The Movie List

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList This week on The Movie List, Matt watches Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) for the first time! Jon and Matt dive into the lives of the dysfunctional Tenenbaum family, exploring the film's hidden symbolism, childhood trauma, dark humor, and unforgettable characters. From Gene Hackman's notoriously difficult relat...

Matt watches Donnie Darko (2001) for the first time, and we're diving deep into one of the most confusing cult classics ever made. Is Donnie actually a superhero? Is Frank the rabbit manipulating him? And could Donnie Darko secretly be a prequel to LOST? We break down the ending, hidden details, time travel theories, and behind-the-scenes stories that might completely change how you see Richar...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) became one of the most controversial horror movies ever made, with police seizing VHS tapes during Britain's infamous Video Nasties crackdown. This week on The Movie List Podcast, Matt watches The Evil Dead for the first time as Jon uncovers the film's shocking behind-the-scenes stories, B...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList Jon and Matt review the horror modern classic movie, The Ring (2002), Gore Verbinski’s American remake of the Japanese horror classic Ringu, exploring the cursed videotape, Samara Morgan, hidden ring imagery, bizarre behind-the-scenes stories, and the film’s unforgettable ending. We break down The Ring’s hidden details, marketing cam...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList BASEketball is the kind of movie that sounds incredibly stupid on paper… and somehow that might be exactly why it works. This week, we’re diving into the 1998 cult comedy BASEketball, starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and directed by Airplane! and The Naked Gun co-creator David Zucker. This episode was selected...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList What do Superbad and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind have to do with DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island ? Turns out—a lot. We sit down with Forgotten Island filmmakers Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado to talk about the movies that inspired them, the real friendship behind their new film, and the surprising connections between three v...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList This week on The Movie List Podcast , Matt watches Alfonso Cuarón’s dystopian masterpiece Children of Men . We break down the insane filmmaking behind its seemingly impossible long takes, the accidental blood splatter that became one of the movie’s most iconic shots, the tiny details hidden throughout its version of 2027, and the dee...

The Rock (1996) might be Michael Bay’s perfect movie — completely ridiculous, endlessly entertaining, and somehow smarter than it has any right to be. We’re joined by Shadie from Shitty Movie Club as Matt watches The Rock for the first time and we ask the most important question: is The Rock actually a sh*tty movie?

Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist Uncut Gems might be the most stressful movie ever made—and the Safdie brothers used real people, real locations, chaotic sound design, and genuine reactions to make Adam Sandler’s nightmare feel almost like a documentary.

Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist What if Three Amigos secretly connects to World War I, A Bug’s Life, and a possible murder committed by Dusty Bottoms? This week, Matt takes over The Movie List with one of his favorite comedies ever: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short’s 1986 classic Three Amigos. We break down the tiny jokes that get better after dozens of rewatches, some su...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist Speed (1994) starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper is one of the greatest action movies of the ’90s—but the story behind its insane practical stunts might be even crazier than the movie itself.

Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist What if Event Horizon is more than just a sci-fi horror movie? We dive into one of the internet’s most fascinating fan theories—that Event Horizon is an unofficial prequel to the Warhammer 40K universe. From warp travel and demons to Geller Fields and ghost ships, the similarities are almost impossible to ignore. Plus we break down behind-the-scenes s...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist What was it really like making Napoleon Dynamite? We sat down with Shondrella Avery (LaFawnduh) to hear the unbelievable behind-the-scenes stories behind one of the most iconic comedy characters ever. From the audition that instantly landed her the role, to the wedding scene that almost went completely differently, to why the ending wasn’t planned,...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping was a box office flop… but was it actually one of the smartest comedies of the 2010s? This week we’re joined by BBC film critic and interviewer Ali Plumb to break down Lonely Island’s cult classic. From the movie’s unbelievable celebrity cameos to the hidden jokes, deleted scenes, and real-life music industry insp...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist About Time might look like a romantic comedy, but it’s hiding one of the smartest movie rules ever written. This week, filmmaker Jon Kelly and doctor Matt break down the hidden logic behind the film, why one baby changes the entire story, and the surprisingly profound lesson that may just be the secret to happiness. Along the way, they uncover behi...

Join the Turtle Club: patreon.com/themovielist What kind of employment contract lets a corporation take your corpse and rebuild you as a robot police officer? In this episode, we cover:* RoboCop’s surprisingly sharp satire of corporate America* The contract that apparently gives OCP ownership of Murphy’s body after death* The movie’s eerily prophetic take on privatized policing, healthcare, and co...

Join the Turtle Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList Kurt Russell’s cult classic starts as a slow-burn frontier adventure before taking one of the most shocking turns in modern cinema. This week’s episode was chosen by our Turtle Club! Huge thanks to Davey (the Human) for making us experience Bone Tomahawk completely blind. We break down the infamous cave scene, the practical effects that...

Join The Turtle Club! Want to help choose the movies we cover? Join our Patreon to become an official member of The Turtle Club! Huge shoutout to A-List member Davy the Human for using his powers to elect next week's movie: Bone Tomahawk .https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList Did you know the coolest getaway driver in cinematic history is secretly faking his entire personality? This week on...

For Tickets to The Room Returns or to learn more about Acting for a Cause visit https://www.actingforacause.org What happens when you remake The Room with A-list actors, shoot the entire movie in one day, and let Bob Odenkirk take on Johnny? This week, Jon and Matt are joined by director Brando Crawford to talk about The Room Returns, his shot-for-shot reimagining of Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic. B...

ATLANTA TICKET GIVEAWAY: https://forms.gle/jCwGydzSMDbLfHo89 Is Rob Gordon a hopeless romantic, or is this relationship just a walking mental health crisis? Was this Jack Black's most scene-stealing role? This week on The Movie List, Jon and Matt are breaking down the 2000 music-snob cult classic, High Fidelity! We dive deep into John Cusack’s iconic fourth-wall breaks, debate if Barry is Jack...

Is Hollywood still exactly like it was in Robert Altman’s 1992 classic, The Player? Today, Jon and Matt are joined by Alexis Garcia—producer and partner at Brass Knuckle Films with Robert Rodriguez—to pull back the curtain on the movie business. Alexis shares wild, behind-the-scenes insider stories, including the chaotic Twitter scandal that almost tanked Daniel Radcliffe’s Swiss Army Man, the abs...

🐢 Join the Turtle Club for Full Ad-Free Video Episodes https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList This week on The Movie List Podcast, Dr. Matt (who is watching this for the very first time !) and Jon (the filmmaker) break down the chaotic, musical masterpiece that is The Blues Brothers. What started as a simple SNL sketch somehow ballooned into an inflation-adjusted $111 million demolition derby. W...

Forrest Gump is one of the most beloved movies of all time — but one of its biggest shots apparently happened while Robert Zemeckis was in the bathroom. In this episode of The Movie List Podcast, Jon and Matt revisit Forrest Gump, from Tom Hanks’ iconic performance to Lieutenant Dan, Jenny, Vietnam, ping-pong, hidden details, and the emotional moments that still hit hard. This week is a special ep...

Is What We Do in the Shadows the absolute genius of Taika Waititi’s best comedy? Welcome back to The Movie List Podcast! This week, Jon (the filmmaker) and Matt (the medical doctor) are taking a massive bite out of the ultimate 2014 vampire mockumentary created by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. We are digging into the hilarious behind-the-scenes trivia and obscure details that make this movie...

Casino is Martin Scorsese’s brutal Vegas mob epic starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. In this episode of The Movie List Podcast, we break down the real mobsters behind Casino, Matt’s first-time reaction, and possibly the worst car bomb dummy ever put on screen. This week, Jon and Matt head into Scorsese’s neon-soaked world of money, power, addiction, betrayal, and extremely loud...