All The Right Movies

The sequel nobody knew how to make better turned out to be the best of them all. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the darker, stranger second chapter. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Irvin Kershner, the cast, and the second act — including the battle on Hoth, Luke's training with Yoda on Dagobah, and the famously troubled, over-budget production. There's a revelation coming...

Look closely at the young starlet and the withered old woman hunting her, and it's the same performer under both. Mia Goth plays predator and prey in X (2022), and you'd be hard pushed to spot the join. Ti West drops a 1970s adult-film crew at a remote Texas farmhouse, then lets it all curdle, and he secretly shot an entire prequel back to back with it on the same set. John, Westy and Matt...

Frances McDormand doesn't appear until well into the film and still walked away with the Oscar. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up as Marge closes in. We dig into the crew behind the film — the Coens' Oscar-winning screenplay, Carter Burwell's score, and Roger Deakins's stark cinematography — before breaking down the finale, the awards haul, and the film's lasting legacy, TV spin...

Oh ya, you betcha. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the Coen brothers' snowbound crime classic and the cheerfully pregnant police chief at the heart of it. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, directors Joel and Ethan Coen, the cast, and the second act — including the famously cheeky ""true story"" card, William H. Macy's flailing Jerry Lundegaard, and the bleak white Minnesota expanse....

When Robert Pattinson was announced as Batman, a corner of the internet lost the plot. Then the film landed, and the brooding, eyeliner-smudged detective at its centre quietly won most of them over. The Batman (2022) is Matt Reeves's three-hour noir, less caped blockbuster than rain-soaked crime thriller, with Paul Dano's Zodiac-inspired Riddler, a Nirvana needle-drop, and Colin Farrell bu...

Born out of a zombie episode of Pegg and Wright's sitcom Spaced, it turned a TV in-joke into a film George Romero himself adored. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, as the siege at the Winchester gets desperate. We dig into the crew behind the film — the Wright and Pegg screenplay, the soundtrack, and the rapid-fire editing that's pure Wright — before breaking down the finale, the reception...

A man so oblivious he doesn't notice the zombie apocalypse for half a morning. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the rom-com with zombies that launched a beloved trilogy. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Edgar Wright, the cast, and the second act — including Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's everyman double act, the slacker life that masks the chaos, and the plan to hole up in the...

It flopped on release. The FBI flagged it as possible communist propaganda. And it only became the most beloved Christmas film ever made because someone forgot to renew the copyright, letting TV stations air it for free, year after year. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) handed James Stewart his first role after the war and gave Bedford Falls a permanent place in cinema. John, Wes...

The famous cornfield scene was reportedly toned down because the truth was even worse. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up as it all comes apart. We dig into the crew behind the film — the Pileggi and Scorsese screenplay, the wall-to-wall soundtrack, and the restless cinematography and editing — before breaking down the finale, the reception in Goodfellas' shadow, and its lasting...

This might be the most relentless film Martin Scorsese has ever made, and that's a high bar. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of his three-hour anatomy of how the mob lost Las Vegas. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Martin Scorsese, the cast, and the second act — including De Niro running the Tangiers, Sharon Stone's career-best Ginger, and Joe Pesci somehow finding a character...

Oliver Reed died partway through filming, and the solution to finishing his role was so technically bold it broke new ground. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up at the final confrontation. We dig into the crew behind the film — the much-rewritten screenplay, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's score, and the effects work that rebuilt Rome — before breaking down the finale, the Best Pi...

Are you not entertained? John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how Ridley Scott single-handedly revived the Hollywood epic with sand, swords and Russell Crowe. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Ridley Scott, the cast, and the second act — including the staggering opening battle, Crowe's Maximus, and Joaquin Phoenix's snivelling Commodus. The Colosseum's roaring and we've not even...

Rick Baker's transformation scene was so good it created the Academy Award that honoured it. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up at that abrupt, divisive ending. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay, the wry moon-themed soundtrack, and Baker's ground-rewriting makeup effects — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and the film's lasting legacy. Plus the...

John Landis wrote the script as a teenager and waited more than ten years for anyone to let him make something this strange. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director John Landis, the cast, and the second act — including the tonal tightrope between genuine terror and broad comedy, and the long road to getting it financed. Keep clear of the moors for now...

Rob Bottin was so consumed by the creature effects that he reportedly ended up hospitalised from exhaustion, and the results are still jaw-dropping. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story, building to that bleak, brilliant ending. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay drawn from the novella, Ennio Morricone's score, and Bottin's groundbreaking practical effects — before breaking...

It bombed on release, savaged by critics, and is now widely held up as one of the greatest horror films ever made. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of that remarkable reversal. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director John Carpenter, the cast, and the second act — including the Antarctic isolation, Kurt Russell's MacReady, and the paranoia spreading through the camp as no one knows who...

Cusack co-wrote the script and shaped the role so closely it's hard to imagine anyone else as Rob. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story, picking up as he reckons with himself. We dig into the crew behind the film — the screenplay Cusack worked on with his collaborators, the record-collection soundtrack, and the cinematography — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and the film's end...

Top five reasons to listen are coming, but first: how do you move a very British novel to Chicago without losing its soul? Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Stephen Frears, the cast, and the second act — including John Cusack breaking the fourth wall as Rob, the relocation from London, and Jack Black stealing scenes as Barry. The top five heartb...

Still no one to hear you scream. John, Westy, and Matt continue the story of Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror, turning to the people who built it and Ripley's desperate final stand. We dig into the crew behind the film — Dan O'Bannon's screenplay, Jerry Goldsmith's troubled score, and H.R. Giger's nightmarish creature and production design — before breaking down the finale, the reception, and the stag...

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Made for very little money, it became the calling card that made everything Tarantino did next possible. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story as loyalties unravel in the warehouse. We dig into the crew behind the film — Tarantino's screenplay, the radio-station soundtrack, and the stripped-back cinematography — before breaking down the standoff finale, the reception, and the film's enormous in...

A heist film that never shows you the heist. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the debut that announced Quentin Tarantino to the world on a shoestring. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Quentin Tarantino, the cast, and the second act — including the diner-table opener, the colour-coded crew, and the robbery's aftermath playing out in a single warehouse. There's an ear, a razor...

The film's tonal whiplash, all cuddly one minute and carnage the next, was deliberate, and it drove some critics up the wall. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story as Kingston Falls descends into chaos. We dig into the crew behind the film — Chris Columbus's screenplay, Jerry Goldsmith's mischievous score, and the puppetry and effects behind the gremlins — before breaking down the finale, the r...

This is a Christmas film so dark it helped invent a whole new film rating. Luke, Westy, and Matt begin the story of Joe Dante's gleefully twisted creature feature. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Joe Dante, the cast, and the second act — including the three simple rules, the irresistible Gizmo, and the moment those rules get spectacularly broken. Don't feed them after midnight. Spe...

The shoot was so gruelling, in punishing heat with a real animal carcass on set, that the cast have spoken about it with something close to trauma ever since. Luke, Westy, and Matt continue the story as the horror peaks. We dig into the crew behind the film — the Hooper and Kim Henkel screenplay, the abrasive sound design, and the raw 16mm cinematography — before breaking down the finale, the bans...