Spike Lee’s haunting Vietnam War excavation DA 5 BLOODS and explain why it may just be one of the best movies of the year. Additionally, long-awaited threequel BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC dropped its first trailer and we have some thoughts. Plus: TENET gets delayed and so do the Oscars, JURASSIC WORLD is plotting a return and so is INDIANA JONES. What does it all mean for the long and short-term future of Hollywood? We lay it out, and you can hear i...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 202
