The Motion Picture Podcast

Luke and Jackson review the 2026 film "Primetime", written by Ajon Singh and directed by Lance Oppenheim. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, Skyler Gisondo as Decoy Dan, and Merritt Wever as NBC producer Andie Bender. Support the show

Luke and Jackson review,  Tony , a biopic about Anthony Bourdain and his origin story.  Tony  was written and directed by Matt Johnson and stars Dominic Sessa.

Luke and Jackson review the 2026 film "The End of Oak Street", written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The film stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. Tune in as they talk about missing a third of the movie due to a challenging audience member, if this film lives in the shadow of Jurassic Park, the clear influence of The Twilight Zone, and how long we think we could survive being...

Luke and Jackson review "The Lobster", a dystopian absurdist black-comedy, co-written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The Lobster stars Colin Farrell as the main character alongside Rachel Weisz.

Luke, Jackson and special guest Matthew review the 2026 film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", written by Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink and many more. Listen in as they discuss the film's differences from the Jon Watts trilogy, the dynamics between the characters and opini...

Luke and Jackson discuss a question plaguing modern audiences, "Are Comedy Blockbusters Dead?", starting the episode off with an age-old comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Austin Powers, released in 1997, stars Mike Myers who also wrote the film and was directed by Jay Roach.

Luke and Jackson review the 2026 film "The Odyssey", originally written by Homer and adapted and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and many more. Listen in as they discuss the film's faithfulness to the original poem, the usage of practical effects, and where this ranks among the rest of Nolan's filmography.

Luke and Jackson review the 2023 film "Oppenheimer", written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy. Stay for the end for a special prelude for the upcoming release of Nolan's next film, "The Odyssey", starring Matt Damon.

Luke and Jackson discuss and review the 2004 movie Troy, which was directed by Wolfgang Peterson and written by David Benioff, as a precursor to the upcoming Odyssey adaptation by Christopher Nolan.

Luke and Jackson review Ratatouille and compare it to modern Disney Pixar movies. Ratatouille was initially written by Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco but ultimately rewritten and directed by Brad Bird.

Luke and Jackson review, Toy Story 5, written and directed by Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of America's independence, Luke and Jackson review "Independence Day", co-written by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin and directed by Roland Emmerich.

Luke and Jackson review "Disclosure Day", written by David Koepp and directed by Steven Spielberg .

Luke and Jackson review "Is This Thing On?", co-written by Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett and directed by Bradley Cooper.