The Film Room

We were on top of the world, but plummeted to rock bottom in Gotham city. In this episode we're talking all about the newest addition to the DCU and what it could mean for the franchise moving forward. We get into the stark contrast to the rest of the DCU's tone and how that might cause problems when things come together, the beauty of how they setup this character and how they can turn hi...

This ones for the gamers. This classic game is coming to life on the big screen with all the characters we know and love. This movie is full of life with the colours, costumes, and signature moves, but is it too much for one movie? We also get into which story elements worked and which didn't and the unexpected style switch up that is magically spread out in the film. Finishing of course with...

This week we’re talking about The Social Reckoning, the follow-up to The Social Network. We get into whether this movie needed to exist, how much David Fincher’s absence is felt, what worked in the second half, and why parts of the movie felt more like a presentation than a story. We also talk about the Facebook/Meta angle, the “show, don’t tell” problem, Bill Burr bringing some much-needed energy...

Digger is one of those movies where you finish watching and immediately want to ask someone, “Okay… what did you think of that?”In this episode, we get into why this movie is so hard to explain, why the reactions have been all over the place, and Tom Cruise not being the action movie guy. We talk about the weird comedy, the big swing the movie takes, the twist that changed how we saw everything, a...

Why don't you have a seat right there and take a listen to this episode all about the newest film starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. This genre bending piece from Lance Oppenheim takes the real life events of the very weird phenomenon of "To Catch a Predator" and brings some chilling dramatic aspects to it. This movie takes a big swing on its visuals, storytelling, and subjec...

The Toronto International Film Festival is over and we've got you covered with what you need to know. Deion ranks all 11 feature films he watched and touches on a couple other specialty screenings. We discuss the 2 films we watched together as they come up in the ranking and then we talk about Deion's first time with a press pass. The red carpet, interviews with filmmakers, meeting other c...

Hope gave us monsters, chaos, comedy, wild car chases, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and one very big conversation about CGI.This week on The Film Room Podcast, we reviewed Na Hong-Jin’s new South Korean monster movie and break down why the film worked for us, where it got a little shaky, and why the ending has them already thinking about Hope 2. Drop your thoughts in the comments and enjoy...

This week on The Film Room Podcast we are building our own movies through a full-on movie auction ft. Jordan. The rules are simple: Each person brings movies to the table, bids with a $100 budget, and whoever wins a movie gets to steal one piece from it: A director, actor, co-star, premise, or production budget. Who built the best movie by the end: Deion, Scott, or Jordan? Tap in and let us know w...

This week we’re talking The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic drama. We get into why the movie worked better for us than the reviews suggest. We also talk about Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, the stunning visuals, the apocalypse rules we would live by, and the Grand Junction scene that did not fully land for us. Plus, we open up the Family Meeting and close thing...

This week on The Film Room Podcast, we’re going back to where the family began with The Fast and the Furious . For the 25th anniversary, we revisit the 2001 original and talk about what still works, what feels extremely 2001, and how this small street-racing crime movie somehow turned into one of the wildest franchises ever. We get into Dom and Brian’s dynamic, the cars, the music, the DVD players...

This week on The Film Room Podcast, we are building our ultimate 21st century summer blockbuster slate . The rules are simple: each host drafts five movies released between May and August from the year 2000 onward. Only one superhero movie. Only one movie per franchise. One sleeper pick. One ban. And then each host has to schedule their movies across the summer and decide how they would market the...

Join us on our journey to find lovers in the 12 hours a year that we can as we talk about this new romantic comedy. Starring Callum Turner & Monica Barbaro, this film hits the classic rom-com moments you're looking for, sometimes too obviously, and absolutely delivers on the comedy. We get into the really interesting premise that leaves many open questions leading to fun speculation, all t...

It's a brand new day and we've got a brand new Spiderman movie to discuss! It's breaking records with almost $1 billion in its opening weekend and for good reason. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink & Mark Ruffalo star in the best Spidey movie in a long time. We get into the grittier look and feel of the film, the emotional rollercoaster it takes us on, who our favourit...

This is a big one! We're talking all things Marvel with Josh & Sam from The Pod You're Looking For. These guys are locked into comics and have some really interesting thoughts from a different perspective since we come at Marvel content from a more casual angle. We get into the new Doomsday trailer that just dropped and voice our excitement as well as our concerns. Then we swing into S...

Ladies and gentlemen, it is here! Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic story is absolute cinema in the largest scale with the biggest stars. Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, and so many others bring these legendary characters to life in the movie event of the year so far. One of the most highly anticipated movies of recent memory completely lives...

Join us as we set sail in search of a demigod, the heart of Te Fiti, and a damn good time. With the live action remake coming out with The Rock in a wig, we decided to revisit the original in protest! This movie has big bright colours, authentic Polynesian culture, and a great message that make for a great kids movie that adults can find the fun in too. We talk about which of the great songs is th...

This week we're banding together to solve the mysterious murder of our beloved shepherd as we dive into this new comedy mystery. A film that we both initially had little interest in, has gotten a lot of positive word of mouth so we decide to check it out. A surprisingly loaded cast of voice actors including Bryan Cranston, Patrick Stewart, Regina Hall, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus bring so much cha...

We journey across the galaxy in search of the antidote to save our dog with this newest release from DC comics. After the success of Superman, we're all very excited to see what James Gunn would add next to the DCU and it is here. Milly Alcock brings an interesting take to the character as a broken person with grief, but does that translate into a good movie? One of us thought there was a lot...

On this episode of The Film Room Podcast, Deion is joined by his sister Jada to talk all things Toy Story 5. We get into our non-spoiler thoughts, why this movie worked better for us than Toy Story 4, and how Pixar used the idea of kids choosing screens over toys to tell a surprisingly emotional story. We also talk about the return of Woody and Buzz, Jesse’s bigger role, the new tech-based charact...

Joined by special guest Eloise aka the producer as Scott is away this week we to revisit the original Toy Story from 1995. We talk about what still works, what feels completely different watching it as adults, why the kids in this movie look so creepy, whether Woody is actually kind of terrible, and why Mr. Potato Head might be the sassiest toy in Andy’s room. We also get into Sid, Pizza Planet, t...

The precogs have foreseen this episode and collectively agree that it's a banger. We head 30 years into the future to cover Steven Spielberg's sci-fi action film with a really cool concept. Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell star as rivals in this great movie that would be most filmmaker's best work, but kind of gets lost in his legendary filmography. We talk about the interesting aspects of...

Welcome power caller! We have cleared the strikes to allow you access to this incredible episode reviewing this 2018 dark comedy from Boots Riley. This movie has such a fresh look and feel that just grabs you and it takes you places you would never expect. A rarely stacked cast for a debut feature film, we've got LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Omari Hardwick, Dan...

This week we dive into our most recommended watch in this 2012 Indonesian action film. In showing our love for the upcoming "The Furious", we had so many people asking how it compares to this movie that we figured we had to check it out. We talk about the similarities like Yayan Ruhian and Joe Taslim being in both films and the differences. We also get into all the amazing action that led many peo...

I wish that whoever sees this description will listen to this episode and absolutely love it...*SNAP*. We dive deep into Curry Barker's new debut feature horror film that is taking the movie world by storm. A pretty simple concept and a small budget is more than enough for his skill to shine through on the big screen in many ways. We talk about the use of the background and shadows, the beauty...

We made it to our 100th episode! We take the time to talk about what that means to us, what we've learned, how we've grown, and where we want to continue to grow. We then get into 2 different games: Guess the movie from the tagline and Guess the movie from the quotes. Test yourself with us as we go through these fun challenges. We finish the episode like we usually do with the Filmmies by...