Tonight Movie

This week’s film is an absolute train wreck and we love every bit of it. Join us as we get a bit nostalgic today to talk about Sean Connery’s last movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. 

Spencer Tracy, “This land has a name today, and is marked on maps. But the names and the marks and the maps all had to be won, won from nature and from primitive man.” In today’s episode, we sit down to discuss the epic western, How the West Was Won. 

To sum up what this film is essentially about: pride. Today, we talk about Fred Zinnemann’s film From Here to Eternity, based off James Jones 1951 novel of the same name. 

The main song from this film got stuck in our heads longer than we wanted to. Join us as we discuss the musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, based off Sally Benson’s novel of the same name.

We headed back to the romance genre this week and to say we had some strong feelings about this film is an understatement. Today, we talk about Mike Newell’s 1994 British romantic comedy, Four Weddings and Funeral.

A new episode, a new Russian film. We’re back with another Sergei Eisenstein film, Alexander Nevsky. Listen in to hear our thoughts and why Ben thinks Eisenstein is the Nathaniel Hawthorne of film. 

Fun fact about this film: it was selected by the United States Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 1995.  Join us as we talk about John Ford’s western, Stagecoach starring John Wayne. 

This film is not only banned in Russia but allegedly there has been 1.5 million illegal downloads from the country. Today, we discuss Armando Iannucci’s satire movie The Death of Stalin featuring an all-star cast. Trigger warning: this the film does have dark themes and sexual assault references and we do discuss them.

Despite being a commercial success in the United Kingdom and India, this film is considered a sleeper hit in the U.S. In today’s episode, we talk about Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.

Ben is back this week and he decided that it’s time to go back to Russia. Join us as we discuss the first part of Sergei Eisenstein’s final film, Ivan the Terrible. 

“You know, you worry too much. In fact, everybody worries too much.” Ready for part 2? Join Sarah and her father as they wrap up their discussion on the Disney film, Fun and Fancy Free. 

Welcome back! Not only is this this a 2-part special, but we have a special guest. Join Sarah as she sits down with her father to discuss a Disney oldie. 

“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” We sit down today to talk about the romantic classic Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

We have a first for us this week! Today, we talk about the sports drama The Wrestler starring Mickey Rourke. Trigger warning: The film depicts depression and suicide and we do discuss them.

In today’s episode, we travel to WWII Germany to discuss the epic war film, based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim 1973 novel of the same name, Das Boot. 

We branched out to a new genre for today’s episode. We’re going to the old west to discuss Howard Hawkes western, Red River, based off Borden Chase’s story, “The Chrisholm Trail”.

“This is definitely a mind screw of movie. 10/10 recommend.” This film messed with Sarah’s head too much. Today, we sit down to discuss the 2016 film Arrival starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. 

Jeff Goldblum in a cowboy outfit. Peter Weller is a rockstar and neuroscientist. John Lithgow is a leader of an alien army. Quintessential 1980s. Join us as we discuss one of our all time favorite movies and learn why we believe everyone should watch this. 

In today’s episode, we took a trip down memory lane to discuss what we consider an underrated Disney film. Join us as we reminisce about one of our favorite childhood movies, Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

“The name is Bond. James Bond.” We sit down today to discuss anything and everything James Bond, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. Grab your favorite drink and best spy gear. An important note: this was recorded before No Time to Die was released so it was not discussed. 

“Those that hunt them still go by the name… Blade Runner.” We head to the future this week to talk about Denis Villeneuve’s film, Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.

Sarah first heard about this movie when she was a kid and the 1980s show, The A-Team, did an episode based on it. Join us today as we discuss The Maltese Falcon, based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett.

So far we’ve been to France, Hong Kong, and our destination this week: Russia. Today, we talk about a favorite of Ben's, Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 science fiction art film, Stalker.

We have a double feature! For today’s episode, we do a comparison between Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and the Hong Kong film it was adapted from, Infernal Affairs.

Little Italy, Catholic guilt, redemption... join us as we discuss the early stages of Martin Scorsese's career with one of his first films, Mean Streets.