The Commentary Booth

With a new Street Fighter movie on the horizon, hosts Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey are suiting up for a mission they might not survive. They’re going back to where it all began, or rather, where it all went horribly wrong, with the 1994 cult classic (or catastrophe), Street Fighter . Step into The Commentary Booth for a true first watch where neither host survives unscathed. This week, we’re divin...

This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey go telekinetic and dive into Stephen King’s world with Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie adaptation, now streaming on Prime Video. After the sudden death of her father, Carietta Nadine "Carrie" White is forced to leave the sheltered life she has shared with her overprotective mother and attend public school for the first time. Bet...

Han Solo's origin story takes centre stage as The Commentary Booth continues its Star Wars 50th Anniversary Celebration Rewatch Series with Solo: A Star Wars Story. Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey head back to 2018 for a space Western packed with smugglers, criminals, double-crosses, questionable life choices and, eventually, one very familiar Wookiee. For Corrina, this is her very first watch of Sol...

What happens when a lifelong obsession with swords, history and making things turns into a career spanning Hollywood, television and now YouTube? In this episode of The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps sits down with historic weapons recreation specialist and longtime Forged In Fire judge David Baker for a wide-ranging conversation about three decades in bladesmithing, the rollercoaster rise and quie...

Before Zach Cregger takes audiences back into the world of Resident Evil, The Commentary Booth ’s Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey return to where the live-action movie franchise began with Paul W.S. Anderson's 2002 action-horror adaptation. Milla Jovovich stars as Alice, a mysterious operative caught in the middle of an outbreak at an Umbrella Corporation genetics laboratory, alongside Michelle Rodri...

What happens when a film looks like one thing in the trailer, only to turn out to be something rather different once you actually press play? This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps is joined by Astrid Pizarro from the Killer Cuts Podcast to break down Netflix’s star-studded thriller, The Whisper Man . Based on Alex North ’s bestselling novel, The Whisper Man follows a widowed crime writer...

Our Star Wars 50th anniversary rewatch continues on The Commentary Booth , and this time Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey are heading back to a galaxy far, far away for 2017's Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi . Written and directed by Rian Johnson , The Last Jedi sees Rey ( Daisy Ridley ) travel to the remote island where Luke Skywalker ( Mark Hamill ) has isolated himself, hoping the legendary...

Forty years after Jim Henson ’s Labyrinth first transported audiences into a strange, glitter-covered world of goblins, puppets, impossible staircases and one very memorable Goblin King, The Commentary Booth is heading back into the maze. This week, Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1986 fantasy classic starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly , and, unsurprising...

The truth is out there... but apparently, it involves Frankenstein monsters, organ trafficking and a surprisingly small number of aliens. On this episode of The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey return to the world of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully to review the new director’s cut of the 2008 sci-fi thriller The X-Files: I Want To Believe - Vrach Frankenshteyn . Mulder and Scully are pul...

20 years. 450 real snakes. One very angry Samuel L. Jackson. The Commentary Booth is taking to the skies as Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey revisit Snakes On A Plane to celebrate the cult action-horror-comedy’s 20th anniversary. Released in 2006, David R. Ellis ' gloriously ridiculous creature feature follows FBI Agent Neville Flynn as he attempts to protect a key witness during a flight from Honolul...

The Commentary Booth   takes its first side quest in the Star Wars journey as Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey revisit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as the film hits its 10th anniversary. Directed by Gareth Edwards , this 2016 space opera swaps lightsabers and Jedi for a gritty spy-espionage thriller, following Jyn Erso and a crew of morally grey rebels on a suicide mission to steal the Death Star...

This week on The Commentary Booth , we celebrate the 25th anniversary of American Pie 2 as Jamie Apps is joined by Nick L’Barrow from World Of Screens and Nick’s Flicks Fix for a nostalgic trip back to one of the defining teen comedies of the early 2000s. Jamie and Nick dig into what made this teen sex comedy a defining piece of early-2000s pop culture — from its stacked pop-punk soundtrack ( Blin...

Christopher Nolan has built a career on creating unforgettable cinematic experiences, but has he delivered his greatest achievement yet? This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps is joined by 'That Movie Guy' Harry Argyle from the Love Death & Movies podcast to dive deep into The Odyssey , Nolan's breathtaking adaptation of Homer's legendary Greek epic. From jaw-dropping IMAX cinematograp...

The Force has awakened once again on The Commentary Booth as Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey continue their journey through the Star Wars saga by revisiting Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens . Released a decade after the franchise's last big-screen outing, The Force Awakens carried the enormous responsibility of reintroducing Star Wars to a new generation while satisfying millions of long-ti...

Can a gripping psychological thriller still surprise seasoned horror fans? This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey dive into Stone Creek Killer , the chilling indie thriller that blends small-town paranoia, supernatural mystery and classic slasher influences into one suspenseful experience. Directed by Robert Enriquez , Stone Creek Killer follows police chief Karl Harding...

After nearly two decades of development hell across Warner Bros., Sony, and Netflix, the film finally landed on Amazon Studios—but does Masters of the Universe live up to the hype and legacy? James Gunn 's rebooted DC Universe continues with Supergirl, the second cinematic chapter following the success of Superman, but does Kara Zor-El's solo adventure soar to the same heights? On this episode of...

A serial killer obsessed with opening the gates of hell. A grieving police officer determined to stop him. A screenplay from the writer of Se7en . On paper, Psycho Killer sounds like the next great horror thriller. So what went wrong? This week on The Commentary Booth , host Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey dive into the 2026 horror thriller Psycho Killer , directed by Gavin Polone and written by Andr...

After nearly two decades of development hell across Warner Bros., Sony, and Netflix, the film finally landed on Amazon Studios—but does Masters of the Universe live up to the hype and legacy? This week on The Commentary Booth , host Jamie Apps is joined by Todd Eastman to dive deep into Amazon 's ambitious live-action adaptation of the iconic Mattel franchise. Whether you're a lifelong He-Man fan...

The dark side rises as The Commentary Booth hosts, Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey ,  conclude their journey through the Star Wars prequel trilogy with a deep dive into Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . Widely regarded as the strongest entry in the prequel saga, Revenge of the Sith delivers the tragic downfall of Anakin Skywalker , the rise of Darth Vader, the execution of Order 66...

Ready to take my strong hand? This week on The Commentary Booth , host Jamie Apps is joined by the horror-loving duo behind the Killer Cuts podcast — ‘The Natural’ Astrid Pizarro and Bobby Munson — for an uproarious celebration of the 25th anniversary of Scary Movie 2 ! Released in 2001, the Wayans brothers’ chaotic sequel follows four college students (including icons Cindy Campbell and Shorty) t...

The Star Wars 50th Anniversary celebration continues on The Commentary Booth as Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey dive headfirst into one of the franchise’s most divisive chapters, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones . Set 10 years after T he Phantom Menace , the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Anakin Skywalker is no longer the bright-eyed child destined for greatness, he’s reckless, emot...

What happens when a global pandemic triggers a fertility crisis, and the world stops having children? This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey dive into The Run , the gripping new Australian dystopian sci-fi thriller written and directed by Stephen De Villiers. Set in a hauntingly familiar post-COVID landscape of sealed-off towns and germ paranoia, the film follows Mac ( Ca...

Celebrate 50 years of horror history as Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey revisit Brian De Palma ’s Carrie (1976) on this week’s episode of The Commentary Booth . Few horror films have left a cultural mark quite like Carrie . Adapted from Stephen King ’s first published novel and released just two years later, the film transformed a chilling coming-of-age story into one of cinema’s most unforgettable n...

This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey revisit one of the most iconic video game adaptations of the 1990s, Mortal Kombat (1995). With Mortal Kombat II arriving in cinemas, the pair head back to the original tournament to find out whether this cult classic still holds up nearly three decades later. Three martial arts warriors journey to a faraway island to battle for the f...

This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey lock into the crosshairs of Australian action thriller Seven Snipers, a tense, character-driven film that blends high-stakes action with an unexpectedly emotional core. Starring Radha Mitchell and Tim Roth , the film follows a retired sniper forced out of hiding on a rural Australian farm when a dangerous warlord resurfaces, threaten...