Mostly Film

Mostly Film is back with another packed episode of trailer chaos, movie talk, and industry insanity. This week in LIST IT or NIX IT , we’re breaking down trailers for The Rivals of Amziah King , Resident Evil , Clayface , Coyote vs Acme , Jackass , Verity , and more to decide what’s making the watchlist — and what’s getting tossed immediately. In What We’ve Been Watching , Jonathan and J.P. talk s...

🎬 Mostly Film — Spielberg Series: War, Innocence & Moral Cost This week, we dive into two defining war films from Steven Spielberg’s career: Empire of the Sun (1987) and Munich (2005). One captures war through the eyes of a child discovering the world… the other wrestles with the moral consequences of violence long after the dust settles. We break down each film in full, from craft and perfor...

🎬 Mostly Film — Sequels, Reboots & Movie News Overload This week on Mostly Film , we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down a wild slate of trailers including Super Troopers 3 , Practical Magic 2 , Spaceballs: The New One , and Godzilla Minus Zero . In What We’ve Been Watching , Jonathan stays deep in TV mode with The Pitt , Invincible , Severance , The Boys , and more, while JP check...

🎬 Mostly Film — Spielberg In Review: Wonder vs. Nostalgia This week, Jonathan and JP dive into two very different eras of Steven Spielberg with Hook (1991) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). One is messy, emotional, and fueled by childhood nostalgia… the other is sleek, technical, and pure adventure. We break down each film from top to bottom — story, performances, box office, and legacy — whil...

🎬 Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down trailers for Runner , Young Washington , Ice Cream Man , Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , and more to decide what’s worth the watchlist. Then we jump into What We’ve Been Watching , with Jonathan deep in TV mode — The Pitt , Invincible , Fallout 2 , The Boys , Severance 2 , Justified , and more. In co...

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Smarter Sharks & Smaller Spaces This week, we’re heading back into the water with Deep Blue Sea (1999) vs. The Shallows (2016). Big, chaotic shark spectacle vs. stripped-down survival tension. We break down what actually makes shark movies work: smart vs. instinct-driven predators, group survival vs. total isolation, and whether it’s scarier when humans c...

🎬 Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down trailers for Exit 8 , Swapped , Mother Mary , and Rosebush Pruning to decide what’s worth the watchlist and what’s getting cut. Then we dive into What We’ve Been Watching , from Super Mario Galaxy and Pizza Movie to Crime 101 , plus TV favorites like The Pitt and Invincible . And of course, we wrap with The...

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Don’t Touch the Ground (or Stay Drunk) This week, we’re diving into rule-based creature chaos with Tremors (1990) vs. Grabbers (2012). One says don’t touch the ground . The other says… stay drunk . We break down why simple rules make creature movies work, comparing practical, desert survival in Tremors with the chaotic, alcohol-fueled island madness of Grabbe...

Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back with another round of LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down trailers like The End of Oak Street , Apex , Faces of Death , and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist. Then we jump into What We’ve Been Watching — from Project Hail Mary and Send Help to rewatches like Rushmore and Hail, Caesar! , plus TV picks like The Pitt , Invincible , Dar...

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Apex Intelligence This week, we’re diving into primate horror with Congo (1995) vs. Primate (2026), spectacle vs. straight-up nightmare fuel. We break down what makes primates uniquely terrifying: intelligence, communication, and that unsettling “almost human” energy. From Congo’s jungle adventure chaos and killer gorillas to Primate’s grounded, close-quarter...

Mostly Film This week, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down trailers like Spider-Man , Wild Horse Nine , Dune 3 , and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist. Then we get into what we’ve been watching. From War Machine and Peaky Blinders to Cold Storage and One Piece, highlighting what actually stuck with us this week. We wrap up with movie news, including the live-action...

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Gators, Crocs & Chaos This week, we’re heading into the water with Lake Placid (1999) and Crawl (2019) to break down what makes crocodile and alligator horror so effective — or so ridiculous. We compare campy creature comedy vs. straight-up survival horror, from Betty White stealing scenes in Lake Placid to the intense, flood-soaked tension of Crawl . Alo...

Mostly Film This week, we’re back with another round of LIST IT or NIX IT , breaking down trailers like Obsession , Pinocchio: Unstrung , In the Grey , and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist. Then we get into what’s been in our rotation lately — from Hoppers , The Bride , and Anaconda to shows like The Pitt , Peaky Blinders , and Survivor — sharing the performances and moments tha...

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Snakes in the System This week, we’re diving headfirst into snake-infested chaos with a double feature: the ‘90s jungle pulp classic Anaconda (1997) and the internet-era spectacle Snakes on a Plane (2006). We break down what makes snake horror so uniquely unsettling: constriction, venom, cold-blooded calculation. And debate the big question: is absurd sinceri...

Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back in trailer court deciding what makes the watchlist and what gets the hard nix. On the docket: Scary Movie 6 , War Machine , In A Violent Nature 2 , Backrooms , TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA , and more. Some instant adds. Some immediate passes. Then we run through What We’ve Been Watching: from Sicario to The Pitt , Peaky Blinders , Industry...

Creature Feature Mayhem: Attack of the Spiders This week on Mostly Film , we’re tackling the spider movie — and asking a simple question: What’s scarier… giant mutant spiders, or the normal-sized ones living in your house right now? We’re pairing Arachnophobia (1990) with Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and breaking down classic restraint vs. early-2000s CGI chaos. One goes for quiet, domestic dread —...

Mostly Film — Goats, Bone Temples, and Mercy This week on Mostly Film , we’re back in trailer court for another round of LIST IT or NIX IT — deciding what earns a spot on the watchlist and what gets left behind. On the docket: Pressure , Toy Story 5 , Peaky Blinders , Over Your Dead Body , Lee Cronin’s The Mummy , Slanted , Normal , Is God Is , and Beast . Some immediate adds. Some firm passes. A...

Mostly Film: Creature Feature Mayhem — Ep. 1: Man vs. Lion We’re kicking off a brand-new series, and we’re starting with teeth. Welcome to Creature Feature Mayhem , where each episode pairs a classic and a modern monster movie to figure out what actually makes this genre work. This week: The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) vs. Beast (2022). Prestige ’90s lion terror vs. modern survival-thriller chao...

🎬 Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back in trailer court deciding what’s worth your precious watchlist space. In LIST IT or NIX IT , we react to the latest trailers we might of missed over the past three-month break and make the call right up front — are we listing it… or nixing it? This round includes: Supergirl Super Mario Galaxy The Odyssey Disclosure Day Undertone Then we dive int...

🎬 Mostly Film — We’re Back (and We Brought Opinions) After a three-month break, Mostly Film is officially back. This episode is less “normal format” and more welcome back, let’s catch up, here’s where we’ve been and where we’re going . We jump into what we’ve been watching while we were gone. No “best of” pressure, just four movies each that stuck with us for one reason or another during our brea...

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Love, Ghosts, and Waterlogged Fairy Tales In the final chapter of our del Toro deep dive, we explore two of his most romantic and haunting visions — Crimson Peak and The Shape of Water — where monsters, mansions, and mermaids all blur into something achingly human. 🩸 The Body: Building the Monster From the bleeding walls of Allerdale Hall to the shimmering glow...

🎬 Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , Jonathan and JP unwrap a new batch of trailers, revisit some classics, and wade through the latest in movie madness — from Middle-earth to Chicago crime rings. 🍿 LIST IT or NIX IT From the Jonas Brothers Christmas special to Scream 7 , Fackham Hall , and Dead Man’s Wire , the guys decide which trailers make the Letterboxd watchlist and which get left on t...

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Puppets, Prometheus, and the Pursuit of Humanity This week on In Review: Guillermo del Toro , we close out the series with two of the filmmaker’s most soulful creations — Pinocchio and Frankenstein — stories about life made by human hands, and the heartbreak that follows. 🩻 The Body: Building the Monster Del Toro trades latex and makeup for wood and stop-motion...

🎬 Mostly Film: This week on Mostly Film , Jonathan and JP are diving into a jam-packed slate of trailers, reviews, and movie news that’s as unpredictable as a Taylor Sheridan plot twist. 🍿 LIST IT or NIX IT There’s only one trailer on the docket this week — Crime 101 — but it’s got the guys talking all things heist, heat, and Hollywood cool. Is this one headed straight to the Letterboxd watchlis...

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Myth, Machines, and the Monster’s Heart This week on In Review: Guillermo del Toro , we dive into two of the director’s biggest and boldest creations — Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Pacific Rim — exploring how del Toro evolved from gothic storyteller to full-blown mythmaker. 🩻 The Body: Building the Monster From the faerie kingdoms of Hellboy II to the towerin...