Molly Movie Club

Today’s movie is The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen. This movie is part of our Kickstarter promo series, where we watch movies that are related in one way or another to our graphic novel trilogy Meow the Infinite . The campaign for the final book is now live on Kickstarter ! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider checking it out! We both like aspects of The Neverending Story ,...

Today’s movie is Bridge to Terabithia directed by Gábor Csupó. This movie is part of our Kickstarter promo series, where we watch movies that are related in one way or another to our graphic novel trilogy Meow the Infinite . The campaign for the final book is now live on Kickstarter ! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider checking it out! We were both pleasantly surprised by this 2007 Disney m...

Today’s movie is The Lego Movie , directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. This movie is part of our Kickstarter promo series, where we watch movies that are related in one way or another to our graphic novel trilogy Meow the Infinite . The campaign for the final book is now live on Kickstarter ! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider checking it out! For us, everything is very much not aw...

Today’s movie is Cloak & Dagger directed by Richard Franklin. This movie is part of our Kickstarter promo series, where we watch movies that are related in one way or another to our graphic novel trilogy Meow the Infinite . The campaign for the final book is now live on Kickstarter ! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider checking it out! Cloak & Dagger is a nostalgic movie for 80s kids that di...

Today’s movie is Munich directed by Steven Spielberg. We were a bit split on Munich . Casey found the writing to be too heavy-handed and disconnected, sometimes to the point of silliness. Anna, on the other hand, resonated with Spielberg’s heightened style and found the film do be deeply emotionally affecting. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club! In June we’ll be running...

Today’s movie is September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum. There’s a lot to like about September 5 . The detailed production design makes the film feel extremely immersive, almost as thought it was actually shot in the 1970s. But for all the attention to detail and excellent acting, the movie ends up feeling ephemeral and ultimately forgettable, in large part due to its short runtime and limited abili...

Today’s movie is Saturday Night Fever directed by John Badham. There’s something so refreshing about Saturday Night Fever . John Travolta is fantastic as Tony, a young man struggling to find his place in 1970s Brooklyn. The film isn’t afraid to explore the darker side of humanity, and the result is an deeply relatable film that refuses to give in to narrative cliches. Thanks for joining us for ano...

Today’s movie is Joker: Folie à Deux directed by Todd Phillips. I mean… you know what we’re gonna say about this one. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mollymovieclub.com

Today’s movie is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice directed by Tim Burton. This movie made Casey mad. Very, very mad. Anna didn’t think it was that bad, but agrees that the things that were not working about the first movie were turned up to 11 in this one. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Today’s movie is Beetlejuice directed by Tim Burton. Neither of us have any nostalgia for Beetlejuice , which is maybe why we both felt like the film is a huge mess. Nothing that is introduced ever seems to matter, and every attempt to explain anything makes the movie worse. There are probably two reasons this movie had any cultural staying power: Michael Keaton’s performance as Betelgeuse, and Ti...

Today’s movie is Furiosa directed by George Miller. Furiosa is another great action movie from George Miller. It’s fun to revisit the world of Mad Max and this movie certainly delivers on the worldbuilding, but Furiosa just isn’t able to recapture the storytelling magic of Fury Road . Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club! This is a public episode. If you would like to disc...

Today’s movie is Eraserhead by David Lynch. We were not ready for Eraserhead . This film feels like a surreal nightmare plucked straight out of David Lynch’s mind. Deeply disturbing and completely original, Eraserhead is an unforgettable experience (in a sort of traumatizing way). Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...

Today’s movie is John Wick directed by Chad Stahelski. We both enjoyed John Wick well enough, although it’s not really our type of movie. It’s a well made film that has a distinct style and strong action directing, but at the end of the day we just get pretty bored of it all after the first hour or so. We’ll probably end up checking out the sequels at some point, though - we hear people like them...

Today’s movie is The Thing directed by John Carpenter. Once again, John Carpenter proves himself to be a skilled and versatile director, cursed with being too far ahead of his time. The Thing , like Halloween , feels genre-defining. As with Carpenter’s other films, The Thing isn’t perfect - like we’ve mentioned in previous podcasts, we feel like his films lack an emotional connection to the charac...

Today’s movie is Big Trouble in Little China directed by John Carpenter. This movie is so delightful. Carpenter’s creativity is on full display. Kurt Russell is also fantastic, and he pulls off his character’s ineptitude so well. Carpenter takes a character who is really just the sidekick, but treats him as if he is the main character. The result is a movie that is extremely funny, and constantly...

Hello everyone! We have an update to share about Molly Movie Club, and how it will change going forward. We’re heading into a really busy time here at Molly Rocket. It has gotten harder for us to make time to record and edit a new episode of the Movie Club every week. We’ve decided that we’re no longer going to post weekly podcasts. We will still post episodes, but they’ll be on a more random and...

Today’s movie is Shaun of the Dead directed by Edgar Wright. While this movie has a few memorable moments, it just isn’t that fun to watch. Edgar Wright’s signature directorial style is very distinctive and there are a few really well shot scenes, but for the most part his flashy style doesn’t really serve any purpose. The story feels aimless and frankly, it’s boring. For us, Shaun of the Dead end...

Today’s movie is What We Do in the Shadows directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. What We Do in the Shadows is really funny, and the premise is pretty brilliant. We have a few minor quibbles, but the movie is excellent and well worth a watch - especially if you’re a fan of Flight of the Conchords style humor and mockumentaries. Thanks for joining us for another episode! We’ll be back next...

Today’s movie is The Cabin in the Woods directed by Drew Goddard. There’s a lot to like about The Cabin in the Woods . The Whedon style of writing usually works really well for individual scenes, and the conversations between characters are enjoyable to listen to. But as Casey says in the podcast, this movie has good tactical writing, but bad strategic writing. It feels as though this movie is pul...

Today’s movie is Gremlins directed by Joe Dante. Gremlins is a mess. Nothing that gets introduced in the early part of the movie ever amounts to anything, and many plot elements and characters get completely dropped as though scenes were cut (maybe they were?). The only reason anyone remembers this movie at all is because of the gremlins themselves; the puppets and animatronics are incredibly well...

Today’s movie is John Carpenter’s Escape from New York . The set up for Escape from New York is fantastic. The premise is over the top and exciting, and the character of Snake is so great that he was copied for the Metal Gear Solid games. The problem with this movie is that the premise is all it has. Once we drop into New York, things get boring. John Carpenter shows us that he is great at creatin...

Today’s movie is Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Children of Men is probably the most chilling of all the Bleak Future movies this month because it feels the closest to our reality. Incredible production design and an immersive filmmaking style make this world feel frighteningly believable. Cuarón uses long oners and a hand-held camera to make the viewer feel as though they are physica...

Today’s episode is Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang. Neither of us had ever seen this film before, and we went in a little bit nervous. A two and a half hour silent film from 1927? We assumed it would be significant in the context of its time, but pretty unwatchable by today’s standards. Oh boy, were we wrong. Metropolis is a work of genius that was far ahead of its time. The film doesn’t just ho...

Today’s movie is Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Akira is one of the most visually impressive films ever made. The sheer effort required to complete this movie is hard to overstate. Every scene contains so much detail, and the shot framing and cinematography are also consistently excellent. Even though Akira features an interesting story that unfortunately falls short towards the end, the film...

Today’s episode is Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller. When this movie came out nearly ten years ago it was a creative breath of fresh air in a world saturated with derivative Marvel movies. Miller created a lush, strange world that feels truly original. On top of that, Fury Road features some of the best action filmmaking in recent years. Thanks for listening to this free episode of Mol...