Cheapseat Reviews

2020's Mulan  To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China. This live action remake of the 1998 anumanted film, is not the same type of remake like the others.  This movie takes more risks and doesn't do a shot for shot remake.  Does the movie suffer for it? Or benift? Join Andrew and Shawn as...

2023's Blue Beelte  An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. We end our month of DC film reivews with Blue Beetle.  Is it great? Good? or just another failed attempt by DC?  Lets find out.  Also, one o...

2022's Black Adam Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. We continue with our review of DC films with Black Adam.  Did we enjoy this one? Maybe.  Did we like the Rock's acting choices? Maybe. Join us to find out...

2023's Shazam: Fury of the Gods  he film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. Andrew and Shawn dive in to the sequel to the fun Shazam film staring Zachary Levi.  Is it as good as the first? Is it fun and quirky like the first? Join us to find out.  Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that expl...

2023's Aquaman 2 Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom. The final installment of the DCEU did not disapoint.  In that it's terrible and hard to watch.  The guys are starting off DC movie month with a bang,...

1994's Lightning Jack  Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. Andrew and Shawn watch a film from Andrews past, one Shawn had never heard of.  But what a fun romp of a movie.  If you like the Crocodile...

2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard One of the world's top bodyguards gets a new client, a world class hitman who must testify at the International Criminal Court. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial alive and on time.   Shawn loves this film, but did he hype it up too much? Did Andrew and Sam also like it? We explore this fun romp through Europe as Ryan Reyno...

1984's Johnny Dangerously  Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills. As we're short staffed this week, Andrew and Shawn do a watch a-long of a early 80s comedy that Shawn has seen some of.  This farce comedy of 1920's gansters stars Michael Keaton in one of his first rolls.  Cheapseat Reviews the...

2023's Barbie Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. We were all surprised by how much we loved this movie.  Go watch it! Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater...

2024's Lift  Follows a master thief and his Interpol Agent ex-girlfriend who team up to steal $500 million in gold bullion being transported on an A380 passenger flight. We review this Netflix original film starring Kevin Hart and a bunch other people.  We all thought the film would be funny and filled with Kevin Hart stuff but it was just another heist film.  Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that ex...

2023's Renfield  Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.  We reviewed this very fun vampire flick thats kinda a sequel to the 1930's Dracula.  Did Shawn pick this movie to harras Andrew? Maybe, but it was a listener request so..  Cheapseat Reviews the podcast...

2022's Weird: the Al Yankovic Story Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. We start the new year with a movie about an artist near and dear to us, Weird Al.  Shawn is very sick and does his best not to cough all over the show.  Also Sam and Andre...

2022's Violent Night  When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). This fun, violent and surprisingly heart filed film was a treat to review.  We hope you enjoed this and look forward to seeing you in 2024 Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. 

1996's Jingle All the Way A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one. Andrew and Shawn go down memory lane with this 96 film.  We also discuss Christmas movies from our past and new ones we like now.   Cheapseat Reviews the Podcast that explores the Hol...

2023's Across the Spiderverse  Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. We review the middle film in the Spiderverse trilogy and holey (get it?) crap this is a fantastic film. Go watch it now!  Cheapseat R...

2023's Guy Ritchie's The Govenant  During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain. We differ on this movie, it's a good war movie but it's not as much of a Guy Ritchie movie as we may have wanted.  There's lots of fun dicussion and differing oppinions.   Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood fi...

2011's Moneyball  Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. We review this baseball film, written by Aaron Sorkin, a favorite of Shawns.  Do we all like baseball or films about it? Listen to find out.  Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the hollywood film indust...

2018's Upgrade Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant. This episode, we Upgrade our show by adding little AI to our personalities.  Does it help? Or do we become lost to the AI? Listen to find out.  Also, what is S.P.A.M....

2023's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar  Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole. The team reviews this Wes Anderson short film, based on the Roald Dahl short story.  This is a weird, fun, clever, and short film.  We highly recommend you watch it before listening to this epis...

2022's Halloween Ends  The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy. It's over, it's finally over.  The last of a new trilogy that was 40 years in the making, is here.  The final show down between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in all it's glory, is now available for you to whitness.  We reivew this conclusion with Chris Lot...

2018's Hereditary A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences. A genuine scary movie for Cheap Scare Reviews!  Sarah from the Bird in the Hand Podcast joins us for this Ari Aster film.  This movie is beautifully shot and well made.  It has layers in it that make it a clever horror film.  Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater g...

2022's Nope The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. We review this Jordan Peele film about an alien who eats people.  This movie wasn't what we thought it was going to be, and thats not always a bad thing.   Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good. 

1992's Army of Darkness A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home. Mike and Tabby join us from the Gray's Taproom Podcast . We all love this movie, whats not to love?! This was Andrew's first viewing, and neither he nor Sam have seen the first two films.  How did it hold up...

2022's The Lost City  A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure. Jenn from My Streaming Bubble joins us to review the Action Rom Com The Lost City.  It has a Romancing the Stone vibe and though is pretty fun, and Brad Pitt is so random, it's ok.   Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that exp...

2023's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. This movie took us all by surprise! This fun romp through a fantasy world that feels lived in and chaotic, was humours and sweet and earnest from the start.  If you know nothing...